Fuzhou received the bad news that Nanchang had been recovered by the Ming army much earlier than Ji'an. Moreover, unlike Liu Guangbi, Qi Sheng and the others still had the imagination to suspect that it was a rumor. The Qing army here confirmed the authenticity of the news at the first opportunity .

"Master, over there in Nanchang, the pirates only have soldiers and horses from one town. If our entire army returns, we will definitely be able to recapture Nanchang!"

"Yes, Master. The huge city of Nanchang cannot be defended by the pirates with only three thousand soldiers and horses."

Just like Ji'an, when the news of Nanchang came, the Qing army in Fuzhou also suffered a big shock. However, unlike the Ji'an side, which was mainly composed of southern green battalions, the green battalions here were all southwest economic leaders. After such elites were affected to a certain extent at first, the officers quickly stabilized the mood of the army. On the contrary, the Eight Banners garrisoned in Nanchang became a mess.

As for the reason, it is also very simple. The Eight Banners garrisoned in Nanchang moved their families to Nanchang City since its establishment, just like the Eight Banners garrisoned in Xi'an, Jiangning, Hangzhou and other places. The success of the Ming army's raid on Nanchang meant that those family members also They all fell into the hands of the Ming army. Reminiscent of the Eight Banners Army's cruelty to the Han people, how could they be as calm as Southwest Meridian.

The family members of Southwest Jingbiao are all in Changsha, so from the moment they got the news, Jingbiao generals acted dumb in the military discussion - there was no way, the army led by Chen Kai had already pressed forward across the board, and it was mainly to bear the huge burden. It was not the "pampered" Eight Banners garrisoned in Nanchang, but the green battalion soldiers. As Huang Wu inserted himself between Dongxiang and Jinxi, although Dasu's counterattack plan was shot by Hong Chengchou, he still sent the left admiral Li Benzhen. to encircle it to prevent the Ming army from influx of more troops. Currently, the only remaining Jingbiao officer in Fuzhou City is Liu Yingzhi, the chief military officer of Jingbiaohou Town. As a member of Southwest Jingbiao, he supports the counterattack He would have to give up his comrades in Nanchang; if he opposed returning to Nanchang, he would be censured by the Eight Banners Army. Therefore, whenever there was a military meeting, he would look at his words and his heart. Even when he had to express his position, he would say it over and over again. Underneath, he not only kept in contact with the admirals of other ministries and the commander-in-chief of the Jingbiao Department, but he also sent his trusted aides to Changsha as soon as possible to report the current crisis to Hong Chengchou.

During this time, Liu Yingzhi was still the same as before, and even his breathing was much lighter, lest the Eight Banners generals would realize that there was such a number one like him. And after listening to his two nonsense words, those Eight Banners soldiers were too lazy to continue to treat him like this. This green battalion officer wasted time, just asking Dasu to make the decision to counterattack Nanchang.

Unlike them, Dasu's relatives are all in Beijing, but this is not the reason why he hesitates to counterattack Nanchang. In the final analysis, Chen Kai put too much military pressure on him. Moreover, since ancient times, Retreating before battle has always been a highly technical task, especially in the face of such great military pressure.

To put it bluntly, counterattacking Nanchang is easy to say, but if they really dare to return with their entire army, the Ming army will inevitably catch up like a hungry tiger. Without the defense line that was easily built through mountains, rivers, and forts, they are advancing towards Nanchang retreated. While blocking the Ming army's pursuit, they also wanted to attack the city. How could they have a chance to retake Nanchang?

But if they maintain the front line while counterattacking Nanchang, the troops will be completely insufficient. What's more, once the Eight Banners Army withdraws from Fuzhou, the morale of the Green Camp will probably collapse directly. By then, they will still be unable to survive Chen Kai's pursuit.

Find a way to regain your family members who were trapped in Nanchang.

Anxious, he was equally anxious. As the commander of the First Army, what he had to consider was the overall situation. Once Jiangxi was no longer owned by the Qing court, his end would be no better than losing Suksaha in southern Jiangxi. However, compared to that one

Fighting against the two white flags who were defeated by the Ming army, he at least had a chance to do something.

"The people sent back have received the news that it was the barbarian's Zhongchong Town that captured Nanchang. The barbarian named Du Hui just locked up all the family members in the city, and nothing happened."

As soon as these words came out, the generals stationed at the Eight Banners closed their mouths in unison. A pair of eyes full of hope were full of feeling, happiness, and even a trace of unnoticeable guilt.

Da Su knew very well what they thought and how they had scolded him behind his back these past few days, but there was no need to point it out. After a few words, he continued: "Du Hui's na

Barbarian probably does not have the power to make any decisions, or the traitor Chen Kai may have already given relevant instructions."

"Master, no matter who holds that power, we will definitely have time to return to the army now."

A Jiala Zhangjing with a yellow flag eagerly expressed what he was thinking, which immediately aroused the agreement of the generals. However, Dasu did not reply immediately, but looked at them until the generals' voices came out.

Gradually it fell into silence.

"Since that barbarian can cross Poyang Lake, it must be Chen Kai's fellow who gave him the power to make arbitrary decisions. You can be sure that when our army returns to attack Nanchang, he will not use his family members as a threat. Even if it is not to force our army

As long as we delay the retreat for a few days, when Chen Kai and other pirates catch up, not to mention your family members, even you will have no way to survive!"

The problem seemed to have reached a dead end, and the eyes of the generals and commanders who originally thought there was a glimmer of hope seemed to become more and more fierce. Da Su naturally knew what they were thinking, it was nothing more than words like "destroying the fish and breaking the net", but that was just

What a reckless man did, he was a famous general of the Eight Banners. Although he fought with swords and guns, he was by no means the kind of guy who only had muscles in his head.

"Do you want to attack with light troops again? There is no chance. That barbarian Du Hui has closed almost all the city gates and organized the barbarians from Nanchang City to go to the city to defend it. In addition, there is not only such a town in northwest Jiangxi.

However, we can’t find out exactly how many there are and where they are. We only know that those prefectures and counties have adopted the banner of pirates one after another.”

Anyone with any brains can understand that it is impossible for the Ming army to dare to cross Poyang Lake with only one town's soldiers and horses. There must be reinforcements, it's just how many. The intelligence they can get shows that Chen Kai's

The troops in Bian'er's hands are basically still fighting against Southwest Jingbiao. But the problem is that Zhejiang knows nothing about Jiangxi. By the same token, Jiangxi knows nothing about Zhejiang. If the Ming army suffered minimal losses in Quzhou,

Or the Qing army was not simply defeated in Quzhou. If the entire army was wiped out and only one Jidu escaped, Zheng Chenggong could have sent more troops to the battlefield in Jiangxi, just like he had shown up earlier.

Yingbing Town and Liwu Town in Er are the best examples.

The news was cut off, and they were no better than blind men on the situation in the southeastern battlefield. They could not determine the strength of the Ming army in Zhejiang. They also had no way of determining how many battalions the Ming army had in Jiangxi. Naturally, they could not figure out Du Hui.

How many reinforcements are there?

What's more, even if Du Hui doesn't have any reinforcements, with just that battalion of Ming troops and some civilian guardsmen, the result of a sudden attack by them leaving behind a large group of men and light troops may not be what they think now.

General - it is not just a matter of military strength. When it comes to siege, the Qing army has always been weak. For such a strong city, it can often only besiege the city and consume food, until the defenders have no food, and until someone is shaken to open the door for them.

City gates. There are many examples of using red cannons to blast open city walls, but they also don’t have the cannons in their hands that can destroy the city walls of Nanchang. Even if they did, they wouldn’t be able to attack with red cannons and light troops.

, it is also impossible to turn in with the Red Yi Cannon while being pursued by the Ming Army.

When all hopes were lost, most of the generals sat back in their seats dejectedly. But at this time, Dasu proposed his solution, that is, he had sent someone to negotiate with Chen Kai.

"Master, discuss with the pirates, where is the imperial court?"

Hearing this, the generals all focused their attention on Dasu again, but compared to the previous post, they were more worried - worried about Chen Kai's exorbitant price, worried that the Qing court would punish them, or others.

There is no shortage of thoughts. Among them, a servant of his own banner was the first to give a reminder, but Dasu only saw a serious look at Liu Yingzhi who was huddled in the last seat, and at the same time solemnly expressed that he did not care.
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