Dehua County, Huangzhou Prefecture, Huguang.

Hundreds of thousands of Zuo Liangyu's army confronted Huang Degong in Jiujiang City on both sides of the Yangtze River.

It is now early spring in February, the wind is as cold as a knife, and Zuo Liangyu's long-standing body still did not improve at this time, but it was aggravated by the rush from Wuchang to Dehua.

Zuo Liangyu's son Zuo Meng is even more afraid that his father will have any mistakes, after all, Zuo Liangyu is the core figure of hundreds of thousands of troops, especially in this situation of going against the imperial court.

Once Zuo Liangyu dies suddenly, the hundreds of thousands of troops that have no cohesion will fall apart in an instant.

And it is even more difficult for him to control the warlords and warlords under his father's command, at most he is just a puppet.

Zuo Liangyu knew that his life was short, and it was precisely because he knew that his life was short, that he wanted to create a more solid foundation for his son Zuo Meng in his last life.

Those who remain in Huguang can only be eaten away by thieves or Jiannu in the future.

And if you go to Jiangnan, you may also be able to divide half of the country and become a southern lord.

Looking at the vast blue Yangtze River outside the window, Zuo Liangyu also sighed with emotion in his heart, and couldn't help but think of His Majesty Zhu Youzhen, the emperor who made himself a province fiefdom.

Zuo Liangyu never thought that he would get to this point, betray his king, and take away his country.

This was something that Zuo Liangyu couldn't imagine before, in fact, without Zhu Youjian condemning him in Guangming Daily, he would often have a sense of guilt in his heart now.

This kind of tangled and complicated mood is naturally not a good thing for Zuo Liangyu, who is seriously ill.

"When we wait until Jiangnan, it is the season of spring flowers, and then my father's illness will be cured!"

Zuo Meng said with a smile, and Zhang Shenyan, who took refuge in Zuo Liangyu, also echoed: "Yes, Zuo Gong, now you only need to hold on for another month or two, and then it will be your glorious moment, when I was in Nanjing, I have learned through an informant that the imperial court mainly put the guards in the Huaiyang area to resist Jiannu, and now the right side of the river is just Huang Degong's people, and taking Jiangnan is just at your fingertips!" ”

"What Zhang Ge Lao said is also right, the court only values Huang and not my Zuo Liangyu, and now I want someone to let them see who is the pillar of the Ming Dynasty! Pass on my order, after tomorrow's hour, board a boat to cross the river and capture Jiujiang City! ”

As soon as Zuo Liangyu gave the order, hundreds of thousands of Zuo troops began to concentrate on the ferries in Dehua one after another, and the warships were densely packed like clouds, almost covering the entire north bank of the Yangtze River.

When the sun has just risen above the horizon on the second day.

Hundreds of thousands of left troops set sail and swept towards the Jiujiang Dynasty.

Huang Degong also personally stood at the head of Jiujiang City at this time, preparing to deal with the attack of Zuo Liangyu's army: "Pass the order, don't panic, wait for the enemy's warships to approach, and then order the batteries to fire artillery, Zuo Liangyu wants to fight across the river, we will let him come and go!" ”

Huang Degong walked around the city gate in armor, and personally inspected the fort, Jiangxi Governor Tang Xiangtai said: "This time, the Franc cannon made by the ordnance is not adulterated, and when Zuo Liangyu's army approaches, I will give them a pot to drink!" ”

"What the general soldier said is extremely true, the left army threatened to go down to Jiangnan in March, and this officer is now thinking about whether he can take Jiujiang in March is a problem."

As Tang Xiangtai spoke, he heard the sound of drums on the river like thunder.

The scouts under Huang Degong's command hurriedly came: "Marshal, the forward warships of the Left Army are approaching the riverbank!" ”

Huang Degong himself saw the traces of the warships of the Left Army, so he directly ordered: "Open the cannon!" ”

In an instant.

Countless columns of water were stirred up on the entire Yangtze River, white waves rolled up, and some of the warships of the Left Army were hit and began to break directly on the surface of the river.

The Franc cannon was originally used in naval warfare in Spain, so it was more effective in water warfare.

The other ships of the Left Army also began to stop their advance, waiting for the latest command flag from above.

The leader of the left army was Jin Shenghuan, the most warlike general of the left army.

Jin Shenghuan stood on the bow of a lucky boat and looked at Jiujiang City, which was close but couldn't get close, and couldn't help sighing: "Across a Yangtze River moat, our left army is not good at water warfare, and it is Huang Degong's old man who guards Jiujiang, I really don't know why the marshal still ordered to fight Jiujiang!" Instead of going to Anqing, he directly attacked Fengyang, the capital of China. ”

"It's not because of Zhang Ge's old words, saying that the people of Jiangxi are rich, and they have not been ruined by military disasters, and the central capital has been plagued by Liu Liangzuo and others, and it is naturally better to fight Jiangxi's grain, which is more conducive to marching into Jiangnan, plus now Liu Fangliang's department is in Fengyang, the central capital, and the marshal is afraid, so let you and I attack Jiujiang first!"

Deputy Chief Soldier Gu Jiazhen said.

"The literati have made a mistake!"

Jin Shenghuan could only sigh and ordered: "Pass the order, avoid the enemy's artillery fire, disperse the attack, don't have to capture Jiujiang City, seize the landing site first!" Our army is not good at water occupation, and if we want to seize Jiujiang, we must first go to the shore! ”

"The enemy wants to go ashore to fight us, but they can't let their plan succeed, so the navy will attack, pursue the warships of the left army, and attack them with fire!"

As he spoke, Huang Degong personally rushed out of Jiujiang Town with 5,000 iron cavalry, ready to defeat any of the left troops when they were not firmly established.

"The cunning Huang Degong, now it seems that there is no other better way, so he can only grit his teeth and rush to the shore, pass the order, and those who succeed in landing on the shore will be rewarded with ten taels of silver!"

Jin Shenghuan knew that he could only forcibly land at this time, and the forced landing would definitely cost more, so he could only reluctantly take out the silver to boost morale.

At this time, both sides understood that the next battle could only be a tough battle, and there was no trick to talk about.

However, in order to ensure his military power, Jin Shenghuan was naturally unwilling to excessively consume his strength, and on the side to boost morale and prepare to forcibly land ashore

At the same time, he sent his cronies to inform Zuo Liangyu immediately, saying that the official army was quite strong, it was difficult for him to conquer Jiujiang, and he urgently needed reinforcements.

And the order that Huang Degong got here was to rely on his own men and horses to drag Zuo Liangyu, so as the commander of the official army to resist Zuo Liangyu's rebels, he could not shirk anything, and could only fight to the death with Jin Shenghuan's troops.

Jin Shenghuan's generals took the brave family and a group of veterans to forcibly land at the mouth of the lake, while Huang Degong personally came with iron horses, and forced back the attack of the left army at the mouth of the lake with this determination to fight.

Jin Shenghuan didn't dare to attack Jiujiang City, so as not to weaken his strength, but now he attacked Hukou again and was blocked, so he could only lead his troops to retreat.

The other generals under Zuo Liangyu were also unwilling to let their elites die in the sea, and they all said that they did not dare to fight Huang Degong's troops head-on.

As a result, Zuo Liangyu's hundreds of thousands of troops continued to stagnate on the north bank of the Yangtze River outside Jiujiang City, unable to advance a single bit.