Gao Yang saw Zuo Liangyu in the barracks who was loaded into a prisoner cart that had been improvised out. ↑ The top novel, moved the corners of his mouth, half-squinted his eyes, and asked in a low voice, "How do you feel now?" General Zuo?! ”

"Poof!" Zuo Liangyu, who was originally weak and unkempt, as if he had fainted, suddenly opened his eyes. A sharp light flashed in his eyes, and he turned his head and spat at Gao Yang, extremely fast!

What kind of physical fitness is Gao Yang? What reflexes? One dodged sideways. waved his hand to stop the sergeants who were angrily drawing their swords, looked at Zuo Liangyu who was glaring at him with a chuckle, and said softly, "Very good, very energetic." I hope you can still be so lively and active when you are tortured in the heavenly prison in Jingshi. I hope you can still be so energetic to survive to the last knife when you go to the execution ground and are slashed by a thousand knives. ”

After a pause, he hooked the corners of his mouth, and said with a chuckle, "By the way, I heard that if you can take three thousand knives, you can be exempted from responsibility?" I really hope that you can do this great thing that has never been done before, and it is estimated that it will be a great thing that has never been done before. ”

Gao Yang's words pierced into Zuo Liangyu's heart like the sharpest blade! His face suddenly turned extremely pale! The burly body was trembling violently.

The Heavenly Prison, that is definitely a ghost that makes people smell and change color! Those who live in there must come out with their lives! As for the thousand cuts, it was the most brutal torture in history. The terrifying feeling of watching yourself being cut piece by piece of flesh is unbearable even just thinking about it!

"This is the retribution you deserve." Gao Yang's eyes were indifferent, and he said softly with an indifferent expression: "Those unjust souls who have died directly or indirectly in your hands over the years will definitely be very happy. They are all waiting for you in the dark Nine Abyss Hell. Go with peace of mind. ”

looked at Gao Yang, who turned around and left, and gradually walked away. Zuo Liangyu, whose face was like ashes and his eyes were terrified, trembled his lips, and his thick hands grabbed the thick railing of the prisoner cart and shook it vigorously. Yuan opened his blood-red eyes and howled bitterly, "Lao Tzu will not let you go if he is a ghost!" I won't let you go!! ”

Gao Yang, who was gradually moving away, gently hooked the corners of his mouth, and his eyes were full of smiles. Raise your arms and wave them back lightly, saying goodbye to the 'famous' general.

Good bye!

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Wuchang Mansion was built in the Three Kingdoms period, with the ancient name of Xiakou. Surrounded by mountains and rivers, the terrain is dangerous, and it has been a battleground for soldiers since ancient times.

During the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty, Wuchang Mansion carried out a large-scale expansion project. According to historical records, at that time, the city of Wuchang Mansion was full of alleys, government offices, and cultural buildings such as Fuxue, Gongyuan, and Confucian Temple were all over the place. The gathering of literati and scholars was an extremely important city wall in the south at that time. The Yellow Crane Tower, known as the first floor in the world, is also in Wuchang Mansion.

At the same time, a large number of merchants from Huizhou, Shanxi, and Jiangxi operated salt, tea, wood, medicine and other industries here. The huge market stretches for twenty miles on the north bank of the Han River. Because it is close to the entrance of the Han River into the river, it is called Hankou Town. It was one of the four famous towns in the world at that time.

Wuchang Prefecture leads nine counties in one state, and it is the seat of the political envoy of Daming Lake Guangcheng. There is also a hereditary line of Ming Chu kings who have lived here for generations in the city. At this time, in Wuchang Mansion was the tenth Chu King Zhu Huabi.

In the sixteenth year of Chongzhen, Zhang Xianzhong, the eighth king, led an army to capture Wuchang Mansion. Zhu Huakui, the former king of Chu, was still drowned alive in the Yangtze River. At the same time, the members of the Zhu clan in Wuchang Mansion were driven to the Yangtze River to throw water, and the Zhu clan in the entire Wuchang Mansion was almost swept away.

The family of the King of Chu is extremely wealthy, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he is rich in the world. And Zhu Huakui is greedy and contemptuous, and he keeps money like his life.

When Zhang Xianzhong's army besieged the city, Wuchang Mansion had no soldiers and no pay. The officials of the Hu Guangbu Political Division, the Inspectorate Division, and the Command Envoy Department went to the Chu Palace, begging Zhu Huakui to ask him to lend him two silver taels to defend the Wuchang Mansion. was sternly rejected by the King of Chu, who was as huge as a pig.

He Fengsheng, a bachelor who lived in Wuchang Mansion, also went to Jin to see the king of Chu and begged the king of Chu to pay to defend the city. However, the king of Chu actually took out a chair from the Hongwu period and gave it to him, saying that there was nothing else, only this chair could be used to support the army.

He Fengsheng, who was a lot old, was so anxious that he cried at that time. Crying and shouting that Wuchang Mansion is over. It wasn't until not long before the fall of the city that the king of Chu, who finally felt the seriousness of the matter, took out the money to recruit the defeated soldiers of Chengtian and De'an, known as the soldiers of the Chu Mansion, and was led by the governor of the Chu Prefecture, Shi Xu Xueyan, to resist Zhang Xianzhong. It's a pity that by this time it's too late.

Zhang Xianzhong captured Wuchang Mansion. A huge amount of wealth was seized in the palace of the king of Chu. The dumbfounded man sighed loudly that the king of Chu was as stupid as a pig, and he didn't know how to recruit troops to guard Wuchang Mansion with so much silver, but he was cheaper for nothing. After that, Zhu Huakui was put into a pig cage and thrown into the Yangtze River. At the same time, he killed all the Chu Wang Zong clan in the city.

After Zhang Xianzhong finished destroying the prosperous Wuchang Mansion, he went south to Hunan and west to Sichuan. After the Wuchang Mansion returned to the hands of the imperial court, Zhu Huakui's younger brother Zhu Huabi became the tenth king of Chu.

Now that a few years have passed, Li Zicheng, who is known as the world's first-rate coward, has come here with a large army!

"King Chuang." The long day and night journey made Song Xiance, who was a little weak, sound a little weak. After swallowing his saliva, he said softly, "We must hurry up and collect boats and cross the river as soon as possible." ”

"I see." Li Zicheng's expression was gentle, and his eyes were full of concern and said softly, "Sir, take care of your body, just leave these things to your subordinates." I will have to rely on Mr. a lot in the future, and Mr. must take care of himself. ”

Li Zicheng is now in trouble, and he naturally understands that he must win over people's hearts now. For a resourceful figure like Song Xiance, he must try his best to win over. Some of the daily gentle words are not troublesome, and what can be counted when you talk about it?

"Thank you, King Chuang." Song Xiance thanked him gratefully. coughed, looked at the completely dilapidated Hankou Town not far away, and said worriedly, "That Ming army has already fallen asleep and lost Zuo Liangyu, or it won't be long before it catches up with us." You must cross the river as soon as possible. ”

"What the gentleman said is very true." Li Zicheng's expression was solemn, he took a step forward, and looked at the rolling river outside the deserted Hankou Town with a deep gaze. Taking a deep breath, he said softly with a complicated expression, "Heavenly moat, heavenly moat." As long as we can cross the river, then we will have a way to live. ”

The terrifying combat effectiveness of the new army under Gao Yang's command greatly shocked Li Zicheng's subordinates. Zuo Liangyu is not a good person. Even if Li Zicheng was at his strongest and most brilliant, he didn't dare to say that he could easily clean up Zuo Liangyu. It will inevitably take a lot of effort.

However, that terrible Ming army only lasted one day, one day! completely defeated Zuo Liangyu's subordinates and occupied the strong and abnormal Xiangyang City!

Li Zicheng had spent some time in Xiangyang City a few years ago, and he naturally understood how strong Xiangyang City was surrounded by Han water. But such a fortified city, with a large number of soldiers and horses and naval ships, couldn't resist even a day?! Is this still the official army of the imperial court?! It's not a heavenly soldier and a heavenly general, right?

Even if he was extremely worried in his heart, Li Zicheng would not show it in front of his subordinates. Take a deep breath and face the cool breeze blowing by the river. He shouted in a deep voice, "Collect the boats, let's cross the river and go to Wuchang Mansion to enjoy it!" ”

For these outlaw wanderers, if they want to not collapse under great pressure, it is necessary to properly loot the city. Otherwise, it won't be long before this army of rogue gangs disbands on its own. They don't know what serious military discipline is!

When Zhang Xianzhong captured Wuchang Mansion, the extremely prosperous town of Hankou had already been looted by him, and he also set a fire. At this time, this one of the four famous towns in the world in the past has long been devastated.

Li Zicheng had no interest in staying in this dilapidated place for long, and he was now in a hurry to cross the river.

The Wuchang Mansion on the other side of the river did not have any troops at all at this time, and the silver salary or something was even more empty. Zhang Xianzhong's burning, killing and looting in Wuchang Mansion has already made the scourge here gone. The current Wuchang Mansion does not have any resistance at all.

The officials at all levels in the Wuchang Mansion and the new King of Chu were all as anxious as ants on a hot pot, and they were about to jump into the river. The black pressure on the other side of the river, the army of rogues who cannot see the edge at a glance, once they cross the river, it will not be long before they can capture this place. They are dead ends.

Just when He Mingluan, the governor of Huguang, was in a hurry to turn his hair white, and was about to run away with the king of Chu to escape for his life. He received a military intelligence report that reinforcements were coming!

"Reinforcements? Where did the reinforcements come from? Didn't you say that the army of Jingying was still in Xiangyang City? How could it be possible to come over so quickly? Have they all grown wings?! He Mingluan still didn't believe the messenger's words, and prepared to take the king of Chu to leave the city and take refuge in the south.

In the Ming Dynasty, it was indeed a felony for officials to lose a city. There's just a little room to maneuver. However, if the vassal king is lost, it will almost certainly be a dead end! He didn't dare take that risk.

"This is an order given by the national teacher himself. Whoever dares to abandon the city and flee will be punished severely! The messenger's cold words made He Mingluan, who was a lot older, suddenly lose his voice.

In the past two years, Gaoyang's prestige has already spread all over the country. His ruthlessness and lack of affection are also well known. He Mingluan didn't dare to gamble with Gao Yang with his head.

Since this is already the case, the only way to defend the city is to defend it. Officials at all levels in Wuchang Mansion and the King of Chu took out almost all the silver they could and recruited young men to go up to the city wall to defend the city. Just looking at the black and oppressive army of rogues on the other side, how long these people with weak legs and pale faces can resist, then no one knows.

At this point, He Mingluan and the King of Chu could only pray that the reinforcements who didn't know where they were could fly over as soon as possible.

It's just that now there are soldiers and horses on the Jiangnan side, in addition to Nanjing, and there is also a naval division. Where else can there be soldiers to fight? Even the soldiers and horses and sailors of Nanjing couldn't come over so quickly!

For the people in Nanjing, protecting Nanjing is much more important than coming to the rescue of Wuchang Mansion.

He Mingluan and the King of Chu thought about it again and again, but they never understood where the reinforcements that the national teacher said came from! (To be continued.) )