Under the city, a large area of Qing troops under black pressure is slowly surging over, the thorn flag covers the sky, and the footsteps are like thunder, but it also looks a little imposing. In the blink of an eye, www.biquge.info Qing army brigade advanced to a place about 300 steps away from the city wall, stopped under the command of the drums and flags issued by the Chinese army, and began to line up. The infantry was in the center, the cavalry was on the flanks, and the number was at least 10,000.

After the Qing army finished arraying, I saw that one of the generals under the command of Na Shuai waved his hand, and several sentry spouts left the formation and came straight to the direction of the city wall, and stopped at a distance of about 100 steps from the city gate. At this time, the leading horseman shouted at the head of the city: "Listen to the pseudo-Ming officers and soldiers in the city, the Qing Dynasty King Division has arrived!" If you are obsessed and trapped in the lonely city, when my Qing soldiers and horses break the city, you will die without a place to be buried! ”

Listening to the arrogant shouting of the Qing army sentinel, Wan Yuanji, Liu Guangyin and others in the city were all pale, but they did not say a word. Some of the officers and soldiers also became angry from the initial nervousness.

After shouting several times in a row, there was no reply from the city, and the sentry spies had no choice but to give up and return to the formation. Seeing that the persuasion was fruitless, the main general of the Qing army did not get angry, but came in person in the direction of the city gate surrounded by a group of personal soldiers.

Also stopping more than a hundred steps from the city wall, the chief general of the Qing army cleared his throat and shouted: "Lord Wan and Lord Liu are here, right?" If so, then please listen up! I am Ke Yongsheng, the chief soldier of Daqing Jiao Town, and I came to collect Ji'an by order of the imperial court! The two adults were dedicated to their duties, which made Ke very admired. But as the so-called person who knows the times is Junjie, the two of them have to see the situation clearly! The former Ming Dynasty has been established for more than 200 years, from prosperity to decline, from glory to withering, and now it is even more exhaustive! It is a foregone conclusion that I will replace the former Ming Dynasty in the Qing Dynasty! Could it be that the two of them want to go against the will of God? Hugh said that the two of you, even the former cabinet scholar and the secretary of the military department, Hong Chengchou, are now serving the Qing Dynasty, and you are just local governors, so why should you be martyred for the former Ming? ”

"Ke Yongsheng!" Wan Yuanji, who has always been gentle, also shouted at the city with a thick neck at this moment, "I think you were also a Ming general, and you didn't want to repay the grace of heaven but committed yourself to the captivity, and today you are still speaking foul language here!" May I ask him, what face will you face in the face of your ancestors and fathers? As a Han Chinese, he is willing to shave the hair left by his ancestors into the money rat tail of the savages for some petty profits! What kind of face do you have to face the nurturing grace of your parents? You don't need to mention Hong Chengchou and his ilk, such people who betray the Lord and seek glory are the shame of my Ming Dynasty! In addition, this official may wish to tell you that since this official is the governor of Jiangxi, he will always remember the responsibility of defending the land! If you want to capture Ji'an, then directly raise troops to attack, and don't spend that useless labor! ”

Hearing Wan Yuanji's reprimand, Ke Yongsheng's face first turned red, and then turned to iron blue, and only after a while did he say viciously: "Ke has always acted first and then soldiers, since Lord Wan is so ignorant of current affairs, then don't blame me for being unkind!" ”

Putting aside this cruel sentence, and glancing at the city with a resentful gaze, Ke Yongsheng returned to the formation under the escort of his own soldiers.

In less than two quarters of an hour, I saw a slight commotion in the formation of the Qing army, and a row of big guys was pushed out from behind the formation.

Under the banner of the Chinese army, Ke Yongsheng's face sank like the bottom of a pot, and his teeth chattered with anger. In his opinion, it would be okay if this 10,000 yuan didn't surrender, and he actually scolded him for being a bloody dog with no skin, which is really hateful! If he didn't immediately attack the city and kill all the puppet officials and people who didn't know what to do, how could he eliminate the hatred in his heart?

After a while, as the horns and drums of the attack sounded, a large number of Qing army auxiliaries began to push the two dozen shield carts slowly towards the city wall. I saw that the huge thick protective plank in front of the shield cart was wrapped with cowhide and quilt, like a small moving city wall, enough to resist bows and arrows and firearms, followed by a large number of Qing army auxiliaries pushing wheelbarrows, loaded with high piles of earth, for the purpose of filling all kinds of ravines, including moats. …,

After the auxiliaries, there were a large number of murderous soldiers with blades in hand, and more than a dozen ladders were mixed in. At this time, almost every Qing soldier's face was filled with excitement, and his eyes were full of excitement. They had already received a promise from Shangguan that once the city was breached, they could indulge in plundering for three days. The promise overjoyed everyone, and although the people of the city had been their compatriots only a year ago, the fact had long since been thrown out of their minds, and all that was left in their minds was the frenzy of over-longing.

The Qing army poured towards the city wall like a tidal wave, getting closer and closer. At the head of the city, some of the Ming troops even began to tremble with their legs, and Gannan Chengping has been peaceful for a long time, but they have rarely seen this kind of scene.

"Boom! - "Boom! ——”…… After the Qing army's shield car entered the firing range, a dozen or so large and small Fulong machine guns on the head of the city opened fire. After a series of loud noises, the high-speed and red-hot solid cannonballs either directly hit the shield cart, smashing the shield cart to pieces, or flew directly into the Qing army's formation, bringing out bursts of blood mist and screams.

After withstanding the first round of blows, the Qing army also took advantage of the gap in the loading of Ming artillery to accelerate the speed of advance.

The Battle of Ji'an began......

In the evening, Taihe County

This place is about 130 miles away from Ji'an City, close to the Ganjiang River, and the south wharf of the city is an important stopping point for merchants and goods on the Ganjiang River. Different from the calm and peaceful scene in the past, at this time there was a large army gathered outside Taihe County, and from the flag, it was Ganzhou Town.

Of course, it is impossible for the messenger sent by Wan Yuan Ji to be so fast, and it is impossible for the officers and soldiers of Ganzhou Town to be so fast. In fact, Pang Yue had not met a messenger from Ji'an until now, and he had led his troops from Ganzhou a few days earlier. A few days ago, after receiving a report from the intelligence officers of the Military Intelligence Department about the movements of Jin Shengheng's department, combined with the prediction brought by his previous life, Pang Yue knew that Ji'an would soon be tight. Although Ji'an is not his defense area, once Ji'an is lost, the situation in Ganzhou and Nan'an will also become precarious. In the original history, the loss of the opportunity and the collapse of the morale of the Ming army in southern Gan were not unrelated to the loss of Ji'an. Considering this, Pang Yue assembled the army as quickly as possible, and the army traveled by land and water, and rushed to Ji'an by land and water.

This time, Ganzhou Town can be said to be in full swing, and all four battalions are in the sequence of going out. Only 2,000 recently recruited recruits and a few veterans led by Zhang Yunli were left in Ganzhou City, and some of the elite military households of Ganzhou Wei also received armor weapons to assist in the defense. Before leaving, Pang Yue instructed Zhang Yunli that before the main force returned, he must guard the city of Ganzhou and strictly guard against the Qing army's sneak attack. After getting Zhang Yunli's assurance, Pang Yue found Qian Lu again and asked him to cooperate with Zhang Yunli in deploying the city defense, and Qian Lu also solemnly agreed. After arranging everything, Pang Yue took the 12,000 troops of Ganzhou Town to set foot on the road north to Ji'an.

At this moment, outside Taihe County, Pang Yue was taking advantage of the opportunity of the army to rest and was talking with his new staff Tian Shizun.

Tian Shizun is around forty years old and has a thin figure. He was a native of Nan'an, and was originally a staff member of Yuan Jixian, the former governor of Jiangxi, who returned to his hometown after Yuan Jixian was coerced by Zuo Mengeng to surrender to the Qing Dynasty. Because Tian Shizun read poetry and books extensively, his knowledge was very wide, and he had been a staff member of the governor, so he was very famous in the local area. After Pang Yue heard about Tian Shizun by chance, he considered that he was lacking a staff member who was responsible for managing the logistics of copywriting, so he wrote a sincere handwritten letter and sent someone to Nan'an to invite him out of the mountain. Although Tian Shizun retired to the countryside, he was still always concerned about the world's affairs, naturally he had heard of Pang Yue's name, and he was in the prime of life, and his ambition to serve the country still existed, so he gladly accepted this opportunity and came to Ganzhou to meet Pang Yue. After talking with Tian Shizun many times, Pang Yue found that he was not only knowledgeable and wide-ranging, but also knew the copywriting work well, and was thoughtful, and also had his own unique views on military affairs. …,

"My lord, did you really decide to rush to Ji'an overnight?" Tian Shizun asked, he had already learned of Pang Yue's decision when he talked just now.

Pang Yue nodded: "Now that the situation is urgent, how can we be allowed to delay a little?" Qinggou Jin Shengheng may have already arrived in Ji'an City! At the moment, time is of the essence, and the army of our town rushed to Ji'an a moment earlier, and Ji'an was less in danger of being broken. ”

"Your Excellency has a point." Tian Shizun said, "Right now, Ke Yongsheng and other Qing reinforcements have returned to the division with Jin Shengheng, if they attack Ji'an together, the defenders in the city are afraid that they will not last long." It's just that the army of our town has been rushing for many days, and if we march in a hurry, I'm afraid the soldiers will not be able to bear it! ”

Pang Yue said: "What Mr. Zijing said is not unreasonable, but Qinggou will not give us a chance to rest." In addition, I will also arrange a proper rest time on the way, and the soldiers have also experienced many long-distance marches and training before, and the remaining 100 miles of land will not be unable to hold on. ”

"Well, that's all there is to it for now. I hope the defenders in Ji'an will hold out until our army arrives! Tian Shizun looked at the north and sighed.

"Stand up! - ""Assemble! Half an hour later, in the temporary camp in Ganzhou Town, as the shouts of the officers sounded, the soldiers stood up one after another. The effects of the harsh training in peacetime were finally shown at this time, and although they did not get enough rest after a long march, the movements of the officers and men were still neat and orderly, and there was no panic or procrastination.

Silently watching this situation, a faint smile appeared on Pang Yue's face. You must know that in order to train this army, he has devoted more than half a year of hard work, and now he is naturally very pleased to see the officers and soldiers performing well. But at the same time, there was also a little worry in his heart, not knowing what the result of this young army would be when it faced Jin Shengheng and the other Qinggou, and he didn't know how many officers and soldiers would be buried in Ji'an forever. But he couldn't stop all this, just ask which king's army was not killed from the sea of corpses and blood? Only after the tempering of blood and fire again and again can the new force of Ganzhou Town be able to bathe in the fire and grow into the Great Wall of Steel of the Chinese nation! This is what it means to be in this world!