nanming man

Chapter 210 Huguang Xingsheng
After Gao Yihuan chased to Yicheng, he left deputy captain Dai Jinghong behind and led 1000 troops to garrison, and the army stopped marching southward.

The army was about to enter Chengtian Mansion in the south, which was close to Wuchang, which would put pressure on the Western Army, and Zhang Xianzhong would definitely not tolerate it.

Gao Yihuan didn't want to fight the Western Army anymore, so he had to keep a relatively safe distance from Zhang Xianzhong.

At this time, he stopped in Yicheng County, and Zhang Xianzhong in Wuchang would not feel oppressed, and he had Yicheng as an outpost in Xiangyang, so he didn't have to worry about the Western Army approaching Xiangyang again.

Being a person is the same as doing things, you need a degree, if you find this degree, everyone will be comfortable, if you can't find it, then you will fight.

The battle for Xiangyang this time lasted less than a month, but there were Ming, Shun, and Xi forces fighting against each other.

In terms of fierce fighting, it was still between the Shun Army and the Western Army, but the ones who lost the most in the battle were not Gao Yihuan and Li Dingguo, but Zuo Liangyu, the tyrants of Xiangyang Mansion, and the Ming Dynasty.

Gao Yihuan and Gao Zurong stood on the top of Xiangyang City, watching the rolling Han River rushing southeast. The father and son couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

A year and a half ago, they were nothing more than small landlords in the countryside of Henan, but now they have become powerful tyrants who control the land of the three prefectures.

Gao Zurong couldn't help sighing in his heart, Gao Yihuan saw him sighing, and couldn't help asking: "Father, why are you sighing!"

Gao Zurong shook his head, "As a father, I sigh that I am old. If I am ten years younger, I will be lucky enough to see you accomplish something."

Gao Yi laughed and said, "Is that why Dad has so much confidence in me?"

Gao Zurong nodded heavily, "Naturally, we are standing in Xiangyang!"

After finishing speaking, he looked at Gao Yihuan, "Yihuan, the land of Jingzhou, is the most powerful place in the world. If you take it, there will be great things to do!"

The old man was obviously excited. He pointed to the southwest direction and said excitedly: "In the land of Huguang, there are three contending places, namely Jingzhou, Wuchang, and Xiangyang. Jingzhou is located in the middle of Chu, with Xiangyang in the north and Xiangyang in the west The defense of Yiling is aided by Wuchang in the east. The Chu people are all strong and strong, and Yan and Ying are dead, and the country is weak. Yihuan, you must take Jingzhou."

Gao Yihuan was a little surprised when he heard this, but he heard that Gao Zurong seemed to be drinking too much, and pointed to the southeast again, and continued: "Wuchang, guard the key points of Jianghan, the southeast will survive if it is gained, and perish if it is lost. Back then, Liu Biao was in Jingzhou. In the rush, increase troops and set up garrisons, so that Huang Zu guarded it. Sun Quan knew that the victory in the southeast must be in the upper class, so he built a city in Xiakou, and Xiakou is today's Wuchang. Yihuan, if you seize this place, the southeast will look up to you. "

Gao Zurong finally pointed to his feet, "I'm talking about Xiangyang, the waist of the world. If it is in the Central Plains, it can be merged with the southeast. If you get it in the southeast, you can also map the world. Today, Yihuan can get one of the three cities. If you take it Second, it must be able to achieve a great cause."

After hearing this, Gao Yihuan couldn't help admiring, "Father, you can do it! You have made such great progress!"

Gao Zurong's face was agitated at first, but when he heard what he said, he immediately broke his merits, and said in a bad mood: "Being a father is not for you. Since I decided to give up my fame, I haven't studied for more than ten years. It's been a year and a half. , but read a lot of books with Mr. Li, and often talked about current affairs with a few colleagues, and naturally gained some new insights."

Gao Yihuan couldn't help feeling warm in his heart. The old man was studying again for his sake. It seemed that he couldn't be lazy.

Gao Zurong is still making progress at his age, so naturally he can't be left behind.

Gao Yihuan pointed to the mountains and rivers in front of him, drew a big circle, and said proudly: "Father, this area will be my territory from now on."

"Yihuan, you still need to study more, what kind of territory, it's so vulgar to say so, you can't think of special words."

Gao Yihuan scratched his head, thinking: "I can't say now, it's all my country, right?"

Immediately, the two of them stood at the top of the city, watching the rolling Han River, watching the sun rise in the east, shining on the vast land of the lake.

In this battle of Xiangyang, Li Dingguo's 2 people went north, and more than 2 people went back. There was not much loss in military strength, and he even made a few thousand troops. Jingzhou, the plan to take Bashu again went bankrupt.

The Western Army occupied Wuchang, but they were enemies on all sides. The strategic dilemma was not overcome, so Li Dingguo could be said to have failed.

Not to mention the Ming Dynasty, with the loss of Xiangyang, a strategically important place, even if it retreats to the south in the future, it will only be safe.

Gao Yihuan became the biggest winner in the entire Xiangyang battle.

From the beginning of the war, he relied on his mouth to pull the banner of Li Zicheng, fooling a lot of villagers and local bandits to serve him, but his own troops basically suffered no losses.

At this time, the first battle in Xiangyang was settled, but Huguang was still not peaceful.

At this time, as the Qing army withdrew from the pass and King Qin's soldiers and horses returned to the south, the connection between the Ming court and the localities began to resume smooth.

Throughout the 16 years of Chongzhen, the Ming Dynasty was like a high paraplegic patient who lay on the hospital bed for more than half a year, and his body finally regained his movement.

At this time, the external threats were temporarily lifted, and the Ming Dynasty began to eliminate internal hidden dangers again.

It's just that Li Zicheng has grown so big that court officials dare not look at it or mention it.Whoever presides over the extermination of Li Zicheng now is tantamount to seeking death.

At this time, most of the officials in the court, like Emperor Chongzhen, were alienated from morality. It can be said that they were basically monks hitting the clock for a day, and no one was willing to risk their lives for the emperor.

But since he is still an official, he can't just do nothing, so if Li Zicheng can't fight, then he should fight Zhang Xianzhong.

The Ming army quickly formulated a plan to encircle Zhang Xianzhong on three sides and trap the enemy in Wuchang.

Facing Huang Degong in Anqing, He Tengjiao in Yuezhou, and Zuo Liangyu in Jingzhou, Zhang Xianzhong finally decided to beat Zuo Liangyu and He Tengjiao first.

When He Tengjiao saw Zhang Xianzhong running towards him, he ran to Changsha overnight, and Zuo Liangyu also gave up Jingzhou and fled south to Changde Mansion.

In this way, Sun Kewang and Liu Wenxiu took Jingzhou and Yilingzhou to the west without any effort, opening the way for the western army to enter Sichuan. When Zhang Xianzhong attacked Yuezhou, Yang Wenyue blocked him from outside the city.

For a time, Zhang Xianzhong and the Ming army fought fiercely in central Hubei.

After Gao Yihuan returned to Xiangyang, he quickly took Nanzhang, Junxian, Zaoyang and other places where the power was in a vacuum, and controlled the Xiangyang prefecture. Suizhou, Yingshan and Dawu counties.

In this way, the road from Xinyang to Huguang through Wuyang Pass or Xingzhe Pass was also opened.

The three prefectures of Nanyang, Runing, and Xiangyang are connected to each other like a triangle.

At this time, Gao Yihuan's territory has reached a limit, no matter how big it is, there will be no soldiers to defend.

After Gao Yihuan returned to Xiangyang, he immediately reorganized the newly attached troops and got 4000 soldiers and horses in Nanyang. He also reorganized Wang Guangtai and other departments. .

At the beginning of October, Gao Yihuan asked Wang Deren to leave [-] soldiers from Nanyang and change to lead [-] soldiers from Xiangyang to return to Nanyang Mansion. Zhao Zhuzi, as Wang Deren's deputy, went to Nanyang together. Gao Zurong also returned to Nanyang to integrate the forces in Nanyang.

Although the battle for Xiangyang has ended, Zhang Xianzhong is fighting He Tengjiao in the south, and the situation is uncertain, so Gao Yihuan remains in Xiangyang for the time being.

Prepare to monitor the changes in the situation in Huguang, improve yourself, and improve your officers, and open the Xiangyang Lecture Hall.

(End of this chapter)