Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 253 Wang Yan withdraws from Changsha to the south
He Tengjiao sent [-] troops to Yuezhou to seize meritorious service, Changsha, Chenzhou, Hengzhou, Yongzhou, Chenzhou, and several Xuanwei divisions in western Hunan, the forces belonging to He Tengjiao became weak.

Wang Yan had long wanted to intervene in Huguang's affairs, but he had no status after all. Now that Du Yinxi was around, he became famous as a teacher.

After listening to Wang Yanzhi's words, Du Yinxi gradually understood in his heart that Wang Yan might have predicted that the negotiation would break down, and he had already calculated He Tengjiao's actions.

At this time, Du Yinxi couldn't help thinking for a while, if he agreed with Wang Yanzhi's words, he would go to the opposite side of He Tengjiao completely, but He Tengjiao withheld Wang Yan's grain, even if he disagreed, Wang Yan must have to go south to fetch grain, Wang Yan The conflict with He Tengjiao was inevitable.

At this time, he couldn't help raising a little bit of vigilance about Wang Yan's move to enter Changsha, fearing that he had already set his sights on him as the governor of Hunan.

Thinking of this, Du Yinxi couldn't help sighing, feeling a little disappointed in his heart, but he still nodded and agreed. After all, compared with He Tengjiao, Wang Yan was much stronger in terms of ability and integrity, and Wang Yan's political It is also the same as him that the cooperation between the two can quickly sort out the chaos in Huguang, and then concentrate on fighting against it.

For the sake of the imperial court and the emperor who is far away in Fujing, Du Yinxi decided to follow Wang Yan to the south, and set about taking control of Hunan in the name of Hunan governor.

Du Yinxi's decision was expected by Wang Yan, but he soon discovered that he had done something wrong.

The repeated victories on the battlefield made Wang Yan's heart grow stronger, and he began to ignore others.

Du Yinxi was able to fight against He Tengjiao in Changde, and even when He Tengjiao had already offended the rest of Dashun, he rode into the camp alone to persuade Li Guo to submit to Daming.

Wang Yan clearly felt the disappointment on Du Yinxi's face. He knew that he intended to take advantage of his actions, and was noticed by Du Yinxi, but Wang Yan did not explain. It is for the consideration of the court.

After Du Yinxi left the camp, Wang Yan asked his personal guards to recruit Man Dazhuang to see him.

Man Dazhuang belongs to the trilogy of the eunuch Zhang Kuang, and now the eunuch has died. It stands to reason that Wang Yan does not have the right to mobilize Man Dazhuang, but he cannot watch a navy with hundreds of warships fall into He Tengjiao's hands, so he must win over Manchu.

After more than half an hour, Man Dazhuang came to Wang Yan's tent, bowed and said: "The last general pays homage to the Duke."

Seeing this, Wang Yan quickly got up and helped him up, and said with a smile: "General Man, you don't need to be too polite. Today, the governor recruited General Man to come here, but there is an important matter to discuss."

When Man Dazhuang heard the words, he clasped his fists and said: "If the Duke has anything to do, he can directly tell the junior general. The junior general and his subordinates are willing to follow the lead of the king."

The situation outside Yuezhou City was clear to all the generals of the Ming Army. The battle between Wang Yan and He Tengjiao was bound to be decided. Man Dazhuang naturally knew that it was the critical moment to stand in line.

If it was before, Man Dazhuang would definitely choose to stand by He Tengjiao's side, but in the past few months, he has followed Wang Yan to fight against the Qing soldiers, and the Qing soldiers that he feared so much have actually been defeated by him several times , so that he has an extra arrogance, and he also knows how powerful Wang Yan is.

Now Qing soldiers are no longer seen by Man Dazhuang, not to mention the local chickens and dogs in Yuezhou City. In his opinion, He Tengjiao and Wang Yan are against Wang Yan.

As the saying goes, Taoists go to high places, and water flows to low places. In Man Dazhuang's heart, he is already different from the general Ming army, and naturally he will not go back and mix with He Tengjiao's chickens and dogs, so he decisively chooses stood behind Wang Yan.

At this time, Wang Yan was very happy to see Man Dazhuang's statement, and said immediately: "General Man's heart, I know that I have called General Man today because I have something to ask."

"Dare not to follow orders~" Man Dazhuang heard the words, clasped his fists solemnly and said.

Wang Yan nodded in satisfaction, then pulled Man Dazhuang to the Huguang map hanging in the tent, pointed to the map and said: "The governor wants to go south with Dufutai and occupy Changsha, so as to explore the land of Sanxiang. However, it is troublesome for He Tengjiao to station [-] soldiers in Yuezhou. The governor wants General Man to lead his warships to block the line of Xinqiang River and block He Tengjiao in Yuezhou so that he cannot go south. I wonder if General Man can take over This important task?"

After hearing Wang Yanzhi's words, Man Dazhuang was filled with admiration immediately, "Master He wanted to take the credit of Chu Guogong, but Chu Guogong wanted to take the land of Sanxiang and occupy He Tengjiao's old lair that he had been running for a long time. If one city is exchanged for five prefectures, two divisions, and one guard, Governor He will definitely regret it."

At this moment, Man Dazhuang couldn't help but rejoice that he had chosen the right team, but with the few soldiers under his command, it was obviously impossible to stop He Tengjiao's [-] troops.

Seeing his expression, Wang Yan smiled and said, "General Man, don't worry. In addition to the troops under the general's command, the governor will send you another 3000 troops. In addition, General Li's loyal army will also be stationed on the south bank of the Xinqiang River. "

There are only 2000 people in Man Dazhuang, and now Wang Yan wants to gather [-] people for him, which makes him happy immediately: "The last general will definitely live up to the Duke's trust."

"Very good, the governor will present General Zouman as the commander-in-chief of the Hunan Navy, and pay another three months' salary. In addition, the previous contributions will also be rewarded." Wang Yan patted Man Dazhuang on the shoulder again and said: "Okay, General Man, step back first~"

Man Dazhuang was agitated in his heart, and he saluted quickly before exiting the big tent respectfully.

After holding the Manda Zhuang navy in his hands, Wang Yan began to deal with the matter of pulling out the camp. First, he selected more than 2000 people from the [-] disarmed officers and troops to add to the Manda Zhuang army. , and then selected more than [-] people to add to the Houyong Army, and the remaining crooked melons and dates were dismissed directly.

The next day, in Yuezhou City, He Tengjiao and Fu Shangrui sat firmly on the Diaoyutai. Based on their observations, Wang Yanjun's army was running out of fodder and it was all supported by thousands of dead horses. Within four days at most, the fodder would be in short supply, so they Wait patiently for Wang Yan to send someone to negotiate again.

In the early morning, He Tengjiao and Fu Shangrui got up from the yamen one after another, and a Ming army general rushed into the yamen. He saw He Tengjiao moving in the courtyard from a distance, and immediately stepped forward, knelt down on one knee and said, "Master, no! Alright, the Duke of Chu withdrew his troops and went south~"

When He Tengjiao heard the words, he didn't understand for a while. He thought, "Could it be that Wang Yan was outraged and decided to leave Chudi and return to Guangdong in a fit of anger? No! How can he return to Guangdong without food?"

While He Tengjiao was wondering, a thought suddenly popped into his head, his face turned pale immediately, and he exclaimed in surprise: "Changsha~"

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