Yingtian Prefecture, where Nanjing is located, does not directly border Anqing Prefecture.

There is a Taiping Mansion between the two.

The Yangtze River passes through Jiujiang and enters Anqing Prefecture, then goes eastward to Tongling and enters Taiping Prefecture, and passes Hezhou and enters Yingtian Prefecture.

It was only because Taiping Prefecture was too small that it was not suitable to garrison troops. Therefore, the Qing general Mangdoni chose to station in Anqing Prefecture.

After receiving the news of the fall of Nanjing, Mangdoni immediately concentrated all his troops in Huaining and was ready to fight at any time.

However, because the situation was not decided, Mangdoni did not choose to go to Yuanzi Port radically, but decided to stick to it.

After all, there are also many troops in Fengyang to the north of Yingtian Prefecture and Yangzhou to the east.

These Qing generals were watching, and Mangdoni had no reason to attack at this critical moment.

And he received news that the Governor of Liangjiang Lang Tingzuo may send troops to counterattack at any time. He wanted to wait before talking.

Mangdoni has a hobby, which is drinking.

Once you drink, you will get drunk and unconscious.

He slept until midnight before opening his eyes. As soon as he got up to wash, his personal soldiers rushed over to report.

"What? Zheng thief has entered Taiping Prefecture and arrived at Sanshan?"

Ryodoni couldn't believe his ears.

The three mountains are already considered the western border of Taiping Prefecture, and further west is the boundary of Anqing Prefecture.

Zheng Chenggong is crazy about gains and losses, right? He just conquered Nanjing and was going to fight Anqing?

Mangdoni couldn't sit still now, and he paced around the room to think about countermeasures.

As an old Eight Banners, he knew very well that his combat effectiveness would be greatly reduced in water battles.

If you really want to defend Anqing Mansion, you will definitely not be able to hold on to Huaining, but need to block the river.

Otherwise, when the Ming army came to the city and formed a siege, Mangdoni would fall into an absolute disadvantage.

Mangdoni is an old Eight Banner, so it is naturally impossible to surrender. So there is only one way to fight to the death.

To control the situation, you need to take the initiative.

After thinking about it, Mangdoni decided to send troops to the Zigang to prevent the Ming army from entering the river!

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Since he had disagreement with Zhang Huangyan, Zheng Chenggong was angry and led his troops to leave Nanjing and headed towards Anqing Prefecture.

Left Zhang Huangyan led 30,000 troops to station in Nanjing alone.

The journey was smooth sailing. When I passed Taiping Prefecture, I saw the wind falling along the river.

Zheng Chenggong quite experienced the unrivaled pleasure.

Zheng Chenggong is a person with a very keen sense of smell. He is very clear about the importance of the Yangtze River waterway.

So after taking Nanjing, he did not think about fighting Fengyang, Huai'an and Yangzhou, but wanted to win Anqing as soon as possible.

Only by taking Anqing and completely controlling the Yangtze River waterway will Nanjing be completely safe.

Otherwise, he would feel that a sharp sword was hanging above his head at all times and could fall at any time.

"Your Highness, Digang is ahead. After passing Digang, you will officially enter the territory of Anqing Prefecture."

The personal soldiers said excitedly.

They all followed the old man who had been following the country since the rebellion of the Guo family in Fujian. They were naturally very happy to see Zheng Chenggong step by step to the present.

Who doesn’t want the territory to grow bigger and bigger?

Therefore, the Guo family wanted to attack Anqing Mansion, and they supported it unconditionally.

"After passing Digang, there will be a short distance to the river, and it will be fine if you bypass Tongling. Let everyone cheer up."

Zheng Chenggong was still very cautious. Although he was just using Chizhou Prefecture, it would still be unsightly if he was ambushed.

At least for a short period of time, he still had no interest in Chizhou Prefecture. As long as the Qing army in Chizhou Prefecture did not come to provoke him, he would not take the initiative to attack.

"Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

A low horn sounded, and then a flag slogan was lit on the flagship.

According to the flag-speaking navy formation changes accordingly, the overall formation narrows to adapt to the narrowing river surface.

This section of water is also relatively dangerous. If it is ambushed, the formation of the Ming army's navy cannot be expanded at all, and the numerical advantage cannot be exerted.

So Zheng Chenggong hopes to get through this area as soon as possible.

"There is a blast in front of you, control the direction!"

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After Mangeldoni's troops arrived at Yuanzi Port, he immediately ordered the local civilians to be recruited as their masters.

The Master is the lowest-level laborer and the object that can be driven by at will.

They can chop firewood and cook daily, or serve as cannon fodder during wartime.

The caught men naturally cried and called on their parents. They knew very well that they would be killed after being arrested.

Even if you are lucky enough to die, you will definitely be exhausted and may suffer a lot of injuries.

After they were caught, they kept working. Someone stopped to rest for a while, and the Qing soldiers in charge of guarding waved the whip in their hands without hesitation to suck them.

The people were sucked to death, and there was nothing to do except wailing a few words.

If they resist, it would be no more than a few whips, and they would probably be chopped off their heads.

If you want to survive, you can only be servile and do your best to do what the Qing soldiers said.

As for whether he can survive, I'm afraid only God knows.

"Brother Fang, when will our day end?"

The Qing soldiers who had finally taken care of the guard went for lunch, and a young man with a low body and dark skin whispered.

"Xiao Liu, if you can't, let's find a chance to escape. If you stay here, you will be tortured to death sooner or later."

The man called A Fang Ge is a man in his thirties. His figure is much taller than Xiaoliu and his skin is whiter.

"Escape? How do you escape? Where can you escape?"

Xiao Liu shook his head and said, "I heard that those who were caught would light the sky lanterns by the Tartars, and even dig out their hearts and lungs."

"Isn't it enough if you don't get caught? Do you know why the Tartars suddenly came from Zigang? Because the master of Guo is coming. The master of Guo is reviving Nanjing, many nearby prefectures and counties choose to surrender. Only this Anqing Prefecture does not mean at all. The master of Guo is furious. You know, you can't let others sleep soundly on the side of the bed. The master of Guo is angry and sent troops to attack Anqing."

"Good, I said why the Tartars suddenly came here? It turned out that they were afraid that the masters from the country would come. They arranged a lot of arrangements on the river bank just for this battle."

The two of them were able to have fun chatting, and many people gathered around.

"Friends, as I see what A Fang brother said makes sense. Instead of waiting for death here, we should escape in the dark. If we can run to the Guo family, we will be saved."

Xiao Liu's suggestion was immediately unanimously agreed by everyone.

They are originally from the same village, and they know each other well and have nothing to hide.

"If you really want to run away, you have to set a time and never miss a big deal."

Brother Afang said in a deep voice: "And it must be midnight when the Tartars were asleep, so they couldn't find out if we ran away. When the Tartars woke up, we ran away."

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Chapter completed!