Hukou, Jiangxi

Jiang Zhongyuan led three thousand Chu soldiers from Wuchang down the river to Hukou County, intending to enter Fanyang Lake from Hukou and enter Nanchang City by water.

Lin Qirong, the general of Jiujiang, also believed that Hukou was the vanguard of the attack on Nanchang, so he had already deployed troops here to prepare for the attack. He also used warships to block the interface between the Yangtze River and Fanyang Lake.

Liu Changyou saw that the short hair seemed to be on guard, and suggested to Jiang Zhongyuan: "Sir, the short hair here is heavily guarded. The ship we are traveling on is not equipped with cannons. If we fight on the river, we may not have room for thousands of Chu braves to show off!"

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Wu Enze, the sub-commander standing nearby, also advised: "Yes, we are all landlubbers. It is better to abandon the ship and land, and rush to Nanchang non-stop under the stars. That way the loss will be smaller!"

Jiang Zhongyuan couldn't understand why Shorthair had deployed this line of defense in such a short period of time! He fell into a trance thinking about it, and only then did he understand after hearing the words of the two of them!

Jiang Zhongyuan slapped the guardrail on the boat and said, "Think about it, it only took us one day and one night to get from Wuchang to Hukou. Even if Shorthair arrived in Jiujiang before us to report the military situation, they would not have been able to deploy this line of defense in such a short period of time.

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Liu Changyou was surprised: "Your Excellency, you are saying that the short-haired guards here have been blocking Fanyang Lake! What do they want to do? Do they want to attack Nanchang! But I haven't heard that Nanchang has suffered from war recently?"

Wu Enze was confused and worried that their movements would be predicted by Shorthair. He couldn't help but ask a lot of questions, "Is it because there are so many Shorthair soldiers that there is no place to put them? Why did they blockade Fanyang Lake for no reason? To prevent us from supporting Jiangxi? Or?

I had long expected that we would pass by this place by boat."

Jiang Zhongyuan shook his head, "We have been fighting against the long-haired men. We don't understand the short-haired men's behavior. Random guessing here will not help. Since we can't go by water, we will march ashore."

Wu Enze rubbed his hands excitedly, "I have long heard that Shorthair is good at fighting. He defeated the Green Camp and the Eight Banners everywhere, and Xiang Rong's army of 100,000 was wiped out overnight. I don't believe that Shorthair can defeat Chu Yong. If you and Sir

A great victory in the short-haired war will surely shock the world, and His Majesty Long Yan is so pleased that he has not yet entrusted him with such a heavy responsibility!"

Everyone laughed when they thought of the bright future. Yes, they had no doubt that they could win the war. They had been fighting against the rebels since Chu Yong formed the army.

Liu Changyou seemed to foresee his bright future and couldn't help but boast: "The most famous battle of our Chu Yong is the victory of the coir raincoat crossing. At that time, Changmao failed to attack Guilin and slaughtered the whole state! The Lord predicted that Changmao would cross the river into Hunan and Sai Shang'a

, Xiang Rong and others didn't believe it at all, and turned a deaf ear. We rushed to Capuidu to ambush him all night, and sure enough, Changmao arrived at dawn. In this battle, we killed Feng Yunshan, the puppet southern king, and killed more than ten thousand Changmao. Sir, he was promoted to four levels in a row. If this time

If we drive the Shorthair out of Jiangxi again, we will definitely lose the position of governor of these two rivers."

Jiang Zhongyuan led his army to land on the south bank of the Yangtze River. He took out the map, looked at it, and frowned for a while and said: "We disembarked in Jiujiang. We have to go south through Jiujiang County, De'an County, and Yongxiu County before we can enter Nanchang City. But there is a short distance in Jiujiang."

Mao General Lin Qirong is guarding the place. If we stay here and wait for the reinforcements sent by the teacher, we may lead to a short-haired conquest!"

Wu Enze didn't want to stay here and waste his time with Shorthair, so he suggested: "It's not worth the loss for us to stay here. It's better to go to Nanchang City first and let the reinforcements come and join together on their own."

"Yes, I also agree with this, lest the short-haired men in Jingdezhen capture Nanchang before us, and we will never be able to redeem ourselves even if we die." Liu Changyou seems to always like the cautious and prudent approach.

"Report...to inform all my lords, short-haired men are coming from the direction of Jiujiang to our army station."

Liu Changyou asked: "How many short-haired people are here?"

"Less than two thousand troops!" The scout had already estimated the number of people.

Jiang Zhongyuan laughed and said: "This short-haired man must have never heard of our name Chu Yong, and he dared to fight us with less than two thousand people! Everyone, do you think we should fight this battle?"

Wu Enze said without thinking: "Fight! We must fight beautifully! We can't let those grandsons in Jiangxi underestimate us. When you take over as governor of Jiangxi, of course you must get off to a good start!"

Jiang Zhongyuan looked at Wu Enze approvingly, "Yes, Wu Fentong said it well, not only must we fight, we must also fight beautifully!"

Wu Enze touched his head and smiled innocently, as if hearing his boss's praise made him happier than winning the battle.

Cheng Xueqi, named Fangzhong, is a 22-year-old native of Tongcheng, Anhui. His family has been farming for generations, and his mother died when he was young. He was raised by the mother of Cheng Weidong, a member of the tribe. He did not like reading when he was young, he liked to talk about war, not engaged in production, and only liked to take charge of tasks.

Qi Shixia, when the Han army conquered Tongcheng, he joined the Han army together with his brother Ding Ruchang and was incorporated into the 14th Division of the Seventh Army. Seeing his martial arts skills and proficiency in military tactics, division commander Lin Qirong promoted him to battalion commander.

Stationed in Jiujiang County, Cheng Xueqi was restless after arriving in Jiujiang and attacked the Qing army everywhere. Even Zhang Fu, the governor of Nanchang, often heard of his name.

At noon today, Cheng Xueqi heard that a group of officers and soldiers had arrived in the territory. They were all short and dark-faced, wearing green cloth clothes and cloth shoes. They looked like strong country people. He immediately became interested and felt keenly.

This group of officers and soldiers was different from the green soldiers who held colorful flags, wore silks and muslins, spoke glibly, and behaved frivolously. They really wanted to take this group of rustic country warriors into their own hands.

Ding Ruchang understood Cheng Xueqi's thoughts, but for some reason he felt frightened. He advised again: "Fang Zhong, I think we should go back to Jiujiang County to defend the city. If the division commander knows that we led troops to leave the city privately, he will definitely not

Happy."

Cheng Xueqi said nonchalantly: "What are you afraid of! We don't do this kind of thing less? That time, the division commander didn't criticize you verbally, but you took it seriously. Think about it, if our battalion can recapture the group of local warriors in front, our battalion will immediately become stronger.

, maybe it can be expanded into a group, and I will be the group leader! A high-ranking officer of the sixth rank! Brother, a year ago we were just troublemaking gangsters in the countryside. If I return to my hometown with a sixth-rank crown, how lively it will be!"

Seeing his confidence, Ding Ruchang became increasingly worried, and privately sent his own soldiers to Fucheng to inform Division Commander Lin Qirong and ask for support.

When things go well, everyone is happy; when things go wrong, there is a response.

Looking at the high-spirited Cheng Xueqi, Ding Ruchang thought to himself: I hope Fang Zhong won't blame me for being nosy.

Jiang Zhongyuan and Cheng Xueqi, one wanting to fight and the other wanting to appease, walked towards each other as if attracted to each other. In less than an hour, the two armies were less than a kilometer apart and could clearly see each other's shadows.

Ding Ruchang rode on horseback and rushed to Chu Yong's place 200 meters away. He shouted, "My general asks your leader to come out and answer. We have important matters to discuss! Now I'll give you a quarter of an hour to think about it."

Liu Changyou looked at Ding Ruchang who was returning in confusion, and asked: "What the hell is this short-haired guy doing? The two armies are about to meet each other, and they have to discuss things. Do you want us to let them go?"

Jiang Zhongyuan guessed: "Do they want to surrender before the battle? It seems they are afraid of us! I will go and see what conditions they have."

He indeed has such self-confidence. In the past two years, he has led thousands of Chu soldiers to fight thousands of miles, hundreds of battles, large and small. He has never suffered a loss in battles when the number of enemies is equal to that of the more than a thousand people facing them.

Haven't taken it seriously yet.

Cheng Xueqi looked at the burly man in his thirties in front of him and asked, "Are you the leader of this group of local warriors?"

Jiang Zhongyuan said: "That's right! It's exactly me!"

Cheng Xueqi smiled and said: "I see you are so poor that you can't even afford decent clothes. Why don't you join our Han army? If nothing else, soldiers get four taels of military pay per month, and officials get paid separately! This is the pay of our regular army of the Han Dynasty.

, what do you think, brother!"

"Hahaha..." Jiang Zhongyuan thought to himself that he was trying to persuade him to surrender. When he heard the conditions offered by the enemy general, he couldn't help laughing loudly.

Seeing the general opposite laughing, Cheng Xueqi thought that the matter was done, and said happily: "Brother, you laughed! Do you agree? Don't worry, I, Cheng Xueqi, will never treat you badly. I am the battalion commander now, so you should treat me as mine first..."

Deputy battalion commander, waiting for the division commander’s decision!”

Jiang Zhongyuan adjusted his mood, put on the air of a governor, and said kindly: "Your name is Cheng Xueqi? If you can persuade Jiujiang Guard General Lin Qirong to surrender to me, I will recommend you as a staff general and Lin Qirong as a deputy general. What do you think?"

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