"Rubbish, it's all a bunch of rubbish!"

In the palace of General Dingyuan in Quzhou City, Prince Zheng Jidu, who was furious, overturned the book case, and the servants who were waiting in the room fell to their knees in an uproar.

This movement was too big, and Goshha, the king who was guarding the door, glanced at each other, and one of them jumped out. It didn't take long for Kadahun to hurry over, and the first thing he saw when he saw Jidu was that the little Prince Zheng was whipping a few coatings.

"Master, why are you so angry?"

Seeing that Kadahun was coming, Jidu stopped beating a little and motioned for his people to go to the study. But before he could take two steps out, as if his anger had not yet subsided, he turned around and whipped two more whips before throwing the whip on the ground.

"The urgent report just sent from Guixi County, you can take it and read it yourself."

The bookcase has been propped up, and some reports and books have been put back on the table. As for those unlucky bastards, they happened to be seen by Jidu, who was annoying in his heart, when they were packing up, and it was no wonder that others.

Walking forward, Kadahun picked up the urgent report and looked at it carefully, but couldn't help frowning: "After they entered the mountain, the flank of Fujian Fubiao, who was in charge of the palace, was attacked by thieves, and they sent someone to inform the Shandong Green Camp walking in front and asked them to suspend their march. But Shandong Green Camp ignored it and marched to Jianghushan Town on its own......"

According to Tong Guoqi, when he expelled the harassing Ming army, he couldn't catch up when he went to chase after him. It didn't take long for corpses to float in Xuxi, including those of the Qing army and the Ming army, but the majority of the Qing army, and the gap between the two was very large. At that time, he already felt that it was not good, so he asked his troops to retreat to a place where it was convenient to set up an ambush and prepare. When the Ming army chased the rout of the Qing army, he let the rout of the brigade pass, but he caught the Ming army off guard. However, there were more and more Ming troops catching up, and he didn't dare to stay for a long time, so he had to withdraw from the mountain with his troops and return the same way as fast as possible.

"There is another superintendent directly under the Zuo Xie, Lord Wang, the slave remembers that it was this group of thieves who took the lead in attacking Jianchang Mansion as Chen Kai's vanguard."

"This prince also remembers that there is such a thing, but this is not the reason why that bastard is greedy for merit and then incurs a fiasco, let alone the reason why Tong Guoqi's slave is afraid of the enemy like a tiger!"

Two thousand defeated by fifteen hundred is indeed better than a thousand defeated by five hundred. But the Qing army was defeated twice by entering the mountains and attacking, and each time the losses were greater than the other. The Ming army went north from Jianchang Mansion or took the ancient salt road from Fujian to eastern Jiangxi, which is still unknown. However, on the side of the Qing army, the transfer of troops from Quzhou is a distance of 400 miles, and from now on, it seems that no matter how the Ming army came, it will be difficult for them to quickly form a force advantage.

Therefore, Tong Guoqi thought that rashly entering the mountains to suppress would only lose the army, and suggested that the mountainous areas south of Guangxin Mansion should be temporarily abandoned, and even the south of the Xinjiang River should be abandoned, as long as the counties and towns on the front line of the Xinjiang River and the fortresses in front of the passes could be secured. In addition, Tong Guoqi also suggested that Jidu ask the Qing court to increase troops, at least to transfer the Han army flag stationed in Jiangnan. In his words, it is now difficult for the Green Battalion to fight against the Ming Army on the frontal battlefield, and only by thickening the strength of the Eight Banners Army can it last until the end of the war of annihilation.

"Master, if the slave remembers correctly, this is the third time that Tong Guoqi has forced back the thieves, right?"

As soon as Kadahun's words came out, Ji Dudang was even stunned. frowned slightly, then his eyes widened, as if he suddenly understood something, and hurriedly waved away the few clothed minions who had lowered their breathing and were still trying to reduce their sense of existence: "You mean, Tong Guoqi's minion did a thief's meticulous work, and deliberately led the officers and soldiers to die?" ”

This statement was shocking when he landed, not only Gadahun was startled when he heard this, but even Jidu himself was stunned.

If this is what he says, then many things can be explained. For example, Yang Minggao's death, such as Xincheng County's loss without a fight, such as Tong Guoqi's rescue of the Green Battalion soldiers and escaped under the encirclement and interception of the Ming army, and his recent heroic performance. Even, if you think about it from a distance, four years ago, a huge province in Fujian was lost to only a few passes in just one month, and there is Zhaofu Silver from the perspective of Hou Zhuge is not also clearly a trap?

Once he thought of this, Jidu only felt as if he was in the middle of a huge conspiracy that was enough to destroy the Manchu Dynasty, and even the study that had always been well-lit seemed to be a little darker in an instant. However, after thinking about it, how ridiculous this seems to be, because from Tong Guoqi's standpoint, from the perspective of gains and losses, this makes no sense at all!

"Master, Tong Guoqi's slave should be more than that."

Yes, thinking about four years ago, Tong Guoqi was the governor of a province, like a fake feudal official, and Zheng Chenggong and Chen Kai only had the territory of Zhang, Quan, Chao, and Qiong in their hands, so he had no reason to risk his life to help the Ming army develop and grow, because the Ming army couldn't buy his benefits at all.

Moreover, in the past few years, the high-level of the Qing court also has a basic understanding of the bizarre situation of that year - the so-called thousands of miles of officials are only for money, if most of the officials and generals of the Ming court can do the civil officials do not love money, and the military generals do not hesitate to die, the Manchu Qing Dynasty was exterminated in the morning, where will there be today's weather. In other words, the Qing court also relied on these corrupt officials to control the locality, and Chen Kai found a one-time breakthrough in the matter of appeasement, taking advantage of the greed of Fujian's civil and military forces. Although the effect is very good, it is also irreproducible, after all, the Qing court has been played by Zheng Chenggong and Chen Kai, where will it play again?

"It's like Yuan Chonghuan?"

"Yes, master. At that time, the Qing Dynasty was only based on a corner of Liaodong, and there was no capital to buy a Jiliao governor, and Emperor Taizong took advantage of the idiot's weakness to pacify Liao, and gradually lifted the threat from North Korea, Mao Wenlong and Lin Dan Khan, so that it was possible to break through Jizhen. ”

With such an understanding, if it is said that Tong Guoqi became a traitor four years ago, it is simply nonsense. Even from this year, although Tong Guoqi is a fallen phoenix, after all, it is still the identity of the country's uncle, and the political status of the Tong family in the Manchu Qing Dynasty is very special, and the kinship with the royal family is better than that of most of the relatives of the Eight Banners of Manchuria. If you want to buy Tong Guoqi, it is equivalent to buying the entire Tong family, and the price you need to pay is far from satisfying even if Zheng Chenggong and Chen Kai's current status is far from satisfying.

Not to mention, the Tong family has already contributed a prince to Shunzhi, and since it is a bribe, it will cost a greater capital. Could it be that Chen Kai can still make decisions for Emperor Yongli, let the emperor depose the queen and the crown prince, and marry the daughter of the Tong family as the queen of the Ming Dynasty, and also advance the identity of the prince of the Ming Dynasty to the youngest son with Jurchen blood. Ji Du felt that Mo said that it was Tong Guoqi, but any normal person would not believe this nonsense.

"The slave just thinks that Tong Guoqi is not as brave as he said, and that minion is already afraid of thieves, so he doesn't dare to go into the mountains to suppress."

"Well, when it is."

Ji Du nodded, but before he could figure out whether to transfer Tong Guoqi away and change him to a big man who dared to fight to be in charge of the invasion and suppression, Ka Dahun said another opinion: "The slave feels that although Tong Guoqi is afraid of war, some words are not completely unreasonable. ”

"Oh?"

"Our army has entered the mountains again and again, in the final analysis, to remove the threat of Chen Kai's barbarian to the flank. But the slave has been thinking about it for the past few days, and no matter how he thinks about it, he feels that the gains outweigh the losses. If you don't mention losing a battle like this, even if you win, the officers and troops will still be withdrawn. When the officers and troops are withdrawn, the thieves can come back, but this hidden danger cannot be fundamentally removed. "135 Chinese

If you want to solve the problem fundamentally, the only way to do it is to drive Chen Kai back to Ganzhou from Jianchang Mansion. This is something that Jidu can't do at all.

"The minions thought that the main purpose of the imperial court's defense in Guangxin Mansion was to cover the flank of our army. As Tong Guoqi said, it is not impossible to temporarily abandon the south of the Xinjiang River. If you only consider covering the flanks, even if you temporarily abandon the three counties of Guixi, Yiyang, and Xing'an. Even, the situation is urgent to a certain extent, even the lead mountain and the forts in front of the five passes of Tongmu, Fenshui, Gukou, Jiaoling, and Cenyang can be abandoned, and the official army can be concentrated on the front line of Fucheng and Yongfeng County. ”

If you give up the county seat, you will inevitably face more attacks from the DPRK and China. Abandoning the fortresses in front of the lead mountain and various passes is absolutely impossible to do unless it is absolutely necessary, because if this is the case, just with Fucheng and Yongfeng County, these two completely unsafe places will not be able to hold on for long. However, if the situation does deteriorate to that point, it is not completely impossible to think about enduring the pain of breaking your wrist. After all, giving priority to preserving Quzhou's army and blocking the roads of the Ming army from Jiangsu and Zhejiang to the north by land with Quzhou as the core is his core task at the moment.

Of course, it is better for the county not to give up or not to give up. Moreover, the Ming army is still too restricted to stretch out its fists and feet, whether it is Zheng Chenggong or Chen Kai, they are still struggling to encroach on the control area and strength of the Qing army, and gradually gain space to stretch their limbs. In Guangxin Mansion, it can slowly stick with the Ming army, and when the Qing army completes the battle of annihilation and the army turns its gun to the east.

"If you give up Guixi County, will the thieves turn west and attack Nanchang?"

Thinking of this, Jidu's face was gloomy. Looking at Kadahun's eyes, there was a little comfort in his heart - in terms of ability, this Prince Xiao Zheng was really not even worthy of carrying shoes compared to Jierharang. But today, it is not without merit, at least there is a certain overall view.

"Master, the scale of the thieves' increase in troops to Jianghushan Town has always been small, because whether it is taking the mountain road from Luxi to the north, or taking the salt road from Fujian to Jiangdong, the troops and grain and grass will be greatly restricted. Even if it is the latter, as far as the slaves know, it is the first half of the time when it takes manpower to carry the burden and walk the mountain road, and when it comes to Jianghushan Town, there is a water power that can be used in Xuxi. In this way, Nanchang City is high and deep, and Fuzhou on the flank has a large army, and it is difficult for thieves to win. Even if the thieves did not attack Nanchang, but threatened Fuzhou, it would be difficult to play a sufficient role due to their insufficient troops. As long as Da Su can block Chen Kai's main force at the border of Jianchang Mansion and Fuzhou Mansion, it is enough. ”

With these words, Jidu was able to settle down a little. Originally, he also planned to mobilize more troops, and even send a few hundred Eight Banner Army to help in the battle, saying that he would drive the Ming army out of the mountains south of Guangxin Mansion. Now, it seems, there is no longer any need for this.

The new order was sent to the county seat of Guixi as quickly as possible. Due to the fiasco of the left town of Fujian with the expedition, the general army was nowhere to be found, so the rout soldiers who escaped were added to the Fujian Fubiao. The Guangxin Mansion Green Battalion, which had completed the work of reinforcing the rout, withdrew to the city for rest, and the city defense work was handed over to Fujian Fubiao. As for going into the mountains and suppressing anything, Ji Du didn't even mention half a word, making it clear that he had given up doing such useless work.

Such a result is exactly what Tong Guoqi wants to see. After all, with the previous credit, he can also be regarded as guilty of meritorious service. At this time, it is necessary to disrupt Chen Kai's rhythm in order to avoid continuing to sink in the trap of others.

The green camp of Guangxin Mansion took the order, and Guixi County became the territory of Fujian Fubiao. It is indispensable to ask for local food and cards. Of course, Tong Guoqi can be a governor, and he still has the mentality of being prepared for danger in times of peace. On the one hand, he relied on exploiting the localities to buy off the lives of the soldiers, on the other hand, he wanted to strengthen drills and restore combat effectiveness as soon as possible, and on the other hand, he had to drive the county government and the people to constantly strengthen the city, and on the other hand, he was constantly sending meticulous work and horses to the south of the Xinjiang River to understand the movements of the Ming army. Because, he always felt that Chen Kai would not give up on this, and there would definitely be a plan to deal with the changes, so he needed to understand it as soon as possible so that he could target it.

In the winter moon, the sound of the horn of the Qing army's march into the mountains quietly dispersed. In Layueli, it seems to confirm that the Qing army has given up the battle for the southern mountains of Guangxin Province, and the Ming army radiated from Jianghushan Town to the surrounding area. Soon, Tangwan and Shangqing, among the four major towns in Guixi County, fell into the hands of the Ming army successively, and counting the previous Jianghushan Town, only Xiongshi Town, which was attached to Guo, was still in the hands of the Qing army.

Not only the three most prosperous market towns, but also the entire southern part of Guixi County quickly became the sphere of influence of the Ming army. There is the initiative of the Qing army to give up, and there is no lack of influence brought by the Ming army based on the Jianghushan Town, where the Jiangxi governor who had great influence among the people of Jiangxi, and the vigorous development of the Heaven and Earth Society in Guangxin Mansion over the years, all of which have prompted the people here to quickly move closer to the Ming army.

As a result, the Qing army's military intelligence gathering work became more and more difficult. Not long after, with the news that Chen Kai had appointed a gentry from the county as the magistrate of Guixi, there was a situation of severance.

There was such a situation, which really made Tong Guoqi anxious. As a result, he expanded the scope of military intelligence to neighboring counties, only to find that the Ming army's expansion south of the Xinjiang River had shifted to the south of Yiyang County in the east, which made him immediately smell danger.

"Chen Kai's target is Leadshan County, as well as those passes in the southern part of Leadshan County!"

Tong Guoqi thought of it, and they were also aware of Quzhou's Jidu. For a long time, the concept of using the county as a transit station for grain roads can make grain and grass transportation safer, and occupying rivers can increase the volume and speed of transportation, and these concepts have long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. So when Chen Kai began to encroach on the southern part of Guangxin Mansion, their first reaction was that Chen Kai wanted to take Guixi County. In addition, since Guixi County is already the westernmost county of Guangxin Province, it can also take advantage of the slow speed of the Qing army and the advantage of the Ming army occupying the mountainous area to continuously consume the Qing army's vital strength.

Therefore, the county seat of Guixi has always been recognized by the Qing army as a must for the Ming army. But now, Chen Kai let Guixi County not take it, but turned east and began to expand his sphere of influence in Yiyang County. And the southern part of Yiyang County is obviously just a scene, and the real target will definitely only be the county seat of Leadshan.

"Leadshan County is located in Guangxin Mansion into Fujian post road, from Leadshan County to the south through the Chepan Station, Da'an Station is the Chong'an County of Fujian Jianning Mansion. Continue to the south from Chong'an County, and pass through Xingtian, Jianxi, and Yefang three posts is Jianning Fucheng, where it is the military grain and grass reserve base of the Ming army's northward army, and there are tens of thousands of troops waiting there. ”

Chen Kai's first wave of offensive took Jianchang Mansion, and he could use the "national highway" from Yiguanyi and Hangchuan Station to Shaowufu City, which could be connected to Fuzhou all the way, as the main transportation route for military supplies, rather than relying solely on Ganzhou. This time, if Chen Kai opened up the post road from Lead Mountain to Chong'an, the Ming army would not only be able to get grain and grass supplies from here, but also be able to move north from there, further threatening Guangxin Fucheng.

Realizing that something was wrong, Jidu immediately made adjustments and transferred Tong Guoqi's Fujian Fubiao to the east to assist in guarding Leadshan County. Of course, this war-fearing guy couldn't fully believe it, so he transferred another force composed of 4,000 Henan Green Battalions to the west. The command is naturally in the hands of Tong Guoqi, the banner man, so that he can rest assured. Of course, Jidu didn't plan to let Tong Guoqi enter the mountains to suppress, as long as he held the county seat of Leadshan.

After receiving the order, Tong Guoqi hurriedly ordered his troops and horses to set off from Guixi County. They went against the current, and supplemented the remnants of the Shandong Green Battalion, and the number of people increased to 3,000, but the execution declined. There were bumps and bumps along the way, but they were one step slower than those Henan soldiers.

However, there is a world of difference between a slow step and a fast step. When the Henan Green Battalion entered the county seat of Leadshan, it was immediately surrounded by the Ming army. At this time, Tong Guoqi, who had already entered the boundary of Yongping Town, which was attached to Guo, hurriedly retreated to Hekou Town along the Xinjiang River with his troops and horses. The shock calmed down for a moment, so he immediately sent a messenger to Quzhou to ask for help. And he himself could only march to the county seat as if resigned to fate, and "fight" with the Ming army along the way.

Leadshan County is named after the fact that there is a lead mountain in the west four miles of Yongping Town, the county. The city was built in the first year of Hongwu, the wall is two zhang high, stretches for four miles and seventy-two steps. The north is a pond because of the lead mountain river, and the other three sides are dug with moats, which are four zhang wide and one zhang deep. The door is open five, the east is called Renshou, the west is said to be Yihe, the north is said to be Lize, the south is said to be Jiahui, the northwest is the water gate, and all have the city gate tower.

In the era of cold weapons, it can be said that it is not a strong city. But the problem is that the Ming army has Hongyi cannons, and it is still an organized artillery team, and when the Henan Green Battalion is surrounded by the Ming regiments, they already feel that something is wrong.

"The gourd soldiers in the city want to surrender the city?"

The so-called Mao Hulu soldiers are regimental training weapons in Nanyang, Dengzhou and other places, which have been there since the Yuan Dynasty. Although the Ming Dynasty guarded various places with guards, the Mao Hulu soldiers were a special type of mountain infantry, and their combat effectiveness was quite strong, and they were finally incorporated by the Ming court. In the Ming Dynasty, he used Mao Hulu soldiers to fight against the Japanese invaders, resist the northern border troubles, pacify the southwest Tusi, and suppress the peasant rebels. In the Chongzhen Dynasty, because it became the sworn enemy of the latter in the process of suppressing the peasant rebels many times, it was repeatedly attacked and killed, so that the Mao Hulu soldiers, which were originally self-contained, existed in name only. And this one, due to the sharp deterioration of the situation in the southeast, the Qing court reorganized the new army in response to the mountain warfare.

As in the Ming Dynasty, they were also commanded by military generals appointed by the Qing court. However, the envoys who asked for surrender were sent by the leaders of the local regimental exercises. Once these guys have agreed to the plan of the Ming army, they will give the generals who command them a Hongmen banquet at the agreed time, so that those who usually work on their heads will know that they have also heard the book.

"This can't be done, Chen Zhijun said, we came to this lead mountain to besiege the city. If the city is taken, how can it be besieged, will it be surrounded by itself? ”