Daming: Brother, there is no future for monks, let's rebel

Chapter 132: Save Private Qi Xiang!Kill Chahan Timur!
"The Tartars are really insidious!" Zhu Yuanzhang said bitterly.

"Chahan, Wang Baobao and the others have taken more than 20 strong men under their wing, and they will definitely go south to Huainan." Zhu Han said with a frown.

From the Central Plains to the Huainan and Jiangbei area, there are actually two ways. One is to go overland to the Huaixi area, and then go east to enter the affluent areas of Huainan and Jiangbei.

The other way is to go east from Henan to the Xuzhou area!
From there, down the canal, you can directly enter the wealthy Yangzhou.

A land route and a water route can be said to have their own advantages and disadvantages.

As for which route Wang Baobao and the Yuan army chose to attack, it is not known for the time being.

Everyone discussed this matter for a long time. In the end, they all felt that Wang Baobao would probably go to Xuzhou to take the water route first, because the land route would take too long, and the Red Turban Army along the way had many forces. Most of the refugees will starve to death.

And if you take the Grand Canal on the eastern route, it will be quite convenient. The waterway is fast and saves effort.

"Qufu is to the north of Xuzhou. If Wang Baobao was going to take the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal, he would definitely be afraid of being attacked, and he would definitely go to Qufu first!" Zhu Yuanzhang immediately realized the problem.

"That's right, although Qi Xiang in Qufu has more than 2 people, but the real elite is only 2000 people. If they fight against Wang Baobao, I'm afraid it will be dangerous." Zhu Han immediately realized the danger.

Thinking that Qi Xiang's life might be in danger, Zhu Han suddenly raised his voice.

He clearly remembered that Qi Xiang is still single and unmarried now!
If Qi Xiang was defeated and killed in Qufu by Wang Baobao, then Qi Xiang would have no descendants, which means that the military prodigy Qi Jiguang would not exist.

"If Wang Baobao is allowed to go down the river, then Yangzhou will definitely suffer catastrophe, and the salt farms that have been accumulated with great difficulty may be destroyed!" Zhu Han said worriedly.

After being improved by Zhu Han, Yangzhou's salt field has already broken through its original scale. Zhang Shicheng, who has transformed from a warlord to a big salt merchant, can be said to be making a lot of money, and Zhu Han and the others are also making a lot of money.

If the army of refugees led by Wang Baobao rushed into Yangzhou, there would be absolutely nothing left for Zhu Han.

After all, the refugee army, who was about to starve to death, had nothing to say about calmness and rationality.

In order to deal with the hundreds of thousands of refugee troops coerced by Wang Baobao and other Mongolian generals, Zhu Yuanzhang discussed with Li Shanchang and Liu Bowen for most of the day.

Zhu Han next to him felt more and more that the development of this matter was a bit too magical. General Meng Yuan Wang Baobao led the Henan refugee army and marched towards the affluent Jiangnan. Want to eat the big family of the Red Scarf Army?

"Damn it, I'm the rebel army, why does it feel like I got the script wrong?" Zhu Han couldn't help but muttered in his heart.

After some discussion, everyone felt that no matter how powerful the hundreds of thousands of refugee troops were, at that time, the housekeeping skills of "opening warehouses and releasing grain" from their own side could quickly defeat Wang Baobao and other generals of Meng Yuan. abacus.

After all, Wang Baobao and other Mongolian and Yuan generals have been immersed in the disasters in the north for too long, and they may not understand the prosperity of Jiangnan.

Now Zhu Yuanzhang's stock of grain and grass, not to mention the arrival of 30 or [-] disaster victims, even if it doubles, it can still support him.

Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang is not only not afraid of the Henan refugee army coming, but he is afraid that they will not come, and he will not give himself the opportunity to show his rich family background.

However, for Qufu City, which is hanging out alone, as well as Qi Xiang and others, it is a bit dangerous.

"Qufu is not a critical place, let Qi Xiang lead his people to retreat eastward, it's really not worth dying for here." Zhu Han suggested.

Elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang also nodded in agreement.

However, after all, it was too far from Jinling to Qufu, and when Zhu Han's order was sent to Qufu, Qi Xiang could no longer leave.

Qufu.

The dark army outside the city was like a black cloud all over the sky, and the banners of the Henan regiment allied forces were waving in the wind outside Qufu City. Hundreds of thousands of refugees came to the city under the banner of the Yuan army. Outside Qufu City.

Inside Qufu City.

Qi Xiang sat in the main tent, frowning.

"Qi Zhenshou, what should we do?" Zhang Yong, the deputy guard next to him, asked.

"What can we do?" Qi Xiang sighed: "The only choice now is to fight hard."

"Fight? Qi Zhenshou, I think the refugee army has gathered at least 10,000+ people now, and these refugee troops are all hungry guys. They don't want to die at all, and it's hard to do it?" Zhang Yong worried.

Although Qi Xiang thinks that he still has a set of tactics.

But he didn't expect that the situation would be tormented and bad. Suddenly, so many Yuan army refugees rushed in from outside, cutting off the traffic inside and outside Qufu city.

Now Qufu City is completely besieged, and there are more and more enemy troops outside the city.

These refugee soldiers didn't take their own lives seriously at all. Qi Xiang made a few raids and killed a lot, but he didn't scare them off.

Qi Xiang shook his head and said: "Pass my order, everyone is ready to fight, wait for my order, prepare to attack with fire tonight."

"Yes, this subordinate obeys." Zhang Yong nodded and immediately exited the main account.

There were too many of these refugees, and they were often scared off, and soon gathered again. For them, using sugar rockets was a waste!

As the refugees outside the city gather more and more!
Mongolian generals Chahan Timur, Wang Baobao and others led various troops and horses, and they all came to the outside of Qufu together.

Seeing the small city of Qufu, the few of them expressed contempt for Kong Kejian and Ha Ma, who were defeated and fled before.

"This group of stupid pigs, with tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, was wiped out by so few rebels? They were chased and killed for dozens of miles, what a waste!" Chahan Timur scolded.

"Haha, uncle is right." Wang Baobao laughed.

"King Ruyang, this time we broke Qufu, and we slaughtered the city for three days, how about it?" Polo Timur said with a smile.

"Okay! Pass down the order. The whole army is ready to attack. After the city is broken, we will plunder for three days." Chahan Timur nodded and agreed with Polo Timur's suggestion.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

From the point of view of the Yuan army, once Qufu City was captured, the wealth here would be enough to live happily for a few days. As for the popular support, it was not their consideration at all.

Soon, with the arrival of Chahan Timur, Wang Baobao and other Mongolian generals, the Yuan army outside the city began to attack the city violently, and the first people to go into battle were the cannon fodder of the refugees under the Yuan army's command!
For these refugees who are desperately fighting for a morsel of food, only by breaking through Qufu City can they continue to live.

General Qi Xiang of the Red Turban Army in Qufu City and others saw that the Yuan army had begun to attack the city, and led the defenders to defend the city one after another!
"Brothers, we must win this battle today." Qi Xiang shouted.

"Master Qi, let's fight!" The red scarf soldier shouted loudly.

"Okay! Let's fight!" Qi Xiang also yelled, brandishing the big knife in his hand, leading the defenders of the Red Scarf Army to fight with the Yuan army.

Under the city, the Yuan army launched a violent charge. The weapons of both sides clashed and sparks flew everywhere.

Qi Xiang was wearing fine armor, brandishing a big knife in his hand, and rushed to the front of the city wall.

As the fighting continued, the Yuan army quickly climbed to the city wall relying on their superiority in numbers.

"Brothers! Can't retreat, hold on!" Qi Xiang shouted loudly.

"Defend the city!" Another general of the Red Scarf Army also shouted.

"Defend Qufu to the death!" All the soldiers shouted loudly.

"Hold on!" Qi Xiang yelled, strode forward, brandished the big knife in his hand, and charged at the general of the Yuan army who climbed up the city wall.

The two quickly fought together.

"boom!"

With a roar, Qi Xiang chopped off the enemy's head with a single blow.

As the enemy's body fell to the ground, blood gushed out.

The generals of the Red Turban Army at the city gate also got excited, brandishing their knives and guns, fighting even more vigorously.

"Kill!"

"Kill!"

Soon after, the Yuan army attacked the city again, and was repelled by the Qufu defenders again.

Qi Xiang battled and counted the battle damage of the soldiers, and found that the defenders had killed or injured dozens of people, while the Yuan army left thousands of corpses all over the ground.

"Master Qi, it won't work if we continue like this. If we continue to consume like this, we will fall sooner or later!"

Another general said worriedly.

"There is no other way. Now we can only try our best to prevent them from attacking the city. Our troops are really too small." Qi Xiang said helplessly.

"Master Qi, why don't you send someone out of the city to ask for help?" An officer suggested.

Qi Xiang nodded: "Okay, quietly open the city gate tonight and send people out of the city to ask for help."

Jiangnan, Jinling City.

The envoy Zhu Han sent to Qufu to ask Qi Xiang to withdraw his troops returned quickly.

It is said that Qufu has been surrounded by the Yuan army, and it is impossible to get close to pass information.

Hearing this news, Zhu Han suddenly turned pale with shock.

"Unexpectedly, the generals of the Yuan army, Wang Baobao, marched so fast, and came to the city of Qufu so soon?" Zhu Han couldn't help getting up and pacing back and forth.

Now Qi Xiang in Qufu must be in danger.

Although Qi Xiang's new army has good combat power, after all, the number is too small, and the huge difference in strength cannot make up for it at all.

Moreover, the people Qi Xiang is fighting against are famous Mongolian generals Chahan Timur, Wang Baobao and others, so they are not so easy to deal with.

"Deputy Marshal, since Qufu is in crisis, why not send people to mobilize troops from all walks of life in Shandong to support Qufu?" Shi Naian persuaded from the side.

"No, the Yuan army in Shandong is strong now, and the other rebels may not be opponents like Wang Baobao, so why not let them die?" Zhu Han shook his head.

"That's true." Shi Naian nodded.

"However, now that Qufu is trapped, Qi Xiang and others are also in danger. I am worried that their lives will be in danger. It seems that I am the only one who will do it myself." After serious thinking, Zhu Han said slowly.

"That's true, but" Shi Naian said after pondering for a moment.

"It's nothing but, I'll do it myself, and I absolutely can't let Qi Xiang and others have any mistakes." Zhu Han said.

Shi Naian thought for a moment, nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go with your lord."

"Okay!" Zhu Han nodded, and then ordered: "Ten thousand new troops are enough to relieve the siege of Qufu!"

Two days later, after explaining the situation to his elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Han personally led [-] new troops and left Jinling, aiming directly at Qufu City.

In Qufu City, Qi Xiang led the defenders struggling to support.

Because of the large number of Yuan troops outside the city, they used wheel warfare to attack the city day and night.

The defenders in Qufu City were greatly weakened by their energy consumption. Many people have not closed their eyes and slept for two consecutive days and nights.

Qi Xiang's eyes were red and bloodshot.

The Yuan army's wheel-to-wheel battle outside the city made Qi Xiang exhausted, but Qi Xiang did not slack off or get discouraged in the slightest.

Because Qi Xiang firmly believed that the Yuan army outside the city must also be exhausted.

As long as I wait for the reinforcements to come, I will be able to repel the Yuan army's siege!
Qi Xiang gritted his teeth and looked outside, waiting for reinforcements.

At this time, outside the city of Qufu, Chahan Timur and Wang Baobao were both exhausted and exhausted, sitting on a small mound panting, while an officer poured wine for them with a jug .

With a tired look on his face, Chahan Timur picked up the wine bowl and gulped down the fine wine in the bowl.

At this time, Wang Baobao looked at Chahan Timur and said, "Uncle, look, the small town of Qufu is a bit difficult to eat. If we continue to consume like this, we are afraid that we will suffer a loss?"

After many days of attack, the Yuan army did not break through Qufu City, but instead lost many soldiers and horses. Although they were just some refugee troops, Wang Baobao still felt that it was a waste.

Wang Baobao felt that at this time, he should turn to the south, regardless of the rebels in Qufu, and directly entered the Huainan and Jiangbei areas, which are rich and food-rich.

"Hmph, I can't beat even a small Qufu, so I'm just as useless as Ha Ma! If this king doesn't give the rebels a little bit of power, I'm really sorry for the Ruyang king that the imperial court bestowed on me!" Chahantie Mu'er snorted coldly and said.

"Uncle, little Qufu, don't waste our time, retreat!" Wang Baobao persuaded.

"Retreat? Can't retreat!"

Chahan Timur snorted coldly and said.

Chahan Timur and the others felt that Qufu City was already on the verge of collapse, and with a little more effort, it should be able to break through quickly.

However, Qi Xiang and others in Qufu City relied on their tenacious willpower and fighting power!
It also caused heavy casualties in the subsequent several attacks of the Yuan army.

The small city of Qufu turned out to be a fortress that Chahan Timur, King Ruyang of the Yuan Dynasty, could not conquer!

Chahan Timur's complexion became extremely gloomy, and he was also very depressed in his heart.

He originally thought that with the hundreds of thousands of troops in his hands, he would definitely be able to take down Qufu City.

Under the wheel battle, the red scarf thief is exhausted.

but……

Who would have thought that the fighting power of Qi Xiang and the others would be stronger than he expected.

Chahan Timur looked at Qufu unwillingly, gritted his teeth, and decided to continue marching towards Qufu!

"Continue to attack the city!"

Chahan Timur gave an order, and the soldiers of the Yuan army immediately began to launch a fierce attack on Qufu City.

From Chahan Timur's point of view, the elite Yuan army under him would never be defeated by the ruined city of Qufu.

However, Chahan Timur continued to attack for two days, but there was no progress.

Relying on guns and artillery, and using the arrows and horse faces on Qufu City, the Qufu defenders were able to defend almost without dead ends. Occasionally, sporadic Yuan troops climbed to the top of the city, and they were immediately beheaded by the elite led by Qi Xiang. do.

Just when the Yuan army suffered heavy casualties and was almost unable to launch a new offensive.

suddenly.

The rangers outside came back to report to Chahan Timur, Wang Baobao and others.

"Marshal Qi, reinforcements from the red scarf bandits are coming outside!"

"What, the red scarf bandits are here for reinforcements?"

When Chahan and the others heard this, they were immediately taken aback.

The Yuan army has been fortifying the city for many days, but it has been fruitless, and it has lost a lot of soldiers and horses!

It can be regarded as exhausted, and now there is another red scarf reinforcement, which makes them extremely worried.

"How many reinforcements does the red scarf thief have?" Wang Baobao asked hastily.

"Almost ten thousand!"

"Ten thousand?"

Hearing this number, Chahan Timur and others were relieved.

There are not many people, and they can deal with it completely.

"Uncle, let's lead the elite to eliminate the reinforcements of the red scarf bandits, and leave the refugees to continue the siege. As long as the reinforcements outside the city are eliminated, the Qufu bandits will definitely collapse." Wang Baobao immediately suggested.

"Okay, let's do this!" Chahan Timur quickly agreed.

The entire Yuan army is full of confidence, and soon they will eliminate [-] red scarf bandits as reinforcements.

Deploying [-] to [-] elite troops is already a sure thing.

However, Chahan Timur, Wang Baobao and others never imagined that the enemy they will face is not the ordinary Red Scarf Army, but the new army led by Zhu Han!

This new army is a standard early modern army!

Half of the soldiers in the entire legion use muskets, as well as a large number of armored spearmen, sword and shield soldiers, as well as assault cavalry and musketeer cavalry, and more than 40 artillery pieces.

In terms of firepower output alone, an ordinary small city fortress may not have a powerful army.

Therefore, when Chahan Timur, Wang Baobao, Li Siqi and others led the Yuan army elite to meet them, they were immediately beaten into a mess by Zhu Han!
The [-] new troops led by Zhu Han were not only well-equipped with firearms, but also highly skilled in tactics. After meeting each other on the battlefield, they beat Chahan Timur and others to death.

The Yuan army led by Chahan Timur had almost no results, and wave after wave were killed by the Red Turban Army!

The soldiers of the Yuan army were beaten to the point of losing their armor one by one.

Looking at the fleeing Yuan army, Chahan Timur gritted his teeth angrily. He just wanted to order to kill the deserters.

Suddenly, after a roar of artillery, a three-pound gun directly hit Chahan Timur's mount.

"what!"

Chahan Timur let out a scream, and was crushed to the ground by the dead mount. He fell to the ground, his whole body twitching in pain, his face pale as paper!
On the side, Wang Baobao was so frightened that his three souls trembled when he saw this.

"uncle!"

Wang Baobao quickly ran to Chahan Timur's side, helped Chahan Timur up, and shouted anxiously.

However, Chahan Timur was limp and weak, and he was seriously injured at first glance!
With the help of several guards, Wang Baobao and others moved away the dead horses and rescued the seriously injured Chahan Timur.

However, Chahan Timur vomited blood, and he was about to die soon.

"Quick, cough cough!"

Chahan Timur wanted to speak, but a mouthful of blood spurted out again, and he fell into a coma again.

"Uncle, what's wrong with you?" Wang Baobao and the others were taken aback, and couldn't help but exclaimed.

After Chahan Timur passed out, Wang Baobao and others hurriedly carried Chahan Timur to the rear.

On the battlefield, Zhu Han saw the Yuan army retreating in embarrassment, his eyes sparkled with excitement.

The power of this firearms corps is really unstoppable.

The Mongolian cavalry, who were originally brave and good at fighting, were simply a bunch of targets in front of the firearms phalanx.

"Army, advance!"

"Target, Qufu City!"

Zhu Han shouted and ordered the whole army to pursue the Yuan army!
With the pursuit of the Red Turban Army, the entire Yuan Army of 10 people began to be completely defeated.

Those refugees were already poor in combat effectiveness. They were just for food and didn't care about casualties.

Now that defeat is certain, the refugees don't want to die in vain, they are all desperately fleeing for their lives, so they don't care about life and death!

Chahan Timur was rescued by Wang Baobao and others, and the remaining Yuan army was defeated. A big victory came with Zhu Han leading the army, and came easily.

"Woooooo!"

"Woooo!"

More than 30 miles northwest of Qufu City, a group of Yuan troops who had fled here were crying.

Their coach, Chahan Timur, died just now, and Wang Baobao was crying with red eyes!

Chahan Timur was named Uncle, but he was actually the adoptive father who raised Wang Baobao single-handedly.

Now Wang Baobao's heart is full of grief and indignation, wishing to go back immediately to avenge Chahan Timur.

"Uncle, if I don't avenge this revenge, I swear I won't be a human being!" Wang Baobao roared in his heart, his eyes gleaming with hatred!
"Lord Wang, what shall we do?" Several lieutenants looked at the men under their command, each with a mournful face, they didn't know what to do.

"Retreat!" Wang Baobao gritted his teeth and shouted:
"Otherwise, our entire army will be wiped out here!"

Now the city of Qufu has been defeated!

Although Wang Baobao, Li Siqi, Polo Timur and others retained most of the elite, many auxiliary soldiers and supplies had already been lost under the city of Qufu.

Hundreds of thousands of troops turned into tens of thousands of remnants overnight.

In this case, it is natural that we can no longer go to Huainan.

Even Henan can't go back. After all, the loss of food, grass and luggage is gone, and tens of thousands of troops will go back hungry.

Under such circumstances, Wang Baobao decided to lead his troops to Bianliang first, take away all his family members and property, and then cross Hebei to the capital city.

After this big defeat, Henan must not be able to hold on anymore. In order to save their lives, it is better to go to Dadu early to prepare.

The defeated soldiers of the Yuan army breathed a sigh of relief, they were afraid that Wang Baobao would lead them back to die if he was impulsive.

All Yuan troops fled towards the rear one after another.

Wang Baobao, Li Siqi and others led the remaining soldiers and horses, and retreated quickly.

Seeing the collapsed Wang Baobao and others, Zhu Han did not pursue them.

In Zhu Han's view, Chahan Timur and other Yuan troops did not pose any threat at all.

There is no point in chasing Wang Baobao and others, it's just a waste of time.

Zhu Han glanced at the fleeing refugees, these were his targets.

"Pass down the order, those who surrender will not die!"

"Don't kill the prisoners!"

These hundreds of thousands of refugees are all rare and strong!

As long as you give him a few full meals, you can immediately become a powerful source of soldiers for yourself!

Soon, Zhu Han's military orders were shouted all over the battlefield.

"Those who surrender will not die!"

"Don't kill the prisoners!"

Following the shouts of the Red Turban Army, more and more rout soldiers no longer fled, but chose to surrender.

"Those who surrender will not die!"

"Don't kill the prisoners!"

"Don't kill the prisoners!"

These loud and clear shouts were like a sharp sword, piercing through the most vulnerable side of the rout soldier's heart.

"surrender, surrender"

Soon, a large group of refugees gathered outside the city of Qufu. It was so dark that it looked very shocking.

The panicked expressions of these refugees showed the deep fear in their hearts.

They don't understand why the situation is suddenly reversed!
The Dayuan army, which was still strong yesterday, turned into a bereaved dog in one day.

How could this be?
After searching, the Red Scarf Army finally found more than [-] refugees and prisoners.

So many people were quickly dispersed by Zhu Han's order, and they set up camp outside the city again. Then they took out a lot of food from the captured Yuan army's luggage, and ate it up for these refugees who hadn't had a full meal for several months. A full meal.

In order to make the refugee army obedient, the Yuan army never let them eat enough.

So after Zhu Han ordered them to have a full meal, many refugees shed tears while eating.

After eating this full meal, all the captive refugees were grateful to the Red Scarf Army.

"My lord, we will kill the Tartars with you!"

"Yes, general, I will kill the Tartars with you in the future!"

"Kill the Tartars!"

The refugee army outside the city surrendered so quickly, which made Zhu Han very happy.

Especially, when Zhu Han entered Qufu City and saw Qi Xiang intact among a group of exhausted Red Scarf soldiers, he was even happier.

"The deputy commander is invincible!"

As soon as he saw Zhu Han, Qi Xiang immediately said excitedly.

Qi Xiang never thought of today's battle.

Under the attack of Zhu Han's 10 new army, the [-]-yuan army collapsed immediately.

Apart from divine power, Qi Xiang couldn't find any other explanations.

"Haha, it's all thanks to the soldiers!" Zhu Han smiled and patted Qi Xiang on the shoulder, and then continued: "You did a good job. You didn't embarrass our Red Turban Army during this hard fight in Qufu!"

Hearing Zhu Han's praise, Qi Xiang was greatly moved, and quickly said: "Thank you for your compliment! This subordinate is willing to go through fire and water for you, and even die!"

Zhu Han smiled and waved his hands, and said: "Okay, I know you are a loyal minister and good general. You have made great achievements, and you will naturally be rewarded. When I return to Jinling, you will naturally be rewarded! Now, you go back and prepare to rest. I'll take care of everything!"

Hearing this, Qi Xiang hurriedly bowed his hands and said: "Thank you for your love, my lord, I will take my leave!"

Qi Xiang, who hadn't closed his eyes and slept for several days, really didn't have the strength to refuse.

"Well, go ahead, you're doing great!"

"Yes!" Qi Xiang cupped his fists and saluted, then turned and left.

. . . . . .

Wang Baobao and others ran wildly all the way, and soon fled back to Kaifeng City.

In the Ruyang Palace in Kaifeng City, a group of female family members are crying, and the body of Chahan Timur is on the ground.

Because the weather was too hot, Chahan Timur's body was already smelly, and there were signs of decay.

"My lord!" All the female relatives are concubines of Ruyang King Chahan Timur.

They were crying so much now, not simply for Chahan, but for themselves.

Because, according to the customs of Mongolian princes, these concubines will be used for burial!
"woohoo!"

"Woooooo!"

Because Chahan had no son, everything was presided over by Wang Baobao, his nephew and adoptive son.

Seeing these crying female relatives, Wang Baobao didn't care about them, but ordered to pack up everything that could be taken away from the palace, and leave everything that could not be taken away.

"Brother, what are you going to do?" A teenage girl with red eyes, obviously crying a lot, came out and asked Wang Baobao.

"Minmin, hurry up and pack your things, Kaifeng can't hold on anymore, follow me to Dadu!" Wang Baobao said anxiously.

The girl in front of her is none other than Princess Shaomin, the daughter of Ruyang King Chahan Timur.

"Don't you want to avenge my royal father?" Princess Shao Min looked sad and indignant.

Wang Baobao doesn't want to take revenge, but now Henan has no food and grass preparations, if he doesn't go to Dadu first, I'm afraid his soldiers and horses will starve to death, and revenge is a fart.

Of course, even if Wang Baobao talked about these military affairs, Princess Shaomin was not willing to listen.

"The dog thief Zhu Han killed my father, I must seek revenge from him!" Princess Shaomin said through gritted teeth.

Wang Baobao thought it was the little girl's angry words, so he didn't take it seriously.

However, in the evening, when the entire Ruyang Palace was cleaned up and everyone was about to go to Dadu, Wang Baobao's men could not find Princess Shaomin no matter what.

Missing together with Princess Shaomin was her personal maid Xiao Zhao, some gold and silver, and a sword and horse.

After Wang Baobao learned about this, he couldn't help shaking his head and sighing, this girl is so ignorant that she dared to run away without permission.

Even if he wanted revenge, was the traitor Zhu Han so easy to kill?

Not to mention Minmin's little daughter's family, even an army of hundreds of thousands on the battlefield, they can't do anything to Zhu Han!

Wang Baobao and Min Min's brothers and sisters were deeply in love, and immediately postponed the plan to evacuate Kaifeng. That night, Wang Baobao led a large number of people to look for Princess Shaomin.

However, at noon of the next day, there was no trace of Princess Shaomin, and Wang Baobao began to feel a little worried.

Princess Shaomin sneaked out of the city this time.

If he really went to assassinate the traitor Zhu Han, it would be troublesome, and he would definitely die.

But everything was in vain, and Wang Baobao didn't know how to chase Princess Shaomin back. In desperation, he had no choice but to leave for the capital.

Wang Baobao led tens of thousands of troops and more than [-] family members of the Mongolian army, starting from Kaifeng and heading north to the capital of Dayuan.

Because of the severe drought in the world, groups of refugees also appeared outside the capital city.

Looking at these refugees, Wang Baobao couldn't help but feel a burst of sadness in his heart.

Judging from the situation outside the capital city, I am afraid that the situation in the capital city is not optimistic. Maybe there is not much food to support the army.

really.

When Wang Baobao entered the capital, he was immediately invited by the Regent Empress Dowager Qi to discuss state affairs in the palace.

In the Dayuan Palace, there are silk and incense tents, jewels and jewels, delicious wine and delicacies, so luxurious.

Wang Baobao and the Empress Dowager Qi were both in an extremely clear state after discussing state affairs.

Wang Baobao put his arms around Empress Dowager Qi's slippery shoulders, sighed and said:

"Queen, Da Yuan is really in danger this time."

"How do you say that?" Empress Dowager Qi frowned.

For Wang Baobao, a handsome, strong and interesting junior courtier, the Empress Dowager Qi had already fallen, and she almost obeyed him.

"Now that the north has suffered from years of famine, the imperial court must have been unable to provide food, grass, and military pay. However, the Zhu brothers in the south want money and food. There is really no way to fight this battle." Wang Baobao said.

When Empress Dowager Qi heard this, her complexion immediately darkened.

She also knows...

Everything Wang Baobao said is true!
The entire Great Yuan Dynasty was already in a situation of financial collapse, and it was no longer possible to collect taxes everywhere, and there were rebels, large and small, in all states and counties.

And the defeat of Wang Baobao and the others this time was the last big gamble of the Yuan Dynasty to Stud.

The small city of Qufu has exhausted the last batch of military supplies of the Yuan Dynasty!

This is something no one can believe.

Moreover, the death of the general Chahan Timur caused the Yuan army to panic even more.

"Then Baobao, tell me what to do. Now that Aiyou is young, and the ministers in the court are a bunch of smugglers, I will depend on you in the future." Empress Qi said coquettishly.

The Empress Dowager Qi was only in her 20s, and she was naturally beautiful and hard to give up on. After some shyness and showing off, Wang Baobao was almost drunk.

Now that the Great Yuan Dynasty has failed again and again, the several Mongolian vassals on the desert grassland are ready to move again, especially the descendants of Brother Ali, who felt that it was time for them to avenge their ancestors.

Back in the Mongolian Kingdom, two brothers Ali Buk and Kublai Khan fought protractedly for the throne of the Great Khan of Mongolia. In the end, Kublai Khan won and Ali Buk died.

However, the descendants of Aribuge are still very powerful in the grassland, and now they are once again showing great ambitions. They always look like they want to lead the grassland cavalry into the capital at any time and snatch the throne of Emperor Aiyou.

Under such circumstances, Empress Dowager Qi could only count on the support of Wang Baobao and other generals trained in the Central Plains regiment.

"Don't worry, Empress Dowager, as long as I'm here, I won't let those rebellious officials and thieves mess around!" Wang Baobao put his arms around Empress Dowager Qi to show his loyalty.

"Then I can rest assured." Empress Dowager Qi said.

Wang Baobao sighed, and then said: "In my opinion, we should find a way as soon as possible to restore the prestige of the Great Khan on the grassland, and leave a retreat for the future!"

"Retreat?" Empress Dowager Qi was a little surprised.

"That's right, it's the way to retreat. If one day the red scarf thieves attack outside the city, His Highness and the Great Khan can't leave the city to surrender, right?" Wang Baobao said.

Surrender, of course it is impossible to surrender.

Few emperors who surrendered since ancient times ended well. Empress Dowager Qi dared not let her son surrender to the red scarf thief.

Empress Dowager Qi knows how unpopular the Mongols are in Central Plains!

Once his own son, the Mongolian Khan, falls into the hands of the red scarf thieves, he will definitely be finished.

"Then what should we do? The grassland is wild, and it's extremely cold. No one wants to go to the grassland with Chinese and Chinese military officials." The Empress Dowager Qi said.

Wang Baobao sneered, "It's up to them whether to go or not, as long as you don't want to die, you have to go to the grassland!"

Now that the Central Plains is in chaos, and Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Han brothers are so powerful, Wang Baobao feels that there is not much hope for Dayuan.

The only way out is to retreat to the grassland and continue to be the Mongolian Khan!

In this way, when there is civil strife in the Central Plains in the future, they can take the opportunity to go south to make a profit.

But if you don't retreat, wait until Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Han brothers annex Dayuan, then it will be the end of Wang Baobao.

"What do you want to do?" Empress Dowager Qi asked.

"What I mean is, send people to the grasslands to appease the ministries, and then build a city in Yu'erhai to prevent accidents," Wang Baobao said.

"Okay, then I will listen to you." Empress Dowager Qi nodded and said.

Wang Baobao's proposal was also in line with her mind, instead of sitting and waiting for death, it is better to take the initiative to find a way out.

"Then I'll go back and gather troops and go to the grassland myself," Wang Baobao said.

"Okay, you have to go and come back quickly." Empress Dowager Qi nodded shyly.

...............

Henan, Yingzhou.

Due to months of drought, the entire Yingzhou has been dry and cracked.
Almost no grass grows, and the people here are even more hungry, and some old and weak women and children can't even move around.

Moreover, what is even more frightening is that because too many people starved to death, coupled with the hot weather, many corpses were too late to be buried, breeding mosquitoes, and a large-scale plague began.

The entire Yingzhou city was almost completely deserted by soldiers and civilians in just ten days.

The Han Palace in Yingzhou City.

At this time, Emperor Liu Futong of the Han Dynasty was lying on the bed with a sallow complexion. Unfortunately, he was also infected with the plague. After being diagnosed by the doctors in Yingzhou City, he was already in the stage of recovery.

"Cough, cough, cough!"

Liu Futong coughed weakly.

There were no more maids and servants in the entire palace, because they all fled away, only Liu Futong's old wife, Empress Zhu, was left to serve him personally.

In front of Liu Futong's hospital bed, there were no many generals and ministers in the past, only Guan Duo and Dong Da were obeying orders, and the rest of the generals led their troops to flee the famine.

"I, cough cough..."

Liu Futong was about to speak, but another severe cough interrupted him.

After finally stabilizing, Liu Futong said weakly, "I think my illness will never get better, and the big man depends on you."

Guan Duo and Dong Da both looked sad. Now Yingzhou City is full of more than 1 people. This Han Empire is really pitiful.

As Liu Futong spoke, he stretched out his hand and called his son Liu Wenju who was next to him.

He said to Guan Duo and Dong Da: "After I die, you will help the crown prince with all your heart. No matter what, you can't surrender to the Tartars. As long as you survive this famine, you will get better in the future."

When he said this, Liu Futong's eyes were empty, obviously his mental state was not very good.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, Guan Duo will definitely assist the prince well!"

"Your Majesty, I, Dong Da, listen to you."

After Guan Duo and Dong Dalian expressed their loyalty, Liu Futong lay down on the bed again, still coughing non-stop.

Afterwards, Guan Duo and Dong Da walked out of the 'Dahan Palace'.

However, just two steps away, I heard someone calling me behind me.

"Brother Guan, Brother Dong, wait for me!"

When the two turned their heads, they found that it was Zhu Shi, Empress of the Great Han Dynasty, who had chased them out.

Mrs. Liu Futong came from a small family, she didn't know how to read and write, and she didn't have much knowledge.

But she is friendly, even after becoming the Empress of the Han Dynasty, she is still the same. Guan Duo, Dong Da and others all respect her very much.

"The Empress!"

"Miss!"

Guan Duo and Dong Da quickly asked for the gift.

Empress Zhu of the Great Han Dynasty didn't care, and said directly.

"Two brothers, don't rush to leave, sit down and listen to me give you a croak!"

The empress Zhu of the Great Han Dynasty speaks a fluent Henan-Nanjing accent, which made Guan Duo and Dong Dadun feel cordial.

"Ma'am, what do you want to say?" Dong Da immediately asked.

"You also saw it just now, His Majesty Liu is already sick and confused, have you seen it?" Empress Zhu frowned and said.

His Majesty Old Liu, only Empress Zhu can say such a down-to-earth and noble title.

(End of this chapter)