The Qiantang Navy successfully broke through the defense line of Lanxi. Because the Qiantang Navy was seriously injured and died due to the guerrilla guerrillas in the Shui Zuoying, the Qing army was unable to divide most of them and turn west after reorganization. The purpose of these Qing troops was to expel the Ming army's water camp in Quzhou, seize control of Qujiang, and cover the Qing army on the front line of Quzhou to cross the river. The other part continued to stay in Lanxi to prevent Chen Wen from crossing the Dongyang River and returning to Jinhua.

The Qing army on the west bank of Qujiang River only noticed something was wrong from the spies lurking in Quzhou Prefecture City a few days after Chen Wen left. However, the warships of the water camp were on the side, but they did not dare to have too many ideas about forcing the crossing of Qujiang River. They just scattered the cavalry completely to fight for control of the north bank of Qujiang River.

The Qiantang Navy headed west and quickly destroyed or ousted the warships in Longyou County, but their target was not here, so they continued to move forward without any stop. However, after arriving in Quzhou, due to the artillery fire at the top of the city and the cooperation of the Ming army's water camp, they had to give up their plans to gather and annihilate, and instead cover them, transport the Qing army across the Qujiang River.

After the pontoon bridge was built, the 30,000 Qing troops in the Quzhou direction carried a few more auxiliary soldiers across the Qujiang River, surrounded the Quzhou Prefecture City, and began to build a long encirclement and barriers to prevent the Ming army from returning to the army.

This was part of Hong Chengchou's plan, but it seemed a bit too easy for the Qing army on the southern front in Quzhou, and it was a little earlier.

According to Hong Chengchou's plan, the Qing army divided into four groups to encircle and suppress the troops according to the terrain.

At first, the Zhejiang Admiral Biaoying on the northern line, the Zhejiang Governor Biaoying on the northern line, and the Dinghai General Biaoying on the General garrison in Hangzhou were approaching the Lenburo of Anhua Town to restrain the Ming army from the northern line; the Taizhou Green Camp and Wenzhou Green Camp on the eastern line advanced to Chuzhou Fucheng and restrain the defenders there; and the Qing army from the southern line from Jiangxi and Fujian tried to complete the convergence and confronted the main force of the Ming army across Qujiang, which was the first step in the entire plan.

When it came to the second step, while the stalemate was stalemate, the Eight Banners and their reinforcements in Hangzhou were supplemented by Yanzhou Green Camp in Qiantang Navy and quickly broke through the Ming army's blockade in Lanxi, and took direct attacks on Jinhua Mansion. This was the key to the entire plan.

Jinhua Fucheng is the fundamental place of the Ming army, and its importance is not comparable to any city. The Ming army's yamen, warehouses, workshops, officer training bases, recruit training camps, and the families of the generals in the army are here. As long as the Jinhua Fucheng is captured, it doesn't even take long to occupy it. As long as the officials are killed and all facilities are burned, the Ming army in Zhejiang will be a tree without roots and a water without source. As long as the Qing army strictly guards the key points in various places, this last Ming army in Zhejiang will collapse on its own in a desperate situation where military needs cannot be supplemented.

To this end, Hong Chengchou not only transferred Qiantang Water Camp, but also transferred some troop transport ships from Taizhou Water Camp to participate in the transportation of the Qing army, leaving only warships along the coast of Taiwen to prevent the Ming army in Fujian.

In addition, in order to prevent the failure of Qiantang Water Camp, he also gave Tian Xiong a trick that he didn't know whether it was useful or not. However, from a strategic and tactical perspective, Hong Chengchou was more inclined to break through Lanxi from Qiantang Water Camp. Although he had to wait for the wind direction to be beneficial to it, this was more sudden, and even if any unexpected situations occurred, the impact on it was the smallest.

As for the key issue of whether he can quickly conquer Jinhua, Hong Chengchou is still full of confidence. In addition to the Han Eight Banners Army, which is the short sword after the poverty, he has another man under him. This person knows one that is not a secret, but it is not the details of ordinary people who will realize its value.

In any case, Qiantang Water Camp has successfully broken through Lanxi, and the Qing army on the front line of Quzhou also launched a siege. Quzhou is the focus of the Ming army's defense in the western part of the Jinqu Basin. Once there is a loss here, the Ming army in Jinhua Prefecture can be said to have no danger to defend, and the Qing army's military strength advantage can be better utilized.

Moreover, in addition to the two war camps in this mansion, there is also the existence of the Kong family Nanzong and Chen Wen's most important administrative assistant Sun Yu, which is difficult to estimate.

While the Qiantang Navy broke through Lanxi, the Qing army on the Western Front, which had already been assigned to disembark as a final decision, had already divided up some of them to attack Lanxi County at night.

Lanxi County was first built in the Northern Song Dynasty. The Dongyang Zhi of Song Hongzun recorded that "the city is 345 steps in two miles around". There were four gates of "Anzheng", "Qingbo", "Mingde" and "Gongchen", and the city tower was quite magnificent. The stones along the river were built as steep banks, with female walls built on them, and they also had flood control functions.

The Qing army came from the north and launched a sudden attack. Although the defenders had received warnings from beacons, they had only more than 200 troops. At night, they tried their best to attract a large number of civilians to the city to assist in defense, but they also seized the opportunity for the secret work who had sneaked into the city.

Those caravans who claimed to be from Chun'an County, Yanzhou Prefecture, came to sell sulfur that existed as strategic materials. It is said to have been dug from a new mine in Yanzhou, and said that if the Ming army could restore Chun'an, they could continue to sell more sulfur to the Ming army.

Sulfur was an essential raw material for making gunpowder, and the caravan was treated specially and allowed to enter the inn. But the day after they entered the city, the Qing army launched a surprise attack on the western front. When the Qing army launched an attack at the city, these fine works rushed out of the inn and set fire everywhere.

As the fire broke out in the city, the civilians who were guarding the city immediately became a mess, and the Qing army almost captured the city in one go. The defenders of Lanxi, except for those in the south and east of the city, had escaped and ascended to heaven. Others died in battle in the north of the city or were left in the last position - Zhaotiantai.

After the Qing army captured Lanxi County, it did not rush to massacre the city as usual. Because the beacon fire had already risen, the Qing army, who was eager to complete the task of capturing Jinhua, set off early the next morning and headed straight for Jinhua City.

The main force of this Qing army all came from the Eight Banners of the Han army. Half of them were stationed in Hangzhou, and they dispatched 4,000 troops. The other half was the Eight Banners of the Han army transferred from Beijing. There were also 4,000 people. The leader was called Shi Tingzhu, which was the predecessor of the Eight Banners of the Han army. Wu Zhenchao Ha was established as the deputy of the Angbang Zhangjing Tong Yangxing when he was first established.

Tong Yangxing is the head of the Tong family who was called "a wolf in a nest, a Tong Ban Dynasty" in the Qing Dynasty. Most of his descendants were married to the Qing royal family, and even the mother of Shunzhi's son Kangxi went out of this family.

Like this Tong family, Shi Tingzhu's descendants also denied the identity of their ancestors as Han people, and insisted that their ancestors were all Tartars. They changed their surname to the Han surname not long before the chaos broke out in Liaodong. Then they naturally changed their surname to Guarjia. As for whether it was true, it is unknown.
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