At the beginning of the war, Wei judged that if Sun Kewang fell to the Southern Ming, he would inevitably send troops to capture Bashu, so he stationed 100,000 Wei troops in Shu to defend, including many elite Wei troops.

Now I heard that Sun Kewang had a large army gathered in Guilin, which shows that Sun Kewang's men and horses did not all go to attack Bashu, but intended to enter Huguang.

If the Western Army enters Huguang, the pressure on the Huguang Wei Army will increase greatly, and the troops will be weak.

In case the Huguang Wei army was defeated, then this battle, the Wei army would lose.

Gao Yihuan frowned and asked, "Sun Kewang saw that he forgot his righteousness, why didn't he go all out to take Bashu, but instead stationed troops in Guilin?" ”

In Gao Yihuan's opinion, the Wei army and the Ming army were at war, and Sun Kewang would definitely attack Bashu, and it was rare for Sun Kewang to know that he had left heavy troops to defend.

The soldiers of the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies discussed for a while, and Governor Jin Xiangang hugged his fists and said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks it may be because of the problem of grain and grass." In the land of Yunnan and Guizhou, there are many mountains and forests, roads are impassable, and the grain of the two fields is also limited, and the maximum supply of 100,000 people to the north, the excess grain and grass cannot be transported, and the supply cannot be guaranteed. Sun Kewang's granary was in Annam, and it was easier to transport grain from the sea to Guangzhou and Hunan through the Lingqu across the Pearl River than to transport grain to southern Sichuan. The minister thought that Sun Kewang was forced to do so, so he chose to divide his troops into two routes, all the way to capture Bashu, and all the way to reinforce the Huguang Ming army. ”

The Western Army has 300,000 troops, which makes Gao Yihuan a little worried, and he has a calm face, "If Sun Kewang enters Hunan, what will be the impact on the Huguang war situation?" ”

Jin Xiangang said in a deep voice: "When the Western Army enters Huguang, our pressure in Huguang will inevitably multiply, and Huguang may fall!" ”

Gao Yihuan walked a few steps with his hands in his hand, suddenly stopped, and ordered: "The military department will send another batch of soldiers and horses to enter Huguang to assist in defense, and the Governor's Office of the Five Armies will immediately issue an order to let Zhao Daxian attack Huainan and contain Ma Shiying, and then order the soldiers and horses of Nanyang to attack immediately and outflank the Ming army in Huainan." ”

The original plan of the Wei army was to attract the main force of the enemy in Huguang and then break through from Lianghuai.

Now the problem is that Huguang has attracted too many enemy main forces, and there is a danger that they will not be able to hold back, so the Huainan Campaign must be opened, and now it depends on whether the Wei army will first break through the Ming army's Jiangbei defense line and attack Nanjing, or the Sun-Zhu coalition army will win a decisive victory in Huguang first.

When Jin Xiangang heard this, his spirits perked up, "The minister understands, so he will give the order." ”

……

Huguang, Yuezhou City.

On the lake, the two armies of the Ming and Wei armies fought fiercely, the ships shuttled, the cannons roared, and the water column rose up to the sky, and the scene was spectacular.

Under the city, the ant-like Ming army was all over the city, and the Ming army continued to increase its troops, and the Hunan Ming army had exceeded 150,000 people.

Wei General Ma Jinzhong stood at the head of the city and shouted urgently, "Don't panic, destroy the equipment first!" ”

The Wei soldiers threw fire pots one after another, smashing into the advancing goose carts, and the fire burned, and the soldiers inside were mixed with the fire and burst out, letting out a terrible howl.

At the foot of the city wall, the Ming soldiers erected a ladder and climbed the city, and the two armies fought fiercely.

In the distance, under the banner of a big sword, Du Yinxi picked up the clairvoyant mirror to watch, and saw that the Ming sergeant kept falling, his expression was resolute and unmoved.

"Overseer, let the brethren take a breath!" Jiao Lian said urgently when he saw this.

Du Yinxi shook his head, "No, once you retreat, your efforts will be wasted." ”

When Jiao Lian heard this, he was so anxious that he paced back and forth, and finally pulled out the knife, "Guard, follow me!" ”

The battle continued, the Wei soldiers resisted desperately at the head of the city, and people kept falling, Ma Jinzhong led the guards to fight the fire everywhere, and at this moment, there were soldiers in the city who exclaimed, "Not good, the naval army has been defeated!" ”

Ma Jinzhong turned his head and saw that the Wei fleet on the lake, losing most of it, was in flames, and the remaining ships were fleeing.

Ma Jinzhong's expression changed greatly, and he waved his knife and roared, "Let's go, reinforce the dock!" ”

……

South Zhili, Huai'an City.

Under the light of the early morning glow, on the north bank of the Huai River, the instruments of the Wei soldiers reflected a dazzling light, and the silver light shone brightly.

On the shore, on the artillery of the Wei army, the artillery roared, and the rising gunpowder smoke obscured the front, and a major battle seemed to be about to break out.

At the head of Huai'an City, Ma Shiying saw the water column on the river and the dust splashed by the cannonballs on the south bank, his heart beat like a big drum, and his breathing became short.

At this time, he held the hilt of the sword with one hand, staring at the Wei army in the north, and was a little apprehensive in his heart, guarding the river must defend the Huai, and the defense line in the north of the river is related to the safety of the imperial court, and he must not afford to lose.

"The inspector doesn't have to worry, the Huai River is vast, and we have the help of the water master, and the Wei thief will definitely not be able to come." Fang Guoan glanced at Ma Shiying and spoke.

Ma Shiying nodded, "Now I only hope that Huguang's side will defeat the Wei thief as soon as possible, once it drags on until winter, the Huai River freezes, then it will be troublesome." ”

Fang Guoan said: "The Huaijiang River is not frozen every year, it shouldn't be so unlucky, besides, it was frozen last year, didn't the Wei thief cross the river?" ”

Ma Shiying was worried, "Huaibei is a horse in Pingchuan, and the Wei thieves only need a horse army to garrison to prevent us from going north, but the Wei thieves are stationed with 100,000 troops on the other side, and the governor can't help but worry." ”

Fang Guo'an was relieved, "The Inspector means that the main direction of attack of the Wei thief may be Huainan. The superintendent should report to the court! ”

Ma Shiying shook his head, "The imperial court means to unite with Sun Kewang and defeat the Huguang Wei thieves, even if the direction of the Wei thieves' main attack is Huainan, the governor and the soldiers must also resist it." ”

As he spoke, the head of the city shouted, "Supervisor, the Wei thieves have begun to cross the river!" ”

Ma Shiying looked up and saw more than a dozen ships, under the cover of artillery, rushing towards the south bank.

Fang Guoan clenched his fists, "Inspector, go and destroy them!" ”

After saying that, he turned around and hurried down the city, and went out of the city with a large number of soldiers and horses.

……

As early as February, the food, forage, gunpowder, ordnance, and silver needed by the Nanyang Wei army had all been prepared, but the Nanyang Wei army was the last to attack.

This is because as soon as the Wei army attacks Runan, the intention of the Wei army is exposed, and Zhu Cihong can know that the direction of the Wei army's main attack is Huainan.

Therefore, the Wei army had to wait for the main force of the Ming army to enter Huguang, the battle entered a state of anxiety, and the Ming army's troops and materials could not be remobilized for a while, and then the direction of attack was revealed.

At the end of March and the beginning of April, the counterattack launched by the Ming army had lasted for more than a month, Sun Kewang's army also entered the southern part of Huguang, and the Wei army in Nanyang finally began to move.

At the beginning of April, the 60,000 elite Wei troops gathered here and the 30,000 people who were recruited and deployed finally began to advance towards Runan.

At this time, Chen Mingyu, the general of the Ming army in Runan, had already received the news, and he immediately sent a fast horse to report the military situation, and at the same time shrank his troops into the city, preparing to defend Runan.

Runan is the nest of the Wei army, the Wei army is not bad in this public opinion base, 60,000 troops, 30,000 people, falsely claimed to be 200,000, overwhelmingly entered Runan, Hu Dawei led the horse army to gallop in front of the infantry army, the iron hooves rolled, shook the two Huai, two days, and arrived at the city of Runan.

Two days later, the main force of the Wei army came to the city, the soldiers set up a camp, Huang Bingzhong and Hu Dawei beat their horses out of the camp, and peeked into the city defense of Runan.

On the city of Runan, the Ming flag fluttered, the general Chen Mingyu was dressed in mountain pattern armor, patrolling the city defense according to the sword, patting the shoulders of the Ming soldiers from time to time to encourage morale, and finally came to the city tower, looking down on the Wei army camped outside the city.

"General!" The Ming army general gave up a seat.

Chen Mingyu waved his hand, "What's the situation?" ”

"The field is full of enemy soldiers, and the Wei thief is going down the camp!" Subordinate holding fists.

Chen Mingyu nodded, holding the stack with one hand, with a calm expression, "Rebels and thieves, don't be afraid, and look at Ben will frustrate his spirit." ”

Under the city, Huang Bingzhong and Huda Weilema stood on a hill, observing the city from a distance, the enemy's platform, horse face, and moat defense were very perfect, and they couldn't help but take a breath......

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