Chapter 57: Repetition of Old Tricks (2)
In Guangzhou, in the eyes of the officials and gentry who saw him off, Chen Kai boarded the ship flying the flag of the governor of Guangdong and Jiangxi, and then the ship took the lead in pulling anchor and setting sail.
The troops of the first town, the second town, and the third town of Fubiao, Guangdong, and the troops of the first and second associations directly under the first and second associations boarded the ships in an orderly manner, and formed a long line on the wide surface of the Pearl River following Chen Kai's ship. Their armor, grain, and grass had already been loaded onto the ship, and they set out according to the order set by the governor's yamen earlier. Only the weapons were carried with them, and the spear jungle on the dock, the gentry and the common people were even more confident in the gentry and the light shining in the sun.
When the army goes out to fight, the most taboo is to find out the situation in detail, then it is like being naked in front of everyone's eyes, and the slightest clue will make people see through, where does the soldier's treachery come from?
Whether it is going to Zhaoqing or going north to Ganzhou, it must be traced upstream. This is true not only of the waterway from Guangzhou to Sanshui, but also on both sides of the Xijiang River in Zhaoqing Prefecture and on both sides of the Beijiang River, which is diverted to the north. In this way, it does seem to be a bit laborious, but the actual effect is very obvious, that is, the Qing army's meticulous work to find out the situation is to spend more time and strength, and the possibility of exposure is also rising sharply.
Simply, this is Guangdong, the fleet is on the river, the local garrison of Guangzhou is on both sides of the river, and the officials of the government are patrolling back and forth, as long as they see any suspicious guys, they will directly pull back to the yamen, first have a solid meal, and then investigate to find out their identity and intentions. If it is really not a meticulous work, it is just an ordinary person, and there are village elders, Li Zheng and gentry who come to lead people, and they will inevitably be reprimanded at that time. As for the fine work, it was directly sent to the governor's yamen, and there were eighteen kinds of martial arts in the prison!
It has been nearly four years since the Ming army recovered Guangdong, and the defense of Yixia, the civilization of clothing, and the sense of belonging to the homeland, especially since Chen Kai took charge of Guangdong, vigorously developed the economy, restored the people's livelihood, and strictly governed the officials. Coupled with the establishment of the Advisory Bureau, the gentry and the powerful have a new way out. In Guangdong Province, the people's hearts are attached, and the rule can be said to be deep-rooted, and there may be exaggerated elements of unity and unity, but in terms of cohesion, it is no longer comparable with other provinces that practice traditional governance methods.
When the ship arrived in Sanshui, it docked there, and the ships of the Ming army were divided into two, one going north and the other west. The officers and non-commissioned officers of Fubiao in Guangdong, like their governors, were always nested in the cabin, making it easy to see the details. On the contrary, some of the ships of the westward fleet had an extremely deep draft, as if they were loaded with extremely heavy loads.
Guangdong has always been the place where Hong Chengchou is fully guarded, and the Changsha shogunate has to invest a lot of resources in the fine work there every year, which is real money. Since ancient times, there must be brave men under heavy rewards, and money is not spent in vain.
It took a lot of effort, they finally got this valuable information, and hurriedly sent it out, lest the Hongyi artillery team was about to arrive in Wuzhou, the Qing army was naturally a big enemy, and their handsome Ma Xiong even sent his cronies to send the information to Guilin and Changsha quickly, every word of blood and tears, so that people would be sorry for their conscience if they didn't send eighty or ninety thousand reinforcements.
Ma Xiong's letter for help had just been delivered, but a few days after the news came, new information showed that those ships had disappeared on the Xijiang River again, as if they had never been there at all.
The two armies of the Ming and Qing dynasties on the front line of Wuzhou are still fighting, and Ke Chenshu is steady but not losing the opportunity, which has always made Wuzhou's guard Ma Xiong scratch his head. This time, the Hongyi artillery team suddenly appeared, and then suddenly disappeared, which made him want to cut lock after lock of hair - thanks to the traditional hairstyle of my Qing Dynasty, it has relieved him of his future troubles. Otherwise, if this continues, the sea level of the Mediterranean Sea will rise, and I am afraid that Rome will be completely submerged. At that time, under the iron law of keeping his head without hair and hair without hair, Ma Dashuai, who was forced to be helpless, was afraid that he would have to worship under the Southern Shaolin Gate and follow Hong Xiguan to oppose the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty......
Ma Xiong lost his hair in the cool wind at the end of September and early October, and his shiny hair drifted to Sanshui with difficulty, as if he wanted to find out the enemy situation for his master. However, at the junction of the westward and northward expansion of the Pearl River route, Chen Kai's governor's banner remained unmoved, turning a blind eye to Ma Xiong's troubles. Even, the temporary departures, the staff and officials accompanying the army in and out in a hurry, this is already like the military command center of Guangdong, which really makes people confused.
Ships to the west were weaving back and forth, as were fleets to the north. As usual, the fleet sailed along the waterway of the Beijiang River to Nanxiongfu, crossed Meiling, and then went north along the Ganjiang River to reach Ganzhou City.
The strength of the Ming army in Guangdong made Ma Xiong quite uncomfortable, and in the face of a strong enemy from the same Ming army, Liu Guangbi and Qi Sheng, who were in charge of the defense of Ji'an, were defeated in the first battle of Southern Jiangxi, and they were under great pressure.
After the First Battle of Southern Jiangxi, the Ming army took advantage of the situation to move north, controlled the mountainous area of Nan'an Province, the northern part of Ganzhou Province and Ji'an Province, and burned the flames of war into the boundary of Ji'an Province. Wan'an County in the south of Ji'an Province has long fallen into the hands of the Ming army, and now it is the Ming army's wrist-untying knife inserted into that piece of Pingchuan.
Huangshanzhi's soldiers are not like Ke Chenshu, nor are they like Gan Hui's fierce style from the inside out, which is decent and does not have too many characteristics. If it is according to Li Weigong's saying: "If there is no wonder in the general, the general will also be guarded; If there is no right, then the fighting will also; Qi Zheng is all gained, and the country is also assisted". His military style is not only an obstacle that limits him from becoming a "national auxiliary", but also the basis for him to be a difficult opponent.
Not to mention, as a veteran general who has led the army for more than 20 years, he is the most proficient in how to overwhelm people with power. Since the recovery of Southern Jiangxi, there has not been a day when he has not been uncomfortable with Liu Guangbi and Qi Sheng. In addition, the large-scale activities of the Ji'an Mansion Tiandihui and the Ganxi Anti-Qing Righteous Army in the mountainous areas of Ji'an Prefecture made the Qing army restrained everywhere, forcing them to mobilize more troops to defend this second-line position that was easy to attack and difficult to defend, which greatly restrained the Qing army's considerable strength.
The battle lines of the two sides basically remained at the junction of Wan'an County and Tai'an County, and the dogs and teeth were staggered. The Qing army tried its best to defend this area, because once it was lost here, the next Ji'an Mansion City would be difficult to hold. On the side of the Ming army, with the capacity of the Ganjiang River, it can drive straight into the provincial capital Nanchang.
The pulling battle has never stopped, especially when Chen Kai's order was issued, and Huangshan stepped up his efforts. While the Qing army was strictly guarding against it, it was also actively collecting intelligence. When the hard-working fleet of Fubiao entered Beijiang, Liu Guangbi and Qi Sheng did not dare to hesitate at all, and directly sought reinforcements from Nanchang, just like their colleague Ma Dashuai, who insisted that Chen Kai would arrive at the front line of Ji'an Mansion immediately and launch the most fierce offensive against them!
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