In the sixteenth year of Chongzhen, in July, Zhang Xianzhong was called the queen of Daxi, with 200,000 people, and attacked Wuchang City.

The king of Chu in the city accumulated millions of dollars, and the officials of the three divisions asked for help, but the king of Chu refused, which made the people in the city disheartened.

Soon after the Western Army besieged the city, the defenders in the city suddenly opened the city and surrendered to Chengcheng, putting the Western Army into Wuchang City.

After Zhang Xianzhong entered Wuchang, the Ming Dynasty general Cui Wenrong died in battle, and told the bachelor He Fengsheng who returned to his hometown to worship again in his clothes, and carried the whole family in a big boat, out of Dunzi Lake, and after reaching the center of the lake, he made people scuttle through the boat, and the whole family drowned.

The officials in the city who had time to evacuate in the future, such as Zhu Shiding, Shen Shouchong, who stayed in Xingdu, Li Yuying, Zou Fengji, Wuchang County, Wang Liangjian, Jiayu, and others, all died.

Because of the sudden fall of the city, the officials of the three divisions of Huguang were almost killed by Zhang Xianzhong, and only a very small number of officials such as He Tengjiao and Yang Wenyue escaped by boat and went to Yuezhou to recruit troops, preparing to defend Zhang Xianzhong from entering Hunan.

After Li Zicheng defeated Sun Chuanting in Henan, he completely opened up the situation, and Zhang Xianzhong took Wuchang, which also made his power skyrocket.

Wuchang City, since Zhang Xianzhong entered the city, has been killing more than once.

There are more than 100 heads rolling to the ground in the city every day, of course, the people killed by Zhang Xianzhong are mainly the Zhu Ming clan, the gentry and scholars, as well as the wealthy families in the city. In short, whoever has the money kills whom.

The Great Western Army did not spare the ruling class of the Ming Dynasty, such as clans, nobles, gentry and landlords, and Wuchang was killed in a river of blood.

Zhang Xianzhong not only ruined the bureaucratic system of the Ming Dynasty in Hubei, but also destroyed the foundation of the Ming Dynasty's rule.

Of course, the Western army in Wuchang is not just killing, Zhang Xianzhong slaughtered the Wuchang clan and gentry, and at the same time scattered millions of gold and silver, relief and recruitment of poor people, in the middle of Hubei, hundreds of thousands of servants, so that Zhang Xianzhong's power expanded rapidly.

At this time, in the city of Wuchang, the houses of all major households have changed owners, which are full of Western soldiers with jute on their heads, and the streets are also patrolling Western army soldiers, the atmosphere in the city is depressing, and the residents who are lucky enough not to die are nesting at home, and they dare not show their faces at all!

Li Dingguo entered the city from the military camp outside the city, and the streets had been simply cleaned, but what caught his eye was still bloodstains all over the ground, and there were constantly vehicles with corpses and straw mats on the streets, which were pulled out by the soldiers.

Li Zicheng in the north occupied Guanzhong, the general trend was successful, so that Zhang Xianzhong felt a lot of pressure, after the Western Army captured Wuchang, Zhang Xianzhong urgently needed to formulate a set of strategies, so he hurriedly convened the Western Army to discuss major matters in the future.

At this time, Li Dingguo walked into the main hall of the Chu Palace, Sun Kewang and others had already taken a step forward, and several people spoke in the hall, and a man with dark skin and a long beard over his chest came out from the back and sat directly on the throne.

"The thief Huang Lai'er occupies Guanzhong and is also called the emperor, and the widow can't compare to him." As soon as Zhang Xianzhong sat down, he scolded first, then looked at a few people in the hall, and continued: "I called you over today to hear your thoughts, how the widow should go, in order to compete with Huang Lai'er."

Since the news of Li Zicheng's occupation of Guanzhong came, the Western Army has also thought about its own way out.

To say that Zhang Xianzhong's qualifications for rebellion are no worse than Li Zicheng, and now that Li Zicheng has been proclaimed emperor and has a territory, the western army is naturally anxious.

They worked hard to bring down the old Zhu family, but they couldn't finally make a wedding dress for Li Zicheng, and they cheapened Li Zicheng.

At this time, Sun Kewang, who was eight feet tall, stood up and saluted: "Father, I think that the place where the world can become the foundation of the king and the overlord is only the four corners of the world. One of them is Guanzhong, the second is Hedong and Hebei, the third is Bashu, and the fourth is Jiangdong. ”

If you don't count the foreign races, as far as Kannai is concerned, any of these four places has the capital to compete for hegemony in the world.

Zhang Xianzhong nodded, among his righteous sons, Sun Kewang was resourceful, "Well, Kewang, you go on." ”

After the capture of Wuchang, the morale of the Western Army was high, and Sun Kewang was also in high spirits, he hugged his fists and said: "In these four places, Guanzhong is occupied by Huang Lai'er, and we can't get through Hebei." If the father wants to fight against Huang Lai'er, he needs to take Jiangdong or Bashu as the foundation. ”

Zhang Xianzhong frowned slightly, "How do you think that these two places are not as good as Guanzhong!" ”

Sun Kewang hurriedly said: "Father, eight hundred miles of Qinchuan, Qin, Han and Tang Dynasty use this as a basis to dominate the world, this is not false, but it is also the old yellow calendar." Guanzhong has been turbulent for many years, dilapidated, Jiangdong and Bashu, but the vitality is saved, and one place can be used to fight for the world. ”

Sun Kewang can only say this, after all, the Western Army is much inferior in strength compared to Li Zicheng.

For Li Zicheng, he chooses the four corners of the world, and Zhang Xianzhong actually doesn't have much choice.

"Where should Bashu and Jiangdong be taken?" Zhang Xianzhong asked.

Sun Kewang pursed his lips and said: "Father, my son thinks that he should take Jingzhou first and then Bashu!"

"Bashu?" Sun Kewang's face was not very happy, no matter how you look at it, the conditions in Bashu are not good, which means that he has no choice, so he can only go to Sichuan?

"Why not Koto?" Zhang Xianzhong said in a deep voice.

Sun Kewang did not answer, but looked at Li Dingguo on the side, and Li Dingguo hugged his fists and said: "Father, Huang Degong, Fang Guoan and other departments have returned to Nanzhi Taiping Mansion."

Zhang Xianzhong heard it and understood, the Ming army that went to King Qin had returned, and he had just been driven out of Nanzhi by Huang Degong.

Sun Kewang saw that Zhang Xianzhong did not speak, so he continued: "Father, the Ming Dynasty is dead but not stiff, the Ming army in Jiangdong is still very strong, if we go to fight Jiangdong, we will only lose both with the Ming army, and Li Zicheng will take over the world in vain."

If the Western Army turns back to fight Jiangdong, not to mention whether it can be defeated, even if it is defeated, the Ming Dynasty will fall, it is better to let the Ming Dynasty and Li Zicheng continue to fight.

Zhang Xianzhong finally bowed his head and said: "What you said is reasonable, but the terrain of Bashu is closed, and it is difficult to get in and out.

Sun Kewang said with a smile: "Father, that's why my son suggested taking the land of Jingzhou first, and then taking Bashu, and divide the world into three parts."

Zhang Xianzhong actually has no other choice, he can't beat Li Zicheng in the north, and he will only lose both sides if he goes east, and there is only one way to break the game in the west.

At that moment, he was about to nod, but the general Feng Shuangli hurriedly ran in and saluted: "King, the minister has just been patrolling the city, and he has a letter from Li Zicheng, and he doesn't dare to slack off, so he has come to present it to the king."

Zhang Xianzhong's eyes narrowed, and he wondered: "Huang Lai'er's letter? Take it! ”

Feng Shuangli hurriedly presented the letter to Zhang Xianzhong, Zhang Xianzhong took out the letter, opened it, and there was only one sentence on it, "The old return has been surrendered, Cao Gezuo is dead, and you are okay." ”

After reading the letter, Zhang Xianzhong immediately tore the letter and said angrily, "Huang Lai'er is rampant!" ”

"King, there are rumors outside the city that Li Zicheng is about to raise troops to the south and wants to come to conquer us." Feng Shuangli said worriedly: "Li Zicheng is powerful, and the king can't help but guard against it!" ”

Zhang Xianzhong calmed down, Li Zicheng is now strong and strong, and if he wants to go south, the situation of the Western Army will be grim.

"What do you think?" Zhang Xianzhong groaned.

Sun Kewang already had a strategy in his heart to go down to Jingzhou first, and then take Bashu, and to ensure that this strategy can be implemented, there are two places that are very critical, one is Wuchang, which can block the westward advance of the Ming army, and the other is Xiangyang, which can block the southward movement of the Shun army.

Only by occupying these two points can his plan to take Jingzhou and re-enter Bashu be realized.

"Father, Xiangyang is a very important place, Huang Lai'er must pass through Xiangyang if he wants to come. If we take Xiangyang first, we can block Huang Lai'er in Henan, and if Xiangyang is taken away by Huang Lai'er, we will be in danger. Sun Kewang was busy hugging his fists.

After Zhang Xianzhong defeated Wuchang, the next target was Zuo Liangyu, an old opponent, and Zhang Xianzhong was uneasy if he was not destroyed.

Now that Zuo Liangyu was destroyed and Li Zicheng could still be blocked, he immediately looked at everyone and asked loudly, "Which of you is willing to take Xiangyang?" ”

Li Dingguo did not hesitate, immediately stood up, and arched his hand: "I wish to go!" ”

Liu Wenxiu and Ai Nengqi saw that Li Dingguo was going, and they took the steps they took back.

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