Chapter 302: The Yellow River Fu (Next)

"In this way, the princes and nobles in the capital will definitely not support Totok, but in the future, the people of Zhongshu Province will definitely regard our Huai'an Army as an enemy!" Without waiting for Zhu Chongjiu to make a decision, the commander of the Fifth Army, Wu Liangmou, stepped forward and retorted angrily.

His home is just north of the Yellow River, next to Shanyang Lake. Many colleagues in the Fifth Army were also the children of the squires who were sent to Zhu Chongjiu's account by their respective families as "long-term investments". If the Huai'an army sent a group of dead soldiers to the north shore to burn and kill, no one dared to guarantee that their hometown would not be affected. In that case, what thoughts do the officers and soldiers of the Fifth Army have on fighting with the Yuan soldiers again? If there is no mutiny, God will bless you.

"General Wu can send a trustworthy person to go with him to screen the enemy and me at any time!" Zhang Yi didn't want to serve as himself, and after joining the army, he died without a problem for the first time after joining the army. After thinking about it, he cautiously discussed it with Wu Liangmou.

"Are you afraid that my family will not die fast enough?" Wu Liangmou pursed his lips and sneered loudly. As his status in the Huai'an Army became higher and higher, and his fame grew, his family members on the north shore had already become the focus of the Mengyuan government. It's just that the Wu family is still a little powerful in the local area, and they have long declared that they have severed any relationship with him, so they can barely cope with it.

And if the "strange soldiers" of the Huai'an Army crossed the river and caused a mess of the surrounding disasters, but only left the Wu family, the Liu family and a few other Zhuangzi who had anything to do with this side untouched, wouldn't it prove that the so-called "genealogical removal" was an outright lie? Sensei said that the Mengyuan government would immediately turn its face, and the rest of the victimized gentry around would also rush up and tear these families to pieces.

"What Zhang said earlier was that he crossed the river from Anton's side and bypassed your house!" Zhang Yi was laughed so hard that he defended with a red face.

"You said you could get around it?" Wu Liangmou glared at him fiercely, and continued to retort loudly, "It's easy to light a fire, but it's hard to extinguish it." With the Huai'an Army taking the lead in killing people and setting fires, how could those ruffians in the countryside not take the opportunity to fish in troubled waters? If you don't get it right, it's the second Yangzhou. It's a shame that we also beheaded Zhang Mingjian! ”

"You!" Zhang Yi was so angry that his eyes were on fire, and he couldn't wait to slap Wu Liangmou off the boat. The two armies fought each other, and all means were exhausted. Sensei said that it was to kill people and set fire to the territory of the other side, which is a worse method, and it is also a matter of course. Besides, this fire is still selectively placed, rather than blindly lit randomly.

"Why, do you want to use force if you can't say it? Zhang joined the army, then you really found the wrong opponent! Wu Liangmou sneered a few times, stretched out his arms and legs, and held the joints of his ten fingers with a gurgling sound.

That's a bit of a bully. Zhang Yi is almost twice as old as him, and he is a very pure civil official. And he is the new army general, and since he was a child, he has been stared at by someone since he was a child. The combat effectiveness of both sides is not at all on an order of magnitude. The three Zhang Yi were tied together, and they couldn't stop one of his arms.

"Okay, let's not say a word! Don't wait for the fight to start, your own people will fight first! Lu Lu was really unable to see it next to him, and scolded with a straight face.

Whether it is Wu Liangmou or Zhang Yi, they all have to be regarded as his juniors. Therefore, these two people immediately lost their temper, glared at each other, bowed down and admitted their mistakes, "The lowly (last general) is out of shape, please punish Lord Changshi!" ”

"The three-benefit strategy is not aimed at the rural people." Lu Lu Zeng glared at the two of them fiercely, then looked at Zhu Chongjiu, who was frowning and contemplating, and explained loudly, "Actually, the people we sent only need to capture a few prefectures and cities, empty the warehouses, and let the local governments have no grain to transport, and there is no need to go to the fields to set fires!" And Youtu's worries are not superfluous. The Huai'an Army is a benevolent and righteous army, and it must not ruin its reputation for the sake of a momentary pleasure. ”

"Hmm" Zhang Yi and Wu Liangmou blushed and gave up. What the two of them wanted to express before was certainly not what Lu Lu had said. But the old jinshi first slapped each of them, and then extended it indiscriminately, but the two of them were unable to defend themselves.

When he was annoyed, he heard Lu Lu once say: "The summer harvest is imminent, and the local government will collect the wheat from the people, and then load it into trucks and transport it, which is by no means something that can be completed in a day or two." According to the old man's opinion, this soldier will either not be sent, or if it is to be sent, it will be sent enough. No matter what kind of battle Tokhtar looks like on the Xuzhou side, this strange army we sent will fight all the way north from Andong Prefecture to the north, and every time a city is broken, it will immediately open a warehouse and release grain, and distribute all the grain and money of the local government to the local people. In this way, the people will definitely thank our Huai'an Army, and the government will wait for my Huai'an Army to leave, and then want to collect the second wave of food, I'm afraid it will not be so easy. ”

"But in case the brothers are tripped up by Jiancheng" Zhang Yi was stunned, and instinctively reminded him. However, thinking of Zhu Chongjiu's degree of breaking a city in one day last year, the words that came to his mouth were swallowed back into his stomach.

In front of the Huai'an army, where is there any fortified city? Even Gaoyou, who was covered with blue bricks, didn't last a day, and the city walls on the north bank of the Yellow River that were made of pure loess could withstand a few explosions of gunpowder? I'm afraid that within an hour, all of them will be reduced to ruins!

"Wang Xuan's Huang Jun has been resting for half a year. It's time to send it out for a while! Lu Lu Zeng smiled at him, then quickly turned his head to Zhu Chongjiu and whispered, "If you don't send it out again, I'm afraid that someone will inevitably complain about the flesh and bones!" ”

Wang Xuan and the Yellow Army under his command took the initiative to take refuge in the account of the Great Governor's Mansion during the Battle of Yangzhou in December last year. At that time, there was a verbal agreement between the two sides that once the crisis in Yangzhou was resolved, the Great Governor's Office would fully support the Yellow Army to go north and create a living space for itself on the other side of the Yellow River. But after Wang Xuan saw the strong combat effectiveness of the Huai'an Army and the amazing production capacity of each workshop, he began to regret his original decision. Always hesitated to the end, like Zhang Shicheng and Wang Kerou, as the peripheral force of the Huaiyang system, went out to explore by himself, in order to plan for the future. Or simply reorganize the Yellow Army now, completely merge it into the Huai'an Army, and directly become a member of the Huaiyang Department.

If it weren't for the imminent war, Zhu Chongjiu wouldn't have cared if Wang Xuan hesitated for a few more days. Anyway, the Yellow Army has not eaten military rations in vain in the past six months, except for the thousands of elites who have been vigorously training in accordance with the model of the Huai'an Army's soldiers, most of the other soldiers have undertaken the same tasks as the Huai'an Army's auxiliaries, repairing bridges and roads, digging rivers in Tuntian, and basically being self-reliant.

But the war was about to start, and it was not a wise choice to keep more than 20,000 Yellow troops in the Huaiyang area. Therefore, as soon as Lu Lu reminded him, Zhu Chongjiu immediately thought of the purpose of this army and horses, "What Shangong said is extremely true, the promise made by the chief manager back then is indeed time to be fulfilled. Someone came, pass my order to Wang Xuan, and ask him to immediately bring his troops and horses to Huai'an to converge. ”

"Yes!" The soldiers took the arrow and trotted to the stern. Hop on a light boat tied to the back, row to the shore three times and two times, then hop on a horse and gallop away.

"After arriving in Huai'an, Sanyi will carefully explain your plan to General Wang Xuan!" Zhu Chongjiu watched the herald leave, thought about it, walked in front of Zhang Yi and ordered, "Then, you, Wu Youtu and Wang Xuan, together with the three of you, will come up with a specific strategy for going north." It's not about grabbing a handful and leaving, but to see if you can let Wang Xuan and his Huang Jun fight all the way to the northeast, and finally occupy Denglai directly. In this way, the Great Governor's Mansion can find a way to provide the necessary support for General Wang Xuan from the sea. And after Wang Xuan gained a firm foothold in Denglai, he could send troops at any time to threaten Yidu and Jinan. ”

This is a big step forward from Lu Luzeng's previous vision. Not only did the Mongolian nobles in the capital unable to eat wheat from the southern part of Zhongshu Province this year. Every year in the future, I'm afraid it will be an empty joy. And once this model of cross-sea support matures, the Huai'an Army can even send a small number of elites at any time to Deng6 in Zhigu. The Gyeonggi region of the Mongol Yuan court was also completely unpeaceful.

Zhang Yi and Wu Liangmou reacted very quickly, and immediately saw the beauty of this plan from Zhu Chongjiu's arrangement. Both arched their hands, and the big claim was. The latter smiled kindly at the two of them, and then continued to discuss with Lu Luzeng, "Good Gong, remember that we let Yue Kuocha'er go last year?" ”

"Even if the lord doesn't mention this, the old minister will tell you about it." Lu Lu Zeng immediately took over the conversation and responded in a low voice, "Hama, Xue Xue, Yue Kuo Cha'er and others will definitely not watch their achievements and achievements. It's just that these three people are incompetent, and they haven't been able to find a suitable opportunity to stab Tofu in the back. Therefore, the lord must push hard behind him, so that Hama and the others can make up their minds early! ”

"How?" When Zhu Chongjiu heard this, he immediately asked in a low voice.

"The first step is to resist the escape in Xuzhou, even if you can't win the battle, at least you have to maintain the undefeated situation. Don't give Tokhtaku a chance to continue growing his fame. "Lu Lu was once an old ginger, the army is not very good at it, officialdom means, but Yemen is clear," the second step is to let Wang Xuan lead the Yellow Army across the river and attack Yizhou, Jinan, Denglai and other places, so that the Mengyuan court felt that the threat was close at hand, and issued an order to Toto, asking him to divide his troops to rescue. And in order to concentrate all his strength against us, Tokhtar may not give up his troops. At that point, it's the third step."

The more Lu Lu spoke, the lower his voice became, and the more he spoke, the lower his voice became, until at last it was almost inaudible. Zhu Chongjiu fought several cold wars in succession, and admired the old Jinshi so much that he threw himself to the ground. However, looking at the mast in front of him and behind him, he was so unwilling. Isn't it true that you can't compete in a fair battle on the battlefield? These insidious tactics must be used? That detachment is really like the legend, the art of war has reached the point of unpredictability, and it actually made Lu Lao Jinshi dare not fight him head-on from beginning to end? "Fight for it!" Lu Luzeng only used four words, and all the words that Zhu Chongjiu didn't say were suffocated in his stomach. "To get rid of this south, all kinds of means will be exhausted!" Looking at Zhu Chongjiu's unwilling eyes, Lao Jinshi continued to add, "I'm just waiting for the color!" ”

"Indeed, it is not rude to come!" Zhu Chongjiu shook his head vigorously, completely throwing the simple thoughts in his heart out of the clouds. He is now the general manager of Huaiyang, with more than 100,000 troops under his command and more than 100 military generals. His every move involves the life and death of many people, and he is no longer qualified to come out of his temperament.

And at present, the gap between the two sides in terms of strength is indeed too great, so that the Huaiyang Governor's Mansion does not dare to estimate the war too optimistically. According to the information we have, Tokhtar went south this time and brought a full 300,000 elites. The transportation of grain, grass and baggage along the way was completely handed over to the local government to bear. In other words, these 300,000 elites, with the current division of the Huai'an Army, should all be counted as combat soldiers. And all the horses and horses of the Huai'an Army are combined, and those who can be counted as combat soldiers are only in their early 50,000s.

Of course, Sesame Li and Zhao Jun will never be on the wall with two people. But on Meng Yuan's side, there are Chahan Timur, Wang Baobao and his son, plus a Li Siqi. Liu Futong, who was originally far away in Bianliang, may also send troops to help in the war. However, after the traitor Zhang Liangbi suddenly rebelled, Liu Futong was hit with a knife behind him. It made it difficult for him to really come up with enough strength to support the Xuzhou army, which was only nominally subordinate to him.

Along the way, all the way on the boat kept discussing and deducing, no matter how they planned, Zhu Chongjiu, Lu Luzeng, Zhang Yi and others finally failed to come up with an absolutely certain combat plan. After everyone got off the ship in Huai'an, they suddenly got an extremely exciting news that Sesame Li had recovered Ningling three days ago and defeated Chakhan Timur. The Suzhou army and the Xuzhou army flanked the two wings, and completely pressed the soldiers and horses of Chahan Timur and Li Siqi back into Suiyang City, and the two thieves could be taken on the head of the two thieves.

"Where's Toto, Toto's striker, haven't you arrived yet?" When Zhu Chongjiu heard this, he couldn't believe it at first, and then he frowned and asked.

Not normal, this is definitely not normal. If Tokh couldn't get to the battlefield in time, why did he make it difficult for Li Siqi in advance?

"Zhao Jun sent a sailor to blow up all the pontoon bridges between Suiyang and Xuzhou. After the striker arrived on the north bank of the Yellow River near Xuzhou, there was no bridge to do, and there was a lot of rain recently, and the water flow of the Yellow River was very fast, unless he found hundreds of big ships at one time, he couldn't force the crossing, and if he went down to the river, he would be sunk by Zhao Jun's sailors! Hu Dahai stepped forward and gloated with an explanation.

"The Mongols were not good at water warfare in the first place. Now only artillery can be set up on the north bank of the Yellow River to bombard Zhao Jun's sailors. And although the artillery on their side was very large, it was not very accurate. If Zhao Jun's warship doesn't stop in place, it will be difficult to be injured in the slightest! Old Ivan also stepped forward and added with a smile on his face.

After being the deputy commander of the Second Army for such a long time, it is said that the temperament of a veteran ruffian should have been reborn a long time ago. But no matter how much he changes, he can't get rid of the humility he has cultivated in half his life's employment career. No matter who you talk to, it's like you're patting someone else's ass.

"Is it just that Li Pingzhang and Zhao Jun are using two to flank Chakhan Timur? Who else is over there? Zhu Chongjiu didn't have time to pay attention to the old ruffian's flattery, thought about it, and continued to ask in a low voice.

"Of course, it's Guo Zixing and Sun Deya, they tasted the sweetness last time. This time, Zhao Jun went over with a letter, and the two of them each rushed over with a team of 10,000 people. Faster than General Xu Da, it is said that he had already entered the city four days ago! ”

"What about Xu Da, where is he now? What's the situation on Suining's side? Zhu Chongjiu patted the old ruffian's shoulder and continued to ask.

Although he heard that the situation was changing for the better, but for some reason, the uneasiness in his heart became more and more intense. As if being targeted by a fierce beast, it may become the prey of the other party's mouth at any time.

"I, I don't remember! Anyway, I've already arrived in Suining anyway! Old Ivan grinned and replied curtly.

General Xu divided the soldiers and horses in his hand into three parts, and asked Wang Fatzi to take 5,000 soldiers, 5,000 auxiliary soldiers to guard Suining, and Li Ziyu to take 5,000 soldiers and 10,000 soldiers to guard Suqian. He himself went directly to Xuzhou with 5,000 soldiers. If he hadn't known that he was coming, Zhao Jun might not have mustered up the courage to attack Chahan with Li Pingzhang! Hu Dahai thought about it, looked at Zhu Chongjiu's gaze, and slowly became a little confused.

The shape is clearly good, and he doesn't understand why his lord seems to be preoccupied? Could it be because Meng Yuan's side also built artillery? But without artillery superiority, you can't win the battle?! How could you be so depressed, you Zhu Fozi didn't have artillery back then, didn't you beat my old Hu all over the ground to find teeth?

"Did the clippers sent out by the sailors come back? What about Lao Hei, did he come back? The more Zhu Chongjiu listened, the more he felt that something was wrong with the situation in front of him, and he glanced at the crowd that came out to greet him, and continued to ask loudly.

"Those two sentinel ships have returned! The news that the Mongols could not cross the river was brought back by them. Hu Dahai was nervous by Zhu Chongjiu's appearance, and replied with a frown, "As for Lian Xuanjie, he went out by light boat the afternoon before yesterday, and it is estimated that he has just arrived near Xuzhou now." Although I use the kind of whistle boat with wheel pulp, if you go upstream, you can't get up fast! ”

"Well, too!" Zhu Chongjiu nodded helplessly. He is now particularly envious of the era in which Zhu Dapeng lived in his memory, thousands of miles away, a phone call was made, and everything was asked clearly. Now, he has no choice but to wait.

"Governor, let's be an advanced city. Even if the rescue is like fighting a fire, the brothers must be allowed to rest before leaving. The veteran ruffian Ivan obviously didn't notice Zhu Chongjiu's state. Seeing that the questioning had basically ended, he took the initiative to invite.

"Unload the grain, grass and baggage, and store it in Huai'an. The auxiliaries also disembarked and marched into the barracks to rest. Soldiers" Zhu Chongjiu looked at the dense helmets on the ship, groaned for a while, and finally made a decision, "The Fifth Army marched into the barracks to rest. The First Army set up a makeshift camp near the docks, ready to get on board and go out at any time. The Lance Battalion and the Sword and Shield Battalion of the Guards Regiment disembarked to rest, and the Musket Battalion went to the two Great Food Dhow to stand by! ”

"Yes!" All the generals agreed in unison and turned to carry out the task.

"Tongfu, you send two more sentinel ships, and ask the scouts to bring binoculars to pick up Lian Laohei." Seeing that the people around him were almost scattered, Zhu Chongjiu continued to command while walking towards Huai'an City.

"Yes!" Hu Dahai agreed loudly, but did not immediately go to the task. Instead, he put his head to Zhu Chongjiu's mouth and asked in a very low voice, "Dudu, could it be that you got any other news?" Why does it look so bad! ”

"Nope!" Zhu Chongjiu shook his head lightly, "I just think that after nearly a year of preparation, it won't be so simple to be blocked on the north bank of the Yellow River." At the moment, he didn't forcibly cross the river while Suiyang was still in the hands of Li Siqi and Chahan, and when these two people were eliminated by Li Pingzhang, wouldn't it be more difficult to cross the river again? ”

"That's right, unless he's hiding something else!" Hu Dahai thought about it and nodded in agreement.

In addition, knowing that Li Siqi and Chahan had lost the battle, he did not rush to Suiyang, but left the army in Xuzhou. Tongfu, don't you think this is abnormal? Zhu Chongjiu looked back at the dark clouds in the sky, and continued to add in a low voice.

It's already the beginning of April, and it stands to reason that Huangmeitian has already ended, and the wheat filling is almost done. But this year's rain is a little frighteningly abundant. Not only is the canal full of water. Along the way, there are also lakes and embankments, such as White Horse Lake and Silver Lake, which may flood ashore at any time.

"He doesn't think that Chahan still has a chance to turn the tables, right? In other words, Chahan was simply deceived before! Suddenly, Hu Dahai's voice rose rapidly, and he was startled. How is it possible, Li, Li Pingzhang is also an old soldier. How many days have Chahan led the troops? Besides, Zhao Junyong has always been known for his cunning! ”

"Send more people to investigate, I want the latest news!" Zhu Chongjiu glared at him fiercely and reiterated in a low voice.

"Yes, the last general will send someone!" This time, Hu Dahai finally stopped hesitating and trotted to dispatch troops. Old Ivan took the civil and military officials who stayed in Huai'an and continued to hug Zhu Chongjiu to the city, and as he walked, he whispered tentatively, "Governor, Li Pingzhang, will Li Pingzhang really not be able to beat Chakhan Timur?" He, the artillery in his old man's hand, is no less than ours. ”

"I'll talk about it when the news comes back. If there is no news back this evening, I will lead the First Army to Xuzhou first. Not enough, don't be too nervous, everyone, maybe I'm thinking too much, who knows! Zhu Chongjiu smiled and responded in a low voice.

"May the Lord bless Li Pingzhang!" Old Ivan exaggeratedly drew a cross in front of him and prayed loudly for Sesame Lee.

Zhu Chongjiu didn't have a good impression of any religion, but he couldn't say much resistance, so old Ivan never disguised himself in front of everyone that he was a Catholic who didn't pay tithes, and often claimed that the reason why he was able to meet Zhu Dudu and go from a prisoner to a general was entirely because after being captured, he insisted on praying to God every day and was protected by God.

This time, however, God did not hear his prayers. Until the evening Shenshi, there was still no more news from the upper reaches, but Lu Luzeng called Zhu Chongjiu aside and said very anxiously: "Lord, the old minister went to the side of the Yellow River just now, and the situation is very bad. ”

"What's wrong, what do you see?" Zhu Chongjiu was so worried that he pulled his beard, and after listening to the words of the old jinshi, he immediately asked in a low voice.

Huai'an City is very close to the confluence of the Yellow River and the Huai River, and at this time in the past, the water flow in the riverbed is a very interesting scenery. The water of the Yellow River from upstream is dark golden and surging. And what is injected from the Huai River is a large stream of clear water, curling Tingting. Hugging with the yellow water from the upstream, no one refuses to be swallowed up lightly, and it has been flowing dozens of miles away, still distinct.

"The Yellow River, the water level of the Yellow River, suddenly dropped a lot! The rapid flow of the Huai River can't stop the Yellow River's beach from being exposed little by little! However, Lao Jinshi is obviously not seeing much scenery today. His face was pale and he trembled and reported.

"What do you mean, can you always be more careful?" Zhu Chongjiu's heart twitched violently, and he ordered eagerly.

"Lao Chen, Lao Chen once accompanied Jia Lu to control the water back then. Before the in the upper reaches of the Yellow River were closed, the hydrology near Huai'an was what it is today! Lu Lu had raised his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead, gritting his teeth to replenish. At that time, the lord and Li Pingzhang had just captured Xuzhou, and among the court, there was a Mongolian minister who slaughtered the Han people in Xuzhou City. And now half of Henan is a bandit area in the eyes of the imperial court, in case someone is mad and instructs Chahan to dig the Yellow River embankment upstream. Not only is Li Pingzhang's army difficult to protect, I'm afraid that from Ningling to Xusu, it is all a Ze country! ”

"Ahh Zhu Chongjiu's soul flew out of the sky, turned his head, and looked directly at the map on the wall. From Bianliang to Yucheng, the Yellow River is divided into two. Between the old and new rivers, it is Suiyang!

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