Daming: I, the emperor who trains the carpenter

Chapter 901 Take Yangzhou, and there will be no more Yangzhou days!

Chapter 901 Take Yangzhou, and there will be no more Yangzhou ten days!
Xuzhou,

With the complete defeat and surrender of the Ming army, peace was restored in Xuzhou after the Huaibei War.

People were surprised to find that Datong's army was different from that of the imperial court.

The army of the imperial court did not mention military discipline, and they were not as friendly and cordial to the common people as these Datong soldiers.

Although many times there will be long-term turmoil at the end of the war, frequent bandits and bandits, and people who cannot survive are forced to fall into the grass; but at this time Xuzhou does not have such a problem. Most of the troops in Datong for the Huaibei Campaign were in Xuzhou at this time, which made the surroundings of Xuzhou let alone bandits and bandits, and ghosts and ghosts did not dare to show their heads.

In addition, Datong provided relief to the people of Xuzhou in a timely manner. In addition to sending soldiers to help the people repair houses and roads, there was also food directly from the official warehouses in Xuzhou to the people.

Xuzhou was used by Hong Chengchou as an important town in Huaibei to defend the Datong army. Therefore, Xuzhou not only had its city defense strengthened, but also stored a large amount of grain, grass, swords and armor in the city. In addition, there were also a lot of gold and silver used to boost morale use.

Swords and armors are naturally provided for the army. Datong will definitely expand the army again in the future. There will never be too many armors and swords. After all, it is not realistic to equip all soldiers with muskets. Right now, every town in Datong A considerable part of them is dominated by swords, shields and spears. The combination of these swords and shields, spears and musketeers is a standard Datong army phalanx, and the swords and shields and spears are also good in siege and position defense. Very useful and cannot be discarded right now.

Fang Yunchu smiled and watched these swords and armors being moved out of the arsenal of Xuzhou Mansion, and his eyes were not right: "This is the arsenal of Xuzhou? Why is it of such quality?"

It is no wonder that Fang Yun was shocked. It is true that half of these armaments have passed the quality test. This is still the half that is made up by counting all the swords and armors.

"Mr. Fang, this is the status quo of hypocrisy. Even in Xuzhou, an important town in the Central Plains, a thoroughfare to three provinces, and an important hub in the six Central Plains, the military equipment is still so corrupt." Zhou Yuji said slowly.

"Hmph, during the reign of Tianqi, don't say that half of the local military equipment had problems, even if [-]% of the local military equipment had problems, it would be a fatal crime. Look at the current Chongzhen Dynasty, how bad the military equipment has become. There are also Wanli years!" Zhao Yuqi looked at these armaments and felt disgusted.

Why does Datong build its own armaments, no matter how slow it is, it doesn’t use fake ordnance, is it because these armaments are not good enough, and they are not responsible for the lives of soldiers?
If there is a problem with the ordnance, it will affect the direction of the entire battle.

"Don't look at these ordnance, those armors can still be used after tinkering, let's return all the swords and swords, we still have one thing to deal with right now." Fang Yunchu sighed helplessly.

Zhao Yuqi and Zhou Yuji nodded, and there was no doubt about Fang Yunchu's words, because they did have something to deal with right now.

They don't need to worry too much about Xuzhou's local governance and people's livelihood stability. After formulating the lower formation, cadres will follow up to implement it. These generals who are responsible for one aspect of the battle must ultimately focus on the military.

For example, now that the Battle of Huaibei is over, it took Datong two months to eliminate all the troops of the Puppet Ming in Huaibei, but this does not mean that the war is over, it can only be said that it has come to an end temporarily.

For as long as two months, first, they continued to test. Both sides were groping for each other's intelligence strength and so on. The command and strategy of the generals is also a great test of the physical fitness and energy of the soldiers.

The reason why the army is currently stopped in Xuzhou is that the army needs to rest and wait for the supplies from the rear to arrive. These two months will consume a lot of ammunition for the army. If the next stage of combat is to continue , the army needs to replenish a considerable part of the ammunition.

Fang Yunchu and the three people's military newspapers have been sent to Shuntian Mansion. They know that the center of Datong is not a hypocrite, will not hold back the army, and will not do things to enrich their own pockets, so they are very relieved to start Consider the next phase of the war.

And the focus of the next stage of the war will no longer be the long Huaihe River, but Nanzhili, or in other words, Yingtian.

It is the new capital of the Pseudo-Ming Dynasty, and it is one of the two capitals in the north and south. It is the most important city in the southern country. It is extremely important in terms of political and strategic significance. Once Yingtian is captured, its impact will definitely shake the entire southern country. .

Zhou Yuji drew a line on a sketch with a charcoal pen in his hand: "Lao Fang, Lao Zhao, you see, if we rely on the canal to go south, not only can the pressure on logistics and logistics be greatly relieved, but I can also drive straight in and arrive directly across Huai'an." Yangzhou."

"Taking Yangzhou, we will see Ying Tian across the Yangtze River."

Zhao Yuqi nodded: "Yes, the geographical location of Yangzhou City is very important. If Yangzhou is captured, we will not only see the south of the Yangtze River across the Yangtze River, but Yangzhou can also block most of the passages of merchants in the south and southeast."

"This is an important gateway for us to enter the south of the Yangtze River. Whether it is relying on canals or sea routes, it is extremely convenient for our army."

Fang Yun said: "The war against Yangzhou is urgent. We must take Yangzhou as quickly as possible. This is not for other reasons. The news of our victory in Huaibei must have spread throughout the south of the Yangtze River. Yangzhou's defense must be It will be greatly strengthened, and maybe some veteran will stand up to stop our army."

"Although our army is not afraid of any difficulties and obstacles, it is good to avoid unnecessary casualties. Civil war among the Han family is not a good thing."

Zhou Yuji nodded: "That's exactly what I'm thinking. To tell you the truth, when I was still in Shandong, I was ready to go to Yingtian. If I want to go to Yingtian, I must go to Yangzhou first. , and Yangzhou is also a strong city not weaker than Xuzhou."

While the three generals were planning how to take Yangzhou, news about the Battle of Huaibei was also spreading rapidly.

Although the news was blocked during the war, both the businessmen and the common people knew that a war broke out in the vacuum area where no news could be found, but they didn't know what the situation was.

With the end of the war and the lifting of the blockade, the people and merchants can move freely, and the outcome of the war is clear at a glance.

At this time, on Xuzhou City, the red flag of Datong was flying, and the officers and soldiers of Datong were stationed in Xuzhou City.

Datong wins!

Daming suffered a crushing defeat!
The news spread across the Yangtze River to Yingtian Mansion at the fastest speed. After learning that more than 30 troops were wiped out and Zhu Chunchen, Zhu Guobi, and Hong Chengchou were dead, Yingtian Mansion was in an uproar. It's because of the panic in my heart: Datong is so good at fighting, shouldn't it be possible to fight the Yangtze River? !
"Have you heard? Datong won again!"

In a certain teahouse in Yingtianfu, several people were able to communicate in low voices.

"Hey, who said otherwise? I heard that the three generals of Datong and Cheng Guogong of the imperial court fought in Huaibei for two months and wiped out the imperial court's more than 30 troops!"

"Hiss, Datong is so strong?"

"After all, it was established by Zhang Xiangye. Hey, speaking of it, when Zhang Xiangye was in charge of the cabinet, life was really comfortable. You don't have to worry about corrupt officials, and you don't have to worry about bandits. No matter where they are, they all straighten their backs."

"Who says it's not? It's only been a few years. There are more and more corrupt officials. None of the officials in various places are in charge. There are more and more bandits and robbers on the road. Business can't be done at all. Those guards The soldiers set up cards everywhere to ask for tolls, and the money they earned from transporting them all the way is not enough to show their filial piety!"

"Let's not talk about that, Mr. Zhang treats us as human beings. How can we be like those government-raised pigs now?"

"When will Zhang Xiangye call Yingtian, and then we will be better off."

"It should be soon. After all, Xuzhou has been defeated, and it should be almost to Yangzhou."

"I heard that the New Deal is starting to resume in the north, let's wait slowly."

Several people were exchanging news from all over the world, with a bit of expectation and helplessness on their faces. Expectation refers to the expectation of the future and Datong, while helplessness refers to the helplessness of the current helplessness and the helplessness of the court.

People just don't understand, it's only been a few years, how did the Ming Dynasty, which used to be flourishing, come to where it is now?
If ordinary people and merchants are looking forward to Datong, then the monarchs and ministers of the Ming court are afraid of Datong.

Datong, that was the Datong established by that man Zhang Haogu. How the new party dealt with corrupt officials and mediocre officials at that time, and how the new party governed the government at that time, they can still vividly remember them all!

Especially for people like the Donglin Party, the ideology of Datong is in great conflict with them.

If Datong wants to completely abolish Confucianism, then scholars in the world may stand up to resist, but Datong is not targeting Confucianism at all, but Donglin. It is said that this is an internal contradiction of Confucianism, otherwise there will be no new party This appellation originally meant old learning and new learning, old Confucianism and new Confucianism.

Didn't you see that although the Confucius family was completely wiped out by Datong, scholars all over the world didn't react much?

The Confucian family is gone, but the Confucian Temple is still there. The temple of Confucius is well taken care of by Datong. Scholars all over the world go to worship the Confucian Temple. There are not as many things and troubles as the Confucian family. Now the scholars go to Shandong to worship the Confucian Temple, Datong Some help will also be provided.

On this point alone, it is impossible for all the scholars in the southern country to stand up against Datong. As for targeting the landlords and gentry, it goes without saying. It's a private complaint, and no one dares to stand up.

They didn't dare at the beginning, but now that Datong and Ming Dynasty are facing each other from north to south, and when Datong has a faint tendency to take advantage of the trend to hit the south of the Yangtze River, these landlords and gentry dare not act rashly.

In fact, don't talk about them, who in the Ming Dynasty wants to really fight with Datong to the end?

If it's a big deal, I won't be an official anymore. If I voluntarily resign and return to my hometown, I can still keep my family's wealth. When the time comes, I will become a rich man and endure it for a few years. If my nephew and nephew learn new things, they will still be able to be an official in the future.

So the ones who are really worried are the top officials of the Ming Dynasty, the cabinet ministers, ministers of various ministries, and the Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youjian, the highest talker of the Ming Dynasty.

"30, 30!"

"It's 30 pigs. Datong has to catch them. It may not be finished in two months!"

"Didn't you say that the two armies were confronting each other before? Didn't you say that you wanted to hold back the Datong thieves in Huaibei? How did you lose so quickly?!"

Emperor Chongzhen looked at his cabinet ministers, hoping that these confidant ministers and famous Confucians he relied on could give some suggestions.

Today's Chongzhen feels that he is not in a better mood than Emperor Jianwen. When Chengzu raised his troops to fight Jingnan all the way to the Yangtze River, it is estimated that Emperor Jianwen Zhu Yunqi was so complicated, right?

30 and 30, counting the lost soldiers and horses in Shandong and Ganshan, the total loss of Daming's guards, Beijing camp, and frontier army is almost 90!
You must know that during the Tianqi Dynasty, the imperial court did not have so many soldiers and horses in total, but his Chongzhen Dynasty had already lost nearly twice as many troops as the Tianqi Dynasty, and it also lost the entire area north of the Yangtze River.

Yes, not just north of the Huaihe River, according to the latest news, all the towns in Datong have already moved towards Huainan, Fengyang, Luzhou and other places were shocked three times a day, and calls for help flew into the cabinet like snowflakes.

"You guys should give me an idea, come up with a solution!" Emperor Chongzhen looked at the silent officials, and felt his temples throbbing, as if his head was going to explode.

However, when the Ming court was in depression and the monarchs and ministers were panicking, in the vast area north of the Huaihe River, the common people and merchants were rejoicing, and all the places were beating drums and gongs to celebrate another victory of Datong.

In fact, for the logistics supply of this war, the Datong Center not only deployed a large number of prisoners as the main force of logistics transportation, but also people from all over the country took the initiative to help Datong soldiers provide logistics.

Otherwise, how could the three generals have so many sufficient shells to bombard Zhu Chunchen and Hong Chengchou indiscriminately, and how could Zhou Yuji run a long-distance attack without worrying about logistics problems?

The Battle of Huaibei was not only fought by the soldiers, but the people also played a huge role.

Therefore, when the news of the great victory in the Huaibei War reached the Datong Center of Shuntian Prefecture, Zhang Haogu smiled and said to everyone: "This is not only our victory, but also the victory of the people. A powerful counterattack. This is our Datong and the common people fighting down Huaibei together, and the hearts of the people are standing with us."

Zhang Ruitu also smiled: "Shoufu is right. The common people support me in Datong and take the initiative to help our soldiers. This kind of military-civilian love can be called fish and water. In this world, apart from us, there are still people Who can get such help from the people?"

"The common people are looking forward to us, expecting us to come and live a good life. The people believe in us, and we must not let them down. The recovery work in Huaibei must be started quickly, and cadres at all levels must be in place as soon as possible, and the restoration of Huaibei will be accelerated. vitality." Zhang Haogu said.

Lu Xiangsheng nodded: "Don't worry, Chief Assistant, we have already considered these, and the cadres at all levels have been arranged and set off now."

"Well, right now the military wants to continue fighting all the way to Huainan and even Jiangnan, what do you think?" Zhang Haogu slowly picked up his teacup and took a sip of tea.

Lu Xiangsheng frowned slightly: "Since Datong officially raised its troops, there have been numerous wars, large and small, in Ganshan, Shandong, Liaodong and other places. First, there was a decisive battle with the heavy soldiers of the Puppet Ming Dynasty in Liaodong, and then they entered the customs and fought in Zhili. , followed by a non-stop decisive battle with the pseudo-ming in Huaibei."

"Nowadays, not to mention the lack of soldiers and horses, our food, grass and weapons are not enough to support another large-scale war."

Huang Liqing also said: "What we should do now is not to fight everywhere, but to restore the places we have already won. In the past few years, there has been a severe drought in the north, and Shaanxi, Shanxi, Henan and even Shandong have suffered severe droughts. Different degrees of disasters, people displaced, and local wars broke out frequently."

"Now that the entire north is under our control, we must first stabilize the people's livelihood and consolidate our foundation. During this period of time, in order to support the war, the soldiers worked hard on the front line, the people supported the rear, and all kinds of food and materials supported Huaibei, and the war was won. It’s time for the soldiers and the common people to rest.”

Zhang Haogu nodded: "Well, none of you support going directly to the south of the Yangtze River right now. Speaking of which, I think so too."

"The army needs to rest and reorganize, and the people's livelihood needs to be stable. Right now we look unstoppable, but in fact we are at the end of our strength. Jiangnan cannot be defeated, and if we fail, it will be a heavy blow to our army's current momentum."

"Jiangnan is not desirable, but Huainan is still desirable. We don't need to go to Jiangnan, but Huainan must be taken down."

"Send a letter to Zhao Yuqi, Fang Yunchu, and Zhou Yuji, the three bosses, and tell them to take down Yangzhou."

As Zhang Haogu made up his mind, the three generals Zhao Yuqi, Fang Yunchu and Zhou Yuji who were on the front line in Xuzhou also received the order from the center: take down Yangzhou!

Zhao Yuqi said with a smile: "The center really understands what we mean."

The generals have been fighting for many years, how can they not know that the army is exhausted?

Now, taking advantage of the last energy, winning Yangzhou is the best choice.

Soon, we set off in the two first recovered towns in Xuzhou, and the goal went straight to Yangzhou!

As Yangzhou City faced Datong's soldiers, the magistrate of Yangzhou was startled three times a day and kept asking Yingtian to ask for reinforcements, but these rescues just fell into the sea like mud cows without any news.

Now the magistrate of Yangzhou knows that Yangzhou has been abandoned. Thinking about it, Cheng Guogong and his 30 army have all been defeated, and Xuzhou has been lost. How many days can this Yangzhou last?
Thinking of this, the prefect of Yangzhou was also disappointed. Looking at the fearful appearance of his subordinates, the prefect of Yangzhou gritted his teeth and said: "The imperial court has no reinforcements. This Yangzhou is a lonely city right now, and it must be impossible to defend it!"

"Rather than stick to it, why don't we go directly to Jiangnan for help!"

The eyes of officials at all levels in Yangzhou lit up when they heard it. Yes, they don't have to stick to Yangzhou, and they can take their family and wealth to Jiangnan for help!

Three days later, the soldiers of Datong approached the city of Yangzhou, the gate of Yangzhou was opened wide, and the people cheered and came out to welcome the soldiers of Datong.

Since then, there has been no war in Huainan!
(End of this chapter)

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