Yuanzhou's Qing army group evacuated very quickly, or in other words, eagerly. By the time Chen Kai, who was always paying attention to the movements of Yuanzhou Mansion, discovered their intentions, these guys were already burning supplies while heading toward Huguang.

The direction turned onto the road.

A few days later, it was established at the head of Pingxiang County, the westernmost part of Yuanzhou Prefecture. Further west is Chalingguan, and west of Chalingguan is Liling County of Changsha Prefecture, Huguang Chengxuan Secretary. From there to Changsha Fucheng

There is only a distance of two hundred miles, and there are also waterways of the Lu River and the Xiang River that can be used. It will soon be possible to control the central city in southern Huguang, which is also the location of Hong Chengchou's southwest administrative office.

"Order, from now on, Admiral Wang Xiuqi will be the vanguard, command the headquarters, and unite the five towns of Liwu Town, Houjin Town, and Tieqi Town to march directly to Changsha Fucheng. I will personally lead the army to follow up."

"Order that the right admiral Huangshan take charge of Hengyang Prefecture, Baoqing Prefecture, Chenzhou Prefecture, and Yongzhou Prefecture, and guard against the capture of Nanfan from the north."

"The order is to appoint Wang Jiang, the chief envoy of Guangdong, to patrol Jiangxi and manage money and food, and to appoint Zhang Jin, the Marquis of Zhongkuang, to supervise the military affairs of Jiangxi. In addition, Cao Conglong, the inspector-general of Guangdong, is appointed to act as governor of Guangdong."

The entire territory of Jiangxi was recovered. Quzhou in Zhejiang to the east, Huizhou in the south, and Jiande County in the south of Chizhou had also fallen into the hands of the Ming army. With no worries about the rear, Chen Kai marched westward on a large scale, striving to regain Huguang in one battle.

At this point, there was indeed concern about such a large-scale invasion in the scene, but Chen Kai determined that Yuanzhou's Qing army fled must be Li Dingguo's defeat of the invading Qing army. Although there was no news yet, his sense of smell told him that it must be Mopan.

Mountain, because the battle of Mopanshan in history was a must-win situation. If you lose, you will lose because a traitor suddenly appears. And the existence of Yu Youhan is aimed at that traitor.

"Just in case, after arriving in Changsha, I will lead Dubiao No. 1 Town, Dubiao No. 4 Town and Dubiao No. 5 Town to go west to Yuanzhou to investigate the situation in Guizhou. Du Shuai will command the remaining towns and sit in Changsha as the king.

Admiral, Admiral Huang and my backup."

"To control the army, it is better to let the last general go to Yuanzhou and let you take charge of Changsha."

It has never been reasonable for civil servants to go out to find out the enemy's situation, and military generals to sit in the rear. However, Chen Kai has made up his mind about this, or he has a plan in mind: "I have a premonition that I will see His Highness the King of Jin in Yuanzhou.

It’s hard to let the Prince of Ming Dynasty come to Changsha to pay homage to my little governor, there is no such rule.”

The army quickly crossed the Chaling Pass. Wang Xiuqi went north as scheduled. His main target was Yuezhou Prefecture in the east of Dongting Lake. From this, going north could further threaten Wuchang Prefecture, the provincial capital of Huguang. The Huangshan Division was originally intended to attack Ji'an Prefecture.

Enter Hengyang Prefecture, south of Changsha Prefecture, and start sweeping west and south from Hengyang Prefecture.

Only Chen Kai went all the way west, passing through Xiangtan and Xiangxiang in Changsha Prefecture, passing through Xinhua in Baoqing Prefecture, and then entering the boundary of Chenzhou Prefecture. However, as soon as Chen Kai's exploration horse arrived at Chenxi County, he encountered

After another group of Ming troops came to investigate and negotiate, they found out that Li Dingguo had already recaptured Guizhou Province, and now the army had crossed Yuanzhou and was taking over the neighboring counties of Mayang, Qianyang, and Chenxi.

Once the two teams of scouts established contact, they immediately sent people back to their respective coaches to report the news. After several rounds of scouts, Chen Kai made an appointment with Li Dingguo to meet in Chenxi County.

As Chen Kai headed west, it was no longer as if he was entering an uninhabited country, but there was no Qing army that came out to resist. There were only gentry and petty officials kneeling on the ground outside the city gate. Many of them even had

Some officials and Green Camp simply cut off their braids and went away. From their mouths, Chen Kai learned the fact that the country-destroying army was defeated. However, the details were unclear. They only learned about it from the relationship with the Changsha shogunate.

They were indeed defeated, and they were defeated so miserably that they could no longer defend the provinces of Yunnan and Guizhou they had just won. Even Huguang, a province run by Hong Chengchou for many years, also had to give up.

Fortunately, Chen Kai was not in a hurry to understand the details. Anyway, the real owner would tell him personally, so there was no need to listen to the rumors of these "second-rate dealers".

There is a waterway for Chen Kai to travel from Xupu County to Chenxi County. However, Li Dingguo must go north from Yuanzhou to Luxi. He must first take a boat to go south to Qianyang, transfer to Yuanshui in Qianyang and then go north, or he must first go north to Mayang by land.

After boarding the boat there, we went down the river. All in all, we had to spend more time on the road than Chen Kai.

Chenxi continues to go down the Yuan River, to Luxi County and then to Ruanling County, which is adjacent to Chenzhou Fucheng. If it continues to go down the river, it will enter the boundary of Changde Prefecture. The first county seat is at the west gate of Changde Fucheng.

Taoyuan County is where Liu Wenxiu was defeated and Lu Mingchen died for his country. Controlling Changde Fucheng and Yuezhou Fucheng is equivalent to controlling Dongting Lake in the heart of Huguang.

Wang Xiuqi had already gone north via Changsha Fucheng. After Chen Kai arrived in Chenxi, he also sent Dubiao No. 4 Town and Dubiao No. 5 Town northward to regain Luxi County and Chenzhou Fucheng, and conduct exploration into Taoyuan County and even Changde Fucheng.

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"The general will remember that the army was established on Nan'ao Island in the first year of Yongli. In the eighth year of Yongli, he assisted Guo Xingye and His Royal Highness the King of Jin to recover Fujian and Guangdong provinces. Now only more than four years have passed. Not only have we recovered

After conquering Jiangxi Province, Huguang is also in sight. Guoxingye has also recovered most of the counties in Zhejiang and launched an offensive against South Zhili. In the future, the speed of regaining lost territory will surely become faster and faster!"

"Yes, we have fought hard for twelve years to get where we are today. After the two battles at Jiangshan and Mopanshan, the Tatars only have half their lives left. The day is not far when we will drive them all out."

On the top of the city of Chenxi County, Chen Kai looked at the scenery that was completely different from Fujian, Guangdong, and Jiangxi, and his heart couldn't help but feel excited. Along the way, he changed the fate of too many people. Not to mention, now he is here

Lin Dezhong, who was standing next to him, was just a hunter back then, a little-known commoner. Now he is an earl of the Ming Empire and a prestigious commander. The young man who couldn't even afford a betrothal gift is now a concubine.

The family is full of children, and from the small to the large, the vitality of this nation should be better preserved and restored.

"But this is not enough!"

"What's not enough to control the army?"

Immersed in his personal planning, he forgot for a moment that he was not alone here. Chen Kai smiled and patted Lin Dezhong on the shoulder, and then said: "That old dog Hong Chengchou still has more than 20,000 troops in his hands. Governor of Huguang

Hu Quancai also has no less than 15,000 green troops in his hands. This is only in the northern part of Huguang. In Guangxi in the south, Dingnan Fan is still resisting stubbornly. If he wants to regain Huguang, he has to wait for the arrival of His Highness the King of Jin to negotiate a plan.

A strategy with a greater chance of winning will work.”

At this point, Chen Kai paused for a moment, but seemed to have made up his mind completely. He said solemnly: "Besides, I have to try to convince His Highness the King of Jin on another matter first.

That's fine. Otherwise, even if we can drive out all the Tatars, it will only extend the life of the Ming Dynasty."

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