At the beginning of February, the second dragon raised its head.

After the Lantern Festival, the rainy season came as promised. The spring rain is pouring down without stopping, and there is no sign of stopping.

The Han water became muddy and yellow, and the water level gradually rose, enough to walk a thousand-stone ship.

Zhang Xianzhong smiled very happily, and smiled at Xu Yixian, Ma Bao and others beside him: "You say, if we suddenly appear under Wuchang City, will the King of Chu be so scared that he pees his pants?" ”

"The voice of the adults is attacking the west, surveying the heavens and the earth, and the wisdom is better than Zhuge . This sudden attack will definitely take Wuchang in one fell swoop and shock the world. Ma Bao patted the horse.

Zhang Xianzhong has read books, served as a soldier, and has been a fast hunter, and has both the knowledge and insight of a literati, the cunning and ability of a ruffian, and the cruel flexibility of a grassroots official.

Zhang Xianzhong's department has always been not good at fighting tough battles, usually relying on constant movement to mobilize officials and troops, good at attacking the weak areas of the imperial court, and like to use various military strategies. A "Thirty-six Strategies" has long been memorized by him.

Zhang Xianzhong's department was the first to enter Huguang Yunyang Mansion. However, Lu Xiangsheng gathered heavy troops in Yunyang and continued to attack and encircle the Liukou.

Zhang Xianzhong avoided the real and took the initiative to lead the army south, and joined forces with the 5th Battalion of Gezuo, which was beaten by Lu Xiangsheng and fled in embarrassment, in Yingcheng, swallowed the Wuchang guards and horses in one fell swoop, took Yingcheng, and robbed a large amount of property and manpower.

The Fifth Battalion of the Left Wing was not convinced, and was inexplicably defeated by a small number of soldiers and horses by Lu Xiangsheng, and turned north, wanting to embarrass Lu Xiangsheng.

Zhang Xianzhong's mind became active.

Lu Xiangsheng and Chen Qiyu transferred all the soldiers and horses of Huguang to the north, and the current strength in the hinterland of Huguang is empty. If you can take Wuchang in one fell swoop...... It is bound to be famous all over the world, and the banner of the Eight Kings must be more appealing.

Zhang Xianzhong sent Sun Kewang, Ai Nengqi, and Bai Wenxuan to lead the army to make an eastward appearance, making a big noise in the Huangzhou area, but he led the main force to hide in Swan Town, Yingcheng County, and at the same time sent to wait for the collection of boats along the river, intending to go down the river and appear outside Wuchang City in one fell swoop.

Now that everything is ready and the water is sufficient, it is a good time to go down the river and win Wuchang in one fell swoop.

Xu Yixian once reminded Zhang Xianzhong: "I heard that Zhu Shunming, the general soldier of Huguang, has arrived in Wuchang, will it affect the plan of the adults?" ”

"A hairy boy, surnamed Zhu, should be the illegitimate son of the prince of the Zhu family. This king is in need of the Zhu family's bloodline sacrifice flag. If you capture Zhu Shunming alive, hang him on the flagpole, and slowly drain his blood......" Zhang Xianzhong smiled suspiciously, looking bloodthirsty.

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An army of 50,000 people boarded the ship together, including a large ship of thousands of stones, a cargo ship of one or two hundred stones, a small fishing boat, and even a woolen boat and a raft. As long as the ship can float on the surface of the water and carry people, it will come in handy.

There were a few rafts that were overcrowded and turned on their sides before they could set off. The waterless rogues sink to the bottom of the river like a scale, and the soldiers who know how to water are struggling.

"Waste." Zhang Xianzhong looked at the soldiers struggling to survive and scolded: "The army takes the waterway, and I think I need to sacrifice to the river god." Sacrifice a few minions first. After taking Wuchang, the king of Chu will be used to sacrifice to the river god. ”

took a few small soldiers to sacrifice to the river god, and the army was really safe all the way, without any twists and turns, and soon entered the Yangtze River.

Two hundred miles of waterway, one day and one night can be reached.

Zhang Xianzhong issued an order to attack the city at Chenshi, and at the same time declared that "take Wuchang and do not seal the sword for seven days".

The morale of the Liukou suddenly rose, and one by one it was like being beaten with chicken blood, his eyes were red, and his breath was short, as if he had pressed the female dependents of the high-ranking officials and nobles in Wuchang City under him.

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Ma Bao and Ma Weixing are Zhang Xianzhong's forward generals, and they are bloodthirsty and crazy. Hearing that Wuchang was not sealed for seven days, the two brothers patted their chests and rushed to be the first to enter Wuchang City.

On the third day of the second month of the seventh year of Chongzhen, the sky was still drizzling, the sky was gloomy, and the visibility was extremely low.

In the west of Wuchang City, Ma Bao's thousand-stone boat quietly appeared outside the water village. The Liukou sent out a small boat and secretly approached the gate of the water village.

The gate of the water village was actually just hidden, and the Hengjiang iron cable was also put down.

Ma Bao was overjoyed, commanded the ships behind him to dock, and the army quietly appeared under the Wuchang city wall.

In the haze of smoke and rain, the entire Wuchang City did not seem to have woken up.

The gates were not opened; Not a single soldier guarding the three-zhang high wall was to be seen; A big dark red flag was cloaked, and the flag could not be seen; The city was quiet, as if to tell the rogues outside the city that life in the city was so comfortable and peaceful.

Ma Bao wiped the rain in front of him, spit on it, and hated: "When Lao Tzu takes Wuchang, let you moths all go to the rain." ”

The rogues outside the west gate set up a ladder and set up a slippery city wall, preparing to climb up the city wall along the ladder.

The walls were still quiet and empty. Ma Bao faintly felt uneasy. Wuchang City's defense was too lax, and something seemed to be wrong.

I heard that the governor of Huguang, Fang Kongzhiyun, Wen Yunwu, and Zhu Huakui, the king of Chu, are also powerful, so he won't take it so lightly, right?

Twenty or thirty ladders were erected, and the rogues had already climbed down the ladders to mid-air, and they could climb the city wall.

Ma Bao's uneasiness was temporarily suppressed. As long as you occupy the head of the city and open the west gate, you can take Wuchang. Can the defenders in Wuchang City withstand an army of 50,000? What's more, there is also Sun Kewang's army of nearly 100,000 troops, which will come from the east in the near future.

It's fast, it's fast, the most athletic rogues have climbed the battlements with one hand, and they can jump up the walls with just one body.

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"What are we? It is a rock, an indestructible rock. ”

Liu Wenxiu made a mobilization meeting.

"Back then, in Shaanxi, we only had about 100 people, blocking the attack of nearly 10,000 border troops and guards. The name of the rock is not shouted by itself, it is made by real swords and guns, and it is inherited by the tenacious military spirit. ”

"Our brotherly armies have shown their might. Li Dingguo's troops killed the natives in Yunnan, Zhang Pan's ghost made the enemy frightened, Hong Chaoguang's troops did a good job of completing the logistics supply of the southwest campaign, Peng Yulin's division of the navy made a great name in Shandong, and Shi Xuanwei's troops made the water bandits on the Yangtze River have nowhere to hide. ”

"What about us? We can only serve as a messenger in Changsha Mansion. The name of our 'rock' is about to become the thickness of our face. ”

"After this battle, our army will be expanded. Boss Zhu said that the units that played well were expanded, and the teams that played badly were canceled and went home as a messenger. ”

"For the sake of the reputation of the 'rock', for the glory of the soldiers, and for the future of you, you must show your spirit and give full play to your ability to defend this Wuchang City for me. Not only must we defend Wuchang City, but also beat the Liukou, so that the Liukou will be frightened and retreat when they see us. ”

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With the help of the strength of his arm, the Rogue Pioneer soared into the air, and when he saw that he could jump onto the city wall, he suddenly stretched out a spear from behind the female wall, facing the sturdy Rogue.

The rogue was frightened, and with the help of his waist power, he moved and dodged in mid-air.

However, people are in the air, with nowhere to borrow, how can they dodge the spear that seems to have eyes?

In the eyes of Ma Bao under the city, it seems that the vigorous rogues took the initiative to lean on the spear that suddenly appeared. The spear just swung in a small area, waiting for the rogues to reach the tip of the spear.

The kinetic energy of the rogue's leap and the potential energy that fell from the sky made it easy for the spear to pierce his body.

The spearman's spear slanted downward, and the dissipating stream of life fell down from the tip of the spear like a kite with a broken string, and the gushing blood atomized the last splendor of life in the fine rain.