The autumn rain in August was slightly cool, in the southeast of Suzhou City, outside the Wujiang Water Village of the Qing Army, the cannon rumbled and the fierce battle was in full swing.The gate of Suzhou was opened, and thousands of green battalion soldiers, led by the governor Tu Guobao, quickly advanced in the direction of Wujiang.The last time the Qing army's sailors surrounded and suppressed the Taihu rebels, after being ambushed by the rebels, the Qing army's sailors shrank into the water village, ready to wait for the Qing army to transfer warships to reinforce and fight again.However, Wu Yi did not give the Qing army a chance, but took advantage of your illness to kill you, and the Taihu Righteous Army drove the captured boats, as well as nearly a thousand large and small fishing boats in the lake, swept the shores of Taihu Lake, captured all the boats on the lake, and then attacked the water village, intending to destroy all the Qing warships on Taihu Lake.The rebel army gathered 50,000 or 60,000 people, and more than 2,000 large and small ships, which frightened the remnants of the Qing army's naval division and hurriedly asked Nikan for help.This made Nikan angry, he was just about to release the water thief first, first raise money and food for Duoduo, he didn't want the water thief to be so blind, he actually dared to take the initiative to attack the Qing army, so he urgently dispatched troops and horses to reinforce.In Wujiang County, on the edge of Taihu Lake, when the rebels and the Qing army were fighting fiercely, Zhao Ming came to Dongxiang Island Water Village, saw Hu Weizong again, and directly explained his intentions, "Brother Hu, I have a dangerous business, nine deaths and one life, you can't do it!"
”Hu Weizong said: "Even if it is nine deaths and one life, Hall Master Zhao still has to do it, presumably this business must be done." ”"I have to do it!"
Zhao Ming said.Hu Weizong laughed heartily and didn't ask anything, "Since that's the case, let's do it!"
”…… In the evening, in front of the Dongxiang Island Gathering Hall, 500 men wearing cloth armor and saucer helmets stood in front of the school grounds, waving a green flag with the word "Li" written on it.This is the standard attire of the Green Battalion.Zhao Ming put on his armor and walked over with a sonorous sword, and after inspecting Hu Weizong's subordinates, he began to speak: "Brothers from Dongxiang Island, we have abandoned our family and business and gathered here just to fight against the Tartars.Now the Tartars of Suzhou Mansion have been led to Wujiang, and I came here today to take you to dig out Nikan's nest. ”Zhao Ming glanced at many resolute faces, raised his arms and said: "Brothers, against the Qing Dynasty and the restoration of the Ming Dynasty, everyone will be trapped on the island in the future, eat bran and swallow vegetables every day, or recapture Jiangnan, seal his wife and son, eat fragrant and drink spicy, it depends on this time." ”After speaking, Zhao Ming clasped his hands into fists and gave everyone a heavy salute, "Brothers, please!"
”Five hundred men knelt down on one knee in unison, their knees and armor making a hula sound.Hu Weizong waved his hand, and the soldiers who had already prepared on the side poured rice wine made from Taihu Lake water and Jiangnan rice for each strong man, Zhao Ming picked up the wine bowl and said, "Dry!"
”When he had finished drinking, he threw the bowl on the ground, and all the strong men threw their heads up, and the wine was drained with a bang, and five hundred bowls were smashed to the ground at the same time."
Let's go!"
Zhao Ming looked up at the sky and waved his hand.…… The autumn rain began to fall in the sky, and five hundred strong men got on the boat, hid in the cabin, left Dongxiang Island, prepared to go around, entered the Grand Canal from Wangting, and then disguised as a grain ship to enter the city of Suzhou in the south.In a big city like Suzhou, it is impossible for the rebels to attack hard, and they can only be outwitted, but outwitting also requires a team of elite soldiers.There are many rebels on Taihu Lake, but most of them are villagers, untrained and unable to take on the big responsibility, Zhao Ming thought about it, only Hu Weizong and his subordinates may be able to take on the big responsibility.The rebels on Dongxiang Island were different from the rebels on Sanshan Island, they were mainly dock coolies, canal porters, workshop workers, and even some water bandits.The last time the Qing army was ambushed, several times the righteous army had no way to take the Qing army's water division, and in the case of the ambush, it was almost overturned by the Qing army, and finally fortunately Hu Weizong's people came to reverse the situation.This time, Zhao Ming asked Hu Weizong to select five hundred strong men, preparing to join forces with Li Yuanyin and take the risk of raiding Suzhou.Five cargo ships, with their decks piled high with grain and covered with tarpaulins, set sail quietly, and soon after entering the Grand Canal the next morning, a Qing army sentinel came to investigate.Around Taihu Lake, the rebel army was active, and Nikan sent a lot of Qing soldiers to patrol around to prevent anyone from transporting food and supplies to the Taihu rebel army, but the fleet came from the north, and under the banner of Li Chengdong, the general soldier of Wusong, the Qing army was not suspicious.The Qing army jumped over to check briefly, the ship was piled up with grain, there was nothing wrong, and after receiving a few bags of rice, the cargo ship moved forward for dozens of miles again, approaching Suzhou City.Although Wu Yi attacked Wujiang Water Village and led away most of the Qing army, there were still 2,000 people from Li Chengdong's department, 3,000 people from Wu Zhaosheng's department, and a 300 Han banner army from Niu Lu.This is Zhao Ming overlooking Suzhou City from afar, and he is a little worried that it is still unknown whether he can successfully take Suzhou with 500 people.………… Suzhou City, the four gates were closed, and under the instruction of Nikan, the Qing army arrested most of the gentry and merchants in the city, and all of them were put into prison.In the prison of the government office, the torches were burning with beeps and peels, and a gentry opened his blood-covered eyes and saw Zhu Guobi standing in front of him, with a smile on the corner of his mouth."
Zhang Juren, do you dare to report to the water bandits, aren't you afraid that the Qing soldiers will kill you?"
Zhu Guobi asked leisurely.The man surnamed Zhang did sympathize with the rebels and promised to raise food for the rebels, but before he could start his action, he was arrested by the Qing soldiers.He thought that he was going to die, and he had nothing to scruple about, so he snorted, and the bloody spit covered one of Zhu Guobi's eyes.Zhu Guobi was furious, pulled out a knife and put it on Zhang Juren's neck, gritted his teeth, Zhang Juren's eyes widened angrily, and he was not afraid at all: "Traitor, you kill, the righteous master will avenge me, see what face you have after you die, see your ancestor Yu Jiuquan." ”Zhu Guobi's face twitched, "Hmph, I won't kill you, wait until I bring your family, see if you recruit or not!"
”Zhu Guobi put away the knife, took the towel and wiped his eyes, and a subordinate ran over: "My lord, Lord Belle is looking for you." ”Zhu Guobi hurriedly tidied up his official robe, straightened his bowl and hat, and came to Nikan.The Duoduo army is approaching, the cost of more than 100,000 banner soldiers is huge, and his task is still very heavy, Nikan asked: "Zhu Guobi, how is your side, how is the progress, how much grain and grass have been prepared?"
”Jiangnan is now under the rule of the Qing army, Suzhou has been surrendered, Nikan wants to get food, and it is not easy to rob it openly, otherwise the people under the rule of the Qing court will not have a sense of security.They originally surrendered in order to save their lives and assets, but now after they surrender, the Qing army still wants to get it, which will make people scruples, so Nikan must find a reason to justify it.This reason is that they collaborate with the enemy, implying that the people will be fine if you don't collaborate with the enemy, and if you collaborate with the enemy, you will raid your house and ask for guilt.Zhu Guobi hurriedly saluted, "Lord Belle, some people have already confessed, but there are still a few people who have hard mouths, and they are still shouting that the water bandits will not take revenge on them." ”Nikan sneered on his face, "Hmph, as soon as King Yu's army arrives, Benbel will exterminate this group of water bandits!"
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