When Zhu Yuanzhang saw Yang Qi's panic, he couldn't help but feel nervous. He was about to ask, but he forced himself to hold it back.
Yang Qi hurriedly saluted and reported: "Your Majesty, Zhao Erhu has just sent news that Zhang Qianhu's encirclement and suppression has failed. Guo Sheng has now broken through Linyi's blockade and escaped towards the south!"
Zhu Yuanzhang heard this and said in a deep voice: "It's not that Guo Sheng only has more than 20,000 remaining soldiers. Zhang Huangyan should have 50,000 men. How could Guo Sheng escape?"
Yang Qi hesitated and said: "According to Zhao Erhu, Ma Jinzhong did not participate in the siege on the grounds of guarding Weifang. Lord Lu only sent 3,000 new soldiers because he wanted to defend Linyi, so Zhang Qianhu actually only had more than 10,000 people."
"However, although Zhang Qianhu's troops were half less than Guo Sheng's, he used clever tricks to make Guo Sheng flee all the way, and formed an encirclement ten miles away from Linyi."
"I never expected that a mysterious army of troops would suddenly appear and break through Mr. Lu's defense line, resulting in the defeat. Moreover, Zhang Qianhu was also injured in the fierce battle. If his friend Zhang Daren hadn't died in his place, he would have died on the spot. It's a pity. ....."
After Zhu Yuanzhang heard Yang Qi's story, he was immediately furious.
He had expected that Ma Jinzhong and Lu Zhenfei would be dissatisfied after Zhang Huangyan commanded the troops, so he left the imperial edict in order to frighten them, but he did not expect that it would end up like this.
Especially Ma Jinzhong, who almost openly resisted.
Zhu Yuanzhang was so angry that he wanted to kill them immediately to vent his hatred.
However, he thought that the south would be in chaos and the situation in the north was unclear. If he killed them at this time, it would only make the military unstable and the civil servants alienated.
Thinking of this, he suppressed the anger in his heart and said in a deep voice: "Immediately convey our order and ask Liu Zeqing and Zhu Yousong from Huai'an to stop him, and warn Liu Zeqing that if he dares to use any excuse to delay this time, we will definitely ...Heavy punishment!”
Zhu Yuanzhang was angry because of King Liu Zeqingqin's affairs and wanted to warn him, but he thought that if he pushed him too hard, it might be counterproductive, so he hesitated.
Hearing this, Yang Qi said with some embarrassment: "Your Majesty, the general has just received news that most of the five thousand soldiers and horses recruited by King Fu have dispersed due to insufficient military pay. It seems that there are only four or five hundred men now."
"General Liu was suddenly attacked in his mansion a few days ago, and he is still in bed recovering from his injuries..."
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Yang Qi with some surprise and said: "Zhu Yousong's soldiers and horses were not raised by Han Zanzhou for him, so why did they suddenly disperse? Is there any inside story in it?"
Yang Qi shook his head and said: "We have no news about this yet, but this matter is quite strange. I heard that King Fu showed off how brave his soldiers and horses were before, but then they suddenly dispersed."
Zhu Yuanzhang was silent for a while and then asked: "Where is Zuo Xianmei now?"
Yang Qi was stunned for a moment, then bowed and reported: "The Lord of Wuchang County did not go south after leaving Liaocheng, but changed his route to the west. He may have reached Anyang area now."
"Anyang?"
Zhu Yuanzhang repeated the sentence subconsciously, and then asked: "How is the war situation in Jinan?"
Yang Qidao: "Xie Bi and Li Chengdong have cut off the strongholds around Jinan from both wings and are advancing towards Jinan."
"Gao Jie's army is also overwhelming on the front. It is estimated that they will besiege Jinan no later than the day after tomorrow."
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said: "Go and deliver the message. The first official to enter Jinan City will be promoted to one level and will be rewarded with a hundred taels of gold!"
After Yang Qi bowed in agreement, he saw that Zhu Yuanzhang was looking at the map of Qi Kun again and had no intention of speaking. He hesitated for a while and then withdrew.
Zhu Yuanzhang then inspected Henan, Shanxi and other places, and said with some helplessness: "The incident of Li Thief is quite strange. We originally wanted to take back Shandong and eastern Henan and deal with it personally, so we took the defensive temporarily."
"Now Li Ruolian has not yet regained eastern Henan, and Zhang Huangyan has not been able to encircle and annihilate Guo Sheng. If Guo Sheng and others are allowed to disrupt Jiangnan, and the southern grain cannot be transported north, the situation will be over."
"For the current plan, we can only protect the south of the Yangtze River first. But if we don't go north, will the northern generals be able to resolutely carry out our orders?"
"And Zuo Xianmei, with her intelligence, she should have known that we would send people to follow her, but she actually changed her route to Anyang. Does she want to go to Shanxi, or does she want to confuse us?"
As he spoke, he reviewed the distribution of troops in Shanxi, Henan and other places in his mind, and murmured to himself: "Although Gong Yonggu lacks ingenuity, his victory lies in his loyalty. He should have no problem guarding Datong."
"And Mrs. Xing can only take away more than 10,000 people in Yanggu and Fan County this time. As long as we hold Gao Jie off for a few days, she won't rush in."
"But Zuo Liangyu has strong soldiers and horses. If Yuan Zongdi and Hao Yaoqi retreat, he will most likely advance into Shaanxi. Once he is defeated, this line of defense will collapse... From this point of view, Huang Degong is quite loyal and brave. , only let him top..."
After Zhu Yuanzhang clarified his thoughts, he readjusted his deployment, and then called Yang Qi in and asked him to send people to deliver letters to various places.
At this time, a guard in Jinyi came in to report that Shi Kefa and Shen Tingyang were outside seeking an audience.
Zhu Yuanzhang hesitated for a while and motioned for them to come in.
Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but feel a little strange when he saw the angry faces of Shi and Shen.
After the two of them bowed and saluted, Shen Tingyang said loudly: "Your Majesty, I just heard the news that Your Majesty asked Xing to lead his army to Henan and wait for an opportunity to attack Xi'an. Is it true or false?"
Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but feel a little angry when he saw that Shen Tingyang was not rude when he saluted just now, but was very perfunctory, and dared to question him now.
He looked at the two of them coldly and said in a deep voice: "Shen Tingyang, this is a matter of military affairs. Is it something you should inquire about?"
When Shen Tingyang heard this, he became angry and said: "Your Majesty, you also know that this is a major military and state matter. How vicious is the Xing family? How could you be so greedy..."
"His Majesty!"
Suddenly, Shi Kefa loudly interrupted Shen Tingyang's words and secretly tugged on his lapel. Shen Tingyang reluctantly closed his mouth.
However, even before Shen Tingyang finished speaking, Zhu Yuanzhang already understood what he meant. Knowing that Shen Tingyang thought that he had an affair with the Xing family, he asked the Xing family to lead the army. He was immediately furious and shouted: "Shen Tingyang, you are so big." How dare you slander your father!"
"Come here, drag this thing without a king or a father out for us, and beat him with thirty military sticks!"
As Zhu Yuanzhang finished speaking, Yang Qi walked in with several royal guards.
Seeing this, Shi Kefa hurriedly begged for mercy: "Your Majesty, although Mr. Shen's words are inappropriate, he is loyal. Please spare him for once!"
Zhu Yuanzhang snorted coldly and shouted to Yang Qi and others who came in: "What are you doing standing there in a daze? Why don't you drag him out and beat him!"
Upon hearing this, Yang Qi immediately asked someone to drag Shen Tingyang out.
After a while, there was a "pop" sound in the courtyard, but no screams were heard.
Seeing Shen Tingyang being so tough, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but admire him in his heart.
He stepped forward slowly and signaled Yang Qi to show mercy, then quietly looked at Shen Tingyang who was being beaten.
Shen Tingyang also noticed the change and looked at Zhu Yuanzhang in surprise.
Some people died, but not completely...
