Zhou Yun's despicable attitude made Zhao Yucheng a little disappointed with him.
But then I thought about it, does a guy who sells soldiers' weapons for money have any so-called "soldier's integrity"?
"Hand over all your money, no matter where it is hidden. Don't hide it at all. I will send someone to ask your men for questioning. If you ask me anything you didn't tell me, you know what will happen. "
Zhou Yun swallowed, resisting the heartache, and hit his head heavily on the ground.
"Thank you, General, for not killing me!"
Now it's better, let's not worry about whether he can save his life. All the money he earned from this business is gone. The astonishing profits, the money that made him almost crazy, are all gone...
What on earth have I done?
Zhou Yun lay motionless on the ground, his eyes no longer even filled with greed.
He complained, he hated, and he was powerless.
When he endured the heartache and handed over all his business gains, he hated it to the extreme.
But what he hates is not the peasant army that took his money. What he hates is Wang Shun who failed to come to support in time.
He wished he could peel off Wang Shun's skin, eat Wang Shun's flesh, and drink Wang Shun's blood, so that he could dispel the hatred in his heart. Otherwise, he would never be able to dispel the hatred in his heart.
On March 23rd of the fifth year of Hongwu, the peasant army captured Dehua County and completely wiped out the Jiujiang Army of the Southern Song Dynasty with a superior force of 55,000 people. More than 7,000 people were killed in the Jiujiang Army, and 1,000 people died of serious injuries. Many people were captured, and more than 20,000 people were finally captured.
Several hundred people including Zhou Yun and others were captured by the officers on their own initiative, and only about 20 people died in battle or committed suicide, which was pitifully few.
At this time, it was only more than half a month since the peasant army took the initiative to launch a war.
Zhao Yucheng won a truly tough battle. Although the Jiujiang army was not that strong, the city defense of Dehua County was still built well by them. The peasant army had no chance to cooperate inside and outside. It all relied on pre-war operations and combat. Shi was so brave that he conquered a city by force.
Zhao Yucheng felt that the Peasant Army was still a little far away from the real Ming Army, but as a field army and a powerful army, the Peasant Army should take over. .
This made him very happy.
Zhao Yucheng did not stop, and immediately reorganized the army, marching on land and water to Ezhou. He also ordered Zhang Xiaohu, who was nailed to Matou garrison, and the first part of the navy to advance in advance, as the vanguard of the army, to clear the way and escort the army.
While Zhao Yucheng was attacking the Jiujiang army, Wang Shun and his Ezhou army, who had never come to support, were not doing well either.
Because they were also perfunctory by the Xiangyang army.
After Wang Shun had dealt with the Jiujiang army, he was eager for the Xiangyang army to come to support him and told them that Ezhou was in danger. Please come and help us quickly.
However, the Xiangyang army rejected their request on the grounds that [the new coach had not yet arrived], and asked them to defend Ezhou, prevent the peasant army from attacking, and wait for their new coach to arrive before supporting them.
Wang Shun was very angry and immediately sent someone to warn Zhou Benyuan, the temporary acting commander of the Xiangyang army and Yao Zhong's deputy general, telling him that the Ezhou army was protecting not only Ezhou, but also the supply and retreat of the Xiangyang army. If Ezhou was not protected, the Xiangyang army would be destroyed. How can you be alone?
Zhou Benyuan dismissed this.
What is the Peasant Army?
Our men are defeated!
If it weren't for the cold weather in winter and the cheating of the bureaucracy, we would have wiped out all the peasant armies in Nanchang!
Even though the weather was cold and the bureaucracy was cheating, we still managed to retreat without letting them take any advantage. How can such a group of incompetent opponents make your 30,000-strong army so panicked?
Do you want to show some face?
You don’t even have the face, right?
Zhou Benyuan replied to Wang Shun with a very rude letter.
The letter boasted about the Xiangyang army's previous record against the peasant army, their contempt for the peasant army, and their disdain for the peasant army's initiative to attack. They felt that both Zhou Yun and Wang Shun were cowards, and they were so timid in the face of such a group of defeated generals.
Are you still a soldier? Is it a man?
Besides, the peasant army is difficult to deal with, but the Ming army is easy to deal with, right?
We faced the Ming Army's Henan Corps with a force of 100,000 troops. We thought it was easy for us, right?
Zhou Benyuan's unceremonious reply made Wang Shun very angry.
He immediately sent someone to the court to accuse Zhou Benyuan of refusing to save him and of neglecting his duties. Then he sent someone to see Zhou Benyuan again and asked him to immediately send troops to help defend Ezhou, otherwise he would be responsible for all the consequences. bear!
Zhou Benyuan laughed when he saw the letter, and smiled disdainfully.
Then he wrote back to Wang Shun, asking Wang Shun to provide a certain number of crossbows, divine arm bows, armor, and arrows to the Xiangyang army. As long as these supplies were in place, he would immediately send troops to Ezhou to assist in the defense. When the new commander-in-chief arrived, he directly apologized. Pot, everything will not trouble Wang Shun.
I asked Wang Shun if he would give it.
Wang Shun looked at the supplies list and immediately tore up Zhou Benyuan's letter.
If you don’t want to come, just say you can’t come. There are so many excuses and so many supplies!
I don’t want to give you everything, so why fight?
Wang Shun then wrote another impeachment commendation and sent it to the Privy Council along with this list of supplies. He wanted to impeach Zhou Benyuan for not only being unwilling to send troops, but also for blackmailing his colleagues. He had committed many crimes and asked the court to deal with him seriously.
There were three impeachment memorials in a row, and Wang Shun was very decisive in the memorial, but Zhou Benyuan was not moved at all, and acted as if he was going his own way, obviously not intending to send troops to help defend Ezhou.
While Wang Shun hated Zhou Benyuan, he also had strong objections to Song Chen, the governor of Ezhou who had previously had friction with the Xiangyang army.
In order to make money for himself, Song Chen deducted everyone's weapons and sold them for money, and also pushed the generals out of power. But now, in the face of the crisis, he obviously planned to do nothing to save them.
So he went to Song Chen's door and told Song Chen Zhou Benyuan's request. He also told Song Chen that the Ezhou army was all new soldiers and their combat effectiveness was almost non-existent. If Zhou Benyuan didn't come to help, he had no confidence in holding Ezhou and planned to retreat westward at any time. Ru Sichuan and Shu asked Song Chen if he wanted to go together.
Song Chen was very embarrassed when he was asked, and his face turned green and red.
Of course he knew that Wang Shun was scolding him in a roundabout way. He was unhappy, but also a little helpless, because he was the real criminal in this matter, but he used a series of operations to remove Yao Zhong, who had made no mistakes. .
Yao Zhong's resignation was a very dangerous thing for him, but he didn't expect it at the time, so it's not incomprehensible that the Xiangyang army doesn't come to support him now.
He himself was very upset and a little regretful, but Wang Shun said this in front of him, which made him lose face.
"If he doesn't come, he won't come. No one expects them, but the Ezhou army must defend Ezhou to the death. Otherwise, what do you call the Ezhou army? This is the duty of the Ezhou army. If you neglect your duty and lose your troops and territory, you will be held accountable!"
Song Chen reprimanded Wang Shun.
Wang Shun sneered.
"I am very willing to stick to it, but I really can't bear it and there is nothing I can do. I can only retreat to Sichuan and Shu. Song Dynasty Lord wants to live and die with Ezhou. It is a great kindness. I will definitely give a petition to Your Majesty for Song Dynasty Lord. Song Dynasty Lord Seek comfort behind you."
This was no longer a mockery, this was a blatant scolding. For Song Chen, it was simply intolerable.
"you!"
Song Chen stared angrily, his anger rising, and he felt his blood pressure rising along with it.
He stared at Wang Shun, suppressing his emotions and said: "Don't think that you can do anything because of the relationship between North Korea and China. Your logistics is in my hands! If I don't provide you with food and weapons, what will you use to fight the war? ? You and I are in a relationship where we both prosper and suffer! You have to understand the pros and cons!"
"These things are obviously in the hands of the thief army, so should I listen to the thief army's orders?"
Wang Shun smiled and said: "If this is the case, it is really disturbing. Lord Song, you said that I am a good general of the imperial court, why do I have to obey the orders of the bandit army?"
"Wang Shun!"
Song Chen became so angry that he finally couldn't control his emotions. He slammed the table and roared: "As a military commander of the imperial court, I will truthfully report everything you say and do to the imperial court! You should take care of yourself!"
"Then I want to see if the imperial court will first investigate what happened to the ordnance you sold to the rebel army."
Wang Shun finished his sentence and walked away with a sneer, leaving Song Chen with his face turning green and red.
