First Minister of Ming Dynasty

so what should I do now?Find allies!

It's easy!

After thinking about it, Zhang Shicheng decided to send a letter to Tianwan's general Ni Wenjun. The two of them, one upstream and the other downstream, joined forces and advanced side by side, attacking from both fronts. No matter how much Zhu Yuanzhang had, they couldn't stop their attack.

Correct!

That's it!

Forming an alliance is not a trivial matter, and it requires enough sincerity.

Zhang Shicheng knows that there are many soldiers in Tianwan, but when it comes to family background, he may not be as rich as himself.

Because Zhang Shicheng decided to take out 50 taels of silver and give it to Ni Wenjun. As long as he is willing to join hands, the money will be his.

In this way, Zhang Shicheng was full of expectations and sent an envoy to contact Ni Wenjun.

Unsurprisingly it was a surprise.

Zhang Shicheng's plan was immediately delivered to Zhu Yuanzhang.

"He's not good at literature, but he wants to come to martial arts. Let's see this Zhang Shicheng, he wants to humiliate himself!" Lao Zhu has always been high-spirited, fighting to break the sky.

Moreover, Zhu Yuanzhang has his own views on the so-called two-line attack.

"Up and down the river, thousands of miles away, it is already very difficult to pass messages to each other. It is simply whimsical to want to cooperate with each other and go hand in hand. We can defeat one first and clean up the other later."

He smiled and said to Zhang Ximeng: "Who do you think we should attack?"

Zhang Ximeng said: "My lord, according to the result of our discussion, it is natural to deal with Tianwan first, and then turn around to deal with Zhang Shicheng. But everything should not be too rigid. If the opportunity is right, it seems that we should act decisively."

Zhu Yuanzhang was taken aback, "Mr. said the fighter plane?"

"It's like this. I got the news that Ni Wenjun seems to intend to replace Xu Shouhui. He didn't just think about it, but took action."

"Really?" Old Zhu was no longer young, "If this is the case, there will be chaos here at Tianwan."

Zhang Ximeng nodded, "That's true. Although we are taking advantage of the fire to loot, we may be able to gain advantage by marching into Tianwan at this time. However, Tianwan has two or three provinces after all, and its power is huge. We don't have the ability to swallow elephants. Why don't we take advantage of this?" This is a rare opportunity to hit Zhang Shicheng severely, weaken his power, and ensure that Zhang Shicheng will not be able to add to the chaos in the future duel with Tianwan."

Zhu Yuanzhang raised his eyebrows, pondered over and over again, and then pondered: "Sir, do you think Huaidong should be taken, or Suzhou and Hangzhou?"

"The land of Huaidong involves the Yuan army and Liu Futong's Northern Expedition troops, and taking it down is not conducive to defense. If we can concentrate our forces and attack Suzhou and Hangzhou, or at least take Hangzhou and have an outlet to the sea, our situation will be much better. "

Zhang Ximeng has been thinking about it all the time, just want to find a way out to the sea, otherwise, how can he use his talent!

Zhu Yuanzhang thought over and over again, weighed the pros and cons, and finally approved Zhang Ximeng's idea. The next step was to dispatch troops... navy, infantry, cavalry, food, supplies... all mobilized with orders one after another.Overwhelming mountains and seas, pressing towards Zhang Shicheng.

Lao Zhang's side is just an idea, Zhu Yuanzhang's side has already taken action, so there is no need to talk about the difference in efficiency.

Just when Zhang Shicheng was still fantasizing about a two-sided attack, a piece of news came that knocked him out of his wits. Ni Wenjun was killed by his subordinate Chen Youliang.

Zhang Shicheng: "..."

Chapter 277 Attacking All Fronts

Ni Wenjun is dead.

As one of the Big Three in the southern region, it is impossible for his death not to affect the overall situation.

In fact, Zhu Yuanzhang knew the news earlier than Zhang Shicheng. It seems that this is nonsense. With the intelligence capabilities of the current Zhu family army, it will absolutely crush any party.

But the killing of Ni Wenjun still shocked Lao Zhu, so he had to call all the civil and military officials to discuss countermeasures together.

Zhu's army's territory was much larger than before, people came from all directions in Jiangnan and Huaixi one after another.

At the same time, more and more news came from Tianwan. Gradually, the cause and effect of Ni Wenjun's death had been clearly outlined...

Ni Wenjun was brave and invincible since he was a child, and he was known as a barbarian.When his mother gave birth to him, she dreamed of a white tiger, so from the very beginning, she was doomed to be a ruthless person...

But just like almost all hardcore ruthless people, there are times when heroes end.

Ni Wenjun also cannot escape this law.

After he was frustrated in attacking Yingtian, he returned to the country, and at the same time, Hongdu was lost again.

There were more and more accusations against him from all parties, and for a while Ni Wenjun was disgusted by some people.

He is not a person who is good at winning people's hearts, nor is he a person who can turn the tide against the wind in adversity.

In fact Ni Wenjun chose the stinkiest move, and he decided to replace it.

Don't you all blame me?

I will kill Xu Shouhui and become the emperor himself. Anyone who dares to scold me is deceiving the emperor, and I will kill you nine clans at that time!He, Ni Wenjun, doesn't even fear the Son of Heaven, but he wants to use the authority of the Son of Heaven to restore his position. He has to, his brain is a good thing, but it's a pity that Ni Wenjun has run out of it.

He decided to kill Xu Shouhui. The plan was perfect, but the first step failed. His subordinates didn't agree at all. The elders of Peng Dang acted quickly, and all forces cooperated with Xu Shouhui to work together. Ni Wenjun suffered a crushing defeat.

Losing his foothold in Hanyang, he had to escape from Hanyang and go to Huangzhou, intending to gather the old troops in Huangzhou and fight back to Hanyang.

Even on the way to escape, Ni Wenjun remained calm.

Seeing a meteor falling, he thought it was a good omen, and shouted: "I don't know who is a high-ranking official, but he died in my hands again!"

It is worth mentioning that before that, his old lady dreamed about the white tiger again.

Ni Wenjun rushed to Huangzhou excitedly, but he forgot one thing. Although Huangzhou is all his old ministries, the leader of these old ministries is called Chen Youliang!

At the beginning, Ni Wenjun had seized Chen Youliang's military power and arranged him in Huangzhou.

How did he know that he prepared a knife for himself.

Chen Youliang pretended to welcome Ni Wenjun, and then when he was outside the city, ambushed soldiers and killed Ni Wenjun and his cronies.

This is not enough, and then wiped out Ni Wenjun's whole family, including Ni's mother who dreamed of the white tiger twice!

The old lady sat upright, her face as usual, she just smiled lightly and said: "My son, the barbarian, has the heart to devour the Lord, and he has died. Chen Youliang has the act of devouring the Lord, how can it last?"

Chen Jun was annoyed and chopped the old woman into meat...

In fact, Ni Wenjun has been crazy for a long time. There is nothing wrong with killing him. Inside Tianwan, people will also applaud.

But Chen Youliang struck too hard, not only killed Ni Wenjun, but also killed his whole family, including his cronies and followers, none of them escaped the butcher's knife.

The heavenly father killed the heavenly brother, and the country was blocked.

Friendship is not the rightful owner, it still belongs to Duke Zhu!

Up to now, Tianwan's country is already undercurrents, turbulent and treacherous...

At this juncture, the main civil and military officials of the Zhu family's army gathered in Jinling, above the commander's mansion, the stars gathered, and the civil servants were like rain.

Almost everyone has arrived.

Xu Da, Chang Yuchun, Hu Dahai, Feng Guoyong stationed in Yangzhou, Peng Zaozhu stationed in Sizhou, Huayun, Fei Ju, Lu Zhongheng, Tang Shengzong, Wu Zhen, Wu Liang, also including trainer Guo Xing, Gongwei Division Commander Guo Ying.

In addition, Kang Maocai who was in charge of farming, the Liao family brothers of the navy, the Yu family father and son... the big guys were all together, greeting each other, laughing loudly at each other, and unscrupulous.

On the other side, Jia Lu and Zhu Sheng, who participated in politics, both came. Recently, Jia Lu's health is not good, and he has been resting in bed for a long time.

Of course, among the civil servants, we still have to look at the left minister Li Shanchang and the right minister Zhang Ximeng.

The left minister governs the six bureaucrats, lined up.

Under the right minister's hand are the Academy of Scholars, the Tai, and the officials of the Yamen, all of whom are listed.

Even Li Zhen, Zhu Yuanzhang's brother-in-law, came.

Just as the big guys were chatting and laughing, Zhu Yuanzhang stepped into the lobby in military uniform. Almost instantly, everyone shut their mouths, respectfully, and stood with their hands down.

Old Zhu walked to the middle with big strides, and couldn't help but look to both sides. Civil servants and military generals, shining like stars, heroes of the world, are all in the palm of their hands!

Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly became proud. Who could have imagined that a few years ago, a poor boy who was a beggar monk would command thousands of troops, and his army would be powerful, and he would have the potential to dominate the world.

This year is the 17th year of Zhizheng, and it is also the second year of Wu Guo in Huaxia.

It has been more than four years since Zhu Yuanzhang developed independently.

Every moment, the strength grows and the power expands. This feeling makes Zhu Yuanzhang addicted to it... He is like a hardworking farmer, carefully tending the crops in the field.

Now seeing the gratifying growth, he is elated.

"Everyone sit down!"

Old Zhu looked at both sides, with a smile on his face, "Zhu Canzheng, Ni Wenjun is dead, will Tianwan be doomed, come on!"

The first one to be pointed out was Zhu Sheng.

This also makes sense. As the proponent of the nine-character mantra, Zhu Sheng is above the overall situation and has unique insights.

"Your Majesty, Ni Wenjun is arrogant and domineering, and he has the right way to die. But Chen Youliang will offend his superiors and kill his benefactor, which will definitely arouse public anger. In addition to his shallow foundation, I am afraid that those old officials will hate Chen Youliang even more. If not expected, they There must be another fight until it is decided who will take the lead!"

With just a few words, Zhu Sheng analyzed Tianwan's situation clearly.

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, "Then should we send troops against Tianwan?"

"I think it's not possible for the time being." Zhu Sheng said: "At the end of the day, there are still hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers and fierce generals. If we rush to kill them, they will let go of their past and fight against the enemy together. What's more, we haven't accumulated enough. If you can't swallow Tianwan's power in one gulp, if you fall into a fierce battle, even if you can win, it will consume your vitality, which is not conducive to the next thing."

Between the question and the answer, the monarch and his subjects have already denied the idea of ​​attacking Tianwan and taking advantage of the fire.

"Mr. Zhang, what do you think?"

Zhang Ximeng stood up and said with a smile: "My lord, the sky is big and chaotic, and the time is not ripe. Zhang Shicheng is full of fat, so he just strikes! Moreover, Zhang Shicheng's people's hearts are fluctuating, and the army's morale is turbulent. He accepts the Yuan court's order and uses a group of old Confucianism , has gradually lost the support of the people. At this time, use troops against Zhang Shicheng, seize the rich land, recharge your strength, recharge your batteries, and accumulate strength in three or two years, our army will be invincible and run rampant in the world!"

When everyone heard this, they couldn't help being excited.

They all understood what Zhang Ximeng meant. This battle was progressing smoothly, and in two or three years, the Zhu family's army would be on the road to contend for supremacy in the world and the Central Plains.

Who would dare to believe that a group of mud-legged people who came out of the Huaixi countryside could make it to where they are today?

I dare not write like this in the script, we are legends, history!

Wen Wu present couldn't help but his eyes lit up, his fighting spirit was high, and he was three points more excited than before.

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled with satisfaction, and then he glanced at Li Shanchang again.

"Mr. Li, if we want to mobilize troops, will it delay political affairs?"

Li Shanchang quickly stood up and bowed to the ground.

"Your Highness, 20% of the Qingzhang in Changxing and other places has been completed, and the Qingzhang in other places is still going on. The people are enthusiastic and excited. The place where the land granting is completed can produce more than [-] civilian husbands. I will definitely do my best to clear the Zhangzhang. No delays in important matters, no mistakes in the supply of military supplies... If you can't handle these two things well, I am willing to accept the crime!"

As long as Li Shanchang does it with his heart, his ability is comparable to Xiao He, and no one doubts it.

Zhu Yuanzhang received the support of three ministers in a row, and he couldn't stop smiling on his face.

"Since that's the case, we won't be polite!"

He stood up abruptly, "Zhang Shicheng, a bastard, betrayed the rebel army, accepted the Yuan court's order, and became the Taiwei of the Tartars. Let's punish the people and punish the crimes, and destroy this bastard first!"

"Peng Zao lives, Miao Daheng!"

The two people who hadn't been mentioned for a long time stood up immediately, and Peng Zaozhu bowed deeply, "Please give orders!"

"You lead [-] soldiers and horses, set off from Sizhou, capture Baoying, and threaten Gaoyou!"

Peng Zaozhu immediately agreed, "Obey!"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Feng Guoyong and Feng Guosheng brothers again.

"How many people are there in Yangzhou now?"

"There are more than 50 people!" Feng Guoyong replied loudly: "My lord, there are nearly [-] people in Yangzhou City, and most of them are in the workshops. It is easy to mobilize, and we can gather [-] civilians to help!"

Zhu Yuanzhang knew that Feng Guoyong would not brag, and the mobilization ability of the city was indeed far higher than that of the countryside.

"Well, you will lead the Yangzhou army and attack the land of Taizhou."

The two brothers nodded immediately.

The battle in Jiangbei is well arranged.

According to Zhang Ximeng and Lao Zhu's vision, the focus is on Jiangnan and Hangzhou!

But the thing about war has always been true and false, false and true.

An all-out attack from the northern front just happened to be able to mobilize Zhang Shicheng's troops and test his strength. Zhu Yuanzhang planned to attack across the board.

"Chang Yuchun!"

"Chen is here!"

When Lao Zhu called out his name, this person's voice was full of joy. A militant, if he doesn't fight for a day, he feels uncomfortable all over.

"Please give orders!"

"You lead two battalions of soldiers and horses to attack Jiangyin, how many days will it take for us to take it down?"