On the other side of the Gan River, a new town.

Xinjian Town was raided by the Chu army, and it was in danger, and at the critical moment, Zhu Mala crossed the river in time to support, pulling Ma Guozhu back from the brink of defeat.

Jumala brought with him several thousand soldiers of the Eight Banners, all of whom were elite in armor, and the follow-up troops were still coming in a steady stream through pontoon bridges and ferries. After this new force was put into battle, the offensive of the Chu army was obviously blocked, and the battle in Xinjian Town turned into a stalemate street battle, with the two sides coming and going, seeming each other.

Ma Guozhu after the catastrophe for the rest of his life, burst out of amazing vitality, put on a military uniform, dragged a wounded leg, personally braved the arrow stone to fight on the front line, for a day and a night without rest, all the Qing officers and soldiers who participated in the battle of Xinjian can not forget the heroic figure of Governor Ma after many years.

With the cooperation of Ma Guozhu, Zhu Mala led the Manchurian and Mongolian Eight Banners, fought several counterattacks in a row, and recaptured the two barracks and barricades.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the battle is here, the victory or defeat has been decided!"

He stood behind the barricade, holding the hilt of the sword at his waist with one hand, and pointed to the Chu army position opposite with the other, and smiled at the left and right: "The thief runs for a long time, like the end of a strong crossbow, and its momentum cannot penetrate Lu Min, and after its three drums, its momentum will fail, and it will be able to overcome it in one battle!" ”

Seeing him, he dropped his bookbag, and the staff and generals knew that the governor was in a good mood, and when he was about to make a big slap, he suddenly heard the war drums on the opposite side like thunder, and the sound of killing shook the sky.

The dense Chu army soldiers rushed towards the barricade like a tide. Gunfire erupted in all directions, rockets flew everywhere, and houses and houses on both sides were also attacked. Almost instantly. Several Qing positions sounded alarm gongs at the same time, and three dazzling red lanterns were raised on the flagpole of the bell tower, which was the highest level of alarm and represented the imminent collapse of the entire defensive line.

"The southern thieves are so fierce!"

Ma Guozhu was dumbfounded, and fought with Chu Jun for a day and a night, he thought that he had figured out the reality of the other party, but he didn't expect that once he launched a ruthless attack. The offensive of the Chu army turned out to be so ferocious.

Even a worm will turn?

The last madness?

No kidding, people are starting to make it clear that they are not doing their best, and now is the real general attack!

Several civilian officials and aides were also frightened. At this time, even the slowest people in their brains understood that this battle did not follow the routine of "one drum and then three declines and exhaustion", and the attack of the Chu army was unstoppable. This thin barricade is a non-existent street. The best option is to run for your life!

The general Tian You reacted the fastest, stepped forward and picked up Ma Guozhu, put him on the war horse, pulled the reins and turned around and ran, another confidant general left with his own soldiers to resist the Chu army, and other civil and military subordinates hurriedly followed.

Busy like a lost dog, anxious like a fish that has slipped through the net, Ma Guozhu and others rushed all the way out of Xinjian Town. It was only after escaping into the dock camp that he breathed a sigh of relief, and the new town would definitely not be able to hold it. This large camp is the last bastion.

"Quick, go and ask Gushan Ezhen to send troops to resist the southern thieves!"

After Ma Guozhu came to his senses, he immediately remembered Zhu Mala's life-saving straw, no matter how fierce the southern thief is, he will not be the opponent of the Eight Banners powerhouse!

Before the herald went out, a military academy suddenly rushed into the big tent, his armor was not in order, and his expression was panicked: "Open the military gate, the big thing is not good, Gushan Ezhen Zhumala has run away!" ”

"What?!" Ma Guozhu's legs were weak, and he sat down on the chair, pulling the injured leg, and there was a burst of heart-piercing pain.

Unlike Ma Guozhu, who only cared about the safety of Xinjian Town, when Zhu Mala fought with the Chu army, he always paid attention to the movement behind his buttocks, and after the battle under the city of Nanchang began, he sent several waves of scouts to keep an eye on the battle situation on the other side.

After being raided by the Chu army, although the strength of the Qing army was stretched, according to Zhu Mala's expectations, even if it was a two-front battle, it could hold out for two to three days, and wait until Tan Tai led his troops back to help, which was also based on this judgment, and he would not hesitate to cross the river to support Ma Guozhu.

However, the development of the battle situation was unexpected, and in less than one night, the Qing army company camp was broken by Jin Shenghuan, and the naval camp and the dock pontoon bridge were all in danger.

Press the gourd and scoop up!

At this moment, the situation was even more difficult to clean up, and Zhu Mala had to admit that his judgment had deviated strictly, and it had only been five years since the Manchu Qing Dynasty entered the customs, and the combat effectiveness of the Eight Banners had declined so rapidly that even he, the chief general, did not expect it. Hearing that the last battalion in front of the pontoon bridge was about to be lost, Zhu Mala didn't bother to greet Ma Guozhu, and immediately ordered the troops to withdraw and go back to rescue the old nest.

Compared with the newly built town, the battle under the city of Nanchang is the big thing that burns the eyebrows, at this moment Zhu Mala just wants to keep the sailor camp and keep the Ganjiang wharf, there is a large amount of grain in the warehouse near the wharf, if it is taken away by Jin Shenghuan, it will definitely be severely punished by Tan Tai.

Since the troops retreated from Xinjian Town, they simply cut off all retreats, so as not to join Jin Shenghuan and the Chu army. The Zhuma soldiers divided into two routes, one part crossed the river by boat, and the other took the pontoon bridge, and immediately after crossing the pontoon bridge, a fire was set to destroy the passage connecting the two sides of the Gan River.

When the pontoon bridge was burned, Zhu Mala felt a little guilty in his heart, he and Ma Guozhu partnered together, and they had a tacit understanding with each other, but this time they dumped him at the newly built pier, I am afraid that there will be more than one luck.

"Forget it, I have done my best, if Ma Guozhu can hold on until tomorrow night, I will naturally send a sailor to rescue him from danger." Zhu Mala muttered in his heart, and when he turned around, he left Ma Guozhu behind. Now it's the father and the mother who are married, everyone takes care of everyone, the battle situation is so critical, you have to solve your own troubles first.

Although hurrying slowly, the Ming army's movements were faster, just as Zhumala crossed the river at the same time, Jin Shenghuan had already broken through the last big camp, and the Qing army's sailor camp and Ganjiang wharf were like naked beauties, placed in front of the Ming army without any cover.

Jin Shenghuan poured out this time, the troops are abundant, the morale is high, although the thousands of soldiers and horses in Zhu Mala are the elite of the Eight Banners, but running back and forth, and after a day and a night of fierce battles, they may not be the opponent of the Ming army.

How to choose?

Jumala made his decision within a minute.

Abandon the camp of the water division and keep the Ganjiang wharf.

The large and small ships of the naval division are cruising in the river, and there are only some logistics materials and damaged ships in the camp, even if they are occupied by Jin Shenghuan, the loss is not large, but the Ganjiang wharf is the only way for the army to advance and retreat, and there are still a lot of food and materials stored, which must not be taken away by the Ming army.

Before the Ming army arrived, Zhu Mala seized the advantageous terrain, protected the Ganjiang wharf, and sent people to the sailor camp to set fire to the camp.

After Jin Shenghuan captured the last battalion, he found that Zhu Mala's reinforcements had arrived, and in the face of this famous Manchu general, Jin Shenghuan was also quite cautious, sending a small group of troops to attack separately, while readjusting and assembling the army. When fighting, it is not necessary to win with a large number of people, and if the 50,000 army rushes up indiscriminately, it will be defeated when it encounters real elite soldiers.

Jumala was cautious.

Jin Shenghuan is also cautious.

found that the camp of the Qing army's sailors was on fire, and Jin Shenghuan realized that Zhu Mala was weaker than him.

"Damn, it's really a wolf with a hemp stick, and the two ends are scared, just rush at him for a while."

Jin Shenghuan didn't know that there was a large amount of grain stored at the wharf, and it was very strange to see the Eight Banners soldiers waiting in front of the wharf. He discussed a few words with Wang Deren, and the two went their separate ways, Wang Deren took 20,000 horses to monitor Zhumala, Jin Shenghuan seized the naval camp and the Ganjiang pontoon bridge, and other troops stayed behind.

The naval camp and the Ganjiang pontoon bridge were burned, but there was still a certain use value, after the Ming army arrived, they killed a small group of Qing troops and immediately extinguished the fire. The pontoon bridge was burned to the ground at the moment, and only a few remaining iron chains remained on the river, and the Ming army snatched out more than a dozen broken boats from the naval camp to try to repair the pontoon bridge......

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When Ma Guozhu heard that Jumala had run away, he could hardly believe his ears.

The dignified governor of Jiangnan, in the eyes of the Manchu magnates, was just a lackey who could give up at any time, Ma Guozhu felt very aggrieved: "Zhu Mala, Zhu Mala, I am a Liao!" Entered the Han Army Banner! How dare you put me to death? ”

He muttered to himself, but the civil and military subordinates next to him were very anxious, and a staff member took two steps forward and persuaded: "Now that life and death are hanging by a thread, please make up your mind as soon as possible and leave quickly!" ”

Tian You also helped: "Yes, while the southern thieves have not yet closed the siege, let's leave quickly!" ”

"Let's go? Where to go? Ma Guozhu smiled miserably: "When the camp is broken, it is the time when this constitution is martyred, you don't need to persuade again, let's escape." ”

Hearing him say this, the civil and military subordinates all secretly scolded their mothers in their hearts, Lao Tzu has been messing with you for more than ten years, and you haven't reaped the benefits of bullshit, if you die, what should we do?

"The body of the daughter of the Governor of the Constitution, you must not think like this, leave a useful body today, and only then can you repay the emperor's grace in the future, why should you learn from that husband to be brave for a while, and it is useless to splash blood in five steps?" The staff member's name is Su Jin, his eloquence is excellent, and what he said is reasonable and reasonable, and everyone nods their heads.

He also said: "As for whether you can get away, Duxian doesn't have to worry, the southern thieves stormed Xinjian Town, the plan is nothing more than to rescue the two thieves of Nanchang Jinwang, and they may not deliberately be unfavorable to Duxian, we are far away from the southwest, and the southern thieves must have no intention of chasing." ”

Let's run quickly, the farther away from Nanchang the better, the Chu army will definitely not care about chasing and killing us.

Tian You answered: "I heard that Xiong Lichun is in the southwest, he just won a battle, killed hundreds of southern thieves, and with him, the head snake, to respond, we will definitely be able to get out of danger!" ”

"Oh?" Ma Guozhu suddenly came to his senses, sat up straight, and asked Tian You, "Who is this Xiong Lichun?" Is it my loyal servant of the Qing Dynasty? ”

Tian You replied loudly: "Loyalty! Loyal as Yue Wu, righteous than Guan Sheng! (To be continued......)