Follow Zhu Yuanzhang to conquer the country

Chapter 107 To learn from Zhu Yuanzhang, Liu Bowen must come quickly
When Guo Zixing heard what Zhu Yuanzhang said, he nodded: "We should fight out as soon as possible. We can't just raise troops and not go out to fight!"

"Brother-in-law!"

"In my opinion, since we are going to fight, my brother-in-law should personally lead the troops to fight in order to accumulate prestige, so that the officers and soldiers can truly impress the commander-in-chief!"

Zhang Tianyou put forward his own opinion at this time.

Guo Zixing nodded: "That's right, we should lead the troops in person!"

Ren Zhigong hurriedly came out to report: "Commander, this is inappropriate!"

"Why is it inappropriate?"

Guo Zixing asked coldly.

Ren Zhigong said: "The commander-in-chief personally leads the army in Chuzhou. It is inevitable that his swords and arrows will have no eyesight, which will make the commander-in-chief's life difficult to save. Once there is a leaderless situation, it will not be conducive to the great cause of our rebel army!"

"It's really not appropriate for the commander-in-chief to be personally involved in danger. It's more appropriate to sit in the center!"

Li Menggeng also objected.

Guo Zixing couldn't help but hesitate after hearing this. Since he almost died in Zhao Jun's hands, he was indeed more afraid of death and did not want to take risks again.

When Zhang Tianyou saw this, he could only say: "Even if my brother-in-law does not lead the troops in person, he should let Tianxu or Tianjue lead the troops. The prestige in the army cannot be obtained by people with foreign surnames!"

Guo Zixing nodded after hearing this and looked at Guo Tianxu and Guo Tianjue: "What do you think?"

Guo Tianxu and Guo Tianjue looked at each other.

But neither man was in a hurry to come forward.

Because both of them have concerns.

They were worried that if they died in battle if they went out, wouldn't they be advantageous to the other party in vain? They were also worried that if they didn't go out, wouldn't they be in vain allowing the other party to gain military merit and gain high prestige in the army?
Seeing this, Zhu Yuanzhang sighed slightly.

Ren Zhigong took the opportunity to continue speaking: "Commander, in humble opinion, the Yuan soldiers are currently gathering in the four borders of Chuzhou. If we send troops out at this time, it will undoubtedly weaken the troops guarding Chuzhou, and I am afraid that they will be easily divided by the Yuan soldiers." It’s a siege, so it’s better not to go out at all and just stick to Chuzhou City! Going out at this time is just taking advantage of Yuan soldiers no matter how you think about it!”

"Father is handsome!"

"Yuan Zhang believes that now is the time to fight out."

"First, due to the serious drought in Chuzhou in the first half of the year, there is no harvest. At the same time, the corrupt officials who were caught before have resold a lot of grain; second, the army has now increased to 50,000 people, and people eat horses and chew them. This is the case. If this continues, sooner or later there will be a food shortage in Chuzhou City."

"So, we need to send a large army to conquer new lands to replenish new food. We cannot sit and guard the isolated city all the time. We are afraid that when the time comes, Yuan soldiers really come to besiege the city, we will be defeated because we have no food to defend!"

Zhu Yuanzhang spoke again.

Guo Zixing said: "What Yuan Zhang said makes sense! We should go out, but going out will indeed weaken Chuzhou's military strength."

Guo Zixing really didn't want to go out and take risks by himself.

Guo Tianxu and Guo Tianjue didn't want to go out to take risks, and they didn't even want each other to take risks.

Therefore, Guo Tianxu also took the initiative to say at this time: "What the commander-in-chief said is that what we should guard against now is internal changes. Therefore, not only is it inappropriate for the commander-in-chief to lead the troops out personally, but it is also inappropriate for my brother and I to lead the troops out."

"Yes!"

"Father, the most important thing our Guo family should do now is to stick to Chuzhou City, prevent accidents in Chuzhou City, and seek stability and peace. After all, we don't have enough troops under our direct control."

Guo Tianjue also started talking.

Ren Zhigong also echoed and said: "Commander, what the Second Young Master said is that the most important thing to guard against at the moment is that once the Commander or two Young Masters go out, it will cause changes in the city! Therefore, in my humble opinion, not only the Commander and the two Young Masters It’s not appropriate to go out, not even Mr. Zhu and his uncle!”

Seeing this, Zhu Yuanzhang sighed slightly again.

then.

Zhu Yuanzhang still had to give up to Guo Zixing again and said: "Father, in fact, you don't need to send too many troops when you go out, so you don't have to worry about weakening the Chuzhou city defense force, because the troops sent out are not necessarily meant to capture a few cities, but While interfering with Yuan soldiers and attacking the powerful, we are recruiting refugees to strengthen our own strength, so we only need to send a few hundred elites and a few of Shen Yi's astute officers and generals."

"How can we defeat the Yuan soldiers with just a few hundred elites, and how can we preserve and strengthen ourselves?"

Guo Zixing asked at this time.

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Father, the troops we brought out of Haozhou and the current situation of Mr. Zhang are proof of this! As for how to fight, Mr. Zhang also prepared a sixteen-character formula for this, which is called 'the enemy advances, we retreat, the enemy garrisons us'" If the enemy is tired, I will attack; if the enemy retreats, I will pursue him."

Guo Zixing pondered.

Zhang Tianyou also fell into thinking.

Even Guo Tianxu and Guo Tianjue were thinking deeply.

Ren Zhigong and Li Menggen also began to think about this and frowned.

Zhu Yuanzhang then added: "Mr. Zhang also said that the essence of this sixteen-character formula is to have the understanding that 'if you save the land and lose the people, everyone and the land will be lost; if you save the people and lose the land, then both the people and the earth will survive.'" , even if Chuzhou is not suitable to be abandoned for the time being, if you go out to fight just to contain the Yuan soldiers, you should do this! Don't compete for the gains and losses of a city or a pool, just strive to set up ambushes in the wild to harass the Yuan soldiers, so that the Yuan soldiers cannot be afraid of marching. And don’t dare to come and suppress me in Chuzhou.”

"Very good!"

"This Mr. Zhang is Mr. Zhang after all. This strategy cannot be thought up by anyone without a big heart."

"Is it God's will that we can get help from this person?"

Guo Zixing patted the armrest of the chair and became smug, and glanced at Li Mengeng:

"In terms of military strategy, you are still far behind Mr. Zhang. We were almost harmed by you and had to decide to defend the isolated city again!"

Li Menggeng said with a sarcastic smile: "What the Marshal said is that being humble means not being as good as Mr. Zhang. Mr. Zhang is the number one counselor in ancient and modern times!"

Guo Zixing didn't criticize Li Menggen too much. He just glanced at everyone and said, "In that case, who among you is willing to lead some of the elites out?"

Zhang Tianyou glanced at Guo Tianxu and Guo Tianjue at this time.

But neither of them noticed Zhang Tianyou's expression and only glanced at each other.

The two of them were obviously still worried about their lives if they went out.

Guo Zixing couldn't help but frown when he saw this.

When Zhang Tianyou saw this, he had to stand up and said: "Brother-in-law, let me lead the troops out. Mr. Zhang's strategy is indeed better than sitting in an isolated city. As Guorui said, as long as we don't think about the gains and losses of one city and one pool, I should be able to contain the reinforcements coming to Chuzhou for my brother-in-law, or we can expand our troops like Yuan Zhang and Mr. Zhang did in the past."

"very good!"

"It's rare that you are blessed with such a heart."

"We will give you the authority to command the troops in all directions, and give you five hundred horsemen and five hundred infantry archers. You will go out of the city tomorrow to look for opportunities to contain the Yuan soldiers."

Guo Zixing nodded. Zhang Tianyou raised his hand and said yes.

Guo Tianxu and Guo Tianjue both secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

At the same time, Guo Tianxu smiled and said: "My uncle has always been brave and good at fighting, and he will definitely gain countless military exploits this time."

"Yes, my uncle is a role model for the younger generation like us. Tianjue is willing to follow his example throughout his life!"

Guo Tianjue also started talking.

Both of them were very willing to see Zhang Tianyou, their uncle, go out to fight.

After all, no matter what, if Zhang Tianyou really performed meritorious service outside, he would be more at ease than Zhu Yuanzhang, and he could also check and balance Zhu Yuanzhang.

of course.

If Zhang Tianyou died in battle, it would not have much impact on them. At worst, they would just rely on uncles from several clans to check and balance Zhu Yuanzhang.

"Father, handsome, let uncle go out, of course."

"But my uncle is now in charge of the ordnance factory. In Yuan Zhang's view, in order to prevent the ordnance factory from falling into the hands of bad managers after his uncle went to war, which would affect the production of firearms, it would be appropriate for my uncle to recommend someone to take over the ordnance factory, and also let him Therefore, my uncle felt more at ease to go on the expedition."

Zhu Yuanzhang spoke at this time.

Guo Zixing nodded: "Yuan Zhang has thought carefully."

talking.

Guo Zixing looked at Zhang Tianyou: "Tianyou, please recommend someone to take over the ordnance factory for you."

Zhang Tianyou said: "Let Tianlu supervise him. This child has always been careful and upright, and will not let the ordnance factory cut corners."

As soon as Zhang Tianyou said this, Guo Tianxu, Guo Tianjue, Li Menggeng and Ren Zhigong all looked disappointed.

Guo Zixing himself was very satisfied.

Because he himself did not really want his two sons to directly take charge of the ordnance factory.

Need to know.

Sometimes I have to be wary of my son.

Therefore, Guo Zixing immediately said: "Then it's settled."

……

"Why did uncle let Tianlu take charge of the ordnance factory?"

"Yes, the ordnance factory is obviously very important now. Uncle, you should know?"

However, after the discussion, Guo Tianxu and Guo Tianjue found Zhang Tianyou and asked.

Zhang Tianyou said: "Why don't you know how to learn from Zhu Yuanzhang?!"

The two were stunned for a moment, not knowing what to say.

Zhang Tianyou had no choice but to continue: "You must know that the more valuable a place is, the more you can't just keep it for yourself, you must learn to use it to win people's hearts! Guo Tianlu has always been quite talented, and he is also your clan brother. If you don't give him more favors and let him get closer to your Guo family, do you believe that he will be won over by Zhu Yuanzhang, who has always been generous in his actions?"

Guo Tianxu understood it first and nodded: "My uncle is still thoughtful."

Guo Tianjue understood after thinking for a while:
"That's true. If Zhu Yuanzhang finds out more about Brother Tianlu's corruption in the ordnance factory, maybe Brother Tianlu can also taste the feeling of his subordinates being dealt with by Zhu Yuanzhang. In that case, he will also hate Zhu Yuanzhang and stand on his side. our side."

A lot of the subordinates of Guo Tianxu and Guo Tianjue were found out by Zhu Yuanzhang during Zhu Yuanzhang's corruption investigation. Therefore, they both had a grudge against Zhu Yuanzhang for dealing with their corrupt subordinates. Guo Tianjue said at this time Such a sentence.

Zhang Tianyou said: "It's good that you can understand, but now you can't just focus on Zhu Yuanzhang, you have to focus on the whole world! At least it can't be limited to Chuzhou City. For example, Mr. Zhang now has to guard against them Becoming the second Zhu Yuanzhang! We have to prevent him and Zhu Yuanzhang from really getting together!"

"So, you should quickly go out and lead the army to fight and build up your prestige. Don't be left with just some untalented villains by then! And don't expect to rely on my uncle!"

After Zhang Tianyou persuaded his two nephews earnestly, Guo Tianxu also nodded: "My uncle said it is."

"Uncle goes out and fights well!"

"We will naturally follow."

then.

Guo Tianxu expressed his position again.

"That's good!"

Zhang Tianyou replied, and then couldn't help but tell him again:

"Since you are unwilling to go out immediately, you can't just hang out with people like Ren Zhigong and Li Menggen in the city, scheming and calculating all day long. You must have a long-term view, use scheming to accumulate virtue, and try your best to win over those who choose to be loyal to Zhu Yuanzhang to show kindness. , don’t just know how to exclude dissidents, learn to make friends!”

"Your father has achieved such great success now because he has many guests and is charitable, not because of conspiracy! People like Li Shanchang and Feng Guoyong who have been deliberately excluded by you must learn to show kindness."

"we know!"

"Uncle, please don't worry!"

Both of them nodded.

Zhang Tianyou nodded: "It's good to know."

Li Menggeng also came out with Ren Zhigong here. Looking at the scene where Zhang Tianyou gave instructions to Guo Tianxu and Guo Tianjue, he said: "This Zhang Cheng actually has such a powerful military strategy, which makes us want to lock the Guo rebels in Chuzhou City." The success fell short, and now that Zhang Tianyou is out, if he can really become as big as Zhang Cheng, I really don’t know how many variables will be added to the world."

"Yes!"

"It's a pity that Mr. Zhang is determined to oppose me, Dayuan."

"If not, with his talent, if he could join the imperial court, I'm afraid all the thieves in the world would have been wiped out long ago."

Ren Zhigong agreed and asked Li Menggeng: "Has the Liu Bowen you mentioned written back? When will he come to deal with Zhang Cheng?"

Li Menggeng said: "I'm just giving it a try. I don't know if he will come."

"Then send a few more letters to tell him not to despise Zhang Cheng."

Ren Zhigong said.

Li Menggeng said "hmm" and then said: "This Zhang Tianyou is not a simple person. He actually let Guo Tianlu take charge of the ordnance factory. He made it clear that he wanted to befriend Guo Tianlu. Now that he is with Guo Tianxu and Guo Tianjue, I'm afraid It is also teaching these two people that it is better to make friends than to conspire. In this way, our purpose of causing internal strife in the Guo family may be in vain. "

(End of this chapter)