Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 205
Let’s say that Wang Yan won Yuezhou, and he urged He Tengjiao to send troops to come according to the agreement, and then marched into Wuchang to force Luck Dehun to retreat. But after waiting for a few days, only 2000 people from Zhang Kuang’s tribe and Dai Zhifan’s troops came. More than 1 rear troops.

Seeing this, Wang Yan couldn't help being furious, but there was nothing he could do. Although he was the Duke of the imperial court, he did not have the power to control the land of Chu. The imperial decree issued by the emperor only asked him to cooperate with He Tengjiao and Du Yinxi. The right to mobilize He Tengjiao.

Now that He Tengjiao doesn't send troops, he can't live without rice. There are only [-] soldiers in Yuezhou City, and [-] of them are from the unreliable green battalion, so he dare not go north easily.

He discussed with Zhang Kuang, Dai Zhifan and others, but they couldn't come up with a countermeasure, so he had to temporarily live in Yuezhou, and first firmly occupy this important town in Hunan, and then try to change the situation of the battle.

At this time, although Wang Yan had few soldiers, with Dai Zhifan bringing the money, he was indeed very rich in money, so he distributed all the silver rewards for the great victory in Yuezhou, and even the Manda Zhuang tribe got corresponding rewards. Pay, which immediately boosted the morale of his men.

Five thousand heads, each with five taels of silver, plus the reward for a big victory, Wang Yan spent a total of 8 taels of silver.

Since He Tengjiao made things difficult for Wang Yan in the army, the food, grass and supplies needed by his army will certainly not be allocated at all. Wang Yansui had to allocate 80 taels of silver to Wu Jinxi, who was newly invested in him, and asked him to defend with Yongheng. Yan Qiheng went south to buy grain together in preparation for the decisive battle.

In addition, Wang Yan also ordered Wang Shixiu, a thousand households, to raid the Yangtze River, recapture a hundred warships, and hand over the ships to Man Dazhuang to patrol the Yangtze River and block the waterway.

The 100 soldiers from the Green Battalion in the city had their braids cut off by Wang Yan, and all of them were shaved bald. In order to prevent them from rebelling, they were organized into an army, and more than [-] scholars in the army were ordered to serve as the general banner and hundreds of households. , Qianhu, and Wang Ji of Qianhu, who supervised the Biao army, was appointed as the commander, and Xie Kuang was appointed as the acquaintance.

Wang Yan's successive actions in Yuezhou gradually stabilized his foundation in the city.

At this time, Du Yinxi's emissary for help, Jin Shijie, came to Yuezhou to ask for help after Changsha failed to ask for help. Wang Yan asked Du Yinxi's situation.

Wang Yan originally wanted to defeat Yuezhou, wait for He Tengjiao's army to arrive, and raise troops to put pressure on Wuchang, but because there were not many troops and the green battalion was unstable, he did not dare to leave Yuezhou lightly, but now he listened to Jin Shijie's advice. Knowing that the situation Du Yinxi is facing is far more critical than he imagined, he can't help feeling distressed.

Du Yinxi is an important minister of the country, and presides over the important matter of recruiting the rest of the Chuang army. It can be called the stone pillar of the Ming Dynasty in Chu. , Man Dazhuang and dozens of people discussed.

In the government office, Wang Yan first asked Jin Shijie to tell everyone about the crisis in Yongding City, and then he said: "Du Futai is an important minister of the country, and there must be no loss. The governor has decided to send troops north to force the Qing soldiers to return to aid." Wuchang, what do you guys think?"

When Jin Shijie heard the words, he wept with joy and kowtowed again and again.

Zhang Kuang frowned slightly, "Yuezhou is newly restored, its foundation is unstable, and the Duke only has 3 horses, but the Qing army has a lot of troops. How many soldiers and horses does the Duke want to lead to the north? If there are too many, Yuezhou will be empty , I am afraid that the Qing army will repeat the old tricks and attack Yuezhou again, and if they go less, they will not be able to defeat Wuchang, so what can I do?"

Wang Yanwen said: "This governor is also aware of the concerns of the servants. Now that the governor is going to Yuezhou, Wuchang has already been shaken. If the governor is leading an army to Wuchang at this time, Tong Yanghe will definitely ask Luck Dehun for help. If this is the case, the danger of the governor will be blocked, and it will be solved immediately! Moreover, the governor is not going to go to Wuchang, but he is actually trying to attack the west!"

Zhang Kuang couldn't help raising his brows when he heard the words, "Sounds like this?"

The rest of the generals couldn't help but their eyes lit up when they heard the words, Qiqi looked at him.

"That's right!" Seeing this, Wang Yan nodded, then stood up, and said: "The governor only needs to sway a shot under the city of Wuchang, so that Tong Yanghe can ask for help from Luck Dehun, and force the Qing army in western Hubei and northern Hunan The army can retreat."

As Wang Yan said, he signaled his subordinates to fetch the map, and then pointed to: "Now Yuezhou is in the hands of Ben Du, blocking the Yangtze River waterway, so that the Qing soldiers in northern Hunan and western Hubei can only return by land in Jiangbei. When they dared to go to Wuchang, the governor had already led his army westward, heading straight for Jingzhou."

"Good! This is a great plan!" Zhang Kuang praised immediately after hearing this, "If the Duke of the Kingdom takes down Jingzhou, with the advantage of our Ming Navy, we can block the Yangtze River and cut off the retreat of the Qing soldiers in Changde. Wipe out the Qing army on the south bank!"

If Wang Yan's plan is successful, the main force of the Qing army can be mobilized to the Wuchang area. Once the Qing army comes to the Yangtze River, the Ming army can take the opportunity to build a river defense and block the Qing army on the north bank, while Wang Yan can take the opportunity to mobilize the advantage He conquered the forbidden state in one fell swoop, and surrounded the Qing soldiers in Changde instead.

After hearing Zhang Kuang's praise, Wang Yan nodded and said: "The success of this strategy of attacking the east and the west depends on two points. There is no need to worry at all. The Qing army’s food and supplies are all in Wuchang. This is the place where Luck Dehun must be rescued. The governor is most worried about the second point. Go south and attack Yuezhou again to rescue the Qing army in Changde, but in the face of the counterattack of the Qing army, whether you can defend Yuezhou becomes the key to whether you can stay in the battle."

Zhang Kuang heard Wang Yan's words, knew what he meant, and felt a sense of awe on his body, "If the Duke of the state is able to pass the lower officials, the lower officials are willing to guard Yuezhou!"

This time, Wang Yan had to send out all the elite, so that he would have the opportunity to take Jingzhou in one fell swoop before the Qing army reacted, and then sweep the Qing army in Changde. With all the Zhongwu camp taken away, Zhang Kuang is the only one who can guard Yuezhou.

At this time, Wang Yan walked up to Zhang Kuang, and couldn't help shaking his hand tightly, "In this way, Yuezhou will be handed over to the crown servant!"

So Wang Yan handed over all the 1 Houyong Camp in Yuezhou City to Zhang Kuang, and then ordered Jin Shijie to return to Yongding, and ordered him to join forces with Yinxi and Li Guo, and join forces with him and Jingzhou, and said that as long as they When he came to Jingzhou, he prepared food and grass for the army.

The plan was established, Wang Yan led nearly 2 people out of the city, and crossed the Yangtze River. He ordered the sergeants to display more banners and bluff, so that they could be called a hundred thousand soldiers, which shocked Jianghan.

After Tong Yanghe heard Zhang Yingxiang's report, his heart was already shaken, and now he heard that the horse came to report, and Wang Yan led the troops to kill him, so he immediately sent a fast horse to urgently ask for help from Luck Dehun.

(End of this chapter)