Chapter 642 Zhu Yuanzhang VS Sun Wu (Part 2)


    Chapter 640: Zhu Yuanzhang VS Sun Wu (Part 2)


    After receiving news that Tao Qian led nearly 40,000 troops south and had captured Xuzhou, the morale of the Ming army in Shouchun City was inevitably affected.


    After all, after it captures the counties in Jianghuai, how long can a lonely city in Shouchun be defended?


    Faced with such a situation, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately stepped forward to refute the rumors, saying that this was a treacherous plan by the Han army to dismantle its morale.


    The soldiers of the Ming army were naturally half-believing and half-doubted about this, but most people were willing to believe in Zhu Yuanzhang, so the internal turmoil was barely resolved, but if the external threat was not solved for a day, the crisis in Shouchun would not be resolved for a day.


    "Li Wenzhong, can you stop walking back and forth? You''re almost shaking me out." Zhu Wenzheng shouted with dissatisfaction.


    "I''m in a hurry."


    The anxious Li Wenzhong kept paced back and forth, and then said to Zhu Yuanzhang: "Lord, if he was so indifferent, would Tao Qian really have to fight to Jianghuai?"


    Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at him and said lightly: "Stay calm, don''t panic. The more the moment of crisis, the more calm we should act."


    Zhu Yuanzhang was actually very anxious, but he knew that he must not panic, because he was the backbone of Shouchun. If even he was panicked, he would definitely lose this battle.


    Zhu Yuanzhang''s calmness also infected the generals. Li Wenzhong suppressed the anxiety in his heart and said in a deep voice: "Lord, why don''t we give up Shouchun and retreat to it? If this continues, even the way out will be cut off..."


    Li Wenzhong''s words were not finished, but he was interrupted by Zhu Wenzheng.


    "We must never give up Shouchun."


    Zhu Wenzheng glared at Li Wenzhong and said seriously: "The Yangzhou coalition forces are eyeing covetously outside. They are waiting for our army to break through. Once we give up Shouchun and lose the protection of the city wall, our army will be wiped out."


    "Then what do you think of? If this continues, Shouchun will definitely become an isolated city, and it will be a matter of time before it falls."


    Zhu Wenzheng was speechless, but he still insisted on his own point of view.


    "In short, you must never give up Shouchun. As long as Shouchun is there, the Yangzhou coalition forces will not be able to enter the Central Plains. Once Shouchun is lost, the southern line will be defeated, and 100,000 Yangzhou coalition forces will directly attack the Central Plains and then threaten Chenliu."


    "Then you should tell me a solution?"


    “…Anyway, I can’t give up Shouchun.”


    "What''s the difference between you and not saying this?"


    "It''s better than your bad idea."


    "Who are you talking about the bad idea?"


    "you…"


    Zhu Yuanzhang was so upset by his generals that he could not bear it anymore and finally shouted angrily: "Shut up to me."


    Seeing that the lord was angry, the two generals did not dare to be arrogant anymore. Zhu Yuanzhang snorted coldly when he saw this: "Shouchun must not give up, and Tao Qian must also solve it."


    "But what should I do?"


    "We can only divide the troops into two groups."


    A trace of determination flashed in Zhu Yuanzhang''s eyes and he said in a deep voice: "Zhu Wenzheng, you can guard Shouchun for me."


    "No."


    Zhu Wenzheng knelt down on one knee and said seriously: "The last general will live up to the trust of the lord."


    "Li Wenzhong, you can go and solve Tao Qian with me."


    "Okay." Li Wenzhong grinned and then asked again: "Lord, how many soldiers are we bringing to fight the enemy on this trip?"


    Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at him and said lightly, "One Thousand." Li Wenzhong widened his eyes and even thought he had heard it wrong. After asking again, he realized that he had heard it right away, so he said with a collapsed look on his face:


    "Lord, Tao Qian has an army of 30,000 to 40,000, and we only bring one thousand people. Do you dare to go over and die?"


    "Shouchun soldiers and horses should not be moved lightly. Once too many mobilizations are made, it is difficult to keep Shouchun unstable."


    "But one thousand is too little, right?"


    Zhu Yuanzhang''s lips flashed with a sneer and said lightly: "Although the Xuzhou army is large, the chief general Tao Qian is just a mediocre person. Tao Qian defeated our army for thirty-seven consecutive battles, and he had long been afraid of our army like a tiger. To deal with the Xuzhou army, a thousand Yellow Turban strong men are enough."


    Hearing that what the lord said was a thousand Yellow Turban Strongmen, Li Wenzhong also calmed down a little. After all, he was the most elite Yellow Turban Strongmen of the Ming Dynasty. It should be no problem to deal with the cowardly Xuzhou army.


    Xuzhou originally had Danyang elite soldiers, but as most of the Danyang soldiers in the army died in battle, Danyang was captured by Xiang Yu, and the battle with the Yellow Turbans was repeatedly defeated, the Xuzhou army''s combat power was getting weaker and weaker, so Li Wenzhong looked down on the Xuzhou army so much.


    Zhu Wenzheng is not as optimistic as Li Wenzhong. Xuzhou is weak and has 30,000 to 40,000 people. How could a thousand Yellow Turbans win?


    Zhu Yuanzhang saw Zhu Wenzheng''s concern at a glance, and then explained: "Don''t worry, I will never fight a war that is unsure. A thousand Yellow Turban strong men are indeed not enough to deal with the Xuzhou army, so I am also preparing to mobilize troops from Chenliu and the eastern front."


    "Lord, Chenliu''s army is not enough, how can he transfer troops? The eastern line is nearly a thousand miles away from the Jianghuai River, and it is difficult to quench near thirst from the far water?"


    Zhu Yuanzhang smiled indifferently and said softly: "The Chenliu army is indeed insufficient, but the division of three thousand troops to support will not affect Chenliu''s defense. The eastern line is a thousand miles away from the Jianghuai River, which is indeed far away and difficult to quench near thirst, but what if the cavalry come to support it?"


    Zhu Wenzheng widened his eyes and looked at his lord in disbelief. Zhu Yuanzhang looked up at the sky, feeling nervous and confused.


    Xiang Yu, now is not the time for internal struggle, so you must lend me the Overlord Knight!


    ———


    The fifth year of Zhongping, March 1st, night.


    Zhu Yuanzhang took advantage of the night to lead a thousand Yellow Turban soldiers to leave Shouchun and head north to Jianghuai to fight against Tao Qian. No, it should be Sun Wu.


    Tao Qian didn''t know that Zhu Yuanzhang had left Shouchun. He was assisted by Sun Wu to attack Jianghuai with all his might. When he discovered Zhu Yuanzhang, everything was too late.


    On March 10th, Zhu Yuanzhang personally led a thousand elite troops to attack the Tao army at night.


    The camp arranged by Sun Wu had no loopholes, but most of the posts discovered by Zhu Yuanzhang was still discovered when the army touched a thousand meters outside the camp, but it was too late.


    A night attack came, and Tao''s army suffered thousands of casualties. If Sun Wu hadn''t reacted quickly, even the granary would have been burned by Zhu Yuanzhang.


    Zhu Yuanzhang immediately escaped after a strike, lurked in secret, preparing for the next night attack.


    On March 16th, at night, Zhu Yuanzhang prepared to attack the Taoist camp at night again.


    The moon is dark and the wind is high, which is a good time to kill and set fire. Before the action is about to happen, the strong wind blows the big banner of the character "Ruby".


    Seeing this ominous sign, Zhu Yuanzhang''s expression changed drastically and he quickly ordered his retreat.


    Seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang did not enter the ambush circle, Sun Wu could only order the ambush to be killed in advance. Although this could not be completely wiped out, it could also be severely damaged.


    After a great war, more than half of Zhu Yuanzhang''s Yellow Turban soldiers suffered casualties, while the Xuzhou army suffered even greater casualties.


    Zhu Yuanzhang, who suffered a great loss, was not taking risks, but harassed the Xuzhou army while waiting for the arrival of reinforcements.


    On March 26, three thousand reinforcements in Chenliu arrived at the battlefield.


    On March 29, three thousand overlords arrived on the battlefield on the eastern front.


    On April 5, Zhu Yuanzhang and Sun Wu fought to the death.


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