Chapter 2981 2983 [Capturing Dadu]

   Two years later.

  Xiang Nan successively defeated King Chen Youliang of the Southern Han Dynasty, King Zhang Shicheng of Suzhou, Wang Fang Guozhen of Taiming, Wang Zuojunbi of Huizhou, King Han Liner of Xiaoming, etc., and basically unified the southern region.

   And the reason why he has developed so rapidly is mainly because of three major advantages.

   One is that as the leader of the martial arts, he has received the most support from the Central Plains martial arts. Various sects and gangs took the initiative to assist him in the uprising, sending food, money, and talents.

   There are almost no poor people, gangs, or sects who are famous in the world. Watching "Swordsman", we know that Fuwei Escort Bureau has to give gifts to each sect every year in order to please the major sects.

   And there is more than one Fuwei Escort Bureau in Jianghu, so the sect's income is naturally very considerable. For example, the Songshan School took out four thousand taels of gold in one breath, without even frowning, which shows how rich the foundation is.

  Those like Xiao Ming Wang Han Lin'er, Great Song King Xu Shouhui, Huizhou Wang Zuo Junbi, etc., are mostly members of the Ming religion and are disgusted by the Central Plains martial arts. Not only refused to help them, but also caused damage to them.

  Such as assassinating their people, burning their food and grass, stealing their treasury...Under the ebb and flow of each other, Xiang Nan's power will naturally become stronger and stronger, while those who oppose the king will become weaker and weaker.

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  Secondly, Xiang Nan has inherited Li Chengyin's governance experience, as well as the management experience of Shi Xiaomeng, Ye Jinyan and others, so he has a strong opinion on how to lead his subordinates.

  Under his management, civil servants, generals and talented people can make the best use of everything, the development of the base area can be orderly, and the people have always supported him.

  In comparison, Zhang Shicheng and Fang Guozhen were salt dealers before the incident; Xu Shouhui was a cloth dealer before the incident; Zhu Yuanzhang was a monk before the incident...

  They all lack experience in governance and management, and have gradually grown up with years of brutal military and political struggles.

   Therefore, it is inevitable that mistakes will be made during this period, such as poor employment, favoritism and fraud, conniving subordinates, fighting for power and profit, greed for enjoyment, etc.

  It’s like Xu Shouhui, the king of the Song Dynasty. After the uprising, he quickly occupied Ganzhou, Wanzhou, Minzhou and other places, and his army was as high as one million.

   But he was not good at political struggle, and was soon emptied by Prime Minister Ni Wenjun and became the puppet emperor. When Ni Wenjun wanted to kill him, he was killed by Chen Youliang.

  Chen Youliang annexed Ni Wenjun's troops, continued to evacuate Xu Shouhui, and finally annexed all his territory. In the end, Chen Youliang ordered someone to smash the skull of the majestic Great Song King with an iron tool and throw his body into the river. It can be described as miserable.

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  Third, Xiang Nan is familiar with history.

  Although "Yi Tian Tu Long Ji" is very different from the real history, and the timeline is almost chaotic, it still has great reference value.

   Unlike other anti-kings and even Yuan Ting, whose eyes are basically smeared, they can't see clearly what will happen in the future, just like blind people.

  Although Xiang Nan is short-sighted, far-sighted and astigmatism, he can finally see a little bit, which is already very advantageous. Therefore, he can be targeted and get twice the result with half the effort; unlike other anti-kings who rush around and get twice the result with half the effort.

   Therefore, in just two years, Xiang Nan has unified the southern region and become a well-deserved leader.

   Zhu Yuanzhang, who had already emerged at this time, has not emerged now.

  The reason is embarrassing.

   Zhu Yuanzhang was originally Han Shantong's subordinate. Han Shantong died in battle last year, and was succeeded by Han Lin'er as King Xiaoming after his death.

  Because they are members of the Ming religion, they are constrained by people in the world. Coupled with the fact that the territory is close to the north, it was the first object of suppression by the Yuan court.

  In addition, Zhang Shicheng, Fang Guozhen, Chen Youliang and other anti-kings always competed with Han Liner for territory, which made King Xiaoming's power shrink and shrink.

   It also caused Zhu Yuanzhang to be overwhelmed by the rolling tide of history before he started to emerge.

   This made Xiang Nan very emotional.

  The so-called times make heroes, no matter how powerful a hero is, he also needs the times and a platform.

   Otherwise, even if you have a great ability, you can't show it, it's useless.

  …

  After unifying the south, Xiang Nan immediately marched northward.

  The Zhenwu Army is divided into three armies. One army attacks Qilu;

   At this time, the Mongolian army, which was able to penetrate Eurasia, was as weak as tofu, and could not even do an effective defense.

   This is related to the corruption of the Yuan court and power struggle.

  In the last years of the Yuan Dynasty, Emperor Yuan Shun was licentious and immoral, greedy for pleasure, and demanded too much, so that the people were destitute and mournful, and it was difficult for the people to survive.

  For example, after the rise of the southern rebel army, because the canal was blocked, there was not enough food to be transported to Dadu, and hundreds of thousands of people starved to death in Yuandadu.

  And Aluhui Timur, king of Zhai in Mobei Yang, rebelled and went straight to Shangdu, forcing Emperor Yuanshun to abdicate; Emperor Yuanshun's empress Qi and crown prince also forced him to abdicate, making him gradually reduced to a puppet.

  Outside the palace, Ruyang King Chahan Timur (father of Zhao Min) and Prime Minister Polo Timur competed for power with each other. Polo Timur even led his troops to attack Dadu twice, forced Emperor Yuanshun to the palace, and became a powerful minister like Dong Zhuo in the late Eastern Han Dynasty.

  Afterwards, Polo Timur was assassinated by Emperor Yuan Shun because of messing up the court and ignoring the king's laws. At the same time, Polo Timur's Sichuan army was also slaughtered.

  This civil strife has greatly weakened the power of the Yuan court, and the image of the court has also greatly collapsed.

   Many powerful officials saw the weakness of the imperial court and Emperor Yuanshun's incompetence, which gradually made them resentful.

  The so-called heroes in troubled times come from all directions, and if they have a gun, they are the grass head king. The death of a Polo Timur, on the contrary, aroused more rebels.

  Ruyang King Chahan Timur and warlords such as Li Siqi and Zhang Liangbi fought for power and profit.

   Until Xiang Nan announced the Northern Expedition, their melee was not over.

   Therefore, the Zhenwu Army was able to drive straight in without any strong resistance at all.

  Even after the army crossed the Yellow River, many cities did not wait to attack, and the city guards directly opened their doors and surrendered.

  So in March, Xiang Nan swore to the Northern Expedition in Xiangyang. In June, the advance army had already attacked Tongzhou and approached Yuan Dadu. Seeing that the general situation was over, Emperor Yuan Shun hurriedly fled with all the civil and military officials, Sangong and Liuyuan.

   Along the way, they were in such a hurry that even the landslides were mistaken for the rebels, so they didn't dare to stop along the way.

  The advance army wanted to capture him alive, but they couldn't catch up, so they had to give up in the end.

  After Emperor Yuan Shun arrived in Shangdu, he finally stopped and established the Northern Yuan regime north of the Great Wall.

  At this time, Beiyuan still actually controlled southern Yunnan, Bingzhou, Ganzhou, Liangzhou, Liaodong, Monan, Mobei and other regions. Among them, Ruyang King Chahan Timur was stationed in Bingzhou.

  In August, the two armies of Qilu and Yanzhao joined forces in Yuandadu, and Yuandadu was successfully captured. The sixteen prefectures of Yanyun, which had been ruled by the northern nomadic regime for more than 400 years, finally returned to the rule of the Han regime.

  (end of this chapter)