In November of the twelfth year of Yongli, as Hong Chengchou rushed to Fuzhou Mansion in the starry night, the five commanders and three towns belonging to the southwest economic standard also arrived at the forefront of the Jiangxi battlefield one after another. Leaving aside the Right Shrimp Battalion, which had already entered Guizhou, and Fubiao, Jiangxi, which was transferred back to Nanchang after the arrival of Admiral Jingbiao Zuo, the Qing army had assembled 36,000 troops in Fuzhou, of which 3,000 were the backbone of the army.

Due to Hong Chengchou's rapid response, the Ming army's strength advantage in the eastern Gan region was overtaken by the Qing army in an instant, and even Chen Kai had to quickly switch to a defensive state.

The two prefectures of Fuzhou and Jianchang are connected by a single Fujiang River from their respective prefectures. Between the two prefectures, there is the Yanshan Mountain Range, in which the commanding heights of Junfeng Mountain are known as the roof of eastern Jiangxi. However, the mountains are not a flat river, and there are many village and town roads, connecting Yihuang in Fuzhou, Nancheng and Nanfeng in Jianchang, and even Ningdu in Ganzhou. In this regard, the two armies of the Ming and Qing dynasties chose to divide their troops to guard the key points to prevent the opponent from having the opportunity to learn from Deng Ai.

Relying on Hong Chengchou's prediction, the Qing army suddenly blocked the defensive loopholes that suddenly appeared on the Jiangxi battlefield, bringing the disadvantage back to the balance of power. While mobilizing heavy troops, Hong Chengchou also did his best to send a detailed work to Jianchang Mansion to obtain information. After more than ten days of waiting, I finally got the news that was no longer first-hand.

"Chen Kai's barbarian asked Haikou for help?"

"This is the proper meaning, the two of them are a family. Moreover, according to the old man's observation, Zheng Gong's army could not be deployed in Quzhou, and those troops in the rear were just consuming military rations in vain. Now that Chen Wei has opened a gap in Jiangxi, he is definitely going to raise his bet here. ”

Of course, Dasu understood what Hong Chengchou meant. In Jiangxi, the Qing army was basically a green battalion soldier, and even the southwest economic standard was not easy to compare with the Eight Banners Army; However, in Zhejiang, the density of elite troops in Quzhou, the Eight Banners Army in Ningshao, and the Eight Banners in Hangzhou can be much larger than the former. Now that Chen Kai has taken Jianchang Mansion, the possibility of opening up the situation in Jiangxi is far greater than that of Zheng Chenggong in Zhejiang. Once Chen Kai opened up the situation in Jiangxi, he didn't talk about any ripple effect, but only said that once the Ming army broke through the current opponent, it was not to mention that it would sweep through Jiangxi Province, and the army could kill through Guangxin Mansion and form a flanking attack with the Ming army in Xianxia Pass.

"This matter must be known to Prince Zheng as soon as possible."

"Lord Zhang Jia is worry-free, the old man has already copied a copy and sent someone to send it to Prince Zheng's army day and night." After settling Dasu's heart, Hong Chengchou couldn't help but sigh: "Zheng Cheng's reinforcements will not arrive in some days, and the old man must rush back to Huguang as soon as possible." ”

These days, Hong Chengchou has worked with him to balance the situation of the Jiangxi battlefield and interrupt Chen Kai's attack rhythm, which can be described as quite effective. However, at the moment when it was determined that the Ming army would increase its troops, Hong Chengchou proposed to go back to the town, which made Dasu stunned. But it was only a split second that the person reacted.

"Is King Xinjun ready to attack Yunnan?"

"Yes." Affirming what Da Su thought, Hong Chengchou continued: "In the first half of this year, the imperial army's army pocketed Guizhou. During this period, there were indeed Kui Dong thieves who threatened the queen of Pingxi, but it was harmless. In the past six months, the old man has been preparing for the army to continue to attack Yunnan's grain and grass, and now it has been delivered. A few days ago, the king of Xinjun sent someone to deliver a letter, saying that the old thief was preparing to recapture Guizhou. At this time, the king of Xinjun is estimated to have gone south to face the battle, and the old man must go back to sit in the town to stabilize people's hearts. ”

The momentum of the Qing army sweeping Guizhou did catch the Ming court by surprise, and Li Dingguo managed to restore Guizhou, which was also expected by Hong Chengchou. It's nothing more than what he estimated, Li Dingguo's action was already late, that's all. But no matter when Li Dingguo makes a move, Hong Chengchou's grain and grass are in place, and the main force of the Qing army will attack Yunnan, but this cannot be changed. After all, maintaining an army of that size was an unbearable burden for the Qing court and the Changsha shogunate.

The battle to destroy the country in the southwest was the most important thing for the Manchus at the moment, and Dasu naturally did not dare to ignore it. For this reason, he even proposed to transfer some of the warp standards back to Huguang, and promised that he would guard the Fuzhou Mansion and not let Chen Kai take a step beyond Lei Chi.

"Lord Zhang Jia's martial arts old man has never doubted it, but at present, although the strength of the official army is nearly 10,000 more than Chen Wei's, Chen Wei is guarding the watershed, the boundary mountain range, and the Yunling Mountain, and defending it by the terrain, and the officials and troops have nothing to do with him for a while. Moreover, it won't take long for Haikou's reinforcements to arrive, and I'm afraid that our military superiority in Fuzhou won't last long. Even, it may not even be half a month."

Hong Chengchou's prediction was already in front of him, and Da Su subconsciously glanced at the information, and he also knew it - the Qing court maintained a large army for defense in Ningshao and Quzhou in Zhejiang, Nanjiang in Jiangxi, and Wuzhou in Guangxi. At the same time, it was a war of annihilation in the southwest. Coupled with the battle losses in the past few years, it was difficult for both the Eighth Banner Army and the Green Battalion in the north to be transferred for a while. To put it plainly, there are indeed a lot of these southwest warp markers brought by Hong Chengchou, but they are already his last reinforcements here.

"As for Huguang, even if there is not a single soldier around the old man, those traitors will never dare to break ground on Tai Sui's head. What's more, there are green battalions stationed in various prefectures and counties. It's just that as soon as Chen Kai came out, the old man would no longer be able to achieve large-scale military support for Yungui. Speaking of this, I saw him stand up, bow his hand, and then said: "In the next few days, the pressure on Fuzhou will inevitably increase." Everything depends on Master Zhang Jia. ”

Soon, Hong Chengchou entrusted the command of the fifth admiral and the third general soldier to Dasu, and rushed back to Changsha with only the Zuo Shrimp Battalion, which took care of both the defense and monitoring tasks. And in the following days, as Hong Chengchou expected, Zheng Chenggong, who received a request for help, immediately increased his troops to Jianchang Mansion, and one after another Ming troops crossed the shirt pass, allowing Chen Kai to quickly pull back the disadvantage of his troops.

With the arrival of reinforcements one after another, Chen Kai's desire to attack also returned to his body. Soon, the Ming army launched an attack with the Qing army on the front line of Tengqiao Town and Qingni Town, and the two sides fought fiercely, almost without fighting every day. However, within a few days, the Ming army's plan to attack the east and west was discovered by the Qing army. To this end, Dasu hurriedly sent Daniel Zhang, Hong Chengqing's most trusted general, to lead 5,000 soldiers and horses from his headquarters to Jinxi County to fortify.

Jinxi County is located in the northeast of Fuzhou Prefecture, and less than 100 miles north of Jinxi County is the Baita River that Tong Guoqi had turned to before. Once the Ming army took Jinxi County, it could threaten the western part of Guangxin Province while fortifying. Although it is a bit risky, it is absolutely unacceptable for the Qing army.

Dasu's reaction was extremely fast, Daniel Zhang was also worthy of the name of the famous general of the green battalion, the Ming army did not ask for any benefits in Jinxi County, but Daniel Zhang's deputy general Wang Jinbao held the weight, and did not dare to really catch up, lest he encounter an ambush by the Ming army.

However, Chen Kai's desire for Jinxi County and the capital city of Fuzhou was not dispelled, and the Ming army continued to attack this line one after another. On the side of the Qing army, Da Su knew that the strength of the Ming army would surpass him sooner or later over time, coupled with Hong Chengchou's Dun Dun advice on strategic defense, he was always fighting on the front line of Tengqiao Town and Qingni Town, and he would block the Ming army in the narrow valley plain of the Jianchang River.

While the two sides were fighting on this line in the northwest of Jianchang Province, in the mountainous area of the Yanshan Mountain Range, small-scale confrontations were also going to come from time to time. Chen Kai's obsession with Fuzhou Mansion, or Ji'an Mansion behind the Qing army's Fuzhou defense line, was so big that it attracted almost everyone's attention.

However, Chen Kai is Chen Kai after all. Helpful, he did not live up to the "ardent expectations" of other government officials and generals in Jiangxi. A small army quietly appeared on the territory of Guangxin Mansion and began to secretly build a camp in a place called Jianghushan Town.