First Minister of Ming Dynasty

"I'll give you a good chance, go to Han Song to open your eyes!"

Lan Yu's face turned dark when he heard this, he really didn't want to go.These days I just run errands for Zhang Ximeng, and how many pairs of boots are broken. As a result, Zhu Wenzheng has made many meritorious deeds, and has been promoted to Qianhu, and Li Wenzhong has also started to lead the army.

Zhang Ximeng promised him a hundred households, but it's a pity that he only took care of the teenagers, to put it bluntly, he was the leader of the kids.

"No, I'm going to serve in the army, let me fight Jinling!"

Zhang Ximeng gave him a blank look, "You useless thing, I pull you so hard, I don't understand my painstaking efforts at all!"

"Painful? What pain? I only know that life is hard!"

"That's your short-sightedness! Liu Futong is preparing for the Northern Expedition. You are young and inconspicuous. How much can you learn from talking with those veterans? At your current age, how can you compare with your brother-in-law? Follow the fart in the future. Study hard, how to deal with the Northern Expedition, how to deal with Yuan Ting. These skills, after ten years, you can benefit endlessly. Even if you achieve Wei Qinghuo's achievements like Qubing, it is only in front of you. Such a good thing, you don't If you want it, that’s great! I’ll let Li Wenzhong go, and anyone else will be better than you!”

"Don't! My ancestor!" Lan Yu quickly jumped up, slapped her face twice, and then said with a playful smile: "I knew that my husband loved me the most, and no one can do this except me!"

In this way, Lan Yu accompanied Wang Guangyang to Bozhou.

In fact, the territories of Bozhou and Zhu Yuanzhang are bordering each other. The northernmost point of Zhu Yuanzhang’s territory is in Huaiyuan, and from Huaiyuan, going up against the vortex, passing through Mengcheng, the father of the city is Bozhou, which is probably Huaiyuan County of Bengbu City and Qiaocheng District of Bozhou City. Look, the distance is not out of the province yet!

But along the way, you can clearly feel that Zhu Yuanzhang's rule is well-organized, especially those fields, one after another, in order, which can almost make you feel the taste of "well fields".

After passing Huaiyuan, it was a mess. Although there were people plowing and farming, the lively energy was not as good as Zhu Yuanzhang's side.

Wang Guangyang is a smart man. After just this trip, his heart is settled. Liu Futong may have the courage of Xiang Yu, but Zhu Yuanzhang is definitely the Han Gaozu who had the last laugh. They chose the wrong person!

Without much effort, he met the people from Han Song's side.

Unexpectedly, after Liu Futong proposed the Northern Expedition, Xu Shouhui, the emperor of Tianwan, did not agree at all. Second master, since Xu Shouhui was the first to proclaim himself emperor, he should be the only sun of the Red Scarf Army, what are you Han Liner!

If saying this is annoying enough, then the letter sent by Zhang Shicheng is even more infuriating!

Zhang Shicheng told Liu Futong that the fate of the Great Yuan Dynasty had not declined, and the momentum was still there. He advised Liu Futong not to rush to the north. On the contrary, there were some people in the Red Turban Army who were ambitious and unconventional, and they should be eliminated first.

There is dissatisfaction with Lao Zhu between the lines.

The rest, like Fang Guozhen, didn't respond at all.

With this group of insects, how can we do a good job in the Northern Expedition?

Han Song was furious, but at this time, Wang Guangyang came on behalf of Zhu Yuanzhang. Just in terms of attitude, he was much better than those people...

Chapter 168 Ten Commanders

The arrival of Wang Guangyang brought a little warmth to Liu Futong. No matter what, Zhu Yuanzhang still paid attention to the overall situation.

For the Northern Expedition, Liu Futong was very thoughtful, and his plan was to divide the troops in three ways.

First, a large army was launched from Henan to attack Shanzhou, which is the key place where Li Yanxian had fought for more than two years. After capturing Shanzhou, the army entered Guanzhong, took Shaanxi, and then attacked Dadu.

This is a very classic route. Back then, Jin Bing took this route and almost wiped out Zhao Song.

Now that Zhao Song is about to push Yuan Ting, it can also be said that there is nothing new in history, but it just changed its skin and staged it again and again.

Liu Futong's ambition is more than that. He plans to send Mao Gui to Shandong to manage the soldiers and horses there, and then take the road from Shandong.

If these two wings are successful, it will be like two knives, inserted into Yuan Ting, one is kicking, and the other is whipping legs, and then he will make a frontal jab, ending Yuan Ting's rule.

perfect!

Wang Guangyang didn't know much about the three axes arranged by Mr. Liu, but he just thought it was too complicated. Does Han Song have the ability?

Sapphire turned around, and he also had his own opinion.Although Lan Yu was not considered an outstanding student, he learned a lot from Zhang Ximeng.

In particular, Zhang Ximeng counted military supplies and fodder all day long, and fiddled with the military discipline of the personnel... Lanyu learned a lot from what he had heard and seen.

Looking at Liu Futong's Northern Expedition plan now, Lan Yu shook her head.

Everyone knows that Liu Futong was the first to revolt, with many soldiers and generals.

However, the territory of Han and Song Dynasties was limited to between the Huaihe River and the Ruhe River.Although the area is larger than that of Lao Zhu, due to the flooding of the Yellow River, the people's livelihood is poor and the output is limited.

It is absolutely impossible to supply so many troops.

In particular, it is even more impossible to send troops in three directions.

If Zhang Ximeng is allowed to handle the logistics, he will definitely scold his mother, even if he is exhausted, he will not be able to do it!

Obviously, Liu Futong's plan is to support the war with the war, relying on the capture to maintain the military supplies and food.

"This is impossible!"

Wang Guangyang can still understand this point, "The Yuan court didn't have much food and grass. Once the Northern Expedition army ran out of money, they would plunder the people. Once they robbed the people, the people's hearts would be lost. What is the difference between the Northern Expedition Army and the Yuan court? At that point, I think the Northern Expeditionary Army will be finished!"

Lan Yu sneered, leaned against the grand teacher's chair, and said with a sneer: "Now I understand what Mr. Zhang asked me to come here to learn. If we go to the Northern Expedition in the future, we can't learn from them!"

After thinking about it again, Lan Yu simply picked up the pen and prepared to write a letter to Zhang Ximeng, explaining her feelings in detail.Wang Guangyang also brought up a pen, and he also had something to say.

Han Song's plan for the Northern Expedition was like this, and they didn't need to persuade them... and even if they persuaded them, they would not listen.

Do Zhu Yuanzhang's subordinates need to help Liu Futong win the battle?

I can't!

The question now is how to coordinate the interests of the two sides.

What Liu Futong meant was to hand over Luzhou, Lu'an, and Wuwei Prefecture to Han Song as their rear to supply food and grass for military supplies.

In addition, the Xuzhou, Suzhou, and Huai'an prefectures must also be handed over to them as the base camp for attacking Shandong.

Although Zhu Yuanzhang does not need to be a minister, he still has to pay tribute to Han and Song Dynasties every year, which is temporarily calculated according to the vassal state.

Liu Futong's calculations are very clear. Zhu Yuanzhang is only a marshal now, and he treats you like a vassal state. You have made a lot of money, so you should pay us tribute, isn't it right?

Faced with these conditions, Wang Guangyang laughed angrily. Liu Futong regarded Zhu Yuanzhang as a defeat and asked for peace, which is simply ridiculous!

"Liu Taibao, do you think that the superior in my family is here to seek peace?"

Liu Futong chuckled, "Zhu Yuanzhang's momentum is indeed good, but after all he only has Chuzhou and Hezhou. The rest of Haozhou, Sizhou, and Yangzhou are incomplete. How can we compare with us? To put it bluntly, although we form an alliance, But it is still clear who is the eldest brother and who is the second brother."

In a word, he wants to be the big brother, and he wants to do whatever he wants to the little brother!

"Liu Taibao, my family's superiority is out of righteousness. In order to destroy the Yuan together, you sent me over to negotiate. But you took the kindness of my family's superiors as cowardice, oppressed us wantonly, ruthlessly exploited us, and didn't treat us as returnees at all. Something. Liu Taibao, don’t you know the heights of heaven and earth when you establish your country name and ascend the throne as emperor? Don’t forget, the hundreds of thousands of troops that took off were defeated by the actions of my superiors, and you are just sitting back and enjoying the benefits!”

Liu Futong was still disdainful, "Your family is superior? How did I hear that it was Zhang Shicheng's credit? And if you have the ability, you can ascend the throne and proclaim yourself emperor. Wait for the good news!"

Liu Futong's attitude was quite arrogant. Wang Guangyang was really angry, but he also knew that if he walked away, the negotiation might break down. If Liu Futong attacked Huaixi at this time, Zhu Yuanzhang's main force was in the south of the Yangtze River. The whole strategy may fall short.

Therefore, Wang Guangyang changed his strategy and went all out to talk to Du Zundao. Compared with Liu Futong's expansion, Du Zundao was still calm. He even opposed Liu Futong's Northern Expedition plan, thinking that it was too big and unreasonable, and would kill himself.

Du Zundao often said bad things about Liu Futong to Han Lin'er, and Han Song internally fought quite fiercely.

Under the operation of Wang Guangyang, the issue of how to deal with Zhu Yuanzhang has successfully become the focus of internal debate in Han and Song Dynasties.

Liu Futong and a lot of generals didn't pay attention to Zhu Yuanzhang, but Du Zundao, Sheng Wenyu and others believed that Zhu Yuanzhang was a hero and should not be humiliated lightly. The Yuan court was facing a great enemy and needed to make friends with Zhu Yuanzhang.

Du Zundao was the prime minister of the Han and Song regimes, and he was above Liu Futong. The two had conflicts for a long time. Arrogant and conceited, without respect.

It is very understandable that the king fights the sleeping king.

Faced with this situation, Wang Guangyang is helpless, and wait for them to quarrel!

Lan Yu still wandered around every day, collecting news and information, and he really gradually fell in love with this job.

As for the imprisoned Wu Datou, he has left the prison long ago and has a separate courtyard. Although he is locked up, people visit him every day, drink and chat, and sing a song from time to time. Life is very happy.

Obviously, there will be no results on their side for a while, but Zhu Yuanzhang's side, after winning Taiping, mobilized all the troops and went straight to Jinling!

Just before the oath to send troops, Zhu Yuanzhang announced the establishment of the Grand Marshal's Mansion of Taiping Xingguo.

It is one word different from the historical Taiping Xingguo Marshal Yi's Mansion. There is no doubt that this is also Zhang Ximeng's suggestion. The Yi Marshal's Mansion, that is to say, can be divided into left and right, front and back, or even more, called the Zhuyi Marshal's Mansion, separated Marshal generals, command soldiers and horses.

In line with the principle of respecting no other, Zhang Ximeng directly suggested the establishment of the Grand Marshal's Mansion, the establishment of a military command department under the Grand Marshal's Mansion, and then separate commanders, directly under the Grand Marshal, to lead the armies.

The official system set up by Zhang Ximeng always satisfied Lao Zhu's heart, so he readily accepted it.

Before officially attacking Jinling, Zhu Yuanzhang decided to temporarily appoint ten commanders of the army to serve as models for the generals.

"Ten commanding envoys, ten battalions of soldiers and horses, in order of heavenly stems. This A-character battalion, we want to give to Tanghe in Yangzhou! He followed us the earliest, and made many meritorious deeds. Back then, we were the head of nine husbands, with a family of one thousand. Just obey us. We will always remember this kindness in our hearts."

Hearing Lao Zhu's words, everyone was also convinced that Tang He's qualifications are indeed here.

"The commanding officer of the B-battalion is Xu Da!"

Old Zhu had a smile on his face, and he didn't hide his appreciation, "Xu Da made great achievements when he defeated Zhao Junyong. He also made great achievements in blocking Xuexue in Tianchang. In the battle of Hezhou, he also commanded the main force to attack the city... Let us say that Xu Da is handsome!"

Xu Da's face turned red, and he felt a little embarrassed, and hurriedly bowed, "It all depends on the cultivation of the superior, and the only way to repay the inferior position is with death!"

Old Zhu smiled and asked him to return to the queue.

When he arrived at Cingziying, Zhu Yuanzhang looked around, and finally set his sights on Feng Guoyong.

"At first you suggested crossing the river to capture Jiqing, thinking it was the fundamental land, now that Jiqing is at your fingertips, are you willing to take it for us?"

Feng Guoyong was inexplicably excited, he wasn't the first to join Lao Zhu, but he was so heavily used, sending troops to the third place, how could he not be grateful!

"Thank you for your grace, the last general will not hesitate to die!"

Old Zhu was overjoyed, and soon he went to the Dingzi Camp, which fell to Fei Ju. He had joined Lao Zhu since Linhuai, and he was also a veteran. He was originally the commander of the rear camp, but now he can only be regarded as a mediocrity. .

Later, Lao Zhu ordered four battalion commanders one after another, namely Wu Liang, the commander of the Wuzi battalion, Lu Zhongheng, the commander of the Jizi battalion, Tang Shengzong, the commander of the Gengzi battalion, and Hu Dahai, the commander of the Xinzi battalion.

The situation of the Renzi Battalion is special, it belongs to the cavalry establishment, the commander is handed over to Hua Yun, and the deputy commander is Wu Zhen.

The Guizi Battalion is organized by the navy. Since the navy has not been too large so far, there can only be one commander, which is given to Yu Tingyu, and the deputy commander is Liao Yongan.

The Commander of the Tenth Battalion has been confirmed. Among the people present, some are happy and some are disappointed, but no matter what, the overall situation has been decided, and we can only wait for the future.

But just after the generals thought it was over, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly laughed, "We have finished appointing the commander of the Tenth Battalion, but we still have four temporary battalions here, so we won't give them official names. We will rearrange them after we conquer Jinling... ...These four temporary commanders...Chang Yuchun!"

Zhu Yuanzhang called the name, and Chang Yuchun jumped up from his seat almost like a spring. He couldn't believe it at all, my chance has come?

He immediately fell to his knees and kowtowed loudly, "Thank you for looking down on me, my boss, I, I will go through fire and water, and I will not hesitate!"

Zhu Yuanzhang just hummed lightly, and then ordered others.

"Deng Youde, Zhang Desheng."

Two more people stood up. Deng Youde joined very late, but in the battle of Hezhou, he made the first contribution.

Zhang Desheng came from the Chaohu Navy, but he did nothing to lure Naha. He is a warrior who is not afraid of sacrifice, and Lao Zhu appreciates it very much.

As for the last one, Old Zhu pondered over and over again, and finally said: "Zhu Wenzheng, come here!"

When the eldest nephew Zhu Wenzheng heard it, he didn't know which leg to take. He really wanted to cry, uncle, it's so interesting!

Zhu Yuanzhang took his hand and said solemnly: "Listen to us, let you be the commander for nothing else, because you are the Zhu family, and you will charge forward, and the battle will be difficult to fight in the future, so you have to take the lead. Desperate! Do you understand?"

"Understand!"

Zhu Wenzheng stared at Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes with firm eyes, "Please rest assured, uncle, my nephew will not humiliate the Zhu family!"

"it is good!"

Old Zhu laughed happily, "In that case, let's advance by land and water, and send out all the troops to take Jinling for us!"

Chapter 169 Zhu Biao

Zhu Yuanzhang's appointment as an official here inspired people's hearts, and the whole army screamed.

Especially the four temporary commanders, who didn't want to delete the first two words, needless to say how fierce Chang Yuchun is, Zhu Wenzheng is bearing the honor of the old Zhu family, that is also going to be desperate.

Deng Youde and Zhang Desheng are not bad either, they are gearing up.

The ten serious commanders on the other side were also scared.

Like Xu Da, although his position is stable, but what about Lu Zhongheng?What about Tang Shengzong?There is also Hu Dahai, he is not much older than Chang Yuchun, and both of them are famous for their bravery and combat skills, so they are the same height.

Since they are both fierce generals, one and two have to be separated. One mountain can have two tigers, but no one wants to be the mother.

Without him, roll up!

In a word, Lao Zhu turned his subordinates into howling wolves, their eyes were red.

The Yuan army in Jinling has good juice to eat.

It stands to reason that Zhang Ximeng should go and see such a big scene no matter what.

But it's a pity that several doctors here have said that the wife will give birth in two or three days.

Now Zhang Ximeng has nothing to say, the world is big, and Xiao Zhu is the biggest.

He'd better keep it honestly, but don't make any mistakes.

On Zhang Ximeng's side, it was not much worse than fighting.