Ningbo is close to Zhoushan, where Zhao Ming has coveted it for a long time and has long wanted to take it.Although the Qing army in Jiangsu and Zhejiang turned into a defensive position, shrunk its forces into a state of comprehensive defense, and did not give the Ming army a chance to fight a large-scale battle, moreover, the two armies of the Ming and Qing dynasties held each other in Jiangsu and Zhejiang for many years, and the Qing army knew the terrain of Jiangsu and Zhejiang well, and had long expected the counteroffensive route of the Ming army.Compared with the Manchu Qing Dynasty, Donghai Town lacked human resources, and was destined not to follow the tactics of crowds, and it was necessary to implement the line of elite soldiers.Now Donghai Town has enough money, food and equipment, but there are still only 40,000 soldiers.Not long ago, the imperial court named Zhao Ming as the prince of the country, and at the same time gave the Donghai Town the number of Shence, these 40,000 soldiers, Zhao Ming was divided into five positions in the front and back, left, middle and back, 5,600 people per guard, of which there are more military guards in Shence, there are more than 6,600 people, and there are two water guards.The two guards are the naval guards, the East Haiwei is commanded by Guo Zhongren, the Nanhai Guard is commanded by the Zheng Junjun general Hong Xishan, the five land division guards, the former military guard commander is Wang Deshun, who is currently stationed in the Chongming area, and the rear military guard is commanded by Xie Qian, who is now stationed in the sea off Denglai and the southeast end of Liaoning, the left military guard commands Wang Chaoxian, the right military guard commands Ruan Mei, and the middle military guard commands Li Zhongming, who is assembled in Zhoushan.On this expedition, Zhao Ming decided to draw troops from the left and right guards of the Shence Army, as well as take away a section of the Donghai Guard Naval Army, totaling about 20,000 people.Zhao Ming selected the elite and prepared to set off, while waiting for the news to be sent back by the fine work.Soon, sent to Siming Mountain, the fine work, contacted Wang Yi, and at the same time brought back some news, it is rumored that Haoge has gone south, only three days to break through Jingmen, the northern gateway of Jingzhou, the north road Qing army has been in Jingzhou, the east road Qing army under the leadership of the king of Sanshun, but also against the river, approaching Yuezhou City, Huguang situation is precarious.Zhao Ming learned the news, and the crown prince Zhu Yihai urged to send troops, so that Zhao Ming annihilated the glorious soldiers of eastern Zhejiang, did not let them return to Hangzhou, and strengthened Zhang Cunren's troops, so he decided to send troops.Zhao Ming immediately convened the soldiers to discuss, anyway, Ma Guanghui retreated in Ningbo City, so Wang Yi was ordered to go out of Siming Mountain, cut off Ma Guanghui's retreat, and Zhao Ming was handsome, and the main force of Zhao Ming landed directly and attacked Ningbo Fucheng.The strategy was established, Zhao Ming issued the command, distributed grain and grass, and the soldiers boarded the ship.Before leaving, Zhao Ming ordered Wang Deshun of the former army and Xie Qian of the rear army to send troops ashore to harass and contain the Qing army, confuse the Qing army, and make the Qing army think that he was repeating his old tricks, attacking the Yangtze River, Shandong and Liaodong, and covering the battle of Fuhang.At the end of August, everything was ready, Zhao Ming immediately sacrificed the flag and went out, more than 20,000 elites, crossed the sea, landed from Zhenhai County, unloaded the supplies, and went to Ningbo Fucheng.Almost at the same time, the army of Zheng Cai and Zheng Lian entered Jiangxi, Li Chengdong sent Li Yuanyin out of Yanzhou to attack Huizhou, and Yang Chengzu, the general soldier of the Qing army, took the initiative to abandon the small county, and the main force was stationed in Huizhou City, and another division defended Taiping County, Ningguofu.Zhu Yihai led three generals, Fang Guoan, Zhang Mingzhen, and Wu Zhaosheng, starting from the Pujiang River in Jinhua, down the Puyang River, and being blocked by the Qing army in Zhuji.In recent years, the Eight Banners suffered heavy losses, so that the Manchu Qing did not dare to use the Eight Banners to take the lead, and the enemy who blocked the attack was mainly the green battalion soldiers, plus Zhuji County was located in the northwest of Huiji Mountain, with many mountains and rivers, which was not conducive to the galloping of the cavalry, and the Qing army's blocking force was mainly infantry.Zhu Yihai personally led the army, and the soldiers of Fang Guoan, Zhang Mingzhen, and Wu Zhaosheng fought bravely to kill the enemy, and in less than half a day, they defeated the enemy who blocked the way, and the army continued to advance.The main force of the Zhejiang army advanced to the south of Hangzhou, near Xiaoshan County, again encountered the enemy army, Zhu Yihai three drums and broken, the army marched forward, Zhang Cunren led the troops and Zhu Yihai to fight a big battle, killed in the dark, saw that it was difficult to defeat the Zhejiang army, so he immediately collected the troops and returned to Hangzhou, held out, the progress of the Zhejiang army was quite smooth.At the same time, Zhao Ming led an army of 20,000 to go ashore from Zhenhai County, a deserted county east of Ningbo.The Qing army imposed a sea ban, abandoned the coastal areas, and cut off the connection between the inland and Donghai Town.The policy of sea ban did make it difficult for Donghai Town to obtain supplies from Zhejiang, but because the Qing army abandoned the coast, Donghai Town was able to go ashore calmly in Zhenhai.Zhenhai County was destroyed by the Qing army for several years, and in the ruins full of weeds, you can see the charred wreckage from time to time, showing traces of being burned.Outside the county seat, villages were also burned, and the rice and mulberry fields were overgrown with weeds, and it was a scene of desolation.After Zhao Ming went ashore in Zhenhai, the army rested for a while, and the army went up the Yinjiang River and went straight to Ningbo Fucheng."
Guogong, forty miles ahead, it is Ningbo City!"
Feng Jingdi, the commander of the Criminal Division, rode a horse to follow Zhao Ming, and opened his mouth to introduce.During the Battle of Jinhua, Zhao Ming went ashore from eastern Zhejiang, and in the land of Shaoxing, Ningbo, he appeased a large number of rebels and gentry, and Feng Jingdi took refuge in Zhao Ming at that time.This time he went to eastern Zhejiang and received Shaoxing, Ningbo, and Zhao Ming asked Feng Jingdi, Wang Jiaqin, Huaxia and others, who were familiar with the terrain of eastern Zhejiang, to accompany him.Zhao Ming had been to Ningbo several times before, even if there was a war, Ningbo, as the land of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, still had many people living in Ningbo, but now it is open and close to the city, and both sides of the official road are still barren.This is related to the fact that the Qing army did not have the heart to operate, and it is also the result of Zhao Ming's withdrawal from eastern Zhejiang to Zhoushan after the Battle of Jinhua, and a large number of people from eastern Zhejiang were dragged into the sea.Seeing the scene in front of him, Zhao Ming couldn't help but be a little disappointed, originally he thought that Ningbo was a wealthy state capital, but now it seems that he was wrong.Zhao Ming frowned slightly and said, "It seems that Qinggou knows that Ningbo will be owned by me sooner or later, so he doesn't bother to manage this place at all."
Can the scouts find out how many defenders there are in the city of Ningbo, and whether Ma Guanghui is in the city?
”"Ma Guanghui has 20,000 soldiers, 10,000 to guard Shaoxing and 10,000 to defend Ningbo, and his people should be in Ningbo City.However, the Qing army has been stationed in Ningbo for many years, and the last time the army went ashore, it failed to capture it, and the prince should not be careless!
”Feng Jingdi replied.Zhao Ming bowed slightly, but he didn't care, and the army continued to advance."
Handsome!
Balefire!
”The 20,000-strong army advanced for another ten miles, and Ding Weiyue, the commander of the middle camp guard, suddenly shouted loudly.Zhao Ming raised his head, and sure enough, he saw a few thick clouds of smoke rising from the southwest, and Feng Jingdi said: "Guogong, most of the defenders of Ningbo discovered us and used the beacon fire to send the police!"
”"Full speed ahead!"
Xu Wei's expression was grim, and he shouted loudly.The horn sounded, and the soldiers who marched forward immediately raised their speed and took a big stride, and the 15,000 soldiers were like a giant python, winding in the direction of Ningbo.In the evening, when the sky is about to darken, the triangular yellow dragon flag flutters on a city, the red-topped hat at the head of the city is moving, and the city of Ningbo is finally close at hand.
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