Zhu Yuanzhang watched Lu Tu lead the army and disappeared into the vast desert, and then he opened the letter sent by Wang Er.

Looking at the letter, Wang Er stated that the goods had been loaded on the ship and could be shipped out on the same day. They would definitely be able to deliver the goods to Pi Island before the Yellow River froze.

Zhu Yuanzhang pondered for a moment and said to the old leader beside him: "How many people do we still have here now?"

The old squad leader thought for a moment and said: "There are about 30,000 veterans and 50,000 recruits in training!"

"So, we have 80,000 people. What if we take advantage of this opportunity to transport food and secretly send some of them to Liaodong?"

After hearing this, the old squad leader thought for a moment and said: "It's feasible, but our soldiers are good at land warfare and are not familiar with water."

After hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang said that it was okay. The soldiers had been bumpy on the ship for more than two months and they would definitely get used to it.

"How many people should we send?"

"Tentatively decide on fifteen thousand!"

After the number of people was determined, the old leader was a little worried about the supplies. Zhu Yuanzhang immediately returned to Jiazhou Yamen and wrote a letter to Wang Er, stating emphatically whether he could wait a few more days, and asked how the supplies would be if there were 20,000 more people.

solve.

"Send it quickly!"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the leaving heralds and immediately began to select people. First of all, they must be familiar with water properties, and then they must have wives, children, and children in their families. After three days of selection, Zhu Yuanzhang selected 18,000 people.

It was led by He Wenfeng, because one-third of them were former Ming soldiers and served under He Wenfeng.

He Wenfeng was a little flattered. He had been feeling uneasy recently. He stayed at home all day long and waited for Zhu Yuanzhang to deal with him for three months. Unexpectedly, Zhu Yuanzhang rushed to Liaodong without stopping for a moment.

Now that he saw Zhu Yuanzhang using him, he immediately knelt down on one knee and said: "I am willing to serve you to the death!"

"Brother He, you and I don't need these." Zhu Yuanzhang helped He Wenfeng up.

After everyone packed up and traveled lightly, they took two days to travel overland to Wubao, and then traveled down the waterway to Luoyang.

Zhu Yuanzhang spent a lot of money to buy five large ships and contacted nearby boat operators. Zhu Yuanzhang has been preparing for the matter since he received Wang Erke's letter. Now that everything is in place, Zhu Yuanzhang breathed a sigh of relief.

He borrowed the name of Shanxi merchants, so he would not arouse suspicion on the way. When he arrived in Luoyang, Wang Er had already taken care of everything, making it even more foolproof.

Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang watched groups of people leaving.

Zhu Yuanzhang did not send them all away at once, but sent them away in batches.

After finishing these things, the old class leader took a letter and handed it to Zhu Yuanzhang.

Looking at Yan Ning's mark on it, Zhu Yuanzhang said, "You'd better take a look first!"

The old team leader smiled and said: "In case you two have some private conversations, I still won't read it!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang reluctantly took the letter and opened it, and saw that it was a letter asking for help. Yan Ning said that he was short of manpower in Dongjiang and the silver in his hand was about to be spent, hoping to get Zhu Yuanzhang's support.

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and handed the letter to his old class leader.

"This child has always had a strong temper, but now he knows how to ask for help. Firstly, this girl's temper has changed a bit. Secondly, I'm afraid it's really hard for them there." The old class leader sighed, after all, he is the one who suffers there.

daughter.

"Don't worry, old man, I will definitely live up to her!"

Zhu Yuanzhang promised.

"My lord is someone who wants to do great things. I don't want this girl to have any incredible wealth. I just want her to be safe after I wait a hundred years!"

Zhu Yuanzhang took a deep look at the old leader and said, "We understand!"

Then he left. It is a good thing for people to be self-aware. If they are too self-aware, it will become a psychological burden. Zhu Yuanzhang believed that the old leader was in the latter category.

Zhu Yuanzhang returned to the room and let out a cry. He saw an eagle about two feet in size flew down and landed firmly on Zhu Yuanzhang's shoulder.

When he stuffed a secret letter into the wax seal on the falcon's anklet, he threw it high, looked at the falcon disappearing into the sky, turned around and walked out of the house, found his old boss and stated his intention.

"What, you're leaving again!"

The old team leader couldn't believe that Zhu Yuanzhang was leaving again within ten days of his return.

"Don't worry, it's not far this time, it's in Shanxi. If you have anything important, contact me immediately!"

The old class leader nodded when he heard this.

Zhu Yuanzhang turned around and went to the stables to find a maroon horse, got on it and rode away.

Seeing Zhu Yuanzhang without any bodyguards, the old leader was about to remind him.

But when he saw a cavalry of more than a hundred people appeared immediately behind Zhu Yuanzhang, he realized that he had been worrying too much.

These people were raised in Qingjian County. Now that they have completed their studies, they came to follow Zhu Yuanzhang.

He immediately regarded this group of people as his personal guards.

At the same time, Gao Yingxiang was packing up and saluting in Yan'an Mansion. Wei Chang on the side was a little confused and asked: "King Chuang, why do we have to leave here?"

Gao Yingxiang said with a smile: "Now the imperial court has begun to mobilize heavy troops to suppress the rebellion. If we insist on holding on here, we will end up losing everyone and the land, so we must leave."

After hearing this, Wei Chang smiled and said: "I heard that Zhao Sheng from Yulin is still trying to defend there. Should we inform him? After all, we are allies."

After hearing this, Gao Yingxiang shook his head and said: "Although we are allies, we cannot interfere with their actions. In this case, we can each rely on our own abilities."

"yes!"

After watching Wei Chang leave, Gao Yingxiang took the envelope from his subordinates. It said that the Chief Envoy of Shanxi Province was about to dispatch the Baigan Army that had just entered the country to help the Chief Envoy of Shaanxi Province suppress the rebellion. Now Baigan Army

The vanguard of the army has already left Yangqu.

In Yangqu County

Qin Liangyu looked at Yang Tao and said, "You can raise your baby here with peace of mind. Don't worry, no one will disturb you."

Yang Tao looked at Qin Liangyu's heroic appearance in armor and said with some worry: "You should be more careful!"

Looking at Qin Liangyu leaving, Yang Tao felt very uncomfortable. If it weren't for the person in front of her, her mother and son might have been exposed in the wilderness. However, due to her current identity, she didn't want Qin Liangyu to wipe out the rebel army.

Looking at Qin Liangyu disappearing at the end of the avenue, Yang Tao sighed.

Then she walked into the house, but she didn't notice that a figure saw Yang Tao at the corner of the street. A smile immediately appeared on her face.

This person was Liu Jiusi's guard. Now that he saw his wife, he immediately walked out of the city.

Li Jin, who was observing the direction of the army on both sides of the mountain road, looked a little ugly. Behind him, a group of people wearing ordinary people's clothes had nervous faces.

"Brother, these officers and soldiers are not here to cause trouble for us, are they?"

Li Jin was silent. When everyone saw this, they were a little helpless. It looked like this.

Li Jin calculated in his mind that since the last time he took advantage of the government army to suppress bandits, he had gathered many troops, and now he made a living by robbing the government army's food and salary.

Now that he saw such a huge momentum from the army, he thought that the army was coming to annihilate him.

"Brother!"

Li Jin looked at one person's face and asked with joy: "Have you found out the purpose of the officers and soldiers?"

The visitor shook his head.

Upon seeing this, Li Jin immediately reprimanded: "Then you laugh like a stupid boy?".

He immediately whispered: "I saw Madam!"

Li Jin heard it and immediately said: "Is it really Mrs. Sister-in-law?"

"That's absolutely true," replied the sergeant.

"Where?"

"At the Yamen!"

Li Jin stood up immediately when he heard this. The sergeant immediately asked: "General, what are you doing?"

"Of course we are going to rescue my wife," Li Jin said and was about to take the people away.

"General, I think it's better to wait a moment. I think it's best for my wife to be there now. My wife is pregnant now, and the female general treats him well, so let her rest somewhere!"

Li Jin then calmed down and listened to Yang Tao's situation. After understanding the situation, Li Jin immediately asked the sergeant to bring twenty veterans to guard him there at all times.

"yes!"

Dongjiang
Chapter completed!