After more than ten days of preparation, Chen Wen mobilized two soldiers from Nantang and Yiwu and a part of the Dongyang battalion, and transferred part of the garrison troops, with a total strength of nearly 6,000. In addition, Sun Yu, as the prefect of Jinhua, recruited a large number of people to transport grain, grass and baggage for the Ming army, as well as provide other assistance. After issuing an order to impose martial law in all counties, Cao Conglong, the governor of Zhejiang, continued to go to the counties to calm the people's hearts. On April 12, after a brief oath, Chen Wen personally led a large army from Jinhua County to Quzhou.

This time in the march to Quzhou, because the water camp was still unable to compete with the Qing army's water camp, Chen Wen had to give up using the water camp to transport soldiers and grain and grass, and at the same time assist in the attack. Instead, it was sent by land to Tangxi County by the people, and then the army guarded the grain road to support the army. In this way, the march of the army will inevitably slow down and will not be able to produce the effect of a surprise attack.

In fact, even if it is transported by water camp, the time required to prepare is enough for the Qing army to react, but the acceleration of the marching speed will cause the Qing army to be unable to gather more regiments for training, nothing more. As for the Green Battalion as a regular army, only the Governor Battalion, the Zhenbiao Battalion and the Quzhou Green Battalion could fight, and it would take time for the Qing troops in other places to assemble even if they gathered in Quzhou, and with the distance between Quzhou and Jinhua, it was obviously impossible to reach Quzhou in time.

Since the Ming army began to assemble grain and grass, and at the same time assembled in Jinhua County, which was governed by Jinhua Prefecture, due to the close distance between the two places, the Qing army in Quzhou soon got the news.

Knowing that the Ming army was massing troops on a large scale, Quzhou Mansion could be described as three shocks a day, especially in Longyou County, which was facing the Ming army's front, and news of the Ming army's attack would come almost every day. The gentry, wealthy families, and businessmen in the county fled in large numbers to Xi'an County, Quzhou Prefecture, in order to seek refuge, but at this moment, Quzhou Prefecture was also in chaos.

Quzhou is located at the junction of Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Fujian and Nanzhili, controlling the elbow and armpit of Poyang and choking the throat of Oufu. Even the momentum of Xuanhui, the essence of Baiyue, can be described as the thoroughfare of the four provinces. Its water and land transportation is convenient, and it has always been a place where commerce and trade are prosperous, goods relay, and merchants gather.

On the other hand, Quzhou is located at a key point and has always been known as the "key to the southeast". There is a saying that "guarding the two Zhejiang and not Quzhou is to fight with the enemy with Zhejiang; To fight for Zhejiang and not Quzhou is to fight for the enemy with life."

In the rebellion of the three feudatories in history, Geng Jingzhong's army was unable to reach Quzhou, which led to its failure to achieve the desired effect at the beginning of the army, and finally it was absolutely suppressed by the Manchu Qing Dynasty. Thus, its military status can be seen, and this is the reason why the Manchus chose to use it as the residence of the governor of Zhejiang and Fujian

Since Zhao Zhichao rebelled against the Qing Dynasty in the second year of Yongli and was suppressed, especially after Ma Jinbao moved to Jinhua, with the cooperation of Quzhou gentry, wealthy households, and businessmen. The local green battalion in Quzhou and the supervising battalion as a mobile force are not as excessive as Ma Jinbao when they have tasted the sweetness, and on the whole they can barely be called Taiping.

However, as Chen Wen entered Jinhua and became entrenched, the situation in Quzhou took a sharp turn for the worse. This Ming army in the previous war showed a combat ability far beyond other Zhejiang Ming army, even the elite of the Doubiao battalion felt difficult to deal with, even if the Qing army abandoned Jinhua when the propaganda was still Jinhua thieves more than 100,000, the Qing army was unable to continue the offensive after the victory, so it had to retreat to Quzhou. But a "great victory" without beheadings really lacks the least persuasiveness. So much so that whenever there is a stir in Jinhua, the big families in Quzhou will be scared into a cold sweat. I am afraid that the madman named Chen Wen will enter Quzhou.

But now, the Ming army is really coming, it is said that it is still gathering a large army, and it is bound to go down to Quzhou in one fell swoop, and some of Chen Wen's new policies in Jinhua Mansion have also quickly changed their flavor under the false rumors of people with intentions, which makes the gentry, wealthy families, and businessmen in Quzhou frightened.

It is located in the area of Quzhou Normal School in the later lecture house. Here, however, it is the office of the governor of Zhejiang and Fujian. A few days ago, the military information that the Ming army began to assemble came, and the officials, generals, and staff under Chen Jin in the governor's yamen were busy, but as the scale and movement of the Ming army were confirmed step by step, a lot of panic was added to the chaos. It made the atmosphere even more uneasy.

As the governor of Zhejiang and Fujian who controls the overall situation, Chen Jin knows very well that the probability of the Qing army defeating the Ming army in last year's war is too low, and his supervision battalion is okay, but the Sifu Green Battalion under Ma Jinbao is really not the opponent of the Ming army.

I thought that with the strong strength of the Qing army, we could recover our combat effectiveness first, and when the Qing army in Jiangxi completed the task of encircling and suppressing Zhang Zisheng, it would be able to encircle and suppress Jinhua on a large scale, but who knew that this Ming army had gathered a larger army than last year, and according to the reports of the spies and the soldiers who fornicated with the Qing army, its military appearance and training were better than last year, and the army in his hands was even less than last year.

Quzhou is not an ordinary prefecture and county such as Jinhua, the geographical location of this place is extremely important, if the Ming army captures this place, it will inevitably spread, forming a greater chaos. For Chen Jin, this is the location of the Yamen of the Governor of Zhejiang and Fujian, if he can't even hold the governor's office, even if he does not die at the hands of the Ming army, he will be executed by the Manchus!

At present, the Ming army is strong, and it seems that there is no possibility of sparing.

However, this way of employing troops is not only the road to be taken in field battles, and since there is no hope of winning in field battles, there is still a way to hold on. Besides, he Chen Jin is a military general, so naturally he will not be stupid enough to concentrate all the troops in the city and block the four gates like a civilian official did when he led the troops.

"Order, Jinhua General Soldier Ma Jinbao led the headquarters to enter Longyou County to defend the palace, and the headquarters personally led the Governor Biao Battalion and the Quzhou Green Battalion to respond, and recruited regimental training as a supplement."

"In addition, the green battalions of Wenzhou, Chuzhou and Jianning Prefecture were ordered to each transfer one battalion to assist in the defense of Fucheng; Taizhou and Yanzhou green camps harassed the rear of the thieves; After receiving the order, the Raising Battalion, the Fubiao Battalion and the Eight Banners of the Hangzhou Garrison immediately went south to attack Jinhua Mansion, so that the big Lan thief Chen Wen could not take care of each other! ”

With the issuance of Chen Jin's series of orders, the Qing army in Quzhou quickly began to assemble and set off for the predetermined location. As the messengers asking for help hit the road one after another, the officials of Quzhou quickly calmed down and began to operate like clockwork, calling on the local wealthy households to provide grain and wages, requisitioning and dispatching people to transport grain and straw, and assisting in the defense of the city, finally concentrating their forces.

On the other hand, after the Ming army was completely assembled, it soon crossed Tangxi County and entered the territory of Quzhou, and the ranger soldiers reached Lingxi, facing Longyou County across the river. (To be continued.) )

PS: Home network arrears,Unicom stopped directly last night.,The data can't be checked and updated.。 I paid the fee today, and I came back and started to continue to check the information, and I didn't finish writing until now, and the number of words is a little less, sorry.