After beheading Liu Tongchun on the spot, Pang Yue led the army into the city. Regardless of www.biquge.info past and present life, this is his first time in Nanchang.

Jin Shenghuan had already vacated his mansion in the city on the edge of East Lake, and wanted to invite Pang Yue to move in, and other generals of the Nanchang Army also offered to give up their residences to the generals of Huguang Town.

But this kindness was rejected by Pang Yue, and the reason given was that the war was not over now, and the Qing army was still eyeing not far away, and it was far from the time to sit back and enjoy comfort.

In fact, although Huguang Town broke through the blockade line of the Qing army's west road and relieved the siege of Nanchang, the Qing army did not go far. Standing on the towers in the east and north of the city and looking into the distance, you can still see the continuous Qing army camps and the vertical and horizontal barriers and trenches. And the strength of the Qing army did not lose too much, Huguang Town only had one more Nanchang City in his hands, and the two armies were still in a confrontational situation. It's really not time to relax, not even the slightest.

After entering the city, Pang Yue immediately let the Yuezhou battalion and the Yongding battalion take over the defense of the city gates, while Jin Shenghuan's Nanchang army all withdrew and returned to several military camps in the city to rest. Jin Shenghuan and others have no objection to this arrangement.

In the evening, Pang Yue first took the initiative to visit Jiang Yueguang, a former university scholar who lived in the city.

After Jin Shenghuan raised troops against the Qing Dynasty and returned to the Ming Dynasty, he thought that he was an important minister of the first dynasty, so he welcomed him to Nanchang City. After the incident, Jin Shenghuan, who was a big official, was naturally not stingy with Jiang Yueguang, and asked him to call for far and near in the name of "the prince and the prince, the secretary of the ministry and the secretary of the military department, and the scholar of the Zhongji Temple".

At this time, Pang Yue took the initiative to visit, and the old man was almost sincerely afraid, for fear that the disgraceful deeds he had been made by Jin Shenghuan would be brought out by Pang Yue to make a fuss. But Pang Yue did not mention this matter, and after a while of greetings, he first praised the old man, as a respected veteran of several dynasties, for his great contribution to stabilizing the morale of the army in the city during the siege of Nanchang. Later, he said that when the Tartars were completely driven away, Jiangxi would still be the Jiangxi of the Ming Dynasty, and he hoped that the old man would be able to stand up again and make a contribution to the great cause of the Ming Dynasty.

Seeing that this young general soldier with a heavy army and a rumor of dominance was so humble and polite in front of him, Mr. Jiang naturally didn't want to shirk anything, and after praising Pang Yue's exploits in rescuing Nanchang, he said that if the imperial court still had a place to use his old bones in the future, he would definitely not stand by like before.

Coming out of Jiang Yueguang's residence, Pang Yue came to the general town office in the city all the time, that is, the original place where Jin Shenghuan was in the city, and ordered a military meeting to be held. In addition to the commanders of the departments and battalions of the Central Military Department in Huguang Town, all the guerrilla generals of the Nanchang Army were also summoned.

The purpose of this military meeting was not to discuss the next battle plan, nor was it to summarize the previous combat situation. Pang Yue mainly wanted to understand the current strength of the Nanchang Army, and familiarize himself with the main generals in the army, so as to pave the way for the next move.

"It's the first time we've sat together for a military meeting, but it's not the first time we've met." Pang Yue smiled and looked at the generals of the Nanchang Army, opening in such a unique way, "Two years ago, in Ji'an and Ganzhou, many of you here have already met with me. It's just that then you and I were enemies, and now we are robes. ”

That's right. Two years ago, Jin Shenghuan and Wang Deren led their troops as the vanguard of the Qing army to Ji'an and Ganzhou, and Pang Yue, who was still the general army of Ganzhou at that time, led his army to fight with them in Ji'an and Ganzhou. Now, two years later, the opponents who were once on the battlefield have become friendly troops sitting together and discussing matters, which really makes people feel that the world is impermanent.

Pang Yue's words were even more unique in the ears of the generals of the Nanchang Army, and everyone smiled stupidly, and many people were ashamed.

"Let the past pass, and don't bother with it. Now that you have returned to the Ming Dynasty, it is a new beginning. Pang Yue said, "I called you here today, first, to get to know you, and secondly, to learn about the situation of the various battalions in the army. At present, although the siege of Nanchang has been lifted, tens of thousands of Tartars are still eyeing the vicinity, and the war is far from over. Only when some things are clarified can the next battle be done in an orderly manner. Everyone, please speak freely, if there is a shortage of grain and grass in the camp, or if you need any other materials, Pang will definitely try to make up for you. General Kim, General Wang, what do you think? ”

"But it's up to Pang Shuai to do it." Both Jin Shenghuan and Wang Deren said they had no objections.

As a result, the generals of the Nanchang Army stood up one by one, first introducing themselves, and then introducing the situation of the soldiers and horses under their command, such as battle damage and the materials needed at present.

After everyone finished speaking, Pang Yue would ask the chief logistics officer of the Central Military Department who participated in the military meeting to write down the shortfall in grain, grass, baggage, etc., and ordered him to make up for it within three days.

The generals who received the supplies thanked each other one by one.

"The last general, Guo Tiancai, has seen Pang Shuai......" A burly general with several scars on his face got up to introduce himself.

"You are Guo Tiancai?" A smile appeared on Pang Yue's face, "I've heard of General Guo's name for a long time. After Nanchang returned to the Ming Dynasty at the beginning of the year, in the battles of attacking Ji'an in the south and facing the Tatars in the north, General Guo made the enemy suffer a lot. I saw it today, and I really had a brave general! ”

As early as in his previous life, Pang Yue had seen Guo Tiancai's name in relevant historical materials. This is indeed a rare good general under Jin Shenghuan, who is not only good at commanding troops and brave in combat, but also has the support of the soldiers, and often has unique insights in long-term strategy. But his suggestions were rarely adopted, and they were usually only used by Jin Shenghuan simply as a future to kill, so it can be said that he was not properly appointed.

"Don't mention those battles, no matter how brave Guo is, he will lose, it's a shame to say it!" Guo Tiancai is obviously also a lover of personality, and he doesn't have many twists and turns when he speaks. He didn't have anything to say about himself, but he was embarrassed when he heard the rest of the Nanchang Army generals around him.

Pang Yue couldn't help laughing, why Guo Tiancai was not so likable by Jin Shenghuan's side, he finally knew the general reason now.

"Haha, General Guo is really a man of temperament. However, this is not a shame, and victory and defeat on the battlefield are impermanent. If you lose this time, you will win back next time. He will fight again with the Tartars in the future, and General Guo will have the confidence to win it back and make the Tartars embarrassed? Pang Yue said.

Guo originally thought that he would throw his life away in Nanchang, and there was no chance to save face. Fortunately, Pang Shuai arrived in time, which allowed Guo to pick up a life. Now they are all people who have walked in front of the Hades Palace, and there is nothing they dare not think about or do. ”

"Good! What a 'nothing I dare not think or do'! If the two armies fight and lose a big victory first, no matter how good the armor and equipment, and how sufficient the food and grass are, it will not help. Today, General Guo set an example for us here. With a brave general like General Guo, our army's certainty of defeating the Tatars is a little greater. However, if you want to do a good job, you must first sharpen your tools, General Guo, what do your troops and horses urgently need now, even if you say it, I will do my best to do what I can. ”

Guo Tiancai was not pretentious, and directly said what materials were needed.

Pang Yue also asked the logistics officer to write it down and distribute it within two days, and deliberately added a little more to the amount Guo Tiancai said.

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After the military discussion ended, Jin Shenghuan and Wang Deren were silent on the way back, although there were no idle people around, they did not communicate as usual, and even the most obscure complaints were gone.

They are all smart people, and today's deal alone can see Pang Yue's methods. I'm afraid that it won't be long before this army will be divided and completely lost from them. Although they had expected this result a long time ago, and they had persuaded themselves in their hearts to look away, but now watching it happen little by little in front of their eyes, their hearts were still like overturning the five-flavor bottle, and no matter how they thought about it, they didn't feel like it.

As for regret or something, it is meaningless now, and they no longer have the heart to dwell on it. The only thing I care about is where my future path is and how it will be arranged.

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On the afternoon of 25 October, the day after the siege of Nanchang was lifted, an army of nearly 10,000 people marched eastward on the official road in the mountains at the junction of Huguang Baoqing Mansion and Hengzhou Prefecture.

This is exactly the Changde General Soldier and Horse Entering the Loyal Department controlled by the right capital Yushi and the right squire of the military department. On the same day, after receiving the report of the enemy situation from Yuezhou, Du Yinxi immediately asked Ma Jinzhong to gather troops and horses, and when the grain and grass were prepared, he led the army from Changde south to Hengzhou. This is also what Pang Yue had discussed with him before, once Kong Youde's troops went south from Wuchang, Changde's soldiers and horses immediately set off to Xingdu to escort him, and there was no need to wait for the holy decree to come.

After setting out from Changde, they first took the waterway, landed in Baoqing Prefecture, and then marched eastward without stopping.

"Kwai Yu (Ma Jinzhong), this crime of leading the troops to offend Xingdu without getting the will, I'm afraid I will have to bear it with you." During the march, Du Yinxi said apologetically.

"What's that? Blocking the public and the literati are not afraid of killing their heads, how can we military generals be afraid to let others see jokes? Besides, let's go to escort, an act of loyalty, with a clear conscience. The saints today are not people who do not know right from wrong, and they do not fail to understand our suffering. Ma Jinzhong looked indifferent, "What's more, if we don't enter Xingdu at that time, we will camp north of Xingdu, even if the saint really listens to the slander of a traitor who wants to be unfavorable to us, and the legs are all on us, we won't be able to run?" ”

If it was the first time he heard Ma Jinzhong speak like this, Du Yinxi would probably be dumbfounded, but now he was already surprised, and just smiled and shook his head.

After a while, there was a horse scouting report: a group of soldiers and horses was found in front, about three or four thousand people, under the banner of the Dian camp.