Jinhua Fucheng and Longyou County were not far apart, and the news could not be hidden for long. Instead of waiting until it could not be covered before explaining, it would be better to put it out directly. So, after setting up a plan to deceive Chen Jin back to Longyou County, Chen Wen informed the entire army of Cao Conglong's rebellion without hesitation, and even the matter of Cao Conglong's house arrest officer's family did not hide it.

The army was fighting on the front line, and the situation was very good. As long as the Quzhou Prefecture City was captured, there would be no Qing army in western and southern Zhejiang that could fight against the Ming army. In addition, the Qing army faced Zheng Chenggong's offensive on the Fujian battlefield and was already out of the way. If the luck was a little better, it would not be a dream to spend one or two months sweeping these prefectures.

By then...

But under such circumstances, the civil servants appointed by the Superintendent of the State, the military supervisor, who were appointed by His Highness the King of Lu, would have risked the world to provoke internal conflicts on the only base of the Ming army in Zhejiang. If such a thing was not known about the history of the Southern Ming Dynasty, even Chen Wen would have been hard to believe it for a while, let alone the soldiers under his command who had been fooled by the good situation and shocking bad news.

However, just after the Zhou family's younger sister, when she tried to withdraw her troops, batches of messengers came to report to Chen Wen, and even one of them was a garrison in Tangxi County who escaped from the county town controlled by the rebels. These people confirmed that what the Zhou family's younger sister said was true.

However, the situation here has been extremely unfavorable to them. The specific situation of Jinhuafu is not yet clear, but the fact that the base was seized is unquestionable. In addition, Chen Jin, who was originally besieged by the Ming army in Quzhou, was able to escape, and at this moment, he was gathering a large army to try to follow him.

Chen Wen had to rely on his military discipline and his personal prestige to suppress the indignant army and divide the army into three. Except for the Jinhua Town direct camp led by the general Chen Guobao, which was about to quell the rebellion, Wu Dengke will lead the army to Longyou County. Li Ruixin led the Nantangying to fight in the southern part of Longyou County, ready to pounce on the defenders at any time to attack the Qing army. Lou Jiye, as the chief of staff, returned to Longyou Town camp before the Ming army crossed the river, and took advantage of the Ming army's water camp to centrally dispatch it, and always tried to persevere until he quelled the Cao Conglong Rebellion.

The offensive and defensive situation was completely reversed from the control of Qujiang and Longyou County, the Ming and Qing armies were completely reversed. The only thing that is to be thankful was that he safely brought the army back to Longyou County, which had a strong city to rely on, and would not be forced to fight the Qing army in a field without any ease in the military.

However, in addition to the Qing army on the front line of Quzhou and Cao Conglong who was in chaos, there is another problem that Anhua Town’s defensive fortifications can curb Hangzhou’s Eight Banners. This is the most important problem for the Ming army on the third line to fight.

As for now, there is no time to consider these things. We must first settle the country when fighting against foreign countries. Only by first solving Cao Conglong's rebels will we have the chance to persevere, otherwise it will be a dead end!

On the sixth day of the sixth month of the year of Yongli, Chen Wen led the town's direct camp to carry three-day dry food back from Longyou County to quell the rebellion. The two places were separated by fifty or sixty miles apart. With the familiarity of the road and the livestock collected from Longyou County, he marched quickly and had already crossed the Xining Creek when he entered the night. He temporarily stationed in a small village for rest.

The number of soldiers in Jinhua Town's direct battalion is less than half of those in other combat barracks, but it is a sparrow that is small and complete. The battalion not only has artillery, engineers, and a cavalry team of up to 300 people, but the number of infantry is far lower than the normal organization and only has one bureau of troops. The reason for such a military ratio is that Chen Wen never planned to use the direct battalion as the main force in field battles, but only as a supplementary force in the battle.

However, now, the army needed to guard against the Qing army in Longyou in Quzhou, so Chen Wen had to draw this army back to quell the rebellion. Fortunately, his opponent's level was not very good. On the contrary, it was necessary to take a good grasp of how to completely eliminate opponents participating in the rebellion without hindering the support of the frontline war.

When the vanguard of the army approached this place, some Ding Zhuang held weapons as a guard. However, the Ming army's cavalry surrounded the village in smoke and dust. The gentry in the village saw the situation clearly and instructed the Ding Zhuang who would immediately collapse if there was any movement. He completely gave up his attempt to resist.

The army took advantage of the night to set up an extremely simple camp and asked the trembling gentry a few questions. Chen Wen took more than half of the cavalry to leave the village and headed to the planned ambush site. The other troops sent troops to attack the city early tomorrow morning under the command of the general Chen Guobao.

The next morning, the army commanded by Chen Guobao approached Tangxi County. The gate of Xicheng had never been opened since the beginning of the rebellion, and the Ming army, who had already known the result, did not attempt to send cavalry to seize the gate.

On the top of the city of Tangxi County, from the front of the city gate tower, the Ming army infantry in the brigade was arranged neatly outside the range of the artillery on the top of the city like a knife and axe chopping. Although the troops did not seem to be very large, the cavalry that had spread in the distance still made Ni Liangxu's confidant swallow the last bit of saliva from his dry mouth.

I have heard of the great reputation of this Ming army many times before, but now I see it with my own eyes, but it still makes him feel timid.

A uniform army does not mean that the combat effectiveness must be strong, but the military formations formed by a strong army are all uniform. He still knows this truth. Moreover, with the beginning of training in imitation of Chen Wen's method, he was even more awe of the Ming army commander who had only seen him once in Yushan Town these days, because he couldn't understand how the general was able to make the soldiers train and fight while enduring the strict and complex military disciplines.

Is it just because of the military merits that have not been implemented, or the so-called slogan of rebuilding the Qi family army? At least this discerning aura and fighting spirit that can be seen by a discerning person cannot see at all among the new recruits under his command. Even the original garrisons were not left. The most terrifying thing was that after thinking about it for more than half a month, not only did he not understand, but even the other officers of the Fubiao battalion in the palace could not figure out what was going on.

At this moment, Ni Liangxu's confidant deputy was already the garrison of Tangxi County, responsible for commanding more than 200 garrisons, including the former garrison and the newly recruited soldiers. However, he knew very well that the only thing he could rely on was the city wall.

The walls of Tangxi County are two zhang high and one zhang thick, and the women's walls are four zhang high. In addition, there are moats on the northwest and south sides. Although the terrain on the east side is relatively low, it is closer to the capital city in the direction. If the Jinhua Ming army goes around there to attack the city, it may be attacked on both sides at any time. This is too dangerous for the Jinhua Ming army, which obviously does not come from the entire army.

However, perhaps it was a mistake from the beginning. We shouldn't have traveled to this messy water with those civil servants. Isn't it good to stay honestly in Luo Chengyan, which is easy to defend but difficult to attack? At this moment, even if there is a city wall as a support, I may not be able to hold on for long.

However, Ni Liangxu's statement that made two bets in private still made him suppress these random thoughts for the time being. In the chaotic times, if you want to survive, you must first prove your own value. He stayed here for an extra hour, and the other brothers of Luo Chengyan's Baitou Army, sandwiched between Chen Wen and Cao Conglong, had more hope of survival. As for him, if the Ming army cannot successfully capture the city, then he will continue to stand firm and wait for assistance; if it is really irresistible, as long as you open the city and surrender when you find that you can't hold on, there is no need to bury those civil servants!

Thinking of this, the guards quickly called on the soldiers under their command who had just started training for half a month to strictly guard their respective battlements. As for the former garrisons with more combat experience, they were arranged to guard the county government offices, military camps and other key points in the city. After all, no one can guarantee whether these people would open the city gates and put the Ming army in during the fierce battle.

The county magistrate of this county is already organizing civil servants to assist in defense, and also sending people to find the rich gentry and wealthy families who organized the village warriors under the order of the governor's yamen. The beacon has been lit. Maybe it's a little late, but there will always be some reinforcements to assist in defense.
Chapter completed!