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Chapter 507 Arriving in Wuchang
It was getting brighter, and the [-] left soldiers on the east bank of the Jinshui River disappeared in smoke. Except for the troops anyway, the rest of the left soldiers were either killed or captured, or fled eastward.

Xu Heihu pursued fiercely all the way, and the Ma Jun chased directly to the foot of Wuchang City, killing the Zuo Jun's blood like a river before turning back.

In this battle, Wei Wujun killed 1 enemies, took [-] prisoners, and more than [-] people participated anyway. The remaining left troops all fled at night.

However, these people did not flee back to Wuchang. Most of them became stragglers, and those who fled back home alone.

Only Li Guoying led thousands of remnants back to the city, frightening Commander Zuo so much that he almost had a stroke and collapsed.

Zuo Liangyu originally thought that the war would be over when the imperial envoy arrived, but now that Gao Yihuan had defeated him by another 10 people, he was a little uncertain.

He even wondered if his judgment was wrong. The imperial envoy was not here to help him intercede and mediate the conflict between him and Gao Yihuan, but to numb him and make Gao Yihuan kill him by surprise.

But after thinking about it calmly, I think it's unlikely. If Gao Yihuan completely defeats him and occupies Wuchang, then Gao Yihuan's strength will immediately soar. If he is conservative and calls himself a king, but if he is arrogant like Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong, it is not a problem to become an emperor.

It is impossible for the Nanjing court to be willing to see Gao Yihuan grow up to that extent, so it is definitely hoped that he can continue to contain Gao Yihuan.

After figuring this out, Zuo Liangyu calmed down and ordered the city gates to be closed to prepare for the battle. At the same time, he flew to Nanjing for help.

The attack on the camp on the east bank of the Jinshui River was quite successful.

For Wei Wujun, the biggest problem is that he is not good at water warfare. It is precisely because of this that Li Guoying was able to rely on a hundred thousand chickens and dogs to block Wei Wujun on the west bank of Jinshui.

Ma Jinzhong's surrender allowed Wei Wujun to cross the Jinshui River without interference. Once the army crossed the river, it didn't matter whether there was internal support or not. Even in a majestic formation, Wei Wujun had enough confidence to defeat the left army head-on , let alone a surprise attack at night.

In the early morning, the shouting and noise that lasted most of the night gradually subsided. In the destroyed camp, the tents and fences were not completely burned, and green smoke was still rising everywhere.

Early in the morning, Gao Yihuan came down to the opposite bank surrounded by guards, and saw groups of captives gathered together. Soldiers walked among the corpses, cleaned up the corpses, and picked up various weapons.

Looking at the corpses all over the floor, Gao Yihuan couldn't help frowning slightly.In this raid, the Zuo Army killed many people, but Wei Wujun didn't actually kill many people, mainly because of the Zuo Army anyway.

For Wei Wujun, the population, especially the young and strong population, is a rare resource.

The world's three major granaries, Huguang, Sichuan, and Jiangnan. Now Jiangnan mainly grows cash crops, and Sichuan's grain production is relatively limited. Only Huguang can claim that Huguang is ripe for the world.

At this time, Wei Wu's army is not short of food, so the population is not a burden, but a resource.

Young and strong captives can mine, log, build water conservancy, and be able to serve as tenants for military households. They are the resources that the emerging military nobles in the Wei Wu army need to obtain.

Therefore, when Wei Wujun was fighting, apart from chasing and killing Li Guoying's core troops, he didn't pay much attention to the other troops as long as they were defeated.

Usually when attacking at night, the army is easily defeated, but not many people die, because it is easy to flee in the dark, but this time the left army was killed close to [-].

Gao Yihuan came to the burned camp of the left army. Wang Deren's armor was stained with blood, and he galloped over on horseback. "Commander, the left army on the east bank was completely defeated. Except for those who escaped and were captured, all the rest were cut down!"

When he reported, Li Hu and others also came over one after another, followed by a few unfamiliar faces, probably the generals of the left army on the east bank anyway.

"Marshal, most of the left army fled at night, only [-] prisoners were taken, and the rations and equipment were pitifully low." Li Hu reported.

At this time, Ma Jinzhong saw the opportunity and went forward to salute, "The last general, Ma Jinzhong, pays homage to the commander. This battle is all due to the marshal's supernatural power, and Li Guoying was defeated. In this battle, the last general's [-] brothers were the internal support, and the army crossed the river. The east bank created chaos, now that the war is over, I am here to visit the commander-in-chief, and hope that the commander-in-chief will take him in, and the general is willing to do his best for the commander-in-chief in the end."

After finishing speaking, he led a group of generals behind him to salute Gao Yihuan.

Gao Yihuan got off his horse and helped Ma Jinzhong up. He was a little happy, "Is General Ma from Henan?"

Ma Jinzhong blushed, "I'm from Yan'an, Shaanxi, but I've lived in Henan for a few years, Henan is a good place."

Gao Yi smiled happily, and patted Ma Jinzhong on the shoulder, "There are also many Shaanxi people in my army, and the Huchen is from Shaanxi. It is a great achievement for you to help the army cross the river this time. I will give you a reward. Now you take your men and horses and obey the orders of the army!"

Ma Jinzhong was overjoyed and hurriedly led his subordinates to salute Gao Yihuan.

Gao Yihuan gave a few words of encouragement, and then reminded: "You are now following me, and I have to remind you of something. I have always cared for the people, so don't smash my signboard."

The generals were shocked, knowing that Marshal Gao was worried about them harming the people, Ma Jinzhong hurriedly said: "Don't worry, Marshal, I will definitely restrain the military discipline!"

Gao Yihuan nodded slightly, "From now on, I will cover all the military pay and food you need. You have taken my money and food, and if someone dares to harm the common people, then don't blame me for being ungrateful."

"Taking the money and rations from the commander-in-chief, and not doing personnel work, I don't need the commander-in-chief to speak, I will be the first to chop him off!" Ma Jinzhong promised again.

Gao Yihuan was very satisfied, he laughed, and patted Ma Jinzhong on the shoulder again, "General Ma, you are very good. This commander is optimistic about you. Follow this commander to work hard, and the future is boundless."

After Gao Yihuan finished speaking, Zhao Daxian finally got his chance, "Marshal, should we rest where we are now, or gather our troops and march towards Wuchang."

Gao Yihuan waved his hand, "Clean up, let's go straight to Wuchang!"

At the beginning of March, Gao Yihuan's army arrived at the foot of Wuchang City, but the army did not attack the city.

A few days later, Chen Zilong and Jiang Waterproof Division rushed to Wuchang, where they clashed with Wei Wujun's fort. After an artillery battle, Jiang Waterproof Division was forced to retreat to Sanjiangkou, and Chen Zilong went overland to Wuchang and came to Gao Yihuan's camp.

At the same time, Huang Degong was ordered by the imperial court to go south from Luzhou to Anqing, and soldiers entered Susong County on the border with Huguang, making a gesture of supporting Wuchang.

If the war continues, it will turn into a war between Gao Yihuan and Nanjing. Gao Yihuan doesn't want to fight anymore, and Nanjing can't stop Gao Yihuan. The time for Wei Wujun to negotiate with Nanjing is ripe.

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