Jin Shenghuan and Wang Deren have fought for half their lives, and their sense of smell is very sensitive, and the Qing army camp outside the city is as usual on the surface, but a few strange details have attracted their attention. The two discussed, and then found the sentry on duty to inquire carefully, and learned that the Qing army camp was chaotic for a while after dark, Jin Shenghuan was basically certain that the Qing army suddenly adjusted its deployment just now, and it was likely that some troops were transferred, but the specific movements were unknown.

This is a very tangled conclusion.

Maybe it's an opportunity, maybe it's a trap.

If reinforcements arrive, of course, they must cooperate with the outside and take the opportunity to break the encirclement of the Qing army, but in case they are self-inflicted, or even fall into the Qing army's plan to lure the enemy, with the current situation of the Ming army in the city, if they fight another big defeat, it is likely to collapse immediately.

"Forget it, let's wait and see." Jin Shenghuan shook his head and forcibly suppressed the impulse in his heart.

The siege of Nanchang was protracted for a long time, and in the defense and counterattack again and again, the Ming army in the city was like a spring that had been pulled open for a long time, and had exhausted all its strength.

"Otherwise, if I take a thousand people out of the city, whether I win or lose, will not affect the overall situation." Wang Deren is still unwilling, the city has run out of ammunition, no matter how risky it is, he has to give it a try.

"You definitely can't go, it's almost the same for another person." Jin Shenghuan firmly disagreed. Wang Deren's subordinates were from the Dashun army, and they were strong in combat, accounting for one-third of the city's troops, and they only obeyed his orders, and if Wang Deren had any accidents, civil strife would break out immediately.

"It doesn't work if you change someone......"

Wang Deren still insists. Suddenly, an officer climbed the city wall and shouted from a distance: "Jin Shuai! Wang Shuai! On the other side of the Gan River, the newly built town caught fire, and a lot of Tartar warships went! ”

New towns? Jin Shenghuan and Wang Deren glanced at each other. They all saw puzzled expressions in each other's eyes, and they didn't think too much about it at this time, so they hurried down the city wall, got on their horses and ran towards the west gate.

Ascend the West Gate Tower, the fire on the opposite bank is clearly visible, although no sound can be heard in the distance, many Qing warships can be seen on the river. Hurriedly sailed towards the newly built dock.

"Strange, if the reinforcements of the Chu army arrive, how can they come from the west?" Jin Shenghuan was pleasantly surprised. I was very puzzled again.

"Hey! It's so much to care about at this time! Even if the Tartar camp goes out of the water on its own, we have to join in the fun! Wang Deren asked for orders: "How about I take 5,000 soldiers and horses and go out of the West Gate to kill for a while?" ”

"No way!"

Jin Shenghuan raised two fingers: "The opportunity is rare." Five thousand soldiers and horses are too few. At least 10,000 people must be brought, if the reinforcements of the Chu army really arrive, I will lead the army myself and then respond! ”

After Tan Tai invaded Jiangxi, Jin Shenghuan fought two battles with him in the area of Poyang Lake, and in addition to the loss of troops, there were 70,000 or 80,000 horses in Nanchang City, and this 10,000 elite soldiers was the essence of the whole army, of course. If reinforcements really arrive, then all the troops will be staked. No need to leave any hands behind.

Emperor Lao Tzu was not short of hungry soldiers, and the city immediately rose with smoke, and Jin Shenghuan took out the precious grain and made a meal for the soldiers. At this time, the soldiers made other preparations, and each of them happily ate two bowls of dry rice, and then the rice bowl fell and went out with a knife.

With Wang Deren out of the city together, there are still 100 nights that do not collect, they are responsible for inquiring about the military situation, and if the water is good, they will cross the Ganjiang River in the water, find out the situation of the new town, and if there are reinforcements to arrive, get in touch with them in time.

As soon as a cannon sounded, Wang Deren took the lead and rushed out of the West Gate, his whole body was neatly draped up and down, but he did not wear a helmet on his head, only a hairband, his messy hair flew with the wind behind his head, and the steel gun was held obliquely in his hand.

"Kill!"

In the pre-war mobilization, Wang Deren removed the "maybe" that the reinforcements might arrive, and told the soldiers with great certainty that Wang Kefan had taken 100,000 troops to the west bank of the Ganjiang River, and now as long as the internal and external attacks were carried out, the battle of Nanchang could turn defeat into victory!

"Kill!"

The soldiers of the Ming army are like a rainbow, they have just eaten a full meal and are still second, the key is to see the hope of victory, and they have survived in the dark in Nanchang City for half a year, and the soldiers would rather die tonight than continue to wait for death!

The terrain outside the west gate was narrow, and as the encirclement of the Qing army continued to shrink, they also built a company camp here, blocking the city between Nanchang City and the Ganjiang River with a trench wall, cutting off the connection between the city and the outside world. This camp was built quite strongly, and when Zhu Mala was leaving, not only did he not transfer the Qing army from the Ximen company camp, but instead transferred reinforcements here to increase the number of troops, so as to prevent the Ming army on both sides of the strait from joining forces.

The Ming army did not hesitate to pay attention to the offensive fiercely.

The Qing army had long been prepared and stubbornly resisted.

The fighting was extremely fierce, with heavy casualties on both sides.

At the beginning, Wang Deren was repulsed from two consecutive attacks, and it seemed that nothing had been gained except for thousands of casualties, but according to the reaction of the Qing army, he was more convinced that reinforcements had arrived.

Although the Qing army was very tenacious, it had been huddled in the camp and beaten with its head, not daring to come out to counterattack, and the Qing army at several other city gates did not send reinforcements, obviously, this was not a trick to lure the enemy, the Qing army was passive defense, not as before, as long as the Ming army went out of the city to counterattack, it was surrounded from all directions.

Where did the main force of Jumala go? The answer is obvious - a newly built town on the other side of the Gan River.

The enemy's urgency is my urgency, and we must open up the connection with the new town! Although Wang Deren suffered heavy casualties, he urged his soldiers to launch continuous attacks, constantly exerting pressure on the Qing army camp, and at the same time sent people into the city to ask Jin Shenghuan to increase his troops.

Jin Shenghuan has been watching the battle from the West Gate Tower, and his judgment on the shape of the battlefield coincides with Wang Deren's, Wang Deren's herald has not yet arrived, he has already sent a second force of 10,000 people, and he also carries artillery and other weapons to attack the car.

The battle lasted until dawn, and the Qing army's Ximen company camp finally couldn't hold on, although this company camp was strong, but because of the limitations of the terrain there was no depth protection, after the Ming army's artillery was pushed up, it could hit anywhere in the camp with lightness. After the Ming army broke through one of the camps, the Qing army company camp with a long snake formation did not have any elasticity, and the reserves did not have time to arrive, and the Ming army had already expanded the breakthrough.

Go to pieces!

There was no possibility of holding the camp, and if it continued to fight, it would be completely annihilated, and the Qing army commander finally ordered a retreat and fled south with the remnants. Anyway, it is still separated by a Gan River, as long as the two ends are blocked, the encirclement of Nanchang City will not be broken.

Wang Deren did not give up, took advantage of the victory to chase and kill, and broke the three camps of the Qing army in a row, until the junction between the corner of the city wall and the Ganjiang River, he was forced to stop. This is an important node in the encirclement of the Qing army, the camp is more solid, all kinds of fortifications are readily available, almost like a small city, to protect the back of the naval camp and the Ganjiang wharf, as well as a pontoon bridge connecting the new town.

Ganjiang pontoon bridge, the only passage connecting the newly built town!

When Tan Tai launched a counteroffensive, he took away most of the warships of the naval division, but he did not ignore Nanchang City, leaving behind forty warships and more than two hundred transport ships, with these warships, the Qing army could destroy the pontoon bridge at any time, but this is a matter of the future, Wang Deren only wants to break through the Qing army camp in front of him, and occupy the pontoon bridge first.

The Ming army went forward one after another, several fierce attacks in a row, but was blocked by the deep ditch and high base, and was never able to break through this large camp, at this time, the Qing army after the initial chaos, but gradually stabilized its position, although it still did not dare to go out of the camp to counterattack, but it was very firmly defended.

This can't go on like this!

The Ming army went out of the city to counterattack, all with a sharp spirit, and tried their best to break the Ximen company camp, once blocked, it was inevitable that all efforts would be lost. If it is blocked here, it cannot occupy the pontoon bridge and wharf, and it cannot occupy the naval camp of the Qing army, which is equivalent to fighting a war of attrition, and it is still impossible to get out of the predicament.

When he was at a loss, Jin Shenghuan arrived and brought an army of 30,000.

"Jin Shuai, why are you here too? There's no space in the city, right? Wang Deren was a little worried, there were a total of 70,000 or 80,000 Ming troops in Nanchang City, but 50,000 Ming troops were sent before and after, which was almost a desperate feeling.

"It doesn't matter, with Mr. Xihu in the city, it is naturally foolproof." Mr. Xihu mentioned by Jin Shenghuan is Jiang Yueguang, an old minister of the Ming Dynasty, a scholar in the forty-seventh year of Wanli, a scholar of the Hongguang Dynasty who served as a scholar of the Ministry of Rites and a scholar of Dongge University, who was defeated by Ma Shiying in the political struggle, and returned to his hometown to live in seclusion in Xihu Village, Fengcheng County.

Let Jiang Yueguang defend the city, it still sounds unreliable, Wang Deren was about to say something, but found that Jin Shenghuan's expression was very excited, and he looked unabashed. Wang Deren suddenly felt very nervous and full of expectations, could it be that Jin Shenghuan received any news?

Jin Shenghuan had a smile on his face, turned around and pointed to a Ming army officer and introduced: "This strong man is a person sent by General Wang San, and it is the Chu army that attacked Xinjian Town, and the siege of Nanchang is ......in sight."

"Really?!" Wang Deren's eyes widened fiercely.

"It's true!" The officer saluted and said: "Mark Wang Youli, the current flag officer under General Wang San's account, the Kan Fit waist card and the wax pill secret letter have been handed over to Jin Shuai, if Wang Shuai doesn't believe it, you ......will know it at a glance."

"Damn it, there's nothing you don't believe in this!" Wang Deren suddenly strode forward, hugged Wang Youli, and laughed.

Around them, the Ming soldiers let out a loud cheer, and the sound shook the sky.

The Chu army came to help, it was the last chance to survive in Nanchang City, the Ming army soldiers knew very well that if they could not break the encirclement this time, everyone would be a dead end, with Jin Shenghuan's order, the Ming army launched a sea of people tactics, like a zombie siege set off a monstrous wave, flooding the Qing army camp. (To be continued......)