Yue Le said: "Then what should I do?" We're just waiting here? Li Mengzu said: "Don't worry, the Ming army attacked Hanyang, and now this Wuchang City is still safe, let's go up to the city wall to take a look." ”

Yue Le said: "Yes, yes, we will go to the city wall now to see what the situation is." Saying that, Yue Le took everyone and came out of the governor's yamen. Before everyone went up to the city wall, they heard the sound of killing on the other side of the Yangtze River, and it seemed that it was really the Ming army calling.

When Yue Le and the others came to the city wall, it was already full of civil and military officials from Wuchang. Everyone looked at the Ming army on the opposite side and discussed, and Wang Mingde, the prefect of Hanyang, said: "This group of Ming troops must have come from Yingcheng, we have a lot of sentinel ships on the Yangtze River, as long as they come along the Yangtze River, it is impossible for us not to know." Moreover, the number of Ming troops cannot be too large, and it is estimated that there are only a few thousand, otherwise it is impossible for our sentinels to find out. ”

Yang Maoxun, the governor of Huguang on the side, said: "What's the use of talking about these now, since the Ming army is here, just send troops to eliminate the Ming army." This group of Ming troops, is it really from Jingzhou? is so bold and dares to attack Hanyang directly, we must not let them run rampant under our noses. ”

Wang Mingde said: "Your Excellency the governor, rest assured, it is not so easy for the Ming army to capture Hanyang. Hanyang Fortress has three lines of defense, each of which is laid out on the basis of a flood control levee. There are also artillery positions in Turtle Mountain and Phoenix Mountain, and the Ming army does not have 100,000 troops and does not want to capture Hanyang City at all. ”

Wang Mingde looked around proudly and said, "But does the Ming army have 100,000 troops?" According to reports, the Ming army only had 50,000 troops at most, and now it is still alone, and this army is just used as a surprise army. But can a few thousand people take Hanyang City? This is absolutely impossible, when did the Ming army have such a strong army? ”

Yang Maoxun said: "You don't say a few words, you are talking so much now, what kind of difference will there be when the time comes." Wait until the Governor holds you accountable for losing your land, and see how you justify it. Wang Mingde said: "It's the governor, let me run an errand in Wuchang." ”

Zhang Changgeng, who was observing the battle situation, said: "Then you go back to Hanyang now, you are also the prefect of Hanyang." If Hanyang City is lost, I will only ask you. Wang Mingde suddenly didn't dare to speak again, and the other officials on the side immediately snickered.

At this time, Yue Le and Li Mengzu also went up to the city wall together, and Zhang Changgeng immediately greeted Yue Le. Yue Le said: "What's the situation now?" Zhang Changgeng said: "Depending on the situation, this group of Ming troops came from the direction of Yingcheng, if they came along the Yangtze River, our sentinel boats on the Yangtze River would have found it a long time ago." ”

Yue Le said: "Well, it makes sense. Wang Mingde, who was behind, said in his heart: "Dog thing, shameless, this is what I said." Zhang Changgeng didn't care about Wang Mingde, and continued: "Now that the Ming army is attacking Hanyang, we don't have to worry, Hanyang's city defense is very solid, and it can be said that it is an iron wall. There are three lines of defense outside the city of Hanyang, each of which is laid out by a flood control levee. Moreover, there are artillery positions in Turtle Mountain and Phoenix Mountain, so that it is even more difficult for the Ming army to attack the city. ”

Zhang Changgeng accompanied Yue Le to the side of the city wall and said: "The Ming army wants to break through these three lines of defense, and there is no 100,000 troops who want to capture Hanyang City." However, it is impossible for the Ming army to have 100,000 troops, and our military report says that the Ming army will only be 50,000 or 60,000 at most. And they can't all come over, they still have to defend the Jingzhou area, and our Dongting Lake water division is still in Yuezhou. ”

Yue Le said: "Governor Zhang is the best to grasp, but how should we deal with it now?" Zhang Changgeng said: "Now that the Ming army is lone and deep, we will use the defense line of Hanyang City and the two artillery arrays of Turtle Mountain and Phoenix Mountain to consume the strength of the Ming army. ”

Yue Le said: "Well, you can, but you also have to be fully prepared." Zhang Changgeng said: "I have asked Admiral Li Guodong of the Navy Division to lead the Navy Division to support Hanyang City with artillery fire." 6,000 Green Battalion soldiers were also mobilized to prepare to cross the river to strengthen the defense. ”

As he spoke, he saw that the naval warship of Wuchang had appeared in everyone's sight. Seeing this, the people of the city were no longer worried. Everyone felt that this time the Ming army would definitely meet and break the blood, and some people were even thinking about the speech after the war.

Everyone looked at Hanyang City on the opposite side easily, as if they were not watching the two armies fighting, but had the feeling of watching a big show. None of the officials in Wuchang were worried that the Ming army would break through Hanyang, and the officials who wanted only regarded it as a farce. They are here now, just waiting for news of the defeat of the Ming army, and there are even people chatting and joking.

Among these people, the only one who is unhappy is Wang Mingde, the prefect of Hanyang. Because it was originally his credit, but now it has all become Zhang Changgeng's credit, and it has nothing to do with him. Looking at these sycophants in front of him, Wang Mingde said in his heart: "Shameless old thing, I think if the Ming army breaks through Hanyang, what will you do if you look at it." ”

But when he thought about the defense of Hanyang City, he suddenly felt that the Ming army had no possibility of capturing Hanyang. He had to pray to himself, hoping that God would help him realize this idea.

Perhaps it was Wang Mingde's sincerity that moved God, and the officials who were still talking and laughing in Wuchang City just now gradually discovered that the situation was wrong. Looking at the situation on the other side, it seems that the Ming army has broken through the first line of defense.

Faced with this situation, many people suddenly looked at Zhang Changgeng secretly. Yue Le also looked a little wrong, looked at Zhang Changgeng and said, "Governor Zhang, what's going on?" Didn't you say that every line of defense was tight? You look at the Ming army, it didn't take much effort. If the same is true of the defensive line in the back, will Hanyang still be able to hold it? ”

Zhang Changgeng didn't expect this to be the case, and suddenly became a little flustered, and said: "Prince An is angry, it may be that the defenders of the first line of defense are a little caught off guard, they were attacked by the Ming army." It will not be in the back, and it will definitely not allow the Ming army to rush through the second line of defense. As he spoke, he wiped the cold sweat from his forehead with his hand.

Zhang Changgeng glanced at the other side again and said, "What's more, there are two artillery positions in the north of Hanyang City, as long as these cannons are fired, the Ming army will not be able to do anything." ”

Yue Le said: "It's about the same, so what are you waiting for?" Let the artillery fire. As soon as Yue Le's words fell, the guard general on the other side of Wuchang City came running and said, "Your Excellency, it's not good. The artillery position on the opposite side was also attacked by the Ming army, and it seemed that it had already reached the top of the mountain. ”

The officials present were all shocked and immediately said, "What? Artillery positions were also attacked? An official said: "In this way, there are a lot of troops from the Ming army, can Hanyang hold it?" I think it's better to send troops to rescue as soon as possible. ”

Hu Maoxun said: "Your Excellency the Governor, I think it is better to send troops as soon as possible, if the Ming army divides its troops to attack Hankou again, the situation will not be good." Hankow has a large amount of grain there, and if something goes wrong with it, we can't afford it. What's more, this year, due to the relocation of the people in various places, the imperial taxes we collected from the people in advance were also stored in Hankou. ”

Listening to the gossip of these officials, Zhang Changgeng suddenly became angry in his heart. But now that Yue Le is in front of him, he can't get angry. But some officials were very excessive, and directly asked the general who came to report the news, "When did the Ming army start attacking the artillery array on Turtle Mountain?" Don't we have a great army to protect us? Why did you let the Ming army attack the mountain. ”

There is actually a humanitarian: "This must be the dereliction of duty of the mountain guards, and these Qiu Ba must be taken down and punished." Hearing these people's words, the guard general did not know how to answer. Yue Le on the side couldn't listen to it anymore, and yelled: "Enough, whoever dares to say more, this king will let him cross the Yangtze River to guard Hanyang now." ”

Yue Le spoke, and no one dared to speak in an instant. Yue Le said to Zhang Changgeng: "Why is there still a Ming army attacking the Guishan artillery array, how many troops of the Ming army have come, and can the artillery hold it now?" ”

This time, Zhang Changgeng didn't dare to take care of it anymore, and said: "There should be no problem, there are a thousand defenders on Turtle Mountain, and there are five hundred gunners." There are also 500 defenders on this side of Phoenix Mountain, and it is no problem for them to hold on for an hour or two. Moreover, he had already transferred 6,000 troops from Wuchang and was about to cross the river to reinforce him. ”

Yue Le heard Zhang Changgeng say this, snorted coldly, and stopped speaking. As soon as he finished speaking, another person came to report that Hankou had also discovered that the Ming army was attacking. Now there are fires in many places in Hankou, and the sound of killing is shaking the sky.

When Yue Le heard this, he immediately glanced at Zhang Changgeng viciously, and Zhang Changgeng suddenly shrank back in fright. Yue Le said: "Governor Zhang, you just said that there are not many troops, and they only have a total of fifty or sixty thousand people." Zhang Changgeng suddenly hesitated and said: "This... I didn't expect this, so I immediately asked the sailor to send out reinforcements to Hanyang. ”

Zhang Changgeng turned around and glanced at Wang Mingde viciously, and Wang Mingde also flinched back. I was secretly happy in my heart: "Who let you rob me of my credit, I deserve it now." It's better to let Prince An cut it directly. Zhang Changgeng only cared about arranging people to urge the sailor, and did not see Wang Mingde's expression

Hu Maoxun next to him saw Wang Mingde's expression, and immediately understood Wang Mingde's thoughts. whispered in Wang Mingde's ear: "If Hanyang can't hold it, you are the prefect of Hanyang." ”

Wang Mingde was suddenly shocked, yes, if Hanyang is gone, he is the prefect of Hanyang. Immediately, cold sweat broke out on his body, and he kept wiping the sweat on his forehead with his hands. He prayed secretly in his heart: "Why didn't Lao Tzu think about it, God, don't let the Ming army break through Hanyang, if you want to lose it, you will lose Hankou." ”

But this time God didn't help Wang Mingde, so he heard someone exclaim: "Look, the Ming army has attacked the second line of defense." It's amazing, why is the Ming army so powerful this time. ”

When Wang Mingde heard this, he immediately squeezed to the front to take a look, Wang Mingde was immediately frightened, and the Ming army had already attacked the second embankment. That place is not far from the Hanyang City Gate, looking at the advancing Ming army, Wang Mingde's heart is also constantly falling.

Then Wang Mingde saw the county order that ran up to the city, and immediately roared: "Fang Mingyuan, what are you going to do on a dog day, close the city gate quickly." At this time, the other officials around him were also worried, looking at the other side, no longer as calm as before.

Seeing that the Ming army was getting closer and closer to the gate of Hanyang, the officials in Wuchang City even became short of breath. Just when everyone was nervous, they finally saw the Ming army rushing to the city gate. Everyone seems to have given up, believing that there is almost no possibility of holding Hanyang Castle now.

But then I saw that the Ming army actually retreated again. The defenders of Hanyang City shouted for joy, and everyone realized that the gate of Hanyang City was closed. Immediately, everyone burst into cheers and shouted: "Long live the Qing Dynasty, long live the emperor." ”

Even Yue Le breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "Your Majesty Hongfu, this Hanyang County Order is quite competitive, and after the second battle, it will be rewarded." Li Mengzu on the side said: "What the prince said is right, meritorious service should be rewarded." ”

Yue Le said: "Of course, meritorious service will be rewarded, but Zhang Changgeng doesn't know how it was arranged, and the person in charge of the scouts should also be killed, which actually lowered the eyelids of the Ming army's runway, and no one knows yet." "Li Mengzu is hard to say, after all, he has already left office. onclick="hui"

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