The governor of Yunyang was changed again, and his name was Wang Aoyong.
This guy was a traitor in history. He was first captured by Li Zicheng and forced to pay, and then Maliao defected to Dorgon and directly became the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Minister of the Ministry of Works - but was killed by Li Zicheng's generals who pretended to surrender.
The previous two governors of Yunyang were both good at fighting.
But they had conflicts with Yang Sichang, so Chongzhen believed that they would not fight. Now that Wang Aoyong was replaced on the front line, the situation in Hubei took a turn for the worse!
Wang Aoyong was fooled around by Zhang Xianzhong. He was exhausted and suffered several defeats in succession.
In the end, they did not dare to move. Wang Ao Yong retreated to Yunyang, and the other generals retreated to Xiangyang.
Zhang Xianzhong took the initiative to lure him, but the officers and soldiers could not hold on.
"Eight Great Kings, the spies reported that Jingmen is empty, and Liu'an is also empty!"
Zhang Xianzhong now occupied De'an Prefecture and sent spies everywhere to inquire. As a result, his troops on both sides were empty.
Where should I fight?
The previous governor of Anlu was Shi Kefa, who had jurisdiction over Anqing, Luzhou, Taiping, Chizhou and other places.
Shi Kefa was lucky. Only two months after Ding You returned home, Fei Ruhe went to fight for peace.
Zheng Eryang, the new governor of Anlu, transferred all the elite troops from Jiangbei to Taiping Mansion and Wuhu to defend the city in order to resist Fei Ruhe.
This is also the reason why Fei Ruhe delayed for a long time and was unable to conquer Taiping Mansion.
What Fei Ruhe faced in Taiping Mansion was the new Jiangbei army trained by Shi Kefa, and there were also capable governors and prefects guarding the city.
At the same time, the governor of Huguang also changed, and the new governor was named Xu Renlong.
The former governor Fang Kongzhen was trained as a naval officer in Dongting Lake, but he was dismissed from his post and imprisoned just after completing his training.
When Xu Renlong heard that Jiangxi thieves were attacking the Dongting Lake prefectures, he immediately transferred the troops from Hubei along the river and led the navy to fight decisively around Dongting Lake.
So Zhang Xianzhong was confused. The Xunyang officers and soldiers were beaten by him so that they did not dare to come out. The soldiers from Hubei and Jiangbei all went south to fight Zhao Han. The rest of the officers and soldiers went to Henan to fight Li Zicheng. For a while, no one came to care about him.
Happiness came so suddenly, which made Zhang Xianzhong, who had been chased and intercepted for a long time, feel a little uncomfortable.
According to the administrative divisions of later generations, Zhang Xianzhong could attack wherever he wanted in the entire central and northern Anhui, as well as the central and southern Hubei!
"Your Majesty, if you don't take what God has given you, you will be blamed for it," Liao Zhifang said with cupped hands, "In the current situation, Li Zicheng is in Henan and Zhao Han is south of the Yangtze River. We cannot fight in the north of the Yangtze River, otherwise we are likely to be attacked from the north and south by the imperial court and Zhao Han in the future.
We should take Jingmen first, use Jingmen as the foundation, and fight southward to the Yangtze River."
Zhang Xianzhong nodded and asked, "What then?"
Because the world line has changed so much, Zhang Xianzhong's military advisor has changed, and Liao Zhifang, a military commander, appears out of nowhere.
Liao Zhifang pointed to the map and said: "After occupying Jingmen and Jingzhou, send a partial army all the way east to Huangmei County, and divide the river with Zhao Han to rule. Then go north and capture De'an Prefecture, then only Yunyang and Xiangyang are left.
Second Mansion. No matter what method you use, if you get rid of the officers and soldiers in these two places, you can enter Sichuan without any worries."
"The other side of the river from Zhao Thief is called Hunan, so our side is called Hubei. Your Majesty will take Hubei as the foundation, and then take over Sichuan, the Kingdom of Abundance. In this way, you can reject Zhao Han in the south, go to Shanxi in the north, and go to Jiangbei in the east. You can train your troops at the same time.
, while governing the people, recharging your energy, and quietly watching the changes in the world."
"What a great idea!" Zhang Xianzhong clapped his hands, "Sir, you are really my Zhuge Liang."
Liao Zhifang said: "Send troops quickly and don't miss the opportunity. Your Majesty, those who plot the world must not kill innocent people indiscriminately and must improve military discipline."
Zhang Xianzhong nodded and said: "I know, and I will not kill indiscriminately in the future."
Xu Renlong, the governor of Huguang, ordered the governor of Yunyang to contain Zhang Xianzhong before moving his troops south.
Unexpectedly, Governor Xunyang shrank directly.
Zhang Xianzhong's troops divided into two groups, as if they were in an uninhabited country.
Along the way, they attacked Hanyang by surprise. They first sent internal troops into the city, and then cooperated with internal troops and external troops to capture Hanyang easily.
Zhang Xianzhong's main force successfully attacked Yingcheng by surprise, and then attacked Jingshan and Chengtian Mansion.
The officers and soldiers in Jiangnan are terrible, how much better can the north be?
As long as the imperial army was not around, those cities were just paper. Historically, even the important town of Xiangyang was captured by Zhang Xianzhong through surprise attacks, and the city was filled with supplies mobilized by Yang Sichang.
Zhang Xianzhong captured the city while expanding his troops. In the blink of an eye, his troops exceeded 150,000.
As for the combat effectiveness of those new recruits, it is difficult to describe.
Zhang Xianzhong's four godsons all became powerful commanders, each commanding 20,000 troops, and began to attack from all directions.
Seeing that the thieves were getting stronger, the officers and soldiers of Yunyang and Xiangyang were even more afraid to move. They were stalling for time, waiting for Yang Sichang to deal with Li Zicheng, and then officers and soldiers from all walks of life came together to surround Zhang Xianzhong.
After taking the capital of Jingzhou, Zhang Xianzhong watched a water battle.
Jiangxi Navy and Dongting Lake Navy fought on the surface of the Yangtze River.
Zhang Xianzhong did not have a telescope, so he could only stand at the top of the city and observe the battle with his naked eyes.
The river was densely covered with warships and sails, totaling three to four hundred ships.
The officers and soldiers of the navy are all converted merchant ships. Although there are more ships, there are relatively few large ships. They occupy the upstream position.
The Jiangxi Navy has more large ships and fewer overall numbers. It has the upper hand.
The two sides were cruising around and changing formations. The Jiangxi Navy used artillery fire from time to time, both of which were less powerful Fran cannons.
Zhang Xianzhong observed for a while and asked: "Which side does the military advisor think can win?"
Liao Zhifang said: "The Jiangxi Navy won."
Zhang Xianzhong nodded and said: "I also think the Jiangxi Navy can win. Although the number of warships is smaller, the formation is very neat. After just a few detours, the officers and soldiers of the Navy have been confused, not to mention that the Jiangxi Navy still has
gun."
Above the Yangtze River.
Li Hui, deputy commander of the Jiangxi Navy, received the flag order from Gu Jianshan and immediately ordered: "Thunderbolt!"
Each paper packet was thrown out by the trebuchet, but did not hit the enemy ship, and all fell on the water.
Just when Zhang Xianzhong was confused, bursts of explosions came from the river. Those paper packets, without ignition, exploded automatically on the water surface. Not only did they produce thick smoke caused by wet gunpowder, but they also exploded many mixed with lime, chili powder and other substances.
dust.
More than a hundred paper bags exploded one after another.
Then the catapult was loaded and launched again, and more than a hundred paper packets exploded.
Three consecutive rounds of projection explosions, blown from the southeast, quickly covered the battlefield with various smoke and dust, shrouding the officers, soldiers and navy downwind.
Zhang Xianzhong couldn't understand it at all. He was dumbfounded and said: "What kind of magic is this?"
"Caishiji water battle!" Liao Zhifang suddenly exclaimed.
Zhang Xianzhong asked: "What is the Caishiji Water War?"
Liao Zhifang explained: "Your Majesty, during the Song Dynasty, 600,000 Jin soldiers went south. At that time, the Jin soldiers had hundreds of warships, and the Song soldiers used thunder cannons to win. The ammunition fired by the thunder cannons could explode on the water.
Mixed with lime to cover the sky and open up the sun, it looks exactly like the scene before you."
"Sir, you are really knowledgeable," Zhang Xianzhong said with emotion, and then asked, "But what are those things? Why do they explode when they fall into the water?"
"This...I don't know either." Liao Zhifang doesn't know the tricks of eroticism.
The Jiangxi navy had already lowered its sails and rowed its boats to stay away.
When the partial disgust dissipated, we set sail again and moved forward. Everyone covered their faces with gauze, even their eyes.
"Cough cough cough cough..."
The formations of the officers, soldiers and navy were all in disarray, and the sailors were all coughing violently. Of course, some lucky ones were not affected.
"kill!"
The Jiangxi navy rushed over and used hooks to hook local warships.
"Bang bang bang bang!"
Before they even started to gang up, a row of muskets were fired.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, the melee sailors jumped over one after another and started to charge with their swords raised. The fire gun soldiers also put down their fire guns, drew their swords and jumped over to seize the ship.
It was naturally impossible for the two commanders Gu Jianshan and Li Hui to fight in person. They kept issuing flag orders and commanding Jiangxi warships to surround the enemy ships. Although there were many officers and soldiers and warships, in local battlefields, one officer ship was often surrounded by two or three
Jiangxi ships were besieged.
"Cough cough cough cough!"
Xu Renlong, the governor of Huguang, was also good at fighting.
But at this moment, he could no longer direct the battle, and the smoke was so thick that he could not see the situation ahead.
"Cross through the smoke, don't retreat, our army is downwind... cough cough cough!"
The governor rushed forward on the ship, but the flag order issued by the ship could not be effectively conveyed. So some of the officers and soldiers' ships rushed forward, some retreated, and even two of them collided with each other.
The smoke was finally blown away by the wind, but Xu Renlong fell into despair.
More than thirty of his warships have been captured, and the rest are all fighting on their own, and some have simply escaped for two or three miles.
"Dang-dang-dang!"
Two Jiangxi warships surrounded them, fixed them with hooks, and began to attack Xu Renlong's ship with a pincer attack from left and right.
"Follow me to kill the thief!"
Xu Renlong raised his sword and rushed forward. Some sailors followed him, some knelt down and surrendered, and some took advantage of the opportunity and jumped into the river to escape.
Zhang Xianzhong watched the whole battle and was shocked beyond measure. He said: "Send an order to the whole army and treat the craftsmen favorably. Whoever can make such a thing will be rewarded with a thousand taels of silver and a high official position!"
Liao Zhifang sighed: "Zhao Han has such a sharp weapon, no one on the Yangtze River can defeat him. From now on, it will be a water war, and we must observe the wind direction and not be downwind of the Jiangxi Navy."
"Yes, you can't fight downwind. This is the same as the motherfucker." Zhang Xianzhong was still frightened.
The navy officers and soldiers also thought the same way. They felt that Zhao Thief was a master of magic and had lost the will to resist out of fear.
Xu Renlong, the governor of Huguang, is seventy-eight years old, although he has a lot of plans.
He raised his sword and led the crowd forward. His beard and hair were all white, and the Datong soldiers couldn't bear to kill him. He kicked him down, then held him down and captured the governor alive.
The officers and men's flagship was taken, the governor's flag was lowered, and the remaining officers and men's warships gradually gave up resistance.
"Haha, this thing made by Chief Song (Song Yingxing) is really useful!" Gu Jianshan shouted excitedly.
Miraculously, the city of Nanjing was so frightened by six warships that they surrendered.
In Taiping Mansion, facing Fei Ruhe's army, the officers and soldiers were still defending the city.
On the Huguang side, the governor even took the initiative to lead the navy to fight, and the defenders of Yuezhou Prefecture also resisted fiercely.
Nanjing, the strongest city, is actually the easiest to defeat.
