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At the end of the first month of the second year of Longwu, the general of Jiannu Pingnan, who received Tong Yang, the governor of Qinghuguang, and the urgent document, led tens of thousands of troops to Shishou County, Huguang, and then went straight to the loyal camp that was attacking Jingzhou. In this battle, although the loyal battalion was finally defeated by Jiannu and was forced to withdraw into the Three Gorges area, because it had received an early warning notice from the Ministry of War before, it had already prepared for the surprise attack on Luck Dehun, so the losses of soldiers and baggage were much smaller than in the original history, and generals such as Tian Jianxiu and Li You did not surrender to Jiannu because they were cornered as before. Moreover, Jiannu also paid a far heavier price than in history. However, during the whole process, Ma Jinzhong, Wang Yuncai, and other troops under the supervision of He Tengjiao, the governor of Huguang, have been hesitating in Hunan, and they are still frightened and fleeing by the small force sent by Luck Dehun as in the original history, and the early warning notice issued by the military department only accelerated their fear of Jiannu and the speed of escape.

After learning the results of the Battle of Jingzhou, although Pang Yue still felt a little regretful, but in any case, because he asked Zhu Dadian to send a report, the elite main force of the loyal battalion was preserved, which was much better than the original ending in history when the loyal battalion was almost wiped out. Thinking of this, Pang Yue's heart was a little more balanced.

Then the situation began to change dramatically. In mid-February, Dolgon, Mingdorobellebolo, as the general of the expedition to the south, led his troops southward with the Zhenghuang Banner Gushan Ezhen Tulai, went to Nanjing to hand over the southeast defense with Luckedhun, and attacked Zhejiang and Fujian. At the same time, the Qing army Ke Yongsheng, Gao Jinku and other troops arrived in Nanchang, Jiangxi from Nanjing, and joined forces with Jin Shengheng and Wang Deren, preparing to attack southern Jiangxi at any time.

The battle clouds ahead were thick, and it seemed that there was a state of imminent triggering. After more than half a year of painstaking development, the strength of Ganzhou Town has also undergone earth-shaking changes. The total number of troops trained in the town has reached 12,000 people, including more than 4,000 auxiliary soldiers and more than 8,000 soldiers, including two teams of nearly 2,000 musketeers (Pang Yue changed the bird soldiers to musketeers). In addition to this, there are 2,000 new recruits who are undergoing training. By the end of February, nearly 2,000 bird guns and more than 200 carrying guns had been produced, and the first batch of flintlock muskets, totaling 200 imitations, had also been put into use. In addition, all soldiers, including some auxiliaries, have been wearing masked helmets.

After possessing excellent equipment, and after a long period of rigorous training and education on the hatred of Jiannu, all the officers and soldiers secretly held back their strength, hoping to find a place to vent as soon as possible, and almost all of them forgot their fears before the war and silently waited for the arrival of the war.

On the morning of March 20 in the first year of Longwu, twenty miles north of Ji'an City

At this time, it is the beginning of spring, and the mountains and hills are covered with a layer of light green, and there is a scene full of spring everywhere. In the fresh air, more than a dozen cavalry army sentinels were slowly patrolling along the official road. Recently, the news that the Qing army was about to move from the front continued to come, Wu Zhifan had to strengthen his vigilance, and sent a number of sentry cavalry to keep an eye on the movements in the surrounding areas.

"Chen Tou, let the brothers rest for a while, right?" A sentry approached the leader and asked, "When you go out of town early in the morning, the brothers are getting tired." ”

The person known as Chen Tou was called Chen Wu, and he was a chief of the Wu Zhifan Department. Hearing his subordinates' questions, Chen Wu looked up at the sun in the sky, which was almost in the middle, nodded, and pointed at a piece of grass not far away with a horsewhip: "Okay, let's go there and rest for a while." ”…,

Hearing Shi Chang's words, the soldiers were overjoyed, they had been running for almost a morning, not only did they not encounter any situation but they also exhausted themselves half to death, who didn't want to take a break? Immediately they jumped off their horses and led them towards the meadow.

After coming to the grass, the Ming soldiers sat on the ground, took out the dry food and water they carried with them to eat and drink, this morning came out in a hurry, many people did not even eat breakfast, only to take the free time to replenish. At this time, more than a dozen war horses also got a rare opportunity to rest, and were leisurely eating grass nearby.

"Huh? What was that? As soon as Chen Wu swallowed a mouthful of dry food, he felt a strange noise in the distance, and immediately asked, "Did you hear it?" ”

Seeing that the soldiers were still at a loss, Chen Wu stopped asking, but continued to distinguish. After a while, Chen Wu's eyes showed suspicion, and he immediately fell to the ground again, and put his ear on the ground. It didn't matter what he heard, the suspicion in Chen Wu's eyes immediately turned into horror, and he shouted loudly: "Get up, there is a large group of cavalry coming from the north!" Get on the horse and go back to town! ”

Hearing Chen Wu's shout, the soldiers also woke up like a dream, got up one after another, led their war horses, hurriedly climbed up, and after running onto the official road, they headed in the direction of Ji'an.

Unexpectedly, before they could run far, a large number of arrows came from behind, and immediately five or six horsemen fell from their horses screaming. At this time, the rest of the soldiers, including Chen Wu, were all taken aback, where did this arrow come from? Listening to the sound of horses' hooves just now, how could the cavalry be two miles away, so quickly? Could it be that they are riding thousands of miles of horses?

"Tartar of dog day!" Chen Wu glanced back, and when he saw the red tasseled hat and trumpet gown, he confirmed the identity of the sneak attacker, and scolded through gritted teeth. But what he didn't know was that just now more than 30 Qing army forwards had wrapped their horses' hooves in cotton cloth and sneaked into their vicinity, and were about to take advantage of them to relax their vigilance. Seeing that they could not sneak attack, this group of Qing troops gave up their disguise and chased after them with great fanfare, and it was they who shot the rain of arrows just now.

Although Chen Wuyi didn't figure out why this group of Qing troops came to the front so quickly, he knew a few things very well, a large number of Qing troops were coming straight to Ji'an, and he had to send the news back to the city as soon as possible!

After a while, a second round of arrows flew, and three more Ming army sentries rolled off their horses.

Chen Wu pressed his body tightly against the horse's back, and at the same time secretly scolded angrily in his heart. It's not that he doesn't want to fight back with a bow and arrow, but he also knows that at the moment, the only thing to do is to return to the city as soon as possible is the first priority, and if the few people on his side still have the heart to shoot against those dozens of Qing soldiers, there is only a dead end.

"You bunch of waste, so many Ming troops can't solve it?!" Seeing that he had never been able to kill the remaining Ming army sentries in front, the Qing army roared angrily.

Ji'an City

Although there has been news that the Qing army is about to move south, after all, the place has been peaceful for a long time, and the people's concept of war has become increasingly blurred, so after a few days of tension, it has returned to normal. Right now, the streets of the city are still bustling with traffic, shops are still open as usual, and the gates are still open as usual, and there is a constant stream of pedestrians.

At the north gate, a Ming military banner leader on duty was lazily pacing back and forth, his face full of excitement that could not be concealed. It won't be long before someone comes to change the guard! Hehe, wouldn't it be nice to go to the tavern for a few drinks when the time comes, and then tease the girl who sells wine by the way?

Just as Ming Junqi was always thinking about the happy life after the change of guard, a rapid sound of horses' hooves in front of him pulled him back to reality. When I looked up, I saw a lone horse in the distance struggling towards the city gate, and dozens of cavalry seemed to be chasing after me. Seeing this scene, the Ming army was shocked, and hurriedly sent people into the city to report back, and asked his soldiers to prepare for battle. …,

In a few moments, the first rider approached the gates. Seeing this, the dozens of horsemen behind reined in their horses' heads and ran back towards the way they came. Their coats and red tassels reveal their identities.

Is it a Tartar?! There was a little more shock in the eyes of the general Ming Junqi. At this time, the chasing cavalry finally arrived at the gate of the city, but the wild run seemed to exhaust all his strength, and before the people next to him could come forward to greet him, he rolled to the ground. The general of the Ming army hurriedly stepped forward, only to see that this person was covered in blood and had two arrows stuck in his shoulder.

"Isn't this Chen Wu?" The Ming military banner always recognized the face of the person who came.

"Quick...... Close the gates, there are big ...... The Tartars came to Ji'an. After saying this, Chen Wu fainted.

"No traffic! Close the gates! The Ming military banner always asked Chen Wu to carry him in, and shouted loudly.

An hour later, the four gates of Ji'an City were closed, all the streets were under martial law, and the city was covered with stubborn soldiers, and a tense atmosphere was growing in the air.

Not long after, a burst of thunderous sound came from afar, and then, a few black dots began to appear at the corner of the mountain in the distance, and there were more and more small black dots, and soon they were strung into black lines, and the black lines slowly gathered, and then merged into a surging ocean current, surging towards Ji'an City with an unstoppable momentum.

"It's a Tartar!" Some of the sharp-eyed officers and soldiers at the head of the city had already seen the banner wrapped in the black and oppressive sea of people, and they couldn't help but cry out.

"It is strictly forbidden to make noise, and violators will be severely punished!" A meaty-faced officer shouted as he walked around the city with a swaying waist knife. Seeing his fierce appearance, the soldiers who were still discussing just now immediately closed their mouths, just nervously looking at the large black and oppressive Qing army array under the city.

After a while, the governor of Jiangxi, Wan Yuanji, and the governor Liu Guangyin also went to the city under the protection of a group of personal soldiers.

"Brother Jiren, this group of Qing troops is coming very fiercely!" Liu Guangyin squinted his eyes at the Qing Army's array, and said to Wan Yuanji, "However, looking at that banner, it doesn't seem that Jin Shengheng is a dog thief. ”

Wan Yuan Ji raised his eyes and saw the word "Ke" clearly written on the banner of the Chinese army, so he understood a little: "It seems to be Ke Yongsheng's department, this should be the reinforcement that Qing Yu just sent to Jiangxi." If it is not as expected by this official, the brigade led by Jin Shengheng's dog thief is still behind. ”

As soon as Wan Yuan Ji said this, Liu Guangyin, the chief soldier of the city, Wu Zhifan, the chief soldier of the standard, and Zhang Guozuo, the chief soldier of Fubiao, all changed their faces. At present, the total strength of the defenders in Ji'an City is only a few thousand, and the Qing army that has arrived under Ji'an City is no less than 10,000.

"My lord, the Tartars are powerful, I might as well wait to ...... while they are not yet besieging the city," Zhang Guozuo said tentatively to Wan Wanji, but he really couldn't remember what high-sounding words to use to cover up the shame of abandoning the city and fleeing.

Without waiting for Zhang Guozuo to finish speaking, Wan Yuan Ji waved his hand, turned to Liu Guangyin and asked, "Have you sent the emergency document to General Pang of Ganzhou?" ”

"Sent out."

"That's good. Although the Qing captives are menacing, we only need to hold on for a few days, and the reinforcements of General Pang's army will arrive, and then there will be reinforcements from all walks of life mobilized by the imperial court one after another. After Wan Yuan Ji finished speaking, he glanced at Zhang Guozuo again, "At this moment, it is easy for us to abandon the city, but if Ji'an is lost, Ganzhou and Nan'an will also be in danger, and at that time, the situation in the entire southern Gan will be irreparable." ”

"What my lord said is extremely true, how can we give up lightly when we shoulder the responsibility of defending the land?" Liu Guangyin echoed.

"My subordinates are willing to listen to my lord's dispatch!" Wu Zhifan also showed his determination.

Under embarrassment, Zhang Guozuo had no choice but to give up his previous persuasion and join the ranks of supporting Wan Yuanji.