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After the list of compensation they asked for was listed, Wang Lifu wanted to scold Fang Guoan for his mother. It was impossible to agree to such a condition.

Not to mention other things, one million catties are required for food alone, which is enough for Fang Guoan and the others to eat for a few months.

In addition to the food, he also asked for 500,000 taels of military salaries. This is because Fang Guoan couldn't get it even if he sold his wife and concubines together.

Liu Hansan and the others made bids all over the sky, Fang Guoan sat on the ground to pay back the money after receiving the list. The two sides argued with each other several times, and finally settled on 500,000 catties of grain, 10,000 taels of silver and more than 20 beautiful women.

These are all collected by Fang Guoan in Huzhou, and it is obviously impossible for him to pay for it himself.

After getting the benefits, Wu Jun retired happily. Grain is of course used as military rations, 10,000 taels of silver is not much, and can be used to improve the life of the army. None of the generals of the Wu army dared to embezzle these things, for fear that Wu Changqing would find out and convict them.

Of the more than twenty beauties, except for the two most beautiful ones who were picked out and sent to Nanjing, the others were taken over by those senior generals.

Afterwards, the Wu army retreated to Guangde, leaving a small number of troops to garrison, and the remaining large troops returned to Tongling to prepare for the next military operation.

Compared with other mountainous areas, Wu Changqing prefers the plains on both sides of the Yangtze River.

These places are flat, have a lot of fertile land, and are very wealthy. Moreover, relying on the Yangtze River, the water transportation and transportation are developed, which also facilitates the Wu army to dispatch troops and transport logistics materials.

Therefore, their next task is to fight westward along the Yangtze River, targeting Chizhou, Jiujiang, Nanchang and other places.

On April 10, a fleet arrived in Tongling, carrying a large number of soldiers and various military supplies.

On the other side of Jiujiang is the main force of Le Kedehun, with about 60,000 Eight Banners soldiers and about 80,000 Green Battalions, with a total strength of nearly 150,000 troops.

This number is still relatively terrifying. In order to annihilate the last Manchu force south of the Yangtze River, Wu Changqing dispatched 30,000 main forces to reach Tongling.

In addition to the original 50,000 army in Tongling, the total strength reached 80,000, which is enough to compete with the Qing army.

Although the number of 80,000 troops is far less than that of the Qing army, their weapons and equipment are advanced.

Among the 80,000 army, the flintlock troop alone has reached 15,000. This is all thanks to the expansion of the Nanjing Weapons Workshop. Now the manufacturing speed of the flintlock has been getting faster and faster.

Together, Nanjing and Suzhou produce nearly 7,000 pcs per month. Give them another year, and they will be able to build a flintlock army of 100,000 people. At that time, they will be truly invincible, and it will be impossible for the whole world to find an opponent.

In addition to the 15,000-strong flintlock troop, there was also a 15,000-strong arquebus troop.

There were also five thousand archers, five thousand grenadiers, and sixty artillery pieces.

In addition to the 10,000 navy and cavalry and other troops, there are only more than 20,000 infantrymen using cold weapons, and the proportion of cold weapons troops is constantly declining.

The joint force was nominally commanded by Li Shaobin, and the specific combat plan was formulated by the staff.

Several high-level military experts gathered in the staff, such as Dai Zhijun, Tao Dongcheng, An Fugui, and Xiong Rulin.

After studying at the Military Academy for a period of time, Xiong Rulin also passed the assessment and expressed his willingness to be loyal to Wu Changqing, so he was also placed at the core of the army and became one of the decision-makers.

As for Qian Sule, he was still struggling in his heart. He just continued to study in the military academy and did not ask Wu Changqing for a position.

The news of the gathering of heavy troops in Tongling quickly spread to Chizhou, and then to Luck Dehun in Wuchang, which made him nervous.

There is only one reason for Tongling to gather heavy troops, that is, the other party is going to attack itself. It is absolutely impossible to attack the mountainous areas of Huangshan, and it is impossible to prepare to attack Jiangbei.

Although Luck Dehun had never directly fought against Wu Jun before, but because of Wu Jun's terrifying record, he had to be afraid.

Luckedhun thinks that he and Bo Luo are both of the same level. Bo Luo was defeated by Wu Jun, and he even lost his life. It is difficult for him to do better.

Although they have a good understanding of Wu Jun now, understanding alone is not enough. They also have to have corresponding weapons and equipment to deal with them.

Sadly, they don't have this equipment yet.

It is said that the weapons workshop in the north has cracked those new weapons, and has successfully imitated hand grenades, and the flintlock gun is almost perfect.

However, even if those equipment were manufactured, they would be given priority to supply the main force in the north.

And his troops, at present, can only use those traditional weapons first.

How to resist their fire suppression?

In his heart, Lu Ke Dehun wanted to withdraw all the army to the north, save his strength first, and wait until he was equipped with new weapons before fighting the Wu army decisively.

However, he was reluctant to part with this large and fertile place around Nanchang, Jiujiang. These were all stolen from He Tengjiao's hands, and it was too painful to let the fat in his mouth out.

Moreover, the court did not order him to retreat, and the Manchu court also wanted to keep a piece of land south of the Yangtze River, so that he would not have to face the natural dangers of the Yangtze River when going south in the future.

If Jiujiang and other places were lost, the Manchus would really have to consider the plan of ruling by river. Because in the face of the powerful Wu army, it is too difficult to cross the Yangtze River by force.

"General, we must take precautions as soon as possible. We must send heavy troops to Jiujiang to defend this bridgehead."

Azali, a subordinate of Luck Dehun, said that their current

The force was concentrated in the Yueyang area of ​​Wuchang, and they were chasing He Tengjiao to fight.

But after learning that the Wu army had assembled its forces, some people immediately hoped that a heavy force could be dispatched to guard Jiujiang.

As for He Tengjiao here, they are not worried.

After fighting for a few months, they all knew about He Tengjiao's ability, but he was just a mediocre person. If the main force is transferred to Jiujiang, they may not have the ability to attack He Tengjiao, but the defense is still fine.

"I'm afraid it won't be able to hold back even if a lot of troops are deployed in the past. It will be difficult to retreat by then. I think it's better to give up all the territory in Jiujiang to Wu Jun, and we will guard the north."

Some generals were already afraid of fighting the Wu army and wanted to retreat.

Relying on the decisive battle with Boluo in Nanjing, Wu Changqing's name is now resounding throughout China. Even Zhu Youlang, the King of Gui of Yunnan, knows that Wu Changqing is very good at fighting.

The Qing army had a deeper understanding of Wu Changqing's Wu army, and they dared not despise him.

"What a joke, if you don't fight, you will give up Jiujiang and other places to the enemy. Who will take the responsibility when the court asks you to blame? Moreover, even if the Wu army is strong, they are not invincible. As long as we take precautions in advance and build defenses The fortifications may not be unstoppable. You must know that our troops are tens of thousands more than the enemy's."

Azali was a staunch main fighting faction, and Wu Jun's reputation did not intimidate him.

"Fleeing without a fight is definitely not acceptable. You should think about specific combat strategies."

Lucker set the tone, and he must fight.

As for how to fight, it's up to everyone to figure out a way.