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In the battle of Nanjing, 200,000 Jiangxi soldiers were almost wiped out, Yuan Chonghuan, the minister of the cabinet who led the troops, was captured Ling Chi, and the generals Song Jin were either killed or captured, and only Fang Guoan led 20,000 or 30,000 sailors to flee back in embarrassment. After the news came back, the entire Nanchang Imperial Court was terrified.

The 200,000 army was defeated, if the Praetorian Guard took advantage of the situation to attack, how could it resist with only the remaining army in Jiangxi?

As a prisoner, Zhu Yousong was even more frightened, trying to lead the eunuch guards around him to escape from Nanchang City.

At the critical moment, Lu Peng, who served as the political envoy of Jiangxi's right cloth, stood up and advised Zhu Yousong not to flee from Nanchang.

The reason why Zhu Yousong was able to be rescued from Fengyang Prison and then became the prisoner of the country was that the Guangdong maritime merchants represented by Lu Peng made great contributions. The Royal Maritime Trading Company monopolized the trade of the Japanese Kingdom, which caused serious losses to the Guangdong maritime merchants, and they could not compete with the Fujian naval division at sea, so they tried to support the Jiangxi anti-thief rebellion, in an attempt to overthrow Zhu Youzhen's rule, and then they could easily eradicate the Royal Maritime Trading Company. I have to say that they seized a good opportunity at that time, if Yuan Chonghuan could take Nanjing, it was really possible to get rid of Zhu Youzhen and seize the Ming Dynasty.

Although Yuan Chonghuan was elected to be responsible for the formation of the Nanchang Imperial Court at that time, Lu Peng's position as a maritime representative in Nanchang was still very important.

Zhu Yousong was desperate and tried to escape, but Lu Peng knew that in such a form, there was nowhere to escape. What if you flee to Guangdong? Sooner or later, don't you face the attack of the Praetorian Guard? The world is so big that there is nowhere to go but to fight to the death.

Lu Peng told Zhu Yousong that the reason for the failure of the Battle of Nanjing was not how strong the emperor's power was, but because the city of Nanjing was too strong, and the Praetorian Guards were able to defeat Yuan Chonghuan. And if the emperor sends troops to attack from Nanjing, the location is advantageous to us, and I may not be able to block the attack of the Praetorian Guard.

As long as Jiangxi can hold out for a period of time, the gentry and people in the provinces will inevitably revolt and respond, and then the world will be in chaos, and all the provinces will be under the edict of the prison state, and with the support of the gentry and people in the provinces, there is no need to be afraid of the attack of the Praetorian Guard.

Zhu Yousong only had a few eunuchs around him, and he had no other strength, Lu Peng did not support it, so Zhu Yousong could not escape as he wished, so he could only stay in Nanchang in fear.

As a result, Zhu Yousong ordered the re-establishment of the cabinet, with Lu Peng as the first assistant of the cabinet, the former Jiangxi minister, Lu Wenli, the governor of southern Jiangxi, Xie Xuelong, Zhou Yingzhi, and Wu Zhaoyuan, the envoy of the cabinet.

Although Lu Wenli and the others were all Jinshi and local officials, they were actually not convinced by Lu Peng, who was only famous for his talents, but at this time, they all knew that the future was bleak, and they didn't want to be any scholars, and naturally they didn't want to compete with Lu Peng. But Lu Peng holds great power, and the rest of the troops in Jiangxi are all former bandits, and they all obey Lu Peng's moderation, so they just don't want to and have no choice.

After Lu Peng took charge of the military administration in Jiangxi, his first order was to transfer troops and horses from various prefectures to deploy defenses at Poyang Lake, trying to block the Praetorian Guards north of Poyang Lake. At the same time, Lu Peng, in the name of Zhu Yousong, the superintendent of the state, ordered to recruit young and strong men in various prefectures to reorganize the army. In order to recruit soldiers, they even asked Jiangxi gentry and merchants to donate money and grain. And the gentry and landlords in Jiangxi knew that since they had chosen to support Zhu Yousong, they had already been on the list of Emperor Chongzhen's rebellions, and when the Praetorian Guards marched into Jiangxi, they couldn't please them, so most of them gritted their teeth and took out their own money and grain to help the imperial court recruit troops.

There were also a small number of gentry and landlords who couldn't look at it or were more stingy, and were unwilling to pay for food, so Lu Peng was charged with fornicating with the Praetorian Guards and sent troops to raid their homes. In order to resist the Praetorian Guards, Lu Peng was very crazy and did not hesitate to offend the gentry of Jiangxi.

In order to defend Jiangxi, Lu Peng even issued an order to the provinces south of the Yangtze River in the name of the prison country, ordering the troops of the provinces to come to the rescue of Jiangxi. In fact, except for Huguang, the government of other provinces did not express their support, and still carried the banner of the imperial court. Therefore, except for Huguang, who sent 20,000 troops to Jiangxi, there were no other reinforcements.

The gentry uprising in Fujian was being suppressed by the Fujian Janissary Guard, and although the gentry uprising in Guangdong was in full swing, it did not occupy the entire territory of Guangdong, and major cities such as Guangzhou were still in the hands of officials loyal to Chongzhen. Of course, it is not without support, for example, Guangdong maritime merchants secretly sent a lot of firearms weapons to Jiangxi.

The current situation is that with the strength of Jiangxi Province to resist Chongzhen's army, fortunately, Chongzhen does not have too many soldiers and horses in his hands, so Lu Peng and others have a fluke mentality, thinking that they may not be able to hold Jiangxi.

What made Lu Peng and the Nanchang Imperial Court even happier was that the emperor did not send the Praetorian Guards to attack Jiangxi, thus giving them a few months to buffer. In these months, Lu Peng recruited more than 100,000 troops, and together with the original army, the Jiangxi rebels once again reached more than 200,000. Lu Peng appointed generals, with Fang Guoan, Xu Chengming and others as the general soldiers, and trained troops in Poyang Lake. The 200,000 army joined forces for dozens of miles, covering the entire surface of Poyang Lake, waiting for the Janissary to attack.

In the opinion of Lu Peng and others, the Praetorian Guard must attack along the Yangtze River, because this is the most convenient path. Therefore, most of the troops were deployed on the line of Poyang Lake in Nanchang, and only a small number of troops were left in the prefectures and counties connected to Fujian and other provinces. And this is also the real reason why Zhang Huangyan and Li Yanzhi can easily break through Wuyi Mountain.

But what Lu Peng and the others never expected was that the Fujian Praetorian Guard really chose to break through the rugged and difficult Wuyi Mountain for hundreds of miles and attack the territory of Jianchang Mansion. When they heard the news, everyone from Lu Peng and Zhu Yousong to other rebel officials were stunned and panicked.

Because between Jianchang Mansion and Nanchang City, there were not many rebel troops to defend. Moreover, the transportation between Jianchang Mansion and Nanchang is convenient, and the Fujian Praetorian Guard can easily attack the city of Nanchang with the help of waterways.

"Elder Lu Ge, quickly dispatch troops to stop them!" In the court, Zhu Yousong shouted in panic.

"Your Majesty, don't be in a hurry." Lu Peng comforted.

"Can the widow not be in a hurry, they will be beaten behind their butts, if there is a disagreement, I am afraid that they will not even be able to escape in the future." Zhu Yousong said in a gaffe.

Lu Peng smiled bitterly.

Resistance is definitely to be resisted, but Emperor Chongzhen has already led his army to Anqing, which is only a stone's throw away from the mouth of Poyang Lake. At this time, if the army was mobilized to block the Fujian Praetorian Guard, the strength to resist the emperor's army would be insufficient.

If you don't resist, once the Fujian Janissaries come to Nanchang City, their morale will inevitably be shaken, and Nanchang City will be in danger of collapsing.

"I'll go to Fuzhou." At this moment, the Cabinet University Scholar Lu Wenli took the initiative to ask.

"You?" Looking at Lu Wenli, Lu Peng frowned slightly. Lu Wenli was the governor of Southern Jiangxi, and together with Yuan Chonghuan, he chose to support Zhu Yousong as the prisoner. During his tenure as governor of Southern Jiangxi, Lu Wenli led his troops to fight with the rebellious bandits many times, winning and losing. Although the ability to lead troops is average, they also know how to lead troops.

"If the Fujian army attacks Nanchang, it will go to Fuzhou. I led my troops to deploy defense in Fuzhou to block the Fujian army. Lu Wenli said.

"How is Elder Lu Ge going to stop them?" Lu Peng asked.

Although according to intelligence, there were not many Fujian troops entering Jianchang Mansion, but they appeared in the rear of Nanchang, and if they broke through all the way due to improper resistance, the situation would collapse instantly, and Lu Peng had to be cautious.

"If they attack, they will definitely take the Jianchang River waterway. I only need to send men to sink a large number of ships into the river, and then I can block the river channel with sailors' iron cables, and it will not be difficult to block them. And if it doesn't take the waterway, the detour is far away, not to mention, all the mountain roads are rugged, and you need to pass through the river many times. Our army only needs to deploy defenses along the river, and can wait for an opportunity to attack, and it will definitely be able to defeat it in one fell swoop. Lu asked the courtesy to be in the chest.

Lu Peng actually didn't know how to fight a soldier and didn't know how to fight. After thinking about it carefully, he felt that there seemed to be nothing wrong with Lu Wenli's strategy, so he hesitated for a while, but still agreed to Lu Wenli's request.

So Lu Pengzuo asked Zhu Yousong, the superintendent of the country, with Lu Wenli as the supervisor, and commanded 30,000 troops to Fuzhou to resist the attack of the Fujian army.

"Elder Lu Ge, the safety of my Jiangxi rear is handed over to you, and you must keep the enemy army out of Fuzhou." Lu Peng said earnestly.

"Don't worry, I will die." Lu Wenli assured.

On that day, Lu Wenli led the army to set off.

Before Lu Peng could breathe a sigh of relief, information suddenly came that the naval division of the Nanjing Praetorian Guard had appeared at the mouth of Poyang Lake and was shelling Jiujiang City.

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Just 10 days ago, Zhu Youzhen ordered the imperial army to march in person, and personally led 150,000 Praetorian Guards from Nanjing, down the river, and attacked Jiangxi.

Among the 150,000 troops, 100,000 were newly formed and trained in Nanjing, and the remaining 50,000 were the Liaodong Janissaries who had just arrived in Nanjing from Liaodong, led by generals Liu Yongfu, Liu Xingzuo, and Li Yangeng.

Zhu Youzhen issued an order, with Zheng Zhilong, a general of Fujian's coastal defense, as the vanguard, and 30,000 naval divisions as the vanguard, and went down the river first, and personally led the remaining army as the Chinese army, and marched towards Jiangxi by land and water.

Zheng Zhilong led more than 200 warships to swim upstream, and the cities controlled by the rebels such as Tongling and Chizhou all surrendered without a fight, and soon passed through Anqing and arrived outside Jiujiang City.

Attacking Jiangxi from the Yangtze River had two offensive directions, one was to enter Poyang Lake through the mouth of Poyang Lake, and then attack Nanchang directly from Poyang Lake. However, the rebels heavily defended Poyang Lake, and if they took the waterway, they would inevitably have a bloody battle with the rebel sailors. The rebels had built forts on both sides of the lake, and if they forced their way through the lake, they would inevitably be bombarded with heavy artillery fire.

The other direction is Jiujiang City, if you can take Jiujiang City, you can attack Nanchang by land through Jiujiang.

Zheng Zhilong led the sailor, and at first he naturally wanted to enter Jiangxi through Poyang Lake. However, when he led his army to attack the mouth of the lake, he was heavily shelled by the rebels, and in an hour, five river boats were sunk and suffered heavy losses.

Of course, the artillery of the sailor division also launched a counterattack, and Zheng Zhilong had five sea ships under his command, equipped with more than 30 red-coated cannons, and the firepower was very powerful. However, the rebels' batteries were located on the hills on both sides of the lake, and the opponent could bombard them from a high position, but the red-coated cannons on the ship could not shoot that high at all.

Seeing that the loss of forcibly entering the mouth of the lake was too great, Zheng Zhilong decided to take Jiujiang City first after thinking about it carefully. Jiujiang is an important town in Jiangxi, and it is the most important city of the rebels except for Nanchang, as long as Jiujiang is taken, the connection between Huguang and Jiangxi can be severed. From Jiujiang to the south, you can attack Nanchang by land. At that time, no matter how many rebels had troops at Poyang Lake, it would not be of much use.

So Zheng Zhilong gave up the mouth of the lake, and Chen Bing launched a fierce attack on Jiujiang with red-coated cannons outside Jiujiang City.

Jiujiang City is built near the river, and the back city wall is less than two miles away from the river, which is within the range of the red-coated cannon, Zheng Zhilong does not need to unload the red-coated cannon from the sea ship, and can be bombarded directly on the ship.

Thirty red-coated cannons fired in turn, and the cannonballs flew into the sky and fell on Jiujiang City. However, Jiujiang City is too strong, and it may be difficult to break the city in a few days.

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Zhu Youzhen issued an order, with Zheng Zhilong, a general of Fujian's coastal defense, as the vanguard, and 30,000 naval divisions as the vanguard, and went down the river first, and personally led the remaining army as the Chinese army, and marched towards Jiangxi by land and water.

Zheng Zhilong led more than 200 warships to swim upstream, and the cities controlled by the rebels such as Tongling and Chizhou all surrendered without a fight, and soon passed through Anqing and arrived outside Jiujiang City.

Attacking Jiangxi from the Yangtze River had two offensive directions, one was to enter Poyang Lake through the mouth of Poyang Lake, and then attack Nanchang directly from Poyang Lake. However, the rebels heavily defended Poyang Lake, and if they took the waterway, they would inevitably have a bloody battle with the rebel sailors. The rebels had built forts on both sides of the lake, and if they forced their way through the lake, they would inevitably be bombarded with heavy artillery fire.

The other direction is Jiujiang City, if you can take Jiujiang City, you can attack Nanchang by land through Jiujiang.

Zheng Zhilong led the sailor, and at first he naturally wanted to enter Jiangxi through Poyang Lake. However, when he led his army to attack the mouth of the lake, he was heavily shelled by the rebels, and in an hour, five river boats were sunk and suffered heavy losses.

Of course, the artillery of the sailor division also launched a counterattack, and Zheng Zhilong had five sea ships under his command, equipped with more than 30 red-coated cannons, and the firepower was very powerful. However, the rebels' batteries were located on the hills on both sides of the lake, and the opponent could bombard them from a high position, but the red-coated cannons on the ship could not shoot that high at all.

Seeing that the loss of forcibly entering the mouth of the lake was too great, Zheng Zhilong decided to take Jiujiang City first after thinking about it carefully. Jiujiang is an important town in Jiangxi, and it is the most important city of the rebels except for Nanchang, as long as Jiujiang is taken, the connection between Huguang and Jiangxi can be severed. From Jiujiang to the south, you can attack Nanchang by land. At that time, no matter how many rebels had troops at Poyang Lake, it would not be of much use.

So Zheng Zhilong gave up the mouth of the lake, and Chen Bing launched a fierce attack on Jiujiang with red-coated cannons outside Jiujiang City.

Jiujiang City is built near the river, and the back city wall is less than two miles away from the river, which is within the range of the red-coated cannon, Zheng Zhilong does not need to unload the red-coated cannon from the sea ship, and can be bombarded directly on the ship.

Thirty red-coated cannons fired in turn, and the cannonballs flew into the sky and fell on Jiujiang City. However, Jiujiang City is too strong, and it may be difficult to break the city in a few days.