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Just as Zhang Shihua said, early the next morning, thousands of recruits and soldiers took this ship from north to south and sailed to Yicheng in the south.

As mentioned above, Yicheng is not too far from Xiangyang City, and if you take the waterway from Hanshui, it will be a daytime to go down the river.

Therefore, it only took more than 24,000 recruits and soldiers to come to Yicheng by water in just two days.

Yicheng is not a big city, just a small county seat. And because of the war, Yicheng, the county seat as a gateway land, has been ravaged by war for a long time. When Zhang Shihua captured this place, the total population of Yicheng was only more than 4,000 people.

Such a small population is simply not enough to support a county seat, so as early as two months ago, Zhang Shihua allocated a part of the military rations to these people and placed them in Nanzhang by boat.

Anyway, because of the war, the current Xiangyang Road is full of ownerless land, especially after Zhang Shihua destroyed the six big households in Xiangyang, there is even more ownerless land in his hands that cannot be used. Therefore, the placement of these 4,000 people in Nanzhang is not a burden for Zhang Shihua.

Therefore, because of this reason, the current Yicheng has also become a complete military fortress.

In addition to the tens of thousands of black-clothed soldiers and horses who were about to conquer Anlu Mansion and Jingmen Prefecture, there were no other people in the city.

Anlu Mansion and Jingmen Prefecture are both rich places, not to mention, in addition to the fact that these two places are under the rule of the Xuanwei Division of Jinghu North Road, and they are also next to Zhongxing Road, that is, Jiangling Mansion, so it is not easy to attack.

Therefore, this time, Zhang Shihua did not transfer the Flying Tiger Army guarding the northern border and the soldiers and horses guarding important areas such as the mining area, and the rest of the soldiers and horses were also fully recruited. At once, 40,000 troops were recruited.

With 40,000 soldiers and horses, attacking places like Anlu Mansion and Jingmen Prefecture, Zhang Shihua also has the confidence to win.

However, although he was going to attack two places, one east and one west, Zhang Shihua did not do such a stupid thing as dividing troops.

After all, compared with the entire Jinghu North Dao Xuanwei Division, his soldiers and horses were already at a disadvantage. If the troops had to be divided under such circumstances, Zhang Shihua would really be dead.

Therefore, after the 40,000 troops were assembled, and the ships and people who transported the grain were requisitioned, three days later, that is, on the 14th of September, Zhang Shihua, who was a strong soldier, couldn't help but lead the army under his command and rushed to Changshou City, the seat of Anlu Mansion.

I have to say that the division of local administrative regions in the Yuan Dynasty was actually quite general and confusing.

In particular, the division of the three administrative regions of the state, the government, and the road is simply fucking home. So much so that in some cases, you don't even know what the state roads are divided by these guys, and you don't know who is higher and who's on the ground.

For example, the place of Anlu Mansion, on the bright side, it is on the same level as Nanyang Mansion and Xiangyang Road.

However, in the entire Anlu Mansion combined, there are only two cities. Therefore, this Anlu Mansion, it only has the name of the city, but it does not have the reality of the city at all.

And this is the reason why Jingmen Prefecture is so close to it, but it is on the same level as it.

But I have to say that the longevity city of Anlu Mansion is really a rare big city.

Not to mention anything else, at this time, the population size, urban area and prosperity of Changshou City are far beyond that of Nanyang Fucheng.

And it can also be seen that the number of defenders in Longevity City is also far greater than that of other cities. But no matter what, under the limitation of the population base, all the soldiers and horses in Anlu Mansion add up to only seven or eight thousand.

So Zhang Shihua is also very sure about attacking here.

After all, unlike a place like Jingmen Prefecture, Anlu Mansion is not a strategic place at all, and there are no dangerous places in the territory that can be used for defense.

So when he knew that Zhang Shihua was going south, the Jinghu North Provincial Propaganda Department also gave up Anlu Mansion.

After all, this place is too chicken, and holding on to this place will have no effect at all except for the death of more people.

Changshou City was on the east bank of the Han River, and Zhang Shihua went south along the waterway, and the Yuan and Mongolian courts could not defend it at all. If you continue to stick to this place, isn't that sick?

Therefore, in the attack on Changshou City, except for facing the local defenders of Anlu Mansion, no one will stop Zhang Shihua's army.

Therefore, when Zhang Shihua spent a whole day and took his 40,000 men to Changshou Mansion City from the waterway, the abandoned Han soldiers in Changshou Mansion City opened the city gate for Zhang Shihua and them in order to protect themselves.

So in this way, the armed parade was carried out, and the soldiers of the black-clothed army had not even shown their weapons, so they occupied Anlu Mansion bloodlessly, and also got an additional 6,000 officers and soldiers who voluntarily surrendered to the Han army.

And such a result undoubtedly boosted the morale of the black-clothed army. So much so that now in the black-clothed army, even a pawn who has just come out of the recruit camp and has not seen blood firmly believes that this war will surely lead to the final victory.

And for this, Zhang Shihua, the master, is naturally happy to see it. However, unlike the optimism of the soldiers, Zhang Shihua has always been very cautious in his heart while pretending to be casual on the surface.

Because anyone with a discerning eye can see that the reason why the black-clothed army can win this battle so easily is entirely because the officers and soldiers did not want to confront the black-clothed army here in order to preserve their strength.

Now, according to the intelligence officers under Zhang Shihua, all the soldiers and horses from the Xuanwei Division of Jinghu North Road have gathered in Jingmen Prefecture in the three places of Xiazhou Road, Chuyang Mansion, and Zhongxing Road. In addition to some of the original soldiers and horses in Jingmen Prefecture, all the soldiers and horses in Jingmen Prefecture even reached 60,000.

In other words, the next battle will be a real war.

Similarly, the victory or defeat of this war will once again be related to the life and death of Zhang Shihua and the black-clothed army.

After all, Zhang Shihua is now in a state of sitting on the empty side, if this battle cannot be won, and more territory and territory cannot be seized, then by the beginning of the spring of the next year, the huge military expenditure will be enough to drag Zhang Shihua and them into the abyss and hell of broken bones.

So after capturing Changshou City, Zhang Shihua didn't even have time to attack the defenseless Jingshan City. After resting in Changshou City for three days, he took the 6,000 newly attached Han troops, a total of more than 45,000 people, and walked westward on the official road, facing Changlin City, the seat of Jingmen Prefecture.

Changlin, this place was merged into Jingmen County by Zhu Yuanzhang in the ninth year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty. So this place has not been heard of by many people in later generations. It's a historically inconspicuous place.

However, it is different from the decline of later generations. Today, Changlin City is not only a large city with a population of more than 100,000 people, but also an extremely important strategic location.

Changlin, in the Yuan generation, is the seat of Jingmen Prefecture. And Jingmen Prefecture, as you know by hearing the name, is actually the gateway to Zhongxing Road (Jiangling Mansion) in the north of Dayuan.

As mentioned above, the original name of Zhongxing Road was Jiangling Mansion, but in the second year of Tianli, because this place was the reason why Emperor Wenzong of the Great Yuan Dynasty was hidden, it was renamed Zhongxing Road. I want to commemorate the exploits of the Great Yuan Dynasty, the emperor who reigned twice before and after.

(PS: Although this product has been emperor twice before and after, the total time of this product's two reigns is only three and a half years.) ）

Therefore, the place of Zhongxing Road still has a certain political status for the Yuanmeng court. Of course, the political position is very low. After all, the crown prince of Wenzong's lineage was killed by the current Emperor Yuan Shun (Emperor Yuan Hui), and he was only fifteen years old when he died.

You said that at this time, how high the political status of a Wenzong Qianqian like Zhongxing Lu can be.

So for attacking Zhongxing Road, Zhang Shihua didn't care at all. After all, an emperor's hidden basket that is already dead, and even the heir is killed after death, can be beaten, and there can be a woolen thing. This is not the Ming Dynasty, Zhang Shihua is not fighting Fengyang Mansion, I am afraid of wool.

Okay, let's get down to business, let's talk about Zhang Shihua's side.

Because Jingmen Prefecture is a place where the waterway is impassable, it can only be attacked by a long official road. Therefore, the distance from Anlu Mansion to Jingmen Prefecture took Zhang Shihua and them two and a half days. It was not until noon on the third day, that is, at noon on September 21, that Zhang Shihua led a large army of more than 45,000 people to rush outside Changlin City.

As Zhang Shihua expected, in order to fight against Zhang Shihua's soldiers and horses, the 60,000 troops guarding Changlin City were divided into two parts. A team of 40,000 men was stationed outside Changlin City, while the remaining 20,000 horses were garrisoned in the city.

Guarding the field and defending the city like this is quite a bit disciplined.

However, Zhang Shihua didn't care about this. After all, from the beginning of the army to the present, in every battle he has fought, the enemy's soldiers and horses have far surpassed him. In extreme cases, the enemy's soldiers and horses are even three or four times his number.

But even so, what can he do, every time he laughs, it is not him who laughs at the end, it is the black-clothed army under his command.

Therefore, Zhang Shihua is not afraid of the officers and soldiers who are only one-third more than him in terms of strength. And those generals who have experienced countless battles with Zhang Shihua are even more so.

"Big brother, you said that at this time, we are camping, so we will send a team of soldiers and horses first to test the depth of this group of Tartars?" After taking the mighty army to the east of Changlin City ten miles away, looking at the dense army of officers and soldiers outside Changlin City, Zhang Shihui couldn't help but ask his eldest brother for instructions.

When Zhang Shihua heard his brother's words, he turned to look at the unconcealable battle intent on his brother's face, smiled slightly, and couldn't help but say: "Know yourself and know your opponent, and you will not be defeated in a hundred battles." In this way, Shihui, you and Erniu bring your headquarters soldiers and horses, and go over and try the methods of this group of Tartars first. ”

"Yes, the last general obeys!" Hearing that Zhang Shihua agreed to fight, Zhang Shihui happily agreed. He couldn't help but join Li Erniu beside him, leading a total of 14,000 soldiers and horses in his headquarters to kill the enemy.

Seeing this, Zhang Shihua glanced at Guo Yu beside him, and couldn't help but say: "Ah Yu, prepare to lead the troops to sweep the formation, so as not to have an accident." ”

"Yes, the last general obeys!" sang a fat song, and then Guo Yu couldn't help but lead the cavalry team under his command that had expanded to 5,000 people, and followed Zhang Shihui three or four miles behind them, ready to plunder the formation to support.

On the opposite side, on the wall of Changlin City, watching the black-clothed army swaggering to attack and kill, as the political affairs of Pingzhang of Sichuan Province, his face couldn't help but become solemn.

Yes, just like answering Badulu, biting him is also a political matter of Pingzhang in Sichuan Province. But in real comparison, the official position of biting is actually higher than that of Badulu. Let's put it this way, the Pingzhang position of Badulu was not official, but after the Yuanmeng court named him a good doctor, in order to facilitate his command of the army, he was given such a fictitious position. (Note 1)

And as early as the beginning, answering the loss of Badulu was actually biting the generals under him.

It is recorded in the history of the Yuan Dynasty that in the leap March of the twelfth year of Zhengzheng, the Pingzhang political affairs of Sichuan Province bit the thief to fight against Jingxiang in the east. However, after receiving this edict, he also brought Badulu, who was the privy secretary of the province at that time.

Answer: Badulu attacked Meng Haima in Jingmen Xiangyang, and he bit and attacked Yu Junzheng, who occupied Zhongxing Mansion.

So this time the black-clothed army that resisted Zhang Shihua, he naturally became the coach because he bit it.

However, although he bites his own status and status, to be honest, his own ability is not very good. If it weren't for Zhang Shihua's arrival to change history, in fact, he would have been executed by the imperial court next month for begging for thieves and humiliating the country.

So for such an enemy, Zhang Shihua was not nervous. After all, he even defeated Badulu, and he was afraid of a biting person who had no reputation.

"Lord Pingzhang, you see that is the black-clothed thief who defeated Lord Badulu. Now they are sending people to take the initiative to kill us, it should be to test our army, do you think we should fight? It is said that when he saw Zhang Shihui leading more than 10,000 men and horses to take the initiative to kill him, Nie Bing, the governor of Jingmen Prefecture, as a Han official, couldn't help but ask for instructions.

"Yes, this. I've heard that the black-clothed thieves are so brave and unstoppable that they have been defeated by them even if they lost Badulu, so don't take such a risk. Let's hang up the free battle card and avoid the edge for the time being. He said with a solemn face.

Hearing his words, Zhizhou Nie Bing frowned, but he still accepted the order and did not say anything more.

(To be continued.................................... ）

ps: Thank you for the reward from the Tang Swordsman, so there is another chapter in the afternoon.

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