Speaking of Taizhou, this place is even more important.

As the name suggests, Taizhou is a prefecture, half a level higher than the county, and the size and population of the city are much larger than Jingjiang and Taixing, which Hao Xiaoren just occupied.

For example, in Taixing County, there are only two streets in the county with a population of 30,000, while Jingjiang has the benefit of water transportation on the Yangtze River, with a population of 50,000. The population and economic aggregate of these two counties are in the whole country, and they are both good counties.

But compared with Taizhou, it is simply a drop in the shadows.

Taizhou, the gateway of the Soviet Union and China, has been known as "the water and land to Jin, the throat according to the county" since ancient times. The superior location advantage highlights the important position of Taizhou as a transportation hub connecting the south and the north. At this moment, there are 100,000 people in this big city, second only to Huai'an, Fengyang and Yangzhou in the Jianghuai region.

This place is also a famous historical and cultural city, from the Zhou Dynasty to build the city, it has been more than 2,000 years now, it is really an outstanding person, how many characters have been produced in the past dynasties and not to mention.

Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, there have been two cabinet cabinets in the middle of the cabinet, Li Chunfang, the first assistant of the cabinet, and Wu Fu, the second assistant of the cabinet in the middle of Chongzhen; Two scholars, one governor, and as for the Jinshi, there are countless trucks.

Taizhou is also a holy place in the cultural circles of the Ming Dynasty, it is the seat of the Taizhou School, and there is also the school of the founding master of the Taizhou School in the city.

Such a city, once included in the Ningxiang army, will be of great significance politically, economically, and militarily.

However, the city is so large that it is said to have a well-established system of defenses. Hao Xiaoren didn't think that Shimazu's raid alone could easily take this big city, so he might have to be busy in vain.

However, things have come to this point, and you have to gamble on your luck

。 If you don't try, you're always unwilling.

The key is that as long as this place is taken, it can be connected with Taixing and Jingjiang in the south, and the three cities are protected by horns, and the sound is connected, becoming the most reliable base of Yangzhou Town. The annual tax money and grain paid in these three places were enough for 10,000 main troops to eat.

Break off and can't give up.

Along the way, Hao Xiaoren rode the horse as fast as possible with the remaining forty sea bumpers, .cc [Marshmallow] This place was originally a water network area in the south of the Yangtze River, there was a salt river in front of it, and only a huge stone bridge spanned the north and south.

As soon as I arrived at the bridge, I saw thousands of people flocking to the bridge, crowding the roads and bridges.

Standing on a high place, looking around, the swarthy city wall of Taizhou is in the distance, and a wide official road is full of black and pressed human heads, spreading over, making people's scalps numb.

Everywhere there was the sound of chariots, the neighing of mules and horses, the fighting of the people, and the cries and shouts.

Judging by this situation, it should be that the people of Taizhou have escaped.

"Good Shimazu, good job!" Hao Xiaoren excitedly mastered with boxing: "If nothing else, the Japanese slaves have already taken Taizhou." ”

He raised his breath and shouted to his subordinates: "Gentlemen, now is the time to show our prestige, go into the city, and take Taizhou!" ”

"Kill!"

"Your Excellency, Your Excellency!" At this moment, one of his subordinates suddenly pointed to the other end of the bridge and shouted in surprise: "Is it Shimazu-sama over there?" ”

Following his fingers, Hao Xiaoren took a sharp breath of cold air, feeling that something was wrong.

But I saw that the hundreds of Japanese slaves were crowded on the opposite shore with a depressed face, and they were talking about something in a mess. And Shimazu Kazuo resumed his katana and shouted loudly at his subordinates, not knowing whether he was angry or excited, and his face turned red.

It is said that when they saw so many widows, the people were already frightened and scattered. Strange to say, the already surging crowd on the road turned a blind eye to this group of fierce and domineering Japanese dwarves, and they all lowered their heads and squeezed towards the bridge in panic.

It was probably really panicked, and people's luggage was constantly crowded into the water

。

"Shimazu, what the are you doing?" Hao Xiaoren yelled with all his strength.

Shimazu also spotted Hao Xiaoren and opened his mouth and roared loudly.

But the scene was so chaotic that thousands of people were clamoring but they couldn't hear anything clearly.

Hao Xiaoren was so anxious that he stomped his feet.

Probably something really happened over there, Shimazu didn't dare to delay, and he didn't talk nonsense at the moment, he took off his clothes directly, and plunged into the salt river with a fierce man, and swam over with a few ups and downs.

"Shimazu, why are you still here, why don't you enter Taizhou?" Looking at him drenched in water, Hao Xiaoren asked urgently.

"Can't go, can't go!" Kazuo Shimazu couldn't help but shake his head.

"Why can't you go, but there are defenders in the city, and the gates are closed?"

"No, no, now there is not a single soldier in Taizhou City, and there is no official, the people have run out, and it has become an empty city." Kazuo Shimazu: "But I can't go in." ”

"Nonsense, since there is not a single soldier, that's a good thing, why can't you enter the city?" Hao Xiao was extremely angry, and he just wanted to slap Kazuo Shimazu.

Kazuo Shimazu looked frightened: "Can't enter, can't enter, Gao Jie's army is coming!" ”

"What!" Hearing the word Gao Jie, Hao Xiaoren was taken aback, and cold sweat broke out.

Today's Yangzhou Mansion suddenly squeezed into Gao Jie's 100,000 troops, plus more than 100,000 people from Ningxiang Army and Liu Zeqing, which is already full of soldiers. Everyone is a fighting man who licks blood from the knife edge, and after so many years of fighting, they are all bloody. Moreover, Gao Jie and Liu Zeqing's troops are extremely murderous, and it is not clear when the three troops will have friction and fight.

Now it is a troubled time, the etiquette is broken, the martial arts are in power, and the majesty of the court does not exist. In the minds of Gao and Liu, I don't care if you are a thief or a Ming army, you stand in my way, and if you spoil my grandfather's good deeds, you will fight the same.

It is said that since Gao Jie led the army into the Jianghuai region, he coveted the prosperity of Yangzhou, and had occupied Baoying, looking at the posture and preparing to go all the way south, along the thoroughfare of Gaoyou, directly take Yangzhou, and raise troops with salt

。

Taizhou is originally in the east of Yangzhou, it is said that if Gao Jie wants to take Yangzhou, he will go straight to it, there is no need to go around such a big circle.

As soon as his mind moved, Hao Xiaoren immediately understood. Taizhou is located at the pivot point of the Soviet Union and China, and if he takes this place, he can directly monitor Yangzhou Town in the east to prevent the Ningxiang army from advancing west to compete with him for Yangzhou and gain the strategic initiative.

In fact, Chief Military Officer Sun never thought of strategizing Yangzhou, let alone Yangzhou City, even Tongzhou, where his official yamen governs, is still in the hands of the imperial court.

General Officer Sun sometimes attaches too much importance to his own prestige, and sometimes he seems pedantic. You must know that in such a troubled world, the first task is to seize the chassis and expand your strength!

Since it is inconvenient for him to do this, then, let me Hao Xiaoren do this kind of dirty work!

I took a risk, and finally came to this point, seeing that Taizhou is already within reach, is it difficult to give up so much?

No, no!

If Taizhou falls into the hands of Gao Jie, my Yangzhou Town will not only be directly threatened by him. Moreover, Jingjiang and Taixing, which had just arrived, would also be compressed by his army on the north bank of the Yangtze River, and would be stretched into a long and narrow line, which would not be able to be kept at all in the future.

In this way, my hard work in the past few days will become a void and a joke.

I, Hao Xiaoren, have no way out.

Thinking of this, Hao Xiaoren had already made up his mind and asked, "Shimazu, where did you hear this news?" ”

Kazuo Shimazu: "My lord, I felt strange when I entered Taizhou City before, why was there such a big movement in the city, so I grabbed someone and asked, only to know that it was Gao Jie's striker who had passed Gaoyou, and the target was directly aimed at Taizhou, and he could be killed tonight at the latest." ”

"So, you're out?"

Shimazu was full of shame and said: "I heard that Gao Jie has an army of 100,000, and there are only a few hundred samurai at hand, how can he resist it, besides, this little man can't hold the city!" Besides, what a noble position you are, and what if you fall into the city and fall into the hands of men? It's not that I'm being timid, it's just that I want to come over early and inform the adults. ”

"It's not cowardice, what is it, is it possible, I will also be like you and be a deserter without seeing the enemy? As for the samurai, it's better than the peasants, and in my opinion, you're just ordinary ashigaru, and you're not even a ronin, shameful

！ Hao Xiaoren sneered loudly.

Kazuo Shimazu's face turned the color of pig liver, and there was anger in his eyes: "My lord, don't insult us Japanese samurai!" ”

"Okay, in that case, you and I will immediately enter Taizhou City and take this city for the chief soldier."

"Yes, my lord, I'll leave right away."

"Wait." Hao Xiaoren stopped him and comforted: "Shimazu, you don't have to worry, Gao Jie is here to fight Taizhou this time, and there shouldn't be many forward troops." I immediately sent a letter to the chief officer and asked him to bring the troops over. Don't forget, fifty miles north of Taizhou is Ningxiang, hehe, that place is the place where General Sun raised his troops, how can he fall into the hands of high thieves. Perhaps, the general is on his way over. ”

"I see, that's great!" Kazuo Shimazu patted his head: "It's stupid to forget this." ”

At that moment, the two did all the way and entered Taizhou City.

Because there were so many people fleeing on the road, they walked for nearly an hour before they drove into the city.

As Kazuo Shimazu said, Taizhou has become an empty city, and the people in it have run away. It's a huge city, but there's not a single figure in sight.

Kazuo Shimazu only had more than 300 ronins under him, while Hao Xiaoren only had 40 sea bumpers.

This bit of people, let alone defending such a big city, even if it is difficult to defend a city gate.

At this time, it was no longer possible to organize Ding Zhuang to go to the city and block the four gates.

Then, the only thing to do is to pull the troops out of the city, see if they can hold back the enemy army for a moment, as long as they can hold out until the troops of the Ningxiang Army arrive.

At that moment, Hao Xiaoren asked his forty Hai Bangzi to guard the state government and the treasury of the government respectively, and he and Shimazu arrived to pull the troops outside the city to meet the enemy.

Riding on the horse, Hao Xiaoren clenched his fists fiercely and swore secretly: This is the opportunity I have been waiting for, and I must not give it up. Even if there is only one widow left, I will persevere!

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