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On the second day of August in the 14th year of the Ming Dynasty, it is the Mid-Autumn Festival, although the autumn wind has risen, but at noon, it is still the time, Zhang Huangyan's army of 50,000 people from Jiujiang, in addition to carrying his family, Ding Zhuang also has tens of thousands of people, known as 100,000, from Jiujiang to set off along the Jiangxi expedition. Five or six thousand warships were connected to each other, covering the sky and the river, but most of these warships were small sampans, and there were only about a dozen soldiers on each ship, and most of these ships were small boats levied along the river.

Although it is a small boat, but after thousands of small boats converge together, it is also a mighty and magnificent one, the river is also fluttering with flags, when the boat pulp rows the river, it almost makes the river surface boil, this huge boat, like the dragon on the river, is majestic.

Although most of the boats in this river are small boats, there are also a few big ships, this is a centipede ship built by Zhang Huangyan in Jiujiang, but this ship is not as huge as the multi-pulp warship of the Jiangbei Naval Division, but even so, these dozen centipede ships equipped with more than a dozen Franc machines and a Hongyi cannon on the bow of the ship are still like a giant in this naval army.

And in the middle of a tall centipede ship, fluttering the former army commander red silk flag, the flag is written a huge "Li" word, this is the former army commander Li Ziyuan's ship, the stern of the towering deck put a high-backed chair, the river wind howling, wearing the Xuanxi Jiangbei iron armor guards with swords on the side of the ship, among the armies, that is, several Zhang Huangyan is the most "poor", after all, it only takes the tax of Jiangxi, unlike Zheng Chenggong who relied on the silver profits of maritime trade to enrich military supplies, is not like Zhu Mingzhong in Jiangbei to promote business-oriented and seek business profits. Even if it weren't for the fact that he used some local goods from Jiangxi to maintain trade with Jiangbei, I am afraid that even these hundreds of thousands of troops would not be able to sustain it, and it is precisely because of this that the reality of relative poverty makes the equipment of the soldiers under his command naturally extremely inferior. However, there are only more than 10,000 Iron Man troops wearing iron armor, and these more than 10,000 Iron Man Army are distributed among the five armies in the front and back, left and right, but the Western Expedition Army has a full 5,000 Iron Man Army.

As the commander of the First Army, the guards around Li Ziyuan were naturally also wearing iron armor, and even his iron armor was a little denser than the armor in the Iron Man Army.

At this time, he was wearing an iron armor and sat on this chair, but he looked quite mighty, staring at the river, one after another, equipped with cannons full of soldiers' vanguard ships, although it was against the current, but it was just following the wind, according to this speed, this group of men and horses could reach Wuchang in a few days.

His gaze turned to the shore again, the green mountains and lush forests on the shore, the village of Shuiwan, he did not send an elite attack along the river, he needed to arrive in Wuchang in the shortest possible time, and then hit the Qing army in Wuchang by surprise. However, despite this, it did not prevent him from ordering his troops to sweep the cities near the river bank along the way, and with the momentum of an army of 100,000, he could always make the puppet officials of those cities either surrender or flee in a hurry. This also allowed the army to capture many cities along the river almost without bloodshed.

However, at this time, what Li Ziyuan was thinking about was not these, but what he was thinking was more far-reaching. The 50,000 troops he led now are the elite under Zhang Huangyan's command, and they are all good generals who have fought a hundred battles since the young Sima Xi's expedition, but they are all under the unified command of him Li Ziyuan. Among the 50,000 troops, at least 40,000 are his cronies, in other words, he Li Ziyuan is the real commander of this army!

As for Shao Sima......

It's just a young Sima!

As for this Western Army, from now on, his surname will be Li!

After leaving Jiujiang, he had already summoned his confidants and agreed in the palace that he would strive to arrive in Wuchang within ten days, and then recover Wuchang within half a month, and then Wuchang would become the foundation of his Li Ziyuan.

Wuchang!

Wuchang is the key to this westward discussion, as long as Wuchang is captured, it is equivalent to taking most of Huguang. And the army waited until after the autumn to send troops to the west, one is to train the troops, after all, there are too many recruits in this army, of course, there is another reason, that is, the army marches and fights in the middle of summer, and it is easy to spread all kinds of diseases in the army, and it is precisely because of this that Li Ziyuan will wait for the suggestion to set the time for the west after the autumn.

Of course, the reason why this is the case is that he also has selfish intentions, because he needs time to take the Western Expedition Army into his own hands, after all, for Zhang Huangyan, the Western Expedition is just to oppose the Qing Dynasty and to prosper the Ming Dynasty, while Li Ziyuan is for Wuchang and for a foothold.

As long as Wuchang is laid, he Li Ziyuan can have a foothold!

Thinking of this, Li Ziyuan naturally thought of Zhu Mingzhong, who is now standing with the general and the young Sima in Jiangbei, what did he have at this time last year? It's just the beginning of fame.

But now, he can rely on Jiangbei to achieve a great cause that is difficult for others to achieve. He Zhu Mingzhong can do it, why can't he Li Ziyuan do it?

The most important thing is to have his own territory, if Zhu Mingzhong does not belong to his territory, he is nothing, but he is just a strong general under Zheng Chenggong, that's all! Just like in my current situation, even if I have made great achievements, what is the use? But it's just driven by people.

Shao Sima!

It's not Li's injustice, it's really ...... Holding on to the armrest of the chair, a strange look flashed on Li Ziyuan's face, he was unwilling to live under others, this was the reason for betraying Zhu Mingzhong at the beginning, and now, the same is true. He is unwilling to be just a pawn in the hands of others, he wants to be like Zhu Mingzhong, grasp his own destiny, and want to be like Zhu Mingzhong and achieve a great cause.

And this, naturally, betrays Shao Sima!

Thinking of what he was going to do after defeating Wuchang, Li Ziyuan naturally thought that when he left Jiujiang and met with Shao Sima, Zhang Huangyan told him with his Yin Yin:

"Linchuan, if this battle is successful, this land south of the Yangtze River, it can all belong to my Ming Dynasty, Ming Zhongxing will be just around the corner, Linchuan must be my Ming Zhongxing heroes, this Wuchang people's heart in my Ming, Linchuan will be successful. I hope you will be kind to the soldiers, love the people, on the day of the city, do not kill in vain, do not disturb the people, this official should listen to Jieyin in Nanchang. When Wuchang was won, it was expected that the day of the Northern Expedition would not be far away. ”

After resigning in the yamen, Zhang Huang sent him to the riverside wharf, personally held his hand and said:

"Linchuan, this official will be delivered to you with the elite of the whole army, and the great cause of opposing the Qing Dynasty will be successful or unsuccessful in one fell swoop. Wuchang Qing's troops are limited, and they have been defeated again and again, the main force has not been lost, and this trip must also pay attention to the fact that if Wuchang is broken, this official will definitely ask for merit......"

Perhaps others will envy him for his immortal exploits. may have Zhang Huangyan's earnest advice, but he has his thoughts about Li Ziyuan.

What he wants is not to make immortal feats for the Ming Dynasty, but for himself!

After all, people don't have to be destroyed!

"Zhu Mingzhong ......"

Again, chanting the name, Li Ziyuan's eyes carried an inexplicable excitement.

Since learning that Zhu Mingzhong has gained a firm foothold in Jiangbei, Li Ziyuan has regarded him as a "role model", and he hopes to be like Zhu Mingzhong, who can have a territory that belongs to him in this troubled era, so that he can become famous.

Thinking that this wish was about to come true, Li Ziyuan's heart suddenly became excited and excited, and he even recalled the ambition he had set when the Manchu Qing Dynasty entered the customs, and he also longed for the day to be reused by the imperial court, and then expel the Manchu Qing, but now he is eager to one day be a good general in the world, expel the Manchu Qing, and reorganize the Han family. Today, as the commander of the 50,000 army, leading the army to the west, not to mention that half of the country is about to be recovered, more importantly, he will be able to live in one place, even if in the future when the Ming Dynasty is prosperous, he will definitely be indispensable to the position of the prince at that time. At that time, the people of the Li family will be able to enjoy the glory and wealth for generations.

Thinking of this, he naturally thought of the founding fathers of the Ming Dynasty in the biography of the Ming heroes, Li Ziyuan suddenly became proud, and couldn't help but whisper Yue Fei's "Man Jianghong".

"Wait to clean up the old mountains and rivers from the beginning, and face the sky."

I think that when Yue Fei recovered the Central Plains and filled in this "Man Jianghong", he was also in his thirties, and he was only in his thirties...... However, Zhu Mingzhong seems to be younger, he is only twenty-three years old!

Thinking of this, Li Ziyuan's mind sank.

Zhu Mingzhong is too young!

I am afraid that in the future, even after the rise of the Ming Dynasty, when both of them enter the dynasty as the princes of the country, Zhu Mingzhong will also become his political enemy.

"Zhu Chengren ......"

Talking about this name, Li Ziyuan's mood suddenly became heavy, he couldn't understand his own affairs, after he turned his back on Zhu Mingzhong, the two formed an incomprehensible Liangzi, with this Liangzi there, even if he was an official in the same dynasty in the future, he would only become a political enemy.

How could he, Zhu Mingzhong, not blame the past? At that time, how could the two be ministers in the same court?

It's hard to do!

"Zhu Chengren, at the beginning, I was also forced to do so!"

Thinking of the original choice, Li Ziyuan thought to himself.

"At the beginning, who let you offend the general, after offending the general, the loyal and righteous army is very likely to be annexed by others, after all, the loyal and righteous army also has the hard work of Li, how can Li see others take it?"

Li Ziyuan never felt that he had done anything wrong when he tried to seize military power, and in his opinion, he was completely for the sake of his brothers in the loyal army.

"If Li didn't get the promise of Qian Qianyi at the beginning, it wasn't that Li wanted to seize military power, I'm afraid that the loyal and righteous army would have been split into various armies by the country's surname, even if Zhu Chengren has the ability to reach the sky, how could you bring the brothers to Jiangbei at that time, hey, why, you can't understand Li's painstaking efforts!"

Thinking of this, Li Ziyuan suddenly felt dissatisfied with Zhu Mingzhong, in his opinion, if it weren't for him, I am afraid that the loyal army would have been eaten by people long ago, and Zhu Mingzhong was not only grateful, but also inconsiderate of his hard work. Even some of the brothers in the Loyal Army could not understand his good intentions.

When they thought of inviting the old brothers of the Loyal and Righteous Army who came to cooperate with their western expedition to the banquet in Jiujiang, they all chose to refuse, and some even said it. "Li Ziyuan, just a traitor." , did not regard him as the commander of the first army in his words.

His brows were tightly locked, and the attitude of everyone in the Loyal and Righteous Army towards him was Zhu Mingzhong's attitude towards him, thinking of this, Li Ziyuan snorted coldly.

"Hmph, all of them are villains, and they don't feel the grace of Li, if it weren't for Li, how could you be where you are today!"

Sneering, Li Ziyuan's brows raised slightly, but there was no news in his solemn expression, maybe he could deceive others and say that what he did was for the loyal army, but he didn't know that his betrayal was unforgivable for Zhu Mingzhong. And this also means that the two of them are very likely to become rivals in the future.

When the Ming Dynasty is prosperous in the future, Zhu Mingzhong's status will definitely be higher than his Li Ziyuan, what should I do when the time comes?

For Li Ziyuan, he must think about the future, he doesn't want to lose his life in vain in the end.

It's hard......

"What are you thinking?"

Suddenly, a delicate voice sounded beside him, and at some point, a woman in a Confucian dress stood beside him, and behind her stood two maids.

She is the wife married by Li Ziyuan after conquering Nanchang, from a large local family in Nanchang, and can be said to be knowledgeable. In this western expedition, Li Ziyuan naturally brought his wife and several concubines to the ship.

In his opinion, Wuchang will definitely be able to be captured, and after the capture of Wuchang, he will live in Wuchang for a long time, not only he brings his family, but also the generals in the army are with their families.

For this lady, he is also very fond of him, after all, he is also born in Nanchang's scholarly family, it can be said that he is knowledgeable, and at this time last year, he can marry such a lady, but he doesn't even dare to think about it.

But despite this, there are inevitably some regrets in his heart, after all, although this Qiu Niang is from a scholarly family, she is extremely ordinary when it comes to family background, but it is just an ordinary family background. On the other hand, Zhu Mingzhong married Zheng Chenggong's sister.

After all, he is still inferior to him Zhu Mingzhong!

"Qiu Niang,"

Smiling at Qiu Niang, Li Ziyuan retracted his chaotic mind and said.

"I didn't think about anything, but this time I asked Jiangbei to borrow troops, Jiangbei said it was good, only to try a mine, but it is easy to send God, if it is time, this Jiangbei sailor does not want to leave Wuchang, what should I do when the time comes!"

After that, Li Ziyuan stared ahead, looking at the two multi-pulp gunboats in the lead, his expression was even more dignified, for him who wants to take Wuchang as the foundation, if he wants to gain a foothold in Wuchang, there are only two obstacles, one is Shao Sima, and the other is the sailor of Jiangbei!

If you want to stand on your own feet in Wuchang, I'm afraid it will take a lot of twists and turns!