nanming man

Chapter 978
Time flies, after Gao Yihuan received Dongyu's envoy and reached a secret agreement to deal with Sun Kewang together, it was the second year of Wuding in 1652, early spring and February.

Regardless of whether Sun Kewang sent troops to attack the Ming Dynasty, or united the Ming Dynasty to fight against Wei, Gao Yihuan could not tolerate it. There was a powerful separatist regime in the south.

So no matter what Sun Kewang does, after the Ming Dynasty, Gao Yihuan's next target is Sun Kewang and Hauge.

Unless Sun Kewang cedes Yunnan, Guizhou and Guangxi, and honestly acts as a watchdog of Wei in Southeast Asia, Gao Yihuan will not let him go.

In February, everything came back to life. A Ming army of 3 men, led by generals Chen Youlong and Jiao Lian, went north from Guangdong and Guangxi, crossed the Lingnan Mountains, and entered Hengzhou Prefecture in the south of Huguang, intending to reinforce Changsha.

At the same time, [-] Ming troops, under the leadership of Governor Wu Yi, set off from Pingxiang County, Yuanzhou Prefecture, Jiangxi Province, passed through the mountain road between Wugong Mountain and Lianyun Mountain, and marched towards Changsha mightily.

Since the autumn of last year, the battle between Wei and Ming has started in Huguang and Lianghuai, two battlefields.

At the beginning of this year, Gao Yihuan spread the word to the world again, denouncing Zhu Cihong's six major crimes, which can be regarded as an official rebellion against the Ming Dynasty. Wei Ming completely tore his face and entered a hostile situation.

After the autumn and winter of last year, the Ming army judged the Wei army's combat intentions, and believed that the main attack direction of the Ming army might be in Huguang.

This is the granary of Wei State, it is convenient to get grain, and since ancient times, the destruction of Jiangnan has mostly been done from a strategic location.

Therefore, as soon as the new year was over, Zhu Cihong began to increase his troops to Huguang, and a large-scale counterattack against the Huguang Wei army kicked off.

The Huguang battlefield is now divided into two battlefields, the north and the south. The north battlefield is in Wuchang, and the south battlefield is in Changsha.

At this time, the city of Changsha was guarded by the scholar Du Yinxi, who was in charge of military affairs, government affairs and people's livelihood in Changsha and other places.

After the Wei army occupied Changde and Yuezhou in the north of Changsha many years ago, Du Yinxi felt threatened and began to rectify the Ming army in central and southern Hunan, and referred to the Wei army's military system to train the people and rectify the guards.

In the fall of last year, Wei General Wang Guangtai led an army of [-] troops and marched southward to Changsha. He withdrew all the soldiers of the Ming army from the surrounding counties and counties into the three cities of Changsha, Liuyang, and Xiangtan. Wei Jun.

Du Yinxi withdrew the main force into Changsha City, demolished the houses outside the city, transported giant logs and stones into Changsha, and at the same time sent troops to cut down trees, used them to make defensive equipment such as trebuchets and rolling logs, and stored firewood for the people and military use.

Du Yinxi was a very capable civil servant of the Southern Ming Dynasty. He made the defense of Changsha City impenetrable in a very short period of time. Wang Guangtai was repelled by the defenders several times. They ate and slept together, took care of the soldiers, and were strict with them. The Ming troops in central and southern Hunan all supported this supervisor.

The secret agent of Jinyiwei, who was in charge of monitoring the ministers, was also impressed by Du Yinxi while watching with cold eyes. In the secret report to Zhu Cihong, he lavishly praised Du Yinxi's defense in Changsha.

It was Jin Yiwei's beating report that strengthened Zhu Cihong's determination to launch a counterattack in Hunan.

At this time, the main force of the Wei army gathered under the city of Wuchang. Jin Shenghuan's [-] Wei army attacked Wuchang, and the Wei army continued to march into Huguang.

Although Huang Degong did not ask Zhu Cihong for help, Zhu Cihong was very disturbed and decided to break through from the flank while the main force of the Wei army was in Wuchang, recapture Changde and Yuezhou, drive the Wei army across the Yangtze River, and share the pressure of Wuchang.

At this time, on the school field in Changsha City, thousands of soldiers of the Ming army were waving spears and undergoing rigorous training.

"Push!" Ming general Zhao Yinxuan stood among the soldiers and shouted sharply. Three thousand soldiers of the Ming army swung their spears and stabbed out together. The movements were neat and uniform, which was quite spectacular.

On the reviewing platform, a thin man wearing a crumpled scarlet official robe and Usha on his head frowned slightly, still dissatisfied with the training of the Ming army.

When the Wei army attacked, the soldiers screamed, and their fierceness without fear of death impressed Du Yinxi deeply, and he admitted that the Wei army could be called the division of tigers and wolves.

Although the soldiers of the Ming army moved neatly and stabbed their spears swiftly, they didn't have that kind of vigor in their bodies, and they lacked the self-confidence that I can give up.

He knew that the Wei army had been through the battlefield for a long time, and the Ming army had no way to compare. However, he believed that the experience on the battlefield could be accumulated, and the ultimate factor in war was people. The biggest difference between the Ming army and the Wei army was that the soldiers of the Ming army had no hatred in their eyes.

The Wei army fought against the establishment of slaves, attacked the vassal kings and great gentry landlords, and implemented the New Deal, which did not harm the interests of the people. Many fellow villagers went to Wei, so that these Ming soldiers would not have any hatred in their hearts. Naturally, it is difficult to have that kind of ruthlessness.

The Wei army promoted the Ming Dynasty very unbearably. The Wei army fought to build slaves, and the Ming army engaged in friction, dragging its feet. Wei Guo distributed the land of the vassal king to the people.

The propaganda of the Wei state made the Wei army and the people in Wei not only hate the Jiannu, but also the Ming army. They worked hard and drove away the Jiannu, but the Ming army wanted to pick peaches, and the reactionary imperial court came to oppress us again. When I think of the bitter days during the Chongzhen period, I hate the Ming Dynasty.

Du Yinxi once wanted to use loyalty, filial piety and righteousness to inspire the army, telling the soldiers of the Ming army that the Wei army was a traitor, but the effect was not satisfactory.

At this time, a general trotted all the way and shouted from afar: "Supervisor, hurry up!"

Du Yinxi frowned, the general took the report, read it hastily, he was overjoyed, but his face was calm.

"Master, what's the news? Could it be that the Wei thief is coming again?" Zhao Yinxuan walked over.

Du Yinxi said in a deep voice: "Wu Yi led [-] forbidden troops, and they have passed through the mountains on the border between Hunan and Jiangxi, and are heading towards Changsha."

Zhao Yinxuan was overjoyed, "This is a good thing! With [-] forbidden troops, Changsha will be as solid as gold."

Du Yinxi was a little worried in his heart, Wei general Wang Guangtai hadn't attacked the city for a month, and the army retreated to the Yuelu Mountain on the west bank of the Xiangshui River, and he didn't know what his intention was.

Thinking of this, Du Yinxi waved his hand and led his followers to leave the barracks. Zhao Yinxuan hurriedly ordered one of his subordinates to continue training, and followed Du Yinxi all the way to Changsha West City.

Outside the west city is the Xiangjiang River, and on the opposite side is Yuelu Mountain. The camp of the Wei army is faintly visible. Du Yinxi took a telescope to watch the camp of the Wei army. He was very worried that the goal of the Wei army was to besiege the city and fight for reinforcements.

Wei Jun's scouts are very good, and he shrank in the city, and the four fields are under the control of Wei Jun. It is not difficult for Wei Jun's scouts to find that there are Ming troops coming to Changsha.

Wang Guangtai stationed troops on Yuelu Mountain for more than a month, but did not continue to attack the city. He wasted food and grass under the city, which made Du Yinxi suspect that the Wei army would attack the reinforcements.

The Wei army's horse army was great. After Wu Yi's army left the mountains and entered the plains, it was the Wei army's horse army, which made him very worried that Wu Yi would be attacked by the Wei army's cavalry.

At this time, he picked up the binoculars to look at the camp of Wei Jun, but he saw that there were crowds passing by inside the camp, and there were horses outside, and there was no sign of leaving the camp.

This made Du Yinxi a little puzzled. He pondered for a while, then turned his head and said: "General Zhao, send a team of cavalry out of the city, and contact General Wu as soon as possible, and ask him to be careful to prevent Wei thieves from ambush."

The east gate of Changsha opened, and a troop of cavalry galloped out, heading east.

Three days later, in the eastern outskirts of Changsha, a Ming army that had traveled hundreds of miles appeared in the sight of the defenders, causing cheers from the defenders.

The east gate was opened by the soldiers, and Du Yinxi led the Changsha officials out of the city to meet them. Wu Yi rode forward, dismounted, and hurried up to salute.

Du Yinxi took a look at Wu Yi, and then at the [-] elite soldiers he brought, he couldn't help pulling him aside, and asked in a low voice: "The general came all the way, did you meet the Wei thief blocking him?"

Wu Yi said in a deep voice: "After I received the reminder from the supervisor, I was careful all the way. The scouts were sent out for twenty miles, and I didn't meet the Wei thief, nor did I fight anyone."

Du Yinxi frowned. Could it be that Wei Jun didn't know that reinforcements were coming, or did he not take action because of the lack of troops after knowing it?

Seeing Du Yinxi's expression, Wu Yi couldn't help asking: "The supervisor thinks there is something strange?"

Du Yinxi nodded, "I just feel a little strange, I don't know what kind of medicine is sold in Wei Thief's gourd for the time being."

Wu Yi remained silent. He also felt that there were some problems. The journey along the way was a bit too smooth, and it didn't seem to pass through the fighting area at all.

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