When the loyal battalion joined the Chu army, there were more than 30,000 people who had not solved the establishment, and they had been following the camp as a subsidiary force, and Li Guo and Gao Yigong squeezed out food from between their teeth to support them. Compared with these veterans of the loyal battalion who were more loyal and reliable, and whose combat effectiveness was not bad, Wang Kefan did not see Hao Xiaozhong's subordinates in his eyes at all, but gave it to Emperor Longwu as a favor.

Tang King Zhu Yulu and Ma Jixiang were done, and left with Shen Yongzhong satisfied.

Shen Yongzhong's subordinate general Hao Xiaozhong, led the Qing army in Xiangyang, which had just returned to Shun, and immediately left Xiangyang, crossed the Yangtze River from Jingzhou, and reorganized in Changde Mansion, waiting for the next order.

Hubei is now the territory of the camp and blocking Yinxi, since Hao Xiaozhong's department has not been absorbed by the Chu army, of course he has to drive them away, and being able to rest in Changde Mansion is also to block Yinxi to give face, and it is to give face to Emperor Longwu.

Before leaving, the sophisticated weapons of this army were all confiscated, especially the various firearms on which the Han army banner was famous, including dozens of artillery pieces and nearly 2,000 bird guns, all of which were disarmed by Li Guo, leaving only some basic knives and guns and a small amount of armor. The reason for doing this is not only because the camp days are not easy and the goose is used to plucking feathers, but also just in case. Now the rear of Hunan is very empty, whether it is Changde Mansion of Yinxi, or Changsha Mansion and Hengyang Mansion of the Chu Army, there are only a small number of garrisons.

Collecting most of the weapons and armor of this army is like pulling out the teeth of a tiger, which not only eliminates possible hidden dangers, but also provides Li Guo with a batch of military equipment.

Zhu Yulu didn't mind this.

Li Guo had already eaten the meat in his mouth, although he chewed it twice before spitting it out, he couldn't take it seriously. Besides, in Zhu Yulu's opinion, this is not a problem, Li Guo took away those weapons and equipment, and the imperial court is new, it is all a family of Ming troops, who uses it or not?

After he returned to Hengyang, he sent someone to send Shen Yongzhong back to Guilin alone, and then rushed to Jiangxi and rushed to the front line in Nanjing.

After Shen Yongzhong surrendered, Xiangyang was occupied by the camp, and the strategic shape of Hubei and even Henan changed.

Xiangyang is stuck in the south of the Nanyang Basin, the Ming army can now attack and retreat, the threat to the rear is greatly reduced, and more than 20,000 new troops are freed up, which can increase the pressure on Wuchang or Henan. According to Wang Kefan's instructions, the camp finally chose Henan as the target.

If you attack the eastern part of Hubei, you may be able to capture one or two state capitals, but as Kong Youde's territory becomes smaller and smaller, the rebound will become stronger and stronger, and it is not so simple to capture the strong city of Wuchang. On the contrary, in order to encircle and suppress Li Laiheng, Wu Jingdao in Henan Province transferred a part of the Qing army from the Nanyang Basin, and the Qing army in Nanyang and Xinye was weak, which was an excellent opportunity for attack.

Since there was no siege, the Ming army besieging Xiangyang did not have to rest and recuperate, and immediately launched a fierce attack on the front line of the Nanyang Basin. With the cooperation of the Plugging Yin Xi Division, the Chuang Battalion drove the Qing army out of the Nanyang Basin within ten days by connecting Nanyang, Xinye and other subordinate counties.

The current strategic shape is very similar to that of Guan Yu after the flooding of the Seventh Army during the Three Kingdoms period, and the Ming army is directed at Xuchang, which is only a stone's throw away from the hinterland of the Central Plains.

Wu Jingdao and Kong Youde hurriedly dispatched troops, sent heavy troops to block the Fangcheng corridor in front of Xuchang, built camps and fortifications on Bowangpo and other choke points, dug deep trenches, and put on a posture of strict defense. At the same time, he also informed Li Jiyu in Luoyang and Meng Qiaofang in Shaanxi to be on guard and strengthen their defenses to prevent the Ming army from sending troops from the Nanyang Basin to attack Luoyang or Shaanxi.

Compared with Li Laiheng's 2,000 cavalry, the main force of breaking into the camp and blocking Yinxi was even more terrifying, Wu Jingdao threw the task of chasing and suppressing the Twist army to Bambulshan, and he led the army back to Xuchang to strengthen the defense of the Fangcheng corridor.

A few days ago, Ban Bushan and Wu Jingdao cooperated with each other, constantly squeezing Li Laiheng's range of activities, blocking the twisted army in the Shangqiu and Zhoukou areas and unable to enter the central part of Henan, and the two sides have been going back and forth several times on the south bank of the Yellow River.

Lee Rae-hyung has always avoided a decisive battle with Bambulshan. The Twist Army went deep behind the enemy, there was no rear supply and support, there was no base area where the wounded soldiers could be placed, not only could not afford to lose, but even the victory with large losses could not be won, so they could only look for opportunities in the movement, fortunately, the Twist Army had more horses, although the range of roundabout maneuvers was getting smaller and smaller, and it had not been caught up by Bamburshan for the time being.

But if it continues like this, sooner or later it will be blocked in the corner by the Qing army......

Li Laiheng wanted to cross the river several times and return to Shandong, or enter Anhui in the southeast, in order to get rid of the dog-skin plaster like Ban Bushan, but the army of Jierharang continued to assemble in Xuzhou, from Shandong to northern Anhui everywhere was a large force of the Qing army, although they were in a hurry to rush to Jiangnan, too late to turn to Henan to find trouble with the Twist Army, but if the Twist Army itself sent to the door, these Qing troops would definitely not sit idly by.

Li Laiheng and Zhang Nai, as a last resort, were already planning to have a decisive battle with the Qing army. They planned to make another circle, and then suddenly return to the banks of the Yellow River, pretending to be ready to cross the river, in order to attract Bambulshan to pursue, leaving Wu Jingdao's short-legged infantry behind, and then launching a surprise attack on Bambulshan...... This plan is not very perfect, and the Eight Banners cavalry in the plain area of the decisive battle, the Chu cavalry does not have any advantage, even if Bambul is good at planning, the number of wins and losses is also five or five, and even if it wins, it will definitely be a miserable victory, but under the existing conditions, it is the only location.

Just after going around for half a circle, Wu Jingdao suddenly withdrew his troops and went to Xuchang.

The pressure of the Twist Army was greatly reduced, and they broke through from Zhoukou and rushed into the central part of Henan.

Li Laiheng is like a dragon entering the sea, relying on the advantage of one person and two horsemen in the twisting army, rampage in the hinterland of Henan, first the north captain's clan, attack Zhongmu, until the bank of the Yellow River, and then turn around and run south to Linying, obliquely inserted Runing, all the way to Xinyang, the southernmost tip of Henan. On the way, he suddenly turned around and rushed to Suizhou, and put on a look of preparing to cross the Yellow River......

Bambul is relentless.

Every day after marching, he stared at the map, his eyes followed the hooves of the twisted army, and he had no time to react effectively. Everywhere Li Laiheng goes, within a few days, Bamburshan will catch up, sometimes he can catch the tail of the Twist Army, so that Li Laiheng can lose some troops, but he can always cause heavy damage, and more often he can only follow the Twist Army's ass and eat ashes.

The more he can't catch up, the more eager Bamburshan is to win. He believed that under the continuous pursuit, the Twist Army was also very tired, and there was a shortage of food, and the previous achievements must not be wasted.

Under his orders, each cavalryman of the Eight Banners brought dry food and water bags, chased day and night, and did not leave the saddle for more than 20 days......

After Li Jiyu in Luoyang heard about it, he shook his head again and again: "Although the Eight Banners are brave, they are so tired of running for their lives but they do not conform to the art of war, and sooner or later they will be defeated!" (Want to know more exciting news about "Remnant Ming"?) Open WeChat now, click on the "+" sign in the upper right corner, select Add Friends to add an official account, search for "zhongenang", follow the official account, and never miss every update again! )r1152

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