The Han River flows south from Xiangyang, turns east at Mianyang, and joins the Yangtze River at Lujiaji in the north of Guishan.
The intersection of the Yangtze River and the Han River formed countless depressions and lakes.
The more lakes there were, the less farmland there was.
Especially the intersection of the two rivers was very desolate, far less prosperous than the great Wuhan of later generations.
Zhang Dingguo garrisoned the Wuchang Mansion in the east of the Yangtze River.
He personally led an attack and defeated the 30,000 troops blocking Yinxi in one fell swoop.
However, he did not pursue him far away, but chose to return to Wuchang because he wanted to lead troops to attack Jiujiang and cooperate with Zhang Xianzhong to attack the main force of the Ming army in Jiujiang. .
However, as soon as he led his army back to Wuchang, his subordinates reported in panic that a Ming army suddenly appeared in Hankou on the other side of the river, numbering tens of thousands.
Zhang Dingguo personally came to the river embankment and looked far into the distance, and saw shadowy flags waving on the other side of the river, and hundreds of warships in the river.
"This Ming army arrived yesterday, with a number of about 40,000 to 50,000.
Judging from the flags, the Ming general is the former Shun Army rebel general Hao Yaoqi."
Bai Wenxuan reported to Zhang Dingguo.
As soon as the Ming army appeared on the other side of the river, Bai Wenxuan sent a sentry boat to investigate.
"Hao Yaoqi was originally stationed in Zhongxiang, Chengtian Prefecture.
He must have received orders from the pseudo-Ming Qi Duke Chen Yue when he suddenly came here.
But what do those people in the Shun Army do for a living?
Hao Yaoqi actually came here."
Zhang Dingguo said with a frown. .
According to the agreement between Zhang Dingguo and Li Guo, the Daxi Army attacked Huguang and Jiangxi south of the Yangtze River and went straight to Nanjing, while the Shun Army attacked north of the Yangtze River.
North of the Yangtze River, there are currently two armed forces, Hao Yaoqi and Xiangyang's army.
The Shun army has more than 100,000 people.
It has been almost three months.
Even these two armies are unable to deal with it, and Hao Yaoqi is still allowed to lead it.
The army came to Hankou "Maybe something happened that we don't know," Bai Wenxuan said hesitantly.
He was Zhang Dingguo's deputy general, and he had just been defeated by Du Yinxi, so he didn't have much confidence in speaking.
Transportation conditions in ancient times were extremely backward.
The Yangtze River, which was several miles wide, was like a natural chasm to the people on both sides of the river.
It often took a long time for the people on the other side of the river to know what happened on the other side of the river.
There were many soldiers in the army, but they were defeated one after another due to lack of food and clothing, and their morale was very low.
In addition, the generals had different orders and acted in their own way, so they might not be able to defeat the Ming army.
Zhang Dingguo had already expected this.
But no matter how bad it is, it is impossible to be easily defeated by a rebel general like Hao Yaoqi.
You must know that whether it is Mr.
Yuan Gao Yigong or Tian Jianxiu and Li Guo, they are all fierce generals who are familiar with military affairs and can get used to fighting.
The Ming army in Jiangbei was not an elite army.
How could they be defeated so quickly?
According to the information Zhang Dingguo has, Li Guo led an attack on Xiangyang not long ago.
Could it be that he has been defeated now?
But no matter what happened, it was a fact that Hao Yaoqi appeared on the other side of the river with an army.
Forty to fifty thousand Ming troops and hundreds of ships could definitely threaten the existence of the Wuchang Western Army.
Even Zhang Dingguo did not dare to ignore it.
From Wuchang to Jiujiang, one had to borrow heavy ships to travel by water.
Zhang Dingguo did not dare to let an enemy force of tens of thousands stand behind him and threaten his retreat.
But it is easy to defeat or even annihilate Hao Yaoqi's army.
The opponent is camped on the other side of the Yangtze River.
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If you want to attack the opponent, you must have a naval force.
Although Zhang Dingguo's army has many ships, they are all small boats that have just been collected.
All the navy ships were brought to Jiangxi by Zhang Xianzhong, so it was not easy to defeat Hao Yaoqi.
Just when Zhang Dingguo was hesitating, a few days later, another army appeared on the other side of the Yangtze River along the Han River.
Together with Hao Yaoqi's troops, they set up a camp across the Han River and stationed themselves at Hanyang on the south bank of the Han River.
Look at their flags. , turned out to be the Ming army Zheng Sen's unit guarding Xiangyang.
What shocked Zhang Dingguo was that Zheng Sen's Ming army was actually a naval force, with hundreds of warships of various types, floating mightily on the water of the Yangtze River.
The Western army ships sent to the north of the Yangtze River to scout were successively sunk by Zheng Sen's war ships. , the entire river channel was blocked.
"The two Ming armies total 70,000 to 80,000, which is about the same number as ours, and their warships are far above ours.
This is going to be troublesome," Bai Wenxuan said worriedly.
Although the combined number of the two Ming armies on the opposite bank is not as large as that of the Western army, the size of their warships is far greater than that of the Western army.
The battle on the Yangtze River is always based on water warfare.
Compared with the Ming army, the Western army has no advantage at all.
Even though we have defeated the Ming army on the other side, we still have to worry about whether the Ming army will attack.
Even a brave man like Zhang Dingguo knew that something was extremely wrong at this time.
"The Xiangyang Ming Army has also come here.
Could it be that Li Guo and the others were really defeated and annihilated?"
Zhang Dingguo said to himself, "That's not right.
If the Shun Army is defeated, they will definitely ask us for help, and there will definitely be a defeated army.
Escape to the Yangtze River, so possible and silent."
"Could it be that Li Guo and those people made some deal with the Ming army?
The Ming army gave up Xiangyang to let the Shun army pass, and then the whole army was able to reach the other side to deal with us."
Bai Wenxuan couldn't help but say.
"It shouldn't be.
The Shun army captured Beijing and had a deep feud with the Ming army.
How could the commander of the Ming army dare to risk such taboos and reach such a deal with them?"
Zhang Dingguo said in confusion.
But otherwise, how can we explain the Xiangyang Ming army that suddenly appeared here?
Just when Zhang Dingguo was confused, Zheng Sen and Hao Yaoqi met for the first time on the other side of the Yangtze River.
If the two armies unite to deal with the Western bandits in Wuchang, they must have a chief general.
Because the Zheng family army was good at water warfare and had many warships under its command, Chen Yue gave the position of commander-in-chief to Zheng Sen, with Hao Yaoqi as his deputy.
Hao Yaoqi had no objection to this.
After all, his soldiers were not very good at water fighting, and the general was just a name.
Hao Yaoqi did not want to fight.
In order to coordinate the two forces to fight together, Gu Junen was left here by Chen Yue to join the army and advise Zheng Sen.
At Zheng Sen's Chinese Army Camp in Hanyang Fucheng, Hao Yaoqi, Zheng Sen and Gu Junen met for the first time to discuss dealing with Zhang Dingguo's troops.
"The war is in full swing in Jiujiang, and the number of rebels is several times that of our army.
If the rebels from Wuchang are allowed to attack again in Jiujiang, the situation will be very unfavorable.
Therefore, Master Jinglu ordered the two of them to abandon their original station and come to Hanyang to contain the Wuchang rebels.
The war situation in Jiujiang is related to the fate of the Ming Dynasty, and Wuchang is related to the outcome of the war in Jiujiang.
I hope that the two of you can work together, obey the orders of the Governor, and help our Ming Dynasty solve its difficulties. " Gu Junen conveyed Chen Yue's ardent hopes for the two of them, and Zheng Sen and Hao Yaoqi quickly expressed their opinions, saying that they would definitely obey Duke Qi's instructions
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