When I arrived at the camp, Zhang Yangquan happened to be here too. Although he was the groom, he actually had a free morning. The other generals were also present and gathered around Zhao Desheng in the Chinese army camp to understand the situation.
After Li Er just entered the tent, he listened for a while and gradually learned the details of the Battle of Haozhou.
It turned out that the eight commanders of Haozhou robbed the camp together that night, and Zhao Desheng led 5,000 people to respond from the rear.
The enemy was on guard for a long time, and the sergeants in the camp had already put on armor and were waiting for the enemy to invade. There were also two cavalry ambushing on both sides of the camp. After the Haozhou soldiers entered the camp, they would outflank the Haozhou soldiers from both sides and surround the Haozhou Corps. Fortunately, Zhao Desheng led the army to respond and break the gap, and the two sides fought inextricably. At the critical moment, the leader of the Yuan army also fled before Timur, causing the Yuan army to be defeated.
After Li Er heard this, he was half happy and half sad. He thought that Timur was the one who attacked Xuzhou first, so maybe the outcome would be different.
At this time, the monkey suddenly laughed and said: "The defeat of the Haozhou Tatars will definitely affect the morale of the Xuzhou Tatars. If the old Tuotuo thief still dares to go south, let him suffer a big defeat!"
Geng San said: "Tuotuo replaced his brother as the general before the battle, which led to the defeat of the Yuan soldiers. I think the Tatar emperor will definitely seize his seal, and the Xuzhou soldiers may not come over!"
Zhang Yangquan said sternly: "Don't think of the best. No matter who leads the troops, the Tatars will definitely attack and take back the water transport! We can't take any chances!"
All the generals responded in unison.
Zhao Desheng said: "After the victory in this battle, Guo Zixing was very grateful to us. After learning that the manager was getting married, he specially sent his brother-in-law Zhang Tianyou to come with me to congratulate us."
When Zhang Yangquan asked where Zhang Tianyou was, Zhao Desheng said that he had already moved into Guanyi. He hesitated for a moment and then added: "In addition to celebrating the wedding, he also has something to discuss with you."
Zhang Yangquan pondered for a moment and decided to meet Zhang Tianyou while there was still some time.
So he and Zhao Desheng returned to the General Manager's Mansion, and then sent someone to invite Zhang Tianyou over.
Zhang Tianyou was short and strong. As soon as they met, he kowtowed to Zhang Yangquan and said: "Foreign Minister Zhang Tianyou, I would like to pay my respects to Manager Zhang. Thank you very much for your help, so that our army can defeat the Yuan thieves."
Zhang Yangquan hurriedly helped him up: "Brother Zhang, there is no need to be polite. You and I are both rebels, so we should be in the same spirit and help each other!"
There were three chairs in the left and right corners of the study. Zhang Yangquan pulled Zhang Tianyou to sit down under the left wall and said, "Now that your army is out of trouble, what are your plans next?"
Zhang Tianyou hurriedly said: "To be fair to Mr. Zhang, this is why I came here."
Zhang Yangquan smiled and said: "Is there a shortage of food? If General Zhang needs anything, just ask!"
Zhang Tianyou looked grateful and said: "Our army still has some food and grass, but the situation in the city is not good."
"What can I say?"
Zhang Tianyou sighed: "After the Yuan army was defeated, Zhao and Sun began to fight with us again. Marshal Peng was seriously injured when he robbed the camp that day, and my Guo Marshal's situation in Haozhou became even more difficult!"<
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Zhang Yangquan probed: "Why don't your army give them Haozhou and find another place to build their foundation?"
Zhang Tianyou smiled bitterly and said: "You don't understand my brother-in-law's temper. He hates Sun Deya the most in his life. If he wants to give up Haozhou to this person, it is better to kill him!"
Zhang Yangquan remained silent.
Zhang Tianyou added: "Later, my brother-in-law's adopted son came up with an idea to let us stay in the city to check and balance Zhao and Sun, while he would take people out to expand the territory."
Zhang Yangquan felt a chill in his heart and said, "Did Guo Shuai agree?"
Zhang Tianyou said hurriedly: "I agree, but that guy Zhu Yuanzhang wants to attack Chuzhou, so my brother-in-law sent me over to ask Manager Zhang if he agrees with us attacking Chuzhou!"
Zhang Yangquan hesitated and did not answer.
Zhang Tianyou said hurriedly: "We also know that since the Chuzhou Tatars were defeated by General Xu, there are only less than 10,000 defenders. It would be a bit cheap to fight at this time! So let's ask Mr. Zhang what he means, so as not to hurt the harmony.
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Zhang Yangquan thought for a moment and said: "It's not that I don't want your army to occupy Chuzhou, but I'm thinking, if your army takes Chuzhou, who will own Hezhou in the future? Won't your family and I always have disputes?" <
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Zhang Tianyou was startled and said, "What does Manager Zhang mean?"
Zhang Yangquan said: "To be fair to your army, I have always wanted to take revenge when the Yuan soldiers from Jiqing attacked our Zhenzhou last time. But to capture Jiqing, we must first capture Hezhou."
Zhang Tianyou hesitated and said: "Then if our army promises your army that it will never compete with your army for Hezhou in the future, can our army be allowed to attack Chuzhou?"
Zhang Yangquan picked up the tea cup and said nothing.
Zhao Desheng said with a straight face: "General Zhang, can't you develop elsewhere? Why do you have to fight with our army? If the Xuzhou Tatars were not about to go south, we would have captured Chuzhou long ago!"
Zhang Tianyou said hurriedly: "General Zhao, don't be angry. I am here to discuss with your army! Since your army is interested in Chuzhou, our army will give Chuzhou to your army and attack elsewhere."
Zhang Yangquan said happily: "That's right. We are all rebels, and our goal should be to attack more Yuan army cities. I think if your army goes north, it will have a lot to do."
Zhang Tianyou smiled bitterly and said: "Even Liu Futong can't go north, and it's even more impossible for our army. I guess we can only attack Shouzhou or Wuwei."
Zhao Desheng touched his chin and said, "You can also attack Sizhou?"
Zhang Tianyou's face became even more ugly, and he said: "Sizhou has been put into his own pocket by Zhao Junyong. He put down his harsh words and said that he will fight to the death of anyone who dares to attack Sizhou!"
Zhang Yangquan said coldly: "This person has always been violent and domineering, and his viciousness is hard to change. Your army must be more careful about this person!"
Zhang Tianyou was surprised and said: "Does Manager Zhang know Zhao Junyong?"
Zhang Yangquan said: "I had an interaction with him once. Before our army occupied Jiangdu, this person came to Longtan Village and wanted to recruit our army. After being rejected, he dropped his harsh words!"
Zhang Tianyou was overjoyed when he heard that the other party had a problem with Zhao Junyong. He thought for a while and said, "If there is a dispute between our army and Zhao Junyong, I wonder if General Manager Zhang can..."
Zhang Yangquan waved his hand and said: "You are my friends, but Zhao Junyong is my most hated enemy. I will naturally help you!"
Zhao Desheng understood Zhang Yangquan's thoughts, grinned and said: "If your army wants to attack Sizhou, they can fight with Zhao Junyong, but at the critical moment, our army will definitely help!"
Zhang Tianyou was overjoyed. Now the Jiangdu Army had a great reputation and occupied a rich area in Jiangdu. With them as backers, they would be able to take the initiative when competing with Zhao Junyong.
"Then I would like to express my gratitude to Mr. Zhang on behalf of my handsome man!" He knelt down and saluted again.
Zhang Yangquan helped him up and said: "Remember to remind you Guo Shuai when you go back. Sun Deya and Zhao Junyong are both despicable people. You must be careful to guard against their tricks!"
Zhang Tianyou nodded repeatedly, cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Manager Zhang, for reminding us. We will be careful. Today is the manager's wedding, so I won't bother you any more and say goodbye!"
Zhang Yangquan asked Zhao Desheng to see off the guests for him. As soon as Zhao Desheng led Zhang Tianyou away, Guo Huan walked in and said: "General manager, it's time for you to change into your formal clothes!"
Zhang Yangquan glanced at the leak in the corner of the room, waved his hand and said: "There are still two hours, why are you anxious? Is there any new news from Xuzhou?"
Guo Huan shook his head and said: "No."
Zhang Yangquan frowned, having suffered a huge defeat first. He didn't believe that there was no movement at all in Xuzhou. When he was about to go to the military camp to ask, another guard walked in outside the door.
"General Manager, Bian Yuanheng would like to see you."
Guo Huan said angrily: "This boy is so ignorant of etiquette that he came to see you at this time!"
Zhang Yangquan was also a little surprised, waved his hand and said: "Tell him that I don't have time to see him now and ask him to come back tomorrow."