Chapter 27: A Chance Encounter (Part II)

I don't want to have my brother's blood on my hands... Zhu Chongjiu felt a slight pain in his heart, and in an instant, he empathized with Liu Futong's situation.

He was unwilling to kill, and even the captured Mongol soldiers found an excuse for them to redeem themselves. But on the other hand, he almost had to put his own handwritten instructions on the killing order. Kill the gentry who fornicated with Meng Yuan, kill the salt merchants who deliberately rebelled, kill the big clans of the local fish and meat people, kill the dog officials who just took office and began to bend the law today, kill those fools who tried to assassinate themselves and make a name for themselves in one fell swoop, if it weren't for the tragic end of Zhu Yuanzhang who was sprayed by literati and inkmen for hundreds of years because of his thirst for killing, he even raised his knife several times and slashed at the heads of Zhao Junyong, Peng Da, Sun Deya and others...

And those who are unwilling to lose power are testing his bottom line in different tricks and dying in different tricks. Therefore, the sentence of not touching the blood of your own brothers seems simple, but in reality, it is extremely difficult to implement. So with this article alone, Liu Futong is still the prime minister Liu Cheng who deserves his respect, the hero of the Han family who independently resisted Meng Yuan's counterattack for more than ten years in another time and space, and finally died on the battlefield. (Note 1)

"I have given permission for Governor Zhao and Governor Peng to go to Bianliang in person to attend the enthronement ceremony of King Song. So please ask Tang Zuo to tell Prime Minister Liu Cheng that you don't have to worry about this matter anymore..."Sighing softly, Zhu Chongjiu said in a low voice, "As for Sun Deya, he had already rushed to Luzhou with his soldiers and horses with General Manager Guo three days ago. I can't force them to stay, so I'll let them do as they please..."

"Huh?!" This time, it was Tang Zihao's turn to be shocked. looked at Zhu Chongjiu, his face full of admiration.

In the original Xuzhou Righteous Army, Zhao Junyong and Peng Da were both ranked above Zhu Chongjiu. And the subordinates of these two people, many of them now hold important positions in the Huai'an Army. So for Zhu Chongjiu, the best choice is to find a place to lock these two people up and keep them in captivity for the rest of their lives. Instead of letting the tiger go back to the mountain and making trouble for yourself.

As for the other hero, Guo Zixing, from the perspective of ordinary people, he should be firmly held in his hands by Huai'an Jun as a bargaining chip to blackmail Zhu Yuanzhang. And Zhu Chongjiu just let this person go along with his minions, which is really a woman's kindness to the extreme...

"Don't look at me like this..."Zhu Chongjiu glared at Tang Zihao and protested with a smile, "Each of these masters has two or three thousand soldiers and horses under their hands, and it is also a big expense for people to eat horses and chew every day. I can't afford to raise them and I can't move them, so I might as well let them go to a place where they are welcomed. So on some kind of Cheng dù, Du Zundao is a great favor for me, and I have to thank him very much!"

Inadvertently, he bit the word "gratitude" very clearly. When Tang Zihao heard this, he immediately understood that Liu Futong's previous worries were purely overwhelmed. Zhu Chongjiu didn't take Du Zundao's little tricks to heart at all, in other words, the Huai'an Army was unconsciously, so strong that he could ignore some of the sideways Cheng Dù, and Du Zundao's self-righteous discordant methods were simply grasshoppers shaking trees...

Is it because you are strong that you are so confident? Or is it because of self-confidence that it leads to today's strength? Tang Zihao couldn't tell the cause and effect. However, he clearly knew that in such a Huai'an army, anyone would be much more comfortable than in the Yingzhou army, and deep down he would not have any worries.

In the next moment, the urge to stay in Yangzhou and never return to Bianliang even surged in his heart. However, after a blink of an eye, the urge quickly subsided again. Liu Futong is very kind to himself, no matter what, he shouldn't abandon him at this juncture. In addition, Zhu Chongjiu's Huai'an Army has long been in its own right, and if he stays by himself, what use can he play in addition to causing chaos to others?

"Is Tang Zuo busy going back?" was confused, but Zhu Chongjiu's voice came from his ears. It's like retention, but it's more of a politeness.

"Ah, no hurry, no hurry. Prime Minister Liu Cheng is trying to recover Luoyang, and in terms of battle formation, he is not the director of the lower officials. So, I'm not in a hurry to go back..."Tang Zihao hesitated for a moment, and the ghost responded in a hurry.

"Then please ask Tang Zuo to stay here for a longer time, and it is best to serve as a guide and lead Xu Da and them to capture the quarry." Zhu Chongjiu glanced at him and invited with a smile, "Of course, this favor will not let you help in vain." After the matter is completed, Zhu will send another naval division up the Yellow River to bombard the Mengyuan city along the coast, and give Prime Minister Liu Cheng a strong reputation!"

"The lower officials don't dare to resign!" Tang Zihao was overjoyed and immediately bowed his head deeply.

The Huai'an Army's Yellow River Water Division has a strong attack power and is known to the world. And his rush to the vicinity of Luoyang to assist Liu Futong in the battle also showed an attitude, that is, the Huai'an army was on Liu Futong's side and could be cited as foreign aid by the latter at any time.

"Zhu doesn't like to cause trouble, but others come to the door for no reason, and Zhu won't be afraid of him..."Grabbing the tea on the stone table and taking a few sips, Zhu Chongjiu said with a sneer. On the swarthy face, there was a faint hint of rare resoluteness and decisiveness.

There was a sense of solemnity that shrouded Tang Zihao again. He had to straighten up and look up. This may be the legendary king's spirit, right? It is said that born heroes will carry a little bit. And as long as the true dragon son shakes his shoulders slightly, he can make the world's heroes worship...

Later, Zhu Chongjiu also said some scenes, but Tang Zihao didn't listen to them at all. I only felt that my original speculation was not wrong at all, and Zhu Chongjiu was the reincarnation of Maitreya Buddha. can know the past, present, and future lives, can penetrate people's hearts, and see through the conspiracy of the world. In the past, this person was only infected by the filth of the world, and his spirit was not yet opened. Now, with the tempering of the world, the spiritual wisdom will become more and more sober, until the day when it realizes the body of the previous life and soars on the auspicious clouds.

was bewitched by the mysterious views of his imagination, and for the next few days, Tang Zihao became a little distracted. was first pulled by Liu Bowen to draw several maps, then pulled by Xu Da to put the sand table several times, and then was pulled by Hu Dahai, Wu Liangmou and others to pull the east and west, so busy that they almost forgot the passage of time, until the 'inventory' accumulated in the stomach for many years was almost cleaned, and it suddenly dawned on him that the day of the Huai'an army going south had come.

"What kind of ship is this, and why is it so big? Holding on to the parapet wall on the side of the ship, Tang Zihao asked loudly.

"Three-masted Fu ship..."Hu Dahai, who was standing beside him, responded loudly. The crimson robe was blown up by the river wind and fluttered in the air. "The lord entrusted Shen Wansan to buy it from Quanzhou for a lot of money, and now it has begun to be imitated in Haimen. If it's half a year later, maybe we can cross the river on the warship built by the Great Governor's Mansion itself... At that time, ten large ships were randomly pulled and lined up on the river, and hundreds of guns were fired at the shore at the same time. No matter how capable General Ren is, he will have to be smashed to the ground..."

Ten large warships with three decks and hundreds of guns bombarded indiscriminately. He said it so easily that he took it for granted. But in Tang Zihao's ears, it was thunderous again. Ten lucky ships with a load of 3,000 materials, I'm afraid that the wood money alone will cost millions... Each ship has at least two decks for guns, and each deck can accommodate at least ten guns on one side. Forty cannons, that is enough firepower for a whole 10,000-person team of the Yingzhou Army. With such a powerful attack power, who can defeat the heroes in the world? I am afraid that if this continues, after hundreds of years, any strategy and military formation will lose its effect. The two armies fought, and all that was left was artillery bombardment...

Just as he was feeling it, he suddenly heard a long horn sound from the window of the captain's room behind him, "Woo woo woo ........................". Like a tiger's roar, like a dragon's groan, it pierced deep into the sky. Immediately after, in the enemy tower of the main mast overhead, there was also an equally long horn sound, "Woo woo woo .................."

"Woo woo .................."

"Woo woo .................."

"Woo woo .................."

The dragon's chant continued, and one after another, large and small warships, sailed out of Jiangwan Port City and cut to the wide Yangtze River. First cut into the center of the river diagonally downstream, and then slammed into the pocket, the snow-white sail was pulled up, and with the help of the gentle east wind, he turned around and sailed upstream.

The huge fleet turned into a silver dragon in an instant. Shaking his head and tail, his scales and claws flying. The sound of trumpets continued to sound from the flagship, and one command after another spread to the ears of all the captains according to the pre-agreed rhythm. Battleships, large and small, constantly adjusted their positions and speeds according to orders from the flagship, and sailed smoothly and uniformly.

The warship, which combines the Chinese Fu boat and the Arabian dhow, far surpasses its counterparts of this era in terms of speed and agility. A few light boats encountered along the way fled to the shore like frightened birds, and then were quickly thrown away by the fleet. Several cargo ships with bamboo and hard sails recognized the banner of the Huai'an army, lowered their oars, and tried to follow the fleet in an attempt to follow the tiger, but soon they were exhausted, and stopped in vain in the heart of the river to look at the tail and sigh.

It took only two days and one night for the fleet to arrive at the quarry rock. Lined up from afar, put the gunboats in a horizontal formation, and opened the portholes. The troop carriers were placed behind the gunboats, ready to attack at any moment. At this moment, suddenly there was a noisy sound of horn drums from behind, followed by more than 100 inland river cargo ships, full of hard sails, and swooped over from the confluence of the two rivers with great momentum...

In a hurry, how dare Hu Dahai slack off? Hurriedly walked quickly to the captain's room of the flagship, and ordered loudly through the window, "Send a signal, send two warships to meet and block the channel, and ask the other party to indicate their intentions..."

"Woo, woo, woo, woo" A short horn sound immediately came from the captain's quarters, followed by the same rhythm repeated in the watchtower. Flags of different colors and shapes were hung along the cables of the mainmast, fluttering, and together with the sound of horns, the latest combat orders were transmitted to the designated positions.

The two mainsails at the end of the "........." fleet depicted the Southern Pleiades battleships, responded with a short horn sound. They were immediately dequeued. Towards the fleet that rushed from behind, the scarlet Huai'an army battle flag, hunting on the top of the mainmast.

"The Huai'an army stormed Quarry Rock, and there were no one else to detour..."Yu Tonghai, the captain of the main ship, stood at the bow of the ship, holding an iron horn in his hand, and shouted proudly at the hundreds of warships rushing towards him. Just like Zhang Yide in front of the longboard bridge, majestic on all sides...

Note 1: Legend has it that Liu Futong was drowned by Liao Yongzhong at the behest of Zhu Yuanzhang along with Han Lin'er. But in fact, Liu Futong lost his record when Anfeng was attacked by Zhang Shicheng's generals. So it is most likely that he died at the hands of Zhang Shicheng, not Zhu Yuanzhang.

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