First Minister of Ming Dynasty Chapter 148

Liao Yongzhong was the first to break through the blockade of the Yuan army fleet and hunted down for a while. It was not until the last ship carrying the Yuan army disappeared in front of him that he exhaled, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and made the sailor turn around. The bow returned to the east bank of Ruxukou.

When Liao Yongzhong came ashore, he found that Zhang Ximeng had been waiting here, with Lanyu standing beside him, and Li Wenzhong was also there, and the Yu family father and son brothers had also come.

Everyone was happy, and Yu Tingyu first bowed to Zhang Ximeng.

"Experience Zhang, I've heard it a long time ago. You are the confidant of the superior, and you are very resourceful. When you see it now, you are a heroic young man, which makes people really admire."

Zhang Ximeng smiled and said: "Old Yu is polite, you take the initiative to lead the Chaohu navy master to be attached, and you will be strong and wise, and you will know the bead. There is a saying that you have an old family, if you have a treasure. I think the children of Chaohu should be grateful to Yu old. Remember the great kindness of Mr. Yu."

These few words made Yu Tingyu exuberant, with an unstoppable smile on his old face.

He made this move right, so Yu Tingyu asked: "Zhang experience, you see that we have also broken the mouth of the ruxu, and now we can enter and exit the Yangtze River at will...What does the upper side mean, do you need to continue chasing and killing Danzi?"

Liao Yongan and others are also looking forward to it, and can't wait to know the next task.

Zhang Ximeng laughed, "Don't worry about the big guys. We need land. We need to build a camp here. We must guard them. We must not fall into the hands of Yuan Danzi. As for how the navy should arrange for it, the next step is How to use soldiers, you have to wait for orders from higher authorities. The most important thing for a soldier and horse is to have one heart and one mind, like an arm's finger, absolutely can't break the military rules, so let's build camps on both sides of the east and west so that the soldiers can settle down. Come down. This time fighting against the Yuan army, some injured soldiers were sacrificed. Report them to me as soon as possible, and I will treat them properly."

After watching the battle, Zhang Ximeng's rating of the Chaohu navy was not too high.

There is no doubt that they are very brave and good at fighting, but it's not enough to fight bravely in the water. First of all, Chaohu Marine Division's boat is not good. There is a general lack of large ships, and the weapons equipped on the ships are also much different.

The soldiers will suffer a loss just by relying on their blood and courage.

Secondly, the navy belonged to the Liao family and the Yu family. This time the Liao family grabbed merit, and the Yu family watched from behind. It was obvious that they lacked cooperation and were still fighting on their own.

Yuan Bing did not deploy heavy soldiers here, but only arranged dozens of boats and some small boats, and the fighting spirit was not high. If the Yuan army were more fully prepared, it would not be so easy to succeed.

Therefore, in Zhang Ximeng's view, what Chaohu Marine Division needs more is a thorough rectification, complete the transformation from the water bandit to the regular army, and after some proper training, can it be put on the battlefield.

But then again, what's the situation on Zhu Yuanzhang's side, is it necessary to immediately join the navy...If Lao Zhu wants to fight, Zhang Ximeng has no power to stop him, and if he partially obeys the overall situation, even if he suffers a loss, he must bear it.

This is the advantage of not being a master. The sky is falling and there is a tall man against it, so he doesn't have to bear the consequences.

Therefore, Zhang Ximeng just visited the army to understand the situation, talk to the big guys, and count the soldiers who died in battle by the way, and give them proper compensation.

Zhang Ximeng enjoys this state very much, there is something to do, the pressure is not great, very good!

But Zhang Ximeng's good days lasted only two days, and Zhu Yuanzhang sent an order, to be precise, a letter of commission, and he appointed Zhang Ximeng as the navy chief.

It was Guo Ying who was in charge of delivering the letter, with a hippy smile, "Congratulations to Zhang for the experience, Gao Sheng is the governor!"

Zhang Ximeng was not happy at all, and even a little angry, "What's the matter with the lord, what's the matter with this navy chief?"

Guo Ying smiled, "Didn't the boss serve as the commander? But now that you have a navy, you can't be called a commander for the navy and army, right? For the Metropolitan Government."

Zhang Ximeng frowned. It is reasonable to say that the navy with 20,000 more than the navy is indeed not a prestige commander, and it is reasonable to upgrade to the general government.

But the Metropolitan Government also has only one Metropolitan Governor, so how can you give him the title of the Navy Metropolitan Governor?

"Yes, the superior is the chief governor, you are the chief captain of the navy, you must listen to the superior."

"Nonsense!" Zhang Ximeng rolled his eyes with anger, "No matter what he is called, I have to listen to the superior, but there is only one person in the army who can be called the great. In any case, I can't be called the governor."

Guo Ying blinked. He didn't quite understand Zhang Ximeng's insistence. He questioned: "Then, is that the governor?"

Zhang Ximeng seriously thought about it, shook his head and said: "No, let's call the Governor Zuo, or the Governor with the same knowledge, and the Governor will sign."

Guo Ying's head is big. How can he distinguish these official titles? In fact, Zhu Yuanzhang is also half-understood. There are people around, and Lao Zhu can figure it out, but without someone to help the staff, there will be mistakes, such as this The navy governor made a joke.

But in any case, Lao Zhu's meaning is clear, he wants to hand over the navy to Zhang Ximeng.

Governor of the Navy!

Isn't this the Three Kingdoms Zhou Lang!

Could it be that Lao Zhu wanted to give himself a glorious victory in the Battle of Chibi?

I really look down on myself!

"Does the lord have any explanation?"

"No." Guo Ying said honestly: "The superior said, after seeing it, the gentleman naturally understands it."

Zhang Ximeng immediately held the letter of appointment of Lao Zhu in his hand and took a closer look. After appointing Zhang Ximeng as the navy chief governor, there were eight words: rectify the soldiers and horses, and coordinate to meet the enemy.

Zhang Ximeng instantly understood what Lao Zhu meant. Zhu Yuanzhang needed the navy to play an immediate role.

There are 20,000 naval forces in Chaohu, many of whom are old and weak. If they have time, they can be abolished and rectified, and thousands of elites can be trained. If the ships are also selected, the combat effectiveness will naturally be greatly improved.

But I'm sorry, Zhu Yuanzhang can't wait.

In this case, the establishment of 20,000 people cannot be reduced.

In history, after Zhu Yuanzhang incorporated the Chaohu navy, he appointed two 10,000 households, the Yu family and the Liao family, impartially. But because of Zhang Ximeng's incorporation, there is no such thing as 10,000 households in the Zhu Family Army. If you have to appoint a navy 10,000 households, what will Xu Da do?

Are you at war, just adjust the organization casually?

Obviously, this will not work.

In his urgency, Lao Zhu gave Zhang Ximeng the position of chief governor of the navy division. The so-called chief governor meant that Zhang Ximeng was fully responsible.

There are at least three meanings in this. The first is that Zhang Ximeng takes over all power. The second is to figure out the true strength of the Chaohu Navy and make proper arrangements. The third is to find fighters to cooperate with Zhu Yuanzhang in the battle with Zhou.

The responsibility is not small.

Zhang Ximeng didn't expect that he won the sole authority under this special situation.

This navy chief superintendent is not rare, and Zhou Lang has nothing to envy. He is still a humble public implement. As long as this battle is over, he will honestly hand over the navy.

It's just that before handing over the navy, he still has to think about the Great Breakthrough Army.

Zhang Ximeng suddenly became nervous. He was obviously a supporting role, and was suddenly pushed to the position of the protagonist. Isn't it hard for me?

"Passing the order, gather together!"

With the sound of drums, Yu Tingyu, Yu Tonghai, Liao Yongan, Liao Yongzhong, including Lan Yu and Li Wenzhong, all gathered together.

Zhang Ximeng told him about the appointment of him as the navy chief governor, and unexpectedly, even Yu Tingyu had no opinion.

To be honest, these people today have no idea about the official system. If you have the ability to convince the big guys, we will recognize you.

When Zhang Ximeng single-handedly controlled the Chaohu naval division and attacked Ruxukou, Zhang Ximeng proposed an arson strategy, burned a series of warships, and successfully defeated the enemy.

The Chaohu navy team admired Zhang Ximeng very much.

Therefore, he, as the chief governor, went smoothly and profitably.

But just because it went well, it made Zhang Ximeng even more pressured, and it really didn't work if he didn't make any moves.

Zhang Ximeng groaned: "Knowing yourself and the enemy, you will never end in a hundred battles. Now I want to ask the big guy what is in my heart, if you fight hard with the Yangtze River Navy of the Yuan Army, what is your chance of winning?"

Zhang Ximeng paused, then added, "I want to listen to the truth."

Now several people frowned.

Although they won the battle of Ruxukou, they even captured a few ships that were not on fire. However, it is undeniable that the warships of the Yuan Army are much stronger than them. If it weren't for the special situation of Ruxukou, they succeeded in setting them on fire. The outcome is really hard to say.

Let them fight head-on with the Yuan army, and the odds of winning are really small.

Yu Tingyu was the oldest and had the highest prestige. He pondered a little, and said: "The chief governor asked, the humble post can only say that the Chaohu navy master has no seed, no matter how great the loss, we can win Yuan Danzi!"

Liao Yongan also said: "Yes, we decided to take refuge in the lord and get out of Chaohu. We just want to make contributions and create a future. No matter how powerful the Tartar is, we are not afraid!"

Zhang Ximeng nodded, the Chaohu navy was indeed courageous and popular.

With this vigor, there is indeed hope to make achievements.

But Zhang Ximeng also knew that doing so was risky, and it was not small.

How to break the game?

Zhang Ximeng thought about many battles, ancient and modern, at home and abroad...To sum up, it is the same sentence, you fight you, I fight mine, what equipment and what battles do you have.

Don't try hard if it is not a last resort.

Zhang Ximeng repeated the scrutiny, crossing the map of the Yangtze River in his mind over and over again. Suddenly, Zhang Ximeng thought of an idea, and the more he thought about it, the more it made sense.

"General Yu, please help me to check... Yuan Tarzi attacked Hezhou, can we attack Jiangnan to force the Yuan army to call back. In this way, it will occupy the shipping capacity of the Yuan army navy division and mobilize them. , Our chance is here!"

Yu Tingyu did not expect that Zhang Ximeng had such an idea... He frowned and said, "Where is the governor going to fight?"

"Tongling!"

Zhang Ximeng simply said that Tongling is located in the upper reaches of Ruxukou, and the Yuan army's defense is weak and easy to defeat. Moreover, once Tongling was captured, he could detour to the rear of Wuhu and Taiping, attack the navy station, and mess up the rear of the Yuan army.

Moreover, the 100,000 Yuan army was in Hezhou, UU reading www.uukanshu.com was empty in the south of the Yangtze River. They thought they had the navy of the Yangtze River as a barrier, but unexpectedly they thought that Zhu Yuanzhang had the navy of Chaohu here.

Although the Chaohu navy may not be the opponent of the Yangtze River navy, it can easily send people to the other side!

"I think it will work! The governor is really clever!" Yu Tingyu praised, and everyone else nodded in support, thinking that this method is good and can be tried.

Zhang Ximeng breathed a sigh of relief, but immediately realized one more thing.

Cross the river!

This great event about the future of Zhu Jiajun was realized in his own hands by a coincidence under such circumstances, and Zhang Ximeng felt a hundred times more excited.

At the same time, Zhang Ximeng also knew that to cross the river and to attack the city, there must be soldiers who dare to fight, and the military must be well disciplined to avoid chaos.

Zhang Ximeng immediately sent someone to send a secret letter to Zhu Yuanzhang.

Lao Zhu's reply was very fast, and it only took less than two days. With the reply, Zhu Yuanzhang also sent a fierce man—Chang Yuchun!

Allowed to cross the river!

Chapter end