The Wang family was not a wealthy family, after the official army returned to Changsha, when Wang Chaoli and the Zhang family returned to the house outside the west of the city, they had already relied on the meager salary of Wang Chaoli to return to Changsha Mansion and then work as a knife and pen official.

Their lives really changed, and it was not until the news of Wang Yan's high position reached Hunan, and after the edict of Emperor Longwu reached Changsha, the then prefect Tuannan personally came to the palace to meet him, and also allocated more than 200 acres of good paddy fields to the Wang family.

At this time, the Hengyang Wang clan also sent their children to come and repair the house for the Wang family, which led to the current palace.

After Wang Yan got together with his parents, he did not return to the barracks, but stayed at home, wanting to spend more time with his old parents.

He saw that the Ming army had the advantage on the battlefield and was completely on the offensive, and half of his 4,000 men and horses were cavalry, which was of little help to the siege, so he simply waited for the chariot battalion to arrive in Changsha and marched to Hubei.

In the first lunar month, there was a hint of joy inside and outside Changsha, chickens and sheep were slaughtered in the military camp outside the city, and Wang Yan was also wearing the new clothes that his mother had made for him before in the palace, eating the good dishes prepared by his mother and letting the cook, and drinking with his old father.

Wang Chaoli has now resigned from his errand in Changsha Mansion, and is idle at home, drinking tea and playing chess to live, and now Wang Yan has returned home, but he and Zhang have a common thing Zhang Luo.

Wang Yan is the only son of Wang Chaoli, and the family can be described as thin, so the second elder hopes that Wang Yan can spread out as soon as possible, but Wang Yan is now noble, and his father thinks that he should find the right person in the household, and his mother thinks that a woman from a good family can do it, and if she can't do it, she can also take a concubine first.

Seeing that the second elder was like this, Wang Yan had to tell him that he had a good person in his heart, and he would help him run the family business in the Guogong Mansion in Guangzhou, and the second elder was relieved.

Time flashed to the fifteenth day of the first month, Wang Yan learned that Cheying had crossed the Lingnan Mountains and arrived at the boundary of Chenzhou, and he could come to the round in seven or eight days, and then hurry up and say goodbye to his old parents.

The fifteenth day of the first lunar month is a very important day in the new year, and it is customary to sweep the tombs and pay respects to the deceased ancestors.

The ancestral tombs of the Wang family are all in Hengyang, but Wang Chaoli also built an ancestral hall in Changsha, so Wang Yan and the twenty Wang children brought out from Leiyang, as well as the old father and distant relatives of the family, went to the ancestral hall to worship after dinner early.

At that time, the winter sun was still hanging obliquely in the sky, after a group of people worshipped, Wang Yan saw that it was still early, so he accompanied his father and led 20 Wang children to cross the Xiangshui together, climb Yuelu Mountain, and enjoy the river scenery.

This situation reminded him of the time when he was a young man studying at the college, and he sighed.

The scenery is still the same, the time has passed, Wang Yan stands on the top of the mountain and looks at the three Hunan and four rivers, he is no longer an innocent young man who swam in the river when he was young, but has become a marshal of the country who has picked up a knife and gun, has been on the battlefield, and has been wounded. \u000bJust as Wang Yan was feeling emotional, a Wang disciple pointed to the north and said, "Look ~a lot of warships~"

Wang Yan couldn't help but be shocked when he heard this, now that the war in Hubei is urgent, and the materials in Hunan are all loaded and transported to the north, how can there be so many warships coming to the south?

At this time, Wang Yan turned to look north, but he really saw countless ships in the distance coming against the river, and there seemed to be a large number of troops on both sides of the river, he immediately frowned, and ordered a Wang family disciple to escort Wang Chaoli back to the house, and he immediately walked down the mountain quickly.

When Wang Yan came to the bottom of the mountain, the fleet in the distance also happened to come to Changsha, he saw thousands of sails, thousands of boats, mighty across the Xiangjiang River, there were groups of teams, the remnants of the defeated will go to the south.

"Defeated?" Wang Yan looked at the scene in front of him, and immediately became angry.

At the same time, he couldn't believe that the Ming army was defeated like this.

Doesn't it mean that the army has the upper hand? 300,000 Ming troops can't beat 50,000 Qing soldiers?

Wang Yan really wants to cry without tears, and his heart is cold!

At this time, he stood by the river, watched the defeated army rush into Changsha, and couldn't help sighing, and then hurriedly crossed the river, hurriedly changed into an official uniform, and found the government office.

He must know which way the official army was defeated, how it was defeated, and whether the Qing army took advantage of the situation to rush to Changsha, which is a major matter related to the life and death of Chudi.

When Wang Yan came to the governor's palace, it was completely dark, and the guards who went in to report had not yet come out, so Wang Yan could only walk back and forth in front of the mansion in a hurry, and at the same time he couldn't help but feel angry in his heart.

He is a prince of the imperial court and has a lofty status, so it is unreasonable for He Tengjiao not to greet him in person, but to let him wait outside the door.

At this time, when Wang Yan was about to get angry, he saw a second-grade senior officer dressed in a red robe and embroidered brocade chicken coming out of the governor's mansion, so he didn't care much, directly blocked his way, and bowed his hand and said: "This governor is the young master of the imperial court, Wang Yan, the prince of Chu, I don't know what to call this lord?" Can you move to talk? ”

The official heard Wang Yan's name, but when he saw that he was so young, he couldn't help but be surprised for a while, and after a slight flurry, he arched his hand and said: "Zhang Kuang, the governor of Hubei, has seen the Duke of Chu. What is the matter with the national government, just say it directly. ”

Wang Yan saw that the other party was the supervisor of the Ming army on the East Road, so he hurriedly asked people to move horses to bring him back to the army.

In the military tent outside the city, Wang Yan couldn't help but say angrily after listening to Zhang Kuang's words: "How did the governor say that there are still tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, and thousands of boats and boats when he comes back from defeat, it turns out that he retreated without a fight!" The four generals of Ma and Wang should be directly killed, and the military law has been corrected. With such a retreat, why is He Du so confused? ”

Zhang Kuang heard Wang Yan's words, but his face couldn't help but blush, he and He Tengjiao insisted on using their own people, but after excluding the Dashun army, their own people who were organized were a group of rabble.

He Tengjiao swore at the end of December, and from the second day of the first month to Xiangyin, he recruited all the people and horses to join the division in Yuezhou, and the general soldier Zhang Xianbi used the excuse that the horses purchased had not arrived, and the rest of the generals also waited and watched.

A few days later, Ma Jinzhong, Wang Yuncai, Lu Ding, and Wang Jincai, who were stationed in Yuezhou, heard that the Eight Banners soldiers who rushed to Wuchang to support Jiangnan were going to attack Yuezhou, so they fled south directly by boat, while Ma Jiaolin, the deputy general of Yuezhou, surrendered to the Qing court and offered Yuezhou.

He Tengjiao finally waited for the people from various towns to come, and was rushing to Yuezhou, but on the way, he suddenly encountered the people of the four towns running south.

At this time, he only learned that the Qing army was approaching from the mouth of the four towns, and did not find out the strength and combat intentions of the Qing army, and encouraged the soldiers to continue to advance north, so he was also intimidated by the Manchurian military might and retreated to Changsha in a hurry.

In this regard, Wang Yan couldn't help but be speechless for a while, but he had to consider the consequences after He Tengjiao retreated, and since the Qing troops had reinforcements, they could not be careless at all, and they must deploy new troops as soon as possible and go all out to fight a decisive battle with the Qing troops.

"Daowu, bring the map of Huguang!" Wang Yan had to cheer up at this time, and said to Zhang Kuang: "Governor Zhang, please also point out to the governor what you know about the movements of the Qing army, as well as the arrangements of the governor in Jingzhou." ”

Zhang Kuang and He Tengjiao actually didn't realize the seriousness of the problem, they were all Wenchen leaders, and they didn't understand the battle formation at all.

At this time, Zhang Kuang saw Wang Yan's urgent appearance, and his heart couldn't help but tighten, and he began to realize that because they hastily withdrew their troops, it might damage the overall situation of the entire Huguang.

At this time, Xie Kuang brought the map and laid it out on the table, Zhang Kuang tried to recall what he knew in his mind, and pointed it out on the map, and Wang Yan marked them one by one.

In this way, the situation is clear at a glance, even Zhang Kuang himself can see that something is wrong, and Wang Yan sat on the seat in a gloomy manner, "Once Yuezhou is lost, the real Manchuria can take advantage of the cavalry, detour to the south of the Yangtze River, run thousands of miles, block the governor's baggage and camp on the south bank, and the battle of Jingzhou, I am afraid that it will be defeated." ”

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