"Your Majesty, an emergency report just came from Bazhou, saying that Liu Fangliang's attack was very fierce. Fortunately, Jingnanbo led his army to charge for a while and stopped the rebel offensive..."
While Zhu Yuanzhang was dealing with the memorial, a guard in royal robes hurried in to report.
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard the report, he nodded and said, "Tell Uncle Jingnan that the more ferocious the rebels attack, the more valuable their resistance is!"
"Three days have passed now. As long as they can hold on for two more days, we will reward them heavily!" Xiu Shuzhu
After the Jin Yiwei agreed, he ran out quickly.
Zhu Yuanzhang stood up and checked the march map for a while, then said to a dark corner in the tent: "Is there any news from Jiang Yingkui?"
As his words fell, Chen Qixing, one of the Eighteen Riders, walked out of the darkness and bowed: "Not yet, but according to the last news, if there are no accidents, he should have arrived at Lord Shen's place by now. !」
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said: "Where is Cen Han, has there been any change?"
Chen Qixing shook his head and said, "No, because Jiang Yingkui took away the elite soldiers and horses, Cen Hangui and his party are moving very slowly. It is estimated that it will take another two or three days to reach the border of Shanxi."
It turned out that Zhu Yuanzhang had heard before that Liu Fangliang's soldiers were both good and bad, and their combat effectiveness was average.
Later, after word spread about Brother Li Wu's high-priced recruitment of soldiers, many soldiers suspected of being Liu Fangliang went to join the army.
Due to time constraints, Brother Li Wu did not have time to find out the details, but he still reported the matter to Zhu Yuanzhang.
In addition to the previous battle, Zhu Yuanzhang had also discovered that Liu Fangliang's troops were not very powerful.
Because Zuo Xianmei suddenly ordered Huang Wushan to come to help, he thought that Zuo Liangyu would also take action, but he did not expect that Zuo Liangyu remained stationary.
Later he learned that Mr. Zou Da had gathered the wolf soldiers and did not go to rescue Cen Hangui.
In order to avoid an accident at Shen Zhanran's place, and at the same time, he was worried that Liu Fangliang would join forces with Li Guo after his defeat, so he ordered Jiang Yingkui to lead five thousand cavalry to Cen Hangui's place at night, and mobilized elites to go to the Tietou Mountain area to assist Shen Zhanran in countering the rebellion.
In order to stabilize Liu Fangliang, he first pretended to attack Tian Xiong and others, and then pretended to enter Bazhou to hold back the rebels.
What he didn't expect was that Liu Fangliang's attack would be so ferocious.
If Huang Degong cannot hold on for five days, then Gu County can only hold on for three days at most, which will be extremely detrimental to his overall situation.
Because according to his estimation, after Shen Zhanran and Jiang Yingkui joined forces, it would take three to five days at the earliest to defeat Li Guo.
If Mr. Zou Da takes the opportunity to cause trouble again, this time may be extended.
Of course, this possibility is not high. After all, Cen Hangui is still in his hands, and there is no elite guard. If Mr. Zou Da does not rescue Cen Hangui at this time, the wolf soldiers will definitely have civil strife.
Zhu Yuanzhang was silent for a while and then asked: "Is there any movement over at Huangwu Mountain?"
Chen Qixing shook his head and said, "No, they have been resting where they are!"
Zhu Yuanzhang asked: "You haven't contacted anyone?"
"without......"
Chen Qixing just finished speaking, and suddenly changed his words: "It seems that a homing pigeon flew into the military camp in Huangwu Mountain yesterday, but we found it too late and were unable to intercept it."
"Afterwards, the general sent people to investigate, and nothing unusual was found... No, it should be said that the soldiers of Huangwu Mountain are more respectful than before!"
"More respectful?"
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and said, "Is Zuo Xianmei's whereabouts still not found out?"
Chen Qixing shook his head and said, "Not yet, but according to Brother Li Wu's news, Zuo Xianmei may not come to Shanxi."
"Didn't you come to Shanxi?"
Zhu Yuanzhang repeated it subconsciously and pondered: "If she had not come to Shanxi, how could she have asked Huang Wushan to come? Could it be that she was attacking from the east to the west?"
As he spoke, he drew on the marching map for a while, then shook his head and said: "No, this is wrong!"
"Is there any news from the south?"
Chen Qixing asked, thought about it, and said
: "Except for the last time Zhu Hengjia secretly sent troops and was discovered and defeated by Ping Nanbo (Zhang Huangyan), there has been no news in Jiangnan..."
"Oh, by the way, the Wenxiang Cult made a fuss some time ago, but it was quickly suppressed."
"Wen Xiang Cult?"
Zhu Yuanzhang was a little surprised and said: "Didn't Zhang Hongren say that he had already dealt with it? Why did it come back again?"
Chen Qixing shook his head and said: "Zhang Erhu doesn't know the details of this matter. He just heard that the Wenxiang Sect had been suppressed by the Zhengyi Sect. Later, their saint suddenly arrived in Jiangnan, triggering a wave of counterattacks." Xiu Shuzhu.
"But then, for some reason, he suddenly disappeared."
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, his brows couldn't help but frown deeper.
He was silent for a while and said: "You send an order to Zhao Erhu to find out the affairs of the Wenxiang Sect as soon as possible and try to find out the whereabouts of its saint."
"Also, you should go to Cen Hangui's place in person to see if there are any traces of wolf soldiers there."
Chen Qixing heard this and said with some embarrassment: "Your Majesty, all the eighteen horsemen beside you have been dispatched, and there are only more than fifty Jinyi Guards. If you leave again, your situation will be..."
"It doesn't matter!"
Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand and said confidently: "Now the rebels think that we are in Bazhou, and there will be no danger to us here. Just go!"
"In addition, you send a message to Huang Wushan and ask him to lead his army to Baoding and cut off Liu Fangliang's escape route together with Zhang Luofu."
Chen Qixing couldn't help but feel a little confused when he saw that Zhu Yuanzhang was still worried about the battle situation in Bazhou before, but in the blink of an eye he wanted to cut off Liu Fangliang's retreat. .Ь.
However, he saw that Zhu Yuanzhang was already checking the march map, bowed and saluted, and then left.
Zhu Yuanzhang stared at the march map for a while and murmured to himself: "Judging from the offensive in the past few days, Liu Fangliang should have mobilized all the elites. It seems that he is going to fight to the death this time!"
"If Bazhou and Gu'an cannot be defended, then we will directly retreat seventy miles and go to the capital area to stop him."
"This will not only avoid his aggressiveness, but also lengthen his front, making it difficult for him to see the beginning and the end. This will give him more opportunities."
"And if something happens to Shen Zhanran, we will have time to come back..."
As he spoke, he slid his fingers to the Xinzhou area and thought to himself: "Our imperial edict has been issued for more than ten days. I thought that Zuo Liangyu ordered Jin Shenghuan to attack Mr. Zou Da as a sign of goodwill to us."
"But now he is standing still. What is he planning?"
"Could it be that he was just acting before?"
"If that's the case, how could Zuo Xianmei send Huang Wushan here? Moreover, judging from the previous trials, Huang Wushan behaved very bravely. This shows that Zuo Xianmei really wants to help us this time. Could it be that his father and daughter Did you really have a falling out?"
Just when Zhu Yuanzhang was deep in thought, a guard in royal robes came in with a happy face and reported: "Your Majesty, good news came from Shanhaiguan, saying that the women are moving to seek peace..."
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he received the secret letter with some surprise.
Because according to his estimation, there will be a stalemate at Shanhaiguan for at least a month before things turn around.
However, when he saw the secret letter and saw that the reversal of the matter was that Zhu successfully captured Pi Island, a smile finally appeared on his face.
