Qi Xiang gave an order, and the musketeers and cavalry rushed towards the Yuan army infantry like a pack of wolves, killing countless Yuan army soldiers.
"Damn these bastards!"
Seeing the Yuan army suffering heavy losses again, Kong Kejian's face turned livid.
The tactics used by the Red Scarf Army cavalry have been used several times, but they have failed repeatedly and killed a large number of Yuan Army infantry.
This made Kong Kejian very depressed.
"Sir, Zahuer has escaped!" a subordinate behind Kong Kejian suddenly shouted.
Kong Kejian frowned slightly, and saw that the Mongolian cavalry led by Chahu'er did not turn back to the Yuan army's formation, but pounced toward the northwest, obviously trying to run away.
Kong Kejian gritted his teeth with hatred, but he also fell into a huge panic because his friendly troops fled.
At this moment, the Red Turban Army Musketeers suddenly retreated.
Kong Kejian and other Yuan soldiers thought something had changed.
However, when they saw the artillery being pushed out again from the Red Turban Army array, the Yuan soldiers could no longer restrain the fear in their hearts.
"Failed!"
"Run quickly!"
I don’t know who shouted first, and then the entire Yuan army array quickly disintegrated like an avalanche!
Taking advantage of this opportunity, the Red Turban Army's artillery fired a volley.
boom!
Boom boom!!
The volley of artillery caused heavy casualties to the Yuan army's infantry, and all the remaining courage was gone.
"Failed, defeated!"
"Run for your life!"
...
The Yuan army was defeated, and the Red Scarf Army defeated the Yuan army with a crushing attitude.
"Quick, quick, evacuate, evacuate quickly!"
Seeing the Yuan army retreating, Cha Hu'er, who was escaping in the distance, also turned pale. He never expected that the Red Scarf Army had such terrifying fighting power. In less than half an hour, the Yuan army was completely defeated.
, a large number of soldiers abandoned their helmets and armor, and fled to the rear desperately.
"Walk!"
Seeing the complete defeat of the main infantry force of the Yuan army, Cha Hu'er immediately ordered back the cavalry around him and led the remaining troops to withdraw westward, preparing to escape.
Seeing the Yuan army's defeat, Zhu Han did not send any troops to pursue him. He knew that Chahu'er would not be able to escape many people, and there were countless Yizhou rebels ambushing them on the mountain road behind.
"Qi Xiang, you immediately pursue the Tatar infantry." Zhu Han looked at Qi Xiang and said.
"Yes, sir!" Qi Xiang nodded and immediately rushed to the battlefield.
Zhu Han turned around and glanced at the direction in which the Yuan army was retreating, with a cold light shining in his eyes, "Kong Kejian, you Yanshenggong is probably in trouble!"
"Send the order, the whole army attacks!" Zhu Han shouted looking at the army in the distance.
...
"Retreat, retreat quickly, if you don't retreat, it's too late!" Seeing the Red Turban Army musketeers coming from all directions like a tide, Kong Kejian finally understood that the enemy in front of him was not something he could resist.
If you can escape in the hands of these red scarf thieves, you will be lucky. How dare you think of turning defeat into victory.
Under the protection of his own soldiers, Kong Kejian rode his horse and fled back as hard as he could. Even if he trampled on the soldiers of the Yuan army, he didn't care and fled towards the rear.
"Sir, do you want our flag anymore?"
"The flag is too heavy, it's important to save your life."
Kong Kejian threw away almost all the burdens he could throw away, finally trampled a bloody path, and escaped from the battlefield chasing Cha Huer's ass.
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Wang Shiji and others from the Yizhou Rebel Army followed the Red Scarf Army and excitedly chased the defeated Yuan army. A great victory filled all of them with strength, and they did not feel tired even after running for more than ten miles.
After this battle, Kong Kejian lost almost all his troops and horses. The Mongolian cavalry led by Cha Huer also lost most of his troops, and only led a few hundred cavalry to escape back to Yizhou City.
Even after returning to Yizhou City, Kong Kejian and Cha Huer did not dare to stay. They abandoned the city and fled that night, not even bothering to set fire to the newly hoarded food and supplies in Yizhou City.
Under Yizhou City, the Red Scarf Army and the Yizhou Rebel Army led by Zhu Han appeared at the gate of the city in mighty force.
Tens of thousands of Yizhou gentry and common people came out of the city to welcome him. They held dry food and fine wine in their hands, and they looked like they were eating pots of wine to welcome the king.
"Deputy Commander, all the grain depots and bank vaults in the city are intact!"
Chang Yuchun came to report happily. In order to ensure safety, Chang Yuchun led his soldiers into the city first and took over the city defense.
"Okay! Enter the city!" Zhu Han nodded with satisfaction, and then led his army into Yizhou City with a wave of his hand.
After entering Yizhou City, the first thing to do is to open a warehouse to store grain and recruit loyal soldiers and horses!
The people of Yizhou were oppressed by the Yuan Dynasty and had long been filled with deep hatred. Now, Zhu Han led the Red Scarf Army to support them. Everyone signed up to join the army, hoping to join Zhu Han's Red Scarf Army.
"Wang Shiji!"
On the school field outside Yizhou City, Zhu Han looked at the dense crowd of people coming to join the army and shouted loudly.
"Marshal, the general is here!" Wang Shiji responded quickly.
"From today on, you will be the magistrate of Yizhou, and also the commander-in-chief of Yizhou. You will be responsible for recruiting soldiers and horses, and then attack Jining Prefecture in Qufu without any mistakes!" Zhu Han told Wang Shiji.
"The general will obey your orders!"
Wang Shiji respectfully agreed.
This time, he not only conquered Yizhou, but also wiped out all the soldiers and horses of Yanshenggong's Kong family. There was no longer any force in Shandong that could resist the rebel army.
As for Shandong Zuo Prime Minister Hama, he might be so scared that he wet his pants when he saw Zhu Han's flag of the Red Scarf Army.
The news that Zhu Han led his army to recapture Yizhou and defeated Yan Shenggong Kong Kejian soon spread throughout Shandong.
Many Yizhou nobles and wealthy businessmen came to visit Zhu Han and provided various assistance to Zhu Han.
In Yizhou City, Zhu Han organized the local Yizhou rebels to reorganize and train, and soon established a firm foothold. At the same time, he began to liquidate the local tyrants and bullies who had colluded with the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty, ransacked their homes and confiscated their land, and then distributed it to the rebel soldiers.
In almost just one month, more than 30,000 rebel troops were gathered in Yizhou Prefecture alone!
The surrounding Jining Prefecture and Yidu Prefecture were trembling and falling into extreme panic. However, the local Han people were so inspired that they raised troops to resist the tyranny of the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty. Each one held high the banner of the Red Scarf Army, which could easily be summoned.
Thousands of people!
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Among them, a rebel army also emerged in Qufu, the hometown of Yanshenggong Kong Kejian, claiming to be the Liberation Army, and sent people to Yizhou to request surrender and reinforcements.
Zhu Han attached great importance to this rebel army in Qufu, because this liberation army had a large number of people, reaching as many as 15,000 people. This shows how ruthlessly the Yanshenggong Mansion squeezed the people in Qufu.
"Qi Xiang!" Zhu Han was sitting in the Yizhou government office and summoned Qi Xiang, the commander of the Musketeers.
"The general is here!" Qi Xiang responded quickly.
"Take three hundred musketeers to Qufu and assist the Liberation Army in capturing Qufu," Zhu Han ordered.
"As you command!"
Qi Xiang responded.
"Also, according to my commander's order, from now on, except for the rebels in Jining Prefecture and Yizhou Prefecture, they will all be under your unified control. The soldiers and horses of Yizhou and Jining will support each other. If anyone dares to disobey the military order, I will kill it first and then report it to you.
Anyone who violates military orders will be executed!" Zhu Han continued.
"As you command!"
Qi Xiang responded.
"Go for it!"
Zhu Han waved his hand.
Qi Xiang immediately hurried out of the city with 300 cavalry and set out for Qufu.
After the battle at Qianniugu, Qi Xiang's musketry cavalry performed extremely well. Not only were they able to defeat the Yuan army's infantry, they were also able to deal with the brave and capable Mongolian cavalry with ease.
Moreover, after more observation, Zhu Han discovered that Qi Xiang has a huge advantage, that is, he can get along well with everyone.
In such a short time since they came to Yizhou, Wang Shiji and other rebel generals in Yizhou have all become very good friends with Qi Xiang.
This type of managerial talent was rare among Zhu Han's troops. He immediately left Qi Xiang in Shandong and was responsible for unified command of the Yizhou and Jining rebel armies.
Zhu Han, after resting for a while in Yizhou, led the new army back to Haiqu County, and then returned to Jinling on a warship.
After the battle in Yizhou, the Kong family of Yanshenggong basically lost the ability to cause trouble, and there was a high probability that they would lose their home base of Qufu. Without Shandong as the backing, the Yuan army would not be able to go south from here to threaten the territory occupied by Zhu Yuanzhang.
Huainan area.
The New Army fleet led by Zhu Han soon arrived outside Jinling City. As soon as Zhu Han got off the ship, he heard a rush of footsteps behind him.
"Seventy-five, seventy-five, it's not good, it's not good!"
Zhu Han turned around and saw his second brother-in-law Li Zhen running towards him quickly with a look of panic and sweating profusely.
"Why are you panicking? Second brother-in-law, be careful of falling!" Zhu Han frowned slightly when he saw the second brother-in-law Li Zhen looking like this and said quickly.
"Qiwu, it's bad, Chen Youliang has invaded our territory!" Second brother-in-law Li Zhen said anxiously, with an anxious look on his face.
"What, Chen Youliang has already attacked our territory? When did it happen? Does my brother know?" Zhu Han was shocked when he heard this, and his face suddenly turned livid. Chen Youliang was a potential enemy occupying the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, but Zhu Han did not expect that.
How dare Chen Youliang turn against him so quickly.
"Chongba also just returned from Suzhou. Our route to Anqing has been cut off. I heard that the defenders have suffered heavy casualties." Second brother-in-law Li Zhen explained: "Go back with me quickly and give your brother an idea!"
Zhu Han's face suddenly became solemn, "Okay, let's go back immediately and find a way to defeat this capricious villain Chen Youliang!"
After saying that, Zhu Han immediately disembarked from the ship and quickly entered Jinling City with his second brother-in-law Li Zhen.
My elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang had just summoned the generals and counselors to discuss countermeasures. As soon as he saw Zhu Han coming back, he suddenly felt a lot more at ease.
"Qiwu, you are back." Zhu Yuanzhang immediately took his hand and said.
"Brother, I just heard that Chen Youliang attacked us secretly?" Zhu Han asked.
Brother Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and handed several battle reports into Zhu Han's hands.
Zhu Han took it over and took a look. They all reported that Chen Youliang had raised 200,000 troops and sent thousands of battleships down the river. Among them, Chizhou had been captured by Chen Youliang, and Chizhou defender Hua Yun died in the battle!
"Damn it!" Zhu Han suddenly became angry. He had underestimated Chen Youliang's ambition and courage before, and he unexpectedly captured Chizhou in a sneak attack!
Zhu Yuanzhang also had an ugly face, but he managed to keep his composure and said calmly: "Although Chen Youliang's troops have a great advantage now, after all, he has just seized power and is not internally stable. There will definitely be flaws. We
Don't worry!"
Zhu Han calmed down after hearing this, nodded, and then asked: "Brother, now Chizhou City has been attacked by Chen Youliang, what about other places?"
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Other places are where our army's rear is. Chen Youliang did not dare to send troops rashly, so a hundred thousand troops were stationed in Chizhou Mansion. However, Chizhou is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and our army has no way to break it and take it back!"
"Damn it!" Zhu Han gritted his teeth. Chen Youliang took advantage of the upper reaches of the Yangtze River this time.
At this time, Zhu Han suddenly thought that since Chen Youliang was internally unstable, he definitely wanted a quick victory. If he could lure the enemy deeper, wouldn't he be able to make Chen Youliang ambush him?
"Brother, we can use a move to lure the enemy deeper!"
Zhu Han said suddenly.
Zhu Yuanzhang quickly asked: "What method, how to lure the enemy deeper?"
Zhu Han said with a smile: "Chen Youliang's sneak attack on us shows that he is not well prepared and must want a quick victory. If we can send people to seduce him, it means that Jinling's defense is empty and we only need a large army to attack."
If you can seize Jinling City, I predict that Chen Youliang will be fooled!"
Zhu Han's analysis can be said to be reasonable and well-founded.
Not only Zhu Yuanzhang, but also Xu Da, Zhou Dexing, Li Shanchang, Liu Bowen and Shi Naian also nodded in agreement.
Zhu Yuanzhang clapped his hands excitedly and said quickly: "What a great idea!"
Brother Zhu Yuanzhang frowned again, "But, how do we trick Chen Youliang into taking the bait?"
Zhu Han smiled and said: "Brother, do you still remember where Kang Maocai is from?"
"Kang Maocai?" When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly realized.
Kang Maocai was originally a general of the Yuan army. He later surrendered to Zhu Yuanzhang and made many military exploits. He was highly appreciated by Zhu Yuanzhang. He was a general who came out of town. His hometown was Hubei and he and Chen Youliang were from the same hometown. They had always had a good relationship.
Chen Youliang had a conversation with Zhu Yuanzhang before, and the middleman was Kang Maocai.
"Haha, this is a good idea!" Zhu Yuanzhang was overjoyed and immediately sent someone to find Kang Maocai.
Poor Kang Maocai was worried all the way. He also heard about Chen Youliang's successful sneak attack on Chizhou, which was really a trap for him.
I heard that Chen Youliang used merchant ships to load soldiers, sneaked into Chizhou, and then robbed the city gate before succeeding. Kang Maocai, as the middleman in the trade, was naturally scared to death.
"The sinner Kang Maocai, please see the King of Wu!"
As soon as he saw Zhu Yuanzhang, Kang Maocai knelt on the ground to plead guilty without saying a word.
Zhu Yuanzhang had no intention of blaming him at all.
He quickly stepped forward and helped Kang Maocai up.
Kang Maocai breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Zhu Yuanzhang was not angry.
"General Kang, we need you to do a favor now." Zhu Han said with a smile.
"Deputy Commander, please give me your instructions!" Kang Maocai said respectfully.
"We need you to seduce Chen Youliang!" Zhu Han said directly.
Hearing this, Kang Maocai almost collapsed to the ground without being frightened, and quickly refused: "Deputy Commander, I can't do this. I have no personal friendship with Chen Youliang!"
Ganqing Kangmao thought Zhu Han was testing him.
"Haha, General Kang, don't panic! I'm not testing you. This time we plan to give Chen Youliang a plan to lure the enemy deeper. You are the most critical link. You must come forward. Otherwise, once Chen Youliang notices something is wrong,
Then he will definitely retreat!" Zhu Han said.
Afterwards, Zhu Han revealed all the detailed plans to lure the enemy without concealing anything.
Kang Maocai was deeply moved by this unquestioning attitude in employing people.
"this......"
However, Kang Maocai was still hesitant.
"But, deputy commander, Chen Youliang is as cunning as a fox. Are you asking the general to deceive him because you are afraid that he will not take the bait?" Kang Maocai said.
"Haha, don't worry about this, just do it." Zhu Han said with a smile.
"Okay!" Kang Maocai saw that Zhu Han had said this, so he had no choice but to agree.
When Zhu Han saw this, he smiled.
"Then we will follow the deputy commander's arrangements and write a letter immediately. We will do our best to cooperate with the deputy commander!"
"Well, well, thank you for your hard work, General Kang." Zhu Han said with a smile.
Immediately, Liu Bowen and Li Shanchang were responsible for assisting, making Kang Maocai's letter look perfect!
In the letter, Kang Maocai responded by referring to Jinling's Dongjiang garrison as an internal response, saying that Jinling's garrison was empty, and asked Chen Youliang to lead his army deep into the city, and then he could rush into Jinling city.
The information in the letter is half true and half false, and after several changes, it will definitely make Chen Youliang not suspicious, unless Chen Youliang can resist the temptation of a quick decision.
Although this plan is to lure the enemy deeper, it cannot be completely regarded as an adventure. The main reason is that the defense of Jinling City is strong. When his army reaches the gate of Jinling City, no matter how many troops he has, Jinling City can still be defended.
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Kang Maocai finished writing the letter and handed it to the guard beside him, and then delivered the letter to Chen Youliang.
After Kang Mao finished everything, he breathed a sigh of relief, then turned to Zhu Han and cupped his hands, "Deputy Commander, then General Chen Youliang will fall into the trap!"
"Okay, if General Kang cooperates with our plan, it will definitely succeed. We can destroy Chen Youliang's army in one fell swoop and make him pay the price." Zhu Han said.
Although this plan was a little underhanded, Zhu Han had no choice but to defeat Chen Youliang.
Kang Maocai nodded, "Don't worry, Deputy Commander! The general will be on standby with his army at any time, and Chen Youliang will be sure to make sure he never comes back."
"Okay, General Kang, you must be careful when dealing with Chen Youliang. Don't be discovered by Chen Youliang."
"Don't worry, Deputy Marshal, I, Kang Maocai, did not live in vain, and I will not let Chen Youliang discover him! As long as he dares to come to Jinling after being deceived, I, Lao Kang, will never show mercy." Kang Maocai said with a smile.
"Haha, General Kang is really a hero!" Zhu Yuanzhang praised Kang Maocai.
Kang Maocai was immediately flattered.
"General Kang, I'll help you then!" Zhu Han said.
Kang Maocai nodded, turned around and walked out.
Old brothers Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Han were waiting hard for news about Chen Youliang.
finally!
Three days later, Kang Mao came forward excitedly and said that Chen Youliang had taken the bait and had sent someone to contact him secretly. He really wanted to attack Jinling!
Brother Zhu Yuanzhang was immediately overjoyed, laughing and patting Zhu Han on the shoulder, "Haha, Qiwu, you are really the reincarnation of Zhuge Liang!"
"Ouch, brother, you are trying too hard!" Zhu Han said with a smile.
Chen Youliang was also very cunning. He specially sent someone to secretly meet with Kang Maocai. Based on the key points in Kang Maocai's letters, he checked them one by one inside and outside Jinling City, lest he meant to deceive him.
Sure enough, everything was just as Kang Maocai said.
Jinling City is really short of soldiers and horses, because the streets are full of notices recruiting strong men to join the army, and there are also groups of wealthy merchants fleeing outside the city, all showing the emptiness of Jinling City.
After receiving the envoy's affirmation, Chen Youliang finally felt relieved and summoned his generals overnight to board a warship and head for Jinling!
In Chen Youliang's opinion, his sneak attack will be absolutely flawless. As long as he can capture Jinling, the overall situation is basically decided. Brothers Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Han are so capable that they can't do anything to him.
"Jinling, send troops!"
Chen Youliang stood on the bow of the battleship, listening to the roar of the river in his ears, and couldn't help but clenched his fists.
A shout was given.
At this moment, Chen Youliang couldn't wait to capture Jinling immediately and plunder all the belongings of Zhu Yuanzhang and the wealthy households in Jinling.
At that time, you can expand your power and become the master of the world!
Of course, one person needs to cooperate in this, and that is Kang Maocai.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Soon, the army led by Chen Youliang sneaked into the Dongjiang River outside Jinling City under the cover of night.
According to the agreement with Kang Maocai, they would meet at the wooden bridge near the Dongjiang River, then dismantle the wooden bridge and enter Jinling City directly along the waterway.
However, when Chen Youliang led his army to the Dongjiang River, he found that there was no wooden bridge.
"Where's the wooden bridge!?"
"Where is the wooden bridge?"
Chen Youliang grabbed the envoy who contacted Kang Maocai and questioned him fiercely.
The envoy also looked confused in the night, "Marshal, this is it. I remember this was a wooden bridge, but for some reason, it has become a stone bridge now!"
"Are you sure?" Chen Youliang couldn't help but ask.
"I'm sure, sir!"
Chen Youliang pushed the messenger away and shouted towards the bridge: "Lao Kang, Lao Kang!"
"I'm Lao Chen, where are you?"
He called three times in succession, but there was no response except for the sound of frogs and toads chirping.
Several generals also thought that they might have gone to the wrong place because it was too dark at night, and they all suggested that they should continue searching.
However, Chen Youliang was so vigilant. After such a long delay, he had already realized that something was wrong.
"Something is wrong!"
"Either Lao Kang tricked me, or Lao Kang was exposed!"
Chen Youliang's heart sank and he immediately gave the order.
"Give me the order to retreat immediately!"
Chen Youliang urged sternly, and the entire fleet suddenly fell into a hurried retreat.
At this moment, there was a sudden roar, a bright light pierced the dark night, shot straight into the sky, and then exploded into a dazzling firework.
"Kill!"
"Capture Chen Youliang alive!"
"Kill Chen Youliang!"
The area that was originally pitch dark suddenly burst into shouts of killing!
I saw countless torches lighting up from the sky above the Dongjiang River, covering the sky above the Dongjiang River in an instant, like falling stars, flying towards the fleet.
"not good!"
Chen Youliang's expression instantly became solemn.
It all happened so suddenly.
Their fleet was actually surrounded!
"Abandon the attack on Jinling immediately and withdraw!"
Chen Youliang issued the order decisively.
The fleet retreated immediately, but these fireballs seemed to have eyes, and their hit rate was very high!
Some even directly hit the ship next to Chen Youliang.
"No! Retreat quickly!"
Chen Youliang shouted loudly.
He also knew that the consequences of such a hasty escape would be that many ships would collide with each other and be destroyed, but the situation was critical and he could no longer care about so much.
He decided to abandon some of his ships and immediately led his army to escape Jinling.
As soon as his thoughts came to an end, he heard a loud bang, a ship was instantly hit by a fireball, and the ship suddenly burst into flames.
"Damn it!"
Seeing this scene, Chen Youliang cursed angrily and immediately ordered to move forward at full speed.
"Quick! Speed up, faster!"
Chen Youliang kept urging the crew. He knew that if this continued, if a ship was burned and blocked the channel, he would not be able to escape even if he wanted to, and he would definitely not be able to escape by then.
However, even so, the fleet still moved forward extremely slowly.
"Quick! Quick!"
Chen Youliang kept shouting loudly. His forehead was dripping with sweat and his eyes were red.
The trebuchets and artillery deployed by Zhu Han in advance were already ready for attack. At this time, they were already firing incendiary projectiles at Chen Youliang's fleet on the river.
The flaming projectiles fell like raindrops on the river, leaving Chen Youliang's flagship ship and escort ships riddled with holes.
"Boom!" A huge explosion sounded. Chen Youliang's flagship ship was blown to pieces, and streams of black smoke rose into the sky.
"Damn Kang Maocai!"
Chen Youliang cursed and jumped onto another warship under the escort of his own soldiers. Then he raised the sail and fled back desperately. However, before they could escape far, they were attacked again. The tall man was attacked again.
The mast was shattered and broken, and the battleship shook violently. Chen Youliang fell down on the deck, his face turned pale.
"Quick! Speed up, hurry up, hurry up!"
Chen Youliang urgently urged his men to speed up and kept yelling.
Suddenly, a soldier pointed at the bright river not far away and said loudly, "Marshal, there are enemy troops intercepting us!"
Chen Youliang looked in the direction of his finger, and suddenly saw a burly man with a resolute face standing on a warship on the river, his eyes fixed on their warship.
That posture seemed to want to destroy all Chen Youliang's ships.
The coming general turned out to be Kang Maocai!
"Kang Maocai, what on earth do you want to do!"
Chen Youliang finally couldn't restrain the anger in his heart and shouted at Kang Maocai.
"Hahaha!"
"Chen Youliang, I advise you to surrender obediently!"
Kang Maocai stepped onto the warship and shouted loudly.
"snort!"
Chen Youliang snorted coldly and said: "If you want me, Chen Youliang, to surrender, you Kang Maocai don't have the qualifications!"
Kang Maocai was furious when he heard this and immediately led his army to launch a surprise attack on Chen Youliang.
However, the two warships next to Chen Youliang fought tooth and nail to protect him and blocked Kang Maocai's attack.
However, Zhu Yuanzhang's army still had the advantage in the entire battlefield situation.
Seeing the right opportunity, Chen Youliang led the remaining navy troops to break through the siege and fled towards the broad Yangtze River.
Behind Chen Youliang, in the Dongjiang River, there were flames soaring into the sky and shouts of killing!
A major defeat ended Chen Youliang's ambition to annex Jiangnan.
These soldiers also looked shocked.
"Marshal, what should we do? Should we return to Chizhou?"
A lieutenant approached Chen Youliang and asked in a low voice.
"We can't go back. Once we go back, we will be surrounded by Zhu Yuanzhang. We can't defend Chizhou!"
Chen Youliang said calmly.
Under his order, these navy soldiers and horses continued to rush on their way to Hubei, their rear area.
Chen Youliang knew very well that in this battle, his navy suffered extremely serious losses, and he might not be able to fight again in the short term.
However, although Chen Youliang was defeated, he was still strong, and Huguang's strength was still enough to support his revenge.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Moreover, many of his generals and veterans have escaped. These people are his elites. With them, he can quickly train an army again.
Thinking of this, Chen Youliang had hope in his heart.
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At the same time, in the palace of King Wu in Jinling City, King Zhu Yuanzhang of Wu was summoning the generals to discuss their merits and reward them.
A big victory last night caused Chen Youliang to suffer heavy losses, and he no longer had the strength to challenge.
"King Wu, there is still one Chizhou left, let me take it back!" Xu Da asked for orders.
Zhu Yuanzhang thought for a while, nodded and said: "You take 20,000 troops and horses to capture Chizhou."
"As you command!"
Xu Da took the order and headed towards Chizhou with 20,000 troops and horses.
In fact, it was not just Chizhou. Xu Da led the army to pursue Chen Youliang all the way, and captured Chizhou without any bloodshed. Then he continued to go upstream, and Nanchang, Jiujiang and other cities along the way were also defeated.
Everyone already knew that Chen Youliang was defeated outside Jinling City, losing most of his troops and horses, and was no longer able to fight against Zhu Yuanzhang.
Everyone in the world can clearly see that Zhu Yuanzhang has been like a divine help along the way. No matter what opponent he is, no one has ever been able to take advantage of Zhu Yuanzhang.
How could such a powerful person not know how to take sides?
This situation made Xu Da very depressed. He led an army of 20,000 people from Jinling and fought thousands of miles along the way. He recovered and captured more than 20 cities, but he had almost no military achievements in killing or beheading, because they all fell by the wind.
After Xu Da captured Jiangxi, Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Han were very happy.
Because Jiangxi is rich in products, it not only has sufficient food, but also produces valuable porcelain, especially the porcelain from Jingdezhen, which has made rapid progress during the Yuan Dynasty and has become a treasure that sells well all over the world.
As long as we control Jiangxi's porcelain, we can basically double the profits from trade.
Although he did not have many beheadings and prisoners for Xu Da's capture of Jiangxi, Zhu Yuanzhang still sent people to promote Xu Da and gave him the position of Governor of the Central Military Command, making him one of the generals second only to Zhu Han.
head.
After acquiring Jiangxi, Zhu Han's silver coin plan has also begun to be put on the agenda.
Defeating Chen Youliang this time basically guaranteed peace and stability in Jiangnan.
Chen Youliang returned home in defeat.
It's absolutely impossible to catch your breath without a year or two.
"If we didn't want to develop Jiangnan and cultivate people's strength, I would definitely lead the army to personally conquer Chen Youliang and knock down his lair!" said my elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang.
Zhu Yuanzhang was extremely angry at Chen Youliang's sneak attack. If it weren't for the fact that there were so many things that needed to be done in Jiangnan, he would never have let Xu Da lead 20,000 troops and stop just to capture Jiangxi.
It is inevitable that they will go up the Shuo River and annex Huguang.
Zhu Han naturally understood what his brother Zhu Yuanzhang was thinking. He smiled and said to him, "After Chen Youliang's defeat, there is nothing to worry about. Even if he makes a comeback and our strength has greatly increased by then, he will definitely not be able to rely on him."
Huguang can compete with us, but it is even more impossible to defeat us!"
Zhu Han no longer had too many worries about Chen Youliang, because Chen Youliang's tactical level was there.
Even if he expands his military strength in Huguang, it will only be building a bunch of classical warships.
And Zhu Han will have a large number of artillery battleships by then.
One artillery warship is enough to destroy ten classical warships.
This technological gap cannot be made up in quantity.
Therefore, brothers Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Han have already discussed it, and now they are focusing on developing their strength.
"Samples of the minted silver coins have been released. Brother, please take a look."
Zhu Han pushed a small box in front of his brother Zhu Yuanzhang.
This small box is beautifully made, lined with precious velvet, and has several silver coins of different sizes placed on it.
"The appearance of this silver coin is really exquisite!"
Zhu Yuanzhang held a silver coin in his hand and exclaimed in admiration.
These silver coins have exquisite patterns drawn on them, and there is also a big "Zhu" character on the front.
Yes, it is the surname Zhu of Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Han, and his representative is naturally Zhu Yuanzhang, the king of Wu in the south of the Yangtze River.
Because Zhu Yuanzhang's King of Wu was actually granted a title, such a given vassal king must have his own right to mint coins. If you write the word "Zhu" on it, no one will be able to say that it is against the rules.
"Brother, look at its side again." Zhu Han said.
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he immediately picked up the side of the silver coin and looked at it.
On the side of the silver coin, there are thin layers of tooth patterns. Each of these gears looks exquisite.
"What is this for?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked.
Zhu Han said with a smile, "With these tooth patterns, we can prevent some greedy people from scraping the silver on it. As long as the tooth patterns are incomplete, the currency can be said to be defective."
Zhu Han set up a special workshop for casting silver coins in Jinling City, and all the techniques used were taught by Zhu Han to the craftsmen step by step.
The anti-counterfeiting technology is unparalleled in the world, and the pattern on this silver coin is definitely not drawn casually. It contains many mysterious anti-counterfeiting marks. Only experts from the Jinling Mint can see it.
In this way, we can prevent a large number of profiteers from passing off quality and counterfeit silver coins.
Zhu Han told his elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang one by one about so many secrets of minting coins.
After Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he felt very happy. He smiled and said, "With these silver coins, our business in Jiangnan will probably increase several times!"
The prosperity of Jiangnan trade allowed Zhu Yuanzhang to taste the benefits of collecting commercial taxes.
Zhu Yuanzhang in history was an emperor who suppressed business extremely.
Now, under the influence of Zhu Han, he has become a monarch who attaches great importance to business.
Zhu Han said with a smile, "Well, if it is doubled several times, it may still be too fast. However, if Jiangnan's taxes can be increased by about 30%, there will be absolutely no problem!"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Nowadays, there are frequent business exchanges in Jiangnan, and a large number of copper coins are no longer enough. As for banknotes, they are definitely a thing to fool people. If we want to win the hearts of the people in Jiangnan,
Just don’t touch things like banknotes for the time being.”
Originally, things like banknotes are very good.
Banknotes are easy to carry, are conducive to large-scale commercial transactions, and can also achieve the control of credit currency. For the central government of the imperial court, it can alleviate a large part of the financial pressure of minting currency.
However, after decades of messing around with the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty, banknotes have already reduced their credibility to nothing more than a doormat.
In fact, if anyone dares to propose issuing banknotes, the people in Jiangnan will definitely call him a piece of shit.
Under such circumstances, Zhu Han did not dare to risk the disobedience of the world, so he just minted silver and gold coins obediently, which was the proper way.
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said in agreement, "Banknotes are the source of trouble. With the Yuan Dynasty so corrupt, the biggest culprit is banknotes!"
After Jiangnan had this batch of minted silver coins, a new round of vitality suddenly erupted in commerce.
Especially after Jiangxi was annexed, the tax card link between Jiangxi and Jiangnan was canceled on Zhu Hanti's suggestion.
In other words, when products such as porcelain are sold from Jiangxi to Jiangnan, there is no longer the original double tax.
As a result, a large amount of Jiangxi porcelain entered the Jiangnan market at a lower price, and various goods such as silk, paper, cloth, silverware, and lacquerware that were abundant in Jiangnan were trafficked to Jiangxi at a lower price. The two places were very close.
A win-win situation was achieved soon. The proportion of tax burden did not increase, but due to the increase in quantity, the collection of commercial tax increased by about 30%!
The financial revenue of the entire Prince Wu's Mansion has already made Zhu Yuanzhang a little worried.
It’s not that I’m worried about not having money to spend, but that I’m worried about how to spend the money reasonably.
After all, the army under his command did not expand massively according to Zhu Han's suggestion. Instead, they used the new army as a template and gradually adapted and trained it. They did not pursue too large numbers, but pursued elites.
Regarding these extra taxes, Zhu Han suggested that his elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang invest all of them in the construction of workshops and schools in Jinling, Chuzhou, Suzhou, and Hangzhou.
"Brother, you don't know. If we didn't have these workshops, I'm afraid we wouldn't be able to make so many good things."
"Now Hu Dahai from Quanzhou has sent people to report the victory. The first batch of ships they sent have arrived in the Champa area to the south. Further south, Bo Ni and other countries have also sent people to make contact. Nanyang
The trade will soon be opened up!"
"The little glass, sugar and other goods that Quanzhou County originally had in stock were simply not enough to sell to Nanyang!"
Once the Maritime Silk Road in Quanzhou is opened, Zhu Yuanzhang will never be short of money again.
Especially with the naval escort under Zhu Han, there will be no fear of pirate plunder at all, and there will be no unexpected losses.
Therefore, Zhu Han strongly suggested that his brother Zhu Yuanzhang invest all the extra money he earned in the construction of various workshops and schools.
Zhu Yuanzhang accepted Zhu Han's suggestions without rejection.
"Qiwu, I can't understand more and more what you are teaching in these schools." Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but complain.
After setting the royal capital in Jinling, Zhu Yuanzhang gathered his nephews, nephews of other generals and other young people into the school in Jinling, and asked them to study and read with his husband.
Originally, this was a traditional private school, but after Zhu Han's interference, all the teachings in this school were some new and strange things that Zhu Yuanzhang thought.