Chapter 280: Family and Friends Come
No one asks about the poor on the street, but the rich have distant relatives in the mountains!
Qingfengjun fought hard in Huzhou for more than a month, and no one came forward to visit, but now that Hangzhou has broken and won a stable victory, 'relatives' and 'friends' have come to the door. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
Chang Yuchun and Deng Yudu's left and right armies of the Southern Expedition have been set off for a few days, Jiang Ying, the vanguard of the Middle Route Army, has also set off, and Hao Ren is in command of the main force of the Central Route Southern Expeditionary Army, but he can't get out of Hangzhou.
When Zhao Jizu and Yu Tonghai went out of Hangzhou Bay and attacked Hangzhou, because of the lack of troops, they could not break through Hangzhou, nor could they lead Yang Tongguan back to help, Zhao Jizu deliberately hired Fang Guozhen's twenty sea ships at the cost of twenty three-pounder guns, and played the role of 'increasing troops' to strengthen the life and death of the Qingfeng army.
Twenty artillery pieces, that is, when scrap copper is sold, it is a considerable astronomical amount, Fang Guozhen is just a 20,000-person 'audience', not a single soldier was injured, and the Qingfeng army was blackened, Fang Guozhen was too black-hearted everywhere.
Now that the Qingfeng army has broken through Hangzhou, it is close to Taizhou and Wen/Zhou controlled by Fang Guozhen, and Fang Guozhen has difficulty sleeping and eating. If the Qingfeng army attacked the Fang family army with all its might, Fang Guozhen expected that he would not be able to resist it, and he was afraid that he would have to abandon the mainland and retreat to the island.
The cunning Fang Guozhen decided to return Hao Ren's artillery, expressing his sincerity to the Qingfeng army, and hoping that the soldiers and horses of the Qingfeng army would not go smoothly and sneak directly to Taizhou.
Hao Ren rectified 10,000 soldiers and horses, and just under the crotch the war horse was ready to inherit, the Fang family army delegation headed by Fang Guozhen's eldest son Fang Guan arrived.
Hao Ren was in formal contact with Fang Guozhen, a hero, for the first time, so he naturally had to show hospitality, so he could only let the soldiers and horses who went out to fight later, and dismount themselves to entertain the sons of the Fang family.
"It's so full of only twenty doors, how can you take it back since you give it away? Go back and tell your father, there is a place overseas, full of silver, Ben Shuai is preparing to go to sea for an expedition, I don't know if Fang Dashuai has the sincerity to cooperate with Qingfeng Army to go to sea? Hao Ren said to the half-drunk Fang Guan.
"I don't know what overseas means?" Fang Guan said cautiously.
"The cooperation has not been successful, and it is naturally inconvenient for Ben Shuai to leak! If Fang Dashuai knew that he would go to sea alone with me on his back, I am afraid that I would lose my chance? It's just that my family's sea ship is not enough, so I want to cooperate with your Fang family, if Fang Dashuai has the sincerity to cooperate, please ask his Wuzhou to meet me! ”
Fang Guan refused to be kept as a hostage by Hao Ren, he could only carry a question mark full of heads: "Where is overseas?" Is it another conspiracy to let his father come", and went back to Fang Guozhen to return his life.
Hao Ren had just pacified Fang Guozhen's mission and sent Fang Guan away, but before he could get on the horse, Zhang Shicheng's fierce younger brother Zhang Shide, carrying a sword, came angrily.
"Why did the generalissimo close the salt factory in Yancheng and stop buying salt from my family, for example, the people used the white salt of the Qingfeng Army for half a day, and my sea salt has nowhere to sell, the generalissimo is going to cut off my family's wealth!" Zhang Shide said angrily.
Qingfeng army occupies Hangzhou Bay, there is a famous sea salt production area Haiyan City, Qingfeng army has its own coarse sea salt production area, has started, in the sea salt local directly carry out salt purification work, there is no need to spend high prices, spend transportation costs, Zhang Shicheng's sea salt back for processing.
The Qingfeng army is now going all out to march south, and there is not enough experience to open two fronts of the battlefield, Zhang Shicheng's younger brother Zhang Shide is a distinguished guest, and he can't be offended at this time.
Hao Ren saw that the red sun had turned west, and there were new distinguished guests, and it seemed that the army would not be able to leave today, so Hao Ren could only let the soldiers return to the camp and come to receive Zhang Shide and his party.
Hao Ren expected that sooner or later there would be a battle between Qingfengjun and Zhang Shicheng, and it was not a question of who would be the king and hegemon, but the market sales of salt alone would be enough for the two to fight.
"Brother Shide, don't say anything, I will halve the amount of salt, and the price will be increased to you!"
After a few glasses of hot wine, Zhang Shide came to get something, finally put away his anger, and called Hao Ren a brother with a smile.
"Go back and tell Brother Zhang Jiusi that there is a place overseas that is full of silver, and I want to go and get it alone, because there are not enough sea ships, I don't know if Brother Jiusi is interested in cooperating with him?"
"Dare to ask Brother Guozuo, what kind of place is this overseas?"
"I can't say it, I can't say it! Such confidential matters cannot be passed on by others, if Brother 94 is sincere, let him come to Jiangnan to interview me! ”
The best way to divert domestic contradictions is to guide people to look far ahead and use overseas interests to divert domestic contradictions.
Sun Tzu said: The first army is to fight, the second is to fight, and then the city is attacked.
Hao Ren didn't want to fight with these two princes anymore, it wasn't Hao Ren's kindness, it was Hao Ren who thought of a better way to resolve the problem, maybe he didn't have to directly fight his own troops, he could solve these two princes, and many fewer people died, wouldn't it be better?
Zhang Shicheng is a kind person, his subordinates have good military discipline, and he is quite popular with the people, and when he fights against Zhang Shicheng, not only will many people die, but he will also be scolded by the people under Zhang Shicheng's rule.
Doesn't Zhang Shicheng want to be the king? There are islands outside the East China Sea, if Zhang Shicheng is sincere, then go to the islands in the East China Sea and be a sea dragon king, and he will definitely not treat him badly.
Didn't Fang Guozhen want to be the king of pirates? There is a vast world overseas, which is enough for his soldiers and horses to play, if he is tired of being the king of pirates, even if he wants to be the emperor, it is not impossible.
Hao Ren already has the prototype of the plan, hoping to lead the main forces of the two princes to the sea to avoid conflicts with the soldiers and horses of the two princes, however, in terms of specific implementation, there are still many details that need to be dealt with slowly, so as to strive for the two princes to follow the Qingfeng army to the sea without hesitation.
Zhang Shide received an order from Qingfeng Army for coarse sea salt, and also with a head full of questions and the temptation of the so-called huge interests overseas, said goodbye to Hao Ren and returned to Gaoyou.
"Liu Dashuai has already broken through Kaifeng with all his soldiers and horses, and he has also been in Bianliang, please invite all the great masters to enter the court to congratulate!" Hao Ren had just sent Zhang Shide away, and Luo Wensu, the Zhongshu Pingzhang of the Longfeng regime, sent the news of the victory of the Red Turban Army in the north.
Hao Ren is still counting on Liu Futong to help the Qingfeng army defend the northern gate, and now that the Longfeng regime has sent envoys from the 'Celestial Empire', Hao Ren will put on a banquet to welcome Luo Wensu and his party.
Liu Futong broke the answer and lost Badulu, reoccupied the capital Bozhou, and organized three routes of soldiers and horses to carry out the Northern Expedition.
Li Wu and Cui De of the Western Route Army set out from Xiangyang to attack Shanxi and Shaanxi, and Guan Duo, Sha Liu Er, and Feng Changshu of the Middle Route Army crossed the Yellow River and marched to Dadu. Mao Gui of the Eastern Route Army occupied Shandong and attacked Liulin (Beitongzhou) to threaten Dadu.
The three-way army dispersed the main force of the northern Yuan army, and Liu Futong commanded all the troops and horses to break through Bianliang, and the Longfeng regime finally realized the long-cherished wish of 'returning the capital to Bianliang'.
"Now that Hangzhou has just been pacified, and the Qingfeng army has not yet gained a stable foothold, please take Guozuo to congratulate Your Majesty and Liu Dashuai, and when I pacify the four sides of Hangzhou, I will definitely personally marshal the main force, and return to Bianliang to congratulate Your Majesty and Dashuai!"
Hao Ren gave Luo Wensu some treasures, saying that he lacked skills, and sent Luo Wensu back to restore his life.
"The head of the account of Zhu Yuanzhang, the administrative chapter of Jiangnan, came to ask the generalissimo for his guilt!"
Hao Ren was just about to rest, and Zhu Chongba's envoy arrived again.
When Hao Ren heard that it was Zhu Chongba's envoy, he was very annoyed in his heart: Day, don't you let people have a moment of peace?
(To be continued.) )