As long as they make their attitude clear, they will become stronger in the future and if they set up a new branch of their own, they will not be accused of betrayal by many people.

Facts have proved that not only Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Han brothers disapproved, Liu Futong became emperor when he founded the country, but other Red Army generals in Haozhou, Ruzhou and Xuzhou also adopted the same strategy as Zhu Yuanzhang.

On the one hand, they greatly praised and supported Liu Futong's achievements and status.

However, everyone expressed their opposition very politely to Liu Futong's proclaiming himself emperor.

This was also their clear attitude. Liu Futong chose to ignore all the soft-but-hard objections from these people.

Because, in Liu Futong's view, as long as they had no real objections to him becoming emperor, everything could be discussed.

In this way, the Han Emperor Liu Futong of Yingzhou and the various Red Army generals outside actually reached a tacit understanding.

This is a strange tacit understanding. The Red Army generals from all walks of life have never recognized or supported Liu Futong's throne in Yingzhou.

In this way, Liu Futong's emperor became a small court in Yingzhou that played behind closed doors.

Regarding the fact that Liu Futong proclaimed himself emperor and became the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, the reaction of the various Red Army generals could be said to be minimal.

But the biggest reaction to this incident came from the old rival - the Mongolian and Yuan armies.

Chahan Timur, Wang Baobao, Li Siqi and others who had just captured Bianliang were furious when they heard that Liu Futong, the prime minister of the Yingzhou Red Scarf Army, had become the Han emperor.

After finally wiping out the Song Emperor Han Lin'er, another Han Emperor Liu Futong emerged.

This is simply a provocation to their victory.

In order to eliminate Liu Futong, the leader of the rebels, and combat such arrogant provocations, Chahan Timur, Wang Baobao and others immediately wrote to the Yuan Dynasty's imperial court, asking the imperial court to allocate another batch of food and military pay as soon as possible, and then support them to go south to destroy Yingzhou.

Liu Futong, leader of the Red Scarf Army.

Chahan Timur, Wang Baobao and others said in the letter that as long as the Red Scarf Army Liu Futong in Yingzhou is wiped out, the Red Scarf Army in the world will basically have no foothold in the Central Plains. By then, the Yuan Dynasty will occupy the core area of ​​the Central Plains.

, we can attack from the north and attack the south, and gradually eliminate the rebels from all walks of life, including Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Han brothers, Xu Shouhui, Chen Youliang, Ming Yuzhen and so on.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! The Yuan Dynasty, which had just won a great victory, was naturally looking forward to this grand wish of wiping out the rebels in the world.

Therefore, for this batch of military supplies requested by Chahan Timur, Wang Baobao and other generals, the Empress Dowager Qi, the regent of the Mongolian and Yuan Dynasty, and others immediately raised their spirits to bring Hebei under their rule.

Shanxi, Liaoyang, Shandong and Shaanxi were searched again, and even the land was thinned by three feet. Then they managed to scrape together a batch of grain and grass and began to transport it to the headquarters of the bandit suppression army in Bianliang, Henan.

And just when the Mongolian and Yuan court was preparing for war with great fanfare and preparing to go south to destroy the Han Emperor Liu Futong, to the south of Yingzhou, another Han Empire was about to emerge in Hanyang, Hubei!

Hubei, Hanyang City.

Since Chen Youliang's last failed sneak attack in Jiangnan, the headquarters of Tianwan's Red Turban Army has moved back to Hanyang, Hubei from Jiangxi.

After a major defeat, Chen Youliang returned to Hubei and immediately killed a group of generals and ministers loyal to Tianwan Emperor Xu Shouhui to warn the generals within the rule not to have any dissent because of his defeat. But he, Chen Youliang, still had

The ability to kill.

However, just killing people was far from enough to make up for the loss of prestige caused by Chen Youliang's defeat in Jiangnan.

In order to strengthen his prestige, he removed the burden of Emperor Tianwan Xu Shouhui above his head.

Chen Youliang did not hesitate to make a plan to kill Xu Shouhui and then proclaim himself emperor and found the country.

As soon as this plan was proposed, many ministers opposed it.

They all felt defeated and returned. They should have kept their tails between their legs. Not to mention killing a group of generals and counselors of the Tianwan Red Scarf Army, they now wanted to kill Tianwan Emperor Xu Shouhui, which was simply shocking.

Zou Pusheng and other generals and counselors expressed their opposition.

However, it was obvious that Chen Youliang already had an idea in mind.

He did not take the objections of Zou Pusheng and others seriously at all, and secretly arranged for his confidants to ambush in the temple outside Hanyang City.

Then, he took the opportunity to invite Tianwan Emperor Xu Shouhui to go to the temple to worship the Holy Ancestor Bailian, and tricked Tianwan Emperor Xu Shouhui into Bailian Temple outside Hanyang City.

Poor Tianwan Emperor Xu Shouhui suddenly felt a dark wind coming from behind after entering Bailian Temple!

"Look at the hammer!"

With just an angry shout, a pumpkin hammer weighing several kilograms smashed the head of Tianwan Emperor Xu Shouhui!

Blood and brain matter spurted into the main hall of Bailian Temple! The whole area of ​​Tianwan Emperor Xu Shouhui ended in such a hasty manner!

Subsequently, Chen Youliang announced to everyone that Tianwan Emperor Xu Shouhui had been assassinated by the traitor Zhu Yuanzhang brothers!

In the face of such a vicious opponent, in order to stabilize the Tianwan Red Scarf Army, the Prime Minister and Marshal Chen Youliang chose to ascend the throne and found the country under the unanimous recommendation of everyone!

Chen Youliang claimed to be the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, established his capital in Hanyang, changed his reign name to Longwu, and claimed to be the Emperor Longwu.

He made his wife and newborn son the queen and prince, and then enfeoffed the generals wantonly, ordering them to build warships and train the army, and prepare to attack Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Han brothers again!

Of course, this time it was definitely not a sneaky attack.

Prepare for an honorable Eastern March!

Moreover, Chen Youliang shamelessly used the name of revenge for Tianwan Emperor Xu Shouhui.

The news has spread, and people all over the world suddenly feel very magical. Two Han empires, one in the south and one in the north, have made such a gorgeous appearance.

Their territories are closely connected, but they can do their own thing, which is really amazing.

Chen Youliang ascended the throne and became the emperor of the Han Dynasty, and had no interest in the Han emperor Liu Futong in the north.

Chen Youliang only wanted to capture the prosperous Jiangnan area, and then wait for an opportunity to move north and seize the Central Plains.

So for the poor Yingzhou Red Turban Army.

Chen Youliang only sent people to take precautions along the border and had no plans to attack.

Chen Youliang devoted all his energy, financial resources, and manpower to rebuilding the Han Dynasty Yangtze River Navy.

After all, if you want to attack Jiangnan, you must have a powerful navy.

Chen Youliang learned a painful lesson!

After leading a group of generals to carefully recall the experience of the last failed sneak attack, they came to a crucial conclusion.

That is why brothers Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Han were able to successfully ambush themselves. In addition to underestimating the enemy and falling into the enemy's encirclement, there is another important reason, that is, the Jiangnan Red Turban Army has very powerful artillery!

After this kind of artillery is installed on a warship, it can deal a devastating blow to enemy warships it encounters. The flame-breathing cannon can smash the hardwood on all wooden warships.

No matter how powerful the sailors are, there is no way they can get close to joining gangs to fight, so in preparation for this war, Chen Youliang has new regulations for the reconstruction of the navy.

Chen Youliang invested more manpower and material resources, striving to build a group of artillery warships that could rival the Jiangnan Navy.

However, just a cast cannon put Chen Youliang into a situation where it was difficult to open the door.

In Hanyang City, there is a huge workshop.

The workshop was buzzing with people. The craftsmen were shirtless and sweating profusely. The hot copper water and coal made the workshop like a furnace. Everyone who walked in was burned to the skin.

It hurts, and the sweat evaporates completely before it has time to flow down.

The Emperor of the Han Dynasty, Chen Youliang, went to great lengths to inspect the Hanyang workshop today.

"Your Majesty, this is a batch of newly made artillery pieces that we have made. We have compared them with the shapes of the artillery pieces we bought from Jiangnan. In terms of appearance, there is absolutely no error at all. However, we still have some problems with the proportion of copper.

Some differences, in any case, are that they are not as good as Jiangnan's artillery!" said a craftsman leader.

From the quality of the two bronze cannons in front of him, Chen Youliang could tell the difference between the cannons made in Hanyang and those made in Jinling.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Although the artillery made by Hanyang is also golden, there is always a slight difference from the artillery made by Jiang Jinling.

Chen Youliang didn't know that the difference was precisely due to the addition of metallic zinc. When metallic zinc is added to bronze, it can become standard gun metal!

Gunmetal, also known as brass, has better performance and stronger corrosion resistance. It is the best material especially for ship-based artillery used by naval forces.

In order to rebuild his Han Yangtze River Navy, Chen Youliang spent a lot of manpower and material resources!

I secretly bought several artillery pieces made in Jinling from Jiangnan.

These artillery were supposed to be installed on merchant ships, but Chen Youliang spent more than 1,000 taels of gold before sending someone to secretly transport them back.

Chen Youliang looked at the imitation Hanyang artillery, stroked the body, and then asked:

"If the difference is not big, then it is acceptable. How powerful is this artillery?"

The head craftsman in charge of casting the artillery immediately said, "Your Majesty, we have already tested the power of the country. Please rest assured, Your Majesty, at a distance of dozens of steps, the difference between the two is not that big. It's just that our Hanyang-made artillery seems to be

It’s easy to attract some patina, but as long as you maintain it well, some patina is not a problem!”

"Let's go! Go try the cannon!" Chen Youliang said.

Later, the Han monarchs and ministers came to a school field outside Hanyang City, which was Chen Youliang's newly established artillery testing base.

With roars one after another, the Hanyang-made artillery fire was like a devastating burst, hitting the target dozens of steps away.

The heavy cannonballs shattered the thick wooden boards on these targets.

Chen Youliang is very satisfied with this result.

According to the power of this kind of cannon, as long as one shot is fired at close range, no matter what kind of hard wooden warship is, a huge hole will be exposed, and naturally there will be no strength to continue fighting.

boom!

boom!

There was another heavy roar of artillery.

Emperor Chen Youliang of the Han Dynasty held a torch and personally fired several bronze cannons.
To be continued...