Ming Dynasty: Evolution from snake to national guardian beast

Chapter 50 Haizhou fell? !
  Zhu Di glared at Zhu Quan fiercely, but Zhu Quan didn't seem too worried and changed the topic to other things.

"I heard that Fourth Brother came to Peiping for a big business. Does Fourth Brother not want to bring me with him?"

Everyone in the big tent was stunned, especially Zhu Di, who was even more shocked. Could it be that the news of his rebellion had already been known to this seventeenth brother?
  But now, he had to stay calm.

Zhu Di forced himself to calm down and asked calmly.

"What business? How did you know?"

Zhu Quan laughed and said:
  "Fourth brother, what else do you have to hide?"

"Nowadays, in the entire Northland, who doesn't know that the royal family's coal belongs to the fourth brother's family?"

Hearing Zhu Quan talk about coal, Zhu Di immediately felt relieved.

However, Zhu Quan's next words made Zhu Di's face darken again.

"Fourth brother, you have done such a big business, why don't you help me? It would be good to give me some benefits."

Zhu Quan looked at Zhu Di with a smile on his face, as if he wanted to get some benefits from his fourth brother.

When Zhu Di saw that Zhu Quan only had money in his eyes, he immediately said angrily:

"What do you want?"

Zhu Quan slowly stretched out his hand and said:

"I am a person who is easily satisfied. If my fourth brother can take a piece of my pie, I am already very satisfied."

When Zhu Di heard that Zhu Quan said that he would take 10% of the profits from him, he almost spit out a mouthful of old blood and said quickly:

"That's the old man's property. I'm just managing it temporarily."

"If you want it, go to the old man and ask for it yourself, I can't give it to you."

Seeing Zhu Di's reaction, Zhu Quan was not impatient and said slowly:
  "Fourth brother, I won't collect your things in vain."

"Fourth brother, if you give me 10% of your stock, I can lend you the three guards of Duoyan. In addition, I can also give fourth brother a thousand war horses. What do you think?"

Zhu Quan believed that Zhu Di would definitely agree. After all, things like war horses were so rare. Getting one thousand a year was already a huge sum of money.

Unfortunately, Zhu Quan didn't know the huge profits involved. Zhu Di shook his head and started bargaining.

"Half percent, at most half percent."

"You have to add a thousand more."

Zhu Quan was deceived and thought Zhu Di was joking.

However, Zhu Quan looked up at Zhu Di and saw that Zhu Di did not smile, but looked sad.

Zhu Quan thought for a moment and made a decision immediately.

"Okay, it's a deal."

"A gentleman's word"

Zhu Quan said and raised his right hand.

"Bang!" There was a crisp sound.

Zhu Di also raised his right hand and touched his fist.

"It's hard to chase a horse."

"Brother Seventeen, you are indeed a businessman!"

Zhu Quan chuckled, and looking at Zhu Di's appearance, he knew that he was definitely going to make a fortune this time.

Zhang Yu, Zhu Neng and others looked at each other, not knowing what good things Zhu Quan had.

You know, transporting two thousand taels of war horses a year is one hundred thousand taels of silver.

This is poverty and limited imagination.

Fortunately, these people are Zhu Di's cronies and will never gossip outside. Zhu Di didn't start today's military meeting until everything was arranged.

"Seventeenth Brother, Lu Kebo has been wandering in the north for the past two months. I think you should have sent someone to collect intelligence."

"Have you found out, where is Lukbo now?"

Zhu Quan seemed to have been waiting for Zhu Di's answer. After hearing Zhu Di's words, Zhu Quan immediately took out a map from his sleeve.

When he turned over the map, he found that there were circles everywhere on the map, which made him feel dizzy.

Zhu Quan, Zhu Di, and Zhang Yu could all understand it, but Bai Chu, like a fool, listened to Zhu Quan's words blankly.

"After Lu Kebo failed to capture Datong Xuanfu and other places, he went crazy and bypassed Daning and went straight to Liaodong Guard Station."

“But he did not launch an attack on the Guangning guards, but instead took a detour to the Shenyang central defenders.

"Zhongwei is from Shenyang?"

Zhu Di was confused and couldn't understand it at all.

The city of Shenyang is high and the river is deep. Even in March, it was extremely cold in Liaodong. How could Luckber capture Shenyang City in such cold weather?
  how so? You know, Liaodong is still in a world of ice and snow.

If water is poured on the city wall of Shenyang City, it will not take long for an ice wall to form. With the Tatars' city-breaking ability, they will never be able to capture Shenyang City.

Zhu Di's mind was spinning like lightning. He really didn't know what Lu Kebo was doing in Shenyang.

Just as Zhu Di was thinking about it, Bai Chu suddenly spoke.

"Maybe he went to Haizhou instead of Shenyang."

“Haizhou??”

Everyone was surprised. Haizhou was said to be a sea, but in fact it was not an island or a peninsula, but the junction of the Liaodong Peninsula and the Liaoxi Corridor.

But the north of Haizhou is a swamp, so it is called Haizhou.

However, precisely because the north is full of swamps and mire, it is almost impossible for the Mongols to invade Haizhou from the north, otherwise they would have been swallowed up by the swamps.

Zhu Quan listened to Bai Chu's guess and said:
  "No, there are swamps everywhere in Haizhou. Unless the Tatars can fly, they can't get through it."

Before Bai Chu spoke, Zhu Di fell into deep thought.

"It's possible." Regnar nodded.

Just when everyone was stunned by this sudden change, there was a sound of footsteps outside the camp.

Before anyone entered, a rapid voice came out suddenly:
  "Haizhou has been captured! All the civilians have been captured. Please ask the general to send someone to rescue them!!"

When Zhu Di was setting up camp in Daning City, he received terrible news.

At this moment, everyone's attention was focused on the soldier who reported the news.

I saw the herald, covered in blood, with pale lips, looking extremely miserable.

As soon as he saw Zhu Di, he immediately fell to his knees and cried bitterly:
  "Your Majesty, Haizhou has been captured. All the soldiers have been killed, all the civilians have been arrested, and not one of them has escaped."

"Your Majesty, please send troops quickly to rescue the 30,000 civilians of Haizhou Guard."

In the tent, Zhu Neng could no longer suppress the anger in his heart. He stood up suddenly and said to Zhu Di:

"Wei Chen is willing to lead three thousand cavalry to clear the way for the people of Haizhou!"

Zhu Di's face was extremely dark, but he still suppressed his anger and calmed himself down.

He ignored Zhu Neng, but looked at Bai Chu and asked:
  "Mr. Bai, how did you judge that Lu Kebo was going to attack Haizhou?"

Everyone's eyes turned to Bai Chu, who had also predicted the Tatars' attack route before.

Now that Zhu Di said this, everyone was aroused.

(End of this chapter)