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  Chapter 245 243 [Xiangtan Zhou Clan] (adding updates to "Nuanyang 1314" of the Baiyin League)

  Xiangtan, Zhou family, Dazu.

  Although it has not yet developed into a "Zhou Ban County", it has not developed to the point of "marriage half of Hunan and Hunan" in the late Qing Dynasty. But from Jiajing to Wanli years, Zhou Zhiping, Zhou Zhiji, Zhou Zhilong, Zhou Yu, Zhou Xu successively passed the Jinshi examinations, and produced a lot of candidates. The Zhou family frantically annexed land in Xiangtan!

  Different from the Tao family in Changsha, the Zhou family in Xiangtan is thriving.

   During the Wanli period, there were many peasant uprisings, and the Zhou family took the initiative to recruit village braves every time. After repelling the peasant army, he immediately took the opportunity to annex the land, which now covers more than 100,000 mu.

   Knowing that the Jiangxi Zhao bandits sent troops to Huguang, Juren Zhou Xing, who was studying at Yuelu Academy, immediately rushed back to Xiangtan to recruit soldiers.

  Historically, in another two years, he will also be admitted to Jinshi.

  At the foot of the Hidden Mountain, Liao Sheng's younger brother Liao Jing came to secretly contact Zhou Xing.

  Both came from rich families, there is no possibility of compromise, and they must fight Zhao Han to the death.

   "Brother Jingyu, how is the situation in Xiangtan?" Liao Jing asked.

  Zhou Xing replied: "Thousands of rebels have besieged the city for half a month. I just received news that the Zhao rebels have captured Liuyang and will definitely march towards Changsha. If Xiangtan is lost, Changsha is in danger! Where is Hengyang?"

   "Except for Hengyang, Hengshan, and Leiyang, the eastern and southern counties are all occupied by Zhao bandits." Liao Jing replied.

  After a long period of fighting, Liao Sheng has tens of thousands of regiments under his command, and has recovered Hengyang, Hengshan, and Leiyang one after another.

  The bandits in You County and Anren were the worst, with Zhao Han's army to the east and Liao Sheng's regiment to the west.

   This place can't stay anymore!

   Therefore, as soon as Liu Zhu sent troops from Chaling, the bandits in You County abandoned the city and fled. When passing through Anren, the Anren bandits also fled, and the two gangs merged and ran to Yongxing County to join Xiaobawang.

   Little Overlord heard about the situation in the north and felt unable to defend, so he abandoned the city and went to Chenzhou further south.

  They failed to attack Chenzhou, so they had to walk around the city, looting villages and towns along the way, and planned to flee from Yizhang to the border of Guangdong.

  If you ignore the fleeing bandits and the revolting Yao people, there are now two major battlefields in southern Shonen.

  In the north, Huang Yao surrounded Xiangtan, and Li Zheng surrounded Changsha. The strategic goal was to capture Changsha. The commander-in-chief of the officers and soldiers is Wang Zhiliang, the governor of southern Hunan.

  In the south, Liu Zhu, Chen Bing, Leijiabu (the confluence of Minshui River and Xiangjiang River), Zhang Tieniu, Chen Bing, Yongxing County. While letting the missionary officers and farmers' associations divide the land, they confronted Liao Sheng's regiment from a distance. The strategic goal was to capture Hengyang.

  Liao Jing said: "My brother is going to attack Lukou (Lukou District, Zhuzhou City) by surprise, kill the bandits there, and cut off the grain roads of the Zhao bandits!"

  After listening to the situation in the south, Zhou Xing said in surprise: "Brother, if you lead your troops to the north, will you not be afraid that Leiyang and Hengshan will be captured by Zhao thieves?"

   "It is enough to keep three thousand soldiers in each of the two cities," Liao Jing said. "The bandit soldiers in Xiangtan must be driven away, so that Changsha, Xiangtan, Hengshan, Hengyang, and Leiyang can be connected in one line."

  Zhou Xing asked: "How should I cooperate?"

Liao Jing replied: "My brother suggested that the Zhou family's regiment practice, go to Xiangtan to contain the main force of the bandits, and delay the time for the bandits to return to Lukou. After my brother takes Lukou, he can practice with the Zhou family's regiment, as well as the defenders in Xiangtan city. , Attack the rebels on three sides. The rebels are surrounded by groups, without food and grass supplies, the army will inevitably be in chaos, and they can win in one battle!"

   "Good strategy!" Zhou Xing exclaimed.

  It is indeed a good strategy, the premise is to win the fight.

  Liao Sheng fought those thieves who escaped from Jiangxi, winning consecutive battles. At this time, his prestige was soaring, and his self-confidence was a little too much. He felt that the Jiangxi thieves were nothing more than that, they left thousands of people to guard the city, stopped Zhang Tieniu and Liu Zhu, and even led their elite troops northward to attack Huang Yao.

  He wants one to fight three!

  Only from a strategic point of view, this approach is very smart and reasonable. If the combat effectiveness of the two sides is similar, Liao Sheng will definitely succeed, and there is a high probability that Huang Yao's main force will be wiped out.

   It has to be said that Huang Yao underestimated the enemy and rushed in, not paying attention to the enemy of Hengshan at all, which exposed his food path to Liao Sheng's soldiers.

   This belongs to Huang Yao's military style, dispatching troops quickly and marching extremely fast.

   Li Zheng is just the opposite. He is cautious, considerate, and likes to discuss with his generals. If he switched with Huang Yao, it is estimated that Huang Yao has already won Changsha, and there is no time for Wang Zhiliang to reinforce him.

  Three days later, Zhou Xing and Tuan Yong carefully approached Xiangtan County.

  He didn't dare to get too close, for fear of the collapse of the whole army, he just wanted to attract Huang Yao's attention and create time for Liao Sheng to cut off the enemy's food road.

   "It's finally here!" Huang Yao said with a smile.

   Huang Yao besieged the city for half a month, never thinking about attacking the city, and was waiting for the reinforcements from the officers and soldiers. As long as the reinforcements are defeated, the morale of the defenders in the city will inevitably be low, and then there will be various methods to capture the city.

   There must be reinforcements, Huang Yao had already inquired about it.

  There is a Zhou family entrenched here, and five Jinshi have been produced in decades, and every civil disturbance is recruited by the Zhou family to quell it.

  If the Zhou family didn't send reinforcements after waiting another half a month, Huang Yao would lead the troops there by himself.

   "Boom boom boom!"

  Three cannon shots were fired, and the Fran cannon fired.

  The good artillery was regarded as the starting gun by Huang Yao.

   Zhou Xing is choosing a good terrain to camp, that is, one that can run, anyway, he will not fight Huang Yao recklessly.

  Suddenly three cannon shots were heard. Due to the distance, Zhou Xing thought the enemy was attacking the city.

  Should I help?

  Zhou Xing decided to stand still and watch from a distance. The rebels would definitely not be able to capture the city. And across the Xiangjiang River, he can't cross the river to rescue for the time being—Once the rebels try to cross the river, Zhou Xing will flee immediately, and he has to save his own team first.

  At this distance, and across the river, Zhou Xing thought he was safe.

   "Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-dah~~~~~"

  A moment later, the Charge was heard from both sides of the trickling water, and Zhou Xing was so frightened that his vest was sweating: "Quickly form an ambush!"

   Zhou Xing came along the trickling water. At this moment, Baihe Mountain and Hualonggong Mountain on both sides of the strait rushed out 500 Datong soldiers respectively. They ran to the foot of the mountain before they blew the charge horn, and the east and west flanked Tuan Yong who rushed towards Zhou Xing.

   This departure was so sudden that Zhou Jiatuan had just unloaded the grain from the boat before he even had time to set up camp.

  Zhou Xing led his troops on the east bank of the trickling water, and the five hundred ambush soldiers rushing down from Hualonggong Mountain rushed to kill them at a slow trot. The five hundred ambush soldiers on Baihe Mountain took off their armor and jumped into the river to **** the boats that had already unloaded their food.

  Because the trickling water separates them, the Zhou family's thousands of regiments only need to face 500 ambush soldiers, and the other 500 ambush soldiers are temporarily unable to get through.

   But, can you stop it?

   "Raise the gun!"

  Zhou Xing shouted, asking the slaves to raise the command flag.

  Ding Jiasheng raised his spear and charged along with Yan Jiu.

  Yan Jiu is an old thief who followed Fei Yinggong. He was broken up and incorporated into the army. Now he can command 500 people.

  Ding Jiasheng, the leader of the Duchang Rebellion Army, was transferred to become a military propaganda instructor. Although he joined the group halfway, he learned Datong theory very solidly.

  The wolf cleared the way, stabbing with the spear.

  Five hundred Datong soldiers broke into the formation of nearly five thousand enemies. Like a knife cutting tofu and making a big gap, Zhou Jiatuanyong collapsed the moment he entered the battle.

   "Master, let's go!"

  A confidant house slave dragged Zhou Xing along and ran away.

   Besieged on three sides?

nonexistent.

  Although Huang Yao likes to advance aggressively, he doesn't really underestimate the enemy. He is using himself as a bait to lure the enemies behind to take the bait.

   Zhou Xing's mind went blank, and he didn't understand how he lost at all.

  He has five thousand regiments of bravery, how can he be defeated by five hundred rebels?

   Moreover, the collapse was crisp and neat, with no ability to resist at all.

  The confidant house slave looked back from time to time, and suddenly pushed Zhou Xing away: "Master, get out of the way!"

  Zhou Xing fell down in embarrassment, and looked up, his book boy had been killed by the rebels.

  He ignored his grief, got up on hands and feet, ran towards the river, and jumped into the river.

   While swimming, I suddenly heard a voice behind me.

  The five hundred ambush soldiers on the other side of the river had already jumped into the river to **** the boat. At this time, one by one, shirtless, rowed the boat, and assassinated Tuan Yong who jumped into the river and escaped with a spear.

   "Don't kill me, I am Juren, I am Ju..."

  Zhou Xing yelled in horror, suddenly a long spear stabbed at his forehead very accurately.

  In another time and space, the Zhou family, which was so glorious in the period of the Republic of China, will definitely be severely suppressed this time. How many people can survive depends on good fortune.

  Lukou.

  Liao Sheng took five thousand elites and rushed to this place by boat. This is Huang Yao's grain and grass transfer station. Once it is captured, Huang Yao will be cut off from the grain road.

  He was preparing for a surprise attack at night, but he encountered a sentry ship sent by the rebels with a distance of more than 20 miles.

  The anti-thief spies, actually sent more than 20 miles away?

  Liao Sheng felt very unfriendly, his surprise attack plan failed, and the next step was to carry out a strong attack.

   Fei Yinggong was basking in the sun at Lukou, and Huang Yao asked him to guard the grain road, so he could concentrate on guarding it. Lying on a bamboo rocking chair, drinking tea while basking in the sun, stealing half a day of leisure.

   "Father, the spies report back, the enemy is coming." Fei Ruhui walked over and said.

  The bandits under Fei Yinggong's command were all broken up and incorporated into the army. Only his daughter Fei Ruhui stayed by his side.

  Fei Ruhui insisted on joining the army to fight, and obtained Zhao Han's permission.

   "How many people are here?" Fei Yinggong asked.

  Fei Ruhui said: "Thousands of them. The grain and grass go by water, and the soldiers go by the river. Watching them march, they seem to be elite."

   "I fight the elite!"

  Fei Yinggong stood up slowly, stretched his waist, yawned and said: "If there is no more war, the bones will soon be crisp."

  Fei Yinggong had only 500 regular soldiers and 500 peasant soldiers in his hands, and the rest belonged to the grain transportation team.

  After his whereabouts were exposed, Liao Sheng did not return to Hengshan, but slowed down the marching speed so that the soldiers under his command would not be so tired.

  He has more than 10,000 regiments of bravery, and he has not trained much, but he has fought for more than a year.

  This time, the five thousand regiments who brought to cut off the grain road are all "elite" veterans who have experienced many battles. At least, he himself thinks he is an elite who can beat the bandits from Jiangxi to the ground.

  What about Zhao Tianwang?

   It's not like he hasn't beaten the Jiangxi rebels before!

  Liao Sheng felt that the imperial examination was hopeless. In this troubled time, he wanted to rely on his military exploits to seal his wife and son, and at the same time keep his family's property.

  The next morning, Liao Sheng brought five thousand elites to Lukou to attack Fei Yinggong.

  He even trained three hundred archers under his command!

  (end of this chapter)