The original army of more than 100,000 people in eastern Zhejiang, the loss of nearly three percent after the first battle of Fuhang, and then the two armies of the Ming and Qing dynasties entered a state of confrontation, and the king of Lu quickly collected some soldiers and horses, and the strength was restored to 100,000.It's just that these 100,000 people have a lot of water, and there are probably less than 30,000 soldiers who can fight, and the rest are all new soldiers who have been recruited for less than half a year.If the two armies face each other in the wilderness and fight head-on with real swords and guns, 100,000 Zhejiang soldiers may not even be able to defeat 10,000 real Manchuria.Therefore, Zhao Ming was actually not optimistic about Jiangfang, thinking that the Zhejiang soldiers could not stop the Qing army, so he insisted on returning to Jintang Island, preparing to harass the rear of the Qing army to save the crisis in eastern Zhejiang.Nowadays, in the whole world, there are nearly 180,000 soldiers of the Eight Banners on the Manchu side, about 80,000 Mongolian soldiers from the outer domains, about 50,000 people from the Guanning army, and about 60,000 people from the Ming army of the nine sides such as Jiang Xiang and Tang Tong.According to calculations, the Manchu Qing army had about 800,000 troops, which could be divided into three streams according to their combat strength, the first-rate was naturally nearly 180,000 Eight Banner soldiers, the second-rate was the Guanning Army, the Outer Domain Army, and the Nine-sided Ming Army, about 190,000 people, and the third-rate was the surrendered Ming army such as Liu Liangzuo, Liu Zeqing, Zuo Menggeng, and the Shun Army such as Wang Tizhong, Wang Deren, Zheng Siwei, and He Zhen, totaling about 430,000 people.The current strength of the Ming Dynasty is probably less than 300,000, and it is also divided into eastern Zhejiang, Fujian and other camps, and the combat power of the army is not as good as the third-rate army of the Qing army.Historically, Li Chengdong, one of the third-rate armies, fought all the way from Xuzhou to Jiangnan, and then conquered Zhejiang, Fujian, and Guangzhou, and penetrated the entire southeast.Jin Shenghuan, who also belongs to the third rate, also relied on his own strength to defeat Jiangxi Province.At present, there are 300,000 Ming troops, about 100,000 in eastern Zhejiang and Fujian, and the remaining 100,000 are distributed in southern Jiangxi, Huguang, Liangguang, Guizhou and other places.If it weren't for the shaving order, the Qing army would have taken away the Ming Dynasty in waves.Although Zhao Ming was active in Jiangnan, forced Li Chengdong to be anyway in advance, and saved everyone in Jiangyin, the general trend between the Ming and Qing dynasties has not changed, the general trend of the world is still in the Qing Dynasty, not in the Ming Dynasty, and the situation of the Ming Dynasty is still in danger and may be defeated at any time.The only reliance on the Qing army in eastern Zhejiang is the river defense, and now that the Qing army has broken through from the upstream, the Ming army in eastern Zhejiang is in danger of being wiped out.If the 100,000 Ming army in eastern Zhejiang is finished, Zheng Zhilong will definitely surrender, then the Ming Dynasty will have no soldiers, and the Qing army will be able to take away Zhejiang, Fujian, Gannan, and Huguang at once, and the Ming army will have no chance to turn over.Zhao Ming listened to Xia Wanchun's words, and immediately realized that the situation was critical, and at this critical juncture, he had to take action.Zhao Ming readily agreed to send troops, but Xia Wanchun said gloomily: "Although the situation in eastern Zhejiang is urgent, but when the lower officials went to the island from Liegang, they found that the general's strength was not strong, and I am afraid it will be difficult to relieve the pressure in eastern Zhejiang." ”In Liegang, there are only dozens of boats, and most of them are just fishing boats, and when Xia Wanchun went ashore, his heart was half cold, which was also the reason for his depression.Zhao Ming understood what Xia Wanchun meant, he felt that Zhao Ming's troops were too small, and in fact, Zhao Ming's troops were indeed pitiful.Although Duoduo's main force is in Zhejiang, there is not no Qing army in Jiangnan, at least three or four thousand Qing soldiers are stationed in any prefecture city, Zhao Ming wants to contain the Qing army, with only two thousand Taiping battalions, I am afraid that a county town will not be able to defeat it.Zhao Ming stood up and said in a deep voice: "Don't worry about this Lord Xia, I have already asked people to invite all the rebels to come." ”Saying that, Zhao Ming looked like Chen Mingyu, "Sir, I want to trouble you to go to Zhoushan and make a case to General Huang, it is a matter of the safety of the world, please send troops to help the war!"
”Chen Mingyu's eyes lit up, and he nodded: "General Huang has a battalion of soldiers in his hands, and there are many warships, if he is willing to help, it will be easy to do!"
”Xia Wanchun stood up when he heard this, "I'll go over together!"
”Now Zhu Yihai has accepted the canonization of Emperor Longwu, he is the prince of the Ming Dynasty, Xia Wanchun represents the crown prince, and it is good for him to go to see Huang Binqing.Zhao Ming immediately bowed his head: "Okay, without further ado, everyone will act separately." ”Since the Qing army captured Yanzhou and approached Jinhua, there was a gap in the defense line of the Zhejiang army, and Boluo could attack Jinhua and kill Taizhou, or directly attack eastern Zhejiang, and the situation was urgent.At that moment, Chen Mingyu and Xia Wanchun immediately set off and went to Zhoushan Island to visit Huang Binqing, while Zhao Ming hurriedly summoned Ma Shiao, Wang Deshun, Ruan Mei, Li Zhongming, Guo Zhong and others to discuss matters and prepare for the expedition.Of the 2,000 Taiping Battalion soldiers, only Liu Si led 100 people to guard the village, and the rest of the men and horses all went out to fight, while the craftsmen, women and children on the island kept making weapons and robes for the soldiers day and night.On the second day, the rebels on the other islands had not yet returned, but Cheng Bi's fleet returned from Japan, bringing a lot of sulfur, Japanese swords, and more than 30 Japanese ronins to the island.On the third day, the rebels on the nearby islands came one after another, and more than 6,000 people and more than 100 sea ships slowly gathered on Jintang Island.At the Liegang Wharf, Zhao Ming looked out, but Huang Binqing's fleet never came."
General, why don't I go to Zhoushan and ask?"
Wang Deshun proposed.Zhao Ming frowned, "Zhoushan is only half a day's journey from Jintang Island, and the surname Huang is coming, so he has already come!"
It hasn't come yet, so I guess I don't want to send troops. ”Wang Deshun said angrily: "Straight thief, if he doesn't come, he will stand in the pit and not, and he is not worthy of being the chief soldier of Zhoushan!"
”Zhao Ming's cheeks were agitated, and he was also a little annoyed with Huang Binqing, and at this moment, Li Zhongming said: "I'm back!"
”Zhao Ming looked up, and four sea ships appeared outside the harbor in a swaying manner.Not long after, the ship docked, Chen Mingyu and Xia Wanchun got off the boat, Chen Mingyu looked guilty, "Yu Youyou failed the general's trust and did not persuade General Huang to send troops!"
”Xia Wanchun said with a cold face: "Xia Guan stayed on the island for two days before he saw Huang Binqing, he claimed that his duty was to guard Zhoushan, and he was unwilling to send troops, Mr.
Chen said that he sent four sea ships!"
”Historically, eastern Zhejiang was swept away by the Qing army, and the king of Lu fled to Zhoushan, Huang Binqing was directly rejected, and the king of Lu could only flee to Fujian.Wang Zhiren, the prince of Xingguo, led the eastern Zhejiang naval army to join the division, but Huang Binqing ordered someone to suddenly fire cannons, sink the Zhejiang soldiers' ships, and rob the Zhejiang army's warships.Zhao Ming didn't know much about this history, but he noticed that Huang Binqing and Zheng Zhilong had a close relationship, and it was not surprising that this result was not a surprise.Zhao Ming said in a deep voice: "Since that's the case, leave him alone for the time being!"
”That night, in the Juyi Hall, the leaders of the rebels who rushed to Jintang Island gathered under Zhao Ming's tent.There is a shortage of materials on the Zhoushan Islands, and whoever has money and food can immediately attract a large number of people to obey orders.Zhao Ming ordered people to take out the grain and silver on the island, and according to the prior agreement, first pay thirty percent of the money and grain to the rebels who came to help the war, and then said loudly: "Leaders, I can come this time, one is for the world, and the other is to give me Zhao someone's face."
Today, Zhao assured everyone that Zhao would not lose any less money and food promised, and Zhao would be rewarded for laying down the city!
”"General, you can lead us to do it!""
General Zhao killed Tunqi, captured Nikan, and shocked Sanwu, we all listened to the general!"
There is money and food to share, Zhao Ming's prestige is also high, and the leaders of the rebel army from all walks of life expressed their willingness to obey orders.Seeing this, Zhao Ming immediately shouted the order, "Okay, without further ado, let's send troops to the Yangtze River!"
”There was a response below, and more than 6,000 people boarded the ship overnight and headed for the mouth of the Yangtze River.Although the rebel armies from all walks of life are not subordinate to each other and are a rabble, more than 100 sea ships leave the port, which is quite spectacular from a distance.On the dock, Chen Mingyu saw off Zhao Ming and reminded in a low voice: "General, the elite on the island is exhausted, I'm worried about Huang Binqing~" "Mr. reminded me, but the matter in eastern Zhejiang is urgent, I must go on the expedition!"
Beware of Huang Binqing's affairs, and leave it to Mr. ”Zhao Ming sneered in his heart, thinking in his mind, if Huang Binqing dares to do anything, just give me an excuse.
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