Chapter 418: The generals gathered to attack Jeju Island
The two talked about some old brothers, and Xu Da put down the half-eaten goose paw.
"I asked General Zhao Desheng to inquire. Brothers Tang He and Hua Yun have been transferred to Fuzhou. Both of them are now serving as governors in Fuzhou to suppress the local barbarians."
Zhu Yuanzhang hurriedly asked: "Are the barbarians in Fuzhou making trouble?"
Xu Dadao: "It's not bad. The largest She ethnic group has surrendered. The king ordered several counties to be set aside for the She people to live in, and their elders were allowed to serve as officials. The She people were very grateful. I heard that the rule that the She and Han people could not intermarry was cancelled.
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Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly understood: "Are other tribes unwilling?"
Xu Da praised: "Brother is really keen. After several other barbarian tribes learned about this, they all clamored for the king to designate a county for them to live in. These people also didn't think about it. When Marshal Chang attacked Fujian, the She people helped. They did
What's going on?"
Zhu Yuanzhang pondered for a long time and said: "We really cannot retreat from this step, otherwise the She people will be dissatisfied again."
Xu Da agreed: "Yes, the king's policy towards other barbarians is actually good. Once the rising tribes are defeated, other barbarians will naturally know what is good!"
Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly thought of something and couldn't help but look worried.
"Tang He has always been smart. I'm not worried. I'm just worried that Hua Yun will be too stupid and use too heavy a force in his suppression, which will arouse the barbarians to resist!"
Xu Da smiled and said: "Brother, don't worry. I have asked someone to send him a letter, telling him to be careful! Besides, with Tang He by his side, what is there to worry about?"
Zhu Yuanzhang laughed: "That's right, come and drink!"
The two drank several drinks, and Xu Da asked about the situation in Sichuan.
Zhu Yuanzhang briefly explained the situation.
Xu Da pondered: "So, Sichuan is now the provincial army of the Yuan Dynasty, and Li Xixi's Qingjin Army and Ming Yuzhen's Chongqing Army dominate the world?"
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Sichuan Yuan Bing is a sheep, Li Xixi is a wolf, but Ming Yuzhen is a tiger. It won't be long before Sichuan will fall into Ming Yuzhen's hands!"
Xu Dadao: "The soldiers and horses of Sichuan Province are indeed not a worry, but don't forget Li Siqi and Zhang Liangbi, both of them have returned to Guanzhong."
Zhu Yuanzhang said calmly: "These two people are holding each other back and have no chance to enter Sichuan!"
Xu Da thought about it and suddenly said: "The Song Army's West Route Army seems to be in Guanzhong as well. I haven't heard any news for a long time and I don't know what's going on?"
Zhu Yuanzhang sneered and said: "Li Wu is an incompetent person. He can't make a difference, so there is no need to worry about it."
While the two were discussing, there was another knock on the door. Xu Da went over to open the door and found that it was an orderly soldier from the military camp in the north of the city.
"General Xu, the king has ordered you to go to the commander's tent at noon for a meeting!"
Xu Da surrendered his life.
After the soldiers were ordered to leave, Zhu Yuanzhang came over from behind and said with a smile: "Brother, the king actually invited you to gather for a meeting. It seems that he thinks highly of you!"
"Brother is joking, how can I, a mere sixth-grade captain, be qualified to participate in the meeting? There is another reason..."
He told Qin Lingsi about the plan to attack Jeju Island.
Zhu Yuanzhang praised: "Your method is indeed good. I guess you have a share in the attack on Jeju Island this time. You go to the military camp quickly. I also want to meet the king and report something."
Xu Da agreed, broke up with Zhu Yuanzhang, and went all the way to the camp in the north of the city.
It was still an hour before noon. Xu Da found a big stone to sit on outside the military camp, took out a map of Jeju Island, and looked at it silently.
Half an hour later, Xu Da saw that the time was almost up. He stood up and went straight into the military camp, all the way to the commander's tent.
There were guards guarding the commander's tent outside. Xu Da showed his official credentials, and the guards at the door let him in.
There is still half an hour before the meeting time. There are only three generals in the tent who arrived before Xu Da, namely Wang Da, Hou Hou and Geng San.
Wang Da didn't know Xu Da, so he glared when he saw that he was wearing the bronze helmet of a junior officer.
"Who are you? How dare you break into Shuai's tent?"
Xu Da cupped his hands and said: "The last general, Xu Da, has been ordered by the king to come to the commander's tent to gather for discussion."
The monkey was startled and said, "Are you the Xu Da from Jingjiang who led three thousand men to capture Lingui County?"
"Exactly!"
Geng San laughed and said: "We were talking about you just now. General Xu, come and sit down quickly and tell us in detail about the battle of Lingui!"
Wang Da diligently went to the side to get a spoon and placed it next to the three of them.
Xu Da hesitated for a moment, then walked over and sat down, briefly talking about the Battle of Jingjiang.
After listening to this, Wang and the other three remained silent, secretly keeping this tactic in mind.
After a while, all the summoned generals came, and three civil servants also came, namely Guo Niansheng, Chen Ji and Liu Bowen.
After another quarter of an hour, the sun rose to the middle of the sky.
Zhang Yangquan led the Qin sisters into the commander's tent. He looked around and saw that everyone was here, so he told the generals about his plan to attack Jeju Island.
When talking about the specific attack plan, Zhang Yangquan looked at Xu Da.
"General Xu, since you proposed this plan, it's up to you to explain it to everyone!"
Xu Da bowed his hands and accepted the order, and explained to the generals the tactics of digging trenches as cover and using musketeers to fight against the cavalry.
After everyone listened, they whispered to each other and discussed the feasibility of the plan.
Zhu San pondered for a long time and suddenly said: "Your Majesty, when I was a pirate, I lived on many islands. As far as I know, the rocks on some islands are extremely hard and difficult to dig!"
Qin Lingsi hurriedly said: "I have been to Jeju Island, and the land on the shore is relatively soft, so you can dig soil."
Chen Ji laughed and said: "Even if you encounter a particularly hard place, you can use gunpowder to explode it, so there is no need to worry!"
Zhang Yangquan said: "In fact, it is not necessary to dig a continuous trench. You can dig a position, use this position as a cover, and then dig new positions forward, and advance layer by layer!"
Zhu San nodded and said no more.
Fu Youde suddenly said: "Is there really no mountain in Jeju Island?"
Qin Lingsi said hurriedly: "There is a high mountain in the center of the main island, called Yingzhou Mountain. All of Muhu's horse farms at the foot of the mountain are centered on this mountain."
Fu Youde nodded with a deep expression.
Xu Baisheng said slowly: "I have heard someone say that Jeju Island is an archipelago, and there should be many small islands around the main island?"
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Qin Lingsi smiled and said: "Yes, there are dozens of small islands surrounding it, but they are all small and pitiful and cannot be compared with the main island!"
Xu Baisheng said: "In this case, we can occupy the surrounding small islands first, then send people to the main island to investigate, and formulate countermeasures based on the terrain of the main island!"
Liu Bowen suddenly said: "You can only send 10,000 naval troops to occupy the small islands around Jeju Island and try to provoke them. If the main island Muhuken goes to sea to have a water fight with us, that would be even better!"
After listening to everyone's speech, Xu Da felt that several people were more knowledgeable than him, so he couldn't help but nodded secretly.
Zhang Yangquan glanced at Qin Lingjun and saw that she had no objection, so he felt convinced.
"Well, first send 10,000 naval troops to capture the islands surrounding Jeju Island, and proactively provoke the main island defenders to engage in sea battle! If the main island avoids fighting, then send people to the island for exploration. 20,000 reinforcements will rush over at the same time to carry out excavation operations.
Trench warfare!"
After a pause, he said: "As for the choice of general..."
All the generals suddenly became nervous.
Zhang Yangquan glanced across the generals and said slowly: "Zhu San will serve as the chief general, Liang Rong and Zhao Desheng will serve as deputy generals, and Xu Da will join the army."
Zhu San, Xu Da, Zhao Desheng and Liang Rong came out at the same time and said loudly: "The last general takes orders!"
After the accounts were dismissed, Zhu San called Xu Da and the others to his camp and said in a deep voice: "Ten thousand naval troops will set off in three days, led by Xu Da. General Xu, you should be ready for battle immediately!"
Xu Da handed over his hand.
Seeing that Liang Rong was about to speak, Zhu San said, "Brother Liang, do you have anything to say?"
Liang Rong hesitated for a moment and said: "The general feels that it is more appropriate for General Zhao to be the vanguard. After all, General Xu is just a soldier."
Zhu San calmly said: "This is exactly why I let him lead the army!"
Liang Rong and Zhao Desheng were both stunned.
Zhu San glanced at Xu Da and saw that his face was calm. He had obviously seen through his intentions. He nodded secretly and said: "The purpose of our ten thousand navy troops is to lure Muhu into a water fight with us. The key lies in one
Bait word!"
Liang Rongxing realized: "Are you deliberately irritating Muhu and asking them to go to sea to fight with us?"
Zhu San nodded: "That's right. General Xu has a low position as an officer and is a demoted general. It is easy for the other party to relax their vigilance and take the initiative to fight with our army!"
Liang Rong cupped his hands and said: "I understand, I will have no objection!"
Zhu Sandao: "General Liang, you are responsible for the pre-war preparations for 10,000 reinforcements. General Zhao, you go to the Ordnance Bureau and Shenji Battalion to hand over 10,000 muskets and select 10,000 Shenji Battalion soldiers."
The two of them responded in unison.
After Zhao Desheng left the camp, he was about to go to the Ordnance Bureau to hand it over when he suddenly saw Qian Yongren, the secretary of the Ordnance Bureau, running quickly from the direction of the camp gate.
So he strode towards it.
Before he could speak, Qian Yongren rushed to ask: "General Zhao, where is the king?"
Zhao Desheng said: "It seems that I went to inspect the military camp. What's wrong?"
Qian Yongren hurriedly said: "Take me to the king quickly, there is something wrong with the Ordnance Bureau!"