Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 342 Reaction of the Parties
For Wanji, after learning that the Yingjia Army had no intention of entering Jiangxi at all, Ganzhou's hope can only come from the Duke of Chu, Wang Yan.

Ganzhou was besieged by the Qing army, but relying on his own strength, he was basically unable to defeat the besieged Qing army, and there is no indestructible fortress in the world. Although Ganzhou is strong, if it does not receive support, it will still be broken by the Qing army sooner or later.

Seeing Wanji's anxious face, Zhang Jiayu immediately smiled and said, "Master, don't worry, the Duke of Chu not only sent troops, but also led them into Jiangxi himself." Wanji was overjoyed and held Zhang Jiayu's hand with a smile on his face, "Zhi Yuan has worked hard all the way, I don’t know if Chu Guogong has any news for me?” Zhang Jiayu nodded after hearing the words, took out a letter from her arms and handed it to Wanji, Wanji quickly opened the letter, read it hastily, and felt Suddenly a big rock fell to the ground.

Wang Yan sent 150 troops, known as 40, to capture the important town of Jiujiang. The army entered Poyang Lake from the south of the Yangtze River, and then went to Nanchang, the provincial capital. Dong Xuecheng, Hudong Daocheng Daye, Jialaerzhen Alkang, and nearly a thousand Manchu and Han officials and their family members confiscated [-] million taels of silver and [-] shi of grain, and obtained the resources to continue going south.

All I have to say is that this massacre of Qing court officials was carried out by Wang Deren, which was regarded as a nomination certificate, which prevented him from repeating himself again.

After the Ming army entered Nanchang, there was a great earthquake in northern Jiangxi. Jiang Yueguang moved from Jiujiang to Nanchang. Relying on his popularity in Jiangxi and in the name of the governor of Daming Jiangxi, he commanded the land of Jiangxi. Wu Zunzhou inspected Jiangxi and supervised the censor, Huang Renlong guarded the east of the lake, and Liu Silai and Yu Yinggui participated in politics as the chief envoys, ordering far and near.

The vast majority of counties and counties in northern Jiangxi were moved upon hearing the news. They raised the banner of anti-Qing and Ming Dynasty, declaring that they would accept Jiang Yueguang's restraint. According to the city, anyway, under the leadership of Jiang Yueguang.

For a time, the rule of the Qing court in northern Jiangxi collapsed in an instant. The reason for this was that apart from Le Ke Dehun concentrating the main force of the Qing army in Jiangxi to southern Jiangxi to attack Ganzhou, Wang Yan won successive victories in Huguang, defeated the Eight Banners, and cut After killing a king, a prince, and the royal family Babutai of the Qing court, it had a huge impact.

In addition, Jiang Yueguang appointed Jin Shengheng's shogunate secretary Wu Zunzhou as the censor of Jiangxi, which also made the green camp in Jiangxi think that the governor of Jiangxi, Jin Shengheng, had colluded with the Ming army and was ready to do anything wrong. As the leader of the Jiangxi green camp, Jin Shengheng Prepared anyway, the guards below will naturally not seek death, so many reasons combined to form a situation where Wang Yan was invincible and surrendered after he entered Jiangxi.

At present, Wang Yan has entered Ji'an, and he can reach Ganzhou in half a month!In his letter, he hoped that Wanji would guard the city of Ganzhou until his troops arrived.

Seeing that Wanji had finished reading the letter, Zhang Jiayu immediately said: "The Duke of Chu led his troops to advance by land and water, and he has encountered a little trouble in Ji'an. Li Shiyuan, one of the guards, had a festival with the Duke of Chu in Shandong, so he dare not Xiancheng, Chu Guogong is trying his best to appease, if it is really not possible, it will only take two or three days to break the city, Chu Guogong asked the supervisor to wait for a while, he will definitely come to help as soon as possible."

To be honest, Wanji didn't expect that Wang Yan's marching speed was so fast. He thought that even if Wang Yan sent troops, he would have to stay in Ganzhou for two or three months, but now in less than half a month, Wang Yan has already occupied the Northern Jiangxi, pointing directly at Ji'an.

He didn't realize that compared with Wang Yan, he found that the difference was too far, but being able to wait for reinforcements so quickly also made his melancholy disappear, and he was full of confidence in the battle of Ganzhou.

At this time Wanji nodded, and immediately ordered someone to take Zhang Jiayu to rest. He walked back to the south city wall and stared at the Qing army camp in the distance. It is estimated that Luck Dehun must have received the information that Wang Yan led the army to arrive and was preparing coping strategies.

When Zhang Jiayu returned to Ganzhou, a Qing court official who escaped from Nanchang also arrived in Nanjing.

After Wang Deren sacrificed Nanchang, most of the civil and military men in the city had already tacitly cut off their braids, discarded their top belts and replaced them with crown clothes, and the other part were arrested and killed.

Liu Tongchun, the capital of Jiangxi in the city, abandoned his wife, children and family members, but disguised himself as a monk, escaped from Nanchang in the starry night, went to Nanjing, and reported the news of Wang Yan's entry into Jiangxi and the great changes in Jiangxi.

This Liu Tongchun was originally an official of the Ming Dynasty. He first surrendered and then surrendered to the Qing Dynasty. It can be said that he has no integrity at all. It is precisely because he has done many bad things for the Qing court, and he is afraid that the Ming army will settle accounts after the fall, so that he firmly fights on the side of the Qing court. .

Naturally, Wang Yan was not polite to Liu Tongchun who had fled. He killed 32 relatives of his wife and confiscated 15 taels of silver and a box of jewelry.

In Jiangning City, in the Jiangnan Governor's Mansion, Liu Tongchun, who had fled from Jiangxi, was received by Hong Chengchou, a scholar of the Inner Academy of the Governor Jiangnan.

It clarified the current situation in Jiangxi, and Wang Deren's rebellion against the Qing Dynasty to the Ming Dynasty, offering Nanchang, killing his family members, and presenting the geographical map of Jiangxi that he brought with him personally.

When Hong Chengchou heard the change, his complexion suddenly changed. It was Liu Tongchun who brought the news, not Jiangxi. Wang Yanneng led troops into Jiangxi, which also indicated that the Qing army's battle in Huguang had completely failed.

After Le Kedehun was defeated in Jiangxi, he did not report to the Qing court at all, and Azig and Wu Sangui had just returned to Henan. If Hong Chengchou wanted to get the news, he had to wait for Beijing to pass it down, which would take at least half a month.

At this time, Hong Chengchou couldn't help asking Liu Tongchun, Huguang and Jiangxi for various news, and then he came up with a general idea.

Since the last time he was assassinated, Hou Fangyu had completely gained Hong Chengchou's trust, and now he was the most important staff member in his shogunate. He stood aside and listened to Liu Tongchun's words, his eyes became brighter and brighter.

"Chaozong, what do you think?" Hong Chengchou didn't expect Wang Yan to be able to defeat Wuchang, and forced Azig to return without success. He was a little shocked, and after walking back and forth for a few steps, he suddenly looked at Hou Fangyu and said.

Hearing the words, Hou Fangyu quickly regained his composure, and saluted Hong Chengchou: "Report to the Governor, listen to what Master Liu said, Wang Yanneng brought tens of thousands of troops into Jiangxi, presumably the crisis in Hubei has been resolved. From my point of view, the most critical moment now The most important thing to consider is the impact of Wang Yan's entry into Jiangxi and the countermeasures. The Eight Banners in the south of the Yangtze River and the main force of the Qing army were all brought to Fujian and Zhejiang by Boluo Belle. There are not many troops in the south of the Yangtze River. For the best policy, strictly prevent Wang Yan from going down the river!"

At present, there are only about 8 or 2 troops in various places in the south of the Yangtze River, of which more than [-] people are still used to monitor Chen Zilong in Taihu Lake. Hong Chengchou really has no troops.

He nodded, but then shook his head and said: "King Ning rebelled back then, and he didn't take precautions against Ganzhou, so he was captured by Wang Shouren. Now there are [-] soldiers in Beilelk Dehun in southern Ganzhou. It is impossible for Wang Yan to go east along the river." Therefore, it is necessary to cut out the Qing soldiers in southern Jiangxi first. Although the governor has few soldiers, he cannot make him happy. Besides, Jiangxi is very important. Once it is occupied by the Ming army, it can directly threaten Jiangnan. When the time comes, the Ming army If the warship locks the river, the entire south of the Yangtze River will be cut off from the imperial court and become a turtle in an urn. Come here, send the general Shu Mulu Tan Tai to come~"

In the evening, when the night was approaching, in the former Huayue Tower, a famous building in Qinhuai, the girl Shuang'er held Hou Fangyu's arm with a smile on her face, and brought him into the room with a smile.

The two of them closed the doors and windows, and Shuang'er's face immediately changed, "There have been more and more movements at the sticky pole recently, and Huayue Tower is not safe, why did the young master arrive suddenly, and Shuang'er was not prepared~"

Hou Fangyu smiled, but he came here today because of a major event, "The Duke of Chu won a great victory in Hubei, and now the army has entered Jiangxi and recovered all the land in northern Jiangxi. , gathered a few green battalions, a total of 3 people, and went to rescue Jiangxi, so I think some troubles should be created to prevent Hong Chengchou from sending troops and ensure the smooth recovery of Jiangxi by the Duke of Chu~”

"Young Master, you mean to instigate Wu Shengzhao to rebel against the Qing Dynasty in advance?"

(Thanks to Yue Dong Wo Xin for the reward)

(End of this chapter)