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The governor of Yunyang was changed again, and his name was Wang Aoyong.

This guy was a second minister in history. He was first arrested by Li Zicheng to torture his salary, and then he fled to Dorgon, and directly became the servant of the household department and the minister of the Ministry of industry-he was killed by Li Zicheng's generals.

The previous two governors of Yunyang were both very good at fighting.

But they had conflicts with Yang Sichang, so Chongzhen thought they would not fight. Now that Wang Aoyong has been exchanged for the front line, the situation in Hubei has taken a turn for the worse!

Wang Aoyong was played around by Zhang Xianzhong. He was exhausted and suffered several defeats in succession.

In the end, not daring to move, Wang Aoyong shrank in Yunyang, and the rest of the generals shrank in Xiangyang.

Zhang Xianzhong took the initiative to lure him, but the officers and soldiers couldn't hold out.

"Eight Great Kings, the spies report back, Jingmen is empty, and Lu'an is also empty!"

Zhang Xianzhong occupied De'an Fucheng at the moment, and sent spies to inquire everywhere, but as a result, his troops on both sides were empty.

Where should we fight?

The former 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 in Taiping.

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 was unable to defeat the Taiping Mansion after a long delay.

What Fei Ruhe was facing in the Taiping Mansion was the Jiangbei new army trained by Shi Kefa, and there were also capable governors and prefects defending the city.

At the same time, the governor of Huguang also changed, and the new governor was named Xu Renlong.

Fang Kongzhang, the former governor, trained sailors in Dongting Lake, and was dismissed and sent to prison just after he finished his training.

When Xu Renlong heard that Jiangxi thieves were attacking the various prefectures in Dongting Lake, he immediately transferred the troops along the river from Hubei and led the navy to fight a decisive battle around Dongting Lake.

So Zhang Xianzhong was at a loss. The officers and soldiers of Xunyang were beaten by him so that they dared not come out, and the soldiers from Hubei and Jiangbei all went south to beat Zhao Han. The rest of the officers and soldiers all went to Henan to beat Li Zicheng, and for a while no one cared about him.

Happiness came so suddenly, which made Zhang Xianzhong, who had been chased and blocked for a long time, feel a little out of place.

According to the administrative division of later generations, Zhang Xianzhong can fight wherever he wants in the entire central and northern parts of Anhui, as well as the central and southern parts of Hubei!

"Your Majesty, if you don't take what God has given, you will be blamed instead," Liao Zhifang said, cupping his hands. "In the current situation, Li Zicheng is in Henan, and Zhao Han is in the south of the Yangtze River. Jiangbei cannot go to fight, otherwise the future is very likely to be attacked by the imperial court and Zhao Han from north to south. Take Jingmen first, use Jingmen as the foundation of your life, and fight south to the Yangtze River."

Zhang Xianzhong nodded and asked, "And then?"

Due to the great changes in the world line, Zhang Xianzhong's military adviser has changed, and Liao Zhifang, a juren, appeared out of nowhere.

Liao Zhifang pointed to the map and said: "After occupying Jingmen and Jingzhou, send a partial division all the way to the east to Huangmei County, and draw the river with Zhao Han to rule. Then go north and take De'an Mansion, and then only Yunyang and Xiangyang will be left. The 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."

"Zhao thief called the other side of the river Hunan, so our side is called Hubei. The king takes Hubei as his foundation, and then takes over the land of abundance in Sichuan. In this way, you can reject Zhao Han in the south, go to Shanshan in the north, and go to Jiangbei in the east. While training troops , While governing the people, recharge your batteries and watch the changes in the world.”

"Good idea!" Zhang Xianzhong clapped his hands, "Mr. is really my Zhuge Liang."

Liao Zhifang said: "It is advisable to send troops quickly, and the opportunity must not be missed. Your Majesty, those who plot the world must not kill innocent people indiscriminately, and must clean up military discipline."

Zhang Xianzhong nodded and said, "I know, I won't kill indiscriminately in the future."

Xu Renlong, governor of Huguang, ordered the governor of Yunyang to contain Zhang Xianzhong before dispatching troops to the south.

Unexpectedly, Governor Xunyang shrank directly.

Zhang Xianzhong divided his troops into two groups, as if entering a land without people.

All the way to attack Hanyang by surprise, first send the internal response into the city, and then the internal response and the external cooperation, easily take down Hanyang.

Zhang Xianzhong's main force succeeded in a surprise attack on Yingcheng, and then on Jingshan and Chengtianfu.

The officers and soldiers in the south of the Yangtze River are rotten, how much better can the north be?

As long as the imperial army is not there, those cities will be nothing but paper. Historically, even the important town of Xiangyang, Zhang Xianzhong took it by surprise attack, and the city was full of supplies mobilized by Yang Sichang.

While capturing the city, Zhang Xianzhong expanded his troops, and his strength exceeded 150,000 in a blink of an eye.

As for the combat effectiveness of those recruits, it is hard to say.

Zhang Xianzhong's four godsons all became powerful and handsome, each commanding 20,000 troops, and began to attack from all directions.

Seeing that the bandits are getting bigger and bigger, the officers and soldiers of Yunyang and Xiangyang are even more afraid to move. They were stalling for time, waiting for Yang Sichang to get rid of Li Zicheng, and then officers and soldiers from all walks of life came together to encircle and suppress Zhang Xianzhong.

Taking Jingzhou Fucheng, Zhang Xianzhong watched a water battle.

The Jiangxi Navy and the Dongting Lake Navy fought on the waters of the Yangtze River.

Zhang Xianzhong didn't have a telescope, so he could only stand on the top of the city and watch the battle with his naked eyes.

"It's really spectacular." Zhang Xianzhong said dumbfounded.

The surface of the river is densely packed, full of warships and sails, and there are three or four hundred ships in total.

The officers, soldiers and sailors are all converted merchant ships. Although there are more in number, there are relatively few large ships. occupy an upstream position.

The Jiangxi Navy has more large ships and fewer overall. Take the upper hand.

Both sides are cruising and changing, and the Jiangxi navy uses shelling from time to time, all of which are less powerful Fran cannons.

Zhang Xianzhong observed for a while, then asked: "Which side do you think the military adviser 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. In 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. They 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 a lot of dust mixed with lime, chili powder and other substances.

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 by the southeast wind, quickly covered the battlefield with various smoke and dust, shrouding the officers, soldiers and navy downwind.

Zhang Xianzhong couldn't understand it at all, and was dumbfounded: "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 in front of you."

"Sir, you are really knowledgeable," Zhang Xianzhong said with emotion, and then asked, "But what are those things? Why did they explode when they fell into the water?"

"This...I don't know either." Liao Zhifang doesn't know the tricks of eroticism.

The Jiangxi Navy had already lowered the sails and rowed far away.

When some of the smoke dissipated, the sails were set up again and 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 the enemy warships.

"Bang bang bang bang!"

Before they started jumping into gangs, a row of muskets were fired.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the melee sailors jumped over 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 are many officers and soldiers warships, in local battlefields, one officer ship is often besieged by two or three Jiangxi ships.

"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...ahem!"

The governor's ship rushed forward, but the flag order issued by the ship could not be effectively conveyed. As a result, 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.

"Let me kill the thief!"

Xu Renlong raised his sword and rushed forward. Some sailors followed suit, 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 things will be rewarded with a thousand taels of silver and will be rewarded with 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 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, was seventy-eight years old, although he had a lot of plans.

He raised his sword and led the crowd to charge forward. His beard and hair were all white, and the soldiers of Datong could not bear to kill him. Kick him down, then hold him down, and capture the governor alive.

After taking the flagship of the officers and soldiers and lowering the governor's flag, the remaining officers and soldiers' warships gradually gave up their 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 it 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.

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