The Yuan army no longer had the will to fight, they no longer wanted to fight against these wolf-like rebels, the commander had been killed, there was no one to direct them, an orderly retreat or counterattack, the Yuan army completely collapsed, and the cries, screams, and pleading resounded throughout the river.

The rebels followed behind the Yuan army, hunting and killing the routs with ease, one warship after another changed hands, and one corpse after another was thrown into the river.

This is above the river, and the only thing the Yuan soldiers can do is to laboriously turn the bow of the boat and try to escape.

But they couldn't run away at all, at this time, the Yuan army fleet was squeezed on the surface of a small river, there was no room for them to turn around, and the sky was constantly falling like life-threatening boulders, and their only choice was to surrender except to jump into the river.

In the end, only a dozen ships on the outermost periphery managed to break through, hundreds of Yuan troops fled, and the rest of the Yuan army were forced to kneel and beg under the threat of boulders.

Although Xu Da's opponent successfully overwhelmed him with the advantage of strength and equipment, the general trend was gone, and when the rebel fleet sailed over to support, the Yuan army Wanhu finally laid down his arms.

So far, the battle of quarrying has been won!

In this battle, the rebels suffered more than 10,000 casualties, and the 3,000 "dead army" led by Chang Yuchun were only more than 100 people, and the rest of the troops also suffered heavy casualties. The Yuan army was captured by more than 20,000 people, more than 12,000 were killed in battle, and less than 1,000 escaped.

Zhu Yuanzhang ordered the corpses of the soldiers to be salvaged and buried well, and the family members gave gold and silver comfort, which comforted the soldiers of the righteous army who were immersed in grief, and Zhu Yuanzhang's image was also even taller.

However, the rebels also gained a lot from this campaign, they captured a large number of armor, weapons and ships, and after reorganizing the prisoners, the total strength reached 60,000.

The biggest obstacle to the rebels' assault on Jiqing has been removed!

And after this battle, Yan Ling's performance was also recognized by the generals, he set out at the best time and perfectly wiped out the Yuan army, and even the captured Yuan army on the flagship confirmed that their commander The Hague was also killed under that boulder!

Great work!

Yan Ling was appreciated and rewarded by Zhu Yuanzhang, and his official position was also promoted.

Taiping Xingguo Wing Marshal Mansion Marshal Mansion, this is a civil position, but the power is very great, only under the Marshal's Mansion Governor Li Shanchang, even Wang Guangyang, who was later named an earl, is just a Marshal's Mansion Order History at this time, it can be seen that after this battle, Zhu Yuanzhang not only recognized his ability, but also regarded him as a real confidant.

It can be said that from this moment on, he really entered Zhu Yuanzhang's team and became a member of the high-level.

After resting for a while, in March, Zhu Yuanzhang once again rebelled against the army, attacking Jiqing from Taiping, and marching on land and water at the same time. And in front of them is the last barrier of Jiqing - Jiangning Town.

Chen Zhaoxian had been waiting for a long time with his nearly 40,000 soldiers and horses.

However, he is not his father, although Chen Yexian betrayed the Red Turban Army and was disgusted by the rebels, but his prestige is still there, but Chen Zhaoxian is young, and he can't completely suppress this group of arrogant generals under his command.

The hearts of the people are not aligned, and no one wants to fight to the death.

So when Chang Yuchun went out to fight as a vanguard, the Yuan army was almost at the touch of a crush, and there was no one to compete with him at all, and the righteous army easily broke through the camp of the Yuan army, and several generals saw that the general trend had gone, and surrendered directly, and Chen Zhaoxian, as the commander, originally wanted to resist stubbornly, but in the end he was also knocked down by the righteous army and became a prisoner.

With 36,000 soldiers, Zhu Yuanzhang's team suddenly expanded to nearly 100,000 people.

In the camp, the generals sat upright, and the soldiers escorted Chen Zhaoxian up.

For this person, Zhu Yuanzhang still had a heart of love for talent, he was just about to open his mouth to surrender, but he never thought that Chen Zhaoxian turned his eyes and saw Yan Ling sitting on the side, and he actually scolded:

"Thief, if you kill my uncle, I won't share the sky with you!" Then came a barrage of *****.

With red eyes, he struggled desperately to break free from the rope, but was soon held down by the soldiers on his left and right.

Yan Ling is still a relatively trustworthy person, so he still sent someone to publicize that he killed Chen Yexian. The most important thing is that if he doesn't keep his promise, how will Zhu Yuanzhang know how much he has contributed? After all, he avenged the son of the old marshal, life-saving benefactor (Zhu Yuanzhang himself said later), and the old father-in-law Guo Zixing, which made his own position more justifiable, and the old department of Zixing who was obedient to him would also be more heartfelt.

So Chen Zhaoxian knew that it was this guy who killed him, and with his identity, he easily found someone who knew the head of the Yan family on Qingyuan Road and got his portrait.

In the original history, this is also the moment to show Zhu Yuanzhang's ability, he chose the brave 500 brave warriors in Chen Zhaoxian's army, let them protect themselves, and he slept among these 500 people to show his trust, and in the end, those 500 people died without fail, and Chen Jun also returned to his heart. And Chen Zhaoxian because his uncle died in the hands of Lu Demao, so he surrendered to the righteous army without any guilt, and was quite loyal to Zhu Yuanzhang later, and became the marshal of the Taiping Xingguo Wing Marshal Mansion, and even died in the Battle of Poyang Lake.

But now that the enemy who killed his uncle was in front of him, Chen Zhaoxian couldn't keep calm no matter what, he scolded angrily, and kept wanting to attack Yan Ling. Looking at the other party's current appearance, Zhu Yuanzhang also knew that it was impossible for him to stay, after all, Yan Ling was an important minister who had just made a contribution, how could a captured general on the other side compare with Yan Ling?

So he shouted angrily:

"How daring! You are just a captive, I persuade you to surrender with good words, and if you don't repent, how dare you insult my minister? Your uncle Chen Ye is the person I Zhu Yuanzhang wants to kill, what are you going to do? How can I spare you if I am so arrogant? Pull it out and behead it for public display! ”

The generals also scolded angrily, but Yan Ling was in tears, he walked to Zhu Yuanzhang and knelt down, kowtowed:

"Marshal, if you treat me like this, Ling Wu will not be able to repay you...... When the liver and brain are smeared on the ground, thank Jun'en! ”

Zhu Yuanzhang hurriedly helped him up:

"Brother Xian, you don't have to be like this, it's just a thief, you are my confidant, can I bear him insulting you?"

For a time, the lord was loyal.

Although Yan Ling was mostly pretending, he was really moved.

Even if he knew Lao Zhu's violence in his later years, Zhu Yuanzhang's behavior at this time was true, which warmed the hearts of his subordinates.

You must know that Chen Zhaoxian is a general after all, and if he kills him, his subordinates will probably be in danger or dissatisfied, and just like Zhu Yuanzhang said when he released Chen Yexian before, "Kill him, I am afraid of losing the heroic heart", which is not good for his reputation, and people in the future will have to weigh it if they surrender.

However, when the other party was insulting, Zhu Yuanzhang still resolutely ordered to be beheaded.

I have to say that being a minister under the young Zhu Yuanzhang is really a great thing in life.