Chapter 254 Outbreak of War

He Zhaojie was overjoyed, and his opportunity came.

"Yes, my lord." He Zhaojie replied.

"How do you know what happened in Gaoyou Mansion? How can you save Li Pu and timidly?

"Your Excellency, although I am only a civilian, the emperor's kindness has been great, and he has wanted to serve the country since he was a child. Now he is in charge of the anti-thieves. He is a good man who worries about the country and the people." As He Zhaojie said, he looked at Zhe Du's face. Seeing that he was getting more and more restless, he could attack at any moment. Knowing that he said these words of gold on his face made the other party very disgusted.

He Zhaojie did not dare to gossip more, and then said, "I am a salt merchant, but the business in Gaoyou Mansion has been very bad recently. I know that there are other things in Gaoyou Mansion, so I inquired about it in person. Unexpectedly, the arrogant Zhang Shicheng actually detained Lord Yin and Lord Dalu Huachi. I became the local emperor of Gaoyou Mansion, and said something about the propaganda of heaven, anti-yuan and the restoration of the Song Dynasty. I had no other ability, so I had to quietly save the two adults. Unexpectedly, General Jibuhua was still killed.

It's easy to have a chance to talk to a first-class member like Zuo Cheng of Xingsheng. Of course, He Zhaojie will add oil and vinegar. He can't wait for Xingsheng to send troops immediately and kill the damn Zhang Shicheng. By the way, praise yourself and make a good impression, which is very beneficial to your future.

Sure enough, the others next to him have shown appreciative eyes. Mr. He did not see that he was such a patriotic person in addition to being a salt merchant. Some time ago, Yangzhou Governor Yin took the wrong medicine and deliberately bothered He Zhaojie.

"Are you familiar with the situation of Gaoyou Mansion?" Zhe asked. .

"Your Excellency, the situation of Gaoyou Mansion is very complicated. Now, Zhang Shicheng has occupied Gaoyou Mansion, and its power has expanded. According to my observation, at least thousands of troops are stationed in Gaoyou Mansion. Outside the city, there is also a water army camp. If it goes on, I'm afraid Zhang Shicheng will be more rampant and won't pay attention to the province.

After saying that, He Zhaojie regretted it. What if he exaggerated Zhang Shicheng's power and played a counter role instead? What if the province is afraid and doesn't go to encircle and suppress?

Sure enough, Xi Zhe Du's face was very unhappy: "Mr. He is worried about the country and the people, and he is a role model for the province. I will write to the court for you. Now, I have nothing to do with you. Let's go down first."

However, He Zhaojie didn't know why Zhe Du was unhappy. He Zhaojie deliberately exaggerated Zhang Shicheng, which was regarded as the pain of Zhe Du.

If it hadn't been for the credit that this person saved Li Pu, Xizhe would have been angry and let Zhang Shicheng go. Isn't he talking about himself? Didn't you agree to recruit Zhang Shicheng at the beginning? As a provincial Zuo Cheng, Zhe Du didn't have any real ability, just because he bribed the red people around the emperor. Zhe Du is not very good at fighting, but he is very proficient in everything in officialdom.

Similarly, Zhao Lian is also very disgusted with He Zhaojie's plan, but he made it.

He Zhaojie heard that he was already kicking him out, so he had to leave.

"Your Excellency, let's get up immediately and arrest Zhang Shicheng to punish him." Fushou said.

"I'm impatient about this matter. Please come back and talk about it when you go to Chuzhou." Zhe Du said, "Let's go back immediately, rectify the army, and prepare to start the Gaoyou!"

Everyone looked at each other in front of each other. What's wrong with Lord Zuo Cheng? It's just Zhang Shicheng. If you send your knowledge, you can suppress Zhang Shicheng. Do you use such a big momentum? There is no need to inform the right prime minister at all.

Of course, Zhe Du has his own ideas. From his point of view, Zhang Shicheng is a headache. Salt Farm, Taizhou, Xinghua, Gaoyoufu, these places are now in Zhang Shicheng's hands. If he obediently guards those places, forget it. However, now that Li Pu has come back, the province can't not but pay attention to it. Moreover, he has to pay great attention to it. If he doesn't go out, he will Once he was dispatched, he must destroy Zhang Shicheng and ask himself that he did not have the courage to send troops to encircle and suppress again. This mess should be left to Youcheng to choose. Anyway, in the province, Youcheng is bigger than his official position. Moreover, he was so majestic that he went to Chuzhou to encircle and suppress Zhu Yuanzhang. As for how Youcheng chooses, that's his business.

When he comes back to attack Gaoyou, it is equivalent to letting go of Zhu Yuanzhang in Chuzhou. Zhu Yuanzhang is also a restless master, and may make more noise. In case the court blames it, it's all Youcheng's mistake, and it has nothing to do with him.

The war in Chuzhou was in a state of glue, and Yu Que's mood was very heavy.

Since ancient times, obedience to the court is the duty of the minister, and the rebel thieves will not have a good end. In the first three years, Yu Que was appointed as the supervisor of the imperial history, and later transferred to Huainan Jiangbei Province to be the right prime minister of the province. Just in time, Guo Zixing in the province raised the rebel flag and led the army to go out. From then on, he fought in the four directions. Although he was a literati, he used The soldiers are also unique. Several people surrounded Haozhou. They can only blame the Mongolian army's combat effectiveness for being too weak. Therefore, he has been paying attention to the training of the team. Through his efforts, tens of thousands of people under him have become an elite soldier.

Unfortunately, Zhu Yuanzhang is not an easy person to deal with. In this mountain forest, there are obstacles and traps everywhere. If the brigade can walk safely, and the team will disappear without a trace. Even if the people hit the city of Chuzhou, they could not attack the city of Chuzhou without supplies. In desperation, Yu Que could only send people to guard the entrance and prevent the red scarf army from coming out to the east. In the east is Yangzhou, and there should be no mistake.

"Your Excellency, there is an emergency document coming to Yangzhou." Suddenly, the messenger outside the tent shouted.

"Bre it in."

After opening the official document and looking at it for a few times, Yu Que immediately frowned. It was really eventful.

To the north of Yangzhou City is Gaoyoufu, to the east is Taizhou City, to the south is the Yangtze River, and to the west is Chuzhou.

Now, Chuzhou has been taken down by Zhu Yuanzhang. He and he are holding each other. Taizhou in the east has been given to Zhang Shicheng. Unexpectedly, Zhang Shicheng is too much, and even Gaoyou Mansion has not let it go. It's really in an inch. It is absolutely intolerable!

He detained the governors and Dalu Huachi sent by the province, which was a great crime of copying the nine clans. Zhang Shicheng, even did this kind of thing and did not pay attention to the court at all. This time, he must not be let go. Otherwise, Yangzhou City would be surrounded by two anti-thief forces, which was very dangerous.

So, what about things here? Zhu Yuanzhang is not a good master to deal with!

Yu Que has no other way. Once the matter of Gaoyoufu spreads, the consequences will be unimaginable. The court will be furious and have to be solved by the province. In any case, this trouble must be solved.

The existing troops in the province are not enough at all. That is to say, his own encirclement and suppression of Chuzhou have to temporarily stop and lead the army to return. It is said that Zhang Shicheng's subordinates are equipped with sharp fire, and this battle will be a hard battle. Moreover, since you want to fight, you have to bloom in an all-round way and completely return Zhang Shicheng to its original form!

Leave 10,000 troops, guard the main road, and prevent Zhu Yuanzhang from coming out. If he wants to go south, that's the matter of Jiangsu and Zhejiang Province. Don't make trouble in Huainan and Jiangbei Province.

Return to the master and destroy Zhang Shicheng! Send people, borrow some soldiers from the northern province, and be sure to solve this problem!

Yu Que made up his mind.

Three days later, Yu Que's army began to return to Yangzhou.

Chuzhou and Yangzhou only have a few days' trip, and Yu Que is already doing combat deployment. Orders were issued from the march. As soon as they arrived, after a rest, they went to sweep Zhang Shicheng.

Pingzhang's political affairs are well-informed, leading 50,000 soldiers, starting from Huai'an, going south to Gaoyou, and surrounding Gaoyou City!

The prince was bald and led 20,000 soldiers to attack Taizhou!

Pingzhang's political affairs and longevity, leading 20,000 soldiers to attack Xinghua.

Huaixi comforted the deputy envoy and led 20,000 soldiers to attack the salt farm in the east of Xinghua! This part of the army was borrowed from Huaixi.

And he personally commanded 50,000 troops to attack Gaoyou in the north, and strived to take down Gaoyou Prefecture under the two armies.

These armies have taken out the whole province's family resources, and there are only a thousand defenders left in Yangzhou City. Divide into five armies and smash Zhang Shicheng's forces from the north and south!

This battle is bound to be won.

Moreover, Yu Que is also asking the court to send troops to assist.

Among all the goals, Gaoyou Mansion is the key point. Gaoyou Mansion is the old nest of Zhang Shicheng, an anti-thief, and it is also the largest city he occupies. As long as Gaoyou Mansion is taken down, the rest of the place must be fleeing the wind. If you want to take Gaoyou, you will definitely fight fiercely with Zhang Shicheng and deploy 100,000 soldiers, which shows that Yu Que attach great importance to the place of Gaoyou Mansion. The loss of Gaoyou Mansion is a major dereliction of duty, because Gaoyou Mansion is the place of transportation. Zhang Shicheng occupied Gaoyou, which is equivalent to choked the neck of the court and must take back Gaoyou Mansion!

All units are mobilizing in a tense and orderly manner. They are far away from each other, and they have even begun to set out.

"Brother, the tars in Chuzhou have begun to withdraw." In Gaoyou Prefecture, Luo Guanzhong hurriedly reported.

Zhang Yang attached great importance to intelligence work and allocated a large amount of money and manpower to Luo Guanzhong. Only by mastering accurate intelligence can he attack the enemy with the most appropriate means. After more than half a year of efforts, Luo Guanzhong has initially established an intelligence network covering the whole province, and has gradually developed to the south and north. Although there is no infiltration of personnel in the core area of the tars, the mobilization of the tartar troops has been hidden from Luo Guanzhong's eyes and ears. According to Zhang Yang's instructions, the internal investigation is also being carried out.

"Well, so, we will face a large number of Tatars with rich combat experience." Zhang Yang said, "Although Chuzhou did not fight down, it is said that the combat effectiveness of these tars is still very strong. Even Zhu Yuanzhang is unwilling to fight with them on the frontal battlefield."

"Your lord, this is also good. We will destroy all these tars, so we will have no enemies in the whole province." Shi Nai'an said aside.

"Do you know the movement of each part of the tartar?" Zhang Yang then asked.

"As far as we know, the large troops of the Tatars have not returned, and the Tatars in Yangzhou City have not been dispatched. I guess they want to act together. However, in our north, new intelligence has been found. In the north of Gaoyou Prefecture, a large number of troops have appeared in the direction of Huai'an, which are moving to our side."

The direction of Huai'an? Zhang Yang's eyes lit up. Although he had been preparing to develop to the south, he had to pay attention to everything in the north. To the north of Gaoyoufu is Huai'an Road. Huai'an Road has always been relatively calm. Liu Futong, who is very fierce in the north, has been developing to the north without entering Huai'an Road, while the rebels in the south are developing to the south, preparing to occupy the rich land. Huai'an Road is the edge of the province, and there has been no large-scale army. How did these troops come from? Is it the tartar cavalry in the north going south? If that's the case, we have to take strict precautions, especially a man called Expansion Timur in the north, who is very good at fighting. If he comes, he has to deal with it carefully.

"Where is the army?" Zhang Yang asked.

"Most of them are the Han army. It is said that they were summoned by the Pingzhang political experts of the province. There are 50,000 horses, only a small number of tattar cavalry, most of whom are infantry. Because the march was slow, they set out first. In addition to 40,000 people walking by land, 10,000 people are said to be sailors. They took dozens of warships and entered Gaoyou Lake from Baima Lake in the north. They may want to block us from the water. Luo Guanzhong said.

Ninety-nine percent of the tars can't get water. Therefore, there are very few water troops. The Han army must always form a part of the water army, and at least protect the key transportation. Huai'an Road is also on the Caoyun Line.

Dozens of warships? Zhang Yang's eyes lit up. Now what he lacks most is the warship.

If you want more warships, you can only do it after entering Pingjiang, occupying the shipyard there and obtaining a large number of workers. Now, your own ships are mainly captured. Now, there is fat meat on the mouth. If you don't eat it, I'm so sorry for them.

"Since the tars dare to come, we will give them an unforgettable lesson." Zhang Yang said, "Order Yuan Heng's navy to go north to Bishe Lake and kill these tars."

Gaoyou Lake is divided into two parts. The one in the north is called Bishe Lake, the one in the south is called Xinkai Lake, and the west of Gaoyoufu is Xinkai Lake.

"They are all Han soldiers." Luo Guanzhong suddenly said something.

"In my eyes, whether they are Mongolians or Han people, as long as they work for the court, they are enemies." Zhang Yang asked, "Will they let us go because we are Han people?" Why don't you tell them that we are all Han people, don't come and attack us?"

Luo Guanzhong shook his head. It's impossible.

"Each is their own master. This is their choice. Since we stand on our opposite side, it is the enemy. We need to destroy the enemy to develop ourselves. This is war." Zhang Yang said. Because the other party is Han and kind, it is very dangerous in battle. They are Han, but they are the army of the court. They come to attack themselves, that is, their own enemy.

Luo Guanzhong also understood: "Lord, I know."

"Then work hard, find out their movements, and inform Bian Yuanheng that this is the first battle, and we must win." Zhang Yang said.

Although there are 10,000 people, and Bian Yuanheng's naval army is only 5,000, Zhang ** is not worried. They are not at the same level. Children have practiced taekwondo for five years, but they can't beat adults. No matter how powerful the bows and arrows are, they can't resist the fire. Destroying this navy will greatly damage the morale of the other party.

"Guanzhong, let you investigate the soldiers guarding the gate, can there be any progress?" Zhang Yang asked.

"Lord, this matter is in progress. For the time being, internal annihronment has not surfaced yet. I am stepping up the investigation." Luo Guanzhong said.

"The sooner this matter is found out, the better. There will be a war soon. If we are anniversed in the battle, it may give us a fatal blow." Zhang Yang said.

"Yes, Lord, I will step up." Luo Guanzhong said that the harm of internal anniation is naturally huge.

"Guanzhong, have you finished another thing?" Zhang Yang asked.

Luo Guan's center understands the god. This other thing naturally refers to that big thing. Lord, this matter is being actively prepared, but the training will take a certain amount of time, and I'm afraid it will take a few months to be practical.

Zhang Yang frowned, "It's better to finish it in half a month. When the battle starts, we need it very much."

"Yes, Lord, I will do my best." Luo Guanzhong replied.

These questions confused Shi Nai'an, but the master didn't say it clearly, and he was embarrassed to ask. What if the master deliberately hid it from him? However, Luo Guanzhong is his own student. If he really hides it from himself, I'm afraid he can't hide it, right?

After Luo Guanzhong went out, Zhang Yang turned around and looked at Shi Nai'an's expression. Even the fan was listless, and he knew that he must have been wondering about his dialogue with Luo Guanzhong just now.

"Mr. Shi, don't you know what I asked Guan Zhong to do?"

"This, please make it clear." Shi Nai'an said.

Zhang Yang was happy in his heart, which proved that he had a stronger concept of discipline in Luo Guan Center. He shouldn't say it, not to mention it, he was more like an intelligence officer. If she was the kind of old lady who likes to talk about everything, she couldn't hide any secrets.

"Mr. Shi, we are too backward in the transmission of information now." Zhang Yang said, "We mainly rely on fast horses to deliver official documents now. In this case, let alone, on the battlefield, it is easy to be attacked, resulting in the inability to pass orders and delaying the aircraft. We used to occupy fewer places, and this shortcoming has not been highlighted. Now, we already have more important places such as Gaoyou, Xinghua, Taizhou, and salt fields. It takes a day for Kuaima, and in the future, it will expand the geographical scope, making it more difficult to quickly convey important official documents. Therefore, I A new method has been taken.

Shi Nai'an was very interested, because the messenger was killed by the enemy, which led to the delay in the military situation and even the death of the soldiers. And if a new method is adopted, it will definitely be of great significance.

"What method?" Shi Nai'an asked.

Zhang Yang didn't say anything and pointed to the sky.

Shi Nai'an looked up at the sky. There was a roof above his head. There was nothing?

"Master, what is it?" Shi Nai'an asked.

"It's a pigeon," Zhang Yang said, "I asked Luo Guanzhong to find some dampons who like to play with birds from Gaoyou, collect their pigeons, and then find some people who have research on birds to feed and train them. Because there are not enough pigeons, they are also training other birds, but other birds are more difficult than It's big, and many people don't recognize their homes.

Shi Nai'an suddenly realized that it was also possible in the past to use carrier pigeons to transmit information. However, if you want to establish a carrier pigeon system all over the country, the cost is particularly high. Throughout the country, I'm afraid that only the rich man Shen Wansan has this ability.

Zhang Yang also knows that it costs a lot of money, because raising birds is the thing of rich people and idle people. But the value of the carrier pigeon is self-evident. Passing the information a few hours earlier is likely to play a key role in the war. Why can the U.S. military dominate the world? The degree of informatization of the army is the highest, and the value of intelligence cannot be overestimated.

From small to large, it has gradually developed. Now it only needs to establish a carrier pigeon system in Gaoyou, Xinghua, Salt Farm, Taizhou and other places. There are only four pigeons in each place, including one spare, only five, which is enough. The more places there are in the future, the larger the number will be needed.

After receiving Zhang Yang's order, Bian Yuanheng was very excited. After half a year of development, the navy has already become a sharp sword. Now, this sharp sword is about to come out of its sheath and cut the enemy into pieces.

In the navy base, except for the left-behind troops of a thousand-person team patrolling Gaoyou Lake, the other four thousand-person teams all went out and sailed in the front, which was the steam engine ship with thick smoke.

(to be continued)