On the evening of November 3rd, the Battle of Huguang, which lasted for more than ten days, was finally over the evening of the third day of the first year of Hongxi (the area controlled by the Han Wangfu).

On the Xiangjiang River on the west side of Tanzhou Prefecture City, there is a narrow small continent. The river from Xiaozhou to the west bank of Xiangjiang River is narrow. At this time, a raging fire was burning on the water surface, and many floating bridges have been ignited! The river on the east side of Xiaozhou is wider, and many large ships are coming and going, transporting the remaining troops of the government and crossing the river.

The island is full of people. The army is not in line, and the chaotic war horses and soldiers are crowded with land on the island.

Some rebel cavalry on the west bank were wandering by the river; but the boat bridge had already caught fire, so they could only watch the riots on the island, with no choice but to do anything.

Zhang Fu estimated that there were at most 40,000 infantry and cavalry soldiers on the island, and nearly half of them were horse soldiers. After the defeat and dispersion, he fled to Changsha Prefecture, Tanzhou Prefecture, and Hengzhou Prefecture, and the sporadic defeated troops along the Xiangjiang River in Changsha Prefecture, Tanzhou Prefecture, and Hengzhou Prefecture, and the 400,000 troops were at most 60,000 to 70,000!

After retreating from the battlefield in the south of Shaoyang County, the official army's retreat and escape route was more than 400 miles away! The withdrawal was too long, and only such a few troops were left, which was completely expected. This was also the force that Zhang Fu and other generals saved just after their hard work.

However, there is another important reason why the official army lost so many people: the officers and soldiers were particularly prone to surrender after being defeated.

In some places, two rebel cavalry can watch hundreds of surrendered soldiers; the official army does not resist at all. Those officers and soldiers who want to surrender are almost surrendering voluntarily waiting to be captured! Therefore, it is so difficult for generals such as Zhang Fu to deploy a retreat.

Zhang Fu looked at the rebels on the west coast, his face facing the sunset and sunset that drooped west. The last orange light was so dull that it was at this moment.

The burning fires on the boat bridge and the afterglow of the sunset were reflected in Zhang Fu's pupils. At this time, he looked back on his escape experience these days. The extremely chaotic scenes made him feel dazed and he felt like he was sleepwalking these days...

Zhang Fu and the generals took advantage of the night several times to gather the scattered soldiers; but the troops that were barely deployed were defeated by the rebels' horse army every time. The rebels did not give them any chance to restore their establishment and morale.

Liu Sheng's army and the main force of the official cavalry, dealing with various rebel armies many times, chasing, fighting at night, and blocking them. The generals of the official army racked their brains to avoid the blocking of the rebel army... and finally they lost all their losses. The official army was only left with a small number of infantry and the cavalry troops, and took advantage of the opportunity of the main force of the rebel cavalry to block Liu Sheng's army from escaping.

Xue Lu and Tan Zhong, who were the first to collapse and escape, had nearly 200,000 troops, and the route of escape was even more chaotic! No one knew how they ran, and no general could control the chaotic soldiers.

Zhang Fu didn't know what happened so many people. In short, only a few of them ran back; perhaps those scattered soldiers who ran to the banks of the Xiangjiang River were among the remaining soldiers under Xue Lu and Tan Zhong...

At this moment, Zhang Fu suddenly felt extremely tired. He looked at the rippling waves on the Xiang River, the huge black shadows of the warships, and the colorful evening scenery, and suddenly spoke: "This place seems to be good."

He looked down at the sword at his waist, and reached out and pulled it out! The sword was bright, with no blood or dust on it, so new that it had never been used.

"Master General!" Tan Zhong suddenly roared, and rushed forward and grabbed Zhang Fu's right wrist tightly! Generals such as Xue Lu, Chen Mao and Liu Sheng also hurried forward and seized Zhang Fu's sword.

Tan Zhong said: "Master, keep the green mountains here and you will not have to worry about burning firewood!"

Zhang Fu glanced at Tan Zhong and thought to himself: What other green mountains are there?

The current situation of Hong Xi's court is probably worse than that of the late Jianwen Dynasty!

Before the "Jingnan Battle", the officials and people of the Ming Dynasty believed that Emperor Jianwen was orthodox, and most of them did not recognize the King of Yan in the end of the "Jingnan Battle".

Even though the Jianwen Dynasty had great righteousness and people's hearts, but after several major wars failed and too many elite troops were lost, Emperor Jianwen issued an edict to serve the king again and sent ministers in the court to ask for troops, but he still did not get much army.

So Zhang Fu judged: After the Battle of Huguang, it would be difficult for the court to mobilize many local troops.

Tan Zhong hurriedly advised: "If the general left, he would ignore the emperor and the elder brothers, what should everyone do?"

It was not because of Tan Zhong's persuasion, but because he had just thought of dying and was interrupted again, and then he no longer had the impulse.

He sighed and said, "I am alive now, the most difficult thing."

After hearing this, all the soldiers around were sad.

Zhang Fu was dragged by the generals and was stalemate for a while. He suddenly asked, "I sent someone back to Changsha Prefecture and asked Jinbutang to order the Jingzhou army to withdraw from Sichuan immediately. Do you ask, did Jinbutang receive the news?"

After hearing this, the generals let go of Zhang Fu; after all, he was already worried about things and must not want to die.

Liu Sheng clasped his fists and said, "I will send someone to ask."

Zhang Fu said again: "Write military orders and use them to sign and sign for me. He ordered the navy chief Chen Xuan to transfer warships to Hengzhou and other places, and to bring the riverside and Hengzhou defenders to the east bank of the Xiangjiang River."

Tan Zhong asked: "Do you want Hengzhou?"

Zhang Fu said without hesitation: "Hengzhou City is on the west bank of the Xiangjiang River. Now that the rebels have more and more troops, how can they defend it?"

After hearing this, the generals were silent.

At this time, several warships came to the east bank of the island. Seeing that the rebels could not pass the water, Zhang Fu joined the generals and took a boat to cross the Xiangjiang River first.

That night, the navy warships transported tens of thousands of infantry and cavalry from Xiaozhou to the vicinity of Tanzhou City. Inside and outside the walls of Tanzhou City, the fire was bright all night. Many soldiers were hungry because they were short of food and fodder on the road. First, they used the grain transported from the treasury to make rice.

Zhang Fu had completely lost hope for his future, but he was not dead yet and was still the General Pinghan on the entire Huguang battlefield, so he could only continue to do what he should do.

The battle that lasted for more than ten days has ended, and Zhang Fu has gradually accepted the cruel reality these days. He quickly formulated a new combat strategy according to the current situation facing the official army.

The Xiangjiang River guards Changsha City, and the Ganjiang River guards Nanchang City!

Zhang Fu originally didn't want to give up Tanzhou Prefecture, otherwise it would become a camp where the rebels attacked Changsha Prefecture; but after weighing it, he decided to concentrate the remaining troops and the troops that could be mobilized in the most important Changsha City and Nanchang City.

Around the bonfire in the military camp, a general raised questions.

Zhang Fu's face was reflected in a fire, and he said bluntly in an unquestionable tone: "Now the offense and defense are easy to attack and defense. It is already good that we can defend these two cities now! The Xiangjiang River waters and the navy warships cannot stop the rebels' offensive!

The rebels will definitely first capture Hengzhou and control the longer river bank; then the army will cross the east from the upper reaches of the Xiangjiang River or the Lijiang River and go around the Changsha City of Tanzhou City. At that time, what will we use to block the rebels?"

He reached out to smooth the map, pointed to the fire, and said, "The Han King's rebels have a large area of ​​territory in the southwestern provinces. The official army occupied Changsha Prefecture and Nanchang Prefecture to defend Changsha Prefecture, and could attack from the north and threaten the rebels' retreat route and food route. Let them continue to advance eastward with worries!"

Liu Sheng suddenly said, "It seems... Sheng Yong thought so too back then."

Zhang Fu was stunned for a moment, and then came to his senses. Liu Sheng was referring to the old story of Sheng Yong, Tie Xuan and others defending Jinan City, Shandong in the late stage of the "Jingnan Campaign". Zhang Fu thought about it for a moment and found that the world was really a kind of reincarnation! The situation and strategy he faced now were so similar to Sheng Yong at the time, and he was also helpless.

Zhang Fu sighed: "Sheng Yong had only a group of unbearable people in his hands, and being able to defend Shandong was his only choice. So after he surrendered, the late emperor had not cured his crimes. Somehow he secretly surrendered to the rebel king. He knew that he would be counted by Qing... His defense of Shandong was really a headache for the late emperor."

After hearing this, Liu Sheng nodded thoughtfully.

Zhang Fu frowned and thought for a moment, and whispered: "There are hidden dangers in Changsha City and Nanchang City."

When several generals heard Zhang Fu's words mysteriously, they turned their heads one after another, looking at listening with their ears.

Zhang Fu said in a deep voice: "King Gu and King Ning! This commander has received a secret order to tell that King Gu is rebellious. King Na Ning has had a long friendship with King Ren (King of Han) for many years and is good at planning and discerning. Now, when King Ning sees the situation is wrong, he is very likely to want to open the door to surrender and give up the way of Nanchang City to make friends with King Ren!"

He pondered for a moment and said, "Three days later, we will lead our army into Changsha City and take down the Valley King first!"

Chen Mao had a fierce face, but at this moment he looked frightened: "That's the prince. We have not obtained the permission of the emperor, can we do this?"

"I have a secret decree." Zhang Fu emphasized. But after a moment he realized that the secret decree was not the evidence that the prince could take. He gritted his teeth and said, "What do I dare not do now? This is all for the overall situation!"

No one agreed with the generals, but no one opposed it.

After hearing this, Tan Zhong said, "He Fu is still in Changsha City, why not..." He pulled his palm around his neck and made an action.

No one spoke because the generals here are all heroes of Jingnan, so no matter how alive a person like He Fu is!

Zhang Fu hesitated for a while, and finally shook his head and said, "He Fu is a marquis after all, and the left deputy general of Pinghan who was personally ordered by the emperor... Everything I did, taking down the Gu King and other things, was to be loyal to the emperor. But now He Fu is trapped in a cage and has no military power or threats. If I kill He Fu, anyone can see that it is a communique and private grudge. Let him go back to the capital along with Gu King and take the water! Let the emperor decide."

The generals clasped their fists and said, "The Grand Marshal is wise!"

Zhang Fu stood up and said, "I ordered all departments to repair it tomorrow. I set out for another hundred miles the day after tomorrow. After arriving at Changsha Prefecture City, I will take a rest."
Chapter completed!