The soldiers and civilians who withdrew to Chongming totaled more than 101,000 people, including more than 7,000 soldiers and horses of Li Chengdong, Zhao Ming will take away more than 6,000 people and more than 4,000 dependents after the two battalions of land and water are full, and the righteous army that followed Zhao Ming will take away more than 4,000 people, in addition, there are hundreds of gentry and family members and scholars, who will also leave Chongming and go to Zhoushan.In this way, the population settled in Chongming is roughly more than 80,000 people, and there are about 12,000 Zhuangding, divided into 12,000 households, distributed in various Shazhou near Chongming.If all these strong men are organized into a tun army, Zhao Ming's strength will be greatly increased, and more than 10,000 tun troops will be trained and fortified in various Shazhou, which will be enough to defend Chongming.Now the Manchu Qing army is too strong, the Ming Dynasty is difficult to resist, more than 100,000 Zhejiang soldiers were easily defeated by Duoduo, the Ming army is difficult to defeat the Qing army in the frontal battlefield, so Chongming's chess piece is very important, it can play a role in containing the Qing army, so that it can not attack the Ming army with all its strength, and always worry about Nanjing being attacked.The Ming army wanted to gain a firm foothold in Chongming, and the most important thing was the sailors and food.The Manchu Qing Dynasty started between the white mountains and black waters, and the barbarians have always paid little attention to the water masters.Now that the Manchus occupied most of China, the Ma army was invincible, but it never established a real naval division.Chongming is located at the mouth of the Yangtze River, surrounded by water, and the Qing army has no water division, so it is difficult to attack Chongming, so even if Duoduo reaches Jiangnan, Zhao Ming is not too worried, Duoduo will attack Chongming.Therefore, the key for the Ming army to gain a firm foothold is that they cannot starve to death on Chongming Island.This requires enough food, and the source of food, in addition to looting and buying, also needs to grow it yourself.In the early morning, the rising sun is sprinkled on the sandbank, the sea and the sandbar are golden, and countless figures are bathed in the sun, working energetically.On the sandbar, the construction of embankments to enclose the fields, the reclamation of land, and the construction of water villages are being carried out at the same time.More than 200,000 people on Chongming Island, regardless of men, women, and children, were mobilized, and the riverside was crowded with people, and tens of thousands of people worked together, and the scene was very spectacular.Guo Zhong led 3,000 soldiers of the water battalion, as well as nearly 10,000 people, taking advantage of the relatively low water level of the river, to clean up the wharf on Chongming Island, dig out a channel for the big boat to approach the wharf, and cut down trees, build a water village, so that the water camp has a shelter from the wind.Zhao Ming took a shovel and took the lead in encircling the embankment, he sweated like rain, the soldiers and civilians saw him so desperate, and their hearts were moved, but they also worked hard, and no one was lazy.There were bright flags planted on the river beach, and the soldiers and civilians waved hoes and shovels, but they didn't straighten their waists, and they all waved hoes like rain.Li Zhongming led a team of soldiers, responsible for urging the people to work, but everyone worked hard, so the supervision became an encouragement, and the soldiers of the pacification division beat gongs and drums to motivate morale, and shouted loudly after two knocks: "Hurry up and work!"
”Ten thousand people stood in a row beside the earthen embankment, waving hoes and shovels in unison, and soon built an earthen embankment around the sandbar, and in the earthen embankment, countless old and weak women and children bent down to work in the fields, the old people drove the ploughing oxen, and the young people supported the plough to reclaim the land.On Chongming Island, there was a busy scene, Zhao Ming worked until noon, the women picked up food, and the soldiers rang the gong and shouted: "After eating, everyone will sit on the ground and rest." ”Zhao Ming sat directly on the hoe handle, served a bowl of rice, and talked to Xia Wanchun and He Wencheng while eating.After the earthen embankment is enclosed and the fields are cleared, spring plowing will begin immediately.Xia Wanchun said: "The general has seized a batch of grain, which can be prepared for planting grain, and can be planted and cultivated, but the ploughing oxen and ploughshares are a little insufficient, and all kinds of farm tools are also very lacking!"
”Cattle are scarce, there are only more than 200 on Chongming Island, and there are 5.6 million acres of cultivated land, and there are indeed too few cattle.Farm tools were not prepared first, and now many soldiers are picking up soil by hand.Zhao Ming said in a deep voice: "I'll let people find some way to plough the cattle to see if they can buy a batch, if not, let Guo Zhong send a sailor to grab it."
As for farm implements, I have seized a lot of iron ingots this time, but I can have the craftsmen make a batch at once. ”As he was talking, Li Yuanyin walked over, he stood in the crowd and looked around, asked a few people, and saw Zhao Ming in the distance."
General Zhao, good news!"
Li Yuanyin hurriedly walked over.Zhao Ming put aside the bowl he had eaten and couldn't help asking, "What's the good news?"
”Li Yuanyin said: "Lord Hu Xiang has sent news that Duoduo has withdrawn from the army, and the main force of the Qing army has left Zhejiang and returned to Jiangnan. ”Zhao Ming's face was suddenly overjoyed when he heard this, his purpose in entering the Yangtze River was to force Duoduo to retreat, and now that Duoduo has withdrawn, his goal has been achieved."
Really?"
Zhao Ming stood up and was overjoyed, and Xia Wanchun and the others were also happy.Li Yuanyin nodded, and said with some excitement: "It's true, I know the people who came, and there will be no fakes!"
”Zhao Ming took two steps back and forth, and suddenly asked, "How is the situation in Zhejiang, do people know?"
”Li Yuanyin said: "It is said that Bolo is still staying in Zhejiang, but as soon as the main force of the Qing army withdraws, it will not be easy for Bolo to eat the two mansions of Wentai." ”If Wentai and Taiwan are not lost, and the Zhejiang army is not completely defeated, the Qing army will not be able to pose a substantial threat to Fujian, and Zheng Zhilong will inevitably sway and will not surrender immediately.In this way, the crisis was finally temporarily resolved.…… In the city of Nanjing, Duoduo sat in the middle hall with a gloomy expression, and Hong Chengchou and others knelt on the ground.Hong Chengchou is a scholar and the governor of Jiangnan, and his status is not low, but when facing Duoduo, how to kneel or how to kneel, without the dignity of a feudal official.At this time, Duoduo listened to Hong Chengchou's report, his face was full of anger, and he gritted his teeth and said: "This king went south, and he wanted to completely sweep Zhejiang and invade Fujian, but he didn't want to be disturbed by this Zhao barbarian, so that this king had to retreat.Now that Zhao Manzi is still entrenched in Chongming, the king of this is reinforcing Huguang, is he going to enter from behind the king again. ”Hong Chengchou felt Duoduo's anger, and hurriedly kowtowed, "Lord Wang, this time it was a slave mistake, and the main force of the Eight Banners was not in Jiangnan, and the army did not know water warfare, so Zhao Thief was rampant, and I asked the prince to atone for his crimes!"
”Duoduo snorted coldly, "The regent asked you to be the governor of Jiangnan, and you let Zhao Manzi break through the outer Guo and worship the filial piety, and you yourself wrote to the regent to explain."
This king doesn't want to listen to what reason you say, I just want to know how you are going to solve Zhao Manzi!
”Hong Chengchou couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat on his forehead, and said boldly in a half voice: "Lord Wang, Zhao Ming is entrenched in Jiangdao, and he has the advantage of a sailor, and the servants can't exterminate him for the time being!"
”Dodor was furious, "What do you mean?
”Duoduo slapped the table violently, with murderous intent in his eyes, "What does Governor Hong mean to let Zhao Manzi entrench himself at the mouth of the Yangtze River, wait for the king's army to enter Chu, and let him enter Nanjing again?"
”Hong Chengchou hurriedly explained: "Lord Wang, the Great Qingshui Division has not succeeded, and it is difficult to succeed in attacking the island at this time, and even if Chongming is captured, it will inevitably suffer huge losses."
The minions thought that the Zhao thief was just a disease of scabies, and the puppet Ming court was the trouble of the henchmen.The prince only stared at the Zhao thief, and then gave up his roots. ”Duoduo's face sank, and Hong Chengchou actually dared to teach him a lesson, "What do you mean?"
”Hong Chengchou kowtowed and said: "Lord Wang, now the anti-Qing thieves, including Zhao Tiebang, are all co-mastered by the pseudo-Tang King.The entry of Zhao Tiebang into the Yangtze River is also to prevent the prince from entering Fujian, so as long as the prince sweeps away the pseudo-Tang king, Zhao Tiebang will not be able to change the general trend. ”Zhao Ming is just a general of the Longwu Imperial Court, and more than 100,000 Qing troops are fighting around him, if it can be solved, there is nothing to say.However, Chongming is surrounded by water, and the Qing army has no regular water division, and Duoduokong has more than 100,000 elite soldiers, but they can't do it, so they can only see Zhao Ming entrenched in Chongming.Now that the Longwu court has launched a counterattack in Huguang, if Duoduo continues to stare at Zhao Ming, once Huguang is recovered by the Ming army, the Ming army will build down and threaten Jiangxi and Nanjing, and the situation will be unfavorable to the Qing army.Duoduo squinted and groaned, the top priority of the Qing Dynasty at the moment is to reinforce Huguang and occupy the granary of the world, Zhao Ming is indeed suffering from scabies, but even so, the disease of scabies is not a bad thing.This time, Duoduo was going to wipe out Zhejiang and Fujian in one fell swoop, but Zhao Ming made a big mistake, and when he rescued Huguang, it was difficult to guarantee that Zhao Ming would not enter again and give him another knife.
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