Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 341 The Battle of Ganzhou

Under the city of Ganzhou, the river reclamation operation urged by Luck Dehun is still in full swing, and the whole process is much more complicated than he imagined.

Ganzhou is located between the Ganshui River and the Gongshui River. The moat connects the two rivers. Ganzhou has become a small island surrounded by rivers.The moat is not stagnant water. The water from the two rivers is poured in from time to time. When the water flows in the city, if there is a heavy rain from the upper reaches of one river and the water level rises, the river water will flow into the other river through the moat, and the water will be fed by the soil just filled in by Jiang Qingbing. Wash away and make previous work go to waste.

In addition, Ganzhou has abundant material reserves, and Wanji dispatched artillery to bombard the Qing soldiers and strong men who filled the river, which all increased the difficulty of the project.

The main means of counterattack in Ganzhou City were bows, arrows, and artillery. A large number of people who participated in the filling of the river died under the firepower of the Ming army.

For such a massacre, Wanji and the Ming army had nothing to do. When Yingzong was captured during the Tumu Fort change, Yingzong was first escorted to attack Beijing. The Ming Dynasty immediately established a new leader and continued to fight.

The emperor was hijacked, and they all reacted like this, let alone the people who were hijacked and came to help the Qing soldiers fill the city?

On the bank of the moat, nearly [-] soldiers urged tens of thousands of people to dump baskets of soil into the river, stirring up turbid waves.

In the distance, there is a continuous flow of wheelbarrows to transport the soil to the river, and the flow of people keeps shuttling, just like ants moving their houses, which is very spectacular.

On the top of the city, the soldiers of the Ming army shot arrows at the people dumping earth on the bank like a rainstorm, and the shells exploded in the soil transport team, and people kept rolling into the river. Half of the moat filled by the Qing army was filled with earth. , Half of them are the corpses of the people in southern Gansu.

Luke Dehun watched the progress of filling the river on his horse. It took him half a month to fill up the two-mile-long moat, and he was basically ready to attack the city.

Although Luck Dehun hoped to fill up the entire moat, the news from Nanchang that Jiujiang had fallen and Wang Yan entered Jiangxi forced him to step up his attack on the city. Now he is caught between Wang Yan and Wanji , he has no other choice, the longer the time drags on, the more unfavorable situations will happen.

Of course, he could also take advantage of Wang Yan and retreat eastward into Jiangnan before he entered Jiangnan from behind, but in that case, his life would really be ruined.

If he is defeated in Chuchu and Jiangxi, he will not only have no chance of turning around, but will also become the laughing stock of the world, so he is betting that he will break Ganzhou first.

At this time, Luck Dehun immediately ordered: "The army withdraws and stops filling the river!" The military order was passed on, and the supervising team filling the river made a burst of golden sounds of "ding~ding~ding~". Immediately receding like a tide, and soon beside the moat, it became deserted, except for the scattered poles, bamboo baskets, and piled up wheelbarrows, there were corpses strewn all over the ground.

The artillery on the city also stopped bombarding. The soldiers of the Ming army, holding bows and arrows and birds, couldn't help but look at the supervisor Wanji. The moat had lost its defensive function. The Qing soldiers would attack the city immediately, and they would face the most severe situation. Therefore, we need to get encouragement from the coach.

The Ming army in southern Ganzhou lost cities and land all the way, and in the battle with the Qing soldiers, they lost more than they won, especially the great scholar Yang Yanlin was defeated and committed suicide, which severely damaged the morale of the defenders in Ganzhou.

Wanji was not wearing any armor, and he was wearing a scarlet official robe, which made him look particularly conspicuous. He felt the eyes of the soldiers and the timidity in his heart, so he said loudly: "Soldiers and soldiers of Ganzhou, you will die because of the country's ruin and family. , King Qin went out of Yunnan, Guizhou, Guangdong, Guangxi, and Jingchu, and came to the land of southern Jiangxi to fight with the Qing soldiers. Today, Yangge's troops are dead, and the Jiangxi army is newly defeated, and their morale is low. However, you and others left their hometown at that time and traveled thousands of miles. , What is it for? Didn’t he die for the Ming Dynasty? Today, the Qing soldiers besieged the city, and the ministers died, what is the country?

The defenders in southern Jiangxi were a hodgepodge. The Dian army, the Guizhou army, the Guangdong army, and the Chu army gathered together. Wanji didn't say anything to let them guard the city. Instead, he asked them if they dared to die, and asked them when they were born. My hometown, trekking thousands of miles, what is the purpose of coming to Jiangxi, isn't it just to fight the Qing soldiers?

"The minister dies the country, and the border will be sealed off!" This is the value and belief of the ancient Han people, and it is precisely because of this spirit that China has so many epic stories in the face of foreign aggression.

"Fight to the death~"

"Fight to the death~"

After hearing Wanji's words, the Ming army on the city shouted in unison, and Wanji said loudly: "Okay~ Soldiers, keep guarding the city carefully. If you die in battle, the city of Ganzhou will be destroyed. I am the governor of Gannan in the Ming Dynasty." Master, Minister of the Ministry of War, Wanji, will commit suicide in the city, and die for the country with my children~"

Amidst Wanji's voice, there was a rush of war drums from the Qing army camp in the distance, and the Qing soldiers followed the war drums and began to form a formation outside the filled moat.

Tank carts, punching carts, siege carts, ladders, building carts, and other siege equipment kept appearing in the sight of the Ming army as if they were on display.

Although half a month of filling the river delayed the time for the Qing soldiers to attack the city, it also gave Luck Dehun enough time to prepare the siege equipment.

"Woooooo~" the horn sounded, and the Qing army under the city suddenly rushed towards Ganzhou, pushing the siege equipment one after another.

A tragic offensive and defensive battle ensued in Ganzhou City. The two sides fought from noon to sunset, leaving arrows, bullet craters, broken spears, burning flags, building cars, ladders, and corpses all over the ground. .

"Supervisor!" A general standing next to Wanji looked at the Qing soldiers retreating from the city, and said, "Based on the time, Duke Chu's army should have already set off." Wang Yuanji nodded and said: "I hope so too, but I can't pin all my hopes on them."

The reason why Wanji said this was because he sent another envoy. A few days ago, he brought back a piece of news that made him very angry. After the junction of Jiangxi, it stopped, and there was no intention of entering Jiangxi to meet the driver.

Yingjiajun's actions not only harmed him, but also harmed the emperor. Thinking of this, Wanji couldn't help but feel infinite indignation, he punched the wall, and said in a hateful voice: "Fu Shangrui, Huang Chaoxuan, Zhang Xianbi, you deserve to be killed! Wanji was besieged in Ganzhou. He didn't know the news from Fujian, and he didn't know that the Qing soldiers had entered Fujian. When he was worried, a soldier rushed to report: "Report to the supervisor, Mr. Zhang is back." Wanji was taken aback for a moment, his whole body turned from restlessness to joy, and he asked urgently, "Where is he?"

"Report to the supervisor, Mr. Zhang came from the Ganjiang River by boat, and he is in Beicheng!" There is a water gate outside the Beicheng, and boats can directly enter the city from the Ganjiang River. A small boat is leaning against the water gate, and Zhang Jiayu on board has already entered city.As soon as Zhang Jiayu walked up the city wall, he met Wanji head-on. Wanji was already impatient, and grabbed Zhang Jiayu's arm and asked urgently, "Did the Duke of Chu send troops?"

(End of this chapter)