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Outside the sky curtain, Zhu Yuanzhang saw Liu Futong, whom he had labeled a demon and bandit, being praised like this by the sky curtain.

I felt a little unhappy inside.

See it on the sky again.

Chagan Temur commanded the army and killed Liu Futong's Red Turban Army in pieces.

Zhu Yuanzhang, who was already old at this time, couldn't help but recall the oppressive feeling that Richard Han had once brought to him.

“The strong grass will not be revealed unless there is strong wind, and the loyal man will not be known unless there is troubled times.”

"Those who can start wars in troubled times are not easy to deal with."

"Richard Han is even more so."

Zhu Yuanzhang also lowered his voice and said to himself:
"It is said that the reason why Zhu was able to conquer the world was because he kept a low profile in the early days."

"Be slow in claiming the throne and store up food."

"But actually, haha, I really didn't think so much about it back then."

"It is indeed beneficial to delay the claiming of the throne. It can help you avoid the sword for a while."

"But don't think that delaying becoming king is all good. After all, if I don't make progress, how can my brothers make progress?"

"If I had never claimed the title of king, all the other rebel generals would have been made marquises, prime ministers, generals, and marquises."

"All the generals under my command are only lieutenants, so who would be willing to follow me, Old Zhu?"

“So even if we don’t claim to be the king, the pressure of being on top is still very great.”

"Afterwards, Richard Han died, and the north became chaotic, so I quickly became king."

"Speaking of which, Richard Han is truly an extraordinary and heroic figure."

"I'm afraid his level is no less than Cao Cao and Zhu Wen."

"If both sides have equal military strength, I, Old Zhu, am not afraid of him."

"But at that time, we had not yet defeated Chen Youliang, and our strength was far inferior to Chagan Temur."

"In Richard Han's prime, we really couldn't compete with him."

"He was only in his 30s when he died."

"If he hadn't died, even if we could unify the South, it would have taken us a lot of effort to unify the country by conquering the North as smoothly as we did later."

"Nothing."

The old Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly sneered.

He revealed a domineering look that showed the appearance of an emperor dragon.

"It's not like Richard Han is in the north without someone to hold him back."

"If you give us a little more time, we can defeat Chen Youliang and seize the rich land in the south."

"By that time, even if Richard Han really unified the North, we will have plenty of ways to deal with him!"

After the domineering attitude was revealed.

Zhu Yuanzhang said slowly:
"Li Chahan, I remember when Xu Da was on the Northern Expedition, I passed through Henan and came to your tomb to pay my respects and wrote the obituary myself."

"We have also arranged for you to guard the tomb with several families."

"You may not have achieved your ambitions, but you should rest in peace for being treated so kindly by me."

……

Tianmu continued the story.

【Liu Futong knew that it would be difficult to defeat Chagan Temur. 】

[However, Liu Futong also keenly perceived the opponent's disadvantages and his own advantages.]

【That is the entire Yuan Dynasty. 】

[Only Chagan Temur's militia is capable of fighting! ]

【At most one more Dashibatulu can be added. 】

[The rest are all scum in Liu Futong's eyes. ]

[Aren't Chagan Temur and Dashibatulu blocking Henan? ]

[Okay, if I can't beat you, can I still avoid you? 】

[Anyway, the world is so big, but I am afraid of your army alone. 】

[I'll bypass you and fight somewhere else.]

[If you come after me, I'll just walk the dog. ]

[By the way, while you are away from Henan, I will recapture Kaifeng. ]

[If you don't chase me, I will destroy the Yuan Dynasty directly. ]

【Based on this idea, in 1357, Liu Futong et al. analyzed:】

[The Yuan Dynasty was plagued by internal conflicts, the combat effectiveness of the armies in different regions was uneven, and warlord separatism was serious.]

So they made a major strategic decision.

[The troops were divided into three groups and marched northward, heading straight for Dadu, the ruling center of the Yuan Dynasty. ]

[Red Turban Army's Northern Expedition Swearing-in Ceremony, slogans written on the flag:]

[Three thousand Tiger Guards, heading straight to Youyan]

[The dragon soars to the sky, reopening the Song Dynasty! ]

……

At this moment, barrages of comments flew out from the sky!
《Domineering! This slogan is both domineering and cool! 》

"Cuo Song will never be able to shout such a slogan in his entire life."

"Old Zhu's Northern Expedition Test Server."

"Oh my god, who is this Liu Futong? This grand strategy is quite domineering."

"Old Zhu said he was a red-turbaned demon."

"This Ming Dynasty history book has too much flavor."

"He has two strong men, so I will march north in three directions. Reasonable."

"Using this strategy only shows that the peasant army is really large in number."

"Yes, there are many soldiers who rebelled. Who can be blamed for this?"

"What a pity! If Chongzhen had dared to mobilize local enthusiasm in this way, the end of the Ming Dynasty might not have ended like that."

"It was the same in the Yuan and Qing dynasties. The landlord militias were stronger than the imperial army."

And Tianmu continued to tell the story.

[The strategic intention of the Red Turban Army was to disperse the Yuan Dynasty's military power by dividing its troops into multiple routes to march north, and launch a fatal attack on the Yuan Dynasty's rule from multiple directions.]

【And these three routes were the Northern Expedition. 】

[They are the Eastern Army, the Central Army, and the Western Army.] [The Eastern Army was one of the main forces of the Red Turban Army's Northern Expedition, and its leader was Mao Gui, who was a salt merchant.]

【Mao Gui was originally a general under Li Zhima of Xuzhou. 】

[He later became a general of the Longfeng regime. He was quite intelligent and focused on the construction of base areas.]

[In February 1357, Mao Gui was ordered to lead his army out to sea from Haizhou and landed on the Shandong Peninsula by ship.]

[His army was unstoppable all the way, and in March they captured Jiaozhou, Laizhou, Yidu Road, Banyang Road and other places, and their momentum was greatly boosted. ]

[The Yuan Dynasty hastily dispatched troops to suppress the rebellion, but they were all repelled by Mao Gui.]

[At the end of April, Mao Gui's troops conquered Juzhou and Binzhou, and moved westward to capture Jining Road, Dongping Road, Daming Road, Dongchang Road and other places.]

【Tian Feng, the general of the Yuan Dynasty who defended the Yellow River, also surrendered to Mao Gui.】

[At the end of February in the 18th year of Zhizheng, Mao Gui’s army captured Jinan and established a firm foothold in Shandong.]

【The Longfeng regime immediately established the Shandong bureaucracy, with Mao Gui as the Prime Minister.】

[Mao Gui not only had outstanding military talents, but also made great achievements in local governance.]

【Through his painstaking efforts, Shandong became a stable base for the Red Turban Army. 】

After gaining a firm foothold, Mao Gui continued his northern expedition and entered Hebei.

[Successively captured Qingzhou, Cangzhou, and Hejian. ]

[In March, Mao Gui advanced by land and sea, conquered Jizhou, and his vanguard reached Tong County in present-day Beijing, where he killed the Deputy Envoy of the Yuan Privy Council.]

[At this time, it was only 120 miles away from Dadu.]

[The Yuan court was shocked, and many officials suggested moving the capital.]

[It's a pity that Mao Guijun is already at the end of his strength at this time. ]

[The elite Yuan army from Henan arrived, and the two sides fought in Liulin, with the Red Turban Army at a disadvantage.]

[The Eastern Route Army was isolated and had no choice but to retreat back to Shandong.]

[Later, the Eastern Route Army had internal strife, Mao Gui was killed, and Shandong was in chaos.]

【Chagan Temur swept across Shandong with thunderous force. 】

【Although Mao Guidong's army ultimately failed. 】

But their string of wins is significant.

[The key is to cut off the economic lifeline of the Yuan Dynasty - the Grand Canal connecting the north and south, which dealt a heavy blow to the Yuan Dynasty economically.]

[In desperation, the imperial court could only recruit the rebellious pirate Fang Guozhen. ]

[He was responsible for transporting grain from Jiangnan to the north by sea using sea vessels.]

[The great Yuan Dynasty court actually had to rely on separatist forces such as Zhang Shicheng and Fang Guozhen for support. ]

[It can be concluded that the Yuan Dynasty, having lost its water transport supplies, could only wait for death. ]

【Let’s look at the Western Route Army again. 】

[The Western Route Army's Northern Expedition had already begun in September 1356.]

【Liu Futong sent Li Wu and Cui De to lead troops to attack Shaanxi.】

[In June of the following year, Bai Bushin, Dadao Ao, Li Xixi and other generals were sent westward to provide reinforcements.]

[Li Wu and Cui De's troops set out in September of the 16th year of Zhizheng and first conquered Shanzhou.]

[On September 3, the Western Route Army defeated the Yuan Army, killed the Vice Minister Shulü Jie, and broke through the natural barrier of Tongguan into Shaanxi.]

[After that, the two sides launched a fierce battle over Tongguan, and Tongguan changed hands many times.]

[In February of the 17th year of Zhizheng, the Western Route Army, after resting, bypassed the main force of the Yuan army and attacked Shaanxi from Wuguan, breaking through Shangzhou, seizing Qipan Mountain, advancing to Lantian, and heading straight for Bashang.]

【Xi'an city is just around the corner. 】

[Guanzhong was shaken, and many wealthy families fled to the mountains. ]

[The Yuan Dynasty quickly sent Chagan Temur to put out the fire. ]

【Chagan Temur was originally in Henan, where he was a foreigner and was controlled by others. Now he was transferred to Guanzhong to occupy territory.】

【Chagan Temur was very active.】

【As for Chagan Temur, a scholar, he showed strong military ability after he gave up his pen and took up arms.】

[Once we enter Guanzhong, we will attack wherever we want, and attack in a coordinated manner. 】

【The micro-manipulation show is flying. 】

【Continuous victory.】

[The Western Route Army suffered a series of defeats and was driven back to Sichuan.]

[After a short rest, they entered Shaanxi again, and hundreds of thousands of troops besieged Fengxiang.]

[However, at the gate of Fengxiang City, the Red Turban Army fell into Chagan Temur's plan of attacking from both inside and outside.]

[They suffered an unprecedented defeat, with tens of thousands of people beheaded and corpses spread over a hundred miles.]

[The Western Route Army fought back and forth in Guanzhong.]

【It ended in failure.】

……

Outside the sky.

When Liu Bang saw that the Western Army had occupied Lantian and was aiming to dominate the city, but ultimately failed to take Xi'an, he couldn't help but feel a little sorry for them.

"Unfortunately, the Red Turban Rebellion Army failed at the last moment."

"The Eastern Army over there has consolidated the Shandong area and almost captured Dadu."

"Although they retreated to Shandong in the end, their strength still remains. Once they have consolidated their territory, they can enter Hebei again and threaten Dadu."

"As for the Yuan Dynasty in Dadu, the grain transport was cut off and it was unable to rise."

"In my opinion, it is only a matter of time before the Eastern Army takes over Dadu."

"It's a pity that it was destroyed by internal strife."

Of course, as a feudal emperor, Liu Bang also sat on the side of imperial power.

"All I can say is that a thief is a thief. Fighting and seizing power for fame and fortune is inevitable."

"As for the Western Route Army..."

Liu Bang was very familiar with Guanzhong.

"It seems like they have a strong momentum."

"We're already at Bashang, so can we easily capture Chang'an?"

"But they failed to capture Chang'an... Could it be that they really couldn't defeat Chagan Temur?"

"Speaking of which, the fight on both the East and West roads was huge."

"So what does the Central Army do?" (End of this chapter)