Chapter 18 Ma Sanbao Water Battle Captures Yuezhou Cai Yurong lost the city and ran to Wuchang

After Hu Guozhu occupied Jingzhou, Ma Bao immediately launched the Battle of Yuezhou. Yuezhou is located on the south bank of Dongting Lake, surrounded by water on three sides and facing land on one side. At that time, Dongting Lake was misty and ethereal, the lake surface was thousands of miles, and the area was much larger than now. In Yuezhou, you can go straight to the Yangtze River through Dongting Lake by boat, so it is not only a natural ferry port for the Zhou army to cross the river in the north, but also a necessary place for the Qing army to enter Hunan in the south. The Qing army set up a large battalion in the south of the Yangtze River, with a total of about 70,000 troops, including Cai Yurong, the governor of Huguang, Yang Jie, the admiral of the naval division, Luo Zhuman, and Bi Sanga, the first-class guard. The Qing army supported trenches outside the city, built triple fortresses, set up pits, antlers, and cards, and defended very tightly.

Cai Yurong was impeached for "releasing water" last time and was severely reprimanded by Kangxi, but he no longer dared to defend passively, and every day he favoritized the city defense and encouraged the soldiers, for fear that the head of the item would not be protected.

Ma Bao led 70,000 Zhou soldiers and rushed all the way from Songzi. Ma Bao, also known as Ma Sanbao, he has a face with the word "country", is tall and powerful, has a thousand catties of strength between his arms, and is a natural tiger general. He has loved to practice martial arts since he was a child, and he knows everything with knives, guns and sticks. Since he followed Wu Sangui, hundreds of battles of all sizes, attacks must be won, battles must be won, at that time, the Qing army regarded him as a tiger, a lion, and the name of Ma Bao trembled!

After Ma Sanbao came to the outside of Yuezhou City, he set up camp at five miles, and ordered Wang Shengzhong, the commander of the sailors, to lead his troops to repair and arrange warships by the lake. He took a guard and went down to the city to investigate. I saw that the city of Yuezhou was high and the pond was deep, and there was a deep trench dug outside. But from a distance, it seemed that the banners on the castle tower were not unfurled, and the faces of the soldiers were gloomy, so it was decided to attack the city by land first.

Ma Bao divided the Zhou soldiers into two teams, the front team set up a ladder to attack the city, the rear team covered with firecrackers, and the second row of artillery in the rear pressed the formation.

"Siege!" With an order, the drums of war sounded. Cai Yurong on the city tower personally supervised the battle, and after the Zhou soldiers approached, he ordered the arrows to be released. "Whoosh" The head of the city suddenly rained arrows, and the Zhou soldiers used shields and door panels to cover and rushed forward desperately.

"Ahh The Zhou soldiers who rushed to the front let out a miserable scream, it turned out that the Qing army had dug a dark ditch in front of the trench, with a thin layer of soil on it and bamboo pipes underneath. The soldiers who fell were nailed to the bamboo pipes one by one, and their flesh and blood were blurred.

"Build a bridge!" Ma Bao rode on the war horse and shouted again. Zhou Bing laid the door panel on the ditch, and only then did he barely pass, but he was shot down by a rain of arrows from the city tower. The soldiers who rushed to the city finally put the ladder up, and the Qing army above desperately pushed down the ladder, constantly facing down with huge rocks and rolling logs, and the two soldiers who climbed up easily were also smashed down.

Ma Bao attacked for a while, and seeing that the situation was not good, Mingjin withdrew his troops. In this battle, the Zhou soldiers lost more than 2,000 people, and Cai Yurong, who was on the city tower, saw the Zhou soldiers retreat and returned to the camp with satisfaction. The defenders of Yuezhou returned victoriously and asked for battle.

Zhu Man said: "General Cai, the Zhou soldiers came from afar, and if they lost the first battle, they must be in turmoil, and our army can come out of the nest at this time and annihilate it in one fell swoop!" ”

Bi Sang'a also said: "Yes, our army has won a new victory, and the morale is high, so we can capture Ma Bao alive!" ”

Cai Yurong shook his head and said, "No, although Ma Bao was defeated, his vitality was not injured." The only force held by our army is Yuezhou City Gao Chijian. If we abandon the city and fight in the field, it is not our advantage. ”

Zhu Man said: "Then I ask the general to send me a soldier and horse to save Jingzhou." Jingzhou is our northern camp in Jiangbei, and if we lose it, our Yuezhou will suffer from the enemy. ”

Cai Yurong said: "Nor can it. Since Wu Sangui raised his army, most of Huguang has fallen, is it more than a Jingzhou? We don't have a lot of troops in the first place, and the defense of the city is just enough, where can we divide our troops again? ”

Zhu Man said: "After the general wins, he is cowardly, isn't he afraid that Wu Sangui will not succeed?" ”

Cai Yurong said: "It's not that General Ben is cowardly, nor is he afraid of that Wu Sangui. In the past, Lian Po used 200,000 people to fight against each other, and Li Mu used 100,000 people to still fight and clear the wilderness, not because they could not fight and did not dare to fight, but in the face of the enemy's strength and weakness, they adopted a correct defensive strategy. ”

Zhu Man was angry and said: "Zhao Guo is a weak enemy and strong, of course it should not be able to hold out." But my mighty army of the Qing Dynasty is not comparable to that little rebel army? Hum! ”

"The general's plan has been decided!" Cai Yurong slapped the table, "If there are any more people who dare to speak out, cut it!" ”

The two heard the coach say this, so they had to retreat.

After Ma Bao was defeated for a while, he summoned Wang Shengzhong to discuss countermeasures. Wang Shengzhong entered the tent, took off his armor, sat down and said, "General Ma, this battle is only a small defeat, don't be discouraged." ”

Ma Bao said: "I know it too. It's just that our Yuezhou city is well defended, and we don't know how to say it for a while. ”

"What's so difficult about this, he Cai Yurong only relies on the strong city wall, and the outer trench is deep, let's attack from the land, naturally it is not easy to attack." "But on the water, it's different. Our navy has an advantage, the Qing army's sailors are mostly small sailboats, and I have passed the past two days, the Qing army is only heavily guarded on land, and there are no fortifications on the water except for ships. ”

Ma Bao's eyes lit up: "You mean to attack from the water?" ”

"Exactly!"

Ma Bao nodded. He remembered that Yang Jialai, the chief soldier of Xiangyang, was also one of the original elders of the Heaven and Earth Society, so he repaired a letter and asked Yang Jialai to attack Yuezhou from the north. Yang Jialai, a native of Fuzhou, Fujian, was originally a general of Zheng Chenggong's troops, after the Qing Dynasty, he was appointed as the chief military officer of Huguang Xiangyang, he was ordered to be stationed in Gucheng, after receiving Ma Bao's letter, he was overjoyed, and immediately summoned Xunyang deputy military officer Hong to come to Gucheng to discuss together. Yang Jialai waited for Hong Fu to arrive, then led him into the secret room and said, "General Hong, you and I are both from the old department of King Zhou, and I won't bend with you." Now General Ma Baoxiu of King Zhou wrote a letter to me, asking me to raise troops to respond, what do you think? ”

Hong Fu said: "Wow! I also had this intention for a long time, but I was suffering from no one to call for it. Now General Yang, you have the courage to take the lead, and Hong will definitely follow him to the death! ”

Yang Jialai said excitedly: "Okay! You and I are of the same heart, and great things can be accomplished! It's just that Tong Guozhen has never listened to me, how can it be good? ”

Tong Guoyao, then the governor of Qing Xunyang, was ordered to garrison Xiangyang.

Hong Fu replied: "It's nothing. After we raised our troops, we went straight to Xiangyang City, if he could vote for us, it would be good; If he refuses to surrender, attack him! ”

"Okay, just do as you say!" Yang Jia said, put on the battle armor, Hong Fu followed, and the two came to the school field and preached to the assembled soldiers: "Brothers, now Wu Sangui, the king of Zhou, has been like a broken bamboo since he started his army, and the Qing people are terrified. Everyone is from the green camp, and it is difficult to get ahead in their lives. It's better to go with the two of us anyway, you can report to the country at the top, and you can get fame at the bottom. If you are willing to follow, please stay, and if you are unwilling, we will not force it, give you the fare to go home, and disperse on your own. What do you think? ”

When all the soldiers heard that Yang Jialai was so sympathetic to the soldiers, how could there be any reason not to follow, they all asked to stay. In Yang Jialai's life, there were more than 1,000 people. After changing his clothes, he immediately went to Xiangyang City.

I have already made a detailed report to Tong Guoyao. Tong Guoyao was shocked, and hurriedly ordered the soldiers to close the city gate and stand by on the city wall. Tong Guoyao also put on armor and went to the city tower to supervise the battle. He bought this official, and he hadn't fought a day of battle, and he looked at the big word "brave" on the coats of the Qing army around him, and his heart became timid. Tong Guozhen was not worried that the soldiers would not be able to fight, but he had never seen this kind of scene, and he was afraid, and his thighs kept trembling. The guerrilla Du Ying beside him saw it and comforted: "Lord Tong, don't be nervous. We Xiangyang City, I have been here for more than ten years, I dare not say that it is solid, at least the city defense is strong, and the stored food is enough to eat for more than three years, we must defend it! ”

When Tong Guozhen heard this, his heart calmed down a little. But he still said: "The rebel mutiny was sudden, and Yang Jialai and Hong Fu are both battle-hardened generals, so we can't be careless." ”

Du Ying said: "Carelessness must not be careless. Although Yang and Hong are capable generals, they raised troops in Gucheng, and it is expected that there will not be too many people, and Du has fought for more than ten years, so adults don't have to worry at all! ”

While talking, Yang Jialai and Hong Fu led the men and horses to the city. Tong Guozhen condescended to see clearly, and sure enough, as the guerrilla Du Ying said, there were more than 1,000 Zhou soldiers, so he had confidence in his heart, and shouted below: "Yang Jialai, Hong Fu, the court has always treated you well, why do you want to rebel?" ”

Yang Jia came to see that the city tower was full of soldiers, and knew that the other party had prepared, so he replied: "Everyone is like you, and they have gained some wealth, and then they forget to go home?" Quickly open the gates, lay down your weapons, and spare you from dying! ”

"Phew! Look at the arrows! While speaking, Du Ying opened his bow and shot at Yang Jialai. Yang Jialai waved his knife to block it and shouted: "Release the arrow!" ”

So the Zhou soldiers also shot their bows and arrows towards the city. Seeing this, Du Ying protected Tong Guozhen and said, "My lord, you step back and watch the battle first." This is left to the end of the world. Tong Guozhen hurriedly nodded and said, "Okay!" Then there is the Laudu guerrilla! ”

Yang Jialai and Hong Fu were in a hurry, and they didn't bring siege equipment, so they had to desperately release arrows under the city. The Qing soldiers were condescending and had the cover of the city tower, so few were shot. On the contrary, it was the Zhou soldiers, who had no cover, and when they released arrows in the city, a large number of them fell. When Hong Fu saw this, he said anxiously: "General Yang, you can't fight like this!" We didn't bring a ladder or a cannon, so we stared dry! ”

Yang Jialai's war horse was almost shot, and he jumped up in shock, he slammed the reins with his hand, and said, "What you said is true!" I'm to blame for this, there are some earthen cannons and ladders in the Gucheng armory, and I forgot to bring them in a hurry. Let's go back and get it! ”

"Withdraw! Remove! Zhou Bing left more than a hundred corpses and retreated, Tong Guozhen and Du Ying clapped their hands on the city tower and laughed: "General Du, this time thanks to you, the rebels were repulsed." After you go back, this official will definitely play the Ming Holy Majesty and reward you! ”

"Thank you, sir!" Du Ying replied.

Yang Jialai and Hong Fu took the remnants of the army, and after returning to Gucheng, they took the equipment, Yang Jialai turned around and wanted to go back to attack Xiangyang, but was stopped by Hong Fu.

Hong Fu said: "General Yang, we can't fight Xiangyang anymore." ”

"Why? Don't we have a siege now? ”

"That's not good, we have few people, there are many soldiers in Xiangyang, and besides, they are already prepared, and it is useless to attack again."

"Then where are we going, we can't sit here anymore."

"Of course not, didn't you say that General Ma came to write to you to fight Yuezhou, and we can lead the troops to fight."

Yang Jialai slapped his head and said, "Oops, if you hadn't reminded me, I would have almost forgotten!" Okay, without further ado, let's go! With that, he led the troops straight to the direction of Yuezhou.

The autumn rain in the Yuezhou area lasted for a month, and finally stopped in October. Under the clear sky, Dongting Lake is rippling with blue waves, and it is beautiful.

Ma Bao and Wang Shengzhong sat in the barracks, looking at the military intelligence report.

Ma Bao asked: "Recently, has there been any movement on the Qing army's side?" ”

Wang Shengzhong said: "No. Cai Yurong only strengthened the defense and renovated the city wall. ”

Ma Bao nodded: and asked again: "Yang Jia is here, is there any news?" ”

Wang Shengzhong replied: "According to the Malay report, Yang Jialai and Hong Fu have already raised troops with Gucheng!" ”

"Good! That's it. You will lead the sailors into battle today, be sure to destroy all the enemy ships, and attack the west gate of Yuezhou after landing! I led my army against the south gate; If Yang and Hong arrive on time, they will attack the north gate. Ma Bao stood up excitedly and put on his battle helmet, "Capture Yuezhou, just today!" ”

"Obey!" Wang Shengzhong also got up, put on his armor, and went straight to the lake.

When Wang Shengzhong came to the ferry, he saw huge ships and orders: "Start the boat!" ”

With Wang Shengzhong's order, thousands of boats competed on Dongting Lake. The Zhou Warship Barracks is composed of three levels, that is, one battalion and one ship. Each battalion is composed of five large Fu ships, one medium-sized Haicang ship, and three small Cangshan ships, and generally has a total of 50 sailors, 550 sailors, plus pulpers and other miscellaneous personnel, a total of 610 people, 240 men per sentry, a total of 15 armor 160 people equipped with Francophone guns and guns, and 990 other battle-type firearms operators. The Zhou soldiers were improved on the basis of the warships of the late Ming Dynasty, and the specific equipment of the three warships was as follows:

Fortune boats: two large tribute gates, five large Buddha machines, four bowls, fifty nozzles, fifteen black-mouthed guns, one hundred cigarette cans, five hundred crossbow arrows, fifteen fireworks, four hundred pounds of coarse gunpowder, one hundred pounds of black gunpowder, two bottles of gunpowder, three hundred pounds of large and small cannonballs.

Haicang ship: three big Buddha machines, four bowls, seven black-mouthed guns, 40 spray cans, 70 cigarette cans, 16 artillery pieces, 40 fire bricks, 200 catties of coarse gunpowder, 50 catties of black gunpowder, 200 catties of large and small lead bullets.

Cangshan ship: a big Buddha machine, four bowls, five black mouths, 30 spray cans, 50 cigarette cans, 40 fire bricks, 100 catties of coarse gunpowder, 50 catties of black gunpowder, 150 catties of large and small lead bullets.

In addition, the Zhou warships arranged their guns on both sides of the dark side, with eight guns on each side, so as to facilitate the bombardment in turns.

Yang Jie, the commander of the naval division, saw that the Zhou warship was faintly moving, and hurriedly boarded the lookout, and saw that the previous battleship was heading straight in his direction, so he hurriedly boarded the warship and ordered: "Anchor!" ”

So the warships of both armies sailed in the direction of the center of the lake. Wang Shengzhong was on the bow of the boat, and when he saw the flag floating north, he secretly rejoiced in his heart: "God help me!" "The warships of the two armies were about eight miles apart, Wang Shengzhong ordered the battleship to stop advancing, turn to the side of the boat, and the black pressed gun door on one side of the ship was facing the direction of the Qing ship.

"Fire!" Wang Shengzhong gave an order, and the Zhou ship fired ten thousand cannons in unison, "Bang bang!" Suddenly, a huge column of water rose on the surface of the lake, soaring into the sky, and a few shells were falling on the Qing army's ships, and the fire engulfed the ship instantly, and some small sailing boats were directly broken into two and sank into the water. The Qing soldiers on the ship were bombed and screamed "wow", some had their arms broken, some had their legs broken, and some had their heads cut off in half, and they all fell into the middle and fluttered lifelessly.

Yang Jie was beaten for a while. The Qing warships were old-style wooden boats, with no artillery on them, and relied on broadside plows to sink into battle, that is, to put bows and arrows on the boats to shoot; Or after two ships meet, use a plow to hook the opponent's warship; Or jump on the opposing deck for hand-to-hand combat; Or the sailors dive under the water and dig holes under the enemy warships. Therefore, Yang Jie saw that the Zhou ship was still seven or eight miles away from him, and for a moment he mistook it for the artillery on the shore, so he ordered the sailors to release arrows and shoot indiscriminately. Until the deputy capital Balbu ran down from the watchtower out of breath and said, "General Yang, it's not good! Zhou soldiers hit the artillery on the warship! ”

"What?" Yang Jiede bit his lip and waved the command flag again, "Hurry forward and get on the enemy ship!" ”

At this time, the south wind on the lake was strong, the Zhou soldiers were windy, and the Qing army was against the wind. The Qing army paddled against the strong wind and rowed forward desperately.

Wang Shengzhong saw that the Qing army was desperately leaning up, so he shouted: "Change the formation!" Stand back slightly! ”

With an order, the Zhou ship turned to the side again, and the artillery on the other side bombarded the Qing ship together. There was another burst of fire, the huge waves rose, and the several warships in front of the Qing army were all shot and caught fire, and the boats behind saw it, and they turned around and fled.

Under Yang Jie's strict supervision, seeing that they finally got up, the frogmen of the Qing army jumped into the water together, most of these frogmen were local fishermen with excellent water characteristics, and they had been specially trained. After they jump into the water, they can be underwater for a long time without breathing, swim under the enemy ship with chisel nails and other tools, and chisel the ship out of a big hole, so that the ship begins to sink into the water, and the frogmen are in the water, although the soldiers on the deck can see them, but because of the large resistance on the water surface, it is difficult for the bow and arrow to hurt them, so they can run rampant underwater, and they are the water trump card of the Qing army.

Wang Shengzhong saw that the frogman had gone into the water, waved the command flag, and said loudly: "Fire gunner, let go of the gun!" "The gunners received the order and shot at the frogmen! For a time, bullets flew on the lake.

"Ahh One by one, the frogmen screamed and were hit by the firecrackers. The Zhou army improved the firecracker, which was 44 centimeters long, 3.5 centimeters in diameter, and had a range of up to 200 meters, which could easily penetrate the water surface, and the frog people's patches of red blood immediately stained the surface of the lake.

Yang Jie couldn't help but turn red when he saw that the frogman army he had worked so hard to build died in an instant, and shouted, "Kill!" Kill! Rush me up! Zhu Man, who was next to him, saw that the warships behind him had almost fled, and stopped desperately: "General Yang, you can't rush anymore, everyone is dead!" If you don't withdraw, you and I will be finished! ”

Yang Jie suddenly lost his mind, seeing that there were few boats left beside him, he hurriedly ordered: "Withdraw!" ”

The paddlers hurriedly turned the bow of the ship and desperately sailed back in the direction of Yuezhou City.

"Chase!" Wang Shengzhong saw that the Qing army was about to run, and hurriedly ordered a pursuit. However, the Qing army ship was small, and after turning around, it was also downwind, and it ran very fast, Wang Shengzhong chased after him, and when he saw that the Qing army had landed on the shore, he also ordered the battleship to land on the shore.

The Zhou soldiers brought the artillery and ladders down from the ship, and slashed them on the beachhead for a while, and the rest of the Qing soldiers fled to the city and closed the west gate. Wang Shengzhong ordered his troops to set up a ladder, with the musketeers covering below, and the infantry climbing the ladder to engage in a white-knuckle battle with the Qing soldiers at the head of the city.

At the same time, Ma Bao has been carrying out a frontal assault at the south gate. The south gate was the focus of Cai Yurong's defense, and heavy troops were arranged, and Bi Sang'a personally supervised the battle, and the battle was very stale.

Ma Bao transferred twenty Hongyi cannons, one mile away from the city, set up a gun rack, and then piled up a high blue castle in front of the cannon, the blue fort is also known as the canopy, the earthen basket, that is, the basket containing sand, used to form a trench for defense, in case the enemy shoots arrows to kill and injure the gunners, which is equivalent to today's sandbags.

Because it was a close shot, coupled with the continuous bombardment that lasted for nearly half an hour, the Qing soldiers on the tower of Yuezhou City were shocked and frightened, and many people were killed on the spot. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Ma Bao ordered the soldiers to take shovels and shovel in front of the trench to shovel soil and fill in the trench covered with antlers and bamboo pipes. Bi Sang'a was stunned for a moment when he saw Zhou Bing rushing up to shovel the soil, and then he understood what was going on, and shouted: "Damn, put arrows on Lao Tzu!" ”

The Zhou soldiers had already prepared, a platoon of soldiers stepped forward, holding huge shields and door panels to cover, and the two sides fired at each other under the city, and the bullets flew wildly. In a few moments, the trench was filled. Seeing that the time for the general attack had come, Ma Bao drew his sword and ordered: "Rush! ”

Zhou Bing shouted, and put the ladder on the city wall. The siege vehicles were also constantly slamming into the city gates, making a loud "bang" sound. The Qing soldiers inside the city gate saw that the city gate was shaking violently, and they pasted it one after another, and carried it with their bodies, and in the stalemate between the two sides, the city suddenly burst into flames, shouting and killing.

Cai Yurong said that it was not good at this time, and there was an internal response! Busy ordered Bi San'a to continue to hold the south gate, and led a bunch of men and horses to the city to put out the fire.

It turned out that Yang Jialai and Hongfu's troops had been killed by them, and Yuezhou City had four gates in the east, west, south, and north, and the other three gates were all likely to be attacked by Zhou soldiers, so Cai Yurong made key precautions. Only the north gate is backed by Xiangyang, in the direction of Gucheng, which is the rear of the Qing army, so it is completely defenseless. Yang Jialai and Hong Fu led everyone and horses, and after a burst of killing, they broke into the city, fired rockets everywhere, set fire to houses, and the entire Yuezhou City was a sea of fire. Cai Yurong thought that it was a few people who should set fire to the city, and only brought a team of people down to fight the fire and calm the people. But I was happy for less than two seconds, and when I looked closely, the clothes were wrong! Wrapped in a white scarf on his head, wearing white clothes and white armor, he couldn't help but gasp: Yang Jialai has defected!

Cai Yurong reacted quickly, and hurriedly went to transfer the west and south gates to support, but at the west and south gates, Wang Shengzhong and Ma Bao attacked more and more fiercely, and they couldn't support it, Cai Yurong knew that this Yuezhou City could not be defended, so he turned his heart sideways, and was protected by the soldiers around him, and broke through to the north gate.

Cai Yurong fought and retreated, Yang Jialai saw a person riding a high-headed horse from a distance, surrounded by personal soldiers, and knew that this person was Cai Yurong. Yang Jialai has some friendship with Cai Yurong, he knows this person, and when he gets closer, it is really this kid, and he is overjoyed: You should die here today! Yang Jialai picked up the knife and was about to cut it. Hong Fu, who was beside him, hurriedly stopped him when he saw him, and whispered, "Don't kill him, your own people." Yang Jialai was stunned: "What? Own? This hesitation, Cai Yurong lowered his head and ran away.

"Cai Yurong ran away!" I don't know who shouted such a voice, and the Qing soldiers were suddenly in chaos. The guards at the west gate and the south gate ran away one after another, and Zhu Man killed several people in a row, but he couldn't stop, so he pulled Bi Sang'a, and the two also fled to the north gate. Yang Jia came with few soldiers, and he was dazzled, and he couldn't tell which was the boss, so the two took the road and fled, and the Qing army saw that the commander had fled, and they all knelt down and surrendered. Ma Bao and Wang Shengzhong broke into the city at the same time, and after covering up for a while, they collected the surrendered troops and began to extinguish the fire and calm the people, and the Zhou soldiers occupied Yuezhou.

The remnants of the Qing army, led by Cai Yurong, Zhu Man, and Bi Sang'a, fled in the direction of Wuchang.

After Cai Yurong arrived in Wuchang, as soon as he settled down, he saw Leer Jin Shangshan and Shuo Dai also came, so he asked angrily: "When I was fighting, I couldn't see you, but now I am positive!" ”

Lerkin was furious when he heard this: "What? And when we were at war, where were you? Jingzhou is not far from Yuezhou, why not send a soldier to rescue? ”

Cai Yurong was also on fire: "Who saved whom?" You have 100,000 people in the camp in Jiangbei, and we only have 70,000 people, and we have to defend a large area of Dongting Lake. Our Yuezhou held out for more than a month, and it was attacked from three sides before it was lost. ”

Leerkin knew that Jingzhou was attacked by Hu Guozhu, so it was not good to say, so he said: "Lord Cai, the emperor ordered you to be the governor of Huguang, you can't save Changde, you can't save Changsha, you can't save Jingzhou, so what do you want?" I'll tell you that you can't save the general in the future, hahaha! ”

When Leerkin said this, Shang Shan and Shuo Dai also laughed.

"Hello!" Cai Yurong sneered at each other, a Jingzhou city, the emperor sent you an army of 100,000, and it was an official and a reward for silver, but it was lost in one night, and the face ran back to show his eyes, so he simply told you to run fast general! ”

"Cai Yurong, you!" Lerkin was suffocated, "Humph! This official wants to play long live, impeaching you for being afraid of the enemy like a tiger, and the rescue is not effective! ”

Cai Yurong didn't give in: "Phew! I will also go to the sparse saint, and if you neglect the guard, you will escape from the battle! “

"Good! Good! Your! Leergin threw himself in front of the table, picked up the pen and began to write excerpts, and Cai Minrong saw that he was coming for real, and he immediately started to write.

However, although the two fought happily, the two forces were combined, and with the original men and horses of Wuchang City, there were nearly 200,000 people combined.

Ma Bao pacified the people in Yuezhou, wrote a report on the battle situation to Wu Sangui, repaired it for ten days, strengthened the city walls, and repaired the warships. Ten days later, Ma Bao raised troops to attack Wuchang, and after a few tentative attacks, seeing that the city was well defended, he withdrew from the city and camped twenty miles outside the city, and the two sides were deadlocked in the Jingyue area.