Ningzhou is about to change!

Early that morning, more than 2,000 Ji'an volunteers who were unwilling to surrender to the Manchu Qing gathered together, bypassed the county seat of Ningzhou, and evacuated south into the Mufu Mountains.

It was impossible to hide the tracks of such a large-scale operation, so they simply did not hide it, and forced their way through the checkpoints, just for the sake of everyone in the same vein, they did not harm the lives of those sentries, and only tied people up with ropes. More than half an hour after they left, the sentry who changed the guard found out that something was wrong and immediately went to Ningzhou County to report to Xiong Lichun, who was still asleep.

"What? Bian Xiang, he's so bold! Passing on my command, the whole battalion immediately got up and gathered, ready to hunt down the rebels! Xiong Lichun was furious, immediately jumped out of bed, hurriedly dressed, the news has been received in the past few days, Bian Xiang and others seem to be plotting some action, I didn't expect that they would pull the team away!

The army is the capital of the warlord's life, once these two thousand men and horses are pulled away, the Ningzhou volunteers will go to three stops in ten stops, and the strength of the Ningzhou soldiers will shrink significantly, so Xiong Lichun's first reaction is to chase and intercept, and he must leave this force behind...... However, in the process of putting on his armor, he gradually calmed down, and his expression became a little hesitant.

"Go, bring me Mr. Wang." The so-called Mr. Wang is Niu Yan who is alias Wang Shuangren.

It didn't take long for Niu Yan to arrive in a hurry, and after entering the door and briefly asking about the situation, he clapped his hands and said, "In this case, what is the general hesitating about?" You should immediately send someone to inform the cottages along the road to block it, and personally lead the elite soldiers to chase after it! ”

"But I always felt that something was wrong. Since Bian Xiang has taken this step, he has parted ways with me with an iron heart, and even if he is caught up by me, he will not look back. When the time comes, I can only turn my face and start a war, these two thousand centaurs turned out to be my own brothers, and I really can't do it. ”

What if these two thousand men don't come back? Did you really kill them all? If Xiong Lichun really gave this order, the morale of his subordinates would drop to freezing, and it was even possible to turn back in front of the battle.

"If a general wants to seek great things, how can he have the kindness of a woman?" Niu Yan was very disapproving: "If the general is unwilling to merge, there are actually other ways." As long as they stick to the pass, they will besiege these two thousand men and horses in the mountains, and wait for their food and grass to return naturally. ”

Well? It's a good idea! Xiong Lichun couldn't help but feel secretly ashamed. How can you just think about it when you encounter things, and don't you solve the problem by changing the method!

He immediately ordered 3,000 men and horses, went out of the city and into the mountains to chase Bian Xiang, and had just walked out of Lu for less than five miles. I met Chen Shangwen on the side of the road.

Xiong Lichun's intention to surrender to the Manchus was already an open secret. But before it was implemented, it was still the army of the Ming Dynasty, so the soldiers were polite to Chen Shangwen, not only did they not tie him up and arrest him, but led him to see Xiong Lichun.

Xiong Lichun didn't even get off the horse, dressed in a military uniform, carrying a steel knife, and looked at Chen Shangwen with a coercive gaze. said: "Chen Daling, have you been with the anti-thief Bian Xiang all the way?" ”

Chen Shangwen sneered: "Hmph." Who is the thief, who is the loyalty, you and I know each other, why bother to bite Bian Xiang! ”

"Chen Daling has a good mouth, but don't you know that the building will fall, and it will be difficult to support it alone, I am just looking for a way to live for my sons, what is the crime!" Xiong Lichun said: "Although Bian Xiang and the others have violated military law, they are also my brothers after all, if Chen County Ling is willing to persuade them to come back, he will guarantee that he will not be to blame for the past, how about it?" ”

A peaceful settlement of this matter is in Xiong Lichun's best interest.

After Xiong Lichun touched a nail, Chen Shangwen had already regained his momentum, and he also wanted to settle the matter peacefully, so he slowed down and said: "Since General Xiong is still thinking about the old feelings, why should he be murderous and lead his troops to chase after him, Wang Junmen's tens of thousands of troops are three hundred miles away, do you really want to make trouble endlessly, and there will be no room for each other in the future?" ”

Wang Kefan! Chu Jun! Xiong Lichun's heart jumped suddenly, and only then did he react, what would he feel worried and afraid about today. Although the Qing army occupied Huguang, the Chu army did not suffer much loss, if a mortal feud is formed today, in case Wang Kefan returns to Mufu Mountain a day later, it will be all over.

After hesitating again and again, he said: "Chen Daling is a scholar and doesn't understand the truth of leading troops to fight, if I let Bian Xiang leave, how can I bring my soldiers and horses?" ”

Chen Shangwen persuaded: "The road is facing the sky, each side goes, although there is a slight setback in the Huguang Hui battle officer, but the victory or defeat is still unknown, General Xiong surrendered to the Manchu Qing Dynasty at this time, sooner or later there will be regrets, if you do things absolutely today, you can block your own back road, it is better to raise your hand and let Bian Xiang return to the Chu army, and leave a line of incense in front of Wang Junmen......"

The twisted melon is not sweet, if you insist on leaving Bian Xiang's team, not only will there be casualties and losses, but it will also be difficult to manage in the future, under the persuasion of Chen Shangwen, Xiong Lichun finally changed his mind and let them go. Since he has done a favor, he simply made a big one, and he sent some grain and grass to Bian Xiang, as well as dozens of instructors left by the Chu army, some officials and craftsmen in Ningzhou County, and so on.

In addition, he asked Niu Yan to write a letter in his own voice, and then transcribed it in his own hand, in the letter to justify his surrender to the Manchu Dynasty, claiming that the Ningzhou volunteers were surrounded by the Qing army, fighting alone, and had to make this decision, asking Wang Junmen to understand his distress, etc., but all this is just an expedient measure, he did not really surrender to the Manchu Dynasty, but in order to preserve his strength and surrender, as long as Wang Kefan waved his army north, he would immediately oppose the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty......

"I would have turned my heart to the bright moon, but the bright moon shines on the ditch." Niu Yan also made two complaints at the end of the letter, and after Xiong Lichun listened to his explanation, he was overjoyed and copied them as they were.

After more than 20 days of arduous marching, Bian Xiang's army finally came to Jinggang Mountain, and the letter was also placed on Wang Kefan's desk.

These two lines of poetry are not very appropriate, Wang Kefan is annoyed, but also feels a little funny, Xiong Lichun obviously surrendered to the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and he also put on a look of being wronged and suffering, is it a child playing at home? If this letter is delivered to Luo Xiujin, Xiong Lichun has just surrendered, and I am afraid that he will have to be beheaded to show the public.

However, Wang Kefan was not in a hurry to do this, no matter whether Xiong Lichun surrendered to the Manchus or not, placing him in Ningzhou may still be useful in the future, anyway, this letter is in his own hands, and he can take it out at any time when he needs it.

It's not necessarily the right thing to do in a hurry, so let's take a look first.

During this time, he had been busy fighting in Hunan, and he was a little negligent on the Ningzhou side, and in the matter of Xiong Lichun's surrender to the Manchus, he felt that he had a great responsibility and made serious mistakes, but things had already happened, and there was no point in self-pity, so he could only try to make up for it.

There were 1,900 Ningzhou volunteers who withdrew to Jinggangshan, and Wang Kefan organized them into the Ningzhou battalion and handed them over to Bian Xiang's command. Under the double oppression of pressure and temptation, this army still eliminated all kinds of difficulties and resolutely returned to the embrace of the Chu army.

Chen Shangwen and others temporarily lost their official positions, and were temporarily arranged to several administrative departments, such as Yongning County Ya, supervising grain roads, etc., so that they could familiarize themselves with the various processes within the Chu army.

The Qing army was tired, and it was a matter of time before they counterattacked Huguang. Wang Kefan has 30,000 horses, and it is very difficult to stay in Jinggang Mountain for supplies, but Kong Youde has an army of more than 100,000 troops, which is more difficult than the Chu army.

Besides, he has another trick - Jin Shengheng in Jiangxi.

Jiangxi's strategic location is very important, in the history of the old time and space, Jin Shenghuan suddenly returned to the Ming Dynasty anyway, causing a heavy blow to the Manchu Qing Dynasty, but in this time and space, Jin Shenghuan has not acted so far.

Wang Kefan knew that this eighty percent was because of the butterfly effect produced by himself, the Gongyi battalion moved to Jiangxi and the battle of Ganzhou, knocking out Jin Shenghuan's 30,000 or 40,000 horses piecemeal, and Jiangxi's anti-Qing movement was also more turbulent, Jin Shenghuan lost his original arrogance and domineering, and was still holding his tail as his green battalion commander.

But in general, the situation in Jiangxi has not changed much, the contradiction between Jin Shenghuan and the Manchu Qing is still very acute, anyway, it is a matter of time before it is clear, what Wang Kefan has to do is to fan the flames and promote Jiangxi as soon as possible.

Four years after entering Longwu, he continued to send envoys to Nanchang to persuade Jin Shenghuan to be anyway, and invited Emperor Longwu out to surrender to him as Emperor Nanming, but these envoys were all locked up by Jin Shenghuan, and there was no reply.

After Kong Youde occupied the entire territory of Huguang, more than 100,000 troops were divided into various places, like a big pie could not be clenched into a fist, the time was ripe for a strategic counteroffensive, Wang Kefan stepped up contact with Jin Shenghuan, wrote a handwritten letter almost three days, and sent an envoy to Nanchang in five days, even if he could not see any hope of success, he persevered and did not give up.

The day after the end of mid-April, Wang Kefan sent another envoy, Chen Shangwen, who was good at tongue argumentation, Jin Shenghuan's dissatisfaction was accumulating more and more, and the relationship with the Qing court was not monolithic, and if he added a fire, Lao Jin's anger would soon explode.

Chen Shangwen secretly sent an envoy to Jiangxi, and felt that he did not have much success, and he was mentally prepared to be imprisoned or even killed by Jin Shenghuan. After he arrived in Nanchang, he handed over Wang Kefan's handwritten letter, Jin Shenghuan read the letter, sneered, and ordered Chen Shangwen to be taken down and tied to the courtyard to show the public.

Chen Shangwen knew that he could not escape death, so he scolded Jin Shenghuan from morning to night, and he couldn't scold anymore after dark, so he finally quieted down.

Chen Shangwen began to seriously consider the matter of martyrdom, and even scrutinized the manuscript of the desperate poem, but his mental and physical strength was exhausted, and he couldn't help but be very depressed after thinking about it for a long time without a good sentence.

At this time, a red lantern appeared in front of him, and Jin Shenghuan smiled and untied the rope for him. (To be continued......)