A knife in love

When Mao Shusheng said this, he paused for a moment, and then he continued: "First of all, the elite Tatar soldiers led by Timur are really good. When they were attacked by the Red Army, they were in a mess at first, but the Tartar soldiers did not retreat and gradually gathered together. When they arrived at one place, they fought inextricably with the Red Army led by Liu Futong. At dawn, the Red Army was gradually exhausted. Liu Futong knew that the Tartar soldiers were too brave and good at fighting. , and caught the Tazi soldiers by surprise. Even so, they failed to annihilate the entire army. On the contrary, the Tazi soldiers gradually gained the upper hand. After the sky was bright, the Tazi soldiers could see their surroundings clearly In such a situation, the Red Army must be defeated. Thinking of this, although Liu Futong felt unwilling, he also knew that the situation was critical, so he had to order the entire army to retreat.

"Also first Timur stood firm in the central army. The shouts and killings around him were earth-shattering, the flames were soaring into the sky, and the sound of weapons clashing, shouting, and screaming could be heard endlessly. Although he was a battle-hardened warrior, he was still terrified at this time. Unexpectedly, seeing that it was about to dawn, the Red Army who stole the camp retreated suddenly. After Timur received the report from the spies, he was in shock and wondered what the Red Army was planning. Several Tartar generals advocated leading the army to hunt down , and wiped out the Red Army in one fell swoop, but Timur did not know the details of the Red Army. He was worried that the Red Army would pretend to retreat and wanted to lure the Tartar soldiers into a trap, so he did not dare to lead the Tartar soldiers to chase and kill the retreating Red Army. Gather all the troops and build a wooden wall to prevent the Red Army from attacking again.

"Liu Futong led the Red Army to rob the camp. Although he failed to defeat Timur, Timur knew that the Red Army was not vulnerable after this battle. I led the soldiers and horses to advance forward with underestimation of the enemy. Once I was besieged by a large group of Red Army, I was afraid that my fame would be ruined. Thinking of this, Timur also broke out in a cold sweat, thinking that I was too frivolous to lead an army. It was extremely dangerous for Ma Gu's army to go deep. The more he thought about it, the more frightened he became. He immediately ordered the whole army to retreat, intending to retreat to Shangcai City and hold on until the reinforcements arrived, before fighting to the death with the Red Army.

"Also first Timur led his army back to Shangcai City. Along the way, he was repeatedly attacked by small groups of Red Army, causing many casualties. The Han people hid their food and hid in deep mountains and old forests one after another. Without the help of the civilian husbands to transport the armaments, they were exhausted all the way. Moreover, the Tartar soldiers were disturbed by the small Red Army, making the wind flustered. They could not rest all day long, and they were unable to fight with the large Red Army. Timur also saw the soldiers hungry and thirsty first. Overwhelmed and exhausted, I thought to myself that if I have to return to Shangcai City, if a large group of Red Army suddenly rushes out on the way, I will be defeated. I can only find a safe place to rest until the soldiers are full. After drinking enough and nourishing your energy, it is not too late to retreat to Shangcai City.

"Also first Timur made up his mind, no longer leading the army to retreat to Shangcai City, but to retreat to the nearby Xiangcheng area to set up a big camp, rest troops and raise horses, temporarily unable to fight again, so can only stick to it and wait Although the Red Army led by Liu Futong failed to defeat Yexian Timur's soldiers and horses, after this battle, the momentum of the Tatar soldiers led by Yexian Timur was interrupted, and the elite Tartar soldiers After Ma went south, the morale of the troubled Red Army was greatly boosted. The Red Army, which had been fighting separately north of the Yangtze River, regarded Liu Futong as its leader, and sent people to visit Liu Futong one after another, intending to vote under Liu Futong's command to fight against the Tarzi soldiers.

"Liu Futong received help from the Red Army from all walks of life, which not only boosted morale, but also increased many soldiers and horses, enough to fight to the death with the Tartar soldiers. So he sent envoys to contact the Red Army everywhere, and agreed to attack the Tartar soldiers together, which made the Tartar soldiers exhausted. , will be able to defeat all the Tartar soldiers. After receiving Liu Futong's military order, the Red Army sent troops to attack the Tartars one after another. Sure enough, as Liu Futong expected, the Tartar soldiers fell into the siege of the Red Army and could only take a defensive position. Among the cities and fortresses, they did not dare to send troops to fight against the Red Army. Liu Futong saw that the Tartar soldiers had been suppressed by the Red Army and could not send troops to fight in the field, so he took the opportunity to lead his troops to Nanyang, and joined forces with the Bailian disciples hiding in Nanyang City to break the city. .

"After Liu Futong captured Nanyang, he divided his troops and swept across the south of Henan in several ways, beating the Tazi soldiers to flee, and soon took all the data in southern Henan. The Tazi soldiers suffered heavy casualties. They did not dare to fight against the Red Army under Liu Futong's command, so they could only go north Taking advantage of Liu Futong's big fight in Henan, Xu Shouhui, who founded the country in the south, also led a large army to attack and fought everywhere, killing the Tartar soldiers' corpses all over the field, and blood flowed into rivers. In a few months, they had captured two lakes and Most of Jiangxi, the momentum is extremely fierce. Many small groups of Red Army and other rebels defected to Xu Shouhui's command, and within a few months, Xu Shouhui's soldiers and horses numbered several million, becoming the most powerful Red Army south of the Yangtze River."

When Mao Shusheng said this, he took a look at Murong Danyan, and then continued: "This Mr. Mu just mentioned the old things of Zhu Yuanzhang in Haozhou. As for whether it is true or not, Mao dare not speak nonsense. But Guo Zixing was in command of Bailian back then. The congregation rose from Lianghuai, and indeed occupied Haozhou, and personally led the Red Army to capture Fengyang. Fengyang is Zhu Yuanzhang’s hometown, and perhaps he served under Guo Zixing’s command at that time. Guo Zixing occupied Haozhou and Fengyang, and the two The land is between the two Huaihe Rivers, so most of his soldiers are Huaixi people."

Murong Danyan was very proud of Mao Shusheng's words, and said with a smile: "Am I right? Emperor Taizu is from Fengyang. After he became emperor, he built a large building in Fengyang. Huge city. When I was wandering in the rivers and lakes, I passed by Fengyang and saw that huge city with my own eyes."

When Murong Danyan said this, he glanced at Mao Shusheng, and then said: "Emperor Taizu is from Fengyang, and his generals Xu Da, Tang He and others are also from Fengyang. Tang He was the first to defect to Guo Zixing. , under the command of Guo Zixing to be a thousand households. But Emperor Taizu did not join the army at that time, his parents died, and he had no livelihood. He heard that Huangjue Temple was recruiting monks. In order to have a bite to eat, he had to go to Huangjue Temple to become a monk. monk.

"Huangjue Temple was built in the Song Dynasty. Jin soldiers and Tazi soldiers suffered two disasters when they went south. When Emperor Taizu went to Huangjue Temple to become a monk, the temple was far less prosperous than it was then, and there were only a few solitary temples left. Small hall. Emperor Taizu arrived in front of the gate of Huangjue Temple, and saw that the temple gate was very deserted, and no one could be seen. The glaze of the gate had long since peeled off, and there was a pair of couplets hanging on both sides. Although the handwriting was blurred, it could still be seen clearly Handwriting, the first couplet reads: Evening drums and morning bells wake up the famous and wealthy people in the world, and the second couplet reads: The sound of the Buddha's name brings back the enchanting dream of the sea of ​​suffering."