After checking the Wuchang City Defense and the main camp of Zhang Xianzhong in Jiayu County, Gao Huan already understood Zhang Xianzhong's intentions.

I have to admit that Zhang Xianzhong's arrangement made it difficult for Gao Huan to get started for a while.

Now Gao Huan wants to make a quick decision, but Zhang Xianzhong intends to hold Liang Jun back in Wuchang, waiting for changes in Liang Jun to kill Liang Jun.

According to the information obtained by Gao Huan, although Zheng Zhilong did not do his best, the Qing army and the Northern Ming puppet army tried their best to encircle and suppress the Taihang and Yimeng Mountains.

With the two weak brigades of Sun Chuanting and Yuan Shizhong, it is obviously unlikely that they would complete the task of restraining the Qing Dynasty and the Northern Ming army.

Gao Huan probably won't last long for both of them, and they can only break through and return to Liang Country.

The envoy sent by Gao Huan to Mobei not long ago has not responded so far. I don’t know if he was caught by the Mongols and herd sheep.

If Sun Chuanting, Yuan Shizhong failed, or fled back to Liang State, the Qing army would have less restraint and would inevitably go south in large numbers.

Including Sun Chuanting, Yuan Shizhong, Gao Huan left 300,000 troops to defend the Liang State, but most of these troops were new troops, and they had to guard against the Qing Dynasty, the Northern Ming Dynasty, and Zheng Zhilong. They had to monitor Li Zicheng, and there were not many people scattered there.

If the Qing army and the Northern Ming invade in a large scale, Zheng Zhilong would definitely become active when he sees profitable.

By then, if Gao Huan cannot end the war in Huguang, he will be in a dilemma.

Therefore, Gao Huan can only force Zhang Xianzhong to fight as soon as possible, fight him in the wild and defeat Zhang Xianzhong in one battle.

In this way, the Qing army and the Northern Ming puppet army would definitely not dare to invade Liang State, and Zheng Zhilong would withdraw his troops immediately.

Gao Huan expressed his thoughts, then looked at everyone and asked, "What are you going to do to force Zhang Xianzhong to leave Jiayu County and come to the decisive battle?"

In the tent, the generals were talking, and Hao Yaoqi said: "Zhang Xianzhong retreated to Jiayujian Village to avoid the battle, and it is clear that he wants to consume us with Wuchang. The king wants to force Zhang Xianzhong to fight. Unless the Wuchang crisis is in crisis, Sun Ke hopes to ask for help from Zhang Xianzhong, otherwise Zhang Xianzhong will not be able to fight."

Gao Huan nodded slightly and frowned: "It seems that we still need to attack Wuchang."

At this time, Zhou Yanru and Taoism: "King, there is still another way to force Zhang Xianzhong to fight!"

Gao Huan touched the short beard under the lower part of the egg. He actually knew what Zhou Yanru wanted to say, but he was still a little hesitant.

Zhou Yanru continued: "If the king can persuade Li Zicheng, send troops from Xiangyang and seize Jingzhou, Zhang Xianzhong will definitely be shocked. If Zhang Xianzhong returns to Jingzhou, the king can take advantage of the situation to seize Wuchang. If Zhang Xianzhong wants to defeat the king first, then it will be in line with the king's will, and he will fight the city of Wuchang with Zhang Xianzhong."

Gao Huan walked to the map and was silent for a while. Nanyang and Xiangyang were always a thorn in the hands of Shunjun.

Gao Huan has always wanted to come to Nanyang and Xiangyang from Li Zicheng.

If Li Zicheng is allowed to seize Jingzhou now, not only will Nanyang and Xiangyang not be able to get it, but Huguang will also have to divide Li Zicheng into one.

Although the situation is difficult now, Gao Huan still has an advantage after all. Gao Huan still hopes to rely on the strength of Liang's army to defeat Zhang Xianzhong and seize the land of Huguang, and is not willing to Li Zicheng intervene.

In addition, Gao Huan is an alliance with Li Zicheng after all. As long as this title is still there, even if Li Zicheng does not send troops, the Qing Dynasty will be wary of Li Zicheng, which makes the Qing army dare not conquer the country to the south.

If Li Zicheng sent troops to Huguang, the Qing army would have no worries and would not have to worry about the Shun army raiding Hedong, and would inevitably go south to attack Liang.

Seeing Gao Huan hesitating, Zhou Yanru continued, "King, Li Zicheng is in Guanzhong, and he will not restrain the Qing army for me. Attacking the Qing army is not profitable for Li Zicheng. Li Zicheng will not use force, but is happy to see the Qing army weaken the strength of our Daliang. Inviting Li Zicheng to attack Zhang Xianzhong is different. Li Zicheng is profitable, and he will inevitably send troops. In this way, Zhang Xianzhong is attacked from both sides and can force Zhang Xianzhong to fight, which will help the king to win quickly. Li Zicheng gets benefits and can continue to maintain the alliance!"

Gao Huan's eyes narrowed and he was silent for a while. What Zhou Yanru said was indeed reasonable.

Although Li Zicheng sent troops and would inevitably be divided into Huguang with him, it would be better if he could stabilize Li Zicheng than he turned to the Qing Dynasty.

Gao Huan nodded and said, "Mr. Zhou is right! Then I wrote a letter to invite Li Zicheng to divide Huguang."

After the discussion, Gao Huan immediately wrote a letter, continuing to promote Li Zicheng the beautiful vision of his brother as the Western Emperor Huan and the Eastern Emperor. Then he invited Li Zicheng to send troops to hunt Huguang and divide the land of the Western Kingdom together.

Gao Huan decided to invite Li Zicheng to send troops, but he did not give up his preparations to attack Wuchang.

In order to attack a strong city like Wuchang, Gao Huan could only arrange all the means he could use to minimize the casualties of Liang's army.

The next day, Gao Huan ordered the army to rush to make equipment, and issued an order to shell Wuchang. At the same time, nearly ten thousand people, under the cover of the big tent, began to dig out the tunnel that went straight to the city of Wuchang.

In the early morning, in the wilderness east of Wuchang City, Liang soldiers first built sandbags three miles away, and then a heavy cannon was pushed out of the camp and set behind the sandbags.

Generally speaking, heavy artillery is not transported everywhere, so it is difficult to act with the main force.

However, the Liang army advanced along the river and the cannons were transported on board, which made it much easier.

Gao Huan built a military workshop very early. In the past two years, in order to meet the needs of the fortress along the river and the navy, the workshop has produced day and night and trained a large number of craftsmen.

Now if the raw materials and silver are sufficient, Liang Guocai’s cannon can build 500 red cannons a year.

Outside Wuchang City, more than 200 red cannons were lined up in sequence, and seven gunboats on the Yangtze River also opened the cannon window, and the dark muzzle was extended, aiming at Wuchang City.

In Wuchang City, in the former Palace of King Chu.

Sun Kewang took a nap in the room. As soon as he closed his eyes and was in a daze, he heard a voice outside the room saying, "Your Highness! Your Highness!"

Since the Liang army was at the city, Sun Kewang has been busy all the time. He has not been closed for two days and is very tired. However, he has always been extremely sensitive. When he heard the noise, he immediately touched the knife, jumped up, and said in surprise: "Who is it?"

"Your Highness is me, Bai Wenxuan!" answered outside the room.

It was Bai Wenxuan that Sun Kewang put on his clothes and opened the study door, "Come in, what's the matter?"

Sun Kewang walked to the table and sat down, with his eyes red and his knife on the table.

Bai Wenxuan came in, bowed and reported directly: "Your Highness, Liang Jun set up artillery and prepared to bombard the city. Gao Huan also sent someone to the city and threw a letter."

Sun Kewang frowned slightly and immediately asked, "Where is the book?"

Bai Wenxuan presented a piece of white silk, and the ink traces were vaguely visible, "Gao Huan wants to surrender His Highness!"

Sun Kewang took the white silk and opened it to watch it, with a smile on his face. Gao Huan praised him in the letter, praising him as the prime minister. If he surrendered, he could discuss politics for the Liang State.

After reading the letter, Sun Kewang couldn't help but sneer in his heart, "The Lord King wants to inherit the throne of the Great Western Dynasty and become the emperor. How can he buy it by just one of the people who decides politics? Even if you add more money, the Lord King will not go to your Liang Kingdom and serve you Gao Huan."

"Hmph!" Sun Kewang snorted coldly and rubbed the white silk casually. "This is a move by Gao Huan's son to shake the morale of the Gu Wang. Your Majesty is loyal to you. How could you surrender to Liang State!"

Sun Kewang threw away the letter casually. He heard that the Liang army was going to set up a cannon to bomb the city, so he immediately came to the city wall to check the enemy situation.

Liang's arms were sharp, which was as expected by Sun Kewang, but seeing so many heavy artillery outside the city still shocked Sun Kewang.

"Everyone is ready! The enemy's shelling is about to be launched, be prepared!" Wherever Sun Kewang passed, the generals behind him all shouted at the soldiers.

At this time, Sun Kewang came to the city tower and stood there. At this moment, a drum sounded outside the city and the artillery formation in the east of the city and the gunboats on the river opened fire almost at the same time.

"Boom boom boom" There was a loud noise, and hundreds of iron bombs roared at the Wuchang city wall.

"Squat down!" An officer roared wildly and hurriedly squatted down with his head in his arms.

Sun Kewang was protected by the soldiers and felt a darkness above his head. The cannonballs roared over his head. Before they could come back to their senses, they heard a loud noise. The city tower was hit by the cannonballs and was cut off a corner.

In Jiayu County, in the Western Army camp, Zhang Xianzhong stood in front of the map and asked, "What are the actions of Gao Huan's troops coming to Wuchang?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I didn't notice any action. I just bombarded Wuchang for the past few days!" Wang Zhaolin replied.

When Zhang Xianzhong heard the words, his eyebrows raised, "Have he started to attack the city yet?"

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