Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the retreating figures of Zhang Hongren and his entourage, was silent for a while, and then said to Zhao Erhu: "How many Zheng's navy did you bring with you on this trip?"
Zhao Erhu was stunned when he heard this, and then said with admiration: "Because the overall strength of the Southern Army is weaker than the Zheng Navy, Duke An Guo was worried about His Majesty's safety. He originally wanted to transfer a thousand people from Zheng Sen, but he didn't expect that Zheng Sen actually sent his men to Three thousand people were handed over to Zhang Huangyan."
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and said, "They are all led by Zhang Huangyan, and there is no other leader?"
Zhao Erhu shook his head and said, "No, Zheng Sen's personal guard Huang Ting originally wanted to join the army, but in the end Zheng Sen kept him."
Zhu Yuanzhang was silent for a while and then asked: "Do Zheng Sen and Zhang Huangyan have a good relationship?"
Zhao Erhu said with some embarrassment: "Zhang Huangyan has an easy-going face and is very polite to everyone. You can't tell it."
"But Zheng Sen has great trust in Zhang Huangyan. It seems that the last time he proposed to go north with Duke An, it was Zhang Huangyan who gave him the advice."
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said: "Okay, then you immediately return the way you came. After you find Zhang Huangyan, let him command Zheng's three thousand navy to continue to monitor. You lead the remaining two thousand people to quietly rush to Tianjin Port and wait for us. instruct!"
Zhao Erhu said with some worry: "Your Majesty, the Tianjin Port is well fortified. We only have two thousand people. Isn't it a little less?"
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said: "Tianjin Port Commander-in-Chief Cao Youyi only has five or six thousand men in total. Previously An Guogong had taken away three thousand men, and now he only has two to three thousand men, and most of them are ruffians with little fighting power. "
"Furthermore, An Guogong dared to let these two thousand people go with Zheng Sen's three thousand people. I think the fighting strength should not be weaker than the other party. These people are enough."
Zhao Erhu admired Zhu Yuanzhang even more when he saw that Zhu Yuanzhang had accurately calculated the combat strength and other situations from just a few words from him.
After bowing and saluting, he led everyone away.
Zhu Yuanzhang took another look at the direction of Shanhaiguan, and then led his people to rush to Jinyiwei's contact point in Tangshan.
When he arrived at the contact point, he unexpectedly saw Wu Mengming with a solemn expression.
After Wu Mengming saw Zhu Yuanzhang, he was surprised at first, and then a look of joy appeared on his face.
Zhu Yuanzhang saw his sudden appearance and asked why.
Wu Mengming felt that he was under a lot of pressure. When Zhu Yuanzhang asked, he told the whole story.
It turned out that Gong Yonggu had received instructions from Zhu Yuanzhang, and after returning to Datong, he immediately treated diseases and calmed the people in Yuxian, Yangyuan and other places.
For the first three days, everything was in order, but from the fourth day onwards, the number of refugees increased dramatically, and there were also many young girls mixed in to cause chaos.
When Gong Yonggu saw this, he originally wanted He Zhen to lead his people to rectify the situation. Unexpectedly, Hauge suddenly attacked the city wildly outside the city, and a group of 1,000 Jurchens sneaked into Datong from nowhere and tried to open the city gate. .
Fortunately, the defenders found out in time, and the opponent did not succeed, but still tore a hole in the defense line, and many real girls rushed in.
Gong Yonggu led his troops to fight fiercely for a day and a night before driving the Jurchens out and defending Datong.
But at this time, the refugees broke out again. Not only did they rush into the city and plunder food, they also maliciously attacked the soldiers.
Although Gong Yonggu knew that the rebels were behind the incident, being too rough would hurt the people's sentiments.
But he had no time to investigate in detail at this time. In order to defend Datong, he directly asked He Zhen to lead the army to enforce the law and arrest the people who took the lead in making trouble.
After some killings, Datong returned to normal.
But it was calm here, and riots broke out in other places in Shanxi.
At first, there were only sporadic riots, but after Zuo Liangyu sent troops to suppress them, the refugees became more and more violent, sweeping almost all places except Datong, and spreading to the capital and Hebei.
Since Gong Yonggu had already guarded the only way to the capital, and Huang Degong also blocked the main road to Hebei in time, the riots are now limited to Shanxi.
After Zhu Cixiang learned about the situation in Shanxi, he originally intended to let Shen Zhanran go to deal with it, but Shen Zhanran believed that the key to the matter was Zuo Liangyu, and his going would have no effect. He suggested that Li Banghua, the censor of Zuodu, go there to see if it could be passed. Hou Xun's relationship made Zuo Liangyu sincere and peaceful.
At the same time, he also suggested that Zhu Cixi let Jin Yiwei secretly monitor the movements of Shanhaiguan and Tianjin Port, and transfer troops and horses from Tongzhou to Tangshan and other places to prevent changes in the Northeast...
Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but frowned after listening to Wu Mengming's story.
Although he thought that the rebels would use the refugees to make a fuss, he did not expect that the rebels would move so quickly, and Zuo Liangyu's performance disappointed him.
He calmed down and asked in a deep voice, "What's the situation over there at Zuo Liangyu now?"
Wu Mengming bowed and said, "After the refugees started making trouble, Zuo Liangyu originally intended to flee south and return to Wuchang, but for some reason he didn't leave."
"Now he has asked Li Cheng to lead the army to exterminate the mob. Although there has been some success, the situation is still very serious."
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he knew that Zuo Liangyu wanted to use this matter to put pressure on him.
Because Zuo Liangyu had just entered Shanxi and was currently having a fierce fight with Fan Yongdou, he would never leave Shanxi at this time. Z.br>
Moreover, Du Yinxi and Shen Yunying are still fighting fiercely with Yuan Zongdi. The road south has not been opened, and it is impossible for Zuo Liangyu to leave hundreds of thousands of people and flee south.
Moreover, Huang Liang, who was next to Zuo Liangyu, had surrendered to him. At this moment, he should also try to dissuade Zuo Liangyu from escaping back to Wuchang.
Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang pondered for a while and said, "Can Gong Yonggu find out where the thousand Jurchen soldiers entered the pass?"
Wu Mengming shook his head and said: "Ping Xihou had arranged for people to guard the trails before the Jurchens arrived. So far, no trace of the Jurchens has been found. I really don't know how they got in."
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and said, "Is there not a single person left alive?"
Wu Mengming said: "No, I heard that those thousand people were very brave. Almost all of them died in the battle, and the few who were injured also committed suicide!"
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he was silent for a while and said, "Is there any news from Gao Wencai?"
Wu Mengming was stunned and said, "Li Yan did not go on an expedition this time, and Gao Wencai also stayed in Chang'an. There is no news."
Zhu Yuanzhang asked again: "What about the five people who surrendered last time? Did they all lead troops to fight?"
Wu Mengming shook his head and said: "Due to the obstruction of Gao Yigong and others, only two of them went out with Hao Yaoqi, and the other three stayed in Chang'an."
Zhu Yuanzhang muttered: "Take someone to Shanxi in person and let the three people who stay in Chang'an look for opportunities to assassinate Li Zicheng or Li Yan and others."
"It doesn't matter whether they succeed or not, but their safety must be ensured. If they really can't be saved, they must commit suicide out of fear of crime."
"As for those who lead troops outside, let them leak the secrets or strategic information to Zuo Liangyu, and they must be discovered by Gao Yigong and others, but they cannot reveal their identities."
Wu Mengming heard this and said with some reluctance: "Your Majesty, isn't it a pity to expose these people now?"
Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head and said: "Their role is to disrupt the rebels. Although their strength is smaller now, they are of great help to the overall situation, so it is worth it."
Seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang had made up his mind, Wu Mengming immediately bowed and agreed.
Then Zhu Yuanzhang gave him some details and asked about the situation of the female cadres in Tianjin Port.
After learning that the commander-in-chief, Cao Youyi, was still loyal even though he was unable to control him, he couldn't help but feel relieved.
At this moment, a guard in Jinyi came in to report that Duduo had suddenly led his army to launch a fierce attack on Shanhaiguan in the past two days. Wu Sangui and Gao Di could no longer resist and had written to the court asking for help.
Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned for a moment when he heard the report, and then a smile appeared on his face.
