"Tartars are really insidious!" Zhu Yuanzhang said hatefully.

"Chahan, Wang Baobao and others have already coerced more than 200,000 strong men, and they will definitely go south to Huainan." Zhu Han frowned and said.

From the Central Plains into the Huainan Jiangbei area, in fact, there are two ways, one is to walk along the land to the Huaixi area, and then eastward into the rich areas of Huainan Jiangbei.

The other road is to go east from Henan to the Xuzhou area!

From there, head south along the canal and go directly to the rich Yangzhou.

One land route and one water route, it can be said that each has its own pros and cons.

As for which path Wang Baobao and the others Yuan army chose to attack, it is unknown for the time being.

Everyone discussed this matter for a long time, and finally felt that Wang Baobao would most likely go to Xuzhou first to take the waterway, because the land route took too long, and there were many Red Turban troops along the way, once it was hindered, hundreds of thousands of homeless people would probably starve to death.

If you take the Grand Canal on the eastern route, it will be quite convenient, and the waterway is fast and labor-saving.

"The north of Xuzhou is Qufu, if Wang Baobao wants to go to the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal, then he will definitely be afraid of the enemy on his back, and he will definitely go to Qufu first!" Zhu Yuanzhang immediately realized the problem.

"That's right, although there are more than 20,000 people in Qi Xiang in Qufu, the real elite is only one or two thousand, if it is against Wang Baobao, I am afraid that it will be dangerous." Zhu Han immediately realized this danger.

Thinking that Qi Xiang's life might be in danger, Zhu Han's heart suddenly raised his throat.

He clearly remembered that Qi Xiang was still single and unmarried!

If Qi Xiang was defeated by Wang Baobao and killed in Qufu, then Qi Xiang would not have descendants, which means that the military wizard Qi Jiguang would not exist.

"If Wang Baobao is allowed to go downstream, then Yangzhou will inevitably suffer a catastrophe, and the salt works that have been accumulated with great difficulty will be destroyed in one fell swoop!" Zhu Han said worriedly.

After Zhu Han's improvement, Yangzhou's salt farm has already broken through the original scale, Zhang Shicheng, who has changed from a warlord to a big salt merchant, can be said to have made a lot of money, and Zhu Han and they have also made a lot of money.

If the army of displaced people led by Wang Baobao rushed into Yangzhou, it would definitely not leave Zhu Han with a single hair.

After all, the exiled army, which was already starving to death, had nothing to be calm and rational about.

In order to deal with the hundreds of thousands of exiled troops coerced by Wang Baobao and other Mengyuan generals, Zhu Yuanzhang discussed with Li Shanchang and Liu Bowen for most of the day.

Zhu Han next to him felt that the more he listened, the more he felt that the development of this thing was too magical, and Wang Baobao, the general of Mengyuan, took the Henan Wandering Army and marched towards the rich Jiangnan, wanting to come and eat the big family of the Red Turban Army?

"Damn, Lao Tzu is the rebel army, why do you feel that the script seems to be wrong?" Zhu Han couldn't help but muttered in his heart.

After some discussion, everyone felt that even if the hundreds of thousands of wandering troops were skilled, when the time came, they could quickly defeat the small abacus of Wang Baobao and other Mengyuan generals by offering their housekeeping skills of 'opening warehouses and releasing grain'.

After all, Wang Baobao and other Mengyuan generals have been immersed in the northern disaster for too long, and they may not understand the prosperity of Jiangnan.

Now the grain and grass inventory in Zhu Yuanzhang's hands, not to mention the two or three hundred thousand disaster victims, even if it is doubled, it will be enough to feed.

Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang is not only not afraid of the Henan Exile Army coming, but is afraid that they will not come, and will not give himself the opportunity to show his solid family background.

It's just that for Qufu City, which is hanging alone, as well as Qi Xiang and others, it is a bit dangerous.

"Qufu is not a critical place, let Qi Xiang lead his troops to withdraw eastward, it is really not worth giving his life for here." Zhu Han proposed.

The elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang also nodded in agreement.

However, after all, it was too far from Jinling to Qufu, and when Zhu Han's order was sent to Qufu, Qi Xiang couldn't go.

Qufu.

The army of black pressure outside the city was pressed outside the city like a black cloud in the sky, and the banners of the Henan regiment coalition army were waving in the wind outside the city of Qufu, and hundreds of thousands of displaced people came to the outside of Qufu under the banner of the Yuan army.

Qufu City.

Qi Xiang sat in the main tent, his brows furrowed.

"Qi Zhenshou, what should we do?" Zhang Yong, the deputy town guard next to him, asked.

"What can I do?" Qi Xiang sighed: "The only choice now is to fight." ”

"Fight? Qi Zhenshou, I think that the Wandering Army has gathered at least 100,000 people now, and these Wandering Soldiers are all hungry and anxious guys, so they don't want to die at all, and it's not easy to do it desperately? Zhang Yong said worriedly.

Although Qi Xiang thinks that he still has a set of tactics.

But he didn't expect that the situation would be tormented, and suddenly so many Yuan army and exiled people came from outside, cutting off the traffic inside and outside Qufu City at once.

Now Qufu City is surrounded by water, and there are more and more enemy forces outside the city.

These exile soldiers don't take their lives seriously at all, and Qi Xiang has made several surprise attacks, killing and injuring a lot, but he has not scared them back.

Qi Xiang shook his head and said, "Pass my order, everyone is ready for battle, wait for my order, prepare for a fire attack tonight." ”

"Yes, my subordinates obey." Zhang Yong nodded and immediately withdrew from the main account.

There are too many of these homeless people, they are often scared away, and they quickly regroup, and it is a waste for them to use sugar rockets!

As the outcast of the city gathers more and more!

Mengyuan generals Chahan Timur, Wang Baobao and others led all the troops and horses, and they also came to the outside of Qufu City.

When they saw the small city of Qufu, they all expressed their disdain for Kong Kejian and Hama, who had fled after the defeat.

"This group of stupid pigs, tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, actually let such a little thief be wiped out? was chased and killed for dozens of miles, what a waste! Chakhan Timur scolded.

"Haha, Uncle is right." Wang Baobao said with a smile.

"King Ruyang, this time to break through Qufu, we slaughtered the city for three days, how about it?" Polo Timur said with a smile.

"Good! The order went down, the whole army prepared to attack, and after the city was broken, it plundered for three days. Chakhan Timur nodded and agreed with Polo Timur's suggestion.

"Yes, my lord."

In the eyes of the Yuan army, once Qufu City is captured, the wealth here is enough to live happily for a few days, and as for the people's will, it is not a matter for them to consider at all.

Soon, with the arrival of Chakhan Timur, Wang Baobao and other Mengyuan generals, the Yuan army outside the city began a fierce siege, and the first people to start the battle were the homeless cannon fodder under the command of the Yuan army!

For these displaced people who are desperate for a mouthful of food, only by breaking through Qufu City can they continue to live.

Qi Xiang, the general of the Red Turban Army on Qufu City, and others saw that the Yuan army began to attack the city, and they led the defenders to defend it!

"Brothers, we must win this battle today." Qi Xiang shouted.

"Lord Qi, let's fight!" The Red Turban sergeant shouted.

"Good! Fight! Qi Xiang also shouted, brandished the big knife in his hand, and led the defenders of the Red Turban Army to fight with the Yuan army.

Under the city, the Yuan army launched a fierce charge, and the weapons of both sides clanged and sparks flew everywhere.

Qi Xiang was dressed in a well-dressed armor, brandished the big knife in his hand, and rushed to the front of the city wall.

As the fighting continued, the Yuan army relied on the numerical advantage and soon climbed to the city wall.

"Brethren! Can't retreat, resist! Qi Xiang shouted loudly.

"Defend the city!" Another Red Turban Army general also roared.

"Swear to defend Qufu to the death!" The soldiers also shouted loudly.

"Hold on!" Qi Xiang shouted, strode forward, waved the big knife in his hand, and rushed towards the general of the Yuan army who climbed the city wall.

The two quickly fought together.

"Bang!"

Qi Xiang roared and cut off the enemy's head with a single sword.

Blood gushed out as the enemy's body fell to the ground.

The generals of the Red Turban Army on the city gate were also excited, brandishing the swords and guns in their hands, and fighting even harder.

"Kill!"

"Kill!"

Soon after, the Yuan army attacked the city again, but was once again repelled by the defenders of Qufu.

Qi Xiang counted the battle losses of the soldiers and found that the defenders had killed and wounded dozens of people, while the Yuan army left thousands of corpses all over the ground.

"Lord Qi, it can't go on like this, if we continue to consume like this, we will lose sooner or later!"

Another general worried.

"There is no way, now we can only try to prevent them from attacking the city, our troops are too small." Qi Xiang said helplessly.

"Lord Qi, why don't you send someone out of the city to ask for help?" An officer suggested.

Qi Xiang nodded: "Okay, quietly open the city gate tonight and send someone out of the city to ask for help." ”

......

Jiangnan, Jinling City.

The envoy sent by Zhu Han to Qufu to ask Qi Xiang to withdraw his troops soon returned to his life.

It is said that Qufu has been surrounded by the Yuan army, and it is impossible to get close to transmitting information.

Hearing the news, Zhu Han was immediately shocked.

"I can't imagine that Wang Baobao, the generals of the Yuan Army, marched so quickly and came to Qufu City so quickly?" Zhu Han couldn't help but get up and paced back and forth.

Now Qi Xiang in Qufu must be in danger.

Although the new army under Qi Xiang has good combat strength, after all, the number of people is too small, and the huge difference in strength is not at all something that can be compensated for by combat effectiveness.

Moreover, the people Qi Xiang fought against were the famous Mengyuan generals Chahan Timur, Wang Baobao and others, which were not so easy to deal with.

"Deputy marshal, since Qufu is in crisis, why don't you send people to mobilize troops and horses from all walks of life in Shandong to Qufu to support?" Shi Nai'an persuaded beside him.

"It's not proper, now the strength of the Yuan army in Shandong is not bad, and the other rebels may not be opponents such as Wang Baobao, wouldn't they let them die?" Zhu Han shook his head and said.

"That's just as well." Shi Nai'an nodded.

"However, now that Qufu is trapped, Qi Xiang and others are also in danger, I am worried that their lives will be in danger, it seems that only I have gone out in person." After thinking about it seriously, Zhu Han said slowly.

"That's right, it's just ......," Shi Nai'an said after a moment of silence.

"It's nothing, it's just that I personally went out, and I must not let Qi Xiang and the others have any mistakes." Zhu Han said.

Shi Nai'an thought for a moment, nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go with the adults." ”

"Good!" Zhu Han nodded, and then ordered: "10,000 new troops are enough to relieve the siege of Qufu!" ”

Two days later, after explaining the situation to his elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Han personally led 10,000 new troops and left Jinling, aiming directly at Qufu City.

In Qufu City, Qi Xiang led the defenders to support it.

Because of the large number of Yuan troops outside the city, they adopted a wheel war in which they attacked the city day and night.

The defenders in Qufu City were greatly reduced by their energy, and many of them had not slept with their eyes closed for two days and two nights in a row.

Qi Xiang's eyes were red, all bloodshot.

The wheel battle of the Yuan army outside the city made Qi Xiang exhausted, but Qi Xiang did not slack off or be discouraged in the slightest.

Because Qi Xiang firmly believed that the Yuan army outside the city must also be exhausted.

As long as you wait for reinforcements to come, you will definitely be able to repel the siege of the Yuan army!

Qi Xiang gritted his teeth and looked outside, waiting for reinforcements.

At this time, outside the city of Qufu, Chakhan Timur and Wang Baobao were both tired and exhausted, sitting on a small mound to breathe, while an officer was holding a wine jug and pouring wine for them.

With a tired face, Chakhan Timur picked up the wine bowl and drank the wine in the bowl in a big gulp.

At this time, Wang Baobao looked at Chakhan Timur and said: "Uncle, you see, the small city of Qufu is a little difficult to gnaw, and if it continues to be consumed like this, we are afraid that we will suffer?" ”

After many days of attack, the Yuan army did not break through Qufu City for a long time, but lost many soldiers and horses, although they were only some wandering people, but Wang Baobao still felt that it was a waste.

Wang Baobao felt that at this time, he should turn to the south, regardless of these rebels in Qufu, and directly entered the Huainan Jiangbei area, which was rich and had grain.

"Hmph, I can't beat a little Qufu, so I'm not as wasteful as Hama! If this king doesn't give the thief a little bit of a taste, I'm really sorry for the king of Ruyang that the court gave me! Chakhan Timur snorted coldly and said.

"Uncle, little Qufu, don't waste our time, retire!" Wang Baobao persuaded.

"Retirement? No refund! ”

Chakhan Timur snorted coldly and said.

Chakhan Timur and others all felt that Qufu City was already on the verge of collapse, and as long as they added a few more strengths, they should be able to break through quickly.

However, Qi Xiang and the others in Qufu City relied on their tenacious willpower and combat effectiveness!

It also inflicted heavy casualties on the subsequent attacks of the Yuan army.

A small Qufu city turned out to be a fortress that the Great Yuan Ruyang King Chakhan Timur could not conquer!

Chakhan Timur's face became extremely gloomy, and his heart was also very depressed.

He originally thought that with the hundreds of thousands of troops in his hands, he would definitely be able to take Qufu City.

Under the wheel war, I am tired and tired of the red scarf thief.

But......

Who would have thought that the combat effectiveness of Qi Xiang and the others would be even stronger than he expected.

Chakhan Timur looked at Qufu unwillingly, gritted his teeth, and decided to continue to march to Qufu!

"Keep the siege on me!"

As soon as Chakhan Timur gave the order, the soldiers of the Yuan army immediately began to launch a fierce attack on the city of Qufu.

In the eyes of Chakhan Timur, the elite Yuan army under his command will definitely not be defeated in the broken city of Qufu City.

However, Tsakhan Timur attacked for two days in a row, but there was no progress.

With muskets and artillery, and then using the arrows and horses on Qufu City, the Qufu defenders were almost able to defend without dead ends, and occasionally sporadic Yuan troops climbed up to the top of the city, and were immediately slaughtered by the elite led by Qi Xiang.

Just when the Yuan army suffered heavy casualties and was almost unable to launch a new offensive.

Suddenly.

The rangers outside came back to report to Chakhan Timur, Wang Baobao and others.

"Marshal Qiyu, there are red turban thieves coming out for reinforcements!"

"What, the Red Turban Thief has come to reinforcements?"

When Chahan and the others heard this, they were immediately taken aback.

The Yuan army fortified the city for many days, but it didn't get anything, and it also lost many soldiers and horses!

It can be regarded as exhausted, and now there is another reinforcement of the Red Turban Thief, which makes them extremely worried.

"How many reinforcements does the Red Turban Thief have?" Wang Baobao hurriedly asked.

"Almost ten thousand!"

"Ten thousand?"

Hearing this amount, Chakhan Timur and others breathed a sigh of relief.

There are not many of them, and they can deal with them completely.

"Uncle, we will lead the elite to eliminate this red turban thief reinforcements, leaving the homeless people to continue to besiege the city, as long as the reinforcements outside the city are eliminated, the Qufu thieves will definitely collapse." Wang Baobao immediately suggested.

"Okay, then do it!" Chakhan Timur hurriedly agreed.

The entire Yuan army is full of confidence, and it will soon be to eliminate 10,000 red turban thieves and reinforcements.

Dispatching 30,000 or 40,000 elites is already a sure win.

However, Chakhan Timur, Wang Baobao and others never imagined that the enemy they would face was not an ordinary Red Turban Army, but a new army led by Zhu Han!

This new army is a standard early-modern legion!

Half of the soldiers in the entire legion used muskets, as well as a large number of ironclad spearmen, sword and shield soldiers, as well as charging cavalry and musketeers, and more than forty artillery pieces.

Purely from the perspective of firepower output, the average small city fortress may not have a strong legion.

Therefore, when Chahan Timur, Wang Baobao, Li Siqi and others led the elite of the Yuan army to meet them, they were immediately beaten by Zhu Han and were embarrassed!

The 10,000 new troops led by Zhu Han were not only well-equipped with firearms, but also extremely high in tactical literacy.

The Yuan army led by Chakhan Timur had almost no results, and was harvested by the Red Turban Army one after another!

The soldiers of the Yuan army were beaten one by one and lost their armor.

Chakhan Timur looked at the fleeing Yuan army, gritted his teeth in anger, he just wanted to give the order to kill the deserters.

Suddenly, after a roar of artillery, a three-pounder gun hit Timur's mount directly.

"Ahh

Chakhan Timur screamed, was crushed to the ground by the fallen mount, and the whole person fell to the ground, convulsions in pain, and his face was as white as paper!

On the side, Wang Baobao saw this and was so frightened that all three souls were scared.

"Uncle!"

Wang Baobao hurriedly ran to Chakhan Timur's side, helped Chakhan Timur, and shouted anxiously.

However, Chakhan Timur's whole person was paralyzed and weak, and he was seriously injured at first glance!

With the help of several guards, Wang Baobao and others moved away from the dead horses and rescued the seriously injured Chakhan Timur.

However, Chakhan Timur spat blood from his mouth, and the whole person was about to die.

"Quick, ahem!"

Chakhan Timur wanted to speak, but a mouthful of blood spurted out again, and the whole person fell into a coma again.

"Uncle, what's wrong with you?" Wang Baobao and the others were taken aback and couldn't help but exclaim.

After Chakhan Timur passed out, Wang Baobao and others hurriedly carried Chakhan Timur to the rear.

On the battlefield, Zhu Han saw the embarrassed retreat of the Yuan army, and his eyes flashed with excitement.

The power of this firearms legion is really unstoppable.

The Mongolian cavalry, who was originally brave and good at fighting, was simply a bunch of targets in front of the firearms phalanx.

"All the army, forward!"

"Target, Qufu City!"

Zhu Han shouted and ordered the whole army to launch a pursuit against the Yuan army!

With the pursuit of the Red Turban Army, hundreds of thousands of people in the entire Yuan army began a complete rout.

Those homeless people are already very poor in combat, and they don't care about death or injury just for food.

Now that the defeat is certain, the homeless people don't want to die in vain, they are all desperately fleeing for their lives, where do they care about life or death!

Chakhan Timur was rescued by Wang Baobao and others, and the Yuan army left behind was defeated, and a big victory came easily with Zhu Han leading the army.

......

"Woooooo

"Woo!"

More than 30 miles northwest outside the city of Qufu, a group of Yuan troops who had fled here were crying.

Their coach Chakhan Timur had just lost his breath, and Wang Baobao's eyes were already red from crying!

Chakhan Timur is called an uncle, in fact, he is the father-in-law who brought Wang Baobao up.

Now Wang Baobao is extremely sad and angry in his heart, and he can't wait to kill him back immediately to avenge Chakhan Timur.

"Uncle, if you don't take revenge, I swear not to be a person!" Wang Baobao roared angrily in his heart, and his eyes shone with resentment!

"Lord Wang, what should we do?" Several lieutenant generals looked at their subordinates, crying and mourning, and they didn't know what to do.

"Retreat!" Wang Baobao gritted his teeth and shouted:

"Otherwise, we're going to wipe out all of us here!"

Now Qufu City is defeated!

Although Wang Baobao, Li Siqi, Polo Timur and others retained most of the elite, many of the auxiliaries and baggage had already been lost under the city of Qufu.

Hundreds of thousands of troops turned into tens of thousands of remnants overnight.

In this case, it is natural that you can no longer continue to go to Huainan.

Even, even Henan can't go back, after all, the loss of grain and grass is gone, and tens of thousands of troops are hungry when they go back.

In this case, Wang Baobao decided to lead the soldiers and horses to Bianliang first, take all the family scrolls and property, and then cross the river to the north to the capital.

After this defeat, Henan must not be able to hold it, in order to save his life, it is better to go to Dadu early to prepare.

The routs of the Yuan army were all relieved immediately, and they were afraid that Wang Baobao would be impulsive, and then lead them back to die.

All the Yuan troops fled to the rear.

Wang Baobao, Li Siqi and others led the remaining soldiers and horses to retreat quickly.

Looking at the routed Wang Baobao and others, Zhu Han did not pursue.

In Zhu Han's view, the Yuan army such as Chakhan Timur was not at all the slightest threat.

There is no point in chasing Wang Baobao and the others, it is just a waste of time.

Zhu Han glanced at the rout of the homeless soldiers who were scattered and fleeing, these were his targets.

"Pass the order, those who surrender will not die!"

"Don't kill the captives!"

These hundreds of thousands of homeless people are all rare and strong!

As long as you give a few full meals, you can immediately become your own powerful source of soldiers!

Soon, Zhu Han's military orders were shouted everywhere on the battlefield.

"Those who surrender are not to die!"

"Don't kill the captives!"

With the shouts of the Red Turban Army, more and more of the rout soldiers began to stop fleeing, but chose to surrender.

"Those who surrender are not to die!"

"Don't kill the captives!"

"Don't kill the captives!"

......

This loud shout was like a sharp sword, piercing the most vulnerable side of the rout's heart.

"Surrender, surrender ......"

Soon, a large number of displaced people gathered outside Qufu City, and the black pressure was overwhelming, which looked very shocking.

The panicked and uneasy expressions of these displaced people showed the fear in their hearts.

They don't understand how suddenly the situation is reversed!

The Great Yuan army, which was still strong yesterday, how could it become a mourning dog in one day.

How so?

After some searching, the Red Turban Army finally found more than 100,000 displaced prisoners.

So many people were quickly dispersed by Zhu Han's order, and they re-encamped outside the city, and then took out a lot of food from the captured Yuan army's baggage, and gave these homeless people who had not had a full meal for several months.

In order to make the exile army obedient, the Yuan army has never let them eat enough.

So after Zhu Han ordered them to be given a full meal, many homeless people kept tears while eating in large gulps.

After this full meal, all the captive exiles were grateful to the Red Turban Army.

"My lord, we want to kill the Tartars with you!"

"Yes, General, I will kill the Tartars with you in the future!"

"Kill the Tartars!"

The rapid surrender of the exile army outside the city made Zhu Han very happy in his heart.

In particular, when Zhu Han entered Qufu City, among a group of tired Red Turban soldiers, he saw Qi Xiang intact, and his heart was even happier.

"The deputy marshal is invincible!"

As soon as he saw Zhu Han, Qi Xiang immediately said excitedly.

Today's battle was something that Qi Xiang never thought of anyway.

The hundreds of thousands of yuan army, under the attack of Zhu Han's 10,000 new army, quickly collapsed directly.

In addition to Shenwei, Qi Xiang couldn't find any other explanation.

"Haha, it's all the credit of the soldiers!" Zhu Han patted Qi Xiang's shoulder with a smile, and then continued: "You did a good job, Qufu fought hard, you didn't embarrass our Red Turban Army!" ”

Hearing Zhu Han's praise, Qi Xiang was greatly moved, and hurriedly said, "Thank you for your praise!" The subordinates are willing to go to the soup for the adults and never give up! ”

Zhu Han smiled and waved his hand, and said: "Okay, I know that you are a loyal minister and a good general, you have made great contributions, and you will naturally be rewarded, and when I return to Jinling, your reward will naturally be indispensable!" Now, you go back and get ready to rest, and I'll take care of everything!" ”

When Qi Xiang heard this, he hurriedly bowed his hand and said, "Thank you for your love, my subordinates will retire!" ”

Qi Xiang, who hadn't slept with his eyes closed for several days, really didn't have the strength to excuse himself.

"Well, go ahead, you're doing well!"

"Yes!" Qi Xiang clasped his fists and saluted, turned around and left.

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。

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Wang Baobao and others ran wildly all the way and soon fled back to Kaifeng City.

In the Ruyang palace in Kaifeng City, a group of female scrolls were crying in mourning, and the corpse of Chakhan Timur was on the ground.

Because the weather was so hot, the body of Chakhan Timur was already a little stinky, and there were signs of decay.

"Lord Wang!" All the female scrolls were the concubines of Timur, the king of Ruyang.

They are crying like this now, not simply crying Chahan, but more crying themselves.

Because, according to the custom of the Mongolian prince, these concubines will be used for burial!

"Woo!"

"Woooooo

Because Chahan had no son, everything was presided over by Wang Baobao, a nephew and righteous son.

Seeing these crying female rolls, Wang Baobao didn't care about them, but ordered everything in the palace to be packed up, and everything that could not be taken away was left behind.

"Brother, what are you going to do?" A teenage girl with red eyes, apparently crying, walked out and asked Wang Baobao.

"Minmin, you go and pack your things, Kaifeng can't hold it, follow me to Dadu!" Wang Baobao said anxiously.

The girl in front of her is the lord of Shaomin, the daughter of Chakhan Timur, the king of Ruyang.

"Won't you avenge my father?" Lord Shao Min looked sad and indignant.

Wang Baobao doesn't want to take revenge, but now that Henan has no food and grass to prepare, if he doesn't go to Dadu first, he is afraid that his soldiers and horses will starve to death, and he will take revenge.

Of course, even if Wang Baobao said these military aircraft matters, the county lord of Shaomin was unwilling to listen to them.

"Dog thief Zhu Han, killed my father, I must go to him for revenge!" Lord Shaomin gritted his silver teeth and said.

Wang Baobao felt that this was the little girl's angry words, so he didn't take it seriously.

However, in the evening, when the entire Ruyang Royal Mansion was cleaned up and everyone was ready to go to Dadu, Wang Baobao's subordinates could not find any trace of the county lord Shaomin.

Missing along with the county lord of Shaomin, there is her personal maid Xiao Zhao, as well as some gold and silver soft and sword horses.

After Wang Baobao learned this, he couldn't help but shake his head and sigh, this girl was so ignorant that she dared to run away without permission.

Even if he wanted revenge, was the traitor Zhu Han so easy to kill?

Not to mention Minmin's youngest daughter's family, even if it is hundreds of thousands of troops on the battlefield, they can't help Zhu Han!

Wang Baobao and Min Min brothers and sisters have a deep relationship, and immediately postponed the plan to evacuate Kaifeng, and that night, Wang Baobao led a large number of men and horses to find the lord of Shaomin.

However, when he found it at noon the next day, there was no trace of the county lord Shaomin, and Wang Baobao's heart began to be a little worried.

This time, the county lord of Shaomin was secretly out of the city.

If you really assassinate the traitor Zhu Han, it will be troublesome, and you will definitely die.

But everything was in vain, Wang Baobao didn't know how to chase back the county lord of Shaomin, and in desperation, he had to set off for Dadu.

Wang Baobao led tens of thousands of troops, with more than 100,000 Mongolian army rolls, starting from Kaifeng and arriving all the way north to the capital of Dayuan.

Because of the great drought in the world, there are also groups of displaced people outside the capital.

Wang Baobao looked at these homeless people and couldn't help but feel a sadness in his heart.

Judging from the situation outside the capital, I am afraid that the inside of the capital is not optimistic, and there may not be much food to support the army.

Really.

When Wang Baobao entered the capital, he was immediately invited by the regent Empress Dowager Qi to the palace to discuss state affairs.

In the Dayuan Palace, the silk incense tent, jewelry, wine and delicacies, is not luxurious.

Wang Baobao and Empress Dowager Qi discussed the state after the waves, and they were all in a state of extreme clarity.

Wang Baobao put his arm around the slippery shoulders of the Empress Dowager Qi, sighed and said:

"Queen Mother, this time Dayuan is really dangerous."

"How so?" Empress Dowager Qi frowned.

For Wang Baobao, a handsome, sturdy and sensually born courtier, the Empress Dowager Qi has already fallen, and she almost obeys him.

"Now that there has been a famine in the north for many years, the imperial court must not be able to get the grain, grass and military salaries, but the Zhu brothers in the south are asking for money and money, and grain and food, and there is really no way to fight this battle." Wang Baobao said.

When Empress Dowager Qi heard this, her face immediately darkened.

She also knows......

Everything Wang Baobao said is true!

The entire Great Yuan Dynasty was already in a situation of financial collapse, and it was no longer possible to collect taxes in various places, and all the states and counties had large and small thieves.

And Wang Baobao and others were defeated this time, and they gave the last big gamble of the Great Yuan Dynasty to Stud.

A small Qufu city has exhausted the last batch of military grain and grass of the Great Yuan Dynasty!

This is something that no one can believe.

Moreover, the death of the general Chakhan Timur made the Yuan army panic.

"Then what do you say, now that Aiyou is young, the ministers of the DPRK and China are all a group of wine bags and rice bags, and the slave family will depend on you in the future." Empress Dowager Qi hurriedly said coquettishly.

Empress Dowager Qi was only in her twenties, and she was naturally beautiful and difficult to give up, and after some shyness, Wang Baobao was also drunk.

Now that the Great Yuan Dynasty has failed again and again, several Mongolian vassal kings in the desert steppe are ready to move again, especially the descendants of Ali Buge, and they feel that it is time for them to avenge their ancestors.

When the Great Mongolia was in that year, the two brothers Ali Buge and Kublai Khan fought for the throne of the Great Khan of Mongolia and launched a protracted battle, which ended with Kublai Khan winning and Ali Buge dying.

However, Ali Buge's descendants are still very powerful in the grassland, and now they are once again showing great ambitions, and they are ready to lead the grassland cavalry to rush into the capital at any time and snatch the throne of Emperor Aiyou.

In this case, the Empress Dowager Qi can only count on Wang Baobao, the training generals of the Central Plains Regiment, to support her.

"Don't worry, as long as I am here, I won't let those chaotic ministers and thieves come around!" Wang Baobao put his arms around the Empress Dowager Qi to show his loyalty.

"Then I'll be relieved." Empress Dowager Qi said.

Wang Baobao sighed, and then said: "In my opinion, we should find a way to restore the prestige of the Great Khan on the grassland as soon as possible, leaving a way out for the future!" ”

"A way out?" Empress Dowager Qi was a little surprised.

"That's right, it's a way out, if one day the Red Turban Thieves attack outside the capital, His Highness and the Great Khan can't go out of the city and surrender, right?" Wang Baobao said.

Surrender, that, of course, is impossible.

Since ancient times, few emperors have surrendered to a good end, and the Empress Dowager Qi did not dare to let her son surrender to the red turban thief.

Empress Dowager Qi knows how unpopular the Mongols are in the Central Plains!

Once his son, the Great Khan of Mongolia, falls into the hands of the Red Turban thieves, he will definitely be doomed.

"So what to do? The grassland is barbaric, and it is extremely bitter and cold, and no one wants to go to the grassland in the Chinese military officials. Empress Dowager Qi said.

Wang Baobao sneered, "It's up to them whether they go or not, as long as they don't want to die, then they have to go to the grassland!" ”

Now that the Central Plains is already in chaos, and the brothers Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Han are so strong, Wang Baobao feels that Dayuan has little hope.

The only way to retreat is to retreat to the steppe and continue to be the Great Khan of Mongolia!

In this way, when the Central Plains is in the middle of the civil strife in the future, you can take the opportunity to go south to make a lot of money.

But if you don't retreat, when Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Han brothers annex Dayuan, then it will be the end of Wang Baobao.

"What do you want to do?" Empress Dowager Qi asked.

"I mean, send people to the grasslands to pacify the tribes, and then build a city in the fishing sea in case something happens." Wang Baobao said.

"Okay, then I'll listen to you." Empress Dowager Qi nodded and said.

Wang Baobao's proposal is also in line with her thoughts, instead of sitting and waiting, it is better to take the initiative to find a way out.

"Then I'll go back and gather soldiers and horses and go to the grassland in person." Wang Baobao said.

"Okay, you need to go and get back quickly." Empress Dowager Qi nodded shyly.

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Henan, Yingzhou.

Because of the drought for several months, the entire Yingzhou has been a piece of dry land.

There is almost no grass, and the people here are even more hungry and yellow-skinned, and some old and weak women and children can't even move around.

Moreover, what is even more terrifying is that because there are too many people who starve to death, coupled with the hot weather, many corpses have not had time to be buried, mosquitoes breed, and a large-scale plague has begun.

The entire city of Yingzhou was almost completely deserted by soldiers and civilians in just ten days.

The Han Imperial Palace in Yingzhou City.

Emperor Liu Futong of the Han Dynasty was lying on the bed with a sallow face at this time, he was also unfortunately infected with the plague, and after the diagnosis of the doctors in Yingzhou City, he was already in the stage of weakness.

"Ahem, ahem!"

Liu Futong coughed weakly.

There were no more maids and servants in the entire palace, because they all fled, leaving only Liu Futong's old wife, Empress Zhu, to serve him personally.

In front of Liu Futong's hospital bed, there were no more generals and ministers in the past, only Guan Duo and Dong Da were obeying orders, and the rest of the generals led their subordinates to flee the famine.

"I, ahem......"

Liu Futong just wanted to speak, but a violent cough interrupted him.

After finally stabilizing it, Liu Futong said weakly: "I think that my illness can't be cured, and the big man will depend on you." ”

Guan Duo and Dong Da both looked sad, and now there are only more than 10,000 people in Yingzhou City, and this Han Empire is really a little pitiful.

Liu Futong said, and reached out to call his son Liu Wenju next to him.

He said to Guan Duo and Dong Da: "After I die, you will do your best to assist Prince Zuo, no matter what, you can't surrender to the Tartars, as long as you survive this famine, you will be better in the future." ”

When he said this, Liu Futong's eyes were hollow and obvious

However, the mental state is not very good.

"Your Majesty, rest assured, Guan Duo will definitely assist the good prince of Zuo!"

"Your Majesty, I, Dong Da, listen to you."

Guan Duo and Dong Dalian Lianlian expressed their loyalty, and Liu Futong was relieved to lie on the bed again, still coughing non-stop.

Subsequently, Guan Duo and Dong Da walked out of the 'Han Palace'.

However, he had barely taken two steps when he heard someone calling behind him.

"Brother Guan, Brother Dong, wait for me!"

As soon as the two of them turned around, they found that it was the Han Empress Zhu who chased them out.

Mrs. Liu Futong was born in a small family, did not know how to read and write, and did not have much knowledge.

But she is amiable, even after becoming the queen of the Han Dynasty, she is still like this, Guan Duo, Dong Da and others respect her very much.

"Queen Mother!"

"!"

Guan Duo and Dong Da hurriedly asked for a gift.

The Empress Zhu of the Han Dynasty didn't care and said directly.

"Two brothers, don't be in a hurry to leave, sit down and listen to me give you a lalagua!"

The Han Empress Zhu's fluent Henan Nanjing accent made Guan Duo and Dong Dadun feel cordial.

"Niangniang, what are you going to say?" Dong Da immediately asked.

"You also saw it just now, His Majesty Lao Liu is already sick Lake, can you see it?" Empress Zhu said with a frown.

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Your Majesty Liu, such a down-to-earth honorable title can only be said by Empress Zhu.