Ming Zuo

Chapter 1383
Jiangxi is easy to fight, but not easy to fight.

It's easy to fight, because there are no strong soldiers and generals here, all of them are rotten fish and shrimps.

With the strength of the Xia army, there is no possibility of losing in a frontal battle.

It is difficult to fight because the rivers and mountains in Jiangxi are intertwined and densely covered, making it extremely difficult to march, and there are dangerous and important roads everywhere.

Once a war is fought, it can only be a head-to-head battle, and there is no way to make a detour.

"Oh, my God, it's a come out!"

Under the city of Huichang, Tang Wenhuan only felt that half of his life was gone.

Compared with the lofty mountains of Fujian, the mountains of North Korea are like models.

They have suffered enough during this journey, and there are more than a thousand people who are left behind.

The most difficult thing is the transportation of weapons, equipment and food supplies.

The roads in the mountains are rugged and difficult, and there is no way to carry out pack-horse transportation.

In many cases, it can only be carried by human shoulders, which has caused many people to be injured and sacrificed.

But no matter how great the difficulty is, no matter how great the sacrifice is, it can only be endured.From Fujian to Jiangxi, only this kind of road can pass.

Huichang is also a battleground for military strategists.

As long as you occupy this place, you can make full use of the Yangjiao water, Gongshui, and Jinjiang waterways to transport supplies, greatly reducing the logistical pressure.

Huichang is also the center of southeastern Jiangxi. Holding this place in your hands is equivalent to completely occupying the entire southeastern Jiangxi.

The so-called siege of cities and territories means that if Huichang City is captured, southeast Jiangxi will also be captured.

Chen Wenjin, the magistrate of Huichang County, saw Xia's army swarming in. Although he was frightened, he never thought of surrendering.

The Chen family is a large family in Huichang, occupying 80.00% of the land outside the city.And also set up cards on waterways to collect taxes, and made a lot of wealth.

Not only that, Chen Wenjie also colluded with the leaders of the She people in the nearby mountains to wantonly exploit the Han, She and Hakka people.

If he surrendered, the Chen family's financial resources would be completely cut off, which would be his death.

Therefore, it was Chen Wenjin's choice to persevere to the end.

"Pan Gong, you used to dominate the mountains, why didn't it work this time? Xia Jun rushed over so easily."

The person he questioned was Pan Gongwang, the leader of the She ethnic group.

He and Chen Wenjin colluded with each other to dominate the place.

With the help of Chen Wenjin's power, he kept attacking other villages and punishing the disobedient clansmen.

Chen Wenjin sold salt, cotton cloth and other commodities to the mountains through him, and bought the output of the mountains at a low price.

This time, in order to preserve their interests, the two concentrated their strength.Pan Gongwang used the terrain to block in the mountains, while Chen Wenjin stuck to Huichang.

Speaking of this, Pan Gongwang's face was very ugly.

"These Xia people are completely different from the officers and soldiers in the past. We couldn't take advantage of the mountains, but suffered heavy casualties. There are also those disobedient ones who actually tipped off the Xia people. Master Chen, if we lose this battle , you and I will die without a place to die."

Chen Wenjin was secretly startled, knowing that the situation was not good.

But looking at the soldiers and young men waiting in battle on the city wall, as well as the solid city wall under his feet, he felt that he had great hope of holding on.

It took Tang Wenhuan a day to clean up the outskirts of Changchang, blocking all escape routes from the city.

"Is there enough ammunition? If you have enough, just attack the city."

In Chen Wenjin's eyes, Huichang is indestructible.But in Tang Wenhuan's eyes, this old-fashioned city wall is really vulnerable.

The officers and soldiers of the First Marine Division had already reassembled the artillery, and the black muzzle was aimed at the city wall.

Following Tang Wenhuan's order, the roar of artillery broke the tranquility of Huichang.

The sound of explosions from top to bottom of the city continued, bricks and tiles collapsed, gravel rained down, and even the gates of the city collapsed very quickly.

In Jiangxi, which has been at peace for a long time, when did you see such a terrible weapon?

Chen Wenjin even lost his leg in the first round of shelling, and was buried under the rubble.

The people around him were either dead or injured, and those who were still alive had fled long ago, and there was no thought of going to save him at all.

Pan Gongwang was not injured, but he was completely terrified.

He looked at the steel knife in his hand, not knowing how to resist such a cannon.

When he saw Xia Jun soldiers rushing up, he was a little excited.

"Shoot the arrows! Let the arrows go! Don't let the Xia people charge up."

Before the words fell, there was a vague gunshot in the dense forest hundreds of meters away.

A stream of blood gushed out of Pan Gongwang's head, and he fell on his back with two hoo hoo sounds.

There was no way, the sniper observed for a long time, only he was holding up a knife and gesticulating here. He seemed to be a person, so he naturally set his sights on him.

Just after the war started, the county magistrate Chen Wenjin did not know whether he was alive or dead, and Pan Gongwang was shot dead.Immediately, Huichang City was in chaos without a leader.

In the afternoon of the same day, the First Marine Division successfully entered the city and wiped out the remnants of the enemy.

The important town in the southeast of Jiangxi fell into Xia Jun's hands easily.

"Why don't you fire? Why don't you fire? What are you waiting for?"

At the head of Jiujiang City, Shi Chun ran to Huang Binqing and roared like crazy.

Huang Binqing was in a bad mood and didn't give him a good look.

"Our guns can't hit it."

Shi Chun was stunned, and looked out of the city in a daze.

On the big river, Xia Guo's warships lined up one by one, more than three miles away from the city wall.

The black muzzles of those battleships kept spouting, and every roar shook the city walls of Jiujiang, many of which had already collapsed.

The defenders on the top of the city couldn't gain a foothold at all, and had already fled down.

The artillery placed on the top of the city can't hit that far even if it is condescending.

Seeing that his side was only beaten and unable to fight back, Shi Chun wanted to vomit blood.

If he had known that the gap with Xia Jun was so big, why would he resist?
But now, it's too late to regret.

Shi Chun and Huang Binqing could only have bloodshot eyes as they watched the city wall being ravaged over and over again.

Zuo Hua had enough ammunition and time, so he never thought of sending infantry to attack the city too early.Only at a safe distance, hundreds of artillery pieces were used to destroy the confidence of the defenders.

This approach worked quickly.

On the third day, the defenders in the city could bear it no longer.

Chief Chen Zhengbang led soldiers who were unwilling to give up their lives to attack suddenly, hacked Shi Chun to death, captured Huang Binqing, and then erected a white flag on the top of the city.

Jiujiang, a household in the north of Jiangxi, opened the door to Xia Jun.

In Jishui, fierce fighting also broke out between members of the Li clan and local landlords.

The Li clan united with local businessmen, farmers, and handicraftsmen, and took out the muskets that had been secretly stored for a long time, and broke through Jishui County overnight, opening a hole in Jiangxi's back.

At the same time, the Fei family of Qianshan also rose up and occupied the county seat, cutting off the food and grass supplies of the Ming army in front.

The prefect of Guangxin was shocked when he heard the news.

But before he had time to respond, Geng Wanrong, Guo Zuxin, and Hou Fanglai had already led the tenth division and suddenly appeared at the foot of Guangxin City.

There is a strong enemy in front of us, and the food and grass are cut off.

Guangxin Mansion is in turmoil, and everyone is terrified.

(End of this chapter)