"It's finally come to this......

Chen Wang closed the paperwork in his hand.

Although the current situation is very different from the situation in history, many places are the same.

The situation in the south is about to reach an extremely important turning point.

Hu Zhiyi, who was standing on the side, looked puzzled, he didn't know why Chen Wang would sigh like this after seeing the letter from Huguang.

"What's going on in the South?"

Chen Wang clicked on the letter on the desk, but did not mean to hide it.

"See for yourself."

Hu Zhiyi walked over and unfolded the letter that was closed by Chen Wang, but when he saw the first line, his expression couldn't help but become solemn.

Sichuan changed drastically, as fierce as a tiger defeated Huangling City.

Staff generals Liu Shijie and guerrilla Guo Kaili died in battle, and the fierce tiger's son Meng Xianjie and his nephew Meng Zhong fell into a heavy siege and died on the battlefield.

A group of guards desperately guarded the fierce tiger, and finally broke through the encirclement.

It's just that the price is that the 800 Guyuan elite cavalry who originally followed the fierce tiger southward were left with less than 300 people after this battle, and all of them were injured, and the rest were all folded in the battle of Huangling.

Zhang Xianzhong jumped out of the encirclement again and was galloping towards Huguang.

Hu Zhiyi's expression became more and more solemn, which was not good news for them.

Most of the troops in the south have been recruited by Yang Sichang, and the soldiers and horses of the imperial court are now quelling the rebellion in Sichuan.

In Kuizhou Prefecture and Huguang Province, there are not many soldiers and horses that can be mobilized.

Once Zhang Xianzhong escapes into Huguang, the damage caused will inevitably be immeasurable.

"Zhang Xianzhong actually returned to Huguang."

Hu Zhiyi frowned and looked solemn.

Yunyang and Hanzhong, these two prefectures are their basic plates.

Zhang Xianzhong broke into Huguang from Kuizhou Mansion, and went straight to Yunyang to the north, and entered Hanzhong Mansion through Yunyang Mansion.

Hanzhong Mansion has been in business for a long time and is where they started.

And most of Yunyang Mansion is now under the control of their forces.

"On the side of Yunyang Mansion, there are only 2,000 soldiers and horses stationed in the garrison, and even if you count the social soldiers, there are only 6,000 soldiers and horses in total."

Hu Zhiyi put the letter back on the desk and frowned.

The social soldiers in Hu Zhiyi's mouth are naturally not the social soldiers in Kaifeng City today, and the social soldiers in his mouth are the social soldiers in the Yunyang Mountains.

Today's Yunyang Mansion is almost all under Chen Wang's control.

With the help of the name of suppression, many fields and mines in Yunyang Mansion were taken by Chen Wang in the name of others for various reasons, but in fact, he was directly controlled by himself.

Through trade and the soldiers in his hands, Yun Yangwei has also been pulled into the water, and Yun Yangwei's command has made Kang Ruiwu already a person in the same boat as them.

Although Chen Wang did not tell Kang Ruiwu about the plot, it didn't matter.

There are no eternal friends, only eternal interests.

Kang Ruiwu was like Guan Qilin, the thousand households who guarded the Thousand Households in Chu County, and could never turn back.

And Wang Aoyong, as the governor of Yunyang, is a mediocre official, and his evaluation deadline is about to arrive.

I only want to be stable in the country, and I don't care about anything else.

Chen Wang took the opportunity to make a profit, and with the help of the map taken from Wang Aoyong, as well as the military power in his hand, he almost monopolized the trade with the mountain people.

The surrounding mountain people were gradually incorporated into their ruling category, and dozens of mountain people's gathering places formed societies under their guidance.

Later, under the leadership of the Supervision Office, the mountain people from all over the country were recruited into the army, and a total of 4,000 mountain people were recruited and weapons were distributed as social soldiers for the joint defense of the society.

The training methods of these social soldiers are all the training methods of the Hanzhong Army, but due to the problem of food, the intensity is lower, and the armament is only the most basic spear, and the armor is not half-collared.

Chen Wang doesn't have many armor under his command now

, even the soldiers and horses under his command have not been able to be completely armed, where is there any excess armor to arm these second- and third-line troops.

"Although there are only more than 6,000 people left under Zhang Xianzhong's command, they are stronger than the tens of thousands of people when he was in Yunyang, and now Zhang Xianzhong's more than 6,000 people are cavalry, one person, two horses and even three horses, all of which are the elite of the battle."

"There are only more than 3,000 guards of Du Wugang in Hung Yen."

"Relying on our soldiers and horses in Yunyang and Hanzhong alone, the defense of the city can block the elite soldiers and strong generals under Zhang Xianzhong, but the fields and buildings outside the city are ......."

Hu Zhiyi didn't finish speaking, but Chen Wang naturally understood what Hu Zhiyi meant.

In Yunyang Mansion, they did not build a large number of buildings, but now in Hanzhong Mansion, a large number of water conservancy projects and facilities have been built, and because of the money and grain seized in Luoyang before, many large-scale projects have been launched.

The dams from the barrage, the wells that draw water, the irrigation wheels, etc., these could not be relocated into the city, and once Zhang Xianzhong entered the Hanzhong Mansion, the damage caused was unbearable.

"Zhang Xianzhong, he won't go to Yunyang, and he doesn't have the courage to go to Hanzhong Mansion."

Chen Wang pressed the letter on the desk, he knew very well that Zhang Xianzhong's plan and Hu Zhiyi's worries would not come true.

Zhang Xianzhong's current situation will never dare to go to Yunyang, let alone enter Hanzhong.

Yunyang is not a good place, the reason why Zhang Xianzhong surrendered at the beginning was because both ends were blocked, and he could only run into the mountains to survive, and finally had no choice but to surrender.

Hu Zhiyi stood beside Chen Wang, concerned and chaotic, he was also worried about the damage to the foundation and made a mistake in judgment.

After Chen Wang's suggestion, Hu Zhiyi quickly realized Zhang Xianzhong's true purpose.

"Zhang Xianzhong is preparing to enter the central part of Huguang, go to Jiangxi, and find the fifth camp of Gezuo?"

Chen Wang bowed slightly, Hu Zhiyi's strategic vision has indeed reached a qualified level now, and after tempering, it is enough to defend one side as the main general.

"Yes, but not entirely."

It is normal that Hu Zhiyi did not guess all of Zhang Xianzhong's thoughts.

Because normally speaking, going to Jiangxi and the fifth battalion of the Revolution is the safest way.

But the person who led the troops was Zhang Xianzhong.

He Renlong was called a madman.

But Chen Wang felt that compared with He Renlong and Zhang Xianzhong, the madness was undoubtedly much lighter.

Zhang Xianzhong is a real madman, and he is also an extremely arrogant madman.

"If you don't go back to Shaanxi and don't go to Jiangxi, where can Zhang Xianzhong go?"

Hu Zhiyi's eyes were first puzzled, then hesitant, and finally slowly turned into shock.

Because he thought of something extremely crazy......

……

The night was like ink, and it was pitch black outside Xiangyang City.

The occasional crow chirped to add a hint of fear to the already dark background.

With the sound of horses' hooves, the sparks of the stars flew in from afar.

The noise and noise startled countless birds in the forest.

The crow's chirping was harsh under the otherwise silent night sky, as if to signal that something ominous was about to happen.

On the official road, a group of cavalry was already galloping from afar.

The burning torches flashed with the movement of the horses, and the knights on horseback all had gloomy faces, and the air between their eyebrows was terrifying.

At this time, it was already late at night, and in the city of Xiangyang, everything was silent, only the city walls in all directions and the Xiangwang Mansion and the mansions in the city were still lit with a little light.

The rest of the place was pitch black, and everyone was almost asleep.

The sound of horses' hooves outside Xiangyang City naturally attracted the attention of the generals defending the city, and also made all the soldiers on duty cheer up.

Everyone had noticed the approaching fire outside the city, and so did his mind

With the light of the fire kept jumping.

The generals defending the city frowned, judging from the firelight, the size of twenty or thirty people at most.

At this scale, it is naturally impossible to be an enemy army.

If it were an enemy army, how could they only send twenty or thirty men?

What kind of storm can twenty or thirty people set off in this huge Xiangyang City?

This kind of thing has already happened to the generals defending the city a few times.

The general defending the city already had a guess in his heart, and he felt that this fire was most likely the torch held by the messenger who came to deliver the military order.

Without waiting for the generals defending the city to think too much, the regiment outside the city was already getting closer and closer to the wall he was guarding.

"We have come to deliver the message on the orders of Governor Yang, and there are military talismans and arrows to prove it."

On the city wall of Xiangyang, there is a standing brazier every ten steps, and the raging flames also illuminate the city wall of Xiangyang City almost as bright as day.

On Xiangyang City, even though it is now a child, there are still many soldiers on duty who are on guard.

All this is naturally because of the Tang newspaper that came from Yiling not long ago.

Zhang Xianzhong actually escaped from Sichuan, returned to Jingzhou Mansion from Kuizhou Mansion in Sichuan, and arrived in Dangyang not long ago.

Dangyang is only more than 300 miles away from Xiangyang, so now the city defense of Xiangyang City is so tight.

"The military order is urgent, but we also have a duty, we must verify our identity, and please put the military talisman and arrow in the basket as well as the identity items."

The army defending the city will use the firelight to see the cavalry below.

There were a total of twenty-eight horsemen, which was undoubtedly more than the number of cavalry who gave orders.

But now that the army is in chaos, there are many bandits in various places, and it is normal for there to be more cavalry to give orders.

"Naturally, you can save it."

Under the city, the young man at the head arched his hand and spoke quite kindly.

"Everybody's a duty."

"Thank you for your understanding."

The general defending the city smiled and returned the salute with his fists in return.

Checking military talismans and arrows is naturally not a matter of general inspection by the defending army.

The military generals defending the city have low authority, and such important matters as inspecting military talismans and arrows naturally need to be presided over by higher-level officials.

Soon, between the conversations between the two, Zhang Kejian, as the deputy envoy of the military garrison, also ascended to the top of the city.

Zhang Kejian was in the twelfth year of Chongzhen, supervising the army of Yunxiang, and later after Yang Sichang went south to supervise the division, he has been Yang Sichang's right and left hand, so he was left in Xiangyang.

After Zhang Kejian climbed the city wall, the generals defending the city hurriedly stepped forward and presented the military talismans and arrows one by one.

Zhang Kejian just glanced at it, and he had already identified the authenticity.

He served as a supervisor under Yang Sichang, and he had naturally seen both military talismans and arrows.

The military talismans and arrows are finely worked, and they are easy to imitate, and Yang Sichang's handwriting is even more difficult to imitate.

All of this proves that the cavalry below is indeed a force that has been ordered.

"There is no problem with the seal, let them in, and temporarily settle them in the Chengtian Temple in Xicheng."

After confirming that the seal letter was correct, Zhang Kejian handed over the responsibility of resettlement to the generals who defended the city.

Now Zhang Xianzhong's headquarters is in Dangyang, and there is still a certain threat to Xiangyang.

As the deputy envoy of military armament, Zhang Kejian naturally did not dare to slack off.

Now the defense of Xiangyang City is all on his shoulders, and the responsibilities can be described as heavy.

The wind on the city wall was so strong that it almost extinguished the brazier on the wall.

Zhang Kejian's eyes kept flickering with the dancing firelight, and he couldn't help but sigh lightly, the mountain rain is about to come and the wind is full of buildings, and now everything is bad.

After sighing, Zhang Kejian did not stay on the tower for a long time and returned to the government office.

Zhang Kejian didn't notice that the cavalry that had just entered the city was the leader

The young man's gaze followed his figure until his figure completely disappeared into the darkness.

After Zhang Kejian returned to the government office, he finished handling the military affairs arranged by Yang Sichang, wrote all the orders for the transfer of troops, and then fell asleep on the table because he was too sleepy.

When Zhang Kejian woke up again, it was not because of the rooster crow in the city.

Outside the hall was crowded with people at this time, and the footsteps were chaotic, as if many people were running, and the outside of the house was full of noise.

"What's going on?"

As soon as Zhang Kejian walked out of the hall, several officials in the government office rushed up as if they had seen a savior.

And their next sentence was like a thunderclap, which made Zhang Kejian feel dizzy.

"The Rogues are in town!"

Isn't Zhang Xianzhong still in Dangyang, still two or three hundred miles away, how can there be a rogue? !

"Something happened to Xiangwang Fu, and Li Guerrilla has rushed over......

The cries of the people below made Zhang Kejian groggy and frightened, and at this moment, a huge explosion suddenly rose.

Zhang Kejian turned his head sharply to follow the prestige, and saw that under the originally dark night sky, in the direction of Xiangwangfu, a burst of fire had already risen to the sky.

In the howling wind, there were countless noises and cries that gathered together.

In Xiangyang City, it is already a complete mess.

Zhang Kejian didn't understand what was going on, and his brain was in chaos.

By the time Zhang Kejian led people to the streets, the entire Xiangyang City had already fallen into chaos.

Everywhere there was firelight, everywhere there were cries, everywhere there was the chaotic sound of jingo fighting.

At this moment, a flash of fire also rose from the direction of Xicheng,

"It's over......

Zhang Kejian's face was pale, and he felt that his brain was blank.

By this point, he still didn't know what was going on.

On the wall of the west city of Xiangwang City

Li Dingguo was dressed in a blue arrow suit and held a blood-stained blade, strolling leisurely on the city wall.

Right under his feet, a group of Ming troops defending the city were already on the ground.

Li Dingguo raised his eyes to look outside Xiangyang City.

At this time, in the western suburbs of Xiangyang City, the dense firelight was connected together, converging into one dazzling sea of fire after another.

The sea of fire was sweeping in the direction of Xiangyang City at this time.

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