At the beginning of Zishi, Zhu Yuanzhang opened his tent.
When Zhu Yuanzhang was asking Zhang Huangyan about matters in the south, Zhao Erhu hurriedly walked in and reported: "Your Majesty, there is another news from the Henan Jinyi Guards, saying that Commander Li sent someone to discuss with Ren Qi to no avail."
"In a rage, he led a thousand cavalry to fight from south to north, defeating the rebels in Shangqiu, Heze and other places one after another. He never expected to be attacked by a very powerful army in Huaxian last night."
"After Commander Li defeated the powerful enemy, he entered the city to rest. Unexpectedly, this morning Ren Qi suddenly led more than 20,000 people to surround Huaxian County. Although Commander Li rushed to kill him several times, there were too many rebels and they could not be killed. go out......"
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, his expression changed drastically, and then he returned to normal, and asked calmly: "Where is Dong Qi from Anyang?"
"Didn't Li Ruolian give him two thousand cavalry, and he didn't go to rescue them?"
Zhao Erhu shook his head and said: "After General Dong heard about this, he immediately led his troops to rescue. Unexpectedly, he was ambushed halfway, and more than 500 people were killed."
"Then I heard that Zhang Qi led 5,000 men to attack Anyang. I was worried about Anyang's losses, so I hurried back."
"Unexpectedly, Zhang Qi did not retreat after his defeat. Instead, he kept wandering around Anyang and refused to fight head-on. He seemed to just want to hold back General Dong."
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned again and asked: "Where is Gao Jie, are there any troops sent to help?"
Zhao Erhu said: "No, Gao Jie has returned to Liaocheng to fight with Xie Bi. However, Lord Shen of Mianchi once got the news from Jinyiwei and rushed to Huaxian with 5,000 people."
"However, we were ambushed halfway. In addition, a war suddenly broke out over Mianchi. Mr. Zou Da appeared near Mianchi again. Mr. Shen finally had to turn back halfway."
Zhu Yuanzhang was a little surprised and said: "Then ten thousand people showed up again?"
Zhao Erhu shook his head and said: "I heard there are only about five thousand, I wonder if other soldiers and horses are hiding in the dark!"
Zhu Yuanzhang was silent for a while and said, "Is Dorgon still in Jinzhou area now?"
Zhao Erhu nodded and said: "Yes, although he pretended to retreat and later led his army back, hiding in the Jinzhou area, Hauge and Horqin's people have indeed returned to Jurchen."
Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at Zhang Huangyan, then quickly walked to Kun Yutu to check, and then shook his head slightly.
Seeing this, Zhang Huangyan bowed and admonished: "Your Majesty, the Minister of History is also in Liaocheng. Can he lead the army to relieve the difficulties in Hua County?"
Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head and said: "If Shi Kefa could command the army, Xie Bi and Gao Jie would not be fighting in Liaocheng. This matter is our..."
As he spoke, he stopped again, looked at Zhao Erhu and said, "Send a message to Zhang Dabiao immediately and ask him to use our banner, but don't reveal your true identity!"
"In addition, according to our decree, Li Ruolian can be granted the title of Mighty Uncle and General Zhaoyong, and he can control all the troops and horses in Henan."
"In addition, anyone who has made meritorious service in defending the city or rescuing the city will be given an official title if he has no official title, and he will be promoted to one level if he has an official title, and will be rewarded with another ten taels of silver. If he unfortunately dies in battle, the reward will be doubled!"
Zhao Erhu was stunned for a moment, bowed in agreement and was about to leave when he heard Zhang Huangyan's voice: "Your Majesty, if this news is known to the rebels, it may be detrimental to Mr. Li. Please think twice!"
Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head and said: "No, Li Ruolian can break the siege of Shangqiu and Heze with a thousand cavalry companies. In addition to his bravery, Ren Qi and others should be unwilling to fight with him."
"Furthermore, Huaxian County is originally a small town, and Ren Qi has 20,000 people under his command. If he really wants to break the city, no matter how good Li Ruolian is at fighting, he will not be able to support him until now."
"So we guess that Ren Qi besieged the city not sincerely, but was forced to do so under pressure, and Li Ruolian must have had contact with him before, which led to such a situation."
"Now we are giving Li Ruolian a large reward. Firstly, it will put pressure on Ren Qi, and secondly, it will make it easier for Li Ruolian to persuade him to surrender."
Zhang Huangyan nodded and said: "Your Majesty has great foresight and I admire him very much. However, in addition to Ren Qi, there is also a group of soldiers with unknown origins in Shandong and Henan."
"If they knew that Your Majesty valued Mr. Li so much, I'm afraid they would never let Mr. Li live. Please think again, Your Majesty!"
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said: "No, if they get this news, they will definitely let Li Ruolian live."
"Because they know that as long as Li Ruolian is alive, we will save him, and the chaos in Shandong and Henan will continue!"
Zhang Huangyan was stunned and suddenly realized: "Yes, if Mr. Li dies in the battle, Your Majesty will definitely abandon Henan and try his best to conquer Shandong, and it will be inconvenient for them to profit from it."
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, looked at Zhao Erhu and said: "You are stunned..."
"boom!"
Suddenly, a loud noise broke the midnight tranquility.
Zhao Erhu heard the sound and ran out immediately.
It's just that Zhao Erhu went away for a long time and never came back. Only the intermittent sound of gunfire came from the direction of Nandaihe.
Just when Zhu Yuanzhang was about to go out to check after waiting to no avail, Zhao Erhu and Huang Ting hurried in and reported: "Your Majesty, the Jurchens are sneaking across Nandaihe..."
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned slightly, nodded and said: "Okay, finally here..."
As he spoke, he looked at Huang Ting and said, "We heard the sound of the cannon hitting the ground earlier. Could it be that the Jurchens have already landed?"
Huang Ting shook his head and said: "No, only a dozen Jurchens sneaked ashore and attacked our sentries, but they have been killed by us now."
"Speaking of which, the Jurchens are really cunning. Not only did the more than sixty warships not have lights on and sailed only by dim moonlight, they also bypassed Beidaihe and landed at Nandaihe."
"If our sentries hadn't been alert and discovered their whereabouts, I'm afraid they might have had a chance to successfully smuggle in."
"But now the sixty-odd warships they came to stow away have been surrounded by us. I believe that in another quarter of an hour, the battle will be over."
Zhu Yuanzhang was a little surprised and said: "How come Dorgon still has so many warships?"
When Huang Ting heard this, he said with some embarrassment: "Your Majesty, the general made a mistake. It is not a warship, but an ordinary ship transporting grain!"
"Ordinary ship?"
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and said: "Judging from Dorgon's previous layout, he is not a reckless person."
"Even if you are smuggling soldiers, you should not use ordinary ships to transport soldiers. Otherwise, if they are discovered, there will be no way out. And since the other party can find out..."
He suddenly stopped as he spoke, looked at Huang Ting and said, "Is there no movement over there in Beidaihe?"
Huang Ting was stunned when he heard this, bowed hastily to Zhu Yuanzhang, and ran out quickly.
Upon seeing this, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately ordered Zhao Erhu to organize his army and go overland to check.
Then, accompanied by Zhang Huangyan, he took a double-decker bird boat to Beidaihe.
When Zhu Yuanzhang passed through Nandaihe, he found that the war here was indeed coming to an end.
However, when he saw that the group of people were all wearing the uniforms of the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty, not only were they few in number, but they were also not strong in combat power, he couldn't help but frown.
Suddenly, a burst of violent gunfire came from the direction of Beidaihe.
Some people died, but not completely...
