After a while, a tall and thin scribe followed Han Er and walked in. He held his head high, raised his hands to the three of them, and said with a smile: "I, Leping Xu Ai, have met three generals."
Because of Liu Bowen, the three of them all had a little more respect for the literati. The monkey said, "Sir, you don't have to be polite. What do you want to do with us?"
Xu Ai smiled and said: "The capture of Zhenjiang by the three generals was a sensation in the south of the Yangtze River. We, the southern scholars, all admire these three heroes. I am willing to persuade all three counties in Zhenjiang to join Jiangdu's army with my tongue!"<
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Wang Dal was stunned and said: "What kind of southern scholar?"
Xu Ai frowned slightly and did not answer. Monkey hurriedly told him the origins of the Nanpai scholars.
Wang Da snorted secretly and thought to himself: "It turns out they are the people from You Xiangguo."
He was very dissatisfied with Lu Liangzuo, an outsider who was leading the country with Guo Niansheng, and his tone suddenly became rude.
"You don't need to convince me, this general will lead the army to defeat it!"
Xu Ai raised her eyebrows and said: "God has the virtue of good life. If it can avoid military disasters, why not do it?"
Wang Da snorted: "I don't care if God is happy or not, if you can persuade the magistrates of the three counties with just one mouth of yours, in the future, others can also persuade them with just one mouth of theirs! The city built by one's own hands is still reliable!"
Xu Ai said calmly: "The general is so tyrannical, isn't he afraid that people in the world will accuse him behind his back?"
Wang Dahaha laughed and said: "You can't touch a hair of my hair even if you criticize me a hundred times, why don't you threaten me with these things!"
Xu Ai turned to the monkey and said, "Is this what the general means?"
The monkey was silent for a while and said: "May I ask, sir, what are the conditions for you to persuade me to surrender?"
Xu Aidao: "As far as I know, officials in these counties have already killed Daru Huachi in each county. All they need to do is allow them to retain their original official positions!"
The monkey shook his head and said: "General Wang is right. Even if these officials join us, they don't have much loyalty at all. We can no longer let them govern the place!"
Xu Ai sighed: "Do you know that if you change the county magistrate rashly, it will probably lead to chaos in those counties?"
The monkey showed hesitation and looked at Geng San and Wang Da.
Geng San couldn't make up his mind for a while, but Wang Da was very determined and cursed: "They were the officials when the Yuan army was there. Now that we have finally conquered the city, we still provide these grandsons as officials. How can this be reasonable?
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Xu Ai shook her head and sighed: "In that case, I have nothing to say, so I have to leave."
After Xu Ai left, Wang Da stood up and said: "I will immediately lead the troops to conquer the three surrounding counties. Damn it, these guys still want to keep their official positions and have their fucking daydreams!"
In the afternoon of that day, Wang Da led 5,000 troops to Danyang County. There were only a few hundred defenders in the city, and the county magistrate personally led them to resist guarding the city wall.
As a result, Jiangdu's army stormed the city wall in the first charge, and the defenders knelt down and surrendered.
Wang Da killed the county magistrate, left one hundred households to guard it, and then led his troops to the other two counties.
When the magistrates of those two counties learned that Danyang County had been captured, they hurried out of the city and surrendered. Wang Da spared their lives, left two hundred households each to guard them, and led the army back to Zhenjiang.
As a result, the next day, three hundred households sent people to report that the city was in chaos and that some people spontaneously formed a group of volunteers to resist Jiangdu's army.
Wang Dazheng was about to lead troops to suppress it, but the monkey said: "The more we suppress it, the more it will arouse the people's resistance!"
Wang DaDao: "What should we do?"
The monkey muttered: "Otherwise, go find that Xu Ai, maybe he has a way!"
Geng San waved his hand and said: "There is no need to go find him!"
The monkey's eyes turned to him: "Do you have any ideas?"
"I don't have it, but your Majesty does!"
Wang Da was stunned and said: "Are you crazy, asking the king for instructions on such a trivial matter?"
Geng San smiled and said: "That's not what I meant! Do you still remember? When the king took us to Zhaoan Beimen Qianhu, the people supported us so much!"
Wang Da scratched his head and said suddenly: "Yes, what did the king do back then? Do you still remember?"
Geng Sandao: "The first important thing is to strictly restrain the soldiers and never disturb the people!"
The monkey suddenly said: "Wang Da, are the three hundred households you left behind our old brothers in the village?"
Wang Dal was stunned and said: "It seems not, they are all Han Er's subordinates!"
The monkey scolded: "You are stupid. Han Er is a bandit. His gang has just joined our Jiangdu Army. They are the most disobedient to military discipline and have been punished by the princess in public. Have you forgotten?" p>
Wang Da patted the back of his head and said, "I didn't think so much at the time!"
The monkey said solemnly: "If I guessed correctly, those three hundred households must have sent troops to harass the people and misbehaved in the city, which inspired the people to resist!"
Wang said angrily: "Grandma, if these grandsons really dare to do this, I will twist their heads off!"
The three re-selected three hundred-man teams, went to the county to change defenses, and at the same time went to three counties to investigate.
Sure enough, as the monkey expected, the three hundred households waited for Wang Da to leave, then set up troops to rob the wealthy households, and even raped and humiliated the girls from good families!
Wang was so furious that he wanted to behead the three people on the spot. Geng San quickly said: "Don't worry, the most important thing now is to stabilize the mood of the people in the city. The heads of these three people are still useful!"
Wang Dal was stunned and said: "What's the use?"
Geng San said: "Have you forgotten? How did the king treat soldiers who violated laws and disciplines?"
Wang DaDao: "Of course it will be handled in accordance with military regulations!"
The monkey said: "I understand what Geng San means. We do need to deal with these people, but we cannot deal with them at will. We must do it in front of the people of the whole city to show our attitude!"
Wang Da muttered: "Then I'll listen to you!"
So the three of them carefully identified all the soldiers who violated the law and discipline, and then posted a notice saying that these people would be dealt with on the North Gate Tower early the next morning.
On the next day, the people were gathered under the city towers of the three county towns. The military judge read out the crimes committed by the soldiers in public. The most serious ones, a total of 69 people, were hanged directly on the city towers!
As these sixty-nine heads fell to the ground, the people of the three counties no longer made trouble. At the same time, the surrendered soldiers, rebels, and bandits in the army were also deterred, and they no longer dared to take discipline seriously! p>
After this day, order was slowly restored in the three counties.
On this day, Wang Da led his troops to inspect the border between Changzhou and Zhenjiang. As soon as he returned to Zhenjiang City, he was invited to the tower by Hou Hou and Geng San.
The monkey said seriously: "Wang Da, just now news came from Jiangdu that a hundred thousand Tatar army came from the direction of Hangzhou!"
Wang Da was shocked and said: "Where did there come from so many Tatars in Hangzhou?"
Geng Sandao: "It was the Yuan army that fought against Fang Guozhen in Chuzhou, plus the scattered Yuan army near Hangzhou, that led to the assembly of a hundred thousand troops!"
Wang Dal was stunned and said: "Has Fang Guozhen already invested the yuan?"
The monkey said solemnly: "Not only did he invest in Yuan, but he also fought with our army at sea. Just two days ago, Shanzhu led 15,000 navy troops to attack the Yuan Dynasty shipping ships. As a result, Changshu navy troops were dispatched in large numbers and fought with Shan Zhu.
Pigs fighting at sea!"
Wang Dacheng asked anxiously: "Did you win?"
The monkey sighed: "Originally we won the battle, but Fang Guozhen suddenly led his army to attack from the side. The wild boar failed to gain favor and withdrew to Tongzhou."
Geng San hurriedly said: "Although we lost the battle, it was because the number of naval troops was too small. If we calculate carefully, Fang Guozhen suffered more losses in the battle than us!"
Wang Dayi slapped the table and cursed: "This son of a bitch didn't even say he had taken refuge with the Tatars, but he kept silent. He probably just wanted to trick us!"
The monkey said solemnly: "Now that Fang Guozhen has joined forces with the Changshu navy, it is unlikely that the Shanzhu will be able to win in a short period of time. I estimate that we can only wait for more ships and cannons before the Tongzhou soldiers can cross the river to attack again!"
Wang Da cursed a few words, but he was secretly proud in his heart, thinking: "Hey, those guys like Bian Yuanheng must regret not following me now!"
He felt proud for a while and then asked: "Is there any news from Xu Baisheng?"
The monkey said: "We are still attacking the quarrying water village. The Yuan army's fortifications are very strong. The port is impregnable. It is estimated that it will be difficult to capture it in a short time!"
Wang Da could no longer hold back his expression and laughed loudly: "It seems that we are the only one who has set up a stronghold on the south bank now!"
Geng San said with worry on his face: "Because of this, the Yuan army sent a hundred thousand troops to regain Zhenjiang. I'm afraid this battle will not be easy. Do you want to ask the king for help?"
Wang Da glared and said: "You have no future, and a hundred thousand troops scared you to death?"
The monkey said solemnly: "There are only 30,000 defenders in Jiangdu now. It is estimated that it will be difficult for the king to send us more troops. We must fight this tough battle ourselves!"
Geng San was still a little worried and said, "Should we send someone to Jiangdu to ask Mr. Liu for some advice?"
Wang Da scolded: "Don't always count on others for everything. This battle depends on ourselves. As long as we can win, we can become independent generals!"
The monkey glanced at him and said, "Do you have any plans?"
Wang Da paused and said: "Not yet. Anyway, it will take about ten days for the enemy to arrive. During this time, we will come up with a clever strategy to defeat them!"
In the next few days, the three of them sent scouts to find out the enemy's intelligence while discussing strategies to retreat from the enemy.
At this time, the canal had been opened, connecting Zhenjiang and Jiangdu by water. The three also transported part of the large amount of grain and ordnance seized in Zhenjiang to Jiangdu.
In the past few days, the news that Jiangdu's army captured Zhenjiang has spread throughout the world.
The names of Hou Hou and Geng San have never been heard of by the outside world, and it was Wang Da who captured Dantu Town and stormed the Zhenjiang city wall.
Therefore, both the senior officials of the Yuan army and the rebels agreed that Wang Da led the two men to win this battle.
Originally Wang Da had some reputation, but after this battle, his reputation soared, and he became Xu Baisheng, the third most popular general in Jiangdu after Shanzhu.