First Minister of Ming Dynasty

But just happened to meet Xu Da.

This man is well aware of the fact that soldiers are expensive and fast, and Zhu Jiajun also has the conditions to realize that soldiers are expensive and fast.

The troops were dispatched from Jinling, arrived in Liyang in advance, and then stationed in Changxing. The journey went smoothly, and they were ready before the letter of war was issued.

If it was only due to Xu Da's commander in chief, he might have followed Zhang Tianqi's order, but the execution was compromised, and France and Vietnam would become a pair of wonderful opponents.

It's a pity that Zhang Tianqi is French, but Li Wenzhong is not Vietnamese.

He caught the fighting opportunity, shot decisively, without fear, and took the lead in the charge. At a young age, he showed the vigor to win the three armies, and overthrew the tiger as a newborn calf.

This is a big deal all of a sudden.

"Good job!"

Xu Da was marching, and when he got the news from Li Wenzhong, he couldn't help shaking his fist, he was so happy.

He has known for a long time that the main target of this battle is Hangzhou, and if he wants to break through Hangzhou, he must take Huzhou. His original plan was to besiege with absolute force.

No one expected that a young man would seize the fleeting opportunity to enter Huzhou while taking advantage of the chaos.

If you miss this, wouldn't you be ashamed to death!

"Deng Youde, Zhou Dexing, you immediately lead the two battalions and go up there as quickly as possible!"

"As ordered!"

Both of them also understood that Li Wenzhong didn't have many troops, and if he was forced to attack them all at once, or simply annihilate them, then everything would be over.

Deng Youde decisively ordered to discard all unnecessary things, and don't take any dry food with you.

Enter Huzhou City, let's have breakfast together!

Zhou Dexing didn't give up too much, and his two troops ordered a hasty march to support Li Wenzhong at the fastest speed.

Sending these two people out, Xu Da did not hesitate, and called Tang Shengzong and Lu Zhongheng, and asked them to detour to the east and south of Huzhou as quickly as possible, especially to intercept the reinforcements from Hangzhou.

After dispatching four generals in a row, Xu Da himself led the main force and went straight to Huzhou.

These arrangements of Xu Da were recorded by special personnel and sent to Zhu Yuanzhang immediately.

In the Zhu family's army, the general has the right to make decisions on the fly, but after making a decision, he must report it immediately to let the commander know his intentions, even if it is Lao Zhu's confidant.

The pigeons raised by Xuexue are responsible for delivering the letters.

I have to say that these wizards are really useful.

Zhang Ximeng was overjoyed immediately after receiving the news from the pigeon.

This kid Li Wenzhong really has two tricks.

"Congratulations, my lord, double happiness!"

Zhu Yuanzhang raised his brows, feeling very comforted, "Our nephew is really good at it. Thanks to the master's teaching!"

Zhang Ximeng really wanted to say that even without him, Li Wenzhong would still be a general, but it was hard to refuse Lao Zhu to put money on his face.And Li Wenzhong did a really good job.

"After taking Huzhou, there is only one Jiaxing mansion connecting the two ends between Suzhou and Hangzhou. Zhang Shicheng's life will be difficult." Zhang Ximeng said with a smile.

At this time, Zhu Sheng thought of something, pondered for a while, and suddenly said: "Your Majesty, there seems to be little difference between capturing Suzhou and capturing Hangzhou. Do you want to go straight to the old nest and destroy Zhang Shicheng?"

Zhu Sheng made a suggestion. Except for Zhang Ximeng, the rest of the civil servants and generals were actually a little moved.

Judging from the start of the war to the present, Zhang Shicheng's troops are very stretched, and they have not made much progress compared with before.If you can capture Suzhou and win the First World War, it seems to be much better than attacking Hangzhou!

The big guys set their eyes on Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhang Ximeng, after all, these two people have the power to decide the strategy.

Surprisingly, Zhang Ximeng didn't say anything, just lowered his head.

And Zhu Yuanzhang thought for a while, then shook his head and said: "Mr. Fenglin, Suzhou is Zhang Shicheng's fundamental place. If he attacks rashly, Hangzhou, Songjiang, and even the Navy and Huaidong's soldiers and horses will rescue Suzhou at all costs. Zhang Shicheng is good at guarding, so we may not be able to get a bargain. If we attack Hangzhou, according to Zhang Shicheng's heart of an old dog, he will definitely not want to leave the city, and can only watch Hangzhou fall into our hands."

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhang Ximeng again, and said with a smile, "Sir, he advocates attacking Hangzhou first. Is that what you probably think?"

Zhang Ximeng said hastily: "Master Shengming, I just thought that the easy ones should be followed by the difficult ones, and I didn't think too much about it."

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled lightly, and then said to Zhu Sheng: "Although the battlefield needs to be adaptable and seize opportunities, once the overall strategy is determined, don't waver easily. You have to eat one bite at a time, and you have to fight one city at a time. Stabilize, and don't mess up your position." .”

Hearing this, Zhu Sheng nodded again and again, deeply impressed.

In fact, if you ask yourself, it's not that Zhu Sheng couldn't think of these things, it's just that he is really old.In other places, the old are calm and the young are impulsive.

When it comes to Zhu Jiajun, many old people are unwilling to waste time, hoping to sweep the world as soon as possible.

Fortunately, no matter Zhu Yuanzhang or Zhang Ximeng, they can still hold on.

Lao Zhu has his own account, and Zhang Ximeng has his own account... After all, Zhang Shicheng has many gentry supporters. Although he can despise them strategically, since ancient times, the landlords' armed forces have been quite tenacious, and they will not collapse at the first touch.

Therefore, in the battle with Zhang Shicheng, we must be patient, one will ebb and flow, and the strength of the people will be fully mobilized.

The strategy remains the same, Zhu Yuanzhang leads the civil and military forces, and still goes out to the supervisor with peace of mind... On the contrary, Li Wenzhong, after the breakthrough, fell into a hard fight.

He was able to break through the water gate smoothly. First, he relied on Zhu's army's excellent quality, marching fast, and daring to fight hard; second, he caught the loopholes of the Huzhou defenders and started from the water gate.

It's just that there is another point that is easily overlooked, and that is the advancement of technology.Zhang Ximeng noticed firearms very early, but I'm sorry, he really didn't have the ability to quickly build artillery and conquer the world, so he could only improve it a little bit.

When attacking Hongdu, Zhu's army's explosive bombs were already quite impressive.

In summary after the war, Zhu's army has raised another level in the use of gunpowder, and has figured out a way to blast the city wall with only gunpowder.

Although this is not a dimensionality reduction blow, it is also a technological gap.

But as they entered the city, Li Wenzhong didn't have much choice but to fight!

This young man didn't know that he was facing a famous general who was carrying a shoulder pole, followed Zhang Shicheng to raise troops, killed the Mongolian general, stationed in Gaoyou, and crossed the river to attack the city.

The opponent is older than him, more experienced than him, and has twenty or thirty times the strength of troops.

Li Wenzhong didn't even care about these, or he had no flaws in thinking at all, and could only fight without feeling.On one side is the vanguard warrior of the Zhu family army who is dedicated to making meritorious deeds and wants to enter the city.

On one side are elite men who were born in salt industry.

Who is willing to take a step back easily? The battle between the two sides is fierce, blood and flesh are flying everywhere, and people are injured and fall every moment. Life is worthless at this moment.

The blood of both sides flowed into the moat, which changed the color of the river.

The two sides are constantly consuming, but Zhang Tianqi's side has a steady stream of troops, and it seems that they can't finish killing.On Li Wenzhong's side, however, the reduction was visible to the naked eye.

There were too many enemies, and they rushed from all directions, like a turbid flow of the Yellow River, overwhelming mountains and seas, rushing towards the thin dam formed by Zhu's army.

Facing the pressure, some people kept falling into the moat, and some were injured and fell to the ground, unable to recover.

The collapse seemed to be in the next second, but Zhu Jiajun finally held on!

"Brothers, we can't lose! The elders in my hometown are looking forward to it!"

A young soldier actually held the gunpowder for bombing the city in his arms, and rushed into the enemy... After the loud noise, gunpowder smoke filled the air, and there were screams.

Zhang Tianqi's subordinates were stunned. They may not care about life and death, but facing this kind of soldiers who would rather perish together than win the victory, they were terrified.

What is it for?

Did Zhu Yuanzhang feed you ecstasy?

Zhang Tianqi also admitted that he was scared.

But soon he felt ashamed again... Where did his courage go when he resisted Yuan Ting with a shoulder pole?

How many people are left in Zhu Jiajun?

Even if all of them are desperate lunatics, they can be piled up to death!

"kill!"

Zhang Tianqi reorganized his army and rushed towards Li Wenzhong's remnants... At this moment, suddenly behind Li Wenzhong, the drums of Zhu's army sounded.

The reinforcements have arrived!

At this moment, Li Wenzhong almost cried, and then, a force gushed out of his exhausted body again.

"Kill the enemy, revenge!"

Li Wenzhong roared loudly and launched a counterattack. Deng Youde's soldiers and horses arrived first, and they had no time to repair, so they resolutely joined the siege battle, and then Zhou Dexing's troops also came... Huzhou City is broken!

Chapter 281 Let's Eliminate Chaos for the People

The Zhu family's army who came rushing forward was exhausted, their jackets were drenched in sweat, and they were panting like cows. Some soldiers' hands and feet were shaking.Faced with this situation, Deng Youde knew in his heart that the soldiers urgently needed to rest in order to recover their physical strength and urgently needed to fight.

But at this time, how can there be delay?

"Our brothers are risking their lives. With the grace of the superior and the entrustment of the elders, it's time for us to work hard. Listen, everyone. Separate two thousand households to attack the water gate, and the rest follow me to attack the west gate!"

After Deng Youde gave the order, he took the initiative to lead the soldiers and horses, and rushed forward.

Huzhou City's defenses are still tight, and soldiers and horses are assigned to each city gate, ready to stand.Reluctantly, because the water gate was suddenly breached, Zhang Tianqi led troops to rescue, and sent soldiers and horses from all the city gates, and there was no leader.And Deng Youde is indeed a fierce general. He wears double armor, holds a knife in one hand and a shield in the other.

First of all, he concentrated his bows and crossbows to shoot, and the defenders at the top of the city couldn't lift their heads. Then he climbed the simple ladder. He climbed the ladder like an ape, jumped three times and jumped up the city wall. This is not the first time he took the lead on the city. Yes, Deng Youde was very skilled. When he arrived at the top of the city, he brandished his weapons and slashed wantonly. The follow-up soldiers quickly followed up and successfully opened the door with almost no effort.

After entering the city, Deng Youde was in trouble. Huzhou City is not small, where is the most valuable target?Should we go to rescue Li Wenzhong, or attack a crowded place?

Just when he was hesitating, a group of young men from the city, about 30 to [-] people, ran out from an alley.

"Go this way, go this way!"

Deng Youde was still hesitating, but the other party hurriedly said: "We are from this city, this is the yamen!"

Deng Youde thought for a while, and finally decided to take a gamble. He asked the soldiers to follow and moved forward quickly. As expected, he crossed a few streets and arrived in front of the original magistrate's yamen.

Right now, this is Zhang Tianqi's residence, and he will only guard the center of the city. .A three-foot-high flag fluttered in the wind.

Seeing this, Deng Youde couldn't help being overjoyed, "Set fire to me, and burn this bastard's nest!"

In an instant, the flames soared into the sky, like a big candle, which could be seen throughout Huzhou City, with thick smoke billowing and flames flying high.

At this time, there are still more than 2 soldiers and horses in the city, almost four times the number of Zhu's army. If they can be mobilized, they can still turn defeat into victory.

But with the prefect's yamen on fire, it was completely messed up.

The soldiers and horses in the city lost their command, and the hearts of the people were in chaos.

Some people said that Zhang Tianqi was dead and his head had been chopped off.Others said that Zhu's army had all been killed, hundreds of thousands of troops, and magical soldiers descended from heaven.

At this time, no one can tell the real from the fake, and the city is full of shouts and killings, and the flames are soaring into the sky.

Many people simply threw away their weapons and ran away.

People's hearts are broken, this consequence is really terrible, and there is no way to deal with it.

Zhang Tianqi was stunned to find that there were not many soldiers around him. On the contrary, Zhu's army had the upper hand, and there were shouts of killing from all directions.

His face was ashen. At this moment, he only felt something fly away from his head.He had seen how fierce the Zhu family army was just now, if it fell into the hands of these masters, they wouldn't be ashamed!

Without much hesitation, Zhang Tianqi turned around and ran away.

Even the chief general ran for his life like this, not to mention the others. The big guys fled one after another, and the number of people around Zhang Tianqi decreased visibly with the naked eye.

He fled to the east gate in a hurry, and was about to escape when a group of soldiers from Zhu's army suddenly appeared in front of him.

Zhou Dexing rushed forward with his weapon in hand.

"Don't let that grandson go! Catch him alive!"

Zhang Tianqi turned around and ran away, but where else could he go?Many young and strong people in the city came out bravely, and they pointed out the direction for Zhu's family.

Wherever there is a defeated army, kill there.

Occasionally, soldiers who were alone would be ambushed by young men and directly arrested.

The battle lasted for a day and a half, and Xu Da's main force also arrived, successfully taking Huzhou.

After counting, Zhu's army lost about 100 people, and Li Wenzhong's advance team alone lost nearly 500 people.

Including Li Wenzhong, who was also injured in three places, especially a line on his neck was cut by an arrow. If he went a little further in, it would shoot through the artery and he would definitely die.

Xu Da also sighed, "This time you have made a great contribution, and if the superior does not reward you heavily, I will not agree!"

Li Wenzhong respectfully worships and thanks.

At this time Zhou Dexing also came, he was lucky, he caught Zhang Tianqi as expected.

"This grandson fled into a private house, even bought a set of women's clothes, and planned to escape in disguise... You don't even look at it, you just want to fool the master's eyes with a beard! Go ahead and dream!"

Zhang Tianqi's old face was flushed, frightened and angry, he could only grit his teeth and say, "Hurry up and kill me with one knife! Give me a good time!"

Xu Da looked at him, and said with a sneer: "There is no need to dress up as a hero, we have our own rules, and we will not wrong a good person! Naturally, we will not let the bad person go, take him down!"

With Zhang Tianqi captured, the Huzhou battle ended quickly.