There was a scuffle outside the eastern city, and the Qing army lost nearly 1,000 cavalry and evacuated in a panic.In the evening, when the sky was about to get dark, Wu entered the east of the city, and there was a large crowd of people.Man Dahai and Geng Zhongming rode horses, and tens of thousands of troops behind them galloped to the city.When Ma Guanghui pursued Luo Wenyao, Man Dahai met Li Benshen and others who were rescued by the Qing army Ma Jun, and learned the news that Wujin had just fallen.This made Man Dahai frightened, and hurriedly ordered the army to speed up its pace, all the way to the western suburbs of Wujin, ready to participate in the battle to recapture Wujin.Who knows, when the Qing army came, Wujin was unusually calm under the city, and Ma Guanghui, who did not rush first, did not attack Wujin City.This made Man Dahai furious, and angrily accused Ma Guanghui of missing a good opportunity to attack Wujin and gave Zhao Zamao a chance to defend himself.But then he learned that Ma Guanghui did not not attack, but had been defeated.The Qing army counted the losses and lost 930 cavalry.Man Dahai was really shocked and angry, surprised that the Ming army had just occupied Wujin, and was able to block the attack of the Qing army, and the angry thing was that nearly a thousand Qing warriors, who had traveled thousands of miles from Huguang to Jiangnan, were reimbursed under the city of Wujin before they had time to eat a hot meal.This made Mandahai unacceptable and shocked.The front army was frustrated, and Man Dahai hurried over, and he did not prepare any equipment, so he could only set up camp first, and then discuss the follow-up matters.When Wu entered the city, Zhao Ming immediately asked people to repair the city wall and burned some of the siege equipment that had not had time to be transferred.At this time, near Wujin City, more than 50,000 Ming troops have been gathered, including more than 15,000 elite people, more than 30,000 Tun troops, and the rest are the Qing troops who have returned to Shun since the Battle of Fuhang.Outside the city, there were nearly 100,000 Qing troops, most of whom were reinforcements from Huguang.An army of 100,000 seems to be a lot, but in the face of Zhao Ming, there is no absolute advantage.If it was a field battle, Man Dahai and Geng Zhongming could defeat Zhao Ming with this 100,000 army, but unfortunately Zhao Ming relied on Wu to enter the city, and it would be difficult for the 100,000 Qing army to defeat the Ming army.In the next few days, Mandahai continued to challenge, intending to force Zhao Ming out of the city for a decisive battle, but Zhao Ming ignored it, but began to prepare for the New Year of the seventh year of Longwu.Outside the city, Mandahai was very annoyed when he saw Zhao Mingwo in the city without a fight, so he could only wait for news from Huzhou while rushing to make equipment.Hangzhou had fallen, and the Ming army had already entered Jiangnan, directly threatening Jiangning, which made the Manchu court extremely angry.Within the Qing court, many people suffered a blow to their confidence and no longer believed in Dorgon's strategy of dominating the world.After the defeat of the Battle of Fujian and the forced interruption of the Battle of Huguang, the Manchu court had no hope of destroying the Ming Dynasty.Some Manchu officials were already clamoring for peace, while some were still fighting to destroy the Ming Dynasty.Among these two groups of people, the eight banners of the nobles who advocated peace were the mainstay, and so far, they have all gained a lot of wealth and have a family business, unlike when they were outside the border, they were so poor that they had to starve to death if they didn't rob them.They don't have to work now, and they can live very well, plus the Ming army in the south is getting harder and harder, and the more difficult it is to fight, so they are tired of fighting and don't want to fight anymore.And those who supported Dolgon's continued destruction of the Ming were mainly a group of Han Chinese who surrendered, such as Fan Wencheng and Hong Chengchou.Of course, this is also easy to understand, they surrendered to the Manchus, worked for the Manchus, and wanted to gain the trust of the Manchu court politically, and the best strategy was to resolutely hate the Ming Dynasty.How much they wanted to destroy the Ming Dynasty showed how loyal they were to the Qing court, so that the Manchu nobles could rest assured that they would reuse them.This time, it was precisely with their support that Dolgon was able to overcome public opinion and requisition and transfer 15 large armies from Huguang, Jiangxi, and Lianghuai to reinforce Mandahai and prepare for a counterattack on Zhejiang.At this time, Man Dahai led an army of 100,000 to Wujin, and Kong Youde led 50,000 people to Huzhou.Because Wujin threatened Zhenjiang and Nanjing, and could outflank the Qing army's rear route, Mandahai's original plan was to send 100,000 troops to join forces with the Wujin defenders, defeat Zhao Ming who besieged Wujin, and then the army detoured to Hudong, passed through Suzhou into Jiaxing, attacked Hangzhou, outflanked Zhu Yihai who besieged Huzhou, and finally defeated the Ming army.But now, Man Dahai is trapped under Wujin City, so he can only hope that after Kong Youde rushes to Huzhou, he can defeat Zhu Yihai, and then outflank Su Song from Hudong.In late December, Mandahai tried several attacks, but were repulsed by the Ming army, so he anxiously waited for news from Huzhou.At this time, the Ming army had no possibility of capturing Huzhou, but Zhu Yihai just held on to it and did not retreat, and the deep ditches and high ravines confronted Kong Youde.Zhu Yihai knew in his heart that Hangzhou had just been defeated, and the situation was still unstable, if he withdrew to Hangzhou, the Qing army would inevitably follow, and the city of Hangzhou was not prepared for defense, and it was possible that the Qing army would take it back.In addition, if he retreated, the Qing army would be able to outflank the land of Hudong, which would be tantamount to harming Zhao Ming.Therefore, Zhu insisted on holding the camp with deep ravines and high ravines, and at the same time ordered Zhang Huangyan to go to Hangzhou, and recruit troops in Zhejiang and Fujian to rectify the defense of Hangzhou.Due to the arrival of Kong Youde, the Ming army was temporarily unable to capture Huzhou, and Zhu Yihai ordered Zhang Mingzhen to strengthen the city defense in Deqing and Wukang counties north of Hangzhou as the outer defense line of Hangzhou.Dolgon sent 150,000 Qing troops to help, and it seemed that there were a lot of soldiers and horses, but the Qing army in Jiangnan had suffered heavy losses before, and the Ming army in Zhejiang had little fear of the Qing army, so the Qing army did not have an absolute advantage in strength over the Ming army.Man Dahai waited for Kong Youde's news, but he didn't want to, but he waited for a disaster.On this day, Man Dahai and Geng Zhongming peeked into the city defense of Wujin, Geng Zhongming frowned and said: "Lord Wang, when I was in Huguang, I heard that Zhao Zamao's firearms were sharp.In recent days, I have come into contact with it, and I have learned that there is no need to say it.At present, this martial force enters the city, three miles near the city, there is heavy artillery bombardment, and there are iron stabbing cannons and grenades under the city, only these three things, and it is difficult for the army to capture the city. ”The reinforcements traveled from Huguang for thousands of miles, and they didn't bring any siege equipment, and even if they did, in the face of the sharp firearms of the Ming army, Mandahai was at a loss.Man Dahai grimaced, gritted his teeth and said: "Zhao Zamao is shrunk in the city, it is not easy to attack, but the army of Zhu Yihai is stationed in the wilderness.This king thought about it again and again, since it was difficult to capture Wujin for a while, he asked King Huaishun to lead 50,000 troops to reinforce Huzhou, first break Zhu Yihai, and then trap Zhao Zamao!
”The 150,000 Qing troops hurried into Jiangnan, and when they came, they didn't prepare any grain and grass, and they ate Jiangnan stocks.Fan Wencheng wrote to inform Man Dahai that the Jiangnan army was running out of food and could not support the continuous war, and hoped that Man Dahai could defeat the Ming army as soon as possible.Man Dahai thought about it and decided to lead 50,000 troops by himself, monitor and contain Zhao Zamao, let Geng Zhongming go south to join Kong Youde, defeat Zhu Yihai first, and then concentrate his forces to deal with Zhao Ming with absolute superiority.At this time, Geng Zhongming was about to receive the order, but a sound of horses' hooves suddenly came, and several people looked for prestige, and saw a Qing general beating a horse over.The person who came galloped not far away, hurriedly turned over and dismounted, and then held the whip in one hand, pressed the war knife in the other, and trotted in front of Man Dahai with an anxious expression.The Qing general looked around, then stretched out his head and whispered: "Lord Wang, Ning Guofu has reported urgently, Li Chengdong has defeated Xuancheng!"
”When Man Dahai heard this, the whole person stood up instantly, and only said to Geng Zhongming in half a voice: "You don't need to go south."
Xuancheng fell, Wuhu and Jiangning were threatened by the enemy, and Huzhou's flanks were also dangerous. ”(Thank you for your support, ask for a monthly pass, recommend, subscribe) ()