The news outside the city has been cut off, but the Chu army often sent people to the city to shout, today to eliminate the white text election, tomorrow to recover Changde, Sun is expected to do not believe, but still believe in seven or eight points, more than two months, the Chu army's encirclement is not half relaxed, the siege of the army seems to have become more, all the signs are fully explained, the other ministries of the Western army must be more fierce, it is difficult to have reinforcements to Shaoyang.

Sun is expected to send people out of the city to ask Wang Sheng to descend.

Liu Wenxiu once left a final speech, persuading Sun is expected to be sure to ask Chu Jun for peace, even if he bowed to the courtier can also consider, but Sun is expected to not listen to it at that time, in his view, the Western Army also has a number of provinces in the southwest, but also has a strong army, but also has the cost of fighting for the world, can easily admit defeat.

Unfortunately, after only a few months, Sun is expected to fall into a desperate situation, even the qualifications of peace, can only ask Chu Jun to surrender, to such a field, he has no other luxury, only to save his life.

With Sun's expected status and fame, after surrendering, there should be no problem in saving his life for a while, watching the messenger sit and hang the basket and lay down the city wall, and his heart is full of expectation.

"I am the commander-in-chief of the Western army, Wang Kefan wants to calm the southwest, always useful to my place, want to come to Wang Sheng will be the big picture, open the door, treat me with the guests..."

But the messenger went into the sea like a mud cow, and did not return, Sun Hope waited until dark, and finally could only be nervous about the wall and returned to the camp to rest.

The next morning, the messenger appeared in Shaoyang City, shouting to the city, he had surrendered to the Chu army, from now on and Sun Thieves are inseparable, and told all the Western officers and soldiers in the city, Wang Kefan has already shown that anyone in the Western army can forgive, but the unforgiveness of Sun is expected, the city's generals have killed Sun, not only can save death, but also can get heavy reward and block clouds...

Sun is expected to rush to the city, his own ears and listen to the messenger's shout again, suddenly turned pale, and then see his men and women, when he saw the generals, his eyes have been a little more suspicious, Wang Sheng did this obviously in the imitation of the white gate building Lu Bu, the Western army generals will not be able to resist who will rebel, kill their own dedication to surrender to the city.

Among the suspects, Sun is expected to become more and more irritile, the opponent's generals are not at ease, successively deprived of the military power of many generals, or heavy responsibility, or detention, there are two Geng Zhi loyal generals to lead out words and persuasion, but Sun is expected to be regarded as challenging their own prestige, directly cut their heads, Shaoyang City for a while, military morale down to the freezing point.

At this time, Wang Sheng did all the preparations, suddenly launched an attack on Shaoyang, with a large amount of gunpowder to blow up the Shaoyang city wall more than ten places, and then sent the Western army captive, holding buns rice and red meat, to the city in front of the shouts and persuasion, the city's western army has long been hungry and faint, see the city broken walls, there are people shouting hometown outside the city.

Sun is expected to have lost the military at this time, this momentum together, many Western generals simply with the army, the establishment of the gap to escape Shaoyang, continue to surrender to the Chu army, the army in the city in an hour to escape more than half, some are not Sun expected to the army, but also finally launched a rebellion, to Sun expected the Chinese army launched a siege, Sun expected to have a number of their own dead party, struggling to resist the rebel forces.

However, Wang Sheng soon received the news that Sun was expected to be gone!

"Find me, dig three feet to find him, he can't run!"Wang Sheng bottom is full of gas, not anxious, Chu Jun surrounded Shaoyang like an iron barrel, Sun is expected to be impossible to escape, must be hidden somewhere in Shaoyang City, sure, after careful search, finally caught Sun Hope in a dead well.

Test the body.

Cut immediately.

The chiefs of the public.

Sun expected the first level of lime pickling, hanging on the Shaoyang city gate for three days, Chu Jun used this time to rest, and then the whole army went north, while Sun expected the first level sent to Nanjing.

The war in South Africa is over.

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In Hubei, Li Ding Guoyan cut off the Confucian, defeated Tan Tai, was about to take advantage of the victory to march to Wuchang, suddenly received the news of Liu Wenxiu's defeat and death, hastily closed the troops, withdrawn to the west coast of Han Shui.

At the beginning, he also tried to support the western army of Hunan, although it was very dangerous to cross the Yangtze River, but the Western army has reached a critical moment of life and death, Li Dingguo was determined to take a risk, but soon after, Li and Jinsheng Huan defeated the western army of the southern shore of the Yangtze River in the public security county, the Chu army and the Western Army all the ships of the Western army were sunk and destroyed.

Jinsheng Huan won several battles in a row, it was the mood when he sent people to Wang Sheng, to borrow the boat from the Chu Junshui Division, continue to pursue Li Dingguo, as a general under the left Liangyu, Jin Sheng Huan and Li Dingguo were also old opponents, he was not afraid of psychology, saw him withdraw from the army, but also want to catch up to take advantage of.

Wang Sheng quickly replied that there were more important tasks assigned to Jin Shenghuan, and ordered him to quickly cross the river by boat and wrap up Tan Tai and Tunbu from the flank.

After Tan Tai was defeated by Li Dingguo, the division retreated to Wuchang, halfway through the encounter with Tuenbu, after the two armies confluenced, Tan Tai knew that the Hunan Western Army had been greatly defeated and disbanded, Sun is expected to be surrounded in Shaoyang, it is estimated that he will not be able to falter for a few days, he knows that the situation has been very critical, immediately and Tuenbu rushed to Hanyang.

Hurry into the city, hurry the whole army, hurried out of the precious fleet, ordered them to cross the river immediately, followed by the retreat of the Wuchang defenders on the southern shore of the Yangtze River.(Please note that Wuchang is on the southern shore of the Yangtze River, in fact, most of the Wuchang Province is on the southern shore of the Yangtze River, including and not limited to Chongyang, Tongshan, Tongcheng, Xianning, Daye, Xingguozhou, etc., how about these names are familiar?))

Tan Tai and Tuen Burr judged that after the Chu army defeated the Western army, it would definitely turn its head to attack the Qing army, and Wu Chang, who was alone on the southern shore of the Yangtze River, would lose it sooner or later, and in order to do so, it would be better to withdraw the troops as soon as possible.Although the Qing army has been eliminated by the Chu army, but the Qing army in the north shore of the Yangtze River hidden some ships, Wuchang and Hanyang only between a river, while the Chu Jun Marine Division is not present, the fleet quickly across the river, very smooth withdrawal of the city's more than 10,000 Qing army to Hanyang, during which the Chu Jun Marine Division has not appeared, so that the extremely nervous Tantai and Tuen Bole have loosened the atmosphere.

The troops were withdrawn to the north shore of the Yangtze River, temporarily restored security, how to act in the next step, Tan Tai and Tuen Boer but differences, Tuen Boer advocated immediate withdrawal, retreat to Anhui, to Wu Sangui closer, Tan Tai feel can not easily give up Hanyang, refused to withdraw troops.

According to Dorgon's plan, the Qing army to fight for the river and rule, if you give up Hanyang, exit Hubei, it is equivalent to giving up the entire Yangtze River defense line, Chu army can enter Henan from Hubei, avoid Wu Sangui's main force directly to the Beijing Division, this responsibility is too big, Tan Tai in any case can not afford.

"Abandoning Hanyang, will our army not look to the wind and flee?"After you and I return to Beijing, the dismissal of the official is light, I am afraid that you will go to prison and ask for guilt, and even ask, Tuenbu, have you ever thought about the consequences?"

"Compared to the Jiangshan society of the Qing Dynasty, how does your life and death honor and humiliation have to be so tight?"Tuen Buer was very excited and shouted: "These tens of thousands of flag children are the last combatable soldiers in my Qing Dynasty, if you are sent here, you can no longer resist the attack of the South, Tan Tai, have you ever thought about the consequences?"

"This matter is of great importance, I do not dare to make my own claim, or report to the regent with the royal father, please ask him the old noble rule."Tan Tai hesitated again and again, still did not agree to withdraw the troops, sent 800 miles to hurry up, rushed to Beijing, and asked Dorgon for instructions.

Eight hundred miles fast horse is a very flexible concept, refers to the use of the post station relay to transmit emergency military information, the specific speed can be fast, and the integrity of the station and the road situation are related, because Li Laiheng, Yuyuan Army and other anti-Qingyi Division is too active, Henan area of the post station system has been repeatedly severely damaged, there are not enough horses to replace, the situation here in Hubei is almost the same, Tan Tai sent messenger took several days to cross the two provinces.

Dorgon in the reply instructed Tan Tai and Tuenbu, let them adapt, the camera retreat, can give up Hanyang, give up Hubei, because the Western army lost the Chu army, Chu army is very not weakened, but the strength is stronger, the Yangtze River defense line is certainly not able to hold, the original plan to divide the river and governance must give up, just before this, the Qing court to try to negotiate with Chu Jun, to the south of the peace, Tan Tai and Tun.

If so, stay in Hanyang for a while, anyway, Dorgon has been decentralized, Tan Tai and Tuen Bol can withdraw at any time, so that there is no need to rush.At this time, Chu Jun Jinsheng Huan, Li over the ministry has crossed the river, from the east and west to the depth of the bag, in the Huangzhou capital area, Li and "Hexi four generals" Zhang Yong and others broke out fierce battle, the progress is slow, the western road of the golden sound is like no one's land, his troops in Jingzhou around the river, from the Western army left by the vacuum to the north, have occupied several counties.

“This is not good-willed.”

Tan Tailu is somewhat alert, Jinsheng Huan after crossing the river does not directly hit Hanyang, but to the side of Hanyang back to copy, obviously want to divide the connection between Hanyang and other places in Hubei, but Jin Shenghuan's troops have poor combat effectiveness, Tan Tai feel that not too nervous for a while.