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

Chapter 83 Food shortage!

"Well, it makes sense. In the battle against Alu Hui in Qingyuan Town, if you hadn't rescued everyone in time, maybe our army would have been broken by the Tartars." Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said.

"So, I have an idea, that is to organize and train new troops in Chuzhou!" Zhu Han said his purpose.

"Arranging and training the new army? What kind of new army?" Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly became interested.

"I just got the preliminary charter. The new army pays attention to standardized training. Whether it is drills and marches or combat command, they all have a complete set of standard procedures. The weapons used are also extremely simplified to facilitate command, and they are equipped with the latest weapons. " Zhu Han said.

"It makes sense, the new weapon is good! Qingyuan Town won a big victory, thanks to your new artillery, otherwise it would be really difficult to deal with the armored soldiers of the Tartars!" Zhu Yuanzhang said.

"So, in Chuzhou, we not only have to train new troops, but also set up a new weapon workshop. All craftsmen agree to deploy it." Zhu Han said.

"No problem, these matters are all up to you!" The older brother Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand, attaching great importance to this issue.

As for how to organize and train the new army, Zhu Yuanzhang also handed over full authority to Zhu Han.

Among the 3000 to [-] volunteers who surrendered, Zhu Han carefully selected more than [-] recruits.

All are based on the old method, with honesty and reliability as the selection principle.

The more than 3000 new troops are divided into four parts.

There are 1000 spearmen, 1000 musketeers, 800 sword and shield soldiers, and 200 cavalry.

Since the capture of Chuzhou City, the rebel army captured a large number of horses left by the Mongols, and the number of cavalry in the rebel army can finally reach thousands.

In addition, Zhu Han also expanded the original engineering team to 500 people, including an engineering team of 300 people and an artillery team of 200 people.

As the newly added arms, musketeers and artillery are all unarmed and can only do some basic drills.

Zhu Han, on the other hand, was busy experimenting with making guns and artillery in the city of Chuzhou.

Although there are many craftsmen in Chuzhou, they lack manufacturing experience, and the guns and artillery they make have many problems, so repeated trials are necessary.

Just when Zhu Han and the others were working hard in Dingyuan and Chuzhou.

Under the leadership of Liu Futong, the Northern Red Scarf Army developed like a raging fire.

Yingzhou.

The base camp of the Red Turban Army.

"Grand Marshal, just got the news that Zhu Yuanzhang led his army to capture Chuzhou, and Aluhui, the Tartar Zhongcheng, was killed!"

A thin general of the rebel army said.

"Mr. Guan, don't you think that Zhu Yuanzhang's ability is too powerful?"

The expression on Liu Futong's face fluctuated, both joyful and worried.

The general known as Mr. Guan, whose name is Guan Duo, is a general of the Red Turban Army and Liu Futong's right-hand man.

"Generalissimo, this is a good thing after all. The Tartar soldiers in the south have been wiped out, so we can rest assured of the Northern Expedition." Guan Duo said.

The current strategy of the Red Turban Army can be described as blooming everywhere, attacking from all directions.

They not only attacked Shandong in the east, Kaifeng in Bianliang in the north, Shaanxi in the west, but also Luzhou in Hefei in the south.

This led to enemies on all sides. Now that the Yuan soldiers in Huainan and Jiangbei have been wiped out, the pressure on one aspect is relatively reduced.

"Chuzhou is a good place. There is plenty of food and a large population. I have seen it before, and it is much better than here in Yingzhou. At least there is no drought." Liu Futong said suddenly.

When Mr. Guan heard it, he immediately understood what Liu Futong meant.

"Generalissimo, should we ask Zhu Yuanzhang for food and money?" Guan Duo said.

Liu Futong chuckled, "Hey, you still understand my thoughts!"

Guan Duo also smiled, "Zhu Yuanzhang has newly occupied the territory, and it is also appropriate to pay some tribute to the generalissimo."

There are almost one million Red Scarf Army in the Central Plains.

But there is a fundamental problem that has not been resolved, and that is the lack of food.

Whether it is Xuzhou, Yingzhou, Bozhou, or Haozhou, they are all short of food.

Especially in the Yingzhou area occupied by Liu Futong, there is almost no harvest this year. If the Red Turban Army hadn't won successive victories and seized some stored food, and barely fooled their stomachs, the hundreds of thousands of troops might have starved.

Now it is gradually entering autumn, and it will not be long before winter.

If the Red Scarf Army didn't accumulate more food, it would be really difficult.

"However, we can't ask for this food in vain. We still have to give Zhu Yuanzhang some benefits." Guan Duo said.

He was able to be called Mr. Guan by the Red Scarf Army, so he had some skills, and he was not such a straightforward and reckless guy.

"What benefits do you give him? Gold and silver or promotion?" Liu Futong asked.

Although the Red Scarf Army was mighty, they also seized a lot of gold and silver treasures.

However, now that there is a lot of war and chaos, no amount of gold and silver treasures can be eaten or drunk. Only food is the hard currency.

Moreover, the various official positions in the Red Turban Army have gradually flooded and become less and less valuable.

Just the leader of the rebel army with the titles of Marshal Du, Marshal Deputy Du and Marshal already has nearly 100 people in the Red Turban Army!

It is almost a county seat with several marshals.

"Lao Peng and the others in Xuzhou are already claiming to be some kind of king. Why don't you give Zhu Yuanzhang a king as well. The majesty and prestige will definitely satisfy him." Guan Duo suggested.

When Liu Futong heard this, he immediately became angry.

Although the leaders of the various departments in the Red Turban Army respect Liu Futong as the leader, everyone acts on their own within the territory.

Because the titles of marshals from all walks of life are flooding, many leaders of the rebel army are inflated to the sky, calling themselves various 'kings' one after another.

From the leader of the army with tens of thousands of people to the bandits and bandits with only a thousand people, they all call themselves kings.

Liu Futong is a big leader, but he only has the title of Grand Marshal.

"The name is wrong, the words are not right. It's okay to give him a king title." Liu Futong said.

As long as Zhu Yuanzhang can support some food, it doesn't matter to give him a king title.

When Liu Futong said this, he suddenly thought of another question.

"By the way, how is the inquiry about Han Lin'er going?" Liu Futong asked.

Han Lin'er is the son of Han Shantong, the leader of the White Lotus Sect, the son of the real founder of the Red Turban Army.

Ever since Han Shantong was killed by the Yuan army, Han Liner and others have fled and hid.

Liu Futong has been searching hard, wanting to help and protect Han Lin'er.

"I just got some clues. It seems that someone has seen him in the Yangshan area of ​​Bozhou!" Mr. Guan said.

"Hurry up and send someone to look for it, and tell me immediately if you have any news!" Liu Futong said.

Now that the Red Turban Army is strong, it must have a legitimate background.

Liu Futong had already figured it out. Didn't Han Shantong claim to be a descendant of the Zhao Song royal family? When he found Han Lin'er, he asked Han Lin'er to restore the Zhao surname and reopen Da Song Shanhe.

(End of this chapter)