It took a total of ten days from the time when the imperial court received the rebellion from Wu Bikui to when Mu Tianbo received the secret order. Within these ten days, Wu Bikui attacked two cities again, which was a ferocious attack. Within these ten days, Prince Mu's Mansion and the governor's Yamen formed a coalition and arrived at Outside Kunming, the reaction was also extremely fast.
Similarly, Chang Yu spent more than ten days running non-stop for nearly two thousand miles. He could have visited friends all the way but had no choice but to pass through. He only stopped for a while in Anqing to have a meal with Huang Degong and then I changed my horse and headed straight to Jiujiang, which was a desperate effort. But when I got to Jiujiang, I had reached the limit. No matter how hard I drove, the horse would die if I didn't.
Jiujiang is a place that you just leave and come back to again.
But it has changed a lot. Back then, in autumn, the scenery was all the eyes could see. Now, the eyes are full of desolation, but there is energy.
The army of thieves who were originally watching him with eager eyes were scattered next to the bed, but now the big bandit who made the officers and soldiers in Jiujiang City frightened suddenly became the city lord.
This big thief is Bai Wang's bravest thief general in the king's body.
Now he is already the admiral and commander-in-chief of Jiangxi Province, and he was also granted the title of earl by the imperial court. He is the envy of many people. Even Wang Ti Zhong himself felt like he was in a dream. He recalled that a few months ago, everyone was shouting at him to beat up the bandits who were hiding in the mountains and were ashamed to see their ancestors. Everything changed overnight. He became an upright official of the imperial court and was knighted. Guangzong Yaozu, it is said that on the day when the imperial decree of knighthood arrived, he cried and cried all night.
When Chang Yu came, Wang TiZhong directly kowtowed to him, and the dignified earl kowtowed to the eunuch. This would cause an uproar in the government and the public if word got out, but no matter how many Wang TiZhong had, what he had now was given by this eunuch, and he gave it to himself. He knew how to be grateful for the opportunity to be a new person. As for whether he felt guilty towards Bai Wang, only he knew in the dead of night.
Jiujiang was originally a bridgehead used by Zuo Liangyu to monitor Bai Wang, but now it is used to monitor him. In addition to Wang Tizhong, an old rival, there is also one of his subordinates, Jin Shenghuan. Zuo Liangyu uses him not only to defend Jiujiang There was also surveillance of Lu Daqi and Yuan Jixian, but Xiao Jinzi's skills were obviously not as good as those two old youtiaos and he was kicked to Xuzhou to suppress the bandits. However, he was brought over by Chang Yu to serve as a pawn. As a result, he became an iron fan. Now he doesn't care about Zuo at all. Liangyu wanted to hang out with the little eunuch, and Chang Yu didn't treat him badly. The Jiujiang general soldier was secure.
The sworn enemies turned into colleagues. Zuo Liangyu, who was stationed in Jiujiang and monitored Wuchang, continued to clean up the remnants in the surrounding area. However, Jiujiang was obviously not the only one for them. There was also the governor of Jiangxi, Yuan Jixian. The three enemies who were fighting openly and secretly have now become Jiujiang. The iron triangle of the government.
At night, everyone who had been running for ten consecutive days went to bed early. In the study of Yuan Jixian of the governor's office, Chang Yu, Jin Shenghuan, and Wang Tizhong were still drinking tea and chatting. To be precise, Chang Yu was listening to the report about Zuo Liangyu in Wuchang. Months of action.
A large number of Jin Yiwei were stationed in Wuchang a few months ago, and with the various informants from Jiujiang, Zuo Liangyu's every move was clearly known. Under Chang Yu's coercion, this veteran who was wandering on the edge of rebellion finally gritted his teeth and held back. , was ordered to attack Jingzhou.
Jingzhou is located upstream of Wuhan. Needless to say, its strategic location has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times. If you take the waterway, the Yangtze River meanders, it will be far away. If you take the land route, the straight-line distance is only more than 400 miles. As one of Li Zicheng's previous bases, Heavy troops were also stationed here, led by bandit generals Niu Wancai and Ta Tianbao (historically, Liu Tichun was stationed there). The Xiangyang base camp by the Han River, four hundred miles to the north of Jingzhou, was stationed by Yuan Zongdi.
The land of Jingxiang was Li Zicheng's base. It was from here that he stood firm and conquered his territory of Dashun all the way to the northwest. Therefore, he valued the Jingxiang area very much. He could attack and defend when he advanced, even if he was frustrated when he entered the northwest. He can come back again, and when he conquers the northwest, this place still needs to be heavily defended. In addition to being his Longxing place, the main reason is to guard against Zuo Liangyu, who is eyeing Wuchang. Because he also wants Wuchang so much. The reason is very simple. Since ancient times, if you want Xiangyang to be stable and worry-free, you have to hold Wuchang or Jiangling (Jingzhou) in your hands to sleep peacefully. Jingzhou is now in your hands, but Li Zicheng wanted to get double insurance, so he and Zuo Liangyu coveted each other's territory.
Although Zuo Liangyu respected his troops in Wuchang, he had not rebelled yet. Li Zicheng was not an ally, so he sent troops to harass him from time to time. Firstly, at least to show off to the court, and secondly, he really wanted that quick territory.
Why are Jingzhou and Xiangyang usually called together? Because the strategic positions of the two places complement each other. For example, in history, when Xiangyang City fought against enemies from the north, Jingzhou was usually used as the rear area, but now Jingzhou is facing Zuo Liangyu of Wuchang wanted to use Xiangyang as his rear area.
Under Chang Yu's coercion, Zuo Liangyu was very happy, at least on the surface, to send troops. He ordered Ma Jinzhong and Wang Yuncheng to lead five thousand soldiers and horses, claiming to be 20,000, to attack Jingzhou.
As for Xiangyang, he did not send troops for the simple reason that Xiangyang was not peaceful.
It is said that after Li Zicheng captured Xiangyang, he began to exert his strength. For a time, all thirteen counties in Hunan and Hubei were in the hands of thieves, but only one of them stood out in Xunyang (now Xunyang District, Shiyan City). Lu Yingbiao and his troops failed to defeat the siege for three years. In the end, Lu Yingbiao was attacked and killed.
Just because there are two fierce men in the city, one is good at defense and the other is good at offense. The one who is good at defense is Xu Qiyuan, a civil servant (many sources write him as Xu Qiyuan. Although he is a contemporary, he is not the same person. Xu Qiyuan is a missionary). He was originally the prefect of Xunyang Prefecture. , was later promoted to governor for his meritorious service in guarding Xunyang, and the one who was good at attacking was Wang Guangen. He was originally a bandit, and his thief name was Hua Guansuo. He was later recruited by Gao Doushu and became the general soldier. He led his two younger brothers Wang Guangtai and Wang Chang in Xunyang and Xu Qiyuan cooperated tacitly. Li Zicheng was gnashing his teeth because he failed to capture Xunyang. Instead, he was told that he did not send troops to harass Xiangyang.
You must know that Xunyang is in the deep mountains and old forests, and is separated from Xiangyang by the Wudang Mountains. It is difficult for the rebels to attack him by mountain roads, and it is also far from the Han River by water. Anyway, it is easy to defend but difficult to attack. It is indeed safe to hide inside, but He actually dared to go out and harass Xiangyang, which must be said to be very impressive.
However, it is Yuan Zongdi who guards Xiangyang. It is extremely difficult for the Wang Guangen brothers to break Xiangyang, but they also have Xiangyang contained. As for Jingzhou, Ma Jinzhong and Wang Yuncheng are also strong generals. As long as they fight hard, they may be able to break it. City, the question is, who knows whether they are really serious about it? Anyway, Normal Yu knows that in history, when Li Zicheng was defeated in Beijing and fled back to Xi'an and then fled to Xiangyang, and then fled from Xiangyang to Jingzhou, Ma Jinzhong and Wang Yuncheng were besieging Jingzhou City, and Li Zicheng They were able to enter the city only after they were beaten away.
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