Traveling Through the Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber: The Ming Zun Zhang Wuji

Chapter 628 The clever Hu Weiyong
Although Zhu Yuanzhang is the leader of everyone, he treats everyone well.But what he cares more about is the interests of himself and his children.If he had a choice, he would not hesitate to sacrifice others to preserve the interests of his family.

Just like in official history, after the death of Prince Yiwen Zhu Biao, he used several major cases to eradicate the nobles of Huaixi and pave the way for Zhu Yunwen.Although in the end this went too far and Zhu Di picked the peach, at least the Zhu family's empire was saved.

If everyone agrees to surrender now, then Zhu Yuanzhang will agree without saying anything "reluctantly" and "for everyone's sake".After that, it was time to negotiate terms with Zhang Wuji.That is, the title of prince is too low. If he offers territory, soldiers and horses, he must start as a duke to gain more benefits for himself.

Just when Zhu Yuanzhang thought this matter could be over like this.

Hu Weiyong, who has always been smart, stepped forward and said: "Reporting to the superior, if we fight with all our strength, then our army will be % sure to win."

Hearing Hu Weiyong's shocking words, everyone looked at him.Even Zhu Yuanzhang turned around and asked him: "One hundred thousand versus 60, how can we be sure of victory?"

Tang He also frowned at this time and said: "Yes, Mr. Hu! There is no joke before taking office. And this is a major military matter that affects the whole body. We still have to think twice before acting. You are a little bit." Tang He wanted to say "nonsense", but he swallowed the words when they reached his lips.

Li Shanchang also said at this time: "Yes, Weiyong, this is no joke. How can we be % sure?"

Hu Weiyong said at this time: "Of course we are % sure. Let me tell you slowly. This time Yi Mingzun attacked Zhang Shicheng and King Ruyang's army head-on. This time will be a decisive battle that determines the future direction of the world's situation. . Everyone can imagine what it would be like if Ming Zun wins?"

After thinking about it at this time, Li Shanchang said: "Of course we should take advantage of the opportunity to go north and attack Huanglong. When the Yuan Dynasty was defeated and routed thousands of miles away, we could completely drive out the Mongols."

Hu Weiyong continued: "That's it. Although the Mongols were defeated, the centipede was still alive. Prince Ruyang and his son are not ordinary people. If they see that the situation is not good, they will definitely abandon Zhang Shicheng and shrink their military strength. Use the Taishan line of defense to try to protect half of the country north of the Yellow River."

"As long as the Mongols are still there, Mingzun will not have the extra power to take action against us. After all, the larger the land he occupies, the more garrison troops will be consumed. While fighting, he will occupy the lost land regained by the guards. His 80 It won’t take long for the army of ten thousand to be exhausted by the occupied cities.”

"And if we want to completely digest the results of the war and reestablish order, it will also take a lot of time. Then he will have no energy to attack us. Even though he has a heavy burden on his back, he still has to appease us. This is why he does not have the energy to attack us. The consequences of annihilating us immediately.”

After Hu Weiyong finished speaking, everyone including Li Shanchang and Tang He said, "This is reasonable."

After seeing that everyone agreed with his point of view, Hu Weiyong became more and more enthusiastic.He continued: "If Zhang Wuji cannot win this battle, then he must be severely injured. Although it is not as embarrassing as the Central Plains defeat where the capital was lost, at least he will not be able to attack us anymore. And since Zhang Wuji's 80-strong army has been defeated , then the Mongols won't be much better if they think about it. We can take advantage of the fact that they have just finished the battle and both sides are injured, and launch the Northern Expedition to seize the Central Plains ahead of them. Therefore, no matter whether Zhang Wuji loses or wins, there is nothing wrong with us. The impact. Therefore, it will not be too late for us to take action when the time comes.”

Although it was not what he was thinking, Zhu Yuanzhang still listened with interest. At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang asked: "You just said one, but what about the second and third? We also want to hear it."

Hu Weiyong bowed his head and replied: "I obey the order of the superior." At this time, he clasped his hands and said, "The second issue is the military resources. 80 troops, not to mention the pay, but the amount of food and grass required is not a small amount. Zhang Wuji wants to If he wants to maintain such a huge military force, he may not have enough money and food. Although he has occupied a lot of land, the most prosperous land is not in his hands. Ming Zun is too hypocritical. If he attacks us early, even if Even gods can't stop his kingly way. It's a pity that he is a hypocritical person and likes to do some legitimate things." Hu Weiyong turned around, stretched out his third finger, and then said: "And the third one is He gave us time to prepare. During this time, we prepared our troops. In addition to strengthening the city walls, we also accumulated a lot of ordnance and supplies. These are enough for us to send troops."

Li Wenzhong shook his head at this time and said: "Master Hu, it is still impossible for us to completely win based on these two points alone."

Hu Weiyong continued: "This strengthens the city wall and stores food and grass, which is enough for us to hold on. And the ordnance supplies allow us to take the initiative. But we are not helping Ming Zun, but dealing with Yuan Ting and Zhang Shicheng."

Zhu Wenzheng spread his hands at this time and said: "What are we going to do? We can't follow Lu Meng's example and cross the river in white to attack Zhang Wuji's Jingzhou base camp."

Hu Weiyong shook his head and continued: "Of course not. Zhang Wuji is the common master of the world that we recognize. Of course he cannot move. But we can attack Fang Guozhen and Chen Youding under the banner of Mingzun."

When Hu Weiyong said this, Zhu Yuanzhang thought for a while and then said: "Keep talking!"

Hu Weiyong continued: "East Zhejiang, where Fang Guozhen is located, is a rich source of fish, salt and silk. And Fujian, where Fang Guozhen is located, is a treasure land full of tea mountains. The richest salt, silk and tea in the world are all in our hands. This way our treasury will soon be full.”

"Furthermore, in these two battles, we also used Mingzun's name and ordered Xu Da and Chang Yuchun, who had a close relationship with Mingzun, to lead the troops of the Mingjiao department to attack. If we win, not only can we replenish our treasury .You can also destroy Mingzun’s reputation and gain the entire Jiangdong.”

"If we can't defeat them, we can also consume the Mingjiao team under our command. We can even directly arrest Chang Yuchun and Xu Da and punish them. Although these people are also our brothers, most of them are Mingjiao believers. If they come to join the Mingjiao in the future, If the leader starts a war, there is a high probability that these people will defect before the battle. Since they can’t surrender, it’s a good idea to use this method to get rid of them.”

Tang He said at this time: "Hu Weiyong! You" Tang He looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and cupped his hands and said: "Brother, although Chang Yuchun is a Mingjiao believer, Xu Da is a brother who grew up with us. I, Tang He, are willing to take My life guarantees that he will never be like Chang Yuchun, let alone betray my elder brother. Please think again, elder brother."

Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hands with a stern face and said: "We understand Xu Da's temper. Naturally, we will not embarrass our own brothers. But Chang Yuchun is not our direct descendant, so we must be careful. Brothers must understand this matter .”

Tang He nodded and said, "I understand."

However, Zhu Yuanzhang still had another concern at this time.

(End of this chapter)