According to the news conveyed by Zheng Chenggong's envoy, Zhangzhou was captured by the Ming army for half a year, and the treasury's grain storage lasted until the end of July. Although the phenomenon of vegetation was inevitable, it only happened a few months later. According to this rule, Quzhou had only been surrounded by a month, and it should have been just a hike in the price of grain, which was not harmful.

However, the Ming army outside the city did not know that since the two armies had begun fighting in Quzhou since April, the Qing army mobilized more than 20,000 troops and auxiliary soldiers who were twice that of this number. In addition, the losses of the summer tax and the autumn tax had not yet begun to be collected, the inventory of grain was already stretched when it was transferred from all over the country. Chen Jin's behavior of persisting and providing food and grass to reinforcements further exacerbated the phenomenon of food cuts among the people. The killings caused by hunger had arrived in this city, and it was day by day.

No matter how inferior officers and soldiers were, Chen Wen was still discussing military information with senior officers in the army and staff officers of the General Staff.

In the past ten days, he sent cavalry to attack Kaihua, Changshan and Jiangshan counties, with the intention of expelling the Qing army's horses and covering up the intention of the next military operation. However, he did not expect that in the face of the Ming army's cavalry, which ranged from 15 to 100, the Qing army in the three counties chose to close the four gates and guard them strictly, as if they were afraid that these three small groups of Ming army cavalry could rush into the city and kill them all.

This is definitely abnormal. If you are really afraid of being like this, you will never be able to still be defending those places where the Ming army could launch an attack at any time. Obviously, it would be like this if you received the above order.

After the days of catching the horses, Chen Wen finally figured out what was going on. The reason why the Qing army in the three counties was that they received the order of Ma Guozhu, the governor of Jiangxi, Jiangnan, and Jiangxi. There was no need to consider the rescue. As long as you defend the counties and prevent the Ming army from threatening Jiangnan, Jiangxi and Fujian, otherwise the generals and deputy generals of each department would be executed and would not tolerate it!

In addition, it is said that in the direction of Guangxin Prefecture in Jiangxi, another Jiangxi Green Camp with thousands of people has arrived and will serve as the backing of the Qing army in these three counties.

Ma Guozhu ordered Jiangxi Extra Biao and Huizhou Green Camp to be the right reason, and these Qing troops were under his charge. However, the Qing army in Jiangshan County came from the Zhejiang-Fujian Governor Biao and Fujian Left General Biao. These two armies were subordinates of Chen Jin. Even if Chen Jin could not reach command, it should be taken over by Zhejiang Governor Xiao Qiyuan or Fujian Governor Zhang Xuesheng.

Ma Guozhu commanded Zhejiang, and Fujian's troops were clearly an act of overstepping power, and it was even more incredible that Wang Zhigang and Zhang Guoxun accepted the order. However, if we think of the rumors brought by Qian Qianyi, the Qing Dynasty might really have appointed a governor of the four Southeast provinces to unify the command of the Qing army in the Southeast to wipe out the two Ming armies of Chen Wen and Zheng Chenggong. The Southeast Strategic, if we were not the rumored Hong Chengchou, but Ma Guozhu, the governor of Jiangnan and Jiangxi, who is more familiar with the current situation in the southeast battlefield and has a deeper qualification.

If this is the case, everything before can be explained clearly!

In essence, compared to Hong Chengchou, Chen Wen is more willing to face Ma Guozhu. After all, that guy's reputation is not great. The Ming army of Fujian and Zhejiang provinces, which are still in the development stage, should have a much better chance of winning against Ma Guozhu than Hong Chengchou.

However, for Chen Wen at this moment, no matter who comes, capturing Quzhou Prefecture City is the first priority, and tomorrow is the day of the decisive battle!

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While Chen Wen was conducting military discussions for tomorrow's siege, Chen Jin had just completed discussions with the officers guarding the city, the civil servants of the government and county sects, and his staff.

Taking advantage of the blind's hearing is better than that of ordinary people, those upside-down water tanks played a role. At night, the guards on the city wall had already heard the two excavation routes clearly, and the last one may be due to the slow progress, and it is not yet confirmed.

Since it has reached this point, the Ming army will definitely attack the city tomorrow, just like a lice on the monk's head.

Tomorrow's defense plan has been agreed that only a small number of Qing troops will be left on the top of the city to observe the movements outside the city, while the civilians dig out from the determined location. After digging the cave with the Ming army, they will directly use the already dug waterway to pour water inside, soak the gunpowder directly, and drown the Ming army in the cave. If the Ming army changes to an ant to attack the city, the Qing army under the city will go up to the city to defend, and Chen Jin himself will personally climb the city to beat drums to cheer, and always defend the long-accumulated fatal blow.

For tomorrow's battle, Chen Jin rarely used a banquet to relieve the dullness in his heart. Those maids and singing girls had to rely on the bad luck of being a whip if they were a little unhappy.

The military discussion was over. Although it was a little late, Chen Jin was a little hungry before he could eat dinner, so he asked the servants to prepare dinner. After a while, the kitchenette composed of local famous chefs prepared for Chen Jin in the Governor's Office completed the dinner and the maids delivered it to Chen Jin in turn.

Today’s dinner was very simple, with a dish of loach and tofu, a dish of red-mouthed green parrot, an eight-treasure dish, and a ham and three-fresh soup. In addition, there is also a dish of cooking mutton, which also uses hawthorn to remove the smell.

There were only four dishes and one soup. Even in the siege, Chen Jin rarely had just a few dishes when eating. However, considering that the night was a little darker and eating too much was easy to save food, he did not get angry about it. He just thought about things while being served by the slaves around him.

Loach is also called "Blue and White". Loach is not visible on the surface in the tofu, and it is most suitable for civil servants who claim to be honest on weekdays. However, Chen Jin has never concealed it so much. He was a general and didn't care much about setting up a archway. Naturally, he was just eating this dish so simple that he could not taste the three flavors.

The big-leaf spinach in the red-billed green parrot material comes from outside the north gate, and can only be planted by the yellow mud bark outside the north gate. This was picked by the Qing army at night and is only for Chen Jin to eat personally. In contrast, although the eight treasure dish and ham and three fresh soup are both ingredients, they are not that rare. They can still be made in the city with Chen Jin's identity and power.

After a long time in Jiangnan, Chen Jin began to follow the local customs. He first drank the soup, and then began to taste the dishes in turn. Drinking a few dishes, the taste was still the same as usual, and nothing was strange. But when he tasted the cooking mutton, the tender and smooth taste rolled back and forth in his mouth, Chen Jin suddenly felt a familiar feeling.

Chen Jin thought about where he had eaten it for a long time and ate a few pieces of mutton. It was not until he was about to use a meal that he suddenly recalled the moment twenty-one years ago.
Chapter completed!