Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 329 Wanji

As the most important stronghold of the Ming army in Jiangxi, Ganzhou has a circumference of about [-] miles, a city wall of three feet high, surrounded by the Ganjiang River and Gongshui River, and the moat on the south side is also ten feet wide. Here, after the rebellion of thieves was quelled, after Wanji supervised Gannan, he also re-fortified the city, making Ganzhou City one of the strong cities of the Ming Dynasty.

There are nearly a hundred large warehouses in the city, which can store food, ordnance, armor, and gunpowder. They were originally used to recover the whole of Jiangxi and the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains. Instead, the entire province lost cities one after another, and supplies could only be piled up in the city.

Although these materials were not used in the Northern Expedition, they became the capital of the Ming army in Ganzhou to defend Ganzhou. Relying on Wanji, the Governor of Ganzhou, they were determined to defend the city for the Ming Dynasty.Wanji was in his early forties, named Jiren, a native of Nanchang, a Jinshi in the fifth year of Tianqi.

He has worked in the officialdom for more than [-] years, with ups and downs in his life, and he was really valued. It was after the king of Tang ascended the throne that he was appointed as the governor of Jiangxi, and he was allowed to enter the cabinet as a bachelor of Wuyingdian, and he was added the title of Minister of the Ministry of War. The pillar of the sky in the Southern Ming court.

This time Luck Dehun's troops came under pressure, and Wanji had no choice but to retreat. He came to Gannan to prepare for the emperor's relocation, but he was still unable to draw out his troops, and the situation in Gannan gradually deteriorated.

A few days ago, the imperial court sent a message that the emperor had secretly dispatched envoys to urge the Governor of Chu and the Governor of Guangdong to send soldiers and horses to meet him. Counting the time, His Majesty may have set off from Fujing for southern Jiangxi.

This news made Wanji realize that Ganzhou must not be lost, otherwise he would be a sinner who ruined the Ming court. He must keep Ganzhou and ensure that the road for His Majesty to move and the army that welcomes him will not be cut off by the Qing soldiers.At this time, neither Guangdong nor Fujian could have any reinforcements coming. Facing the [-] Qing soldiers in Luck Dehun, Wanji had to prepare as many rolling logs and stones as possible, arrange bows, arrows, artillery, and make equipment, actively prepare for the battle, and wait for the battle. .

It was night, and the sky was a bit gloomy, covered with dark clouds, covering the bright moon and the starry sky of the summer night. It seemed that there would be a rare heavy rain after summer to dispel the heat.

Under the cover of dense dark clouds, the earth was shrouded in pitch-black night. Groups of soldiers on the city wall patrolled with torches, and the wind blew the flames flying non-stop.

The Qing army approached the city, and the Ming army did not dare to relax. Every once in a while, soldiers on the city threw torches under the city to see if there were Qing soldiers stealing the city in the dark night.

There are more than a thousand patrolling soldiers on the top of the city patrolling back and forth, watching vigilantly the movement below the city. On the moat and Ganshui, there are also boats cruising back and forth, just in case.

In the middle of the night, on a sentry ship of the Ming army on the moat, a soldier was occupying the bow of the ship to relieve himself, when suddenly there was a sound directly in front of him.

He stared at the bank, but suddenly saw a large black figure running towards the river.

"Enemy attack~" Seeing this, the whistler was startled, he couldn't help but hastily retracted the little guy, then turned around stumblingly, picked up the bell hammer, and rang the alarm bell hanging on the sentry boat.

There was a sudden sound of "咚~咚~咚~", and there was a sudden commotion in the Ming army on the city. Wanji heard the alarm bell, and he also led the brigade generals and staff to the city wall, but at night the dark clouds covered the moonlight. Can't see clearly what's going on beside the moat ten feet away.

At this time, the sentinel boat that discovered the situation had already rowed to the edge of the city wall, and a thousand households on night duty on the city immediately shouted to the city: "Jiang Liang, why call the police?"

Hearing the words, the soldier pointed to the river with one hand, raised his head and replied, "Qianhu, the Qing army is filling the river with soil!"

Wanji frowned slightly when he heard the words, then turned his head and said to the general beside him: "Fire the rockets and see the situation by the river~"

"No~" A thousand households responded immediately with clasped fists, and then immediately mobilized nearly a hundred archers. They lit the rocket on the torch at the top of the city, and then bent their bows to shoot.

Hundreds of rockets shot across the night sky like shooting stars. Wanji and the Ming army on the city, by the light of the fire, immediately saw a black army by the moat, urging a large number of people to throw bags of dirt into the moat.

Seeing this, Wan Wanji was taken aback. He knew that now was not the time to be merciful. Even though the people filling the river were the people of Ming Dynasty, he still hurriedly ordered: "By the order of the governor, the commander-in-chief Wu Zhifan will go to the city at a speed of [-] birds!" At that time, Wang Fuzhi next to him said in a low voice: "Master Wan, the Qing soldiers drove the people to fill up the moat. I am afraid it will be difficult to defend Ganzhou. Master, we must ask for help!"

There are still nearly [-] soldiers and horses in Ganzhou City, and there is a strong city to support it. If you say that facing [-] Qing soldiers, the pressure should not be great, but why does Wang Fuzhi not have confidence in the defenders of Ganzhou?

This originally originated from the composition of the Ganzhou Shoujun. Since the establishment of the Longwu court, southern Jiangxi was a place of fierce competition between the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and it was close to the corner of southern Jiangxi. Naturally, it could not fight against the Qing army. Troops were deployed from all over the country to support southern Jiangxi.

Now there are 7000 soldiers and horses in the city, including Ganzhou guards Wu Zhifan and Zhang Guozuo, 5000 soldiers from Zhang An and other troops transferred from Yudu, 2000 reinforcements from Huguang Cao Zhijian, and 3000 reinforcements from Guangdong Su Guansheng. From the land of Guizhou and Guizhou, the number of soldiers sent from far away ranged from three to four thousand at most, and two to three thousand at the least.With such soldiers and horses, the two sides speak a dialect, and even communication is very difficult, let alone coordinated operations.

Wanji understood this, but he had no choice but to say helplessly: "The imperial court is in danger now, and we don't know the situation in Fujian. Where will there be reinforcements?" Wang Fuzhi couldn't help nodding. But when Zheng Zhilong surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, southern Jiangxi faced enemies on both sides, and Guangdong could not help. Wang Yan basically brought the main force of Guangdong into Huguang.

After thinking for a while, Wang Fuzhi said: "Master Wan, it is not that there is no reinforcements. Counting the time, the Yingjia army should have already set off. As long as you contact them and let them enter Ganzhou, you can consolidate the city defense and welcome your majesty. Besides In addition, the battle in Huguang should have reached a certain stage, and the supervisor can write to the Duke of Chu and the governor of Chu to explain the situation, invite soldiers from Chu and Guangdong, threaten Nanchang, and relieve the danger of Ganzhou!" Wanji couldn't help but frowned when he heard the words Pick, he also thought about this plan, but he was worried that the governor of Guangdong and the governor of Chu would have no soldiers to send, so he couldn't make up his mind for a while, but now he seemed to have no choice, and he just told the situation, whether to send troops or not, But the two governors of Guangdong and Chu made their own decisions, and it should not affect the war in Chu.

"Mr. Chuanshan's words are justified. Mr. Chu is the elder brother of the Duke of Chu! The Governor asked Mr. to write a letter of divorce for me."

"It's a little effort, dare not obey your orders~"

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