Is three hundred thousand shi a lot of food?

Lao Zhu had nearly one million dan in stock, and Zhang Ximeng's grain bank had similar stock. Zhu Jiajun was so extravagant that he even raised fattened pigs in batches.

A mere three hundred thousand dan is really not much.

But looking around the world, the only one who can say this is Zhu Jiajun.

Every other force suffers from food shortage.

Liu Futong, Tianwan Emperor Xu Shouhui, needless to say.

Is Yuan Ting very relaxed?

Before the Red Turban Uprising, four million shi of grain had to be transported from the south to Dadu every year to support the high-ranking officials and the troops in the court.

Together with the Red Scarf Army, first of all, the grain supply was too low and they had to rely on sea transportation. The amount was only 1.6 million shi, not even half of it.

Food prices suddenly more than tripled.

And they go to war frequently, quickly depleting their inventory.

The Yuan Dynasty was already short of money. Why did Tuotuo wait until October before he dared to go south? Why did Tuotuo wait for the harvest in the north and barely replenish some stocks?

They tried every possible means to mobilize 1.5 million shi of military rations to supply the army going south.

Tuotuo claimed to have an army of one million, but in fact there were only 400,000. They moved south along the canal to save costs and reduce consumption as much as possible.

But even so, the food that could be transported to the front of the army was less than 1.2 million dan. After repeated battles and consumption, the food in Tuo Tuo's hand was only over 500,000 dan, of which 300,000 dan was stored in Huai'an.

, as the general granary of the entire army.

According to Tuotuo's intention, he hoped to capture Gaoyou as soon as possible, open the canal, and obtain grain supplies from the south of the Yangtze River.

However, Gaoyou failed to defeat it, and instead lost Huai'an, hundreds of thousands of troops, and only less than one month's rations left.

At this point, although we are not at the end of our rope, we are still close to being desperate.

When Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhang Ximeng received this news, they were both cheered up. The most critical fighter opportunity had finally appeared. Regardless of whether the strategies could succeed or not, the lack of food alone was enough to kill Tuotuo.

"Quick, call everyone together to discuss countermeasures immediately!" Zhu Yuanzhang shouted excitedly, and soon all the civil servants and military generals from more than a thousand households arrived.

This is also the status that the military commander has won for himself after several discussions on military affairs.

After everyone heard the situation, they were all excited. A God-given opportunity really appeared.

"Your Majesty, I think we should save the food supply in Huai'an and immediately send our troops north to assist Marshal Peng and the others." It was Fei Ju who spoke. He was eager to get this job right away.

But Xu Da remained silent and thought slightly.

The distance from Liuhe to Huai'an is almost five hundred miles. Even at the fastest speed, it will take seven or eight days to get there. The battle line is so long, and there are still weak links like Tianchang in the middle. If the Yuan army kills again from Gaoyou

If you come here, you may destroy the entire army.

"It's better to ignore Huai'an and march to Gaoyou!" Xu Da suddenly spoke.

Entering Gaoyou?

As expected of you!

Xu Da, you are too courageous.

Tuotuo's main force of more than 300,000 people is still in Gaoyou. If we attack Gaoyou at this time, wouldn't it be like hitting a stone with an egg?

Xu Da suddenly stood up and fought for a long time, already showing his uniqueness.

"Higher position, although there are many soldiers and horses in Tuotuo, the people are not united and it is difficult to control. If the wind goes smoothly, it will be fine. However, if we encounter setbacks, chaos will inevitably occur. There are many soldiers in Gaoyou, but there may not be many who can be separated to fight with us.

How much. Coupled with the lack of food and grass and the unstable morale of the army, if we attack Gaoyou at this time, we are 50% sure that we can break the Yuan army's blockade, rescue the trapped soldiers and horses in Gaoyou, and defeat the enemy in one fell swoop!"

After Xu Da's analysis, many people were stunned. At present, Zhu Yuanzhang could only gather all the troops and horses, but there would be no more than 50,000 people to break the siege of Gaoyou. Does he really have a chance of winning?

Everyone was talking about it. People like Feng Guosheng, Tang Shengzong and others were opposed to Xu Da's idea. What's interesting is that Hu Dahai fully supported it.

This group may not understand the overall situation of the art of war. He is purely greedy for success. He wants to attack wherever the Yuan army is numerous.

It's really interesting that the most sane person and the most irrational person actually stand together.

Their debate has not come to a conclusion, but one thing has gradually reached a consensus, that is, Huai'an is too far away, and they can only let Peng Zaozhu and Miao Daheng play their part. The main force of Zhu's army can only attack other positions to contain the Yuan army and give them a blow.

Peng Zaozhu supported.

However, to directly attack Gaoyou is still too challenging for everyone, and they have been unable to make up their minds.

At this moment, Zhang Ximeng suddenly said: "Huai'an is too far and Gaoyou is too strong. Can we capture Yangzhou?"

Yangzhou!

Everyone was startled, then thought about it for a moment, and felt more and more that it made sense.

There are not many Yuan troops in Yangzhou, they are close to each other, and they guard the canal. The geographical location is more important than Gaoyou.

Regardless of whether Yangzhou can be captured or not, the Yuan army will be mobilized and fighter planes will be created.

Zhu Yuanzhang showed a satisfied smile on his face, "Huai'an is too far, Gaoyou is too strong, and Yangzhou is impartial. It's just right! What do you think?"

Xu Da was startled, stood up hurriedly, bowed and said: "I think it's just right!"

Fei Ju and others also stood up, "Come on, don't hesitate, send troops immediately!"

"good!"

Zhu Yuanzhang immediately said: "Fei Ju, Hua Yun, you lead three thousand infantry and cavalry to Zhenzhou, return to Feng Guo for mobilization, set off from Zhenzhou, and march directly to Yangzhou. Xu Da, you lead the front camp troops and horses, and march directly from Liuhe."

Taking Yangzhou, if you encounter the Yuan army moving south, you must adapt to circumstances and handle it appropriately."

Xu Da's ability is enough to stand alone.

Zhu Yuanzhang's arrangements were very appropriate.

The army was mobilized, and he and Zhang Ximeng led the main force and marched towards Yangzhou as a reserve force for the entire army.

It can be seen that Lao Zhu was not completely sure of winning Yangzhou. He did not put all his capital on it, but tested the reality before making arrangements.

Attacking Yangzhou was indeed a brilliant move.

The entire Lianghuai battlefield was completely ruined.

Tuotuo, who was in Gaoyou, got all the bad news.

A few days ago I was in sight of victory, but in the blink of an eye I was in despair.

His younger brother Timur was defeated first, and all 20,000 men and horses were wiped out. Even his whereabouts are unknown.

Xuexue's 30,000 households were all ruined, and Xuexue was still missing. Of the 30,000 people, less than 1,000 came back. These soldiers who were lucky enough to escape were extremely frightened, and they all said that the red thieves were powerful, like soldiers from heaven descending to earth.

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These two disastrous defeats have left Tuotuo very anxious.

But compared to the news that followed, it was nothing.

A group of red thieves deceived the gate of Huai'an and raided the granary.

After Tuotuo heard this, he almost vomited blood!

How can the important land of Huai'an be lost!

He immediately summoned his subordinates to discuss countermeasures. After some wrangling, he ordered to assemble five thousand households and asked Shandong troops to go south to kill the Huai'an red bandits together.

The continuous disastrous defeats have scared Tuotuo away from sending 20,000 to 30,000 troops. Only 50,000 or more can guarantee safety.

But before these troops could officially set off, another bad news came. The Red Thieves were attacking Yangzhou again. There were so many troops and the situation was critical...

Holding the letter asking for help from Yangzhou, Tuotuo was stunned.

Liuhe, Tianchang, Huai'an, Yangzhou... what on earth is going on? Gu

Where did so many red scarves come from?

What grows from the ground or falls from the sky?

Why didn't anyone tell me?

Until now, Tuotuo had not figured out how big the Zhu family army was. Lao Zhu's slow move to become king was really effective.

Tuotuo thought a lot. He even suspected that it was Emperor Tianwan Xu Shouhui who sent reinforcements.

But no matter what, his situation took a turn for the worse.

He has to save Huai'an. If he doesn't save Huai'an, the whole army will be short of food. It will fall apart in less than a month... What about Yangzhou? Let alone ignore it. If Yangzhou falls, even if Gaoyou is captured, what will happen? If Yangzhou is besieged again, the same will happen.

Do it a second time?

And the most embarrassing thing for Tuotuo is how many red scarves are there on the opposite side? It seems that these people will even attack Gaoyou!

Tuo Tuo did not dare to give orders casually, so he immediately called his confidant Gong Bosui, who joined the army, and Ha La, the deputy envoy of Hakka Province. These two people did not have high official positions, but they were Tuo Tuo's confidants and military counselors. They were somewhat similar to Zhang Ximeng's role under Zhu Yuanzhang.

Faced with the situation in front of them, these two people couldn't figure it out.

After all, it’s this group of Chuzhou Red Turbans, which is really weird.

Huai'an and Yangzhou are both places that must be saved, and Gaoyou cannot be given up.

Even though the Yuan army had 400,000 troops, only about half of them could fight. They had already lost a lot in the attack on Zhang Shicheng.
To be continued...