At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the competition for the deer in the world

Chapter 162 Surprised 32 missionaries

Two days later.

Gong Bo rode on a tall black horse and headed towards Qingjiang City.

Behind him is a cartload of grain and grass under the tens of thousands of troops, and the end can't be seen at a glance.

And behind them is the endless Yuan army.

When Gong Bosui came to Qingjiang City, he was stunned by what he saw.

Looking at the bare Qingjiang City in front of him, Gong Bosui's face twitched.

At this moment, beside Qingjiang City, Gong Bosui saw a neatly lined up army.

At a glance, there are about tens of thousands of people.

Seeing the orderly, solemn, and silent appearance of this army, Gong Bosui felt a huge wave in his heart.

From Gong Bosui's perspective, this army could see clearly that it was an elite army with extremely strong combat effectiveness.

The soldiers of this army suddenly took a few steps to the left and right, leaving a path in the middle.

On this road, Cheng De was riding a tall black horse, and the sound of "cracking" on the ground kept ringing around.

Gong Bo then reined in his horse and stopped.

"One million shi of grain, and 100 horses, have you brought them?" Cheng De rode on his horse, looking at Gong Bosui fifty steps away.

"I brought it. General Zhenglu, please order some more." Gong Bosui replied loudly.

At the same time, Gong Bo asked the Yuan soldiers who were transporting the grain and grass to put the grain aside, and told them to retreat behind after putting it away.

As for the Yuan army escorting [-] horses, they dismounted one after another.

Cheng De gave Li Xiaoci a look, and Li Xiaoci led 1 people to carry the grain.

Li Xiaoci was transferred back from Suqian City by Cheng De these two days.

Because Guo Ying was sent by him to do one thing.

So he didn't have any capable people around him, so he had to transfer Li Xiaoci back, and Cheng Neng was assigned to garrison Suqian City.

Half an hour later, Li Xiaoci led [-] soldiers and escorted a cartload of food, and headed towards Qinghe City according to Cheng De's original plan.

An hour later, Li Xiaoci returned with 1 people.

Cheng De motioned them to bring the [-] horses sent by the Yuan army back to Qinghe City.

The Yuan army had already been ordered by Tuotuo, and did not act rashly. Instead, after handing over the [-] horses to Li Xiaoci and the others, they withdrew to the back, farther away from Li Xiaoci and the others.

It wasn't until Li Xiaoci returned to Qinghe City with 1 horses that Cheng De brought more than [-] people to Gong Bosui, and the Yuan army behind Gong Bosui felt tense.

Before Gong Bosui could say a word, a long knife was tied around his neck.

At this scene, the face of Yuan Jun, who was behind Gong Bosui, changed drastically.

Cheng De put a knife on Gong Bosui's neck in full view. He saw the anger on the faces of the Yuan army, and Cheng De was expressionless about this.

"Tell your prime minister, if you pass Qingjiang City, pass Qingjiang City well, and don't have any other ideas. Otherwise, if my knife is not careful, I will cut off his head when he joins the army. Even the people around me can't keep this news, and it will soon spread to the ears of the world. Then, will there be people who will take refuge in Tuotuo in the future? I am very curious!"

When the Yuan army heard the words, they all showed anger.

"Of course, if Tuotuo really has any other ideas, then you can pass a message to him for me. This will be the place where he will be buried. Don't think I'm joking, I'm saying this very seriously matter."

When Cheng De said this with a smile, there was a cold light in his eyes.

After Cheng De finished speaking, he looked at them in surprise when he saw that although Yuan Jun was angry, but there was no movement at all.

Then, Cheng De took Gong Bosui back to Qinghe City.

During this period, the Yuan army still did not move.

When this matter was passed back to Tuotuo's ears, Tuotuo's eyes revealed a vicious look.

However, after he thought about it carefully, he stared at the military map several times, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

"Hey, don't be a son of man! This Cheng De, if I want to have other ideas, he will definitely be able to keep me here, and according to his subordinates, he is extremely confident. Could he use this kind of method?" method?"

Thinking of this, Tuotuo's complexion suddenly turned ugly.

He didn't dare to bet that Cheng De wouldn't do this.

After all, this kind of thing has lessons learned from the past.

The grass on Lu Timur's grave was already three feet high.

If he insists on taking advantage of the opportunity of crossing Qingjiang City, and has other plans, he is likely to go down to accompany Nalu Timur.

That's right, Tuotuo thought that Cheng De's method against him was to attack him by water - breaking the dam of the Yellow River, using the water of the Yellow River to go straight down Qingjiang City, and drown his army.

When Tuotuo's eyes suddenly stopped at Qingjiang City on the military map, he suddenly fell silent.

If Cheng De is in a hurry, his hundreds of thousands of troops will be flooded by then, how many of them will survive in the end?

Thinking of this, Tuotuo couldn't help shivering.

This Cheng De is so fucking cruel!
Moreover, Tuotuo believed that Cheng De would definitely be able to do it.

Tuotuo was extremely afraid of Cheng De in his heart, and at the same time, he was also quite depressed.

With Cheng De's action, all his thoughts of taking the opportunity to plan something were extinguished.

He thought about it, and for the time being, let's talk about leaving Qingjiang City. As for other things, at this moment, he is not willing to make any more troubles.

However, there was another thought in his mind that seemed to be bewitching him.

In order to verify whether his guess was correct, Tuotuo hurriedly dispatched scouts to investigate the embankment near Qingjiang City.

After the scouts sent back the news, it was dangerous to get off the secret path.

He didn't expect that Cheng De really broke the embankment near Qingjiang City, just waiting for him to have other ideas, and then flooded them all in one fell swoop.

Tuotuo slandered in his heart: This Cheng De is too fucking insidious, luckily I guessed his sinister intentions.

After that, Tuotuo led the army all through Qingjiang City, and nothing happened from the beginning to the end.

After the Tuotuo army passed Qingjiang City, Cheng De quickly dispatched soldiers to the original location of Qingjiang City, preparing to rebuild a strong city.

At the same time, Cheng De sent an order to Guo Xing, the defender of Siyang City, and Cheng Neng, the defender of Suqian City, asking them to take precautions against the Yuan army.

Another two days later, Cheng De received several letterheads from Guo Xing and Cheng Neng. According to their feedback in the letter, after passing through Qingjiang City, Cheng De did not pass by their vicinity, but passed through Shuyang. , Xinyi, Pi County, and finally Xuzhou.

At this point, Cheng De finally breathed a sigh of relief.

In order to prevent the Tuotuo army from making a comeback again, Cheng De secretly ordered Guo Xing, the defender of Siyang, and Cheng Neng, the defender of Suqian City, to raise the height of the city wall and allow them to expand their troops to [-].

In the blink of an eye, another few days passed.

The completely new Qingjiang City has sprung up.

Cheng De asked Li Xiaoci to be the guard of Qingjiang City and Zhang Qi of Huai'an City to be the guard of Qinghe City.

After dealing with the affairs of Suqian City, Siyang City, Qinghe City, and Qingjiang City, Cheng Decai freed up time and sent people to Huai'an City for Deng Youde, Feng Guoyong, and Zhou Dexing to come and see him.

A group of people gathered in a spacious mansion in Qingjiang City: Cheng De, Cheng Ying, Guo Xing, Zhou Dexing, Deng Youde, Feng Guoyong, Li Xiaoci, and a scholar brought by Feng Guoyong.

Cheng De glanced at the scholar, then cast a puzzled look at Feng Guoyong.

After Feng Guoyong bowed to Cheng De, he introduced the scholar to Cheng De: "General Qi, this person is a talent discovered by my subordinates and Deng Youde in Huai'an City. This person manages military supplies and food, and is very organized. , especially arithmetic, he is extremely proficient. His name is Ke Shancai."

When Cheng De heard this, he looked towards Ke Shancai.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, Ke Shancai saluted Cheng De in a polite manner, and said, "This is the first time I have seen the general here today. The general is indeed as wise and powerful as the rumors say He is witty, profound and far-sighted, facing the wind like a jade tree, not angry but majestic, romantic and suave, and his subordinates have the face of a general in the curtain, looking up at his mighty virtue."

"May the general lead his subordinates and do acts of humiliation to the people; set an example for the three armies and attack the divisions of the Yuan Dynasty. If the people are saved from the fire and water, and the country is saved from the eggs, the world will be blessed, the people will be blessed, and the subordinates will be blessed!"

Feng Guoyong's face darkened, he lowered his head, and looked at the ground.

He decided in his heart that after discussing the matter, he would have a good duel with Ke Shancai.

In order to show fairness, he decided to let Ke Shancai have a hand.

The others looked at Ke Shancai with their mouths wide open, and at the same time secretly glanced in Cheng De's direction.

When they saw the smile on Cheng De's face, they secretly thought that they had learned it.

Cheng De looked at Ke Shancai with a trace of teasing in his eyes: "I didn't expect you to be quite good at talking. To be honest, I quite like to hear what you say."

Ke Shancai kept smiling.

However, Cheng De's next sentence directly froze his smile on his face.

"I thought about it carefully, and found that I lack someone who can take care of me. You might as well be a eunuch by my side. I am very optimistic about you." Cheng Dewen looked at Ke Shancai gently.

Without any hesitation, Ke Shancai knelt down in front of Cheng De with a "plop" and howled dryly: "General, there is a 90-year-old mother under my subordinates, and there is no child waiting to be fed. As the saying goes, there are three kinds of unfilial piety, and having no offspring is the greatest. The subordinates don't want to Be an unfilial person. Everyone says that the general is unparalleled in benevolence and justice, tolerant, and of noble character. If the prime minister can hold a boat in his stomach and expect the general to choose someone else, his subordinates are really incompetent!"

Seeing the cold sweat on Ke Shancai's forehead, Cheng De smiled in his heart, but his face was very calm.

Ke Shancai caught a glimpse of Cheng De's expression out of the corner of his eye, and couldn't help feeling a little panicked and uneasy.

He, Ke Shancai, wouldn't really become a eunuch after today's divorce, right?
Didn't you say that this general is unparalleled in benevolence and righteousness?Why does it look like a dark heart?

"Get up, stop flattering me in front of me from now on, and focus more on doing things instead of focusing on this." Cheng De said suddenly.

When Ke Shancai heard the words, it was as if he had received an amnesty.

He secretly wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and said in his heart: I didn't expect that the flattering skills that were always unfavorable in the past almost failed today, and almost became a eunuch.

It seems that it is better to take it easy in the future.

"Ke Shancai, am I really as good as you say? Is it really as wise and powerful, powerful, witty and far-sighted as you said, without anger and prestige, and romantic and suave?" Cheng De He cast a puzzled look at Ke Shancai.

Ke Shancai: "."

How should he answer?
If he said that he made it up, would he be beheaded by the general?

Ke Shancai dare not gamble.

But if he said that he really thought so, would the general believe it?Do you think that you are a grandstanding person who only flatters?

Thinking of this, Ke Shancai felt a bit in a dilemma.

Suddenly, Ke Shancai's eyes lit up, and he said to Cheng De: "My subordinates often hear that the general aims to drive out the barbarians and restore China. As the saying goes, the fate of heaven is always, and only the virtuous live there. In the past, Yao Zen was located in Shun, and Shun Zen was located in Yu. Yu's son was able to inherit his father's career because of his virtuousness and ability, so it was passed down to Jie and his virtue declined; so Tang Shun Tian replaced Xia and ruled the world.

"For eight hundred years in a week, the emperor lost his morality. Through the Spring and Autumn Period, until the Warring States Qin Shihuang was unified. Qin II was brutal, and finally Liu Han succeeded Qin. The Han, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, until the Sui Dynasty was unified, Sui lost virtue and was captured by Li Tang. Li Tang died , Zhao and Song won the world. Then Zhao and Song lost their virtues, and the country was seized by the Yuan. Today, the violent Yuan lost his virtue, and the emperor was furious. .”

"The subordinates believe that the general should seize Jinling City as the foundation of the king's hegemony. According to the subordinates' opinion, the general has a large number of soldiers, has the name of benevolence outside, and the unity of the subjects inside. Now the Yuan army is outnumbered. The [-] troops have retreated, so why don't the general take this opportunity to take Jinling City in a single battle? With such a good opportunity, I hope the general will make a decision early. The subordinates believe that if the general wins Jinling City, he will cultivate benevolence externally and prepare troops internally In the future, we will be able to unify the south, conquer the Mongols and the Yuan Dynasty in the north, and restore China."

Hearing Ke Shancai's words, Cheng De was stunned.

Everyone present, except Feng Guoyong, their jaws dropped in shock and their eyes dropped.

They never thought that Ke Shancai was not just flattering.

Unexpectedly, he is really a capable person.

Cheng De was also very surprised.

He thought carefully about what Ke Shancai said, and felt that it made sense.

Therefore, Cheng De glanced over Feng Guoyong, Deng Youde, Zhou Dexing, Li Xiaoci, Guo Xing, and Cheng Ying one by one, and said: "I originally called everyone here to discuss the next step when we are in Sizhou. The goal of the army. Ke Shancai said that our Sizhou army will attack Jinling City next, what do you think? Let’s talk about it.”

Everyone was lost in thought.

not long time.

Feng Guoyong met Cheng De with his eyes: "General Qi, I want to ask, how is Dingyuan completely surrounded?"

Cheng De was startled, he remembered that Huayun sent someone to send a letter to him a few days ago.

Therefore, Cheng De replied without the slightest hesitation: "A few days ago, Hua Yun sent someone to send me a letter. The letter said that with the cooperation of Feng Sheng, Feng Siqi, and Hua Yun, it would not cost [-] yuan. The army was repulsed."

Everyone present was shocked.

Feng Guoyong continued: "General, my subordinates think that now is a godsend opportunity for our Sizhou Army to take Jinling City."

"Tell me your reason." Cheng De looked at Feng Guoyong and said.

"The general repelled 34 Tuotuo Yuan army. In this battle, the general will be famous all over the world. At the same time, it also means that no one in the surrounding Yuan army territory under the general's rule can be the general's opponent. And this point, will It will improve the morale of our Sizhou army. This is one of them."

"Tuotuo returned to Dadu with the army in a state of embarrassment. For a period of time, Dadu will no longer focus on us. We Sizhou Army can take this opportunity to win as much Yuan Army territory as possible, so that Grow quickly. Two."

"The general can send a letter to the Sizhou Army's benefactor book, asking him to publish in the "Sizhou Daily" the general who repelled the Yuan army and get rid of the 34 troops in this battle. In this way, if the general conscripts again, it will have a great appeal, and the people will respond one after another to join the army."

Hearing Feng Guoyong's words, Cheng De was moved in his heart.

"Feng Guoyong's first and second points are very good. The third point reminds me that our Sizhou army has more and more territories, and our soldiers and horses seem to be a bit stretched. I thought about it. , I already have an idea in my mind about the expansion of the army."

"From now on, Huaian City will increase its army to 1, Gaoyou City will increase its army to [-], Yancheng City will increase its army to [-], Jiangdu City will increase its army to [-], Sizhou City will increase its army to [-], and Haozhou City will increase its army." to [-], Dingyuan City to [-], Chuzhou to [-], Lai'an to [-], Liuhe to [-], Tianchangcheng to [-], Xuyi to [-], and Xuyi to [-]. [-], Hongze City increased to [-], Jinhu City increased to [-], Baoying City increased to [-], Jianhu City increased to [-], Siyang City and Suqian City have already ordered an increase of [-] troops. For the time being, Qingjiang City and Qingjiang City each maintain [-] people."

"Since we are going to attack Jinling City, we must make sufficient preparations. I decided that after all the soldiers and horses I mentioned are recruited in each city, the guards in each city will strengthen their training for three months. Of course, I will also send people Assisting the guards of the cities in training soldiers. After the people’s autumn harvest, I will order to buy a certain amount of food reserves from the people to ensure that my entire Sizhou army will be used for the next year. At that time, I will march straight to Jinling City.”

Everyone was shocked.

Cheng De took everyone's looks into his eyes and continued: "Today is already April 12th, 29th year of Zhizheng. I will order the guards of each city to ask them to recruit all their soldiers within a month, and then train three more soldiers." In other words, I will personally lead the army to attack Jinling City in early September."

"During this period, I will return to Sizhou City to personally supervise the building of weapons and armor, and strive to let everyone in the Sizhou Army have weapons and armor by the beginning of September. You are all confident that you will be fully recruited within a month. Have you trained soldiers well in a month?"

Everyone replied excitedly: "Have confidence!"

Feng Guoyong looked at Cheng De and said, "General, if we take Jinling City now, wouldn't we be able to catch the Yuan army by surprise?"

Cheng De looked at Feng Guoyong, with a hint of helplessness on his face: "To attack Jinling City, we need water troops to attack. However, at present, the water troops of our Sizhou Army are mainly concentrated in Jiangdu City. The army only has about 2 people. I think that after the increase of Jiangdu City to 7 troops, there should be at least [-] or [-] in the navy. Now our Sizhou Army's water army is not trained enough, and there is still It needs to be strengthened to form combat effectiveness. At the beginning of September, at that time, our water army of the Sizhou Army will be able to fight the Yuan army of Jinling City."

"Of course, I will strictly supervise the Academy of Sciences in Sizhou City to improve the weapons of our Sizhou Army. combat effectiveness of soldiers."

Feng Guoyong nodded.

At this moment, Deng Youde said, "General, I have something to report to the general."

Cheng De looked at Deng Youde with doubts in his eyes: "What's the matter?"

Deng Youde didn't hesitate at all: "My subordinates captured 32 special people in the military fortress near the coast yesterday."

Cheng De: "What's so special?"

Deng Youde: "The skin of these 32 people is all white, which is different from ours. The subordinates learned from the leader Marinori that they seem to be some kind of missionaries. They passed near the military fortress this time and are going to Guangzhou, and then return home."

Having said this, Deng Youde hesitated.

Cheng De looked at Deng Youde calmly.

But there was already a storm in his heart.

"The subordinates also found a handwritten map from these 32 people. According to Marinori, this map is called a world map. There are Japan, Korea, Southeast Asia, Nanyang, Europe, and North Africa on the map. The subordinates are very puzzled , is this so-called world map real?"

Hearing Deng Youde's words, Cheng De felt quite uneasy.

32 white men, all missionaries.

If he remembered correctly, these people who could be missionaries seemed to be quite talented.

Thinking of this, Cheng De's eyes flashed, and he said to Deng Youde: "These people may be spies, first send someone to escort them all to Sizhou City, and hand them over to Yang Zhongkai, and let him find a yard to settle them. When I return Sizhou City, I will interrogate them again."

Deng Youde: "Follow the order!"

"By the way, send someone to transport the things you found from them back to the general's mansion in Sizhou City, and tell sister Xiuying that no one can touch those things without my order. This matter , you tell the person you sent, let him find Zhang Qijiu, and tell Zhang Qijiu that I said it. Of course, I will give you a copy of the order. I believe that sister Xiuying, Yang Zhongkai, and Zhang Qijiu will all know it. know how to do it."

"Yes."

After Cheng De looked away from Deng Youde, he thought in his heart that when he returned to Sizhou City, he must dig out all the abilities of the 32 white men.

It is necessary to squeeze out all their wisdom and technology.

Thinking of this, Cheng De was extremely happy.

He felt like the improvement of cannons and firecrackers, maybe with the knowledge in their brains, they could go a step further.

Cheng De forcibly suppressed the excitement in his heart, and looked around everyone: "I hope you will take good care of the conscription I mentioned just now. In addition, I hope everyone can come up with a plan to attack Jinling City in early September. plan. This is my request to you. I will choose from among you those who will attack Jinling City."

When everyone heard the words, their eyes lit up one after another, and they all secretly glanced at the people beside them, with the intention of competing in their hearts.

"Okay, you all go to work! I will return to Sizhou City tomorrow. Feng Guoyong, you stay in Huai'an City. As for Deng Youde, you will return to Sizhou City with me this time. I have other arrangements for you."

Feng Guoyong and Deng Youde: "Follow the order!"

After that, everyone saluted Cheng De and left.

(End of this chapter)