"Mr. Huang is from Yuanzhou Mansion, right?" Mo Qian asked him.

"Back to the king's words, the humble position is from the town of Yuanzhou Mansion."

As soon as Mo Qian heard his words, he couldn't help but ask, "Oh? Where does Mr. Huang's family live in the city? ”

"The lowly position is from Shangshi Village."

"Oh, Mr. Huang is actually the same villager as me!" Mo Qian was taken aback, he couldn't imagine that the old man in front of him was actually from the same place as himself.

"Oh? The lord is also from the city? ”

"My family lives at the foot of the chessboard mountain!" Mo Qian did not hide the location of his home.

Huang Chunnian suddenly realized when he heard this, and his face couldn't help but be overjoyed.

"I can't imagine that my small town can produce such a hero, it's really gratifying!"

The officers in the account were speechless when they saw that the two of them actually recognized each other in person.

It was Yi Jiu, who was the first to cough a few words deliberately, which made the two realize that they were now discussing military affairs in the tent.

"Mr. Huang, please sit down, let's discuss military affairs first!"

Huang Chunnian hurriedly arched his hand and said, "Yes, lord!" ”

Mo Qian continued with what he had just said: "Mr. Huang said that there are only a few hundred officers and soldiers in Xiajiang City, and the remaining 3,000 people are all village warriors, are these people organized by Xiajiang County to defend the city? ”

Huang Chunnian got up and replied: "No, Dong Ji of Xiajiang Zhixian is a straw bag, this person is from Gongsheng, and his Zhixian was bought by his family with money. ”

"Oh? Since they are such straw bale people, where did these three thousand villagers come from? ”

"Back to the lord, these three thousand township warriors were brought by Liang Shiji of Qingjiang Zhixian County."

"Qingjiang Zhixian? Why did this guy bring people to Xiajiang? ”

"This person should have come to the rescue on the order of Hu Yongqing, the prefect of Linjiang, my lord, this Liang Shiji can not be underestimated, this person is a native of Nanhai in Guangzhou Prefecture, a Jinshi in the fifth year of Wanli Tianqi, and a new county in the seventh year of the Apocalypse, and Chongzhen was transferred to Qingjiang Zhixian in the first year, this person is not only extraordinary, but also familiar with military affairs, when Chongzhen made a rebellion in the fifth year, he dared to lead the troops out of the city to suppress bandits, and also won a great victory, Hu Yongqing greatly appreciated it, and the former Jiangxi governor Xie Xuelong wanted to recommend this person to serve as the imperial history of Jiangxi Province."

Mo Qian frowned as he listened, and he said in his heart: "This is a hard stubble!" ”

"Those three thousand Xiangyong were all brought by Liang Shiji from Qingjiang? ”

"Yes."

"Three thousand townsmen will block you in the Xiajiang River for seven days?"

Huang Chunnian was afraid that Mo Qian would underestimate the enemy, so he hurriedly said: "The king can't underestimate these three thousand villagers, most of these three thousand people have fought with Liang Shiji, and they are different from those farmers who have just been recruited. ”

Mo Qian suddenly realized when he heard this.

Liang Shiji led 3,000 people to help Xiajiang, while Yi Jiu and Peng Jinhong had no more than 2,000 regular soldiers, and the remaining 3,000 people were a group of newly recruited villagers, and their combat effectiveness was basically zero.

Let this group of people attack the city that is guarded by the three thousand villagers who have received military training, and it is really not possible to attack it.

Mo Qian made a mistake for a while, Xiajiang County is the gateway to Linjiang Prefecture, if he can't attack Xiajiang, then the plan to attack Linjiang will be frustrated, and his army will be trapped in Ji'an Mansion and unable to move, so he has to be on guard against the attack of the official army at all times.

After Liu Zongxiang took office, he was in a fierce army, waiting for the autumn queen to give himself a fatal blow.

If he can't capture Linjiang Mansion this time to open up the situation, then the later expansion plan will not be opened, and he will be trapped in Yuanzhou and Ji'an, and it is very likely that he will be attacked by the officials and armies of the north and south.

Mo Qian didn't regard the Ming Dynasty as a lion that had died of illness, and now although the male lion was scarred, he still had his last breath hanging.

If you're not careful, you'll let this dying lion bite you, and once you bite in the throat, the blow will be fatal.

Not to mention far away, let's just say that in the next few years, Emperor Chongzhen listened to the advice of his old father-in-law Yang Sichang, and ordered a battle plan of four squares, six corners and ten sides of the net, mobilized the army of five provinces, directly destroyed Gao Yingshen, beat Zhang Xianzhong to surrender, and beat Li Zicheng to only 18 horsemen to flee into Shangluo Mountain.

If it weren't for the fact that the imperial court itself made a lot of tricks and the monarchs and ministers did not give their strength, perhaps the peasant army would have been completely wiped out back then, and the bandits in the northern half of the Ming Dynasty would have been swept away.

That's it, it's all about the eleventh year of Chongzhen, and now it's only eight years of Chongzhen, and it's still nine years before the fall of the Ming Dynasty.

The military strength of the Ming Dynasty was still there, and Mo Qian did not dare to take it lightly.

"Where are the reinforcements from Nanchang?" Mo Qian asked suddenly.

Peng Jinhong hurriedly got up and replied: "Back to the lord, 10,000 reinforcements have arrived in Xingan, and they entered Xingan County last night, and they should set off south tomorrow to help Xiajiang." ”

"So fast? What about the remaining 10,000 reinforcements? ”

"Back to the lord, according to our detailed report in Nanchang Mansion, the remaining 10,000 people have not left the city, but Liu Zongxiang said on the notice that he will lead his troops south on the 15th!"

Yi Jiu also got up at this time and said: "Lord, 20,000 troops, several times more troops than us, this battle is not easy to fight!" ”

Mo Qian couldn't help but sneer when he heard this: "20,000 troops, I think that's 20,000 pigs, he Liu Zongxiang only took office as the governor of Jiangxi in the first month, and so far he has only been the governor for three months, how can he conjure up an army of 20,000 in three months, and no one in the surrounding provinces has lent him troops, these 20,000 people are just a group of farmers he just recruited, and the combat effectiveness is not much." ”

"But my lord, we don't have many people, even if the lord brings two thousand soldiers and horses, our men and horses are only six thousand, and the court is four times as many as ours!" One of the hundred households stood up and said.

"Yes, we do only have 6,000 men, but 5,000 of our 6,000 men are veterans who have seen blood, and half of them have fought several battles with me, so they are already an elite army.

I beat him with 5,000 men and 20,000 peasants who had just put on their armor, as simple as killing chickens and slaughtering pigs. ”

The soldiers quickly brought the local map, Mo Qian picked up the map and looked at it, pointed to a hill in the northeast of Xiajiang County and asked, "What is this mountain called?" ”

An officer and soldier who surrendered to the rebels stepped forward and replied: "This mountain is called Loess Slope, and at the bottom of the mountain is the official road from Xiajiang to Xingan County. ”

When Mo Qian heard this, he immediately thought about it, he said: "Pass the order, eat at dark tonight, five thousand veterans will board the ship with me, let's bypass Xiajiang County, take the Ganjiang River to pass through Baqiuren and Erzhen, and land in Nantou Village at night, and then the whole army hides in the mountains on both sides of the official road, waiting for the 10,000 officers and soldiers to pass by tomorrow, let's attack directly and catch him by surprise." ”

When everyone heard this plan, they couldn't help but gasp.

Mo Qian's battle plan has to be said to be very bold, because there are enough 10,000 officers and soldiers from Nanchang in Xingan County.

But Mo Qian only planned to take 5,000 men and horses to ambush, and the strength was directly less than half of the enemy, if he couldn't win the battle, then the whole army would be annihilated.

"My lord, no!"

"My lord!"

"The Lord is not allowed!"

The generals in the camp spoke up against it.

Huang Chunnian cried even more: "Lord, this can't be helped, if this battle is lost, the family foundation of our righteous army will be gone, and the lord must not be reckless!" ”

Mo Qian glanced at everyone coldly, and said in a resolute tone: "What's the matter, since I rebelled, I have always relied on winning more with less, defeating the strong with the weak, since Wen Tang started the army, have I ever lost a battle?"

You don't need to persuade me anymore, I've made up my mind! ”

"Lord, if the five thousand army is taken away, what should happen to the front of the Xiajiang River?"

Huang Chunnian saw that he couldn't persuade Mo Qian, and wanted to use the matter of the frontal battlefield of Xiajiang to contain him.

"Xiajiang County can't be attacked, why are your brains so stupid? Early tomorrow morning, you will send out all the 1,000 soldiers in the battalion, and then each of you will raise two flags, and then sweep them through the woods outside the city with branches, so as to make it look like the army is still there, and deceive the defenders of Xiajiang, and wait for me to repel the 10,000 officers and troops tomorrow, and then attack the city from the north, so that the defenders in Xiajiang County will have no way to escape, and they will have no way to survive except surrender. ”

Seeing that Mo Qian said so confidently, the generals couldn't help but feel a little admiration in their hearts.

"Lord, what if the defenders of Xiajiang County suddenly leave the city?" Peng Jinhong asked suddenly.

"Out of town? How could they get out of the city, let me ask you, if you were the defenders of Xiajiang County, would you think that I would divide my troops to ambush the reinforcements coming from the direction of Xingan? ”

Everyone present shook their heads, 5,000 people went to ambush 10,000 people, no fool would do such a thing.

"That's it, even you think that I won't divide the troops, and the bureaucrats defending the city in Xiajiang won't even think of this, as long as the drama here is good enough, and then tomorrow you put on a posture of attacking the city, I guarantee that the defenders of Xiajiang will never dare to act rashly, and by the time they get the news, I should have wiped out all the 10,000 officers and soldiers!"

Everyone was convinced, no one could have imagined that Mo Qian would come up with such a bold battle plan.

"King, I am willing to go north with the king!"

"I'd like to go too!"

"I'm going to ...... too"

For a while, there were more than 20 people in the tent who asked for their lives, Mo Qian glanced at them and couldn't help but nod with satisfaction.

These people who took the initiative to ask for their lives were all heroes who were brought out of Yuanzhou by themselves, and most of them were Wentang people.

"The king, the little ones are also willing to follow the king and send troops!"

At this moment, an unfamiliar face stepped forward.

Mo Qian fixed his eyes and saw that he was a peasant wearing a common person's costume and wearing a hat from the rebel army.

"You are?"

When Peng Jinhong saw it, he immediately stood up and introduced: "Lord, he is my subordinate Chen Qi, the rebel army in Yongfeng, he killed the landlord in their village, and gave us all the grain of the landlord's family, so I gave him a position of 100 households." ”

Mo Qian couldn't help frowning when he heard this, he stepped forward and took Chen Qi's hand with a smile and said: "Okay, Chen Baihu is worthy of being a good man in my Ganzhong, since this is the case, I am approved, you will follow me around, and follow me into battle to kill the enemy!" ”

Chen Qiyi couldn't help but be stunned on the spot when he heard this, and his expression was stunned.

When Peng Jinhong saw it, he kicked him in public and scolded: "Don't thank the king soon!" ”

Only then did Chen Qi react, and hurriedly knelt down and shouted, "Thank you for your grace!" ”