Four hundred and twentieth chapters five-way siege
Zhu Yuanzhang regarded Chen Youliang as his formidable enemy, and the battle to destroy Chen had been brewing for a long time.
But even so, this final determination was not easy to make.
Looking at this battle from outside, Zhu Yuanzhang had a huge advantage. He devoured Chen Youliang, unified the southern region, went north to destroy the Yuan Dynasty, and unified the world... This kind of rich war has never been fought in eight lifetimes.
But truly from Zhu Yuanzhang's perspective, that's not how the accounts were settled.
Chen Youliang still has hundreds of thousands of troops. If he wants to destroy Chen, it is completely impossible without mobilizing hundreds of thousands of troops.
And once so many soldiers and horses are mobilized, logistics, ordnance, food, and various materials are involved, and money is spent like water. For a war of this scale, the cost is not only on the battlefield, but also on the pension of dead and wounded soldiers, the treatment of prisoners, and the treatment of new soldiers.
The control of occupying territory...all kinds of things are too numerous to count.
Although the Qin State won the Battle of Changping, it almost exhausted the Qin State's national strength and had to spend a long time to recuperate.
Not to mention anything else, the impact on agriculture caused by the large-scale redeployment of labor will be very fatal.
By saying these things, I don't mean to let Chen Youliang go and not use troops against him.
On the contrary, only by thinking about all these things, coming up with plans, and solving them properly can we concentrate our efforts and complete the task in one battle to completely eradicate the scourge of Chen Youliang!
As of now, Zhu Yuanzhang is almost 70% prepared. Although he can fight, he still cannot say that he is foolproof.
"Sir, he said that this newspaper can mobilize the people and unite them as one. This can be regarded as solving a major issue in the hearts of the people. As for the military situation with Chen Youliang, Guo Ying also assured us that the Imperial Guards Department is sure to handle this matter."
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "The rest are civil servants and generals. What are your preparations?"
Zhang Ximeng nodded and said: "My lord, Chang Yuchun has gone to Jiangzhou to organize his army. I thought I could give him 80,000 main troops to go upstream from Jiangzhou, enter Huguang, go straight to Wuchang, and wipe out Chen Youliang's main force!"
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Isn't 80,000 people too few?"
"My lord, Chang Yuchun is afraid that he will not be able to command more soldiers! If he is less than one hundred thousand, he can run amok. If it is more than one hundred thousand, I am afraid that he will make some mistakes and cause trouble!"
"Really?" Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned. It seemed that Chang Yuchun had really boasted that he could command an army of one hundred thousand and march across the world.
For some generals, even famous generals, there is a limit to the number of troops they can command. On the battlefield, more people is not always better.
An outstanding general must know himself and his enemy, be able to use his fingers like an arm, and deal with them calmly.
Therefore, most generals in history did not lead unlimited troops, of course, except Han Xin... The famous Beifu soldiers, when they defeated Fu Jian, only had 80,000 people, and Chen Qingzhi's thousands of troops avoided white robes, but they were just
Thousands of people, such as tiger and leopard cavalry, Baiji elite soldiers, and even Yue Fei's Beiwei army, are in a similar situation.
Granting Chang Yuchun 80,000 men fully considered the upper limit of his ability to command troops. Of course, this upper limit is not combat power. With Chang Yuchun's bravery and Zhu's army's training level, 80,000 people defeated hundreds of thousands of enemies.
, it’s not impossible.
"Well, sir, what you said is that you know people well. But what we want is to let Xu Da leave Tunqichun and blockade Jiangbei to prevent Chen Youliang from fleeing north. Especially, we can't let him get involved with Yuan Ting, otherwise he will be killed.
It’s just a serious problem.”
Zhang Ximeng nodded repeatedly, "Lord, with this and the navy, we will have three armies here."
Lao Zhu said: "There is another road over there in Tanghe. This is the four-way army... but although there are many soldiers and horses, they are still a little short of destroying Chen! After all, there is still another road and it is not blocked!"
"Ba Shu!" Zhang Ximeng said in a deep voice: "Although Ming Yuzhen and Chen Youliang had a falling out, they came from the same place after all. If Chen Youliang goes to Shu, it will not be easy."
Lao Zhu said: "Yes, although it is unlikely that he will seek refuge with Yuan Ting or escape into Shu, Chen Youliang is still a bit arrogant. He will most likely fight us to the death. But we must make this preparation.
, only if nothing goes wrong can we dare to go all out!"
While the monarchs and ministers were talking, they did not know that the Zhu Jiajun delegation headed by Sun Yan and Gao Qi had already entered Bashu.
And we went over the mountains and came to Diaoyu City in Hezhou.
This is an abrupt mountain with a height of a hundred feet. At the foot of the mountain are the confluence of the Jialing River, Qujiang River and Fujiang River. It is surrounded by water on three sides to the south, north and west. The terrain is very dangerous. It has both mountain and river dangers and convenient transportation.
The upper passage can connect all parts of Bashu.
Because of this, the small Diaoyu City attracted the attention of the Mongol Khan.
Meng Ge personally led an army of 40,000, known as 100,000, to storm Diaoyu City.
The Mongol Empire had already experienced two large-scale conquests before... The first was the Western Expedition hosted by Genghis Khan. This time it defeated a powerful enemy, Khorezm, and the Mongol Empire began to take shape.
After Ogedai took office, he continued the path of Genghis Khan, attacking the Jin Kingdom in the east, and using troops against the Southern Song Dynasty. He sent Batu to the west and led more than 100,000 Mongolian cavalry in the western expedition.
The army led by Batu conquered cities and territories along the way, wiped out the Russian countries, entered Europe, captured Kiev, and captured Pest in Hungary... The entire Western world was no longer able to resist the Mongolian army. All European countries,
They are all trembling under the iron hooves, and they can only pray for the blessing of God who has only a few divisions.
It happened that at this time, Wo Kuotai died.
The Mongol Empire fell into chaos, and was succeeded by Guyukhan, a great khan who was unwilling to use troops abroad.
But in the Mongol Empire, if you can't fight, you don't deserve to sit on the dragon's throne.
Sure enough, within a few years, Meng Ge replaced Guyu and formed an alliance with Batu. The two giants of the East and West were in charge of this unprecedentedly vast Mongol Empire.
The battle strategy formulated by Meng Ge is still a combination of things left by his ancestors... The commander of the army in the west is Hulagu. His goal is Persia, Dashi and other places. The fierce Mongolian cavalry marches forward with great success, conquering the country along the way.
Of all the countries, the military front pointed to Egypt.
If Egypt is also lost, the Mongols can push Europe flatly from the direction of the Mediterranean and Eastern Europe, and no one will doubt their combat effectiveness.
And just when the whole West was about to kneel down, the distant Bashu, the small Diaoyu City of Hezhou, a group of ordinary farmers and soldiers, and a casual battle, the Mongolian Khan Meng Ge was injured and died of illness... This is
A battle that is inconspicuous in history books. Gu Lan
But it was this battle that killed the last great khan of the Mongol Empire!
The four great Mongol Khans, with the exception of Guyou, launched three Western expeditions... Each of these expeditions had to be suspended because of the death of the Great Khan.
Especially the Mongol Khan died on the battlefield.
From then on, the Mongol Empire no longer had a king who could command everyone.
Although Kublai Khan still regarded himself as the Great Khan of Mongolia, and the other Mongol Khanates still regarded Kublai Khan as the leader, this huge empire had lost the ability to mobilize in a unified manner.
Kublai Khan also became the Emperor of the Yuan Dynasty.
This small fishing town saved the entire Western world and rewrote history.
Although the tenacious Diaoyu City did not finally save the Song Dynasty from destruction, for them, they have tried their best and are worthy of their hearts, the elders of Bashu, and the land of China!
At that time, Zhao and Song Dynasty were destroyed, and it was meaningless to continue fighting. Only after receiving the promise not to harm the people, Diaoyu City gave up resistance.
Thirty-two generals committed suicide together... Their country had perished prematurely. Their death was not a sacrifice for the country, but a sacrifice for this ancient civilization.
The hot blood keeps burning.
The heroic predecessors inspire future generations to never give up the fight.
Seventy-two years after the Battle of Diaoyu City, Han Shantong Liu Futong launched an uprising, lit the Red Scarf Beacon, and blew the clarion call to overthrow the Yuan Dynasty!
"The soul is back! The heroic spirit must not be scattered!"
"Your descendants will not give up after all. China is not dead, and the people's hearts are not dead... cut trees into soldiers and rise up. Millions of red scarves traveled north and south to drive away the barbarians and restore China. Since ancient times, the barbarians have not had a hundred years of national destiny, Yan and Huang
How can you, the Miao descendant, kneel down and lie dormant for a long time?"
"There are people from Haozhou who founded the Ming Dynasty and are determined to revitalize China and expel the barbarians... When the success is achieved, they will surely comfort their ancestors and learn about their feats from the mountains and rivers in the sky!"
Sun Yan and Gao Qi, representing Zhu Yuanzhang, read out the sacrificial rites in front of Diaoyu City to pay homage to the heroic spirit.
Mingyu Zhen originally didn't think so much, but it was just a group of people who had been dead for almost a hundred years, so what?
But Ming Yuzhen soon realized her mistake.
This is Bashu!
The most courageous and unyielding Bashu!
The Mongols destroyed the Song Dynasty, and the area of Bashu was almost completely depleted of casualties, so Huguang had no choice but to fill in Bashu.
When the Qing army went south, the people of Bashu fought to the death, and Huguang occupied Bashu again.
When the Japanese invaded again, it was the land of Bashu and Bashu that took on the responsibility of being the mainstay.
Even in later generations, the third-line construction here still protects the land of the Central Plains and the people of China.
Ming Yuzhen entered Shu and went to pay homage to the three loyal Mongolian lackeys, Eagle Dog.
Although Zhu Yuanzhang did not enter Shu, he sent people to Diaoyu City to pay homage to the heroic spirit.
The difference between superior and inferior is clear at a glance.
No wonder Jiang Yan decided to seek refuge with Zhu Yuanzhang without any hesitation upon seeing him.
There is no way, the gap is really too big.
Shu people have never failed China!
The historical pen is like a sword, and the annals of history have their own fair opinions.
Almost overnight, the memorial text became expensive in Luoyang. When people learned that the theme of the memorial text was determined by Zhang Xiang, the people of Bashu knew about Zhang Ximeng.
Knowing that he assists the Emperor of Heaven, he can be equivalent to Zhuge Liang's role.
Someone else brought Zhang Ximeng's article to Bashu and spread it everywhere.
A terrible wind blew from the land of Bashu.
By the time Ming Yuzhen realized it, it was too late.
If he disobeys Zhu Yuanzhang at this time and waits for Chen Youliang to perish, it will be difficult for Bashu to survive. Moreover, the people of Shu will not agree.
Ming Yuzhen had no choice but to announce that she would send 20,000 people out of Shu to attack Chen Youliang and avenge Xu Shouhui!
At this point, all five armies have come out, and Chen Youliang's last chance of survival is cut off...