Fang Yuan stayed in the Jiangnan palace for two months, accepted the tank workshop, and opened two businesses of perfume and soap, and by the end of the twenty-third year of Chongzhen, 30,000 reinforcements from Fujian and Guangzhou finally arrived at the Jingkou wharf in Nanzhili.

The leader of this army came to the aid was Feng Ting, the chief soldier of Fujian.

After Fang Yuan converged with this support army and the hundred river ships supported by Shi Lang, he led a thousand brocade guards to escort them up the river and go to support the Huguang battlefield.

Ten days later, the reinforcements arrived at Jiujiang Port in Jiangxi, and Fang Yuan's righteous son Xu Cheng led 20,000 reorganized bandits from southern Gan to wait for a long time. As soon as Xu Cheng's troops joined again, the number of support troops led by Fang Yuan reached 50,000.

The combat strength of this support army is weaker than that of the regular Xuanjia army, but it is better than Li Zicheng's invasion army except for 50,000 elite cavalry, and it is a new force that can determine the outcome of the battlefield.

Eight days later, Fang Yuan's support army arrived at Wuchang Mansion and landed from Wuchang Port.

The first wave of reinforcements Gao Yuanjue's department, the second wave of reinforcements Jing Jie's department, and Li Yan, who had been guarding Wuchang Mansion for half a year, were all in Wuchang Port to welcome Fang Yuan's arrival.

Fang Yuan ordered the battleship to dock at Wuchang Mansion to rest, Fang Yuan arranged for 20,000 reinforcements to be stationed in Wuchang Port, and 30,000 reinforcements drove directly into Wuchangwei.

Military intelligence first, after a simple reception and dust washing banquet, Fang Yuan immediately summoned all the generals stationed in Wuchang Mansion to come to hold a military meeting together.

Because Gao Ze and Li Benshen of Gao Yuanjue's department all went to Baling to support the garrison of the Red Lady, Xing, as a representative of Gao Jun's department, also attended the meeting.

Fang Yuan sat upright on the handsome chair, and the generals were divided into military ranks, standing in two rows on the left and right, waiting for Fang Yuan's order.

Because it was only a correspondence before, and the words were concise, Fang originally asked Li Yan about the battle situation in the Huguang battlefield in the past six months.

Li Yan came out and said, "Regent, in the past six months, Li Zicheng's 30,000 main cavalry, led by Liu Zongmin, has already captured Huangzhou Mansion. Fortunately, our army had the advantage of a naval division, and constantly crossed the river to harass the ports along the river in Huangzhou Prefecture, so that Liu Zongmin's main cavalry was exhausted from running left and right, otherwise Liu Zongmin's cavalry would have already broken through the Huguang defense line and invaded Anqing and Luzhou in the north of the river. ”

Fang Yuan nodded again and again when he heard this, Li Yan's strategy was very sophisticated, and the land battle would definitely not be able to fight Liu Zongmin's main cavalry, so he took the initiative to abandon Huangzhou Mansion and retreated south to the port on the south bank of the Yangtze River. and then used the tactics of sneak attack and harassment, constantly attacking Liu Zongmin's rear, with only one purpose, not to defeat Liu Zongmin, but to drag Liu Zongmin to the death on the Huguang battlefield, unable to invade eastward.

If he encountered an impulsive general and insisted on defending the Huangzhou Mansion, he deliberately filled all the 40,000 soldiers under Li Yan's command into the Huangzhou battlefield, and was also wiped out by Liu Zongmin ten times and eight times.

Fang Yuan couldn't help but praise, "If you give up, you should give up, when you keep the rules, if it weren't for Li Gongzi's best efforts, the army would have broken through the Huguang defense line for a long time." Li Gongzi deserves to be a generation of famous generals, and I am fortunate to have it. If Li Zicheng loses, then defeat is imminent! ”

Li Yan was greatly praised by him, and smiled awkwardly, "The regent entrusted Yanhu with the important task of Yanhuguang, and Yan An can do his best to repay the regent's kindness." ”

Fang Yuan smiled and said, "Gongzi Li, let's wait for the end of the Huguang war and then talk for three days and three nights!" Li Zicheng's main infantry, what is the movement? ”

Li Yan said truthfully, "The main force of the army has 80,000 infantry, and it has been four months since the main force of the army marched north from Changsha Mansion and stormed the important town of Baling. Relying on the advantages of the water division, it can continue to send reinforcements from the Yangtze River to Baling City, otherwise Baling has already fallen for many days. ”

"Li Zicheng is a thief, and he divided an army of 30,000, led by the fierce general Yuan Zongdi, and made a detour to the north to attack Puqi, and I immediately sent a reinforcement of 10,000 people into Puqi. It has been two months since Yuan Zongdi attacked Puqi, and Puqi is in urgent need of support, so please order the regent! ”

Not many people have heard of the name Puqi, but when it comes to its other name, there are at least nine times out of ten people who have heard of it, and that is Chibi! The ancient battlefield of the Battle of Chibi was in Puqi.

Of course, this time it was not the Jiangmian battlefield that was besieged, but Puqi Castle.

Fang Yuan frowned and said, "Since you are in urgent need of support, just send reinforcements, what?" The battlefield is adaptable, and I still need to give orders?! ”

Li Yan sighed and said, "Regent, our army has been fighting with the Chuang army for half a year, and we have already suffered heavy losses. It is necessary not only to take care of Baling, but also to harass Huangzhou Mansion, but also to keep Wuchang Mansion, and no reinforcements can be sent, alas! ”

Li Yan and his wife took care of several battlefields, and it was understandable that their troops were overstretched, but Fang Yuan didn't send two waves of reinforcements in advance, so why didn't he go to support Puqi?

Fang Yuan's eyes looked at Jing Jie and asked in amazement, "Third brother, you arrived two months earlier than me, and you didn't send reinforcements to Puqi to support?!" ”

Jing Jie said solemnly, "Our army has sent 20,000 troops to Baling to take over the defense of Baling. There are also 10,000 people stationed in Wuchang to prevent the intrusive army from crossing the river and attacking Wuchang. ”

His gaze swept over the Xing clan on the side, and he said slowly, "Boss, I have sent a reinforcement army to support Puqi, which is the fifteen thousand people under Gao Yuanjue's department. However, this support army only marched to Xianning, and the garrison did not advance. ”

Fang Yuan figured out the ins and outs of the situation, it turned out that it was not that Jing Jie did not send reinforcements, but that Gao Yuanjue's troops were stationed in Xianning and did not go to the rescue.

Fang Yuan looked coldly at Xing's family, who had a physical relationship with him, his eyes were like electricity, and he asked lightly, "Xing's family, the war is urgent, do you want to support the army and self-respect?" Or is it a secret song with Li Zicheng? ”

If these two charges are confirmed, Xing's son, Gao Yuanjue, who was also held hostage by Fang Yuan, is ironclad and dead, so frightened that she retorted repeatedly, "Regent, we are not avoiding war, but, but ......"

"Smack!"

Fang Yuan slapped the table heavily and shouted, "It's better to tell the truth!" The decisive battle between our army and the Chuang army is imminent, and I am worried that there is no head to sacrifice the flag, I think your mother and son want to try the knife! ”

Seeing that he was really angry, Xing Shi was so frightened that he hurriedly explained, "It's not that we are avoiding the war, it's that we want to recruit Yuan Zongdi and take over this army without bloodshed." ”

Fang Yuan scolded coldly, "Ridiculous! Dare to talk nonsense! If you want to surrender, you should also enter Puqi City, increase the chips of surrender and then surrender, you are surrendering?! Am I really a fool?! ”

"Someone! Immediately declare Gao Yuanjue's troops as rebels and annihilate them immediately! Gao Yuanjue's mother and son, dragged down and cut down, and sent the head to Xianning! ”

Jing Jie had long been displeased with the Xing family and Gao Yuanjue, who did not comply with the dispatch and supported the troops and respected themselves, if it weren't for the fact that she and Fang Yuan were behind the men and women, they would have been arrested and disciplined long ago. Fang Yuan didn't nod his head in person before, he could only hold back for the time being. Now that there is a clear distinction between public and private, if he wants to cut down the mother and son, Jing Jie is happy to use them to sacrifice the flag.

Xing was escorted by two sergeants, and was about to drag it down, when he hurriedly said, "Regent, I still have a plan to break through Yuan Zong's headquarters and relieve the siege of Puqi!" ”

At this critical juncture of the war, Fang Yuan didn't want to force the 15,000 people under Gao Yuanjue's department out of thin air, saying that he wanted to kill Gao Yuanjue's mother and son, but he was just to scare and scare them.

With a wave of his hand, the sergeant ordered the sergeant to bring Xing Shi back, and asked in a cold voice, "Xing Shi, my patience is limited, come on immediately!" ”

Xing sighed deeply, lowered his gaze and said, "Regent, Zhengwang, in fact, at the same time that we are persuading Yuan Zongdi to surrender, Yuan Zongdi is also persuading us to surrender. I already had a plan to capture and kill Yuan Zongdi in one fell swoop. Just wait for the regent to come and make a statement in person. ”