Chapter 391: Heaven and earth are big, and national law is the biggest
Zhang Tianqi was stunned when he suddenly heard the explosion.
Could it be that something happened where the gunpowder was stored? After all, Zhu Jiajun couldn't have come so quickly. But things will always develop in the worst direction...
It was indeed the Zhu Jiajun who came, and then even more fatal news came, the water gate exploded!
How could it be?
Zhang Tianqi went crazy, "I clearly asked you to seal the water gate and block it with iron ropes, why didn't you obey the order?"
Zhang Tianqi angrily questioned his subordinates, and among the subordinates, you looked at me and I looked at you. Finally, someone had the courage to say, "Maybe there is a lack of manpower and we didn't have time!"
"Pooh!"
Zhang Tianqi spat fiercely, "When someone comes to kill you and chop off your heads, it will be too late!"
He drew his sword angrily, and everyone was startled, could he still kill people?
We are all ministers under King Cheng. Even if we want to kill people, we must obey King Cheng.
Zhang Tianqi glared at this group of people. After all, he didn't have the strength to do anything, so he could only say angrily: "Why don't you fight against the enemy with me!"
After a little hesitation, everyone finally followed Zhang Tianqi and killed him out.
Frankly speaking, there is nothing wrong with Zhang Tianqi's arrangement. He thought about the hidden dangers of Watergate, but also arranged the manpower. But Zhang Shicheng's subordinates are like this. In other words, except for the Zhu Jiajun, there are very few soldiers who can resolutely carry out orders and everything is done.
Get some discounts.
The deduction of military pay, the deduction of military rations, and the general emptiness of military pay... These matters are simply not something Zhang Tianqi can solve as a general.
Ever since Zhang Shicheng stayed intact and accepted many Yuan troops, it has become like this. And under Zhang Shicheng's painstaking management, it has become even worse...
Of course, if Zhu Jiajun didn't arrive so quickly, give Zhang Tianqi some time, and he might be able to make up for it in just a day or two.
Let Huzhou become an impenetrable wall and difficult to conquer.
But he happened to meet Xu Da.
This man understood the importance of military strength and speed, and Zhu Jiajun also had the conditions to realize the importance of military strength and speed.
Troops were dispatched from Jinling, arrived at Liyang in advance, and then stationed at Changxing. The journey was smooth, and preparations were made before the war was issued.
If it was only because of Xu Da's command, he might be like Zhang Tianqi, who gave the order but compromised the execution, and France and Vietnam became a pair of wonderful rivals.
It is a pity that Zhang Tianqi is French, but Li Wenzhong is not Vietnamese.
He seized the opportunity to fight, took action decisively, without fear, and took the lead in the charge. At a young age, he showed the courage to defeat the three armies, giving birth to a calf and overthrowing the tiger.
This is something extraordinary all of a sudden.
"Well done!"
Xu Da was marching and when he got the news about Li Wenzhong, he couldn't help but wave his fist. He was so happy.
He had known for a long time that the main target of this battle was Hangzhou, and if he wanted to conquer Hangzhou, he had to capture Huzhou. His original plan was to besiege it with absolute force.
No one expected that a young man would seize the fleeting opportunity and take advantage of the chaos to enter Huzhou.
If I missed this, I would be so embarrassed!
"Deng Youde, Zhou Dexing, you lead two battalions immediately and attack as quickly as possible!"
"As you command!"
Both of them also understood that Li Wenzhong did not have many soldiers and horses. If they were to attack them with all their strength, or simply annihilate them, everything would be over.
Deng Youde decisively ordered to discard all unnecessary things, including dry food and food.
Enter Huzhou City and have breakfast together!
Zhou Dexing did not hesitate to make more concessions. Their two groups of soldiers and horses ordered a rapid march to support Li Wenzhong as quickly as possible.
After sending these two men out, Xu Da did not hesitate, and called Tang Shengzong and Lu Zhongheng, asking them to detour back to the east and south of Huzhou as quickly as possible, especially to intercept the reinforcements coming from the direction of Hangzhou.
Four generals were sent in succession, and Xu Da himself led the main force to attack Huzhou.
Xu Da's arrangements were recorded by specialized personnel and sent to Zhu Yuanzhang immediately.
In the Zhu Jiajun, the generals have the power to make decisions on the fly, but after making a decision, they must report it immediately to let the coach know the intention, even if it is Lao Zhu's confidant.
The person responsible for delivering the message is the pigeon raised by Xuexue.
I have to say that these wizards are quite useful.
After receiving the news sent by the pigeon, Zhang Ximeng was immediately overjoyed.
This kid Li Wenzhong really has a lot of tricks up his sleeve.
"Congratulations, lord, double happiness!"
Zhu Yuanzhang raised his brows and felt greatly comforted, "This nephew of ours is really capable. Thank you for your good teaching, sir!"
Zhang Ximeng wanted to say that even without him, Li Wenzhong was still a talented general, but it was difficult to refuse when Lao Zhu put gold in his face. And Li Wenzhong did a good job indeed.
"After Huzhou is captured, only Jiaxing Prefecture is left to connect the two ends between Suzhou and Hangzhou. Zhang Shicheng's life will be difficult." Zhang Ximeng said with a smile.
At this time, Zhu Sheng thought of something, pondered for a while, and suddenly said: "Sir, there seems to be little difference between taking Suzhou and taking Hangzhou now. Do you want to go straight to the nest and kill Zhang Shicheng?"
Zhu Sheng made the suggestion, and except for Zhang Ximeng, the other civil servants and generals were actually a little moved.
From the beginning of the war to now, Zhang Shicheng's troops are very weak and have not made much progress compared to before. If they can capture Suzhou and succeed in the first battle, it seems to be much better than attacking Hangzhou!
Everyone set their sights on Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhang Ximeng. After all, these two people have the power to decide the strategy.
Surprisingly, Zhang Ximeng said nothing and just lowered his head.
Zhu Yuanzhang thought for a while, shook his head and said: "Mr. Fenglin, Suzhou is Zhang Shicheng's fundamental place. If he attacks rashly, the soldiers and horses of Hangzhou, Songjiang, and even the navy and Huaidong will rescue Suzhou at all costs.
If Zhang Shicheng is good at defending, we may not be able to get any benefits. If he attacks Hangzhou, according to Zhang Shicheng's old guard character, he will definitely not be willing to leave the city and can only watch Hangzhou fall into our hands."
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhang Ximeng again and said with a smile: "Sir, I advocate attacking Hangzhou first. Is that what I think?"
Zhang Ximeng said quickly: "Lord Shengming, I just think it's easy first and then hard. I didn't think much about it."
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled indifferently, and then said to Zhu Sheng: "Although the battlefield must be adaptable and seize opportunities. But once the overall strategy is determined, do not waver easily. The food must be eaten one bite at a time, and the cities must be fought one by one. Be stable and do not mess up the situation.
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When Zhu Sheng heard this, he nodded repeatedly and was deeply impressed.
In fact, if you ask yourself, it's not that Zhu Sheng didn't expect this, but he is indeed older. In other places, the old people are calm and the young people are impulsive.
When they arrived at Zhu Jiajun's place, many old people were unwilling to waste time and hoped to take over the world as soon as possible.
Fortunately, both Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhang Ximeng are still stable.
Lao Zhu has his own account, and Zhang Ximeng also has his account... After all, Zhang Shicheng has the support of many gentry. Although they can be despised from a strategic point of view, since ancient times, the landlords' armed forces have been quite tenacious and will not collapse at the first touch.
Therefore, in the battle with Zhang Shicheng, we must be patient, let one go and the other go, and fully mobilize the power of the people.
The strategy remained unchanged, Zhu Yuanzhang led the civil and military forces, and still went out to supervise the army with peace of mind...On the other hand, Li Wenzhong fell into a bitter battle after the breakthrough.
He was able to successfully break through Shuimen. Firstly, he relied on Zhu Jiajun's excellent quality, rapid advance, and courage to fight. Secondly, he seized the loopholes of the Huzhou defenders, started from Shuimen, and succeeded easily.
But in addition to this, there is another point that is easily overlooked, and that is the progress of technology. Zhang Ximeng noticed firearms very early, but I'm sorry, he really didn't have the ability to quickly build artillery and conquer the world, he could only do it a little bit.
Improve, improve little by little.
When attacking Hongdu, Zhu Jiajun's explosive ammunition was already quite good.
After the war, it was concluded that the Zhu Jiajun had reached a new level in the use of gunpowder, and had figured out a way to blow open the city wall using only gunpowder.
Although this is not a dimensionality reduction attack, it is also a technological generation difference.
But as they entered the city and the two sides were in close combat, Li Wenzhong didn't have much choice but to fight!
The young man didn't know yet that he was facing a famous general who was carrying a pole and following Zhang Shicheng in raising troops, killing the Mongolian generals, garrisoning Gaoyou, and crossing the river to capture the city.
The opponent was older than him, more experienced than him, and had twenty or thirty times the strength.
Li Wenzhong couldn't care about this anymore, or in other words, he couldn't think at all and could only forget his feelings and fight. On one side were the vanguard warriors of Zhu's army who were bent on making great achievements and wanted to enter the city.
On one side are elite men who were born as salt workers.
Who is willing to take a step back easily? The battle between the two sides is fierce, blood and flesh are flying everywhere, and people are injured and fall down every moment. Life is worthless at this moment.
The blood from both sides flowed into the moat, causing the water to change color.
Both sides continued to consume, but on Zhang Tianqi's side, there was a steady stream of troops invested, and it seemed that there was no end to the killing. But on Li Wenzhong's side, the number was visible to the naked eye.
There were too many enemies. They came from all directions, like a turbid current of the Yellow River, overwhelming mountains and seas, rushing towards the thin embankment formed by Zhu's army.
Faced with pressure, some people kept falling into the moat, while others were injured and fell to the ground, unable to get up again.
The collapse seemed to be in the next second, but Zhu Jiajun held on after all!
"Brothers, we can't lose! All the folks in my hometown are looking forward to it!"
A young soldier actually held the gunpowder used to blow up the city in his arms and rushed into the enemy... After a loud bang, gunpowder filled the air and screams were heard.
Zhang Tianqi's men were stunned. They didn't care about life or death, but they were frightened when faced with soldiers who would rather die together than win.
What is it for?
Could it be that Zhu Yuanzhang gave you ecstasy?
Zhang Tianqi also admitted that he was scared.
But soon he felt ashamed again... He resisted Yuan Ting with a pole. Where was the courage at that time?
How many people are left in Zhu Jiajun?
Even if they are all life-hungry lunatics, they can still be piled to death!
"kill!"
Zhang Tianqi reorganized his troops and attacked the remnants of Li Wenzhong... But at this moment, the war drums of Zhu Jiajun suddenly sounded behind Li Wenzhong.
Reinforcements have arrived!
At this moment, Li Wenzhong almost cried, and then a force surged out of his exhausted body.
"Kill the enemy and take revenge!"
Li Wenzhong roared loudly and launched a counterattack. Deng Youde's troops arrived first and had no time to repair, so they decisively joined the siege battle. Then Zhou Dexing's troops also came... Huzhou City was broken!