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"If you don't rescue the adults, Jingzhou will be broken"

The dead man bowed, held his hands high, and touched the ground with his head. He was covered in blood, with three or four stab wounds on his arms and back. Thirty cavalry broke through in the dark to report the news, and only four of them reached Xiaogan.

The guard reached out and took the letter and presented it.

Hong Chengchou's face sank like water, and he finished reading it without saying a word.

The Ming army entered Huguang from April, and finally ushered in the first node as August approached. The crisis did not come from the general Zhai Zhe, whom Hong Chengchou feared, but from Huguang's loyal battalion.

In fact, this year's battle situation is a repeat of last year's Huguang war, but Zhai Zhe is more powerful than He Tengjiao

Jingzhou, Hanyang and Xiangyang are the triangle of Huguang and Jiangbei, and if any city is lost, the Qing court will lose a large area of land, and the war situation will turn into a field battle in the mountains and forests of various places.

Two years ago, the Jurchens regarded the thieves and the Ming soldiers and horses as dung in the field.

Two years later, Hong Chengchou secretly lamented.

If the Qing court loses Huguang after losing Jiangnan, it will be weaker than the remnants of the Ming Dynasty in terms of national strength, and it will become a confrontation between the north and the south. The follow-up exhibition depends on the strength of the Southern Ming and Northern Expeditions.

"Zheng Zhilong occupies Fujian and Guangdong, Ding Kui Chu occupies Guangxi, and the remnants of Daxi enter Yungui" These are all troubles for the remnants of the Ming Dynasty, but the Qing court also has hidden worries. Hong Chengchou rolled up the map in his hand, nested into a large paper ball, and sighed: "I don't know if Wu Sangui in Sichuan can still be honest." ”

A year ago, the Qing court entered the customs like a bamboo, and the timing was extremely clever.

The remnants of the Ming and the Great Shun were indistinguishable from the enemy, and the squires in various places initially sided with the Manchus because of their hatred of the Shun thieves. Let Dolgon urge the general trend of the world.

However, now, after shaving, the shape shì changes so quickly that it is unexpected.

He pondered for a long time, and finally ordered: "Please ask Luck Dehun Belle to lead the army from Yuezhou to rescue Jingzhou, it is expected that Zhai Zhe will not be able to capture Hanyang City in the next few days." ”

He decided to send the army of Lucket Hun to Jingzhou City, first relieve the urgent need, and then return to Hanyang Mansion after the war on the Western Front stabilized.

The Qing court was a whole in Huguang, and all the ministries acted under the command of Hong Chengchou.

The Ming army was full of factions, and Zhai Zhe, He Tengjiao and Hong Chengchou did not belong to each other. This was the biggest disadvantage of the Ming army, and Hong Chengchou pinned his hopes on the Ming army to make mistakes in mutual cooperation.

As soon as the Ming army in Niupiling moved, the Ming army immediately got the news. These few days were a critical period for the progress of the Huguang war, and the scouts monitored the movements of the Qing troops day and night.

Zhai Zhe rushed from Wuchang Mansion to Jiangbei Camp to personally supervise the battle.

After He Tengjiao withdrew from Yuezhou Mansion, it was extremely difficult for the Ming army to intercept the Qing troops to rescue Jingzhou.

The generals of the army were concentrated in the big tent.

Everyone knows the battle situation in Huguang, but the generals have their own ideas.

Not everyone is willing to be a green leaf, and if the Ming army in Jiangnan blocks the Qing soldiers, it will give up the merits of the Huguang Campaign to Plug Yinxi and the Loyal Battalion.

The loyalty battalion belongs to Huguang Town in name and listens to He Tengjiao's dispatch. And after the Governor He entered the Wuchang Mansion, including Jin Shenghuan, there was not a single general in the army who did not hate him.

Zuo Ruo has been the siege general for two months, and the army has worked hard under Hanyang City for two months, and there has been no progress, and his heart is like a stone.

He took the lead and said: "General, after Luckedhun retreated, Hanyang City lost foreign aid, we can step up the siege of the city, and maybe recover Jingzhou and Hanyang at the same time."

This is the idea of many generals in the army.

Although Jiangnan and Huguang both belonged to the Ming army, they were actually two systems. After Zheng Zhilong marched into Guangdong without authorization, the division of the Ming army in various places became more and more strict, and the defense of companions was more important than the release of thieves.

Zhai Zhe thought for a while, and immediately shook his head in denial, emphasizing: "Only by taking Jingzhou can we occupy Huguang, and Huguang's soldiers and horses are also Ming troops." ”

He was so clear about Zuo Ruo's thoughts that he had an indescribable feeling in his heart. He is now only a general of the General's Mansion, not a general of the Imperial Court.

In recent years, Ru Fengqin, Zuo Ruo and other subordinates who followed him from the grassland to the south have become more and more powerful, and they secretly rejected and distrusted the Ming generals in Jiangnan.

Zhang Mingzhen's death is the result of this kind of thinking. Otherwise, how could Feng Qin allow Zhang Mingzhen to enter Nanjing City, under the order of the general, Zhang Mingzhen belonged to a member of the Jiangnan defense line, and Feng Qin had every reason to stop Zhang Mingzhen.

Zuo Ruo was too anxious to make meritorious contributions, in the battle of Jiangnan, he had been serving as a hard-working partial division, he wanted to show his ambitions in Huguang, but he didn't expect to become the foil of the Huguang army.

Luck Dehun led the army to withdraw from Hanyang, turned back from Xiaogan and entered Yuezhou Mansion, and went straight to Jingzhou City.

Zhai Zhe was powerless to prevent Lucketthun from withdrawing his troops, and he could not ensure that Xiaogan was captured as much as possible, but fortunately he had a naval army.

The Ming army camp was close to the river, and the reinforcements could enter the Yuezhou Mansion by boat to block the Ming army.

"Everyone, please see"

Zhai Zhe ordered Fang Jin to spread out the map with another personal soldier, pointed to the roads marked everywhere and explained: "All the counties and counties of Yuezhou are under the rule of the Qing court, according to Fang Guoan's reaction to Yuezhou, the squires and people there are not enthusiastic about the officers and soldiers, and it is not as simple as imagined to stop the Qing soldiers. ”

"So I decided to divide the troops into two routes, Li Zhian and Jin Shenghuan continued to storm Hanyang City, and Zuo Ruo led the army into Yuezhou Mansion."

He drew a circle at the location of Yuezhou Mansion and said, "If you can defeat Luckedhun here, Huguang will become a bag." ”

This was one of the reasons why he asked Zuo Ruo to personally lead the reinforcements.

In recent years, Zuo Ruo's limelight has gradually been covered by Feng Qin, but in his heart, Zuo Ruo is the most capable general in the field, starting from the grassland, and has never changed.

"Obedience"

The generals will retreat and go their own way.

Li Zhi'an and Zhang Tianlu led the army to pursue Luck Dehun, and Zuo Ruo led 30,000 soldiers and horses to board the ship overnight and rushed to the boundary of Yuezhou Prefecture upstream.

The movements of the Qing troops could not be concealed from the Ming army, and the movement of the Ming army could not be concealed from the Qing troops.

Hong Chengchou's role in operating in various parts of Huguang began to be reflected. Whenever the Ming army arrived, someone immediately reported the news like a Qing captive.

Fang Guoan arrived at Yuezhou Mansion four days earlier than Zuo Ruo, but he was at a loss there.

The Ming army was not short of military rations, but after Fang Guoan entered the Yuezhou Mansion, he repeatedly told him that due to the lack of military rations, the progress could not catch up with the plan. Under the rule of the Qing Dynasty, the Yuezhou government was unable to organize enough people to transport grain.

But soon after the summer grain harvest, Huguang is a place of grain production, how can there be a shortage of grain?

Knowing that Zuo Ruo personally led the army to Yuezhou Mansion, Fang Guoan led the army to the hinterland of Yuezhou Mansion for thirty miles, and then stopped, waiting for the follow-up military rations to arrive.

The villages in Yuezhou Mansion closed their doors to the Ming army, and no one sent food, and no one came out to guide the way. Although they are on the battlefield, this war seems to have nothing to do with them.

The reputation of the official army here is no better than that of the Qing soldiers or even the thieves, no matter who rules Huguang, the people of the villages just want to live in peace and stability.

Zuo Ruo only brought three days' worth of military rations ashore in Yuezhou Mansion. He had to make a long run to intercept Luckedhun, and it was impossible for him to carry a large amount of baggage.

The Ming army messenger figured it out. Two hours after going ashore, a middle-aged thousand cavalry of Fang Guoan's army came to greet him.

Fang Guoan arrived at Yuezhou Mansion for five or six days without any progress, and his heart was a little empty, and he ordered his henchmen to come to inquire about Zuo Ruo's tone.

Mr. Qian presented a handwritten letter from Guoan above, and said: "Yuezhou has a complex geography and depends on mountains and rivers. The army needs to send troops to protect the grain road, and the general army is insufficient to capture the town or county seat, and he is already looking forward to the arrival of the general army of Zuo. ”

He told the story of Yuezhou Mansion according to Fang Guoan's instructions, focusing on the difficulties.

Zuo Ruo listened and nodded, and replied: "General Fang's troops have been in Yuezhou for six days, and the amount of grain transported is enough to support the army's food for another five or six days. Luck Dehun has come out of filial piety, and the general's military order is very clear to General Fang. ”

Mr. Qian sneered and continued to complain: "My family's troops are insufficient, and Yuezhou is occupied by the Qing Dynasty again,"

Zuo Ruo stretched out his hand to stop his words and said, "You don't need to say these words to me, wait for the general to explain it to himself when he sees the general." Since I have arrived in Yuezhou, General Fang no longer needs to worry about the back road and grain and grass, so let's do my best to intercept Luckedhun, and be sure to stop Luckedhun before my army arrives. ”

Seeing that Zuo Ruo was displeased, Mr. Qian didn't dare to talk nonsense anymore, and arched his hand and said: "Obey orders"

When the ministry left the camp, Zuo Ruo sank his face and tore up the letter that had just arrived.

In this expedition, from the capture of Anqing to the march to Huguang, Fang Guoan's army was like a puddle of mud and could not support the wall. The combat power of the Fang Guoan Army is not as strong as the Jiangnan Ming Army, and it is no wonder that the main general is half-hearted.

Fang Guoan's qualifications are older than Zuo Ruo, Zhai Zhe has nothing to say in the army, and Zuo Ruo can only bury his dissatisfaction in his heart

Mr. Qian quickly whipped his horse and galloped all the way back to the Fang Guoan barracks.

After he met Fang Guoan, he didn't dare to conceal and convey Zuo Ruo's words as they were.

After talking for a long time, Fang Guoan kept suppressing the volcano that was about to explode in his chest. Until his cronies retreated, he flew into a rage and scolded: "The general's order, the general's order, don't the world know that he got the general?" ”

jumped Fang Yuanke, who was standing on the side.

He was very worried and asked, "Dad, what's wrong with you?" ”

"The general asked me to enter Yuezhou alone, what kind of heart do you have, can't you see it?"

Fang Yuanke didn't care, and said: "Dad, you think too much, General Zuo and Jin Shenghuan also attacked the city at the cost of casualties in Hanyang Mansion, and the general handed over this important task to you, which is the trust of the other party." ”

Fang Guoan was still anxious, and said: "Zhang Mingzhen is dead, Wang Zhiren returned the Tianfu of Songjiang Mansion to the Jiangnan Governor's Mansion, leaving our family in Wuhu, Chizhou, and has long become a thorn in the general's side, a thorn in the flesh, but he hasn't done anything to us yet."

Fang Yuanke replied calmly: "Father should return the fields of Ningguo, Chizhou and Wuhu to the General's Mansion

"Ah" Fang Guoan didn't expect his son to have this thought.

Fang Yuanke really wanted to be angry with his father today, and then said: "The chaos in Jiangnan has passed, with the strength of the Fang family, it is impossible to monopolize a place, it is better to completely surrender to the general's mansion." ”

Fang Guoan's face changed greatly, he grabbed the inkstone at hand and smashed it over, and scolded: "My family is a loyal minister of the Ming Dynasty, and he only serves the imperial court. How dare you say such a thing, you rebel? ”

Fang Yuanke dodged and replied: "Today's imperial court has lost the slightest bit of majesty, doesn't my father know how Zheng Zhilong trampled on the rules and regulations of the imperial court in Guangdong?" ”