Outside Huguang and Yiling cities, the Ming army camp was dead silent, and there was no human voice.

The brazier in the camp burned slowly, and the wood crackled from time to time under the licking of the flames.

In the governor's sleeping tent next to the tent of the Chinese army, the lights were dim and sweltering.

Yang Sichang was half-lying on the bed, his face was pale, his expression was tired, his eyes were gloomy, even his beard and hair had turned white, and a heavy twilight lingered on his body.

Wan Yuanji, as a prison soldier, knelt beside Yang Sichang at this time, he lowered his head, bent his waist, and looked pained.

Fierce as a tiger, Cao Bianjiao, Zhang Zhong, Diao Mingzhong and other generals of the Ming army were also kneeling in the tent at this time.

The atmosphere in the sleeping tent was dull, and all the faces of the people seemed to be covered with a veil, which made it impossible to see it at all.

Under the dim light, the figures of everyone were stretched extremely long.

"Cabinet, why don't you eat something......"

Wan Ji's voice choked, and he knelt on the ground and pleaded again.

The roar of the wind whistling outside the tent stirred Yang Sichang's thoughts into confusion.

The wind blew through the cracks into the tent, causing the candles in the tent to flicker continuously.

The house leak happened to rain overnight, and the ship was late and encountered a head wind.

After learning that the fierce tiger was defeated in Huangling City, Yang Sichang, who was already mentally and physically exhausted, suddenly lay on the sickbed.

And this time Xiangyang City fell, and the death of King Xiang had already been reported, which made Yang Sichang's condition worse, and the soup did not enter after that.

"No need......

Yang Sichang's voice was weak, and the soup did not enter for several days, making Yang Sichang's already seriously ill body weaker and weaker.

"No need......

Yang Sichang was half-lying on the bed, repeating it twice.

He slowly turned his head, not looking at the rice porridge in Wan Yuanji's hand, but at the generals in the tent.

Yang Sichang's gaze slowly swept over the generals in the tent.

At this time, the generals in the tent still did not include Zuo Liangyu.

Yang Sichang closed his eyes, he was too tired.

Everyone waited for a while before they heard Yang Sichang ask.

"Zuo Liangyu, where are you now?"

Hearing Yang Sichang's reply, everyone raised their heads and looked at Wan Yuanji.

"Cabinet ......"

Wan Yuan Ji was slightly stunned, very hesitant, he really didn't dare to answer Yang Sichang's question.

"Say."

Yang Sichang opened his eyes and looked at Wan Yuan Ji who was kneeling beside him.

His voice was soft and weak, but his tone was extremely firm, with an aura that could not be refused.

Wan Yuan Ji was finally subdued by Yang Sichang's eyes, and after a long sigh, Wan Yuan Ji lowered his head and replied.

"Zuo Zongbing...... Still in the Kuizhou Mansion ......"

Wan Yuanji's voice fell, and all the generals in the tent looked helpless, and the atmosphere in the tent also stagnated.

"Good...... All right...... That's great......"

Yang Sichang's expression was gloomy and his eyes were cold.

"Our Zuo Da General is really the pillar of the country and the humerus of the imperial court."

"I knew that there was something now, I should have been ruthless at the beginning, forcibly beheaded Zuo Liangyu, and used military justice."

Yang Sichang's expression was gloomy and he sighed.

Wan Yuanji's eyes were slightly condensed, and he said angrily.

"This is not the fault of the cabinet, no one could have imagined that Zuo Liangyu would be so arrogant, treating the country's laws as child's play, and not having the slightest heart for the country."

At the beginning, Zuo Liangyu dared to fight and made a lot of contributions.

At the beginning of the attack, Zuo Liangyu has always been very obedient.

It's just that I don't know why, Zuo Liangyu has changed, and he doesn't even listen to the dispatch, and gradually reveals an arrogant posture.

At the beginning, with the help of Cao Bianjiao, he was able to barely suppress Zuo Liangyu, but it was useless later.

Although Zuo Liangyu has always had a good attitude towards Cao Bianjiao, he was unwilling to cooperate with the dispatch of troops and obeyed orders.

The biggest reason why Zhang Xianzhong was able to escape from Kuizhou Mansion was because Zuo Liangyu did not listen to the dispatch and was sluggish in pursuit, which caused the encirclement network to be broken.

One wrong step, one wrong step.

Yang Sichang shook his head slowly, it was useless to talk about it now.

"As a superintendent, not being able to control the generals under his command is in itself a dereliction of duty on the part of the governor."

The fault is no longer important, what matters is how the current situation should be improved and how to make up for it.

"Now the total number of soldiers and horses under Zuo Liangyu's command is more than 30,000, and they are stationed between Kuizhou Mansion and Jingzhou Mansion, which seems to have become a climate and is difficult to deal with."

Now Zuo Liangyu's power has been established.

In the continuous attack, the soldiers and horses in each town have been attrition to varying degrees, but only the soldiers and horses under the command of Zuo Liangyu are more and more.

There are not many battalions and towns directly under Zuo Liangyu, but the subordinates, that is, Liu Guoneng, Li Wanqing, Xu Chang, Wang Guangen and other generals, have been greatly expanded.

The situation in the south is like this, Zuo Liangyu has become a success, and it is difficult for the imperial court to send a superintendent down.

On the sickbed, I listened to the cold wind that kept blowing outside the tent.

I don't know why, Yang Sichang felt that his body had a little strength, and his originally drowsy mind was much clearer at this time.

Yang Sichang raised his head and struggled to support his body.

Wan Yuan Ji on the side saw Yang Sichang's movements, and hurriedly stepped forward to help, helping Yang Sichang to sit up.

Yang Sichang's original eyes were cloudy but became much clearer at this moment, and he regained his vitality.

"Chen Wang, where is he now?"

Wan Yuan Ji recalled a moment and replied.

"The post station has sent the order to the general soldier Chen."

After the Battle of Huangling City, Zhang Xianzhong marched all the way to Huguang, threatening Huguang's safety.

Because Huguang was too empty, Yang Sichang thought of Chen Wang, who was in Kaifeng, Henan at this time.

At that time, the Wanmin Army was trapped in the Guide Mansion and had not moved for a long time, and had been besieging Shangqiu.

The affairs of presiding over the suppression of the Wanmin Army were also obtained by Yang Wenyue, the governor of Baoding, and Chen Wang was only part of the co-suppression.

Therefore, Yang Sichang issued a military order to transfer Chen Wang's headquarters to Xiangyang, leaving the rest of the troops in Henan to assist in the suppression.

"General Chen received the warrant from the cabinet department, and immediately led the soldiers and horses of the headquarters to the south in the starry night, and came back from the message three days ago, and he had already entered Nanyang Mansion and was rushing to Xiangyang."

"Counting the time, it should have been in the Dengzhou area."

Dengzhou is a city in the south of Nanyang Province, bordering Xiangyang Province, and the distance between Chen Wang's department and Xiangyang is not very far at this time.

Wan Ji paused, then added.

"With General Chen in the north of Xiangyang Mansion, there is no need to worry about offering thieves to the north."

When he heard that Chen Wang was almost in Dengzhou, Yang Sichang's originally ugly expression eased a lot.

Now the situation in the south is gradually collapsing.

Yang Sichang knew very well what the fall of Xiangyang would have on the future.

When the imperial court knows about the affairs of the southern kingdom, no one will be able to protect him at that time.

The death of the two vassal kings before and after, and the fall of Luoyang and Xiangyang.

It took more than a year and tens of millions of dollars, but he was not able to calm the turmoil in the southern country.

His Majesty entrusted him with a heavy responsibility, but he failed His Majesty's trust.

By now, he has no face to see His Majesty.

"This time Xiangyang has fallen, and the imperial court will inevitably change the superintendent."

Yang Sichang looked solemn, turned his head to look at Wan Yuan Ji who was kneeling beside him, he stretched out his hand and grabbed Wan Yuan Ji's arm.

"Now that I am no longer a director, I need you to take up the heavy responsibility when the new overseer arrives in the southern country."

Wan Yuan Ji felt the strength of Yang Sichang's injury.

Wan Yuanji's expression was gloomy, he had been with Yang Sichang all these days, how could he not know Yang Sichang's physical condition.

Yang Sichang is getting more and more emaciated day by day, and weaker day by day.

At this time, Yang Sichang had a sickly flush on his face.

The strength in his hands is gradually increasing, and Yang Sichang's eyes are becoming more and more clear.

Everything and everything indicates that Yang Sichang is in a state of return to light at this time.

"Cabinet ......"

Wan Yuan Ji looked at Yang Sichang and couldn't help but burst into tears.

Wan Yuanji's words did not speak, and he was already interrupted by Yang Sichang.

"Chen Wang......"

Yang Sichang's eyes flickered, he wanted to say something, but he still couldn't say it after all.

After a pause, Yang Sichang organized his language and spoke again

"Now in the entire southern country, only Chen Wang can suppress Zuo Liangyu."

"Chen Wang is famous, able to convince the public, has generals, has military strategy, and has elite soldiers under his command, and has a lot to do with Zuo Liangyu, so he can put Zuo Liangyu under Chen Wang's command."

Yang Sichang sighed lightly, turned his head again, looked at the group of generals kneeling in the tent, and said with a forced smile.

"The situation in the south has collapsed so far, the sin is in me, and I have petitioned for the guilt."

"The generals serve the country with all their hearts, and there is no need to worry about being implicated."

"Supervisor ......"

Fierce as a tiger clenched his teeth, suppressing the sadness in his heart.

"Cabinet ......"

Cao Bianjiao's expression was gloomy, and his voice was low.

The generals in the tent had different expressions, and many of them hung their heads.

Everyone here is a veteran of the battlefield, and they have followed a lot of supervisors before and after.

Yang Sichang, as a supervisor, is qualified.

Even if Yang Sichang has a thousand things that are bad, all kinds of things that should not be, and what he does in the court has nothing to do with them.

But Yang Sichang has never been short of even half of their military salaries, nor has he ever been short of even half of their grain and grass.

Those who dared to refuse to supply grain and grass and assisted in the suppression of the prefectures and counties along the way were all punished by Yang Sichang without exception.

The rewards and punishments are not clear, but they can be regarded as just.

The strategy may not be correct, but it is appropriate.

Although like most of the civil governors, Yang Sichang does have the advantage of being a civil official.

But in Yang Sichang's eyes, these military ministers and their battalion generals are people after all, not guinea dogs who come and go when they are called......

I don't know when it started, and there was a slight sob.

"What are you crying ......?"

looked at the group of generals below with their heads bowed.

Yang Sichang's originally cold eyes slowly melted, he shook his head and smiled reluctantly.

Looking at it, Yang Sichang felt a little fog obscuring his eyes.

Governor Nanguo, along the way, he has seen too many things that he could not see in the temple.

His heart, which was originally as hard as stone, finally softened.

After all, his heart is not made of real iron......

Yang Sichang turned his head and looked at the tent cloth in front of him.

The wind outside the tent kept howling, and Yang Sichang felt that his body was becoming more and more relaxed, as if he was about to be blown to the sky by this strong wind.

The wind howled, carrying Yang Sichang's thoughts into the distance.

"Lu Xiangsheng...... Lu Xiangsheng ......"

Tempest took Yang Sichang back to the outskirts of Shunyi and brought him to the night of the quarrel with Lu Xiangsheng.

In the Chinese military tent, he and Lu Xiangsheng stood opposite each other.

"Now is not the time, not the time for a decisive battle."

"The elite of the Northland is now in your hands, if it is lost in one day, the defeat will damage the country, and the danger of overturning will be in an instant."

He persuaded Lu Xiangsheng bitterly.

Lu Xiangsheng stood motionless, and he saw different expressions constantly changing on Lu Xiangsheng's face.

After a long silence, Lu Xiangsheng raised his head again, he clenched his fists, his expression was cold, and he still insisted on his opinion.

At that time, he didn't understand what the expression on Lu Xiangsheng's face meant.

However, now Yang Sichang has already understood why the expression on Lu Xiangsheng's face is constantly changing.

Above the temple, the people of a city and a place, and the soldiers of a battalion and a battalion are all just cold and ruthless white and black characters.

But when he arrived, everything he could see was completely different from what he could see above the temple.

Everything that Lu Xiangsheng has seen, Yang Sichang has seen all of them now.

Until now, Yang Sichang has fully understood Lu Xiangsheng and why Lu Xiangsheng did what he did in the first place.

But understanding does not mean regret.

If Yang Sichang was asked to make a choice again, he would also choose to avoid Jiannu's soldiers and not take risks.

Lu Xiangsheng's approach is too risky, and if he fails, he will fall into a place of no return.

The wind howled and the wind roared.

Yang Sichang felt that his mind was getting more and more dizzy, and everything in front of him began to become unreal.

The past is constantly passing in front of Yang Sichang's eyes.

The spirit of youth, the volunteerism of youth.

The helplessness of his father when he was imprisoned, and the flying when the Son of Heaven favored him.

In his life, there have been ups and downs, ups and downs.

He has made a lot of mistakes, but he has also done a lot of good things.

It's just that now it seems that he has not been able to fulfill the promises he once made and the grand wishes he once made.

Yang Sichang slowly closed his eyes, he knew that he had made more mistakes than good deeds.

In the end, there is a weak heart......

In the end, there is nothing that can be done......

The face of the Son of Heaven is still vivid.

Yang Sichang slowly read out the poems that the Son of Heaven made for him at the time of farewell.

"Yanmei is temporarily used as a dry city today, and the general is majestic and fine willow camp."

"Sweep away the atmosphere from now on, and return the education to the people's livelihood."

"The criminal minister, Yang Sichang, has the great trust of His Majesty......"

"I wish...... The sun, moon, mountains and rivers are always in ......"

In the account.

I couldn't cry anymore......

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"Yang Sichang Collection":

The worries of this body are exhausted and sick, vomiting phlegm and blood every day, sleepless at night, dying, and dare not speak.

Moreover, the treasury has no money, and the governor is horrified to move the advisory, and the minister is more and more angry, and he does not know where to die.