Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 189

In November of the Yiyou year, Du Yinxi reached an agreement with Li Guo and the rest of Dashun to resist the Qing Dynasty, and then decided to take advantage of the absence of the main force of the Qing army in Hubei to launch a campaign to restore Jingzhou and Wuchang.

Du Yinxi suggested that He Tengjiao and Zhang Kuang lead the troops northward from Yuezhou, and he and Li Guo would attack Jingzhou first, and then send troops eastward to join forces with He, Zhang and other Ming armies in Wuchang to completely recover the whole of Huguang.

When Wang Yan led the troops into Hunan, Du Yinxi, together with more than [-] Shun troops, raised troops from Changde and Lizhou in the north of Hunan, and blocked the siege of Jingzhou city.

At the same time, He Tengjiao and Zhang Kuang, the Northern Governor, also worshiped the gods in Changsha, summoned Zhang Xianbi, Huang Chaoxuan, Cao Zhijian, Liu Chengyin and other Ming armies, and went down the river to hold a meeting in Yuezhou, and the soldiers pointed directly at Wuchang.

At that time, the Qing government's military strength in Hubei was quite weak, and the plan to recruit Dashun Army and Ma Jinzhong all fell through because of the problem of hair shaving, which made the situation suddenly tense.

The Qing court visited Song Yizhen in Hunan, and reported to the Qing court, "The south of Wuchang is Yuezhou. The enemy generals Ma Jinzhong and Wang Yuncheng are here. The tiger clashes between Jing, Xiang, Chen, and Chang, and its strength is very strong, shaking the territory of Hubei."

At this time, the Dashun army concentrated its forces to attack the city. Although Zheng Siwei, the defender of Jingzhou in the Qing court, tried his best to defend, he was already unable to hold back in the face of the siege of 20 Shun troops.

At this time, Wuchang was also facing pressure from Yuezhou. Tong Yanghe had no troops to send, and he was worried that He Tengjiao's troops would attack Wuchang from Yuezhou to the north. So he had to join forces with Hunan Governor He Mingluan to ask for help from Duoduo, who was in Nanjing. .

At this time, Duoduo was planning to go south to Qiantang, wipe out the King of Lu in eastern Zhejiang, and then march into Fujian. But after receiving the report, he also knew the importance of Hubei, and knew that if Wuchang was lost, Jiangxi would also be lost. The Ming army can go down the river and point directly at Jiangning.

In this way, if his soldiers and horses were trapped in eastern Zhejiang, he would be cut off by the Ming army instead, and it would be very possible for Huang Tiandang to repeat itself.

In December, after discussing with Hong Chengchou and others, Duoduo decided to dispatch Beilelk Dehun, Zhenguo General Aixinjueluo Gong Adai, and Guard Commander Borhui to lead the Zhenghong Banner, Zhengbai Banner, and Outer Banner of Manchuria. A total of [-] elite Mongolian cavalrymen, Geng Zhongming, king of Huaishun, went west by boat to support the Qing army in Hubei.

In the second year of Longwu, on the third day of the first lunar month, Wang Yan arrived outside the city of Changsha. He Tengjiao and Zhang Kuang were already on their way to Yuezhou at that time.

The officials in Changsha City knew that the Duke of Chu was coming, so they went out of the city to greet him under the leadership of the county magistrate and Tuiguan Wu Jinxi, and brought wine and food to reward the army.

Wu Jinxi and others prepared a banquet for Wang Yan to cleanse the dust. Wang Yan wanted to understand the military situation in Chu, but he did not refuse. So he ordered his men to camp along the river, and then led several trusted generals to the city for the banquet.

During the banquet, Wang Yan seldom drank, but kept asking about the war in Hubei, and Wu Jinxi, the pusher, told them one by one. Only then did he know that the Ming army attacked in two directions, which put the Qing army in Hubei at an absolute disadvantage.

When Wang Yan was in Hengyang, he knew that He Tengjiao was at odds with the Shun army, and he was very depressed. Now he learned that Du Yinxi had appeased Li Guo and other Shun army generals, and attacked Jingzhou with an absolutely superior force, and He Tengjiao would also gather troops. Nearly 5 people moved into Yuezhou and forced Wuchang, but the Qing army in Hubei was only [-], so he immediately felt relieved.

After the banquet, Wang Yan returned to the army, recruited Xie Kuang into his tent, and ordered: "This governor was originally worried about the war situation in Hubei, but today I learned from Wu Tui that my Ming Dynasty has an absolute advantage in Hubei. The governor didn't have to rush to Hubei. The army trekked from Guangdong to Chu, and now they are tired. The governor took advantage of the new yuan to let the soldiers rest for a few days. Daowu can buy more meat from the city, and drink for the army Have a New Year's Eve."

Xie Kuang clasped his fists in response, withdrew 2000 taels of silver from Wang Yan, and then went to the city or nearby villages to buy poultry, lamb, rice, and fine wine, and the army was full of joy.

After Wang Yan was busy with military affairs, he changed into a normal uniform and rode to the bank of the Xiangjiang River in the west of the city.

In the year of Kuiwei, Wang Yan went to the capital to take the exam. On the banks of the Xiangshui River, he bid farewell to his parents with tears in his eyes, saying, "If you don't go to high school, you will never return home."

He still remembered that at that time, the old father stood aside and looked at him in silence, while the old mother took his hand and said with tears: "It doesn't matter whether you are the champion or a flower. Pay Yan'er back soon."

With black hair leaving his hometown and white hair sad, Wang Yan took his servants and carried two boxes of sage books, and sailed by boat in March, straight into the Xiangjiang River.

The old mother stood on the shore, looking forward to Wang Yan's return in September, but this wait is only two years.

At this time, Wang Yan stood in front of the house, looked at the old woman standing at the door, and suddenly lost his eyesight, hurried forward, bowed down, and said tremblingly: "Mother~ son is not filial, son is back."

Not long after Wang Yan rushed for the exam, Zhang Xianzhong conquered Changsha. Wang Yan's father, Wang Chaoli, was a small official in the Changsha mansion. Under the circumstances, it caused the old mother's eye disease to attack, and she couldn't see things.

Since the end of the Kuiwei period, the road between the capital and the south was blocked by the Chuangjun, and the Zhang family had no news of Wang Yan, so they cried all day while traveling, and after Wang Yan returned to the south, the letters he wrote home were also because of The left army rebelled, and the Qing army went south, but all failed to be delivered.

The Zhang family and Wang Chaoli got the news of Wang Yan, it was when Long Wu became the second-rank wife of the Zhang family after he ascended the throne.

When Wang Yan's army came to Changsha, Wang Chaoli and the Zhang family got the news early in the morning, and some distant relatives who took refuge in the family immediately urged the Zhang family to look for Wang Yan, but the Zhang family said: "Yan'er is now the young teacher of the imperial court. , the important minister of the country has the task of revitalizing the Han family. Now that Yan'er is coming with a large army, there must be important military and state affairs. How can the old man delay Yan'er's important affairs, not to mention that if the son misses his mother, he will return home, and the old body can just wait here. "

The relatives couldn't move Mrs. Zhang, so they had to leave. After Mrs. Zhang asked the maid to wash up and put on the newly made clothes and shoes, she asked someone to move a chair and sit in front of the house to wait. It's sunrise until sunset.

At this time, when she heard Wang Yan's voice, her sunken eye sockets were filled with tears immediately, and she touched her hands together, but she couldn't touch Wang Yan's body, so she hurriedly said: "Son, come forward quickly, Come to mother quickly~”

When Wang Yan heard the words and saw Mrs. Zhang again, he was startled. The old father who was standing beside him sighed: "Your mother missed you, so I can't see you!"

Wang Yan couldn't help being very sad when he heard this, and knelt down in front of Mrs. Zhang. The mother and son couldn't help crying.

(End of this chapter)