While Yuan Jixian and He Tengjiao captured Xiangyang, Chongzhen was not idle in Wuchang, ordering Huang Degong and Liu Zhaoji to advance by land and water and continue westward along the Yangtze River.

A few days later, the good news was repeated.

Huang Degong and Liu Zhaoji commanded more than 200,000 men and horses and captured Jingzhou, and they planned to take Yichang next.

These are Zhang Xianzhong's turf.

After receiving the good news, Chongzhen of Wuchang was very happy and passed down his will to reward the thousands of horses and thousands of troops on the front line. and passed on a decree to Yuan Jixian and He Tengjiao in Xiangyang, asking them to hold Xiangyang, temporarily hold their troops still, and wait and see Wu Sangui's movements.

Then Chongzhen drove the expedition in person, and went west out of Wuchang Mansion directly to Jingzhou.

Chongzhen's imperial camp is mainly composed of 3,000 Jinyi guards, in addition to the masters of the Wuyue Sword Sect, the leader of the Beggar Gang, as well as more than 100 martial arts people such as the White Lotus Sect and the Heaven and Earth Sect, accompanying the escort of King Qin.

Needless to say, Chongzhen's chariot is luxurious, with eight high-headed horses side by side. This big chariot is magnificently decorated.

Chongzhen and Wang Chengen sat in the car, and the palace maids Xiaowan and Chan'er also sat in the car and waited.

Tang Wancai, Li Miniang, Li Xiaofeng, Gu Shunyi, Li Moran and other 5 Jinyi guards followed closely on both sides of the chariot.

Outside, there are more than 100 martial arts people, and then there are ordinary 3,000 Jinyi guards.

The imperial camp of more than 3,000 people left Wuchang and came in the direction of Jingzhou.

In addition to these 3,000 imperial camps, there were also five or six thousand local officials and generals who accompanied King Qin along the way.

A distance of about 500 miles, Chongzhen and his team walked for three days.

Three days later, they arrived at the border of Jingzhou.

Huang Degong and Liu Zhaoji took the personal guards out for more than 20 miles.

There are more than 10,000 soldiers on the road, and all the soldiers of the Ming army are on the official road, and they are discharged for 20 miles, with bright armor and swords and guns.

Chongzhen has lived in Wuchang for more than 20 days and has traveled all over the mountains and rivers there.

Now into Jingzhou, I feel that there is a different scene, Jingzhou is also a historical city, this is one of the ancient Kyushu, with a long history and culture.

The strategic location is also very important, it can be called a military town in the central part of Hubei, and since ancient times, the military has to fight, especially in the Three Kingdoms era, Jingzhou's position is even more prominent.

It is also different from Nanjing and Jiujiang.

This is the Hanzhong Plain, Jingzhou is located in the north of the Yangtze River, and the Yangtze River flows straight down here, swallowing thousands of miles like a tiger.

The quaint city bricks, the thick city wall, as soon as Chongzhen entered the east gate of this ancient city, there was a strong quaint atmosphere.

Huang Degong and Liu Zhaoji had already arranged the temporary imperial camp.

It is to vacate the yamen of the Jingzhou prefect, and it is also magnificent after renovation, living and living, everything is brand new, and the inside and outside of the house are spotless.

Then 5,000 soldiers were sent to guard it, and this place was listed as a three-foot forbidden place, which was the temporary palace.

Chongzhen brought more than 3,000 Jinyi guards and martial arts masters to stay.

Chongzhen's holy car had just arrived in Jingzhou for two days.

The battle report came, and the battle in Yichang was extremely fierce, and Wang Zuntan, the chief military officer of the Ming Dynasty, was killed.

Chongzhen was taken aback when he heard this, and immediately asked for details......

Chongzhen drove to Jingzhou, and the battle of the Ming army to capture Yichang began.

At that time, Yichang was called Yiling, and Yiling Prefecture governed Yidu, Dangyang and Yuan'an counties, which belonged to Jinghu North Road in terms of administrative establishment.

Wang Zuntan took the pioneer battalion of 10,000 soldiers and horses to take down Yidu County first, which is the east gate of Yichang.

Immediately after attacking Dangyang, it didn't take much effort, and took Dangyang City, which is equivalent to ending the north gate of Yichang.

After the defeat of Su Jin Shengheng from Wuchang, he became a frightened bird and did not dare to start a war with the Ming army.

Lost two cities in a row, Yichang City was in danger, Jin Shengheng insisted on Yichang closed the door without a fight, and hurriedly asked Chongqing for help.

Wang Zuntan waved Yuan'an at this time, if Yong'an is taken down again, Yichang

And the city became a lonely city.

It was also Wang Zuntan's earnest meritorious service and commanded the vanguard battalion to storm Yuan'an.

But at this time, Yuan'an is not as good as Yidu and Dangyang, a small county town, but it has 20,000 elite soldiers, and the lord of the city will be named Wang Deren.

This person is as famous as Jin Shengheng, and he is also a bandit among the thieves, he was also a man of Shaanxi Mi, and was once a subordinate of Li Zicheng, and later surrendered to Zuo Liangyu, and Jin Shengheng was stationed in Wuchang together, and he served as a deputy general.

This time the two of them led an army of 100,000 to surrender to Zhang Xianzhong, but Zhang Xianzhong didn't seem to give him any protection, and sent a Liu Yanju with tens of thousands of horses to help them defend Wuchang, but they still suffered defeat, Liu Yanju was killed in battle, and Wuchang City was lost.

They retreated to Yichang and had to think long-term.

The Ming army is now menacing, and Chongzhen is driving a personal expedition. Now there is no shadow of Zhang Xianzhong's famous generals, and if this continues, they will not be blessed by Zhang Xianzhong, and they will become cannon fodder for the Great Western Army.

Of course, the two generals were unwilling to do this kind of loss-making business, so the two of them discussed privately, sticking to Yichang and Yuan'an as their way back, but it was really not possible for them to go Yuan'an and return to Shaanxi.

Therefore, Jin Shengheng took the main force to guard Yichang and wait for reinforcements, and Wang Deren took 20,000 elite soldiers to guard Yuan'an as their retreat.

Wang Zuntan led the vanguard battalion to storm Yuan'an City, and Wang Deren led 20,000 elite soldiers to defend the city desperately.

The battle was extremely fierce, fought for three days in a row, and did not take down the small Yuan'an City, the Ming army lost troops and suffered heavy casualties, Wang Zuntan knew that this was a difficult bone to gnaw.

At this moment, a large western army arrived.

There are 50,000 horses, and the main general led by Zhang Xianzhong is Sun Kewang, the number one fierce general. Now Zhang Xianzhong has established the Great Western Kingdom and has become the emperor, with four kings, five military governors, six ministries and left and right prime ministers.

Sun Kewang, as the eldest son of Zhang Xianzhong and the king of Pingdong, is directly in charge of 16 battalions of soldiers and horses, with great power and control over hundreds of officials.

became the No. 2 person in the veritable Zhang Xianzhong Group, which is similar to Liu Zongmin's position under Li Zicheng.

At this time, Sun Kewang, following Zhang Xianzhong's order, took the generals Bai Wenxuan and Liu Jinzhong, and took advantage of Li Zicheng's defeat to take Baoning Mansion.

Wuchang was lost, Liu Yanju was killed in battle, and the news of Yichang's emergency reached Sun Kewang, which also caused Sun Kewang's shock and anger.

Liu Yanju was a fierce general under him, and he was killed by the Ming army.

Sun Kewang immediately took Bai Wenxuan and Liu Jinzhong to order 50,000 troops from Baoning to rescue Yichang.

Sun Kewang commanded an army of 50,000 and went straight to Yuan'an to copy the back road of the Ming army, and Wang Deren saw that the reinforcements had arrived and killed him from the city.

This time, Wang Zuntan suffered from the enemy on his back, and in the melee, Wang Zuntan met Liu Jinzhong.

Liu Jinzhong's name is bad, this is the general under Zhang Xianzhong, who surrendered to the Manchu Dynasty in history, led the Qing army into Sichuan, and booby-trapped Zhang Xianzhong in Phoenix Mountain.

Although this person does not have national integrity, his ability is recognized, and he is also the immediate general of the 7th layer of the Body Refining Realm.

Emperor Wu of the Ming Dynasty Chongzhen