Chapter 181: Jingzhou (Third Update, Ask for a Monthly Pass!) )
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Jingzhou is located in the south-central part of Hubei, the city is located in the hinterland of the Jianghan Plain, overlooking Liang and Yi in the west, exploring Jiaojiao and Guangzhou in the south, according to the upper reaches of the Jianghuai River, in terms of Huguang, it is important Jingzhou, and the people of Jingzhou are all in Chu, so the strategic location of Jingzhou is very important, it is the place where Yunnan, Guizhou, Ba and Shu must pass through, and the past dynasties have set up heavy troops, and it is an important traffic fortress and military stronghold. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
It is precisely because of this that the position in the "Rebellion of the Three Feudatories" in the Kangxi period is more prominent, when the Qing army and the feudal army take Jingzhou as the boundary, confront each other across the river, and set up a garrison in Jingzhou, regardless of the rebellion in the southwest or southeast, Jingzhou can immediately send flag soldiers to rescue, garrisoning Jingzhou is not only a military need, but also can also deter anti-Qing forces politically, and because of this, in the 22nd year of Kangxi, in view of the key places in Jingzhou, the system of Jingzhou garrison was established.
Jingzhou garrison eight banners, by the full eight banners and Mengba composition, the banner people in Jingzhou city to divide the boundary, from the south of the gate to the east, to the west of the Yuan'an gate, build a wall less than half of the height of the city wall as a boundary city, the west of the boundary city for the Han people to live, called Hancheng, the east of the boundary city for the Manmeng banner people to live, called the city,
At this time, more than 100 years after Chengping, the city of Jingzhou is in a state of panic, for the banner soldiers stationed here, although they are used to being powerful, but in the face of the successive uprisings of the Cantonese bandits and Han rebellions, especially now that the entire territory of Hubei is almost occupied by the Han rebels, they are all sweating in their hearts, for fear that the Han rebels will come over.
What will it be like when Han Reverse hits?
The Han people in Seoul can naturally live, who makes the family Han Chinese, but how many people can live in this city? Not to mention anything else, how many people survived in Jiangning's garrison Eight Banners? Who makes himself the flag man?
In the midst of all this panic, these ordinary men who don't even bother to carry knives and guns are tired to take them, and they feel hot and panicked in the sun, but they will start to practice, and in order to save their lives, the school field in the city that was only popular in previous years was also lively.
When those Eight Banner masters were dragging knives and guns to practice in the school field, in the general's office on Yinbinmen Inner Street, it would be a look of sadness.
From a month and a half ago, when Yichang asked for help, Guanwen, as the general of Jingzhou, had sent more than 1,000 bannermen to rescue Yichang, but halfway through the road, not only was he beaten back by more than 100 Han rebels, but even less than 100 people came back alive.
No, it's not that the Eight Banners are vulnerable, it's that this Han backfire weapon is indeed "sharp and invincible". So everyone was ready to defend the city, but the next situation made their minds a little calmer, this Han rebellion stopped in Jingzhou, seeing that the situation in Jingzhou turned from dangerous to safe, the official document that had just taken office was written to the imperial court, saying how the Jingzhou Eight Banners fought hard, and finally kept the safety of the whole city and repelled the Han rebellion.
But those words are just used to get the court and ask for rewards, so they can't be true. The only thing that can reassure the official and the 20,000 bannermen in the city is probably the mutual horn with Yuezhou, so that the Han rebellion does not dare to advance too much.
But at this time, the news from Yuezhou made the hearts of Guan Wen and others rise to their throats again, as a garrison general, Wen You didn't know that the reason why this Jingzhou has been preserved so far is not because of 7,000, no, it is 6,000 banner soldiers and 8,000 green battalions and Han Yong in the city, and it is because of the horns of Zeng Guofan in Yuezhou.
"General, now this Han rebels to attack Yuezhou, if Yuezhou is trapped, my Jingzhou will be difficult to hold alone, I am afraid that it will be trapped by thieves, and please send troops as soon as possible, or reinforce Yuezhou, or take advantage of the Han rebellion to send troops to Yuezhou, when the internal air defense is weak, go straight to its vital point! to relieve the siege of Yuezhou! ”
As one of the ten assistant commanders of the Jingzhou garrison, Xi Ling'a didn't notice the extremely ugly faces of his colleagues when he asked for war, almost when his words fell, but someone interjected.
"What Lord Xi said is very reasonable, this Yuezhou and my Jingzhou are each other's horns, or if Yuezhou falls, my Jingzhou will not be protected......"
It was Dardan, the co-leader of the Yellow Banner, who spoke, although he was inferior to Xi Ling'a in marching and fighting, but he was also an extremely shrewd person.
"But I'm a little confused, and I'll ask Lord Xi!"
"Don't dare, don't dare! Da Da has something to say, just say it! ”
Xi Ling, who is also the co-leader, hurriedly lowered his posture and said politely.
"How many Han rebels are there in Yuezhou City now?"
"This, didn't Lord Zeng say in the letter that this Han rebelled against the sea and land divisions, with hundreds of boats and boats, and there should be no less than 20,000 soldiers!"
"20,000, this Han rebel is known as 100,000 male troops! Lord Xi, this thief's inner belly is not very empty! ”
As soon as Dardan said this, the people around him immediately nodded yes. Seeing that everyone echoed him, Dardan's face was smiling, but he was sneering in his heart, you Xilinga want to die, it's okay, but don't drag the big guy to die together!
Seeing the rapid change in everyone's words, Xi Ling'a immediately understood the meaning of Dardan's words, and he hurriedly defended.
"Those 100,000 are just claims, in the eyes of brothers, there are only 50,000 people at most!"
"It's 50,000, then it's 30,000, how much is it for us to fight in Jingzhou? Not even fifteen thousand! ”
"But it's not, we can't leave the nest and even ignore our home!"
"That's it, that's it, this big guy's daughter-in-law and children are all in the city, if you don't even care about them, how can the brothers be at ease when they go out of the city!"
"Ten thousand people fight thirty thousand, unless the grandfather is reborn......"
Big guy, you said it word by word, and in the end there was only one meaning - this soldier can't go out, and there is no difference between sending out a soldier and sending him to death.
Everyone's rebuttal made Xi Ling's mind confused, and he was annoyed to see that there was no one who said anything, and he immediately said loudly when his temper came up.
"Could it be that the country of our Great Qing Kingdom is not like this!"
He shouted like this, so that everyone immediately stopped talking, no one dared to take this hat button, but Dardan said on the side.
"Look at what you Lord Xi said, if the big guys are all Han Chinese, they may be scared to death by giving you this sentence, who is this Great Qing Kingdom? It's not still our banner people, those Han people can say that, we flag people can't! ”
With a haha on his lips, Dardan's expression became more and more serious, and he looked at the general who was speechless, and continued.
"But because of this, we have to think about it, if we all find a dead end in vain, when the time comes, who will protect our country of the Qing Dynasty, if the bannermen have no soldiers in their hands, how can the Han people be reliable? Take 10,000 to 30,000, even if the grandfather is reincarnated, then you have to think about it, do you say this is the truth? ”
Without waiting for Xi Ling'a to refute, Dardan bowed to Guan Wenshen and said.
"My lord, the situation is so critical now, although Zeng Guofan sent people to ask for help, but now how many Han rebels are in this Yuezhou city, whether it is 20,000, or more, I don't know, if you attack rashly, I am afraid that it will hurt our army at all, please think twice!"
As soon as Dardan's words fell, Xiling'a immediately retorted.
"At this time, Jingzhou and Yuezhou are all the two cities as horns of each other, if Yuezhou is not guaranteed, how can I Jingzhou be alone, please send troops quickly!"
"My lord, just as Lord Xi said, at this time, Jingzhou and Yuezhou are all the two cities are each other's horns, if Yuezhou is not guaranteed, my Jingzhou can not be alone, and it is precisely because of this that there is the current situation in Jingzhou, and how can Han Wei not know about this? This time, the Han rebel sent troops to Yuezhou, but what he did was only Yuezhou? ”
After this rhetorical question, Dardan continued.
"Compared with Yuezhou, this Jingzhou garrison is the foundation of Hubei, if the Jingzhou garrison is defeated, not only the situation of Huguang will be destroyed, and even the gateway of Sichuan will be opened, Lord Xi has ever thought that if the Han rebels send troops, the person who is trying to transfer my garrison flag soldiers out of Jingzhou, so as to encircle the point to send reinforcements, once my garrison flag soldiers are defeated, this Huguang situation will be difficult to control, not only the situation in Huguang is difficult to support, even the southwest will also be shaken, then the situation in the southwest will collapse, what should be?"
Dardan's "distant worry" made Xiling'a stunned, and looked at the other party in surprise, although he felt that he was arguing, but his words did have some truth.
"Once the situation in the southwest collapses, you and I will definitely be the sinners of my Great Qing Kingdom! Think again, adults! ”
As soon as Dardan's words fell, the people around him immediately stood up and bowed.
"Please think twice!"
In an instant, all the pressure was pressed on Guan Wen's body, looking at the generals who asked him to think twice, Guan Wen just drank tea, although Dardan's words were high-sounding, but he knew what this guy really thought - he didn't want to think about it at all, it was this flag soldier full of cities, and how many people were willing to go out of the city?
Rescue Yuezhou?
No one wants to lose their lives outside the city in vain! It is still safest to have this strong city to defend each other, but if Yuezhou is not saved, how long can this Jingzhou last?
But if you rush to send troops, in case, as Dardan said, this Han counterattack on Yuezhou is just to lure the big guys out of the city, what will happen when the time comes?
Groaning, it was difficult for the official text to make a choice for a while, but he hoped that the Han counterattack was Jingzhou, if this was the case, then Zeng Guofan would send troops to rescue him anyway, but now, to save or not to save?
If so, what can be saved?
"My lord, the situation in the southwest can all be supported by our Jingzhou garrison, if the Jingzhou garrison is gone, who knows if those Han people will have different intentions! And ......"
Dardan said as he lobbied.
"If the adults are worried about Yuezhou, they will send some people to inquire about the news, and it will not be too late to find out the truth of the Han rebellion before taking action! Besides, on Lord Zeng's side, even if the situation is so crisis, it can last for a while! ”
Dardan's words reached the heart of the official text, and he nodded and said.
"Well, I think that's the case for the time being, send some spies out, and be sure to find out what Han is trying to do!" (To be continued.) )