"Yes, the last general will obey!" Hearing Zhang Shihui say this, Shi Shisan and the two of them naturally had nothing else to say. So the two responded in unison, and a new battle plan was formulated.

……

After a short day of rest, Zhang Shihui and Bai Xi led their 15,000 men and horses to kill in the direction of Hengyang City.

On the Hengyang side, although they had already detected the movements of the Chu army early, the failure not long ago was really a huge blow to Hengyang.

Therefore, this time, although they had detected the movements of the Chu army early. But in the face of the huge disparity in strength, just knowing the opponent's movements obviously cannot bring them any substantial help.

So in such a situation, they who were not strong enough and had no reinforcements yet, so they could only wait silently under the oppressive atmosphere in the city.

Yes, at this time, the commanders of the Propaganda Department still failed to play any substantive role.

Although they have often quarreled over this in the past few days, the two of them have a direct falling out at this time. But the more this is the case, the less likely it is that the Propaganda Department will come up with any effective solutions.

It is a situation in which waiting in such an atmosphere of despair and oppression is fruitless, and there is no hope in sight. In the past few days, before the Chu army could reach Hengyang, Hengyang City, which was under martial law, began to appear on a large scale of deserters.

After all, these soldiers are not predators, but they don't have the courage to fight even if they are invincible.

It was because when the Chu army marched seventy miles in one day and spent more than four days killing from Shaoyang City to Hengyang, it only launched a tentative attack with 3,000 soldiers and horses, and Hengyang City completely changed hands.

The battle ended so easily that after taking Hengyang City, Zhang Shihui, whose confidence had skyrocketed, even had the idea of directly leading his army north to attack Tianlinlu.

But in the end, he still suppressed this idea, which seemed unrealistic to him.

After all, judging from their intelligence, the entire population is more than 2 million Tianlinlu, and the total number of troops capable of fighting is more than 45,000 people.

Not to mention that the disparity in strength is so huge, and if they attack now, if Zhang Shihua's side is not ready to go south, they will be completely alone in the depths.

At that time, not to mention anything else, the problem of logistics and supply alone will be enough to drag Zhang Shihui and them to death here.

Therefore, after taking Hengyang City, Zhang Shihui first sent a good report to his brother, explaining the situation they are currently facing. Then he used various means to firmly control the city of Hengyang City in his own hands.

……

On April 21, the fifteenth year of Zhizheng, on this day, the herald sent by Zhang Shihui was one person and two horses, and it was at this time that Zhang Shihua, who was sitting in Jiangling, was informed of everything that happened in the south.

Then, in the main hall of the palace of the king of Chu, Lu Sicheng, who had returned to Jiangling, and Zhao Ziyu, who was holding the position of participating in politics but was actually Zhang Shihua's military advisor, were summoned by their king Zhang Shihua at this time.

"The ministers pay tribute to the king, and wish my king a thousand years old!" In the palace of the king of Chu, when the two saw Zhang Shihua sitting on the throne, they couldn't help but bow down in unison and salute.

In this regard, Zhang Shihua, who was sitting on the throne, couldn't help but smile, waved his hand and said "no courtesy", and asked people to get seats for them.

Then, the two of them naturally thanked each other again, and then sat down.

"Well, now the war in the south is over for the time being. This recital is a good news sent by Zhong Yao (Zhang Shihui's name Zhong Yao), you can take a good look at it. As he spoke, Zhang Shihua, who was smiling, stretched out his hand and handed the good news to a eunuch standing on the side.

And this eunuch Liao Chengen, who has been known for his proportions in these days, knows how to do things very well, and has been trusted by Zhang Shihua, also respectfully accepted the notebook handed by Zhang Shihua with both hands. Then bent down and lowered his head, held the notebook and walked quickly to Lu Sicheng and Zhao Ziyu, and handed the notebook in his hand to Lu Sicheng first.

In this regard, Lu Sicheng, who was sitting in the seat, also nodded silently, and then took the notebook with both hands.

"En......" He finished reading the contents of the recital book at a glance, stroked the long beard on his chin, and groaned, but there was nothing. Then he couldn't help but hand over the recital to Zhao Ziyu's hands.

"This, General Zhong Yao, he actually led the army to conquer Baoqing Road and Hengzhou Road in a row." Zhao Ziyu took the notebook, and after reading what was written on it, he couldn't help but speak with a little joy on his face.

Hearing his speech, Zhang Shihua nodded slightly, and then couldn't help but say: "Yes, Baoqing Road and Hengzhou Road are all decided by one drum." I have to say that we really looked too highly at Hu and Nanxuan's gang of guys before. ”

"Heh, it's not surprising that there is such a result, if you think about it. The pseudo-consolation envoys of the Hu and Nan Propaganda Divisions know the same as the pseudo Propaganda Division, but they don't know that the overall situation is important, and they tear their faces and fall out at this time, so it is no wonder that the soldiers below have no fighting spirit at all.

But the king. In the eyes of His Majesty, this is a good opportunity for us to occupy the entire lake and Nanzhou capital in one fell swoop! ”

"Oh, Ziyu. Do you think that our army should send troops now? Hearing Zhao Ziyu's words, Zhang Shihua touched the stubble on his chin, and the body sitting on the throne couldn't help but lean forward.

"Just as the king said." In response to Zhang Shihua's inquiry, Zhao Ziyu, who was holding a folding fan, first gave an affirmative answer, and then couldn't help but analyze: "Although the new army recruited by our army has just started training now. However, it is an indisputable fact that 30,000 troops are stationed in Wuling.

Judging from the character of the Yuanmeng pseudo-propaganda envoy who only knows how to pray to God and worship the Buddha when encountering trouble, even if these 30,000 soldiers are just practicing every day and standing still, no pseudo-consolation envoy will definitely not dare to easily mobilize the 20,000 soldiers and horses stationed in Yiyang Prefecture.

In the same way, the king can also order Zhao Jiu, who is stationed on Wuchang Road, not Zhao Wei's privy secret. Zhao Wei and Zhao Shumi were going to lead a large army from Baling to the south, so that the enemy's ten thousand troops stationed in Xiangyin Prefecture would not dare to move easily.

In this way, the enemy that General Zhong Yao had to face was mainly only more than 10,000 soldiers and horses stationed in Chang and Sha Chongzhen. When the time comes, General Zhong Yao will completely lead the defeated and captured troops along the way to the north. Even if these soldiers and horses are not of great use, after the reorganization is disrupted, there should be six or seven thousand troops in this kind of surrender.

In this way, with the strength that General Zhong Yao had at his disposal at this time, it was enough to fight against Tianlinlu. ”

"This ......" Hearing Zhao Ziyu's analysis, Zhang Shihua's hand subconsciously touched his chin, and the fingers of his other hand kept tapping on the armrest of the throne, and he couldn't help but bow his head and ponder.

I have to say that in Zhang Shihua's view, Zhao Ziyu's plan is indeed very feasible.

After all, now the Chu army is fighting and winning a series of battles at a time when morale is high, and on the other side of Tianlin Road, there is a disagreement among the high-level of the Xuanwei Division. At this time, attacking Tianlin Road is indeed a rare and good opportunity.

Therefore, after thinking silently for a moment, Zhang Shihua couldn't help but raise his head, turned to look at Lu Sicheng who was sitting, and asked him meaningfully: "Lu Gong, do you have any different opinions on Ziyu's strategy?" ”

"This, hehe. Back to the king's words, Lord Zhao's words were already perfect in the eyes of the old minister. Now the Xuanwei Division has sat back and watched the fall of Baoqing and Hengzhou without doing anything, and the back road has been cut off, and the entire Tianlin Road has already been floating in people's hearts.

Therefore, the old minister is also absolute, attacking Tianlin Road at this time, maybe it will get twice the result with half the effort. ”

"Good! Therefore, the king shall now send an order to the local generals, and they should begin to prepare for this time. But ......" Zhang Shihua, who was originally arrogant, spoke, and suddenly his words changed, and he couldn't help but smile when he looked at Lu Sicheng in the hall: "At this time, this king also hopes that Lu Gong can write a text on the conquest of the Hu and Nanxuan Comfort Divisions."

With the talent of Mr., if you want to come to this article, it is enough to set 10,000 soldiers and horses! ”

"This, haha. Since the king has an order, the ministers should obey it! Hearing Zhang Shihua praise his literary brilliance, Lu Sicheng's indifferent face showed a rare smile this time.

……

Time flies, and five days later, the herald sent to Jiangling by Zhang Shihui couldn't help galloping his war horse, with the military order issued by his own king, and returned from Jiangling non-stop.

"The master, the master. The king's order has arrived, the king's order has arrived! Zhang Shihui was in the temporary residence in Hengyang City, and when Zhang Shihua's order was brought to Hengyang City by the heralds, he couldn't help but be presented to Zhang Shihui by his subordinates for the first time.

In this regard, Zhang Shihui, who was practicing a military book annotated by his brother himself, couldn't help but immediately put down the military book in his hand and hurriedly took over the silk book.

"This ...... Hahahaha. Good, good! is worthy of being a brother, and he really has the grandeur to swallow the world! Zhang Shihui, who is still a belligerent maniac in his bones, couldn't help but laugh out loud as if no one was around after seeing what was written in the silk book.

Seeing him like this, Zhang Yang, the commander of the personal guard, who knew his personality very well, couldn't help but speculate a few things about the silk book.

"Master General, didn't the king let us send troops to the sky?" Zhang Yang, who vaguely guessed the content of the silk book, looked at Zhang Shihui, who was extremely happy at this time, and couldn't help but ask tentatively.

At this time, Zhang Shihui naturally has nothing to hide about such a problem as the commander of his own personal guards. So while handing the silk book in his hand to Zhang Yang, he couldn't help but say happily: "That's right." That's exactly what my brother meant.

This time, my brother will ask Zhao Er, who is training in Wuling, oh not Zhao Jian, and Zhao Wei, who is guarding Wuchang, to assist us in the battle. But the main force of this attack is still us! Saying this, Zhang Shihui really did not hide the excitement in his heart at this time.

After all, he is young and is still Zhang Shihua's cousin, and Zhang Shihui is still very passionate about things like making contributions.

And after easily winning Baoqing Road and Hengzhou Road, Zhang Shihui at this time was also full of confidence.

Therefore, even if Zhang Shihua issued an order, there is still a lot of risk in it. But at this time, Zhang Shihui obviously didn't take the risks to heart at all.

"Well, time waits for no one. Now, you immediately invite General Bai Xibai. I'm going to discuss this matter with him, and then I'll immediately get ready to go north. Zhang Shihui, who was excited in his heart, gave a resolute order.

And to hear such an order from him. Over there, Zhang Yang couldn't help but say: "Yes, the subordinates obey the order, and the subordinates will go and invite General Bai now!" ”

After saying this, he couldn't help but retreat quickly and conveyed the military order to Zhang Shihui.

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At the same time, in Yiyang Prefecture, hundreds of miles away in the north, on the orders of Wanhu, the leader of Yiyang Prefecture, a scout force patrolling the north, that is, inspecting Yuanjiang City, Yiyang Prefecture, which was next to them, couldn't help but find some bad things.

"That's right, General, I have already taken the brothers to find out. Chu Jun, oh no, the black-clothed thief. They are now increasing their forces towards Yuanjiang City. Today alone, Chu ...... The black-clothed thief even added more than 2,000 troops to Yuanjiang City. ”

"What! Are you right, the black-clothed thief has added another 2,000 troops to Yuanjiang City!! "This scout hundred household officials, when he heard his subordinates' words all of a sudden, he couldn't help but show unconcealable worry in his eyes." What the hell does the black-clothed thief want to do this time, yesterday he increased his troops by 1,000 and today by 2,000. Could it be that they want to attack us so quickly! ”

The scout who was in charge of patrolling the area said this with a worried self-concern. Then he couldn't help but raise his head suddenly, looked at the subordinate in front of him and ordered, "Quick, follow me." Let's go back to the city now.

A small Yuanjiang city is now garrisoned by 5,000 people. I have a hunch that something big is definitely going to happen! As he spoke, he couldn't help but take this subordinate to the stable. Then, a quarter of an hour later, the hundred household officials couldn't help but take more than a dozen knights and left the township where they had been staying, and rushed towards the direction of Yiyang City in Yiyang Prefecture in the south.

"What! You mean, the black-clothed thieves have increased their troops to Yuanjiang City by another 2,000 people, and now the soldiers and horses in Yuanjiang City have naturally increased to 5,000 people! ”

Just an hour later, this scout Baihu couldn't help but inform the leader of Yiyang Prefecture, Wanhu Leon, about the Chu army's increase in troops in Yuanjiang City.

And when he heard this, it was only because he comforted Batu Timur that he couldn't find a suitable Yuanmeng general for a while, so he was luckily promoted to Leon, who was the leader of Yiyang Prefecture and Wanhu, at this time, his heart was really panicked.