Zhang Xianzhong looked at Sun Kewang's letters and his expression changed constantly.

After the Shun Army retreated, Sun Kewang felt that he was stable.

Just wait for a change behind Liang Guo to launch a counterattack and avenge his previous shame.

But now, Sun Kewang sent a letter saying that Wuchang might not be able to be defended.

The problem facing Zhang Xianzhong now becomes that if you continue to endure, Wuchang may fall, and Sun Kewang and nearly 40,000 soldiers in the city will be destroyed.

If this is the case, Gao Huan will occupy Wuchang, and even if there is chaos behind Liang State at that time, the Western Army will not be able to gain any benefits after losing Sun Kewang and the Wuchang defenders.

Of course, it is also possible that Gao Huan cannot conquer Wuchang.

However, Zhang Xianzhong knew Sun Kewang. He was outstanding in internal affairs and always wanted to achieve certain achievements in military affairs to consolidate his position as the leader of the four kings.

If it weren't for being unable to hold on, Sun Kewang wouldn't have asked him for help and disrupted the previous plan.

Of course, if troops are launched to rescue now, they may have a decisive battle with Gao Huan.

It’s okay if you win, but if you lose, the West will lose its spirit. In a few years, you won’t even think about planning for Jiangnan.

"If Dingguo was not injured!" Zhang Xianzhong stood in front of the map with his hands in his arms and sighed.

Shortly after the Battle of Poyang Lake, Zhang Xianzhong became cautious.

Li Dingguo once fought with Liang's army in Pingxiang for a while. According to Li Dingguo's image, Liang's army had a good combat power, far better than Zuo Liangyu, and He Tengjiao's men.

Zhang Xianzhong was walking back and forth in the tent, and suddenly gritted his teeth, "I hope he is my adopted son. I will let him guard Wuchang. Now that Wuchang is in trouble, I ask me for help. I will watch over the wall and ignore it. Who will be loyal to me in the future?"

Zhang Xianzhong stood in the tent and shouted loudly, "Come here, come and gather the generals!"

The war drums of the Western Army camp were beating, and the generals of each battalion rushed to the commander's tent to discuss matters.

One hour later, the Western Army battalions began to detach the camps, and the 140,000 Western Army advanced towards Wuchang in a mighty manner.

No matter what, Zhang Xianzhong could not look at the Liang army, occupy Wuchang, and even more so, that Sun Kewang and tens of thousands of Western troops were annihilated by the Liang army.

If Wuchang is abandoned, then in the future, Zhang Xianzhong will ask the generals of the Western Army to defend the city, and the generals will think of a problem.

Your Majesty doesn’t even save Sun Kewang, so when we are surrounded, will Your Majesty send troops to rescue him? Are you planning to treat us as abandoned sons?

If this kind of idea arises, it will be difficult to lead the team and the city will no longer be protected.

Because the vast majority of people and soldiers just serve in the army and eat food, they know that they have been abandoned, but they will definitely not stick to it.

At that time, the Western Army will appear. When the enemy sieges, they will either flee without fighting and not give Zhang Xianzhong a chance to abandon them. Or after being besieged, they will feel that there will be no reinforcements to rescue them, so they choose to surrender.

Zhang Xianzhong would not tolerate this situation, so he decided to send troops.

At this time, next to the official road about fifty miles away from Jiayu County, several Liang army scouts hid in the woods and watched the Western Army moving forward along the official road.

Among the army, a huge yellow flag was embroidered with a huge "Xi" character. The team stretched for dozens of miles, with sharp swords and spears and shining armor. It was obvious that it was an elite army of equipment.

"Zhang Xianzhong left Jiayu, and the entire army of Xianzhe was dispatched."

The scout observed for a moment, and the cavalry immediately turned over and turned his horse, ran towards Wuchang, and took a small path to report to Gao Huan.

In the Liang army camp, Gao Huan learned that Sun Kewang had sent a messenger to Jiayu, Gao Huan ordered the entire army to prepare and go to the expedition at any time.

At this time, in the camp, Gao Huan looked at the map and Zhou Yanru asked, "Why do the king think that Zhang Xianzhong will definitely rescue Wuchang?"

Gao Huan said in a deep voice: "Human hearts. Zhang Xianzhong won't even save Sun Kewang, who will be loyal to him in the future?"

Zhou Yanru said in a deep voice, nodded slightly, and recalled an allusion, "The king said it is reasonable. In the past, Geng Gong guarded the Western Regions, and the Han Dynasty sent troops to support thousands of miles. Today, Wuchang is in front of him. If Sun Kewang did not save him, then it would be no fear to offer the thief."

Gao Huan knew that what Zhou Yanru said was the matter of the return of the thirteen heroes to the Yumen.

Gao Huan also concluded that Zhang Xianzhong had the ambition to annex the world, and even if he did not save him, he would make a move. As long as Zhang Xianzhong left Jiayu County, the army came out of the strong camp and came to the wild, Gao Huan's goal would be achieved.

"King!" The curtain was lifted up, and Yang Yan stepped in and reported: "The scout reported that Zhang Xianzhong has moved!"

Gao Huan looked at Zhou Yanru at the sight of him, and Zhou Yanru couldn't help but slap his horse and said, "The king is wise!"

Gao Huan walked to the map and asked in a deep voice: "How many soldiers and horses are there, and how are the equipment?"

"Report to the king! The scouts' return, the Western army's infantry and cavalry advanced through the wilderness, and the team spread for dozens of miles, and it was probably all moved!" Yang Yan said excitedly: "According to investigations, there are about 10,000 cavalry in the Western army, and there are about 60,000 or 70,000 infantry equipped with yellow cotton armor, and 50,000 armored people account for 50%. The morale and marching queue are good, not like a mob, but they are still a little worse than my Daliang."

Gao Huan stroked his beard when he heard the word, and Zhou Yanru and Taoist said: "King, Zhang Xianzhong's entire army was dispatched, plus the Western Army in Wuchang City, the force was close to 180,000. We only have 150,000 people. We should have soldiers who should quickly seize the favorable terrain and wait for Zhang Xianzhong to come."

Gao Huan shook his head, "If I seize the favorable terrain and deploy defense, Zhang Xianzhong will definitely set up a village outside Wuchang City. In this way, the situation will still be unfavorable to me!"

After Gao Huan finished speaking, he said to Yang Yan: "Gathering drums and gathering generals. I must advance west immediately and take the initiative to fight Zhang Xianzhong. We cannot let the Western Army go to the camp again."

When Zhou Yanru heard the words, he couldn't help but exclaim: "Will such a king face such a big king, attacking him on both sides?"

Gao Huan said in a deep voice: "If Zhang Xianzhong didn't see a glimmer of opportunity, how could he have a battle with me?"

In ancient times, it was very difficult to engage in wild battles, and both sides needed to have the intention to fight.

Otherwise, if one side wants to fight, the other side does not cooperate, sticks to the city, or avoids fighting, the battle will not be fought.

In the Battle of Sarhu, the Ming Dynasty adopted the strategy of splitting troops and attacking together. Now it seems to be a foolproof move, but after truly understanding the reasons, I feel that the Ming Dynasty can only adopt such a strategy.

After the Wanli Dynasty fought three major battles, and the results of Zhang Juzheng's reform were abolished, the treasury was no longer money and did not support the Ming army in fighting a protracted war.

In this way, the Ming army could only seek a quick battle and a quick decision, and to make a quick battle and a quick decision, Nurhaci needed the cooperation.

If the Ming army gathered together and rushed towards Sarhu, Nurhaci would definitely not fight when he saw that his chances of victory were too low. The Later Jin Dynasty was a fishing and hunting nation and could move around the mountains, so that the Ming army could not find them at all.

Therefore, in order to prevent Nurhaci from running away, he felt that it was not that he had no chance of winning, and the Ming army could only divide the troops, but unfortunately he lost the game.

In fact, in the late Ming Dynasty, there was one problem in the final analysis, that was, the financial deterioration of the Ming Dynasty and there was no money to solve the problem.

Now Gao Huan wants to fight Zhang Xianzhong in the field, so the first premise is that both sides feel that they have a chance of winning.

Moreover, the decisive battle is a decision with the lowest cost and relatively good cost, or no choice but to have a decisive battle.

At this time, the horn of the Liang army camp spread. The Warring States Period sounded, and Xu Heihu led 20,000 Red Cavalrymen, first drove the camp westward and galloped away.

During this battle in Huguang, the Red Cavalry did not make much contribution, mainly because there are many rivers in Huguang. If the cavalry runs for a while, they will be blocked by the river and it will be difficult to achieve long-distance raids.

This is one of the reasons why Gao Huan did not pursue him when Zhang Xianzhong retreated to Jingzhou. The distance was too far, and the Western Army deployed some troops by the river, and stopped the cavalry.

The situation is different now. Zhang Xianzhong left Jiayu and marched towards the western suburbs of Wuchang, bringing the Liang army closer, and there is no river in this area that can block the cavalry.

At this time, sixty miles west of Wuchang, Zhang Xianzhong led his army and marched wildly. He rode on the war horse and comforted the generals loudly and said, "I will advance to the western suburbs of Wuchang and immediately set up camp. At that time, when Gao Huan attacks Wuchang, I will send troops to raid his camp. Gao Huan attacks my camp, and I will defend myself. See what Gao Huan does to me!"

Although Zhang Xianzhong led his troops westward, he still didn't want to fight to the decisive battle and still wanted to drag the Liang Kingdom to change.

At this time, the team was marching forward in a mighty manner. A team of scouts rushed against the crowd and reported loudly: "Report! The Liang army's 20,000 cavalrymen rushed over, thirty miles away from the army!"

When Zhang Xianzhong heard the words, he was a little surprised and couldn't help but hold back the reins of the horse, frowned, and said in a deep voice: "Gao Huan is so bold! Is he trying to use cavalry to stop me from approaching Wuchang, and want to attack Wuchang, or come and fight me to a decisive battle?"

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