Follow Zhu Yuanzhang to conquer the country

Chapter 158 The gentry donated food and knelt to welcome the rebels

"What You Cheng said is true, but fortunately, your Majesty is not really stupid, and the court is not completely unloyal."

"No matter how you put it, with the strength, population, and territory we currently have compared to the bandit army, the advantage is still with the imperial court."

"As long as Zhu Yuanzhang cannot cross the river, he will not be able to become a leader, and Zhang Shicheng will have no choice but to recruit him."

At this time, Yang Yuangao persuaded Duo'er to come.

Duo'er only nodded and glanced at Yang Yuangao appreciatively:
"You are a man who understands. The key here is indeed whether Zhu Yuanzhang and the other main force of the bandit army can successfully cross the river."

"But what Jiang Shou is protecting is money and food."

"The daily chewing needs of hundreds of thousands of horses is not a small amount."

"The key is that the people above are only focused on turning the military supplies of hundreds of thousands of horses into a cash cow that can make a fortune, and draw this and that from the Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces every day."

"It's very frustrating and frustrating."

However, the effect of fundraising was not good. Although every gentry was very vocal and determined in their willingness to break up their families and serve the country, most of them only donated one hundred and one thousand stones of food.
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"It would be nice to have this list."

"We know that the court is in trouble, but so are we. The clan has a large population, and most of the fields have little harvest due to natural disasters and man-made disasters. We can only give out five hundred taels of silver."

"That's what the superior said."

"Yes!"

"Once we successfully cross the river, we can use this list to determine which gentry are extremely opposed to our rebels."

Duo'er just sighed again: "Speaking of them, I don't know what to say. They all always cry miserably and be poor. As a result, as soon as the bandits raid their homes, they can quickly expand their strength tenfold. I don't believe that if they don't have much money and food, the bandit army will expand so fast! It's obvious that they say they want to be loyal to the court, but in their hearts, they are just like those high-ranking officials, and they want to go to Chuzhou to make a fortune. !”

"But the people above are greedy and the people below don't understand the court. Even if I am a clever woman, I can't make rice without rice!"

Duo'er only said that she rested her elbows on the table, wiped the sweat from her head, and shouted angrily to the slave who was pulling the artificial fan: "Pull it faster!"

Duo'er just took it and nodded: "Then please work hard and encourage more donations. I will also report to the court and ask the court to allow the provinces of Jiangsu and Zhejiang to start donating money and conferring officials."

"Yes!"

"How can we not consider the overall situation? Even if we lose everything, we must do our best for the country. I am willing to sell all my family's property, but this will take time, so I can only donate a thousand stones of food first."

At the same time, Yang Yuangao actually went to persuade local officials and gentry to raise donations.

Yang Yuangao said as he handed a list to Duo'er:

"There are still loyal people."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded: "The key now is to cross the river smoothly."

"Your Majesty, please take a look. This is the list of gentry who have donated money and food recently. It has increased a lot compared to before."

After Yang Yuangao left Duo'erzhi, he handed the copy of the list he just gave to Duo'erzhi to an informant who was in contact with Chuzhou and said: "This is the list of gentry who donated money to Yuan Ting. The details of the donations are detailed. Up there, send it back immediately!”

Yang Yuangao said.

"I humbly try my best to raise donations. The behavior of the bandits in Zhenjiang this time has really angered many officials and gentry. I believe that many officials and gentry in places like Jiqing Road and Taiping Road will still have the heart of sorrow for the death of a rabbit and will not ask for help." As stingy as ever."

"I don't want to really kill the Han people in Jiangnan like a piece of grass. I also know that the China Newspaper is right. Population is the most important asset for those in power."

On the rebel side, after Zhang Cheng received the list provided by Yang Yuangao, he smiled and expressed his opinions to Zhu Yuanzhang, Guo Tianxu and others.

"Everything depends on whether the crossing of the river goes smoothly."

"Now Zhang Shicheng's side is probably only deciding whether to accept Hu Yuan's offer to see how we are crossing the river."

"Once we cross the river smoothly, he will think that Hu Yuan's strength is indeed exhausted, and refuse to recruit troops, and rush to seize important places in the south of the Yangtze River. If our crossing does not go smoothly, then he will think that Hu Yuan's strength is still there. , and agreed to accept the recruitment.”

Feng Guoyong, who participated in politics, echoed.

Zhang Cheng added: "The guards on Taiping Road in the Yuan Dynasty opposite include Pingzhang Zhebuha, Qianshi Zhang Xu, General Manager Jin Yi, etc. Among them, Zhebuha and Zhang Xu are both greedy for life and afraid of death. He can make money, but this Jin Yi, according to the information provided by the Guards Division, has always been loyal and brave. He should be the most difficult person to deal with when we cross the river next. This person has already set up heavy troops and formed a shield at Caishiji and other landing places along the river. The wall and the forest of guns prevented my army from landing."

"Afraid of a bird!"

"Let him be surrounded by shields and spears. As long as I charge forward, I guarantee that his shields will be shattered and his spears will be in chaos."

Chang Yuchun came out of the queue and replied.

Zhu Yuanzhang asked Liao Yongan and other Chaohu navy commanders: "How long will it take for your warships to be repaired?" Liao Yongan handed over and replied: "There are still three days."

"Then it will take three days to cross the river."

"Chang Yuchun will be a pioneer when the time comes."

After Zhu Yuanzhang said this, he looked at Chang Yuchun: "Chang Yuchun, do you really dare to be the first to wash ashore?"

"nature!"

"The worst case scenario is that we will die fighting to feed the fish."

Chang Yuchun said, patting his chest.

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Okay! If you successfully cross the river, your first achievement will be remembered."

then.

Zhu Yuanzhang then said: "The most important thing to cross the river is Caishiji, so we have decided to attack Caishiji when the time comes."

After Zhu Yuanzhang said that, he looked at Zhang Cheng: "Mr. Zhang, when the time comes, ask the Arch Guard to send you the latest situation in Caishiji."

Zhang Cheng nodded.

On that day, Zhang Mian, the counselor of Zhongshu, went to Song Chaoyong and said:
"Immediately send someone to sneak over as quickly as possible and tell the court that Zhu Yuanzhang wants to attack Caishiji."

In the Song Dynasty, it was called "yes" with cupped hands.

However, Zhang Cheng brought two pieces of information from the Gongwei Department to Zhu Yuanzhang the next day, and said to Zhu Yuanzhang: "Here are the latest situations in Caishiji and Niuzhuji."

"As expected, Mr. Zhang, you know what we are thinking."

Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile.

Three days later.

Zhu Yuanzhang's troops officially began to cross the river, and said to Liao Yong'an and others who were in charge of commanding the entire navy:

"Go to Niuzhuji!"

Among the officials, Zhang Mian and Song Chaoyong were shocked.

Didn't you say we should attack quarrying first?

"Yes!"

Liao Yongan and others said yes.

Chang Yuchun, as the pioneer, took the first row of ships and took the lead to Niuzhuji.

Not long after, Chang Yuchun took a fast boat and led his soldiers to rush towards the thick shield wall and gun forest on the Niuzhuji shore.

Zhang Xu, who was guarding here, was shocked when he saw this: "Didn't you say we were going to attack Caishiji?"

Zhang Xu was shocked and shouted to Marshal Lu Ou: "Marshal Lu, let them hold on! They must hold on!"

Lu Ou then hurriedly rode over and shouted: "Brothers, the time has come to be loyal to Dayuan!"

But this time.

Chang Yuchun had already rushed ashore, and directly hugged several spears, dragged the Yuan soldiers into the river, and then started to kill them as if there was no one around.

The entire Yuan army collapsed immediately.

"Come down quickly!"

"Kneel down and ask for surrender, and you'll have a full meal!"

At the same time, Xizuo, who was stationed in Niuzhuji by the Archguard Bureau, took the opportunity to shout.

As a result, a large number of grassroots Yuan soldiers knelt down, as if worshiping gods, and they all knelt down by the river.

(End of this chapter)