Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 336
At the wharf of the Yangtze River in Wuchang Prefecture, Wang Yan withdrew the [-] troops who helped the refugees back to the south bank and stationed in the wilderness by the river. The neatly arranged tents stretched as far as the eye could see, which looked magnificent.

On the surface of the river, the grain ships transferred from Hunan, as well as the navy of Manda Zhuangbu, were densely scattered on the surface of the river. There were hundreds of them. It looked majestic with masts like forests and sails like clouds.

After Du Yinxi received the letters from Wang Yan and He Tengjiao, he sent 60 shi of rice grain from Hunan, which was used by Wang Yan to send troops to Jiangxi and He Tengjiao to relieve refugees.

Almost all the stored grain from Hunan's summer harvest has been shipped in. If you want food, you have to wait until after the autumn harvest.

It was already mid-August, and Wang Yan really hoped that the sky would be sunny and sunny. In this important season of rice earing, natural disasters must not be brought down to destroy Huguang agriculture, which cannot withstand any wind and rain.

Along the Yangtze River, He Tengjiao also led his officials to worship the dragon god and pray for good weather, which made Wang Yan feel that this person is not just a shit-stirring stick, but also has a good side.

This relief is a rare life experience for Wang Yan. He has not been an official for a long time, and he basically leads troops to fight. experience of.

Wang Yan can be sure that even if he encounters a bigger disaster in the future, with his current experience and some special thoughts popping up in his mind from time to time, he will definitely be able to deal with it.

In the early morning, on the bank of the Yangtze River, Wang Yan stood on the embankment, watching the river flowing eastward, watching the boats on the river, and said to Jiang Yueguang: "60 shi of grain, and 40 yuan for He Tengjiao, the governor's subdivision." Stone, only 20 stone, but I don't know if it can solve the Qing soldiers in Jiangxi."

"You don't have to worry about this. Jiangxi also has food and grass. As long as you conquer the city, you can get the money and food that the Qing army looted~" Jiang Yueguang said with a smile: "This time I sent troops to Jiangxi, I thought the Duke could even get a lot of benefits. "

"Oh?" Wang Yan was slightly puzzled, then nodded with a smile, "Just like this time in Wuchang?"

This Huguang battle was divided into two parts, the first part took place in Wuchang, and the second part took place in Xiangyang.

Between the two parts, there were two completely different results. The Ming army in the Wuchang battle belonged to the attacking side and seized a large amount of supplies and money. The Ming army was the defender in the Xiangyang battle. Not only was Fancheng destroyed, but also refugees The tide, the loss is immeasurable.

The difference between the attack and the defense also gave Wang Yan a lot of insight into why nomads in history did so much damage to the Central Plains Dynasty.

Destruction is always much easier than protection.At this time, more than a dozen cavalrymen came rushing forward, and the leading cavalryman got off his horse, then ran up the hillside, saluted in front of Wang Yan, and said, "Report to the Duke, there is an urgent letter from the Wandu Division in Gannan!" Wang Yan and Jiang Jiang Hearing the words widely, he couldn't help raising his brows, squinting his eyes and said, "Bring the messenger to see me!" After a while, a messenger was brought up, and he saluted Wang Yan, "I'm going to the officer and soldier department to Zhang Jiayu, see Chu State male!"

Zhang Jiayu, style name Xuanzi, name Zhiyuan, a native of Cantonese, is good at fighting for justice and has many acquaintances. At the age of 19, he was admitted as a scholar. He was a member of Confucian students in Guangzhou. At the age of 22, he passed the provincial examination.

In the first year of Hongguang, Qing soldiers broke through Nanjing, Hongguang Emperor Zhu Yousong was captured, and Jiayu fled to Hangzhou.In the sixth month of leap, Tang Wang Zhu Yujian was located in Fuzhou, and changed to Yuanlong Wu. Zhang Jiayu was awarded the lecturer of the Imperial Academy.

Wang Yan has some impressions of Zhang Jiayu, which stems from the 16th year of Chongzhen's Beijing Normal University Examination. He was named Sun Shan, but Zhang Jiayu was a first-class high school student. Therefore, Wang Yan has heard of Zhang Jiayu's name and also met him once.

Wang Yan looked at Zhang Jiayu, who was in his early thirties, held his bowed hands with both hands, and said with a smile: "It's been more than three years since the capital's farewell, brother Zhiyuan has changed a lot, and there are white hairs on his temples, I am not very impressed~ "

There is a theory of the same year in the imperial examination, which is one of the important bonds in the officialdom, just like the relationship between teachers and students, and the relationship between the same family. After the people on the same list embark on official careers, they often support each other. Although Wang Yan failed the list, but with him now With his identity, there must be many people willing to recognize him as the same age.

Zhang Jiayu and Wang Yan didn't have many interactions. Later, when Wang Yan rose to power, he remembered that he had met once before, so he didn't dare to directly pursue friendship just now, but just dealt with business, but Wang Yan's attitude made him sigh.

The students who were rushing for the exam in Beijing in the 16th year of Chongzhen, experienced the turmoil in Jiashen, the change of the Forbidden in the year of Yiyou, and the changes in Yuhang. It is so sad to meet again.

"For three years, the situation changed, from Beijing to Nanjing, then fled to Hangzhou, then transferred to Fujian, and finally led troops into Jiangxi, trekking thousands of miles, experiencing many ups and downs, witnessing the discoloration of mountains and rivers, the destruction of the country and the destruction of the family, and the wind and rain. What is the name, what is the name, isn’t it just white hair and dark cheeks?” Zhang Jiayu couldn’t help shaking hands with Wang Yan a little excitedly, “Brother Shi Heng was a handsome man who was famous in the capital at that time, and now his face There are also many scars on the face, thick calluses on the hands, and iron armor on the body, becoming the pillar of the kingdom, which also made me sigh~"

Wang Yan and Zhang Jiayu looked at each other and smiled, then pulled him to his side, introduced Jiang Yueguang and others for him, and then asked with concern: "How is the situation in southern Jiangxi? Why did Master Wan send Brother Zhiyuan here? "

"The situation is not good. At the end of July, Wan'an fell and lost more than 1 soldiers and horses. Even the elder Yangge committed suicide. The governor Kuangzhao was captured. Unyielding was killed. More than 20 officials, big and small, committed suicide. The vitality of southern Gansu Seriously injured." Zhang Jiayu replied sadly: "Now Luck Dehun is urging the army to besiege Ganzhou and drive the people to fill the moat with soil. Rescue Gannan!" After Zhang Jiayu finished speaking, he handed another letter to Wang Yan. Wang Yan opened the letter, and it was a note from his clan brother Wang Fuzhi. Show Jiang Yueguang and others a look, and then say to Zhang Jiayu: "I heard that Your Majesty is going to move, so I have already planned to send troops to Jiangxi to pick him up. Even if Brother Zhiyuan doesn't come, I will send troops to invade Jiangxi in the next few days Since I received an urgent letter from Gannan today, I will send troops immediately, and in the early morning of tomorrow, I will advance by land and water and head to Jiujiang."

"It couldn't be better~" When Zhang Jiayu set off from southern Jiangxi, he thought that Huguang was still fighting the Qing army and could not draw any troops. When he entered Wuchang, he heard that Wang Yan and He Tengjiao had defeated the Qing army. He was immediately overjoyed , but soon heard that the refugee wave broke out in Huguang and the food was in crisis, he raised his heart again.Now that he received Wang Yan's reply to send troops, he immediately became happy.

Seeing this, Wang Yan immediately said: "Although our army is far away from southern Jiangxi, Fu Shangrui, the governor of Hubei, has sent 2 horses to meet them. It is time to arrive in southern Jiangxi by now. With this army and horses entering Jiangxi, It can also share some pressure for Ganzhou, so brother Zhiyuan needn't worry."

"As for the Yingjia army, Master Wan also sent someone to contact me, but when I left Jiangnan, I didn't get any news back, and I don't know if I left Hunan~"

Wang Yan couldn't help frowning slightly when he heard the words. When he went north to Xiangyang, the Yingjia Army had already left Yueyang. How could there be no news? ,ready to go!"

He turned back to a soldier and said, "Hurry up and summon General Man and General Li to see me!" A quarter of an hour later, Man Dazhuang, who had just arrived and was promoted to the commander-in-chief of the Huguang Navy, met Li Guo, the loyal army. Quickly coming to Wang Yan, they knelt down on one knee and saluted, "See you, the Duke!" Lost. Now the governor of Jiangxi ordered the military department to ask me for help. Mr. Zhang asked me for help. The governor has decided to send troops immediately. You two, General Li can be the vanguard, General Man will be the deputy general, and Mr. Lao Yan and Mr. Lao will be the military advisers, leading 3 troops , captured Jiujiang, and opened the passage to Jiangxi for the rear army~"

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