Zhu Yuanzhang has been shutting himself in the house for the past few days without seeing anyone. It was not until he heard that Li Shanchang and Hua Yun had returned that he came out of the house and met them in the lobby of the Marshal's Mansion.
"Deputy Commander, we are incompetent and cannot ask for reinforcements. Please punish me, Deputy Commander!" Hua Yun knelt down on one knee.
Zhu Yuanzhang's heart sank and he said nothing.
Tang He put his hands on his hips and stared: "Why are you two the only ones back? Where are Zhang Tianyou and Guo Tianxu?"
Hua Yun scolded: "That bastard Zhang Tianyou defected to the Jiangdu Army, and Guo Tianxu didn't know who he defected to!"
Tang He said angrily: "I knew these two were unreliable!"
Xu Da said in a deep voice: "To be honest, there are many people in the army who have the same thoughts as the two of them. Every day, dozens of soldiers guarding the city escape at night!"
Hua Yun said blankly: "How could this be? When Zhang Shicheng was besieged by the Yuan army, no one surrendered. Are our soldiers still inferior to Zhang Shicheng?"
Xu Da sighed: "This is different. When the Yuan army attacks the city, as long as the city is broken, the people in the city will be slaughtered. But what we are facing is Tianwan's army. We can survive by taking refuge with them!"
In an instant, the lobby became silent, and everyone felt heavy in their hearts, as if there was no hope.
There was no expression on Zhu Yuanzhang's face. His eyes swept over his generals one by one, and finally stopped on Li Shanchang.
"Mr. Li, what do you think we should do now?"
Li Shanchang hesitated for a moment and said: "Please forgive me for speaking frankly. The biggest problem of our army is the lack of food and grass. There is no hope if we persist any longer. How about..."
"How?"
Li Shanchang took a deep breath and said: "It is better to join Jiangdu Army!"
Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes suddenly became sharp and he stared at Li Shanchang.
Li Shanchang looked at him calmly.
"Xu Da, do you also think we have no hope?" When Zhu Yuanzhang asked, his eyes were still fixed on Li Shanchang.
Xu Da was silent for a while and said: "There is still a way, but it is very difficult!"
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Say!"
Xu Da glanced at Liao Yongan and said: "Let's go to Chaohu Water Village!"
Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned for a moment, then finally turned his gaze to him and said, "What did you say?"
The Liao brothers also showed surprised expressions.
Xu Da said in a deep voice: "As Mr. Li said, if we are stuck doing nothing now, there is no chance of winning. It is better to select 8,000 old Haozhou brothers and hide in Chaohu to look for opportunities to make a comeback!"
Zhu Yuanzhang closed his eyes, and the muscles on his face couldn't help but twitch.
At this moment, a young man rushed into the lobby and said happily: "Father, foster father! There is good news!"
Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly opened his eyes and scolded: "Mu Ying, who asked you to enter the meeting hall without permission?"
Young Mu Ying cupped her hands and said, "My foster father, please forgive me. I just saw Tianwan's army retreating on the city wall, so I wanted to tell my foster father as soon as possible!"
Zhu Yuanzhang jumped up from his chair and exclaimed in shock: "What did you say? Tianwan's army retreated?"
At this moment, a general rushed in outside the door and shouted: "Deputy Commander, Tianwan's army has withdrawn!"
Zhu Yuanzhang was overjoyed and said loudly: "Let's go and have a look at the city wall!" He quickly rushed out of the lobby.
Everyone else followed, but Xu Da found a few soldiers of the commander's palace and ordered them to go out of the city to investigate.
It is afternoon now, the sky is gloomy and the sun cannot be seen, but Zhu Yuanzhang is in a good mood.
Outside the city, Tianwan's army shrouded Wuwei City like a dark cloud. As expected, not a single one of them was left. Looking from a distance, there was only an empty camp left, with flags scattered on the ground.
Tang He frowned and said: "How could they suddenly withdraw their troops? There can't be any conspiracy!"
Zhu Yuanzhang laughed loudly: "Strategy is used when the enemy is strong and we are weak, or when the strength is equal. Now that the situation of Tianwan's army is excellent, there is no need to play tricks."
Just as he was about to send scouts out of the city to investigate, the soldiers sent by Xu Da had returned and said happily: "Deputy Commander, the enemy troops have withdrawn ten miles away, throwing away many siege equipment along the way. It is obvious that the retreat was very hasty!" p>
Tang He was surprised and happy, and said: "How strange! Could it be that the Tatars are attacking Tianwan's army again?"
Xu Da shook his head and said: "The Tatars in Huguang Province have been maimed, Sichuan Province is vulnerable, and the troops in Jiangsu and Zhejiang Provinces are all besieged by Jiangdu's army. The Tatars have no ability to attack Tianwan's army!"
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said: "Even if there is a Tatar attack, Xu Shouhui will not be so panicked. There is only one situation that can lead to the current situation!"
Everyone hurriedly asked: "What?"
Zhu Yuanzhang looked into the distance and said coldly: "Of course it's an internal problem. If I'm not wrong, Ni Wenjun is probably going to rebel!"
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After Ni Wenjun captured Hanyang, he built an extremely gorgeous Hanyang Palace in Hanyang City as his handsome palace.
After the palace was built, Ni Wenjun became increasingly greedy for enjoyment. He drank and had fun in the palace all day long, married more than a dozen beautiful concubines, and ignored Xu Shouhui's orders.
Later, after Xu Shouhui fought back to Qizhou and Anqing, his reputation soared. He finally woke up and hurriedly summoned his closest associates to discuss countermeasures.
It just so happened that an official from the Yuan Dynasty had quietly contacted Ni Wenjun recently and wanted to order him to be safe.
Chen Youliang, the commander-in-chief of the pro-army army, proposed to accept the imperial edict of the Yuan Dynasty and then unite with the Yuan army to eliminate the main force of Xu Shouhui!
Ni Wenjun hesitated and did not make a decision for a while.
Unexpectedly, news suddenly came that Xu Shouhui led an army of 100,000 people to retreat from Wuwei and went straight to Hanyang, seemingly to find Ni Wenjun to raise an army to punish him!
Ni Wenjun was shocked and quickly summoned his trusted generals to discuss the matter.
A general said harshly: "I'm afraid our contact with Yuan Ting will be leaked!"
Another person shouted: "We are the only ones who know about this, which means there is a traitor among us!"
Chen Youliang winked at a general, who immediately said: "We don't have time to worry about who is the traitor now, but we should consider how to deal with Xu Shouhui's army!"
First the general hummed: "We have 200,000 troops, Xu Shouhui only has 100,000, there is no need to be afraid of him!"
Ni Wenjun said coldly: "I'm afraid that after Xu Shouhui comes over, more than half of our 200,000 troops will defect to him!"
Chen Youliang smiled sinisterly and said: "Commander, there is no need to be anxious, I have a plan to resolve the current crisis!"
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Ni Wenjun hurriedly asked: "What's the plan? Tell me quickly!"
Chen Youliang glanced left and right, and Ni Wenjun immediately dismissed the others.
Chen Youliang then smiled and said: "Xu Shouhui values friendship too much. This is his biggest weakness! As long as you make good use of this, you can make money from him!"
Ni Wenjun was stunned and said: "How to use it?"
Chen Youliang smiled and said: "You can propose to him that you move the capital to Hanyang, and then dedicate your Hanyang palace as his imperial palace. In this way, he will think that you surrender to him and remember the past friendship.
I won’t attack you again!”
Ni Wenjun said angrily: "What kind of solution is this! I want to give him the palace I worked so hard to build?"
Chen Youliang said hurriedly: "The armies near Hanyang are under your control. As long as he dares to move here, he is not at your disposal. When the time comes, kick him away and you can become the emperor yourself. Wouldn't it be great?" Ni Wenjun's eyes lit up and he said: "Is this strategy feasible? I'm afraid that Ming Yuzhen, Zhen Pusheng, Zhao Pusheng, Ding Pulang and others are around, and I can't control Xu Shouhui!"
Chen Youliang said: "When the time comes, we will just transfer them one by one away from Xu Shouhui!"
Ni Wenjun thought for a while and then said: "Ming Yuzhen and Wuxu Pusheng are both scheming people. If they realize that I have asked them to leave, they will definitely become suspicious!"
Chen Youliang smiled and said: "This is also easy. You can take the initiative to ask for orders to relinquish military power and relax at home to eliminate the suspicion of these two people. Then find a trustworthy person and let him help you secretly connect with your generals! In this way, the army will still control
In your hands!"
Ni Wenjun looked thoughtful.
Chen Youliang stopped urging and lowered his head with a respectful expression.
After a long time, Ni Wenjun slapped the table and said: "The matter has come to this, and there is no better way! You forgive me, this important task of secretly helping me control the military power will be left to you!"
Chen Youliang knelt down on one knee and said solemnly: "The commander trusts the general so much, the general will definitely be heartbroken in order to repay the commander's kindness!"
A few days later, Xu Shouhui led his army to Hanyang.
Ni Wenjun led all his generals to greet them outside the city, and respectfully welcomed Xu Shouhui and others into the palace.
Even the plaque on the palace was changed from Marshal's Mansion to Hanyang Palace.
After arriving at the palace, a dragon chair was placed at the top. Ming Yuzhen sneered and said: "Marshal Ni, you are so brave, you dare to cast the dragon chair privately!"
Ni Wenjun said loudly: "This is the dragon throne I built for Your Majesty. I want to dedicate Hanyang City and Hanyang Palace to Your Majesty. As long as Your Majesty is willing, the capital of our army will be changed to Hanyang!"
Xu Shouhui was really happy when he saw Ni Wenjun surrendering. After all, he was not sure if there would be a fight. He said with a smile: "Okay, it's rare for Ni Qing to have a red city. From now on, the capital of Tianwan Army will be in Hanyang!"<
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Ming Yuzhen said anxiously: "Your Majesty, moving the capital is a matter of great importance. How can we decide so easily?"
Xu Shouhui sighed and said: "Ming Qing, you have also seen that most of the people in Qizhou were massacred and the palaces were burned down. There is no way to build a capital!"
Ming Yuzhen looked at Wuxing Pusheng and saw that Wuxing Pusheng shook his head, so she did not insist anymore and only asked for orders to move her own troops into the city and move Hanyang Ni Wenjun's troops out of the city.
Xu Shouhui looked at Ni Wenjun and said, "What do Ni Qing think?"
Ni Wenjun cupped his hands and said: "I have no objection. In addition, during the battle a few days ago, I suffered a recurrence of an old injury. I kindly ask you to step down from your post as Marshal of Hanyang and recuperate at home!"
Xu Shouhui was stunned for a moment, and when he was about to persuade him to stay, he smiled and said: "Your Majesty, Marshal Ni has worked hard for the country, and now he is suffering from injuries. It is time for him to take more rest!"
Ming Yuzhen, Ding Pulang and others also reconsidered.
Seeing this, Xu Shouhui sighed and said: "Forget it, Ni Qing will recuperate for the time being. When you recover, you can kill the enemy on the battlefield and charge into battle for me!"
Because Ni Wenjun took the initiative to give in, Ming Yuzhen, Wuxing Pusheng and others finally lost their guard and discussed with Xu Shouhui about attacking Wuwei again.
Ni Wenjun quietly exited the palace. Chen Youliang had been waiting outside the palace for a long time. Seeing his livid complexion, he quickly comforted him and said, "Commander, you don't have to be depressed. Only by enduring a momentary humiliation can you achieve great things!"
Ni Wenjun looked back at Hanyang Palace and said coldly: "Sooner or later, I will take back this palace!"
Chen Youliang lowered his head, a flash of light flashed in his eyes, and said with a smile: "I believe that such a day will come."