Chapter 1036 The Liangshan heroes are here

Wang Yue didn't know what Lu Hongti was thinking. He was afraid that Lu Hongti would be worried, so he said calmly, "I'm sure! And there are many ways. I haven't even used my secret weapon yet."

His secret weapon is quite low-tech, it is a light cannon with little power, somewhat similar to a heartless cannon.

It's not that he doesn't want to take out the grenade, it's just that the current technology makes things too cumbersome. If he wants to make something lighter, he needs to upgrade his technology.

But it reminded him that the Wu Dynasty on TV even had firecrackers. He felt that it was not a violation for him to take out this simple grenade, right?

As for guns, he has not studied them at all. He feels that its improved crossbow is enough, but it is really not worthwhile to make it now.

Seeing that Wang Yue was so confident, Lu Hongti felt relieved, and she stopped talking about moving.

But she felt like she wanted to do something for Wang Yue, so she quickly asked, "I still owe you a favor, what can I do for you?"

Wang Yue looked at the female hero, thought for a moment and said, "Help me train a group of female guards. My wives can't always have male guards around them. It's really inconvenient."

When Lu Hongti saw what Wang Yue said, she nodded in agreement. She was already good at martial arts, and she visited Wang Yue's guard training. After returning to Luliang Mountain, she tried it again. She was very experienced, and she was very good at training female guards. .

Not to mention that Wang Yue was preparing for war and was wary of Fang La and Wu Chao. Fang La's generals were indeed a little uneasy.

Bao Wenhan even proposed to go south at the Yongle Dynasty meeting, just in time to conquer the Jiangzuo League's territory and expand his own strength.

The reasons he gave were also very tempting, and many generals supported him. After all, how could they, the generals, dislike having so many soldiers in their hands.

Moreover, if Shenggong conferred the title of King of Wu, they would also have considerable official positions, and they would no longer be bandits.

The stronger you are, the higher the position you will probably get. It can be described as honoring your ancestors.

However, not only Fang La disagreed with Bao Wenhan's opinion, but even Fang Xifo also opposed it, so the others could only accept it.

However, Bao Wenhan took the opportunity to win over a group of people who were dissatisfied with Fang Lafang Xifo and strengthened his strength in the Yongle Dynasty.

For a time, the Yongle Dynasty had a tendency to split, and the entire Lin'an City was in a state of unrest.

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Just when bandits were raging in Wu Dynasty, and even some powerful ones were ready to take action, Liangshan suddenly accepted the recruitment, causing an uproar in Lu Lin.

What Liangshan did even more excessively was that, in accordance with the requirements of the Wu Dynasty, after accepting the recruitment, they immediately led Liangshan soldiers and horses to the south to wipe out the Yongle bandit army.

After receiving the news, Wang Yue immediately asked Liu Xigua to send a message to Shenggong and ask if he needed help from Jiang Zuo League.

Fang La was now sitting on the land of three continents and was very proud of himself. He rejected Wang Yue's kindness without even thinking about it.

Of course, Wang Yue didn't force this. He just took the opportunity to train his troops, build ordnance, and prepare to clean up the mess.

Yes, just cleaning up the mess.

Wang Yue felt that there were people monitoring him inside Fang La, and the Liangshan army outside was cooperating with the Wu Dynasty army to attack. Under such circumstances of internal and external troubles, failure was impossible.

However, failure also takes time. After the failure of the last waterway sneak attack, the Liangshan army could only cooperate with the imperial army and attack Runzhou on the opposite bank from Yangzhou under the leadership of the injured General Dong.

In the direction of Runzhou, there was an elite Yongle army led by Fang Xifu to block it. The two sides were evenly matched, and the battle lasted for more than a year.

It seemed that the imperial army would not be able to attack for a long time, and other bandits also wanted to imitate Liangshan and capture a few county towns, and then ask for recruitment.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, news came that the imperial court had regained the six southern states of Yanyun's sixteen states.

This news gave the shaky Wu Dynasty a shot in the arm, and also made those who were ready to take action temporarily rest their minds.

This news also boosted the morale of the Wu Dynasty army that was fighting the Yongle army. When Liangshan soldiers saw this situation, they began to fight desperately and even sent their leaders to take the lead.

Therefore, after five or six Liangshan generals were killed in Runzhou, they defeated Fang Xifo and successfully crossed the Yangtze River.

As a result, loopholes appeared in Yongle Dynasty's defense line. Wu Dynasty's army was divided into two groups. The main force chased Fang Xifu to Changzhou, and the other group went to attack Jiangning.

This continued until the beginning of the 11th year of Jinghan Dynasty, when the Wu Dynasty's army successively defeated Changzhou, Suzhou, Xiuzhou, Huzhou, Runzhou, Jiangning Mansion and Xuanzhou Guangde's army, and merged with Lin'an City.

By this time, more than thirty Liangshan generals had died, and the Yongle army had also suffered heavy losses. As a last resort, they had begun to ask for help from the Jiangzuo Alliance.

Of course, Fang La was not afraid, because there was the arsenal of the Wu Dynasty in Lin'an City, where there was a large amount of gunpowder. If he wanted to break through the city gate, just General Dong and Liangshan's more than 100,000 troops were not enough.

Wang Yue didn't think so. When he got the news of the request for help, in order to show it to the Allies, he joined Liu Xigua's Ba Dao Battalion without hesitation and prepared to go to the rescue.

It's just that the situation changed too quickly. As soon as the Jiangzuo League's army entered the Yongle Dynasty's territory, they received news that Bao Wenhan of the Xuanwei camp rebelled, Shenggong Fangla was captured, and the arsenal was controlled by Bao Wenhan, and there was no time to use it. .

Seeing that there was nothing he could do, Fang Xifo took his men and escaped from Lin'an City. He is currently recovering from his injuries in Muzhou and organizing defense there.

Just after receiving the news that Shenggong had been captured, the generals of Yongle's army panicked and didn't know what to do for a while.

Fortunately, Fang Qiong and Liu Xigua, who followed the Jiangzuo League to the north, were relatives of the Holy Palace. They integrated Yongle armies from various places along the way and headed to Muzhou to join Fang Xifo.

Seeing Liu Xigua and Fang Qiong's behavior, Wang Yue didn't even want to take the territory anymore, so he immediately informed Yang Xiao and sent people to occupy these territories.

When the local people heard that the Yongle Dynasty army had left and that the new arrivals were from the Jiangzuo League, they were all very happy and were waiting to be divided into fields.

However, they also waited. Wherever the Jiangzuo League's army went, the teams responsible for dividing the fields also went. Not only could they get support from the local people, but they could also raise food and grass nearby.

Of course, this is no exception. After all, this is Jiangmen's magic weapon that can quickly control the place. Of course, he cannot abandon it.

Wang Yue led the army to take over the territory while marching north. Instead of going to Muzhou to join in the fun, he divided his troops into two groups and occupied two fortresses to prevent the Wu Dynasty's army from going south.

At the same time, Yang Guo had already led the Jiangzuo Alliance Navy, carrying 50,000 soldiers and horses, to raid Lin'an Water Village and entered Lin'an City.

Wang Yue originally wanted to rescue Fang La, but he never thought that Bao Wenhan was also a very hot person. When he learned that the Jiangzuo Alliance army had entered the city, he decisively cut off Fang La's head and fled north with the head. .

The order Yang Guo received was to capture Lin'an and cut off the Wu Dynasty's army's retreat. He had no intention of pursuing it at all.

Of course, he might have done it on purpose. After all, when Fang La deliberately let Lou Shuwan's plan go, he had already offended Wang Yue.

He just sent the navy to attack along the waterway to clear out the Wu Dynasty soldiers and horses along the way to buy Wang Yue time.

General Dong and the Liangshan troops who pursued Muzhou panicked after receiving the news. They were now alone and in a state of encirclement on three sides.

This three-for-one tactic was the most demoralizing tactic. Knowing that nothing could be done, they quickly withdrew their troops to the north.

At this time, it is of course the Liangshan soldiers and horses who are in charge of the rear. After all, if the cannon fodder is not used at this time, there will be no chance in the future.

So, after hearing that Fang La had been killed, frantic Liu Xigua and Fang Qiong led the Yongle army to launch a frantic attack on Liangshan soldiers and horses.

However, General Dong was a benevolent and righteous man after all. Although he left Liangshan troops and horses to be cut off, he still left some gunpowder for the Liangshan people.

Relying on these gunpowder, the Yongle army did not dare to pursue the Liangshan soldiers and horses too closely, so the Liangshan soldiers and horses were withdrawn from Dusong Pass.

This side was so dissatisfied with the pursuit attack, while the Wu Dynasty soldiers and horses over there withdrew to the Guangde Army's front line in Xiuzhou, Huzhou, and organized defense on the spot.

It’s not that Wang Yue’s soldiers and horses are so powerful. In fact, fighting is all about logistics. The logistics of Yongle’s army are not very good. But in the south of the Yangtze River where there are waterways, the logistics of Wang Yue’s army are very guaranteed, and Yongle’s army is also very good. Not hungry.

The bows and arrows were fired as if they were free of charge, leaving the Wu Dynasty soldiers and horses who had no logistics and could only be beaten passively. If the Wu Dynasty's soldiers and horses had not had gunpowder, the losses might have been even more severe.

Seeing that the Wu Dynasty soldiers and horses were preparing to stabilize the defense line in Guangde Army, Xuanzhou, and Huzhou Xiuzhou, Wang Yue felt that it was time to move out the artillery.

Otherwise, we don't know how long this battle will last when reinforcements from the other side arrive.

Therefore, before the Wu Dynasty soldiers and horses could gain a foothold, Taihu, which had been calm for a long time, suddenly came out with a soldier and horse, and in conjunction with the army heading north from Lin'an, they used artillery to easily conquer Huzhou and Suzhou Xiuzhou.

After Xiuzhou soldiers and horses received the news, they had no intention of fighting at all. They quickly took advantage of the opportunity that the Suzhou Jiangzuo Alliance troops had not yet fully controlled and retreated from Xiuzhou all the way to the other side of the river.

After General Dong received the news, he did not continue to hold on to the Guangde Army in Xuanzhou, and decisively retreated from Runzhou to Yangzhou.

It was just pity for the Liangshan army. When they got the news, all their retreats had been blocked, and they could only continue to resist alone at Dusong Pass, relying on only gunpowder.

Recalling that during the Liangshan Uprising, they sent people south to contact the Jiangzuo Alliance. Later, after the uprising was released, they also discussed forming an alliance, but they defected to the imperial court in the blink of an eye.

In this regard, Wang Yue was very happy to let the remaining troops of the Yongle army vent their anger, so he left this place to the Yongle army. He led the army to continue to pursue the Wu Dynasty's defeated troops.

Along the way, they regained Jiangning and returned the Wu Dynasty soldiers and horses to the other side of the river, and then stopped the pursuit.

It's not that Wang Yue didn't want to cross the river to attack, it was just that the battle was fought too fast and his follow-up troops could not keep up. The Wu Dynasty still had a large number of troops stationed on Huainan East Road, so it was really not a good time to attack.

The Liangshan soldiers and horses, who were unable to survive alone and lacked logistics, were surrounded by the angry Yongle army and were wiped out at Dusong Pass.

Their leader Song Jiang wanted to surrender, but the angry Fang Xifo didn't give them a chance. After all, Liangshan didn't notify them at all when he accepted the recruitment.

If Liangshan soldiers and horses hadn't worked so hard, with the useless soldiers and horses of Wu Dynasty, if they wanted to break through the defense line, they would have to wait another year or two.

Facing such an enemy, the Yongle Dynasty generals who were unable to avenge Fang La vented all their anger on them.

When Wang Yue returned to Lin'an and passed Dusong Pass, he happened to see Fang Xifo Fang Xigua and others executing Song Jiang and other Liangshan generals.

In Liangshan, which was at its peak, except for a few people who did not go south, there were two Wu Song, Lu Zhishen, Lin Chong, Lu Junyi, Yan Qing and others who were very capable and took advantage of the chaos to escape. The rest all died here.

Since then, a war has been fought for more than two years. Starting from the Jiangzuo Alliance's attack, the battle ended quickly.

In just a few months, the Wu Dynasty soldiers and horses were driven back to the other side of the river.

Of course, because it was too fast, Wang Yue's follow-up troops could not keep up, so they could not continue to expand the results.

After Fang Xifu killed everyone in Liangshan, he looked at the uniform soldiers of the Jiangzuo League behind Wang Yue and knew that their Yongle Dynasty was over, so he decisively surrendered to the Jiangzuo League and became an army under the Jiangzuo League. The situation was a host-guest situation. changed.

Wang Yue was also unambiguous. After taking over the Yongle army, he decisively screened according to the rules of the Jiangzuo League, eliminated all those who did not meet the standards, divided their fields, and let them go back to farming happily.

Because the troops and horses were being reorganized here, the Jiangzuo League had no intention of crossing the river for a while. Only the troops and horses from the south of the Jiangzuo League took the opportunity to occupy strategic locations in some prefectures and counties on Guangnan West Road to prevent the Wu Dynasty army from raiding.

For the Wu Dynasty, the war lasted for two years. Except for the recruitment of Liangshan, the Wu Dynasty restored peace to Daming Mansion, and gained almost nothing. It still did not get back the Jiangnan granary.

What makes the Wu Dynasty even more sad is that floods and droughts have continued in the summer of Jinghan's 11th year. Grain merchants in various places took the opportunity to raise prices, making the Wu Dynasty even worse and had no energy to reorganize the attack.

Since it couldn't be defeated, the Wu Dynasty's practice was to spend money to buy peace, so the Wu Dynasty decisively sent envoys to negotiate peace with the Jiangzuo Alliance.

Floods and droughts are also serious in the Jiangzuo League area, but they have grain in hand and are not worried about grain merchants taking the opportunity to raise prices, so the people live and work in peace and contentment.

After Wang Yue's men received the news that the Wu Dynasty wanted to negotiate peace, they felt that it was time to upgrade. It seemed a bit childish to negotiate with a country in the form of an alliance.

So, Yang Xiao united with Wang Yue's subordinates and asked Wang Yue to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor. After all, only when Wang Yue ascended the throne could his subordinates be promoted.

Wang Yue also knew that this was an opportunity. He awkwardly pushed through three times in accordance with the procedure, and then he officially ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor. The country was named Ming and the capital was located in Jinling.

The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty were opposed to Wang Yue's decision. After all, in their view, a gentleman was not conducive to being under a dangerous wall.

Jiangning, no, Jinling is too dangerous.

It's just that no matter how many reasons they had, they were all defeated by Wang Yuechao's reason. At the same time, they became passionate and more cohesive.

That sentence is what the Ming emperor often said, "The emperor guards the gate of the country, and the king dies in the country."

Wang Yue's words were simply too shocking at this time.

You know, before this, there had never been an emperor of a country who guarded the country's borders. This was the first of its kind.

Even Qian Xiwen, who was lucky enough to survive from the Yongle Dynasty, was stunned for a long time after receiving Wang Yue's decision. Then he breathed a sigh of relief and said to his children with some disappointment, "You guys Anyone who wants to join the Ming Dynasty as an official can just go to the Talent Recruitment Hall to sign up, I have no objection."

With Qian Xiwen's permission, several outstanding descendants of the Qian family hurriedly went to the Talent Recruitment Hall to sign up. Others who stayed in the Ming Dynasty and had good reputations also followed suit.

It's not that they supported the Ming Dynasty, but they knew that in the areas ruled by the Ming Dynasty, the entire families of the gentry who were not officials were sent to Ryukyu.

If you don't surrender at this time, when the Ming Dynasty frees up its hands, it will settle the matter with them at some point.