On the third day of the fifth month of the ninth year of Yongli, Qian Yingkui, the leader of the Susong rebel army, took the banner of responding to the Prince of Yanping Zhu Chenggong in Dianshan Lake, and gathered various rebel troops that could be contacted to march towards Songjiang Prefecture City.

For a moment, Songjiang Prefecture was in a panic. The headquarters of the General Susong General Battalion, who had already been determined to be the second echelon, rushed to Jiangning, saw the rebel army gathering, and was always worried that Qian Yingkui and him were in Susong's river. Liang Huafeng, who was playing hide-and-seek in the lake system, immediately led a large army from Jiading County, Suzhou to fight.

The two armies fought north of Songjiang Prefecture City. Although the rebel army had a strong force, they were not the opponent of the elite green camp soldiers trained by Liang Huafeng himself.

The ending seemed to be destined, but just when Liang Huafeng began to be surprised by the tenacity of the rebels, a "rebel army" behind the formation began to wear armor, and the shining iron armor almost blinded everyone present. The big flag painted with winged tigers and swaying to swell began to fly on the battlefield. The Qing army, which had an absolute advantage, immediately fought without even the power to fight back. It was defeated by the Ming army without being able to hold on for long.

In this battle, the Ming army beheaded 312 and captured 1,247. General Liang Huafeng of Susong was injured and fled. Susong Zhenbiao, who served as the rear guard, surrendered. Susong Zhenbiao was completely broken, and even Songjiang Prefecture had to open the city to surrender to the Ming army.

Ma Xin's tactics were exactly the same as when Chen Wen entered Jinhua. When local gentry was full of enthusiasm for the Fujian royal army, Liang Huafeng basically became deaf and blind. He only had a war barracks, but Ma Xin still brought the large Su Song rebel army and the people who came to hear the news and began to fully recover Songjiang Prefecture. For the Qing army, the Susong area had already rushed to Jiangning. Today, when Zhenbiao was defeated, the local green camp was even less than enough. Fubiao had to act as a giant city with a population of one million in Suzhou, and he was powerless to Songjiang Prefecture.

While the Songjiang war was in the middle of the battle, Jiaxing Prefecture City was also captured by the rear camp. In fact, the gentry of Jiaxing Prefecture had already begun to persuade the local green camp and the government to surrender, in order to get rid of the risk of being occupied by the Ming army in Jiangsu and Zhejiang as quickly as possible when Zheng Chenggong headed south. As a result, he did it, and it became a popular choice. However, while Zheng Chenggong was still slowing down on his way to Nanjing, Chen Wen's army arrived first.

A strong city like Guangxin, Nanchang and Ganzhou is not a problem, and the defenders naturally dare not act rashly. The two sides agreed that civil officials and military generals were classified according to the initiative, and their family property was not violated. The charge of surrendering to the Qing Dynasty was cancelled. After receiving re-education from civil servant training classes and martial arts schools, the city was completely declared to have changed hands.

Next, after receiving the news that the Nantangying Camp defeated Susong Town Biao, the counties under Jiaxing Prefecture immediately changed their doors. As for the gentry, they hated the golden thread every year and made wedding clothes for others, and probably had no place to cry.

However, everyone underestimated the reaction speed of the local gentry. When these gentry found that they had already been picked by Chen Wen, they immediately threw the banner supporting the Prince of Yanping. The slogan of Prince of Kuaiji was loud and loud. The gate was so high that even the spies lurking the local Military Information Department were stunned. As for what they said behind their backs, it was no longer important.

For the Ming army in Jiangnan and Zhejiang, which had recovered eastern Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Nangan and other places, it was a ripe fruit, and could be easily picked with just a stretch of hand. What's more, the gentry in these areas responded to Li Zhichun's call and welcomed Zheng Chenggong's army, and had already done too much work to the civil and military generals in these areas. Although the final result was not as expected by the gentry, it was the will of the civil and military officials of the civil and military officials, and restoring the clothes and clothes of the Han family was the point of the people here, and everything was natural.

Songjiang and Jiaxing were about to go down, and Chen Wen also completed the reunion with the Jinhua Division. In the battle of the Hangzhou Bay, the Ming Navy, which had "strong ships and powerful guns", crushed the Ming army. If it weren't for Yang Kai's fear of the sea ship being stranded after going deeper, the injured Wang Jing would probably not even have the possibility of escaping back to Hangzhou alive.

After the war, the Qiantang River waterway and the sea control power in Hangzhou Bay changed hands, but the Jinhua Division did not cross the waterway near Hangzhou, but instead landed from a pre-selected landing point far east of Hangzhou. Immediately afterwards, with Chen Wen's arrival, the Ming army, including one division after another, began to march westward, and the target was naturally Hangzhou Fucheng.

The Ming army in Jiangsu and Zhejiang now has five divisions including Jinhua, Yongjia, Danyang, Yuzhang, Luling, as well as eight battle barracks, including Nantang, front and back, Yushan, Ruian, Pujiang, Lishui, Chun'an, Feixiong, Feihun, Feihun and Feihu, and two riding infantry battalions. In addition, the twenty-five prefectures in Zhejiang, Jiangxi and Nanjiang provinces, local garrisons in more than a hundred counties, as well as the Zhejiang Inland River Navy, Zhejiang Coastal Cruise Navy and Jiangxi Poyang Lake Navy, 100,000 iron armor is no longer known as.

However, the number of soldiers who faced increased and the defense surface increased, actually not many soldiers could be concentrated in one direction. However, this time, the two divisions of Jinhua and Yongjia, as well as the four combat battalions in Nantang, front and back, Pujiang, had a total of more than 34,000 soldiers participated in the battle to recover Hangzhou, Jiaxi and Hu, and their troops had exceeded the garrison of the Qing Dynasty.

In Chen Wen's words, if you grow up so old, you have never fought a battle to overthrow the weak. This time it is the first time to create the world!

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While the overall plan was underway, Chen Wen went westward and Li Ruixin went northward. Both sides planned to return to Hangzhou and siege him.

If the Ming army was allowed to join forces under the city of Hangzhou, the Qing army, which was at a disadvantage in numbers, would inevitably be besieged in the city. The Ming army in Jiangsu and Zhejiang was also famous for its attack ability. Although Hangzhou was a strong city, it was not necessarily able to defend it. Yue Le knew this truth very clearly. Not only did he know it very well, but the Mongolian Gushan Ezhen he brought and Liu Liangzuo, who was responsible for commanding the Eight Banners of the Han army, were also very clear. Therefore, it must take action before the Ming army sieges the city, otherwise everything would be too late.

"Have you seen the emergency in Jiangning?"

"When the prince said, the servants have read it. They said that Guazhou was lost, and that servant was defeated even though they were defeated. Poor the emperor's servants, why did they let this Han dog command the battle? That guy is still a little brave and has some affection this time. This time, the servant thinks he should impeach him!"

There are Mongolian Niulu in the four left-wing banners in Jiangnan, Jiangning. The head of Mongolian Zhengbai Banner, Gushan Ezhen Hesheli* Yibai expressed strong dissatisfaction with Guan Yixian.

The Hesheli clan was not a Mongolian, but a Manchu. He himself was a bannerman of the Manchu Zhenglan Banner. He only took Gushan Ezhen of the Mongolian Zhengbai Banner. The Manchu military general led the Mongolian Eight Banners and Niulu was also a means of the Qing Dynasty's military commander and preventing the Mongolian Eight Banners.

He was an old Manchu general. In the first year of Shunzhi, he was already Gushan Ezhen of the Mongolian Zhenglan Banner. Before going to the expedition, he was also the Minister of Political Affairs. He existed as Yue Le's deputy and spoke without any scruples.

Yibai talked and Liu Liangzuo, who was sitting beside him, listened to the Hangou in embarrassment, but there was no way. Guan Xiaozhong was an old traitor who had already surrendered to the Qing Dynasty since the pass, and he was just a Qing army who surrendered to the Qing Dynasty when he went south. Originally, he had made contributions to the Qing Dynasty by stealing attacks and killing Huang Degong, but Jiangyin besieged the city, and the war was really embarrassing, and the powerful people of the Qing Dynasty did not like him very much. And this time, he was just like he had followed Tan Tai to Jiangxi south before, and he was just a force to help. Even if he was pointed at the nose, he would not dare to say no, let alone now he was just splashed by spitting.

Liu Liangzuo did not speak, but the Eight Banners generals of Manchu and Mongolia were just cursing Guan Zhengquan. The more Yue Le listened, the more angry he became, and he even slapped him on the table.

"I asked you to come here, but I didn't hear you say how to impeach Guan and loyal to that slave. Now Jiangning is in danger, and Zhejiang bandits have sent troops. What should I do? I want to hear what you said now!"

"Slaves deserve to die."

After a while of nonsense, you can get to the point. Ibai is Yue Le's deputy, so he is naturally unstoppable.

"Prince, I think that Jiangning has no soldiers, so we should rush back to rescue as soon as possible. Zhejiang bandits are willing to give him this Hangzhou. Let's drive away the pirates first, and when Prince Jian's reinforcements arrive, it's not too late to come back to pacify Zhejiang bandits."

The Qing army in Jiangnan and Hangzhou Jiahu are now attacking from both sides. Zheng Chenggong entered the Yangtze River in the north, and Chen Wen wanted to cross the Qiantang River in the south, attacking from north to south, and still in this water network. It was too unfavorable to the cavalry movement of the Qing army.

Wang Jing has returned, seriously injured, and the navy is no longer able to compete with the Ming army for the waterway of the Qiantang River. Now Chen Wen's army is surrounding him from two directions. The road to go north through Huzhou and return to Jiangning has not been cut off. Returning north in time will have a chance to return to Jiangbei. Otherwise, he will be trapped in Jiangnan. God knows whether Jidu can cross the river and defeat Zheng Chenggong to rescue them.

Ibai's proposal was supported by the vast majority of the Eight Banners generals present, but some people were not satisfied with it. For example, Xiao Qiyuan, the governor of Zhejiang, the Han army's bannerman, the Mongolian Gushan Ezhen, the Mongolian Gushan who stationed the Eight Banners in Hangzhou, and Meile Zhangjing, the Manchu and Han army, they could not support this proposal.

"Give up Hangzhou? Do you know how much tax this mansion provides to the court every year? Without this investment, it falls into Chen Wen's hands. He can raise an additional army of tens of thousands. How can he suppress the bandits at that time?"

"Then we slaughtered Hangzhou. We can't get it from the Qing Dynasty, and we won't leave it to those Han dogs."

"Bah!"

The massacre did not arouse the anger of Xiao Qiyuan and Meile Zhangjing of the Han army flag. Instead, the Mongolian Gushan Ezhen, who was Dasu's deputy, was the first to slam the table and scold her mother.

"Your wife and children are not in Hangzhou. We, the Eight Banners in Hangzhou, are all here. You said you have slaughtered us, have you slaughtered us? Ibai, it can be seen that you don't have the people of your Zhenglan Banner, you don't feel sorry for you, but the servants in the city are all the emperor's. Do you still want to make a decision for your master?"

There is no chance to run away. The families who are stationed in the Eight Banners are there, and the people who have been looting in Hangzhou over the years are also there. Chen Wen's army is getting closer and closer. Could it be that if he can escape with his family, it would be new?

In fact, as early as Dasu's defeat, the bannermen stationed in the Eight Banners in Hangzhou had already planned to send their families and wealth back to Beijing. However, with Yue Le going south and Ji Du's reinforcements, they thought that Hangzhou could still defend themselves, so they threw this matter behind their minds. After all, Yue Le and Ji Du were both relatives and nobles, and Dasu was just an ordinary general, and there was no way to compare.

In this way, the delay has become a burden of being reluctant to leave. But now it is no longer the same as outside the pass, when the woman is gone, the child is gone, the wealth is gone, and the marriage is gone, and the Eight Banners is already in a mixed relationship. Besides, who would be willing to leave her own wife and flee with her family property even if she sees her.

"Do you cowards, the Ten Thousand Eight Banners Army, don't even have the courage to fight in front of the Zhejiang bandits?"

"It's not a question of whether to fight or not. Once Jiangning is lost, we will be attacked by Zhejiang bandits and pirates!"

The military conference immediately became an internal strife meeting for the Eight Banners generals. The persistent faction stationed in Hangzhou to defend the Eight Banners and the reinforcing faction of reinforcements began to go from debate to scolding to revealing each other's old foundation, as well as the other's flag and Niulu. However, before it reached the level of armed struggle, it was stopped by Yue Le, who could not bear it. The debate always had a result. However, the number of Manchus was rare, and the Eight Banners of Mongolia and Han Army was also slaves of Shunzhi, so Yue Le could not decide for a while. However, the reinforcements were stronger, and they all had the upper hand no matter how they looked at it.

The meeting lasted for an afternoon but no result was achieved. At dinner, all the generals were frustrated. Only Xiao Qiyuan, the local guard, should eat and drink. To put it nicely, he was calm and calm. To put it nicely, he was just a broken can. Anyway, no one cared about him, who didn't have many soldiers in his hands, and even his jurisdiction was equivalent to the outdated governor of the Hangzhou Jiahu Army Preparation Bureau.

If things continue like this, it is estimated that they will be decided tomorrow, but the subsequent development is far beyond everyone's expectations.

In the evening, the old ladies and young wives of the Eight Banners of the Mongolian Banners, especially those bannermen, came out of various households, and cried and shouted to find Yibai to discuss whether they would throw them to the Ming army. Even Yibai had nothing to say, because there was a bannerman's aunt inside who happened to be his little daughter-in-law's aunt's aunt, and a cousin of this relative was now in the palace, and it was said that she was very good at speaking with the Empress Dowager.

How could he remember such a distant relative? But a relative was a relative. An elder pointed at the nose and asked. Even though he was not young, he was really shameless to bring out the theory of sacrificing these women and children at the meeting to save more slaves for the emperor.

The Han people pay attention to the three obediences and four virtues, so this "female movement" did not involve women from the Han military flag, but there were too many aunts in the bannermen, which was the group of existences that the Eight Banners children feared the most.

Because according to Manchu customs, men are "hands-off bosses" and "if the oil bottle is poured down, they don't help them." The things at home and abroad are all handled by these "uncles", and they have a high status at home. "The older three generations before they left the house", even if they leave, they become "outdated aunts". They can still instruct their sister-in-law like their third grandson when they return to their parents' home. There are some such descriptions in Lao She's "Under the Red Flag". What's more, there is a shortcut to becoming a winner in life, which makes their status at home not as good as those of Han girls.

Finally, the Manchu customs and the mixed relationship between the Eight Banners successfully defeated the "rightist escapeist" elements headed by Ibai. At the meeting that night, the turning faction "forced by public opinion pressure" turned silent, and completely became a stage for the persistent faction. However, this persistence also requires division, whether to defend the city, or to separate troops and divide the troops to make a horn, or to destroy the whole way before the Ming army even joined together, there must be an argument to stick to it.

"It is absolutely impossible to defend the city to the death. The Zhejiang bandits' artillery can even collapse the bastion of Guangxin Mansion and the strong city of Ganzhou. I am afraid that the city walls of Hangzhou will not be able to stand a few strokes."

The defense of the brink was against the sky. As the Qing army stopped the troops under the brink of Anhua Town, Chen Wen had to temporarily withdraw his troops after defeating the four provincial capitals. It has long been a consensus among the world. The strong city of Ganzhou was also formed by the failure of Jin Shengheng and Li Chengdong. However, in front of the Ming army in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, these were like paper, and the confidence to stick to Hangzhou would naturally be much smaller.

"It's useless to divide the troops and the villages. First, use cannons to smash the villages, and then attack the city, and change the soup and not change the medicine."

Since that's the case, the rest will be out of the city and field battles.

"Just that's right, our Eight Banners Army is unparalleled in cavalry and shooting. We are not the ones we are good at defending the city. We should attack as soon as possible now and defeat the Zhejiang bandits. The rest will be easier."
Chapter completed!