The Rise of Ming Dynasty 1646

Chapter 64
Zhu Linmi looked at the list of seized items, then asked Yu Xin about some situations, bowed her head in thought for a moment, and ordered: "Keep [-] military horses and [-] sets of selected cotton armors.

"The rest of the weapons, armor, etc. were distributed to Wandutang and the others. They also asked them to pick out what they could use, and sell the rest to the two merchants who contracted the logistics.

"Oh, and this food..."

"Yes!" Yu Xin wrote down one by one, and left with orders.

Zhu Youmao wandered around outside Zhu Linmi's barracks for a long time, but finally couldn't bear to lose face, and returned to his tent with a wave of his horsewhip.

When he arrived at the gate of his camp, he saw several large carts heading in.

Seeing him coming back, Zhu Youni hurriedly stepped forward and said happily, "Brother Wang, this Chenzhou Wang Duan is so generous! He actually sent five hundred horses and more than 300 stones of military rations, as well as a lot of military equipment. "

Zhu Youmao was taken aback, and looked at the big carts in disbelief. He thought that he had verbally assaulted the King of Chenzhou many times, and he would definitely not have his share of the spoils. Unexpectedly, the King of Chenzhou sent him what he needed most. Horses and food.

He and Zhu Youyi led the palace guards to fight back to regain Yifan's fief Jianchang. They were completely "self-raised funds" without the imperial court's food and salary support.

Unexpectedly, the battle became bigger and bigger, and their family fortune was almost exhausted.However, as members of the Ming royal family, the two still gritted their teeth and persisted, fighting back and forth across Jiangxi.

Now that they have this batch of supplies, they will undoubtedly be able to deal with the Qing army for a while longer.

Zhu Youyi couldn't help feeling emotional, "I thought that King Chenzhou just recruited some people from Longnan to join in the fun, but I didn't expect him to be so good at fighting."

"And this king of Chenzhou is still a man with a big heart." Zhu Youmao nodded and said, "I was a bit wrong before."

"The big deal is that our brother will get closer to him in the future." Zhu Youyu said cheerfully, "We are all clansmen after all, so we should take care of each other no matter what."

"Now that we have food and grass, we can take advantage of the victory and take back Jianchang!"

Zhu Youmao looked in the direction of Longweijun and nodded slightly.

In fact, Zhu Linmi didn't think so much at all. Right now, the Dragon Guards are a small but elite force. No matter how strong their fighting power is, it's impossible to take care of the entire Jiangxi war situation.

He learned from Yu Xinna that King Yongning and King Luochuan were very capable fighters among the various Ming armies in Jiangxi, and the purpose of helping them with food and horses was also to help Daming preserve a viable force.

Not long after, Ying Tianxiang counted the soldiers' achievements in this battle and reported it to Zhu Linming.

"Three for the second-class merit, and 25 for the third-class merit." Zhu Linmei nodded. The second-class merit requires killing nine enemies to obtain it. Unexpectedly, three people reached the standard. It can be seen that the Dragon Guards have killed many enemies this time. "According to The meritorious service reward policy is implemented. Also, this great victory should also be celebrated by the soldiers, by the way, let the Xuanjiao Mansion choose the two best troupes, and have a sympathetic performance."

"Yes!"

Ying Tianxiang said again: "My lord, there are still these prisoners, what do you think we should do with them? More than 6000 people spend a lot of money on food every day."

"Send it to Ganzhou to be a coolie." Zhu Linmi added, "Remember to cut off all the braids first."

"Yes!"

"As for those officers..." Zhu Linmei squinted her eyes and thought for a while, and soon came up with an idea, "Have someone inform Jin Shenghuan that these people can be sold to him. The guerrillas are 2 taels each, and the generals are 1 taels each. Here For a month, if he doesn’t buy it, he will cut it all off.”

"My lord, this..." Ying Tianxiang had never heard of such a thing of selling prisoners of war with a clearly marked price.

"We must spread the news everywhere so that everyone in Jin Shenghuan's army knows about it." Zhu Linmei laughed, "He can either honestly give us 10,000+ taels of silver, or wait for the army to lose morale."

"My lord, if you let the tiger go back to the mountain..."

"Don't worry, I have my own way."

"Yes!" Ying Tianxiang stood at attention and saluted.

The next day, the main force of the Ming army went to Jinxi County for repairs.

Wanji invited Zhu Linmi, Yongning Wang, Zhang Jiayu and other generals to the Jinxi Inspection Department to discuss the next strategic deployment of the army.

Everyone first thanked Zhu Linming, the Ming army is currently short of food and wages, and it is like celebrating the New Year if they can share some spoils.

Zhu Youmao wanted to go forward a few times, but in the end he just stood there and cupped his hands at Zhu Linmi, squeezing out a friendly smile that he thought was very friendly.

When everyone was seated, Wandutang first opened the door and said clearly: "This time our army, ahem, His Royal Highness King Chenzhou defeated the Qing army. Although Gao Jinku fled back to Jianchang, his main force was lost, and he will no longer be able to attack Fuzhou. , there is no worry in the north of Ganzhou.

"At the moment, Jin Shenghuan is attacking Zaokou, with more than 4000 troops. Yang Butang has only Zhang An's new army of [-] dragons and tigers, and the Dian army's Zhao Yinxuan troops have [-] people. My main force should return immediately to protect Zaokou. No loss. Since Zaokou Fortress is here, Ganzhou can be safe."

But Zhang Jiayu immediately cupped his hands and said: "Zaokou is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, so there should be no danger in a short time. The officials think that the Qing army is newly defeated and morale is low. Our army should take advantage of the victory to attack Jianchang in the east, and then take Guang from the north." letter.

"The lower officials have heard that Zhang Tianlu's troops of the Qing army in Huizhou are gathering to go south to Guangxin Mansion. Guangxin's new city and Shanguan are the barriers of Fujing. This gateway must not be lost!"

When Zhu Youma heard that Jianchang was going to be attacked, he immediately echoed loudly, "What Zhang Jianjun said is reasonable."

"The throat of Jiangxi is in Nanchang, and the heart is in Ganzhou. Nanchang is lost now. If Ganzhou is lost again, Jiangxi will be taken as a captive." Wanji immediately shook his head and said, "Zaokou is the barrier of Ganzhou. If Zaokou is lost, Ganzhou will be in danger. Hey! Zhang Tianlu is going to enter Guangxin, and he has Shanguan Pass to block his way. When the situation in Ganzhou is stabilized, it will not be too late to take Guangxin."

Immediately, both sides hold their own words, and it is difficult for anyone to convince the other.Suddenly, Luo Chuan King Zhu Youni said, "What does King Chen Zhou think?"

Everyone fell silent immediately, and turned their heads to look at Zhu Linmei at the same time.At the military meeting a few days ago, they almost regarded the King of Chenzhou as air, but at this time, everyone knew that his words carried the most weight.

Zhu Linmei asked Yu Xin about the situation of Zaokou Fortress a while ago. It is a ferry on the Ganjiang River, just north of Ganzhou, and it was built on the west bank of the Ganjiang River just like Ganzhou Mansion.

If Jin Shenghuan wanted to attack Ganzhou, he had to cross the Ganjiang River on the east side of Ganzhou, or cross the Ganjiang River at Zaokou, and then go south to take Ganzhou.

However, although the Ganjiang River flows slowly here at Zaokou, it is by no means easy for the Qing army to capture Zaokou Fortress across the river.

So he agreed with Zhang Jiayu's strategy even more, "The terrain of Zaokou Fortress is dangerous, and the Qing army will not be able to attack it within two or three months..."

As soon as he finished speaking, Wanji said anxiously: "The Qing army has ten Hongyi heavy artillery. If bombarded day and night, Zaokou Fortress can only last half a month at most."

"Ten heavy cannons?" Zhu Linmi asked suspiciously, "Didn't Wang Deren only have four cannons?"

Old Wanji blushed and said in embarrassment: "After Yang Butang captured Ji'an, he left six heavy artillery to defend the city. Hu Changyin disobeyed the general's order, causing Ji'an to be lost again. The heavy artillery was difficult to carry, and all fell into the hands of the Qing army..."

Zhu Linmi was so angry that her teeth itch, it turned out that the cannons used to attack Zaokou were actually the batch he cast for Yang Tinglin.

　Thanks to my classmate Gu Yan for his generous reward, which made me, who was half-dead in rushing to catch up on the draft, immediately revive on the spot with full energy!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)