The line from Ganzhou to Ji'an, because the Ganjiang River directly plunges into Poyang Lake, the Ming army can run through Jiangxi Province from south to north. Therefore, since the recovery of Southern Jiangxi, this is where the competition is most intense. Both sides did their best, and in contrast, Jianchang Mansion in eastern Jiangxi was also stationed there with a large number of green battalion soldiers, but the fighting was pitiful.

The green battalion there, except for the association that was rapidly expanded since the fall of Nanjiang, were all green battalion soldiers transferred from Fujian. Originally, it was headed by Yang Minggao, the governor of Fujian, Shi Fu and Liu Zhongjin, the chief military officers of the left and right roads, and the city garrison troops of some prefectures and counties, with a total strength of more than 15,000 people.

Speaking of which, this fifteen-thousand-strong army is really difficult to describe with words such as those with only the fruits left, and the remnants of nine deaths, which are usually used on defeated soldiers. Moreover, the scale of their scale and the integrity of their establishment are definitely not comparable to the rout of the army that was lucky enough to escape under the situation of losing a province.

It's a pity that no one is angry or angry, money can make a ghost grind, and none of them dare to disobey the holy decree of the Qing court. Nowadays, the new city and county, county seats, towns and passes in the east of Jianchang Mansion have become the world of these Fujian green camps that have "taken advantage of the victory". Yang Minggao, the governor of Fujian, naturally occupied the house of a wealthy family in the city, thinking that the office of the governor's yamen was located, and "approached" here to guard the pass at the junction of Fujian and Jiangxi that was still controlled by the Qing army.

This is not only the result of the paving of silver roads, the Wuyi Mountains cut off this area from Fujian, and a Li River connects to the Jianchang River that joins Poyang Lake in the city of Jianchang - the army is gathered here, which is conducive to the transportation of grain, grass and military supplies on weekdays; Once something happens, it can also be faster to reinforce the passes, and when the pressure of the Ming army is too great, it is better to get reinforcements from the Jiangxi Green Battalion, so as to ensure that the hinterland of Jiangxi that can be defended without danger will not be driven straight into by the Ming army in Fujian.

Undoubtedly, with both defense and counter-offensive, their task is very important. However, Fujian's territory has almost been lost, and this new city and county are the jurisdiction of Jiangxi Luying after all, and they are just temporarily sheltering. Although this was also arranged by the Qing court, the nature of the sending fence cannot be changed after all.

They were responsible for the defense of Xincheng County, but the other counties of Jianchang Province were still guarded by local green battalions. The green camp guards the local area, and it has always been indispensable for a variety of gray income. These grey incomes formed the basis for officers to bribe their superiors, cultivate cronies, and live extravagantly, while also allowing the non-commissioned officers to better support their families.

Otherwise, if an army is so poor that the soldiers have to beg along the streets, and they have to send their wives and daughters out to pick up customers to barely make ends meet, where will there be any sense of honor and belonging. In this way, it is inevitable that when you go to war, you will rush up with the wind and smear oil under your feet against the wind.

Fifteen thousand troops, in such a small area, huddled are enough. The expected gray income will inevitably be diluted, and although they are responsible for the local defense, the government is still under the jurisdiction of the Jiangxi governor's yamen. It is naturally intolerable for the guest army to exert power on their land. What's more, in the past few years, the strength of the Southeast Ming Army has become stronger and stronger, but anyone with a discerning eye can also see that it is more likely to count on Yang Minggao and their own family to fight back to Fujian, it is better to expect Chen Kai and Zheng Chenggong to be killed by meteorites, and naturally they look down on them more and more. Latest

In the small Xincheng County, Fujian Green Camp has to guard the place, and it is indispensable to eat and take the card; On the civilian side, with the support of Jiangxi officialdom and local gentry and clans, they naturally have to do the work of "asking for the people's lives".

The local contradictions between the Turks and the Turks, as well as the contradictions between the civil and military forces, are very acute, and the military with spears and white blades in their hands is the relatively weak side. There is no way, Jiangxi has never done anything about normal military grain and grass, but it is stuck with their gray income. In addition, from Yang Minggao down, the entire Fujian Green Camp is all guilty of meritorious service, which is already inferior, which makes them even more bitter and unspeakable.

In a hard life, these guys who were raised by "Fu Yin" and were full of fat brains were unwilling to do it. Civil officials and military officers at all levels are related to find connections, and those who have silver make silver, but if they can't do it, they just go straight to the official and go back to their hometowns to be the rich man.

Here, for example, the "reincarnation of Hai Rui", which even the Fujian Ming Army had to admit in Fuqing Zhixian, naturally spent some silver to change places and continue to benefit the people of our Qing Dynasty; Shi Fu, the chief soldier of the left road, as a special talent who is good at naval warfare, was also looked at differently by the important ministers of the Qing court who advocated making the best use of materials and talents, and was transferred to serve elsewhere; There is also Liu Zhongjin, the general soldier on the right, who has no special skills and is difficult to mobilize, so he simply died of illness "at the right time", and the Qing court commended and sealed at the same time, and even the green battalion soldiers were transferred to Ji'an Mansion to increase the strength there......

The people below are still easy to do, from all prefectures and counties, a large group of Wuyang, where does Shunzhi remember so many names. As long as you don't get on the blacklist of big bosses, there is still room for operation within the bureaucracy. However, such as Governor Tong Guoqi, political envoy Zhou Lianggong, and Admiral Yang Minggao, who were responsible for the loss of a province, even the main responsibility had already been borne by Liu Qingtai, the former governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, who had been assigned Ningguta to the armor-clad people as slaves, and they were also inevitably stared at from top to bottom, which was really not easy to move.

In today's Xincheng County, the strength of the Fujian Green Battalion has dropped from more than 15,000 to less than 9,000. It is said that if it weren't for the fact that they were still shouldering the burden of guarding those passes, the Qing court, which was tight in the southeast and southwest, would have wanted to transfer these "idle food" guys to more useful places.

The jurisdiction is so large, and the central and local governments do not support it, and with such a small number of troops, it is really impossible to advance or retreat against a strong enemy more than ten times that of Fujian. What can be counted on is nothing more than that the Qing court will do its best to compete with the Ming army in the southeast, they are "familiar with the road", and they can also be a leader of the road, so as to make meritorious contributions.

"I heard that Zheng Hongkui is now sick in bed and can no longer be a director. If he died, the title of Duke of Dingguo would be inherited by his eldest son, Zheng Zhaoji. It is said that he is quite unfriendly with Chen Kai, and he also represents the voice of many people within the Zheng family. Chen Kai has Zheng Hongkui's old department under his command, and the influence of the old master's heir is bound to be not small. If the Haikou can be induced to use this as a breakthrough to cut down the feudal domain, it is not impossible for the two sides to break out into internal strife. ”