Chapter 437: Take Changzhou
Zhu Yuanzhang was convinced that so many people followed him to fight the country wholeheartedly, so they must do enough to save face.
Now, this is how Zhu Yuanzhang is.
In fact, Chang Ju really wanted to stay for a few more days. If Zhu Yuanzhang's army had not attacked the dead in the past few days, the morale of the defenders in Jiqing City was reduced to the lowest level. He would never have been able to take down Jiqing City so easily. If he had not had his own army under the banner of reinforcements, Zhu Yuanzhang would not have entered Jiqing City as swaggeringly as he is now.
Both sides have made contributions.
Therefore, if we follow common sense, the spoils of the war should be divided in half, such as the treasury of the Jiqing Prefecture's yamen, such as military supplies and food, and the property confiscated by the punishment of corrupt officials and large households. However, even if you often gather these, you will not have the chance to get them.
There are more important tasks to gather often.
"No, our mission here is to take down Jiqing City and hand it over to Mr. Zhu in full. This is Lord Chen's military order." Chang Ju said.
Lord Chen's order was really considerate. Zhu Yuanzhang's smile even more: "Then, General Chang can take away all the ill-gotten wealth in this city if he needs it."
Since they have given this city to themselves in a complete manner, it is always right to give some things when they leave, right?
"Young Master Zhu, this is what we will inform you at the end. We need to take away all the military and horses in the city." Chang Ju said.
When all the military horses heard this, Zhu Yuanzhang felt a little sad. Yesterday's battle, the Tartar cavalry was also very combat-effective. Zhu Yuanzhang also liked those military horses. No one would think that there were fewer things. Even if he gave the other party some silver, he would not be willing to give the other party's horses. After all, horses had to be owned in large quantities and could only negotiate with the nations on the grassland, or obtain them from the enemy.
However, I have just said that evil, but now I don’t want to say it to the other party, which is not appropriate.
"General Chang is polite. If there are not enough military horses in the city, I will still have two thousand war horses in my army, and I can give them to General Chang." Zhu Yuanzhang spoke very loudly, looking at Chang Ju's eyes, and he was very calm. If Chang Ju expresses his gratitude in the next moment, then he will have to cut his flesh again.
Fortunately, Chang Ju was not so ignorant and said, "No need, there are at least two thousand horses in the city. I just need to dispatch two thousand troops first to complete the task."
After saying that, he whispered: "Besides, what I brought this time is all infantry. It would be good to find two thousand soldiers who can ride horses. No matter how many, there wouldn't be so many."
Completed the mission? Zhu Yuanzhang then realized that Chen Feng's army was not just to help him seize Jiqing City. What is Chen Feng's purpose?
Looking at the Tartar officials who had just surrendered, it is not appropriate to talk about these issues here.
Chang Ju said later even more, Zhu Yuanzhang had a question in his mind. The ones who came this time were all infantry, so where were Chen Feng’s cavalry? Why did the cavalry go?
Concealing these questions, Zhu Yuanzhang had no choice but to say: "I wish General Chang a victory in the flag. If you need it, you can come to Jiqing to borrow troops at any time."
"Thank you, Mr. Zhu, two thousand cavalry are enough." Chang Ju said, watching Zhu Yuanzhang's army enter Jiqing City, and Zhu Yuanzhang's tens of thousands of troops enter the city, so there is absolutely no problem with the city.
As for these surrendered officials, they were all handed over to Zhu Yuanzhang to deal with, including Daruwachi.
At this time, dusk was already coming.
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Jiqing's city on the top of the city, and felt infinite emotion in his heart.
Jiqing finally fell into his own hands!
Since this ancient capital of the Six Dynasties and the Land of Dragon and Phoenix has become an area under its control, I have to strengthen the defense here, make it more reliable, and build a higher city wall. Let this place be your future capital.
"Lord, we finally took Jiqing." Li Shanchang, who was standing beside him, was also very moved. Now, Yingtian is under their control, but they have a feeling of dreaming.
Chen Feng did not deceive them. Although they did not trust Chen Feng, Chen Feng did it. He pretended to be reinforcements from Jiqing City and easily took down Jiqing City. Compared with his losses a few days ago, Chang Ju took down Jiqing City without much effort this time. Moreover, he captured all the Tartar officials in Jiqing City.
Although this made them feel a sense of loss, it was still hidden in the excitement of victory.
"Yes, with this place, we can sweep the entire Jiangnan. Moreover, there are grain-producing places nearby, so we will no longer worry about food in the future." Zhu Sheng also said: "Building high walls and accumulating grain is our strategy. This time, we occupied Jiqing, which can be said to be in accordance with the will of heaven."
Following the will of God! Zhu Yuanzhang remembered Chen Feng's actions. In fact, with Chen Feng's strength, he could have been the king himself. If this were the case, he would not support himself like he is now. The reason for this is that Chen Feng said that he was the real master who re-established the Han people's kingdom!
"From today on, Jiqing will be changed to Yingtian." Zhu Yuanzhang's protruding mouth moved up and down and said this.
"Yes, lord, from now on, this place will be called Yingtian." Zhu Sheng said: "Our rebel army is in accordance with the will of God."
"Now, our task is to consolidate the rule here, raise enough military rations, strengthen our strength, and at the same time, completely eliminate the Tartars in the city around Yingtian." Li Shanchang said.
Peace and Yingtian were already in our hands, and below was to the east and occupy Zhenjiang. In this way, it was connected to Chen Feng's occupied area, to the southeast, and Changzhou.
Changzhou? Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly knew something. Chang's army left in a hurry this time. Maybe it was going to attack Changzhou!
"Send Hua Yun to lead two thousand cavalry to Changzhou to help Changjia's army to seize Changzhou Road." Zhu Yuanzhang said.
Capture Changzhou? When Li Shanchang heard Zhu Yuanzhang's words, he was a little surprised. Why did the lord know that the army he gathered in Changzhou?
Moreover, it is very important that we have just captured this city and attacked the surrounding areas. Changzhou is still a bit far away from them.
"The lord is wise." Zhu Sheng, who was standing beside him, already understood what Zhu Yuanzhang meant.
It is impolite to come but not go with each other. Now, Chang Ju has helped them a lot and we should help them once. If we seize Changzhou together, our friendship will become deeper. Anyway, we are like brothers now. In the future, it will be natural to fight together again.
Especially, if you have the opportunity, it would be good to dig up the 20,000 people you often gathered.
Zhu Yuanzhang guessed very well that the army that Chang gathered was to attack Changzhou.
Originally, the Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces temporarily handed over Changzhou to Chen Feng's management. In this way, Changzhou was already Chen Feng's territory and there was no need to fight. However, the problem now is that Chang Ju came to Jiqing and forced Jiqing's defenders to surrender. Regarding the fact that Lord Chen actually helped Zhu Yuanzhang conquer the world, everyone in the world would know it.
In this case, no matter how stupid the people on Changzhou Road are, can they hand over the power? Especially when Changju took action, Chang Yuchun also took action, and Chen Feng took it down. Therefore, if the general manager of Changzhou Road, Tongzhi and others knew about it, the only choice was to close the city gate tremblingly and wait for them to attack?
Therefore, the time left for Chang Ju was very short. He had to lead the army to enter Changzhou Road before the people on Changzhou Road had received the news and completely control Changzhou Road.
That's why he brought two thousand war horses in Jiqing City and organized two thousand cavalry first. These people, because they had not undergone special training, were now only able to ride horses, just infantry on horseback.
The back team walked slowly behind, and Chang Ju led two thousand infantry soldiers to quickly head towards Changzhou Road.
Now, the rainy season has not yet entered. Since a dry winter has passed, the surrounding roads are suitable for cavalry. After a few months, their warships can sail around the occupied areas for patrol.
Changzhou Road, north of Taihu Lake, the canal flows through the outside of the city, is also an important city.
However, the defense of this city is not so tight. There were originally 10,000 troops on Changzhou road, but last time, the Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces drew 4,000 troops from here in order to encircle and suppress Chen Feng. Later, the conflict with Chen Feng was resolved, and the army remained in Hangzhou.
This year, after the crisis occurred in Jiqing, another 3,000 troops were transferred here to support Jiqing. Therefore, now, there are only 4,000 defenders left here, and their combat effectiveness is very poor.
However, they were not afraid of anything. Changzhou Road was about to be under the command of Lord Chen. It was enough to rest assured that he was leaning on Lord Chen. As for Jiqing to the west, the Red Turban bandits there would soon be defeated by Lord Chen's army. A few days ago, Lord Chen's army passed by them.
Therefore, the officials on Changzhou Road did not notice any danger at all.
The defenders at the city were also sparse. In this cold weather, guarding the city was not a good job. When they remembered that their centurion could hug a girl and get into the bed, they felt a little uncomfortable.
"Gulu." Taking advantage of the inattention of others, a soldier took out a wine gourd from his clothes and took a sip.
"What a smell of wine." At this moment, a soldier next to him said. When he turned his head, he saw the wine gourd that his companion had not yet hidden.
"Boy, you dare to drink while on duty!" he immediately whispered.
"I..." The steward saw the face of this companion and knew what he was thinking. He quickly said, "I'm so sucking. I just drank a sip of water. You can drink too."
The companion took it and his face immediately calmed down. Seeing that the others were not paying attention, he raised his head and took a big sip.
Chapter completed!