"Your Majesty, the people who attacked Bo Yongfu may be wolf soldiers. They number about four thousand."
After Gao Wencai tried his best to salute, he said respectfully. ..
"Wolf soldiers?"
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard the report, he frowned and said, "Didn't the wolf soldiers go after Zhang Dabiao? How could they attack Boyongfu secretly?"
Gao Wencai said hesitantly: "The general is also a little strange, because there are only three or four thousand wolf soldiers operating in Huai'an. There were more than three thousand wolf soldiers chasing Zhang Dabiao before. Logically speaking, there should not be any more wolf soldiers." .”
"According to the information from Jinyiwei, the wolf soldiers not only attacked Boyongfu, but also attacked the rebels. Now Boyongfu and the rebels have fled towards Xuzhou!"
"Xuzhou?"
Zhu Yuanzhang was a little surprised and said: "They didn't go south?"
Gao Wencai nodded and said: "No, it is said that the Governor of Fengyang, Mr. Ma, has led his army to Suqian, and Ma Huabao has also advanced to Shuyang."
"The rebels had just suffered a new defeat. They felt that they were no match for the Southern troops, so they wanted to cross Anhui and Henan provinces, return to Shaanxi, and join forces with the Li thieves to attack Gao Jie..."
Zhu Yuanzhang's frown gradually relaxed as he listened to Gao Wencai's narration.
Because according to Li Jing's information, the people behind the scenes in the south should be Zhu Hengjia, Zhao Zhilong and Lu Jiude behind Zhu Yousong.
Zhao Zhilong's identity is embarrassing and he can only rely on Zhu Yousong or Zhu Hengjia's identity to get things done.
The previous incident of the wolf soldiers pretending to surrender to Zhu Yousong shows that the battle between Zhu Hengjia and Lu Jiude has become very fierce, and there should be no possibility of cooperation between the two parties for the time being.
Now that the wolf soldiers are attacking the rebels, it should be that Zhu Hengjia did not want Zhao Zhilong to take the opportunity to occupy the city, so he forced the rebels out of Jiangsu.
This shows that Zhu and Zhao are also at odds. As long as he makes good use of it and lets Zhu and Zhao fight each other, he should be able to temporarily maintain stability in the south.
When he stabilizes the north, these clowns can be wiped out with a snap of his fingers.
However, there was one thing that puzzled Zhu Yuanzhang, that is, the wolf soldiers had already chased Zhang Dabiao, so how could they attack the rebels?
Suddenly, he remembered that Zuo Xianmei had impersonated a wolf soldier.
You should know that Zuo Xianmei is now being escorted to Wuchang by Zhang Huangyan. If the rebels are forced to go to Wuchang, they can also disrupt the situation.
However, with this thought, he denied it again.
Because Zuo Liangyu has been wandering around and has not received the support of powerful gentry, no matter how capable Zuo Xianmei is, it is impossible to train nearly 10,000 cavalry without sufficient financial support.
Furthermore, although the rebels are large in number, their combat power is not strong. In addition, there are He Zhen and others in Henan, so it is not easy to go to Wuchang.
But if it weren't for Zuo Xianmei, where would such a force appear?
At this time, he suddenly thought of the wolf soldiers who had sneak attacked Zhang Dabiao in Shangdang.
There has been no news about the wolf soldiers since they attacked Zhang Dabiao. Could it be that they also secretly came to Jiangnan?
But there is a war in the north now. According to Mr. Zou Da's character of disturbing the situation, he should stay in Shanxi. How could he come to Huai'an at this time?
Could it be that something big happened in Jiangnan that he didn't know about, so Mr. Zou Da came here?
Zhu Yuanzhang carefully recalled the events in Jiangnan and found that apart from the chaos caused by the rebels moving south, there were no other special events in Jiangnan.
While he was deep in thought, seeing that Gao Wencai had finished speaking, he asked, "Is there someone to defend Xuzhou and Huaibei?"
Gao Wencai shook his head and said, "No, because before Guo Sheng attacked Huai'an, Lord Ma summoned troops from Fengyang Mansion and surrounding areas to support him. Now most of them are in Huai'an and Suqian..."
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and said, "Ma Shiying summoned troops from Fengyang, Xuzhou and other places, but there were only more than 10,000 people?"
Gao Wencai smiled bitterly and said: "It stands to reason that there are more than just these soldiers and horses, but Guo Sheng was so powerful at that time that many generals were afraid and did not come as promised."
"Later, Guo raised his troops and they all went to quell the rebellion, resulting in the current empty state."
Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes flashed with murderous intent, and he said in a deep voice: "Immediately send an order to Ma Shiying to mobilize all Fengyang's troops to encircle and suppress the rebels. If he succeeds, we will reward him. If he allows
The rebels fled, and his governor didn't have to do anything! "
Hearing this, Gao Wencai was a little worried and said: "Your Majesty, the rebels' escape to the west is unexpected, and Master Ma may not be able to make it in time!"
Zhu Yuanzhang sneered: "If he is a loyal minister, he will certainly have time!"
Gao Wencai saw that Zhu Yuanzhang looked unkind and did not dare to say anything more. After bowing in agreement, he withdrew.
Zhu Yuanzhang walked slowly to Kun Yutu. After carefully studying the terrain of Fengyang and Huai'an, he said angrily: "Bozhou and Fuyang are seven or eight hundred miles away from Huai'an. How can we have time to rescue Huai'an? Ma Shiying clearly wants to take the opportunity to seize the land." ..."
"However, judging from Ma Shiying's deployment of troops and horses in Bozhou and other places, it is not consistent with Zhao Zhilong's purpose. It seems that there should be some black hands in the south..."
Just when Zhu Yuanzhang was deep in thought, Wang Shoulin came in and reported: "Your Majesty, the Yunnan Guiguo Palace has indeed been occupied by Sha Dingzhou, the chieftain of Mengzi. Now Mu Guogong has gathered troops in Chuxiong to prepare for a counterattack..."
It turned out that after Zhang Xianzhong led his army into Sichuan, King Zhu Zhishu of Shu sent someone to ask for help from Mu Tianbo.
Although Mu Tianbo didn't have many troops, he thought that Yunnan had not had major events in hundreds of years, and he was worried that the rebels would harm Yunnan, so he sent generals to guard the pass and troops to support.
Unexpectedly, Wu Bikui, the chieftain of Wuding, launched a rebellion at this time. Since the army had already come out, Mu Tianbo had no choice but to order Long Zaitian, the chieftain of Shiping, Wang Yangzu, the towering chieftain, Sha Dingzhou, the chieftain of Mengzi, Lu Yongming, the chieftain of Ningzhou, and Jingzhou chieftain. Dong Tusi Diao Xun and others led troops to quell the rebellion.
Unexpectedly, although Wu Bikui came with great force, he had no ability. Under the siege of the chieftains, he could not hold out for even a month.
Mu Tianbo was very happy after he defeated Wu Bikui. He held many banquets at the Duke's Mansion in Guizhou to celebrate the success of the chieftains.
But his good intentions only aroused the covetousness of Sha Dingzhou.
After the celebration, Sha Dingzhou made excuses to delay and stayed in Kunming.
But Mu Tianbo didn't care because Sha Dingzhou's father, Sha Yuan, had always been loyal and brave, and Sha Dingzhou had also made great achievements this time.
Unexpectedly, not long after the chieftains left, Sha Dingzhou suddenly led his troops to attack the Duke of Guizhou's mansion, and at the same time assigned his troops to occupy various gates in Kunming.
Due to the sudden incident, Mu Tianbo had no time to resist, so he only fled to Xining with his official seal and other items under the protection of a few confidants.
He happened to meet Long Zaitian, Lu Yongming and others on the way, and escaped to Chuxiong under their protection.
Later, with the help of Jincang Bingdao Yang Weizhi, Sha Dingzhou's pursuers were temporarily repelled.
But Mu Tianbo's mother, wife, children and brothers were not as lucky as him and were killed one after another.
After Zhu Yuanzhang listened to Wang Shoulin's story, he was silent for a long time before he said, "Is there any news from Zhang Huangyan?"
Wang Shoulin shook his head and said, "Uncle Ping Nan has lost his trace since he left the Liaocheng area. There is no news yet."
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned again and asked, "Where are Shanxi and Shaanxi? Are there any battle reports?"
Wang Shoulin said helplessly: "No, when Linyi was besieged previously, our liaison stations in Shanxi and Shandong had some problems. More than a dozen households rebelled, and some news may have been cut off."
Upon hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang pondered for a while and said, "How many troops does Mu Tianbo have now? Can he defeat Sha Dingzhou?"
Wang Shoulin shook his head and said: "Gong Mu's troops are not many, and the troops sent to Sichuan were also ambushed halfway. Now only some of the troops in Master Yang's hands can fight."
"And Sha Dingzhou was originally the son of Sha Yuan, the chieftain of Wangnong. After the death of Pu Mingming, the chieftain of Amizhou, his wife Wan remarried Sha Dingzhou. The two chieftains merged into one, and their strength was far superior to that of ordinary chieftains. In addition, there are now Many chieftains turned to him, fearing that Duke Mu would not be his match!"
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said: "Okay, you immediately send someone to spread... spread rumors, saying that Mu Tianbo has evil intentions and that Sha Dingzhou is ordered to counter the rebellion. At the same time, let Jin Yiwei pay close attention to Sha Dingzhou's movements. ....."
Wang Shoulin was shocked when he heard this and was stunned for a moment.
