The final number of people reported by each battalion caused Wang Renze to panic. When he left Jiangling, there were 27,000 people, and more than 3,000 wounded soldiers followed the army. Only four days have passed, his army was only 22,000, and more than 3,000 wounded soldiers were left. Only then did Wang Renze realize that he had made a big mistake in the past few days. He ignored the army these days, but did not find that morale was sluggish and the morale of the army was turbulent. Zhou Tiecheng said it was right that his army was indeed on the verge of collapse.

Wang Renze paced back and forth in the tent with his hands behind his back. He knew that he would inevitably be blocked by the Tang army when he went north. Such a sluggish morale would likely be destroyed. He had to find a way to boost his morale.

At this time, the deputy general Tian Zan, who was standing aside, said: "General, Fengxiang County has a lot of meat, wine and 100,000 guan of copper coins. You can have two days off in Fengxiang County to let the brothers eat and drink enough. Each person gives five guan to buy things. Generally speaking, morale will be improved."

Wang Renze still shook his head, "It's meaningless to rely on this little favor. These soldiers are not new soldiers. They are the ones who have the right to be profitable. They will not work hard without real benefits."

"But what other benefits can we make now?"

Wang Renze looked at the top of the tent with his hands behind his back and said for a while: "Maybe there is really a way."

Tian Zan was stunned. He immediately understood that he was from Xiangyang, so of course he did not want the army to plunder Jingzhou. He immediately said anxiously: "The Lord of the Lord told us in advance that we were not allowed to plunder civilians. Have you forgotten that Your Highness? Besides, what if you lose the hearts of the people in Jingzhou, what should you do if the Lord of the Lord of the Lord of the Great Aspirations?"

Wang Renze sneered and said, "Don't tell me any great truth. How did the emperor start? I know ten times more clearly than you. If he doesn't use killing and looting to stimulate the army, will the 20,000 Huainan army be loyal to him? It's still his imperial guards, and the army will give them benefits. This was taught by the emperor. Now he is just afraid of Zhang Xuan, so he will hypocritically say such kind and righteous words. Tell you, I have never been afraid of Zhang Xuan."

"Please think twice!"

"You go!"

Wang Renze stretched his face and said, "I have my own idea about this matter, it has nothing to do with you!"

Tian Zan repeatedly begged for the decision to take it back, but Wang Renze refused to give in. He was helpless. Tian Zan had to leave with hatred. Wang Renze told the entire army that he would not restrict military discipline when entering Fengxiang County tomorrow. The soldiers could plunder at will, and all their property belonged to him. This order quickly spread throughout the army. The whole army was suddenly filled with joy. The morale, which was already dying, suddenly increased greatly, and the effect was immediately effective.

Before dawn, more than 20,000 soldiers gathered impatiently. At Wang Renze's order, more than 20,000 Zheng troops rushed to Fengxiang County. Unfortunately, tens of thousands of people in Fengxiang County had not yet reacted to what happened, and they were swallowed up by 20,000 Zheng soldiers like jackals, and the city was full of life.

Two days later, the Zheng army crossed the Han River, and Wang Renze followed the law again, and led his troops to loot Changshou County, the more prosperous Jingling County. The Zheng army's beast nature exploded, and more than 100,000 Changshou people were trapped in endless hell. The Zheng army burned, killed, looted, and soon recovered morale. The morale of the army solidified. Wang Renze regained his confidence, burned, killed, looted, and rushed to the north.

The only thing that made Wang Renze dissatisfied was that the deputy general Tian Zan did not follow him through the Han River. Tian Zan could not bear Wang Renze's cruelty and the mourning of the villagers, and completely broke up with Wang Renze. He led his two thousand troops to the north from the west coast of the Han River.

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The Zheng army's cruel burning and killing in Jingling County shocked the land of Jingzhou. Zhang Xuan was furious and ordered 30,000 navy troops and hundreds of warships to block the Han River, and to make sure that the Zheng army was wiped out, and Wang Renze's head was used to worship the innocent souls of Jingling County.

At the same time, the 20,000 troops led by the warriors rushed to Shanghong County in the southern part of Xiangyang County, preparing to intercept Wang Renze's army to head north, and the 15,000 Tang troops led by Li Xiaogong gradually approached Wang Renze's army from the south. The Tang army from the north and south seemed to have a tacit understanding, suppressing the Zheng army in a narrow boundary about sixty miles between Shanghong County and Zheng County in Xiangyang County, forming a force of attacking north and south.

During the second update, in a pine forest covering an area of ​​thousands of acres, 20,000 Zheng Jun was sleeping with great satisfaction. The burning, killing and looting along the way made every soldier reap a lot, and almost everyone brought big bags of money and small bags of money.

Wang Ren had strict orders that large items of money could not be taken away, and women could not be taken away. Therefore, most of the Zheng soldiers plundered gold, silver, fine and soft items, such as valuable furniture, screens, and other large items were often destroyed. Young women killed or discarded them at the end. A team of tugboats were moored in the Han River not far away, with about a hundred ships, mainly carrying the army's food and supplies.

In the tent, Wang Renze was discussing the next action plan with the chief secretary Su Lun. Su Lun was the youngest brother of the censor Su Liang. He was about forty years old and served as the chief secretary of the General's Office of the Left Guard. This time he followed Wang Renze to lead the army to the south. Su Lun was very thin, spoke slowly, and his slender eyes were quite smart.

Although Su Lun did not agree with burning, killing and looting along the way, he was not from Jingzhou and did not have the courage of Tian Zan. He did not dare to confront Wang Renze. Most of the time he obeyed Wang Renze's decision.

Su Lun pointed to the map and said, "Have you discovered that the two Tang troops were preparing to attack us on the east bank of the Han River. If we make a fuss to the west and cross the river to the west bank at a critical moment, we can get rid of the interception of the Tang army and quickly reach Xiangyang. I guess after the warrior led his army south, Xiangyang was very empty and there were no defenders. We either refused to defend Xiangyang, or crossed the Han River from Xiangyang to north to support Nanyang County. What should we do is decide on the specific matter."

Wang Renze nodded slowly, "This is a good plan to attack the east and west. As far as I know, neither Tang army carried a ship. There are only a hundred tugboats in this area. I simply crossed the river in the night tonight, and then quickly headed north to get rid of the Tang army's pursuit. What does the Chief Shi think?"

Su Lun stroked his beard and said, "The distance of sixty miles is not far. In fact, both armies are only about thirty miles away from us. We can fight tomorrow morning. Tonight is the best opportunity to cross the river. You really can't hesitate!"

Wang Renze pondered for a moment and resolutely ordered: "Tell me my order, the entire army will get up immediately!"

Wang Renze immediately ordered the army to cross the river on the spot. At the same time, he sent thousands of soldiers to set up hundreds of large tents in the pine forest, and sent hundreds of soldiers to pretend to patrol and guard the Tang army to confuse the scouts.

At the fourth update, 20,000 Zheng troops crossed the Han River and began to march north quickly. They didn't care about burning, killing and looting along the way, but marched overnight toward Xiangyang City, three hundred miles away, quickly

It was getting darker, and the 20,000 troops led by the warrior appeared several miles away from the pine forest. He had received news of the scout that there were hundreds of Zheng army tents in the pine forest, and the periphery sentries were tightly defended, so it was difficult to go in and find out what was going on.

The warrior looked at the Songlin for a while, but did not find the sentry. He was very puzzled. This was not like the 20,000 garrison troops. Is it just an empty tent inside?

He turned around and said to the general Qin Qiong: "General Qin can lead two thousand soldiers into the pine forest, and I will lead the army to come and respond."

"Abide by the order!"

Qin Qiong waved his hand and shouted: "Come with me!"

An army of two thousand people followed Qin Qiong to the pine forest. The warrior immediately led the army to advance. After a moment, a soldier ran out of the pine forest and shouted: "Prince, there are empty tents in the pine forest, and there is no enemy army!"

At this time, Qin Qiong also ran out and said anxiously: "Empress, the enemy has crossed the river and we are trapped to escape!"

The warrior couldn't speak for a long time, but he guessed it. There was an empty account in the forest. At this moment, he suddenly slapped his forehead and it was broken! Wang Renze's army must have gone to Xiangyang City. There were only two thousand garrisons in Xiangyang City, which was almost an empty city. There were big troubles.
Chapter completed!