Hegemony of all Dynasties: Get the Zhao Yun template at the beginning

Chapter 693
If there is no such condition, then the so-called staunch fight is waiting for death,

Especially in the current world of great controversy, not everyone can afford this strategy of hurting people with their roots and using time to drag them down.

With the current strength of the Great Xia Dynasty, as long as they don't deal with powerful enemies like Liu Xiu and Li Shimin, with this kind of majestic formation, most of the opponents can be overthrown.

And Zeng Guofan, who is famous for this kind of warfare, can only be deflated when he meets the Xia army, which is far more powerful than him.

At this time, the Hunan Army's navy was defeated, Lu Meng asked Zhang Hao to look after him, and personally led the troops to approach Anqing.

While Zeng Guofan was being hunted down by He Ruobi and Yang Kan, his troops came to the city of Anqing.

Anqing is the key point of the Yangtze River, the city is very well built,

However, after the defeat of the naval division of the Hunan Army and the commander fleeing in embarrassment, the generals and soldiers guarding this important town, which can be called a strong fortress, also fell into a state of panic.

Among the Hunan Army, apart from Zeng Guofan who had reached the ninth rank, there were two or three generals of the eighth rank. Other than that, very few people came to join him. After all, the reputation of the Hunan Army was not very good.

Zeng Guofan is an official and a government official, and his methods are very extraordinary. He is not outstanding in leading troops to fight in person.

In Shenzhou World, when he played against Shi Dakai and Chen Xiucheng, he was on the defensive most of the time.
Then he continued to use various strategies in the back, such as wooing the generals and schools under Chen Xiucheng's command, and separating Shi Dakai and Chen Xiucheng...

Shi Dakai and Chen Xiucheng's ability to lead troops is very strong, but in terms of personal scheming, they are far inferior to Zeng Guofan. The two who originally had the upper hand were weakened by Zeng Guofan's constant provocations, and were eventually driven out of Anqing.

Now facing the Xia army, facing the monolithic and powerful soldiers with almost no flaws, Zeng Guofan had no choice but to confront them head-on.

When the naval army was defeated, the soldiers who stayed in Anqing City lost their hearts.Some signs of breakdown.

This is the case with the Hunan Army. When they have an advantage, they can fight hard, but when they are at a disadvantage, their morale will drop and they will scatter for their lives. After all, the source of the Hunan Army is the regiment training drawn by various landlords.

Their purpose is to preserve their own land and lives, with sufficient defense and insufficient attack power. This is also the reason why Zeng Guofan allowed the Hunan army to plunder places in history, and even massacred and searched after they entered the city.

He wanted to use plundered money to stimulate the morale of the soldiers of the Hunan Army and make them burst into combat effectiveness.

The overall evaluation of the Hunan Army is a second-rate army that is often trained.

"Zeng Guofan is dead, you have to open the city and surrender!"

When Lu Meng led his troops to the city, he immediately shouted, his voice could cover most of Anqing, and the defenders in the city, as well as many people, heard his words.

In an instant, many soldiers on the top of the city, as well as the people inside the city, became chaotic.

"The governor is not dead, everyone don't panic..."

"Steady, don't mess up!"

In order to seize the power of the Hunan Army, Zeng Guofan ordered some generals in the army to be children of the Zeng family, including his younger brother Zeng Guoquan. Zeng Guoquan was not in the city at this time, and another general of the Zeng family stayed behind.

He shouted again and again, barely restraining the soldiers on the top of the wall.

Seeing this, Lu Meng shook his head slightly. It would be best if this kind of strong city can be taken easily, but now there is no chance to take it easily, so it can only be done hard.

He immediately used his divine power, and the water surface in the distance immediately surged, and as he swung his spear, it turned into a water dragon of tens of feet, and violently bombarded in the direction of the city.

This water dragon is not ordinary water, it already contains the law of true water between heaven and earth, as well as the divine power of true water instilled in it by Lu Meng.

The weight of a drop of water is comparable to steel with the same area, both in terms of purity and weight soaring instantly.

Such a water dragon formed from real water also contains the violent power enough to destroy ordinary city walls!
"Get up!"

On the top of the city, the general of the Hunan Army yelled wildly, with blue veins on his forehead, mobilizing all his energy and spiritual power, trying to run the formation at the top of the city to resist.

boom!
The water dragon descended from the sky, like a dragon transformed from the Milky Way in the sky, colliding with the barrier transformed from the formation at the top of the city.Water droplets splashed all over the city, and there was an earth-shattering vibration from the top of the city, and the whole top of the city seemed to be shaken.

Then the powerful and terrifying torrent, after being slightly blocked, forcibly blasted through the barrier of the formation, involving thousands of soldiers at the top of the city and the generals defending the city.

Lu Meng grasped the top of the city with his palm, and then spun slightly, and the water flowing all over the sky turned into a constantly rotating vortex.

After the water flow that was as heavy as fine steel spun rapidly, it instantly turned into a vicious weapon that devoured life.

puff!After thousands of soldiers and the generals of the Hunan Army were swallowed by the vortex, the ordinary soldiers instantly turned into a pool of blood, which merged with the vortex, and even the weapons in the hands of the soldiers were forcibly twisted and distorted by the vortex.

The general who defends the city has a protective energy, but his fate is no better than that of ordinary soldiers.

Because what is contained in the vortex of the water flow is the divine power of the law mastered by Lu Meng. The ordinary martial arts qi is no different from the thin paper in front of the power containing the law.

In just an instant, the general of the Hunan Army and thousands of people were killed without even a single scream.

"kill!"

Without the general who defended the city, there would be no suspense in the future.

Lu Meng flew to the city wall, holding a strong bow, while directing his subordinates to destroy and reorganize the Hunan Army, while bending his bow and drawing arrows from time to time, he shot and killed some generals who were struggling to resist.

In less than half an hour, the Xia army took down the city wall and began to enter the city to quell the chaos. All the Hunan soldiers guarding the city were detained.

Anqing, which seemed to be as solid as a rock, changed hands.

Although Anqing fell, the Hunan Army was not destroyed.

Susong in the west, a dozen cities in the north, and Jiande in the south are still under the rule of the Hunan Army.

An hour later.

He Ruobi and Yang Kan returned, and Zeng Guofan, who was targeted by them, failed to escape in the end and was beheaded by He Ruobi in the air.Zeng, who was called a generation of saints by later generations, shaved his head and fell away.

Not too many twists and turns.

Zeng Guofan's ability is not weak, but after all, he is not a general who fights in person, while He Ruobi and Yang Kan are real generals and famous generals who have experienced battles.

In terms of local governance and power politics, Zeng Guofan is far superior to the two, but in a real fight, his weakness is too obvious.

A master of power, if his own strength is too weak, such a situation will occur in the early stage of power development, and he will pull his hips when he needs to go into battle in person.

This point, Wang Jing has been trying his best to avoid,

He has practiced hard from the very beginning, until now, he is still the strongest in the Great Xia Dynasty!
"Congratulations to the chief executive! Beheading Zeng Guofan and capturing Anqing, you have made great contributions to our dynasty's expansion!"

After He Ruobi and Yang Kan returned, Lu Meng immediately went up to meet them.

Although the factions behind the three are different, they have joined hands for so many days, and there is some friendship.

Lu Meng knew that he had joined the Xia Army not long ago, and he had no airs at all. He would also say some flattering words, and gradually gained He Ruobi's approval, and quickly gained a firm foothold in the army.

"Hahaha, Your Majesty gave us so many troops to attack Anqing together. It would be strange if we couldn't take down Zeng Guofan! Your Majesty has contributed the most to this victory!"

He Ruobi laughed.

Yang Kan and Lu Meng also nodded in agreement. Indeed, the soldiers and horses in the Lujiang camp were enough to attack the Hunan Army. Just in case, His Majesty dispatched the main force of the navy.

With such a large army, even if there is only a ninth-rank general in charge, they can capture Anqing and win a big victory.

If they join hands with the ninth ranks, if they lose, they will lose face in the Xia army, and it is almost impossible for them to become important generals in the army in the future.

"Well, let's not gossip. Although Zeng Guofan has been beheaded now, the soldiers and horses of the Hunan Army are still scattered in the north and south of the river. Among them, the general of the Hunan Army, Zeng Guoquan, has also escaped and must be wiped out as soon as possible!"

He Ruobi suppressed his smile and began to issue military orders.

"The matter of chasing and suppressing the remnants of the enemy is left to General Lu! But when chasing the enemy, don't cross Jiujiang for the time being!"

He said.

Lu Meng immediately cupped his hands and said, "The general understands!"

In the land of Anqing in Jiujiang, in addition to the Hunan Army and the Taiping Army, Chen Youliang is also entrenched in Jiujiang. Chen Youliang's forces are mainly in Jiujiang and Nankang in the south of the river.Did not set foot in Jiangbei.

Chen Youliang is the greatest enemy of Zhu Yuanzhang's domination of the world in history. He has mobilized 60 to [-] troops to fight Zhu Yuanzhang in Longwan and Poyang Lake.

The final result was obvious. Chen Youliang's character, heart, scheming, and strategy were all crushed by the opponent, and he failed miserably in the end.

Chen Han's influence came to the world of China, and because of Chen Youliang's reputation, it never developed.

Because Chen Youliang's reputation is worse than Zhu Yuanzhang's.

Although Zhu Yuanzhang has a notorious reputation for killing heroes, there are very few civil servants and generals from other dynasties under his command, but there are also some people who feel that Emperor Hongwu is dedicated to the people and kills criminals for the sake of the people. .

But Chen Youliang... killed the old master twice successively, and for the sake of his family's power and status, he launched a purge of the generals under his command when he was fighting for the world!

This kind of selfish person can only be a prince who separates one side, and has no ability to rule the world.

Therefore, Chen Youliang and his team managed to barely control Jiu Jiangankang, and they would be powerless to expand abroad... If it weren't for Zhang Dingbian, who is known as the number one fierce general at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, he would not even be able to control the current territory.

Chen Youliang's external expansion is insufficient, but the defense is tight.

In addition, Zhang Dingbian is in Jiujiang, and He Ruobi is unwilling to provoke Jiujiang Chen Youliang's troops under the premise that Anqing is not yet stable...

That is to say, in the south of the Yangtze River, there are relatively few princes and kings in history, so Chen Youliang has a place to stand.

If it was in the Central Plains, Guanzhong, and Hebei, princes like Chen Youliang would have been wiped out long ago.

……

Anqing is an important town on the Yangtze River, but all forces whose territory involves the Yangtze River, especially Jiangling, Wuchang and other places in the middle and upper reaches, pay close attention to Anqing.There are many spies in the city.

The news of Xia Jun's capture of Anqing soon spread upstream.

During the Han Dynasty, Jiujiang was called Chai Sang, an important place for the troops of the Eastern Wu, and also the boundary between Chu and Wu. Wuchang was Jiangxia and an important town of Jingchu.

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Liu Biao and Sun Wu often fought in Jiangxia and Chaisang.

At this time, the power occupying Jiangxia, that is, the land of Wuchang, was the Chu State in the Warring States Period, and Xiang Yan held the power.

Because of Xiang Yu's relationship, coupled with the troubled times in the Chinese world, there is no need to enshrine the Chu royal family, so Xiang Yan is just under the banner of Chu, essentially starting a new one.

He recruited a lot of old generals from the Chu State, and all of them are based in Jiangxia, and their power is not weak.Xiangyang, who is spying on the upper reaches of the Han River.

When the news of Anqing's change of ownership came.

Xiang Yan also had to summon his advisers and generals to discuss the influence of Anqing Xia's army on his family.

Inside the hall.

Xiang Yan has a majestic physique, a pair of majestic tiger eyes, a long beard, and a majestic momentum. On the left and right sides, besides the generals under his command, there is also an old man who looks older.

This old man was Fan Zeng who escaped with Xiang's family after the defeat of the Western Chu Army.

Although he is not good at fighting, but with the essence of the ninth rank, he was able to save his life by protecting hundreds of Xiang's family members all the way. After going through various obstacles, he finally came to Wuchang and joined Xiang Yan's command.

At this time, relying on his own resourcefulness, he has become an important adviser under Xiang Yan's command.

After hearing Xia Jun's name, Fan Zeng's eyes could not help but narrow slightly, hiding the murderous intent deep in his eyes.

When Daxia was still the Huai Army, the Western Chu Army suffered too much under Wang Jing's command.

Just the generals of the Xiang clan, such as Xiang Zhuang, Xiang Guan, Xiang Xiang... almost withered away, and generals like Long Qi and Zhong Limei also died halfway.

That's horrible!
If the Western Chu army hadn't died so badly, and he could bring Xiang's clan generals to Wuchang, Xiang Chu would have enough power to expand outward, capture Xiangyang, and surround Jiangling...

"Anqing..."

Xiang Yan pondered for a moment, Xia Jun's message still appeared in his mind, and his eyes could not help but fall on Fan Zeng.

He knew that Fan Zeng and Xiang's troops had fought against Xia Jun in Lingbi back then, and Fan Zeng should be familiar with this old opponent.

"Military Master, Anqing is now in the hands of Xia Jun. Based on your familiarity with Xia Jun, will they continue to swim upstream, attack Jiujiang, and threaten our army?"

Xiang Yan asked.

Fan Qiangqiang calmed down his mood, turned his mind quickly, and said: "General, don't worry, although the Xia army is strong, it has fought against the Ming army and the Song army successively this year, and the soldiers are exhausted!"

"Capturing Anqing is already the limit. If you want to attack Jiujiang and threaten our army, you must send out a large army!"

"We don't need to consider the threat of the Xia army now... What the general has to do now is to immediately dispatch a large army to seize Anlu and Sui County before the Eastern Han soldiers take over Xiangyang, and wait for the opportunity to capture Xiangyang!"

"Only by taking Xiangyang or Jiangling, will the general have a chance to restore Chu's hegemony!"

When Xiang Yan heard this, she took it for granted.

Liu Biao in Xiangyang and Heng Wen in Jiangling are his opponents.

Jiangling Hengwen is expanding to the south, and has no intention of attacking Xiangyang, and Jiangling is heavily guarded, so it is not easy for Xiang Yan to attack.

Now only Xiangyang has the opportunity to take advantage of the fire.

Xiang Chu's reputation and strength, if it was in the late Qin period of history, would have been top-notch, but in the world of Shenzhou, there are many heroes, just a constant temperature makes Xiang Yan feel very difficult.

In the northern part of the Central Plains, many princes fought in a melee, and every prince was able to fight Xiang Yan back and forth.

It's not that he is incompetent, but that the civil and military under Xiang Yan's command is not strong enough. The civil and military officials of other eras did not come to join him. The vicious circle led to the current result.

(End of this chapter)