Yunyang Mountain is located in the middle of the country, with large mountains and deep valleys, dense forests and fertile soil, and those who get it can even covet the world with its foundation.

At the end of the Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang sent Deng Yu to lead a large army to drive away the residents of the Yunyang Mountains, and listed Yunyang as the largest forbidden mountainous area.

"The land is empty, and the people are not allowed to enter", and heavy troops were set up to guard and investigate, and the people were forbidden to enter.

After the middle of the Ming Dynasty, with the intensification of land annexation, and because of successive natural and man-made disasters, millions of peasants who lost their land spread throughout the country.

The vast fertile soil in the Yunyang Mountains, coupled with the long-term ban, has gradually caused more and more people to flee into the mountains to survive.

The Ming court expelled several times, and even sent troops to suppress it, but in the end it had little effect.

In the twelfth year of the Ming Dynasty, the Ming court changed its strategy and thought that it was better to block than to sparse.

Therefore, it is convenient to set up Yunyang Mansion on the basis of the original Yunyang Mansion City, and the government governs the Yunyang Mansion City, so that the displaced people can be attached to the local residence and directly manage the displaced people in the Yunyang Mountainous Area.

Because the problem of displaced people spread all over the country, the area of Yunyang Prefecture continued to expand, and when it was the largest, it once governed 65 prefectures and counties in four provinces, eight prefectures, nine prefectures, and counties.

Yunyang Province is different from other prefectures, in fact, it is more like a special zone, a special zone with great authority.

The head of Xunyang Mansion is called Yunyang Admiral Xingtai, which is simply called "Yuntai".

Later, in order to coordinate the handling of displaced people in the four provinces of Hubei, Henan, Sichuan and Shaanxi, the location of the Huguang Xingdu Division was also set up in Yunyang Fucheng, the government of Yunyang Prefecture.

The Huguang Xingdu Division was divided into seven guards and eight institutes, and the highest number of officers and soldiers even reached more than 100,000.

Although Yunyang Mansion is only governed by a government, its actual scale is not lower than that of the provincial capitals of various provinces.

Yunxian County is no longer a small county under the jurisdiction of Junzhou, Xiangyang Prefecture, but has become an important town connecting Shaanxi, Huguang, Henan and Sichuan provinces.

Chen Wang naturally knew all these things.

In the battle of Baituguan, the reason why Chen Wang took the initiative to attack after the big break and personally led the army to pursue more than 20 miles was precisely because Chen Wang had the heart to plot against Yunyang.

It was Chen Wang who deliberately let go to the north, and Wang Guoning led the troops to the south, and Chen Wang also let it go.

The Liukou fled in two parts, one south and one north, which were all arranged by Chen Wang.

If the Liukou outside Baitu Pass is greatly damaged, and the Liukou has no threat to Yunyang Mansion, Yang Sichang will inevitably let Chen Wang go south to pursue.

Chen Wang naturally didn't stay stupid enough to stay in Hanzhong Mansion, but took soldiers to follow Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai's butts and eat ashes.

Now the development of the situation is developing according to Chen Wang's wishes, and the discord between Yang Sichang and Shao Jiechun caused Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai to run into Sichuan, leading to the crisis of Jingzhou Mansion in central Huguang.

Yang Sichang led his troops back to Xiangyang and handed over to him all the responsibilities of guarding Hanzhong and Yunyang.

Chen Wang will naturally make good use of the power given by Yang Sichang.

After Chang Guoan fled to the north of Yunyang Prefecture, he broke through the township and plundered the counties.

For urgent military information, the post station transmission is not allowed to delay a minute, and it must be expedited with 800 miles.

When Chen Wang received the turmoil in the northern part of Yunyang Mansion, Yang Sichang would soon also receive an urgent message from Yunyang Mansion.

Therefore, Chen Wang naturally will not waste time, after explaining to Chen Gong all the things in Hanzhong Mansion, Chen Wang ordered the three armies, ordered the headquarters to newly organize the barracks, and transferred 3,000 native soldiers, and ordered Ma Yuanshan and Ma Yuying to cooperate to go north to Yunyang Mansion.

It is nearly 400 miles from Xing'an to Yunyang, but because it is connected by waterways, there is no need to carry too much baggage.

The inland march did not need to worry about the danger of the enemy, so Chen Wang led the army all the way in a hurry, and at noon on the sixth day of departure, he had already arrived at the west side of the county border of Yunyang Fucheng.

"General Qiyu, walk another thirty miles east to reach Yunyang Mansion City."

On the side of the official road, a scout with a command flag on his back respectfully reported to Chen Wang what he had discovered.

"Thirty Miles ......"

Chen Wang held a horsewhip in his hand, pressed the bridle, and looked to the east.

The distance of thirty miles is not too far, and now it is just after noon, and although the speed of the army is slow, it is enough to reach Yunyang Mansion City by dusk.

Behind Chen Wang, all the personal guards and cavalry followed closely with bows and swords.

There was one more person in the entourage than when they set out from Hung Yen.

This person is naturally Hu Zhili, who appeared in Yunxi not long ago.

"Order the whole army to move two miles south, and set up camp by the river today."

Chen Wang did not order to continue the march, and Chang Guoan had been operating in the Yunxi area according to his plan, and did not go to the territory of Yunyang Fucheng.

He came this time nominally to clear out the rogues in the mountainous areas north of Yunyang, and there was no legitimate reason to go to Yunyang Mansion City, and there was no need to go to Yunyang Mansion City.

However, Yunyang Mansion City, Chen Wang himself must go there.

Chen Wang left Hu Zhiyi to lead the soldiers and horses, and did not take Ma Yuying and Ma Yuanshan, only Hu Zhili alone, and led more than 1,000 cavalry of the first cavalry, and went straight to Yunyang Fucheng.

Although the largest group of gangsters in the northern part of Yunyang Mansion is now under the control of Chang Guoan, and Chang Guoan is now under the control of Chen Wang.

But there are still many places where there are a small number of wandering rogues, and these wanderers are only a few hundred in size, and there are thousands in the large.

If there are too few soldiers, there is a risk that the boat will capsize in the gutter.

The distance of thirty miles did not take much time for the cavalry.

It was only an hour before Chen Wang arrived at the western outskirts of Yunyang Mansion City with a group of personal soldiers.

Chen Wang had already sent cavalry to report in advance when he came, but because of the previous rampant raiders in Yunxi and other places, the cavalry roaring from afar still caused the panic of the people of Yunyang Fucheng.

There were still four or five miles away from the city wall of Yunyang Mansion City, and Chen Wang had already ordered the cavalry to slow down, and at the same time began to observe the terrain around Yunyang Mansion City.

Yunyang Fucheng is consolidated by the situation of mountains and rivers, Yunyang City is high in the northwest, low in the southeast, facing the mountains in the north, and surrounded by Han water on the east, south and west sides, just like a huge dustpan.

There are many official offices and private houses in the city, half on the original and half on the mountain, a prosperous scene.

Outside the city, there is an endless stream of boats and boats, and the eyes are full of sails.

On the dock, people come and go, traffic is busy, people are boiling, and sweating is like rain

"When I passed by Yunyang Mansion City, I was in a hurry and didn't take a closer look, but now when I look closely, I realize that this Yunyang does have some doorways."

Hu Zhili frowned slightly, staring at Yunyang City not far away.

"With such a terrain, without the help of the naval army, it would be difficult to conquer it."

The east of Yunyang Mansion dug a moat to block it, the west and south of the Han River as a moat, and the north of the mountain ridge to build a city wall.

In addition to the north of the mountain did not build the urn city, Yunyang Mansion east, west, south three gates all have urn city.

What Hu Zhili said is indeed not wrong, it is indeed extremely difficult to capture Yunyang Mansion City.

In history, Li Zicheng swept through the provinces, all the way like a bamboo, but he couldn't take Yunyang City, and watched it pierce his abdomen like a thorn.

Several times he gathered heavy troops to attack Yunyang Fucheng, but in the end, he returned with a loss of troops every time.

"Easy to defend and difficult to attack, compared to the other characteristics of Yunyang Mansion City, it is not worth mentioning at all, sometimes don't always look at the appearance."

The reason why Chen Wang wanted to take control of Yunyang Mansion City was not just because it was easy to defend and difficult to attack.

"Yunyang Fucheng is located at the confluence of three rivers, through the river to Bashu, from the Danjiang River to Shangluo, through the Han River can go directly to Hanzhong, down to Jingxiang, Wuchang and Nanjing, can be described as the thoroughfare of six provinces."

Hanzhong is the country of abundance, and Liu Bang once started in Hanzhong and then dominated the world.

However, time has passed, the stars have changed, and although Hanzhong Mansion is still the country of abundance, it only occupies one place, Hanzhong Mansion, but it is difficult to dominate the world.

After thousands of years of development and changes, the south has gradually become the center of gravity of economy and culture.

Nowadays, Yunyang Mansion is the real land of kings.

Later generations used one sentence to describe the importance of Yunyang Mansion.

The east is close to Xiangfan, the west is Xinghan, the south is connected to Wudang, the north reaches Shangluo, the gateway of Yongliang, the throat of Qin and Yu, and the screen of Jingxiang.

"Yunyang Mansion is the gateway and throat of Shaanxi, Huguang, Sichuan, and Henan.

Controlling Yunxian can control the political, military, and economic center of almost the entire Han River Basin.

"And most importantly, if we can control Yunyang Mansion, this thousands of miles of fertile fields can provide us with enough food and grass."

"The mountain people in the mountains are the best soldiers, and the people who fled from Henan are the best manpower."

Because of the famine in Henan, Yunyang Mansion is full of displaced people, and there is no shortage of manpower.

The mountains are thousands of miles, the terrain is dangerous, the mountains and valleys are deep, the forests are dense and the soil is fertile, the water source is sufficient, and there are thousands of miles of fertile fields.

"It's a pity that the time has not yet come......

Chen Wang's eyes condensed slightly, it was impossible for him to actually control Yunyang Mansion in such a situation.

Now that he is the chief soldier of Hanzhong Mansion, he has reached the limit of commanding a town of soldiers and horses.

The affairs in Hanzhong Mansion are also controlled by Chen Wang through various channels, and they are not under Chen Wang's control on the surface.

With the passage of time and the turmoil in the world, the Ming court's control over the local area was indeed gradually shrinking.

Otherwise, Chen Wang would not be able to control Han Zhongwei in secret, and at the same time developed the Ordnance Bureau.

However, it is far from the time of collapse, and there is no soil for secession in the local area.

The three parties of Fuzhou, Weishu, and Yingzhen are clearly divided above the local level, and they are basically not allowed to be under control.

The reason why Chen Wang was able to take charge of Hanzhongwei as the general of Hanzhong Town was also because the Hanzhong Mansion was short of troops at that time, and at the same time faced a huge threat.

Because of this, coupled with Sun Chuanting's eclectic and strong arrangement, Chen Wang was able to take charge of Han Zhongwei for a period of time.

But with the resolution of the danger, after King Qin, Chen Wang's identity as the commander of the Han Zhongwei was quickly withdrawn.

Because of the experience of Liaodong, whether it is Chongzhen or the civil officials in the court, they have always been strictly guarded against military generals.

The purpose is to prevent military generals from being able to raise food and salaries themselves while mastering the army, and then form a separatism.

Therefore, Chen Wang has always acted cautiously, repeatedly cautiously, and tried not to do superfluous things as much as possible to attract unnecessary attention.

The most extraordinary thing Chen Wang did in the local area was to extensively repair water conservancy projects, collect ownerless acres, and develop the Ordnance Bureau.

And these things are also because of Sun Chuanting's backing up above, so Chen Wang dared to do it.

If there is not enough excuse, not enough reason to meddle in local affairs, once it is involved, the imperial court will inevitably send people down to investigate it strictly, not to mention any major changes.

However, this does not mean that Chen Wang does not have a way to control Yunyang Mansion.

The reason why Chen Wang forced Chang Guoan to flee north, and sent Hu Zhili to secretly collude with Chang Guoan, and even led the troops north to Yunyang Mansion in person, all of this naturally had a purpose.

He came to meet the governor of Yunyang Mansion this time, precisely so that he could act openly and honestly in Yunyang Mansion in the future.

Hu Zhili frowned, pulled the reins, and drove the war horse closer to Chen Wang again.

"Brother Wang, Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai seem to be very powerful at the moment, but this time the four provinces have gathered more than 100,000 soldiers and horses, surrounded from all sides, and the soldiers and horses of the four provinces are all under the command of famous generals of the four provinces."

"I feel that Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai, I am afraid that there will be more murder and less luck, if they are exterminated, the situation in the south will be stable......

Chen Wang's eyes moved slightly, and he raised his horsewhip to stop Hu Zhili's follow-up words, he knew very well what Hu Zhili wanted to say.

"Nowadays, the forces of the four provinces are working together to encircle and suppress it, but in fact, Yang Sichang's so-called four positive six corners and ten sides of the net are full of loopholes."

"Huguang soldiers and horses Chen has been peaceful for a long time, and he can't afford to fight; The Sichuan soldiers are capable of fighting, and Qin Liangyu has already sent troops from Shizhu to help, but the Sichuan governor Shao Jiechun and Yang Sichang have different political views."

"The soldiers and horses of Shaanxi and Henan were divided to suppress the Henan people's rebellion, and Li Zicheng led the elite cavalry to break into Xi'an, and now the north is already a mess."

"Zuo Liangyu and Zu Dabi are capable of fighting, but the two of them have limited soldiers and horses, Zuo Liangyu was disheartened through the previous battle, and these days, he has not been able to work hard, no matter how brave Zu Dabi is, it is difficult to support it alone after all."

In today's situation, the Ming army is huge, but in fact, it is strong from the outside and strong from the middle.

Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai seem to be dangerous, but they actually occupy a great advantage.

Yang Sichang is good at strategy, but short at tactics, and this fatal weakness will soon be exposed.

Chen Wang was not worried about the future situation, Hu Zhili only saw the affairs on the surface, but he couldn't see that the Ming court at this time was already full of holes.

"Yang Sichangli made his wisdom faint, and for Ping Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai, he increased his salary by 7.5 million, which simply added fuel to the fire."

Originally, because of successive years of natural disasters and heavy salaries, the common people were already miserable.

This time, Yang Sichang will increase his salary and increase the weight layer by layer, and the turmoil in the world will inevitably become more intense.

Chen Wang turned his head to the north and looked at the mountains to the north, his expression calm.

Without Zhang Xianzhong, Zhao Xianzhong, Luo Rucai, and Qian Rucai, the Ming court has decayed from the foundation......

The trend of burning the prairie has been achieved, how can it be extinguished with the water of the rivers?!