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Upon learning of the news of the northern expedition of the Ming army in Hunan, Luo Xiujin, the new governor of Qinghuguang, did not delay at all, and immediately summoned the main civil and military forces in Wuchang City to discuss countermeasures. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

At this time, the main civil officials in Wuchang City, in addition to Luo Xiujin, also included He Mingluan, the governor of Qinghuguang, Wang Shouluan, the governor of Hubei, the governor of Biyuan (Hunan), and Wu Da, the governor of Hunan. The generals include Zhang Guozhu, the general soldier of Wuchang, Wei Shouzhi, the general soldier of Hanyang, Yu Shizhong, the general of the Biyuan army, and He Yun, the general of the supervision battalion.

All the adults who responded to the call, regardless of martial arts, all had more or less panic on their faces. Many panicked people gathered together, and the atmosphere became even more tense and depressing.

Although Luo Xiujin still barely maintained the frame of the feudal official, he was no longer able to maintain his composure in his heart. 100,000 (the Ming Army of the Northern Expedition is known as 100,000) Ming Army, among which there is also the headquarters of Pang Yue, the general soldier of Huguang, how can you ignore it? If it is said that Luo Xiujin is not familiar with the other Ming armies, he is still not familiar with it, but he is really impressed by Huguang Town under Pang Yue, and his name is also like thunder.

guarded Ganzhou, so that Tulai and Jin Shengheng lost their troops and were not allowed to enter the city for half a step; against the southern expeditionary army led by Prince Yu Duoduo, especially the battle ended in a draw; went south to Liangguang, and lost all the land in the middle of October, and Li Chengdong, Tong Yang and ......

A series of achievements of the army under Pang Yue have now become boulders pressing on Luo Xiujin's heart, and looking at the existing hole cards in his hand, he can hardly find anything to compete with.

Previously, Sun Dingliao, the governor of Huguang, had led 5,000 elite soldiers to Xiangyang to participate in the suppression of the rebellion. But even with the addition of the Inspector Battalion, the total number of available soldiers is only about 15,000. Moreover, Zhang Guozhu and Wei Shouzhi were originally generals of the Ming Dynasty. The soldiers and horses under his command are mainly from the old battalion, and the armament has been lax for a long time. Most of the soldiers under Yu Shizhong's account were newly recruited, and they were free of food and salary but extremely lacking in training, which was still insufficient compared to Zhang and Wei. Not to mention the battle against the Ming army.

The hall was quiet for a while before someone spoke.

"Lord Governor, the puppet army is menacing. However, Wuchang Zuo is close to our army's strength is thin and may be difficult to match, so the lower officials secretly thought that they should send envoys to Jingzhou, Xiangyang and other places as soon as possible, and ask King Zhishun, Duke Xu Shun or Lord Ka to lead the army back to help. Otherwise. If Wuchang is lost. Then the whole Jiangnan will be shaken. The arrogance of the false Ming will also rise again. He Mingluan forced his composure, but his tone was quite trembling, as if he was afraid that when the Ming army arrived at the city, reinforcements had not yet arrived.

He Futai is reasonable, this time the puppet Ming army invaded the north, and it was personally commanded by Pang Yue, the puppet marquis of Dingwu, and the army under his command was known for its fierceness and sharpness. It is really difficult to stop my Wuchang army alone. Only the strong troops of the Northland and the elite soldiers of the Eight Banners under the command of King Zhishun and Lord Ka can compete with them. At this time, the puppet Ming army has not yet invaded here. Send an envoy for help as soon as possible, or will it not be too late when his troops arrive? At the same time, the thread was worried and anxious.

The rest of the civil officials also expressed their views one after another, but there was really nothing new in the content, and they were simplified, nothing more than the word "asking for help", and asked for help from Xiangyang in Jingzhou, Xiangjing and even Jin Shengheng in northern Jiangxi. The tone of worry, eagerness and even panic, one person is even more than another, and the reserved dignity of the "Great Qing Dynasty Official" fell to the ground, and the essence of the color and inwardness was undoubtedly revealed.

Luo Xiujin sighed secretly and looked at the military attaché's seat, hoping to hear some exciting words from here, so as to sweep away the gloom in his heart.

Seeing that Luo Xiujin's eyes were first cast on him, Zhang Guozhu had no choice but to speak: "Lord Duxian doesn't have to worry too much, according to the last general, the puppet Ming army's northern attack was in response to the request for help from the rebel general Wang Guangtai." In order to relieve the siege of Xiangyang, they will first go west and invade the left of Jingzhou. As for Wuchang, it should not be the focus of its attack. And Wuchang and Hanyang are all fortified cities, it is not difficult for our army to hold on, as long as we insist on the reinforcements, the puppet Ming army will definitely return in vain. ”

After Zhang Guozhu finished speaking, the rest of them will speak one by one. The views are also surprisingly consistent, but they are just "sticking to it". As for whether to go to war and how to retreat from the enemy, it was not mentioned. The most daring expectation was only to make the Ming army "return in vain". Luo Xiujin was disappointed when she heard this.

The meeting went on coldly for a long time, and there were not many effective plans to be discussed, Luo Xiujin's already somewhat uneasy mood became more anxious, if it was according to his previous temperament, I am afraid that he would have taken the case a long time ago. But at present, it is an extraordinary period, and he can only suppress the dissatisfaction in his heart, so he accepts those views, arranges for the messenger to ask for help, and makes preliminary arrangements for the city defense, and then announces the end of this meeting that made him worry.

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Outside the city of Xiangyang, after Shang Kexi, the king of Zhishun, learned the exact news of the northern expedition of Huguang Town and the Zhongzhen Battalion, he temporarily stopped the siege of the city, and also summoned all the generals to come for a military discussion.

When it comes to the importance of the Hunan Ming Army, especially to Pang Yue's department, Shang Kexi, who has personally fought with it, is even more important than Luo Xiujin. Long before leaving Jingzhou and sending troops to Xiangyang, he had sent many secret agents to Yuezhou, Changde and even Chenzhou. Although I can't inquire about many confidential things, I can also grasp the general movements of the Ming army in time. Therefore, although he was far away in Xiangyang, he got the news that the Ming army was going north earlier than Luo Xiujin.

Prior to this, Zhang Yingxiang, the chief soldier of the green battalion of Henan, and Gao Di, the general of the general army of Kaigui, who had returned from Henan, Daniel Zhang, a staff general of the Shaanxi-Gansu Green Battalion from Shaanxi, and Ka Kamu, the attendant of the Qing Rite Department who had gone south from Beijing, had successively led troops to the city of Xiangyang. Among them, Zhang Yingxiang's more than 5,000 troops, Gao Di's more than 4,000 people, Daniel Zhang's more than 3,000 troops, and more than 3,000 Manchu Han soldiers led by Kakhamu, plus more than 10,000 people from Shang Kexi and Sun Dingliao's troops who had previously arrived under Xiangyang City, gathered 26,700 Qing troops under Xiangyang City, with Shang Kexi as the main commander, and attacked Xiangyang City day and night. Especially in recent days, the Qing army's siege efforts have gradually increased, and the 7,000 newly defeated troops of Wang Guangtai's army in the city have become more and more difficult to resist, and they have gradually become overwhelmed.

Now that the Ming army has sent reinforcements to the north, the situation has changed again.

After military discussions, Shang Kexi decided to go south to Jingzhou with Daniel Zhang and Kakam to lead their respective headquarters. Rendezvous with Shen Zhixiang, the Duke of Xushun, who was stationed in Jingzhou, and Zheng Siwei, the general soldier of Jingzhou, strengthened the defensive force and faced the invading Ming army. And temporarily handed over the command of the attack on Xiangyang to Sun Dingliao. instructed him to continue the attack, and when Xiangyang was ready, he would immediately lead the army south to meet and meet the Ming army together.

After arranging the military affairs under the city of Xiangyang, Shang Kexi sent an envoy to Wuchang to explain to Luo Xiujin, the governor of Huguang, that the focus of the Ming army's attack should be Jingzhou and Wuchang, and its troops were prosperous. It is difficult to stop the small soldiers in the counties along the Yangtze River, so it is better to withdraw the sporadic local garrisons and the money and grain from the government treasury to Wuchang, Hanyang, Jingzhou and other important towns in time. The walls are clear, don't let the Ming army break through. Loss of troops and military funds in vain. At the same time, he asked Luo Xiujin to let the garrisons of Wuchang and Hanyang under his control hurry up preparations for war, and send envoys to Beijing in time to report the situation in Hubei. Once the main direction of the Ming army is Jingzhou, the armies of Wuchang and Hanyang should come to the aid in time, and if the main direction of the Ming army is Wuchang and Hanyang. He will also lead the army of Jingzhou to the east to support with all his might.

Furthermore. Shang Kexi sent fast horses to rush back to Jingzhou first, and asked Shen Zhixiang and Zheng Siwei to hurry up and transfer the garrisons and government treasury money and grain around Jingzhou back to Jingzhou, and recruit as many township warriors as possible to defend the city together.

After the military orders were issued, Shang Kexi, who had to catch his breath a little, suddenly realized how tight the strings in his head were. Whether he wanted to admit it or not, Pang Yue had become a fierce enemy in his consciousness that needed to be dealt with with with all his might.

Shang Kexi's decision was not agreed with by everyone, and just as he decided to lead his army to the south, a new staff member who had recently joined his tent heard the news. Hurry up to dissuade: "Lord Wang! The traitors in Xiangyang City have become the end of the crossbow, and Wang Shi only needs to increase his strength a little. This city is ready to go down! Why do you want to withdraw more than 10,000 elite soldiers at this time to give the traitors a chance to breathe? ”

In fact, not only this staff member sees it this way, but there are also many people in the army who hold this view. It's just that the generals in the army are well aware of Shang Kexi's self-righteous and ruthless habits, and most of them dare not explain it. And this staff member is quite bold, and he is also newly invested in the account, so he has not so many scruples.

Because he had been putting on the posture of Corporal Lixian for a long time, Shang Kexi had a little patience to explain when he heard his staff dissuade him like this: "Sir, don't worry, this king's decision has naturally been carefully considered. At present, Pang Yue, the puppet Marquis of Dingwu, has led the puppet Ming army to attack north, and the defensive forces of Jingzhou are slightly insufficient, and it may be difficult to block the enemy's troops. If our army is still sluggish under the city of Xiangyang, if Jingzhou is lost, the erosion of the situation in Hubei will definitely be out of control. If this is the case, even if our army can wipe out the traitors in Xiangyang, what good will it do in the overall situation? ”

The staff hurriedly said: "The prince's words are wrong! The so-called those who want to fight outside must first settle inside, and our army can only completely eliminate the traitors in Xiangyang first, so that we can worry about it and go all out to meet the enemy who invaded from the north. The prince is going south at this time, and the siege strength is weak, and the traitors in the city will surely regain their arrogance, and may even break through the siege again to contain our army, which is not already abundant. At that time, even if the prince blocks the puppet Ming army in Jingzhou, the rear will not be peaceful, which will lead to the enemy on the back and the damage to the army's heart, which is more than worth the loss! ”

"But the gentleman is too worried! Although the king waved his army south, the general of the Sun army led the two general troops of Zhang and Gao to continue to attack the city. As the gentleman said, how long can the traitors in the city be able to resist the end of the crossbow? As soon as Xiangyang is broken, the Sun army will lead the army south to meet the king, so what are the worries at that time, how can they suffer from the enemy? ”

"When the two armies face each other, the most important thing is morale. It is the so-called one drum, then decline, and three exhaustion. Morale can not be frustrated! Now that our army is about to break the city, the prince has ordered the withdrawal of the army, so how can the morale of our army not be lost? As soon as the morale of our army falls, the morale of the traitors will rise, especially when the prince leads the army to retreat south, he must know that his reinforcements have arrived, how can he not resist desperately in a desperate situation? Therefore, although Sun Junmen and other departments are still there, it will be useless! ”

"Sir's meaning is nothing more than that he is afraid that the traitors in Xiangyang will not be able to settle down in time, so as to disturb the rear of our army, and contain the strength of our army, so that our army will be exposed to the enemy and unable to respond to the enemy with all its strength. But this king also wants to ask Mr., if Jingzhou is lost, and the puppet Ming army rushes straight in the direction of Xiangyang, then our army will not suffer from the enemy on its back and have no worries? Shang Kexi was already a little impatient.

The staff still refused to give up: "Xiangyang is close at hand, and the puppet Ming army is still thousands of miles away. Moreover, the traitors in Xiangyang are weak, and the enemy who invades in the north is strong, so the prince does not destroy the traitors in Xiangyang first, but first meets the enemy who returns to the north. It is not clear to seek the near and far. How can it be wise to seek difficulties if it is easy to do so? What's more, the city of Jingzhou is magnificent and strong, and there are Xu Shungong and Zheng Junmen personally guarding it, even if the puppet Ming army arrives under the city, it will be difficult to do anything in a short time. In other words, if Duke Xu Shun and Zheng Junmen can't resist the puppet Ming army with their strong cities, even if the prince personally waves his army south, what good will it be? ”

"Shut up!" Shang Kexi finally couldn't help but be furious, slapped his palm on the case, and almost split the case in two.

This staff member really dared to say anything, if the "inexplicable, inexplicably wise" in his mouth only aroused Shang Kexi's disgust and disgust, then the next sentence "What is the benefit of the prince personally waving the army south" can be regarded as really touching Shang Kexi's counterscales.

On that day at Wanshou Bridge, under the defense of Pang Yue's army, the loss of troops and the loss of generals but not allowed to advance half a step and even being severely reprimanded by Duoduo has always been a scar on Shang Kexi's heart, but today's staff does not know what to do, and he will expose it when he comes up, how can he not be angry?

"This king has always respected Mr., and please respect himself! This is a military order, no more to say! If Mr. is so presumptuous again, he will be punished by military law! Get out of this king now! Reflect on yourself! ”

The staff said no more, retreated angrily, and returned to the residence with a long sigh: "When encountering the enemy, he panicked, so that he did not distinguish between urgency and slowness, strength and weakness, and King Zhishun was really called Zhizi in vain!" If he stays in his army again, and the day he is defeated, it will be the time to repeat the mistakes of Tian Feng at the end of the Han Dynasty! ”

sighed, packed his luggage overnight, and ran away under the cover of night.

In the early morning of the next day, after breakfast for the whole army, Shang Kexi ordered the camp to set out, and together with Kakam and Daniel Zhang, led the army south and headed straight to Jingzhou.

Shang Kexi led the army south, and naturally he couldn't hide the eyes of Wang Guangtai, Wang Chang and others in Xiangyang City. Seeing this scene, Wang Guangtai knew that the Ming reinforcements must have entered Hubei, threatening Jingzhou, Wuchang and other important towns, and Shang Kexi would lead the army away so impatiently.

Originally, in the face of the rapid offensive of the Qing army for several days, Wang Guangtai was not very sure whether he could hold Xiangyang. But now that the reinforcements have arrived, and Shang Kexi has withdrawn. In the desperate situation, the excitement in his heart was almost uncontrollable, and he rekindled his infinite fighting spirit. In addition to being excited, he ordered the news to be spread throughout the city.

Upon receiving this news, Wang Guangtai's entire army seemed to have seen a guiding light in the vast dark night, wandering on the sea and finally seeing the land, swept away fatigue and despair, and their morale immediately soared. (To be continued.) )