Follow Zhu Yuanzhang to conquer the country

Chapter 243 He is not afraid of me, Chen Youliang cried after being defeated!

Zhang Shicheng doesn't like war at all now, he only loves peace.

Because last time he failed to intimidate Datong Society with military force and lost several cities, he deeply realized that he was no match for Datong Society, and he no longer liked war.

He knew that he could not fight against the Datong Society unless he carried out internal affairs reforms.

However, the risks of reform are high, and it is easy to fail, and it is also easy for Datong Society to take the opportunity to intervene and directly destroy the country.

Therefore, Zhang Shicheng did not want to reform.

And now, Datong Society has brought him so much tax revenue, which makes him fall in love with peace.

So.

After Chen Youliang came to see him, Zhang Shicheng was worried that Datong Society would no longer do business with him, which would reduce his tax revenue, or even continue to use troops against him, so he immediately sent a letter to Zhu Yuanzhang and told him that Chen Youliang was looking for him. The incident was informed to Zhu Yuanzhang.

Zhang Shicheng also sincerely expressed his attitude to Zhu Yuanzhang, and also made it clear that he did not support Chen Youliang's initiative to launch an aggressive war. For this reason, he took the initiative to send 500,000 shi of grain to Datong Society, saying that it was as a token of support for Zhu Yuanzhang's fight against Chen Youliang. Just war support.

Zhang Shicheng occupied Huaiyang and was already wealthy. Now that trade had increased a lot of tax revenue, he became very generous.

After Zhu Yuanzhang received Zhang Shicheng's letter, he was naturally very happy and became more confident in defeating Chen Youliang next.

But Zhu Yuanzhang has always been a person who has a thorough understanding of human nature. He knows why Zhang Shicheng shows favor to him. It is simply because he is afraid that his side will cut off trade and is greedy for the benefits that his side will bring to him after industrial dumping.

then.

Zhu Yuanzhang wrote a letter to thank Zhang Shicheng for his profound righteousness, and invited him to publish an article in the "China News" to express his attitude as King Cheng of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

After Zhang Shicheng received Zhu Yuanzhang's letter and learned that Zhu Yuanzhang wanted him to publish his statement in the newspaper, he was somewhat reluctant.

Because he didn't want to offend Chen Youliang too much.

But Zhang Shicheng thought that Datong Society was more important to him now, and that it was a greater threat than Chen Youliang in terms of both military and economic threats, so he still did what he did and actually made a statement in the newspaper, calling Chen Youliang a one-man thieves. .

Chen Youliang was angry and disappointed when he learned that Zhang Shicheng refused to send troops. After learning through the China News that Zhang Shicheng also scolded him, he was so angry that he slammed the table on the spot:
"He Zhang Shicheng is the ultimate bastard!"

"How can I, the mighty Emperor of Han, be discussed by a private salt dealer?"

"I swear, sooner or later I will chop him Zhang Shicheng alive!"

"Your Majesty, calm down!"

"Now it seems that Zhang Shicheng must have been bribed by Datong Society, and the cost of the bribery must be very high, so Zhang Shicheng even ignored the truth!"

Prime Minister Zhang Bi first persuaded Chen Youliang to come.

Zhou Wenxian said: "It is also possible that Zhang Shicheng is just cowardly. He just wants to sit on the sidelines and watch the fire, and does not dare to offend the Datong Society. Therefore, under Zhu Yuanzhang's pressure, he only dared to express his stance and reprimand us."

"He is cowardly, he is afraid of Zhu Yuanzhang, isn't he afraid of me?!"

"Isn't Zhang Shicheng that afraid of me?!"

"He's not afraid of me?!"

Chen Youliang became manic as he asked questions, and he couldn't help but start roaring.

Zhou Wenxian said: "He is like those shameless scholars who scolded His Majesty. They will help whoever wins. But now, they can't see that Your Majesty will win, and because the threat of Datong Society is greater to them now, they all behave I’m afraid that Datong Society is not afraid of His Majesty!”

"You're right!"

Chen Youliang gritted his teeth, waved his sleeves, and then looked at the Jiangnan land on the other side, and said: "If I don't defeat him in the Datong Society, no one will look at me, be afraid of me, and regard me as the lord of the world!"

Taishi Zou Pusheng said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, you must defeat Datong Society now. In my humble opinion, since Taiping City cannot be captured by storm, it is better to lay siege to the city and wait for its defenders to leave the city!"

"inappropriate!"

"We don't have enough food and grass right now."

"Zhu Wenzheng, Xu Da and other Chinese troops are still blocking our retreat behind us."

"What's more, most of our army is forcefully recruited. The longer we delay, the faster our combat strength will decline. Compared with theirs, the Chinese army has the responsibility to defend the territory. The longer it defends, the more confident it will be."

"Therefore, we should only fight quickly and not delay for a long time! Instead of delaying, it is better to withdraw our troops and not fight!"

Prime Minister Zhang Bi spoke first and looked at Chen Youliang.

Zhou Wenxian added: "But we can't withdraw now. Once we withdraw, they will definitely pursue us, which will greatly mess up the morale of our army. Not to mention, it will also greatly damage the prestige of the Han Dynasty! Furthermore, people in the world are either for swords or for meat. Once we can't If you win, you will only become a fish in the mouth of Datong Society, and you will not have a happy ending."

Chen Youliang was also very depressed now. He clenched his fists and looked at the iron ships and cannons across the river and the large number of fortresses outside Taiping City. He could only curse weakly in his heart:
"Zhang Cheng! What do you mean by the concept of Datong? It makes me unable to move forward or retreat now!"

At this moment, General Zhang Dingbian under Chen Youliang came over: "Your Majesty, there is a letter from Kang Maocai, the commander-in-chief of the Taiping Navy of Datong Society, willing to be an internal response and help my great man succeed!"

Chen Youliang was quite surprised after hearing this and looked at Zhang Dingbian: "Where is the letter?"

Zhang Dingbian hurriedly took the letter out of his arms and handed it to Chen Youliang with both hands.

Chen Youliang took it and read it carefully.

"Okay, okay, I will say that I and the ministers should not be the only ones who don't want to see the Datong Society exist. Anyone in this world who wants to be a master will not sit back and watch the Datong Society exist."

Chen Youliang started talking to Zou Pusheng, Zhang Bixian, Zhou Wenxian and others.

Zhang Bixian then stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, Kang Maocai's words may not be credible. Even if he dislikes Datong Society, he will not betray Datong Society at this time. I think there may be fraud in this!" I think what you said makes sense.”

"But I also want to give it a try."

"Otherwise, I will regret for the rest of my life because I missed the opportunity to destroy the Datong bandits."

Chen Youliang started talking.

Zhou Wenxian also echoed: "Your Majesty is right, Datong thieves must be suppressed at any time, no matter how hard they are!"

"Masters, please think about it carefully. If the Datong thieves are really allowed to succeed, there will be no one left."

"Moreover, if the Datong thieves are allowed to succeed, the common people will become unruly people. Once the common people become unruly people, how can there be any peace and good days?"

"So, whenever you have the opportunity to eliminate the Datong bandits, you should give it a try!"

After Zhou Wen said this first, Chen Youliang agreed: "As Mr. Zhou said, if I can't destroy the Datong bandit, all my work as emperor will be in vain!"

then.

Chen Youliang then turned around and headed north, trying to bypass Taiping City, using Kang Maocai as an internal response, to directly capture Jiqing.

But when Chen Youliang arrived at the mouth of the Longjiang River, he found that the bridge in front of the mouth of the Longjiang River was piled with stones, and the bridge was lined with artillery and gunmen.

It was obvious that the boats were in trouble, and they had to be stoned and fired with cannons and artillery as soon as they arrived.

Then, Chen Youliang reported through his rear army general that a large number of iron ships appeared behind him from the direction of Taiping City, cutting off his retreat.

This made Chen Youliang realize that something was wrong, but he still refused to admit that he had been ambushed, and only shouted: "Where is Lao Kang? Why doesn't Lao Kang come out!"

Kang Maocai did not come out, but Zhu Yuanzhang appeared behind the mountain opposite Longchuankou with Li Wenzhong, Feng Sheng, Hua Yunlong and other officers and soldiers.

Zhu Yuanzhang also asked Li Wenzhong: "Have Xu Da and Chang Yuchun come back?"

Li Wenzhong said: "I'm back."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded: "Okay!"

Then, Zhu Yuanzhang put his hands on his hips and told Li Wenzhong: "Take people to the mountain to scout. When Chen Youliang lands and sets up camp, attack immediately. But only defeat is allowed, not victory. After defeat, retreat here. If you see my red flag, attack Counterattack Chen Jun!"

Li Wenzhong said yes.

Later, Zhu Yuanzhang said to Feng Sheng and Hua Yunlong: "Go and tell Xu Da and Chang Yuchun respectively to set up an ambush here. When they see my red flag, they will fight to help Li Wenzhong destroy Chen Jun!"

"Yes!"

Chen Youliang did order to land and camp after seeing that the waterway was cut off.

For Chen Youliang, his army was seriously short of food and fodder. If he did not set up camp ashore and sent people to plunder the surrounding areas, he would be defeated without a fight.

Therefore, Chen Youliang chose to go ashore and camp.

After Chen Youliang set up camp ashore, Li Wenzhong actually led troops to attack. Chen Youliang sent troops to counterattack and then pretended to be defeated. Seeing this, Chen Youliang also decisively sent troops to pursue in order to expand the results of the battle.

As a result, Chen Youliang's army was naturally ambushed. Xu Da and Chang Yuchun began to attack Chen Youliang's stronghold as soon as they saw the red flag raised.

Li Wenzhong also directly counterattacked.

"Capture Chen Youliang alive and take him to Jiangzhou!"

By the time Chen Youliang reacted, he had already heard the earth-shattering shouts.

Li Wenzhong had already taken the lead and rushed into Chen Youliang's Chinese army camp, shouting loudly: "Follow me, capture Chen Youliang alive, and take him to Jiangzhou!"

Chen Youliang's officers and soldiers of the Chinese Army could not stop them at all, and because most of the lower-level soldiers were forcibly recruited, they could only fight with the wind and not against the wind at all, so most of them collapsed at the first touch.

Lieutenant Zhang Dingbian of the Chinese Army immediately drew his sword and rebelled against the enemy. He also killed Chen Youliang's soldiers and shouted: "Follow me, capture Chen Youliang alive, and take him to Jiangzhou!"

Only under the protection of his younger brother Chen Youren, Chen Youliang and a group of civil and military officials boarded the ship in embarrassment, escaped from Longchuankou, and then fled all the way back to Hanyang from Jiangbei, not even daring to stay in Jiangzhou and Nanchang.

Zhu Wenzheng therefore took the opportunity to capture Nanchang.

Xu Da and Chang Yuchun also captured Anqing and Chizhou respectively.

After Chen Youliang returned to Hanyang, he couldn't help covering his face and crying. Instead of being angry, he was angry that Kang Mao had betrayed him.

Because he himself also knew that Kang Maocai was probably faking surrender.

The reason why he believed it was just that he was unwilling to lose like this.

Therefore, after a complete defeat, Chen Youliang completely broke his defense and cried loudly.

Zhang Bi first saw this and comforted him: "Your Majesty, don't be too sad. It's important to take care of the dragon's body."

Zhou Wenxian also advised: "Yes, Your Majesty, although we are defeated, we are proud of our defeat! The Datong thieves will not be rampant for long."

Chen Youliang held back his tears at this moment and suddenly said with a serious face: "Then tell me, is there any other way to eliminate Datong Society?"

(End of this chapter)