Yue Zhongqi finally understood, when he saw Jing Xiangshuishi's three entrances, why did he feel cold at the tail vertebrae, it turned out that those three smiling faces were too bright, and there was no trace of wartime smoke at all!

Most of the officers and soldiers in the Wuchang battalion are officers and soldiers in the north, which are basically credible, and the Wuchang Navy Division is in charge of it and can see it firmly, but the other green battalions are not only not credible, but also drag themselves back. There are no pop-up windows in Qishuwu

The battle of Changde, why has there been no progress? Because the Hubei Green Battalion, which cooperated with itself, did not contribute at all.

At present, Nanban is still on the defensive, but they are mobilizing troops, once they are about to turn to the offensive, the entire Huguang, except for his Wuchang battalion, plus the Jingzhou flag battalion, there will be no credible soldiers, and the situation is extremely critical!

Yue Zhongqi shuddered, Changde is not the most troublesome, if Yuezhou is ...... He hurriedly said to Li Yuan: "Send in quickly...... No, you go in person, go and see Ortai! Inform him that the situation in Yuezhou is not good, and Huguang, and even Jiangxi, will have to reconsider everything. ”

From the performance of Jingxiang Water Division, it can be seen to what extent the Hubei Green Camp is rotten, only the Hubei Green Camp is forced to suppress Yuezhou, the direction of Yuezhou collapses, and the Nanban can completely attack Wuchang. Wuchang was lost, and Nanban was gradually holding the waterway, once Nanban entered Jiangxi from Hunan, the farther Tian Wenjing and Xibao fought in Jiangxi, the worse the anorectum was exploded.

Yue Zhongqi's heart was shocked, but Meng Songhai, Lin Peng and Shi Tingge were excited, and they all praised it.

The Yangtze River Fleet has a spectrum, and more than 100 ships were bought from the Jingxiang Naval Division, and Jia Hao and Fang Youxin fully supported the artillery, and they also conducted an "exercise" in Yawei Dang before, and the patchwork fleet had preliminary combat experience.

Even better news is that the emperor inquired about the Yangtze River Fleet, emphasizing that the Yangtze River Fleet's funds, personnel, and materials are the first priority! Knowing that Meng Songhai's silver bullet strategy worked, the emperor waved his hand, one million silver is not enough, and another million will be given! Two million o, thinking of the entire navy, the budget of the Holy Dao for ten years is only six million, Meng Songhai's heart is empty, he is afraid that he will see Boss Xiao and be eaten raw by the boss who has not enough budget in Cheng Yaonian.

In addition, the emperor also personally ordered that all the boilers, axles and other parts of the Ningtai, another steamship running in Beijiang, be dismantled to Hunan and used as spare parts for the Lei Gong, and the Lei Gong was finally able to show his presence in the rivers and lakes again.

The Yangtze River Fleet also needs to solve some detailed problems, such as the army guns loaded on the ship, and the gun carriage has to be rebuilt, before the army gun carriage was directly put on the ship, and several small boats were overturned in the first battle of the ducktail swing, and the gun carriage had to be unloaded, and the gun was directly placed on the bow of the ship, and the twelve-pound cannon could not be used. After these subsections were completed, Meng Songhai prepared to fight to the death with Yue Zhongqi's Wuchang Sailors, completely holding Dongting Lake and the Huguangjiang West Waterway in his hands.

At the end of April of the tenth year of the Holy Dao, the climate was already warm, and the long line of Huguang and Jiangxi was felt differently by the people of the north and south, whether it was cold or hot.

Shengjie's army commanded Zhan Wenda and his subordinates, riding horses outside Yuezhou, and he was full of suspicions.

Zhan Wenda reorganized the victorious army in Yuezhou on the one hand, and fought against the 20,000 or 30,000 enemy troops in front of him. The Shengjie Army is composed of a regular division adapted from the Guard Army and two volunteer divisions, the soldiers and equipment of the three divisions are not ready, Yue Zhongqi is still holding the waterway, and he may cut off the back road of Yuezhou at any time, and the Qing army in the north is flanked by the north and south, and he originally felt that he was under great pressure.

After careful investigation, it turned out that Yue Zhongqi pulled the Wuchang battalion firearms army to Changde, and the remaining half of the horses were mixed with the Hubei Green Battalion, and the fighting spirit was very weak. Zhan Wenda breathed a long sigh of relief. Hubei Lvying ...... The north and the south have been getting along for so many years, and they have developed a lot of tacit understanding with Hunan, and they don't have the heart to fight to the death.

But in recent days, the Qing soldiers have suddenly retreated, which made Zhan Wenda very puzzled. The situation in Jiangxi is not good, Pei Mingji and Chen Tingzhi gritted their teeth and held on, but they still lost Xiajiang and Fenyi counties, Jiangxi's defense line was broken into three sides, and the situation of Xibao and Tian Wenjing was very good. ..., according to common sense, Ortai's side should also be more active, why should he push the green camp to fight Yuezhou, but now not only is there no movement, but he has run away?

The sentinel reported that the Qing soldiers were indeed retreating to the north, but they didn't know the reason, and their subordinates were eager to fight, and they had been pressed in Yuezhou for so long, and they felt that it was a good opportunity to attack. Defeating the enemy in front of you and threatening Wuchang may be able to disrupt the entire battle situation.

Zhan Wenda also has this thought, but he is very serious, and wants to see the movements of the Qing soldiers with his own eyes, so that he can make a sure judgment, what kind of tricks are the Qing soldiers playing?

Zhan Wenda took the staff officers of the military department and the sentry cavalry, and dozens of people went around the north of the city, and there was nothing special to find after more than ten miles out of the city. The subordinates felt that the retreat of the Qing troops should be confirmed, but Zhan Wenda was careful. He and He Mengfeng, Xie Dingbei and Pei Mingji all came from the Green Battalion, joined Yinghua, and received a systematic military education in Huangpu, and the importance of the drill code has reached the point of dogma.

"We are on the defensive, and we must not act rashly with certain information......

Zhan Wenda ignored the dissuasion of his subordinates, continued to move forward, and saw that not far from Chenglingji, he was at the foot of a hillside, and a burst of gunfire came, and several people fell on the spot.

The crowd hurriedly escorted Zhan Wenda to dismount and dodge, and the others organized a counterattack, and the guards with rifled guns knocked down a few times, and saw a group of Qing soldiers turn their heads and run away, rushing towards the forest on the other side of the hillside, and they could vaguely see the shadow of the horse, which was also a team of sentry horses.

"No, you don't have to chase it...... Hurry up and report to the Metropolitan Governor and take over...... Took over Yue ......"

Zhan Wenda spit out this sentence with difficulty, and before he finished speaking, his head drooped, and the frightened guards realized that there were large blood stains spreading on their chests under the control of white spoons.

"Xiao Zhan is going? I'm really jealous of the talent. ”

In Changsha, in the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, hearing the news of Zhan Wenda's death, Xie Dingbei's heart was heavy and he sighed.

During the Hunan War, Zhan Wenda was still a guerrilla in Jiangxi's post-camp camp, and because of the Hengzhou Rebellion, he led Jiangxi Green Camp to the south. After studying in Huangpu and teaching at the Changsha Army Academy, he was reborn and integrated into the ranks of Yinghua Martial Arts.

Since the sixth year of the Holy Dao, Zhan Wenda has been in charge of the defense of Yuezhou. Yuezhou is the key to Dongting, the north gate of Hunan. In the past few years, although the north and the south have been at peace with each other, they have also had secret contacts with each other, and Yuezhou has been calm as usual and has not appeared in the Yinghua newspaper, which is the credit of Zhan Wenda.

After Yongzheng Xing's troops went south, Jia Hao did not arrive, but Zhan Wenda also stayed firmly in Yuezhou, withstood Yue Zhongqi's water and land pressure, and was called the god of Yingbeimen together with Yue Chaolong in Changde.

Originally, the military circles and even the court had high hopes for Zhan Wenda, the youngest in the "Green Camp Faction", and felt that he was cautious and meticulous and handsome, but he did not expect that he suffered the slightest accident, and when he went out of the city to investigate the military situation, he met with the Qing soldiers and sentinels, and was shot and died.

In the main hall of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, Jia Hao pondered with his hands in his hands, his face was blue. The situation in Yuezhou had eased, and Meng Songhai's Yangtze River fleet was about to take shape, and his strategy for a decisive battle on the Yangtze River was proceeding step by step. But Zhan Wenda died in battle, so that Yuezhou has signs of instability. Ortai may see this as a good opportunity and take advantage of the situation to attack.

Looking at the generals around him, there are only four who are high enough to take over Zhan Wenda, He Mengfeng, Zhao Hanxiang, Long Zhilan and ...... Xie Dingbei.

He Mengfeng is the governor of Hunan, and he is presiding over the gathering of the army, so it is impossible to be separated. Zhao Hanxiang is old enough, but unfortunately he is immersed in artillery affairs and does not have much experience in leading the army alone. Suddenly taking over the border defense, it is not appropriate to cross two thresholds at once.

Long Zhilan ...... It's not that Jia Hao looks down on women, nor does he get into official affairs with personal feelings, but Long Zhilan leads the army, which is more of a spiritual symbol, and he doesn't know much about military affairs, and he is still immersed in Changsha Army Academy.

As for Xie Dingbei...... That smiling bad face has not changed for ten years, can you trust it? ..., you have to use two eyes to see it, Jia Hao reminded himself so. For example, Wu Shishi, if you only look at it as one side, it is estimated that you don't believe that this perverted quirk who is committed to collecting little girls of all ethnic groups and loves to fiddle with death is actually the commander of the 200,000 troops in the southern countries of the Megatron.

Xie Dingbei's qualifications are sufficient, and his grades in Huangpu are not bad, and he has also presided over the teaching affairs of the Changsha Army Academy for several years, and his military attainments are absolutely qualified.

I really envy Wu Shishi, his generals are gathered, and they are all old brothers who have followed him for more than ten years...... Jia Hao sighed secretly, and then looked at Xie Dingbei, that guy's smiling face immediately became three points brighter, but Jia Hao understood that this was not Xie Dingbei's understanding, his face was simply connected to the knee nerve.

"Xie Dingbei, you lead the two divisions that have been reorganized to Yuezhou as soon as possible, and take over the defense of Yuezhou in Zhan Wenda!"

Sure enough, when Jia Hao opened his mouth, Xie Dingbei's smiling face froze, he was not mentally prepared for this at all.

"I'm ...... Shall I do it, Metropolitan Governor? ”

Xie Dingbei sweated on his forehead, and he thought about it day and night, but in the end, he still lacked confidence.

Jia Hao said in a deep voice: "As long as you become a general and wear the dragon crest, you will have the qualifications to be the governor and be responsible for military affairs all the way!" If you can't, hand over the dragon crest! ”

Xie Dingbei's eyes were round, and he subconsciously protected the dragon crest on his collar, looking like pinching his neck, and his head nodded like a chicken pecking at the same time: "Then that...... That's definitely going to work! ”

On the side, He Mengfeng sighed and said: "Xiao Zhan is gone, old Xie O, I hope you can earn his share of the battle back." ”

They all have a good relationship with the generals of the green battalion, thinking of the deceased friend, Xie Dingbei's heart gradually calmed down, and then a trace of anger rose, Tartar is so daring! This blood debt, let me ask General Xie to repay it!

"Don't worry, Yuezhou has me Xie Dingbei, and the management is as good as gold!"

Xie Dingbei swore with a green camp accent gambling curse that was difficult to get rid of in this life, and Jia Hao felt weak in his heart, and then saw this guy popping out of the door with vigorous footsteps, Jia Hao said in his heart, it seems that he has to make another layer of psychological preparation for losing Yuezhou.

Even if Xie Dingbei is a pig, as long as he can buy enough time in Yuezhou, when the time is ripe, the Yangtze River strategy drawn up by Jia Hao can be implemented. Just thinking of Zhan Wenda's accident, Jia Hao's heart was clouded with a layer of haze, the dice that the old master dropped on his side were really deflated.

is unpredictable, Jia Hao feels that he is unlucky enough, and in Jiangxi, he has already prepared for the worst.

"Urgently tell the Metropolitan Governor and Ba Jingluo, Luling can hold for half a month at most, if there is no army, especially artillery, Luling will be lost! As soon as Luling was lost, the Qing soldiers went straight up along the Ganjiang River, and Ganzhou was in danger. The opinions of the Metropolitan Governor and Ba Jingluo are sloppy, Luling is the bottom line of our white spoon, and we can't retreat! I have decided to live and die with Luling! ”

In Luling City, Gu'an Prefecture, Jiangxi, the governor of Jiangxi, and the commander of the Pingyu Army, Pei Mingji, explained this to his subordinates.

As he spoke, the cannon outside the city rumbled, it was the artillery battalion of the Xishan battalion in power, and occasionally the collapse of the houses in the city could be heard, and the counterattack artillery fire of his own side was particularly weak.

Pei Mingji served as the governor of Jiangxi and was in charge of Jiangxi's defense, but his soldiers and horses were weak. Although Ba Xuqi and Hou Tongjun mobilized six divisions of volunteers in Jiangxi and tens of thousands of township warriors in reserve, they could not gather combat strength because of their lack of training, so they could only deploy defenses along prefectures and counties.

Jiangxi's reliable troops were only Pei Mingji's Pinglu Army and Chen Tingzhi's Shenwu Army, and there were only three regular divisions of the two armies, and the remaining four divisions were all volunteers, totaling more than 40,000 and less than 20 artillery pieces. ..., just these more than 40,000 in, but also divided into three directions. Chen Tingzhi led the Shenwu army to defend Yuanzhou, he took the Pingyu army to guard Gu'an, and also divided two battalions of red clothes to Jianchang to prevent the Qing army from transferring to Jianchang into Fujian.

In front of the Qing soldiers, there were not only Tian Wenjing's 20,000 Jiangxi Green Battalion, 20,000 Lian Yong, whose training and equipment were no different from the Jiangxi Green Battalion, but also 60,000 of the entire Xishan Battalion. Xibao led the Xishan battalion to attack Gu'an, and wanted to go straight to Ganzhou to touch Meiguan. Tian Wenjing mainly attacked Yuanzhou, trying to threaten Changsha, Hunan, and some Qing troops forced Jianchang.

There is a division of regular army and a division of volunteers in Luling City, and there is also a division of volunteers outside the city, and the third division is less than 20,000 troops, and the enemy is 60,000 troops, so the pressure is naturally very great.

Pei Mingji didn't care much about the difference in the number of inputs, even the volunteers on his side were rifled guns, and they only fought infantry, and the Xishan battalion would die an ugly death. However, the artillery battalion of the Xishan battalion had nearly 200 artillery pieces, and the gap in firepower was too great. The reason why he did not fight the Qing soldiers in Xiajiang, but retreated to Luling, was to use the Luling city defense to weaken the artillery threat of the Qing soldiers.

Yongzheng really made a bloody investment, the artillery use of this Xishan battalion is still decent, it seems that it is really painstakingly trained by Spain, I knew that today, I should have cut down all the Spanish in Luzon...... After his subordinates were ordered to retreat, Pei Mingji sighed secretly. Before leaving, he patted his chest in front of Jia Hao, saying that he didn't need the governor to think more about Jiangxi, concentrate on gathering troops, and then just smash Huanglong.

At that time, he didn't realize that there were so many artillery pieces in the Xishan battalion, and now for the safety of Jiangxi, he couldn't care about his own face, so he hurriedly asked Jia Hao and Ba Xuqi for help.

"It's not wrong to fight and return in exchange for time, but Luling is lost, Taihe and Wan'an are undefended, and the Qing soldiers can go straight to the city of Ganzhou, and then a country will be shaken too much, and I, the governor of Jiangxi, can't afford to lose ......."

Pei Mingji was adjusting his mentality, his feet shook suddenly, as if the earth dragon had turned over, he felt his brain dizzy slightly, and almost fell off the chair, and then he heard a loud bang, which came from the direction of the northern city wall.

"Governor, the Tartars blew up a corner of the north gate with gunpowder, and now they are rushing towards the gap!"

Not long after, his subordinates came to report in a hurry, Pei Mingji's heart was shocked, the Han army in the Xishan camp was simply crazy, where did they come from such a high fighting spirit...... "Gather in the city and enter the horse, and resist the enemy with me!" ”

Without thinking much about it, Pei Mingkimai walked away, and when he went out, he touched the short gun on his waist to confirm that he had reloaded.

"No matter how hard your hearts are, can you be harder than us!?"

He still had such an anger, the Han military camp of the Xishan camp fought all the way from Linjiang Mansion, extremely fierce, and those who did not retreat from the fight to the death abounded, coupled with the fierce artillery, the volunteers could not stop it at all. Even those officers who were born as guards in the Pingyu army said that they had never seen such stubborn Qing soldiers, and they didn't know how Yongzheng brainwashed these Han people.

If the Xishan battalion was to occupy an area and divide the troops to seize the prefecture and county, the volunteers could still play a role, relying on rifled guns and kraft candy tactics to deal with the other party, but the Xishan battalion went up the Gan River, gathered all the way, and fought southward, and did not give Pei Mingji such a chance.

Just now it was said that Luling can hold half a month, but now it seems that if you don't show the determination to die, let alone half a month, you will lose the city today.

Pei Mingji hurried away, and the last thing in his mind flashed back to the scene when he broke up with Chen Tingzhi in Yuanzhou a month ago.

Chen Tingzhi asked at the time: "Lao Bei, you entered the circle, He Mengfeng was forced to rebel by Guan Yuanzhong, Yue Chaolong was forced to rebel by Kangxi, Zhan Wenda was forced to rebel by Yanxin, and Xie Dingbei was arrested before he rebelled, just you...... Why did you jump out and do the opposite? ”

Ten years ago, Pei Mingji was also the deputy general of the Ganzhou Association in the green camp, and after Yang Tangcheng led the army into Jiangxi, he took the Ganzhou soldiers and horses, said that he moved the prefect of Ganzhou, and offered the city to the south together.

Why...... It's O, look back now, if you know that there is a present death, you must have to think more about it at that time.

It's a pity that I am no longer the person I was then...... Pei Mingji sank his mind, didn't think about it anymore, and ran in the direction of the north gate.

(To be continued)