Author: Scholar Wu

Zhang Tianfu knew that he was no match for Qian Mo and had been plotted against him from the beginning. This She County was his burial place.

So with the mentality of "kill one to make up for the loss, kill two to earn one", he led the Qing army to launch a final charge against the Ming army.

Zhang Tianfu held a shining steel knife, his eyes widened, and he rushed forward fiercely. He was wearing armor, his body was straight, like a steel needle, and he poured all his strength into the tip of the knife, stabbing

Towards the front, the Jia brothers.

Suddenly there was a loud "bang", and the fire gun shot through his chest, and he fell heavily to the ground. Zhang Tianfu groaned, looked at his chest, and was surprised to find that blood was rapidly gushing out from the wound.

Zhang Tianfu covered his wound with his hands, climbed up with difficulty, and moved forward with staggering steps.

At this time, his vision was blurred, but he still gritted his teeth and endured the pain. He held a steel knife and roared: "Qian Mo, traitor, I will definitely kill you to avenge my brother!"

"Bang, bang, bang"

After a volley, Zhang Tianfu fell into a pool of blood, completely dead.

With the death of Zhang Tianfu, the Qing army in She County also gave up resistance.

The battle of Shexian lasted for 2 days, killing 1,200 Qing troops and capturing 2,000 prisoners. Jia Zhongxiao led 1,000 Qing troops to return to the Ming Dynasty.

The Shenji Battalion suffered less than a hundred casualties, which can be described as a great victory.

At this point, the entire Huizhou fell into the hands of the Ming army. The Jiangxi Ming army and the Jiangxi and Zhejiang governorates each occupied 3 counties.

The lost soldiers of Chongming Battalion and Shenji Battalion were directly replaced by the Qing army's surrender.

Previously, he rented a shop in Hangzhou at a sky-high price and directly received millions of taels of silver, which also strengthened Qian Mo's confidence to expand his army.

Ma Zhanyuan returned to Yanzhou to recover from his injuries, and was appointed as the commander-in-chief of Yanzhou and formed the new Yanzhou Battalion; brothers Jia Zhongxian were appointed by Qian Mo as the chief and deputy commander-in-chief of the Huizhou Battalion, and formed the Huizhou Battalion based on the surrender of the Qing army in Huizhou.

Shortly after the Ming army captured She County, Jiang Riguang came to visit on behalf of the Jiangxi Ming army.

Jiang Riguang was one of the "Three Wise Prime Ministers of the South and Central China" and had a long-standing reputation. He was also the commander-in-chief of the Jiangxi Ming Army's Northern Expedition. In front of him, Qian Mo did not dare to show off and went out of the city to greet him in person.

Seeing Qian Mo coming out of the city to greet him, Jiang Riguang was also quite satisfied and said, "I am so old and so virtuous, how dare I trouble Uncle Zhongyong to greet him personally."

"Originally, I brought 2,000 troops to help in the battle. I didn't expect that the soldiers under Zhongyong Bo were so brave and had already conquered She County. It seems that I was too abrupt."

Qian Mo said: "Mr. Jiang Ge is the senior, and the junior should go out of the city to greet me. This is not the place to talk. I have already set up a banquet. Let's talk first in the city."

As the waiter shouted "Serving", Wenzheng mountain bamboo shoots, Tunxi drunken crab, Huangshan square cured fish, Huangshan stewed pigeon, phoenix stewed peony, tiger skin tofu, pickled fresh mandarin fish, Bao's Ruyi chicken, ham stewed turtle

Waiting for the famous Huizhou dishes to be served to the table.

Qian Mo said: "Huizhou is rich in mountain delicacies. These are Huizhou's famous dishes. Mr. Jiang Ge led his troops to help our army. They have worked hard all the way and must be hungry. Please enjoy the delicious food first and we will chat while eating!"

Jiang Riguang picked up a piece of fish and said, "This fish tastes very delicious. What is its name?"

Qian Mo said: "This is Huizhou's famous dish 'Huangshan Fangla Fish'. It is said to be related to the Fangla Uprising in the late Northern Song Dynasty."

Jiang Riguang said: "The Fangla Uprising was so powerful in the beginning that it occupied 52 counties in eight states in the south of the Yangtze River in just a few months, and even ascended the throne in Hangzhou and proclaimed himself emperor; now Zhongyongbo has occupied five or six state capitals, and Fangla in just two months since he started his army.

The area occupied is pretty much the same.”

Qian Mo was startled, what did this old guy mean? He compared me to Fang La. Although Qian Mo had secretly had thoughts of independence after being betrayed by a "pig teammate" like Yang Wenqi, but he was still fledgling now.

He needed to use the banner of the Ming Dynasty to expand his influence. He only hinted at this idea to Gu Yanwu, and even his cronies such as Xia Wanchun and Qian Buer never revealed it.

Proclaiming yourself emperor is all about strength. Once your strength is achieved, it will be a matter of course. Even if you have no intention of proclaiming yourself emperor, your subordinates who have "the power of following the dragon" will give you "yellow robes". Without that strength

, claiming to be emperor and self-reliant is a joke, like Yuan Shu, Fang La and others, proclaiming emperor is just to put oneself on the fire and become the target of public criticism.

So Qian Mo's face darkened and he said displeasedly: "Fang La is just a rebel who wants to usurp the country. Qian Mo was personally named Zhongyongbo by His Majesty Yongli. How could he insult the word 'loyalty'? Jiangge veteran"

It is very inappropriate to compare Qian to Fang La."

After hearing Qian Mo's loud scolding, Jiang Riguang was not angry but happy. After all, although the warlords of all sizes are holding the banner of supporting the Ming Dynasty, they are just taking the opportunity to expand their territory. How many of them really want to fight against the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty?

people?

He saw that Qian Mo, who was only in his early 20s and had such achievements, must be arrogant, so he compared him to Fang La to test Qian Mo's reaction.

Now Qian Mo's performance makes him very satisfied, although this may not be Qian Mo's true thoughts. At the beginning, Zhu Wen was named "Zhu Quanzhong" by the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, but he changed hands and destroyed the Tang Dynasty. Emphasizing loyalty and bravery cannot explain it.

What, but at least Qian Mo is not as domineering as other warlords.

Jiang Riguang said calmly: "It's true that I made a mistake. I should punish myself with a drink!"

After saying this, Jiang Riguang drank all the wine in the cup and asked, "Now that I have occupied Huizhou, what are Uncle Zhongyong's plans next?"

Qian Mo said: "I have the latest news here. Dorgon appointed Zhenghuang Banner Gushan Ezhen Tan Tai as the general to conquer the south. He led the Manchu, Mongolian and Han Eight Banners and more than 100,000 people from the northern Green Camp to go south. Now the vanguard of his army

We have passed Xuzhou and will arrive in Jiangnan soon."

Although Jiang Riguang had heard the news that the main force of the Eight Banners of the Qing Army was going south, he was still shocked when he heard the news that more than 100,000 Qing troops were going south.

Said: "Originally, Jiang wanted to take advantage of the empty strength of the Qing army and invite Uncle Zhongyong to send troops north to capture Ningguo Mansion. Lao Chen then led an army to capture Chizhou Mansion to further threaten Nanjing."

"Now it seems that the main force of the Qing army is about to move south. I'm afraid it would be inappropriate for our army to rush north. We can only seize the time to stabilize Huizhou's defense."

Qian Mo was also helpless about this. Historically, the Qing army did not go to the south of the Yangtze River until the end of April and did not invade Jiangxi until the beginning of May. Perhaps Qian Mo's appearance has caused the situation in Zhejiang to take a turn for the worse, and the Qing army's march south has actually been greatly advanced. Now

It's only April 10th, and the front peak has already passed Xuzhou, and it can take up to 5 days to reach Nanjing.

Qian Mo said: "For the current plan, Mr. Jiang Ge should actively expand the army and prepare for war. We can only use Huizhou's large number of mountain fortresses to block the Qing army from Jiangxi!"

Jiang Riguang said with regret: "I still can't understand why Duke Yu's army of 200,000 troops besieged the small Ganzhou. Why has there been no good news yet?"

There are definitely different opinions on which city was the strongest during the cold weapon era. But if you want to explain which city was the most difficult to conquer in the late Qing Dynasty and early Qing Dynasty, it is undoubtedly the Ganzhou city.

Compared with other fortified cities, Ganzhou's name of "Iron City" is truly deserved. Because it has withstood many tests in history, almost no one can capture Ganzhou City through a frontal attack.

Ganzhou reaches Fujian in the east, Hunan in the west, and Guangdong in the south. Taking Ganzhou can open up several provinces. Due to its unique geographical location, this place has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times.

At the end of the Southern Song Dynasty, Wen Tianxiang raised troops in Jiangxi to resist the Yuan Dynasty. He once captured Tingzhou, Xingguo and other places, and besieged Ganzhou. The Yuan army refused to defend, and the Song army could not defeat it. Later, the Yuan general Li Heng divided his troops to aid Ganzhou and defeated Wen Tianxiang.

At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, Chen Youliang sent general Xing Wencai to lead his troops to besiege Ganzhou. Guarding Ganzhou were Yuan generals Pu'ansali and Hachihai. The Red Scarf Army besieged the city for four months and made several forcible attacks. After losing troops and generals, they were still unable to capture it.

In the end, because the food in the city was about to run out, with no reinforcements outside and no food inside, the defenders mutinied and killed two Yuan generals and surrendered, and the Red Scarf Army conquered Ganzhou.

A few years later, the offensive and defensive situation changed. Zhu Yuanzhang sent the famous Chang Yuchun to attack Ganzhou, and the defender was the unknown Xiong Tianrui under Chen Youliang.

Chang Yuchun, who had always been invincible, was helpless when facing the city of Ganzhou. He had no other option but to besiege it. Half a year later, Xiong Tianrui ran out of food and had to surrender, and the Ming army was able to conquer Ganzhou.

At the beginning of 1646, Pingnan General Luck Dehun of the Qing Dynasty defeated the Zhongzhen Camp and the Ming Supervisor He Tengjiao's tribe in Huguangda, and attacked Jiangxi aggressively. In March, Ji'an was captured in one fell swoop, and he was approaching Ganzhou.

At this time, the local military and political personnel of the Ming Dynasty in Ganzhou included Liu Guangyin, the governor of Jiangxi, Wan Yuanji, the governor of Jiangxi, Yang Tinglin, a bachelor of Wuyingdian, Gong Fen, the director of the Ministry of Personnel, Li Suiqiu, the director of the Ministry of War, Guo Weijing, the Minister of War, and others. The army included Zhao Yinxuan of the Yunnan Army, Hu Yiqing, etc.

3,000 people, 3,000 Guangdong troops, governor of Guangdong and Guangxi

Ding Kuichu sent 4,000 officers and soldiers, He Tengjiao sent 2,000 soldiers from the general Cao Zhijian, Zhang Anbu, the leader of the fourth battalion of Yan Luo who was recruited by the Ming court, and 4,000 Ming troops from the navy Luo Ming who had not yet arrived. There were more than 40,000 reinforcements outside the city.

people, and the number of defenders in Ganzhou City was 6,000.

Although the Ming army had tens of thousands of troops, it was a patchwork of troops from all over the country, and it was difficult to exert strength commensurate with its numbers. After the Qing army captured Ji'an Fucheng on March 24, Commander Wan Yuanji retreated to Zaokou (in

Southeast of Wan'an County), all Ming armies were in disarray and fled towards Ganzhou. Wan Yuanji was left with only the Anyuan Battalion commanded by Wang Qilong and only officers and soldiers.

More than 300 people, but later only received reinforcements of more than 200 people. Cao Zhijian, the general sent by He Tengjiao, sent 2,000 troops to the Jiangxi front line. They collapsed without fighting in just one night. However, 2,000 new soldiers recruited by Jiangxi Governor Liu Guangyin met the Qing army. As a result,

It also collapsed without a fight, Liu Guangyin was captured, and the reinforcements from the Ming Dynasty were too frightened to take a step closer to Ganzhou.

Until the beginning of June, the two Ming armies of Wu Zhifan and Zhang Guozuo from Guangdong, with the encouragement of Wan Yuanji and others, engaged the Qing army many times in Lijiashan. The Nanming army fought bravely with the encouragement of Wan Yuanji and others.

After killing the enemy and defeating the Qing army many times, the Qing army retreated slightly, and the predicament of the Ming army in Ganzhou was slightly relieved.

The various Ming armies finally gathered at the gate of Ganzhou City. They could take advantage of the remnants of the victory in the Lijiashan Battle to jointly attack and severely inflict heavy damage on the Qing army. However, Governor Wan Yuanji believed that they should wait for the arrival of Luo Mingshou's navy. Luo Mingshou was originally active.

Due to the pirates in Guangdong waters, the Qing army pressed hard on Jiangxi. Luo Ming was recruited by Li Suiqiu, the head of the Ministry of War, and led the navy to rescue Ganzhou. However, the Ming army's navy had many giant ships, which were like dragons on the sea. They could be found in Zhangjiang.

Not necessarily.

In August, Luo Mingshou's navy approached Ganzhou. On the night of the 23rd, Jin Shenghuan ordered his men to attack Luo Mingshou at night. Luo Mingshou's warships were not functioning properly. More than 80 giant ships were all burned and all firearms were seized.

, hundreds of officers and soldiers were killed. Luo Mingshou's troops had completely lost their combat effectiveness and had to flee back to Guangdong. The next morning, Ganzhou learned that the Ming army of Luo Mingshou's troops had been defeated and the morale of the defenders was greatly reduced.

The Qing army took the opportunity to launch an attack on the various Ming armies outside Ganzhou City. They defeated the Guangdong Army on August 28 and the Yunnan Army on August 29. Seeing that the situation was not good, the reinforcements from all walks of life turned around and ran away. Ganzhou was already in ruins

A lonely city.September 3

On the same day, the Qing army began to attack the west gate. The Ming army in the city "killed the soldiers and fell", and the Qing army failed to attack the city. At this time, the Ming army in Ganzhou City still had 300 people from Wang Qilong's tribe, Wang Guotai, and 400 from Jinchang Zhen's tribe.

Xu Ricai

There are 200 people in Guo Weijing's department, 2000 people in Huang Zhizhong's rear camp of the Navy, plus a small number of rural soldiers, a total of less than 6,000 people. Facing tens of thousands of Qing troops, the outcome can be imagined. On the ninth day of September, the Qing army attacked

In Kenankang County, on September 15th, the Qing army captured Shangyou County. By September 19th, the Qing army had completed the siege of Ganzhou City. The Ming army was in an extremely unfavorable dilemma, but the resistance in the city still continued.

to early October.

On October 3, the traitor finally appeared in the city. He lowered himself from the city wall and led Qing troops into the city from the south gate. The city suddenly became agitated, and the Ming defenders and Qing troops started a fierce battle. On the next day, Jin Shenghuan and others

People command

The Qing army launched a massive attack on the city. Deputy generals Gao Jinku and Feng Junrui attacked the south gate; deputy generals Liu Bolu, Jia Xiong, Bai Yuanyi and He Mingbi attacked the east gate; deputy generals Xu Qiren, Yang Wulie and Cui Guoxiang attacked the west gate; deputy generals Li Shiyuan and others

Attacking Guweijiao, various Qing troops went up to the city to fight. The remaining Ming troops still refused to surrender and killed the Qing troops on the city wall one after another. Until noon that day, the cannons on the city were either destroyed by the Qing troops.

Either it was overheated and exploded due to frequent firing, and the city wall was in a mess. The Qing army set up ladders to climb the city wall, and the Ming army on the wall was swept away. However, the Ming army in the city still refused to surrender, and they launched a fierce battle with the Qing army.

street fighting.
To be continued...