The news that reinforcements had arrived in Ji'an soon spread throughout the city of Nanchang, rekindling the flame of hope for the soldiers and civilians in the city. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Outside the city, the feat of more than 100 Huguang Town cavalry looking down on the strong enemy was like a reassuring pill for everyone. If only more than 100 people can have such courage, then the tens of thousands of troops in Huguang Town will not be defeated in front of the Tartars. Nanchang is saved!

Jin Shenghuan even took advantage of the fact that before the Qing army came, he sent people to the city to pick up the heads, flags and other things left by the cavalry in Huguang Town, and displayed them back and forth in the barracks and the streets of the city.

For a while, the city, which had been besieged and lifeless, seemed to be beginning to regain its vitality little by little.

The news from Huguang Town that the cavalry had flaunted their might under the city of Nanchang and then broke through quickly alarmed Tan Tai, who was furious, beheaded or reprimanded with a cane, and severely punished the people involved in it.

The news that the Ming army reinforcements had arrived in Ji'an, Tan Tai had learned about it the day before the Huguang Town cavalry came to report the news. At that time, the messenger sent by Liu Wuyuan could be said to be in tears, explaining that the situation in Ji'an was extremely dangerous, and asked the general to send troops to rescue Ji'an as soon as possible.

But in the subsequent military discussion, Tan Tai overrode the public opinion and vetoed the proposal of Ma Guozhu and others to send troops to rescue Ji'an, and even did not adopt the proposal to send some soldiers and horses to the surrounding area of Ji'an to contain the Ming army.

As Tan Tai's deputy, the white flag Manchuria Gushan Ezhen He Luo would be a little puzzled, although he did not say it explicitly in the military discussion at that time, he still deliberately went to Tan Tai afterwards.

"Pang Thief has already surrounded Ji'an, why didn't the general even send a single soldier to support? Do you firmly believe that Liu Wuyuan can hold Ji'an, or do you think that Ji'an is insignificant? "It's also Manchurian Gushan Ezhen, and in private, He Luohui doesn't have so many scruples when he talks, and he asks very directly.

"What are the thieves doing in Jiangxi?" Tan Tai didn't answer directly, but first came to this sentence without a head.

"Of course, I was ordered by the puppet emperor to relieve the siege of Nanchang."

"Since he came to relieve the siege of Nanchang, what is he doing to encircle Ji'an?"

"The general is worried that the thieves will use Ji'an as bait and encircle the point to send reinforcements?" He Luohui had already thought of this, "However, if Ji'an is taken by Pang thieves before our army conquers Nanchang, then the situation of our army will be greatly disadvantaged." Could it be that we just watched the Pang thief soldiers surround Ji'an and sit idly by? ”

"So what do we have to do? Is it really like Ma Guozhu and they said to divide troops to Ji'an? Hmph, if he does, I'm sure the happiest will be the thief, who will have several ways to eat the soldiers and horses we have sent to him bit by bit. This thief is unusual, last year Shang Kexi just underestimated him and lost his life. Tan Tai said disapprerovingly, "As for the disadvantage, our army was already at a disadvantage if it failed to take Nanchang before the Pang thieves surrounded Ji'an, and if it was led by the Pang thieves in the future, it would only be even more disadvantageous." ”

"And what is the general going to do next?"

"Continue to besiege Nanchang with the main force, and appropriately send additional troops and horses to strengthen the defense of Fengcheng and other places in the south. As for Ji'an, leave it alone. Liu Wuyuan has been in battle for a long time, and he also has a lot of experience in defending the city, so he should be able to hold on for a long time. If we can hold out until our army breaks through Nanchang and moves south, it will be very good. Even if you can't insist on it, Ji'an will break first, and it will be a stalemate at most. For our army, holding each other is a great victory, and for Pang thieves, holding each other is tantamount to a big defeat. ”

"Oh?"

"Even if the war situation is stalemate, our dynasty still has a steady stream of reinforcements to be deployed, and a steady stream of grain and grass to supply. And on the side of the puppet Ming, in addition to the Pang thief's department, how many troops and horses are there to fight? Moreover, Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming's 20,000 horses had already arrived in Wuchang, and Guo Yunlong's troops under Wu Sangui's account were also on their way to Huguang. However, Pang Thief was quite ambitious this time, and brought the main force of the town to Jiangxi, which was equivalent to handing over all the defense of Huguang to He Tengjiao, Huang Chaoxuan and others. In this situation, if he is not afraid of his old nest being ended, he can just spend it in Jiangxi. ”

Hearing Tan Tai say this, He Luohui's heart suddenly had a bottom: "The general is far-sighted, but I was too worried before."

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Wuchang, five provinces through the province

Hong Chengchou, who was the new official, finished reading a military report that had just been sent, and was overjoyed, twisting his gray beard and saying repeatedly: "There is a lot to be done!" There's a lot to be done! ”

It is no wonder that he is so happy, the current situation in Huguang is indeed a great thing for the Manchus.

Pang Yue had already led the main force of Huguang Town to Jiangxi, and the soldiers and horses of Huguang Town left behind were only three newly formed battalions with a strength of more than 10,000 troops. The rest of the Ming army, that is, a rabble under He Tengjiao's system, and the Huang Dynasty Xuan and his ilk, who can only poison the people and be fierce and inward-looking.

On the other hand, in Wuchang City, there are strong soldiers and strong horses, and there are more battlefield warriors such as Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming.

After reading the report, General Hong Chengchou handed it over to Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming, who were present.

After reading it, the two were also relieved and happy. Since they defected to the Manchu Qing Dynasty, they have rarely been defeated for many years, and it was only when they encountered Huguang Town in the Northern Hunan War that year that they were beaten to the head for the first time. Now that the greatest sufferer is gone, isn't the thousand-mile land of Hunan like a virgin who has not yet been allowed to gallop around?

Kong Youde said with a smile: "There is no one in Huguangming!" God help me to clear the sky! ”

"Although the Pang thief has led the main force to Jiangxi, Jingzhou still has tens of thousands of horses guarding the remnants of the thieves, which is the so-called loyalty camp." Geng Zhongming was a little worried after being happy, "Although these remnants of the thieves are rogue and their strength is not as good as that of the Pang thieves, they are much more difficult than Huang Chaoxuan, He Tengjiao and others, if our army wants to go south, the direction of Jingzhou has to be guarded." ”

Hong Chengchou smiled slightly: "King Huaishun doesn't have to worry too much, Guo Yunlong, the chief soldier under the account of King Pingxi, has led 10,000 soldiers and horses from Xi'an to the south, and will arrive in Wuchang in a few days." At that time, coupled with the green camps of several towns in Wuchang, Hankou and Hanyang, it will be enough to deter Jingzhou from rebelling. The two princes can lead their troops south with peace of mind. ”

In this way, there is no problem. Jingzhou's loyal battalion was pinned, and Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming's 20,000 troops went south to capture Hunan, so naturally they would no longer have any worries.

20,000 horses, although it doesn't sound like much, compared with the Ming army in Hunan, it is even at a disadvantage in terms of strength, but it is definitely not to be underestimated (in the original history, the king of Sanshun almost relied on 10,000 horses in his headquarters to level Hunan and Liangguang). In the case that the Ming army was generally extremely weak, the quantitative comparison could no longer truly reflect the comparison in strength.

Even if the south is frustrated for a while, how can the Longwu court not be shaken? How could Pang Yue not worry about the fire in the backyard, and how could he continue to continue the war in Jiangxi in peace?

Therefore, for Nanming, as long as one of the two battlefields in Huguang and Jiangxi is lost, it is a complete loss. For the Manchu Qing Dynasty, as long as one of these two battlefields can open up the situation, it will inevitably be full of life.

Before the curtain of war was fully opened, the judgment had been made, and Hong Chengchou, the veteran of the two dynasties, was full of confidence in this. As long as he can win this battle and let all the Han people in the world wear braids, who else is embarrassed to laugh at his old man as a traitor?

"This battle is related to the national fortune of our Qing Dynasty, and the worries of the king are divided, and we need to do our best to live up to this vast imperial grace." After Hong Chengchou finished speaking, he stood up and saluted Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming to show his solemnity.

Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming hurriedly got up and stepped forward to support: "Lao Jing slightly bothered me and waited!" (To be continued.) )