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However, as the deadline for the arrival of reinforcements from the Zhou army approached step by step, the pressure on the captive army was increasing day by day, on the contrary, the morale of the Zhou army was getting higher and higher, as if as long as the reinforcements arrived, the winner could be distinguished!

Two days later, Zhang Shicheng's injury improved, and he was about to raise troops to block the four gates of Xuyi, when suddenly a flying horse entered the camp to report: "Report to King Cheng, Prime Minister Xu Yizuo has said: Emperor Tartar has issued an edict to take off (Timur) with Prime Minister, and ordered him to lead all the soldiers and horses to conquer my Great Zhou." According to the news obtained by our army, Tokhtar has gathered nearly one million troops, and it will be possible to kill at the foot of Gaoyou City in one month or three months. General Zhang Shide had personally unified the 15,000 army to aid King Cheng, but after receiving an urgent letter from Prime Minister Xu Yizuo, he had returned to Gaoyou City, hoping that King Cheng would return to Gaoyou as soon as possible and take control of the overall situation! ”

"An army of millions! Army of Millions!! You really look up to this king!! ”

When Zhang Shicheng heard this, the whole person was like being struck by lightning, staggered a few steps, and fell to the ground.

"Just one step away! It's just one step away from breaking Xuyi City and killing the Deng Yue thief, why is the Heavenly Dao so unfair! ”

Zhang Shicheng roared wildly, his eyes were red, and his face, which had just become rosy due to the improvement of his injury, looked particularly hideous.

None of the Zhou generals dared to speak out, the whole tent was dead silent, and suddenly, Zhang Shicheng roared wildly, "Retreat!" Blood spurted from his mouth, and he fainted on the spot.

Zhang Shicheng was in a coma, Ye Dexin was in power again, he ordered the soldiers to set up a false flag in the camp to confuse the army, and then the whole army only brought dry food, traveled lightly, and took advantage of the night to return to Gaoyou as quickly as possible.

At dawn on the second day, the scouts of the Broken Army cautiously sneaked into the Dazhai of the Zhou army, only to find that it was already a person who had gone to the empty village, and the civil and military forces of the Broken Army heard the scout's report, and were very surprised by the sudden withdrawal of the Zhou army, only Deng Yu knew in his heart that the historical event he was waiting for was about to happen.

Million-dollar army encircles Gaoyou!

In history, Zhang Shicheng was besieged in Gaoyou City by a million-strong army led by Prime Minister Yuan Cheng, which can be said to be ineffective every day, calling the earth and the earth, regretting that his intestines were blue, and he even slapped his mouth and blamed himself for calling Wang Jianguo a bird.

The worst thing is that Zhang Shicheng can't surrender if he wants to, so he is determined to capture Gaoyou, and then slaughter the local rebels and kill Zhang Shicheng's chicken to make an example of the rebels.

However, people are not as good as heaven, Zhang Shicheng's protagonist's luck broke out at a critical moment, and Tokhtar was calculated by the traitors in the court, and Emperor Yuan Shun dismissed Tokhtar on the spot and sent him to Tubo with an edict, and died of poisoned wine halfway.

As a result, the "million army" mobilized by Tokhtar dispersed in a hurry, and the dragons were leaderless, Zhang Shicheng was blessed by misfortune, and took this opportunity to defeat the Yuan army, which not only stabilized the Great Zhou regime, but also greatly boosted its prestige, and won countless righteous people to vote.

Now, in the confrontation with Deng Yu, Zhang Shicheng was broken by Deng Yu and lost a few big teeth, and his strength dropped by at least 30%, I don't know if he can rise again in a desperate situation as in history.

No matter what Zhang Shicheng's fate is, at the moment, Deng Yu can take advantage of the retreat of the Zhou army to recuperate and die, after all, the fierce battle in the past few months has not only exhausted the troops accumulated by Deng Yu, but even the grain, grass, armaments and other materials are also stretched.

Xuyi City, in the general's mansion, Deng Yu, Li Ke and Chen Hui, the commander of the scout battalion, were staring at the map of the towns under the jurisdiction of Sizhou and Xuyi, only to see Chen Hui carefully search on the map, and then drew a circle on the south side of Sizhou, and then said slowly: "From here to here, these four towns are mountainous and less field-ridden, however, there are rich resources buried in these mountains, as early as a month ago, the marshal sent me to explore, and has also made a mark in the local area, there are coal mines, iron ore, gold mines and other resources. ”

Deng Yu nodded and said: "After several major battles, there is not much money and food left in the treasury of the Broken Army, not to mention the large-scale recruitment of troops and horses, even the daily consumption can not support for three months, therefore, this commander plans to recruit displaced people to mine gold mines, and after having money, other things can be solved!" ”

When Li Ke heard this, he had a different opinion and said: "Dashuai, there are constant wars in Huainan, and they have been seriously exploited by the Tartar court, and now the fields are barren and there are many hungry people on the road. ”

"As the so-called people take food as the sky, if there is no food, even if there is more gold, it will not help, if the land under the jurisdiction of the marshal does not pay attention to production, it will not take a year to famine everywhere, then, how to feed the people? How to raise soldiers? In his opinion, the marshal should encourage the displaced people to reclaim wasteland within their jurisdiction and build water conservancy to irrigate fertile land, which is the foundation of the people, and this can win the hearts of the people! ”

After listening to Li Ke's words, Deng Yu smiled and said: "Yunqi is right, it is indeed imperative to encourage displaced people to reclaim wasteland and build water conservancy in the territory under their jurisdiction, but this does not conflict with mining minerals and obtaining financial resources. In addition to the mineral deposit land mentioned by Chen Hui, most of Sizhou and Xuyi are close to Hongze Lake, with sufficient water sources and fertile land, which is very suitable for tuntian. Speaking of which, this requires Yunqi to pay more attention to talents who are good at farming! ”

Li Ke said with relief when he heard this: "Don't worry, Ke will definitely select talents who are good at farming as soon as possible, and do a good job in Tuntian as soon as possible!" ”

Deng Yu nodded, and said to Li Ke: "Yunqi, the matter of mining minerals, start with gold mines, coal mines and iron mines can also be carried out at the same time, recruit displaced people for mining, and work for relief, and those who come to do things can be fed." ”

"Those who work hard can even pay some wages appropriately, and the specific situation is calculated according to the amount mined by each person every month, and if they reach a certain standard, they can get wages, and if they do not meet a certain standard, they can only get food and clothing, which can greatly stimulate the enthusiasm of the displaced people!"

Speaking of this, Deng Yu paused slightly, then turned to Chen Hui and said: "Mingyu, the exploration of minerals, and how to prevent the enemy from destroying them after mining, will be handed over to you, if there are not enough brothers under you, I will allow you to expand the size of the scout camp by another five hundred, but remember, the selection of the scout camp brothers is rather lacking than indiscriminate!" ”

When Li Ke and Chen Hui heard this, they agreed in unison.

Two days later, Li Ke took the talents recruited from the Zhaoxian Hall, and with the assistance of Chen Hui and Guo Jingxiang, he began to make preparations for mining minerals, and at the same time, he also mobilized the displaced people who had taken refuge in Sizhou and Xuyi to reclaim wasteland and build water conservancy.

In addition, the recruitment work in Sizhou and Xuyi is also in full swing, and almost two or three hundred people come to apply every day, which is also due to the fierce battle with Zhang Shicheng in the past.

Deng Yu's broken army and Zhang Shicheng's Great Zhou army were undefeated in a head-to-head confrontation, which greatly improved Deng Yu's prestige in Huainan, and many good men who wanted to do something in the troubled times came to defect.