Prince Chongzhen

Chapter 324 Don’t believe it

Outside Fuzhou City. Ming Army Camp
It has been quite some time since Chang Guanlin arrived here, but he has never made any progress in the face of the Qing army's perfect defense system.

Until now, such a large number of troops could only fight with the Qing army in the fort group, and there was no hope of breaking the city in a short time.

This can’t be blamed on Chang Guanlin.

This is how ordinary sieges are, not to mention that Jin Shenghuan has a lot of experience in defending cities.

However, in Chang Guanlin's view, it was precisely because Fuzhou had been unable to break through that His Majesty had to lead the troops to fight again, and as the commander of this battle, he naturally could not escape the blame.

"boom!"

After three consecutive artillery roars, several black spots shot out. However, after three or two breaths, the dock more than a hundred feet away still did not react at all. It was obvious that these shots failed to hit it.

"Adjust the gun position! Quickly!"

Seeing this situation, the soldiers responsible for firing the artillery were able to assess where the shells would land, but Chang Guanlin's anxious shout came before they finished.

These days he has been showing signs of becoming an artillery lieutenant general. Whenever the infantry captures a place suitable for artillery attack, he will be the first to appear in the artillery team.

Even though he was just a bystander most of the time, his actions showed how much he valued artillery.

“It’s still too little.”

As he watched the soldiers struggling to move the cannon, Chang Guanlin couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

He had seen the scene of hundreds of cannons firing at the same time, and he also knew that this would not be necessary once a certain number of cannons were reached.

However, the newly cast cannons in Yingtian weighed more than a thousand pounds, and none of them were suitable for use on land. After searching everywhere, he could only get these few, and finally he had a way to deal with the group of forts.

In this regard, he had naturally raised his opinions to the Ministry of Industry.

But according to Li Butang, it is His Majesty's request to give priority to the supply of newly built warships.

In this way, he gave up the idea.

"boom!"

After about three or two incense sticks of time, the position of the artillery was finally changed. When Chang Guanlin looked at the fort in front of him again, he saw several black spots hitting the wall hard.

"It's done!"

To be honest, this was not the first time he had seen such a scene.

But every time the artillery hit the dock accurately after some adjustments, Chang Guanlin would feel excited.

Let’s see how many rounds this one can withstand.

As soon as this thought came to his mind, he took a few steps back and sat down on the small stool.

But when he was watching the soldiers wiping the gun barrels and loading the shells with great interest, he saw a Qing army with a white flag running over from the edge of the battlefield.

Ok?
What is this for?
Seeing this situation, Chang Guanlin couldn't help but feel a little confused.

Although fighting on the battlefield is a matter of life and death, it is normal for the commanders of the two armies to exchange some letters during the period.

But on the one hand, he had arrived in Fuzhou for some time, and during this time, apart from routine surrender and verbal battles, there had been no other exchanges;
On the other hand, the war situation is also in a tense situation, and there is no need to engage in any collusion.

Thinking in this way, the appearance of this soldier makes no sense.

"I'll go take a look, you guys continue."

After saying something to the dazed soldiers, Chang Guanlin went to the other side of his own line. After he walked for a while, he heard the roar of artillery again.

I guess they want to delay time this way.

Thinking of this, he suddenly lost his curiosity about the purpose of the Qing soldiers' visit. If he had not already walked most of the way, he would have gone back to see the wall of the fort being blown down.

A moment later, he returned to his central military tent.

At this time, there were already several generals waiting in the tent, and the Qing army was already standing in the middle.

"Lu Yuanhe, the lieutenant general under Marshal Jin, greets the general."

Lieutenant General?

After hearing the other party's introduction, Chang Guanlin became somewhat interested.

Normally, the task of delivering messages is mostly left to ordinary soldiers. If the message is important, at most low-ranking officers will be sent.

But the Qing army actually sent a lieutenant general, obviously attaching great importance to this trip.

Under such circumstances, he naturally wanted to know what the other party intended.

"Last time we tried to persuade him to surrender, Jin Shenghuan was stubborn and refused to change his ways. Now that the war has lasted for so many days, what do you want to do now?"

Chang Guanlin looked nonchalant while speaking, but his attention was always on the lieutenant general's face, never leaving it for a moment.

But what surprised him was that, although there was nothing wrong with what he said, the lieutenant general's expression changed slightly after he spoke, as if he had reacted to something in his words.

"Reporting to Marshal Chang, I came here on the orders of my Marshal to discuss something with you."

Snapped!
As soon as he finished speaking, Chang Guanlin suddenly slapped the table and said, "Discuss?! What is there to discuss?! Jin Shenghuan is a rebel, he only needs to clean his neck in the city, what can I discuss with him?!"

"Marshal Chang, please calm down. Marshal Chang, please calm down. The situation was difficult at the beginning, and my Marshal just wanted to find a way out for his brothers. Now he has repented, but there is no way to make amends, so I want to discuss it with Marshal Chang."

make up?

When Chang Guanlin heard these two words, his mind moved, but he inadvertently glanced at the expression of someone in the tent, and then said with a sneer.

"Make amends? How many soldiers in Anqing died at the hands of you traitors? If you want to make amends now, go to the underground and talk to the dead soldiers!"

Chang Guanlin's words were extremely firm, and it seemed that he had no intention of negotiating at all. However, the lieutenant general was facing him, so how could he not see that he kept glancing to the side?

"General Ma! You know, the young commander is cowardly and incompetent, so our commander is really trying to find a way out for his brothers!"

"To find a way to survive for you? Then where is our way to survive?"

From the looks of it, the man called General Ma did not show much emotion, but his slightly trembling voice and tightly closed eyes showed that he was not at peace in his heart.

In order to prepare for this battle, Zhu Cilang transferred some of the reorganized Yuan and Zuo troops over, and General Ma was a fierce general from the Zuo troop.

Chang Guanlin naturally didn't know about the political struggles, but as a fighter for half his life, how could he not be aware of the hostility towards traitors in the army?

In front of General Ma, even if he really wanted to hear Jin Shenghuan's ideas, in the end he could only resort to some shady means.

"General Ma, we know you hate the Marshal, and we were wrong at the beginning, but as a minister of the Ming Dynasty, can you let your personal grievances affect national affairs?"

"How dare you!" As soon as the lieutenant general finished speaking, a loud shout came from Chang Guanlin's mouth: "What qualifications do you traitors have to talk about national affairs? Come here! General..."

"Marshal Chang."

General Ma's voice still contained no emotion, but this cold voice stopped the furious Chang Guanlin. He had also been in the army for half his life, so how could he not see the current situation clearly?
This obstruction has a very adverse impact on the war situation in Jiangxi as a whole. General Chang has been staying at the front all day to supervise the battle because of this.

The fact that Jin Shenghuan sent someone over at this time might be an opportunity to break the deadlock. Even if General Chang had a tough attitude, how could he just sit there and watch?
"Let's first listen to what Mr. Jin wants to say."

As soon as he finished speaking, the lieutenant general immediately showed joy on his face. When he saw Chang Guanlin looking over at him, he quickly began to speak.

"My commander wants to withdraw from Fuzhou. I hope Commander Chang will not stop him."

"Exit where?"

"Fuzhou."

"This Fuzhou?"

"Yes."

When the news first spread, both Chang Guanlin and General Ma showed expressions of disbelief.

But when they asked again and again, and the lieutenant general confirmed it again and again, Chang Guanlin became really angry.

"How dare you come here to tease your grandfather? Do you think our knives can't cut you?"

"Marshal Chang! Why is this happening? Why is this happening?!"

"Why? We know you have made all kinds of arrangements in Fuzhou, but there is no city in the world that cannot be conquered! Come on! Drag him out and chop him up!"

Faced with Chang Guanlin who looked like he wanted to eat him, the lieutenant general asked questions one after another with a puzzled look on his face, but when he heard the last sentence, he immediately knelt on the ground and kowtowed continuously.

"Marshal Chang! My Marshal really wants to withdraw from Fuzhou, and there is no disrespect at all!"

"Really? Then you guys should withdraw tomorrow. If you can't, I will skin you alive!"

"Okay! Okay! As long as Marshal Chang agrees not to pursue us, we will withdraw part of our troops tomorrow."

According to Chang Guanlin's thinking, the lieutenant general would definitely find various reasons to delay time, but when he heard the two words "Success", not only did he stand there in a daze, but even General Ma, who didn't care much about it, opened his mouth wide.

It doesn't make sense.

Although they had artillery support, their speed in breaking through the fort was extremely slow. Moreover, Fuzhou was not a small city. If they really held on, they would have no problem holding off the fort for more than a month.

Under such circumstances, the Qing army actually wants to withdraw?
There is a conspiracy!
absolute!
Thinking of this, Chang Guanlin suddenly calmed down. Although he still didn't say a word, his mind was already turning rapidly.

When facing a powerful enemy, what we fear most is that the other side will not make a single move.

Now that Jin Shenghuan has made some moves, he naturally has to see if he can find an opportunity to break the impasse.

"Tell me, what exactly is Mr. Jin planning?"

"The situation in Jiangxi has come to this point. My commander-in-chief must find a way out. Other generals don't know, but the order to withdraw from Fuzhou is real!"

When the lieutenant general was speaking, Chang Guanlin and General Ma were staring at the expression on his face, but when they heard the end, the other party did not reveal any flaws, and they were stunned again.

"Marshal Chang hasn't received the news yet?"

This time, the lieutenant general was observing Chang Guanlin while he spoke, and after seeing the other party's reaction, a guess suddenly arose in his mind.

There is still a large area between Chang Guanlin's troops and Ganzhou controlled by the Qing army. I'm afraid the news did not arrive in time.

Thinking of this, the lieutenant general immediately breathed a sigh of relief. He then looked at the generals again. When he saw that everyone turned their heads to Chang Guanlin, he started talking again without waiting for them to ask questions.

"Your Majesty has won a great victory in Ganzhou. The Qing army has no room to struggle in Jiangxi."

Ganzhou?

Big win?

I was stunned, and then stunned again.

It only took the time of one or two incense sticks for the lieutenant general to enter the tent, but all the generals in the tent were stunned.

As far as they knew, there were about 100,000 Qing troops besieging Ganzhou, and His Majesty only brought 40,000 to 50,000 at most this time.

With such a comparison of military forces, the fact that Your Majesty was able to successfully lift the siege of Ganzhou is already a sign of the strength of your military strategy, let alone a great victory?
"You are still teasing me, Marshal."

I don't know whether Chang Guanlin lost his temper because of the lieutenant general, or his emotions were exhausted after the series of surprises.

Anyway, he seemed neither happy nor sad when he spoke, but he was not as angry as before.

"Don't worry, Marshal Chang, just listen to me!"

He interrupted Chang Guanlin in a hurry, and then the lieutenant general poured out all he knew.

His words did not involve the details of the battle of Ganzhou, but he described the final result in great detail.

But the more he spoke, the colder the expressions of the generals on the field became. In the end, his voice began to tremble again.

"Now Shang Kexi has retreated to Ji'an. I hope Marshal Chang will not miss the opportunity to cut off his retreat!"

Believe it or not?
Believe it or not?
Believe it or not?
Chang Guanlin asked this question three times in his mind, but in the end he still couldn't come up with any answer.

To be fair, he wanted to believe it.

Although the lieutenant general's words seemed like nonsense, he sorted out all the details and did not find any particularly obvious mistakes or omissions.

Can.
How many days has it been since Your Majesty went south?

Even if everything goes well and the situation develops as originally expected, defeating an army of about 100,000 people is not something that can be done overnight.

chaos.

At this time, Chang Guanlin's mind was in a mess. Even though he was trying his best to stay clear-headed, under the impact of such unreasonable news, he finally said something weakly.

"Someone, take him out first."

As soon as he finished speaking, soldiers came in. Although the lieutenant general was still struggling and shouting, he was dragged out of the tent in just a few breaths.

"Do you believe it?"

Facing Chang Guanlin's question, all the generals in the tent looked like they were thinking hard.

After a few breaths, General Ma stood up.

"I have seen this man before. He is Jin Shenghuan's trusted general." He paused for a moment, and then looked around the tent before continuing, "If the incident in Ganzhou is true, they will definitely withdraw from Fuzhou. As for whether they will go back to seize the city and add some bargaining chips to their hands, or directly withdraw to Jiangbei, it is hard to say."

General Ma's words were based on his understanding of Jin Shenghuan, but now everyone in the tent was most concerned about not what Jin Shenghuan wanted to do, so after he finished speaking, everyone was a little disappointed.

"Why not send someone to Ganzhou?"

Just when the silence in the tent was making people uneasy, someone spoke weakly.

Although this method is appropriate, it will take a lot of time to go back and forth. If it is really used, it will inevitably miss the opportunity to fight.

Thinking of this, Chang Guanlin couldn't help but sigh in his heart, but when he was about to say something else, there seemed to be a commotion outside the tent, followed by a burst of shouting.

"Urgent news! Ganzhou has won a great victory!"

About Xiang Rensheng's fighting ability: First, Ajige has been extremely corrupt in the past six months. Second, this fight does not involve any moves or anything like that, it is just a pure strength contest. So.
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(End of this chapter)