Seeing that I had nothing to do in the face of the Yangtze River, Lord Muxia came to comfort me and asked me to go out for a walk with her and relax.

So she and I mounted our horses and galloped north along the Yangtze River, running for almost twenty miles.

Along the way, she kept reassuring me, telling me that she would always come up with a way and telling me not to be anxious.

Although Mu Xia's words are good, the current situation is really not optimistic.

Even with her intimate comfort, buddy, I still don't have the confidence to win this battle, and I even want to give up.

In the end, I really didn't want to go any further, so I got off the horse and sat on the edge of the Yangtze River, angrily grabbed the stones on the ground, smashed them directly into the river, and said aggrievedly: "Is the sky going to kill my Ming?" ”

Just as I threw the stone into the river, Mu Xia suddenly screamed and said, "Brother Emperor, look at it! ”

"What are you seeing?" I said listlessly.

She pulled me up, pointed to the river and said, "The stone you threw down just now didn't seem to be swept away by the river, but made a crisp sound. ”

"yes, what's the matter?"

Instead of responding to me immediately, she bent down, picked up the stone and threw it into the river.

As a result, the stones thrown out made a clanging sound.

"Brother Emperor, if I'm not mistaken, the water here must be very shallow, otherwise the stones will not make such a sound, but will be swept away by the river!"

I grass! When I heard this, I immediately picked up another stone and threw it farther into the river, but the stone was not swept away by the river, but sank to the bottom.

I couldn't help but look closely at the river, and found that the river flow here is very slow, and the roots of the aquatic plants in the river are faintly visible.

Seeing this, buddy, I grabbed her hand excitedly and said, "God help me, God help me!" ”

"Forehead......" She was reserved for a moment, and suddenly said nervously: "Wait a minute, wait a minute!" ”

I thought I was too excited and hurt her hand, so I let go.

As a result, she pointed to the river and said, "Brother Emperor, the water flow was quite slow just now, why is it becoming turbulent all of a sudden?" ”

As soon as I said this, buddy, I looked up, and sure enough, the river became turbulent again.

"What's going on? Was it just an illusion? ”

As I spoke, I picked up the stone again and threw it down, and the stone was swept away by the river in an instant.

"! Let Lao Tzubai be happy! ”

"Brother Emperor, don't worry, maybe the flow rate of this river is regular, or let's wait and see!"

I didn't want to wait, but Mu Xia forcibly pressed me down, and the two of them kept throwing stones down to test the depth and speed of the river.

All the stones that were thrown down at the beginning were swept away by the river.

But after waiting for about half an hour, the stones that had been dropped made a clanging sound again, and the speed of the river slowed down again.

I grass! Sure enough, there is a pattern to follow.

If I'm not mistaken, the reason why the river is so rapid and slow is definitely because of the huge Yansai Lake upstream.

Only when the water in Yansai Lake is filled and overflows will the river become turbulent.

When the water in Yansai Lake is not full, the Yangtze River is equivalent to no foreign water, so the flow rate will suddenly become slow.

Therefore, if the army wants to cross the river, it must seize this time interval and rush over in one go.

So I tested the time interval between the rapids and the slow current with Mu Xia, and found that the slow flow rate can last for almost half an hour.

After the test, I decisively turned my horse's head and galloped towards the Ming army camp, and then ordered the three armies to cross the river immediately.

When they heard me say this, Zhang Zhao and the others were stunned and asked me what was going on, but I didn't have time to explain to them, so I forced the army to rush to the ferry.

By the time we arrived at the ferry, it was already dark.

At this time, the river was in a turbulent time, and the soldiers heard the rumbling sound of the water, and they all looked away.

The army waited for half an hour, and the water became slow again, so I shouted: "If anyone does not cross the river, kill him!" ”

After that, Lao Tzu took the lead in jumping into the river, and then Zhang Zhao and Xia Wanchun followed.

I was scared when I first jumped, but after a few steps, I realized that the river was only up to my chest, so I walked boldly and confidently.

When the soldiers of the Ming army saw that I arrived on the other side safe and sound, they rushed down one by one like tigers and wolves.

The most 50,000 troops easily flew across the Yangtze River, and only six people accidentally stumbled and were swept away by the river.

……

Because the army crossed the Yangtze River at a rapid pace for twenty miles, the thieves in Xuzhou City thought that I had withdrawn our troops, and there was no warning at all.

Under such a premise, buddy, I awarded the commander of the three armies, and marched towards Xuzhou from the north and south sides overnight.

Soon, the army approached the city, and Liu Wenxiu, the lord of the city of Xuzhou, was shocked, stood on the tower of the city in his battle robe, and ordered his soldiers to guard the city.

But buddy, since I'm here, how can I give him a respite.

I quickly ordered Zhang Zhao to storm from the north of the city gate, and then personally led the soldiers of the 5,000 firearms battalion to bombard the city gate, and then asked Xia Wanchun to lead the soldiers of the assault battalion to attack the city quickly by ladder.

For a time, the war broke out outside the city of Xuzhou, and the sound of soldiers resounded on both sides of the Yangtze River, and the shadow of swords and swords shook the mountains and rivers, the sun and the moon.

Even though Liu Wenxiu, the general of the city defender, had experienced a hundred battles, there were only 5,000 people in the city, and he could not resist the 50,000 warriors of the Ming army.

Soon, the gate of Xuzhou was breached, and Liu Wenxiu rushed out on a white horse, shouting loudly: "The soldiers of Daxi listen to the order, the city is in the people, and the city is broken and the people are dead!" Kill me! ”

I have long heard that Zhang Xianzhong's four righteous sons are brave and good at fighting, and when I saw the third Liu Wenxiu today, I found that there is no bias in the historical records.

Liu Wenxiu is indeed brave, and in such an unfavorable situation, he dares to rush over single-handedly, which is really admirable.

Seeing Liu Wenxiu rushing over, Lao Tzu opened his bow and shot at him, and he slashed the arrow I shot on the ground with a knife.

"Bold Liu Wenxiu, don't get off the horse and die!"

Xia Wanchun roared angrily, rushed forward, and immediately fought with Liu Wenxiu.

The two fought for dozens of rounds, and Liu Wenxiu finally lost to Xia Wanchun and was beaten down by Xia Wanchun with a copper hammer.

Seeing Liu Wenxiu fall from his horse, Xia Wanchun jumped up from the horse and was about to smash him to death.

Seeing this, I hurriedly shouted: "Xiao Xia, don't kill him!" ”

Xia Wanchun was stunned and said to me, "Why didn't the emperor kill this thief?" ”

Dude, the reason why I didn't kill Liu Wenxiu was actually preparing for my later Northern Expedition.

Because now there are too few people in my hands who can lead the troops to fight, and Zhang Xianzhong's four righteous sons are each brave and invincible, if they can be surrendered one by one and used by me, then I don't have to worry about the lack of commanders in the army in the Northern Expedition in the future.

And I remember that the four righteous sons of Zhang Xianzhong, although the peasant army rebelled, they always had the blood of the Han people in their bones, and between the Manchu Qing and the Ming Dynasty, they were more inclined to the Ming Dynasty.

Especially Li Dingguo, the history books record that he has a pure nature and has the heart of worshipping the marquis.

I was just grateful for Zhang Xianzhong's nurturing grace, so I helped Zhang Xianzhong fight in the south and the north, but he did not support Zhang Xianzhong's political ideas in his heart.

After the Qing army entered the Central Plains, Haoge broke through Chengdu and killed Zhang Xianzhong, Li Dingguo saw that the benefactor was dead, so he attached himself to the small court of the Southern Ming Dynasty, and helped the small court of the Southern Ming Dynasty to recover a large number of lost land, and even broke the Qing army in Guilin, and forced the two Manchu princes to hang themselves, which can be described as great achievements.

Think about it, if I kill Liu Wenxiu, after I take Chengdu and kill Zhang Xianzhong, how can I make Li Dingguo willingly attached to me.

Moreover, according to historical records, among Zhang Xianzhong's four righteous sons, Li Dingguo and Liu Wenxiu have the best relationship, so if you want to recruit them, Liu Wenxiu can be said to be the most critical role.

……

In this way, the Ming army flew across the Yangtze River overnight, took Xuzhou City, and captured Liu Wenxiu, the chief general of Xuzhou.

After capturing Liu Wenxiu, he was upright and insisted that I kill him, and said that if I don't kill him now, he will definitely kill me with his own hands in the future.

Hearing him say this, many of my generals told me not to be merciful, and it was better to kill him with his whole family.

But buddy, not only did I execute his whole family, but I treated his family and children preferentially, and I didn't humiliate Liu Wenxiu.

At the beginning, Liu Wenxiu still ignored me with his neck and didn't even eat, but under the persuasion of his wife Zhang, his attitude towards me gradually changed.

Just when Liu Wenxiu was guided by me step by step on the right path, the six Tusi of Shuixi sent someone to arrive in Xuzhou with a secret report, telling me that Li Dingguo had broken through the defense line of the Shuixi Tu soldiers in Zhaotong and was about to go north to the Yangtze River, telling me to be prepared for defense!