When Ding Hongguang received the will from Bianjing, he immediately got in touch with Li Zicheng's department in Haifu County.

As soon as the two of them combined, they sent troops together and began to attack Xiangbei.

October 30 of the first year of Xingwu.

Xinxin County, located in Haifu County, and the 100,000 imperial army that had just stabilized the Yanjiang River arrived at the border of Xiangbei County, and immediately divided the troops into two routes, one west and one east, and one to the north.

On the third day of November in the first year of Xingwu.

In the face of the two-sided attack of the imperial court and the reform army, the local gentry in northern Hunan used all their resources to form an army of nearly 200,000 people, most of whom were mainly barbarians in the dense mountains of northern Xiangbei.

These brutes are brave and ruthless by nature, and the people are fierce, and they are all good at this battle because of the area where they live.

The imperial court used to recruit soldiers in the south, and the barbarians of northern and southern Hunan were the most popular soldiers.

Coupled with the full support of the local gentry, with the experience of the previous experience of the Yangtze River, the gentry group in Xiangbei has united a lot.

This also made the resources they had better played, and most of the 200,000 troops were actually covered with leather armor, and nearly 5,000 of them were smashed out of an ironclad army by them with various resources.

Although there were no cavalry due to the location, the combat power of the hoplites was undoubted.

Not to mention that their soldiers are still the strongest barbarians among the two counties of northern and southern Hunan.

If it was the previous imperial army, I am afraid that it would not be able to defeat this army that had spent a lot of their resources to build.

However, what they were up against was the imperial army with Zhao Jun's blessing and the innovation army built entirely by the resources provided by Yunzhou County.

Iron armor can be said to have almost become a standard configuration in the two armies.

Only some classes that need flexibility still wear leather armor, but even so, they still have a piece of iron armor in their home.

When the two sides began to collide, Ding Hongguang's side was almost overwhelming.

Most of the Ironclad Army is coming to his side to fight against the imperial army.

However, in the face of the many advanced technologies possessed by the imperial army today, the local army in northern Hunan is useless even if it has good equipment and strong combat effectiveness.

The imperial army doesn't need to fight with you in close combat at all, and only needs to take long-range weapons from a distance to consume them to death.

With the cooperation of artillery, fire, crows and musketeers, the imperial army took advantage of firearms to beat these private armies and flee in disarray.

Those fierce and abnormal barbarians on weekdays are all honest, and as soon as they are called to squat, they all honestly hold their heads and squat, not daring to say more than half a word.

And Li Zicheng's side was different, because they didn't have the blessing of fire, they had a solid fight with this private army.

100,000 against 100,000!

During this time, the 100,000 reformed troops who were trained wore armor and fought hard against the army supported by the gentry.

In the end, it was the Renovator Army that was unsurprisingly victorious, but this time the battle cost the Renovator Army nearly 3,000 men.

But this scene made the head of the instructor who was sent to train the troops nod with satisfaction, although it was said that more than 3,000 people were lost in this battle.

But after this bloody battle, the army on the side of the reform army has completely transformed.

Become an elite!

And after the war, because of their strong combat effectiveness, they also absorbed a lot of barbarians to join the reform army and became a member of them, and finally the reform army of 100,000 people went to war, but the number rose to 120,000 after the battle.

The extra 20,000 or so are newly reinstated barbarians who have improved their combat effectiveness a lot.

After the two battles, the two sides continued to advance non-stop towards Wuyang Mansion, the capital of Xiangbei County, and finally in the early morning of November 13 in the first year of Xingwu, the two sides successfully converged outside Wuyang Mansion.

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Late at night, outside the city of Wuyang Mansion, the garrison of the imperial army and the reform army.

The Great Tent of the Chinese Army.

"See Ding Shuai!"

Li Zicheng knelt down on one knee in a military uniform and saluted Ding Hongguang.

Ding Hongguang nodded slightly, and then said, "No courtesy, get up." ”

"Xie Dashuai!"

Li Zicheng still stood up after saluting with a straight look.

After taking Li Zicheng up, Ding Hongguang led him to the seat, and after he sat back on his main seat, he asked with a smile:

"Li Yi has not seen him for a long time, I never thought that you and I would be in the army again, it is really impermanent!"

Hearing this, Li Zicheng suddenly smiled bitterly and said: "Ding Shuai, don't be sarcastic, the last general was originally a good post station director did a good job, but somehow an order came from Bianjing to let me go to Haifu County to settle for the grass."

Ding Shuai didn't know that Haifu County was really not comparable to our Yunzhou County.

Not to mention that nothing else is lackluster just to eat, and more importantly, they don't even know what stir-fry is, or they can't stand it anymore and hand it over to the chef to eat stir-fried food.

However, the spices in Haifu County are much more valuable than those in Yunzhou County, but I haven't found much seasoning, and the soup is low every day, and the last general can't bear it! ”

Speaking of this, Li Zicheng couldn't help but say to Ding Hongguang:

"Ding Shuai, do you want to help me ask Bianjing, when will I be able to go back?"

Hearing Li Zicheng's request, even Ding Hongguang couldn't help but scratch his head.

He had heard about Li Zicheng, and he had heard that the decision to send him to Haifu County was decided by His Majesty himself.

This matter that His Majesty personally decided was something that he could change, so he could only deal with it with a haha.

"Okay, when I have time, Ben Shuai will ask for Chief Li."

Li Zicheng suddenly showed a face full of joy, and thanked Ding Hongguang again and again, he was embarrassed to make Ding Hongguang look like this, he was just coping with it, but he didn't plan to really help him ask.

However, the wood is already in the boat, so I can only continue to load it.

Ding Hongguang hurriedly changed the topic and asked, "Did Chief Li encounter obstacles on the way over?" ”

Li Zicheng even told the story of the battle between his party and those landlords and private armies in Xiangbei County.

Ding Hongguang suddenly understood when he heard this.

Unexpectedly, the other party was not only the person who put the block here, but even Li Zicheng and the other thieves actually sent an army.

If it weren't for the fact that Li Zicheng's bunch of thieves were funded by His Majesty behind his back, I am afraid that the Reform Army may not be able to pass this private army in Xiangbei County.

After all, no matter how you say it, they are also the army that the rich gentry of Xiangbei County have piled up with all their might, and they should still have a certain amount of combat effectiveness.

But after carefully asking about the specific battle situation, Ding Hongguang couldn't help but smile dumbly.

Unexpectedly, after a hard fight, not only did the number of people on the side of the reform army not decrease, but there were 20,000 more.

If this is heard by those rich gentry in Wuyang Mansion, I am afraid that they will vomit blood in anger.

At this time, in Wuyang Mansion, because the two armies of the Imperial Court and the Reform Army arrived outside Wuyang Mansion one after another during the day, everyone gathered towards the county guard mansion one after another.

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(End of chapter)