Chapter 356 Fight against Zhu Yuanzhang!

The defense of Yingtianfu? Xie Zaixing knew that the other party was testing himself.

"Originally, a total of 80,000 troops were stationed in Yingtianfu, but half a month ago, Zhu Yuanzhang sent 20,000 troops to attack Dangtu, and another 20,000 troops attacked Lushui. Therefore, there are still 40,000 troops in Yingtianfu. Now, I have 10,000 troops, so there are still 30,000 troops left. It is mainly to defend along the river. Xie Zaixing said.

"How is the combat effectiveness of the 10,000 troops you brought? Do you follow your command?" Zhang Yang asked.

"This 10,000 troops are all my old subordinates, most of whom are my fellow villagers. They absolutely obey my orders, and their combat effectiveness is also very strong, absolutely not inferior to other armies." Xie Zaixing said.

"Well, then let them be ready to fight, and we are ready to fight against Tianfu!" Zhang Yang said.

"Yes, I will obey." Xie Zaixing said, deliberately hiding a trace of trembling in his words.

Zhang Shicheng is simply a personal spirit. He actually came up with such a way to test himself!

Xie Zaixing knew that he was so rash. If the other party could completely trust himself, it would be impossible. Then he had to prove his sincerity, and the way to prove his sincerity was to take down Ying Tianfu and give it to the other party as a gift!

Since ancient times, traitors have been the most hated. For traitors who turn around and kill the lord again, they are the object of being spurned. If I do this, I will definitely be drowned by those literati.

However, he has no choice. If Zhu Yuanzhang hadn't done too well, he wouldn't have taken this road. This is a road of no return! When he chose this road, he knew that he could not turn back.

After sending off Xie Zaixing and her daughter, Zhang Yang immediately summoned all his generals and held a meeting.

Shi Nai'an, Luo Guanzhong, Li Shanchang, Lv Zhen, Shi Yi, Zhao Zixiong, Xu Yi, Zhang Tianqi, Bian Yuanheng, Liu Bowen and others all gathered in the hall.

This is an important meeting.

At the center of the topic, that is, do you want to go to war with Zhu Yuanzhang?

Li Shanchang was originally in Jiangbei. After Shixin's accident, Zhang Yang decided to deal with the sale of refined salt to Li Shanchang. Therefore, Li Shanchang came to report on the situation in the past few months, so he also came to Hangzhou.

"The reason why we gathered everyone this time is because of a general of Zhu Yuanzhang, Xie Zaixing surrendered to us. I plan to send him to attack Ying Tianfu." Zhang Yang said.

Hearing what the eldest brother said, everyone was immediately in high spirits. The eldest brother's move was really cruel!

"Master, that Xie Zaixing is a relative of Zhu Yuanzhang. Is he really here to join us?" Liu Bowen asked first.

Since he has defected to Zhang Shicheng as his staff, he must fulfill his responsibilities as a staff member. All kinds of potential dangers should be reminded to the lord.

"Well, although this Xie Zaixing is Zhu Yuanzhang's nephew's father-in-law, Lao Zhu is too harsh on people. Xie Zaixing can't get along, so he has to come to us. This time, Shixin ran to Yingtianfu. The biggest buyer is Xie Zaixing." Zhang Yang said.

"However, even so, he defected with 10,000 soldiers and horses. If he wants to do something bad, I'm afraid it's a hidden danger." Liu Bowen said.

"Well, I have also considered this. I have sent a thousand-person team to monitor them, and dozens of scattered cannons have been mobilized. If they dare to plot, they will definitely be smashed to pieces." Zhang Yang said.

Hearing that the master had been arranged, Liu Bowen stopped talking.

"Lord Liu, your words are really disappointing." Lv Zhen said, "It's easy for Zhu Yuanzhang's relatives to join us. We should hold a grand welcome ceremony for him. It's better to call Lao Zhu over again to see his relatives and live a proud life on our side."

This sentence made everyone laugh.

Liu Bowen smiled and did not answer. He knew that he could not compare with these old qualifications at all. He had the shortest time to join, and he was very satisfied that he could enter the core of the master's decision-making.

"Guys, we are not sure whether Xie Zaixing really surrenders, so I asked him to fight Lao Zhu to test his sincerity." Zhang Yang said, "Our focus this time is to discuss whether we are going to war with Zhu Yuanzhang."

After accepting Xie Zaixing, it goes without saying that he must have a feud with Zhu Yuanzhang, wait for him to grow up, and then pose a threat to himself. It's better to destroy him in the bud.

At the beginning, the idea of uniting all the rebels to fight the tars now seems a little naive, because people are selfish and make wedding clothes for others. Some villains are definitely unwilling to do this kind of thing. Taking advantage of other people's victory, they take the opportunity to strengthen themselves, and then eat other people's bones and meat. This is Some people are willing to do it.

Zhang Yang has made a murderous opportunity, but he is more willing to listen to the opinions of his subordinates. The truth can stand the debate.

Of course, as long as Zhang Yang makes any decision, his subordinates will obey, but he strongly advocates this kind of group work. After all, he has something that is not considerate.

"Berwin, tell me about it." Zhang Yang said.

"This..." Liu Bowen was a little hesitant. He did not hesitate to put forward all kinds of possible situations just now, but he was a little hesitant to let him say whether he should make such a conclusion or not.

However, looking at the master, he wants to fight.

"Let's listen to Mr. Shi's opinion first." Liu Bowen said.

Shi Nai'an, as the main military staff, is naturally within his authority. Shi Nai'an thought for a moment and said, "Now, we have been in the same situation with Zhu Yuanzhang. In particular, we have received Xie Zaixing. If we want to make friends with him, I'm afraid we have to escort Xie Zaixing back and give him face. Only the two armies can avoid fighting. If we leave Xie Zaixing, Zhu Yuanzhang will definitely not be able to stand it. Besides, if his army sets such a precedent, he will never wait for the situation to develop.

"It's Xie Zaixing who surrendered. Shall we send it back? Then we have no face." Bian Yuanheng said.

"Therefore, we will inevitably have a conflict with Zhu Yuanzhang." Shi Nai'an said, "Instead of being attacked by Zhu Yuanzhang, it's better to give him a horse and fight against him first."

"No, it's not appropriate, it's not appropriate." Li Shanchang said, "Now, we have occupied the south of the Yangtze River. Just a month ago, people's hearts are not stable in these places. The work of land division has just begun, and the pressure we are also very great. If we go to war again, we will not have enough troops. What if something goes wrong in our occupied area? We need a strong force, as a repressive force, to respond to the unexpected at any time.

"Don't we still have 20,000 new troops in training? It can be transferred to the south. Lv Zhen said.

"Everyone has already known about the battle a few days ago. If Chang Yuchun hadn't led the new army and smashed the conspiracy of Zhu Yuanzhang's general Xu Da, I'm afraid our base would have been in danger, and the northern troops were insufficient. We had to beware of the Yuan Dynasty, which might go back on its solute at any time. Therefore, the two thousand new troops in the north must not Move." Li Shanchang said that what happened last time really shocked him.

As soon as Zhang Yang heard this, he knew that the main problem he was facing at present was still the shortage of troops. With tens of thousands of troops guarding such a large place, this weakness was immediately highlighted.

Originally, he was going to recruit another 50,000 people from the south, but the shipyard thing dragged him down. Before he began to recruit new troops, the neighbors began to quarrel.

"The recruitment of new troops must start immediately," Zhang Yang said, "Burn, you immediately organize to recruit 50,000 new troops in our counties in the south of the Yangtze River, and the treatment is the same as our regular army."

"Yes, Lord." Liu Bowen replied.

"Our main task now is to maintain the stability of our occupied areas, let the people live and work in peace, develop our business, and increase our taxes. However, this stable situation needs to be defended by our soldiers with victory." Zhang Yang said.

"The current situation is that if we don't beat Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Yuanzhang will definitely come to disturb us. Instead of this, we might as well take the initiative to attack and drive Zhu Yuanzhang back to Jiangbei!" Zhang Yang said.

Hearing Zhang Yang say this, the other generals immediately replied in unison, "The lord (big brother) is wise."

"In order to defend the fruits of our victory, we have to destroy any force that dares to despise us. Although the cause this time is wrong, anyone who dares to detain us will give them an unforgettable lesson. We use our fists to tell others that we are here. The strong man of the world!"

Zhang Yang's words make everyone passionate. What domineering words. Even if we are wrong, we can't be bullied by others. We are absolutely strong!

"We are not strong enough this time, but our main goal is to drive Zhu Yuanzhang back to Jiangbei and let him stay far away from our occupied area. Zhu Yuanzhang is an ambitious person. If he stands in the south of the Yangtze River, he will definitely continue to develop until he is ambitious for us. Moreover, the main force of our attack this time is Xie Zaixing's army. Zhang Yang said.

At this point, everyone smiled.

"What we mainly provide is artillery assistance. For the specific siege battle, let Xie Zaixing's army fight in the front. We also need to arrange some troops to prepare to attack the defenders who fled from Yingtianfu. Therefore, I decided to send the fourth battalion of the water army, Xu Yi's seventh battalion and my base camp this time. There are 10,000 The army is enough to complete this strategic action, so it will not hurt our foundation too much, nor will it cause too many problems for our guards.

"Yes!" Bian Yuanheng and Xu Yi replied. With their two battalions participating in the war, they were naturally very happy, especially this time they drove Xie Zaixing's surrender army to fight against Zhu Yuanzhang. They just fired guns in the back, which was absolutely pleasing to the eyes.

"The rest of you, guard our land and strictly prevent the invasion of other forces. Whose territory has gone wrong, don't blame me for being ruthless!" Zhang Yang said coldly.

(to be continued)