First Minister of Ming Dynasty

Ding Pulang grinned, "If you say that the subordinates of the generals may have false reports, but the total strength of the troops will not be underestimated, maybe even more!"

Zhu Sheng stared blankly for a moment, but was finally speechless.

Zhang Ximeng lowered his head, thinking secretly, and didn't say much.

This figure is by no means to brag.

Monk Peng prepared the longest and had countless disciples.

There are quite a few people gathered here, and all of them have strong troops.

For example, Zhao Pusheng, after Monk Peng died in battle, he guarded Chaohu Lake with 3 to 10,000 people. There are not a few members of Peng's party like him, and if they get together, there are [-]+ people.

Ni Wenjun fought and won victories. After recovering, he himself had tens of thousands of horses, and he also annexed many Yuan army prisoners. His number of soldiers and horses exceeded [-].

Chen Youliang has fully inherited Ni Wenjun's strength. At the same time, he has continued to fight and has not weak strength. In addition to Xu Shouhui's subordinates, he also has some local forces.

These people add up to more than 30.

Not to mention the increase in the number of recruits by Chen Youliang.

Huguang and Jiangxi are much larger and more populous than the two provinces of the later generations, and Dongting Lake is surrounded by important grain-producing towns. Although they were destroyed by war, they can barely eat enough. The situation is much better than that of Zhang Shicheng, Fang Guozhen and others. .

So a simple estimate, Chen Youliang's military strength exceeds 40, this is not bragging.

Moreover, Chen Youliang had another advantage. He could expand his troops unscrupulously, which was difficult for Zhu's army to do.

After a brief calculation, Zhang Ximeng said in a deep voice: "My lord, our total force is less than that of Chen Youliang, and because we are in the Fourth World War, we can mobilize a maximum of 20 people. In comparison, Chen Youliang has at least twice the superior force. If you think that Chen Youliang is vulnerable and his subordinates are mobs, then it is wishful thinking, it is a serious underestimation of the opponent, we cannot rely on guesswork to deal with the biggest enemy."

The biggest enemy!

Zhang Ximeng had already used the harshest words to describe Chen Youliang, and none of the monarchs and ministers present had any objections. Obviously, everyone acquiesced to this fact.

Although Ding Pulang and Fu Youde chose to revolt and join Zhu's army.

But the circumstances of both of them are rather special, and cannot be generalized.

In fact, as a team brought out by professional rebels, Tianwan's soldiers and horses are quite effective.After all, the weak chickens have been eliminated long ago. This group of people are all cunning and cunning, fierce and brave, and they are full of brave men.

They may have various problems, the only thing is that their combat effectiveness cannot be underestimated.

"From the perspective of military strength, we are indeed in a weak position, but Chen Youliang is also in crisis, with obvious disadvantages. First and foremost, he devoured the Lord twice, and his people's hearts are unstable... General Ding and the others have already taken refuge here. In addition, Bashu Ming Yuzhen, I'm afraid he might not obey Chen Youliang's orders."

As soon as Zhang Ximeng finished speaking, Fu Youde said: "Mr. Zhang, Ming Yuzhen is indeed arrogant and arrogant after passing through Bashu with a humble position. I don't think he is willing to be manipulated by Chen Youliang."

"That's natural."

Ding Pulang took over the words, "Ming Yuzhen is arrogant and arrogant. At the beginning, he led the army to dominate one side, mobilized heavy troops to force him, and then he was willing to join. By the way, this Ming Yuzhen, he is a stranger. Tong, everyone says he has the appearance of an overlord, but he is eight feet tall and has extraordinary physical strength. He is indeed as brave as the overlord of Chu. If he hadn't lost one eye, he would really be the overlord alive..."

Ding Pulang talked eloquently and knocked Ming Yuzhen away.

This man was more than eight feet tall and had double pupils. Once in a battle, he was shot blind in one eye. He pulled out his arrow and continued to fight. All his subordinates bowed down...

I just don't know if he swallowed his eyeballs when he pulled out the arrow!

"Looking at it this way, Ming Yuzhen is also a tyrannical generation. Chen Youliang devoured the lord to seize power. Ming Yuzhen was dissatisfied. She was afraid that she would turn her back on Chen Youliang and stand on her own!"

Zhu Yuanzhang said slowly: "Ming Yuzhen guarding Bashu may not be able to involve Chen Youliang's energy, but Chen Youliang lacks food in Bashu, and Chen Youliang has a large army, which may become a burden... This is one of his weaknesses."

Zhang Ximeng paused, and then said: "My lord, according to the latest news, General Tang and Liu Xueshi have formed a team in Wuxi and other places, and the number of troops has grown to [-]. Not surprisingly, some of Chen Youliang's troops can also be restrained." Soldiers and horses."

Zhang Ximeng mentioned Tang He and Liu Bowen.

At the beginning, they gathered Yang Wanzhe's Miao soldiers, and then carried out transformation.

Tang He and Liu Bowen worked tirelessly, leading troops secretly to Wuxi and other places to recruit Miao soldiers and deal with Tianwan.

After this period of development, they have accumulated a considerable degree of strength.

There have been many difficulties and obstacles along the way, needless to say, but at any rate it was a success.

Both Ding Pulang and Fu Youde were shocked, "Wuxi, the Miao tribe of Wuxi, yes, are they our people?"

Zhang Ximeng nodded, "It can't be said that they are all, after all, those nobles from the Miao tribe are still willing to listen to Chen Youliang."

Ding Pulang opened his mouth wide and was speechless for a while.

Before the uprising, he had heard many times that the Miao soldiers had risen again. There was a group of Miao soldiers who were very capable of fighting, and they were specialized in dealing with wealthy and powerful households. , but it is merciless, kills at every turn, and then divides the family property equally. Many poor people take the initiative to follow, and the momentum grows stronger.

Some people even suggested that Ding Pulang should be sent to suppress the bandits.

But Xu Shouhui did not agree.

As expected of this Emperor Tianwan, he was born as a cloth dealer, and his business experience has reached the eighteenth floor, and his abacus is crackling.

The leaders of the Miao tribe were not willing to listen to his orders. At this time, someone was making trouble behind their backs. This group of people couldn't stand it, so they came here.If I help you suppress bandits successfully, why don't you kick me away?

So, just procrastinate!

The clever Xu Shouhui gave Tang He the opportunity to take root and grow stronger, which can be regarded as digging a hole for Chen Youliang.

Having said that, it's actually just the scabies on the outside, and Chen Youliang's real trouble is still on the inside.

"Chen Youliang took refuge in the Red Scarf very late, and he was not a member of the Peng Party. He relied on his own ability to devour the Lord twice, won the big position, and became a big man in another day, calling himself the King of Han... Except for his subordinates, There are not many people who sincerely surrender to Chen Youliang. Even if he has many soldiers, his hearts are scattered. He can only share wealth and wealth, but not adversity. That is to say, he can only win, not lose. Once defeated, it is likely to disintegrate and disappear. , a crushing defeat."

Zhang Ximeng pointed out Chen Youliang's three major weaknesses in turn, and everyone agreed.

Before this meeting, Ding Pulang's letter had already been sent out, in order to win over the elderly Peng Dang.

It's just that no matter how much you say, no matter how incisive your analysis is, it can't change the fact that Chen Youliang has tens of thousands of people, both land and water, with sharp soldiers.

When fighting against such a behemoth, one must be cautious.

Some people once thought that Russia was just a broken house, which would fall apart with just one kick... As a result, the big man rushed out of the house, rubbing his mustache on the ground, and took the East Prussia was robbed.

A down-and-out Austrian painter gave the Russians the treasures of Germany... What does it mean to cheat people to death?

Similarly, there was also a group of Showa men who launched a sneak attack, and the bombs fired at Pearl Harbor. Since then, the Showa men have become very filial and good boys.

Although Chen Youliang is not those two superpowers, he is not allowed to make mistakes at will.

Civil and military officials are all thinking about countermeasures.

After a long time, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly said slowly: "Chen Youliang is a resolute and arrogant thief. If you delay it, it will be a serious problem for your confidant. Therefore, you must do your best in one battle, hit Chen Youliang hard, and win the first battle!"

Hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's words, everyone couldn't help shivering.

What a boldness!

At most, the big guy was thinking about how to defeat Chen Youliang, but Zhu Yuanzhang was thinking about destroying him completely. This skill is indeed beyond the reach of ordinary people, otherwise how could he be the king of Wu!

Lao Zhu was not talking nonsense, he thought about it: "Chen Youliang's army is unstable, and he strives to fight quickly. As long as we can force him out, let him stay away from his lair, and take the initiative to attack. Chen Youliang will definitely have a loophole, and we can strike at that time Must kill!"

Zhu Yuanzhang was full of confidence and said to his subordinates.

Now there is only one problem left, how to get Chen Youliang out.

Zhu Sheng thought about it: "Superior, can you write a letter of war to Chen Youliang?"

What a brilliant idea!

This is the method of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States period, right?

Zhu Sheng said with a smile: "Although the idea may not be very clever, it will work if it works. It's not because Zhang Xiang is there. Ask him to wield a big pen, and the wonderful pen will produce flowers. Don't worry about Chen Youliang not taking the bait!"

Zhang Ximeng rolled his eyes, how can you think highly of me!

Relying on a letter, don't even think about getting Chen Youliang out.

But can you give me something else, like a set of women's clothing?

Tell Chen Youliang, if you don't fight, you will be a woman, or a coward... This trick has been used by Zhuge Wuhou, and it can be regarded as the ultimate method of aggressive tactics.

But it's a pity that I met Sima Yi's elm lump who doesn't like oil and salt.

What if Chen Youliang doesn't take the bait either?

What on earth can get Chen Youliang out?

Zhang Ximeng thought about it for a while, and finally came up with an idea, "My lord, how about giving Chen Youliang a hat?"

"Hat? King's hat?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked back.

"It's a white hat."

"White hat?" Old Zhu was still confused, but Zhu Sheng understood, and said with a smile, "Master, now Chen Youliang is the king of Han, and if he wears a white hat, he will be the emperor."

Zhang Ximeng said with a smile: "Mr. Fenglin is really powerful. If Chen Youliang wants to become emperor, he has to pass our test!"

Old Zhu paused, and finally nodded, "Okay, then give him a white hat... If he can't catch it, naturally the virtuous will live in it!"

3 Chapter [-] Are you also worthy of Hanwang?

Zhu Yuanzhang made a decisive battle... At the same time, he counted his soldiers and horses. The soldiers he brought from Jinling, plus the old troops of Ding Pulang and Fu Youde, numbered almost [-], and there were [-] sailors in addition.

This is Zhu Yuanzhang's current lineup.

If the army is in a decisive battle, Zhu Yuanzhang can still mobilize 10 people to fight, and if the time is shortened to one month, he can add 5 people.

In other words, Zhu Yuanzhang's limit is 25 people.

If this number is exceeded, soldiers and horses to guard against Zhang Shicheng must be mobilized, soldiers scattered in the area must be concentrated, and control over the area must be reduced.

All in all, there are endless troubles.

There is a very helpless thing here. Because Chen Youliang is unscrupulous, he doesn't care about the life and death of the people under his rule. Instead, he can quickly gather the army in a short period of time and make a desperate fight.

On the contrary, Zhu Yuanzhang, because he always puts the people first and pays attention to cherishing the power of the people, he is tied up and can't let go of his recklessness in the matter of exploding soldiers.

And at this critical juncture of life-and-death contests between the two major groups, the huge confidence that superiority in military strength can bring will even affect the final outcome.

Probably because I believed that the advantage was in me, so I really won the big battle in the end.

Therefore, the content of the discussion between Zhang Ximeng and Zhu Yuanzhang was to disperse Chen Youliang's forces and strive for a strategic advantage.

Whether it's Ming Yuzhen or Wuxi's Miao Bing, they all have this idea, including sending a white hat, which also wants to disrupt Chen Youliang's rhythm...

And just as they finished their discussion, a secret letter was sent to Zhang Ximeng, and the person who sent the letter was Liu Bowen.

Zhang Ximeng simply read the contents of the letter and couldn't wait to see Zhu Yuanzhang.

"My lord, Ming Yuzhen really activated."

Old Zhu Yixi, "What?"

"He sent troops to block Kuimen, cut off contact with Chen Youliang, and pursued Xu Shouhui as the emperor who offered martial arts in response to Tian Qi, built temples, and offered sacrifices at four o'clock. He called himself King of Shu, and threatened to avenge Xu Shouhui!"

Old Zhu grabbed the letter, looked at it carefully, and couldn't help laughing, "Chen Youliang's aftermath of devouring the Lord has indeed come. It is unusual for Ming Yuzhen to give him this blow at this time!"

Zhang Ximeng also quite agrees...Ming Yuzhen has strong strength and high prestige, and has made great achievements in marching into Bashu.

Even if he only provides all support except help, it is enough to form a strong pressure, after all, he represents a province.

Now Chen Youliang only has two provinces left, and facing Zhu Yuanzhang's one province, he is not so arrogant.

"My lord, Liu Shi also mentioned that their current military strength has grown to 8, which is quite powerful, but they lack some things, so please give them generously, my lord."

Old Zhu thought it would be good to have 5 to [-] people there, but he didn't expect it to grow to [-], which is really amazing.

"Well, what do you want? Weapons, money, or food, let's find a way for them!" Old Zhu agreed very simply.

But Zhang Ximeng shook his head slightly, but it turned out to be none of them.

Liu Bowen wrote letters, asking for criminal articles, printing and paper craftsmen, and literati who can teach reading and writing!

"My lord, they are gone. Weapons can be made by themselves, they can be seized, food can be grown by themselves, and they can also be snatched from Chen Youliang... Only articles and books, Mr. Teacher, they can't change, and they can't grab them. They need manpower most. , to explain the truth clearly and mobilize the fighting spirit of the Miao people."

Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help being astonished. They were thousands of miles away from each other, and they were at the forefront of the war. They didn't want weapons or food, but they wanted articles and teachers... It sounds absurd, but when you think about it carefully, it's shocking.

Both weapons and food can be solved.

What they need most is a reason to rise up and rebel, a program to change the fate of the millennium... From the equalization of land and acres, to the rejuvenation of China, and then to the sixteen-character teachings of the Jieshi...During this time, Zhang Ximeng has grown tremendously. The whole idea has been perfected, more logical and rich in content.

When Tang He and Liu Bowen chose to travel thousands of miles to the Miao Department, it was because they had ideals in their hearts and blood surging in their hearts that they set out without hesitation.

Especially Liu Bowen, with his frail body, traveled across mountains and rivers, worked tirelessly, regardless of life and death... He just wanted to truly contribute to the restoration of China and make up for the fault of serving Yuan for half his life.

The place where they are now is very remote, and there are not many things that can be obtained from the outside world. Even Zhang Ximeng's latest article is not complete.

How could Liu Bowen endure this?

Others can be captured through war, but this one can't.

Not only is he looking forward to it, but there are also many young Miao people who have begun to read and write. They also urgently need these things...Reading and reading is to understand the truth, and these articles by Zhang Xiang represent the most truth.

Zhu Yuanzhang sighed in his heart, and he had to admit that Mr. Zhang helped him too much. It was precisely because of Zhang Ximeng's existence and this whole set of ideas that he was reborn, and he was completely different from Chen Youliang and Zhang Shicheng.