On the Huguang battlefield, when the Ming army was struggling to support, in the Zhejiang battlefield, the progress of the Ming army in Zhejiang was relatively smooth.After Zhao Ming broke through Ningbo, Yu Cixi captured Ma Guanghui, and then, with the help of Ma Guanghui, recovered Yuyao, Shangyu, and Huiji all the way to the south of Hangzhou.20,000 soldiers and horses from the waterway of Donghai Town went on an expedition, and when they entered the border of Hangzhou, the number of men and horses had expanded to more than 50,000.Among them, there are more than 20,000 people in Simingwei, as well as the surrender of nearly 10,000 troops in eastern Zhejiang, and the 50,000 army is mighty, advancing by land and water, and on September 15, it will join the main force of 70,000 Zhejiang troops in Xiaoshan.At the same time, the Donghai Town Naval Division and the Zhejiang Army Naval Division entered Hangzhou Bay and threatened the east of Hangzhou.Li Chengdong's troops left Yanzhou and captured Huizhou, Taiping, Jingde and other places, cutting off the western communication channel between the enemy in Hangzhou and the Qing army in Jiangnan and Jiangxi.The 150,000 Ming army will form a three-sided encirclement of the 50,000 Qing troops stationed in Hangzhou, and only the north can still communicate with the Qing troops in Huzhou and Suzhou.At this time, near Xiaoshan County, the cavalry of the Ming army roared back and forth, the people in the camps shouted and neighed, and the dense figures shuttled in the camp, and the momentum was very huge.After Zhao Ming arrived in Xiaoshan, he set up camp in the east of the county seat, although it was a temporary camp, but Zhao Ming still asked the Ming soldiers to dig a deep trench and arrange a rejection of horses.According to the news from the Heaven and Earth Society, Zhang Cunren gathered an army of 50,000 in his hands, including more than 10,000 elite cavalry, although Xiaoshan is in the south of the Qiantang River, but it is not without the danger of being attacked at night and being jointly camped by horses.The soldiers of Donghai Town were busy building the camp, and a pair of cavalry galloped over in the distance, and someone reminded Zhao Ming: "Marshal, there is a herald coming." ”Zhao Ming was commanding the camp, and when he heard the words, he looked back and saw a group of cavalry running with a flag on their backs."
Guogong!
His Royal Highness Zhiguo Gong rushed to Xiaoshan County and asked Guogong to enter the city immediately to discuss major matters!
”The cavalry galloped over, and the person at the head was Fang Shiyan, the son of Fang Guoan.More than 100,000 troops, plus accompanying people, hundreds of thousands of people spread all over the wilderness near Xiaoshan County, and the company camped for 30 miles, and the communication was basically transmitted by cavalry.Zhao Ming immediately led his subordinate Wenwu, followed Fang Shiyan, walked between the military camps, and went to the city to see the meeting.Along the way, there are many Ming military camps, and the soldiers in them are in full swing to build engineering equipment, the most eye-catching of which is a tall ladder and goose cart.Everyone rode their horses, and after a short time, they entered the county seat and came to Zhu Yihai's temporary festival hall.At this time, Zhu Yihai had already taken Fang Guoan, Zhang Mingzhen, Wu Zhaosheng and other generals to stand outside the festival hall to greet him, Zhao Ming saw that he hurriedly stepped forward and saluted on one knee, "How dare His Highness Lao greet all the old officials!"
”It is easy to make people jealous when he is crowned the prince of the country at such a young age, and Zhao Ming's attitude makes Zhu Yihai and many veterans more satisfied.Zhu Yihai helped Zhao Ming up and said with a smile: "Lonely and Zhongqing are waiting for Bo'an!"
”Zhao Ming didn't dare to say anything, and then entered the festival hall with everyone.After entering, Zhu Yihai did not let everyone sit down to greet him, and directly greeted the generals and gathered around the sand table.Hangzhou is the capital of Zhejiang Province, and it has also been in the Southern Song Dynasty in history, and the capture of Hangzhou has strong political significance, which makes Zhu Yihai a little impatient.In recent years, the Ming army has lost ground one after another, if the Zhejiang army can recover a provincial capital, and this city is still Hangzhou, then Zhu Yihai will gain great prestige.However, after all, Hangzhou is a provincial capital, and there are elite Qing troops stationed there, so it is not possible to recover it if you want to.Zhu Yihai looked at the sand table and said to everyone: "There are three problems for the army to attack Hangzhou. ”When Zhao Ming and the others heard this, they all turned their eyes to Zhu Yihai and listened carefully.Zhu Yihai continued: "The first problem is that Zhang Cunren has more than 10,000 elite cavalry in his hands, if the army crosses the river to attack, Zhang Cunren will inevitably dispatch cavalry to attack halfway, and our army will pay certain losses if it successfully crosses the river."
The second problem is that Hangzhou is strong, well-defended, and heavily garrisoned, so the army may not be able to capture Hangzhou.The third problem is that in addition to the 50,000 Qing troops in Hangzhou, there are still 130,000 Qing troops in Jiangnan, and it is impossible for Man Dahai and Fan Wencheng to sit idly by and watch us attack Hangzhou.If the city cannot be captured for a long time, the army is tired, and Mandahai suddenly arrives, it is inevitable that the mistakes of the last battle of Fuhang will be repeated. ”Zhu Yihai said in a deep voice that the defeat of more than 100,000 Zhejiang troops in the battle of Fuhang a few years ago has made him remember it to this day.Zhao Ming looked at the sand table and couldn't help frowning, the total strength of the Ming army and the Qing army was not much different, but the strength of the Qing army was actually tens of thousands more than the Ming army.The current situation is that 50,000 Qing troops are shrinking into Hangzhou, 130,000 Qing troops are on the periphery, and how to eat the city of Hangzhou held by 50,000 Qing troops under the noses of 130,000 Qing troops is indeed a difficult problem.Everyone in the big tent groaned for a while, and then the old handsome Zhang Mingzhen said: "Your Highness, the first of these three problems is easier to solve."
Now that the sailor has arrived, he can ask the sailor to transport a group of men and horses to the south of Hangzhou and Xiaoshan, and then order the army to cross the river.At that time, if Zhang Cunren dares to send cavalry to attack the army crossing the river, this elite army can attack from the rear and flank the cavalry of the Qing army with the army crossing the river, and will definitely be able to defeat the Qing cavalry. ”After hearing this, Zhu Yihai glanced at everyone, and all the generals nodded, thinking that the strategy was feasible, but everyone still had no way to capture Hangzhou City under the noses of the 130,000 Qing army.Zhu Yihai looked at Zhao Ming and said, "What plan does the Qing family have to seize Hangzhou City!"
”Zhao Ming muttered: "Your Highness, the city of Hangzhou is strong and thick, and there are elite soldiers stationed, if the army is hard to attack, it will inevitably lose the soldiers, and once the army can not be attacked for a long time, the sergeants are tired and the morale is low, and the Mandahai, who is watching from the side, will lead 130,000 Qing troops to kill, and our army will be defeated at that time." ”Zhao Ming said and suddenly asked, "Your Highness, I don't know where Man Dahai is now?"
”Zhu Yihai said with a gloomy face: "Man Dahai and Fan Wencheng led the 130,000 Qing army, deep ravines and high ravines, sitting in the south of the Yangtze River, standing still, and posing as a spectator. ”Zhao Ming frowned when he heard this, the sea was full of deep ravines and high ravines, so it would be impossible for the Ming army to defeat the 130,000 Qing army first, and then take Hangzhou.This defeated subordinate is now so difficult.At this time, Zhao Ming was silent for a while, and suddenly raised his head and said: "Your Highness, in this way, you can only outwit Hangzhou, and seize Hangzhou City before Man Dahai can react!"
”Zhu Yihai raised his eyebrows, "What can the Qing family do?"
”Zhang Mingzhen, Fang Guoan and others were also curious, what was the way to quickly take Hangzhou City, which was guarded by 50,000 Qing troops.Zhao Ming hesitated for a moment and said: "The minister took Zhedong, captured the Qing general Ma Guanghui, this person killed Ma Degong and surrendered to the minister, and then took the initiative to help the minister to collect Shaoxing and other places, and offered advice to the minister, taking advantage of the enemy in Hangzhou, I don't know that he has surrendered, and I am willing to take a soldier and horse to Hangzhou, rush in the city, and seize the city of Hangzhou!"
”Zhu Yihai was overjoyed when he heard this, "This matter is not said early!"
”Zhao Ming said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, Ma Guanghui is Ma Guangyuan's younger brother, and he is the Han Banner of the Liaodong Department!"
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