In Jingzhou City, Du Yinxi stood on the city tower and hadn't closed his eyes for three days and three nights.

Several important generals of the loyal battalion beside him were all generals of the Chuang army who swept through the Central Plains, and after Li Zicheng's death, these people tried to return to the Ming Dynasty. Who knew that He Tengjiao, the governor of Huguang, made things difficult for them in every possible way, calling them "ringing horses".

Moreover, He Tengjiao also boasted that it was his own attack that forced Li Zicheng to die in the hands of the militia. He wrote a book "Reverse Adventure and Ambush Shu", taking Li Zicheng's death on himself. As a result, the remnants of the Dashun army were angry, and Li Jin, Ma Jinzhong and other senior generals of Dashun even thought about surrendering to the Qing Dynasty. It's just that the Manchus insisted on requiring them to shave their heads, which broke their thoughts of surrendering. At this time, the Han people paid attention to their parents, and shaving their heads was a great insult. Except for gentlemen such as Qian Qianyi who can feel at ease, it is difficult for others to agree to shave their heads.

At this critical time, as the governor of Huguang, Du Yinxi showed the foresight and insight of a country's important ministers. He actively recruited 200,000 horses from Dashun, formed a loyal battalion, and recovered Jingzhou.

It's a pity that shameless literati, when writing this period of history, often exalt and boast about He Tengjiao and belittle Gu Yinxi.

Standing at the head of the city, Du Yinxi watched the thousands of troops and horses under the city, attacking Jingzhou City day and night. Plug Yinxi, who is in his early forties, is in the prime of life, but his temples are already dyed white. His parents died when he was eleven years old, and he has been living a life under the fence, and later won the first place in one fell swoop and became the prefect of Changsha. During his tenure, he repeatedly exterminated the thieves who had been in trouble for many years, and his reputation was greatly enhanced.

The thing next to him is Li Zicheng's nephew Li Jin, Li Jin does not have his uncle's gangsterism, this honest young man is more like his father, the old farmer of Qindi who has been in peace all his life.

Du Yinxi said in a condensed voice: "These Qing soldiers are coming, and they are bound to attack one after another, and our soldiers must do a good job of changing their defenses. ”

Li Jin nodded and said, "I'm afraid that they will besiege the city for a long time, and Jingzhou's grain inventory will be insufficient." ”

Beside him walked a general, carrying a half-damaged helmet, his face covered in blood. Li Jin looked worried and asked, "Yuan Zongdi, are you injured?" ”

Yuan Zongdi was Li Zicheng's fierce general, he didn't care about his injuries, and said loudly: "The Qing army is strong, Jingzhou City is not in danger, we need to plan early." ”

Du Yinxi's face changed, and he said: "It's something that can't be done, An Neng gave up easily." ”

Yuan Zongdi was a rough man, and he came when he opened his mouth when he had something in his heart, and he shouted: "We have been trapped in Jingzhou for a month, and we have said that there are reinforcements since we beat Jingzhou, and now we haven't even seen a single hair of reinforcements." If we continue to fight like this, we brothers will all be buried here. As soon as the words fell, a cannonball hit the city tower, and the soldiers hurriedly protected them. Yuan Zong was the first to push away the pro-soldiers, spit out the dirt in his mouth, and scolded: "Dog's Tartar, block the governor, what do you say we rely on to defend this Jingzhou." ”

Du Yinxi sighed in his heart, he didn't expect He Tengjiao to be so ignorant, at this time they were trapped in Jingzhou City, and they didn't know anything about the news outside. They didn't know that He Tengjiao had been killed, and the person who killed him was leading an army of 100,000 and was about to reach the periphery of Jingzhou.

"Let's hold it for a few more days, if you give up Jingzhou, it will be very difficult to fight back."

Li Jin, who didn't know how to interject on the side, suddenly his pupils tightened, and he stammered: "Retreat!" Retreat! ”

Everyone slashed down the city, only to see the Qing soldiers slowly retreating, and a burst of cheers broke out from the city tower.

Yuan Zongdi said with a smile: "Could it be that the Qing soldiers can't be defeated, and they don't dare to fight again?" ”

Du Yinxi's face was excited, and he shook his head and said: "The Qing soldiers gather in one place, it must be that the reinforcements have arrived, and they dare not disperse to attack the city from all sides." It seems that there are a lot of reinforcements this time, haha! ”

Outside Jingzhou City, Hou Xuanyan dragged his tired body and finally killed Shatou City. There were not many defenders in Shatou City, and most of the troops were besieging Jingzhou, and they did not dare to withdraw their troops to support in a hurry. Hou Xuanyan took less than half a day to attack Shatou City. Kong Youde Geng Zhongming was like a maggot on the tarsal bone along the way, and he didn't fight with himself, but he kept an eye on himself. Did you come up and take a bite, the two sides fought nearly 100 times, large and small, and each time Kong Youde withdrew his troops.

Xia Wanchun spread out a map, pointed to it and said: "In the past, this was Jingzhou, there may be a large number of Qing troops in front, and we have to guard against it." ”

Hou Xuanyan was half-lying on the ground and said: "It's okay, there are a lot of soldiers and horses in Jingzhou, and Plug Yinxi is not a fool." The Qing army besieged Jingzhou, the troops will inevitably be scattered, if you dare to turn back and attack us, leave your back to block Yinxi, that is the way to die. ”

Xia Wanchun's face was undiminished, and he said: "Kong Youde's behavior along the way is too weird, is it harboring evil intentions, and there are some malicious tricks to deal with us." ”

Hou Xuanyan shook his head and said: "What the world's conspiracy is most afraid of is the magnificence of Huanghuang, and there is no way to enter. Our Huozi Battalion Fengzi Battalion is not chaotic, no matter what conspiracy and poisonous schemes he has, it will be useless in the face of absolute strength. ”

Li Haoxian only showed his strengths at this time, everyone was tired from a hundred battles, but Li Haoxian, who took the lead in every battle, was alive and well, and he was not tired at all. He held a strip of cloth torn from nowhere in his hand, wiped the spear, and said: "Commander, the front is Jingzhou, our combined army is 300,000, who can't fight with you?" Finally, I don't have to be chased and beaten, these days I am aggrieved. ”

Xia Wanchun said: "Although we have a lot of people, it's a pity that most of the cities between Jingxiang are in the hands of the Qing soldiers. They can defend the city, and if they want to capture Jingxiang, it's not so easy. ”

Hou Xuanyan stared at the map and pondered for a moment: "Jingxiang is not as good as Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and the gains and losses of one city and one place are not important. The victory or defeat here depends on the big battle, the Qing dog is separated by us, and Jin Shenghuan in Jiangxi is already a turtle in the urn, and the Qing court in the north has been completely cut off. It is they who are anxious, and they are also the ones who can't afford to drag it in Jingxiang, and they will not defend the city. ”

Xia Wanchun's eyes were different, and he said in a condensed voice: "Then we and the Qing soldiers, there may be a decisive battle in the near future!" ”