Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 345 During the Battle of Ganzhou

Because of the terrain, Luck Dehun's army was not stationed in the north of Ganzhou, but in the pocket formed by the confluence of the Gan River and the Gong River.

The Qing camp was in the wilderness ten miles south of Ganzhou, and his grain and grass logistics was stationed in Wan'an County, which had just been conquered. Because he was eager to fill the river, he did not transport the grain and grass materials to the camp. Shen Yongzhong, whom he absolutely trusted, sat in charge.Not long after the Qing army retreated from the city of Ganzhou, Luck Dehun suddenly received an urgent report from Shen Yongzhong from Wan'an County. The Qing soldiers stationed in Taihe discovered a Ming army marching along the Ganshui River. On the other hand, they came to the south of Jiangxi. At present, a thousand Qing soldiers from Taihe have abandoned the city and fled to Wan'an, while the Ming army has arrived in Taihe County.This news surprised Luc Dehun, and he immediately sent several sentry cavalry to Taihe County to investigate the intelligence of the Ming army.Although Luck Dehun had received the news of Wang Yan's entry into Jiangxi long ago, he did not expect that Wang Yan could enter southern Jiangxi so quickly, and the cities along the route seemed to be undefended, which shocked him.The sudden killing of Wang Yan's army upset Lucde for a while, but at the same time it aroused the hatred deep in his heart.

He was originally a Baylor of the Qing court with great glory, and he had a good situation in Huguang, and he had every chance to be promoted to the county king, but it was all because of Wang Yan, which made his dream shattered.

When he entered Chu, the [-] soldiers had vanished. Luck Dehun was ruined because of Wang Yan, and the hatred in his heart could not be added. He was defeated in Jiangxi this time, hoping to regroup, keep his title and military power, and fight with Wang Yan again in the future. Fight to the death, but did not expect this day to come so quickly.Luck Dehun originally thought that with the help of the Qing soldiers in northern Jiangxi, as well as Nanchang, Ji'an and other fortified cities, Wang Yan would have to be dragged in northern Jiangxi for more than two months, but he did not expect that Wang Yan's tens of thousands of troops had already killed When you arrive in Taihe, you can reach Wan'an in three days, and then you can go directly to Ganzhou.

This made Luck Dehun feel in a dilemma. Should he continue to attack Ganzhou, or should he fight Wang Yan first?The next day, Lucde paced back and forth in the big tent with his hands behind his hands, appearing preoccupied and unable to make a decision. The siege that was supposed to start early in the morning was also stopped.

In fact, after many failures in Huguang, it is absolutely a lie to say that Luck Dehun is not afraid of Wang Yan, and Wang Yan has already left him with a shadow in his heart.

He felt that he knew Wang Yan better than anyone else. He had fought against Wang Yan several times. Among the generals of the Qing court, even Duoduo might not know Wang Yan well.

He had heard that Wang Yan fought against the Qing Dynasty in Qingzhou, then moved thousands of miles, entered Henan, killed the rebel general Xu Dingguo, and then defended Yangzhou alone. He knew that there was such a general in Nanming.

As for his feelings after the fight with Wang Yan, he will never forget it. Wang Yan swept Zu Kefa to occupy Yuezhou, attacked east and west, captured Jingzhou, forced Geng Zhongming to death, besieged Shen Zhixiang in Huarong, and then defeated him at the mouth of Dongting Lake. , and finally occupied Wuchang, so that he was able to escape with only [-] remnant soldiers, and more than [-] Qing soldiers disappeared in smoke.

These things were all experienced by him personally, and his reputation spread all over the world with the results of these wars, making him the laughing stock of the world and a stepping stone for Wang Yan's reputation.

He had infinite hatred in his heart, but he was also very clear that he was no match for Wang Yan, so when he heard that Wang Yan had entered Jiangxi, he did not choose to give up attacking Ganzhou, returned to northern Jiangxi to stabilize the situation, and then waited for Jiangnan The Qing soldiers supported, but continued to attack Ganzhou, wanting to join forces with Fujian and Boluo.

Luck Dehun himself didn't realize that he was timid before fighting. When he heard that Wang Yan was approaching Gannan so quickly, his thighs trembled.Luck Dehun thought for a while in the tent, thinking about what to do now?Whether to temporarily abandon the attack on Ganzhou and mobilize troops to fight to the death with Wang Yan, or to continue to capture Ganzhou before Wang Yan arrived, or to give up Ganzhou and retreat eastward into Zhejiang before Wang Yan's arrival, Luck Dehun couldn't make up his mind for a while.At this time, there was a report from a soldier outside the tent: "Report to Baylor, there is news from Wan'an." Luck Dehun was refreshed when he heard the words, and immediately ordered: "Let him come in and report quickly."

A moment later, a green battalion chief quickly walked into the big tent, knelt down and saluted, "Sign up to Lord Belle, General Shen sent his servants to come from Wan'an!"

"Quickly tell me, what's the situation in Wan'an? Where is the Ming army? Did Wang Yan come in person?" There are [-] troops, and there are about [-] large ships in the Gan River." ? "Only [-] troops?"

The first news that Luck Dehun got was that Jiujiang fell, and Wang Yan claimed that 10 troops entered Jiangxi. However, Cao Cao claimed to have 70 troops, but in fact there were only 20.

At this time, Luck Dehun couldn't help being a little surprised, why Wang Yan only sent 3 horses to rescue southern Jiangxi, but he quickly found an explanation. Wang Yan occupied the entire northern Jiangxi at once, so he must stabilize the place and prevent Hong Chengchou from coming. Jiangnan dispatched troops to attack, and 6 horses were spread out in northern Jiangxi, which was not enough. Wang Yan's ability to draw 3 horses was already the limit.

"Sentry cavalry checked several times, and it's the same number, there is no mistake." Baihu replied.

Le Kede nodded. If there were only 3 people, he would feel relieved. "When will Wang Yan arrive in Wan'an?" The boats are completely pulled by soldiers on the shore, so they move very slowly, and it is estimated that it will take five days to reach Wan'an." The speed of the Ming army was much slower than Luc Dehun imagined, which made Luc Dehun slightly stunned. But then I was overjoyed.

He has only three options at the moment, either turn around and fight Wang Yan, or continue to attack Ganzhou, or flee to Zhejiang as soon as possible. Escape is obviously not a choice for Luck Dehun. On the pillar of shame, only the first two remain.

If he returns to his division to fight Wang Yan, the Ming army in Ganzhou City will definitely attack him from behind and make him face enemies on both sides, so he can only choose the second way and continue to attack Ganzhou. Fortunately, Wang Yan's army moves slowly and only With [-] soldiers and horses, he can completely annihilate the mob in Ganzhou city first, and then fight Wang Yan decisively.

There were only [-] troops in Wan'an County, so they were no match for Wang Yan, so he had to redeploy.Luke Dehun immediately shouted to the guards outside the account: "Send the order, let Geng Jimao come to see the commander!" No matter what the situation is, Wan'an's defense must be strengthened, and whether Wan'an can hold Wang Yan is a matter of Luke's decision. Whether Dehun can capture Ganzhou is the key.Among the Qing soldiers in Jiangxi, only Geng Jimao, Shen Yongzhong, and Jue Luolangqiu were the confidant generals that Luck Dehun could rely on. Jue Luolangqiu had to stay by his side, so he had to let Geng Jimao help Shen Yongzhong defend the ten thousand install.

After a while, Geng Jimao hurried over and said: "Lord Baylor, the preparations for the siege are ready, do you want to attack immediately?"

Le Kede waved his hand, "You leave it to Jin Shengheng to attack Ganzhou, and I have other important tasks for you. Wang Yan is approaching Wan'an. You take 1 people there, and I must hold Wang Yan back." Yan!"

(End of this chapter)