nanming man

Chapter 979
In February, while the Ming army mobilized the army, the Wei army also made major adjustments. In addition to Wang Guangtai's 3 men marching into Changsha and Jin Shenghuan's 16 men attacking Wuchang, the Wei army mobilized another [-] troops and marched into Xiangyang. , making Huguang's soldiers reach [-].

In addition, the garrisons in Jingzhou, Yuezhou and other counties, Huguang has more than 20 troops, and the Ming army has also increased from 11 to 17.

At this time, the war had just begun, and the two sides had invested their respective elite soldiers. On the vast land of the lake, on various official roads and rivers, there were long dragon-like unicycle convoys and strings of grain boats.

Hanyang City is located at the intersection of the Yangtze River and the Han Army, on the Yang River of the Han River, facing Wuchang across the river.

In the past, there was no city here. After Wei Jun took control of this place, he began to build the city wall, which became the front line for the confrontation between the two armies.

At this time, along the official road along the Hanshui River, a group of 6000 black armored cavalry, guarding the Great Wei Emperor Gao Yihuan, arrived at the Wei Army camp in Hanyang.

One hundred thousand troops and tens of thousands of civilians gathered here, the large troops could not stay in the city, and went down to the camp along the river, the tents spread for more than [-] li, the banners in the camp were unfurled, the momentum was astonishing.

In order to intimidate Nanming, Gao Yihuan originally wanted to claim 80 yuan, but someone later suggested that it was unlucky. Cao Cao, who falsely claimed 80 yuan in history, and Fu Jian from the former Qin Dynasty had miserable endings.

Gao Yihuan's current situation is a bit similar to Cao Cao's, and his strength is better than Zhu Cihong's, but Zhu Cihong also has his advantages, and it is not impossible to capsize in the gutter.

This time, Wei Jun changed his exaggerated style from his predecessors, and told Nanming in a down-to-earth manner, I will come to 20, you can figure it out.

At this time, Gao Yihuan, who was wearing a golden helmet and armor, rode a BMW and came outside the city of Hanyang. Jin Shenghuan, Wu Shizhao, Zhao Zhuzi and others had already arrived outside the city to greet him with nearly a hundred civil and military personnel.

A large number of soldiers of the Wei army also stood on both sides of the road with spears and guns, and there were dense helmets in sight.

"Chen Jin Shenghuan sees Your Majesty!"

"I see you, Your Majesty!"

Jin Shenghuan was the general who attacked Wuchang, and Wu Shizhao and Zhao Zhuzi were the deputy generals. They all knelt on one knee and saluted Gao Yihuan.

"Your Majesty, long live, long live, long live!"

The Wei soldiers on both sides of the official road knelt on one knee at the same time and shouted in unison.

In Wuchang City, Huang Degong was eating. He picked up a piece of fat with his chopsticks. He was startled by the sound, and the fat fell on the table. He turned his head to look north in some surprise, as if he could see clearly what happened through the wall.

Outside the city of Hanyang, Gao Yihuan dismounted from his horse, and helped Jin Shenghuan and the others up with a smile.

Then he looked at the generals at the back and the tens of thousands of troops who were saluting on one knee, and waved his hands boldly, "Get up, all soldiers, excuse me!"

Jin Shenghuan then turned sideways, stretched out his hand and said, "Your Majesty, please enter the city to rest."

At that moment, Gao Yihuan got on his horse again, and all the soldiers also got on their backs one after another, and then surrounded Gao Yihuan and entered the city.

A group of people first passed through a large camp that stretched for several miles, and walked through the military tents that stretched all the way to the bottom of the city. The soldiers of the Wei army in the camp saw Gao Yihuan's figure appearing. Bowing down, shouting long live three times, the momentum is earth-shattering.

Gao Yihuan kept waving his whip to the soldiers on the horse until he entered Hanyang City.

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On the opposite side of Wuchang City, Huang Degong put on his helmet, dressed neatly, and climbed up the tower with one hand on the handle of the knife, and found that Governor Wang was looking at the opposite bank.

"Fujun, what's going on!" Huang Degong asked in confusion.

Wang Yan said in a deep voice: "It seems that the high thief has arrived!"

Huang Degong frowned. The voice from the other side just now turned out to be Gao Yihuan who had arrived in Hanyang.

Instead of being surprised, Huang Degong rubbed his hands excitedly, "So the main attack direction of the Wei thief is undoubtedly Wuchang."

He snorted coldly, "Great bandit is here! The general is going to hit him until his head is broken, so that the thief knows how powerful this general is!"

Wang Yan hurriedly said: "Duke must not underestimate the enemy!"

Huang Degong waved his hand, "Don't worry, Wang Fujun, this general is not underestimating the enemy, but has enough confidence in Wuchang city defense. Gao Bandit comes, I just want to meet him for a while."

Wang Yandao: "The land of Wuchang in the southeast survives if it is gained, and those who lose it die. In the past, Sun Quan built Wuchang, but Jiangdong prospered, and Jin won Wuchang, but Jiangdong perished. It is the great fortune of the Ming Dynasty to have the bottom of the heart."

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Gao Yihuan came to the festival hall of the commander's mansion in Hanyang City, and everyone asked him to sit down on the commander's seat, leaving only Jin Shenghuan, Wu Shizhao and Zhao Zhuzi to discuss.

Gao Yihuan sat in the handsome seat and said with a smile, "Huchen, how is the situation in Wuchang?"

Jin Shenghuan came out and said: "Your Majesty, Wuchang City has high walls, thick artillery, and the city is built along the river. There are ships to transport food, military supplies, and replenish the source of troops. You can't be trapped to death, you can only attack by force."

As Jin Sheng paused, he said in a deep voice: "I thought that our army would suffer heavy losses if we captured Wuchang, but once Wuchang is defeated, the Ming army's elite will be lost, and it will be easy for the army to capture Nanjing."

Gao Yihuan nodded slightly, and once again confirmed the difficulty of attacking Wuchang, he said in a deep voice: "I think you have also heard some rumors, this time the Huguang battle is not for you to make a quick decision, but to fight slowly to attract more main forces of the Ming army to the west. Aid Huguang to create opportunities for the two Huaihe Rivers. Therefore, whether Wuchang can be won is not particularly important, so Huchen, you don’t have to rush for a while, you can fight steadily and sweep the periphery first. Huguang is our granary. We can afford it. Sorry."

The choice of Huguang to hold back the Ming army and the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies was based on various considerations, the most important of which was logistics.

The battle to destroy the Ming Dynasty will inevitably be protracted. The Wei army can get food locally in Huguang, but the Ming army's food and grass need to be transported up the river to Wuchang. If this continues, the first to collapse must be Nanming.

Jin Shenghuan nodded slightly, heaving a sigh of relief, but at the same time feeling a little lost.

"I understand!" Jin Shenghuan and the three clasped their fists together.

Seeing that the three of them were not in a good mood, Gao Yihuan immediately asked, "What's going on in Changsha?"

Wu Shizhao said: "The news came from the scouts that the Ming army seems to have increased their troops in central Hunan."

"Oh? Did Wuchang increase its troops?" Gao Yihuan was a little puzzled.

Jin Shenghuan clasped his fists and said, "No. I suspect that the Ming army wanted to launch a counterattack on the couch."

Gao Yihuan nodded slightly, "I am just patrolling Huguang to attract the attention of the Ming army, and I will go to Huaibei secretly in a few days. I will leave the full power of the Huguang battle to you, Huchen!"

Jin Shenghuan's heart moved when he heard the words, and he hurriedly cupped his fists, "I will definitely live up to His Majesty's trust!"

At this time, Gao Yihuan stood up, walked to the map hanging on the wall, scanned the whole map, and set his eyes on Bashu, Huguang, Lianghuai, and finally settled on Nanjing, hoping that Huguang could attract more Ming troops. .

The news of Gao Yihuan's appearance in Huguang spread to Nanjing within a few days.

At this time in the palace, Zhu Cihong stood in front of the map in a daze. In order to deal with Gao Yihuan's attack, he had expanded his force to 40, but his confidence was still insufficient.

He knew very well that the newly recruited soldiers could only fill the number of people, and although Sun Kewang and Hauge agreed to send troops, they were also quite cunning. If Da Ming did not show a certain strength, they would not make a move easily.

At this time, although there were 40 Ming troops, it was still a bit difficult to defend the two directions of Huguang and Lianghuai. When he saw that the Wei army gathered in Wuchang, he intended to launch a partial counterattack on the couch to boost morale, so he needed more troops.

"It would be great if we could judge the direction of Wei thief's main attack!" Zhu Cihong murmured.

At this time, a servant from outside the study suddenly reported, "Your Majesty, the beating report from Huguang!"

Zhu Cilang withdrew her thoughts, "Bring it in!"

The servant put the memorial on the table, not daring to disturb the emperor's meditation, and hastily left the study.

Zhu Cihong stood in front of the map for a while, then walked back to the table and sat down, then picked up the memorial and looked through it. When he saw the memorial saying that Gao Yihuan appeared in Huguang, his face immediately beamed with joy. A few elders are here to see you, I have important matters to discuss."

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