Among the mighty soldiers and horses, a banner as high as one foot and five feet tall stood out among the flags.

The flag is the same color as the banner banner, with two pieces of silk, four feet long and three feet wide.

With beads on the top and pheasant tails on the bottom, the eight-foot-and-five-inch five-color trumpet ribbon fluttered in the strong wind.

The flag is red, the flag gun is silver, and the flag is stretched in the wind, revealing a big white character - "Chuang"!

This flag belongs to Gao Yingxiang.

Gao Yingxiang rode his white horse under the big guard, and he was in the midst of the crowd.

Gao Yingxiang is still wearing Fan Yangli, wearing a white robe outside the helmet, carrying a bow and arrows at his waist, and holding a whip and reins.

Under the strong wind, countless flags hunted and moved, rolling and tumbling.

The wind was surging, and the strong wind blew Gao Yingxiang's plain robe covered outside the iron armor, and the red tassels on his helmet were also constantly blowing up.

"Hung Yen ......"

Gao Yingxiang stared at the big city standing on the bank of the Han River not far away.

Hanzhong Mansion is not a good place for Gao Yingxiang.

When Chongzhen was in the seventh year, the officers and soldiers surrounded them on all sides in the Hanzhong Mansion.

It rained for more than seventy days, and all their bows and arrows were lost, and their clothes and armor were soaked.

The number of people did not have a meal a day, the horses did not have grass to eat, and more than half of them died of starvation and disease.

If the officers and soldiers had been more resolute at the beginning and had not succeeded in their plan to surrender, I am afraid that they would all have died in Hanzhong at that time.

Behind Gao Yingxiang, there were a number of generals and colonels in the army, as well as several leaders of the seventy-two battalions who followed him into Hanzhong Mansion.

Zhang Xianzhong, the eight kings, Zhang Er, the thousand roosters, Liu Zhe, the chief manager, and Huang Long, the leader of the whistle, accompanied him.

Everyone was also solemn, and after two years, they returned to Hanzhong Mansion, and they did not have any good memories of Hanzhong Mansion.

Zhang Xianzhong also wore a white felt hat, but there was no red tassel on the top.

He wore a red scarf around his neck, wore a blue cloth arrow suit, and hung a bow and arrow on one side of his waist, and a goose feather knife hanging on the other.

Zhang Xianzhong rode a black horse with a pure black body, this black horse has no stray hair, the mane and tail have been trimmed, and the hair all over the body is shiny, like bright as satin, which looks very powerful.

Among the thirteen families and seventy-two battalions, except for Gao Yingxiang, the military strength under his command is the strongest, so his position is also the closest to Gao Yingxiang.

Zhang Xianzhongsheng's broad face is heavy, with a long beard on his face, and tiger jaws and wolf eyes.

A fierce light flashed from time to time between the turns of his eyes, which made his heart palpitate.

Zhang Xianzhong glanced at Xing'an City not far away, his eyes were full of anger, and he noticed at a glance that there seemed to be a lot of soldiers on the mountain range next to Xing'an City.

"The officers and soldiers have set up a camp on the mountain, and if they attack the city, I am afraid they will have to occupy the camp on the mountain first."

Zhang Xianzhong frowned slightly, the mountain outside Xing'an City was called Zhaotai Mountain, and Xing'an City was built under its footing.

Officers and soldiers built a camp on it, which could echo the defenders on the city, and cause great trouble to the attackers.

Hearing Zhang Xianzhong's voice, Gao Yingxiang withdrew his gaze and turned his head to look at Zhang Xianzhong, who was beside him.

Zhang Xianzhong and his nephew Li Zicheng are in the same year, and they are both thirty-one years old this year, and they are in the prime of life.

Zhang Xianzhong's inner mind is very clear, he knows Zhang Xianzhong's ambition, and he also knows Zhang Xianzhong's unwilling character.

Zhang Xianzhong was born in the army, resourceful and decisive, and the combat strength of the soldiers under his command ranked first among the battalions.

However, this is not important, whether it is in terms of prestige or military strength, Zhang Xianzhong has no way to take his place.

Gao Yingxiang did not take Zhang Xianzhong's words, but said another thing.

"The name of the guard general of Xing'an City is Chen Wang, the new general of Hanzhong, have you heard of his name?"

Zhang Xianzhong was slightly stunned, his eyes moved slightly, he didn't know why Gao Yingxiang suddenly mentioned the name of the guard of Xing'an City.

"Chen Wang?"

Zhang Xianzhong frowned slightly, and then remembered who Chen Wang was.

"The guerrilla who killed Li Yangchun and Lin Shengquan and killed Zhang Yuan outside Hanzhong City?"

Zhang Xianzhong's gaze turned to Xing'an City, and he stared at the red flag fluttering above the tower of Dongcheng.

"I heard that he turned out to be just a family member under Cao Wenzhao."

Zhang Xianzhong spoke slowly, he had suffered a lot of losses under Cao Wenzhao's hands, and when he thought of Cao Wenzhao, he couldn't help but feel angry in his heart.

"I didn't expect to achieve the position of a general in Hanzhong now......"

Gao Yingxiang glanced at Zhang Xianzhong's expression, then turned his head, raised the horsewhip in his hand, and pointed at Zhao Taishan and said.

"The troops who withdrew from Xing'an City before were the former Hanzhong guerrilla Zhou Yumao, who took away about 3,000 people."

"The news I heard said that there was a problem in the central part of Hanzhong Mansion, so Chen Wangcai transferred Zhou Yumao back to Hanzhong to protect King Rui."

Zhang Xianzhong raised his eyebrows slightly and said.

"Zhang Yuan is dead, and the people under his command are dead and scattered, and most of them have been taken away by Na Lu Shi."

"What can go wrong inside the Hanzhong Mansion?"

The news of Hanzhong Mansion is not a secret, and part of the reason why they came to Hanzhong Mansion is to contact Wang Cheng and Lu Shi, who are now entrenched in Ziyang.

From Lu Shi's mouth, what happened inside Hanzhong Mansion was also presented in front of everyone's eyes.

Gao Yingxiang looked at Xing'an City in the distance, then glanced at the cavalry of the brigade heading west, and said indifferently.

"I've already sent people to Hanyin, and when they enter the hinterland of Hanzhong, I'll know what happened."

"But it doesn't matter what happens inside Hanzhong Mansion, what matters now is to sweep away everything in the eastern part of Hanzhong Mansion that can hinder us."

Gao Yingxiang's eyes narrowed slightly, and there was a fierce light in his eyes.

"Chen Wang has an elite cavalry under his command, all of them are elite cavalry from Liaodong, originally subordinate to Zhang Waijia, and Zhang Waijia was swallowed by him after his death."

After making peace with Li Zicheng, Gao Yingxiang also learned some news about Chen Wang from Li Zicheng's mouth.

It is also clear why Gao Yingxiang was defeated in the Battle of Chunhua, and the main key is Gao Jie's rebellion.

But Gao Yingxiang did not despise Chen Wang because of this, and many details of the Battle of Chunhua are worth scrutinizing.

Moreover, Li Yangchun and Lin Shengquan were also defeated by Chen Wang's men, and became a stepping stone on Chen Wang's promotion path.

"Chen Wangjun has a lot of firearms, mainly three-eyed guns, tiger squat cannons, and a lot of Francos, now that he is in the city, these firearms will inevitably become a sharp weapon that hinders us from breaking the city."

Gao Yingxiang's gaze moved away from Xing'an City and moved to Zhaotai Mountain next to him.

"You should also know the news from Lu Shi that Chen Wang still has a few copper hair brushes in his hand."

"I am afraid that most of these guns were placed in the camps built on the mountains outside the city, and the officers and men had heavy artillery to occupy the high ground, and if they rashly attacked, they would inevitably be bombarded by heavy artillery."

The north of Xing'an City is bordered by the Han River, which is difficult to expand, and the south is bordered by Zhaotai Mountain.

If the artillery camp at Zhaotaishan is not uprooted, the attack can only be launched from the east and west.

Because of Hanshui and Zhaotaishan, even if you attack from both the east and west at the same time, there may be a risk of being intercepted.

The artillery position of Zhaotaishan poses a huge threat, and if the city is attacked, it must be uprooted.

But Zhao Taishan is easy to defend and difficult to attack, how difficult it is to capture.

When the Han River flooded, the people in the city of Xing'an took refuge in the Zhaotai Mountain, which could accommodate a large number of soldiers on it.

"Xing'an City is also the largest city in the eastern part of Hanzhong Prefecture, and the villages and towns we met along the road were not inhabited."

"Most of the trees in the suburbs outside Xing'an City have been cut down, most of the wells have been sealed, and there is hardly any food and money to be found in the houses, even half of the livestock, chickens and ducks are missing, I am afraid that the people and animals around Xing'an City have now entered Xing'an City."

"In Xing'an City, I am afraid that there are tens of thousands of people in the city of Xing'an, and the situation reported by Lu Shi over there, there are more than 4,000 soldiers under Chen Wang's command, and there are also militias and guards in the city."

Gao Yingxiang dragged the restless war horse under the seat, and his eyes kept swimming on Xing'an City and Zhaotai Mountain.

All kinds of signs show that Chen Wang predicted in advance that they would come to Hanzhong Mansion, otherwise he would not have fortified the wall and cleared the wilderness, and personally guarded Xing'an Mansion.

Chen Wang arrived in Xing'an City in early February, when there was still time to continue the invasion of Lu Shi and Wang Cheng.

But from then on, Chen Wang recalled all the soldiers outside to the cities and did not continue to attack.

Gao Yingxiang was in drought and Chen Wang, I am afraid that he knew in advance that he and the others would invade Hanzhong Mansion from Huguang.

Their whereabouts along the way were not a secret, Lu Xiangsheng chased them all the way behind, chased them into Xunyang Mansion and Xiangyang Mansion, and did not stop the pursuit until they lost a game.

To the south, there is Xiangyang City blocking the way, to the east is the continuous mountains, and there is only one road to the west, and it is not difficult for Chen Wang to guess.

Gao Yingxiang is thinking about one thing now.

He wanted to know why Chen Wang had arranged it this way.

"He doesn't want us to fight Xing'an, he wants to keep Xing'an?"

Only the city in Xunyang Mansion and one or two cities have not been breached, and the rest of the cities have all been breached, Chen Wang has already known this news.

Chen Wang personally guarded Xing'an City, and the main forces were concentrated in Xing'an City, and the rest of the county was basically guarded by guards and militia, obviously abandoning the other cities.

Zhang Xianzhong's eyes were slightly condensed, and what Gao Yingxiang thought of, he also thought of.

Chen Wang's behavior is strange and elusive.

"Take the map."

Gao Yingxiang turned over and dismounted, shouting to his side.

The group of pro-horsemen behind him did not dare to slack off when they heard the order, and soon the two soldiers had already unfolded a wooden table, and a wide map was also lifted to the table.

The map is not large, but it covers most of the desktop, depicting the whole province of Shaanxi, so the annotation is not detailed.

This map is the trophy of the Battle of Zhangjiachuan, which was recovered from the army after they defeated Du Sitian Guangen.

All the generals dismounted, followed Gao Yingxiang's side, gathered on both sides of the map, and waited for Gao Yingxiang's order.

Gao Yingxiang put his finger on Xunyang City on the map, and then slowly began to move towards the west.

"Hung Yen...... Hanyin ...... Stone Springs ......"

Gao Yingxiang's gaze slowly turned westward, and these cities gradually became a line in his eyes.

The state under the jurisdiction of Xing'an Prefecture is vast, and the place where Xing'an City is located is a small basin

The terrain of Hengkou is flat, but there is only one road to the west to Hanzhong.

Gao Yingxiang's gaze was deep, he glanced at Hanzhong City, and then moved to Xing'an City.

The central part of Hanzhong Mansion is a plain, surrounded by mountains, and no matter where you go, you need to go through a long plank road.

These trails are long or short, but none of them are not dangerous.

Hanzhong Mansion is not a great place to go......

"Chen Wang......"

Gao Yingxiang lowered his head and his gaze stayed on Xing'an City.

His mind was chaotic, he knew that Chen Wang had a hidden purpose, but he always had difficulty grasping the main point.

Gao Yingxiang didn't speak, and everyone stood quietly on the side.

No one spoke, no one admonished, and no one offered advice, including Zhang Xianzhong.

Gao Yingxiang led them through the road of tens of thousands of miles, and the facts have proved that Gao Yingxiang's decisions are almost correct every time, and they only need to follow Gao Yingxiang to implement them unswervingly, so there will be no big chaos.

Long.

Gao Yingxiang finally raised his head, his gaze slowly sweeping over everyone.

The people he stared at couldn't help but bow their heads.

"Yellow Dragon."

"The end will be."

Hearing Gao Yingxiang's shout, Huang Long, who was wearing armor and an iron-tipped helmet, did not dare to slack off, he half-knelt on the ground and responded respectfully.

"You lead the headquarters to cavalry, and then order 3,000 horse troops and 5,000 infantry troops, and go to the southwest to meet Wang Cheng and Lu Shi."

"Within twenty days, I want to hear the news of the destruction of Ziyang City."

"Liu Zhe."

"The end will be."

"You lead the headquarters of the elite cavalry, and then order 5,000 horse troops, 10,000 infantry troops, and 20,000 hungry soldiers, and go southeast to encircle Pingli."

"Like Ziyang, within twenty days, I will hear the news of the destruction of Pingli City."

Ziyang and Pingli, one is in the southwest of Hung Yen, and the other is in the southeast.

Conquering these two cities can cut off the reinforcements of officers and soldiers coming from these two sides, and isolate Hung Yen

Get up.

Both cities are only county seats, and the city defense is not strong, although there are not too many siege machinery, but as long as there is enough time, the ant attached siege can also be captured.

And now, they just happen to not lack time yet.

Gao Yingxiang gave the order without the slightest hesitation.

Military orders were handed down, and the order flags were also handed over to the generals who received the orders.

Liu Zhe and Huang Long did not delay, and immediately took the order.

It was only a short time before a boiling voice came from the direction of the rear army.

Gao Yingxiang turned his head to look at Zhang Xianzhong and Zhang Er, and said in a deep voice.

"The situation in Hanzhong Mansion is complicated, and there is not much news now, so it is not appropriate to be good."

"Xing'an City is difficult to capture if there are heavy troops, so put it for the time being, and first uproot the surrounding towns and counties before making plans."

Gao Yingxiang gently knocked on the wooden table in front of him and looked at Zhang Xianzhong.

"The officers and soldiers in Xing'an City can't be left alone, the east is monitored by the soldiers under my command, and the west is handed over to you."

"There is no one from Hanyin, I sent 3,000 elite cavalry and tens of thousands of horse soldiers to Hanyin, and it is impossible for officers and soldiers to fly over."

As for the development of science and technology and logistics, Gao Yingxiang's chapter will start to develop after the end, so please rest assured.