Zhang Kuang left, Fu Shangrui left, Niu Zhongxiao also left, and most of the officials and generals still went to Changsha.

Wuchang is difficult to recover, Changsha is the future provincial capital, but Chongyang is only a small county town, except for Gu Yinxi and his subordinates, most people are not willing to take the risk to stay here.

Even Wang Kefan hopes that Yin Xi will leave Chongyang.

Although Du Yinxi is a rare enlightened figure in the Southern Ming regime, he is not the kind of leader who is eloquent and can turn things around by himself. For this potential ally, it is inconvenient and cannot play any political tricks, it is better to develop separately, and when necessary, they can echo each other.

Finding a suitable opportunity, he had a heart-to-heart conversation with Plug Yinxi.

"In the current situation, does You Gong have a long-term plan?" (Plugging Yinxi's herding tour, You Gong is his honorific title)

"This ......" Du Yinxi was speechless for a while, and was silent for a moment before sighing: "The state affairs have been so corrupted, only do everything to obey the destiny of heaven and die without complaint......"

Just seek to be loyal to the country, the righteous death festival is very simple, give up this good head, and naturally achieve the name of loyalty and martyrdom, but this is just an irresponsible approach.

Due to Zuo Liangyu's unexpected escape, the situation in Huguang suddenly collapsed, and after Du Yinxi fled from Wuchang Mansion, he had no time to think about the future, and there was no overall long-term jihua.

"Although Li Chuang and the Manchu Qing Dynasty are menacing, there is no shortage of loyal and righteous people in my Ming Dynasty, as long as You Gong raises his arms and shouts, there will be countless soldiers and civilians who will respond, turn the tide and help the building to fall." Wang Kefan said: "But in his later life, he thought that it was not appropriate for You Gong to stay in Chongyang, although Chongyang is a large county, Dingkou is only more than 100,000 people, and most of the nearby Tongcheng, Tongshan, and Puqi are also similar, and the land of several counties is only 300 miles longitudinal and horizontal, and the city is narrow and low, which is not conducive to the garrison of the army......"

He only has more than 1,000 horses under his command, and the Chongyang area is enough to toss, but Du Yinxi will be the supreme commander of Hubei in the future, and he should find a bigger base.

Gu Yinxi misunderstood, and asked unhappily: "What, do you want to persuade me to go to Changsha?" ”

Wang Kefan shook his head.

"If You Gong also goes to Changsha, there will be no more court officials in Hubei, and the states and counties will definitely spread the word and surrender, and the situation will be even more out of control." He paused and said in an accentuated tone: "I thought that You Gong should take Changde Mansion as the foundation, enter to cut off the Yangtze River waterway, coerce Jingzhou and Wuchang, and retreat can echo Changsha......"

Changde, located on the west side of Dongting Lake, across the water from Yuezhou, is Jingzhou Mansion on the north side, and is only about 100 kilometers away from the Yangtze River. Due to the westerly location of Changde, behind which is the mountainous area of Xiangxi, it seems that the strategic location is not important. But in fact, Changde is like a nail stuck in Huguang's waist, and its strategic position is even higher than that of Changsha.

If the Qing army goes south to invade Changsha, he can not only attack Wuchang in the north and outflank the back road of the Qing army, but also cross Dongting Lake to attack Yuezhou and cut off the supply line of the Qing army.

Hunan and Hubei were a province in the Ming Dynasty, and there was no clear boundary between them, Changde was located in the middle of Huguang, and Plug Yinxi was also considered to stay in Hubei, which could unify the command of the battle on the front line against the Qing Dynasty, and had a boosting effect on the morale of the army and the people.

In addition, because Changde is located to the west, there is Dongting Lake as a natural barrier, which can temporarily avoid the edge of Li Zicheng and the Qing army, and gain valuable development time.

"Changde Mansion, Changde Mansion ......" Du Yinxi muttered, his eyes gradually brightened, the land of Changde Mansion is always much stronger than the small county town of Chongyang.

"Okay, according to Yuntai's plan, regroup in Changde Mansion and recover Jingzhou and Wuchang." He said excitedly: "I intend to train a new army, can the PTZ help me?" ”

The Southern Ming court was in danger, Huguang had become the front line, and Du Yinxi was willing to come forward and train a new army, and no one would accuse him of fighting for military power.

There was obviously a solicitation in his words, but Wang Kefan pretended not to understand: "In the last general's spare time, the experience of training soldiers is recorded in the book, which can be used as a reference for You Gong." ”

It's okay to help, but I won't go to Changde with you, and I can't dig into my corner......

After convincing Du Yinxi, Wang Kefan returned home and unexpectedly met Fu Shihua, who had been separated for a month.

Fu Shihua went to Jiangxi after the New Year, and went back to his hometown to visit his parents and family, Wang Kefan was busy with military affairs, so he didn't accompany her.

"Huh? You seem to be getting so big here, what's going on? Wang Kefan put one hand on her chest, and suddenly made an unexpected discovery.

Fu Shihua's face turned red, with a look of shame and joy, and whispered in his ear: "That, I'm pregnant......"

"Really!" Wang Kefan's eyes widened suddenly: "How long has it been, how come I don't know?" ”

"I've been looking for Langzhong at home for three months." Fu Shihua's eyes were mimi, the corners of his mouth were crooked, with three points of pride, three points of naughtiness, and he smiled and pushed away the clutches of Wang Kefan covering his chest: "I have a body, of course it will become bigger here, and you still lead the troops to fight, don't you know the truth that the soldiers and horses have not moved, and the grain and grass go first......"

Rao you are a hundred steel, and finally turned into a finger wrapping soft, although Xianggong is a man who stands up to the sky, he has shared a bed in the past few months, and has entered the gentle township of the slave family early, and now he is a pearl fetus and a secret knot, just waiting for the melon to ripen and fall.

"Oh, I knew I shouldn't have let you go to Jiangxi, and I was afraid of getting angry when I ran back and forth." Wang Kefan's heart throbbed, there was always a kind of loneliness in the wilderness after crossing, and now that his life has been extended, a strong sense of responsibility immediately surged in his heart.

Fu Shihua had to be sent away, sent to Changsha with Liu, and sent to a safe place in the rear. The last time the water bandits attacked Chongyang, Liu and Fu Shihua resolutely refused to withdraw, Wang Kefan didn't want to come back like this, if he wanted to prepare for a war, he had to solve his worries first.

When she found Liu, she didn't object, she just wanted her son to go with her, and Wang Kefan repeatedly comforted and explained before convincing her. Liu also mentioned his second son Wang Kebin, and wanted to take him away and find another academy in Changsha to study, so that he could not delay his studies.

Wang Kefan agreed, the husband and wife turned around and went out, he suddenly remembered one more thing, and asked Fu Shihua: "You went to Jiangxi this time, did you see your uncle, well, did I bring what I taught you?" ”

Wang Kefan's expression was very serious.

Fu Shihua was born in Jiangxi Jinxian scholar family, the uncle Fu Guan once served as the secretary of the Ministry of Rites during the Chongzhen period, and in two months, Li Zicheng will die in Jiugong Mountain, Hubei, the remnants of the peasant army burned all the way to vent their anger, after entering Jiangxi, Fu Guan's family was killed cleanly, and Fu Shihua's parents were not spared.

In order to avoid becoming mortal enemies with the peasant army, and to avoid Fu Shihua from being sad, she specially asked her to inform Fu Guan that she must leave Jinxian with her family.

……

The situation was tense, Wang Kefan acted resolutely, and after calling back Wang Kebin, he found a night boat in the evening of the next day to send the family to Changsha along the waterway.

Waving goodbye, the boat left the dock, Wang Kefan turned around to leave, and suddenly there was a sound of "Zheng-" and "Zheng-" behind him, and when he turned around, Fu Shihua was sitting at the bow of the boat, stroking the Yaoqin and singing, and the song was euphemistic and beautiful.

She used the dialect of the Ganyue area, Wang Kefan didn't understand it very well, but he could feel the friendship contained in it, and the song seemed to tell about love, sweetness, and a hint of humility. The husband and wife looked at each other from a distance, the ship was getting farther and farther away, and Fu Shihua's singing was finally unhearable.

Suddenly, a hoarse voice sounded beside him, and an old boatman hummed along to the tune.

"Uncle, this song ...... Can you sing? ”

"Back to the words of the general master, the old man was also a romantic figure on the Junshui River back then, a mountain song was sung, and the girls on both sides of the river lost their souls......" The old boatman was full of wind and frost, but he smiled very cheerfully: "What, don't you understand?" This is really a flattering thing to throw at the blind! ”

Under the guidance of the old boatman, Wang Kefan knew the content of this song, and one of the sentences was zuihou, which made his heart pound.

"The mountains have trees and branches, and the heart is happy."