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

Chapter 648: Hongdu, accompanying the capital in the defense battle
After Zhang Wuji thought about it, he decided to tell Lan Yu everything.

Zhang Wuji said: "Actually, I have sent people to ask for help. As long as we hold on in Suzhou City for a month or two, the army attacking the Central Plains will come back. By then, Zhu Yuanzhang will be surrounded, not us. "

Lan Yu thought for a while and then said: "But I think we should not take it lightly. In the future, Zhu Yuanzhang may spread rumors that His Majesty is dead, or he may attack us at all costs. I I once heard from my brother-in-law that in Zhu Yuanzhang's army, the war faction has the upper hand now. The civil servants, led by Li Shanchang and Hu Weiyong, all advocate betrayal of His Majesty. Among the military generals, except for my brother-in-law, General Xu. The rest such as Tang He, Li Wenzhong, Feng Sheng and others advocated starting the war. Especially Zhu Wenzheng, who was always worried about the loss of Hongdu City. Before we set off, I heard someone say that he had led his troops to retake Hongdu and opened the way to It’s on the way to Wuchang.”

In fact it does.

Now, as Lan Yu said just now, Zhu Yuanzhang mobilized a large army to besiege Suzhou City, intending to eliminate Zhang Wuji as soon as possible.

On the other hand, he sent Liao Yongzhong and Zhu Wenzheng in two directions towards Wuchang, Zhang Wuji's capital.

Zhu Wenzheng led his troops to attack Hongdu City, intending to open the door to the east, while Liao Yongzhong and his deputy Zhu Liangzu took the waterway up the river and rushed towards Wuchang City.

However, neither of these two attacks was very smooth. Most of Zhu Yuanzhang's troops were used to besiege Zhang Wuji, so Zhu Wenzheng and Liao Yongzhong did not lead many troops.

Regarding Hongdu City, Zhu Wenzheng's attack was not very smooth. Although there are only a few thousand defenders in Hongdu City now, thanks to Zhu Wenzheng, the defense of Hongdu City is very complete. Not only is the city high and strong, but he used it before The materials and equipment used to resist Chen Youliang were also reused on him.

Zhu Wenzheng attacked for several days, but all failed.Even though they had far more troops than the defenders in the city, the strength of Hongdu City made it difficult for Zhu Wenzheng to move forward.

Although Zhu Wenzheng could also directly spare Hongdu City and then attack the hinterland of Jingzhou.But in this way, without the stronghold of Hongdu, their retreat would be cut off by Zhang Wuji's army at any time.When the supplies and food cannot be transported, they will be the turtle in the urn.

Now Zhu Wen was so angry that he just jumped up and down, hating himself for being so stupid and building Hongdu City so solidly as a rock.Why prepare so many means of defending the city? Now these are not used on Chen Youliang's 60 troops, but now they are all used on himself.

However, Liao Yongzhong and Zhu Liangzu attacked Wuchang City and achieved some success, and they fought all the way to the gate of Wuchang City.

But they were quickly repelled by the Imperial Forest Army defending Hongdu.Zhao Pusheng also suddenly thought of the possibility that Zhu Yuanzhang might sneak attack the capital, so he led a part of the navy to rush back.

However, the natural dangers of the Yangtze River are too long. Zhao Pusheng's navy has been lined up along the river, and the number of troops used is not very large.Although Liao Yongzhong and Zhu Liangzu were repelled, they were unable to annihilate them all and they all fled.

The number one hero in the battle to defend the capital this time was undoubtedly Zhu Jiuzhen.

Zhu Jiuzhen's loss of Bianjing City that day has always made her worried, although Zhang Wuji did not blame her, but loved her.But this made her feel worse than scolding her or hitting her.

Now that the enemy was attacking again, Zhu Jiuzhen went into battle in person. She put on Zhang Wuji's armor, and then ignored the rule that the concubines were not allowed to leave the palace.Instead, he personally stood on the tower of Wuchang City and rewarded everyone with some items from the palace. He also personally beat drums to cheer for the soldiers guarding the city.Boost everyone's morale.After all, Zhou Zhiruo, Zhao Min and others were not around, so Zhu Jiuzhen had the highest position.Now that the arrow is on the string, she has to shoulder this responsibility.

Although Liao Yongzhong first launched a "public opinion war" and spread rumors that Mingzun was dead, Zhu Jiuzhen immediately clarified the matter and posted a notice to make public what Zhu Yuanzhang had done before.It calmed the panic in the city.

Zhu Yuanzhang's two armies are now retreating.

Zhang Wuji heard Lan Yu's words, shook his head and said: "Wuchang and Hongdu are guarded by loyal ministers and good generals. Zhu Yuanzhang cannot attack us just by dividing his troops. But you are right. It won't be long before Zhu Yuanzhang will attack us." We must respond in advance before launching an attack."

But at this time, Zhang Wuji remembered something, and he asked: "That's right! General Lan is now back under my command. If there are spies in the army, report them to Zhu Yuanzhang. You are Brother Chang's brother-in-law, so Brother Chang Aren’t my sister-in-law and my eldest niece implicated?”

Lan Yu waved her hand and said: "Your Majesty, please rest assured about this. Even though Zhu Yuanzhang no longer trusts us, he still dare not attack his brother-in-law and sister. First, when Zhu Yuanzhang was betrayed by Zen, his brother-in-law and General Xu interceded for him. , His Majesty spared his life. This was a life-saving grace for him. If he had attacked his brother-in-law, he would have chilled everyone's heart. Secondly, his brother-in-law was the leader of Guo Dashuai's old department, and many of the Mingjiao soldiers followed him. Brother-in-law.”

"To be honest, not all Mingjiao disciples respect His Majesty. At least I have had a lot of doubts about Your Majesty before. Moreover, many people join the Mingjiao in order to survive in troubled times and make a living. . These people are very open-minded. As long as they give them food, they will sacrifice their lives for whoever gives them food. They do not really recognize their identity as Mingjiao disciples. Now it is Zhu Yuanzhang’s food and salary that supports them, so they naturally serve Zhu Yuanzhang."

"If Zhu Yuanzhang attacks his brother-in-law, it will arouse the dissatisfaction of those Mingjiao soldiers who are loyal to him. I don't think he will publicize my surrender to His Majesty. Instead, he will pretend not to know, and even know the news. The soldiers will be executed. Anyway, we are also surrounded now. Whether we fight or not is not very important to him. "

After listening to Lan Yu's analysis, Zhang Wuji nodded. After the two discussed it, they immediately set up camp and then transferred Lan Yu's troops to station near Hanshan Temple outside Suzhou City to interact with Suzhou Camp and Suzhou City. It's the cornering force.

But as Lan Yu expected, while he was talking with Zhang Wuji in the tent, hundreds of his soldiers took the opportunity to escape.

Although the next section of the journey was not very far, hundreds more people escaped.

Lan Yu originally wanted to kill him as a warning to others and improve military discipline.But Zhang Wuji stopped him.

After all, everyone has their own ambitions and cannot be forced. These people are willing to give up following their own monstrous wealth. This is also their own choice.

When they arrived near Hanshan Temple, there were only more than 3000 people left in the forward battalion under Lan Yu.Before setting up camp, dozens more people fled.

Although nearly half of the troops escaped, Lan Yu's team finally settled down.

(End of this chapter)