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Wang Fuchen had no choice but Li Zheng led his army to chase after him on mules.Unless he crosses the mountain again, there is no way to get rid of it.

Before crossing the mountains and mountains, Datong Town must be robbed of supplies and rations!

The place where Wang Fuchen lined up was the narrowest part of the valley.

The north is the river, the south is the mountain, and the valley in the middle is about 250 meters wide.

Li Zheng brought over 8000 people, half of them were gunfire soldiers.

After getting off the mule, take out the cotton armor from the back of the other mule and let the whole army wear it.

Then, step forward in an orderly manner, and separate out two thousand melee soldiers, and arrange them facing south to deal with the possible enemy troops in the mountains.

Wang Fuchen also listed the firecrackers at the forefront. Their firecrackers were varied, including those made by Zhang Xianzhong himself, some snatched from officers and soldiers, and the three-eyed blunderbuss used in the early Ming Dynasty.

5000 miscellaneous firecrackers, against 4000 Datong firecrackers.

The two sides lighted matchlocks and approached little by little. The three-eyed blunderbuss did not have matchlocks, so they had to move forward with firefolds in hand.

With a width of 250 meters, it is impossible to line up.

The Datong soldiers stopped moving forward after walking for a while, and stayed in a relatively wide area, which was more than a mile wide.

The two sides confronted each other and stopped moving forward.

Wang Fuchen was a little anxious. If the Datong army moved one mile further, the ambush soldiers in the mountains would be able to kill and surround them.The place where Li Zheng stopped his march was just outside the narrow place. Although it was possible to attack from both sides, the encirclement was impossible.

Moreover, the Datong army has one man and two mules, and the other mule holds food, so they can stand against each other for a whole day.

Wang Fuchen's subordinates were all hungry, they only had one meal yesterday, and only one meal today.The battle must be resolved as soon as possible before we can go to Datong Town ahead to grab food!

In desperation, Wang Fuchen had no choice but to take the initiative to advance to a wider area of ​​the river valley, where the formations of both sides could be deployed smoothly.

"Raise the gun!"

At about fifty paces, Wang Fuchen ordered a three-stage shot.

"Bang bang bang bang!"

Zhang Xianzhong's elite firecrackers, nearly 5000 men, started three-stage shooting.

No one fell.

At such a long distance, not to mention being unable to aim, even if it really hits, it is impossible to penetrate the cotton armor defense.

Wang Fuchen could only let the soldiers reload the ammunition on the spot, and the Datong army remained motionless, waiting for the enemy to reload slowly.

After reloading, Wang Fuchen gave the order to advance and stopped at about forty paces.This distance can barely penetrate the cotton armor, and Zhang Xianzhong's firecrackers dare not get any closer.

"Bang bang bang bang!"

Another three-shot.

Seventeen Datong gunfire soldiers fell down, and after two more fell down, they got up on the spot, and the cotton armor saved their lives.

"go ahead!"

Li Zheng drew out his waist knife, and the whole army stepped forward slowly.

The enemy firecrackers hurriedly reloaded their ammunition, but most of them were in a hurry. Wang Fuchen used the command flag to command the ambush to attack the flanks.

Thousands of ambush soldiers rushed out from the mountain, among them, a thousand Datong firecrackers turned left in unison, trotting and forming formations on their own flanks.

The [-] Datong gunfire soldiers ahead were still advancing slowly.

Thirty steps away, he didn't stop, and actually wanted to go further forward to shoot.

On Wang Fuchen's side, someone reloaded the ammunition, and they could no longer obey the military order, and started shooting at the Datong army sporadically.

"Bang bang bang!"

The Datong firecrackers fell down again.

Finally, when the distance between the two sides was twenty steps, the Datong firecrackers raised their guns in unison.

"put!"

"Bang bang bang bang!"

"Bang bang bang bang!"

"Bang bang bang bang!"

Nearly 3000 people, with a distance of [-] steps, quickly completed three-stage shooting.

Zhang Xianzhong's elite firearms fell down like cutting wheat.Wang Fuchen was terrified. Before he could react, all the firecrackers under his command collapsed.

"Go on the bayonet!"

The Datong firecrackers loaded their bayonets and charged towards the enemy.This time, not only the enemy firecrackers fled, but even the melee infantry collapsed, and Wang Fuchen's supervisor team collapsed together.

The flanks also started fighting.

A thousand Datong firecrackers, also at a distance of twenty steps, defeated two groups of enemies with a single salvo.

The melee infantry stepped forward immediately, and the musketeers retreated to mount their bayonets.

The flanking enemy army rushed halfway, and found that their frontal battlefield had collapsed, and immediately turned around and fled in fright. Thousands of people rushed into the mountains in a panic.

Zhang Xianzhong was very determined to give up the infantry. Morale was already low. Who the hell could stand up to the Datong firearms soldiers who only shot at twenty paces?

"Chase and kill the enemy! Blow the charge!"

"Toot, toot, toot, toot, toot, toot..."

Chasing all over the mountains and plains, Zhang Xianzhong's army was already broken, but the Datong soldiers pursued in groups of five.

There are mountains everywhere, and it is difficult to wipe out all the enemies. In the end, more than 3000 enemies were run away.

These fleeing enemies have lost their organizational system, and it is impossible to gather into an army. Most of them are bandits with dozens or hundreds of people.

After Zhao Han took over the territory, he had to organize farmers and soldiers to suppress the bandits, otherwise the banditry would be very serious.

The enemy commander, Wang Fuchen, was chased away by Li Zheng. He collapsed from exhaustion after running for several miles, and was finally captured alive by Datong soldiers by the Datong Lake in the west of Datong Town.

So far, Zhang Xianzhong's Southern Route Army infantry was wiped out, leaving only cavalry and cavalry.

Those guys followed the river valley and plundered all the way to Yingshan County.

Yingshan County is in the Dabie Mountains, and it is also Zhang Xianzhong's territory.Cavalry and horse teams can replenish food and grass here, and then continue to flee along the valley.

It was difficult for Zhao Han to catch up, and it was also difficult for Zhang Xianzhong to get out of the mountain.

Zhao Han simply didn't bother to take care of it anymore, and dispatched civilians to build temporary camps at the main mountain passes to block the way, and then sent farmers and soldiers to garrison in the camps.

As for the main force, attack the cities along the way in an all-round way.

When the news of Zhang Xianzhong's defeat came, almost all the prefectural and county towns under the jurisdiction of Huangzhou prefecture were waiting for the wind to surrender.

Since you can't catch Zhang Xianzhong, just take all his territory!

Chapter 377 [Li Dingguo's soil work]

Hanyang, city tower.

Xu Yixian looked at the enemy army going up the river, and at Zhang Dai who was hanging up by baskets, his face was cold and numb.

He is very ambitious and compares himself to Zhuge Liang.

It's a pity that Zhang Xianzhong is not Liu Bei. He often doesn't listen to advice, and even if he listens, he only listens to half of it.

Zhang Xianzhong is a very contradictory person. When he is cruel, he kills in cold blood, but when he is gentle, he loves the people like a son.

Historically, Zhang Xianzhong once restrained the troops in Sichuan, forbidding soldiers to bully the common people, and violators would be beheaded.The prime minister of the right, Yan Ximing, was cut off by Zhang Xianzhong because he lived in a mansion.He asked the ministers of civil and military affairs to be honest and simple, and he was not allowed to marry local women.

But when Zhang Xianzhong was angered by the Sichuan gentry, he took the lead in killing, and many innocent people were also implicated.

At this time and space, Zhang Xianzhong was similar in Hubei, and he was also very kind to the people at the beginning.Gradually, the taste changed, and government orders were often changed inexplicably, and they all had their own set of reasons.

Xu Yixian, Zhuge Liang, couldn't keep up with Zhang Xianzhong's train of thought.

"Mr. Xu!"

Zhang Dai came to the tower, smiled and bowed.

Xu Yixian stood up politely, cupped his hands in return, and said, "If your Excellency persuades you to surrender, you don't need to waste your words. The lord is still fighting outside, how can I surrender to the enemy inside?"

Zhang Dai found a place to sit down by himself, with a casual tone, and said with a smile, "I'm not lying to Mr. Xu, and I'm not talking about Zhang Xianzhong's death. But Zhang Xianzhong was indeed defeated, and only the cavalry was left. Stop it. Does Mr. Xu know about this?"

Xu Yixian was expressionless, but his fingers trembled involuntarily. He said with a sneer, "It's a slander. Our army has 80 cavalry and infantry. Why are only cavalry fleeing? Your Excellency, please go back."

"Please look outside the city." Zhang Dai pointed to the outside.

Xu Yixian got up and walked, holding on to the parapet wall with both hands to visit, but saw He Jiuyi escorting the two of them across the moat.

He Jiuyi shouted to the city: "Military commander, surrender, the king has already wiped out the entire army, and Wang Fuchen and Zhang Mingzhi are here!"

As soon as this remark came out, the guards were in an uproar, and panic quickly spread.

Wang Fuchen and Zhang Mingzhi are both Zhang Xianzhong's subordinates, and they are old thieves who have fought in the South and North for more than ten years.And He Jiuyi, although a native of Hubei, is also a rising star under Zhang Xianzhong's command.

Of the three generals, one defected to the enemy and two were captured. Zhang Xianzhong must have suffered a defeat!

Zhang Dai walked to Xu Yixian's side: "Mr. Xu, if our army continues to attack the city, and the morale of the army in Hanyang City is fluctuating, how long can you hold on?"

Xu Yixian was silent.

"If you surrender now, all the soldiers in the city will be saved from death, and you won't even have to dig mines and serve prison sentences," Zhang Dai said. "Take their wives and children and go to the north to share the land. The past sins will never be blamed."

At this moment, the news of the Great Northern Plague had already reached Zhao Han's ears.

He really didn't want to kill any more, and he didn't want to delay the siege, because it would consume a lot of food and grass.

After Zhao Han seemed to think about it, he re-determined the policy: All the properties of the soldiers under Zhang Xianzhong's command were confiscated, and they brought their families to immigrate to Henan, and they were treated as ordinary people to share the land.Even if you hide floating wealth, as long as you don't hide much, you will not be held accountable.

Of course, when immigrating, they have to be dispersed and assigned to different states and counties.

Henan is already empty, and Shandong is also plagued by plague. It is necessary to enrich the population as much as possible.

As for the old thieves and generals under Zhang Xianzhong, carefully screen them out, and emigrate to Dongfan (Taiwan) and Qiongzhou (Hainan) to reclaim wasteland!

Xu Yixian still didn't speak.

Zhang Dai continued: "As for your Excellency, you can serve as an official and go to Henan to assist immigrants. In the future, you will be promoted equally and will not be treated differently. Your Excellency boasts that Zhuge Liang must be full of talents, and you can quickly get promoted as an official."

Xu Yixian felt very aggrieved. He was Zhang Xianzhong's military adviser, and he had the merit of surrendering the city, so he could only be an official?

So what if you don't surrender, Hanyang will be captured sooner or later.

Xu Yixian sighed and said, "I don't care about the army in the city."

Zhang Dai returned to his original seat, smiled and said, "I'm here waiting for your good news."

Xu Yixian had no choice but to go to the general who guarded the city, and after a few words, it was quickly settled.

Zhang Xianzhong was defeated, and the Datong army approached the city. No one was willing to stick to it and die.

In order to show his prestige and frighten these surrendered generals, Zhao Han rode a horse Wari horse, wearing a full set of armor, and led the soldiers striding forward.

Xu Yixian knelt on the ground and looked up at Zhao Han.

The armor reflected the sun, and the horse on his crotch was an extraordinary horse, which made Xu Yixian feel that he couldn't look directly at it.

The same was true for the other soldiers, kneeling on the ground and shivering.

After taking Hanyang, the city immediately became a material transfer station, freeing up a large number of troops to go north to occupy the territory.

More than 20 regular soldiers, peasant soldiers, and more than [-] civilian husbands marched along several rivers in a mighty manner.

The rivers in Hubei basically run north-south, and the main cities are also by the river, which happens to be the passageway for troops.

As if the autumn wind swept away the fallen leaves, the road was very smooth, and all along the way they watched the wind fall, and quickly won Huangpi, Xiaogan, Hanchuan, Yunmeng, Yingcheng, Anlu and other places.

After the Datong Army occupied Yingshan, Bai Wenxuan of the Central Route Army surrendered directly, and Liu Wenxiu fled into Dabie Mountain with thousands of people.

Although generals like Bai Wenxuan committed countless crimes, Zhao Han would not back down.

Now that he has surrendered, send him to Taiwan to open up wasteland, and throw him dozens of old thieves, let him slowly compete with the headhunters, maybe it can speed up the development of Taiwan.

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Northern Route Army.

Zhao Han's small territory in Henan has all suffered severe drought this year.

Then simply don't farm the land, all the walls are cleared, and the people retreat to the prefectures and counties.