In the interval between the arrival of Manchu reinforcements, the Ming army wanted to further expand the results of the First Battle of Hangzhou.This goal must be reasonable, set too small, it is easy to miss the opportunity, and as soon as the Qing army reinforcements come, the Zhejiang army will have no chance.It is set too big, for example, to recover Nanjing, which is obviously unrealistic, a big city like Nanjing, unless there are people in the city who respond internally, it will not be able to be defeated in a short period of time.If the Ming army did not capture Nanjing, and the Qing army reinforcements arrived, the Ming army might suffer a major defeat and lose the results of the battle of Fuhang.Therefore, the land east of the lake is just right.The Qing army was defeated, Hudong troops were empty, and it was easy to capture, and at the same time, Su Songchang, Jiading, and Huzhou were all anointed places, and after occupying them, they could strengthen the power of the Zhejiang army and weaken the financial resources of the Manchu Qing Dynasty.After staying in Jingjiang for a day, Zhang Huangyan hurriedly left and went to the Zhu Yi Navy to report the news.In the camp of the Ming army, in the tent, the generals and colonels of Donghai Town discussed the military situation.Zhao Ming was wearing a python robe, with a mesh veil, a jade belt around his waist, and leather boots on his feet, standing in front of the sand table majestic.Many generals in Donghai Town gathered around to examine the situation.Hu Weizong stood next to the sand table and said to everyone: "Guogong, according to the news from the congregation, Mandahai has an army of 130,000, 30,000 in Huzhou and Jiaxing, 20,000 in Ningguofu, and more than 30,000 people in Susongchang's three mansions.The remaining more than 50,000 people gathered in Nanjing and Zhenjiang. ”Zhao Ming bowed slightly, "This should be the deployment of the Qing army before, now Mandahai knows that Hangzhou has been captured by the Ming Dynasty, and His Royal Highness's troops are in Huzhou, and his soldiers and horses will inevitably be mobilized." ”Saying that, Zhao Ming looked at everyone, "How do you think Man Dahai will transfer troops?"
”In the tent, everyone groaned for a while, and after a few words, Wang Chao first hugged his fists and said: "Dashuai, I think that Hangzhou has fallen, and the Qing army will inevitably panic, and Man Dahai sees that His Royal Highness's army is rushing to Huzhou, which is menacing, and he will definitely aim to hold Jiangnan first, waiting for reinforcements to come." ”Zhao Ming bowed slightly, "If I am full of sea, I will definitely protect Nanjing and Zhenjiang at this time."
In order to protect Nanjing and Zhenjiang, either to keep the enemy on the periphery and not let the large army come to the city, or to shrink the troops and hold the city until the army comes to help.Will he choose to defend himself against the enemy's periphery, or will he shrink his forces?
”Wang Chao said first: "If Mandahai shrinks his forces, then he will have to take the initiative to give up Su Songchang, so it will save us a lot of trouble."
If we are to defend against the enemy's periphery, we will need to mobilize our forces to attack. ”Zhao Ming pondered for a moment, walked a few steps back and forth on the edge of the sand table, and suddenly said: "If it is safe, Mandahai should undoubtedly shrink his forces, stick to Nanjing and Zhenjiang, lead us to attack, and after defeating us with a strong city, he will join forces with reinforcements to defeat our army."
However, if I let my army come to Zhenjiang and enter the city of Nanjing, Man Dahai will definitely be questioned by the Manchu court, so he will definitely defend against the enemy's periphery.In this way, Manda Haibi defended Ningguo, resisted Li Chengdong, defended Huzhou to resist His Royal Highness the Prince, and defended Wujin to defend his own marshal. ”As he was talking, Ding Weiyue suddenly came in and reported urgently: "Dashuai, the scouts have news that Songjiang Mansion, Suzhou Mansion, and the Qing army attacking Fushan Fort are retreating towards Changzhou. ”Zhao Ming hurriedly walked to the sand table when he heard this, stared at it for a moment, and then said in a deep voice: "Has the Wujin Qing army moved?"
”Hu Weizong said: "Returning to the marshal, there was no movement, but thousands of Qing troops marched from Zhenjiang into Wujin County. ”When Zhao Ming heard this, he frowned, and immediately gave an order, "Man Dahai wants to defend Wujin, and the army goes ashore, so Su Song can't be allowed to rout and enter Wujin County!"
”In the two prefectures of Susong and the county seats, thick smoke billowed out.On the streets of the city, there were chaotic soldiers running around, and the Qing soldiers rushed into the homes of the rich families in the city, looting wantonly, and the gentry and the common people resisted a little, and they were immediately hacked to death by the Qing army in the courtyard.In the cities, there was a wailing for a while, thick smoke was billowing out, and the generals of the Qing army rode through the streets, shouting and scolding loudly from time to time, "Move faster, the front army has already left the city!"
”If the two places are occupied by the Ming army, the Qing army in Suzhou, Songjiang and Jiaxing will be surrounded by the Ming army in the Yangtze River Delta, blocked in the east of Taihu Lake, and lose contact with the Qing army in Nanjing and Zhenjiang, and it is very likely to be completely annihilated by the Ming army.At this time, Zhu Yihai led the army north to attack Huzhou, and on the other hand, he ordered the Ming army in western and southern Zhejiang to go north to stabilize the eastern and central Zhejiang regions occupied by the Ming army.If Zhu Yihai captures Huzhou, he can take advantage of the situation to take Yixing, attack Luoyang, and enter the boundary of Nanjing, Man Dahai has to send troops to resist Zhu Yihai, and Li Chengdong, who has already killed Xuancheng, there are not many troops to guard against Zhao Ming, so he decided to shrink Su Songchang's troops, retreat to Wujin County, prevent Zhao Ming from threatening Zhenjiang and Nanjing, block the Ming army on the periphery of Nanjing, wait for reinforcements to arrive, and then launch a counteroffensive.The order to retreat was issued, and the various departments of the Qing army showed a fierce face, and immediately the rebels rose in all directions, and began to rob in the city, and the officers did not stop it, but only urged the soldiers to retreat to the west quickly after grabbing, and if they were blocked by the Ming army late, it would be all over.The Qing army along the river all parts of the camp have been camped to the west, the official road is full of Qing troops carrying large bags and small bags, driving heavy vehicles, and some of the looted things, really drag down the march, were discarded on the official road, scattered everywhere.The various units of the Qing army hurried along the official road, met at Suzhou, gathered more than 20,000 people, and then went to Wujin along the canal.For a time, the Qing soldiers and soldiers trekked across the strait, and the officers and officials grabbed large ships one after another, loaded with family assets, and Su Song inspected the national treasures of the soil, and there were more than 50 boats to transport the property of one person.The Qing army has ruled Jiangnan for six years, the struggle between the Ming and Qing dynasties, the Qing army has always had the upper hand in recent years, the Qing army in Jiangnan is content with pleasure, thinking that the overall situation has been decided, and the officials have begun to settle down and buy homes.On both sides of the Grand Canal, the army of Tu Guobao, guarding his family assets, advanced along the canal to Wujin County, only to see that both sides of the bank were densely packed with soldiers carrying large bags and small bags, and the boats in the canal were connected to each other, stretching for several miles before and after, and the retreat was actually extremely spectacular.The scouts of the Qing army quickly came out of the horses, opened their eyes for the army, and the earth treasure rode slowly, and the generals around him introduced: "My lord, twenty miles ahead is Wuxi, and after Wuxi, it is Wujin."
Will the army rest in Wuxi, or will it go directly to Wujin?
”This time, the Ming army recovered Hangzhou, killed Zhang Cunren, and destroyed 50,000 Qing troops, which was very powerful, which made Tu Guobao a little frightened, and since Zhu Yihai attacked Huzhou, Zhao Zamao was very likely to threaten Wujin.If he moves slower and lets Zhao Zamao occupy Wujin first, then he will be blocked in the east of Taihu Lake and become a lone army, and will inevitably be exterminated by the Ming army in the end.Tu Guobao did not hesitate, and immediately said in a deep voice: "Don't enter Wuxi, go directly to Wujin!"
”"Report!"
Suddenly, a horse came galloping.Tu Guobao frowned, pulled the war horse aside, reined in the reins of the horse, and the cavalry galloped over, turned over and dismounted, and knelt on one knee, "My lord, more than ten miles ahead, there are a large number of pirates in formation, blocking the way of our army!"
”Many Qing generals were shocked when they heard this, "Whose soldiers are they?"
”The scout replied in horror: "It's Zhao Tiebang's banner!"
”"Zhao Zamao?"
Many Qing generals and Manchu officials exclaimed, and immediately panicked, "Governor Tu, Zhao Zamao is blocking the road, how is this good?"
”Tu Guobao's face was gloomy, and he suddenly said fiercely: "Don't say it's Zhao Zamao today, even if it's the Heavenly King Laozi, don't want to stop me!"
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