After Zhao Ming occupied Su Songchang and Zhu Yihai recovered the entire Zhejiang Province, the strategic focus of the Qing Dynasty in the south changed from the destruction of the Longwu regime in Changsha to defend against the Ming army in Zhejiang Province to seize Jiangning.

For this reason, the main forces of the Qing army were transferred to Jiangnan, and the Qing army in Yangzhou, Huguang and Jiangxi were sent to completely turn into a defensive position.

In this way, the Longwu court in Changsha was given an opportunity, which allowed the Chu-Gan Ming army to gradually surpass the Qing army in the Chu-Gan area in terms of strength and form a local advantage.

At this time, the total strength of the Qing army in the Chu-Gansu area was only about 120,000, and the army was divided into three clusters and distributed along the two banks of the Yangtze River.

Kong Youde, the King of Gongshun of the Qing Dynasty, led 40,000 troops to occupy Wuchang City, and King of Zhishun Shangkexi led 30,000 people, distributed in Huangzhou, Qizhou and Jiujiang areas to maintain the connection between Wuchang and Jiangxi. The King of Shuncheng County, Luke Dehun, led more than 40,000 people to occupy Nanchang to defend against the Ming army in southern Jiangxi, Fujian and Zhejiang.

If it were a few years ago, when the Qing army was in its prime, the Ming army would definitely not have the courage to take the initiative to challenge more than 100,000 Qing troops.

At that time, more than 10,000 Qing troops could easily defeat more than 10,000 Ming troops. The Ming troops did not dare to take the initiative to fight back, but the situation changed at this time.

After the Qing army destroyed the Hongguang court, almost all the elite soldiers of the Ming Dynasty were lost. The newly recruited soldiers were dragged to the battlefield without training, so on every battlefield, the Qing army could easily defeat the Ming army.

It has been nine years since the Qing Dynasty entered the pass, and it has been fighting in the war in the south for nearly eight years. In these eight years of war, the new army recruited by the Ming Dynasty gradually went from being vulnerable to being forced to fighting, and now it is not afraid of the Qing army and dares to take the initiative to challenge.

The Qing army mobilized its troops to the south of the Yangtze River to guard against the Zhejiang regime. In addition, Zhao Ming occupied North Korea, opened up a battlefield outside the pass and restrained the Qing army in various northern provinces, which created an opportunity for the Longwu court in the south.

This time, Emperor Longwu took advantage of the emptiness of the Qing army, Chu and Gan, that the Qing court was restrained by the previous Haoge case and Zhao Ming and launched a battle to recover the entire Chu.

The emperor personally fought for the 150,000 troops and the news of the recovery of Wuchang spread, and the world was shocked. Both the rebels and the people rushed to shout, and the land of Chu and Gan was boiling. Many rebels in Qihuang area took the initiative to leave the mountainous areas and approached the surrounding areas of Wuchang, intending to assist the emperor in collecting Wuchang and supporting the country.

After many major wars, the Ming army in Huguang gradually disappeared. Therefore, Emperor Longwu was bound to win this battle.

In order to kill the Qing army, a 150,000 army set out from Yuezhou and suddenly rushed to the city of Wuchang. Then Emperor Longwu issued a manifesto and ordered Du Yinxi to submit to Wuchang City. In the name of the Ming Emperor, all the officials and generals in Wuchang City would tie up and apologize for guilt and surrender. Otherwise, after the city was broken, no one would be left and all would beheaded.

At this time, in Wuchang City, Kong Youde, wearing red armor, pressed his sword and patrolled the city. When the soldiers on the city saw him walking by, they immediately clasped their weapons and raised their chests. But as soon as he left, his straight back immediately collapsed and his morale seemed a little depressed.

"Prince!" Hubei Admiral Sun Dingliao said with a sad face: "The pseudo-Ming army outside the city has at least 150,000, and the court does not send reinforcements. How can we retreat to the enemy?"

Kong Youde came to the city wall and looked at the military camp outside the city with his brows frowned. He grabbed the city wall with one hand and pressed the hilt of the knife with the other, and the muscles on his face unconsciously pulled backwards.

"Are the Ming army so rampant now? Zhao Zamao rushed to North Korea and advanced outside the pass. Zhu Yihai was eyeing Jinling, and Sun Kewang besieged Chengdu. Now even the Ming army in Huguang launched a counterattack." Kong Youde smashed his mouth, looking melancholy. He didn't expect that the situation would develop like this in just a few years.

The Qing Dynasty is still very strong now, but it cannot withstand the wars everywhere.

When the Ming army gathered in Yuezhou, Kong Youde received the news that he knew that the Ming army might attack Wuchang, so he immediately sent a fast horse to inform Beijing, but the reply he received made Kong Youde feel a little disappointed.

Doergun's energy was restrained by the struggle within the Qing Dynasty and the decisive battle outside the pass, so he did not send reinforcements, but only allowed Kong Youde to guard Wuchang.

This is not because Doorgun did not pay attention to Wuchang. There was really no soldiers to send. The Qing Dynasty occupied a large area and had many places to defend. Originally, several northern provinces were not threatened by war and could organize a group of troops to mobilize and support various war zones. However, Zhao Zamao attacked North Korea and entered Liaodong, but attracted all the troops in the north, leaving the Qing Dynasty without mobility.

Now the Qing army in Jiangnan and Lianghuai were to prevent Zhu Yihai from attacking Jiangning, Sichuan and Guanzhong from attacking Qing army, and to deal with Sun Kewang, Henan, Shanxi, Shandong and Zhili, and were transferred to attack Zhao Zamao. Dorgon wanted to reinforce Wuchang, but he had no soldiers to send.

On the top of the city, there were all civil and military officials from Huguang Province, the Qing Dynasty, all of whom were frowning and unlucky.

Now that the Ming army is at the city, the Qing army in Wuchang alone will definitely not be able to repel the Ming army. The Ming army is backed by the granary of Huguang, and Hunan and Guangdong have a large population. The grain and military sources will be sent to Wuchang continuously. Wuchang is difficult to obtain support and supplies, so it is probably impossible to stick to it for a long time.

Now, Emperor Zhu Youjian of the Ming Dynasty personally wrote a letter to the city, ordering the officials and soldiers in the city to surrender, otherwise they would beheaded the day the city was destroyed.

Although the position of Emperor Zhu Youjian is still controversial, the officials in the city dare not regard Zhu Youjian's words as a warning.

Most of the officials who surrendered and served the Qing Dynasty were just about glory and wealth, and there was no need to save their lives for the Qing Dynasty.

At this time, Kong Youde glanced at the Ming army camp outside the city, and suddenly gritted his teeth and said, "If today, the Qing Dynasty accounts for seven points, and the pseudo-Ming accounts for three points at most. I don't believe it, the pseudo-Ming can defeat the Qing Dynasty!"

"Prince, in terms of territory and overall situation, the Qing Dynasty does have an advantage now, but as far as Chu and Gan are concerned, we are indeed at a disadvantage! Now, the Qing Dynasty has only 120,000 troops in Hubei and Jiangxi provinces, but Zhu Youjian personally recruited 150,000 troops, and ordered Zhu Yue, Zheng Chenggong, and 10,000 troops to go north. Their strength is twice that of ours. How can we fight?" Sun Dingliao saw the Ming army at the city and learned that the Qing court had not sent troops to support him, so he no longer had the will to fight.

Sun Dingliao was a banner of the Han army's red flag and was Kong Youde's confidant.

Kong Youde suddenly turned around when he heard the words, glanced at him with a sharp look, and said angrily: "Do you dare to have a second heart?"

It is impossible for Kong Youde to turn back. He will never redeem his sins if he dies. Even if he is tied up and apologized in front of Zhu Youjian now, if Zhu Youjian does not kill him for the time being, he will never have a good end in the future.

Therefore, when he saw that his confidant's will seemed to be shaken, he was shocked and angry.

Sun Dingliao hurriedly knelt on one knee and lowered his head to explain: "The prince has wronged me! How dare I have two hearts? The servant just felt that Yuezhou and Xiangyang have fallen into the hands of the pseudo-Ming. It is actually meaningless for the prince to defend Wuchang. It is better to withdraw the Chu-Gan army, give up Wuchang and Jiangxi, and let the pseudo-Ming divide their troops to defend, and the court can get 120,000 troops that can be mobilized. Such 120,000 people, invested in any place, is enough to break the current deadlock!"

Kong Youde frowned, but shouted for a while: "All nonsense is talking, throwing away Wuchang and Jiangxi. The imperial court has no food to support soldiers. Besides, the regent will never allow me to give up Wuchang, and the army of Jiangxi will not be dispatched by me!"

Dorg's prestige in the North Koreans has greatly reduced, and he urgently needs military victory to stabilize the North Koreans.

At this time, how could Kong Youde dare to abandon Wuchang? Isn’t this not talking about politics and embarrassing Doer?
Chapter completed!