Chapter 112: Stand up, don't kneel(2/2)
This Battle of Shahe was also a turning point in the early days of the Red Turban Army. After this battle, Liu Futong relied on the Dabie Mountains and used the Yellow River and Ru River as his defense line to fight the Yuan army.
Inspired by this, red scarf armies sprung up like bamboo shoots after a rain... Sesame Li, Bu Wangsan, Meng Haima, and Guo Zixing were all figures who emerged during this period.
First of all, Timur was a guilty minister. Fortunately, he was protected from being beheaded by Tuo Tuo. However, the impact of his failure was very large, and even affected the current Battle of Gaoyou.
Why did Tuotuo have to go all the way to mobilize troops from the Western Regions? It was not because his good brothers had lost all the elite members of Yuan Ting, so he could only mobilize troops from the faraway Western Regions.
But even so, Tuotuo was still very kind to his younger brother and still granted him military power.
Not long ago, Timur also led the troops behind Zhao Junyong in an attempt to invade Chuzhou.
But Zhao Junyong was defeated in one fell swoop.
There were obviously 20,000 people coming, but such a big thing was placed right in front of us. Why was it gone?
At first, Timur was too scared to attack, so he just waited.
Then Peng Zaozhu sent someone over to deliver a letter to him, telling him about his revenge on Zhao Junyong for killing his father, and expressed his willingness to surrender to the imperial court.
He also asked Tamerlane first, and then asked many questions about Chuzhou, trying to find out what was true and what was true.
Finally, Luo Guanzhong's opportunity came. He picked up a big pen and started writing nonsense information.
This Mr. Luo can really write, from food, clothing, housing and transportation, personal preferences, to the situation of his subordinates, to military disciplines and regulations... He has compiled a complete set.
It has tens of thousands of words, just like a novel.
After Tamerlane received it first, he became more and more interested in reading it, and even forgot to eat and sleep while reading it.
How interesting!
Zhu Yuanzhang was a little monk in his early years, and he was begging for food. He had never eaten good food. His favorite thing was roasted centipedes. Centipedes more than half a foot long were roasted on the fire. They were crispy and fragrant. He could eat hundreds of centipedes in one meal.
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In order to satisfy his appetite, Zhu Yuanzhang mobilized his men to look for centipedes, and some people were bitten by them. The people of Chuzhou called Zhu Yuanzhang General Centipede...
There is also Zhu Yuanzhang who is afraid of his wife. He only relied on her power to get where he is today.
But Ma was jealous and did not allow Zhu Yuanzhang to take concubines. One day, Zhu Yuanzhang was furious and sharpened his knife and wanted to kill Ma... But at this moment, Ma suddenly came and asked him why he was sharpening his knife.
Zhu Yuanzhang immediately replied: Seeing that his wife is emaciated, he will kill a sheep for her!
This interesting description made Tamerlane smile. A vulgar, henpecked, and unambitious Zhu Yuanzhang emerged vividly on the page.
Is this person worthy of being an enemy of the Yuan Dynasty?
As long as the army pounces on him, it might scare him to death!
First, Timur was unscrupulous. Wherever the Yuan army passed, the people fled and fled, and mourning was everywhere. Thousands of people ran to Liuhe, praying for Zhu Jiajun's protection.
At this moment, due to reorganization matters, Feng Guoyong, who was originally stationed in Liuhe, is not here. Only Geng Junyong and Geng Bingwen and his son are here, and the troops are also very limited.
The two men went to the city in person and saw the people kneeling on the ground outside the city. Their scalps were numb and their palms were sweating.
"My son, what do you think we should do?"
Geng Bingwen gritted his teeth and said, "What else can I do? Let's fight with the dog Tatars!" The young man leaned out of the crenel and looked at the crowd outside.
"Folks, the Yuan Tartars are committing a heinous crime by massacring all living beings. They don't give people a way to survive! If you want to live, don't kneel down and beg us! You must pick up weapons and fight the Tartars to the death! Protect yourselves!"
"Stand up, don't kneel!"
"If you are brave, go to the city to get weapons and fight with the Tatars! If you are not brave, I will arrange for people to send you to the back!"
Geng Bingwen actually studied under Zhang Ximeng for several months, and his eloquence is very good.
After some agitation, about seven to eight hundred people stood up angrily and were willing to help defend the city.
Geng Bingwen brought these people into the city and stood ready. The rest of the old, weak, women and children, as well as the elderly and children in Liuhe City, were immediately sent away.
Chapter completed!