A few days later, news spread that Jiangdu's army had defeated Jialu's 40,000-yuan army.
The Yuan army had been unable to attack for a long time, and its momentum began to slowly decline. Once this news came, morale became even lower, and Tuotuo could only order a postponement of the attack.
From the beginning of the war to the present, Tuotuo's only worry was that he would be blamed by Emperor Yuan if he was too slow to regain Yangzhou.
It wasn't until this moment that he felt a sense of crisis.
This battle is not a sure thing. If he is careless and underestimates the enemy, he may be defeated. Such thoughts began to arise in his mind.
The sense of crisis made him more sober, and he immediately issued three orders.
First, order the release of Dong Tuanxiao, let him continue to serve as deputy commander of the Right Army, perform meritorious service, and preside over the task of attacking Xinghua!
Second, let Chahan Timur join the siege queue.
Third, send people to recruit Fang Guozhen to surrender and let him attack Tongzhou.
As soon as the order was given, King Jing came up to him angrily, with his hands on his hips and angrily glaring at Tuotuo.
"Prime Minister, what do you mean by letting the right army attack the city? Do you think that without the right army, I can't attack Gaoyou?"
Tuotuo comforted him and said, "Your Highness, don't think too much. The thieves are really rampant in Jiangdu. I want to capture Gaoyou quickly so that I can deal with them!"
King Jing sneered and said: "You don't have to look for excuses. I know you don't believe what I say. You feel that the responsibility for the battle at Baoying lies with me. The barbarians are better at fighting than me, right?"
Yesu said: "Your Highness, you misunderstood the Prime Minister..."
"You have no place to speak here!" King Jing scolded.
Tuo Tuo's face sank: "King Jing, don't make trouble unreasonably. The Yangzhou bandits are not easy to deal with. We must all work together!"
King Jing sneered and said: "Since you think this king is unreasonable, I will not cause you any trouble. Starting from tomorrow, you can attack the city by yourselves!"
Turn around and stride away.
Yesu said angrily: "Prime Minister, this man is so arrogant, otherwise we should give up his military power!"
"King Jing is different from King Xining. His Mobei army only listens to his orders. If I order to change the commander, they will definitely mutiny!" Tuotuo shook his head.
Yesu thought for a while and said: "That's okay. King Jing can't help you much anyway. Chahan's right army has experienced hundreds of battles. Joining forces with our central army, they will definitely be able to easily defeat Gaoyou!"
In the afternoon, the personal guards came to report that Chahan Timur asked to see him, and he was invited in without hesitation.
After a while, Chahan and his son entered the tent together and performed Mongolian etiquette.
Tuotuo smiled and said: "Can General Chahan receive orders from the truth?"
Chahan said: "I got it."
Tuotuo nodded and said: "The general must have heard the news that the Jiangdu bandits defeated Jia Lu. The bandits are rampant. If they are not curbed, the consequences will be disastrous! I hope the general will help me and capture Gaoyou as soon as possible!"
Chahan didn't say anything, and Kuangkuo behind him said loudly: "May I ask the Prime Minister, our army is located in the south of Gaoyou, with its back to Taizhou and Jiangdu. Taizhou can be left alone. If when we attack the city, Jiangdu's army sneaks up from behind, what should our army do?
Good?"
Tuotuo said: "Your army can allocate part of its troops to set up defenses in dangerous places. The number of bandits in Jiangdu is not large, so your army does not need to worry too much!"
Kuo Kuo said: "Our army has divided up 40,000 troops to form a naval force to block the water gate of Gaoyou. Now there are only 40,000 troops left. If we divide our troops again, I am afraid that no matter whether we attack the city or defend the Jiangdu army, we will be unable to catch it!"<
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It can be said that since the battle, Chahan's right-leg army has been doing the dirtiest and most tiring work, blocking doors and roads, and doing meritorious service in attacking cities but not doing their job.
If Gaoyou was successfully captured, they would not get any credit from them in the memorial presented to the emperor.
Expansion has long been dissatisfied with this.
Now that Tuotuo's attack on the city was not going well, and Jia Lu lost another army, Tuotuo then remembered their father and son, and treated them like animals, continuing to do dirty work while also attacking the city.
Even Chahan's good temper couldn't bear to be treated differently, let alone expand his profile.
Tuotuo couldn't understand their grievances. He felt very unhappy when all his generals came to bargain. He raised his eyebrows and said, "What do you want?"
Kuangkuo said: "We can attack the city. At least the 40,000 soldiers from Ximen must come back. Otherwise, Jiangdu's army will attack from behind and it will be difficult for our army to resist!"
Tuotuo was silent for a while and said: "We must guard the west gate, otherwise the Gaoyou thieves and the Jiangdu thieves will be able to communicate with each other! In this way, I allow you to bring back 20,000 people and leave 20,000 people to guard the west gate. How about that?"
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Kuo Kuo said: "When we came over, we heard that His Highness King Jing led his troops to retreat thirty miles away from the east gate. Apparently he did not intend to attack the city. Since he has time, why not let him lead the troops to guard the west gate?"
Tuo Tuo said coldly: "Are you bargaining with the truth?"
Chahan said in a deep voice: "Prime Minister, although Quan Zi's words are a bit offensive, they are not unreasonable. Prime Minister, please think again!"
Tuotuo's eyes flashed for a few times and he said in a deep voice: "Okay, I promise you that!"
After Chahan and his son left, Tuotuo let out a long sigh, showing a tired look.
Yesu hesitated for a moment and said: "Prime Minister, do you want to send someone to inform King Jing and ask him to lead troops to guard the west gate?"
Tuo Tuoshou said: "No need, there's no point in going!"
Yesu thought for a while and said: "Actually, it doesn't matter if we let Ximen go. The best thing to do now is to capture Gaoyou. Once Gaoyou is defeated, everything will be solved!"
Tuotuo said nothing.
At this moment, a personal guard entered the tent and said cautiously: "Prime Minister, the Left Prime Minister sent someone to deliver news." He handed over an official document.
Tuotuo reached out to take it, and when he took a look, his expression changed drastically.
"Bastard! You tell Tai Buhua immediately and let him destroy this rebel army within ten days, otherwise the truth will come to him for questioning!" He threw the official document on the desk.
The guard responded and went away tremblingly.
"Prime Minister, what's wrong?" Ye quickly asked.
Tuotuo took a few breaths and said: "Another rebel army appeared near Xuzhou, specifically to rob our army's food and grass troops!"
Yesu said: "They must be the remnants of Sesame Li!"
Tuotuo stood up suddenly and said: "Send the order to the army to attack the city immediately!"
Yesu was stunned for a moment and advised: "The morale of the soldiers is low, and it may be difficult to attack the city at this time!"
Tuotuo said coldly: "At this time, the enemy is more uncomfortable than us. We cannot give them a chance to breathe! Yesu, you should regard this battle as the Battle of Xuzhou now. What we compete with the enemy is not only our combat power, but also our will.
Do you understand?"
Yesu's heart trembled, knowing that Tuotuo had made up his mind to burn the boat, he crossed his arms and said, "I accept the order!"
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Since the Yuan army moved south, all major forces in the world have deployed a large number of scouts and spies in Yangzhou. A few days later, the news of Jia Lu's defeat spread throughout the world.
The momentum of Jiangdu's army continues to rise, and it is now comparable to Liu Futong and Xu Shouhui.
After Chaohu Water Village received the news, Chen Ji and the Yu family and his son held a banquet to celebrate. The Liao brothers also participated in the banquet. Even Zhao Pusheng and Li Pusheng were much polite to Chen Ji and sent people over to celebrate.
The Haozhou rebels were also greatly inspired.
Zhao Junyong sent people to summon all the marshals in Haozhou, waved his fist and said loudly: "You have all seen that the Tatars are completely vulnerable. Even the Jiangdu Army can easily defeat them, let alone our Red Scarf Army!
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The generals cheered loudly.
Guo Zixing couldn't stand it anymore and reminded: "Has Marshal Zhao forgotten that we were defeated by Jia Lu in the first place?"
Zhao Junyong glared at him and said: "That's because you are unwilling to listen to my orders! In three days, I will hold the king ceremony, and each of your families will come. By then, everyone will form an army and unite with the same spirit.
Let’s make great achievements together!”
"I'm sorry, Marshal Zhao, I have to mourn for my father, so I'm afraid I won't be able to attend your king-making ceremony!" A tall, thin young man said coldly, it was Peng Da's eldest son, Peng Zaozhu.
Before Zhao Junyong could speak, a general behind Peng Zao said: "Young Marshal, our army and Marshal Zhao belong to the same team. It would be unreasonable for us not to go to Marshal Zhao's king ceremony!"
Peng Zaozhu was taken aback, glared at the man and said: "Cai Qianhu, you..."
Several other generals said in unison: "Yes, we should participate, Marshal, you must not lose your etiquette!"
When Peng Zaozhu saw so many people betraying him, he looked panicked and was speechless for a moment.
Guo Zixing secretly shook his head and said to himself: "Yuan Zhang's guess is quite good. He knew that Peng Zaozhu couldn't suppress his generals!"
Zhao Jun smiled with squinted eyes and said: "In three days, I will become the only king of Haozhou. From now on, everyone must obey my orders, so that they can kill the Tatars and make contributions!"
Everyone said in unison: "Kill the Tatars and make a great contribution!"
Seeing that the situation was over, Guo Zixing could only secretly hope that Zhu Yuanzhang would capture Chuzhou as soon as possible, otherwise his men and horses would all be annexed by Zhao Junyong.