After more than ten days of preparation, Chen Wen mobilized two warriors in Nantang and Yiwu and part of the Dongyang Camp, and dispatched some garrison troops, with a total force of nearly 6,000. In addition, Sun Yu, as the prefect of Jinhua, summoned a large number of civilians to transport food, grass and supplies to the Ming army, and provided other assistance. Zhejiang Governor Cao Conglong continued to go to the counties to calm the hearts of the people. On April 12, after a brief oath, Chen Wen personally led the army westward from Jinhua County to Quzhou.

When he marched to Quzhou, the water camp was still unable to compete with the water camp of the Qing army, Chen Wen had to give up using the water camp to transport troops and food, and assist in the attack. Instead, he took the land route and sent them to Tangxi County by civilians, and then the army guarded the food road to support the army. In this way, the army's march speed would inevitably slow down and the effect of a sudden attack could not be achieved.

Since the Ming army began to gather food, grass and supplies, and at the same time gathered at the Jinhua County, where Jinhua Prefecture was under the control of Jinhua Prefecture. Because the two places were very close, the Qing army in Quzhou quickly received news.

When he learned that the Ming army had gathered troops in large numbers, Quzhou Prefecture was shocked three times a day, especially in Longyou County, which faced the Ming army's troops. Almost every day, there was news of the Ming army attack. The gentry, wealthy households and merchants in the county fled to Xi'an County, the capital of Quzhou Prefecture in seeking refuge, but the capital of Quzhou Prefecture was also in chaos at this moment.

Quzhou is located at the junction of Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Fujian and Nanzhili. It controls the elbows of Poyang and slams the throat of Ou and Min. It connects the momentum of Xuanhui and gathers the essence of Baiyue, and can be regarded as a thoroughfare of the four provinces. Its land and water transportation is convenient, and it has always been a place where commerce and trade are prosperous, goods are relayed, and merchants gather.

On the other hand, Quzhou is located in a key situation and has always been known as the "Southeast Key". It is said that "guarding the two Zhejiangs but not Quzhou, so Zhejiang is with the enemy; fighting against the two Zhejiangs but not Quzhou is with the enemy, so it is with the enemy."

In history, Geng Jingzhong's army was unable to face Quzhou during the Three Feudal Rebellion, which led to his failure to achieve the desired effect at the beginning of the rebellion, and ultimately the end of being quickly suppressed by the Qing Dynasty. This shows his military status, which is why the Qing Dynasty chose to use this as the governor of Zhejiang and Fujian.

Since Zhao Zhichao raised his troops to fight against the Qing Dynasty in the second year of Yongli, he was suppressed, especially after Ma Jinbao moved to Jinhua, with the cooperation of gentry, wealthy households and merchants in Quzhou, the local green camp in Quzhou and the Dianbiao camp as a mobile force were not as excessive as Ma Jinbao did when he tasted the sweetness. Generally speaking, he could barely be called Taiping.

However, as Chen Wen entered Jinhua and took over, the situation in Quzhou took a sharp turn. The combat ability of this Ming army in previous battles was far superior to that of other Zhejiang Ming troops, and even elite troops like the Super Biao Battalion felt it was difficult to deal with. Even when he abandoned Jinhua, the Qing army propaganda still used more than 100,000 followers from Jinhua. After the Qing army was unable to continue attacking, they had to retreat to Quzhou. However, a "great victory" without beheading really lacked the minimum persuasion. So whenever there was a disturbance in Jinhua, the wealthy families in Quzhou would be scared into cold sweat. They were afraid that the madman named Chen Wen would enter Quzhou.

But now that the Ming army is really here, it is said that it is still a large army that will inevitably go to Quzhou in one fell swoop. Chen Wen's new policies in Jinhua Prefecture have also changed rapidly under the rumors of those who are interested, which has caused the gentry, wealthy households and merchants in Quzhou to be frightened.

The Ming Shishi Academy located in the area of ​​Quzhou Normal School on the later generations. This is the office of the Governor of Zhejiang and Fujian. A few days ago, the military information that the Ming army began to gather came, and the officials, generals and staff of Chen Jin in the Governor's yamen were busy. However, as the scale and trends of the Ming army were confirmed step by step, a lot of panic was added to the chaos, which made the atmosphere even more uneasy.

As the governor of Zhejiang and Fujian who controls the overall situation, Chen Jin knew very well that the possibility of the Qing army defeating the Ming army in last year's war was too low. His Supervisor Battalion was okay, but the Green Camp under Ma Jinbao's command was not a match for the Ming army. If Zhang Guoxun reacted a little slower, it was likely that the Ming army would encircle and annihilate the Supervisor Battalion after defeating the Green Camp of the Four-Mansions. At that time, even Quzhou might not be able to be preserved.

I thought that with the strong strength of the Qing army, he could recover his combat effectiveness first, and when the Qing army in Jiangxi completed the task of encircling and suppressing Zhang Zisheng, he could encircle and suppress Jinhua in large quantities. But who knew that this Ming army had actually assembled a larger army than last year. According to reports from spies and scholars who had an affair with the Qing army, his military appearance was clean and his military equipment was better than last year, while his army was smaller than last year. Among them, the Biao Battalion in Jinhua Town had no field combat capabilities, which really made him sigh that "a skillful woman could not cook without rice."

Quzhou is not an ordinary prefecture like Jinhua. The geographical location of this place is extremely important. If the Ming army seized this place, it would inevitably spread and form a greater chaos. For Chen Jin, this is the location of the Governor of Zhejiang and Fujian. As the Governor of Zhejiang and Fujian, if he could not even defend the capital, he would be executed by the Qing Dynasty even if he did not die by the Ming army!

The Ming army is now in great power and seems to be completely spared.

However, this way of using troops is not only a way to fight head-on in the field. Since there is no hope of winning in the field, there is still a way to stick to it. Moreover, Chen Jin is a military general, so he naturally would not be so stupid as if civil servants were leading troops to concentrate all the troops in the city and block the four gates.

"Appointment, the general general of Jinhua, Ma Jinbao, led his headquarters to Longyou County as a defense. The headquarters personally led the governor of the Biao Battalion and the Green Camp of Quzhou to support it, and recruited the group to train troops as a supplement."

"In addition, we ordered Wenzhou, Chuzhou and Jianning Prefecture Green Camp to draw a battalion to assist in defense of the city; Taizhou and Yanzhou Green Camps harass the rear of the bandits; Tibiao Camp, Fubiao Camp and Hangzhou garrison Eight Banners immediately went south after receiving the order to attack Jinhua Prefecture, and make sure that the Dalan thief Chen Wen cannot take care of each other!"

With Chen Jin's series of orders issued, the Qing army in Quzhou quickly began to assemble and set off to the predetermined location. As messengers asking for help set off one after another, the officials in Quzhou quickly calmed down and started to operate like a clockwork, calling on local wealthy households to send grain and pay, recruiting civilians to transport grain and fodder and assisting in defending the city, and finally concentrated their strength.

On the other hand, after the Ming army was completely assembled, it quickly crossed Tangxi County and rushed into Quzhou. The roar's troops headed straight to Lingxi, facing Longyou County across the river. (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!