The Han River flows eastward, all washed away, and the mustache is anointed with blood.

Everyone says that the Jun family is a flying general, and the old martyrs are heroic.

Xiangyang City is on a higher terrain, surrounded by water on three sides and backed by mountains on one side.

The north, east, and south are all surrounded by the Han River, the west is Mansan, and the southwest is a series of large and small mountains, which are easy to defend and difficult to attack.

At the end of the Southern Song Dynasty, the Mongolian iron cavalry was in full swing, and it took six years to capture Xiangyang.

Historically, whenever Xiangyang is mentioned, it will always be accompanied by another place name - Fancheng.

Fancheng and Xiangyang, two cities, are located at the southern end of the Nanyang Basin.

Fancheng is in the north and Xiangyang is in the south.

Standing on the Da Hyun Mountain, standing with the Han River, crossing Jingyu, controlling the north and south.

Fancheng is the gateway town in the north of Xiangyang.

Xiangyang with Fancheng and Xiangyang without Fancheng are two completely different sides.

It is precisely because of Fancheng that Xiangyang's defense is impregnable.

Without Fancheng, Xiangyang would become a lonely city.

The importance of Fancheng to Xiangyang, Zhang Xianzhong really doesn't know very well.

But Xu Yixian and Pan Duao, who are Zhang Xianzhong's military divisions, are very clear.

Therefore, on the third day after the capture of Xiangyang, Zhang Xianzhong sent troops to Fancheng at the request of Xu Yixian and Pan Duao.

It's just that they are a step late after all.

Above the tower of the southern city of Fancheng, Chen Wangyuan looked at the ships of the Hanshui in the distance that were departing south.

Xiangyang City on the south bank is majestic and tall, above the river, a hundred sails are racing.

The departing ship was carrying the soldiers who had run into a wall under Fancheng not long ago.

For the fall of Xiangyang, Chen Wang had long expected it, and when he was in Kaifeng Mansion, he had been thinking about how to go south to Huguang in a justifiable manner.

However, before Chen Wang could think of an excuse, Yang Sichang's military order to let him go south had already been transmitted to Kaifeng City.

After getting the military order to go south, Chen Wang naturally would not give up half a point.

Whether it is for the future strategy, or to protect the cities and fields of Nanyang Mansion and Yunyang Mansion, it is inevitable to go south.

In history, after Zhang Xianzhong captured Xiangyang, he first went north to attack Nanyang Mansion, which was the least affected in Henan at that time.

With the influence of the Battle of Kaifeng, most of Henan's military affairs have now been taken over by Chen Wang, and with the help of the power of military affairs, he began to deepen his influence at the local level.

In the southwest of Henan, Nanyang Mansion, Henan Mansion, and Ruzhou Mansion, the private salt business in the mansion has been monopolized by Chen Wang.

Originally, the tax customs set up by the local health guards, camp towns, and checkpoints, and the taxes extracted, after Chen Wang took over the military affairs, all the taxes naturally went into Chen Wang's money bag.

Because of this situation, Chen Wang naturally couldn't let Zhang Xianzhong go north.

The geographical location of Xiangyang is important, and if Zhang Xianzhong wants to cut off the road to the north, only by occupying Fancheng can he grasp a certain initiative.

Therefore, Chen Wang hurried all the way, and finally arrived in Fancheng in time for the day before, blocking the subsequent attack of Zhang Xianzhong's army.

"Yang Sichang ......"

Chen Wang looked at Xiangyang City hidden in the mist in the distance, his expression calm.

Regarding Yang Sichang's fate, although Chen Wang had already predicted it.

But when he really received the positive news, Chen Wang was still a little embarrassed.

However, Yang Sichang's death made Chen Wang feel more relaxed.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the node when the southern kingdom was completely out of control was Yang Sichang's death.

Although many things have changed now, the overall picture is still not much different.

The prestige of the Ming court was gradually lost with successive defeats.

Years of harsh criticism and deformed status have made the generals deviate from morality.

Natural disasters continue to occur, and there is no sign of stopping.

The popular uprising intensified and intensified.

The bitter fruit that Yang Sichang planted before and the wine he drank will eventually lead to disaster.

The mountain rain is coming, and the wind is full of buildings.

After Yang Sichang's death, the situation in the south is about to collapse completely.

Zuo Liangyu's incident alerted the eyes of most of the generals in the south.

The troubled times are in all directions, and there are soldiers who are the grass kings.

After a few counts, the court did not punish him, but instead warmly comforted him and rewarded him with a salary.

The generals of the southern country have already departed from Germany......

"Boss, what are we going to do next?"

Zhao Huailiang stood beside Chen Wang, also looking at the departing ships in the distance, and asked.

"What should I do?"

Chen Wang's eyes condensed slightly, raised his head, and looked beyond the wide Han River to Xiangyang City in the distance.

"For us, there is really only one best option right now."

"What choice?"

"Do nothing."

"Nothing?"

"Yes."

Chen Wang pressed his hands on the railing in front of him.

"You must have seen all the information sent by the Inspectorate yesterday, right?"

Zhao Huailiang nodded.

The sphere of influence of the supervision center is mainly in Hanzhong and Yunyang, and the supervision offices in these two places have the most powerful control.

In addition, the sphere of influence of the supervision center has also spread to the four prefectures of Xiangyang, Xi'an, Kuizhou, and Nanyang.

And after Chen Wangwang led the troops into Henan, he gradually extended to Henan Mansion, Ruzhou Mansion, and Kaifeng Mansion.

In Xiangyang City, there is also a stronghold of the supervision office.

Last night, the inspectors in Xiangyang City took advantage of the night to deliver the news in the city.

Zhang Xianzhong followed Li Yan's example to open a warehouse for disaster relief, issued silver to recruit soldiers, and there were many victims outside Xiangyang City because of the famine.

Zhang Xianzhong's move instantly won the support of these victims, and in just two days, more than 30,000 soldiers had been raised, and his power skyrocketed.

"Xiangyang City is easy to defend and difficult to attack, the terrain is dangerous, there are a lot of firearms in the city, and the ordnance is enough to arm 10,000 people.

There is no benefit to fighting Zhang Xianzhong now.

Storming Xiangyang, although it can be captured, it will inevitably lose its troops.

Even if Xiangyang is defeated, there is no way to occupy Xiangyang.

It is still the thirteenth year of Chongzhen, not the seventeenth year of Chongzhen, and the Ming court has not yet reached the point of desperation.

"Now is not the time."

Chen Wang is very aware of the current situation, and he is very patient.

"Where are the soldiers and horses in Yunyang Mansion now?"

Now following Chen Wang in Fancheng is only the 3,000 cavalry under his command.

The main barracks under Chen Wang's command, as well as other troops, were all left in Kaifeng Mansion by Chen Wang, temporarily led by Hu Zhiyi to guard Kaifeng.

On the side of the Wanmin Army, although it has reached an alliance with Li Yan.

But the alliance with Li Yan is undoubtedly extremely fragile, and it is completely a plot with the tiger.

Li Yan, the tiger, although he lowered his disclosure for the time being, put away his claws.

But this is because the minions of the current army of the people have been injured and cannot be opened for the time being.

And when the Wanmin Army recovers its power, after Li Yan discovers the flaw, it will inevitably sweep again.

Zhao Huailiang groaned slightly and replied.

"There are still two days to go, and the 2,000 soldiers and horses left behind in Yunyang Mansion will be able to rush to Fancheng, and the social soldiers will also be divided into 1,000 people, and they will be requisitioned and mobilized together in the name of auxiliary soldiers."

"Three thousand...... That's enough......"

Chen Wang bowed slightly, three thousand infantry, plus the three thousand elite cavalry under his command now, was more than enough to guard Fancheng.

The reality of Zhang Xianzhong's military strength has been clearly investigated by the monitoring center he placed in Xiangyang City.

Zhang Xianzhong only had a total of more than 5,000 cavalry, and he controlled the huge Xiangyang City, which seemed extremely reluctant.

At this time, most of the soldiers in Xiangyang City were surrendered and reorganized by Zhang Xianzhong, and Zhang Xianzhong followed Li Yan's Wanmin Army to recruit a large number of recruits, give spears, and drill the military formation.

Because of the lack of assistants and troops, Zhang Xianzhong's control over Xiangyang is not strong.

It is precisely because of this that the inspection office is able to pass on so much information.

Only by knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent can one not be defeated.

Chen Wang retracted his gaze, turned around and walked into the city tower.

In the middle of the tower, a huge sand table has been piled up.

On the sand table, mountains and rivers are intertwined, and each place is depicted in great detail.

What this sand table depicts is not only the situation around Xiangyang City, but also the situation of the seven surrounding provinces with Yunyang Mansion as the center.

"The subordinates under Zuo Liangyu are now in Kuizhou Mansion and Jingzhou Mansion, right?"

Chen Wang's gaze looked at Kuizhou Mansion and Jingzhou Mansion in the southwest.

Zhao Huailiang followed Chen Wang into the city tower, and when he heard Chen Wang's question, he asked at the moment.

"The town remembers well, Zuo Liangyu is now leading the main force in Wushan, Kuizhou Mansion, ten miles east of Wushan, and the three battalions of Liu Guoneng, Li Wanqing, and Ma Shixiu under his command are in Yidu in Jingzhou Mansion."

"The rest of the camp towns are distributed from Kaixian in Kuizhou Prefecture to Jiangling City in Jingzhou Prefecture."

Zhao Huailiang took a step forward, picked up the command whip on the side, and pointed to the Zuo Liangyu Department marked with a crimson flag on the map.

"Before Yang Sichang died, he entrusted the affairs of the invasion and suppression into the hands of the general town, and put Zuo Liangyu under the control of the main town, which is a godsend."

Zhao Huailiang stood beside Chen Wang, and the letter from Yiling, he had already seen it from Chen Wang's hand, it was not a secret,

Therefore, Zhao Huailiang naturally knew that Yang Sichang handed over Zuo Liangyu to Chen Wanglai to control before he died.

"Zuo Liangyu's command is now considered to be strong and strong, and if it can be retracted, it will be a great help."

Chen Wang's eyes were cold and he shook his head.

"Now is not the time."

At this time, Zuo Liangyu was gradually moving towards a warlord.

When he was in Xiangyang, he and Zuo Liangyu had a good relationship.

But that good fate was not enough for Zuo Liangyu to surrender to him.

This time is when Zuo Liangyu's ambition is the most inflated, and Zuo Liangyu at this time does not want to be subservient.

This can be seen from the change in Zuo Liangyu's attitude towards Cao Bianjiao.

"Yang Sichang can't control Zuo Liangyu, and he can't dispatch Zuo Liangyu."

Chen Wang knows Zuo Liangyu very well.

"Yang Sichang died of illness, and the position of supervisor is temporarily vacant."

In history, Yang Sichang died, and Ding Qirui was promoted to the secretary of the military department, renamed the superintendent, the governor of Huguang, Henan, Sichuan, and the northern and southern armies of the Yangtze River, as well as the governor of the three sides.

But now the situation is different, Zheng Chongjian did not make a mistake, he is still the governor of the three sides, and Ding Qirui is still the governor of Shaanxi.

Moreover, Shaanxi is now in civil strife, and the Shaanxi soldiers are still under the control of Zheng Chongjian, and Li Zicheng is holding each other in the Hexi Corridor.

Ding Qirui is naturally not likely to become a supervisor.

The person who takes over as the superintendent, the most likely person should be Zuo Liangyu's former benefactor, Hou Sui.

"Now it is Wan Yuan Ji who is temporarily coordinating the towns on behalf of Yang Sichang, Yang Sichang himself can't control Zuo Liangyu, he knows that Wan Yuan Ji will definitely not be able to control Zuo Liangyu."

"That's why you handed over Zuo Liangyu's hot potato to me, and let me suppress Zuo Liangyu and control Zuo Liangyu."

The current Zuo Liangyu is far from the historical Zuo Liangyu.

After the eight kings of Fangxian County who had risen from Gucheng ambushed nearly 10,000 soldiers, "the total soldier Zuo Liangyu had 3,000 soldiers, and seeing that he was listening to the dispatch of his ministers, Liu Guoneng and Li Wanqing had more than 6,000 soldiers."

In history, when Zuo Liangyu broke through Xiangyang by Zhang Xianzhong, only the headquarters had soldiers and horses

The number of followers is 30,000, and the number of followers is not convinced, but the total is probably more than 50,000.

But now under Zuo Liangyu's command, there are only more than 30,000 people, and the soldiers and horses directly under Zuo Liangyu's direct jurisdiction are only about 10,000.

From the news received by Chen Wang, the combat strength of the soldiers under Zuo Liangyu is not weak, especially the soldiers and horses directly under the central government have won several battles with great victories.

In the battle of Huangling City in history, the troops under the command of Zuo Liangyu attacked as fierce as a tiger and encountered an ambush.

Zuo Liangyu's troops quickly collapsed after an ambush, which turned into a rout of the entire army, and the Ming army suffered heavy losses as a result.

But this time in the battle of Huangling City, the troops under Zuo Liangyu resisted stubbornly for a long time, and finally collapsed because of the death of Liu Shijie and Guo Kai.

Zuo Liangyu listened to Chen Wang's words a lot.

Zuo Liangyu did not unscrupulously expand the soldiers and horses under his command, but expanded the soldiers and horses in a controlled manner, recruited elites as much as possible, and trained them to dare to fight.

Chen Wang recalled the information about Zuo Liangyu sent by the supervision during this time.

If it is the soldiers and horses under the command of Zuo Liangyu in history, to be honest, Chen Wang will definitely not look down on him.

In history, the soldiers and horses under the command of Zuo Liangyu are, to put it bluntly, a group of rabble.

In the first battle of Zhu Xianzhen, Zuo Liangyu was beaten by Li Zicheng and lost his armor, and even lost his heart at all, and directly lost his ambition to enter the world.

But now Zuo Liangyu's troops can already be regarded as a qualified army.

It only takes a certain amount of training to become a strong army.

"Zuo Liangyu's affairs, I have my own arrangements."

Chen Wang waved his hand, now is not the time to recruit Zuo Liangyu.

The current power on paper is only 30,000 people under his command, which is on par with Zuo Liangyu.

No matter from which aspect, it is not enough to convince Zuo Liangyu.

"Now we are in Fancheng, just wait for Zhang Xianzhong."

Chen Wang looked at Xiangyang City in the distance.

The sound of the water is murmuring, rolling eastward.

The road to the north has been blocked by him.

There was no way to go north to attack Nanyang.

Left to Zhang Xianzhong, there is only one way left.

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