The hall was silent, and only the heavy wheezing sound of everyone remained, only to learn that Xiangyang's unprepared military situation was too exciting. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Luo Rucai's eyes rolled: "Jing Xuan, this is a rare opportunity, Xiangyang is the camp of the old thief Yang, and there are countless military salaries and silver in it." If Xiangyang is defeated, it will be terrible, not only can a large amount of grain and grass be captured, but also the momentum of our righteous army will be increased. ”

"Xiangyang and Xiangwang Mansion, killing the vassal king, this is a big crime of trapping the domain, can the old thief Yang not die? It also avenged our deep hatred! ”

Zhang Xianzhong is also very excited, Luo Rucai has already said the benefits of Xiangyang, and he also has several wives and concubines, and his military advisers Xu Yixian and Pan Duao are in Xiangyang prison.

These two Zhang Xianzhong are extremely important, especially Xu Yixian, who worships as the chief military advisor, and many strategies come from him. There is also Pan Duao, the military Chinese book bulletin, all out of his own hands, quite effective, lost two, Zhang Xianzhong has the feeling of his arm self-broken.

He muttered: "Two days ago, did we kill a few messengers of the old thief Yang and seize a batch of Olive Army Talisman Arrows? ”

Luo Rucai's eyes lit up: "What does Jing Xuan mean?" ”

Zhang Xianzhong smiled and said, "Aren't there many of our brothers in the city?" What I mean is that if you send someone to take the token of the old thief Yang, infiltrate Xiangyang, get in touch with the brothers in the city, create civil strife, and then open the city gate, our army can easily get Xiangyang. ”

Luo Rucai gave a thumbs up: "Wonderful, Jing Xuan's clever calculation, brother, I'm ashamed!" ”

Zhang Xianzhong laughed, got up and shouted: "Donkey balls, do it, seek wealth and danger, starve the faint to death, and support the courageous." ”

He called his righteous son Liu Wenxiu: "Wenxiu, my son, you lead the elite twenty-eight cavalry of the old battalion, and set off now, enter the city with the olive text of the old thief Yang, create chaos, open the city gate for my army, and never show your horse's feet, you know?" ”

Liu Wenxiu is Zhang Xianzhong's son, a confidant general, not only brave in battle, but also quite scheming, Zhang Xianzhong handed over such an important task to him, which is also important to him.

Liu Wenxiu said loudly: "Father-in-law, don't worry, the child promises to blend into the city and open the city gate for the army!" ”

Zhang Xianzhong said: "Without further ado, I will lead two thousand elite horsemen, and leave now, Cao Ye, you lead the rest of the army and follow to Yicheng to guard against the old thief Yuan of Nayang, as well as the dead eunuchs Liu and Lu Jiude of Chengtian Mansion, they have a few generals, Zhou Yuji, Huang Degong, Sun Yingyuan, they are not easy to deal with." ”

Yuan Jixian, the governor of Evil Yang, heard that Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai had arrived in Dangyang, and he had already urgently planned to send troops. Although the righteous army entered Xingshan, Dangyang, Jingmen, everywhere they went, they burned the post house, killed the Tang pawn, and interrupted the news of the east and west. It is also difficult to ensure that Lu Jiude and they get the news.

Luo Ru knew about the task of this kind of brave attack, Zhang Xianzhong was better than himself, and he was not arrogant, so he got up and said, "Don't worry, I will keep the camp." ”

Everyone in the room got up, all of them were on fire, and they all said in a loud voice: "It's done!" ”

Zhang Xianzhong laughed all the way out of the post station: "Xiangyang, it must be the place where I Zhang Xianzhong made a fortune!" ”

On the 29th day of the first month, Wang Dou led his army to set off from Xinye, and on the same day, he arrived in the territory of Xiangyang Mansion and entered the boundary of Huguang. However, he did not cross the Han River, but led the army to hide in the mountains dozens of miles northwest of the city, and only sent the night every day to not collect reconnaissance information.

The reason why he did not enter Xiangyang was because Wang Dou was afraid that Zhang Xianzhong would take precautions after learning the information.

These peasant armies are as good as ghosts, strong and weak armies are like each other at a glance, as soon as their own army arrives, it is a question whether Zhang Xianzhong will come in winter, after all, Zhang Xianzhong's surprise attack on Xiangyang in history is based on the emptiness of Xiangyang's defense.

And to save King Xiang, it must be rescued at the most critical juncture to appear effective, and it seems that the credit is huge. …,

According to the detection of the night, there was no movement inside and outside Xiangyang, and it seems that according to history, Zhang Xianzhong and others arrived around the fourth day of the first month of February.

While Wen Daxing and others did not collect reconnaissance information at night, they also replenished a batch of grain and grass through the fine businessmen placed in Xiangyang City by the Intelligence Department. In Wang Dou's arrangement, as early as last year, the Intelligence Department has united a large number of merchants on the East Road to hoard a lot of grain and grass for the army in Kaifeng, Luoyang, Xiangyang and other places.

Wang Dou led the army to Xiangyang from Luoyang all the way to Xiangyang, and the army ate fried noodles and dried meat every day, and now when he arrived in Xiangyang, he could finally eat something good.

On the first day of the first month of February, Wang Dou personally disguised himself in micro-clothes, and under the protection of guards and nights, he explored the situation around Xiangyang City as a big businessman.

Everyone was dressed in inner armor and entered the Fancheng territory from the Shuanggoukou Inspection Division in the northeast of the city. On the road, the merchants and the common people, the archers who inspected saw the line-up of people, horses, mules, carriages, and all the elite guards were carrying waist swords and bows and arrows on their backs, although their eyes showed awe, but they did not show any different colors.

At present, the Ming Dynasty is in chaos, walking outside, how can you do without equipping guards? As long as they don't carry spears, halberds, strong bows, ironclad war horses, etc., they are armed with firearms such as three-eyed guns and handguns, and no one will make a fuss, but they just feel that the powerful businessmen are so strong.

Fancheng in the Ming Dynasty status is not obvious, the city is also very sparse, plus the north of the city from time to time the earthen embankment bursts, has always had the "iron beat Xiangyang muddy water Fancheng ......" said.

However, Fancheng connects Xiangyang, is on the north-south traffic artery, but it is also endless, a prosperous, and the dilapidated along the way is very different, people are surprised that the Ming Dynasty is in the peaceful and prosperous era at this time.

There are nine gates in Fancheng, Wang Dou and others did not enter Fancheng, but along the pilgrimage gate in the north of the city, the Dingzhong gate, through the Hajj gate in the northwest, and the Yinghan gate in the southwest, they came to the edge of the Han River.

In front of me, there is a big river, the river is wide and clear, and some broken ice floats on it, but people can't step on the river, and a ferry is needed.

However, the Xiang Mastiff is known as "the south ship and the north horse, and the seven provinces are the general government, but there is no shortage of ferries." On both sides of the ugly Han River, the river port wharves are densely packed, and it is really like a cloud. As far as the eye can see, the Han River is full of ferries and cargo ships.

From the direction of Wang Dou, you can see the south of Mastiff City, there is a pontoon bridge there, which fluctuates slightly in the river wind, and leads to the edge of the "Linhan Gate" of Xiangyang City, Wang Dou can't help but move in his heart.

They boarded a boat from a pier near the Migong Temple and hired a luxury boat to sail along the Han River to Xiangyang City.

Wang Dou was dressed in brocade clothes, standing on the bow of the boat with his hands in his hands, and the scenery on both sides of the Han River made his heart fluctuate.

Beside Wang Dou, there were Wen Daxing, Xie Yike and others, as well as a group of personnel from the Intelligence Department, staff officers and other figures, and many guards and soldiers who did not collect at night were deployed in the four corners of the ship to vigilantly check the surrounding movements.

Praise and painting Qin Yi, also stood on the side, he was dressed in a green shirt, with fluttering sleeves and pointed to the other side: "Xiangyang, there is Hutou Mountain in the south, and there is Daxian Mountain." There is Lumen Mountain in the southeast, Longzhong Mountain in the west, Hanshui is in the north of the city, and it is also called Xiangjiang. The White River is in the northeast of the city, merging with the Tang River, and entering the mouth of the White River in the south called the Han Dynasty, also known as the mouth of Sanzhou. There is Qingni River in the northwest, there is the floating river in the south, and there is the last river in the southwest, and the lower stream of the river all flows into the Han River. ”

Before Qin Yi took refuge in Wang Dou, he had sold his property and traveled all over the world, north and south of the river, everywhere, and the important town of Xiangyang, of course, was also a key object to understand. After joining the Shunxiang Army, I felt that the Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon in the army, and I did not feel like I stood out from the crowd, and I was once disappointed.

However, he was ambitious, studied silently, and gradually became familiar with various systems in the army, and also understood the combat methods of the Shunxiang army. This time with the army, a godsend, especially the lord Wang Dou paid so much attention to Xiangyang, Qin Yi had a premonition that something big would happen, and at this time he said that he intended to attract Wang Dou's attention, and finally got reused, showing what he had learned in his chest. …,

He continued: "Its potential, the gateway of the Han River, leads to Ruluo in the north, Qinshu in the west, Huguang in the south, Wuyue in the east, and in the world, it is important in Xiangyang. ”

For Qin Yi, Wang Dou actually still values it in his heart, he relies on foresight and foresight for all things in the Ming Dynasty, while Qin Yi has a super overall view and strategic outlook, and when it comes to strategic planning ability, he is not as good as him.

However, as the master, it is important to discover and use talents, and you don't need to be comprehensive.

He nodded and said: "Gongfu's words are very much in line with my heart, and those who are husband Xiangyang are also the waist of the world." Central Plains, can be merged with the southeast. The southeast can also be taken to the northwest. If Xiangyang is lost, Jiangnan will not be protected, and there has been no loss of Xiangyang since ancient times to protect the country. ”

Everyone on the boat was moved, especially those who praised the painting staff, and they sighed uncontrollably. What Wang Dou said was only the universal truth of later generations, but at this time, to know this, it is necessary to have great talents. Thinking about the pear king fight, he is not from an ordinary dun army, how can he have such knowledge?

People say that the generals of the country are in the sky and the stars are down, and all kinds of layouts are far-sighted, and everyone is more concerned about it.

Qin Yi was even more impressed, and gave a deep salute: "The general is talented, Yi is not as good." ”

Wang Dou nodded slightly, this is the advantage of the traverser, just a word, it condenses the essence and wisdom of thousands of people in later generations, and the information advantage is not comparable to this era.

At the same time, I was excited in my heart, Xiangyang City, a historical romance novel, describing how many people there are, and I can also leave my own footprints in this city, and become a story.

Perhaps because of Qin Yi's head, all the praise paintings pointed out the country and were impassioned.

The big ship is getting closer and closer to the south bank of the Han River, and the Xiangyang City on the side is more and more clearly visible, Wang Dou sighed in his heart, Xiangyang City is valued by the soldiers of the past dynasties, it is not unreasonable, it is surrounded by water on three sides, and one side is backed by the mountain, which does take advantage of the terrain.

In Wang Dou's eyes, the city of Xiangyang City is high and thick, and under the north city wall, there is the surging Han River, forming a natural barrier, and no sailor wants to fight. To the east and west are incomparably wide moats, the widest in the world, and indeed it is true, and to the naked eye, it looks like a great river.

I haven't seen the south yet, but according to the intelligence, the moat on the south side is also very wide, and there are mountains and hills not far from the south gate, but the position of the army is not easy to attack.

It's a pity, no matter how strong the city is, the people who guard it are not strong, and it is in vain.

Everyone got off the boat at a wharf not far from the city of Xiangyang City, and saw that the suburbs of the city were also densely populated, with shops and buildings everywhere, a peaceful and prosperous atmosphere, merchants came and went from the south to the north, and there were accents from all over the place, so it was a world of flowers.

Wang Dou didn't want to watch, just around the city to detect, Xiangyang has six city gates, in Wang Dou's estimate, the city is about fifteen miles around.

When I arrived at the suburbs of Xiangyang, I found that outside the east gate and the west gate, in addition to the wide moat, there was also a ditch around it, and the bottom of the moat was buried with thorny bamboo sticks.

As for the south of Xiangyang City, there are mountains as a screen, the city is not far from the mountains, and there are many rivers and canals and hills, and the army is not conducive to action, but there are no more trenches outside.

Wang Dou pondered, although he knew that Zhang Xianzhong had taken Xiangyang, but he didn't know which gate to enter, and he deduced that there might be more West Gate.

He led everyone to survey the terrain around Xiangyang, stepped through Hutou Mountain, Da Xian Mountain and other places, and then went to Zhang Gong Ancestral Hall and Huangjiawan area.

Pondering: "Zhang Xianzhong's two thousand elite horsemen came from the direction of Yicheng, and when Zhang Xianzhong made a surprise attack, Luo Rucai and others were also in the direction of Yicheng. ”

Thinking of this, I have a plan.

On the second day of the second month of February, Wen Fangliang and Gao Shiyin were ordered by Wang Dou to quietly cross the upper reaches of the Han River and enter the suburbs of Xiangyang, lurking in the mountains and forests west of Zhang Gong Ancestral Hall, and lurking in the mountains of Huangjiawan.

Two waves of ambush troops were enough to cut off the return route of Zhang Xianzhong's army, and prevent it from escaping in the direction of Gucheng. ）