Chapter 93 Reinforcements to

Yang Sichang anxiously ordered a group of people and horses in Nanjing, and also took some soldiers and horses from Huaibei to the Yangtze River against the current, taking a boat or hiking day and night, heading in the direction of Xiangyang.

As an official in charge of military affairs in the court, he naturally knew the importance of Xiangyang to the current court, not to mention the importance of the life of King Xiang in Xiangyang City. Once Xiangyang was lost, the gate of Huguang was opened by the Xing Tianjun. Although Zhang Xianzhong made a comeback in the area of Gucheng, Baokang and Fangxian, after all, Zhang Xian was loyal. The strength is limited, and it is not enough to take the whole Huguang, but Xing Tianjun has now made it clear that he wants to go south to attack Huguang. What he is afraid of is that Xing Tianjun and Zhang Xianzhong will get together again. In that case, the strength of Xing Tianjun will be much stronger. Once Huguang allows Xing Tianjun to enter, I'm afraid there will be no peace south of the whole Yangtze River!

When Yang Sichang left Beijing, he knew that Xing Tianjun was going south. In addition, the current emperor Zhu Youjian urged him to go south quickly to suppress the bandits, so he did not dare to neglect at all. Even after arriving in Nanjing, he did not have a two-day break, so he immediately summoned the generals and threatened him with Shang Fang's sword. They immediately set out, either by boat or taking a dry road, and rushing to Xiangyang day and night. At the same time, before he arrived in Nanjing, he sent his men to Jingxiang to find Zuo Liangyu. Yan ordered Zuo Liangyu to immediately help Xiangyang, and also sent people to Shaanxi, and ordered Ding Qirui, the governor of the three sides, to send troops to immediately from Yunyang to help Xiang. Yang, in a word, he has an idea that Xiangyang can't be lost. Once Xiangyang is lost, his life will be over.

When Yang Sichang finally arrived in Wuhan with his troops, news came from Xiangyang that Xiao Tianjian, the thief chief of the Xingtian army, had arrived in Dengzhou and was leading a large army to Xiangyang. I remember that Yang Sichang almost didn't spit blood and didn't even enter Hanyang, so he led the army to land and rushed towards Xiangyang.

As a civil official, he travels day and night. For Yang Sichang, he really can't stand it. Even the soldiers feel that they can't stand such a long-distance attack. The military generals are full of complaints. The deserters on the road can be said to be an endless stream. Yang Sichang was anxious to get angry and first ordered to catch it. The deserted soldiers were immediately beheaded. Later, he found that this method was not easy to work, so he softened down, constantly rewarded the officers and soldiers, and almost begged them to speed up and rush to Xiangyang City to save Xiangyang.

However, Yang Sichang was still a little slower. Just as he arrived in Suizhou, the news came that Xiao Xingtian had led his troops across the Han River and completely surrounded Xiangyang City.

After hearing this, Yang Sichang was anxious to get angry and immediately began to get sick. However, even so, he did not dare to recuperate in Suizhou, and the governor rushed in the direction of Xiangyang. In this way, it was very harmful to Yang Sichang's body. When he supervised the army to Zaoyang, Yang Sichang could no longer sit and deal with military affairs. I can only lie on the big car and insist on the governor moving forward.

But his efforts finally failed. Xiao Tianjian had already learned the news in advance when Yang Sichang led his troops to Suizhou. Although Yang Sichang rushed from Nanzhili and brought more than 30,000 officers and soldiers, after arriving in Suizhou, there were only less than 20,000 officers and soldiers who followed him, and he drove on the way. The deserter ran a lot, and some officers and soldiers who came from the dry road could not keep up with the speed of the army and failed to reach the designated place. Therefore, although Yang Sichang ran to Suizhou, the troops brought were far from enough to save Xiangyang.

So Xiao Tianjian immediately sent Luo Li's troops to kill Zaoyang in the direction of Yang Sichang. The two armies met in Zaoyang and started a big war.

When Yang Sichang learned that the Xing Tianjun sent troops to intercept him, even if he ordered to fight, he ordered the general Zhang Yingyuan to lead his troops to face the enemy head-on, and the general Zhang Ling led a man to attack the flank of Luo Li's troops.

At the same time, Yang Sichang also learned that Zuo Liangyu led his troops to help Xiangyang. Instead, he ran to Baokang and worked with Zhang Xianzhong. The standard to do this was to avoid war against the enemy. He disobeyed his orders and did not fight the strong enemy, but went to pick soft persimmons. Yang Sichang angrily scolded Zuo Liangyu as a bastard on the couch, and I swear that once the siege of Xiangyang is solved, I will definitely invite Shangfang's sword and cut off Zuo Liangyu.

And Yang Sichang now also feels that with his current military strength, I'm afraid it will be difficult to save Xiangyang City. Now not only is his military strength not dominant, but also his combat effectiveness is also difficult to be the opponent of the Xingtian Army. If you are not careful, Xiangyang can't save it. The soldiers and horses he brought may also be defeated by the Xingtian Army. In that case, it may be The gains outweigh the losses, so after thinking about it, he personally struggled to write a letter, which made his men rush to Yunyang day and night to find He Renlong, who came from Shaanxi, and secretly promised He Renlong to He as long as he led his troops to help and help him relieve the siege of Xiangyang, then he played the emperor and changed the position of Zuo Liangyuping, the thief general. Let He Renlong be this 'Ping Thief General', which made He Renlong speed up his speed to help Zaoyang first, and then go to Xiangyang with him to relieve the siege.

At this moment, the whole situation around Xiangyang began to become complicated. In addition to the struggle between Xing Tianjun and various officers and soldiers, Zhang Xianzhong's troops were also involved in this situation.

He Renlong originally wanted to stay in Yunyang. For so many years, it was not the first time for him to fight with Xing Tianjun. At the earliest time in Longzhou, he suffered a loss under Xiao Tianjian. Later, he was ordered to go out of Tongguan to Henan several times. He was beaten by Xing Tianjun all over the ground looking for teeth. Now let him help. Xiangyang, when he led his troops to arrive in Yunyang, he heard that Xing Tianjun had gathered 40,000 to 50,000 troops around Xiangyang. He was even more frightened and did not dare to lead his troops forward.

Now he has finally got the position of general officer. For so many years, the ups and downs have finally pulled up so many people, and he has no courage to dare to fight in those years. The title of He madman is no longer worthy of the name for him.

So he thinks that whether Xiangyang can be saved has nothing to do with him. As long as he has so many soldiers and horses in his hand, the court can't do anything about him. In recent years, he has also understood that as long as there are soldiers and generals in his hand, the court does not easily dare to touch them, the generals in charge of the army. This has been disrespected from time to time in recent years. Yu, he often ran away when he saw that the situation was not good, and Hong Chengchou could not do anything about him, so he could see! But if all these soldiers are put together, I'm afraid the court will be able to deal with him in the future! And his nephew He Fang, who is now under his command, has also been in a defensive position. He Fang is very afraid of Xing Tianjun and feels very contradictory at the same time, and does not want to face the enemy of Xing Tianjun, so he also urges him not to rush forward too much to avoid being beaten by Xing Tianjun again.

So after arriving in Yunyang, He Renlong stopped the soldiers and horses on the grounds of poor food, and also asked the governor of Yunyang for food and salary, so that he stopped moving forward.

But when he received Yang Sichang's letter, he couldn't help but move again. General Ping Thief is not a small official. When the generals reach the level of their general, and then want to move upwards, there is basically not much hope, and with his military strength and seniority, if he wants to win the position of a general of Ping Thief, it is basically It is impossible, but at present, Yang Sichang promised that as long as he solved the siege of Xiangyang, he would go to the court and give it to the general of Ping Thief, which is undoubtedly a big pie for He Renlong.

He Renlong was excited this time. As the saying goes, he was in danger of wealth. Immediately, he no longer listened to He Fang's advice. He ordered an army and rushed to Zaoyang.

When Luo Li led his troops to Qifang Town in the west of Zaoyang, he suddenly learned that He Renlong was leading his troops to kill his back. It seemed that he had the idea of attacking his department with Yang Sichang, so he immediately ordered to suspend Yang Sichang's attack in the direction of Zaoyang. He stopped and thought about it carefully, and immediately sent someone to rush to Xiangyang, inform Xiao Tianjian, ask Xiao Tianjian to send troops to drag He Renlong's troops first, and let him concentrate his troops first to defeat the group led by Yang Sichang.

After Xiao Tianjian got the news, he did not dare to delay. After all, it is a big battle now. If the troops of the officers and soldiers are concentrated, they will still exceed him a lot. What's more, if he wants to put the main force in Xiangyang City, he must capture Xiangyang City, so the number of troops who can deal with the officers and soldiers from all sides is quite limited. .

And Luo Li is the general reserve team he stayed in the north of the Han River case. Now he has been sent to meet Yang Sichang's headquarters, and He Renlong, who has been lying in Yunyang for a few days, suddenly rushed to Zaoyang. If he wants to attack Luo Li's department with Yang Sichang, he has to temporarily change his plan and start from the guard division. , pulled out Liu Yaoben and Lao Huihui, and led his troops from Fancheng to Tanghe to intercept He Renlong's subordinates. In short, it is necessary to keep Luo Li's back and not let Luo Li's subordinates be attacked by He Renlong and Yang Sichang.

Fortunately, Zuo Liangyu was very clever. Although he ran over from Jingzhou with his troops, he did not come to find the trouble of Xing Tianjun, but ran to find Zhang Xianzhong's trouble first. Otherwise, if the three-way officers and soldiers rushed together, it would be a little troublesome for him to fight Xiangyang.

The whole area around Xiangyang, after Xiao Tianjian led his troops to arrive here, it was completely chaotic. The soldiers and horses of various forces were mobilized everywhere, and small-scale battles were constantly breaking out everywhere. The two sides made detailed and scouted activities to come and go, and opened the net as much as possible without letting go of the enemy's intelligence.

On the ninth day of May, Luo Li received a reply from Xiao Tianjian, telling him not to worry about his back. Liu Yaoben and Lao Huihui had already led his troops to block He Renlong for them, so even if he no longer hesitated, he led his troops again from Qifang Town in the west of Zaoyang and rushed straight to Zaoyang.

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