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Chapter 329 We are back!
Since the Red Flag Army launched an uprising against the Yuan Dynasty on February 2, the day of the Dragon Raising its Head in the Ninth Year of the Zhizheng Emperor, a grand celebratory military parade has been held every February 2. However, on February 2, the eleventh year of the Zhizheng Emperor, the second celebratory military parade underwent a major change.

The weather was not good that day, and it felt like a dark cloud was looming. As the wise king, Suning stood on the platform to review the troops, looking at the 400,000 troops below, and suddenly he felt a sense of indifference, neither sad nor happy.

"Soldiers, move out!"

"Thousand years of life, King Ming!"

With the tsunami-like shouts of 400,000 Red Flag Army soldiers, the 400,000 troops marched southward in five routes. Chang Yuchun led 100,000 Red Flag Army soldiers and attacked Hunan and Sichuan from the direction of Hubei with the cooperation of 50,000 navy.

Xu Da led 100,000 Red Flag Army and, with the cooperation of Fang Guozhen's 50,000 navy, marched from Zhejiang to attack Fujian, because the Mongols had the greatest influence in Fujian. Not only did they have a huge Mongol armed force, but there were also a large number of Semites entrenched in Quanzhou.

Zhu Yuanzhang led 100,000 Red Flag Army troops from Jiangxi into Guangdong and Guangxi and Yunnan and Guizhou, and stationed in Yunnan to guard the southwestern border of Yunnan and Guizhou, so that these areas would always be controlled by the Red Flag Army. Of course, only Prince Ming Suning and Princess Liu knew the reason.

Suning was not worried that Zhu Yuanzhang would establish his own rule after fleeing to Yunnan. In fact, Suning hoped that Zhu Yuanzhang would do so. However, Zhu Yuanzhang could not be such a short-sighted person. He would not leave himself like a trapped beast in the southwest.

The Mongols now have limited troops left in the southern provinces of Yunnan, Guizhou, Guangdong and Guangxi, and are simply unable to withstand the attack of the Red Flag Army. Moreover, the Red Flag Army still has the North-South Division Treaty signed with the Mongols, so the actual battles they need to fight may be very limited.

The Red Flag Army advanced all the way southward. Suning's prediction was correct. Both the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty defenders in Hunan and Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan and Guizhou surrendered immediately. The only places where the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty army put up a fierce resistance were Fujian and Sichuan.

After Chang Yuchun took over Hunan, he immediately marched towards Sichuan, and then with the cooperation of 50,000 navy, he quickly took over Chongqing again. Under the instructions of Suning, he fought slowly against the fierce resistance of the Sichuan Mongol Yuan defenders, and was not in a hurry to capture all of Sichuan, trying to contain part of the Mongol Yuan forces in Sichuan.

When Fujian also encountered fierce resistance, Su Ningke did not have such patience. He ordered Xu Da and Fang Guozhen to attack Fujian fiercely. After occupying Quanzhou, he treated all the Semites there as ship slaves, and forced them to build ships for the Red Flag Army for generations.

Princess Liu saw more than a dozen Westerners being taken to Jiqing Road by Xu Da's Red Flag Army, and looked at Suning in confusion, "Suning, what are you doing?

Why did Xu Da send back so many foreign devils?"

"Haha, Xixi, this is where you're wrong.

These people are all your compatriots!"

"You bastard!" Liu then remembered that she was an American citizen.

"Haha, no kidding with you.

They are all missionaries from Europe, and I plan to make good use of them."

"Missionaries? How are you going to use them?"

"Xixi, do you know what is the fundamental reason for the demise of dynasties in history?" Suning did not directly answer Liu's question, but instead asked Liu a century-old question.

"I don't know!" Liu shook her head in confusion.

“Land annexation!”

"Ah? This problem is not easy to solve!"

“Yeah! It’s hard!

But the Qing Dynasty's practice of equalizing the land tax could perfectly solve this problem."

"Dividing a small family into an acre?"

"Yes! It means that the tax will no longer be collected based on the number of people, but based on the number of fields.

This requires us to know the total number of farmlands in the country, which requires re-measuring.

However, China is a society based on personal relationships, and it is difficult to prevent collusion between surveyors and those being measured. Even if we ask officials from Sichuan to conduct measurements in Shandong, which is a remote area, the same collusion problem will arise.

so."

“Ah? I see.

Do you want these foreign devils to help us measure the land across the country?"

"That's right! Anyway, no one can understand the English these foreigners speak, and it's impossible to communicate with each other. It's completely like talking to a deaf person.

But my husband and I know English, so we are the only ones who can understand the data measured by the foreigners."

"Suning, you are so mean!

But if you entrust such a secret and important matter to the foreign devils, aren't you worried about leaking national secrets?"

"Haha, what are you afraid of?
Just kill it when you are done with it!
Besides, the number of farmlands is public information in later generations, so it's not as secretive as you think."

The Yuan Dynasty court, which was currently engaged in a tug-of-war with the Red Turban Army in Henan, was in a state of panic. Upon hearing that the Red Turban Army was attacking Hunan, Fujian and other places, and was preparing to completely control the south, the Yuan Emperor became furious.

"Fushou, what's going on?

Why did the Red Flag Army suddenly break the treaty and attack our Yuan Dynasty defenders? "The Yuan Emperor looked at Fu Shou, the Red Flag Army's special envoy, with a murderous expression.

"Your Majesty, the Red Flag Army did not tear up the treaty, because they were taking over the land of the Red Flag Army according to the north-south division in the treaty." Fu Shou was mentally prepared, so he seemed at ease when dealing with the Emperor of the Yuan Dynasty.

"What? It can be explained this way?" The Yuan Emperor widened his eyes in surprise.

"Your Majesty, our Yuan Dynasty's main target should be the Red Turban Army in Henan. Now that they have attacked Shaanxi, we should continue to mobilize the army to encircle and suppress the Red Turban Army.

As for the Red Flag Army in the south, let them stay in peace south of the Yangtze River. They will eventually perish like the Southern Song Dynasty. "Prime Minister Maha quickly stepped out and explained to the Yuan Emperor.

"Prime Minister, that makes sense!"

When the Yuan Emperor heard Prime Minister Maha compare the Red Flag Army in the south to the Southern Song Dynasty that was once destroyed by the Mongols, he was very happy and felt that the appointed Maha was more capable than the original Tuotuo.

"Chagan Temur!"

"Chen is here!"

"I appoint you as the Right Prime Minister of Shaanxi Province and the Privy Councilor of Henan Province. Lead an army of 400,000 and wipe out the Red Turban Army within one month." Upon hearing the deadline given by the Yuan Emperor, Chagan Temur almost bit his tongue. "Yes! Your Majesty!"

The officials of the Mongol Yuan Dynasty court were not surprised by the emperor's behavior. It was just that the Yuan emperor was too willful, had no idea how to lead troops in battle, and often made some low-level mistakes.

Chagan Temur knew that the hall was not a good place to argue with the emperor, and no one should try to debate with the emperor because it would be meaningless.

With the support of Xu Shouhui's 20,000 "elite soldiers", the Red Turban Army once again erupted with astonishing power, occupying the entire Henan and Shandong provinces, and had already invaded Shaanxi, occupying Fengxiang and other places in Shaanxi, and became the biggest threat to the Yuan Dynasty court.

The Shandong region was originally a buffer zone between the Red Flag Army and the Mongols, so there was no decent army here at all. This gave the Red Turban Army in Henan an advantage, allowing them to occupy the Shandong region with almost no effort.

The Mongols were anxious about the actions of the Red Turban Army and wanted to organize a large army to enter the Shandong area. However, they suddenly found that all the Mongol troops were stuck in Sichuan and Shaanxi. Even if they organized a small army, it would be like a drop in the bucket.

"Haha, Marshal, we brothers made the right choice, didn't we?
They easily occupied the entire Shandong region. This place is no worse than Hubei!" Ni Wenjun looked at Xu Shouhui, who had become the Marshal of the Red Turban Army, with excitement.

Hearing Ni Wenjun's words, Xu Shouhui and the others couldn't help but feel happy, because they were really proud in their hearts, "Well! Our Tianwan Army has indeed stood up again, so we need to think about what to do next as soon as possible."

"Marshal, I think we should move towards Goryeo next, because that is the paradise for our Tianwan Army." Chen Youliang glanced at his brother Zhang Dingbian, and then immediately suggested to Xu Shouhui.

"Goryeo?" Xu Shouhui and others were surprised.

"Yes! Gaoli!

Goryeo has always been the back garden of the Mongols. If we occupy Goryeo, it will indirectly support the Northern Expedition of the Song Emperor and the Prime Minister! "

"Yeah! Gaoli is very good.

But we don't have the right warships, so we can't go to Goryeo!"

"Marshal, there's a Korean fleet that frequently appears in the Jiaozhou waters. I intend to capture them.

Then, we can organize some civilian ships. It will be easy for our Tianwan army to land in Goryeo. Besides, the Goryeo army is very weak and is no match for our Tianwan army. "Chen Youliang and Zhang Dingbian were also well prepared for Xu Shouhui's concerns.

"During this period, I have also studied the map of Goryeo and found that as long as our Tianwan Army can land in Incheon, Goryeo will be immediately unable to cope with its consequences."

"Haha, ok!

I've heard that the women of Goryeo are incredibly beautiful, and I've been wanting to see some for a while now." Ni Wenjun laughed heartily.

Hearing Ni Wenjun's lustful words, Xu Shouhui shook his head helplessly and smiled bitterly, then agreed to Chen Youliang's plan to send troops, "Okay! Let's do it!"

From the moment Xu Shouhui left with his 20,000 troops, he never thought of "working" for others. He was always thinking about his former throne, so after being accepted by the Henan Red Turban Army, he immediately called himself the Tianwan Army and was always looking for opportunities to become independent.

This time, the Shandong region was occupied without any effort. The Tianwan Army immediately expanded its forces. Although the good soldiers in the Shandong region had been taken away by the Red Flag Army, the Tianwan Army still expanded rapidly to 200,000 troops.

So when they saw the weak Goryeo people, Xu Shouhui and his gang of super tough guys were like perverts seeing beautiful women. They could no longer bear it and immediately decided to take over Goryeo and establish their own independence.

It has to be said that the Tianwan Army's move is really powerful. Goryeo has been influenced by the Central Plains culture for a long time, and has a strong ability to accept the Central Plains culture. Moreover, it is far away from the heartland of the Central Plains. Even if the Tianwan Army is independent in Goryeo, neither the Yuan Dynasty nor the Red Turban Army or the Red Flag Army will attack them.

Chen Youliang had long been coveting the Goryeo fleet, and after discussing with his good brother Zhang Dingbian for a long time, he concluded that their Tianwan Army really needed a navy. He then began to slowly infiltrate the Goryeo fleet and set up a big trap for the Goryeo people.

During the Dragon Boat Festival in the 11th year of the Zhizheng reign, a dragon boat race was held in Jiaozhou, Shandong. An unknown and mysterious tycoon gathered together all the prostitutes in Shandong to perform a float parade on the day of the dragon boat race.

This was the first time such an event had occurred in Shandong Province. Not only were the people of Jiaozhou, Shandong Province, going crazy, but even the Korean fleet cruising in the waters of Jiaozhou became excited and asked for leave to go ashore to watch the float parade and dragon boat race.

The commander of the Goryeo Navy was also an old pervert. In fact, he had been unable to contain his excitement for a long time. Seeing the excited Goryeo Navy soldiers, he simply announced that all soldiers except the necessary ones would have a day off.

Seeing the blast of gongs and drums on the shore during the Dragon Boat Festival, the Korean soldiers who stayed behind became angry, "Damn it! Why did the general arrange for us to stay behind?

He must be displeased with us and is deliberately using this to trick us."

"Yeah! There's no point in staying here. We might as well go watch the dragon boat race together!"

"Yeah! Why don't we just go secretly!"

Soon the soldier's proposal was unanimously agreed upon by the soldiers on duty, and then they left the ship together and went ashore to watch the float parade.

Chen Youliang and Zhang Dingbian, who were hiding in the dark, almost couldn't help laughing when they saw that the soldiers on duty of the Goryeo Navy were so weird. After the soldiers on duty left, Chen Youliang and Zhang Dingbian led the Tianwan Army to take over the Goryeo Navy fleet without bloodshed.

Han Shantong and Liu Futong also heard that the Tianwan Army had captured the Goryeo fleet cruising in the waters of Jiaozhou area, and knew that the Tianwan Army was planning to march into Goryeo, but they could only sigh helplessly.

"Prime Minister, these Hubei people are so disloyal.

"They only know how to eat meat and won't work at all." Song Emperor Han Shantong angrily slammed the table, expressing his inner disdain for the Hubei people.

"Oh! It's going to rain, and my mother is getting married.

This is something we can't do anything about.

I think the Red Flag Army's King Ming was willing to let them go and thoughtfully provided them with armor and weapons, perhaps because he saw this reason."

"Yeah! This Ming Wang is too devilish!
First, they stripped the Tianwan regime of its skin and bones, and then threw out some scrap metal to send Xu Shouhui and other troublemakers away.

This move is really fucking brilliant." Speaking of Suning, the Ming Wang of the Red Flag Army, Song Emperor Han Shantong was also furious.

"Haha, isn't the Ming King so smart that he could occupy half of the country in just one or two years?" Hearing the Song Emperor Han Shantong's sigh, Liu Futong couldn't help but laugh and said, "However, we, the Red Turban Army, do have to be grateful to the Ming King and his men.

We can all see that he deliberately allowed the Red Turban Army to stalemate with the Yuan army in Sichuan. Because Sichuan is so important to the Yuan army, the Yuan army will definitely increase its reinforcements, which will indirectly reduce the pressure on our Red Turban Army.

"Yeah! That's true!
A few days ago, the Ming King sent his Jinyiwei to deliver intelligence that Chagan Temur is about to lead an army of 400,000 to attack our Red Turban Army. This is a big test for our Red Turban Army!"

"Yes! The life or death of our Red Turban Army depends on this time."

(End of this chapter)