Changsha.

He Tengjiao, the military governor of Huguang, Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou, and Guangxi, who was held hostage by Zuo Liangyu, is still alive now, and he is still alive and well.

At that time, He Tengjiao, who didn't know how to jump into the river at all, had a great life, he drifted with the river for a long time, and then was lucky to be rescued by a fishing boat, and even more fortunately, the family members who chased him also ran over with his seal letter to look for him.

What is a good life, this is called, not long after, He Tengjiao made a detour to Liuyang to Changsha, and then began to convene his subordinates to discuss the strategy of war and defense. Soon, Ling Du Yinxi was appointed governor of Hubei, Fu Shangrui was appointed governor of Hunan, and Zhang Kuang was appointed governor and supervising the army...... The soldiers led by the deputy generals Huang Chaoxuan, Zhang Xianbi, and Liu Chengyin gathered in Changsha one after another, and the strength of the troops improved. At this time, Huang Degong defeated Zuo Mengeng, and the news that Zuo Liangyu died in Jiujiang also came.

Immediately followed by the news of the disobedience, Li Zicheng's army was defeated, and Jiannu divided his troops into two ways to the south, followed by Li Zicheng being driven into Huguang. But the good news is that news of Li Zicheng's death soon came out.

Li Zicheng's army was completely dispersed, which is undoubtedly good news, but the bad news is that the other Qing army was closely chasing the remnants of Li Zicheng, and Zuo Mengeng also led more than 100,000 troops to surrender to Jiannu.

The good and bad news has been alternating, but now it's definitely good news.

The remnants of Li Zicheng were led by Hao Shaoqi, Liu Tiren, Yuan Zongdi, Li Jin, Gao Yigong, etc., totaling about 450,000 people. At the same time, the military discipline of these remnants of Li Zicheng began to change qualitatively, and they were very well controlled, and they did not massacre the prefectures and counties along the road.

Soon, these remnants of Li Zicheng traveled from Yuezhou to Xiangyin, moving southward, only more than 100 miles away from Changsha.

What made He Tengjiao excited was that these remnants of Li Zicheng's troops stopped, and then. Hao Shaoqi sent an envoy who was willing to accept Commander He Tengjiao to jointly resist the Qing army. He Tengjiao, who was extremely excited, immediately sent his subordinate Wan Dapeng to lead several horsemen to Hao Shaoqi's camp to discuss cooperation. Within a few days, Hao Shaoqi and others led more than 50,000 troops to Changsha. Tengjiao opened the city to soothe, feast and drink, and reward the army. Immediately after, Hao Shaoqi summoned Yuan Zongdi, Lin Yangsheng, Niu Youyong and others to return. In the blink of an eye, He Tengjiao's troops suddenly increased by more than 100,000, and his prestige was shocked.

Only a few days later, Li Guo, Gao Yigong and other hundreds of thousands of people arrived in Changde, and He Tengjiao's subordinate governor Du Yinxi decisively accepted and placed them in Jingzhou. With an increase in strength. The generals Lu Ding, Ma Jinzhong, Wang Yuncheng and other troops who followed closely behind the Ming army also quickly obeyed He Tengjiao's orders.

In a trance, He Tengjiao actually had hundreds of thousands of troops, and the more than 300,000 troops led by Guo and Gao Yigong in the north of Huguang were renamed the Loyal Battalion and placed under the jurisdiction of Yinxi.

He Tengjiao is undoubtedly a capable official, he is lucky, because Li Zicheng's death made these Dashun troops lose their backbone, and these remnants of Li Zicheng's troops really took refuge in the imperial court this time.

Good luck and ability brought greater luck to He Tengjiao; The news that Zhou Yuji led the army to annihilate the Duoduo Department on Jiannu East Road arrived in Changsha.

Within a few days, the Qing army that entered Huguang began to retreat, verifying the news that made He Tengjiao almost cry bitterly. Immediately after, the decree of the imperial court arrived.

He Tengjiao is a scholar of Dongge University. Zhang Guowei, the secretary of the Ministry of War, ordered He Tengjiao to quickly send troops to the north, and cooperated with Zhou Yuji. Jingnan Hou Huang Degong attacked Jiannu.

The situation suddenly became very good, just like a dream, He Tengjiao, a scholar of Dongge University and the military affairs of several provinces, burst into tears with excitement. He was shocked, and immediately ordered all the troops to start moving north.

Although the situation is very good, haode is terrible. But Li Zicheng's old troops still hesitated, because there was Zhou Yuji's army in the south.

Zhou Yuji's army can be said to be a nightmare of Li Zicheng's army, not to mention the earliest Henan, the tragic failure of the Shanxi Battle made these peasant armies tremble when they heard the name Zhou Yuji. It's okay to attack Jiannu, but now this is to help Zhou Yuji, who has repeatedly defeated him, and it is understandable that these generals have ideas.

He Tengjiao can also be regarded as a capable person, this Governor He is definitely a person who takes the lead, is not afraid of difficulties, and leads by example. He Tengjiao has always been strict in military discipline to guard Changsha, and the generals can also obey orders, because of the love of the people, He Tengjiao and his army are very popular with the people. This is a virtuous circle, where the people respect the army, and the trust of the army makes the army cherish the people more. Controlling hundreds of thousands of troops, plus having to settle family members, is a lot of pressure, but He Tengjiao did it, he himself set an example by eating coarse grains, wild vegetables, and wearing patched clothes. When the military pay was insufficient, he appointed officials to set up a levy, increase the land rent, levy military rations in advance, and find ways to get the rich to contribute.

Capable people are very real, and the meaning of reality is to say; He Tengjiao was able to deal with these subordinates.

This is simple, He Tengjiao directly said to his subordinates: "I had a very good relationship with Fuchenghou in Shanxi in the past, and I can say anything!" ”

He Tengjiao did serve as a soldier in the north of Shanxi, at that time, Zhou Yuji was the chief soldier of Shanxi, this is the big truth, and the acquaintance with Zhou Yuji is also a big truth, as for whether the relationship is very thick, only he and Zhou Yuji know.

Lord He has always been a person who does what he says, and he is more credible, since Lord He said so, there is evidence, and these Zhou Yuji's subordinates are now convinced.

Nanyang Province.

Accompanied by Zhou Huchen, Zhou Yuji was inspecting and arranging the haode battlefield, this time the battle was different from the last time, and the battlefield layout was completely different, Zhou Huchen arranged a position for his army, a large, ring-shaped, and many large and small trenches were scattered inside.

Nanyang Mansion is too wide to defend the place, in order to be on the safe side, Zhou Huchen set up a position similar to the Bagua Array for his army, the role of this position is very clear, once the arrival of the Jiannu army is a field battle, the combat troops must meet the battle, and the auxiliaries and materials are left in this position, once the combat situation is not ideal, Zhou Huchen will treat this position as a fortress, a fortress for defense.

This is the safest approach, the cavalry of the Qing army has the advantage, Zhou Huchen's firearms are superior, both have their own advantages, Zhou Huchen has the possibility of defeat, but in the field situation Zhou Huchen does not dare to pack the ticket to win, especially in the current season. In the event of another rainy day, this trench position can undoubtedly provide the most effective protection for itself.

The scouts have penetrated deep into Hubei, but they have not been able to get the exact movement of the Jiannu army for a long time, but they only know that the Jiannu army is converging towards Jingzhou, and the Qing army has begun to clear the area of dozens of miles near Jingzhou.

This is the habit of the Qing army, and it is also a signal of imminent action. But Zhou Yuji's army could not enter Huguang, once entered, it would be equivalent to a death with Jiannu, the advantage in Nanyang Mansion is not only to wait for work, this position is stuck on this route, if Jiannu takes the river defense line. The army can also quickly advance eastward to intercept, this is a two-handed combat jihua, can not rush forward, can only wait for the enemy's exact news.

The wait is so tormenting, during the waiting period, there was a rain in Nanyang, this rain is not small, but it is not long, and the next day it rains and the sky is clear.

Gao Qiang, the leader of the scouts, who was really impatient, personally dispatched. But Gao Qiang had just gone south for a day, and he ran back the next day.

The reason for coming back was that Gao Qiang brought back a soldier who was still wearing a Ming army uniform, and threw the soldier in front of Zhou Huchen, Gao Qiang said stupidly: "It used to be our people." It has been confirmed that the old subordinates of Shanxi, who are now serving in the Jiannu Army, heard that we are coming. If you escape to report the news, you can ask in detail in person. ”

Gao Qiang's explanation made it clear to Zhou Huchen that this soldier who was tied up by five flowers was once his own soldier. At that time, when he was evacuated from Shanxi, there were indeed some soldiers from the local guard station who stayed, and this person may have been one of them.

"Untie it!" Zhou Huchen waved his hand:

The soldier had been tied up for too long, and even if he was untied, he couldn't stand up at all, he threw himself on the ground, and then lost his voice in pain in front of Zhou Huchen.

Zhou Huchen's personal captain Zhou Jian'an was a little impatient: "A big man is the same as a lady, don't cry, hurry up and reply to the big handsome!" ”

The soldier sobbed and knelt down: "The young marshal's subordinates used to be soldiers of Tianchengwei, and they used to train with the young marshal in the south of Datong, and the young marshal and the marshal returned home after leaving Shanxi. ”

This soldier has a Shanxi accent, and he also knows Zhou Huchen's training, and he also calls Zhou Huchen a young marshal, so it seems that there will be no fake.

Taking the initiative to escape is unwilling to be loyal to Jiannu, this soldier still has some backbone, Zhou Huchen said sharply: "Since you are my soldier, you know my rules, stand up, and return everything you know in detail!" ”

At this time, the soldier recovered a little, he staggered to his feet, and then there was a chest salute: "Liu Yongzhi, the tenth chief of Tianchengwei, reports to the young marshal and asks to return to the team!" ”

"Ben Shuai is now the Marquis of Dongchang, the prince of the Ming Dynasty, the chief military officer of Henan, and allows Liu Yongzhi to return to the team!" Zhou Huchen raised his fist and lightly hit his left chest.

This chest salute and answer were too important to Liu Yongzhi, which was equivalent to acknowledging his identity and allowing him to return to the army, which made Liu Yongzhi's tears fall in an instant.

A total of seven people fled in this direction with Liu Yongzhi, and the reason was precisely because of the fall of Duoduo that this news could not be hidden from Azig at all, nor from most of the people. A large number of newly attached Han troops were in a commotion because of this news, and the soldiers from Shanxi were more aware of the combat capabilities of the Zhou Yuji army, and these soldiers began to brew action at the earliest.

The soldiers who escaped were far more than Liu Yongzhi's gang, and the annihilation of the Duoduo tribe was tantamount to subverting the myth of the invincibility of the Qing army. When the Qing army was not strictly guarded, Liu Yongzhi and other seven people began to act, but Jiannu was still capable, and when Liu Yongzhi and others took action, he was the only one of the seven people who escaped together.

Liu Yongzhi's defection is of great significance, which indicates that Jiannu has obtained the defensive position of Zhou Yuji's army, and at the same time, it also exposes that the newly attached Han army of Jiannu has been unstable. The heaviest thing is another piece of news brought by Liu Yongzhi, the Jiannu army does not have too many troops in Jingzhou.

What does it mean that the Qing army in Jingzhou did not have too many troops? It means that the direction of the Qing army's northward return is not in Henan, but should be in the north of the eastern foothills of Dabie Mountain along the river. It is impossible for the Qing army to hide too many high-level scouts directly in Jingzhou, and the Qing army in Jingzhou should be in the old place to set up a suspicious array to cover Azig's army.

The movement of the Qing army, which had not seen Jingzhou for so long, also illustrated the problem, as the Qing army in Azig had already returned north and had probably been in action for a few days.

The consequences of poor information made the most undesirable situation appear, and Zhou Yuji's army had to move to Luzhou quickly. (To be continued......)