When the sea of fiery red flags in the sky and the black oppressive army appeared to the south, the defenders at the head of Changsha City once again erupted in earth-shattering cheers. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 infoThe cheers just now were for the enemy army to retreat, and this time the cheer was for the arrival of friendly troops.

So far, the Ming army gathered in Changsha has nearly 120,000 people, and has a clear advantage over the Qing army in terms of total strength, and the morale of the army has also been greatly improved by the departure of the Qing army. Although the Qing army retreated on its own initiative, the soldiers of the various military towns still rejoiced at this unprecedented "great victory", and even Wang Jincai and Cao Zhijian, who had suffered repeated defeats before, completely broke away from the shadow of defeat, quickly completed their own role transformation, and put themselves on the winning side, and joined the cheers with the rest of the towns.

While the army was cheering and shouting, the common people in the city were also infected by this exciting and enthusiastic atmosphere, and felt glad and excited that Changsha City and their homes could escape the slaughter and sack of the Qing army. Many people opened their long-closed homes and took to the streets to cheer and celebrate with their neighbors. A hanging firecracker is lit, sending out a festive rhythm that can only be found during the New Year's holidays. The cheers from different crowds converged into a tsunami of sound that gushed out of the city and spread far away.

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When the more than 60,000 Ming troops led by Zhu Dadian were still hundreds of steps away from the south gate, they felt that the cheers in the city were very harsh. The festive atmosphere was always easy to spread, and soon, the more than 60,000 soldiers of the Ming army almost forgot the fatigue of the long journey, and their hearts were also filled with the joy of victory.

"Inspector, the cheers in the city are very enthusiastic!" Xiao Kuang, the chief soldier of Li Jing, said to Zhu Dadian with a smile, "Listening to this momentum, it must be that the people have also joined in the cheers!" ”

At this time, Zhu Dadian was in a very good mood. Lehe nodded, twisted his snow-white beard and said, "This is the people's heart!" As long as the soldiers of the court can bravely kill the enemy and repel the foreign captives, the people will naturally support it! We also need to remember our responsibilities and do our best not to fail the king's grace and not to disappoint the people! Hehe, if the people of the whole world can often cheer and celebrate like this, then it will be a real peaceful and prosperous world! ”

"The superintendent is reasonable, and the general will be taught!" The generals around Zhu Dadian echoed one after another, and said with a smile.

Pang Yue also had a smile on his face. Feeling the celebratory atmosphere in front of me, there is a feeling of being separated from the world in my heart. Duoduo finally retreated north, either actively or passively, his long-drive tactics had already failed, and the battle lines of both sides returned to the area around Changsha and even further north. The war in Huguang may also come to an end for the time being. But Pang Yue felt that the smell of blood and gunpowder in his memory was still so clear. The scenes of fierce battles are still vivid. Almost at your fingertips. Just a few days ago, he and his more than 10,000 soldiers were besieged by Duoduo in that small county town, engaged in a hard-fought battle with the enemy, and almost fell into a desperate situation, but today they are already here to feel the cheers of friendly troops and people. All this happened in less than 10 days, and it is really difficult to feel that the situation is volatile and the world is impermanent.

Pang Yue still remembers it clearly. In the history of the time and space in his previous life, the Qing army's southern expedition in 1647 was not led by Duoduo himself, but by Kong Youde as the general of Pingnan, and the total strength was less. But it has achieved results far beyond this plane. In the face of the Qing army's soldiers, local officials such as He Tengjiao, Zhang Kuang, Fu Shangrui, and generals such as Wang Jincai fled south in a hurry, Huang Chaoxuan, Dong Ying, Liu Chengyin and other generals surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, Xiao Kuang and Yao Youxing died in battle, and Emperor Yongli fled into Guangxi in a panic, Changsha, Changde, and Baoqing...... The Ming Dynasty-controlled areas in the southern part of Huguang almost all fell.

In this time and space, although the Qing army did not suffer defeat, it also failed to complete the intended goal, and finally returned in vain. Why is there such a change? Pang Yue thought about it carefully, and it seemed that there were only three factors that caused this transformation, first, this time and space had 20,000 troops built by himself, a time-traveler, and a time-traveler; second, the loyal battalion entered Huguang ahead of schedule; Third, Emperor Longwu was not as good at fighting sports warfare as Emperor Yongli. Although Pang Yue still tried to find a few more points, he could only find these points for the time being.

It is the change of such a few factors that has caused such a difference in the results, and it seems that "I rule the world in the Qing Dynasty" is not as the brick family said, purely "the destiny of heaven is unstoppable". As soon as he arrived, Pang Yue couldn't help but smile knowing that he had seen the detheism of some brick families shattered.

However, the current situation is still not optimistic, although the battle lines of the two sides have once again returned to the Changsha area, will Duoduo lead the main force of the Eight Banners to retreat north, or will he temporarily rest in the Yuezhou area and soon go south again? Nothing is known. Moreover, most of the land under heaven has been occupied by the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and the Tatar court has mastered most of the human and material resources. Although the officers and men of the Ming army in Huguang Town and the rest of the military towns temporarily forced back their offensive, the overall situation of the enemy's strength and weakness remained unchanged.

"Mu Yuan!" Suddenly, Zhu Dadian's voice interrupted Pang Yue's thoughts.

"Oh, Overseer."

"You're about to enter the city, what are you thinking?" Zhu Dadian said with a smile.

"The last general is thinking, this time to be able to force the Qing prisoners back, the soldiers have paid a lot of blood and sweat, this day is not easy!"

Hearing Pang Yue say this, Zhu Dadian gradually smiled, and his expression became solemn: "What Pang Yue said makes sense, although our army cannot be completely defeated in this battle, at most it can only be regarded as a draw, but this result is also made up of countless soldiers with flesh and blood. If it were not for the brave efforts of the soldiers to kill the enemy, our dynasty would not be able to keep the land in the south of Huguang. Especially your Huguang Town, you have fought several bloody battles with the Qing captives in succession, and later risked your life and dragged the main force of the slave and handsome Duoduo to keep the holy car safe. Regarding these, the old man explained to His Majesty in Hengzhou a few days ago, and His Majesty was also deeply touched! ”

"The Inspector has won the award!" Pang Yue hurriedly said, "These are the duties of the last general. Moreover, if it hadn't been for the timely arrival of the friendly troops of the loyal battalion led by the governor of Guanfu Tai this time, I am afraid that the last general and all the soldiers of Huguang Town would have already been reduced to ashes. ”

At this time, Du Yinxi was walking behind with the generals of the loyal battalion, and he couldn't hear what was being said here. When Pang Yue said this, he naturally didn't have any politeness and showmanship, but was completely sincere. If the Loyalty Battalion hadn't arrived in time, the consequences would have been unpredictable.

After listening to Pang Yue, Zhu Dadian smiled and nodded: "It's good for young people to be humble." Let's go to the city! ”

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Under Zhu Dadian's arrangement, the 60,000 army was divided into several parts, and entered the city from the south gate, the small west gate in the west of the city, the small martial gate in the east of the city, and the Liuyang gate. When entering the city, the whole army still did not relax its vigilance, and thousands of cavalry drawn from various military towns went to the north of the city to serve as a guard, and then entered the city directly from the north gate.

After the army entered the city, the main streets were crowded with people watching the excitement or coming to welcome them, and all kinds of cheers were endless. Especially when the soldiers of Huguang Town appeared on the street, the surrounding people kept pointing and sighing from time to time.

"Look, this is the army that killed more than 10,000 Tartars!"

"More than 10,000 Tartars? So much?! ”

"Maybe it's not all, if you look at them, they are obviously different from the rest of the officers and soldiers!"

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Listening to the praise of the people, the waists of the soldiers of Huguang Town straightened up, and the pace of walking became more powerful.

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After Duoduo led his army north, there was no sign of turning around, and by noon on March 17, there were only sixty miles left from the county seat of Xiangyin. It was also at this time that Duoduo met a messenger from Xiangyin and learned a shocking news: Xiangyin County had been conquered by Yuan Zong's troops last night, most of the defenders were killed in battle, and Jialazhangjing, who commanded the Eight Banners, was killed, and the supreme commander of the Green Battalion, Adjutant General Wuchang, knew that he was guilty of death and committed suicide on the spot, and only a small number of men and horses escaped from the city. Some of the grain and grass that had been hoarded in the city was removed by those who had entered the city, and the rest was burned.

Although he had a bad premonition before, after really learning the news, Duoduo was still furious, and struggled in his heart for a long time before suppressing the idea of turning around and looking for revenge from the Ming army. Now, Xiangyin's grain and grass are gone, and the only way to go back to Yuezhou is to talk about it.

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At the same time, the military generals in Changsha City have not yet received news from Xiangyin.

With the gathering of more than 100,000 troops in Changsha, some problems were gradually exposed, mainly the problem of food and grass and camping for the army. The current enemy situation is unknown, and the soldiers and horses of the various military towns naturally cannot immediately return to their original stations, and they have to stay in Changsha and wait for some time to avoid sudden changes in the situation. As a result, the problem of the supply of grain and grass and the arrangement of the garrison of the nearly 120,000 troops naturally fell on the heads of He Tengjiao and Zhu Dadian and other senior officials.

When an army of more than 100,000 people gathers together, it needs tens of thousands of stone of grain every month, and if you add the forage and bean feed needed for war horses, mules and horses, it is not a small amount. Moreover, the camping arrangements of the army are also worth considering. If all the troops are concentrated in the city, it will not only look crowded itself, but also affect the living order of the people in the city. Therefore, these things need to be carefully considered and carefully arranged.

In addition to food and grass and camping, there is also the issue of military discipline after the war. The war has just ended, and the murderous psychology of the soldiers on the battlefield has not yet completely calmed down, and this is the time when accidents are easy to occur, and if they are not taken seriously, it is likely to cause a big chaos. Regardless of the rest of the military towns, Pang Yue took this into account after entering the city, and strictly ordered the officers and men of each battalion not to leave the camp without authorization, so as to prevent disturbing the people, and specially invited some opera troupes, storytellers, and jugglers to come to the camp to sing, tell stories, and perform juggling, so as to relieve the psychological pressure of the soldiers.

It has to be said that these measures have really achieved some results. Although the soldiers were not allowed to leave the camp without permission, after these recreational activities, their emotions were not affected much, and the originally tense nerves began to slowly ease. (To be continued.) )