In Xiangyang City, in the mansion, Chen Mingxia was working in the study, and a rush of footsteps came from outside the room.

At this time, the door was suddenly pushed open, and a man with a red face and a long beard walked in quickly, and said urgently: "Sir, something is wrong. Zuo Liangyu sent 3,000 men and horses across the river and entered Hanchuan County in the name of assisting in defense. ”

Chen Mingxia frowned, stretched out his hand, and Wang Guangtai hurriedly presented him with an urgent report.

Chen Mingxia unfolded the general's report and snorted coldly, "If Zuo Liangyu crossed the river a month early, it would still cause us trouble, but now, hum~"

He glanced at a letter next to the table, and then asked, "This Zuo Liangyu only sent 3,000 people to cross the river, is Zhang Yingxiang, who led the troops, very capable of fighting?" ”

Wang Guangtai said: "Whether this Zhang Yingxiang can fight or not, it's hard to say, but this person has a good water nature, and he once swam across the Han River bare-chested." ”

"Oh?" Chen Mingxia smiled slightly, "Then let's see if he can swim across the Yangtze River this time!" ”

Wang Guangtai was interested, "Mr. means to send troops to recapture Hanchuan now and take Zhang Yingxiang into the river." ”

Chen Mingxia shook his head, "Don't worry, Dashuai only gave us 30,000 horses, Xiangyang, Jingzhou, and Xunyang alone will require 23,000 people to defend them, and the rest of the men and horses will defend Chengtian and De'an, and our troops are really a little stretched." In this way, you first send a letter to Runing to send a letter to the marshal, and I will take action myself later~"

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Hanchuan County, for the 3,000 soldiers of Zhang Yingxiang's department, in recent days, it can be said that every day is like the New Year.

Zuo Liangyu is entrenched in Wuchang and Huangzhou, and his territory is not as big as Gao Yihuan, but there are hundreds of thousands of soldiers, horses and family members, like a copy of Li Zicheng.

Because of the small territory and the large number of personnel, ordinary left sergeants basically have no salary, that is, they are given some rice grain, and they usually can't eat enough, and their families will also starve.

Hundreds of thousands of horses in Zuozhen have already swept up everything that can be scavenged in the land of the two prefectures, and if it weren't for the money and grain allocated by the imperial court every year, it would have been impossible to sustain it.

Hanchuan County is close to Wuchang, because under the rule of Gao Yihuan, there is no war and banditry attacks, social stability, and the taxes paid by the people are reduced, and the enthusiasm for production is increased, so the city is not rich, but for the left army, it is already a paradise.

After entering the city, the soldiers of the left army maintained the majesty of the king at first, but the food arranged by the county gentry at noon was not particularly good, there were no chickens and ducks, so the soldiers of the left army began to prepare dinner by themselves after lunch.

Three thousand left soldiers broke into the homes of the people in the city in groups of three or five, and began to rob money, catch chickens and ducks, eat, wear, shelter and travel, and take them all away as long as they can use them.

The gentry in the city are okay, they are all people with status, and there are family guards, and the left soldiers do not touch it, leaving it to the generals to blackmail, and their main goal is to bully the common people.

This was a terrible blow to the people of the city, not only did their property be damaged, but some young women were also raped by the soldiers of the left, and in just one morning, twenty or thirty people were hanged and thrown into the well.

For a time, a large number of people came to the county government to complain, but Sun County had no way to do it.

At the county level, there are no garrisons, mainly concentrated in a few key big cities, and control the surrounding areas through big cities.

Wei Wu's army had few people in Huguang, and it was even more impossible to disperse, otherwise if it really encountered a major event, its strength would not be able to quickly clench into a fist and meet the enemy soldiers.

The 3,000 men and horses of the left army poured into the city, and the 300 armed forces composed of soldiers and people were disarmed by the left army.

When the left sergeant was doing evil in the county, Wang Jinshi set up a banquet in the mansion and invited Zhang Yingxiang to be a guest, and the gentry in the county accompanied him.

At this time, the gentry knew what was happening in the county, and they were all a little frightened, hoping that Zhang Yingxiang would be able to restrain the people, and they were afraid that the left army would rob them after robbing the people, but Wang Jinshi was not very worried about this.

Zhang Yingxiang was invited to the palace, Wang Jinshi led the gentry to stand outside to greet each other, and saw Zhang Yingxiang and several generals, surrounded by personal guards, came to the front of the palace.

"Mr. Zhang, I've been waiting for a long time. Quick, inside please! Wang Jinshi arched his hand enthusiastically, his face radiant, and then made a gesture sideways.

Zhang Yingxiang ignored him, looked at the mansion, his eyes narrowed, and while walking inside, he said to the people around him: "This house is good!" ”

A group of people walked into the palace, the soldiers sat in the outer hall, the soldiers of Zuozhen did not stand and sat down, they ate the dishes while drinking, shouted loudly, urged the food to be served, and then poked the chopsticks indiscriminately.

As soon as a dish was served, the soldiers moved the chopsticks and grabbed the plates, like a hungry ghost reincarnated, and snatched a fine light in a moment.

In the hall, Zhang Yingxiang sat on the top of the house as a matter of course, accompanied by Wang Jinshi and others, but many gentry were a little uneasy.

At this time, they found that although Wei Wujun harmed their interests, as long as they obeyed the rules, they could get the protection of their lives and property, which made people feel safe, but as soon as the left army entered the city, they plundered everywhere, making them insecure.

At the banquet, many gentry basically didn't talk much, and no one took the initiative to toast, and the atmosphere was slightly awkward.

Seeing this, Wang Jinshi took the initiative to enliven the atmosphere and raised his wine glass, "General Zhang, this time you will lead the troops into Hanchuan to set up defenses, and Hanchuan will be guaranteed." ”

Zhang Yingxiang had a drink with him, and he didn't care why those gentry were not in a high mood, anyway, he was happy to drink, and took the initiative to hold up the wine glass, "It is the responsibility of the general to protect the territory and the people, everyone is welcome!" Come and drink this glass of wine together, Ben will have something to say. ”

Most of the gentry who are doing it are bitter in their hearts, what has become of them outside, this Zhang Zongbing can still say this, if he does not protect the territory and the people, then what is the situation?

After drinking a cup, Zhang Yingxiang put down the cup, and then said: "You all know that Henan is fighting a big battle, and those Tartars are fierce and ruthless. It won't be long before the Tartars will be heading south. Ben will be ordered to come to help defend and protect your safety, and you have not reimbursed Ben for the food and salary of the brothers. ”

Wang Jinshi had already prepared, Zuo Jun was a vicious dog, and he had to be fed before he could take care of his home.

"Hehe~" Wang Jinshi smiled with a smile on his face, "This General Zhang can rest assured that the old man has already prepared a sum of silver and is ready to reward the army." ”

Zhang Yingxiang immediately smiled on his face, "Haha~ How much have you prepared?" ”

"Together with the squires in the city, Lao Yu is willing to provide 10,000 taels of silver to the general soldiers!" Wang Jinshi said proudly.

Zhang Yingxiang also has 3,000 people, and if he gives it to the soldiers, each person can get three taels, which is equivalent to more than two months' military salary.

Of course, although this money is for the left sergeant, most of it will go into Zhang Yingxiang's pocket, and the huge amount of 10,000 taels is enough to smash Zhang Yingxiang down.

Wang Jinshi was complacent in his heart, although 10,000 taels was much, but it was divided equally among the gentry, in fact, it was not much, and as long as he could be allowed to collect rent, increase the key tenant rent, collude with the officials, pay less taxes, the loss can be made up soon, and he can still make a sum every year.

Wang Jinshi's face was full of smiles, but who knew that Zhang Yingxiang's face suddenly sank, and his face was flat.

At this time, a general beside him saw this and smashed the wine glass on the ground, "You!" Look for death, right? 10,000 taels want to send us, when our chief soldier is called Hanako! ”

Wang Jinshi didn't expect Qiu Ba to give face, but he still asked, "How much does that chief soldier want?" ”

Zhang Yingxiang didn't speak, and the guerrillas on the side immediately said: "At least 100,000, without this number, no one wants to leave!" ”

As soon as he finished speaking, the soldiers who were still eating, drinking, and making trouble in the outer hall suddenly rushed in.

The squires were stupid at this time, and a trace of panic appeared on Wang Jinshi's face, and he was not calm in his heart.

At this time, Zhang Yingxiang stood up and changed his face, "Hehe, I will know that it is not easy for you, but I can't be bitter for my brother." You are trying to make up for it here, you will be a little tired, go and rest first. ”

As he spoke, he looked at Wang Jinshi, "This house is good, I will live here!" ”

As soon as Wang Jinshi heard this, tears of remorse were about to come out.

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