Compared with last year's major counterattack, which was more than a year later, the counterattack organized by Chen Kai this time against the southern Jiangxi region was never carried out solely by the strength of the Guangdong Ming Army.

While Chen Kai personally led the army to the north, Huang Shan, the right admiral in charge of Tingzhou Prefecture in Fujian, also led an army to launch a fierce attack on Tingzhou Prefecture. When the city fell and the Qing army fled to Ruijin County, Huangshan led the Ming army to pursue it. encountered Dong Dayong's embarrassment. The pursuit troops were repairing official roads while advancing, and at the same time they had to deal with the fleeing Qing infantry. The speed was slower than that of the Qing army. However, the ancient city The gate of the town is closed, so it doesn't hurt to arrive at Huangshan one day early and one day late.

"Student Tao Qian was lurking in Ruijin County on the orders of Chen Fujun. The day before yesterday, the garrison of the ancient town raised his troops and captured 23 generals and more than 300 green battalions including Dong Dayong, the chief military officer of Tingzhou Town. They were specially presented to Huang In front of the admiral's account."

When Huangshan arrived at the ancient town, all the prisoners, including Dong Dayong, had been received by the vanguard. The visitor looked like a scholar in the Ming Dynasty, but he was bald and had no braids on the back of his head. Very strange.

Here, when the visitor saw Huangshan, he bowed his hands and gave a general explanation of the situation. Huangshan had already learned most of this on the road. Regarding Chen Kai's arrangement of lurking personnel, and the war, the lurking personnel destroyed the official It is already clear that he used roads and bridges, spread rumors, and instigated rebellion against the Qing garrison.

"Mr. Tao and all the gentlemen have done a great job with their hard work. I will report it to Mr. Guo Xing. When Mr. Guo Xing receives the news, fame and fortune will be nothing more than idle business."

Originally, conquering the city could not be achieved overnight. After all, he had attacked many times like he did before. Dong Dayong's strict defense prevented him from achieving very good results this year. This time, it is said that It was still an internal and external attack, which caused the morale of the Qing army to collapse. Zheng Chenggong's Tingzhou City Guards officer who had already started to instigate rebellion finally could not bear the pressure, so the Tingzhou City was easily captured. .

Here, Tao Qian and other figures from the Ruijin Heaven and Earth Society played the most important role. Although they did not kill a single person in the Qing army, they achieved the disintegration of the opponent's morale. Even before the scene of the city's destruction officially broke out, Huangshan once thought that he would have to wait. Only after the five giant cannons blew down the city wall did they have a chance to break into the city. The result was an unexpected surprise.

When Huangshan said this, Tao Qian responded repeatedly, saying that he was ordered by Chen Kai and did not dare to take credit. As for Zheng Chenggong, Huangshan had already stated earlier that he did not really arrive at Tingzhou Fucheng, but continued to stay in Tingzhou. Fuzhou is in charge.

After all, the current Zheng Group's business is too big. Chen Kai is fully responsible for Guangdong, but for the entire Fujian military affairs, Zheng Chenggong has also begun to operate the Zhejiang battlefield this year, and has established a solid control in Zhoushan. District. These places all need to be taken into consideration. It is actually unrealistic for the Ming armies from the two provinces to concentrate their forces and return to one place as rumored.

The army didn't even stop for a moment in the ancient town. It was like a long dragon moving in the opposite direction on this once lifeline of the Tingzhou defenders.

From the ancient town to Ruijin County, the path chosen by the Ming army was the same as when the magistrates and his party went to Tingzhou Fucheng. Huangshan personally led the army to file out, and as far as I could see, there were already groups of people on the official road. The roads are being repaired under the organization of some gentry. If you ask, they are all righteous men who have been ordered by Chen Kai to lurk.

Huangshan didn't know how many hidden piles Chen Kai had buried in such an inconspicuous county. He just thought that he could spend such a large amount of money. He thought that he had already expected this day, and he felt that it was shocking.

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The army poured out of the southern foothills of Wuyi Mountain, along the newly restored official roads and bridges, and headed towards Ruijin County. There were more than two hundred Qing troops stationed there, and their responsibility was only to guard the city and intimidate places. The Qing government's earlier

The defense was based on danger, and we had great expectations for the capital city of Tingzhou. However, when the outer layer of armor was pierced, the skin, tendons, and soft flesh inside could not stop the sharp arrow at all. Let alone

, the inside was already in ruins.

The army that crossed the southern foot of Wuyi Mountain entered. Along the way, not only did mutual aid societies repair roads and bridges, but they also provided a large number of civilians to serve as auxiliary troops. These soldiers served there several times a year when the Qing army guarded the capital city of Tingzhou.

As a young man, he is very familiar with the job of auxiliary soldiers.

If it were just a mutual aid association, that would be it. When the Ming army appeared in Ruijin County, the common gentry and people along the way were also eating pots of soup to welcome the king's army. Such enthusiasm really made Huangshan dumbfounded - in fact

, similar scenes happened last year. The Ming army swept across Fujian, and the gentry and people in various prefectures and counties who had been tortured by Zhao Fuyin for more than a year also showed great "patriotic enthusiasm" in response to the invasion of the army.

.For example, Wang Xiuqi, Gan Hui, and Huang Ting have experienced this feeling, and Huangshan is responsible for attacking Tingzhou Prefecture. It has not been poisoned by Zhaofuyin, so naturally it cannot feel the high-spirited "patriotic enthusiasm."

Already.

The Ming army suddenly had a solid popular base. The Qing army, which was already at a serious disadvantage, naturally had no choice but to retreat and retreat to the county seat to wait for reinforcements. However, in fact, in Ruijin County today, outside the city is a sea of ​​joy for the Ming army.

The gentry and common people in the city looked at the officials and generals of the Qing court as if they were dead people. It was not easy to gain the support of the people.

People in the city were already panicking. As time went by, especially with the rapid advance of the Ming army, when Wang Jin of Xiaoqi Town led his vanguard to arrive at Ruijin County, the Qing officials and generals in the city were eager to attack immediately.

If you abandon the city and leave, you will never have the slightest intention to stick to it.

The number of officials in the green camp in the city was not large. The convoy that had previously provided support to Tingzhou City was also blocked in the ancient town and had no way to come back. Fear was overwhelming here, and before Wang Laohu led his army to the city,

Showing off their power, the green soldiers guarding the city opened the city gate first and shouted to welcome the king's troops into the city.

The Qing army guarding the city was too "enthusiastic". On the other side, Wang Jin might have wondered whether this was a trap by the Qing army. But along the way, the support of the people in Ruijin County has changed.

It can be seen clearly at a glance. When the city gate was opened, he rushed into Ruijin County with his troops without hesitation. Anyway, there were only a hundred or so defenders left. He took five or six hundred people with him.

When the military cavalry entered the city, even if it was a trap, he believed that he could poke a hole in the Qing army's belly.

The battle did not break out, and a huge county town fell into the control of the Ming army. Later, the main force followed up, and even the main members of the Tiandihui in the county reappeared in the county town as Zanhua Military Affairs.

It's just that when he came back this time, he was just like Tao Qian when he was in the ancient town, wearing a net scarf and a t-shirt, except for the braid on the back of his head, which made people who had seen that thing feel uncomfortable for a while.

"A good son-in-law..."

"Father-in-law, please rest assured that Chen Fujun has planned a decisive victory thousands of miles away. Yi Yonggui is just a mere person, and it is really not worth mentioning."

The county seat of Ruijin fell without a fight, and the main force of the Ming army took advantage of the situation to control key points in the county. Everything happened so fast and so easily that Huangshan wondered if he was dreaming. But then he thought about it.

I think, but it is normal. Over the years, Chen Kai's unconventional methods can be said to be almost invincible. Today, Chen Kai is in charge of the southern Gansu battlefield. Even if the Qing army is strong, under those various methods, I am afraid that

It is also difficult to resist.

All the officials, generals, and green camp soldiers of the Qing court were imprisoned, and the county was already in the hands of the Ming army. No matter how the future war situation develops, the Ming army will not give up this bridgehead inserted into the southern Jiangxi region easily.

The next step is nothing more than how to continue to expand the results.

"Admiral Huang, please rest assured. In the southern Jiangxi area, there are many gentry and common people who are loyal to the king. As long as the army invades, there will be a mass response!"

Mutual aid associations are all over the county in Ruijin, and even the mutual aid associations in neighboring Shicheng County, Ningdu County, Yudu County, and Huichang County are quite powerful. Tao Qian is very confident here, and so are other Tiandihui members. This

Although they were generally optimistic about the war situation, even the generals and staff of the Ming Army in Huangshan and here knew very little about the actual situation in southern Jiangxi. With the precedent in Ruijin County, most of them did not estimate the water content.

"As long as Huangshan breaks through Tingzhou Fucheng, it will be a smooth road from there to Ganzhou City. Our troops don't have to rush to march, we just need to be prepared."

In the Shixing County town of Nanxiong Prefecture, Chen Kai's army had already arrived at the city gate, but they were not in a hurry to launch an attack, and they did not even prepare siege equipment in a hurry.

Inside the Chinese army's tent, Chen Kai said this, and he was not worried at all about the confidence of the Huangshan headquarters. His confidence stemmed from his knowing that Heaven and Earth would penetrate into the southern Jiangxi area, especially Ruijin County.

, the hidden strength of the Tiandihui is so huge that it can overturn everything.

The mutual aid associations all over the countryside are just a symptom of the Tiandi Association in Ruijin County, and other potential forces have yet to be discovered. This county is developing more rapidly than other counties, and it is natural that Tao Qian was the first to start work and other people.

own ability, but the bigger reason is still a general trend.

Last year, the Ming army's momentum of sweeping through Fujian came to an end, and Tingzhou Fucheng became the most important nail for the Qing government in Fujian. In order to ensure the stability here, the Qing government not only invested a large amount of military power, but also continuously allocated grain and grass and

Civilians. Here, Ruijin County, as the rear of Tingzhou's capital city, will inevitably have to shoulder a heavier burden.

These burdens must be shared with the common people. The people's livelihood, which was struggling to survive due to official exploitation, became even worse. Therefore, a large number of people chose to join mutual aid associations to seek shelter. For local officials, the existence of mutual aid associations

It can help them maintain local stability, provide stable food, grass, and human resources. These are the most obvious figures for political achievements during the election.

This is a mutually beneficial thing. The rapidly developing mutual aid associations began to gradually take over the Qing court's already unstable grassroots rule. Where there is oppression, there will be resistance. Moreover, even with organizations in place, the strongest Ruijin County will inevitably

It was the first place where such terrifying power erupted.

"Of course, we can't just wait for the battle situation in Tingzhou Mansion. We still have to do some things."

The city was not besieged, just like Huangshan was to the capital city of Tingzhou. Chen Kai also adopted a posture of surrounding three and one missing. The southern Jiangxi area has been threatened by the Ming army from two sides since last year. Compared with Jin Shenghuan,

What happened to Li Chengdong - the so-called north-south pincer attack without effective communication. The Ming armies in Fujian and Guangdong provinces came from the same group and were geographically easier to connect. This greatly increased the defensive pressure on the local green camp.

For this reason, the plan of the governor's office of Nangan was to defend by danger, to isolate the two Ming armies' attacks by occupying Tingzhou City and Nanxiong Mansion, and to defend the enemy from the "national gate".

According to the Qing army's defense arrangement, the city was guarded by the Nanxiong Town and Nanxiong City Guards of General Su Yangzhi, while Shixing County was handed over to the new Shaozhou Town Chief Soldier Jia Xiong to guard with his own troops. Since Nanxiong

The defense of the mansion was of great importance, and they even invited Zuoying from Ganzhou Town to assist in the defense, and more than 8,000 green battalions were assembled throughout the territory of Nanxiong Mansion.

Such numbers are actually completely underwhelming, especially since the two cities in Nanxiong Prefecture are not as easy to defend and difficult to attack as Tingzhou Prefecture. Fortunately, these 8,000 green battalions are all permanently stationed in Nanxiong.

In Xiongfu, as soon as the battle started, the green battalions from Nanxiong Province immediately launched support. Most of the support troops were still on the way, and those who had already arrived began to cooperate with the local green battalions in Nanxiong Mansion to contain the Ming army.

Less than half a year later, Chen Kai once again launched an attack on the southern Jiangxi region. However, this time compared with the last time, anyone with a discerning eye can see that it is not a matter of the same nature and extent. The Ming army attacked in large numbers.

, the Qing army also strictly defended and did not dare to ignore it. The two sides were at war with each other, making the atmosphere in the entire southern Jiangxi region so tense that it was difficult to sleep.

Under such an atmosphere, whispers spread among Nanxiong Fucheng and the rural villages and towns that Tingzhou Fucheng had fallen.

Why Dong Dayong was instigated by the Ming army to rebel, he raised the whole city to surrender to the Ming Dynasty, and acted as a vanguard to deceive Ruijin County; What Dong Dayong was assassinated by the assassins of the Ming army lurking in Tingzhou Prefecture, leaving the city without a leader, so it fell; What did the Ming army

The huge cannon that destroyed Xinhui County with one cannon was transported there, and another cannon destroyed the city of Tingzhou. Ruijin County was infiltrated by the Ming army, the grain road was cut off, and the morale of the defenders of Tingzhou City collapsed, so they did not fight.

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