After Zhu Yuanzhang reunited with Xu Da, he felt indescribable joy in his heart. With excitement, he shouldered the saddle and ran towards the military camp with flying strides.
Not long after, he returned to the military camp and told Chang Yuchun about Zuo Junbi's movements.
Chang Yuchun immediately took him to the Chinese army camp to meet Xu Baisheng. After entering the tent, he found that Li Er and Fang Yuan were both in the tent.
Chang Yuchun had just reported the situation when Fang Yuan said: "The Wuwei defenders have sent people to pass on the news. We are discussing who to send to Wuwei to help!"
Chang Yuchun immediately said: "I am willing to lead 30,000 cavalry across the river and destroy Zuo Junbi's army!"
Zhu Yuanzhang further said: "Wuwei has eight artillery pieces to help defend it, and it should be able to hold it for ten and a half days. Why not send a naval force to attack Anqing directly, forcing Zuo Junbi to save himself?"
Xu Baisheng thought for a while, nodded and said: "This is a very good strategy."
Li Erdao: "Then I will lead 20,000 naval troops to attack Anqing!"
At this moment, he heard the sound of "report" and a scout rushed into the tent.
"Commander, the king has sent the latest instructions."
Xu Baisheng stood up quickly, took the official document, opened it, and looked at it. His eyes flickered a few times, and he looked thoughtful when he returned to the case.
Fang Yuan asked anxiously: "What's wrong?"
Xu Baisheng handed over the official document.
Fang Yuan took it and read it. After reading it, he was surprised and happy.
"Haha, Mao Gui is dead! Hey! The king asked us to ignore Zuo Junbi and attack Chen Youliang directly!"
Li Er and Chang Yuchun both gathered next to him and watched together.
Chang Yuchun frowned and said, "Is your Majesty planning to use the troops from the camp in the north of the city to support Wuwei?"
Xu Baisheng said: "No, if Mao Gui dies, Zuo Junbi will not attack Wuwei again."
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded secretly and thought of this.
Chang Yuchun was very puzzled and asked: "Why is this?"
Fang Yuan also wanted to understand, and laughed loudly: "As soon as Mao Gui dies, Liu Futong will be in danger. Without Liu Futong in front, Zuo Junbi will have to face the Yuan army directly, and he will have no time to fight with us!"
After a pause, he added: "The same is true for Zhang Shicheng! I was a little worried that my grandson would take the opportunity to sneak attack on us, but now there is no need to worry!"
When everyone heard this, they all looked happy. Only Li Er looked disappointed and remained silent.
Zhao Junyong was his general, but now he did such an unjust thing that shocked the world, making him angry and ashamed.
Xu Baisheng looked around and said: "Chen Youliang's series of previous arrangements were to recruit reinforcements to fight against our army. Now that his reinforcements have been cut off, there will inevitably be chaos. This is a good opportunity for our army to defeat Tian Wan's army in one fell swoop!" p>
Li Erdao: "It's better to go straight to Huanglong and send the navy all the way west to attack Wuchang!"
Xu Baisheng pondered for a while and shook his head: "Although we have the advantage, we must not act too hastily. The navy is attacking over long distances and it is difficult to maintain supplies!"
Fang Yuandao: "Yes, be careful. Let's seize Jiangzhou and Nankang Road first, and then push forward all the way!"
Chang Yuchun bowed his hand to Xu Baisheng and said: "The last general is willing to lead the troops to attack Nankang Road!"
Xu Baisheng looked around and suddenly saw Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes flashing, so he asked: "Does General Zhu have any ideas?"
Zhu Yuanzhang hesitated for a moment and said: "The last general thought he could attack Wuchang!"
Fang Yuan frowned and said: "Didn't I just say that? There are difficulties in attacking Wuchang for supplies. The navy is our army's most powerful weapon, why take such risks?"
Zhu Yuanzhang said slowly: "We can only send 20,000 naval troops to attack Wuchang. We don't need to supply supplies. There are Tianwanjunzhou and counties along the way. If necessary, we can capture one or two and we can supply them!"
Chang Yuchun laughed and said: "Fostering war with war is indeed a good way!"
Xu Baisheng looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and said: "If you divide the navy into two, what will you do with the remaining 30,000?"
"Attack Jiangzhou!"
Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes flashed brightly and he said: "The reinforcements from Huguang Province will arrive in Jiangzhou soon. Although half of them stay in Wuchang, there are more than 100,000 reinforcements entering Jiangzhou. Including the original defenders, there are a total of 200,000 troops!
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Xu Baisheng stared at him and motioned for him to continue.
Zhu Yuanzhang said again: "Our army only sent 30,000 people to attack Jiangzhou, and the other 20,000 went straight to Wuchang. The Jiangzhou defender will definitely regard it as a great shame and humiliation, and will probably come out to fight with us!"
Chang Yuchun grinned and said: "If he still can't shrink out, the morale of Jiangzhou soldiers will be greatly reduced!"
Fang Yuan also smiled and said: "The Jiangzhou garrison will definitely think that as long as the 30,000 naval troops outside the city are eliminated, the river can be blocked, and the 20,000 naval troops attacking Wuchang will be trapped in a jar. He will not let this opportunity go.
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Li Er cupped his hands and said: "I would like to lead 20,000 naval troops to attack Wuchang!"
Xu Baisheng pondered for a long time and said: "It would be better for Deputy Commander Li to lead 30,000 naval troops to attack Jiangzhou. The task of attacking Wuchang..."
His eyes turned to Zhu Yuanzhang.
"Is General Zhu willing to take on this important task?"
Li Er didn't mind and said with a smile: "That's right. Since it was General Zhu's plan, he should implement it!"
Chang Yuchun patted Zhu Yuanzhang on the back and said: "It is not easy to support war with war. Brother Zhu is expected to be good at this, so he dares to propose it!"
Zhu Yuanzhang saw that everyone trusted him in their words and did not regard him as a surrendered general at all. His heart warmed and he said loudly: "The general will go all out to fulfill his mission!"
Fang Yuan suddenly said: "Commander Xu, this matter is very important, so it would be better to ask the king for instructions."
Xu Baisheng nodded and said: "General Zhu, make preparations for war first, and then assign specific battle plans after the king's orders. Dismissal!"
It is late at night outside the tent, the evening breeze is gentle, and the stars are twinkling.
Zhu Yuanzhang followed Chang Yuchun back to the camp. On the way, he suddenly asked Chang Yuchun about Xu Baisheng.
"Marshal Xu was originally a refugee. Later he entered Longtan Village and revolted with the king. With his bravery in battle, he became the king's most trusted general." Chang Yuchun answered with a tone full of respect.
Apart from Zhang Yangquan, the person he respects the most is Xu Baisheng.
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded.
Chang Yuchun turned around and glanced at him sideways, and said with a smile: "Do you think that being brave in battle is not comparable to Marshal Xu?"
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Since you are the coach, you should coordinate the overall situation and leave the task of fighting on the battlefield to others!"
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Chang Yuchun nodded and said with a smile: "You are more knowledgeable than me. When I first stayed under Marshal Xu's tent, I always thought that this general hiding in the back must be a guy who is greedy for life and afraid of death."
When Zhu Yuanzhang saw Chang Yuchun's magnanimous temperament, he couldn't help but develop a liking for him, and asked with a smile: "Why did you change your mind later?"
Chang Yuchun was silent for a while and said: "Maybe it's because he took the initiative to give credit to us low-level generals!"
Zhu Yuanzhang was shocked. He had been a prince, and he knew best how rare it was to have a general who was willing to give credit to his subordinates.
Chang Yuchun added: "Later, I went to inquire about Marshal Xu's past, and I found out that he was more courageous than anyone else in the war. Later, he became the head coach and was able to command behind the scenes."
Zhu Yuanzhang took a deep breath and said: "General Chang, can I ask why you all trust me, a surrendered general, so much!"
Chang Yuchun early guessed that Zhu Yuanzhang had this question, and when he saw him asking it, he suddenly realized that this man was very mean to him.
"Haha, it's actually nothing. Marshal Xu has a rule when leading his troops. As long as he thinks the strategy is feasible, he will put that person in charge of implementing it!"
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "I can understand what Marshal Xu is doing, but other people..."
Chang Yuchun touched the back of his neck and said with a smile: "You are asking me this question! If you don't tell others, let me tell you about myself. You are my subordinate, so I naturally have to protect you, right?"
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Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said: "Thank you, general."
Chang Yuchun suddenly clapped his hands and said: "Actually, it's not difficult to explain to Second Vice Admiral Li. He is a subordinated general like you and has a kind temper, so he will not easily embarrass others!"
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded.
Chang Yuchun pondered: "As for Deputy Commander Fang Yuan, I have always felt that he is a little different from us generals."
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "I heard that Deputy Commander Fang Yuan is a veteran of Longtan Village?"
Chang Yuchun said: "Yes, he, like Guo Zuoxiang and Chen Siqing, are the most senior people in Longtan."
Zhu Yuanzhang touched his chin and said: "In this case, I think Deputy Commander Fang Yuan will think more about the king, not just from the perspective of a military commander!"
Chang Yuchun was startled, and suddenly Zhu Yuanzhang attacked his back, almost knocking him off his horse.
"Yes! It's true when you say that, no matter how big or small, his favorite saying is 'Let's ask the king for instructions first'. Haha! Brother Zhu, you really have a way of judging people!"