"How could this happen? Ma Xisheng and Lu Wu have an irreconcilable grudge, so why did he turn over and help Wu thieves!" When the third leader heard the news, he seemed to be hit by a blow, walked back and forth in the house without stopping, and suddenly stopped and asked Song Erlang: "Brother, come up with an idea!"

However, Song Erlang did not answer the question of the Third Head. He first told Shang Jinzhong the news he had just obtained from the two old men, and then asked in a deep voice: "Fourth Lao, you are resourceful, and have been in the Wu army for many years. The situation is like this now. Do you think you should defend, surrender, and leave?"

Shang Jinzhong pondered for a moment and said, "It is impossible to defend. Now that Ma Xisheng has turned to the Wu bandits, Lu Fang has left Wuchang again, Hengzhou is already a dead land. If the rebel army stays here, there will be only a dead end; surrender is even more impossible. We raised an army to prove the righteousness in the world and attack Lu Fang, a traitor who is acting rebelliously, how can we serve the thief? In my opinion, the only plan for leaving is the only way to do it!"

"Let's go?" Song Erlang was slightly stunned and asked immediately, "Where should we go?"

"To the southeast, Chenzhou!" Shang Jinzhong walked to the map and stretched out his hand to tell: "The north of Hengzhou is Tanzhou, the east is Yuanzhou and Hongzhou, all with heavy troops guarding the Wu army; to the west is Chenzhou, the terrain is rugged, mostly barbarians, it is not easy to raise military rations, and there are many miasma; to the south is Shaozhou, the Chu army with Ma Xisheng, and behind is the Jingjiang army of Wu, and its general is Wang Maozhang, who is a famous general. Only the southeast direction is

Chenzhou is the prefecture and county that the Wu Kingdom has recently been stolen. The Jianwu Army behind it is fertile and rich in resources. Its capital, Guangzhou, trades with overseas Chinese for years, and the accumulated gold and silk is like a mountain, but there is no heavy army to guard it. It is the place where the rebel army is used. Now Lu Fang is in a state of war and has no spare energy to attack with the great power. As long as we occupy the Jianwu Army and occupy the five ridges, it is difficult to resist the Wu bandits in the north, and it is difficult to support the barbarians. With its wealth and wealth, it can be accomplished!"

Song Erlang looked at the route that Shang Jinzhong pointed out, frowned slightly, his face changed, and obviously he was having a nervous ideological struggle in his mind. After hearing Shang Jinzhong's grand strategy, the third leader said coldly: "Second, what you said is light. There are more than 100,000 people in the Hengzhou city. Just walk to Guangzhou with two legs. I am afraid that the Wu Bing was still halfway and they were killed. Everyone became lonely ghosts and were not allowed to return home."

Shang Jinzhong smiled and said, "The third leader didn't know that we set out from Hengzhou and went upstream along the Lei River. After arriving in Chenzhou, we could turn from the canal to the Wushui River, and then flow down along the Pearl River, and then go straight to Guangzhou. We used boats to transport baggage, grain and fodder, and all soldiers could travel lightly. Why is it difficult?"

"What about the boat? How can a ship with more than 100,000 people be done in a hurry?" asked the Sanding Family without wishing to be outdone.

Shang Jinzhong replied without thinking: "I ordered the four realms to concentrate all the boats and ships. If it is not enough, then the houses in the city will be demolished and the beams and woods are used to make rafts and boats temporarily?" Obviously, he was ready for the way he came, otherwise he would never have answered so smoothly.

Song Erlang waved his arm violently and stopped the Sanding's family from continuing the coup: "Okay, stop talking about the third brother. Since he has rebelled, there are no such a complete solution. So, as the fourth brother said! Huang Chao also left Guangzhou and became the Emperor of the Great Qi when he came back!" At this point, his face muscles were twisted, and he looked a little ferocious.

Seeing that Song Erlang agreed to his suggestion, Shang Jinzhong was very happy and said with a smile: "Okay, since the plan has been decided, I will go out immediately to prepare for the departure!" After that, he bowed to the two of them, and turned around and left.

"I'll bother my fourth brother!" Song Erlang sent Shang Jinzhong out of the door, stood on the steps and bowed. He put down his hand when Shang Jinzhong walked away. The third head of the house beside him snorted coldly and whispered to Song Erlang: "Master, are you really going to leave? You must know that our foundation is all with Hunan. If we are separated from this place, we will have more people. The fourth old man came from a rank and took the matter of the fleet in his hands. I'm afraid he has a great ambition!"

"I dare to fight against Lu Renzhi, so I am naturally very brave!" Song Erlang replied without objection, but did not respond positively to the words of the Third Head. The Third Head, who knew Song Erlang very well, did not continue to speak. For a moment, both of them had their own thoughts and remained silent. After about a while, the Third Head Head said to Song Erlang: "Brother, since I am going to move far away, I will deal with a few family affairs first!" After that, he turned around and retreated.

In the Chaling of Hengzhou, the low city walls were covered with corpses of refugees. Blood seeped into the rammed earth, presenting a disgusting purple-black. Just half an hour ago, a mysterious army suddenly appeared launched a raid and captured the county town located in the eastern part of Hengzhou, near Jizhou, Jiangxi.

Wang Zisheng stood by the city gate, gently knocking his palm with a horse whip, while carefully looking at the bodies of refugees and seized military weapons piled on both sides of the city gate. The two Wu generals in iron armor followed behind him stood straight, facing this young but very smart and capable person who was deeply respected by King Wu, they didn't even dare to let out a sigh of vigilance.

"Is this the leader of the rioters?" Wang Zisheng gently turned a corpse in front of him with his right foot, making him lean towards the sky. The deceased was bare-body, his feet were covered with mud, and cracked holes were everywhere; the dark and thin half of his body had four or five scars, but the fatal one was in the lower right chest, which should have been a spear pierced his lungs from there, which could be seen from the black blood stains on his mouth. The deceased's eyes were wide open, and his face remained as if he was angry before his death, vigorous and energetic.

"Yes, it's this person!" The general of Wu army behind Wang Zisheng hurriedly answered. He took a sword with silver hilt from his subordinates. Judging from the style, it was commonly used by the intermediate generals of the Wu New Army. He presented it with both hands and said: "This knife was taken from the head of this guy's corpse. When the last general broke through the city, the thieves were already defeated. Only this thief was stubborn and led more than ten people to fight to the death without surrendering. As a result, all the more than ten people were killed!"

"Oh? Don't surrender if you fight to the death?" Wang Zisheng repeated his subordinates' evaluation of the defender leader, turned around and began to check the dozen or so corpses beside him. They saw that the bodies were ragged and thin and dark, but they all had one characteristic. Although they were all covered in scars, most of the scars were on the chest and ribs, and there was only one person behind them.

The two Wu generals saw Wang Zisheng checking the dozen rebel corpses over there, and their faces became more and more gloomy, and they couldn't help but look at each other. In accordance with the command of the commander, they went from Jizhou to Hunan, sneaked straight to Chaling, and raided through the city in one fell swoop. They were also considered meritorious officials. But looking at Wang Zisheng's expression, could it be that he had made any mistakes?

At this time, Wang Zisheng had already examined the more than ten corpses, raised his head and asked, "Where are the military weapons used by these traitors?"

"It's inside the gate!" Wu army general Zuo hurriedly led the main general to walk into the city gate. The open space inside the city gate was filled with all kinds of weapons used by the chaotic people. These weapons were of various types, including bamboo guns, wooden bows, sticks, and iron forks. The only common feature was that they were very crude. Wu army general Zuo smiled and explained: "These chaotic people dared to rebel with these houses. When the army arrived, they would naturally turn into powder. Zhong Liuzhao was really incompetent. He was beaten by this kind of man and was unable to leave. He also worked for the major general to go on a trip-"

"Shut up!" Wang Zisheng interrupted his subordinates with a sharp shout. He turned around, his face turned pale: "What do you know? These rebels still fight to the death without surrendering. How can these thieves underestimate them? They have more than 100,000 people. If you underestimate them because of their rude armor, you will definitely suffer a great loss!"

"Yes!" The two Wu army generals were scolded by Wang Zisheng, and the complacent smiles on their faces disappeared immediately, and they bowed to obey. Wang Zisheng snorted coldly, slashed the whip on his right hand, and ordered: "Send the order down, you will set out in front and target Leiyang!"

"Leiyang?" The two generals Zuo were stunned when they heard this, but they did not dare to say much under Wang Zisheng's majesty. They hurriedly bowed and took the order to retreat and prepare. It turned out that the Wu army had to advance to divide the troops into three groups. Cui Hanzhi first replaced Zhong Yangui, strengthened the defense of Tanzhou, and controlled the civil rebellion in the southwest of Hunan Province. At the same time, Wang Maozhang set out from Guizhou to suppress the remaining troops of Ma Chu to prevent him from merging with the migrant army, and at the same time threatened his rear; and Wang Zisheng led his troops to arrive in Jizhou by boat, and then entered Hunan by land by land after he led his troops to Jizhou.

After occupying Chaling, he advanced along Laishui to Hengzhou, and siege three routes to destroy the rebellion. However, Wang Zisheng has temporarily changed his strategy to attack Leiyang, which is located in the southern part of Hengzhou. Under ancient technical conditions, it is very difficult for the three armies to carry out such complex coordination, which is easy to make mistakes in cooperation and the battle situation is unfavorable. Although the two Wu generals and Zuo knew about this strategy in advance, Wang himself, as the commander of the army, was so powerful that they dared to say more?

After the two of them left, Wang Zisheng carefully looked at the body of the leader of the refugee army who fought to the end. After a long time, he ordered the personal soldiers behind him: "Come on, wash this person, then find him a coffin and bury him well. How can the body of such a warrior become a thing in the belly of a wild dog?"

"Here!" The personal soldiers responded, and in a short while, more than a dozen Wu soldiers came in to carry the body of the refugee leader out. Wang Zisheng walked out of the city gate, and there was no reason for him to suddenly change the marching route: the Wu army's division of troops was to attract the attention of the rebels with the other two routes, and he led the light troops to march straight from the enemy's defense Jiangxi direction, and torture the hearts. With the rammed crowd of the refugee army, they would inevitably be defeated in a hurry, so that this chaos could be quelled as soon as possible. However, after the Battle of Chaling, Wang Zisheng couldn't help but reevaluate the combat power of the refugee army, although
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