The first wife Yang Tiaohua died very early, and the second wife was named Lou Yuzhen. She was the queen of the generals. She was resourceful and loved by Chen Youliang, and was named the Princess of Han.
That night, Lou Yuzhen learned that Liao Yong'an had come to surrender, so he advised: "Your Majesty, Liao Yongzhong is only pretending to surrender!"
Chen Youliang smiled and said: "I have already tested it. He is indeed sincere in surrendering. Don't be suspicious!"
Lou Yuzhen said hurriedly: "This person's words cannot be trusted!"
"Oh? What's so unbelievable?"
"He said that he surrendered in order to survive. However, if their brothers really only care about survival and ignore the integrity of the people, they had already surrendered to Jiangdu Army, why did they still follow Zhu Yuanzhang?"
Chen Youliang said calmly: "Madam, you have to remember that Xinyi is not worth a thing. The Liao brothers followed Zhu Yuanzhang in the first place because they relied on Zhu Yuanzhang to be reused. There is no future for them to join Jiang Dujun!"
Lou Yuzhen wanted to say more, but Chen Youliang waved his hand and said: "No need to say more, Zhu Yuanzhang is about to die, and it is normal for his subordinates to want to join the new master!"
Lou Yuzhen said again: "Then when you ambush Dagushan, you must be more careful and don't fall into the enemy's strategy of luring them deep!"
Chen Youliang waved his hand and said: "I know!"
In the early morning of the third day, Chen Youliang's 200,000 navy troops rode a giant building ship and headed straight for Raozhou City!
These building ships are several feet high, with three floors, and equipped with horse stables. Judging from the momentum alone, they are more powerful and majestic than the Jiangdu Navy!
The north wind blew on the lake, and the fleet went south with the wind.
That night, when they docked ten miles north of Dagushan, Chen Youliang personally took 100,000 people off the ship and headed straight for Dagushan.
After arriving at Dagushan, Chen Youliang stood on the mountainside, looking at the narrow valley below, laughing loudly.
"Liao Yongzhong really surrendered sincerely. The terrain here is dangerous and perfect for an ambush!"
Kangtai smiled and said: "Zhu Yuanzhang, that boy, overestimates his own abilities, let him die without a burial this time!"
Chen Youliang suddenly felt something in his heart. He pointed to the direction of the valley exit and said, "Kangtai, please let someone pick the largest tree at the exit of the valley and write the words 'Zhu Yuanzhang was buried here' on it!"
Kangtai laughed and said: "This move of your Majesty's Majesty is very clever. When Zhu Yuanzhang saw it, he was so shocked that he was so frightened that he would never do it!"
Judging from the time, Zhu Yuanzhang would head north on the same day when he found out that Tianwan's fleet was attacking.
If you march quickly, you will pass Dagushan at noon the next day.
If you are slow, the morning of the third day will definitely arrive.
By the afternoon of the next day, Zhu Yuanzhang's army was still nowhere to be seen.
However, General Guang, who was in charge of commanding the navy, sent someone to report that the Liao brothers had donated the water fortress and that the army had stopped at the water fortress, waiting for the next order.
Chen Youliang was suspicious by nature, and he was still worried when he could not see Zhu Yuanzhang's main army. He asked Yu Guang's army to stop at the water stronghold and not attack the city!
As a result, after waiting for another two days, Dagushan still didn’t see even a single figure.
Chen Youliang felt vaguely that something was wrong at this time, but after thinking about it, he still didn't understand what Zhu Yuanzhang had planned!
Even if Liao Yongzhong pretended to surrender, he offered the water stronghold, which was beneficial to his own side. If he allowed his side to ambush in Dagushan, the other side would not get any advantage.
Now that Yu Guang has ordered the army to stop at the water village, even if Zhu Yuanzhang wants to ambush his navy, there is no possibility of success.
Just when he was puzzled, there was the sound of horse hooves in the distance, and a scout flew up on horseback, climbed up the mountain, and gasped: "Your Majesty, it's bad, Jiangzhou is under attack!"
Chen Youliang changed his expression and said: "How is it possible? I have guarded the land route, and General Yu has guarded the water route. How can they reach Jiangzhou?"
The scout said: "The enemy is starting from Nankang Road!"
Chen Youliang was shocked. He went out in full force this time, thinking that he would win without a doubt, so he did not leave any troops behind in Jiangzhou. He said sternly: "Send an order to the army to return to Jiangzhou immediately! Send an order to Yu Guang to kill Liao Yongzhong.
Withdraw from Raozhou Water Village and meet me at Hukou!"
As soon as he finished speaking, another scout came on horseback. Chen Youliang hurried down the mountain, met the scout, and asked urgently: "What happened?"
The scout's face turned pale and he said: "Shui Zhai, a large amount of sulfur, flame, saltpeter and gunpowder were hidden under the water stronghold. The Liao brothers pretended to surrender and set fire to them at night. Most of the ships were burned down and the soldiers suffered numerous casualties!"
Chen Youliang swayed and said sternly: "Send orders to Yu Guang to bring me Liao Yongzhong's head, otherwise I will take his head!!"
Just as the scout was about to take the order and leave, Chen Youliang suddenly woke up and shouted urgently: "Come back!"
The scout hurried back.
Chen Youliang took a deep breath and said: "Let Yu Guang lead the remaining troops to join me. Jiangzhou is our foundation and must not be captured by Zhu Yuanzhang!"
A few days later, the news that Zhu Yuanzhang defeated Chen Youliang in Raozhou reached Huizhou.
At this time, Zhao Desheng was leading an army of 10,000 people, heading north along the Xin'an River and heading straight for Huizhou City!
After learning the news, he loudly said: "Give me the order. There is no need to maintain formation. The whole army rushes to Huizhou City as quickly as possible. Let's have dinner in the city before the sun sets!"
Lieutenant General Zhang Biao said: "Commander, even if we can arrive at Huizhou City before the sun sets, we still can't break through the city gate before dark!"
Zhao Desheng glanced at him and said, "Let me ask you, how many troops does Zhu Yuanzhang have in total?"
"Less than thirty thousand!"
Zhao Desheng said: "Not only did he capture Jiangzhou, he also defeated Chen Youliang's navy in Raozhou. Do you think he can still have the troops to stay in Huizhou?"
Zhang Biao touched the back of his neck and said with a smile: "Yes, his troops must be in Raozhou and Nankang. It is expected that he has abandoned Huizhou City!"
Zhao Desheng said in a deep voice: "We must take Huizhou as soon as possible and then continue to advance westward! Soldiers are very fast. Only by unexpectedly appearing behind Zhu Yuanzhang can we give him a fatal blow!"
Dust and smoke billowed, the army's march speed accelerated, and the neat queue gradually dispersed.
After another twenty miles, the road became narrower and narrower. Zhao Desheng raised his head and saw two mountains closing in on the narrow road, and there were many trees. He felt suspicious and asked, "Where is this place?"
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The marching guide replied: "This place is called Huangyun Slope."
Zhao Desheng is a cautious person and has rich experience in leading troops. He knows that if he is ambushed in a place like this, he will suffer heavy losses.
Just when he was about to give the order for the rear troops to retreat, they heard the sudden sound of drums on the hillside and arrows shooting down like locusts!
The mountain road was narrow, Jiangdu's army was congested, unable to advance or retreat, and there were many casualties.
Zhao Desheng ordered the front team to change to the rear team, and personally led the rear team to retreat to the slope, but saw a general blocking the way to the slope.
"I am Tang He and Zhao Desheng, the generals of the Huizhou Army. Why don't you dismount and surrender quickly!"
Zhao Desheng felt regretful in his heart, roared angrily, and led his troops to charge towards him.
However, the soldiers had just been ambushed, suffered heavy injuries, and lost all their energy. However, the enemy was just waiting for work.
After Zhao Desheng fought to the death for more than two hours, he still could not break out of the enemy's siege. Seeing the sun setting and the dusk clouds descending, he had no choice but to lead his troops back to the slope.
Although the three branches of the Jiangdu Army have no subordinates, they have always used scouts to communicate with each other.
After Zhao Desheng was ambushed, scouts from the other two armies immediately passed the news back to the headquarters.
Bian Yuanheng had just captured Jixi County and was rushing to Huizhou City. After learning the news, he asked the generals on the left and right: "Marshal Zhao is ambushed, what do you think we should do?"
Deputy General Yu Tonghai said: "If Zhu Yuanzhang can defeat Chen Youliang, the main force must be in Raozhou. There will never be many people surrounding Marshal Zhao. We should rescue him immediately!"
Bian Yuanheng thought for a moment and said: "Otherwise, Marshal Zhao was ambushed because he wanted to keep the enemy's main force in Raozhou. We must not make the same mistake again!"
Another lieutenant shouted loudly: "Is Bian Shuai planning to die without saving his life?"
Bian Yuanheng ordered his men to take out the march map and point at a small road with his sword.
"Look, if we want to rescue Marshal Zhao's troops, we must take this small road. Since the enemy has set up an ambush to deal with Marshal Zhao, he must have follow-up means to deal with us."
Yu Tonghai said: "The commander-in-chief means..."
"If my prediction is correct, there will probably be an enemy ambush on the path from here to Huangyunpo!"
The deputy general was a veteran of Longtan Village. He considered himself to be highly qualified and was not convinced by Bian Yuanheng. He said loudly: "If Bian Shuai is afraid, I will lead 3,000 troops to rescue him!"
Bian Yuanheng said solemnly: "We cannot divide our troops! We should continue to march towards Huizhou City. As long as Huizhou City is captured, the troops surrounding General Zhao will retreat!"
The deputy general wanted to say something more, but Bian Yuanheng said coldly: "General Zhou, do you want to violate military orders?"
The military regulations of Jiangdu Army are strict and those who violate it will be punished. The deputy general snorted and did not dare to object any more.
Bian Yuanheng sent the order, and the army continued westward along the official road, heading straight for the east gate of Huizhou City!