"Don't think about the north. Not to mention that it has been divided up by the Red Scarf Army. With more than 3,000 soldiers and horses, we can't stop the Mongolian army of hundreds of thousands." Zhu Han first made it clear , refused to interfere with Liu Futong's Northern Expedition.
"Well, we think so too!" Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said.
"Then the remaining areas are the three directions: east, west, south?" Xu Da thought while stroking his beard.
"Not in the west. I heard that the Jinghu Red Scarf Army has nothing to do with Liu Futong. We worship Liu Futong. If we go there, we will only cause trouble." Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head and said.
The Red Scarf Army in the west of Haozhou belongs to the Red Scarf Army of Jinghu Dabie Mountain. Although they also call themselves the Red Scarf Army, their leader Xu Shouhui is his own faction and does not buy Liu Futong's account.
Chen Youliang, the king of Han Dynasty who occupied Jinghu in history, came from this red scarf army.
Zhu Han took over the conversation and continued.
"As for the east, there is no need to think about it. The private salt dealers in Yangzhou in Huaidong have strong soldiers and horses, and there are thousands of soldiers and horses at every turn. They are very difficult to deal with. It will be difficult to open the situation with only three thousand of us. Once the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty counterattacks in the north, Hao It’s dangerous here in Huaidong, and it’s the same in Yangzhou in Huaidong.”
In history, Zhang Shicheng's tribe was a private salt dealer in Huaidong. It can be said that they were truly powerful. They had tens of thousands of troops when they just started. Together with several other private salt dealers and the Mongolian Yuan soldiers stationed in Yangzhou, they were definitely tough. .
"Then we can only go south!" Zhu Yuanzhang spread out a map and said slowly.
Xu Da, Tang He and others gathered around.
Zhu Han nodded, pointed at the map and said.
"Brother, there is no danger to defend Haozhou. Once the Mongolian and Yuan armies go south, they will bear the brunt. But the Dingyuan and Chuzhou areas to the south of Haozhou are different. The waterways there are crisscrossed, which facilitates naval operations. No matter how strong the Mongolian and Yuan troops are, , you have to kneel down when you get there!" Zhu Han said with great confidence.
Although they are both located in Huaixi, Haozhou is close to the Huaihe River, and its terrain is more like that of the north. Although it has the water conservancy of the Huaihe River, it is also very conducive to cavalry raids.
But Dingyuan and Chuzhou in the south are different. Dingyuan is mountainous and is not conducive to cavalry raids. Chuzhou has convenient water conservancy and direct access to the Yangtze River. It is more like a Jiangnan state and county. The Mongolian and Yuan cavalry can hardly move.
After listening to Zhu Han's suggestion, Zhu Yuanzhang and others clapped their hands in agreement.
"What a plan!"
"It's good to go south. I heard that there is never a drought in Chuzhou and there is a bumper harvest every year!"
"Haozhou is experiencing a severe drought again this year, and there may not be enough food to eat. It would be great to go to Chuzhou!"
Everyone unanimously agreed with Zhu Han's strategy of going south.
"It's just that I heard that there are many Yuan soldiers in Dingyuan and Chuzhou. The two places are at each other's horns. I'm afraid it won't be that easy to fight!" Zhu Yuanzhang said worriedly.
Zhu Han didn't take this worry seriously.
Dingyuan and Chuzhou are not very close to each other. As long as they move quickly enough, they have no fear of mutual aid.
"Brother, there is no need to worry about this at all. Our current acupoint attack tactics have been practiced to perfection. We will break Dingyuan first and then Chuzhou. We will never let them have time to react!" Zhu Han said confidently.
After these days of practice, Hu Yiba and other engineers' acupoint blasting techniques have become infinitely closer to perfection.
In addition, Zhu Han has improved a better gunpowder formula, which can use less gunpowder to blast the city wall, which also reduces the time.
"Great, in that case, when we go south to capture the city, we will have nothing but food and grass!" Zhu Yuanzhang said with great joy.
When Zhu Han heard this, he smiled softly and said.
"Brother, after we go south, we need to recruit a lot of troops. Naturally, the more food, grass, weapons and armor, the better. We must take advantage of the opportunity to leave Haozhou and make a lot of money before leaving!"
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he was immediately moved.
"Brother, what are you going to do?"
"When we leave Haozhou, we can give up the position of Marshal of Haozhou to Guo Zixing. With the golden name of Marshal, Guo Zixing will definitely be very happy. There is absolutely no problem in asking him for a batch of grain, grass and weapons!"
"Well, that's right, let's do it then!" Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and agreed without hesitation.
This is not because he deliberately rips him off, but Guo Zixing will definitely take the initiative to cooperate.
With the title of Marshal of the Capital of Haozhou, he can openly and openly put pressure on Sun Deya and others.
For Guo Zixing, it can be said to be a big goal.
really.
When Zhu Yuanzhang came to visit and told Guo Zixing that he wanted to give up Haozhou to Guo Zixing as the general, and that he planned to find another place to be stationed, Guo Zixing couldn't hide the surprise in his eyes!
Without even letting Zhu Yuanzhang speak, Guo Zixing promised to support a large number of grain, grass and weapons, lest Zhu Yuanzhang regret and not leave Haozhou.
Guo Zixing had calculated well in his mind. When he became the marshal of the capital of Haozhou, he would be able to suppress Sun Deya and others openly. Even if they were unwilling to do so, they would have nothing to do with him.
After all, Guo Zixing had the title of Marshal of the Capital at that time, and had the strong support of his son-in-law Zhu Yuanzhang externally.
Sun Deya and others had to endure it no matter how dissatisfied they were, unless they were not afraid of Zhu Yuanzhang's strong support.
Leaving Haozhou can be said to be a win-win situation for Zhu Yuanzhang and Guo Zixing!
In fact, Sun Deya and others were also very happy when Zhu Yuanzhang left Haozhou.
Although Guo Zixing became the marshal of the capital of Haozhou, Zhu Yuanzhang was far away after all, and Sun Deya and the others could slowly think of ways to counter Guo Zixing.
Haozhou City is so big. Without Zhu Yuanzhang, they can allocate more power.
Therefore, when Zhu Yuanzhang announced that he would lead his troops to leave, Sun Deya and other four powerful commanders generously donated money and provided a large amount of food and grass supplies.
When these supplies such as grain, grass, soldiers, etc. were transported to Zhu Yuanzhang's army, Zhu Han was already happy.
"Brother, Guo Zixing and Sun Deya are really stupid. They stayed in Haozhou to protect us from swords and guns, and they still want to thank us!" Zhu Han joked.
"They are all looking forward to us leaving Haozhou as soon as possible. Since we have collected other people's things, we can no longer stay in Haozhou and cause trouble. Brother, when do you think we should leave?" Zhu Yuanzhang also asked with a smile.
Zhu Han thought for a moment, and then said again.
"Brother, before we leave, we have to do one more thing!"
Zhu Yuanzhang asked quickly: "We already have enough food, grass and equipment, what else do we need to do?"
Hearing this, Zhu Han smiled slightly.
"Brother, we now have enough food, grass and equipment, so we can recruit more soldiers and horses!"
"Didn't you say that soldiers are more valuable than fine soldiers?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked doubtfully.
"That was the beginning. Our army now has experience. We can bring more troops and horses. If the three thousand troops and horses are expanded to 10,000, it will not be a problem at all to command!" Zhu Han said.
