A small-scale battle broke out between the Ming and Qing armies in Fenyi County in the east of Yuanzhou Prefecture. The Qing army retreated to the county seat, while the Ming army only retreated to Xinyu County in the west of Linjiang Prefecture after cleaning the battlefield.

Waiting for backup, they did not continue to attack westward.

On March 19, the 13th year of Yongli, Chen Kai personally led Dubiao No. 1 Town and Dubiao No. 3 Town to arrive in Xinyu County.

From the end of February when Da Su led his army to withdraw westward, the Ming army pursued them all the way. First, the main force led by Chen Kai formed an organized formation on the river bank 20 miles southeast of Fuzhou Fucheng and eliminated Nan Yikui's prefectural governor. Then, under Li Benzhen,

After withdrawing to the capital of Fuzhou, the Ming army also quickly captured Dongxiang County, which was garrisoned by Jingbiaozhong Town. As for Jinxi County, Zhang Yong indeed lived up to his reputation as the first of the four Hexi generals in history.

As an abandoned son, he persisted for ten days before the Ming army broke through the city wall with the release method. Zhang Yong himself had no chance to commit suicide like Nan Yikui, but was captured by the Ming army and imprisoned.

thing.

During this period, Huang Wu led his Yingbing Town and Liwu Town to pursue Li Benzhen. However, Li Benzhen's troops were originally the elite troops under Gao Jie's command, and they were supported by the Eight Banners garrisoned in Nanchang.

Huang Wu was not able to take any advantage. He only caught some straggler Qing troops and could only watch Li Benshen board the ship and leave.

However, after more than half a month, the Qing army in Ji'an either fled or surrendered, and nearly half of the elite Green Battalion in Dasu's hands was lost. The two heavy Qing army groups in Jiangxi no longer existed.

In contrast, Wang Xiuqi took the soldiers and horses from these four towns and escorted the prisoners towards Nanchang, while Huangshan was also making great strides northward. In addition, Chen Kai, who was following Dasu along the way, and Du Hui and Yu Xin, who had already recovered the northwest area of ​​Jiangxi, marched towards Nanchang.

.Up to this time, including the southern Gansu region recovered a few years ago, the Ming army had recovered Ganzhou, Nan'an, Jianchang, Guangxin, Raozhou, Nanchang, Nankang, Jiujiang, and Ji'an under the jurisdiction of Jiangxi Chengxuan Envoy Department

, Ruizhou, Linjiang and other twelve prefectures and seventy-four counties, only the Yuanzhou prefecture and four counties remain.

"Zhijun, after passing Yuanzhou Prefecture, we will reach Huguang."

"Yes, Hong Chengchou doesn't have many chips left."

Chen Kai didn't know exactly how many troops Hong Chengchou could send to Yuanzhou Mansion now, but the total number of troops should not exceed 30,000, and the elite troops were limited to the remnants of the Eight Banners garrisoned in Nanchang and the Southwest Meridian Standard that he had confronted not long ago.

Throwing aside the army that had already entered Yunnan to destroy the country, the Qing government still had two troops in the southwest: one was the green battalion led by Hu Guangcai, the governor of Huguang; the other was the line Guoan, Ma Xiong, and Quanjie who established the Southern Fan. But they were all

It cannot be moved at all. The former wants to block the passage of the Kuidong Ming army to enter Huguang; the latter wants to prevent Ke Chenshu and Guo Zhiqi from joining forces to enter Yunnan to rescue them...

In comparison, after recovering such a large area of ​​lost ground in one go, the Ming army inevitably fell into a state of dividing a large number of troops and garrisoning them. Whether it was waiting for subsequent troops to follow up or reorganizing the Qing army anyway, it was necessary to

It took a lot of time. Chen Kai now only has these two towns, plus the Iron Cavalry Town that arrived earlier, with only 7,000 troops. But those troops that have not been assigned to garrison tasks, as well as the battalion heads who have already waited for the replacement of defense troops

, they are still arriving one after another. Before the middle of next month, he will have enough capital to fight Hong Chengchou.

"To make an army, there is an envoy from the Tatars asking to see you."

Guard captain Cao Hongxi raised his fists and saluted, but Chen Kai just shook his head and told him, "The person has disappeared. Let the envoy go back and tell Hong Chengchou and Da Su that the family members of the Eight Banners stationed in Nanchang have not yet arrived at Linjiang Mansion. They will wait until Linjiang Mansion."

trade."

"He's using a delaying strategy!"

The envoy quickly returned to Yuanzhou Fucheng, and Hong Chengchou had just arrived. Upon hearing this reply, his first reaction was that Chen Kai's large force had not followed up yet, so attacking at this time might temporarily repel Chen Kai.

However, they knew their own affairs, and the Qing army abandoned their ships and walked from Fengcheng, which means they walked most of the way on two legs. Moreover, they marched in a hurry from Fengcheng to Linjiang, and they did not rest or recuperate in Linjiang.

So he rushed over. At present, the condition of the remaining troops stationed at the Eight Banners and the Southwest Meridian in Nanchang was not very good. The infantry was like this, and the condition of the horses was even worse. They urgently needed time to rest and recuperate. It would be difficult to mobilize in large numbers within ten days and a half.

Moreover, the transaction was also spread on the road, and Dasu's behavior of abandoning Zhang Yong and Bu Shilong also made everyone in Southwest Jingbiao feel very cold. Even if they all knew that Dasu did not do this, it would not matter.

There are ways to rescue the two soldiers and horses, but it is still inevitable that the rabbit will die and the fox will grieve and hurt its own kind.

However, along the way, even the Eight Banners garrisoned in Nanchang were as wilted as eggplants beaten by frost, so there was no need for Hong Chengchou to waste his words. As for Dasu, he learned from him that the Qing army was progressing smoothly in Yunnan and Guizhou.

After hearing the news, he also firmly vowed to defend Yuanzhou Mansion and not let any Ming army pass through.

Time passed quickly, and it was April in the blink of an eye. During this period, according to the reports from the detectives, there were more and more camp heads of the Ming army. It was not a good thing to confirm his previous guess. Fortunately, Chen Kai got

While receiving reinforcements, the Eight Banners garrisoned in Nanchang and the Southwest Meridian Beacon on his side also gradually recovered. After his heart-to-heart talks, the little bit of nastiness between them could be put aside for the time being. Moreover, just today, a

The support troops arrived at Yuanzhou Mansion from an incredible direction, leaving him at a loss as to what to say.

"After leaving Wugong Mountain, I took a count and found that there are still more than 8,400 soldiers..."

The visitors were Liu Guangbi and Qi Sheng's group of Ji'an Qing troops. After they turned northwest in Ji'an Fucheng, they plunged into the Wugong Mountains bordering Yuanzhou Prefecture.

There are anti-Qing rebels in the mountains, and there is really no way to see their fighting power. But today they shoot a few cold arrows from the woods and run away; tomorrow they throw a few rocks down from the mountain and run away after throwing them. They still do these rough jobs.

The work was done very meticulously, even during the day, and even at night. They provided attentive service 24 hours a day, forcing the Qing army to give them a five-star rating. However, if they were to chase them, there might not be an ambush with open swords or open guns.

But the bamboo sticks are enough. If you are not careful, your feet will be unlucky. Before anyone can catch it, it will disappear in a flash, running faster than the monkeys in the mountains.

Moreover, the harassment along the way was nothing. The biggest problem was that they left the Taihe front line suddenly. They could not bring more food and grass, and they did not receive effective supplements in the city. They robbed several villages and towns on the way, and entered

A rebel camp was secured behind the mountain, but in order to secure that camp, the vanguard had to circle around for two days before rejoining the main force. Not only did they not make any profit, they also lost a lot of food.

A small number of casualties and a large number of deserters who disappeared due to lack of food caused their strength to shrink rapidly during the short half-month survival process in the wilderness of Wugong Mountain. If they had not gone too far into the hinterland of the mountain, they would have

Even if it shrinks by only one-third like it does now, it would be a huge luxury.

"Master, old manager, since Liu Jing was appointed by the traitor Chen Kai, the number of soldiers under his command has increased, and he has become more and more arrogant. The general will wait for a few days to rest, then go back to the mountain to suppress the rebels.

thief!"

I would definitely not do it again in the wilderness survival game. Even if I have to compete with a group of rebels for a day, my momentum must not be lost. Otherwise, with these eight thousand men in rags, Hong Chengchou will

He Dasu still doesn't know how to punish them.

However, they are indeed overthinking. Hong Chengchou only has the matter of defending Yuanzhou Mansion in his mind right now, and he will never consider extraneous matters. As for them, just like what Gadahun said to Ashangge when he was still alive.

As the saying goes, multiple dogs are better than none.

Originally, Hong Chengchou thought that until Chen Kai took control of Linjiang Fucheng, the Qing army in Ji'an could not withdraw, and in all likelihood they would be wiped out by the Ming army. Although these guys in front of him had left the place without permission,

It was suspected that he was responsible for the loss of troops and generals, but he had seen many things like the army blowing up the camp before the enemy arrived. When he was in the Ming Dynasty, it was just that now the offensive and defensive positions of the Ming and Qing Dynasties changed, and the embarrassing clowns were replaced by the Qing army. Forget it.

Nothing new. Moreover, these guys still allowed him to get an additional force that was not included in the calculation, so anything can be discussed after the battle is over.

Now counting the chips in hand, the 3,000 Eight Banners garrisoned in Nanchang are all intact, the 4,000 Jingbiao Hou Town previously stationed in Jinxian County and the Jingbiao Qian Town as a reserve force are intact, and the 5,000 Jingbiao Admiral Zuo of Li Benzhen is still intact.

In the confrontation with Huang Wu, the losses were minimal. The 5,000 Hu Maozhen's admiral lost 3,400 soldiers and horses in the confrontation with the Ming army at Tengqiao and Qingni lines. Now add these 8,400 beggars.

, No, it’s the 8,400 Green Battalion. The Qing army’s strength assembled in Yuanzhou Mansion has exceeded 24,000.

At first glance, it is indeed a lot. But the problem is that the Qing army still had 60,000 to 70,000 soldiers and horses on the Jiangxi battlefield a month and a half ago, but now only one-third of the strength is left, which is really distressing.

What's more terrible is that they did not engage in any large-scale battle with the Ming army. There is no saying that if I kill a thousand enemies, I will die at the same time as eight hundred. The losses of the Ming army in this process can be completely ignored.

Regardless, apart from their geographical advantage, they really have nothing worth talking about.

The sharp deterioration of the situation in Jiangxi originated from Jidu's defeat of Quzhou. The disastrous defeat of the Eight Banners Heavy Army Group inevitably caused the morale of other Qing troops to plummet. The reason why Jidu was defeated was precisely because Chen Kai broke into Jiangxi and forced Quzhou to

The Qing army was weakened by its continuous division of troops to the point where it could be defeated by the Ming army with one blow.

The one who subdues the enemy's troops without fighting is also a good person. Or it can be said: attacking with troops and planning...

Hong Chengchou believes that Chen Kai must have heard similar praise recently, just like when he established the Changsha shogunate and blocked the main force of Sun Kewang's Xiying Department Ming Army in Guizhou. Moreover, those who praise Chen Kai are even more

It is necessary to have his teeth padded. However, this is not important.

"The false emperor and his old traitors are at the end of their rope. King Xinjun and Ping Xiwang Zhengtong are leading the army to chase them to the north. There should be good news in the near future."

Now, they are indeed at a serious disadvantage in Jiangxi, but not a single word of the chicken blood he has given to these Qing troops is false. Now it depends on who can't hold on first.

"Old Manager, this is a letter from the traitor Chen Kai."

After opening the letter, his strong and powerful writing was reflected in Hong Chengchou's sight that was increasingly blurred due to old age and illness. Chen Kai said in his heart that he had already transported the family members of the Eight Banners stationed in Nanchang and made an appointment with him in three days.

They met at the official road office at the junction of Yi County and Xinyu County to complete the transaction and said they would not wait until the expiration date.

"He already has enough troops in his hands?"

"This is a letter of challenge!"

"No, this is still a delaying tactic."

Re-reading the text in Chen Kai's letter, the key requirements are to meet alone, one person and one horse, and the number of soldiers on both sides within twenty miles must not exceed 1,000, otherwise he has the right to terminate the transaction.

"It's a hell of a seller's market again." Da Su hated this word, but he was in Chen Kai's hand, and the soldiers under his command were still looking forward to it day and night. The situation was stronger than him, and he had no other choice but to

We can turn our attention to Hong Chengchou again and hope that this old manager can come up with a perfect strategy.

"No, my servant and Wang Fuchen have obeyed the emperor's imperial edict and must protect Hong Jinglue at all times. Now that Wang Fuchen is taking the Youxia Camp on an expedition, I must accompany him."

"You dog slave can't understand, can you?"

Although they are all imperial guards, Ma Yaozi and Wang Fuchen are famous among the Eight Banners of Manchuria for their bravery. Even when they were in Xinzheku, there were groups of Eight Banners disciples rushing to make friends with him. And this Zhang Dayuan, haha

, if it weren’t for Da Su’s side, the Manchu Eight Banners officers present would have given him a heavy blow just by saying this nonsense about not caring about their family’s life and death. As for whether Hong Chengchou would be in danger during this process, that is even less important.

That's right - just a Han Chinese who has received my salary from the Qing Dynasty must have the consciousness to devote himself to the people of the Eight Banners. Otherwise, what's the use of you?
Chapter completed!