Chapter 298: The First Person to Resist the Yuan Dynasty
In February, the spring is cold and there is still a little bit of chill in the wind.
The Jiangdu Army began its southern expedition in September last year, which lasted more than five months, and finally captured the entire Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces.
Although the current Jiangdu Army looks fierce and unstoppable, it is like a strong man who has overfed. Although it is powerful, if you are not careful, you may be beaten out of your stomach! p>
Therefore, Zhang Yangquan's next strategy is to recuperate and digest all the land he conquered, turning it into a part of his body.
After all transformations are completed, Jiangdu Army will have the capital to dominate the world.
Zhang Yangquan has left all the trivial matters to the officials, and he is currently focusing on two things.
First, open the imperial examination again.
The imperial examination is scheduled to take place one month later so that candidates who are far away can come here.
The test questions are slightly different from the last time. The proportion of Ming Jing poetry continues to decrease, the proportion of arithmetic increases, it is the same as Ming Jing poetry, and the proportion of archery also increases slightly.
Second, spring plowing.
With Hangzhou as the boundary, most of the prefectures and counties north of Hangzhou have completed the distribution of farmland to households.
Zhang Yangquan has asked the Agriculture Bureau to send grain seeds to various places, so that people in these prefectures and counties are forced to plant new rice.
The area planted this time is relatively large, and Zhang Yangquan also knows very well that local people are accustomed to planting old rice, so the promotion of new rice will be very difficult.
This will test parents everywhere.
Zhang Yangquan has issued an order that the results of this new rice promotion will become an important assessment criterion for officials.
Now that there are many grassroots officials in the Jiangdu Army and few high-level officials, it is a good time to rise to the top. I believe that those ambitious officials will definitely try to complete the promotion of new rice.
In addition to these two internal affairs, of course he is also always paying attention to changes in the external situation.
Although Jiangdu's army suspended the war, the war was still raging in other parts of the world.
The first was the Tianwan Army in the west. As Fu Youde guessed, they did not make any further provocation.
Moreover, Ni Wenjun sent his confidants to apologize to Zhang Yangquan, blaming all the previous incidents on Xu Shouhui, saying that Xu Shouhui had believed the slander, and that was why he had friction with Jiangdu Army.
Zhang Yangquan also cooperated very well, pretending to be very dissatisfied with Xu Shouhui, while expressing his appreciation for Ni Wenjun.
Although Cheonwan's army no longer provokes Jiangdu's army, it does not mean that it will not expand to other places.
The first person to bear the brunt was Zuo Junbi of Luzhou.
Ou Puxiang led an army of 30,000 to attack Luzhou, but returned with a huge defeat and became a laughing stock in the world.
But Zhang Yangquan knew that things were not simple.
The men lost this time were direct descendants of Xu Shouhui, and Ou Puxiang was also Xu Shouhui's confidant, so this was obviously Ni Wenjun's work again.
He is now like Cao Cao who holds the emperor hostage to order the princes. The generals within Tianwan's army know that he controls Xu Shouhui, but they have no choice but to obey him.
Of course, according to Fu Youde's information, these generals also secretly tried to rescue Xu Shouhui, but unfortunately they all failed.
Zuo Junbi also became famous in this battle. It is said that Zhu Yuanzhang even sent people to find him to form an alliance. Unfortunately, Zuo Junbi didn't like Zhu Yuanzhang at all and drove the envoy away.
Zhu Yuanzhang's current situation is very aggrieved. He is sandwiched between the three major rebel armies, with only one road and no place to expand.
Moreover, Wuwei's land was barren and not a grain-producing land. He almost always had a headache for food, and had to personally lead the army to open up wasteland and cultivate fields in the suburbs of Wuwei.
Fortunately, Cheon Wan's army is now focused on Zuo Junbi. Otherwise, if he attacks him during spring plowing, even if he can repel Cheon Wan's army, the army will starve to death.
Zhang Yangquan actually only paid a little attention to the news about Tianwan Army, Zhu Yuanzhang and Zuo Junbi. His real attention now is focused on the northern battlefield.
He believed that Ni Wenjun, Zhu Yuanzhang, Zuo Junbi and others should also be staring at the north.
Liu Futong is doing a feat - attacking Bianliang!
Since the fall of the Northern Song Dynasty, Bianliang has been in the hands of foreigners. If it can be returned to the hands of the Han people, it will greatly enhance the confidence of the Han people!
If Liu Futong can really capture Bianliang, its significance will be far greater than Zhang Yangquan's capture of Jiqing or Hangzhou, and his reputation will once again surpass Jiangdu Army and Tianwan Army!
Although Zhang Yangquan has never met Liu Futong, he has to admit that he is a military genius.
When Zhang Yangquan was still attacking Hangzhou, he sent his general Li Wu as the West Route Army, and captured Tongguan, Weiguan and Hangu Pass, approaching Luoyang.
Badulu was panicked and quickly sent Chahan Timur and Li Siqi to the rescue.
Chahan Timur was indeed the most reliable pillar of the Yuan Dynasty. He easily regained Woguan and Guozhou.
However, Li Wu was also very smart. He knew that he could not defeat Chahan Timur, so he simply crossed the river and fled to Shanxi, where he destroyed the city and destroyed the stronghold.
Chahan Timur could only lead his army to chase, but the two of them played hide and seek.
Although Li Wu couldn't defeat Chahan Timur, he was able to escape his encirclement and suppression many times and firmly contain Chahan Timur in Shaanxi!
In addition to Li Wu's troops, Liu Futong also boldly used Mao Gui and appointed him as the commander-in-chief of the East Route Army to advance towards Shandong.
Mao Gui finally showed his military talents under Han Song.
He went deep alone, bypassed Huai'an under Dong Tuanxiao's nose, went all the way east, and captured Haizhou.
Then, before Dong Tuanxiao encircled and suppressed them, they entered the sea from Haizhou and entered the Shandong Peninsula, and captured several cities in succession.
When Mao Gui captured Jiaozhou, he also committed a major event that shocked the world - he killed Tuo Huan, the envoy of the Privy Council who was guarding the city, and then massacred the city of Jiaozhou.
The reason is also very simple. Among the troops who followed Tuotuo to massacre Xuzhou, there was the Jiaozhou Army led by Tuohuan.
Mao Gui is doing this to avenge the massacre of Xuzhou!
Later, Mao Gui was so powerful that he captured the Yidu Road in Shandong, directly threatening Jinan.
This move immediately opened a hole in the defense line that Dong Tuanxiao had carefully maintained, and he had to go to Jinan to guard it in person.
The east and west armies sent by Liu Futong were initially just to stretch the Yuan army's defense line and transfer the most difficult Chahan Timur and Dong Tuanxiao away.
However, Li Wu and Mao Gui not only completed their mission, but also fought more and more troops, gradually forming two independent troops to destroy the Yuan Dynasty.
This is also an unexpected surprise for Liu Futong.
When the Yuan army's attention was attracted by Mao Gui and Li Wu, Liu Futong finally revealed his intentions!
Come out in full force and lead the troops to attack Bianliang!
The carriage drove slowly on the street, and the bells rang rhythmically.
Zhang Yangquan looked at the people on the street silently through the car window.
Today is another beautiful day with bright sunshine and gentle wind. In a month's time it will be spring plowing time, and the people on the street are very busy.
Looking at the peaceful scene on the street, Zhang Yangquan suddenly sighed.
Song Lian, who was sitting next to him, asked curiously: "Why does the king sigh?"
Zhang Yangquan said: "I suddenly thought that if Liu Futong hadn't been at the front to deal with the Yuan army, Jiangdu Prefecture would never have been so peaceful. I should really thank him."
Song Lian glanced at him and smiled: "I guess when the king was defeated in Yangzhou, Liu Futong must have been very grateful to the king!"
Zhang Yangquan was stunned and couldn't help but glance at Song Lian.
Song Lian is indeed different from Liu Bowen. If Liu Bowen was sitting here right now, he would never comfort him.
"Mr. Song was joking. It is Zhang Shicheng who Liu Futong should thank."
Song Lian said seriously: "Without the king, how could Zhang Shicheng resist the Yuan army?"
Zhang Yangquan was secretly amused. Song Lian said so confidently that he would never have thought that he had actually stolen Zhang Shicheng's victory.
Alas, even Zhang Shicheng himself probably felt that without Jiangdu's army, he would have been destroyed by the Yuan army.
"By the way, Mr. Song, you haven't told me yet, how did you persuade Shi Moyi Sun to surrender?" He changed the subject.
Song Lian successfully persuaded Chuzhou Lu to surrender, and he just returned to Jiangdu today to resume his duties.
It just so happened that Taigong He came to report a few days ago that he had already packed up a house in the Imperial College and used it as Song Lian's Taishi Bureau.
So Zhang Yangquan decided to go to the Taishi Bureau with him.
Song Lian smiled and said: "Actually, it is not my fault. As soon as I arrived in the state, a man came to me. When he learned that I came to persuade him to surrender, he took me to see Shi Moyisun. Before I opened my mouth, the man
So I convinced Shi Mo Yisun!"
Zhang Yangquan wondered: "Who is that person?"
Song Lian smiled and said: "This man's name is Ye Zhen. When it comes to the ability to govern the local area, I think Brother Bowen is not as good as him!"
Zhang Yangquan's eyes lit up and he said, "Why doesn't he go back to Jiangdu with you?"
Song Lian said hurriedly: "He followed Shi Moyisun to Hangzhou to hand over the surrender. He will probably arrive a few days late."
Zhang Yangquan nodded and said: "Well, the second round of the imperial examination will begin soon. You can persuade him to participate. As long as he passes the exam, I will definitely use him!"
Song Lian smiled and said: "In that case, Song Lian would like to thank the king on his behalf!"
Not long after, the carriage arrived at the Imperial College. The two got off the carriage and were about to go in.
Suddenly, a fast horse galloped up behind him. Zhang Yangquan turned around and saw that it was a personal guard from Qin Lingjun's side.
"Your Majesty, the princess is about to give birth, please go back quickly!" The guard got off his horse and looked anxious.
Zhang Yangquan was surprised and happy. He said hello to Song Lian, stepped forward and grabbed the guard's horse, and rode back towards the palace.