After Wei Wujun occupied Yuncheng, he renovated the original city wall and built many enemy platforms on the city, so that there were many protrusions on the city wall.

Jin Shenghuan led Hao Shaoqi and other generals out of the camp, and then rode to peek at the city defense.

The Qing army did not arrange heavy artillery on the city, and the generals ran until more than a mile away from the city before stopping to look at the city wall.

Many generals who saw Yuncheng for the first time saw the city wall from afar, and couldn't help but be a little surprised, they were all military generals who had been fighting for many years, and they could see the doorway of the city wall at a glance.

Liu Tichun smashed his mouth, "This city is not easy to fight!" ”

The surrounding generals also nodded, agreeing with his opinion.

"This city is the transformation of the city with reference to Ningyuan City, and every other distance on the city wall, there is a raised enemy platform, the enemy platform can protect the city wall, and the two can also be supported by cannons!" Jin Shenghuan raised his horsewhip, pointed to the city wall and smiled, his expression was very indifferent.

"And how is this city going to be fought?" Liu Tichun's eyes widened.

Jin Shenghuan said with a smile: "This city is transformed according to the characteristics of our Wei Wu army, each enemy station is expensive, the distance between each other is too close, waste of resources, the distance is too far, and the firepower between the two stations cannot form a support, so the construction is measured." Our army is characterized by a large number of firearms and a relatively long firing range, while the Qing army's weapons are mostly bows and arrows. ”

Jin Shenghuan didn't have to say anything, "General Hao, I'll give you three days to prepare, be sure to break the city before the marshal arrives, and capture Sun Long to see me." General Liu, you pay close attention to the direction of the Guide Mansion, and the others, each with its own duties. ”

"Command!" The generals shouted in unison.

When Gao Yihuan sent troops, the newly established Dongting Naval Division, after requisitioning a number of merchant ships and fishing boats, loaded with weapons, food and other materials, under the leadership of Gao Chengxun, the deputy general of the naval division, set off from Yuezhou to Wuchang.

After loading the firearms and gunpowder brought from Xiangyang along the Han River, the fleet sailed directly through Wuchang and went down the river to Nanjing, providing material support for the Ming army in Jiangbei and assisting in the defense of the Yangtze River if necessary.

At this time, the war in Jiangbei has become extremely fierce, and it has become a sea of corpses and blood.

Since the extermination of the Japanese Invaders, the gentry and common people in Jiangnan, who have been peaceful for a long time, once again felt threatened, and they finally aroused a trace of blood out of their own interests and under the inspiration of the Son of Heaven.

The east invaded the south, the north of the river fell, the south of the Yangtze River was in danger, and the imperial court was in danger.

After all, Zhu Cihong is the prince of Chongzhen, the co-lord of the world, and the leader of all the people, and his appeal is still very huge.

Hunan's Guan Yinxi and Jiangxi's Lü Daqi all sent troops to reinforce, and even Zheng Zhilong of Fujian also expressed support for the imperial court to resist the Qing Dynasty.

For a time, the armies in all parts of the southern part of the Yangtze River were mobilized, and the soldiers and horses of the state capitals gathered bravely, and the soldiers wore rotten shoes, carried luggage and dry food, and marched towards Zhenjiang and Nanjing.

Gao Chengxun stood at the bow of the ship, the fleet went down the river eastward, the speed was extremely fast, and from time to time along the way, he saw the south bank of the Yangtze River, a group of soldiers and horses trekking eastward, and many tired soldiers sat directly on the cold river bank.

When the fleet arrived in Anqing, the government and the gentry set up a porridge shed here, and the soldiers from Jiangxi and Hunan got off the ship to eat, and the soldiers took turns to make a bowl of thick porridge with the big bowl they carried, and before they could drink for a while, the officers came to urge the soldiers to get up quickly and make room for a group of reinforcements from Changsha.

Gao Chengxun led the fleet and sailed directly from Anqing, he stood on the deck, watching the situation on the dock, and suddenly saw a somewhat familiar figure, commanding more than a thousand soldiers, coming down from the ship, it seemed to be Gao Yiyi.

The Nanjing court not only asked Gao Yihuan for help, but also issued an order to let troops rise up in various places.

For a time, you can see that on the Yangtze River, most of the ships were requisitioned, and boatloads of soldiers and equipment rushed to the battlefield.

Gao Chengxun stood at the bow of the ship, and the soldiers of Wei Wu stood on both sides of the ship, looking at the warships on the river, and the people and horses on the river also looked at them.

A group of centaurs who came from nowhere, thinking that they were the men and horses who came to reinforce them, and waved at them to say hello, Gao Chengxun didn't explain, just hugged his fists and signaled, and said in his heart, "Fight Tartars, they are all heroes!" ”

By the time the ships reached Wuhu, they were already close to the area of engagement, and in addition to the troops marching with their heads bowed, a large number of refugees began to appear.

In order to reap benefits, the Tartars wantonly killed people in Jiangbei and slaughtered several cities in a row, which frightened the people of Jiangbei and fled south with their families and mouths.

Gao Chengxun took out a clairvoyant mirror to watch, and couldn't help but be moved, on the road on the bank of Jiangbei, there were all refugees, there were hobbling old people, there were children who were pulled and held by adults, there were mule carts, there were men carrying luggage and children, leading sheep, and driving cattle.

"General, this is?" A general at the bow of the ship frowned.

His name is Man Dazhuang, a member of the Huguang Ming Army, proficient in water warfare, and in history, when the Qing army went south to Huguang, he died in the new wall.

Gao Yihuan instructed Gao Yicheng to recruit the generals of the water division, and Xuan Yiwei coaxed and deceived him to get him into the water division and serve as the deputy lieutenant.

Gao Chengxun often saw refugees fleeing in Henan, but he said with a calm face: "It seems that the war in Jiangbei is not very optimistic." ”

At this time, Ma Hongshan, a big businessman in Bozhou, was also in the fleeing procession, but unlike the refugees, he sat in the car, with a carriage and a family guard.

His little grandson was held by him and innocently asked, "Where are we going?" ”

"Go to Huguang!" Ma Hongshan stroked his grandson's hair.

The little grandson stared at the big eyes, "Then why do you want to go to Huguang?" ”

"Because the Tartars are coming, and the officials and soldiers can't beat them, so I can only take you to Huguang, otherwise our family will be plagued by the Tartars." Ma Hongshan explained to his curious grandson, but his eyes were a little dim.

"Are Tartars powerful? Why can't the officers and soldiers defeat it? The child was very curious, and while lowering his head to play with his fingers, he broke the casserole and asked the end.

Ma Hongshan sighed, "You'll understand when you grow up." ”

"Is Huguang safe?" The grandson asked again, and there were endless questions.

Ma Hongshan said with a smile: "Safe, can I buy you a new home?" ”

Before the Qing army moved south, Xuanyiwei notified Ma Hongshan and other merchants from Lianghuai and asked them to go to Huguang to avoid trouble.

Ma Hongshan transferred a large number of assets, but he couldn't sell his land and houses for a while, and he had some feelings for his hometown, so he left now.

This time, Ma Hongshan can be said to have lost a huge amount of money, 10,000 acres of fertile land, and all kinds of shops, all of which were lost to the Tartars, and the damage caused by the war to ordinary people's families was even greater.

Gao Chengxun led the fleet across Wuhu and arrived at Dangtu County, opposite Hezhou, and had already entered the war zone.

On the opposite side, the cannon roared in the direction of Hezhou, and the air was filled with the smell of gunsmoke, and a boatload of soldiers was transported to the north shore, and the ship picked up the wounded soldiers on the boat~

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