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There are a large number of Manichaeans in Chaling County.
They set fires and caused chaos at night.
Yang Yingcheng escaped back to Jiangxi amidst the chaos.
Chaling, which had been so hard-won, was lost.
Two routes of Jiangxi New Army,
He was basically crippled.
Emperor Huizong's adopted son almost died in battle.
Yang Yingcheng led his remaining troops to retreat to Yongxin.
My mind is still foggy.
Aren't the elite troops of the pseudo-Chu in the north?
How could he still find time to come back and beat himself up?
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Zhong personally led his elite troops to Hengyang.
The astute Cao Cheng noticed that something had changed.
Cao Cheng immediately led his troops to retreat dozens of miles.
Zhong Xiang originally intended to chase after them.
Annihilate Cao Cheng's army.
But then a battle report arrived from the southeast near Leiyang:
The miners from Guiyang prison are besieging Leiyang.
Zhong Xiang was preparing to go and relieve the siege of Leiyang.
Shaoyang in the west is gone again.
Li Gong and Yang Zaixing joined forces to capture Shaoyang.
The situation has become more critical.
Zhong Xiang, who stationed troops in Hengyang,
Enemies on three sides
I don't know where to call first!
Zhong Xiang first divided his troops to strengthen the defenses of Leiyang.
Then, ignoring Li Gong and Yang Zaixing in Shaoyang,
He personally led his elite troops by boat along the Xiang River to pursue and attack Cao Cheng.
Cao Cheng suffered a major defeat.
They retreated all the way to Qiyang before stopping.
Zhong Xiang dared not pursue further.
Because Li Gong and Yang Zaixing have come to attack.
Moreover, they had already captured Xidu Town (later Hengyang County).
The garrison commander there was Fu Sheng.
He was also a general in the Chu army.
He was then sent by Zhong Xiang to guard the stronghold.
But there was only a water fortress there, no city walls.
Fu Sheng only had second-line troops under his command.
Morale was low and the troops were poorly equipped.
Surprisingly, Yang Zaixing led his troops to the top first.
General Fu Sheng was killed by Yang Zaixing with a single spear thrust!
Zhong Xiang led his troops back urgently.
At least we managed to defend Hengyang.
At this point, Zhong Xiang was no longer able to leave the city to engage in battle.
Even the fiercest elite troops are not made of iron.
They fought a series of rapid and arduous battles.
Casualties are increasing daily.
Moreover, it severely depletes physical strength.
I need to stay in the city and rest for a while.
However, the Chu army also achieved remarkable results.
Two routes of Jiangxi New Army,
And there's Cao Cheng's army.
They were all crippled by the Chu army.
Zhong Xiang's fatal flaw is that
The entire Great Chu lacked a proper strategist.
There was a lack of reasonable strategic planning from the very beginning.
This time, the elite Chu army marched south.
Successive raids broke through the enemy lines.
More like a mad dog being attacked by a siege.
It was hurt and started biting people randomly.
It has indeed bitten many people.
But he himself was caught in a noose around his neck.
The more he struggled, the tighter the rope tightened.
And they were reluctant to give up their territory.
As a result, they were unable to withdraw their troops.
There are also numerous prefectures, counties, and fortified villages west of Dongting Lake.
Troops were deployed to defend each strategic location.
Or rather, from the very beginning of Zhong Xiang's uprising,
There was no strategic plan.
Choose the expansion direction solely based on the level of difficulty!
Within the Great Chu territory, truly formidable strategists...
Either he was killed by Zhong Xiang,
They either took off running.
.......
Chapter 1906 Reclaiming Land from Lakes
Chongxiao Village.
This area encompasses a vast expanse of Dongting Lake.
Centuries later, it all turned into fertile land.
During the Ming and Qing dynasties, there was a saying: "When Hubei and Hunan are prosperous, the whole country is well-fed."
That's how the land was reclaimed from the lake.
Of course, the alluvial sediments from the Yuanjiang River also played a role.
The Chu army is in this direction.
There are four bases in total.
They are: Chongxiaozhai, Dingzhou, Chenyang, and Yuanjiang.
Because Dongting Lake was controlled by the Ming Dynasty
It would be difficult for Zhong Xiang to gather troops for battle here.
Therefore, all troops were stationed separately.
Moreover, the troop strength is not large.
They mainly relied on rallying the people to defend the city—this was the stronghold of Manichaeism!
After Huang Zuo finished reading the letter that the Ming army had shot at him,
He frowned and didn't say anything more.
Liu Rui, who was illiterate, asked:
What did the letter say?
Huang Zuo sighed, "The rebel generals are in Dingzhou, Chenyang, and Yuanjiang."
"They all shot letters into the city,"
“We’ve already pledged allegiance to the Liangshan Emperor.”
"Who would believe that?" Liu Rui sneered.
"Maybe nobody will believe it,"
“Some people might believe it,”
"The people of the three cities will surely be filled with panic."
Huang Zuo said,
"Thieves and their ships dare to send troops to our side!"
"I'm afraid the master has encountered a huge problem."
"The letter also said that Hengyang had fallen,"
"The master has been besieged in Changsha for a long time."
Liu Rui said with a serious expression, "It's fake, isn't it?"
"How could Hengyang be gone?"
Huang Zuo muttered, "Hard to say."
"Boom boom boom!"
A series of cannon shots rang out.
The Ming Dynasty navy has started bombarding the water fortress again.
This has been going on for several days in a row.
First, have the army shoot the letter.
Then let the navy fire cannonballs.
Today is a little different.
After the shelling ended,
Ying Xuan arrived alone by boat.
"Brother Ying, we all thought you were dead,"
"But I never expected that it would be submitted elsewhere."