Zhou Xian stood on a hillside, and the five hundred knights behind him were hiding in the jungle behind him, staring blankly at Xiangyang City not far away. Fire lights flashed out one after another in the city, black wolf smoke soared into the sky, and the large group of peasant army troops rushed into the city like a yellow dragon from the west gate along the main street of Xiangyang City.

The only dozen artillery guns of the peasant army lined up outside Xiangyang City, rumbling and constantly firing at the established target. Gravel mixed with wood chips flew everywhere, soldiers fled along the way, and the people hid in the house and shivered. The general situation of the government army was gone, and this largest military center in the Hunan-European region of the Ming Dynasty was finally owned by Zhang Xianzhong.

After Zhou Xian led his troops to head from Dangyang north, he discovered many abnormalities along the way. For example, there were a lot more scouts from the peasant army, and no matter how they were removed, they could not be eliminated. Then there were constant stops from the peasant army on the road. Although their number was not large, it completely delayed Zhou Xian and his time to Xiangyang.

If Zhou Xian had not ordered all his soldiers to throw away their armor and put on the clothes of ordinary people, he would probably not have been able to reach the outside of Xiangyang City even if he was not eaten by the peasant army at this moment.

But in the end, it was one step too late. Li Dingguo asked his soldiers to put on the clothes of ordinary people and mixed into the city, and immediately controlled the Ximen. With the entry of the large group of peasant troops, the official army was defeated and there was no possibility of turning the situation around.

Zhou Xian had only these five hundred knights under him, and he was like a thunder in the sea in this chaos, and he could not change anything at all. His only expectation was that the other three gates could be opened, and some official troops could escape from it. He could attack at the right time to gain some time for them to escape.

Li Kai looked ugly and said to Zhou Xian: "Second Young Master, we sent someone to inform the Xiangyang garrison. What exactly did they do for food? In this way, the thief army could raid Xiangyang."

Zhou Xian shook his head and said that he didn't understand. Xiangyang City was high and the walls were strong, and the peasant army fought all the way from Sichuan, and the soldiers were exhausted. If they attacked for a strong force, they would not have a chance at all. Even if the defenders in the city did not believe what they believed, they should strengthen the defense at the city gate to prevent accidents. But the current situation is that facing the peasant army who had only a hundred peasant soldiers who were mixed into the city, they had no power of resistance. The latter easily controlled the city gate, resulting in a complete collapse of the situation.

Zhou Xian sighed and calmed his mind. He turned behind him and said loudly: "Everyone got on the horse and waited for my order to attack. Xiangyang has been broken, and the bandit army will definitely pursue the government troops who escaped from the city in a row. Our purpose for a while is to take advantage of the situation to annihilate a group of the bandit army and cover the evacuation of the soldiers in the city."

The soldiers around him didn't say much, and they all turned over and rode on horses.

The orders and effects of the superiors were the effects that Zhou Xian had been pursuing in the army. Most of the five hundred knights who came with him were selected from the previous personal barracks, and some were newly conquered Luo Rucai's troops. The former had been completely absorbed by him, and although the latter had been newly surrendered to the official army, Zhou Xian gave them enough respect and trust. In addition, it was because of Zhou Xian's proper command that he arrived here smoothly. Therefore, at this moment, they were willing to trust Zhou Xian again.

Zhou Xian was very satisfied with their performance. He was really afraid that at this time, the rebellious Qin soldiers would not obey their orders. If that were the case, the consequences would be really serious. He took a certain risk to bring these Qin soldiers to come this time. If it weren't for the insufficient number of soldiers who could ride horses in the personal military camp, he would definitely not have brought them here. After all, doing everything requires some people whom he can fully trust.

But the performance of these Qin soldiers at this moment obviously did not disappoint Zhou Xian's adventure.

Zhou Xian suddenly noticed a soldier next to him. He did not obey the orders, but looked forward with some confusion. Zhou Xian knew that person, named Gao Xin, who was once Luo Ruming's personal soldier. "Gao Xin, what are you doing? Are you still getting on the horse quickly?"

Gao Xin pointed to the front and said, "Zhou Guzhe, look over there, that is the main player of the Eight Kings."

Zhou Xian's face changed slightly. He turned his head and found that there was a peasant army ten miles ahead. There were not many, only about 3,000 people. Unlike other peasant army units who were rushing in the city, their flags were neat and they walked slowly towards Xiangyang City with a slow rhythm of leisurely steps. Zhou Xian looked at Gao Xin in a daze and said, "Are you sure that is Zhang Xianzhong's main business?"

Gao Xin nodded and said, "I followed Ershuai before..."

As soon as he said that, he realized his slip of the tongue and quickly explained: "It is Luo Ruming. I have visited Zhang Xianzhong once with him. His main businessmen were fighting the yellow Xuanwu flag. I heard from the military that it was because the Ming Dynasty was fire virtue, so he used a red flag. The fire virtue will eventually be replaced by earth virtue, and earth is yellow. His main businessmen wanted to say that he would one day replace the Ming Dynasty to gain the world. The Xuanwu logo was chosen because the main businessmen were mainly responsible for protecting Zhang Xianzhong's safety. Xuanwu was also painted with a flag because he was good at guarding. Look, isn't the raised flag the yellow Xuanwu flag?"

Zhou Xian lowered his head and pondered for a moment, and said, "Do you know Zhang Xianzhong's appearance and his clothes?"

The cavalry behind Gao Xin said, "Zhou Guerrilla, I have seen him. Zhang Xianzhong is tall, usually wearing golden armor, red cloak behind him, and a red dome felt hat on his head, which is easy to identify."

Gao Xin nodded and said, "Zhou Guzhe, he is right. Zhang Xianzhong usually wears that way. I think the one riding a black horse under his banner should be him."

Zhou Xian suddenly regretted not bringing Jimu. He didn't know how to ride a horse, so Zhou Xian was left in Sichuan. It's not that he was indispensable, but that there was a telescope on him at the moment. If he were there, he would definitely be able to see clearly whether that was Zhang Xianzhong himself.

Zhou Xian looked at Zhang Xianzhong's main camp in the distance, and was silent for a long time, looking at Li Kai and said, "Li Kai, immediately gather all the musketeers in the cavalry together."

Li Kai said with a confused look on his face: "Young Master, what are you going to do? We did bring fifty musketeers this time, but the range of musketeers is too close, mainly for defense. When used immediately, it is not as good as an archer, and we can only shoot once."

Zhou Xian snorted and said, "Fifty musketeers, each shot is enough. As long as you shoot all these lead bullets on Zhang Xianzhong, he will never have a way out."

Li Kai was startled and stuttered a little, "Second Young Master, what are you...what are you going to do?"
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