Prince Chongzhen

Chapter 312 I want to save Ganzhou
“Although it’s not in the right place, it’s not far off either.”

Faced with the Hunan official's sarcasm, the guard did not directly retort, but the ambiguous words and slightly gloomy expression made He Tengjiao feel a chill in his heart.

Indeed, while the Tartars were attacking southern Jiangxi, they did not relax their defense of the Yangtze River waterway. The so-called "coming from Jiujiang" was a lie full of loopholes no matter how you looked at it.

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Let me ask first.

Thinking of this, He Tengjiao's smile became even kinder. After seeing that the guard remained silent and had no intention of further explanation, he stood up from his chair and walked directly down the hall.

"Don't be surprised, angel. I think they heard "coming from Jiujiang" instead of "coming from Jiujiang". That's why..."

"They heard it right. I came from Jiujiang."

He Tengjiao had actually only said half of his words. Before he could even utter the rest of his words, the guard interrupted him.

If this situation happened in the past, someone would pretend to be a "greenhorn" and stand up to save face for their superior. But now that the shocking news has been confirmed again, not only He Tengjiao, but all the officials in the hall were shocked and dazed. Who would pay attention to these things?
Coming from Jiujiang and coming across Jiujiang, although the two sentences only differ by one word, the former not only represents the origin of the guards, but also represents that all the defenses of the Qing army on the Yangtze River waterway have been broken.

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is it possible?

You should know that the Tartars went to great lengths to prevent the navy from exerting influence on the Jiangxi battlefield. Not only did they station a large number of troops in the major cities along the river, they also deployed artillery batteries on every island in the middle of the river.

Under such circumstances, if the Ming army advanced inch by inch, it would be possible for them to open up the waterway with the help of their navy, but no one believed that they could reach Jiujiang in such a short time.

Therefore, all the officials present at the scene were filled with suspicion, and they looked at the guard with a certain degree of scrutiny.

"Don't blame me, Angel. We don't doubt you, but it's too unbelievable that you came from Jiujiang, so."

Zhang Kuang was more alert. After seeing everyone's expressions, he took the initiative to stand up.

In the final analysis, no matter whether this person is real or fake, whether the news is true or false, we have to keep things in order before we make it real. Otherwise, if we really fall into that extremely small possibility,
"When we left, His Majesty asked me to explain the whole thing to you, but you all seemed to have many doubts, so I just asked them all at once to save you from further ado."

This is due to dissatisfaction caused by the previous words.

After hearing what the guard said, Zhang Kuang immediately understood what the other party was thinking.

No matter what, even a clay man would have some temper. The guard just said just that one sentence, but there are people on his side who are being sarcastic. Not to mention the people around His Majesty, even if someone with some status comes here, they may not be able to tolerate it.

"We are stupid, please ask the angel to enlighten us."

The guard was a straightforward person after all. Even though he was quite upset before, when he saw Zhang Kuang's humble attitude, he felt much better.

"It's not like I can solve your doubts. Not to mention you, even those of us who followed His Majesty here were confused when we first arrived in Jiujiang."

Seeing that the guard did not dwell on the previous sentence, the officials in the field pretended to listen attentively.

After the man had described in detail the entire process of Your Majesty's arrival in Jiujiang, there was no other sound in the huge hall except for bursts of heavy breathing.

According to the guard, Your Majesty first led the army around to Anqing by land, and after using a strategy to capture the city, he took Xu Yong's seal and turned around to capture Tongcheng.

At that time, a batch of money and grain sent from Hefei to Jiujiang had to pass through Anqing. After hearing the news, His Majesty simply replaced the prince with a cat, and used the elite guards to disguise as the grain transport personnel.

As a result, Jiujiang, which had deployed layers of defenses, was easily breached. Is this a coincidence?
It's probably just a coincidence.

From the perspective of ordinary people, both Anqing and Jiujiang can be said to have been cracked by taking shortcuts, so it is appropriate to say that it was a coincidence.

However, the officials present all knew some military strategies, and in their eyes, this coincidence contained some inevitability.

Just like Jiujiang, its military supplies all rely on Lianghuai. Even if there is no money and food from Hefei today, there will be money and food from Huai'an tomorrow.

In terms of fundamentals, the Tartars were extremely cautious in their defense against the Ming navy, and put all their energy into the Yangtze River waterway, but they did not really spend much thought on the army.

This can probably be considered a way of attacking the enemy by surprise.

With this in mind, Zhang Kuang no longer had any doubts about the guard. Then, seeing that his boss seemed still in shock, he wanted to quietly remind him.

But who would have thought that Du Yinxi, who had been silent since the guards entered the hall, would rush to the map in the hall without any courtesy at this moment, and after taking a quick glance at it, he spoke with a little excitement as if he had taken Wu Shi San.

"Now that Jiujiang has been conquered, Your Majesty wants us to lead our troops into Gan?!"

Du Yinxi was not the kind of person who sought to attract attention. The reason why he lost his composure was simply because he was thinking about the impact that the navy's entry into the Poyang Lake water system would have on the war situation in Jiangxi.

In his opinion, although the Qing army had also settled troops in other cities at this time, its real main force was divided into Fuzhou and Ganzhou.

Needless to say, Ganzhou must have sent its most elite troops to capture this strategic location.

Fuzhou is only a hundred or two hundred miles away from Poyang Lake. As long as the Hunan army can contain the Tartars from Nanchang and Wuchang, then with the advantage of the navy, Your Majesty will be able to annihilate them together with Chang Guanlin's troops.

By then, the Ming army would be able to easily divide the Tatars in Jiangxi into two. Even if Ganzhou was really captured, Ajige's troops would be trapped in a jar.

His idea was naturally reasonable. There were at least 250,000 to 260,000 Qing troops in Fuzhou and Ganzhou combined. As long as they could be wiped out in one fell swoop, not only would the situation in Central and South China change, but even the overall power comparison between the Ming and Qing sides would be reversed.

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"No."

Although the guard's answer did not contain much emotion, Du Yinxi was puzzled and confused after hearing these two words.

Seeing this, Zhang Kuang's heart suddenly tightened, fearing that this straightforward guy would say something that would displease the "Angel".

"Don't guess, Your Majesty is very wise, how can we guess? Now that the angel has arrived, let's accept his order first."

After the words fell, He Tengjiao finally reacted. He then straightened his appearance and stood solemnly in front of the guard, and the guard cleared his throat and shouted loudly.

"There is a verbal order."

"Your Majesty, the Governor of Huguang, He Tengjiao, has received the imperial decree."

"My dear Lord He, I am going to rescue Ganzhou. I will leave Wuchang and other important towns along the river to you."

(End of this chapter)