Shi Kefa bowed his hands to Cheng Kang and said modestly: "The military advisor is ridiculous. I just did my job well, but there is one thing that I am still worried about." Liu Yi asked: "Master Shi is worried about our army.

The dispatch was large-scale and equipped with

If you enter the Jiangxi Chief Envoy without permission from the imperial court, the local officials will definitely report it to the imperial court, which will be detrimental to us?" Shi Kefa pursed his lips, but he did not expect that before his words came out, the governor

Already guessed

When he arrived, he said, "Yes, Commander-in-Chief, although our Qing Yi Army continues to fight, large-scale battles basically take place outside the Ming Dynasty. Except for the last battle of Zhang Xianzhong, we have not had any trouble in the Ming Dynasty."

Such a big movement, this time we

We took the initiative to deploy. Whether it was the number of troops we dispatched or Li Zicheng's troops, they far exceeded the last battle of Anqing Guard. We have just experienced a food war. After this, even if we want to keep a low profile, we can't.

ah."

Liu Yi smiled and said: "Haha, Mr. Shi is overly worried. Since this battle is going to be fought, this governor has already made preparations for a full showdown. As the saying goes, you can't have your cake and eat it too, so we're going to fight in Jiujiang."

, it’s impossible if the court doesn’t know, just know it if you know it. At this point, we can’t hide it even if we want to. In this case, there will be a big victory to shut up the court. I want to stand on the side of

From the perspective of the capital, we and Liu

Thieves are a scourge, so why not do it if they can sit on a mountain and watch tigers fight. In their view, no matter whether we win or Li Zicheng wins, the opponent will be covered in bruises and dogs will bite each other. Isn’t this what they want?

Did you see it?" Cheng Kang laughed loudly: "Haha, Governor, this is not a good metaphor. Our upright master, where is the dog biting the dog, I think it is the wolf biting the dog." "Hahahahaha." The three of them laughed together.

stand up.

"General, general, look at the river, it's full of boats!" At the head of Jiujiang City, a small flag officer pointed in the direction of the Yangtze River and said to a general behind him. This general is none other than Jiujiang General Lin Yuncheng. These days

The Chu army turned Huguang upside down, and Jiangxi was so close that generals everywhere were trembling, not to mention Jiujiang.

As the vanguard of the important town in Jiangxi closest to Huguang, Zhou Huang was extremely nervous. Although theoretically speaking, Jiangxi was a poor place. If Li Zicheng's army wanted to obtain more supplies or expand its scale, it should march towards rich or populous places.

, but who knows, judging from Li Zicheng’s tactics, he has always

He is not a person who plays his cards according to common sense. So naturally, Lin Yuncheng also strengthened Jiujiang's military preparedness. He discussed with Zhou Huang, the prefect of Jiujiang, consciously repaired the city defense facilities, and reorganized the guard soldiers who had been neglected for a lot of training.

They were recruited and trained. However, judging from the actual results, it does not seem to be very good, not to mention

It is said that Jiujiang only has the strength of one general battalion. In such a poor place, Lin Yuncheng has no choice but to take empty pay. The actual number of soldiers under his command is only 3,500 at full strength, and the remaining one thousand or so are all given empty pay.

It's impossible not to eat. The military pay from the imperial court is intermittent. If we don't do this, I'm afraid these 3,500 people will become like birds and beasts.

Among these 3,500 people, only 500 can actually fight. These are the elite servants that Lin Yuncheng used most of his military salary to feed. Of course, this elite is relative, at least in Jiangxi, they are considered

The troops are fully equipped with weapons and armor, and have normal daily training. They even have a team of 200 cavalry, which is already an incredible force in the local area. The remaining

The three thousand people are the so-called beggar soldiers. It is different from the time when Yuan Chonghuan was the governor of five provinces and the governor fought the Southeast War. At that time, Jiangxi could still pull out ten or twenty thousand decent troops, although in the eyes of the soldiers in Jiangsu and Zhejiang,

Come on, they were also beggars, but they were much stronger than today. Most of the Jiangxi Guardsmen today are really nothing like beggars.

What's the difference? The mandarin duck war jacket on his body has almost turned into rags. Let alone combat training, even filling his stomach on weekdays is a big problem. The combat effectiveness of these Jiangxi soldiers is so bad that people can't bear to look at it. Lin Yuncheng also

He didn't expect his 3,000 soldiers to go out of the city to fight in positional warfare. As long as they could defend the city, the core strength was still his 500 servants. But he heard that

He said that Li Zicheng had already mobilized more than a million troops. Even if they were all hungry soldiers, one million hungry soldiers could flood Jiujiang City just by pissing on one person. Lin Yuncheng is now doing his best to obey fate and can hold on for a while.

Suddenly, Wang Kuiju, Yuan Jixian, He Tengjiao and other important officials in Huguang were all defeated. Who knows when bad luck will befall them.

Zhou Huang is also like an ant on a hot pot, wanting to recruit militia groups, but he has so much financial resources. The Jiangxi government is already poor. Although Jiujiang is located at the crossroads of Poyang Lake and the Yangtze River, most of the taxes

The governor had them confiscated, leaving little for them. Zhou Huang used the little money he had to repair the city.

There was not much left to build the wall and replenish some weapons and equipment. Although Lin Yuncheng requested many times to increase the number of militia groups, Zhou Huang worked for a long time and even tried his best to get a thousand people to send him up.

, but these thousand people have no tasks now, and they have to consume the scant food, which really gives them a headache.

In fact, the terrain of Jiujiang City is very suitable for combat. It should be said to be a natural battlefield. If you look at the map carefully, you will find that Jiujiang City is a triangle, just embedded in the angle formed by the Yangtze River and Poyang Lake. In other words, Jiujiang is backed by the Yangtze River.

, Poyang Lake is to the east, and Lushan Mountain is to the south. If the navy is not considered, an army

If the army wants to attack Jiujiang, there is only one way, and that is to attack from the west. It is also a bit difficult to attack from the west. A series of small mountains such as Guogong Mountain, Tiansi Mountain, Lang Mountain, and Mashan in the west just constitute the perfect formation.

A barrier to defend the west gate of Jiujiang is simply a natural venue for blocking battles. This is why Liu Yi decided to make the main battlefield

The reason for choosing Jiujiang is that there are water transport divisions on Poyang Lake and the Yangtze River to help ensure that the intruders cannot threaten them from behind on the water. In Lushan Mountain in the south, only a partial division is needed to defend the main road. There are all small roads in the mountains.

Even if the large army of the invading army has a large number of people, the team cannot be spread out, and it is impossible for them to cross the mountains.

With the supply of resources, their physical strength could not withstand this kind of consumption. Before they could turn over, they were exhausted. Therefore, the Chuang army could only attack from the front, otherwise they would give up. But if they wanted to give up, they could keep attacking.

Huguang, if Li Zicheng doesn't eat them, the future will be even more difficult. In this battle, Liu Yi forced Li Zicheng to fight decisively.

Today, Lin Yuncheng got up early. He could hardly sleep these days. He was always woken up by nightmares. He always felt that Li Zicheng's army was already eyeing Jiujiang City. Although Lin Yuncheng knew that these were all to scare him, but who dared to do so?

What about the guarantee? As a military general, Lin Yuncheng has a battlefield intuition. He always feels that these days

Something big might happen, so for several days in a row, he would patrol the city every morning after waking up. Today was no exception. He even came earlier than yesterday. The soldiers on the night shift and the morning shift had not yet handed over. Lin Yuncheng

He just said a few words of encouragement and continued patrolling the city wall until a flag officer hurried over to report.

Lin Yuncheng pushed the flag officer away, stood at the crenel and said, "What ship, and which direction did it come from?" The river was still filled with fog in the early morning, and it would be difficult for people without excellent eyesight to see the distance.

In the fleet, this flag officer has been working as a lookout for more than a day or two. Naturally, he has eyesight that is different from ordinary people. At least he still has the ability to distinguish ships in the thick fog. The flag officer said: "Come from the east.

,

It appears and disappears in the mist. It is estimated that it is still seven or eight miles away from us." Lin Yuncheng was confused. If Li Zicheng attacked, he should have come from the west, and the Yangtze River flows from west to east. Li Zicheng's

The army should have come down the river. If according to what the flag officer said, wouldn't this fleet be going upstream? At this time, there would be another fleet going upstream? Are they not afraid of death and want to go to the Huguang war zone?

Thinking this, Lin Yuncheng's hands did not stop. He immediately called two personal guards, "Go and pass the order quickly. The soldiers on the night shift should not go down to the city. We must mobilize the troops on the morning shift in Beicheng to go up to the city to strengthen the defense. In addition, go to Zhouzhou."

Your Excellency, call in a thousand militiamen

Help the battle from the north." "I have the order!" The two of them clasped their fists and hurriedly walked down the city. Lin Yuncheng turned around and ordered the defenders at the city to check their weapons and equipment. He nervously pressed the handle of his sword. If the enemy really came,

Come on, I'm afraid I'll have to work hard today.

"Speed ​​up and send a signal to Jiujiang City." The fleet on the river is the Western Expedition Army commanded by Wu Dongming. Due to the limited capacity of the water transport fleet, the nine combat divisions have to be divided into several groups to arrive in Jiujiang one after another.

A cavalry division has entered Anqing to defend Wangjiang County. They only need to wait for the ship to cross the Yangtze River from here. Wu Dongming, as the commander-in-chief, followed the first batch of army troops into Jiujiang City to deploy defenses. At the same time, he brought a large number of troops with him.

The rest of the infantry will also take the land route first, and then cross the river by boat after reaching Wangjiang County. In other words, in order to ensure that the army moves in step, it is best for the 60,000-strong army to enter Jiujiang at the same time, within three to five days.

, instead of everyone taking a boat, which wastes too much time. Besides, the road conditions are good in the Shifu area of ​​​​Jiangnan. Jiujiang is not far from the actual control range of Qingyi Army. According to Qingyi Army’s transportation capacity, these are not a problem.
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