Chapter 178: Dispatch Generals Huai'an is only 240 miles away from Gaoyou by water.
Even with a giant boat transporting grain, it can be easily reached in four days.
Therefore, ever since Huai'an City was breached by Zhu Bayi, everyone in the Gaoyou Mansion had been waiting for success.
Not only did Qi Zhedu, Zuo Cheng of Jiangbei Province in Henan, who was sent by the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty to take charge of Gaoyou, stay up every night, but even civil servants such as Li Qi, the prefect of Gaoyou, and Sheng Zhao, the magistrate of Baoying County, were also fully clothed and patrolling day and night, surrounded by their own servants. , I am afraid that if I am not careful, I will fall into the trap of Zhu Butcher like Huai'an City and lose completely in my sleep.
In addition, Qizhedu, Zuo Cheng of Jiangbei Province in Henan, also discussed with Li Qi, Sheng Zhao, and the Councilor Aladdin and others to withhold the tax money that should have been transported to the capital city for more than a year.
Spend a lot of money to recruit warriors to join the army to fight against thieves.
Anyway, a large section of the canal is currently controlled by Zhu Tutu and Zhao Baiding.
Although the merchant ships can pass through safely, it is certainly impossible for the tax money for the imperial court to be transported under the eyes of these two people.
Simply send it to Gaoyou Mansion and the salt owl, water bandits, Jianghu heroes, heroes and villains on Yangzhou Road in the south, and let them lead their disciples to fight against the royal family.
Not to mention, under the heavy reward, many heroes and ruffians came to join him.
In just over a month, the number of officers and soldiers in Gaoyou Mansion expanded from more than 10,000 to more than 30,000, a full expansion of three times.
Coupled with the salt collectors, tax collectors, government officials, and archers who were already distributed in various places, the scale easily exceeded 80,000.
Although most of those who came to join the army were well-known private salt dealers and their minions, there were also a small number of reckless heroes who made a living on the water, green forest heroes who collected protection fees in casinos and brothels, as well as some hustlers and kidnappers. , thieves, gangsters, hooligans and the like, military discipline is really bad.
But these people are courageous, good at skills, and speak very tough words.
They usually stand out on the school field, and they are quite majestic.
Qizhedu, Zuocheng of Jiangbei Province in Henan, saw it and was very happy.
The promise was fulfilled immediately, but the people who came to join the army, young or old, were given money on the spot.
If there are disciples, disciples, and followers who come to surrender, they will be appointed officials according to the number of subordinates.
Those who bring ten people are called chiefs, those who bring a hundred people are centurions, and those who bring more than five hundred people are all named Qianhu.
The official records were kept for record, and after the waterway was opened, they were immediately sent to Dadu, where the official uniforms were officially issued by the imperial court.
This move greatly moved the "heroes", and they all geared up and vowed to fight Zhu Tutu to a showdown.
If it hadn't been for more than two months ago, the 300,000 officers and soldiers led by Timur were defeated by Liu Futong in Shahe, and Bianliang fell, which poured cold water on everyone.
These people even wanted to ask Qizhe for a general order to send troops directly to Huaidong Road to give Zhu Bayi a preemptive strike.
Fortunately, Timur's defeat in Shahe was timely enough, so that the minds of Zuo Cheng Qizhedu of Jiangbei Province in Henan and the 80,000 "Tiger Ben" under his command regained their composure and began to face the gap in combat effectiveness between the two sides.
The result is not known until you see it, but you will be shocked when you see it.
After opening their eyes, they discovered that the artillery that was so powerful in the Battle of Shahe all came from the generals' workshops in Huai'an City.
As for the officers and soldiers, the most powerful firearm is just a blunderbuss, which has a range of only fifty steps and cannot penetrate even leather armor from thirty steps away.
It is completely different from the legendary "magic weapon" that can smash everyone within a hundred steps with one cannon.
At this time, the "heroes" were a little dumbfounded.
On the night after the details of the Battle of Shahe spread, more than two thousand people escaped secretly.
Zuo Cheng Qizhedu of Jiangbei Province in Henan was so angry that he immediately sent his confidants to lead the cavalry to chase and kill everyone.
Only then did he stabilize the team again, and the whole army did not collapse without a fight.
The team was stabilized, but the high morale was no longer there.
Qi Zhedu had no choice but to follow the advice of the prefect Li Qi and set up several models of "loyalty to the emperor and patriotism" in the team, entrusting them with important tasks for everyone to imitate.
Among them, Dingxi hero Liu Ziren, Taizhou hero Wang Kerou, Wang Kerou's sworn brothers Hua Fu and Zhang Si, water hero Qiu Yi, Taizhou salt lords Zhang Jiu Si and Li Boxheng, Zhang Jiu Si's younger brothers Zhang Jiu Liu and Jiu Jiu were the most responsible.
Public expectations.
He was named the Nine Tigers of Gaoyou by Zuo Cheng Qi Zhedu of Jiangbei Province in Henan.
Each of them sealed thousands of households that were in short supply, awarded gold medals, and allowed hereditary inheritance.
Each man also had an entire thousand-man team under his command, and ordered them to take the lead in serving in the army.
In this way, the "heroes" saw the hope of rapid success, and their morale began to slowly recover.
Some of them, who had extensive connections, tried their best to find out information about Huai'an Road in order to get a job as soon as possible.
Not to mention, more people means more power.
Soon, everyone found out that Zhu Tutu in Huai'an had contacted Zhima Li, Zhao Junyong, Guo Zixing, Sun Deya and others to prepare to join forces to attack Gaoyou.
Moreover, they even inquired about the approximate strength of the troops and the specific date of dispatch, and the reports came to the residence of Zuocheng Qizhedu in Jiangbei Province, Henan Province.
Qizhedu was horrified and quickly summoned the prefect Li Qi, the county magistrate Sheng Zhao, the counselor Aladdin, and all Mongolian officials in Gaoyou Mansion to discuss countermeasures.
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The Mongolian officials in Gaoyou Prefecture were hereditary for several generations, and they had already polished off the bloody legacy of their ancestors in the wine pool and meat forest.
When the spies heard that the Red Scarf Army actually numbered 200,000, they immediately turned pale with fright.
They jumped to their feet and complained loudly, "We told you a long time ago not to provoke Butcher Zhu.
But you just didn't listen.
If you don't listen, Butcher Zhu is going crazy again.
You can go up with your Nine Tigers, but don't hold us back."
"Yes, don't hold us back.
We have no grievances or grudges against that Zhu butcher.
The worst we can do is follow the example of Doudouo, pay a sum of money to redeem ourselves, and then become a rich man.
Anyway, Zhu butcher is a believer in Maitreya Bodhisattva. , I never like to kill innocent people indiscriminately.”
"Yes, even Timur was defeated first.
What can we do to show off our abilities?
Why not divide the money in the treasury, and then send someone to negotiate with Zhu Butcher.
Let's bargain with him together, and maybe we can redeem ourselves.
You can get more discounts for your money.”
"Yes, Qizhedu.
If I want to beat you, we men will excuse you."
As they spoke, everyone bowed, turned around and walked out.
Zuo Cheng Qizhedu of Jiangbei Province in Henan was so angry that his face was filled with smoke.
He slammed the table and shouted loudly, "Stop, who dares to go out of this door?
A red knife goes in and a white knife goes out."
"Ah, Qizhedu, you've got a lot of skills."
The hereditary Mongolian officials were startled at first, and then they all turned their lips to their ears, "Try stabbing me.
Let's see who ends up in the end.
I will regret telling you that although my family is not as good as it used to be, there are still several uncles and grandparents living near the palace.
If you do it today, let’s see if someone kills your whole family another day.”
"Yes, poke here, poke here, whoever doesn't poke is the grandson."
"Stab, stab, I have more than two hundred kilograms, if I didn't die in the hands of the red scarf thief, it would be worth it if I died in your hands."
Suddenly, the meeting hall became very lively, and the noise could be heard hundreds of steps away.
When the magistrate Li Qi saw that everyone was really making a fuss, he had no choice but to cough a few times and try to persuade him, "Brothers of the same age, please don't be angry.
Don't be angry.
Lord Qi Zhedu is not, and he doesn't want to keep it either."
Everyone’s property was fined by Butcher Zhu last time.
Even if it’s small, it’s worth a thousand or eight hundred yuan.
If you can do it without spending money, why waste your hard-earned money on it?”
"Who are you?"
"Get out of here and let the men talk.
How can you, a Han official, interrupt?"
"It's not my own money.
I just want to get away with it.
Do you care?"
The hereditary Mongolian officials simply refused to buy Li Qi's blame.
They all turned their heads and ridiculed him with contempt.
"Shut up, everyone."
Seeing that the prefect Li Qi was being dragged down by him, Qi Zhedu finally couldn't bear it anymore, drew out his sword, and cut off half of the table with one blow, "The enemy is now, any more nonsense , I will kill his whole family myself.
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At worst, my whole family will take their lives for him, and they will die after them."
After saying that, he raised the knife and pointed at the door, with red eyes, he shouted, "If you have the guts, you can go and have a look.
Follow me and put the knife on the door, step out with your feet to chop the feet, and put your head out to chop."
After cutting off the head, I will hold it for you."
"You" all the hereditary officials were startled and wanted to continue walking out, but they saw the shining knife in the hands of the guards outside the door.
Knowing that Qi Zhedu was really going all out this time, he turned around angrily, pointed at the opponent and said, "You, you, Qi Zhedu.
You have the guts.
I hope you will have the same guts when you face Butcher Zhu." .
Don’t be a bastard again.”
"I will definitely not let you see the joke."
Qi Zhedu slashed the knife on the table again, and was instantly struck.
"Each of your families, send out 200 servants and go to the government office to take care of them.
If you don't have any servants, you can pay me to recruit them.
If you can't recruit them, you can take your son with you.
I'll be here before sunset this evening.
Who knows?
If you dare not send all the people, I will confiscate his house and divide his wealth equally among everyone present."
"Uh" Everyone was so frightened that they hiccupped and no one was willing to speak any more.
In this world, the most difficult thing to understand is the human heart.
Everyone has a fortune of more than 100,000 yuan.
If Qizhedu's house is really confiscated, isn't it the same as spending money to work for him?
Counting the ball, this time, we should lower our heads for once and wait for the storm to pass before we can find a way to deal with it. he.
"Aladdin, Sheng Zhao" knew that consultation with the officials would not produce any results, so Qi Zhedu simply began to act arbitrarily.
"Yes", Aladdin, the political official of Semu Shenzhi, and Sheng Zhao, the magistrate of Baoying County, both agreed loudly when their names were called.
"You two, take 30,000 troops to guard the treasure in case the thieves come.
Don't go out of the city to fight.
Stay there as long as you can.
First drain the thieves' morale, and then I, Zuocheng, give you permission to withdraw at your own discretion.
Time in Gaoyou City” "Yes" Aladdin and Sheng Zhao looked at each other and bowed again to agree.
"Take Liu Ziren, Wang Kerou, Qiu Yi and Zhang Jiusi.
You can choose the remaining soldiers yourself."
Seeing Aladdin and Sheng Zhao agree happily, the evil fire in Qi Zhedu's heart was slightly relieved.
After thinking for a while, he added in a low voice, "If there is anything risky, let the four of them lead the men first.
Keeping such people will be a disaster sooner or later.
If they can die in front of the battle, it can be regarded as making the best use of them
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