The southward movement of the Qing army in Jiangxi finally ended in failure. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 infoThis time, Jin Shengheng's losses were not insignificant, not only did he not take Ji'an City, but he was bleeding, and even the grain and grass that he had managed to raise for the army for several months were almost burned. After this change, Jin Shengheng's belief in the inevitability has been worn to the ground, and he withdrew his troops to the north of Jishui County in embarrassment to wait for recovery. Not to mention Ke Yongsheng, he lost several generals in a row, more than half of the army suffered casualties, and his morale was even more devastating.

After smashing the Qing army's offensive, Pang Yue led his army to stay in Ji'an City for a while, waiting for the arrival of other reinforcements to prevent the Qing army from taking the opportunity to counterattack. As for the booty captured after the pursuit of Jin Shengheng's army, Pang Yue also discussed with Wu Zhifan, Zhang Guozuo and other local defenders and made a distribution, and finally reached a consensus: more than 500 war horses are all owned by Ganzhou Town, and weapons and armor, including prisoners, are owned by the local Ming army in Ji'an. Wu Zhifan and Zhang Guozuo had no opinion on the result of this distribution, after all, this battle was mainly fought in Ganzhou Town, and their men and horses just rushed forward to "break through" when the defeat of the Qing army was decided. What's more, Pang Yue also generously gave them a hundred fine bird guns each.

On the third day after the retreat of the Qing army, Shi Lang finally returned. Although he successfully led the team to complete the task of destroying the grain and grass of the Qing army, he also suffered great losses, and only half of the more than 800 soldiers who went to attack Jishui County were left. Shi Lang, who has always been cold, couldn't help but choke up a little when he told Pang Yue about the loss, after all, these were all soldiers he had trained with his own hands. In this regard, Pang Yue was also a good student and persuaded him, and awarded Shi Lang a first-class command medal, and the rest of the soldiers also received corresponding medals.

At the beginning of April, the reinforcements of Tong Yizhen and Chen Jiaobu sent by Ding Kuichu, the governor of Liangguang, arrived in Ji'an, and Cao Zhijian, sent by He Tengjiao, the governor of Huguang, also entered Jiangxi. Seeing that reinforcements from all walks of life had arrived one after another, Pang Yue began to prepare to return to Ganzhou, after all, there was also a big mess waiting for him in Ganzhou.

On April 12, the soldiers of Ganzhou Town, who had become famous in World War I, embarked on their way home under the welcome of the people of Ji'an.

On April 15 of the first year of Longwu, Huguang Changsha Mansion, Governor Yamen

He Tengjiao, the governor of Huguang, was drinking tea in his study, and sitting next to him were Dao Zhangkuang, the superintendent of the army, and Fu Shangrui, the governor of Biyuan (Hunan). However, compared with He Tengjiao's calm waves, the faces of Zhang and Fu were somewhat ugly.

In the morning, the military department staff Shilang Zhonglu Taiping and the eunuch Yang Shouming arrived in Changsha and sent the holy decree of Emperor Longwu. The content of the decree was simple, Emperor Longwu informed He Tengjiao of his decision to move to Huguang, and asked him to send troops to Fujian to meet him.

After arranging for Lu Taiping and his entourage to stay, He Tengjiao began to discuss the matter with Zhang Kuang and Fu Shangrui.

"Lord Duxian, why did Your Majesty suddenly remember to move to Huguang?" Fu Shangrui asked with an embarrassed face.

Although Zhang Kuang did not speak, the expression on his face was almost the same as Fu Shangrui. In their hearts, they really didn't want to see Emperor Longwu move to Huguang. As high-ranking military and political officials in Huguang, as a senior member of the party, they have long been accustomed to the days when the emperor is far away and there is no restriction. If Emperor Longwu personally sat in Huguang, then their life would not be so comfortable.

He Tengjiao put down the teacup, gently spit out the tea stem, and said, "As a courtier, how can I guess the holy will?" Now that His Majesty has decided to move to Huguang, we will prepare for the drive. ”

"However, Lord Duxian, the current situation in Huguang is not optimistic! The Qing captives are still eyeing the north of Yuezhou, and may go south again at any time. Your Majesty has moved here, isn't he in danger? Zhang Kuang's brows were tightly locked, and his face was full of worry. …,

"Zhang Daotai is reasonable!" Fu Shangrui's expression instantly changed to righteousness and awe-inspiring: "As a minister of the Ming Dynasty, it is our duty to report the grace of the king, and it doesn't hurt to be in danger, even if I sacrifice my life for the country, what is there to fear?" But Your Majesty's body of ten thousand gold, how can he risk his life? Once the holy car is lost, then we will die without refusing! ”

Hearing the words of the two, He Tengjiao smiled. Although he has a good personal relationship with Zhang and Fu, once he encounters a serious problem, everyone will not say it thoroughly, and the meaning can only be experienced with his heart. In this regard, He Tengjiao has long been accustomed to it.

Clearing his throat, He Tengjiao said: "What the two of you said is not unreasonable. But now that His Majesty's decree has arrived, how can we, who are deeply blessed by Heaven, go against the holy will? Moreover, at the moment when the national crisis is at hand and the people's hearts are unpredictable, it is the time to test the loyalty of the courtiers, how can we leave a handle for those young people and leave an infamy for refusing to drive in the history? ”

At this time, Zhang Kuang and Fu Shangrui stopped talking, according to their previous experience, He Tengjiao should have the following.

"Therefore," Sure enough, He Tengjiao paused for a moment and then spoke again, "This governor has decided to send Hao Yongzhong and Zhang Xianbi to Fujian to welcome them!" ”

"Lord Duxian, this ......" Seeing that He Tengjiao had made up his mind, Fu Shangrui's tone was a little eager.

But before he could finish speaking, He Tengjiao waved his hand: "The holy will cannot be violated, this matter is decided!" The two of you went to prepare the food and grass needed for the march of Hao and Zhang as soon as possible, don't let Lord Lu and Yang Gonggong wait in a hurry! ”

After listening to He Tengjiao's words, Zhang Kuang and Fu Shangrui glanced at each other, and they both saw surprise and confusion in each other's eyes.

In the evening, He Tengjiao met with Hao Yongzhong, the chief soldier of the superintendent who was recruited, in the study.

Hao Yongzhong, formerly known as Hao Shaoqi, was originally Li Zicheng's general. In July last year, the remnants of the Dashun Army, which had been transferred to Huguang, were reorganized by the Longwu Imperial Court, and Hao Yongzhong was appointed by He Tengjiao as his deputy commander-in-chief, and later promoted to commander-in-chief.

Hao Yongzhong originally had a low status in the Dashun army, but he took advantage of the defeat to gather a large number of routs, so as to master a considerable number of troops, so it was inevitable that there were contradictions with Yuan Zongdi, Tian Jianxiu, Liu Tichun and other veterans of the camp. He Tengjiao skillfully took advantage of this contradiction, deliberately snubbed Yuan Zongdi and other veterans, and neither arranged a garrison nor provided food and salary, forcing them to lead their troops to leave Hunan for Hubei. However, He Tengjiao was very courteous to Hao Yongzhong, not only appointed him as the chief soldier of the superintendent, but also asked the court for him to be awarded the title of Earl of Nan'an, and his subordinates were also treated well, and there was never a shortage of food. Hao Yongzhong is also a person with a temperament, seeing He Tengjiao treating himself so well, he naturally thanked Dade and reciprocated the peach, and soon became He Tengjiao's confidant.

"My subordinates have seen adults!" After entering the study, Hao Yongzhong respectfully saluted He Tengjiao.

"Hehe, Yongzhong is here? No need to be polite here! He Tengjiao walked over with a smile and helped Hao Yongzhong up.

After the next person brought the tea, He Tengjiao retreated left and right, and instructed the family not to let anyone come to disturb him.

"Yongzhong, you must already know about sending you to meet you, right??" After taking a seat, He Tengjiao asked Hao Yongzhong.

Hao Yongzhong replied: "The subordinates already know. Your Excellency put it down, and your subordinates must lead the army into Fujian as soon as possible and take Your Majesty to Huguang. ”

He Tengjiao didn't speak, but just looked at Hao Yongzhong meaningfully.

Hao Yongzhong was very uncomfortable stared at by this kind of gaze, and hurriedly asked, "My lord, can my subordinates say something wrong?" ”

He Tengjiao smiled and said, "Hehe, Yongzhong is always so anxious. But this matter is very important, and there should be no sloppiness and recklessness! ”

Hao Yongzhong nodded yes, waiting for He Tengjiao's next words.

"Remember!" He Tengjiao stared at Hao Yongzhong's eyes with blazing eyes, "After your department arrives at the junction of Hunan and Jiangxi this time, you can wait there for the holy car to come with peace of mind, and you don't need to enter Jiangxi and Fujian." ”

"Huh?" Hao Yongzhong was stunned for a moment, "My lord, didn't you let your subordinates go to meet Your Majesty?" How to ......"

"What's the matter, but the official didn't make it clear?" He Tengjiao's smile remained unchanged, but his tone was a little stiffer.

Hao Yongzhong is not a fool, after thinking about it for a while, he knew He Tengjiao's true intentions, but he didn't want to get involved in this kind of court matter, so he hugged his fists: "Subordinates obey orders!" ”

"Well, good!" After getting Hao Yongzhong's reply, He Tengjiao smiled with satisfaction.