Luck Dehun was reluctant to leave Hengyang no matter what, and his feelings were very unstable, Geng Zhongming didn't dare to persuade him again, said goodbye and went home, sat alone for a long time with a lot of worries, and ordered someone to call Geng Jimao and give him a general order.

"The army is short of food and grass, so I order you to serve as a grain officer and go to Yuezhou Mansion to raise grain."

"Father, why are you doing this!" Geng Jimao's nose was inciting, and he shouted loudly: "Father is trapped in Hengyang, how can the child escape alone!" ”

"What? Do you want to call me the queen of the Geng family! Geng Zhongming was also emotional, and said with a sigh: "Almost all of my Geng family is in Hengyang, once the city is broken and the jade is burned, I am afraid that all of them will be unable to escape their lives, and if I don't plan to leave a line of blood, what face will I have to see my ancestors and ancestors in the future?" You are the eldest son in the family, and after I am martyred, I should be able to inherit the prince and re-engrave the lintel of the Guangmen Gate of Gengjia......"

Geng Jimao couldn't listen to it anymore, knelt down and cried: "Since this is the case, please ask your father to go together, we still have 30,000 soldiers and horses, and we can always protect my father!" ”

"Ridiculous! Isn't this a rebellion! Since Dorobelle is determined to defend Hengyang, how can I take the soldiers and horses away, and even you won't be able to get away when the time comes. ”

Geng Zhongming scolded sharply in his mouth, but he was secretly sad in his stomach, the situation in front of him was unsolvable, and he had no choice but to make this decision.

If Luck Dehun and nearly 10,000 Manmeng Eight Banners were damaged in Hengyang, but he fled at the moment of crisis, he would definitely be severely punished by the Qing court, and there would be no way out of life except to support the army or tear the flag to rebel. But Hengyang's military power is in the hands of Luck Dehun, even if he can really escape with his life, he can't take many people away. There is no self-protection ability in the future.

"Since Dorobelle wants to defend Hengyang, I can only accompany him to the end, if I can escape this catastrophe by luck. Of course, thank God, if I die on the battlefield, the court will remember me as a lonely loyalty, and it will also take care of the Geng family's heirs. I'm old, and my days are numbered, so there's an explanation for the ending......"

"Take care, father, the child is gone!"

Geng Jimao's persuasion was fruitless. had no choice but to accept the order with tears, and led 2,000 troops that night, with his young son Geng Jingzhong and dozens of relatives in the clan. Quietly left Hengyang by boat.

When the boat arrived at Yuezhou Mansion, Geng Jimao didn't care about raising grain and grass, so he only let his subordinates land first, and continued north to Wuchang Mansion. Crying and begging Kong Youde to send troops to rescue. Hearing that the war situation in Hunan had deteriorated to this level in just half a month, Kong Youde was also shocked, and deeply regretted that he should not have divided his troops to garrison Hunan in the first place, so he gave the Ming army a chance to break through.

The matter has come to this point, it is useless to regret it, we have to find a way to deal with the aftermath, Luck Dehun can't help it, and nearly 10,000 people can't help it. Geng Zhongming couldn't help it, and Kong Youde hurriedly put together a reinforcement of more than 40,000 people. Send Shang Kexi, Tong Yanghe, and Geng Jimao as generals, and go to Hengyang by waterway.

As a result, Hubei became very empty, Kong Youde mobilized troops and horses, closely monitored the Changde Mansion under the control of the Ming army, and at the same time sent people to contact Tan Tai, the general of Zhengnan, and asked him to suspend the attack on Jin Shenghuan and garrison the Jiujiang line first to ensure the safety of Wuchang Mansion.

The victory of the Battle of Hengyang is also a powerful support for Jiangxi, Jin Shenghuan thus got a precious respite, mobilized troops and horses, stored grain and grass, repaired the city defense, and made preparations to defend Nanchang.

In order to support Jiangxi and prevent Jin Shenghuan from attacking and harassing Nanjing along the river, Tan Tai transferred Li Chengdong from Fujian, and the Qing army in Fujian also turned to the defensive, and Zheng Chenggong, who was trapped in Xiamen, had a sharp decrease in pressure and immediately began to develop outward, on the one hand, he recruited troops and horses, trained the new army in Gulangyu, and on the other hand, he annexed Zheng Cai and other departments by strong means, and the Zheng family, which had become a plate of scattered sand after Zheng Zhilong surrendered, was pinched together.

In real history, Li Chengdong is a very important political figure in the Southern Ming Dynasty, he captured and killed Longwu and Shaowu, two emperors of the Southern Ming Dynasty, and made great contributions to the Manchu Qing Dynasty's capture of Fujian and Guangdong.

With Wang Kefan, a traverser to stir up the situation, Li Chengdong neither caught Emperor Longwu and Emperor Shaowu, nor occupied the territory of Guangdong, and an ordinary green battalion general who was confused by everyone, he had no capital and heart to rebel, and immediately set off after receiving the order, and went straight to Raozhou Mansion with thousands of men and horses under his command to expose Chongxi and Fu Dingquan.

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Hunan, Hengyang.

The dying beast was even more ferocious, and after Lekde retreated across the steaming river, he concentrated all his strength on storming Caoqiao, and killed several times in front of Shigu Mountain, but was soon driven back by the Chu army, and the forward position changed hands back and forth.

At this time, the Chu army really showed its housekeeping skills, and the defensive troops with the Gongyi battalion as the core were like a copper pea that could not be cooked, could not be bitten, and could not be smashed, nailed to the north bank of the steaming river, nailed to the confluence of the steaming water and the Xiangjiang River, constantly strengthening the position, transporting more artillery, blocking the river while shelling the Qing army, and beating the once arrogant Manqing water division to the ground that did not dare to approach Shigu Mountain.

The day after Geng Jimao left, Li Guo led an army of more than 40,000 to Hengyang, and the battlefield was immediately reversed.

The Qing army was forced to switch from attack to defense and gave up the attack on Caoqiao, and Geng Zhongming's army retreated into Hengyang City and stood for help, but was reprimanded by Luck Dehun.

"Hold on to help? I'm afraid that the reinforcements have not arrived, and the thieves will come first, and when the time comes, they will be trapped and die in Hengyang City, so they can only wait to be killed! Luck Dehun has been irritable and moody in recent days, although he didn't give Geng Zhongming face in front of the generals, his attitude was very blunt, and he gritted his teeth and said: "At present, the only way to do it is to let go and fight to the death with Nanban outside the city, defeat a tiger first, and then turn back to deal with Wang Thief!" ”

He Tengjiao and other Ming troops are coming one after another, the longer the time drags on, the more unfavorable it is for the Qing army, Wang Kefan occupies the geographical advantage, stubbornly defends the grass bridge, and there is no way to take him for a while, first defeat Li Guo's loyal battalion, and also turn the tide of the war.

Geng Zhongming hurriedly dissuaded: "A tiger rushed straight to Hengyang, morale is booming, but our army has suffered a small setback, and it needs to rest urgently, and Wang Thief is still eyeing behind him......"

Luckett interrupted him rudely: "A tiger travels hundreds of miles long distances, and the soldiers are tired, where can the morale be high?" My Eight Banners Warrior has been through a hundred battles, and has always been more and more frustrated, and he will be able to defeat him in one fell swoop, and the thief will only hide behind the trench camp wall and defend it, if he dares to provoke me, he will be destroyed by the way! ”

As he spoke, he waved his hand down vigorously, with a murderous look, if in the eyes of uninformed outsiders, he thought that the Qing army had the upper hand, and he could cut off the heads of Wang Kefan and Li Guo with a raised hand, and several generals bowed down and clenched their fists together: "Dorobelle, mighty!" ”

"This, this ......" Geng Zhongming was speechless, Luckdhun's words were strong, and he was not known for his eloquence, so he didn't know what to say for a while.

The loyal battalion did come from hundreds of miles away, but it took more than ten days on the road, and it was not a quick march, the so-called "soldiers are tired" is just wishful thinking, but the Eight Banners have been tired in the past few days, and they have been unable to capture the grass bridge for a long time.

Seeing that he was pushing and refusing to move forward, Boss Luck Dehun was impatient: "Okay, the soldiers are fast, there is no need to discuss this matter, I will lead the army to fight a tiger, please Huaishun Wang Zhen guard Hengyang!" ”

The Qing army immediately divided its troops, Geng Zhongming led 20,000 men to defend the city and monitor the grass bridge, covering the rear flank of Luck Dehun, and Le Ke Dehun led 30,000 people straight to Zhaojiawan to meet the loyal battalion.

The ferocity of the Qing army was unexpected, the loyal battalion was caught off guard, the front army was defeated by Luck Dehun, and Liu Tichun's 5,000 people were surrounded on the south shore of Zhaojiawan. But Li Guo is also a battle-hardened general, and quickly withstood the attack of the Qing army, and pushed the battle line back little by little, trying to rescue the 5,000 lonely soldiers.

Since Huguang turned into a counteroffensive, the loyal battalion has won successive battles, morale is booming, and under the brave rush, the Qing army gradually cannot resist the enemy, Li Guoyuan can already see Liu Tichun's general flag, the two armies are less than ten miles apart, and victory is in sight. At this moment, the battlefield suddenly sounded a terrible conch, and the sound of horses' hooves shook the earth like thunder, and Luckedhun sent his trump card troops, the Bayara soldiers.

Baya La cavalry is the best at charging into the field, and when fighting with the Chu army, the other side always digs ditches and builds walls, sets up barricades, and then bombards with muskets and cannons, Baya La soldiers have never been useful, and today they fought in the field with the loyal battalion, and they finally seized the opportunity to get angry.

A thousand Bayala soldiers clashed back and forth like a powerful hammer, smashing the formation of the loyal battalion to pieces, and Luckduhun took the opportunity to launch a counterattack and regain the initiative on the battlefield.

Yuan Zongdi was surrounded by a group of Qing troops, brandished an iron whip and shouted a vicious battle, and finally broke out of the encirclement and joined Li Guo.

"It can't go on like this, Erhu (Liu Tichun) can't be rescued, even we have to fall in!" The Loyal Battalion has been divided into several strands, and the shape is critical.

"That white-armored army is too difficult, withdraw the troops, and let the brothers disperse and break through." Li Guo can afford it, let it go, continue to fight, lose more, retreat in time to preserve his strength, and have a chance to take revenge.

"Well, I hope that the second tiger can also rush ......" Yuan Zongdi was just halfway through speaking, when he suddenly lost his voice, and only stared blankly into the distance with his mouth open.

The red flag fluttered in the distance, the war horses galloped, like a thin wave swept across the field, and the cavalry on the horse waved their swords, shouting to kill the Chinese army Daxu who was Luck Dehun, Li Guo couldn't help but take a deep breath: "The western cavalry battalion of the Chu army is here." (To be continued......)