The next morning, the Qing army did not attack, but a new situation occurred outside the city. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info!

As early as the early hours of the morning, the secret agents of the intelligence department outside the city once again sent information to the city with carrier pigeons: the follow-up grain and grass of the Qing army will probably arrive in Changsha at noon today.

Sure enough, near noon, the officers and soldiers of Wang Jincai's department, who were defending the north gate, found a huge transport convoy composed of a large number of carriages and wheelbarrows entering the Qing army's camp from the official road to the north. Shortly after noon, another fully loaded fleet came north along the Xiang River to rendezvous with the Qing naval divisions that had arrived earlier. Looking at the flag on the ship, it is the follow-up ship of the Yuezhou Navy Division and the Wuchang Navy Division.

At this time, He Tengjiao finally agreed with Zhu Dadian's words after two detailed discussions with Zhu Dadian: The Qing army outside the city may bypass Changsha and go straight to Hengzhou, so he once again summoned the military attachés in Changsha City to discuss the matter and formulate corresponding countermeasures.

Since the Qing army launched an attack yesterday afternoon, the city was already on high alert, and most of the generals could not leave, so the scope of the military discussion was also greatly reduced, and it was limited to the general troops of each military town. In addition to Pang Yue, the generals present also included Liu Chengyin, the chief soldier of Wugang, Wang Jincai, the chief soldier of Changsha, Ma Jinzhong, the chief soldier of Changde, Wang Yuncheng, the chief soldier of the naval division, Dong Ying, the chief soldier of the supervising standard, and Cao Zhijian, the chief soldier of Fubiao. The number of civilian officials was even smaller, with only four people, Zhu Dadian, He Tengjiao, Zhang Kuang and Fu Shangrui, which could be regarded as the smallest military meeting since the beginning of the war.

Due to the tense situation, when everyone arrived, He Tengjiao and Zhu Dadian did not have much politeness, and went straight to the point, and successively explained the situation to the generals present: the Qing army is very likely to bypass Changsha and go straight to Hengzhou, and Hengzhou is where the holy car is, but the nearby troops are relatively thin, once the Qing army is raided, the consequences will be unimaginable. Therefore, the soldiers and horses in Changsha may be divided into two parts, one will continue to hold the city, and the other will go out of the city to support Hengzhou. As for how it will be arranged. It has not yet been decided, so you can put forward your own views first.

Although He Tengjiao and Zhu Dadian gave the generals more choices this time, when the two generals finished their opening remarks, none of the seven commanders immediately spoke. Because most people are more or less afraid of the Qing army in their hearts, they are reluctant to risk a field battle with the Qing army to rescue Hengzhou. But this kind of thing is not easy to say. After all. If the emperor is in danger and can't shirk it, it will have a bit of a rebellious taste. As for Pang Yue, he was not afraid of a field battle with the Qing army, but he was used to observing the words and deeds of others first. I don't want to be a bird.

The hall was quiet for a while, and Zhu Dadian and He Tengjiao seemed to have expected this situation, just silently waiting for everyone's speeches, and did not open their mouths.

After a while, Liu Chengyin swept around the rest of the generals. He hesitated and said: "Governor, Governor, the last general is also very worried that the Qing prisoners will bypass Changsha and threaten the location of the Holy Driver, but Changsha is an important town in Huguang, maybe it is carefully defended, once it is lost, the situation in Huguang will also deteriorate further, and it will be even more difficult to recover it in the future." In short, the stakes are very high, and I will not be dull at the end. It is really difficult to decide, and how to arrange it will be carefully followed by the instructions of the two adults. ”

Hearing what Liu Chengyin said, Pang Yue couldn't help but sneer in his heart. These words seem to be decent, but in fact they reveal Liu Chengyin's true thoughts: he is unwilling to leave Changsha City. At the risk of being attacked or even surrounded by the main force of the Qing army, he went to rescue Hengzhou.

With Liu Chengyin taking the lead, Wang Jincai, Dong Ying and others, who belonged to He Tengjiao's moderation, also ended their silence, expressed their views, and obeyed the orders of Inspector Zhu and Governor He.

After listening to the speeches. He Tengjiao twisted his beard in contemplation without panic. A trace of disappointment flashed in Zhu Dadian's eyes, and everything was obeyed. If you say this, you don't say it. He originally thought that the previous victories could re-arouse the courage in the hearts of the generals, and some people would take the initiative to stand up and ask for help, but he didn't expect that it would still be this situation.

With a hint of faint disappointment, Zhu Dadian looked at Pang Yue and Ma Jinzhong, and now only the two of them have not spoken.

"Overseer, Lord Governor, of course it's up to you to decide." Pang Yue said, "However, on behalf of all the soldiers of Huguang Town, the last general is here to say that once the Qing prisoners really bypass Changsha and threaten Hengzhou, we are willing to go out of the city to rescue the driver." ”

"A few adults, the safety of the holy car is related to the society of the country, and there is no room for mistakes, and the last general and 10,000 soldiers in Changde Town are also willing to go to the rescue." Following Pang Yue, Ma Jinzhong also expressed his attitude.

"Good!" Zhu Dadian's tone was bland, but there was a little more appreciation and relief in his eyes.

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At the same time, the Qing army camp outside the city

In the big tent of the Chinese army, all the Qing generals were neatly draped and stood on both sides with solemn expressions. In front of the first seat, Duoduo was also neatly draped, looking at the generals below with high spirits, he had been waiting for this moment for a long time.

"Sheng Zhixiang!" Dodor shouted to the lower left.

"The minions are here!" Sheng Zhixiang, a man in white armor, came out to answer.

"You lead the soldiers and horses of your headquarters, the Han army with white flags, the land divisions of the green battalion and the Yuezhou water division, as the rear team, to continue to put pressure on the puppet Ming army in the city first, and then the itinerary will be carried out as originally planned!"

"Huh!" Sheng Zhixiang promised loudly.

"Ilden, Rambai, Zoro, Kong Youde......" Duoduo continued to name a long list.

"The minions are here!"

"Xiao Wang is here!"

The flags and generals who were pointed out and the king of Sanshun came out one after another.

"You and others will lead their headquarters and horses, follow this king as the front team first, bypass Changsha, and continue south!"

"Whoa!!" All the generals agreed together, and the momentum was intimidating.

"Now, the Ming Dog troops in the south of Huguang are empty and most of them are unbearable! Most of the land of Liangguang has also been under the rule of the Qing Dynasty! Duoduo's voice was like a bell, with a strong confidence in his tone, "Our army only needs to take Hengzhou and capture the puppet emperor Zhu Yujian, and the land of Huguang and Liangguang will become the things in my Qing Dynasty, and the world will be unified, just around the corner!" At that time, this king will also give the Holy Majesty and the regent, and ask for credit for you one by one! ”

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When night fell, the Ming officers and soldiers at the head of Changsha City discovered an anomaly: with the continuous noise sounding, a large number of Qing troops left the camp in a procession, bypassing Changsha City and heading south, including not only the soldiers but also the auxiliary soldiers of the brigade escorting grain and grass baggage, and the long torches stretched far away.

This situation was quickly reported to Zhu Dadian and He Tengjiao, as well as to the commanders of various military towns in Changsha City, and then spread throughout the army. Pang Yue and all the commanders who had attended the military meeting in the afternoon couldn't help but sigh that their previous predictions had come true.

Due to the unknown situation in the night, Zhu Dadian and He Tengjiao were worried that the Qing army would set up an ambush, so they did not order an immediate attack. Although Pang Yue was anxious, he would indeed bear great risks if he attacked rashly in the dark, so he had no choice but to obey orders. It seems that Duoduo also learned and used it to return the method of retreating the Ming army from Wanshou Bridge at night a few days ago.

Looking at the torrent of torches in the night, Pang Yue was silent for a long time.

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Early the next morning, as soon as the sky was bright, the Ming army in the city also began to move according to the plan made.

He Tengjiao led the main force of Wugang Town, which originally controlled the armies and Liu Chengyin, and continued to hold Changsha. Governor Zhu Dadian led Pang Yue, Ma Jinzhong's troops, and the headquarters of Chen Youlong, a general of Wugang Town, out of the city from the south gate, avoiding the direction of the Qing army's marching route, and choosing another way to hurry up to Hengzhou.

Intimidated by the deterrence of Huguang Town, the remaining more than 20,000 Qing troops outside the city did not dare to stop them and let them go south.

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