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The second is Yueyang.
Third is Changsha.
But Jiangling and Yueyang,
They are all located on the banks of the Yangtze River.
Facing the onslaught of the Ming army head-on.
That means we can only choose Changsha.
The population in other places was insufficient to establish a capital.
Why did Zhong Xiang encounter attacks from all sides?
Instead of withdrawing troops to defend Changsha and fight a decisive battle,
Instead, why not divide our forces to defend Xiangyin and Hengyang?
Since only the capital remains, defeat is inevitable.
Both population and resources will be controlled by the enemy.
The defending troops will also lose their will to fight to the death!
The Changsha city wall was made of rammed earth.
There weren't any wall tiles.
The Changsha city wall with inscriptions by Xin Qiji
It wasn't until the Southern Song Dynasty that it was built.
Yang Hua, a Chu general who had just surrendered,
He volunteered to be a pioneer.
His elite Chu troops
Only those whose families resided in various counties of Tanzhou were retained.
All other people from other places of origin were sent back to their hometowns—except for those who voluntarily stayed to perform meritorious service.
This approach,
Firstly, it would reassure the surrendered soldiers.
Secondly, it can also save on food supplies.
"Boom!"
It's still fifty miles from Changsha.
A muffled rumble of thunder suddenly sounded in the sky.
Then raindrops began to fall incredibly quickly.
Soldiers on the march
Everyone looked up at the sky and cheered.
The long drought meets the rain,
This year's rice crop is saved.
Although such a long drought inevitably led to a poor harvest,
But when this rain fell,
Ultimately, the rice harvest will not be lost.
Yang Hua quickly ordered his soldiers to set up camp to avoid the rain.
It rained until nightfall before stopping.
The camp was broken up shortly after the next day.
It's starting to rain again.
Next, then pause.
A little while later,
Wait a little longer.
It perfectly captures the nature of summer showers in the south.
The vanguard led by Yang Hua
After finally arriving at a place more than ten miles north of Changsha,
The plan was to sweep through and clean up the villages outside the city the next day.
But that night,
Then it started pouring rain again.
This rain,
It rained for a full day and night!
The water level of the Xiangjiang River has not only recovered,
And the price keeps rising higher and higher.
It can become like this,
A day and a night of torrential rain was clearly not enough.
Heavy rain is very likely falling in the upper reaches of the Xiangjiang River.
......
Hengyang.
Zhong Xiang looked at the rain and felt irritable.
It's been six days already.
It just started raining.
Both sides were pleased.
The scorching heat was too much for many soldiers to bear.
People faint from heatstroke every day.
The air is cool and refreshing after the rain.
Perfect for the final battle!
But it seems that God grew tired of the bloodshed.
The showers quickly turned into downpours.
It can last all day long.
In the next few days,
It was as if someone had poked a hole in the sky.
The rain comes in bursts, sometimes heavy, sometimes light, it just won't stop.
Local residents risked their lives
In the rain, we went to the rice paddies and dug out the ridges.
This is the rice jointing stage.
We can't do without water.
But deep water is also not good.
A depth of 3 to 5 centimeters of water is ideal.
If the opening isn't made to drain the water,
This year's rice crop is going to have a major problem!
The reconnaissance scouts on the Allied side,
They catch a "spy" every now and then.
After being pressed for answers, they all admitted to being farmers who came to drain the fields and release water.
In the end, they simply stopped arresting them.
Only one person is allowed to come to each field.
Moreover, they are only allowed to bring one hoe.
Both sides were short of food.
Nobody wants to disrupt agricultural production.
The area surrounding Hengyang City is full of farmland.
Even the battlefield areas that had been flattened by the army
After days of torrential rain,
It also became muddy and difficult to walk on.
People will get caught up in it.
They could only move forward barefoot with great difficulty.
Not to mention the hooves of the warhorses.
Yang Zaixing gazed at Hengyang City through the rain.
He also seemed somewhat anxious.
He looted the Chu army's granaries along the way.
They even plundered the people of Chu.
Food supplies were entirely replenished locally.
If this drags on, we'll run out of food.
This rain couldn't have come at the worst possible time!
Numerous drainage ditches were dug in the military camp.
Many tents couldn't withstand the torrential rain.
Both people and supplies were soaked through by the rain.
Chapter 1921 Severing One's Own Arm
The bowstring was slack.
The bow lacks strength.
The most terrifying thing is the alternation of dry and wet conditions.
Bow glue will definitely be affected.
Many bows on both sides will be scrapped.
It needs to be taken back and repaired with glue again.
"Your Majesty, an urgent report from Changsha!"
Zhong Xiang opened the letter.
His expression changed drastically.
He held his breath before angrily cursing:
"That bastard Zhong Xu,"
"You've ruined my plans!"
Changsha has not yet fallen.