Zhu Yuanzhang eagerly felt the smallness of Hezhou, there could not be any big development in this small county, even if he opened up the territory, it was not a matter of a while, and he didn't have so much time and energy to do these boring little things, he had bigger things waiting for himself to develop, but if you want to develop a force, you must have a good reliance and a blessed land, during this period, he thought about a lot of historical allusions and regions, and after heavy selection, he finally looked at Jiqing, which is today's Nanjing!

It is not without reason to say that Zhu Yuanzhang chose this way, and things without reason will not be convinced by others, but throughout the ages, there have always been many things that have been done without reason, and have had a huge impact, not because the leader is very powerful, nor because of the time and geography, but because the people are convinced in their hearts, as long as there is a firm belief in the hearts of the people, then he will support and fight for it without hesitation, and what the people believe in is nothing more than some gods and ghosts.

In the early years, the army was set up in this way, filling in the note in the belly of the fish, so that others could see him first, and then make some allusions to it, so that people's hearts had doubts, cranky, and after finding no reason, they set this matter as the work of gods, ghosts, cows and snakes, and it was not something that could be done by manpower, there must be something that the gods and immortals wanted to do, so only cooperation could have a good end.

So at this time, there is a belief in the hearts of the people, this belief is how manpower flashes and can't get up, sometimes we don't believe in these things, but sometimes the strength he shows is really incredible, Taizu beheaded the white snake is like this, put an ordinary human with an extraordinary hat, then he put on the sacred armor, he is not a person, is the spokesman of God, God makes omnipotent, calling for wind and rain, moving mountains and seas, is the faith in the hearts of the people.

So once a person is linked to these things, the people will naturally have some confidence in him and some worship, because they are blessed by God, and if they don't have it, they must believe in him, and they will definitely be favored by God at that time!

Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately thought of this, if you want to attack the world, it will not work without a certain mythological background, but now that he is poor and white, he really can't find something that can be used, but as long as he gets Jiqing, then everything will be different.

Because Jiqing is not only a famous capital in history, full of kingly spirit, as if the dynasty wine that took root here will definitely become the ruler of the whole world, which invisibly gives others a belief, it seems that a certain dynasty rose from here before, and succeeded, will this time repeat the original scene, although they did not do anything, but the people will still think of this, there are only advantages and no disadvantages in going to Jiqing, what is the reason not to go, besides, Jiqing has always been an important place during the war, and the two sides are at war, Whoever occupies Jiqing is equivalent to winning the balance of victory, and Jiqing is such a good place.

The Purple Mountain is majestic and magnificent, crisscrossing the north and south, it is not only a natural barrier that can block foreign armies, but also a rich mineral deposit, in which countless riches can be taken out, which is what all emperors dream of.

It is the money and the hearts of the people, now their side is in line with the will of the people, but the financial resources are still a little unsatisfactory, but as long as the mineral deposits on the Purple Mountain are reasonably developed, then it is not a dream to make a fortune, the Purple Mountain is like a dragon, can bring incomparable wealth and kingly spirit to Jiqing, the towering boulder, seems to be warning all those who have peeped into this land, do not take the risk to invade here, if you do not follow the advice, then there is only one end, that is, death has no place to be buried.

Nanjing's dragon is in the tiger's position, which is the reason, the dangerous Purple Mountain, sheltering Jiqing, now there is no great power here, it is really a good place to go!

Not only that, in front of Jiqing, there is a winding Yangtze River, the rolling river seems to be telling a story, the story of an emperor, the importance of the river is self-evident, not only can bring enough water to the passion, but also do not have to worry about the singleness of the troops, both can train the land soldiers, can also train sailors, he will have a station in the future, will be a blockbuster!

The emperor's choice of house is the same as ours, Zhu Yuanzhang is optimistic, that is, the feng shui of Jiqing, he feels that there is development in this place, and the feng shui is so good that it is bursting, before the Ming Dynasty, there have been six dynasties set their capitals here, doesn't this mean anything? The emperors of the six dynasties all chose Jiqing, especially in the Yuan Dynasty, this place was renamed Jiqing Road, although the terrain was very first, although it was a little inconvenient to enter and exit, but it could not stop his wealth!

Look at the surroundings of Jiqing, not only the terrain is dangerous, suitable for fighting, his surroundings are the indicated grain production areas, the annual output has been among the best in the country, the most important thing to fight the war is the grain and grass, without the grain and grass will be defeated without a fight, there is a better favorable condition, that is, on the edge of this granary, there is a canal, in that era when it takes several months from the background to Nanjing, the canal is too convenient!

Zhu Yuanzhang has such a number one person under him, who is this person? This person is Feng Guosheng, and it is Feng Guosheng. This man was not only brave in battle, but also very far-sighted. This person is not only brave in battle, but also very far-sighted, on weekdays and Feng Guosheng (Feng Sheng) This person is not only brave in battle, but also very far-sighted, and very far-sighted, and talks very much Feng Guosheng (Feng Sheng) This person is not only brave in battle, but also very far-sighted, and many things are very relieved to be handed over to him to do.

This Feng Guosheng said to Zhu Yuanzhang: "Although this Jiqing is not a strategic place for soldiers, it is a place with a very special geographical location, you must know that if this place can be occupied, it will be very beneficial."

This area is not only a food producing area, but also a commercial center, surrounded by canals that control the waterways.

Although there is no defense here, the enemy knows that this place is easy to attack and difficult to defend, and the lord only needs to cross the Yangtze River with a large army, occupy Jiqing, and then build a high wall, repair more official affairs, and use this place as a military important place to develop, which must have a lot of benefits. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang thought about it for a long time and felt that what he said was very reasonable, but at the moment, people like himself have no boat, and crossing the river without a boat is simply a paradise and a night, and it is impossible to complete the task.

He looked at his army, and most of the men and horses were either cavalry or infantry, or there was no naval army, of course, who carried a naval division with him in a land campaign, this could not be blamed on him.

But now that he wants to cross the river, how can he not be in a hurry.

At this time, a small black spot appeared on the river, and Zhu Yuanzhang stretched out his head to see that it was a small boat.

This person came towards Zhu Yuanzhang's army, without the slightest fear, Zhu Yuanzhang was shocked.

The name of the person is Yu Tonghai, and in the history of the Ming Dynasty, it is said that he is the leader of the water army, but in fact, this person is a pirate who robs along the river, and what he often does is similar to the Water Margin on the road of "to the heart of the river, and ask you to eat bandao noodles or wontons". But what is this guy here for?

I saw him come to Zhu Yuanzhang, looked at Zhu Yuanzhang on the river and asked, "Gong Ke is Zhu Yuanzhang?" ”

"Exactly, I don't know what the strong man thinks?" Zhu Yuanzhang thinks that since this person is not afraid of danger to come to him, there must be something.

At present, his army can't cross the river, if that person wants to negotiate conditions with him, he must talk about crossing the river, Zhu Yuanzhang thinks that this person has a boat.

"You have a boat?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked.

"Exactly, our brothers have always relied on water here, but these days have been getting more and more difficult, if the marshal can take us in, and can keep our interests, the brothers have decided to follow the marshal and help the marshal attack Jiqing, and add a helping hand to the marshal."

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't show any urgency, but said lightly: "How do you know that I must attack there, it's ridiculous." ”

"Marshal, we Mingren don't say dark words, if there are wars all over the place today, and heroes come out in large numbers, we and other sailors will definitely be eliminated as thorns in the flesh in the future, but we are not ignorant people, and we also know that good birds are perched on wood.

Although the brothers said that they were all water thieves in the past, but those who have achieved great things should not stick to the summary, we can indeed help the marshal become a big thing now, and in the future, the marshal will be developed, and we can be regarded as heroes, and naturally be able to enjoy wealth and wealth, who wants to be a robber and bandit if you have nothing to eat and drink, don't you say? ”

Seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang still didn't move, he continued: "Why is the big marshal like this, I know what the big guy is thinking, as long as the big guy takes him in, I will definitely bow down and die, even if I go up the knife mountain and go down to the sea of fire." ”

"How many boats are you waiting for?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked lightly, although there was no expression on his face, in fact, his heart was already turbulent.

"To be able to connect the Yangtze River, Dashuai."

Zhu Yuanzhang knows that it's almost, people are so sincere that he always has such an expression of rejection thousands of miles away, it is inevitable that it will not hurt people's hearts, although this guy was born as a water bandit, but how many kings in this world were not born as bandits at the beginning? Even he is just a coward.

Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang took a step forward: "Brother, don't blame, it's just that Zhu must be careful when acting for the sake of the army, and it is really rare for a brother to be so careless." Since you understand the mystery and chose me, I think I won't let you down, rest assured, as long as Zhu has a bite to eat, he will definitely not treat your brothers and you badly in the future. ”

"Then I'll thank you on behalf of my brothers." Yu Tonghai turned around and drove the boat away: "Don't worry, just give me three days, I will come with the boat, please wait patiently here." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, but now he can only believe in the other party.

Within a few days, sure enough, Yu Tonghai gathered thousands of ships up and down the Yangtze River around and came to Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Yuanzhang was overjoyed, Yu went ashore and took the lead in kneeling down to Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Yuanzhang hurriedly stepped forward to help him up: "Brother don't have to be polite, you are so timely, with so many ships, I can do it." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang sent people to transform these small fishing boats into warships, which was actually just reinforcement, and soon these small boats were reinforced.

The relatively large ships that Yu and others used to loot before were used to load supplies and Zhu Yuanzhang and other officials.

Zhu Yuanzhang took thousands of boats to transport the army across the river, which was simply out of people's clothing, and the army was like a broken bamboo, directly breaking through the quarry, and then waving his division to attack Taiping, and after half a day of fighting, Taiping was captured.

After hastily replenishing the supplies, Zhu Yuanzhang and the army finally arrived at the final destination, Jiqing.

But Zhu Yuanzhang knew that his boats were all small fishing boats, and it was difficult to form a strong attack ability, and at most some archers or crossbowmen could sit on these small boats, and they could not form much attack power.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the city in the distance on the boat and sighed a little.

Although he now has a naval division, it has also become the main factor restricting his military combat plan.

Small boats can raid, but they can't storm strongly, small boats are fast, but they can't withstand big waves.

A lot of the time the boat is used as an assault to bring people to the shore of the other party, which is definitely a constraint for Zhu Yuanzhang, the big ship of the other family has a strong attack power, and is loaded with artillery, his own boat is not an opponent at all, can only be broken into pieces to subdue the enemy with strange tricks.

In fact, from ancient times to the present, small boats have played an important role in battles, just like Kong Ming's grass boats borrowed arrows, but people have big ships anyway, just to ask for supplies. And now that Zhu Yuanzhang is not officially in the warship, everything has to rely on these small boats, which is inevitably a little difficult.

Zhu Yuanzhang, who was looking at the boats in a daze, was now at a loss, he had to think of a better way to let these boats give full play to their strength, how to win, this was the only thing he Zhu Yuanzhang was thinking about at the moment.

A group of wolves, facing a group of sheep, do the sheep have a chance to win?

Zhu Yuanzhang has been thinking about this problem, and he is deeply tied to him, he knows that there is not much time, if you want to fight, you must be fast, as soon as possible, you must be fast, otherwise you will be the one who suffers.

Just as he was standing at the bow of the boat, he didn't know that Jiqing was right in front of him!