In 1647, the third year of Longwu, in June, it was summer.Zhao Ming's fleet, after more than a month of sailing, finally returned to Zhoushan.At this time, Zhao Ming looked at the vast sea and the huge fleet behind him, and felt quite emotional in his heart.Originally, in August of last year, the Longwu court was about to perish, but because of Zhao Ming's hard work, the Qing army in the south was contained, and the Longwu court survived the second year of Longwu.Now that it has entered the summer, the weather is hot, which is not suitable for the Qing army to fight, and the Qing army has been mobilized by Zhao Ming for more than half a year, running continuously, the army is sleepy and tired, and needs to take refuge in the summer, so the war in the world has gradually stopped.At this time, the Qing army increased to 20,000 men outside the Guan, and Dai Shan ordered the Qing army to settle in Jinzhou, Haizhou, Gaizhou and other places to confront the Lushun Ming army.After Duoduo returned to Guannei, the Qing army continued to travel and was tired, and did not immediately go south to fight, but stayed in Beijing to escape the summer.The Shandong Righteous Army took the initiative to abandon many cities, or entered the Mengyin Mountains, or retreated to Denglai, as well as many coastal islands, and the Qing army did not encircle and suppress them for the time being.At this time, Zhao Ming and the Manchu Qing Dynasty fought continuously for more than half a year, Zhao Ming was already a little tired, the Qing army was disturbed by the two Huai and Shandong, and Zhao Ming planted a nail in Liaodong, which was even more tired of coping.Now the Qing army needs time to rest, accumulate strength, and restore order before carrying out encirclement and suppression, and Zhao Ming also needs to rest for a while, re-analyze the situation, and count the family and capture.June 8, Jintang Island, Liegang.One by one, the warships entered the harbor, and the soldiers lowered their sails, lowered their anchors, and threw the ropes onto the docks, and the soldiers on them immediately caught the ropes and put the ropes on the stone stakes on the docks.At this time, the ship lowered the ladder, and the sailors on the deck, as well as the soldiers of the Ming army, immediately cheered.On the wharf, Chen Mingyu and the dependents on the island had been standing and waiting for a long time, and everyone saw the soldiers walking off the boat, seeing their relatives, and hurriedly waved happily, shouting the names of the soldiers, while the dependents who had not yet seen their sons and husbands stood on tiptoe, and their faces gradually leaked out of fear.At this time, Zhao Ming, surrounded by everyone, stepped off the boat, and Chen Mingyu and others immediately greeted him, "Welcome to the triumphant return of the handsome." ”Zhao Ming waved his hand, "Mr.
Chen, how is this time on the island?"
”After leaving Jintang Island for more than half a year, Zhao Ming was more concerned about the situation on the island and the operation of the Zhejiang Metropolitan Command Mission."
Don't worry, there are no important events happening on the island, but a lot of things are happening on the shore."
Chen Mingyu said in a deep voice.Zhao Ming frowned slightly, "Let's go, go back to the official hall first." ”When the next group of people, they left the dock and came to Jintang Fort.Zhao Ming ignored the wind and dust, just took off his armor, changed into a regular clothes, and came to the official hall to sit down.At this time, the people who stayed behind, as well as the many civil and military officers who came back, had already gathered in the official hall, and after saluting Zhao Ming, they sat down on both sides.Zhao Ming glanced at the official hall, and suddenly found that Hu Weizong was also on the island, and he couldn't help but wonder for a while, "Hey, how did Brother Hu go to the island?"
”Hu Weizong got up and clenched his fists and sighed, "Back to the Hou Ye, it's a long story!"
”Seeing his expression, Zhao Ming's heart sank slightly, first let him sit down, and then looked at Chen Mingyu and said, "Mr. just said that there are a few things, I don't know what they are?"
”Chen Mingyu said: "The first thing about the handsome is a good thing.In March, the imperial court sent a messenger to send a decree to crown the marshal as the governor of the right army, and the envoy went north by boat. ”"The Governor of the Right Army?"
Zhao Ming asked suspiciously, and Tu Xianchen, a member of the shogunate, immediately stepped forward and whispered.Zhao Ming then understood that at the beginning of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the Governor's Office of the Five Armies was established, and the power was extremely great, and the Governors managed the training and production of each guard station, and could also participate in the military decision-making of the Ming Dynasty.However, after the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, the power of the military governor's office was gradually weakened, and there was still the right to command the army and train the troops, and after the change of the civil fort, a large number of noble generals died, and the prisoners were captured, and the governor's office of the five armies could not assume the responsibility of defending the Beijing division against foreign enemies, and the power was taken away by the military department.The Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies is only a false name, because the guards who belong to the Governor's Office of the Five Armies are completely eroded and unusable, plus the original noble generals of the Ming Dynasty were killed and injured after the Tumubao Change, and the generals of the late Ming Dynasty were mainly recruited generals, not within the system of the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, so the Governors of the Five Armies have existed in name only.However, this false name is still very useful to Zhao Ming.Now Zhao Ming's strongholds, all over the coast, south to Taiwan Island, north to Liaodong, and then in the name of the Zhejiang Metropolitan Command Embassy, it is really difficult to do things, with the position of the governor of the right army, the opening of the government and the establishment of festivals, so that he can better lead the sea to resist the Qing.After attacking the Huaijiang River, Zhao Ming gave a lesson to the imperial court, and on the way north, he also recorded his actions and sent them to the imperial court to repay his merits to the imperial court, and at the same time let the imperial court understand his intentions.After reading Zhao Ming's beating report, Longwu gave him the position of the governor of the right army and encouraged him to continue to resist the Qing Dynasty.Zhao Ming immediately turned his head and asked, everyone didn't hear the news of the messenger, it should have been missed during the voyage."
Guo Zhong, you tell the islands to pay attention, and if the messenger arrives, let them return to Jintang Island!"
Zhao Ming commanded.After Guo Zhong received the order, Chen Mingyu said: "Another thing, but it is not a good thing!"
”As he spoke, he suddenly looked at Hu Weizong and said in a deep voice: "Brother Hu is still talking about this matter!"
”Zhao Ming looked at Hu Weizong and the people left behind, and when he saw that their faces were gloomy for a while, he couldn't help frowning, "What the hell is going on?"
”Hu Weizong sighed and said sadly: "Dashuai, the Taihu Righteous Army is over!"
”Zhao Ming was shocked, but his face did not show it, and he asked, "How can this be?"
”Hu Weizong said: "Since the Hong thief arrived in Jiangnan, he has blocked Taihu Lake on the one hand, and trained the water army on the other, and the situation of Wu Xianggong and I and other water villages has become increasingly difficult.There are many people in each village, it is difficult to maintain only by fishing, Wu Xianggong contacted the gentry in Jiangnan, who knew that he was betrayed by traitors, went to Jiashan to raise food, was ambushed by the Qing army, was captured by the Qing army, and was taken into Nanjing.Fan Wencheng took the opportunity to mobilize troops, transferred naval forces from Dongting and Poyang Lake, and joined the Qing army in Jiangnan to attack Dongshan Island and break through the Taihu Lake Water Village. ”Zhao Ming's face sank, the Taihu Righteous Army was his important ally in Jiangnan, like a sharp sword, against the waist of the Qing army in Jiangnan, making it impossible for the Qing army to deal with the Ming army in Zhejiang with all its strength, as well as to prevent Zhao Ming from attacking and disturbing the coastal areas of Jiangsu and Zhejiang.With the existence of the Taihu Righteous Army, Zhao Ming was able to form a flanking attack with the Taihu Righteous Army, threatening Hangzhou, Susong and other places, and now the Taihu Righteous Army was defeated by the Qing Army, and the Qing Army could use tens of thousands of troops in the south of the Yangtze River.At this time, Hu Weizong continued: "Shuizhai was broken by the Qing army, many brothers were captured, some people could not withstand the torture of the Manchus, and informed the Manchus of some secrets, implicating a large number of people, attracting a lot of Jiangnan gentry who helped us, as well as the congregations of the Heaven and Earth Society, all exposed.The Qing army in Jiangsu and Zhejiang wantonly searched for the anti-Qing gentry, as well as the Tiandi Congregation, Kunshan raised people Gu Xianzheng, Gu Tiankui, Jiading squire Hou Qizeng, Suzhou Xie Yaowen and other more than 30 squires were arrested, even Qian Qianyi was also imprisoned, and Xia Zhixu hanged himself in the Confucian Temple, Chen Shilang did not know where to flee, and the heaven and earth would suffer heavy losses. ”Zhao Ming's face became gloomy, he had appeased hundreds of thousands of people in Shandong, and Shandong was barren and had continuous disasters and famines, so he needed to transport grain for help.Now Zhao Ming has no grain and grass in his hands, and he still wants to obtain a batch of grain through the Jiangnan gentry and transport it to Shandong to solve the urgent need.But now the anti-Qing gentry in Jiangnan have suffered heavy losses, I don't know how many people will be killed, coupled with the Manchu Qing Dynasty's policy of banning the sea, after missing the internal response, Zhao Ming may be difficult to get food from Jiangnan.
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