If someone stands on a mountain and looks at the Han water, they will definitely see that the Han water is burning.

If you look closely, it turns out that it is not the Han water that is burning, but the boats on the Han water that are burning.

It was the ship that You Shilu forcibly collected and prepared to run away.

The people of Xiangyang and Fancheng, when they heard that You Shilu was going to run, took advantage of their poor garrison and burned the boat that Ma Jinzhong had collected with great difficulty.

You Shilu was furious.

The whole of Xiangyang also burned.

The Ming army looted everywhere, and even a handful of grain had to be withheld. Rich and poor, both rich and poor, all died in this catastrophe.

Women were forcibly brought onto ships, especially from large families, and were forced to work as camp prostitutes.

Villages, along with the anger of the people, turned into a puff of smoke.

But the initiator of the catastrophe enjoyed it, and did not care at all about the anger of the gentry and the common people, but only cared about venting his anger.

In Xiangyang and Fancheng, both the gentry and the common people are living in dire straits, and they are all looking forward to the "thief army" coming to "suppress the soldiers and calm the people"!

On the 3rd day of the first month of September, the peasant army led by Li Zicheng arrived on the north bank of Xiangyang, and after arraying, bombarded Xiangyang City on the south bank with artillery.

You Shilu commanded the troops to return fire with artillery.

The two sides come and go, and the sound of artillery is shocking.

Broke into the military camp and began to discuss how to defeat You Shilu and take Xiangyang.

Li Zicheng pointed to the map and said, "If you want to cross the Han River, you can only break through the Sheepskin Beach or Zhongjia Beach, but there are heavy troops under You Shilu, and it is not easy to break through."

"There's only one way to storm it, but that would cause a lot of casualties to the soldiers, and maybe you can't take it yet."

Bull Venus couldn't do it better.

The peasant army had no sailors, not even large boats, only makeshift rafts.

At this time, Liu Zongmin came in from outside: "King Chuang, there is a common man from Fancheng who claims to have a way to cross the river."

"Bring the righteous in." Li Zicheng was overjoyed.

Liu Zongmin answered "yes", and after going out for a while, he came in with a middle-aged man.

"His name is Han Laosan, he is a local tenant farmer, his wife and daughter have been taken away by the Ming army, and his life and death are unknown."

Liu Zongmin only introduced a few words, and sketched the epitome of ordinary people in troubled times.

Li Zicheng felt pity, walked around the table and stepped forward, hugged his fists and said:

"You have suffered! When I come, I won't let you suffer this anymore."

"King Chuang!"

One sentence made the seven-foot man kneel down and weep bitterly.

Faced with the powerlessness of his wife and daughter when they were taken captive, and the hunger for no food, the kindness of the leader of the peasant army to him was intertwined.

There is nothing to repay except tears and kneeling.

No!

He had one more thing to repay.

Han Laosan wiped away his tears and said to Li Zicheng: "King Chuang, there is still a White Horse Beach seventy miles away from here that can cross the river. The grass people know how to go, and they can lead the way for the army."

"Good!" Li Zicheng helped Han Laosan up, "You have a full meal in my camp, and then lead the way for our army."

"Thank you for the grace of King Chuang!" Han Laosan kowtowed again.

Liu Zongmin took Han Laosan out.

"Although the local people have suffered from war, they still have to take precautions." Niu Jinxing reminded.

"If You Shilu sets up an ambush at White Horse Beach, we can take the opportunity to defeat it in one fell swoop."

Li Zicheng said confidently, "If there is no ambush at Baima Beach, we can cross the river smoothly, drive You Shilu away, and return the people of Xiangyang to a peaceful life."

What he saw and heard along the way had already made Li Zicheng very angry.

He is now thinking about leading his troops across the river and entering Xiangyang.

"The King is here!"

"The villagers dismantled the planks at home to support King Chuang to cross the river!"

"Destroy Yu Shilu and live a peaceful life."

The bangzi on the upper floor of Fancheng City knocked loudly, and the people under the city went out one after another to actively participate in the extermination of You Shi

Lu's actions.

Both the gentry and the common people contributed the planks at home, carried it, and went to White Horse Beach with the main force of King Chuang.

Then they jumped into the river, built pontoon bridges with planks and ropes, and used their shoulders to make piers in shallow water to support the peasant army in crossing the river.

"Soldiers, rush with me!"

Liu Zongmin took the lead, brandishing a broadsword, and led the leading troops to cross the river from the pontoon bridge.

In this situation, even the sun was moved to hide in the clouds, and there were flesh and blood soldiers.

As soon as the vanguard crossed the river, they encountered soldiers and horses sent by You Shilu to intercept them.

Liu Zongmin led the heavy cavalry to pounce on the You family's army, cutting the enemy on their backs.

The follow-up troops of the peasant army also landed one after another, formed a formation, formed a series of human walls, and pushed forward with the sound of drums. Look at the book

The You family's army collapsed at the first touch.

Li Zicheng led the Chinese army to cross the river, and as soon as he landed on the shore, the herald came to report: You Shilu had run away.

"It's really cunning, and when you see that the limelight is wrong, you will run." Li Zicheng was a little regretful, "Let this guy escape, leaving a big trouble."

"The matter has come to this, and the most important thing at the moment is to seize Xiangyang."

Niu Jinxing said on the side.

"The army should not stop, take advantage of You Shilu's escape to capture Xiangyang in one fell swoop." Li Zicheng was on horseback, brandishing a Yanling sword, and commanded the army to hurry quickly.

He was accompanied not only by the peasant army, but also by the gentry and the common people.

The local gentry took out the silver taels and grain stored in the cellar for the first time and rewarded the peasant army.

The poor people took the initiative to help the soldiers carry artillery racks, transport equipment, and carry supplies.

Those who did not have this opportunity followed the army and shouted the slogan "King Chuang will not pay for food when he comes".

The peasant army marched towards Xiangyang with such momentum.

When I arrived in Xiangyang, I found that this was an empty city, and the clan and officials had run away.

You Shilu, who was supposed to be stationed in Xiangyang, was on his way to Chengtianfu at this time.

After Li Zicheng took Xiangyang lightly, he took this as the foundation and formulated a plan to capture all parts of Huguang.

Among them, Li Guo was given the task of eliminating Hui Dengxiang of Junzhou and then capturing Yunyang.

Junzhou is now Danjiangkou City, Hubei Province, but the ancient city of Junzhou was submerged due to the construction of the Danjiangkou Dam and sank to the bottom of the Danjiangkou Reservoir on the Hanjiang River forever.

As the gateway to Yunyang Mansion, Whitden stayed in Junzhou.

Li Guo led his army all the way west along the river.

On the way, Li Guo learned that Hui Dengxiang had strengthened the city defenses, and he was angry and funny.

It is angry that the former colleague has now become enemies.

The funny thing is that no matter how hard he tries, Whitden Xiang can't resist the invasion.

However, he was more curious about how Hui Dengxiang broke away from You Shilu and went to Junzhou to defend the city.

He replied, "Hui Dengxiang was originally guarding the sheepskin beach, but when he learned that You Shilu had been defeated, he broke away from You Shilu and went to Yunyang Mansion.

The reason for going to Yunyang Mansion is also very simple, he and his subordinates' families are settled there."

"I see." Li said, "The horse loves the beans, and Hui Dengxiang will only be so little out of his life."

"Hui Dengxiang has just suffered a defeat, and the morale of our army is high, so we can take Junzhou in one fell swoop, and then take Yunyang Mansion to open up the road to Shaanxi."

The accompanying generals patted their ass: "At that time, the general will have a lot of face in front of King Chuang, and we will also be stained a lot."

"Hahaha...... That's not something to be happy about. I can't even win, so I don't have to mix in the army."

Li Guo was modest on his lips, and his pride was written on his face.

As a result, he didn't say anything big, and he did easily win Junzhou.

Then, Li Guo hit a nail in Yunyang and stormed Yunyang for three days.

Yunyang Mansion did not move.