Follow Zhu Yuanzhang to conquer the country

Chapter 159 The birth of a famous general in the Northern Expedition, Zhu Yuanzhang asked for advice

"No kneeling!"

Marshal Lu Ou of the Yuan Dynasty was shocked and furious when he saw this. He immediately shouted and even shot the kneeling Yuan soldiers with a bow.

But Lu Ou did this to no avail.

The soldiers of the Yuan Dynasty just wanted to kneel down to eat and not to sacrifice their lives, just like they had knelt down to beg Lu Ou and other Yuan Ting bureaucrats for a stutter.

Therefore, it is indeed very unrealistic and naive for Lu Ou and other Yuan court officials to not only hope that the Yuan soldiers will obey them but also hope that they will fight bravely when facing the enemy.

But that's the problem with bureaucrats.

Only when internal and external crises occur at the same time will they realize their stupidity and helplessness.

Lu Ou almost cried when he saw this, so he chose to kneel down and said: "Commander, I beg you, please don't kneel, and be loyal to the court!"

"Commander, don't be like this. The worst we can do is for our brothers to fight against the bandits once."

"Wherever the heat takes over, besides, I'm responsible for my own body. No matter what Mr. Zhang's business is, I'm very hot now, so don't bother bothering me!"

Zhang Cheng smiled and walked forward.

When Zhang Xu saw this, he immediately ran away.

Chang Yuchun said that he would continue to remove his armor, and had already taken off the scabbard from his waist first, and then took off his helmet.

After Chang Yuchun landed on the beach, he fell down on the haystack next to Xu Da, began to take off his armor, and said to Xu Da: "It's so damn hot today."

Some of the officers and soldiers around Lu Ou were very moved by this. They quickly picked up their swords and rushed towards the rebels.

Lu Ou was also shot to death by a sudden rain of arrows.

Here, Chang Yuchun continued to think about Zhang Cheng's words, and said to himself: "Our body does not belong to ourselves, but to the people of the world. What Mr. Zhang said seems to make sense."

By chance, Zhang Cheng also came here at this time. When he saw this, he said:
"Chang Yuchun! Your current body is not your own. It belongs to the entire uprising cause and the people who have not been rescued in the world. If you let yourself die of a heat cold, you will be sorry for the entire uprising cause and the people all over the world. !”

"Then I won't take it off."

After hearing this, Chang Yuchun felt that he was very valuable, and he chose to go to Zhu Yuanzhang because he was tired of just burning, killing and looting, and wanted to prove his worth. Now that Zhang Cheng said this, he also He put his armor back on and said:

But at this time, the training officer Tao Cheng came over and said, "You are not allowed to remove your armor! Mr. Zhang ordered that you can only remove your armor after your body temperature has cooled down."

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It was midsummer and the weather was scorching hot.

Chang Yuchun also asked Xu Dalai next to him: "Do you think Mr. Zhang is right?"

But these Yuan officers and soldiers who were moved by Lu Ou were only a few, and they could not stop the rebels who had landed.

Tao Cheng said: "Don't you want your life? Mr. Zhang said that if you take off your armor immediately after the war, you will easily get a heat cold. Therefore, military regulations require that you must remove your armor uniformly after a certain period of time."

The rebels thus successfully occupied Niuzhuji.

"Why does Mr. Zhang care about everything? He cares about heaven and earth, and even cares about people's shit and farts. Now he has to care about everything."

Chang Yuchun was a little irritable because of the hot weather, and since he couldn't kill Jiang now, he started to quarrel with Tao Cheng.

Therefore, these people were finally crushed by the incoming rebel army like a mantis using its arms as a chariot.

Xu Da only said "hmm".

"Hey, why don't you speak?"

"Menghulu?"

"Tell us, don't be a fucking mute. I just saw you roaring so fiercely when you killed the enemy!"

Chang Yuchun asked.

Xu Dadao: "I'm thinking."

"Thinking about what?"

Chang Yuchun asked.

Xu Da said: "Perhaps we should attack Taiping quickly at this time. We should not rest immediately because we are afraid of the heat, because the Yuan Dynasty's heavy troops will be quarrying stones, and Taiping City should be empty." "That makes sense!"

After hearing this, Chang Yuchun thought for a while and then stood up.

Xu Da stood up and said, "Then let's go see the superior immediately."

"Ascend!"

Zhang Chengzheng came to Zhu Yuanzhang and saw that Zhu Yuanzhang was appointing people. He saw Xu Da and Chang Yuchun coming.

Zhu Yuanzhang also asked, "What's the matter" because he saw Xu Da and Chang Yuchun coming?

Xu Da said: "I think we should take the opportunity to attack Taiping Mansion immediately, while the heavy Yuan army is quarrying stones."

"I think so."

Chang Yuchun followed.

"You guys want to come together with us."

"In this way, it will be up to you to lead the troops to fight for peace."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and directly asked Xu Da and Chang Yuchun to fight for peace.

Anyway, for Zhu Yuanzhang, Xu Da was under his direct command, and Xu Da happened to be the first general in his direct line to react, and the opportunity to fight was fleeting, so there was no need for him to send other troops. , because then it would have to be explained anyway.

"Yes!"

Zhang Cheng looked at Xu Da and Chang Yuchun's leaving figures and began to think deeply.

Seeing this, Zhu Yuanzhang asked: "What is Mr. Zhang thinking about?"

"Knowing the smallest details."

"I'm thinking that Generals Xu and Chang may achieve great achievements in the future."

Zhang Cheng smiled and said when Zhu Yuanzhang asked.

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded after hearing this and said: "Guo Tianxu, Zhang Tianyou, and Feng Guoyong have already gone to attack the quarry, so there shouldn't be a big problem. The biggest problem now is food."

As Zhu Yuanzhang spoke, he said to Zhang Cheng: "We didn't expect so many militia soldiers to surrender. It is estimated that there are no less than one hundred thousand, and the number is already greater than the number of our rebels themselves!"

"In this case, food is a big problem."

Zhu Yuanzhang continued.

Zhang Cheng nodded: "Yes, I kind of understand why in ancient times there would be large-scale killings and surrenders after the end of wars. Sometimes there was no way. The supply of logistics and food was insufficient. If we didn't kill the surrenders, how could we kill ourselves?" "

"The decree we made before was that those who surrender will not be killed. Not only will they not be killed, but they will also take care of the food. As a result, most of the Yuan soldiers in Niuzhuji surrendered to us and were unwilling to fight any more."

"Although victory is achieved quickly in this way, the problems that arise are greater."

After Zhu Yuanzhang said this, he looked at Zhang Cheng: "So, is there anything Mr. Zhang can do?"

"I have said before that the essence of military war is an economic competition, which is about who has better logistical, financial and food support capabilities."

"So, I have written to Li Shanchang, who is staying in Chuzhou, asking him to issue bonds in advance to borrow grain. He should have received a reply."

Zhang Cheng said.

Zhu Yuanzhang was quite surprised: "Issuing bonds to borrow grain?"

"Yes."

"This is the same as collecting grain for atonement and selling officials to collect grain. They both ask for grain from big households. However, collecting grain for atonement will destroy the criminal law, and selling officials to collect grain will undermine the administration. They are all providing criminal and political benefits to big households. A privileged way to get food.”

"I think the superiors can't accept this, so it's better to issue bonds to borrow grain, and let the big households earn more money from the rebels, so that these big households can willingly hand over the grain to the rebels. Raise the troops and the people.”

Zhang Cheng said.

Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but think deeply, and looked at the densely packed surrender troops on the river bank with his arms crossed.

(End of this chapter)