Throughout the first month of the first lunar month, the Ming army advanced vigorously in eastern Jiangxi.

Needless to say, the Guangxin Mansion suffered heavy losses, the local green camp was severely damaged, all the reinforcements were wiped out, and Tong Guoqi led his army to escape. This important town in eastern Jiangxi that had been fought for by the Ming and Qing Dynasties for several months was undoubtedly replaced by the banner of the Ming Dynasty.

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Immediately afterwards, under the leadership of Du Hui, the army moved northward and recovered Anren County, Yugan County, Wannian County, and Poyang County one by one. Afterwards, Dubiao Second Town and Houchong Town were left in Anren and Yugan, and they were in the vanguard.

While the battalion crossed Nankang Prefecture and headed towards Hukou, Du Hui led the troops of the Zhongchong Town Headquarters to sit in Raozhou Fucheng, and sent a cavalry to escort the messenger to Leping, Dexing and Fuliang Counties, and generously sent

Give the officials and generals of the Qing court in these three counties a chance to become heroes - those who understand current affairs are heroes.

By the beginning of February, the entire territory of Raozhou Prefecture had been recovered, as well as the eastern part of Nankang Prefecture. Hukou County and Pengze County in the east of Jiujiang Prefecture were also under the attack of the Ming army. Yu Xin's Tanma was able to

Stop on the bank of the Yangtze River and watch the water flowing eastward for thousands of years!

The Qing army's military strength in Jiangxi was not large. Initially, the three major towns of Jiujiang, Nanchang, and Ganzhou were set up along the Poyang Lake and Ganjiang Rivers. The rest of the large prefectures often had only a few hundred green battalions to guard them. By the time Zheng Chenggong regained Fujian and

Chen Kai conquered southern Gansu, and the Qing government had to strengthen the local garrison to deal with the threat of the Ming army. However, the two fronts in Ji'an and Quzhou were tight, and the priority was there, and the actual expansion of its troops was also quite limited. Now it faces

Against the wolf-like Ming army, which came with tens of thousands of troops from three or four towns, it was natural to abandon the city and surrender. Not to mention Chen Kai, even the generals who went north

They all soon got tired of watching it and called these green soldiers lacking the spirit of innovation.

"The Tiandihui organization in Raozhou Prefecture and Nankang Prefecture has hidden a group of boats. Although they are all small boats and cannot compete with the Tatar Poyang Lake Navy, harassment and sneak attacks should still be possible. Over at Hukou

There should be no suspense anymore, maybe Yu Xin’s good news is already on the way.”

The Qing Dynasty's rule in northeastern Jiangxi collapsed across the board. In order to deal with the threat of the Ming army, Dasu quickly dispatched two towns along the southwest route to Dongxiang County in the north of Fuzhou Prefecture and Jinxian County in the southeast of Nanchang Prefecture, and sent troops along these lines.

The two counties and Jinxi County, where Zhang Yong had been sent to garrison before, were lined up, blocking the possibility of the Ming army marching directly from Raozhou Prefecture to Nanchang, or bypassing Jinxi County and passing through Fuzhou Prefecture.

This line of defense is quite long, with a distance of more than 200 miles, which makes the admiral and the two generals feel the pressure on the southwest meridian. However, there are not many cards in Dasu's hand now.

, even if Hong Chengchou hadn't forcibly seized the Southwest Meridian and put it into the battlefield in Jiangxi, instead of following the country-destroying army deep into Yunnan and Guizhou, I am afraid that Jiangxi would no longer be owned by the Qing court, and Chen Kai would most likely have been in Changsha City now.

Here, "to count the romantic figures, it depends on the present".

At this moment, Dasu was in a tight situation, so Chen Kai naturally no longer "reserved", and all the towns launched an all-out attack on Fuzhou Prefecture, assuming a posture of fighting to the death with Dasu. For a time, the Qing army was in Tengqiao Town and Qingni Town.

The pressure on the front line increased sharply, and the casualties on both sides also rose sharply.

This was extremely unfavorable for the Qing army, especially as news of the Qing army's defeat in Quzhou spread. Chen Kai, who had been fighting for many years, could even observe the continuous decline in morale and morale of the Qing army from the performance of the Qing army.

Obviously, the longer this drags on, the more disadvantageous it will be for the Qing army in Jiangxi. However, considering the overall situation, the longer it drags on, the more beneficial it will be for the Qing court. Such a contradiction still involves the Qing court defending in the east and attacking in the west.

Determined by the grand strategy, whether it is Jidu in Quzhou, Yild in Ningbo, Dasu in Fuzhou, Liu Guangbi in Ji'an, or Xian Guoan in Guilin, at this stage they are all serving the war of annihilation in the southwest.

On the contrary, the Ming army's morale was high after the great victory in Jiangshan. Taking advantage of the fact that the Qing court had not yet reacted and the strength advantage in local battlefields, it was natural to regain more lost ground as quickly as possible to maximize its advantage. But at this stage, Jiangxi

The morale of the Qing army continues to decline on the battlefield, and the Ming army's chances of winning are theoretically increasing. If you want to go from being able to win to being sure of victory, it is most beneficial to delay for a while and continue to bleed the Qing army before the decisive battle.

"No hurry, no hurry, those three towns should be here soon. Once Huangshan gets that new force, Jiangxi can say goodbye to the Manchus forever."

In the next few days, Chen Kai received letters from Zheng Chenggong and reports from Du Hui.

On the Zhejiang side, Gan Hui and Zhang Huangyan from Zhoushan and Hong Xu and Ma Xin who came north from Taizhou quickly regained Ningbo and Shaoxing with the cooperation of Huang Zongxi and other anti-Qing rebels in eastern Zhejiang. However, Ild was probably

After receiving the emergency call from Jidu, he fled across the Qiantang River after leaving behind a small number of rear troops.

Most of the defeated Qing troops in Jidu and Quzhou have now fled to Hangzhou and are undergoing repairs there. And the reinforcements that Jidu had requested from the Qing court earlier - the Han troops stationed in Jiangnan who were loyal to the Jiangnan Han army admiral, have also arrived.

Later, Yu Tongjiang entered Zhaixi Port on the border of Hangzhou and defeated Ma Jinbao's former Jinhua Green Camp. Although in the end they had to withdraw to the border of Hangzhou under the power of the Ming army, they bought some time for the Qing army in Hangzhou.

When the letter was sent, the Ming and Qing Dynasties were confronting each other across the Qiantang River. The Qing army's tactics of using iron cables to block the river and forts along the river to prevent the Ming navy from entering the Qiantang River were obviously well prepared. The Zheng Group, which is now famous for its navy, was

I can only look at the river and sigh, how embarrassing it is.

Moreover, after the war, especially since the war had lasted for several months, many soldiers had not been reunited with their families for a long time. The desire to return to their hometowns to reunite and enjoy the rewards had gradually begun to overwhelm the desire for merit. This

This has caused many troops, especially those that have already achieved great success, to lose their previous fighting spirit.

Various unfavorable factors have caused the current confrontation on the Qiantang River. However, Zheng Chenggong was still quite optimistic about the war situation in his letter. In his words, there are still many troops with high fighting spirit, and he does not intend to just stick to it.

Like a sinew, it was in deadly conflict with the Qiantang River defense line of the Qing army.

The eight prefectures in eastern Zhejiang were secured, and good news came frequently from the partial division heading north from Quzhou. With the assistance of the Huizhou Tiandihui, Chen Liuyu's troops recovered the capital city of Huizhou without bloodshed and are continuing to expand their control area northward.

In the northeastern Jiangxi region nearby, Yu Xin also easily captured Hukou and Pengze. However, after capturing Hukou, Yu Xin launched a sneak attack against Nanhuzui but failed. Now Poyang Lake

The Qing army was on the west bank, the Ming army was on the east bank, and the Poyang Lake navy of the Qing army was dominant on the lake. It was probably impossible for the Ming army to cross Poyang Lake for a while.

"Fortunately, fortunately, it's not just one person who is embarrassed. If everyone is embarrassed, there will be nothing to be embarrassed about."

Chen Kai had no hope that Du Hui, Yu Xin and the others could rely on the army to cross Poyang Lake to open up the situation. The current situation has just returned to the established track.

"How are the preparations for Yingbing Town?"

Looking at the map of Jiangxi, the armies of the Ming and Qing dynasties were intertwined. After finding the location of this town, Chen Kai blurted it out. The soldiers who were sorting out the reports from each town quickly stopped what they were doing and picked up the most conspicuous place on the right hand side.

After reading the two reports, he quickly glanced at the words on the envelope and quickly stood up, bowed and delivered them to Chen Kai.

"Huang Wu's movements are quite fast." After reading the contents of the first report, Chen Kai nodded lightly, switched the positions of the two reports in his hands with his backhand, scanned them briefly, and then raised the corners of his mouth slightly.

"Then don't be idle and take action."

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This first month of the 13th year of Yongli, that is, the 16th year of Shunzhi, was really not a good year for the Qing army in Jiangxi.

Just after the Spring Festival, the news of the Ming army's defeat of Jidu in Quzhou spread like the wind. Within a few days, the bad news of the annihilation of Gadahun's entire army also followed. Subsequently, the Ming army's Zhongchong town, the governor

The names of the Second Town, Houchong Town and Qianfeng Town also appeared in the emergencies of the three prefectures in northeastern Jiangxi.

However, although Nanchang garrison Eight Banner Angbang Zhangjing Zhangjia Dasu, who was in charge of Jiangxi's military affairs, was one of the most powerful generals in the Qing Dynasty, he was also a clever woman who could not make a meal without straw. He could only watch the three mansions fall to the Ming army.

hand.

Fortunately, the Qing army in Jiangxi did not immediately lose heart in the face of the bad news of the sudden surrender. The newly built Jiujiang Green Camp defeated the Ming army's sneak attack on Nanhuzui; the two towns he stationed in Dongxiang County and Jinxian County also blocked it.

The Ming army's exploratory attack. However, careful investigation revealed that Zheng Chenggong did not place Yingbing Town and Liwu Town under Chen Kai's deployment, but stayed in Guangxin Mansion to rest and recuperate, which made him regret and feel lucky.

, couldn't help but become more and more worried about the future situation.

"The target of the pirates is obviously Jiangning. I don't know how long that useless prince with a blue flag can hold on in Hangzhou?"

The political significance of Nanjing to the Ming Dynasty is self-evident. At this time, Zheng Chenggong was able to send a forward force to Jiangxi to assist in the battle. It can be seen that the losses of the Ming army in Quzhou will not be great.

However, although there is only one more town, Chen Kai's posture is very impressive, and he has made it clear that he wants to take over Jiangxi Province in one fell swoop. This is nothing new in the context of the Ming Army's great victory in Quzhou.

But now that Chen Kai has done this, people can't help but wonder what kind of conspiracy this person has.

"How many days has it been since the letter to Hong Jinglue was sent?"

"If we return to the master, if nothing happens, we can arrive in Changsha today."

The growing strength of the Ming army in the Jiangxi battlefield proved how important Hong Chengchou's foresight, or his complete preparation, was to the continuation of the Qing's rule in Jiangxi. When the bad news came, Dasu was also the first to respond

He asked Hong Chengchou for advice, but the advice the latter could give him was to continue to hold on and maintain the Jiangxi war situation without total collapse. There was nothing else.

This was actually what Dasu had expected. The old manager was indeed very capable, but now he was supporting the war to destroy the country while maintaining the war situation in Jiangxi, Nangan and Guangxi. The power of the Changsha shogunate had long been overdrawn.

Apart from other things, he cobbled together a group of green soldiers to enter Guizhou and entrusted him with the entire Southwest Meridian. Hong Chengchou had no troops left in his hands. Training troops is not a magic trick after all, it can be said.

Come on, no matter how talented Hong Chengchou is, it is impossible for him to spread the word and become an army. But even so, he will still be more or less disappointed, which is unavoidable.

At the beginning, Hong Chengchou had high hopes, and it was indeed thanks to him and his Changsha shogunate that the Qing court's rule in the southwest regained stability and accumulated a certain amount of strength. Even in today's situation, the big problem is not

Out in the southwest.

People often give extravagant expectations to people with outstanding abilities that are beyond their capabilities. When the bad news first came, Dasu was somewhat affected. But soon, he realized again that Hong Chengchou was powerless at this stage. What follows?

In those days in Jiangxi, he could only rely on himself and no one else.

This time's letter was more of a routine matter. But as the uneasiness became more and more serious, the irritability in my heart also continued to increase.

"We need to send out more scouts and agents to find out as soon as possible what that barbarian Chen Kai is planning to do."

After thinking about this, Dasu immediately gave the order. As a result, just after nightfall the next day, new military information was sent to his camp, and Chen Kai's conspiracy was unveiled at this moment.

"Master, the traitor Huang Wu suddenly appeared in Longhu Mountain, then went down the river and forcibly crossed the Baita River in Dengbu Town. Now, he has moved to the south of Dongxiang County."

The southern part of Dongxiang County is a hilly area, and most of them are hills with gentle slopes. It is not easy to defend and difficult to attack. However, Huang Wu has torn a hole in the Qing army's defense line, and other Ming armies will definitely swarm in.

, such as Liwu Town, which pretended to be temporarily staying in Guangxin Prefecture at the same time, and Houchong Town and Dubiao Second Town, which currently control Yu Qian and Anren...

To the north, they can attack Dongxiang County. The county seat can no longer be described as very close to the hilly area. It can be said to be right at the doorstep. The Ming army relied on the strength of three to four towns to defend the Jingbianzhong town of Dongxiang County.

His fate can be imagined.

To the south is Jinxi County. Although it is a little further, the problem is that once the Ming army controls the hilly area, Jinxi County immediately becomes the bulge of the entire defense line, and the Ming army can

The siege of Jinxi County and Zhang Yong's troops stationed there was launched from three directions: north, east and south. If the Qing army wanted to rush for reinforcements from the west, it would also have to face the Ming army in Tengqiao Town and Qingni Town.

Powerful offensive.

"It's Huang Wu again!"

Dasu was very angry, especially during this period when the Eight Banners' talents were in short supply. In the process of continuous fighting, more and more powerful generals and soldiers who were good at fighting emerged in the Ming army.

The Han people's huge advantages in civilization level and population base have always been hanging over the Qing Dynasty like a sharp knife. They have been unable to destroy the Ming Dynasty. The longer it is delayed, the more disadvantageous it will be for them. And the more I think about this,

The voice that wanted to deal with the Ming army as soon as possible became louder in his mind.

"We must deal with one of the pirates from Raozhou Prefecture before they meet up with that barbarian Chen Kai. Otherwise, it will be difficult for Jinxi County to hold on, and the entire defense of Fuzhou Prefecture will be in a disadvantageous situation."
To be continued...