Xu Zhujie and Yang Hong frowned at the same time, they reached out and pulled Zhu Yuanzhang's sleeve, and whispered in an undetectable voice: "Brother Zhu...... As soon as Hong Chengchou came, these 80,000 rebels were only afraid that they would be unlucky, we couldn't wait for Hong Chengchou to clean them up, we had to get rid of this rebel army before he came, so as to preserve their white spoon strength. ,!”

"Hmm!" Zhu Yuanzhang nodded.

This rebel army must be taken away, but it is impossible to let them go back to Henan, since they are from Henan, then there must be a large number of officers and soldiers behind the buttocks. It is impossible to go north, because the north of Tongguan is Dali, and these thieves cannot be allowed to enter their territory under any circumstances. To the west, that is the direction where Hong Chengchou is located, if they let them bump into Hong Chengchou head-on, they will definitely be beaten to the head, and the whole army will be annihilated.

It seems that there is only the south side...... Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes crossed the map, the south of Tongguan is the Qinling Mountains, the Qinling Mountains stretch from east to west, the north side is the Guanzhong Plain, the south side is the narrow Hanshui Valley, over the Qinling Mountains and then to the south, you can enter Sichuan or Hunan. It would be a good idea to force this rebel army to the south and let them escape into the Qinling Mountains and go to Sichuan and Hunan.

At this time, the peasant uprising had swept through the areas of Shaanxi, Shanxi, He, and He, and if they were allowed to enter Si * Sichuan and Hu * Nan, it would make the death even more chaotic and give the imperial court more headaches, which would also help Zhu Yuanzhang gain more time to strengthen his strength.

But how difficult is it to drive so many thieves into the mountains? More than 10,000 into more than 80,000, before the fight, some soldiers were frightened, and Zhu Yuanzhang had to hide his strength, not daring to burst out all his strength, his firearms troops and Xue Hongqi's cavalry could not participate in this battle.

Seemingly...... The only thing that can be used is the crossbowmen who have been hiding in the snow!

Zhu Yuanzhang pulled Li Qingshui's sleeve and said in a low voice: "County Zun Dajin, I have a few words that I want to talk to you privately." ”

"Oh?" Li Qingshui was slightly curious, and followed Zhu Yuanzhang to turn two corners, away from the group.

Zhu Yuanzhang said in a low voice: "The county is a big entry, this battle in Huaxia is only afraid that it will be difficult to fight!" ”

"I want to hear about it!"

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Huaxian is just a small county, the city wall is only one zhang high, thieves enter the city, only need to build a bridge, you can easily climb the city wall, we are stationed in such a small city, to meet the enemy 80,000 thieves, only afraid of more than the ancient." ”

"Well, this official has thought about it a long time ago, but you can't stop defending it because it is difficult to defend the city, right? The official has already written a suicide note, and he will be stationed in Jinhua County with everyone and live and die with the head of the sect. Li Qingshui said righteously and sternly.

"Actually, you don't have to die...... There is still a way to meet the enemy, but it is ...... I didn't dare to show it out. Zhu Yuanzhang had an embarrassed expression.

"Oh? What is there to dare to see? Li Qingshui was surprised.

Zhu Yuanzhang deliberately leaned into his ear and said softly: "I have a lot of forbidden weapons hidden...... Be...... Crossbow ......"

"How is the crossbow forbidden?" Li Qingshui said disapprehantly: "Now in the Jiangnan realm, some people even have firecrackers hidden in their homes, what's the big deal if you have a few crossbows?" ”

In fact, the Ming Dynasty was very tolerant of private weapons, and there is a passage in the "Ming Law" as follows: "All private people who enter vests, pong cards, torches, artillery, flags, belts, etc., should ban weapons, a staff eighty." Each piece adds one class. Privateers, plus the crime of private ownership. Every sin stops a hundred rods, and flows three thousand miles. Those who are not fully accomplished, regardless of it, are allowed to accept officials. This paragraph is written about prohibition and punishment, followed by a sentence, which is written what is not forbidden: "Its bows, arrows, spears, knives, crossbows, and fish □, and □ are not prohibited." ”

In other words, the Tibetan crossbow is actually legal, and it is not a problem at all. Li Qingshui felt very strange, and he came to ask me if he hid a crossbow?

Zhu Yuanzhang laughed and said: "Although the crossbow is legal, I don't just hide a few ......."

"How much have you hidden?" Li Qingshui said strangely.

"A thousand!"

Li Qingshui: "......"

A cold sweat suddenly slipped down Li Qingshui's forehead, this is indeed not a few, a thousand o, my death! It's not normal for anyone to look at it, don't care if you're legal anymore, you hide so much at once, sue you for rebellion and let you go to jail.

The rule of officials at the end of the Ming Dynasty was already chaotic, like Zhao Sheng, who lit a lamp, just because he lit a lamp and read late at night, he was falsely accused of rebellion, and he was forced to rebel, like Zhu Yuanzhang, who hid a thousand crossbows, if he changed to a rigid official, he would immediately be called in and take him down.

However, Xu Jinjie is not a rigid official, he is young, energetic, and his thinking is more flexible than that of old pedants. After he sweated all over the ground, a trace of joy rose in his heart: "If there are a thousand crossbows, it will be much easier to defend the city." ”

A crossbow is a weapon for defending the city, and it is better than a bow! When used correctly, a thousand crossbows can hold off tens of thousands of enemy troops.

Li Qingshui wiped away the cold sweat and said hurriedly: "It doesn't matter if it's legal or not, go home and take it out and use it!" ”

"You don't have to go home to get it, I've always taken it with me in the army, but I don't dare to show it." Zhu Yuanzhang said: "The county is a big entry, I am a grass people, if I take out so many crossbows at one time, even if I win this battle, I will be punished for treason when I turn back, so I can only rely on you this time." ”

"Rely on me?" Li Qingshui paused, and suddenly came to his senses: "I understand, I will tell the outside world that these crossbows were all made by my order." ”

"But then you run the risk of impeachment." Zhu Yuanzhang said: "The county order doesn't have such a big authority, right?" ”

"I care so much about him!" Li Qingshui hurriedly said: "It's a big deal to eat a few impeachments, anyway, if you organize the Township Warrior Alliance to run around this time, you will definitely be impeached, and my mentor will save me!" By the way, Hong Chengchou Dajin is also a friend of his mentor, and he will also take care of me, there is nothing to worry about, you just have to take it out and use it. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled secretly in his heart, this Li Qingshui is really interesting, he dares to carry any black pot on his body! If you change the officials who have become a little more accidental, you will never dare to carry a black pot like this, it is related to the crime of rebellion, and your mentor may not be able to save you!

Anyway, he has found the one who carries the black pot, Zhu Yuanzhang is no longer taboo, he took Li Qingshui into the crossbow barracks led by Xu Jinjie, and opened the grain trucks in the camp.

Li Qingshui is obviously a literate person, but he is not afraid of such a sharp weapon, he grabbed a crossbow in his hand, looked left and right, and his face was full of joy: "With this thing, I will definitely be able to keep the thieves out of the city and protect the safety of my Ming people." ”

At this time, Xu Jinjie also walked over, he made a gesture at Li Qingshui, and said with a smile: "County Zun Dajin, these crossbows are beautiful?" Haha, I like these things the most, this time I'll lead the crossbowmen to the city to resist the thieves! Give the county a good show. ”

Xu Jinjie was not masked at this time, nor did he wear the generalissimo's outfit, but the dress of Shang Jin. Li Qingshui looked at it and recognized it: "It turned out to be a rice merchant Xu Yuanwai!" ”

Xu Zhujie was rarely able to use his real name once, and he also felt happy, and said with a smile: "The grass people have been following the head of the sect to learn the way of the battle formation, just waiting for a young man to personally lead this crossbow army into battle to kill thieves, this time I finally have a chance." ”

Seeing that he was giggling and laughing, Li Qingshui sweated profusely, turned his head to Zhu Yuanzhang and asked in a low voice, "Chief Coach, is this guy okay?" At first glance, he looks like an unreliable worker. ”

"You can't look like you can enter it, and you can't fight in the sea!" Zhu Yuanzhang said.

"Oh, that's right, the official was wrong just now." Li Qingshui hurriedly said.

After entering and returning to the Chinese army together, Li Panlong and the township leaders of Pucheng and Huaxian were still here discussing how to defend Huaxian before Hong Chengchou arrived. Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile: "Don't worry, the county magistrate suddenly sent us a thousand crossbows just now, and there will be no problem for us to defend the city now." ”

"Oh? The county respected the big man and actually hid such a hand? ”

Li Qingshuiqian laughed twice, acquiesced, and then said: "The next arrangement will be handed over to the head of the sect Zhu, and everyone will listen to his orders, I'm ...... I don't know much about fighting, and I don't mix blindly. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang took over the conversation and ordered seriously: "Brothers in Huaxian, you are most familiar with your city, I want to invite you, as well as Li Maocai, brother from Luochuan, and 800 Xiangyong from Pucheng, plus a thousand crossbowmen prepared for us by the county zun Dajin, to enter Huaxian." After a pause, he said: "In the middle of the city, in addition to the three members of Chengcheng, the red girl of Dali led the army to ambush the periphery......"

"O? Aren't they all stationed in the county? Li Panlong asked: "Only let us settle in the county, and the city may be breached." You're only over 10,000 in, and it's dangerous to be stationed outside......"

"The so-called defending the city must first pull out the village! The key to defense is to defend and counterattack the opponent at the same time. Zhu Yuanzhang said seriously: "So it is necessary for us to stay outside the city, only in this way can we defeat the thief army." ”

"As long as we hold it firm, it's our white spoon victory, right?" The head of Huaxian Township Yong was relatively timid, and said timidly: "Just hold it, it doesn't matter if you don't have to defeat the thief army." ”

"If you just defend the city, how miserable are the people in the villages outside the city? Do you want to let them be ravaged by thieves? Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head and said, "It can't be like this!" We must be driven away by thieves in order to protect our white spoon fathers and fellow villagers. ”

While he was saying righteous and stern words, he was actually thinking in his heart: If you just hold the city and don't drive away the 36th battalion, as soon as Hong Chengchou comes, this righteous army will be completely playful, so let me take the lead and drive them to escape!

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