In the early morning, the dark clouds were low and the wind was freezing.
A galloping horse came galloping from the south.
Immediately there was a sergeant with a tough look. As soon as he approached the south gate, he raised the small yellow flag on his waist high above his head.
"Good news ahead, six hundred miles to hurry!"
The people entering the city stopped immediately and looked at him with joy on their faces.
The gatekeeper quickly opened the gate on the left.
With a "swish" sound, the postman rode his horse through the city gate without slowing down at all, and kept shouting: "Good news ahead! Good news ahead!"
The people on the street ducked left and right to make way.
For a moment, everyone was on their backs and jumping, but the expressions on everyone's faces were full of joy! Because Jiangdu Army won another battle!
The postman ran all the way to the north of the city, walked out through the gate, and went straight to the camp in the north of the city.
He ran all the way and was already exhausted. When he dismounted, his feet gave out and he fell to the ground.
Two soldiers immediately stepped forward, held him up and rushed towards the commander's tent. Along the way, the post guards did not stop shouting: "Great victory ahead, great victory ahead!"
When they arrived outside the commander's tent, two guards stepped forward to take over, and another person went in to report. After receiving permission, the two entered the tent with the postmen.
Zhang Yangquan is sitting behind Shuai An.
The postman plopped, knelt on the ground, and said in a hoarse voice: "Your Majesty, there is a great victory ahead, our army has captured Hangzhou!"
Zhang Yangquan raised his hand and said: "Don't speak in a hurry. Someone, bring him a chair and get him some water to drink!"
The guards obeyed their promise.
The postman sat on a couch, drank a few sips of water, and wiped the corners of his mouth.
"Your Majesty, our army has captured Hangzhou, wiped out more than 20,000 Yuan troops, and captured more than 50,000 people. The Yuan troops were either killed or surrendered, and no one escaped!"
Zhang Yangquan smiled slightly and said: "Very good, what is the specific situation? Please tell me in detail!"
The postman said: "There was an accident at the beginning. The monks from Lingyin Temple did not come out to respond! Marshal Xu ordered a forced attack. General Wang from the north gate was the first to attack the city wall, and then General Zhao Desheng from the south gate also quickly attacked the city wall.
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Zhang Yangquan raised his hand and said: "Wait a minute, you said the monk from Lingyin Temple didn't come to meet you?"
"Yes!"
Zhang Yangquan asked: "Do you know the reason?"
The postman said: "After the capture of Hangzhou, Marshal Xu sent me to convey the news back, but I didn't know about it!"
Zhang Yangquan nodded and asked: "Can the army attack Taizhou as planned?"
"After Marshal Xu settled in Hangzhou, he sent General Zhao and Marshal Shan to divide his troops into two groups and go straight to Taizhou!"
Zhang Yangquan said: "Okay, I understand, you go down and rest!"
The postman agreed and resigned.
Zhang Yangquan waited quietly in the camp from morning until afternoon, and then until nightfall.
Finally, the second scout sent by Xu Baisheng also arrived.
Also coming with the scouts was Liu Bowen, who, like Zhang Yangquan, had been waiting for news from the front line.
"Your Majesty, there has been a change in the plan, and I am here to apologize!" Liu Bowen bowed his head as soon as he entered the account.
Zhang Yangquan helped him up and said, "What's going on? Could it be that the monk of Lingyin Temple regretted it?"
Liu Bowen hurriedly said: "No, they didn't break their promise. Someone informed them, which caused them to be surrounded and suppressed by Da Shi as soon as they set out!"
Zhang Yangquan raised his eyebrows: "Who snitched?"
"He is a leopard trainer from the Lu family."
There was a slight flash in Zhang Yangquan's mind and he said: "Ah, I remembered it. Is it the Lu family member that General Bian met on the boat?"
"Yes, that man's name is Lu Wanwan. He and his Leopard Master saw Zhihai and Rutong heading to Jiangdu. The Leopard Master told Dashi about it!"
Zhang Yangquan's face sank and he said: "Then why did the Leopard Master tell the truth? Was it instigated by the Lu family?"
Liu Bowen sighed and said: "The cause was just a small matter. Lu Wanwan beat the Leopard Master for some unknown reason. The man had a grudge, so he went to the Prime Minister's Mansion to report that the Lu family was colluding with the Jiangdu Army!"<
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Zhang Yangquan said: "Why did he sue the Lu family and involve Monk Zhihai and the others?"
Liu Bowen said: "Just because Da Shi didn't believe what the Bao Master said, in order to gain Da Shi's trust, the Bao Master said that Zhi Hai and Ru Tong were also on the boat at that time and could testify!"
Zhang Yangquan sighed: "So Da Shi became suspicious and sent people to keep an eye on Zhi Hai and the others?"
Liu Bowen nodded: "Yes, when Master Ye Zhihai and others were about to take action, they were surrounded by Da Shi's army."
Zhang Yangquan was shocked and asked: "Are they still alive?"
"Thanks to Zhihai's bravery, he stayed behind to break up the rear, and Rutong was able to lead the monks to retreat to the temple. Later, our army stormed the city gate, but Da Shi had no choice but to transfer most of his troops to defend the city! Most of the monks in Lingyin Temple were
They all have to be saved!"
Zhang Yangquan breathed a sigh of relief and said: "That's good. Since they didn't break their trust, they still have to be credited with this credit!"
Liu Bowen nodded and said: "I will make arrangements right away and treat the head of the Sun family lightly!"
Zhang Yangquan waved his hand and said: "Go."
As soon as Liu Bowen left, Fang Yuan entered the tent with his hind legs and said with a sullen face: "Your Majesty, has Tianwan Army sent someone over?"
Zhang Yangquan was slightly startled when he saw his expression and said, "What's the matter?"
Fang Yuandao: "They want us to return Chizhou Road to them!"
Zhang Yangquan's eyes twitched and he said: "Give it back to them?"
"Yes, they think that Chizhou Road should belong to them when they captured it!"
Zhang Yangquan laughed angrily and said: "They also captured Hangzhou. Do they hope that we will give Hangzhou to them too?"
Fang Yuan was silent for a while and said: "Your Majesty, I think Tian Wanjun is deliberately looking for trouble and wants to find an opportunity to fall out with us!"
Zhang Yangquan raised his hand and said: "Sit down and talk. Aren't they looking for trouble with Zhu Yuanzhang?"
Fang Yuan thanked him, sat down and said: "Zhu Yuanzhang is another hard nut to crack in Jiangbei, and it is not their personal concern. Their primary goal now should be to unify Jiangnan!"
Zhang Yangquan frowned and said: "Have they already recovered Raozhou Road, Huizhou Road and Xinzhou Road?"
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Raozhou, Huizhou and Xinzhou are a few places controlled by the Yuan Army, located between Jiangdu Army and Tianwan Army.
Zhang Yangquan deliberately did not fight, hoping to use it as a buffer area to avoid premature friction with Tianwan's army.
Fang Yuandao: "These three areas have been controlled by Tianwan's army for a long time. As soon as Zhao Pusheng's army arrived, someone in the city secretly colluded with Tianwan's army, so Zhao Pusheng easily captured these three areas!"
Zhang Yangquan raised his eyebrows and said, "The envoy from Tianwanjun who came to ask for land was sent by Zhao Pusheng?"
Fang Yuandao: "That's the person!"
Zhang Yangquan snorted and said: "Judging from Xu Shouhui's character, he will never fall out with us so quickly. This should be Zhao Pusheng's own decision, so don't pay attention to him!"
Fang Yuandao said: "Your Majesty, I have dealt with Zhao Pusheng. He is arrogant and arrogant, and I am afraid he may not be willing to give up. A general should be sent to guard Chizhou Road so that nothing goes wrong!"
Zhang Yangquan thought for a while and said: "Send an order to Hangzhou and ask Fu Youde to go to Chizhou Road to guard!"
Fang Yuan agreed and retreated.
The fifteenth year of Zhizheng is destined to be another year of endless war.
The pattern of the world is gradually becoming clearer. In addition to the Yuan Dynasty, the three most powerful rebel armies have formed south of the Yellow River. They are called "one emperor, one king and one prime minister" by the people of the world.
The first emperor refers to the Tianwan Emperor Xu Shouhui, the first king refers to the Chu King Zhang Yangquan, and the first phase refers to the Prime Minister of Han and Song Dynasties, Liu Futong.
Although Liu Futong is the prime minister, he is already regarded by people all over the world as the leader of Han and Song Dynasties.
These three rebel armies stood out from the other rebel armies a few years ago. Not only did they have many soldiers and a large territory, but they were also constantly encroaching on Yuan Ting's land, and their momentum was very fierce.
The dozens of rebel armies at the beginning were either wiped out by the Yuan Dynasty or surrendered to these three rebel armies. Only five of them were able to survive independently.
Four of them are all in Jiangbei, namely Wuwei Zhu Yuanzhang, Luzhou Zuo Junbi, Gaoyou Zhang Shicheng, and Sizhou Zhao Junyong.
There is only one force left in Jiangnan, and that is Taizhou Fang Guozhen.
However, at this moment, Fang Guozhen suddenly realized that he had reached a critical period of survival.
Jiangdu's army captured Hangzhou in one day, which he never expected.
When he learned that Jiangdu's army had captured Hangzhou, he gave up the capture of half of Chuzhou without hesitation and returned to the Taizhou base camp.
However, he was still a step slow.
After Jiangdu's army captured Hangzhou, they launched a non-stop raid on Taizhou!
They were advancing very fast, and Taizhou's troops were too few. When he was still halfway, news came that Taizhou had fallen.
Fang Guozhen had no choice but to retreat to Wenzhou.