Chapter 643: Megatron Jianghuai
Chapter 643: Powerful Jianghuai
Chapter 641: Powerful Jianghuai
"Tao Shijun, you must not fight a decisive battle with the Ming army." Sun Wu said to Tao Qian with a serious face.
Tao Qian glanced at him indifferently and said calmly: "Oh? Why?"
Sun Wu's heart suddenly thumped when he saw this, and then he tried his best to explain: "Although the Ming army is far inferior in number to our army, they are all elites in hundreds of battles. However, our army has been repeatedly harassed by Zhu Yuanzhang, and its morale has dropped a lot. The outcome of the decisive battle is still uncertain at this time.”
Tao Qian's eyes flashed with displeasure, and he said solemnly: "What you are saying means that our Xuzhou army of 30,000 troops cannot defeat Zhu Yuanzhang's 6,000 troops?"
"Uh...that's not what I meant. It's just that a decisive battle at this time is not rational..."
Before Sun Wu could finish his words, he was interrupted by the furious Tao Qian.
“That’s what you mean.”
Tao Qian was like a furious lion, glaring at Sun Wudao: "Today I, Tao Qian, will shed my blood and avenge my son."
Tao Shang, the son of Tao Qian, was unlucky to be hit by Zhu Yuanzhang during Zhu Yuanzhang's first night attack and was directly beheaded.
Bereaved of a son in old age, and the white-haired man gave the black-haired man a gift. For Tao Qian, this was like a bolt from the blue, and he wanted to swallow Zhu Yuanzhang alive.
Tao Qian was now blinded by hatred and could not listen to anyone else's words. He just wanted to kill Zhu Yuanzhang to avenge his son, so when Zhu Yuanzhang's letter of challenge was sent, Tao Qian accepted it without thinking.
Seeing that Tao Qian refused to listen, Sun Wu was very anxious and said in a panic: "Your Majesty, you are using the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers in Xuzhou to vent your anger. You are squandering human lives."
Sun Wu's bitter words of good medicine not only failed to calm Tao Qian, but made him even more furious.
“What are you talking about? I have defended Xuzhou for the Han Dynasty for several years, how dare you say that I care about human life?”
Tao Qian glared at Sun Wu, gritted his teeth and said, "Sun Wu, don't think that just because you helped me a little, I won't dare to kill you? I have the final say in the Xuzhou Army."
“Your Majesty, there is absolutely no need for your army to fight Zhu Yuanzhang, as long as…”
Sun Wu wanted to persuade him again, but Tao Qian had obviously lost his patience and shouted: "Come here, take this person who disturbs the morale of our army and lock him up. After our army has a great victory, we will deal with it separately."
Sun Wu felt a chill in his heart, and was about to relent, but Tao Qian had already turned around and left, and Sun Wu was immediately imprisoned by him.
On April 5, the fifth year of Zhongping, Zhu Yuanzhang led more than 6,000 troops and fought a decisive battle with Tao Qian's army of more than 36,000 in Jianghuai.
When Tao Qian's army went south, there were only 35,000 troops. However, after attacking the city along the way, they surrendered part of the Ming army. With the support of the aristocratic families in the city, the number of troops increased instead of decreasing, reaching an astonishing level. More than 40,000 people.
In the previous battle with Zhu Yuanzhang, although Tao Qian's army suffered more than six to seven thousand casualties, there were still more than 36,000 troops left, which was still more than six times that of Zhu Yuanzhang's army. That's why Tao Qian dared to directly fight the Ming army.
“Look, my lord, Sun Wu is not in Tao Qian’s army. The commander of this battle is not Sun Wu, but Tao Qian.”
After looking in the direction of Li Wenzhong's finger, Zhu Yuanzhang was immediately overjoyed.
“God is really helping me. If Sun Wu was commanding, I would be afraid of him. But this battle happens to be him, Tao Qian, so why should I be afraid?”
Zhu Yuanzhang showed a sneer on his lips and said coldly: "Since Tao Qian has come to die, I will help him."
“Xiangzhuang, Xiangsheng.”
“The end will be here.”
"You two lead 1,500 troops and horses, and you must help me block Tao Qian's right army."
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“Xiang Bo, Zhou Yin.”
“The end will be here.”
"You two lead 1,500 troops and horses, and you must help me to block Tao Qian's left army."
"Nuo." Looking at the central army where Tao Qian was located a thousand meters away, Zhu Yuanzhang flashed a sneer on his lips, and then continued to order: "Li Wenzhong, Xiang Bo, Fan Wuqi, Wu Rui."
“The end is here.” The four generals shouted in unison.
“The four of you lead three thousand Overlord Cavalry, and together with my general, attack Tao Qian’s army directly.”
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“Soldiers, the survival of the Ming Dynasty depends on this battle.”
Zhu Yuanzhang slowly drew out the long sword from his waist, pointed it directly at Tao Qian's army opposite, and shouted: "Kill."
"kill…"
Six thousand elites roared in unison, and their sound echoed through the sky.
The momentum created by the three thousand Overlord Cavalry even exceeded the thirty thousand army. Tao Qian couldn't help but be shocked when he saw this.
“My lord, the Ming army on the opposite side seems to be... the Overlord Cavalry.” Cao Bao said hesitantly.
Tao Qian's eyes widened when he heard this, and he was horrified: "What? How can it be Bawangqi? Isn't Xiang Yu on the eastern front of Yanzhou? How can Bawangqi survive?"
Cao Bao looked at Tao Qian speechlessly and said with a wry smile: "My lord, the Overlord Cavalry is...cavalry."
Tao Qian's eyes were still full of shock. He really couldn't believe that Bawangqi could reach Jianghuai from the east line of Yanzhou in such a short period of time.
Tao Qian was originally a civil servant, and Xuzhou did not produce war horses, so his understanding of cavalry was basically zero, so it was naturally difficult to understand what a thousand-mile attack meant.
Whether Tao Qian understands it or not, the battles between the two sides have been spread out, and it is definitely impossible not to fight.
Tao Qian suppressed the fear in his heart and looked at the cavalry on the opposite side who had defeated him more than thirty times and now charged him again. He swung his long knife and immediately issued an attack order.
“Xuzhou Army, attack.”
The two armies collided on the land of Jianghuai, and then naturally... rivers of blood flowed.
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Under the iron hooves of the Overlord Cavalry, the Xuzhou Army was defeated in the end, and it was a complete defeat. It was directly crushed by the Ming Army with a weak force. It can be said that it was completely humiliating.
In this battle, the Ming army killed 10,000 enemies, captured 10,000 prisoners, and suffered 2,000 losses.
Zhu Yuanzhang led an army of 6,000, but defeated the Xuzhou Army head-on, which was six times more than his own. From then on, he naturally became famous and powerful throughout the world.
Tao Qian led the remaining 15,000 troops and retreated to Xuzhou in great embarrassment. From then on, he was left with a gloom in his heart and no longer dared to lead the army in battle himself.
It is worth mentioning that Sun Wu, who was taken into custody by Tao Qian, ended up in the hands of Zhu Yuanzhang because he was left unattended after Tao Qian's defeat.
A generation of military saint who was victorious in every battle was captured in this way. I have to say that Sun Wu was really unlucky.
After learning that Sun Wu had been captured, Zhu Yuanzhang was overjoyed and hurriedly went to persuade him to surrender.
Of course Sun Wu would not surrender, and Zhu Yuanzhang did not care about it. He entertained him well and prepared to slowly convince Sun Wu.
After defeating Tao Qian, Shouchun's northern threat was eliminated, and with the return of Zhu Yuanzhang's army, there was no longer any loophole in Shouchun's defense.
Sun Jian was naturally very anxious when he learned that Sun Wu had been captured by Zhu Yuanzhang. He quickly asked Liu Yao to attack the city with all his strength, but he refused because the casualties were too high.
Sun Jian also knew that conquering Shouchun would not take one day, so he could only suppress the anxiety in his heart and wait for the real opportunity to break the city to rescue Sun Wu.
(End of this chapter)