First Minister of Ming Dynasty

But fortunately, the follow-up soldiers decisively filled the space, and the two sides fought fiercely around the top of the city.Lu Zhen fought hard and gasped for breath. Gradually, he felt his chest was on fire, the knife in his hand became heavier and heavier, and his body became weaker and weaker.

Suddenly a soldier rushed in front, he slashed out hastily, but the person on the opposite side did not dodge or dodge, using the same posture, at the same time, he slashed back, the weapons collided, sparks shot out, Lu Zhen retreated several steps in a row .

On the opposite side, Zhu Jiajun's eyes gleamed, as if he saw his prey, and rushed forward again.The ferocity of this person made Lu Zhen quite horrified, as if she saw her former self... Lu Zhen was afraid, and her steps kept retreating, while Wang Bi led his men, successfully ascended the city, and then expanded the victory, occupied the city wall, and opened the city gate.

"I haven't shot yet, you are finished!"

Chang Yuchun was quite disappointed, and then he suddenly remembered a terrible thing, Zhu Jiajun needed to write a summary of the battle, how did he win this battle?

"Except for one unsuccessful sneak attack, the defenders never took the initiative to charge, and every time they put on airs of being beaten. The slowness and inactivity of their actions were beyond my expectations..."

Chapter 286 We Don't Owe the Military Salary

Perhaps in Chang Yuchun's view, writing a [-]-word summary is more difficult than fighting this battle.

To be honest, he can only sum up his performance in mediocre terms, at most he didn't make any obvious mistakes.

Chang Yuchun didn't even know how much he owed a beating at this time.

How difficult it is to be able to command a battle in a mediocre manner, without making big mistakes, and to win step by step!It also indirectly proved that Zhu Jiajun is indeed better than Zhang Shicheng in all aspects.

And it is precisely because of this that, adding up, there is today's crushing situation.

Except for the navy, Zhang Shicheng had nothing to fear from Zhu Jiajun.

Just when Chang Yuchun was thinking, Wang Bi hurried over...

"It's not good, there are many boats on the river."

Chang Yuchun was startled, "Whose is it?"

Wang Bidao: "Looks like it should be Zhang Shicheng's navy. Around Jiangyin, if the prediction is correct, it must be the Yangtze River navy of Barbarian Hague!"

It was this old friend!

Chang Yuchun jumped up, followed Wang Bi, and rushed to the riverside, looking at it from a distance... I saw ships passing by on the river, the flag of Dayuan fluttering, and under the flag, there were huge ships, majestic and majestic, cutting through the waves, Come on.

Chang Yuchun narrowed his eyes, looked at it for a long time, and suddenly said: "It's a beautiful ship, it would be great if it could belong to us!"

Wang Bi is fine, is the barbarian Hague's ship not good?

These are all big ships of the Yuan court, all built according to the standards of sea ships, and they are extremely strong.

Building a ship is not a matter of three or two sentences. You can build a shipyard and cut down a few trees... Nothing else, just the wood used for shipbuilding is very troublesome. It must be good wood, and it must be placed a long time.

So even if you take Hangzhou and want to build a ship, it will take a long time before it will come in handy.

But Yuan Ting can't do anything else, overseas trade is still quite developed, especially there is no shortage of good ships.

Back then, the barbarian Hague sailed across the Yangtze River on the back of these big ships, which made Lao Zhu very helpless.

Fortunately, with the help of the Chaohu Navy, they crossed the river smoothly.

After Zhu Yuanzhang captured Jinling, the barbarian Haiya had nowhere to go, so he took refuge in Zhang Shicheng, and his huge fleet became Zhang Shicheng's trump card.

Chang Yuchun knew this, and so did Wang Bi.

"The barbarian Hai Ya would rather submit to Zhang Shicheng than surrender to the superior. I don't think he will surrender." Wang Bi said in a low voice, he wanted to dispel Chang Yuchun's whims.

But Chang Yuchun obviously has a brain circuit different from ordinary people.

"He didn't surrender last time, and he has already missed the opportunity. As the saying goes, the opportunity cannot be lost, let's give him another chance, maybe the barbarian Hague will surrender!"

Wang Bi was not eloquent, he just felt that this matter was unreliable.

"Even if you want to persuade the barbarian Hague to surrender, you have to send someone there. We don't have that talent here!"

"Who doesn't?" Chang Yuchun smiled and pointed at Wang Bi, then turned around and pointed at himself, "I'm that talent!"

Seeing Wang Bi pointing at himself, he was already terrified, and seeing Chang Yuchun pointing at himself, Wang Bi was about to kneel.You are the chief general, if something happens, we can't run away.

Thinking of this, Wang Bi gritted his teeth and said, "I, I'll go!"

"What are you going for?" Chang Yuchun sneered, "Just because you can't kick a fart with three feet, isn't it free for you to go! Don't forget, I have been a robber for several years. How do I deal with people? I know it well. Manzi Haiya is a Mongolian. He is in Zhang Shicheng’s side. His situation will never be better. Most of his sailors are from the south, and he can’t return to Dadu. Now Jiangyin has fallen into our hands. Zhang Shicheng has nowhere to go. Now, it is a good time to persuade the barbarian Hague to surrender."

Wang Bi frowned, he didn't dare Chang Yuchun to be wrong, but he still felt unreliable.

"Should I ask the higher-ups for instructions on this matter? It's not easy for us to decide!"

Chang Yuchun smiled, "It is inevitable to tell the superior, but now I am asking for instructions. When the order from the superior comes, I am afraid that Zhang Shicheng has already transferred the barbarian Hai Hague away. How about it... you stay, command the troops, and prepare a ship for me." Small boat, and a few jars of fine wine, and I will meet the barbarian The Hague."

Wang Bi is still hesitating, but he is not the chief general after all, so he can only report the matter according to the facts.

"Commander, you have to be careful!"

Chang Yuchun smiled, "I have a big life, I can't destroy the Yuan court, and seal my wife and son, I'm not reconciled!"

A short while later, a small boat, ten soldiers, and five altars of fine wine just seized from Lu Zhen's residence appeared.Chang Yuchun stood proudly at the bow of the boat with a shield in one hand and an iron gun in the other.

The boat sailed quickly towards the barbarian Hague's fleet.

Compared with the other side, Chang Yuchun's boat was not even as good as a leaf of duckweed. His going here was no different from a moth throwing a fire. Wang Bi felt his scalp tingle when he watched from the shore. Should he invite someone over? Chang Yuchun, get ready!

I have seen many ways to die, but I have never seen such a courting death.

Wang Bi regretted it more and more, it would have been nice if he stopped him.

It was too late now, seeing Chang Yuchun approaching the opponent's big boat, it seemed that someone on board was shooting arrows, Chang Yuchun waved his shield to block, and even yelled at the opponent, finally, the opponent let down the rope, Chang Yuchun climbed, He easily boarded the big boat opposite... that's all Wang Bi could see.

He had no choice but to return to Jiangyin and wait anxiously for the result. He couldn't imagine what Chang Yuchun could do to subdue the barbarian Hague?

You must know that the other party is a Mongol, so you can't communicate with Zhu Jiajun, or you can't live together.

What did Chang Yuchun think? Why did he think that the barbarian Hague could surrender to Zhu's army?

Wang Bi was puzzled.

Chang Yuchun had a reason, he had been among the robbers for many years, and he had always played the role of a thug. It wasn't that no one asked him to be the boss, but Chang Yuchun felt that it was too troublesome.

Just imagine, there are more than 1000 bandits, and each person needs two catties of grain per day, which costs almost [-] shi of grain... These gangsters also need to drink, eat meat, gamble, and women...

Do you really think that those wealthy households are face-to-face?

In this troubled world, almost none of the landlords and wealthy households who can survive are honest.

Those incompetent wastes have long been eliminated.

The rest are cunning, cunning people.

They contact each other, help each other, and they have a group of thugs.Don't look at the fact that rich households take everything they can from ordinary people, but when it comes to protecting their own safety, they use it like sand.

Mostly, Fan is a rich landlord, and the equipment of his subordinates is not bad.Eat and drink enough, have excellent weapons, and beat ordinary bandits and bandits, just like playing.

So don't think that being a bandit can eat meat, drink in big bowls, have plenty of gold and silver, and spend money casually... Let's say, more than [-]% of bandits have a hard time.

They even have to cultivate the land, harvest food and make a living in the cottage.

Occupying the mountain as king is not a romantic thing, but a real daily necessities.

Why does Song Jiang want Zhao'an?

Just look at the map and you will know that the place where they are making a fuss is just a piece of Southwest Shandong.

The court can be defeated a hundred times, but they only need to be defeated once, and it's over.

Chang Yuchun thought again and again, he thought that the barbarian Hague at this moment would not be any better than a bandit leader?

Dealing with bandits, he has done a lot, and persuading the other party to surrender is also very common, nothing special.

No, Chang Yuchun boarded the barbarian Hague's big ship, and after meeting, the two really sat down and drank.

The barbarian Hague is a Mongolian, and he doesn't drink much.

Chang Yuchun was also an old wine boy, the Zhu family's army was too strict, and he couldn't drink during the war, so Chang Yuchun was suffocated.

This time, I came here to persuade you to surrender. It's a serious business, but I didn't violate the military regulations!

"I take the liberty to disturb you, if there is nothing else, I will punish myself with three bowls first!"

Looking at Chang Yuchun, he poured himself three bowls and drank them all in a blink of an eye.

Barbarian Hague gritted his teeth, do you dare to underestimate our drinking capacity?

I drink too!

The two didn't fight, but started fighting over wine.

Chang Yuchun drank more than a dozen bowls, his face flushed, and he leaned in front of the barbarian Hai Ya, and said with a smile: "I used to be a bandit, and bandits are not shadows of swords and swords. They fight and kill. Big guys have a bad life, just Cherish your life and fear death, that's why you become a bandit, how can you be willing to lose your life? Among the bandits, more people eat, drink and drink, it's the way of the world!"

"For example, we, I am a general under the superior command, and I was ordered to attack Jiangyin, and I won. You are a Mongolian general, and later surrendered to Zhang Shicheng, and now you are here to trouble me... I was thinking, can I tell you about the world, Talk to you!"

The barbarian Hague rolled his eyes strangely, suddenly grabbed the wine bowl, and took a swig.

"Chang Yuchun, you dare to come to see me, I admire your courage. We Mongolians value heroes the most, and I will not make things difficult for you. You will disembark and go back in a while. I came here under orders. This battle must be fought!" "

Chang Yuchun lowered his head, pondered for a while, then suddenly raised his head and asked, "Brother, can you figure it out? How much did Zhang Shicheng give you to send troops?"

The barbarian Hague suddenly changed color, "You, why are you so innocent?"

Hearing the word innocence, Chang Yuchun wanted to laugh.

"Innocence? I don't know the virtues of your Yuan soldiers? If you don't take advantage of it before dispatching troops, you can knock a sum hard. Where do you usually get the military salary?"

"You, don't be ridiculous! I am under Zhang Taiwei now, and Zhang Taiwei treats people very well, and Suzhou and Hangzhou are rich places..." The barbarian Hai Hague was full of drinks, and his mouth was full of incomprehensible things like "loyalty to the country, peace and happiness". words, the deck was filled with a cheerful atmosphere.

Chang Yuchun suddenly stretched out his hand and grabbed the wrist of the barbarian Hai Ya. He was taken aback for a moment, but he didn't break free, but blamed him: "This is my boat, you don't want to live anymore?"

Chang Yuchun hehe said: "I want to live, and I want to live better... Dude, listen to my advice and vote! We don't owe military salary!"

Manzi Haiya sneered and said, "Chang Yuchun, do I care about my little military salary? What a joke!"

Chang Yuchun said: "You don't have to care, but the thousands of brothers below have to care... If there is a mutiny, I'm afraid it will be bad for you brother!"

Chang Yuchun leaned close to the barbarian Hai Ya, and said with a smile: "You can live first, what are you afraid of? Vote! Otherwise, you will have nowhere to go!"

Chapter 287 The Wisdom of Bandits and Bandits

Chang Yuchun drank bowl after bowl, barbarian Ha Hague was not willing to show weakness, but in the end he was no match for Chang Yuchun, a man born from heaven, gradually unable to hold on, and lost his mouth.

"Chang, brother Chang, to be honest, my military power was not taken away, and it's thanks to you all!"

Chang Yuchun rolled his eyelids and asked curiously, "How?"

"You, sit down and listen to me slowly." Manzi Haiya pulled Chang Yuchun, and the two of them stood shoulder to shoulder. Those who didn't know thought they were good buddies they hadn't seen for many years!

"Didn't you capture so many people, and didn't kill them, so you can settle down. Here, Zhang Shicheng also intends to follow suit. He said Zhu, Zhu Yuanzhang locked people up, but he didn't lock them up and returned them to official positions. I, I am One of his reassuring cards."

Chang Yuchun listened silently, although Manzi Haya was drunk, he was not confused at all.

Speaking of Zhang Shicheng's subordinates are also very interesting, except for a few old salt workers who joined him in the army, they were Tuotuo's old troops, and many Mongolians were mixed among them.

If he dared to play the card of expelling the Hulu like Lao Zhu did, it is estimated that there would be a mutiny immediately.

From this point of view, it is understandable for Zhang Shicheng to accept Zhao'an.

In history, Zhang Shicheng sent the barbarian Hague to Dadu, and there was no news after that.But now the barbarian Hague is still in the navy, which is indeed a change brought about by Zhu's army's policy. .

It's just that Zhang Shicheng doesn't completely believe in Manzi Haiya... The current navy is divided into three levels. The one on the table is Manzi Haiya, but the ones in the middle are all Zhang Shicheng's cronies, and further down, the original sailors of the Yuan army Soldier.

There is a delicate balance between the three.

The barbarian Haiya still has some status among ordinary soldiers, especially some Mongols and Semu people. Zhang Shicheng couldn't completely evade him.

But as Zhang Shicheng placed more and more people, this navy gradually broke away from the control of the barbarian Hague.

With the help of wine, the barbarian Ha Ha half-truth, and told Chang Yuchun about this matter.

Brother... It's not that I don't want to join Wu Guogong, nor is it because I want to kill you...I'm stuck now.

Thinking about this matter from the perspective of the barbarian Hague, if he continues to stay with Zhang Shicheng, sooner or later he will be emptied of power and directly kicked out from the navy.

Fleeing back to Dadu, not to mention the precariousness of the Yuan court, the barbarian Hague himself is a detached person, after returning, wouldn't that be sending sheep to the tiger's mouth!

On the other hand, on Zhu Yuanzhang's side, although the remuneration of the surrendered general is not very high, at least there is a bottom line to support him, and the situation of Timur and others is there first.

Even the Mongolian Semu soldiers in the army can have a relatively safe place to go.

Returning to Zhu Yuanzhang is definitely good for the barbarian Hague, and it is also the hope in his heart.Chang Yuchun was really smart enough to sense his pulse and came over directly.

But the problem is not so simple. After Zhang Shicheng's continuous mixing of sand, the barbarian Hague can no longer command his subordinates.

"So... You can't directly make everyone submit to you with an order?"

The barbarian Hai Ya rolled his eyelids and snorted coldly: "Brother Chang, you are also the leader of the army, do you have the ability to make your subordinates surrender to Taiwei Zhang?"