On the evening of November 3rd of the first year of Hongxi (the area controlled by the Han Wangfu) the battle in Huguang, which lasted for more than ten days, was truly over.
Located on the Xiangjiang River on the west side of Tanzhou Prefecture City, there is a narrow and long continent.
The river from Xiaozhou to the west bank of Xiangjiang River is narrow. At this time, a raging fire is burning on the water surface, and many floating bridges have been ignited!
The river surface on the east side of Xiaozhou is wider, and many large ships are coming and going, transporting the remaining troops of the government and the remnants of the river.
The island is full of people.The army was not in line, and the chaotic war horses and soldiers filled the land on the island.
Some rebel cavalry on the west bank were wandering by the river; but the boat bridge had already caught fire, so they could only watch the riots on the island, with no choice.
Zhang Fu estimated that there were at most 40,000 or 50,000 infantry and cavalry soldiers on the island, including nearly half of them horse soldiers.
In addition, after the defeat and dispersion, the sporadic defeated troops fled to Changsha Prefecture, Tanzhou Prefecture and Hengzhou Prefecture, and the 400,000 troops were left at most 60,000 to 70,000!
After retreating from the battlefield in the south of Shaoyang County, the official army's retreat and escape route was more than 400 miles away!
The withdrawal of troops was too long, and only such a few troops were left, which was completely expected; this was also the troops that Zhang Fu and other generals had fought their best to save.
However, there is another important reason why the official army lost so many people: the officers and soldiers were particularly prone to surrender after being defeated.
In some places, two rebel cavalry can watch hundreds of surrendered soldiers; the official army does not resist at all.
Those officers and soldiers who wanted to surrender were almost surrendering voluntarily, waiting to be captured!
Therefore, it is so difficult when generals such as Zhang Fu deployed a retreat.
Zhang Fu looked at the rebels on the west bank, his face facing the sunset and sunset that drooped west.The last orange light was so till the moment.
The burning fires on the boat bridge and the afterglow of the sunset reflected in Zhang Fu's pupils.
At this time, he looked back on his escape experience these days. The extremely chaotic scenes made him feel dazed and he felt like he was sleepwalking these days...
Zhang Fu and the generals took advantage of the night several times to gather the scattered soldiers; but the troops that were barely deployed were defeated by the rebels and horses every time.
The rebels did not give them any chance to restore their establishment and morale.
Liu Sheng's army and the main force of the official cavalry, dealing with various rebel armies many times, chasing, fighting at night, and blocking them; the generals of the official army racked their brains to avoid the interception of the rebel army... and finally they lost all their losses.
The government army was left with only a small number of infantry and cavalry troops, and they took advantage of the opportunity of the main force of the rebel cavalry to block Liu Sheng's army from escaping.
The two armies of Xue Lu and Tan Zhong who collapsed and fled first were nearly 200,000, and the route of escape was even more chaotic!No one knew how they ran away, and no general could control the riots.
Zhang Fu didn't know what happened to so many people. In short, only a few of them ran back; perhaps the remaining soldiers who ran to the banks of the Xiangjiang River were among the troops under Xue Lu and Tan Zhong...
At this moment, Zhang Fu suddenly felt extremely tired.
He looked at the rippling waves on the Xiang River, the huge black shadows of warships, and the colorful evening scenery, and suddenly said: This place seems to be good.
He looked down at the sword at his waist, and pulled it out with a hand!The knife is bright, with no blood or dust on it, so new that it has never been used.
Married man!Tan Zhong suddenly roared, then rushed up, holding Zhang Fu's right wrist tightly!Generals such as Xue Lu, Chen Mao and Liu Sheng also hurried forward and seized Zhang Fu's sword.
Tan Zhongdao: The commander-in-chief, keep the green mountains there, and you will not have to worry about burning firewood!
Zhang Fu glanced at Tan Zhong and thought to himself: What other green mountains are there?
The current situation of Hong Xi's court is probably worse than that of the late Jianwen Dynasty!
Before the Jingnan Campaign, the officials and people of the Ming Dynasty believed that Emperor Jianwen was the orthodox, and most of them did not recognize King Yàn in the end.
Even though the Jianwen Dynasty had great righteousness and people's hearts, after several major wars failed and too many elite troops were lost, Emperor Jianwen issued an edict to serve the king and sent ministers in the court to ask for troops, but he still did not get much army.
So Zhang Fu judged: After the Battle of Huguang, it would be difficult for the court to mobilize many local troops.
Tan Zhong hurriedly advised: If the general left, he would ignore the emperor and the elder brothers, what should everyone do?
It was not because of Tan Zhong's persuasion, but that he had just passed away the idea of dying and was interrupted again, and then he did not have that impulse.
He sighed and said: The most difficult thing is to be alive now.
After hearing this, all the soldiers around were sad.
Zhang Fu was dragged by the generals and was stalemate for a while. He suddenly asked: I sent someone back to Changsha Prefecture and asked Jinbutang to order the Jingzhou army to withdraw from Sichuan immediately.You ask, did Kinbedo receive the message?
After hearing this, the generals let go of Zhang Fu; after all, he was already worried about things and must not want to seek death.
Liu Sheng clasped his fists and said: I will send someone to ask.
Zhang Fu said again: Write a military order and use it to seal it with me.The commander of the navy, Chen Xuan, was ordered to transfer warships to Hengzhou and other places, and to bring the riverside and Hengzhou defenders to the east bank of the Xiangjiang River.
Tan Zhong asked: Do you want Hengzhou?
Zhang Fu said without hesitation: Hengzhou City is on the west bank of the Xiangjiang River. Now that the rebels have more and more troops, how can they defend it?
After hearing this, the generals were silent.
At this time, several warships came to the east of the island.Seeing that the rebels could not pass the water, Zhang Fu joined the generals and took a boat to cross the Xiangjiang River first.
That night, the navy warships transported tens of thousands of infantry and cavalry from Xiaozhou to the vicinity of Tanzhou City one after another.
Inside and outside the walls of Tanzhou City, there was a bright fire all night. Many soldiers were hungry because they were short of food on the road and were already hungry. First, they used the grain transported from the treasury to make rice.
Zhang Fu had completely lost hope for his future, but he was still the General Pinghan who was still in the entire Huguang battlefield, so he could only continue to do what he should do.
The battle that lasted for more than ten days has ended, and Zhang Fu has gradually accepted the cruel reality these days.According to the current situation facing the government army, he quickly formulated a new combat strategy.
The Xiangjiang River guards Changsha City, and the Ganjiang River guards Nanchang City!
Zhang Fu originally didn't want to give up Tanzhou Prefecture, otherwise it would become a camp for the rebels to attack Changsha Prefecture; but after weighing it, he decided to concentrate the remaining troops and the troops and horses that can be mobilized in the most important Changsha City and Nanchang City.
Around the bonfire in the military camp, a general raised questions.
Zhang Fu's face was reflected in a fire, and he said bluntly in an unquestionable tone: Now that the offense and defense are easy, it is already good that we can defend these two cities now!Neither the Xiangjiang River nor the navy warships could stand the rebels' offensive!
The rebels will definitely first capture Hengzhou and control the longer river bank; then the army will cross the east from the upper reaches of the Xiangjiang River or the Lijiang River and go around the Tangzhou City near Changsha City. At that time, what should we use to block the rebels?
He reached out and smoothed the map, pointed to the fire, and said: The Han King's rebels are in the southwestern provinces, with a large area of territory.If the official army occupies Changsha Prefecture and Nanchang Prefecture, they can attack from the north and threaten the rebels' retreat routes and food routes.Let them continue to move eastward with worries!
Liu Sheng suddenly said: It seems... Sheng Yong thought so back then.
Zhang Fu was stunned for a moment before he came to his senses.
Liu Sheng refers to the old story of Sheng Yong, Tie Xuan and others defending Jinan City, Shandong in the late period of the Jingnan Campaign.
After thinking about it for a moment, Zhang Fu found that things in the world are really a kind of reincarnation!
The situation and strategy he faces now are so similar to Sheng Yong's original moment, and he is also helpless.
Zhang Fu sighed: At that time, Sheng Yong only had a group of unbearable troops, and being able to defend Shandong was his only choice.So after he surrendered, the late emperor had not punished him for his crimes. Somehow he quietly surrendered to the rebel king, and he knew that he would be liquidated... His defensive defense in Shandong really made the late emperor very troubled.
After hearing this, Liu Sheng nodded thoughtfully.
Zhang Fu frowned and thought hard for a moment, and whispered: There are hidden dangers in Changsha City and Nanchang City.
When several generals heard Zhang Fu's words mysteriously, they turned their heads one after another, looking at listening with their ears on their faces.
Zhang Fu said in a deep voice: King Gu and King Ning!This commander received a secret order to inform the King of Valley that he had a rebellious intention.There is also King Na Ning who has been intimate with King Ren (King of Han) for many years and is good at planning and discerning. Now, King Ning sees that the situation is wrong, he is very likely to want to open the door to surrender and give in to the practice of Nanchang City to make friends with King Ren!
He pondered for a moment and said: Three days later, we will lead our army into Changsha City and take down the Valley King first!
Chen Mao had a fierce face, but at this moment he looked like he was shrunk: That's the prince, we have not obtained the permission of the emperor, can we do this?
I have a secret decree.Zhang Fu emphasized.
But after a moment he realized that the secret decree could not take the prince's credentials, and he gritted his teeth and said, "What do I dare not do now?" This is all for the overall situation!
No one agreed with the generals, but no one opposed it.
After hearing this, Tan Zhong said: He Fu is still in Changsha City, why don’t he... he pulled his palm around his neck and made an action.
No one spoke because the generals here are all heroes of Jingnan, so no matter how alive a person like He Fu is!
Zhang Fu hesitated for a while, and finally shook his head and said: After all, He Fu is the left deputy general of Pinghan who was personally ordered by the marquis and the emperor... Everything I did, taking down the Gu King, was to be loyal to the emperor.But now He Fu is in a cage and has no military power or threats; if I kill He Fu, anyone can tell that it is a private grudge from the public.Take him and King Gu to the capital by water!Let the emperor decide.
The generals clasped their fists and said: The handsome man is wise!
Zhang Fu stood up and said: I will order all departments to repair it tomorrow.The day after tomorrow, we set out for another 100 miles and then went to Changsha Prefecture City to rest.
Finally, I will wait for orders!
Located on the Xiangjiang River on the west side of Tanzhou Prefecture City, there is a narrow and long continent.
The river from Xiaozhou to the west bank of Xiangjiang River is narrow. At this time, a raging fire is burning on the water surface, and many floating bridges have been ignited!
The river surface on the east side of Xiaozhou is wider, and many large ships are coming and going, transporting the remaining troops of the government and the remnants of the river.
The island is full of people.The army was not in line, and the chaotic war horses and soldiers filled the land on the island.
Some rebel cavalry on the west bank were wandering by the river; but the boat bridge had already caught fire, so they could only watch the riots on the island, with no choice.
Zhang Fu estimated that there were at most 40,000 or 50,000 infantry and cavalry soldiers on the island, including nearly half of them horse soldiers.
In addition, after the defeat and dispersion, the sporadic defeated troops fled to Changsha Prefecture, Tanzhou Prefecture and Hengzhou Prefecture, and the 400,000 troops were left at most 60,000 to 70,000!
After retreating from the battlefield in the south of Shaoyang County, the official army's retreat and escape route was more than 400 miles away!
The withdrawal of troops was too long, and only such a few troops were left, which was completely expected; this was also the troops that Zhang Fu and other generals had fought their best to save.
However, there is another important reason why the official army lost so many people: the officers and soldiers were particularly prone to surrender after being defeated.
In some places, two rebel cavalry can watch hundreds of surrendered soldiers; the official army does not resist at all.
Those officers and soldiers who wanted to surrender were almost surrendering voluntarily, waiting to be captured!
Therefore, it is so difficult when generals such as Zhang Fu deployed a retreat.
Zhang Fu looked at the rebels on the west bank, his face facing the sunset and sunset that drooped west.The last orange light was so till the moment.
The burning fires on the boat bridge and the afterglow of the sunset reflected in Zhang Fu's pupils.
At this time, he looked back on his escape experience these days. The extremely chaotic scenes made him feel dazed and he felt like he was sleepwalking these days...
Zhang Fu and the generals took advantage of the night several times to gather the scattered soldiers; but the troops that were barely deployed were defeated by the rebels and horses every time.
The rebels did not give them any chance to restore their establishment and morale.
Liu Sheng's army and the main force of the official cavalry, dealing with various rebel armies many times, chasing, fighting at night, and blocking them; the generals of the official army racked their brains to avoid the interception of the rebel army... and finally they lost all their losses.
The government army was left with only a small number of infantry and cavalry troops, and they took advantage of the opportunity of the main force of the rebel cavalry to block Liu Sheng's army from escaping.
The two armies of Xue Lu and Tan Zhong who collapsed and fled first were nearly 200,000, and the route of escape was even more chaotic!No one knew how they ran away, and no general could control the riots.
Zhang Fu didn't know what happened to so many people. In short, only a few of them ran back; perhaps the remaining soldiers who ran to the banks of the Xiangjiang River were among the troops under Xue Lu and Tan Zhong...
At this moment, Zhang Fu suddenly felt extremely tired.
He looked at the rippling waves on the Xiang River, the huge black shadows of warships, and the colorful evening scenery, and suddenly said: This place seems to be good.
He looked down at the sword at his waist, and pulled it out with a hand!The knife is bright, with no blood or dust on it, so new that it has never been used.
Married man!Tan Zhong suddenly roared, then rushed up, holding Zhang Fu's right wrist tightly!Generals such as Xue Lu, Chen Mao and Liu Sheng also hurried forward and seized Zhang Fu's sword.
Tan Zhongdao: The commander-in-chief, keep the green mountains there, and you will not have to worry about burning firewood!
Zhang Fu glanced at Tan Zhong and thought to himself: What other green mountains are there?
The current situation of Hong Xi's court is probably worse than that of the late Jianwen Dynasty!
Before the Jingnan Campaign, the officials and people of the Ming Dynasty believed that Emperor Jianwen was the orthodox, and most of them did not recognize King Yàn in the end.
Even though the Jianwen Dynasty had great righteousness and people's hearts, after several major wars failed and too many elite troops were lost, Emperor Jianwen issued an edict to serve the king and sent ministers in the court to ask for troops, but he still did not get much army.
So Zhang Fu judged: After the Battle of Huguang, it would be difficult for the court to mobilize many local troops.
Tan Zhong hurriedly advised: If the general left, he would ignore the emperor and the elder brothers, what should everyone do?
It was not because of Tan Zhong's persuasion, but that he had just passed away the idea of dying and was interrupted again, and then he did not have that impulse.
He sighed and said: The most difficult thing is to be alive now.
After hearing this, all the soldiers around were sad.
Zhang Fu was dragged by the generals and was stalemate for a while. He suddenly asked: I sent someone back to Changsha Prefecture and asked Jinbutang to order the Jingzhou army to withdraw from Sichuan immediately.You ask, did Kinbedo receive the message?
After hearing this, the generals let go of Zhang Fu; after all, he was already worried about things and must not want to seek death.
Liu Sheng clasped his fists and said: I will send someone to ask.
Zhang Fu said again: Write a military order and use it to seal it with me.The commander of the navy, Chen Xuan, was ordered to transfer warships to Hengzhou and other places, and to bring the riverside and Hengzhou defenders to the east bank of the Xiangjiang River.
Tan Zhong asked: Do you want Hengzhou?
Zhang Fu said without hesitation: Hengzhou City is on the west bank of the Xiangjiang River. Now that the rebels have more and more troops, how can they defend it?
After hearing this, the generals were silent.
At this time, several warships came to the east of the island.Seeing that the rebels could not pass the water, Zhang Fu joined the generals and took a boat to cross the Xiangjiang River first.
That night, the navy warships transported tens of thousands of infantry and cavalry from Xiaozhou to the vicinity of Tanzhou City one after another.
Inside and outside the walls of Tanzhou City, there was a bright fire all night. Many soldiers were hungry because they were short of food on the road and were already hungry. First, they used the grain transported from the treasury to make rice.
Zhang Fu had completely lost hope for his future, but he was still the General Pinghan who was still in the entire Huguang battlefield, so he could only continue to do what he should do.
The battle that lasted for more than ten days has ended, and Zhang Fu has gradually accepted the cruel reality these days.According to the current situation facing the government army, he quickly formulated a new combat strategy.
The Xiangjiang River guards Changsha City, and the Ganjiang River guards Nanchang City!
Zhang Fu originally didn't want to give up Tanzhou Prefecture, otherwise it would become a camp for the rebels to attack Changsha Prefecture; but after weighing it, he decided to concentrate the remaining troops and the troops and horses that can be mobilized in the most important Changsha City and Nanchang City.
Around the bonfire in the military camp, a general raised questions.
Zhang Fu's face was reflected in a fire, and he said bluntly in an unquestionable tone: Now that the offense and defense are easy, it is already good that we can defend these two cities now!Neither the Xiangjiang River nor the navy warships could stand the rebels' offensive!
The rebels will definitely first capture Hengzhou and control the longer river bank; then the army will cross the east from the upper reaches of the Xiangjiang River or the Lijiang River and go around the Tangzhou City near Changsha City. At that time, what should we use to block the rebels?
He reached out and smoothed the map, pointed to the fire, and said: The Han King's rebels are in the southwestern provinces, with a large area of territory.If the official army occupies Changsha Prefecture and Nanchang Prefecture, they can attack from the north and threaten the rebels' retreat routes and food routes.Let them continue to move eastward with worries!
Liu Sheng suddenly said: It seems... Sheng Yong thought so back then.
Zhang Fu was stunned for a moment before he came to his senses.
Liu Sheng refers to the old story of Sheng Yong, Tie Xuan and others defending Jinan City, Shandong in the late period of the Jingnan Campaign.
After thinking about it for a moment, Zhang Fu found that things in the world are really a kind of reincarnation!
The situation and strategy he faces now are so similar to Sheng Yong's original moment, and he is also helpless.
Zhang Fu sighed: At that time, Sheng Yong only had a group of unbearable troops, and being able to defend Shandong was his only choice.So after he surrendered, the late emperor had not punished him for his crimes. Somehow he quietly surrendered to the rebel king, and he knew that he would be liquidated... His defensive defense in Shandong really made the late emperor very troubled.
After hearing this, Liu Sheng nodded thoughtfully.
Zhang Fu frowned and thought hard for a moment, and whispered: There are hidden dangers in Changsha City and Nanchang City.
When several generals heard Zhang Fu's words mysteriously, they turned their heads one after another, looking at listening with their ears on their faces.
Zhang Fu said in a deep voice: King Gu and King Ning!This commander received a secret order to inform the King of Valley that he had a rebellious intention.There is also King Na Ning who has been intimate with King Ren (King of Han) for many years and is good at planning and discerning. Now, King Ning sees that the situation is wrong, he is very likely to want to open the door to surrender and give in to the practice of Nanchang City to make friends with King Ren!
He pondered for a moment and said: Three days later, we will lead our army into Changsha City and take down the Valley King first!
Chen Mao had a fierce face, but at this moment he looked like he was shrunk: That's the prince, we have not obtained the permission of the emperor, can we do this?
I have a secret decree.Zhang Fu emphasized.
But after a moment he realized that the secret decree could not take the prince's credentials, and he gritted his teeth and said, "What do I dare not do now?" This is all for the overall situation!
No one agreed with the generals, but no one opposed it.
After hearing this, Tan Zhong said: He Fu is still in Changsha City, why don’t he... he pulled his palm around his neck and made an action.
No one spoke because the generals here are all heroes of Jingnan, so no matter how alive a person like He Fu is!
Zhang Fu hesitated for a while, and finally shook his head and said: After all, He Fu is the left deputy general of Pinghan who was personally ordered by the marquis and the emperor... Everything I did, taking down the Gu King, was to be loyal to the emperor.But now He Fu is in a cage and has no military power or threats; if I kill He Fu, anyone can tell that it is a private grudge from the public.Take him and King Gu to the capital by water!Let the emperor decide.
The generals clasped their fists and said: The handsome man is wise!
Zhang Fu stood up and said: I will order all departments to repair it tomorrow.The day after tomorrow, we set out for another 100 miles and then went to Changsha Prefecture City to rest.
Finally, I will wait for orders!
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