"Your Majesty, please don't hesitate any longer and follow Huang Supervisor out of the city as soon as possible. If you are late, it will be too late!"
Seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang was silent, Shi Kefa knelt down and played again.
When Shen Tingyang and others saw this, they also knelt down and urged Zhu Yuanzhang to leave.
Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at everyone, stood up, and said in a deep voice: "No, we won't leave, we want to live and die with Linyi!"
As his words sounded, a tragic and heroic feeling immediately filled the entire study, and everyone present was moved.
"Your Majesty, you are rich in gold, how can you take risks? Please leave the city quickly so that I can give it a try!"
After Shi Kefa was excited, he bowed his head again and played.
Zhu Yuanzhang heard this and sneered: "Where are we going?"
Shi Keba was stunned, and just about to speak, he heard Zhu Yuanzhang's voice again: "We are not going anywhere. You must know that although Shandong has been conquered, there are still many hidden dangers."
"If we flee in a hurry now, there will be chaos in Shandong, and war will break out again in Henan, Shanxi and other places. Where can we escape?"
"Continue to run away, flee back to the capital, cry and apologize to your ancestors..."
When Shi Kefa and others heard Zhu Yuanzhang's story, they felt a sense of desolation in their hearts when they thought that although the Ming Dynasty had recovered large areas of territory such as Shandong, Henan, and Shanxi, it would not even have a place to stay when trouble came.
"Your Majesty, I am guilty, please punish me!"
Shi Kefa kowtowed repeatedly with a look of sadness on his face.
"Your Majesty, those who plan for great things don't care about gains and losses. As long as you are here, Ming Dynasty will be there!"
Lu Zhenfei said with excitement.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I am confident that I can take back Linyi within ten days!"
Huang Zongxi also expressed his emotion for the first time.
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When Zhu Yuanzhang saw the people kneeling below, he laughed and said, "Okay, with loyal and courageous ministers like you, why should we worry about being unable to put down the rebellion!"
Hearing this, Shi Kefa and others looked at Zhu Yuanzhang in surprise.
Seeing this, Zhu Yuanzhang said loudly: "Don't worry, gentlemen, have you forgotten that we are the real dragon emperor who is destined by fate? Remember when Li Thief led hundreds of thousands of rebels to besiege the capital, and the momentum was so huge, but we could not defeat it. More than ten days."
"Then we will lead our troops to the west, level Shanxi, capture Hunan, and secure Shandong, and beat the rebels until they flee..."
"Don't say that there are only a few thousand rebels outside the city now. Even if there are tens of thousands of them, they are just chickens and dogs. We can destroy them with a snap of our fingers, so why should we be afraid?"
Shi Kefa and others were temporarily confused due to the sudden arrival of the rebels.
At this moment, after listening to Zhu Yuanzhang's words, I remembered that the emperor in front of me was almost invincible and invincible since he obtained the true biography of Taizu, and I felt much relieved.
"Your Majesty, there are only a few soldiers in the city now. Linyi is not a strong city, and there are no weapons to help. It may not be easy to defeat the rebels. Please think twice!"
At this time, Huang Zongxi whispered again.
Zhu Yuanzhang sneered and said: "Huang Qing, we saw that you were quite brave before, how can you now gain other people's ambition and destroy your own prestige?"
After he finished speaking, he looked at Lu Zhenfei and said, "Lu Qing, do we remember that there are hundreds of thousands of people in Linyi City?"
Lu Zhenfei bowed and said: "Your Majesty, although Linyi City has been through the flames of war, there are still 129,653 people in the city, including 32,211 strong men and 40,000 strong women. Six thousand..."
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said: "Okay, we remember that there are still more than 10,000 taels of silver in Linyi's treasury. You can take it all out and use it to recruit and reward soldiers."
"Anyone who is willing to join the army to defend the city will be rewarded with one tael of silver. Anyone who kills the enemy and performs meritorious service will also be rewarded with one tael of silver..."
"Then there are the arrows guarding the city..."
"Shi Qing, go and form a law enforcement team yourself. Be sure to select capable people. Those who are afraid of fighting and flee will be killed on the spot..."
Shi Kefa, Lu Zhenfei and others were hesitant at first, but after hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's instructions, they were immediately determined. After bowing in agreement, they hurried out.
Zhu Yuanzhang
After sending Shi Kefa and his party away, he wanted to check the Kunyu map, but when he saw Wang Shoulin hurried in, he asked, "Have you found out everything about the situation?"
Wang Shoulin bowed and said, "We have roughly found out that the one who is besieging the city this time is Guo Sheng's deputy general Zhao Yingyuan. He previously fled into the mountains after the defeat in Weifang. This time I didn't know where I found out that His Majesty was in Linyi, so I gathered another group. Thousands of troops came to attack the city..."
After Zhu Yuanzhang listened to Wang Shoulin's story, he frowned and said, "There are more than 10,000 people, but the rebels from the north of Linyi are also here?"
Wang Shoulin nodded and said, "Depending on the situation, it should be so, because the five cannons that the rebels just attacked the city belong to Pizhou."
"However, they only fired one shot and were destroyed by our people. They failed to assassinate Zhao Yingyuan. Now the high commander is planning the next assassination. I believe there will be good news soon."
Zhu Yuanzhang had previously thought that the opponent's killing move was wolf soldiers, but now he heard that Zhao Yingyuan had actually brought all the cannons from Pizhou, obviously preparing to capture Linyi City.
But now that the wolf soldiers have left, it means that the other party has believed that he has left Linyi, so there is no point in attacking the city again.
Because the rebels are a lone army, even if they capture Linyi, they cannot hold it and will only increase casualties.
Could it be that the other party had calculated that he would not leave and that they were just using their tactics to let the wolf soldiers chase Zhang Dabiao?
Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang said to Wang Shoulin: "Tell Gao Wencai that there is no need to assassinate Zhao Yingyuan anymore. The best way is to use him to lure out the people behind the scenes."
After Wang Shoulin agreed, he said worriedly: "Your Majesty, do you want to leave here first?"
"Although the wolf soldiers have been lured away by Zhang Dabiao, since the rebels were able to transport the cannons without anyone noticing, they may have other means later."
"There are not many soldiers in Linyi City now, and most of them are from the south. Their combat power is limited. If Your Majesty is injured as a result, the general and others will surely die."
Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head and said: "You don't need to worry, Zhao Yingyuan is just a small character and can't make any trouble."
"Besides, Xia Wanchun has gone to move reinforcements. We also want to see how many of our ministers are loyal to us."
He said, paused, and then continued: "Send a message to the Jinyi Guards in Huai'an and ask them to pay close attention to the situation of soldiers and horses in various places in Huai'an. Regardless of whether it is normal or not, they must be recorded in detail without any omissions."
After Wang Shoulin bowed in agreement, he hurriedly retreated.
Zhu Yuanzhang pondered for a while, then walked slowly to Kun Yutu. After checking the situation in various places, he said with some confusion: "If they really want to assassinate us, they should use a thunderous strike. Why are they so slow?"
"You must know that there are not many soldiers and horses in Linyi City. If they attack suddenly, they still have a chance to capture the city. Could it be that they have concerns?"
"But if that's the case, why do they do this?"
"Did they have internal disagreements, or did they have other agendas?"
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Before I knew it, it was already daylight.
Just as Zhu Yuanzhang was about to go out to check the situation of defending the city, Wang Shoulin hurried in to report that tens of thousands of well-armored rebels suddenly appeared outside the city.
