When Li Zicheng arrived in Hanyang, Li Jibu was already fighting fiercely outside the southern city with Cui Wenrong, who took the initiative to reinforce Hanyang.

The battle itself, Li Zicheng was not interested, when the army of the Mandate of Heaven was pressing, the soldiers in the city dared to take the initiative to go out of the city for a decisive battle, either a fool, or loyalty, he became interested in the main general of the decisive battle.

There was no suspense in the battle, the Ming army was quickly defeated, and Li Zicheng issued an order not to capture the main general of the Ming army alive.

Li Jibu are gunners, the pursuit of the enemy, can only be handed over to Liu Yunshui's cavalry, I heard that the governor of the Ming army is interested in the commander of the Ming army, Liu Yunshui gave a death order, the first regiment, the second regiment from both sides of the outflank, cut off the Ming army across the river and escape, the third regiment is intercepted outside the south city gate, to prevent the Ming army from retreating into the city.

In order to capture the main general of the Ming army alive, Liu Yunshui used all the cavalry of the three regiments.

The remnant sun is red, the clouds are better than the snow, and the distant mountains are like fog!

If it weren't for the large number of corpses and wounded soldiers outside the southern city, the sky at this time would definitely be a beautiful picture.

Li Zicheng sat on the back of a yellow-maned horse, but he looked at the distant river, as well as Wuchang City, the capital of Huguang south of the river, although he could not see the outline, but imagined its glorious battle process in his heart.

Turtle Mountain bows down, Snake Mountain stands tall, the two peaks of the north and the south seem to make the Yangtze River a lot narrower.

With the sound of horses' hooves, Liu Yunshui personally led part of the cavalry back, and jumped off the war horse from a distance, "Dadu Governor, the main general of the enemy army has been caught!" ”

"Hmm!" Li Zicheng bowed slightly, this time the cavalry of the three regiments was dispatched, if even the remnants of the more than 1,000 Ming troops could not be solved, this cavalry commander would not have to be the commander.

"Dadu Governor, his subordinates learned from the prisoners of war that they were not soldiers and horses from Hanyang City, but crossed the river from Wuchang," Liu Yunshui did not have the joy of victory, but his face became ugly, "The subordinates are incompetent, they failed to completely annihilate the enemy army, and there are three or four hundred Ming troops who escaped by boat......"

Li Zicheng was stunned, with Liu Yunshui's temperament, how could he let go of those hundreds of soldiers? He said, "What's going on?" ”

"The Ming army left a ferry boat by the river, and there were soldiers to guard it," Liu Yunshui said with a bitter face: "When we arrived at the riverside, these soldiers had already boarded the boat and fled to the duck egg island in the center of the river by boat!" ”

"Huh?" Li Zicheng was stunned, "Since the Ming army is from Wuchang, why didn't they flee back to Wuchang, but fled back to Jiangxin?" Could it be that there is a garrison of the Ming army on the Duck Egg Island? ”

"No," Liu Yunshui shook his head, "When we arrived at the riverside in advance, we had already been inquired by boat, and there was no Ming army in Yadanzhou!" ”

Li Zicheng nodded, he felt that he had faintly grasped something, but he couldn't say it clearly, so he said, "You go and ask the prisoners of war!" ”

"Yes, Metropolitan Governor," Liu Yunshui gestured, and the soldiers behind him led a group of war horses, and a man covered in blood was tied to the horse, his armor was shattered, his hair was scattered, and even his helmet was missing.

Li Zicheng nodded and said, "Xiaomi, bring back the big tent." ”

In the big tent of the Chinese army just built by the soldiers, Li Zicheng was standing on the horse on the main seat, and the prisoner of war covered in blood stood opposite.

Li Zicheng met his gaze and said with a smile: "Who are you?" At present, Jiangbei is in chaos, you don't defend Wuchang, why did you take the initiative to come to Jiangbei to fight? ”

"Who are you? Could you be Li Zicheng? ”

"The Governor of the Heavenly Mandate Army, Li Zicheng!" Li Zicheng smiled faintly: "Now can I tell the Governor of Pontus your identity?" ”

"Wuchang Counselor Cui Wenrong, this name, most of the governors should have never heard of it!"

"Some people's names are enough to hear them once," Li Zicheng said with a faint smile: "Knowing that with your strength, you can't sweep away the so-called 'rogues' in the eyes of the imperial court, why do you still want to cross the river and take the initiative to attack?" ”

"It's better to defend the city than to defend the river, it's better to defend the river than to defend the Han, sitting in a lonely city and waiting for the rogue to besiege the city is definitely not a good strategy!" Cui Wenrong shook his head lightly and said, "It's a pity that this general is ...... lightly."

Li Zicheng said in his heart, this is an active defense, at least there is a chance to find an opportunity to annihilate the enemy, from the perspective of Wuchang, it is really a good choice.

However, in the face of absolute strength, any strategy is in vain, it is nothing more than the length of time!

He looked at Cui Wenrong's eyes and said, "It's a pity that your strategy was not successful, do you know why?" ”

"If it weren't for the fact that we had encountered a large number of rogue bandits heading south, ......" Cui Wenrong suddenly said that he couldn't go on, because today's battle was not good, not because the number of rogue robbers was too sharp, but because the firearms of the rogue were too sharp, and the officers and men had no chance to fight back, even if there were many people, they would inevitably be defeated.

"General Cui should understand," Li Zicheng said with a smile: "It's not the number of people, but the general trend, even if you win today, the Heavenly Mandate Army will still take Hanyang sooner or later." ”

“……”

"According to General Cui, can Wuchang hold it?"

"As long as we are united, Wuchang will definitely be able to hold it," Cui Wenrong said coldly: "Don't forget, behind Wuchang is the imperial court, and the imperial court will send reinforcements sooner or later!" ”

"Where are the imperial reinforcements? Zuo Liangyu? Li Zicheng sneered: "I'm afraid General Cui knows about the war in Henan, right?" For the imperial court, Kaifeng is much more important than Wuchang, and the imperial court did send a lot of reinforcements, until in the end there was no army to send, and watched the Mandate of Heaven army take Kaifeng and end the war in Henan! ”

"End the war in Henan?" Cui Wenrong snorted coldly and said, "Does the Metropolitan Governor think that the imperial court has given up on Henan?" ”

"Whether to give up Henan, the governor of Bendu really doesn't know, but in the land of Henan, there is only the Mandate of Heaven Army now," Li Zicheng said: "Don't talk about Henan, Gansu, Qinghai, Sichuan and other places, where the Mandate of Heaven Army belongs, when did the imperial court think about revenge?" Ao, maybe the court has thought about it, but just thinking about it in the court is almost like a dream! ”

"...... you" Cui Wenrong stared at Li Zicheng coldly, this metropolitan governor is really too arrogant, but he is just the leader of the Liukou, and he dares to despise the imperial court......

"General Cui thinks we can't take Wuchang?"

"I don't know ......" Although Cui Wenrong couldn't get used to Li Zicheng's arrogance, he knew the actual situation in Wuchang, and he really didn't have any confidence in his heart.

"Of course, before taking Wuchang, we must take Hanyang, so as not to leave a nail in the back," Li Zicheng looked at Cui Wenrong's eyes suddenly and said with a smile: "General Cui thinks, how long will it take us to take Hanyang?" ”

Cui Wenrong said angrily: "Even if you can win it, it will take at least ten days and a half months......"

"Three days!" Li Zicheng said in a deep voice: "General Cui believe it or not? ”

"Three days?" Cui Wenrong's eyes suddenly rolled round, "Hanyang is also a capital city, you only need three days?" ”

"With a three-day limit, is General Cui willing to gamble?" Li Zicheng said with a smile: "If General Cui wins, the governor of Pontus will release General Cui unconditionally, and let him be free, even if you return to Wuchang City to reorganize your troops and fight again; If General Cui loses, he will join the Mandate of Heaven Army, and from now on, he will serve the Mandate of Heaven Army with all his heart. ”

"Join the Mandate of Heaven?" Cui Wenrong frowned slightly, hesitating for a moment.

Li Zicheng said: "General Cui guards the city for the imperial court, is he loyal to the monarch and patriotic, or does he want to protect the territory and the people?" ”

"This ......" Cui Wenrong never thought about this problem, he is a military general of the imperial court, leading the imperial court, for the sake of the imperial court, listening to Li Zicheng's words, Fang Zhizhi said: "This general is a general of Wuchang, naturally he wants to ensure the safety of the party......

Li Zicheng interrupted his words and said loudly: "The governor of Bendu heard that Zuo Liangyu looted around Wuchang, and even the clan was not spared, and the gentry and common people were killed countless times, and they fled to the mountains for refuge. ”

"This ......" Cui Wenrong was speechless for a while, and after a long time, Fang said: "Even if the general is incompetent, he must be loyal to the court!" ”

"Okay, it's really a loyal and righteous person, the governor of Pontus is not wrong," Li Zicheng said with a smile: "General Cui was defeated and captured, and he has been loyal to the court, the governor of Pontus will give you another chance, would you like to gamble with the governor of Pontus?" ”

Cui Wenrong gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, I am willing to gamble, I hope that the Metropolitan Governor will not lose his trust when the time comes!" ”

"Pontus is trustworthy, General Cui can rest assured," Li Zicheng stared at Cui Wenrong's eyes, shook his head with a sudden smile, and said: "Originally, I wanted to ask General Cui two questions, but now I don't need to ask!" ”

“……”

"I won't say it if I ask General Cui," Li Zicheng said: "Moreover, the governor of Pontus already knows the answer!" ”

"What does the Governor know?"

Li Zicheng looked at Cui Wenrong with a smile and said: "First, when the Heavenly Mandate Army crosses the river, as long as they board the unguarded sandbar in the river, between the sandbar and Wuchang on the south bank, the river is shallow and the horse's belly, and you can also board the south bank without boats!" ”

"This ......"

"Second, in Wuchang City, the garrison is empty, and the newly recruited young and strong can only be filled at the head of the city, and there is no combat effectiveness at all.

Cui Wenrong hesitated for a moment and said, "How does the Metropolitan Governor know this?" It's just a confirmation of the ...... through the mouth."

"Wrong," Li Zicheng said categorically, "Before asking this question, the governor of Pontus already has an answer!" ”

"Can the Grand Governor not hesitate to give advice?"

"Why not?" Li Zicheng said with a smile: "When the remnants of General Cui's troops were defeated and fled across the river, the Heavenly Mandate Army did not cross the river to pursue, they should return to Jiangnan calmly, but the rout did not flee to Jiangnan, but landed on the sandbar in the center of the river, isn't it because the water between these sandbanks and the south bank is shallow?" ”

“……”

"Our soldiers have already investigated, there is no Ming army stationed on the sandbar at all, the rout fled to the sandbank, they must have waded back to the south bank, they can wade through the water, can't the soldiers of the Mandate of Heaven army wade through the water?"

Cui Wenrong regretted it in his heart, he originally planned to block the sharp spirit of the Liukou, but he didn't expect to expose the information that the sandbar was shallow......

"General Cui doesn't have to regret it," Li Zixiang understood his thoughts, and said with a smile: "The Heavenly Mandate Army has tens of thousands of sailors, and it will be able to reach Wuchang in a few days, even if there is no deep terrain on the sandbank, Wuchang will not be able to stop the pace of the Heavenly Mandate Army!" ”

"Trolls?"

"General Cui doesn't need to worry, you will see soon," Li Zicheng was already convinced of his judgment from Cui Wenrong's face, "As for the information about the emptiness of Wuchang City, General Cui just said that troops are being recruited in the city...... General Cui doesn't have to blame himself, Zuo Liangyu looted unscrupulously in Wuchang, and even the clan did not let go, if the military strength in Wuchang City was strong, and others didn't say it, how could Zhu Huakui, the king of Chu, give up? ”