In fact, the capture of Wuchang by the Eight Kings was expected by Sun Yuan, which is also in line with historical facts. [.Lots of good]

Wuchang was guarded by Zuo Liangyu, and during the battle of Zhuxian Town, the left was the main force of the Ming army. It's a pity that in that battle, the main force on the left was completely annihilated by Li Zicheng, especially the destruction of the cavalry troops, which made Zuo Liangyu even more broken

。 It was from this time that the left army had completely lost its ability to fight in the field.

Therefore, as soon as Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong entered Huguang, he could only rely on the Yangtze River and the Wuchang city wall to defend it.

It's a pity that Li Zicheng had attacked Wuchang once before, which caused Zuo Liangyu to suffer another heavy blow. When Li Zicheng withdrew and Zhang Xianzhong came, he finally couldn't stand it anymore and gave up Wuchang directly and fled from his mother.

In this way, when Zhang Xianzhong took advantage of Li Zicheng to establish power in Xiangyang, he snatched the fat of Wuchang from his mouth.

After getting Wuchang, Zhang Xianzhong was very powerful, and he also learned from Li Zicheng to build the regime, and even opened a branch to get scholars.

However, since Zhang Xianzhong split with Luo Rucai and the Fifth Battalion of Gezuo and defected to Li Zicheng, his overall power is weaker than Li Zicheng. He took a big advantage this time and snatched Wuchang hard, but he was still worried in his heart, for fear of King Chuang's revenge. In this year, the peasant army was all going its own way, there was no talk of a united front at all, and its own internal fighting was extremely fierce.

So, after Zhang Xianzhong grabbed a handful, he gave up the big city with the seizure of one million taels of gold and silver.

As for Zhang Xianzhong's future movements, according to the Tang newspaper, it seems that the thief army has the possibility of going south to Hunan and Jiangxi.

……

Seeing this, Sun Yuan pondered for a moment and said, "It seems that Zhang Xianzhong's next step should be to attack Yueyang and then take Changsha." ”

"Yue Yang?" Yu Xiang was stunned.

"Slip of the tongue." Sun Yuan said: "It should be Yuezhou." According to the vague memory in his mind, Zhang Xianzhongjin will then take Changsha, that is, in a month. There has been peace for a long time, but there is not a single soldier of the imperial court, and as soon as Zhang Xianzhong's army goes south, it suddenly shows a trend of devastation.

Hunan, too, is going to be finished.

Yu Xiang also knew the power of this, and said with a wry smile: "General Yu, it is said that after Zuo Liangyu gave up Wuhan without letting go of an arrow, he saw Zhang Xianzhong withdraw from Wuchang and occupy Wuchang in one fell swoop in the west of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River. Wuchang is already an empty city, but it does not affect Zuo Shuai to boast of his recovery, it is said that Zuo Mengeng also took a fold to ask for credit for himself, it is really shameless! ”

Sun Yuan: "Zuo Liangyu, waste also!" ”

The Tang newspaper also said that after Li Zicheng established political power in Xiangyang, he began to have friction with the Fifth Battalion of the Revolutionary Left and Luo Rucai

。

If he guessed correctly, Li Zicheng is now finally free and ready to annex these two peasant armies.

It is said that at this time, if Zuo Liangyu can take advantage of the internal strife of the peasant army to advance north, although Li Zicheng cannot be done, it is still possible to weaken the thief army. But unfortunately, he was already scared, how dare he cross the Yangtze River.

In real history, after Li Zicheng annexed these two peasant armies, the Chuang army finally swelled into a behemoth and began to go north to destroy the Ming.

It's a pity that Sun Yuanyuan is far away in Nanjing, and he doesn't have enough strength to rush all the way to Hubei, so he can only sigh weakly, seeing that the situation in Huguang and even the situation in the world is so bad that it can't be worse.

Throwing the Tang newspaper aside, Sun Yuan said: "This kind of bad news, I can't bear to read it anymore." Xiaoyu, what is the other thing you are talking about? ”

Yu Xiang looked around and saw that there was no one else in the signing room, and said in a low voice: "There is an urgent military information from Dafang's side, saying that he is preparing to launch a large-scale battle against the Zheng family. ”

"The scale is unprecedented, how can you say that?" Sun Yuan lifted his spirits and sat up straight.

Yu Xiang: "Returning to the general, my subordinates got the general's order, and as soon as I arrived in Nanjing, I hurried to the old camp of the Chongming Shasuo to inquire about the military affairs of the water division. I went just right, and I happened to meet Dafang there. Dafang said that due to the recent civil strife in the Central Plains, the price of gold has risen three times a day, and the profits are extremely rich. The price of gold in Japan is extremely low, and as long as it is trafficked back, it will be more than ten times more profitable. And because my Yangzhou sailor cut off the shipping lane, the price of silk, tea, and porcelain in Japan and North Korea is forty percent more expensive than in previous years. ”

With such heavy profits on the side, the Zheng family is naturally red-eyed. However, in the past year, they have suffered a lot of losses under the new ships and new artillery of our naval division, but our army has no choice. Therefore, they have concentrated many ships in Quanzhou Port, trying to have a posture of moving northward. Dafang felt that this might be a good opportunity for our army to inflict heavy damage on the Zheng family's fleet. Otherwise, above the sea, in the vast ocean, it is not so easy to catch such a big fish at once. If you can teach the Zheng family a hard lesson, although you can't completely control the Japan route, it is not difficult to be on an equal footing with the Zheng family. Don't miss the opportunity, and never miss it. ”

"I can't imagine that the shipping market is so good this year, no wonder, no wonder." Sun Yuan slapped his thigh excitedly.

"No wonder the Zheng family sent Zheng Sen and Zheng Hongkui, two important figures, to Nanjing to negotiate with our town

。 ”

Sun Yuan: "Xiaoyu, have you heard about this too?" ”

Yu Xiang: "I just heard about it when I returned to Nanjing, hehe, this Zheng Yiguan, while preparing to fight with our army, he sent people over to negotiate peace with my Yangzhou Town, and he was ashamed." ”

Sun Yuan: "Zheng Zhilong is also a hero, although he is sometimes confused, he can do this kind of thing." It is estimated that he wants to force our army to retreat first. If I don't back down, he'll have to fight each other. ”

Yu Xiang: "Just because the two families want to negotiate peace, their subordinates want to ask the general, is Dafang still fighting?" ”

Sun Yuan: "Xiaoyu, do you think it is Song Xianggong?" ”

Yu Xiang: "The general is wise and martial, so naturally he will not make this mistake." ”

"Yes, Xiaoyu, you help someone write a letter and deliver it to Dafang." Sun Yuan walked around the signing room with his hands behind his back and said, "You just tell him, let him send out all the power at hand, and be sure to give the Zheng family a ruthless one." The harder he fights there, the easier it is for me to talk here. Haiyuan is related to Yangzhou Town and the future of the Ningxiang Army. Tell him, don't be afraid of sacrifices, don't be afraid of losses. How much he loses, how much the family replenishes for him. Don't be afraid of failure, a hundred defeats, if the last victory is won, it will be an unprecedented victory. ”

Finally, Sun Yuan said: "Our eyes can't just be on land, our journey is the sea of stars." ”

Yu Xiang immediately took out a piece of parchment paper from the drawer, wrote a line of words in small block letters, and cut it into a small strip of paper two fingers wide and one finger long with a knife, and stamped Sun Yuan's small seal on the back.

In this way, three copies were made.

Walked to the door: "Someone." ”

"In!"

"Immediately send the Yangzhou Navy Battalion with carrier pigeons."

"Yes!"

……

Three carrier pigeons fluttered their wings and flew into the sky, piercing the hot and empty sky of Nanjing in mid-May.

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