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Chapter 218 Forced Zhang Xianzhong to Make a Breakup

Gu Yanwu's pen is still very powerful. It took him a day or two before he figured out what to say, and sent several sets of theories to Shen Shuren for review. The confidant of the Shen family started spreading the word in disguise.

These things are done in a very secretive manner, and no one will be able to find out the source of the rumors.Fortunately, the war caused a large population flow in Changsha and Hengzhou prefectures. As long as some of them spread to the ears of the ruffians and routs, and these ruffians would go south and return to the army, they would definitely reach Zhang Xianzhong's ears.

And at the last moment, out of the idea of ​​helping his old friend, Gu Yanwu also helped him do some "low-toxic treatment". Anyway, it must be to help Shen Shuren reduce suspicion and share hatred.

Of course, Shen Shuren was also mentally prepared for the evolution of these rumors - he had used rumors several times, and the last time he used it to run on Li Zicheng.

And the version that made Li Zicheng furious in the end, and the original version designed by Fang Ziling and Bian Yujing at the beginning, have long since become ugly.

So he is very clear that the rumor designed by Gu Yanwu, after the folk fermentation and evolution, the most viable version formed will definitely be very different from the original version.

Rumors are like viruses. The more frightening and self-consistent rumors are, they are like the virus variants that are most immune to escape, and the more vitality they can spread.Natural selection, big waves wash away the sand, and the final version must be the version that gathers the wisdom of the masses of the people.

Shen Shuren has also been prepared to adapt to the possible immune escape hazards caused by the mutation of the rumors, ensuring that everything is controllable.

Simultaneously with the implementation of the rumor plan, the Shen family's army also gradually advanced in the military. Although the whole army did not go south for an expedition, they took advantage of these five or six days to successively control other counties under Changsha Prefecture, such as Xiangtan County, and gradually recover, Re-establish order.

In the last few days of June, when Shen Shuren listened to the report on the progress and effect of the rumors and warnings ahead, and decided to continue to lead the whole army south, another piece of news boosted his confidence.

On June 25th, two days before Shen Shuren set off again, Shen Lian, the naval battalion garrison, sent twenty warships from Dongting Lake against the Xiangjiang River to escort some local officials to Changsha.

A messenger notified in advance that the governor of Huguang, Fang Kongxuan, had come in person, and Shen Shuren also went out to greet him in person after learning about it.

Although he is now on the same level as Fang Kongxue, the other party is a senior in the officialdom after all, and was once his leader, so he still needs to be polite.

When Fang Kongzhang saw Shen Shuren, he first expressed his guilt and gratitude. As the governor of Huguang, he wanted Shen Shuren's guest army to serve as the main force in Huguang.

Shen Shuren didn't pretend to be hypocritical with him, accepted the thanks calmly, and said by the way: "Uncle Fang Shi can come, and we can relax some burdens, Changsha Mansion is so dilapidated, and people's livelihood is inextricably linked.

All the vassal kings, officials, rich gentry and rich men were killed here, and the reconfirmation of the ownership and the recognition of the original tenancy rights of the Land of No Owners has not yet been completed.Uncle Shi is good at civil affairs, and he will definitely help the people restore order as soon as possible and farm with peace of mind.The rest of Anmin's internal affairs are also thanks to Uncle Shi. "

Fang Kongzhang also did his part: "The governor has the responsibility of comforting the people. I am ashamed that I am not good at fighting and suppressing thieves. The internal affairs are safe for the people. Don't worry, my nephew, just focus on the war.

Now it has been twenty days since Zhang Xianzhong raided Yuezhou and Changde, and the old man has only come to Changsha now. The imperial court was questioned by His Majesty.It is also a good deed to do some good deeds before leaving. "

Shen Shuren's heart moved, and he recalled that in "History of the Ming Dynasty", Fang Kongxuan seemed to have been dismissed for a long time in the end, and it was also because of the disadvantages of fighting Zhang Xianzhong in the Huguang area.In the end, it was Fang Yizhi who abandoned his official position and went to Beijing to sue the imperial court to redress his grievances before he was pardoned.

In the end, he was dismissed and idled for a period of time, about a year or so. At the end of the 16th year of Chongzhen, because the local governor was too dead and injured, and no one was available, he was reactivated and asked him to go to Shandong as a supervisor.

It's just that Chongzhen died before Fang Kongxuan took office, so he didn't have to go to Shandong, and finally stayed in Jiangnan to die of old age.

Now the Butterfly Effect has changed a lot. With Shen Shuren helping in the battle in Huguang, Fang Kongxuan has been working for several months longer than in the same period in history.But this time, as the authentic Huguang governor, he must have sinned, and it only depends on how he defeats and kills the enemy to make up for it.

Shen Shuren thought for a while, and comforted: "With the rigor of your majesty, it is inevitable that you will be held accountable. But Uncle Shi is also hardworking. The chaos in southern Hunan was not due to improper deployment. The commander-in-chief He Yide surrendered without a fight.

As long as we defeat Zhang Xianzhong and strive to kill or capture Yin Xianmin and He Yide and send them back to the capital for questioning, Uncle Shi will naturally stay in his post, and at most he will be transferred, so there will be no questioning.

On the contrary, my nephew didn't feel that you came late this time when Uncle Shi went south, but felt that you were a little risky - Liu Wenxiu is still in Changde, and Sun Kewang is still in Zigui, and the soldiers and horses they have on hand may move at any time.Uncle Shi left Jingzhou Mansion, isn't he afraid of Jiangling's loss? "

Fang Kongxuan: "Before the old man set off, he had already discussed with Nephew Cangshui, and asked him to stay in Jingzhou temporarily, just in case."

Shen Shuren thought about it, but he didn't find anything wrong.Before he transferred Zhang Huangyan from Huangzhou to Wuchang to sit in the township, he was also afraid that after he led the troops out, there would be troubles in internal affairs and defense.

But now it seems that the battle line has moved further west and south, and there will be no military crisis around Hanyang Mansion in Wuchang Mansion. It is also possible to vacate Zhang Huangyan and relocate to Jiangling, which is further forward.

As for the internal affairs of Wuchang, it can be handed over to Fang Yizhi, the prefect of Wuchang.Fang Yizhi is also considered an all-rounder in arts and sciences. After years of experience, he just doesn't know how to fight, but he is quite proficient in internal affairs.

And as far as Fang Kong Xun is concerned, there is nothing to worry about when his own son helps him with his internal affairs.For Shen Shuren, there is nothing to worry about changing from his cousin Zhang Huangyan to his old friend in the imperial examination.

"Since that's the case, my nephew can rest assured. Tomorrow my nephew will lead the army to go south. It seems that Zhang Xianzhong has calmed down a bit these days, and he didn't continue to attack everywhere. It should be that my nephew's run has worked. It is estimated that in Hengshanwei and Hengzhou In between, you can force the thieves to a decisive battle."

Shen Shuren finally explained a few words, then went back to rest, and made preparations quickly the next day, and then sent troops to continue southward.

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At the same time, in Hengzhou City, Zhang Xianzhong's army, who had been recuperating here for seven or eight days, also recovered a little.

The wounded soldiers got a certain amount of recuperation and nutritional supplements, and the soldiers at all levels relied on the huge amount of wealth found in the Prince Gui's Mansion to spend their days and drinks, and they were very corrupt.

Zhang Xianzhong will soon want these people to fight to the death, and even abandon some of the newly attached troops as abandoned sons, so they must also be allowed to enjoy themselves, and then they are willing to use their lives.

The rumors spread by Shen Shuren were quickly contacted by him, and he learned that "Continuing to roam around Huguang and kill feudal lords indiscriminately will only make it more beneficial for Fang Kongxuan to govern the region in the future.

Moreover, Fang Kongzheng was not afraid of Zhang Xianzhong's crimes caused by the fall of the city at all, because he could put all the crimes on the Changsha and Hengzhou generals. It was the surrender of these two generals that led to Zhang Xianzhong's corruption. When the time is in the court, all the blame can be passed on to the Second Commander-in-Chief.And among the surrendered troops of the Ming Dynasty, whoever can kill the Second Commander and turn to the Ming again will be pardoned by the imperial court and promoted in turn.”

Conscience of heaven and earth, these rumors are really not the original version that Shen Shuren wanted, and Shen Shuren didn't mean to frame Fang Kongzhang to help him take the blame.

But the version edited by Gu Yanwu was passed on like this, and Shen Shuren couldn't do anything about it.

Moreover, the evolution of rumors will not only evolve in a direction that is unfavorable to Kong Xing, but also in the direction of whitewashing and sinking Shuren.It will also evolve in a direction that is unfavorable to Zhang Xianzhong and shakes Zhang Xianzhong's military morale.

When Zhang Xianzhong learned that he continued to run around and kill the vassal kings, it would only benefit the two of them, and he was even easily suspected by his own people, "Did the Eight Great Kings reach a tacit agreement with some governors in the army? what",
What's more, some rumors began to spread: "Zhang Xianzhong killed the feudal lords indiscriminately and abandoned Liu Jinzhong, the defender of Changsha. Silver Treasure escapes.

This kind of traveling for thousands of miles will definitely not bring too many people, so the newly recruited new troops in the Huguang area will definitely be discarded after being used by him!When the cannon fodder is broken!The old battalion in Shaanxi and Henan who covered him retreated! "

After hearing all this, Zhang Xianzhong couldn't sit still.

For the sake of the army, in order not to let people suspect that he was just "reaching a tacit agreement with the governor, taking what they need, and finally running away", he had to search for camp many times, especially to strengthen the supervision of the newly recruited new troops in the Huguang area , and as soon as he heard someone spreading rumors, he immediately killed him.

At the same time, he was also forced to fight Shen Shuren, proving that he "didn't just want to use the locals to help him steal money, and in the end he sneaked away with the money and his descendants."

After a lot of desperation, Zhang Xianzhong was forced to choose the battlefield between Hengzhou City and Hengshan Guard - he made a deployment, let Wang Shangli, who had previously slaughtered the Guiwang Mansion and Hengzhou City, lead the army alone, mainly to lead half of the army. The new attached army, deployed to the west of Hengshanwei,

After the official army breaks through Hengshan Guard and goes south to Hengzhou City, they are going to fight out in a diagonal stab, hide back to Hengshan Guard, and cut off the official army's food road.

At the same time, Zhang Xianzhong himself took all the main forces of the old battalion in Shaanxi and Henan, and the remaining half of the new attached army. With the assistance of other generals, they stayed around Hengzhou City to wait for Shen Shuren to deal with the emergency.

If Shen Shuren's combat power is strong, Zhang Xianzhong will defend the city, and then ask Wang Shangli to cut off the army's food road, and in the basin south of Hengshan, exhaust the officers and soldiers until the veterans are exhausted, and then look for a decisive battle!

At that time, there will be a strong city in the front and Mount Heng in the back. Even if the Shen family's soldiers are elite and their armor is excellent, they will definitely be able to reverse the trend of strength and weakness by relying on the loss of geographical advantages!

If you really can't fight like this, then take Brother Laoying and run away!

In such a tense situation between the two sides, Shen's army marched southward from Xiangtan County, Changsha Prefecture on June 27, and arrived at Hengshanwei on the first day of July.

After some not-so-intense offensive and defensive battles in the camp, the officers and soldiers recaptured Hengshan Guard within two days, and divided their troops to protect the place. The remaining main force continued to go south, and arrived at the city of Hengzhou safely on the fifth day of July.

Judging from the number of people, the number of officers and soldiers is far smaller than that of Zhang Xianzhong's army in Hengzhou City, but the momentum of the officers and soldiers is not lost at all, and they dare to assume the posture of attacking one side.

(End of this chapter)