Since carrying the banner of King Chuang, there are many peasant armies to defect to Li Zicheng, Li Zicheng's power has been greatly restored, so in the beginning of October of the ninth year of Chongzhen, Li Zicheng and Scorpion Block, Guotianxing joint camp stationed in Longzhou. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Brother Li, you see, our people are getting more and more day by day, I think, let's rest for a while, and then we can go out to move our hands and feet." Scorpion Tuoyangkun said, taking a sip of wine.

Maybe it was the wine man who asked, but he frowned and wiped a handful of wine from his beard with his hand.

Guotianxing Hui Dengxiang used chopsticks to sandwich a piece of hare meat in a large bowl of soil, and said while chewing: "Yes, I heard that King Lu Yan has gone to Xuanda, now it's okay, the Central Plains is empty, as long as we go east, we will return to Henan, it's still good in Henan, the population is large, and there are many disaster victims, as long as there is food, just recruit people, it will be tens of thousands." ”

"Two generals, what you said makes sense, but you don't see the value of Longzhou." Gu Junen said.

Gu Junen is Li Zicheng's most trusted military advisor, in June of the seventh year of Chongzhen, the peasant army was trapped under the carriage, and the critical situation was to use his deception to deceive Chen Qiyu, the governor of the six provinces, before escaping Shengtian.

Guotianxing Hui Dengxiang glanced at him and asked, "Old Gu, what is the value of this Longzhou, you tell us." ”

"Strategist, just talk about it, everyone also listen, and you also have a spectrum in your heart." Li Zicheng said with a smile.

Picking up the wine bowl and taking a sip of wine, Gu Junen stroked his beard and said slowly: "This Longzhou, located in the west of the Guanzhong Plain, is an important birthplace of the ancient Qin people, the people are fierce, and it is the thoroughfare of Shaanxi, Gansu, Ningxia Town and Guyuan Town" and the border trade town, here, it is conducive to our replenishment of materials and recovery of strength, as long as we heal our injuries in Longzhou, and strengthen our bodies, when the time comes, we can develop faster. ”

"That's what the military advisor said. That's it. Li Zicheng made the final decision.

Lu Xiangsheng, the governor of Xuanda, took down Wang Zhong, the chief soldier of Shanxi, and was succeeded by Hu Dawei, a general under his command

After reorganizing the army, Lu Xiangsheng began to clean up the military fields occupied by the local officials.

This morning, Lu Xiangsheng was reading a letter, and after reading the letter, he said angrily: "This Wen Tiren, his hand has also stretched out a little. He even wrote a letter to interfere with my Xuanda clean-up of military fields. ”

"My lord, I heard that these people have a lot to do with Wen Ge Lao." Yang Tinglin said.

Lu Xiangsheng stiffened his neck and said in a deep voice: "I don't care what their relationship is, for the sake of Xuanda, I will never back down." Unless he asks for the removal of me, the governor of Xuanda. As long as I am on the first day of Xuanda, I will keep the day of Xuanda for the court. ”

Seeing his resolute attitude, Yang Tinglin was happy and a little worried. He said worriedly: "My lord, I am very touched by your courage, as the saying goes, guns are easy to dodge and dark arrows are difficult to guard. Since Elder Wen Ge wrote a letter, you still buy him a little bit of face, even if you let these people hand over a little less, it is also a favor you have for Elder Wen Ge. The situation in this place of Xuanda is complicated, and all kinds of relationships are intertwined, if you want to do a good job, it will take time, with Wen Ge Lao speaking for you in the court, you can also work here in Xuanda for a while longer. With time, Xuanda can also develop better under your leadership. ”

Hearing his words, Lu Xiangsheng fell into deep thought.

After thinking about it for a while, he said: "What you said is also right, for the sake of Xuanda's long-term interests, I will take a step back." ”

"Good. I'll do it. Yang Tinglin said.

Under Lu Xiangsheng's tough methods and attitude, the magistrate who had military land under his name had to hand over most of the military land he occupied. Lu Xiangsheng knew that the civilian power was huge, and since most of the occupied military land had been recovered, in order not to arouse the opposition of the officials, he also slowed down the pace of clearing the military land.

"Kill! Kill! "Under the city of Xiangyang, the sound of killing shook the sky, and arrows flew.

The city suffered heavy casualties, the corpses were stacked below, the blood had soaked the earth, and the foot went down to the top of the foot, and the city was covered with broken knives and guns, burning flags and wooden ladders.

Xiangyang, a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Hubei Province, a famous historical and cultural city in China, and the birthplace of Chu culture, Han culture and Three Kingdoms culture, has a history of more than 2,800 years and has been an important economic and military place in the past dynasties.

It is known as "the first city in China, the iron-clad Xiangyang, and the place where soldiers must fight".

Xiangyang City is located in the northwest of Hubei Province, in the hinterland of the plain in the middle reaches of the Han River.

Xiangyang is named because it is located in the yang of Xiangshui, the Han River passes through the city, divides the Xiangyang and Fancheng on the north and south banks, and faces each other across the river. Both cities were historically military and commercial towns. After 1949, the two cities were merged into one and called Xiangfan City.

In October, he sent troops from Junzhou (now west of Junxian) and defeated the general army Qin Yiming, Zhang Xianzhong's confidence swelled and he wanted to capture the important town of Xiangyang.

However, because of the thick walls of Xiangyang City, the large number of defenders, and the fact that it is a city near the river, it is impossible to invest a large number of troops, coupled with the support of the defenders of Fancheng on the other side of the river, although Zhang Xianzhong has lost thousands of his men, he still cannot take it.

"Father, I think we should withdraw our troops, this Xiangyang is really not easy to fight." Sun Kewang said

Looking at the men who died in battle under the city wall, Zhang Xianzhong gritted his teeth and said viciously: "Lao Tzu does not retreat, Lao Tzu is using human lives, and he will also take Xiangyang, and when he attacks it, Lao Tzu will slaughter the city and kill all the people inside." This was the first setback he suffered after he sent troops to Junzhou, and he couldn't help but be angry.

The military advisor Xu Yixian persuaded: "Marshal, this Xiangyang can't be captured, you don't have to be angry, you must know that the Mongolian army that dominated the world spent several years and did not take Xiangyang, and finally the Song generals who defended the city surrendered, and the Mongols finally got Xiangyang." ”

Hearing this, Zhang Xianzhong's face looked better.

"Even the Mongolian army can't defeat Xiangyang, and we won't be ashamed if we can't defeat Lao Zhang." Zhang Xianzhong said self-deprecatingly.

Seeing that Zhang Xianzhong was in a better mood, Xu Yixian said: "Dashuai, let's withdraw our troops, this Xiangyang will not run away, and it will be easy to fight again when we are stronger in the future." ”

After listening to Xu Yixian's words and looking at Xiangyang City in the distance, Zhang Xianzhong looked at it for a while before he said, "Okay, let's just listen to you, let it go first, and come back later." ”

Seeing that Zhang Xianzhong listened to his advice, Xu Yixian breathed a sigh of relief.

He was afraid that Zhang Xianzhong would be wasted here and Xiangyang, which would be troublesome, thinking that the Mongolian army that was so powerful back then would not be able to defeat Xiangyang, let alone the current peasant army.

"Dashuai, where are you going to go after leaving Xiangyang?" Pan Duao asked.

He didn't want Xu Yixian to behave alone in front of Zhang Xianzhong, he also wanted to show it.

After thinking about it, Zhang Xianzhong said: "A few days ago, Luo Rucai, Lao Huihui and others sent people to invite me to Dabie Mountain to meet with the Fifth Battalion of Gezuo to discuss the plan, I think I will go to Dabie Mountain for a walk." ”

"Dabie Mountain has a vast area, spanning three provinces, and is located in the hinterland of the Central Plains, which can be attacked and defended, and it is a good place." Xu Yixian said.

Glancing at him, Pan Duao said: "Needless to say, of course it's a good place, otherwise, the Fifth Battalion of the Revolution would have been finished long ago." ”

Seeing these two people bickering, Zhang Xianzhong did not persuade him, he said: "Without further ado. I'll leave tonight. I hope you will arrange the transfer of baggage and supplies. ”

"Yes. I'll go. Sun Kewang agreed and walked away.

At the third watch of the same day, Zhang Xianzhong took the army to join Luo Rucai, Lao Huihui and others.

After dawn, looking at the one-person rogue camp outside the city, Qin Yiming, the general soldier of Huguang, knew that Zhang Xianzhong's rogue team had finally left and stood at the head of Xiangyang City, and he let out a long breath.

Zhang Xianzhong found Luo Rucai, Lao Huihui, Chuang Tian, etc., and joined forces in one place, with a total of 150,000 people, and the momentum was greatly boosted, and he was known as 200,000 to the outside world, and went down the east along the river. All the way to Dabie Mountain, I want to meet with Yingshan in the Dabie Mountain area, Geliyan (He Yilong), Zuojin Wang (He Jin) and other camps in the Huoshan area.

After a delay in Shandong, in order to rush back to Jiangxi as soon as possible, Zhao Guohua planned to take the loyal and brave corps from Shandong to Henan, and cross Hubei into Jiangxi.

The army entered Henan, and when the prefectures and counties saw such an army along the way, they all closed the city gates, looked nervous and quiet, and didn't even dare to ask more.

At noon on this day, the loyal team entered Xinle County, Kaifeng Prefecture, Xinle is today's Xinxiang City, the sun is shining, the weather is hot, seeing that everyone is walking with dry mouth, Zhao Guohua ordered to rest for a while, drink some water and then leave.

After camping, he asked Niu Huan to boil water to drink, and after boiling the tea, he chatted with Lu Qing, Liu Guangzu, Zhang Shun, Cheng Chong and other subordinates while drinking.

"Lu Qing, you read a lot of books, do you know why this place is called Xinxiang?" Zhao Guohua asked with a smile.

Shaking his head embarrassedly, Lu Qing said: "I haven't been here, I really don't know"

"I know a little bit about that." Liu Guangzu interjected.

Hearing this, Zhao Guohua asked curiously: "You are from Hebei, how do you know about things here?" ”

In ancient times, information was not developed, and it was very difficult to know things hundreds of kilometers away, unless they were officials of a certain level, and these officials could read Di Bao and Tang Bao.

"Because I've been here when I've traveled, and I've been to Kaifeng. Speaking of which, this Xinxiang is also a very famous place. Liu Guangzu said.

Zhao Guohua knew that in the Ming Dynasty, a show was qualified to go out and travel around.

He looked at him with a smile and asked, "It's inconspicuous here, I don't know if there's anything to boast about." ”

Picking up the cup and taking a sip of tea, Liu Guangzu said: "Xinle originated in the Western Han Dynasty, for the Xinzhong Township of Huojia County, and the Taihe of the Eastern Jin Dynasty built a new Lecheng in five years. Emperor Kaihuang of Sui placed Xinxiang County in six years. Major historical events such as Gonggong to control the water, the Battle of Mingtiao, the fishing of the Jiang Shangwei River, the Battle of Muye, the loyalty of Bigan, the lecture of Confucius on Xingtan, the Battle of Guandu, the siege of Wei to save Zhao, Zhang Liang's assassination of Qin, the Chenqiao Mutiny, and Yue Fei's resistance to Jin took place here."

"Huh? It turns out that this is still a place with a story. Zhao Guohua said in surprise.