Qin Yu was not surprised at all that Yang Guozhu would escape. If Yang Guozhu did not escape, he would really fight to the end at the foot of Tianlang Mountain, that would be abnormal.

He was also very clear about Yang Sichang's plan, just to make Yang Guozhu nail to the foot of Tianlang Mountain and restrain his troops so that he could not do his best to attack Xiangyang.

After all, Xiangyang City is so big, with 20,000 people defending, and 10,000 people as a support force is actually more than enough, and even more troops will be wasted.

Although the place looks good and wonderful, it is not something that is entrusted to.

He knew that in fact, among the civil officials in the late Ming Dynasty, Yang Sichang was outstanding in talking about war on paper, and most of them could not even reach a talk on paper.

Unfortunately, in the general environment, most of the military generals in the late Ming Dynasty chose to preserve their strength, so they played good cards badly again and again, and the reason was that the civil servants could only blame themselves.

"How is Qin Meng?"

Seeing Qin Meng returning with his troops and horses, Qin Yu knew that he hadn't caught up with him and suffered a small loss.

"The king, my subordinates are incompetent. Not only did they not chase Yang Guozhu, they were also ambushed and damaged hundreds of brothers. Moreover, the Ming army also sent troops to guard the valley near Heishanzhai, so they might have to attack."

Qin Meng knelt down on one knee and apologized.

"Okay, the other party has already planned to retreat. It's dark and it's normal for you to chase and ambush. It's not a crime of war. As for the strong attack, there's no need to go back and have a good rest for a day. Tomorrow, follow me to advance eastward and directly attack Xiangyang."

Qin Yu waved his hand and helped him up. Although he didn't say anything, he always treated them as brothers in his heart.

Not to mention just one or two small defeats, even if he loses one or two big defeats, he can still bear it now.

Although he always claimed that he was a person like Zhu and Liu, he would not do such unethical things as the two of them did in the same way as the cunning rabbits and the lackeys.

The army had just rested for a day and ran downstream along the banks of the Han River. In addition, the nearly 10,000 prisoners had just been captured, there were still 100,000 people.

For a moment, Xiangyang City seemed to be facing a great enemy, and everyone knew that a war was coming soon.

Xiangyang, the world's number one city that has been tested for war, will face another severe test.

After receiving the news that Sun Chuanting might be ruined by Lu Xiangsheng, Yang Sichang returned to Xiangyang City.

At this moment, looking at Yang Guozhu in the hall, his face turned pale.

But I couldn't guess whether he really fled back to Nanzhang after losing the battle or escaped before the battle.

Finally, I had to suppress the anger in my heart and asked in a deep voice: "How many soldiers do you have in your hands now?"

"When I return to the ministry hall, there are nearly 10,000 people and horses, and the soldiers are fully equipped, so I can still fight." Yang Guozhu clasped his fists and replied strongly.

"Well, victory or defeat is common in military affairs, and the national pillar should not be discouraged. Let's do this. I will allocate some money, grain and livestock. You will rest in the city of Nanzhang for two days. We must restrain the military discipline and not cause any trouble for me. Do you know?"

When Yang Sichang heard that he had nearly 10,000 troops, his tone suddenly calmed down, and his face became much better. He comforted him for a few words, and finally warned him.

"Thank you, Master Tang! I will definitely restrain my subordinates."

Yang Guozhu quickly promised.

But I said in my heart that if you don’t cause a big mess, it means that a small mess can be caused?

After Yang Guozhu left, Yang Sichang threw the teacup in his hand to the ground with murderous intent on his face.

It was obvious that this guy definitely took the initiative to retreat and regarded his orders as wind in his ears, otherwise it would be impossible for so many soldiers to withdraw completely.

After venting hard, he could only sigh helplessly, busy deploying city defense.

For three consecutive days, Qin Yudu dispatched troops and generals in Xiangyang City to build siege equipment and prepare for the siege before the siege.

After all, the Chinese army gathered under the city of Xiangyang, with more than 50,000 people in four towns, plus more than 40,000 prisoners and a large number of young craftsmen, the number is close to 150,000. If you don’t arrange it carefully, it will definitely not work.

The army's food and grass were all stored in Fancheng on the north bank, leaving behind three thousand Chinese troops to guard, plus the two thousand cavalry outside the city, which was foolproof.

On the top of the city, King Xiang, wearing a python robe and jade belt, stood in the middle. On the left was Yang Sichang, on the right was Lu Xiangsheng who had just arrived, and on the other hand, looking at the dense and orderly military camp outside the city, everyone's faces were extremely solemn.

"Shangshu Yang, Governor Lu, are you two fully confident to defend Xiangyang?" King Xiang held his hands behind his back and looked at the left and right after a while and asked.

Although his tone was very calm, when you listen carefully, you could notice a hint of nervous tremolo.

"Your Highness, although the bandit army is powerful, it is difficult to reach the sky if you want to break through Xiangyang City head-on."

"What if the thief army detours?" King Xiang frowned, obviously not very satisfied with Yang Sichang's answer.

"Your Highness, you can rest assured that the subordinates have sent troops to occupy Zaoyang and Suizhou first. If the bandit army wants to take a land detour, they must first capture two cities, as for water..."

Before Lu Xiangsheng finished speaking, Yang Sichang quickly interrupted: "Don't worry about the waterway at all. The servant had already ordered people to sink ships to block the Han River waterway. Only small boats could pass. If the thief army dared to take a detour and attack the small boat, it would be like self-destruction."

"Well, you two are indeed worthy of my humeral ministers in the Ming Dynasty. Even so, I will feel relieved and I will leave this to you."

King Xiang finally nodded with satisfaction, relieved his heart, looked at the army outside the city, and then turned around and went down the city and returned to the palace to continue enjoying.

Everyone hurriedly gave it to me respectfully.

As soon as King Xiang left, Yang Sichang's waist immediately straightened and asked Lu Xiangsheng: "Governor Lu, what are your opinions on this battle?"

"Yangbutang, in this battle, you and I only need to work together to defend Xiangyang Suizhou. The bandit army will not think of crossing the line. When the bandit army is hit by a setback and morale plummets, we will launch a large counterattack and recover Nanyang."

Lu Xiangsheng didn't know where he meant that he clearly wanted to wait for the thief army to attack Nanyang and Xinye again when the thief army attacked the city, so he was too lazy to play a puzzle with him and directly cut off his thoughts.

"Then Governor Lu will go back and guard Zaoyang and Suizhou!"

Yang Sichang frowned, feeling a little unhappy, and said coldly, and also got off the city.

He really wanted Lu Xiangsheng to sneak attack Xinye and Nanyang, because at this time almost all the bandits went south across the Han River, and Zaoyang was only more than 100 miles away from Xinye. The army arrived after two days of rushing.

Lu Xiangsheng didn't care. Anyway, he would never do sneak attacks anymore. Yang Sichang didn't know the cunning of the little thief, but he had deeply experienced it.

So if you know how to play conspiracies, it may be difficult to play with him. In the end, you may not be able to do anything, and you will lose money, let alone there is no need to take risks.
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