In the 16th year of Chuizheng, on March 23, Xincheng County surrendered.

On March 25, Wang Hongyi mobilized a large army, 45,000, and continued to attack Xiangyang.

Shangyong and Xinjun, which were previously captured, now need to leave some troops to stabilize the order. Although these two places have been captured, the remaining forces and the detailed works of all parties are still lurking in the city.

Wang Hongyi left several teams and the army, and the Sewen Pavilion began to preside over the cleaning and stability work.

Gengzu camp was already quite mature, and the troops in Xincheng County were immediately dispersed, reshuffled and trained.

Half a year later, Shangyong and Xincheng County alone can increase Wang Hongyi by 30,000 troops!

The politics of Shu Kingdom was also mature. The people from the Miwen Pavilion who followed him were orderly clearing downward officials, transferring half of the demoted officials and transferring them to Shu to become officials. Anyway, people were needed there.

He also used some teams as county magistrates and invited local families to cooperate.

Those who are not cooperative should be cleaned immediately. This has formed a set of procedures. Thousands of people have been cleaned up in the Shangyong City.

To a certain extent, this kind of iron-blooded skill will also make the situation in the city unbalanced. It can clear up some of the forces so that you can safely install forces you can control in the city.

With the Secret Palace behind and military control is implemented, Wang Hongyi no longer puts his attention on them.

Wang Hongyi is now determined to capture Xiangyang, and the army marchs quickly.

Xiangyang is a prosperous place.

Both agriculture and commerce are very prosperous, and once they enter the territory of Xiangyang, they feel this way.

Forty-five thousand troops came in a mighty manner.

I guess Xiangyang has received the news, so Wang Hongyi doesn't care.

Before the Xia Dynasty, the civil strife in Wu and Yue was difficult to quell, and Wei Yue could not send troops to stop him.

Now Zheng Pingyuan is continuing the war in Jingnan and accepting the newly surrendered county governments, and they are also unable to get away.

Other counties do not have enough self-protection, so there is no force to interfere.

When the Shu army approached Xiangyang, they received the news and were helpless.

Wang Hongyi is very clear about this.

At dusk.

Wang Hongyi's 45,000 troops gradually slowed down.

On the central army chariot, Wang Hongyi was on the platform. Behind Wang Hongyi was Zhang Youzhi, followed by He Yi, Fan Liuhai and other generals under the tent.

At this time, Xiangyang was already an isolated city, and Wang Hongyi and Zhang Youzhi's face were still a little solemn.

No matter what, Xiangyang is a big city in the south, and this time, one side must take Xiangyang to become successful!

The head coach of Xiangyang, Sun Chang, is a civil and military talent, is a famous general, and is definitely not a false reputation.

Although this person is older, he is still stronger and stronger. He is cautious and brave and resourceful. Such a person who protects Xiangyang City is really not able to easily take down the city.

The Shu army won the victory and was quite powerful. In Wang Hongyi's eyes, Xiangyang was still a difficult bone to crack.

"Zhang Qing, what are Zhang Qing's tricks to capture Xiangyang?" As he marched, Wang Hongyi spoke to Zhang Youzhi beside him.

"This..." Zhang Youzhi frowned slightly: "Does the lord think that this attack on Xiangyang will cause some twists and turns?"

Although Wang Hongyi was very calm, Zhang Youzhi had been following Wang Hongyi for several years, so he could see that Wang Hongyi, who looked calm, was actually a little anxious inside.

Wang Hongyi nodded: "I do feel this way."

Seeing Zhang Youzhi thinking, Wang Hongyi explained: "Although he was underestimated in front of the generals, it is actually difficult to fight in Xiangyang. Before leaving, the Thirteen Departments had reported to me to know about Xiangyang's information."

"The city is strong and the river is wide?" Zhang Youzhi asked back.

"That's true, it can be seen that the defense of this city is extremely difficult to capture, and there is not much time left." Wang Hongyi said.

"There are not many thunder chariots in the army. Will they be transported in an emergency?" Zhang Youzhi hesitated and suggested.

The Pili chariot is not very convenient to transport, and the stone bullets are even more difficult to transport, which is very time-consuming. This time, I only brought one batch of them to attack Xiangyang City, but not all of them were brought.

Wang Hongyi thought about it and said, "This Gu has sent someone back, so that 80% of the thunder chariots will arrive. It is estimated that it will arrive in five days. Gu even ordered all the Tao Lei to be transported."

"It will be here tomorrow. Look at Xiangyang's defense. It is best to attack with the current thunder chariot. If you can't, you must do it as soon as possible. Xiangyang is a strong city, so it is not easy for our army to defeat it!"

"The lord is right. It seems that we must seize the time and take down Xiangyang as soon as possible." Zhang Youzhi also understood how urgent the situation was at this time, and nodded in agreement after hearing this.

"It's getting late. Let the army rest on the spot for a while and make rice! After rest, continue to rush to Xiangyang as soon as possible!" Seeing that the sky was getting dark, Wang Hongyi gently tied the reins of the horse under his crotch and gave a deep command.

On March 28, Wang Hongyi's army finally arrived thirty miles outside Xiangyang City.

"Report!" When Wang Hongyi's army was marching, the explorer who was heading back to report.

"Tell me." Wang Hongyi said.

"Master, two days ago, the city gates of Xiangyang City were closed, and people were strictly prohibited from entering and leaving. According to investigations, there were many defenders in Xiangyang City and were on high alert."

The pegasus explorer arrived in front of Wang Hongyi, turned over and dismounted, knelt down on the ground, and quickly reported.

"Two days ago? It seems that they had known about the arrival of our army, but this was inevitable." A sneer appeared on Wang Hongyi's lips: "No matter what, Xiangyang City must be taken down and continue to march. I want to see this big city famous for its defense with my own eyes!"

Then he ordered: "Send the order and march quickly. Before tonight, he will arrive at the city of Xiangyang and set up a camp."

Wang Hongyi has not received complete information about the distribution of defenders in Xiangyang City.

It is really because the Xiangyang coach Sun Chang is vigilant and never let anyone other than his confidants know about military mobilization in advance.

Since the war is about to begin, the information from the Thirteenth Division is also coming.

According to Wang Hongyi's estimate, there were at least 20,000 defenders in Xiangyang City. As for whether there would be more, they were not sure.

The distance of thirty miles is not too far. It was just an hour before the army had arrived outside Xiangyang City.

Just as the horse explored, the entire Xiangyang City was filled with solemn and murderous aura, with the gates closed, and there were thousands of soldiers and horses guarding the city walls, as if they were facing a great enemy.

When Xiangyang looked down, he saw that the darkness was endless, full of well-equipped troops, and he was stunned.

Of course, Wang Hongyi and the generals looked shocked and stunned.

I saw that the city was thick and made of blue bricks, and it was fifteen meters high. What impressed Wang Hongyi was the numerous warheads and arrow towers on the city gate wall, forming a cross firepower network on the front and both sides.

What is equally profound is that a big river flows through the city, which is the first line of defense in Xiangyang.

According to the information, the river is ten miles long, with a widest part of the moat of 250 meters, an average width of 180 meters, a depth of 2 to 3 meters, and a river width of hundreds or even 200 meters is simply inferior to some rivers, and several boats can be used inside.

However, when they arrived, the warships did not see it, only the river water was constantly flowing around, and it could be seen that they were all living water. Xiangyang City was like an isolated city in the water, which made people a little difficult to get started, and the height and thickness of the city wall were unparalleled.

Looking at Wang Hongyi and fell into deep thought.

Zhang Youzhi sighed and said, "Depending on the situation, the ancients did not deceive me. This city is indeed the best city in the world. As long as tens of thousands of people guard it, even if there are hundreds of thousands of people, it cannot be destroyed."

When Wang Hongyi saw Xiangyang City, he gasped and his face turned pale. How many people would need to conquer the city with a wide river and high city?

Moreover, Sun Chang was originally a general, so it was even more difficult to capture Xiangyang City.

Not to mention that there are at least 20,000 defenders in Xiangyang City. Even if there are only a few thousand soldiers in Xiangyang City, it is easy to defend this big city for a long time under the leadership of Sun Chang.

It was the first time that Wang Hongyi saw such a big city, and he remembered the "Xiangyang Battle"!

The longest and most brutal battle in Xiangfan's history was the Xiangyang Battle in the late Southern Song Dynasty, and hundreds of thousands of Mongolian troops siege it for seven years.

In fact, we can continue to persevere, but Mongolia created Hui cannons at that time!

This is a giant stone cannon, which weighs 150 kilograms. It was launched with an aircraft and the test fire was successful. It was taken to Xiangyang Army to use it.

In the first month of the year, Hui Hui artillery attacked Fancheng and won the victory in one fell swoop.

Then, the Yuan army moved the cannons to Xiangyang and placed giant cannons in the southeast corner of Xiangyang City.

"The sound of the machine shook the heaven and earth, and the attacks were all destroyed and entered the earth seven feet."

"Walking the attacking tools of Fan to Xiangyang, one shot hit the watchtower, the sound of thunder was like thunder, and the city was raging, and many generals surrendered over the city."

Song general Lu Wenhuan knew he was defeated, so he took the city to surrender to the Yuan army.

Of course, this is not only the credit of Hui Hui cannon, but also related to the siege that has been trapped for seven years. Seven years have exhausted, which has led to the last straw that was broken.

Even if there are Huihui cannons now, the morale in the city is in full swing, it is impossible to be so easy!

Thinking of this, Wang Hongyi couldn't help but look at his thunderbolt car. This thunderbolt car is actually very close to Huihui cannon, but it is not so strong.

The Huihui cannon can shoot 300 kilograms of boulders with a range of up to 350 meters. However, its own Thunderbolt car can only shoot 150 kilograms with a range of only 300 meters, barely reaching to cross the river to hit the city.

No matter what, whether you can shoot or not, you must shoot tomorrow.

"Camp!" Wang Hongyi immediately ordered that the Shu army had surrounded Xiangyang. Next, he had to wait for the information from the Thirteenth Division to be sent out and all the Thunderbolt chariots were transported to make a decision.

Of course, if there are forces in the city that can win over and instigate Xiangyang, it will be much easier to conquer Xiangyang, but this hope is very small, and Sun Chang is not a mediocre person.

That night, Wang Hongyi summoned the hundreds of households of the Thirteenth Division in the central tent of the Shu army.

"How many defenders are there in Xiangyang?" Wang Hongyi wanted to know the exact number of people.

The man from Thirteenth Division said carefully: "According to the delivery of the pigeons, there are 30,000 soldiers in the city!"

"Thirty thousand?" Wang Hongyi frowned.

The 30,000 defenders were somewhat beyond his expectations. There were no such many troops in the original Xiangyang City, and it was impossible to gather in a short period of recruitment. It seemed that Sun Chang immediately understood his intentions since he went to Yong and immediately mobilized the troops of various counties and counties.

"How is the people in the city?" Wang Hongyi continued to ask.

"The Lord, the city is in order. Even though our army surrounded the city, the people in the city are not panic."

Wang Hongyi couldn't help but sigh that Sun Chang was really a general. He could govern Xiangyang like this, and he was still a capable minister.

Xiangyang is coveted by various forces from time to time. In front of the Shu army, there are also surrounding forces who have made the idea here. Therefore, the people here are used to someone to attack the city, and every time they repel the enemy, the people have more confidence in the defenders.

Under such circumstances, it is unlikely that it will be possible to shake the hearts of the people and the army in Xiangyang.

"You retreat." After asking the hundreds of households of the Thirteenth Division to retreat, Wang Hongyi was thinking about tomorrow's war in his heart, thinking about something.
Chapter completed!