After the spring plowing ends, Zhu Youlang can finally launch a war against Jiangxi.

The soldiers have sufficient rest and everything is ready.

With the order from His Majesty the Emperor, the army set sail towards Jiangxi.

Huguang is fully bordered by Jiangxi, with Huangzhou Prefecture in the north, Wuchang Prefecture bordering Jiujiang Prefecture in Jiangxi and Nanchang Prefecture.

Yuezhou Prefecture borders Ruizhou Prefecture, Jiangxi, and Changsha Prefecture borders Yuanzhou Prefecture.

Zhu Youlang formulated a strategy to divide his troops into two groups.

He set out from Wuchang and attacked Jiujiang from Changsha and attacked Yuanzhou and Ruizhou from Nanchang.

The thirteen Kuidong families who set out from Wuchang were drawn, with an army of about 30,000. This is because considering the garrisoning situation in northern Huguang, sufficient troops must be left behind.

As for Zhu Youlang and Li Dingguo, they personally led an army of 50,000 to Yuanzhou Prefecture.

The army sailed all the way east through Lushui, and passed through the Taoling Pass to the boundary of Yuanzhou Prefecture.

To Zhu Youlang's surprise, the Qing army did not set up a heavy ambush here.

The Ming army was only truly blocked when they arrived in Pingxiang.

There were more than 10,000 Qing soldiers blocking them, all of which were Green Camp soldiers.

They used their terrain advantages to shell the Ming army.

This was something Zhu Youlang did not expect. The Qing army actually transferred cannons. It seemed that they were prepared for it!

Overall, this section of Pingxiang is a gourd mouth, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack.

In order to break through the Qing army's blockade, it is necessary to regain control of the gorge.

Li Dingguo ordered a side army to get off the ship and walk along the cliffs, fighting for cannons to destroy the Qing army.

As long as the Qing army lost the blessing of cannons, the Ming army could easily break through the barrier.

After the chaos in Huguang, Hong Chengchou obviously changed his strategy. He no longer hoped to completely crush the Ming army in World War I, but hoped to consume the strength of the Ming army by setting up layers of cards.

Although the Ming army had strong combat effectiveness, the gap between the main force and the auxiliary force was extremely obvious.

People must be flesh and blood. Once they are consumed too much, it will be difficult to show a perfect state in the final battle.

I have to say that Hong Chengchou made a wishful thinking.

However, Zhu Youlang is not a good-for-nothing lamp. The division of troops can greatly make the Qing army confused. I don’t know which direction the Ming army will attack. This is a great test for their troops.

What's more, Zheng Chenggong from Nanjing came from the east, so the Ming army was attacking on the third line.

This is actually a major battle, and the Qing army and the Ming army will suppress all their capital.

Because for the Ming Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty, this battle cannot be afforded.

Pressing these without saying anything, it means that the army also set up light artillery in field battles and fought back against the Qing soldiers at the Xiakou.

It was just because of the angle that the power of the Ming army's shells was greatly reduced. Although it could also threaten the Qing army, the mortality rate was a bit too low.

Under such artillery bombardment, it is unwise to attack rashly. Zhu Youlang decided to maintain this confrontation and shooting situation, and wait until the partial division sent by Li Dingguo succeeded and then launched a large-scale attack.

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"General, the Ming thief is just like this."

In the mouth of the gorge, the personal soldier Liu Fugui flattered the commander Liu Ze.

"Haha, I'll just say that one man at the entrance of the gorge is a gate that can't be opened. Not to mention the thief, even the King of Heaven can't get through."

At first, Liu Zefeng was a little resistant to come to Yuanzhou Prefecture to garrison. In his opinion, the Ming thieves were coming in full force, and even Wuchang and Changsha could be defeated. Isn’t this just Yuanzhou Prefecture the meat that was sent to his mouth?

However, Hong Chengchou coordinated the overall situation and made the final say.

Even if Liu Zefeng was reluctant, he had no choice but to come in the end.

In desperation, Liu Zefeng retreated and chose to ask Hong Chengchou for enough weapons.

The most important one is naturally the red-clothed cannon.

There are only a dozen sects in Jiangxi, and Liu Zefeng alone asked for three sects.

There are also some small cannons, Liu Zefeng needs as much as he wants.

Just kidding, I have to work hard and not equip me with enough firearms? This is to let the horse run away without giving it to the horse.

After arriving at Yuanzhou Prefecture, Liu Zefeng immediately led his confidants to investigate everywhere and find a suitable ambush point.

In Liu Zefeng's opinion, staying in Yichun City, Yuanzhou Prefecture, was waiting for death.

Let’s take a look at the battle between Wuchang and Changsha. If the Ming thieves set up a battle to attack the city, there are only a few people who can stop it.

So he decided to ambush the Ming thief and not gain a firm foothold.

Later he found this canyon near Pingxiang.

This canyon is in the shape of a gourd, which is extremely easy to defend but difficult to attack.

Just put a few cannons on a high place to seal the way forward of the Ming thieves.

Of course, this is just an idea. Until the moment the Ming thieves attacked, Liu Zefeng felt a little unsure.

But he didn't expect that the actual combat effectiveness would be so good. The Ming thief was blocked at the entrance of the gorge and did not dare to go deeper.

His mission is to delay time as much as possible and win time for reinforcements from King Shang Kexi of Pingnan and King Geng Jimao of Jingnan.

The two princes are both fierce tigers guarding one side, with countless elite soldiers and powerful generals in their hands.

As long as Shang Kexi and Geng Jimao can lead their troops to Jiangxi and join Hong Chengchou, the Qing army will be so powerful that the Ming thieves will be terrified.

At that time, the Qing army wanted to kill the Ming thief as simple as killing an ant. Just by spitting out a mouthful of foam, the Ming thief could drown it.

So Liu Zefeng didn't need to take the initiative, he just wanted to drag him.

The Qing army was going to win.

"Just like this thief's attitude, it's okay for us to delay it for another ten days and a half months."

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Just as Liu Zefeng was secretly glading his wise decision, a 500-man side teacher slowly moved forward on the cliff.

They are elites carefully selected by Li Dingguo, and they are the best at walking on cliffs.

When they were in Yunnan, they often performed special tasks, and compared with the Dachang soldiers who were good at flying eaves and walls, they were not at all inferior.

Although they only have 500 people, they have extremely strong execution.

Walking on the cliffs, they will hardly make any sound, let alone kick the rock walls to pieces.

Each of them carried some grenades on them and could throw them directly at the Qing army at critical moments.

Their purpose was to cause as chaos as possible, and it would be best to destroy the Qing army's cannons.

In this way, Your Majesty and King Jin can enter the gorge from the front, thus breaking through the Qing army's defense line.

They were burdened with heavy responsibilities, and each of them dared not relax. They even held a wooden piece in their mouths, ensuring that they would not make any sound.

The speed of walking on the cliff would not be too fast. It took them nearly an hour to see the Qing army not far away.

The Qing army's flag was inserted at the entrance of the gorge, and the cannon was mounted on the high hill at the entrance of the gorge, which was only more than two hundred steps away from them.

This distance is easy for them to reach the elites who are good at flying eaves and walls!

The leading officer pressed down his hands, signaling everyone to calm down.

What they have to do next is a big thing. Whether the main force of the Ming army can continue to advance depends on them.

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Chapter completed!