Emperor Ming Dynasty

Chapter 320 Another hair shaving order

Sun Zhixie's letter made Dorgon fall into deep thought.

For the Qing Dynasty, the capture of Jiangnan means that the world has won seven of them, and the next resistance force is not a concern.

At this time, shaving hair and changing clothes can break the last trace of dignity of the Han people and accept the Qing Dynasty from the inside out.

Moreover, this is also a necessary condition to distinguish whether they really surrender.

At the beginning, Fan Wencheng persuaded to suspend the implementation of the hair shaving order, but he had just entered the customs. Now that the situation is favorable, it is time for a change.

"Manchu and Han are one, how can we distinguish each other?"

Regardless of the persuasion of the court officials, Dorgon issued another hair-shaving order:

"Officials and civilians across the country are limited to ten days inside and outside the capital, and Zhili and other provinces and localities are also limited to ten days with cloth papers. All hair shall be shaved."

This decree immediately aroused the opposition of the courtiers and Han officials, and Dorgon's table was filled with endless memorials.

And Dorgon is not a Han Chinese, and he doesn't regard accepting advice as a virtue, but has a personality that is unambiguous.

The more the Hanchens opposed it, the more he wanted to implement it.

After receiving the imperial decree, the local governments immediately set off an uproar.

The gentry, officials, and common people all complained. The customs and Confucianism for thousands of years all made them oppose from the bottom of their hearts.

When the vast sea is guided by scholars, it will burst out with unimaginable power.

In the whole of the north, the undercurrent has already begun to surge, people are panicking, and the Ming flag has begun to return to everyone's hearts.

……

South, Yangzhou.

Wu Sangui received a letter from Nanjing Hong Chengchou, a letter to dispatch troops.

He hesitated for a while, he couldn't decide on this matter, he could only call everyone together to discuss the matter.

Liu Zeqing's generals, Zheng Longfang, Yao Wenchang, and Gu Shan Ezhen Yechen who had just arrived.

"Governor Hong sent a letter stating that Zhu Yixi, the false king of Huguang, led an army of 300,000 to attack Nanjing City."

"300,000?" Zheng and Yao were shocked, their faces pale.

"Don't panic, this is just a fake trick to scare people."

Wu Sangui shook his head and said in a deep voice.

Having said that, his complexion is also not good-looking.

Even if it shrinks by half, there will be about one hundred thousand. Even if the two armies of Yangzhou and Nanjing are combined, it will only be about one hundred thousand, and the city of Nanjing will not be able to stand.

Huang Degong's lesson from the past is impressive.

More importantly, [-]% of the red cannons have been moved back to Beijing. They only have a few in their hands, how to fight?
On the side, Ye Chen, who had just arrived in Yangzhou, had a beard all over his face. After hearing what they said, his face was also pale: "But Zhu Yixi who defeated Prince Yu?"

"That's right!"

Wu Sangui nodded with a heavy expression on his face.

Ye Chen's expression darkened instantly.

Prince Yu Duo Duo was in the army, but his prestige was second only to Dorgon's, and he couldn't beat Zhu Yixi, let alone them?
"Nanjing City is in danger."

After Ye Chen said something, he didn't repeat it.

Wu Sangui glanced at him and sighed inwardly.

"Or leave it to the court to make a decision?"

Zheng and Yao have nothing to do.

Ye Chen was the only one who said, "How can we be warriors of the Qing Dynasty if we flee without fighting like this?"

The three of them instantly looked at each other with admiration, looking at him expectantly.

Ye Chen raised his head: "Our army is still going to Nanjing City. If Zhu Yixi is bluffing? Isn't it a joke?"

"Besides, our cavalry has the upper hand. Even if we can't defend the city, we still have to let Zhu Yixi take advantage of it."

This is reasonable.

Wu Sangui also said: "After all, Governor Hong is in Nanjing, and the entire Jiangnan Province is under his supervision, so he should obey orders."

Therefore, after the unification of opinions, [-] Guanning cavalry in Yangzhou, thousands of Man cavalry, and [-] Han troops headed towards Nanjing.

There is only Zhenjiang between Yangzhou and Nanjing.

It takes half a day by boat, but only a day and a half on foot.

After Hong Chengchou received Wu Sangui's reply, he instantly gained confidence.

Therefore, he recruited [-] young and strong men from the city of Nanjing to guard the city, and [-] soldiers and horses to wait at the gate of the city, waiting for the arrival of reinforcements.

"In this case, it is not necessary to escape."

Hong Chengchou smiled slightly, and said: "In Luoyang, there are only two or 30,000 people. It is not advisable to block the car with a mantis arm. Now in Nanjing, it is not so easy."

Thinking of this, he felt a sense of shame.

Facing young people less than half his age, he retreated without a fight, which was simply the greatest humiliation in his life.

But now, the other party has chased to Nanjing City.

Since you are not benevolent, don't blame me for being unrighteous.

Hong Chengchou prepared everything necessary to defend the city, such as food, equipment, and people's strength.

For those gentry and merchants who obstructed him, he was unceremonious and directly ransacked their homes, which severely shocked the entire Nanjing city.

After some operation, people's confidence is greatly increased.

In the Hongguang period, after Zhenjiang was captured, the entire city of Nanjing was panic-stricken and had no intention of defending the city at all. It all depended on Huang Degong's hard work to guard it for three to five days, otherwise he would have surrendered directly.

And in Hezhou, Zhu Yixi also knew Hong Chengchou's determination.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help laughing a little: "Hong Chengchou guarding Nanjing, doesn't he also have the feeling of guarding Jinzhou back then?"

"For Daming, or for me, this is the Battle of Shenyang!"

"Standing your ground in the true sense of the word."

After thinking about it, after waiting for the logistics supplies such as food, equipment, artillery, gunpowder, etc., Zhu Yixi waved his big hand, and thousands of sails raced to cover the sky.

The surging Yangtze River, the surface of the river is completely covered, and the momentum is menacing.

On both sides of the Yangtze River, a large number of people stood and cheered, and the children of gentry, etc., all looked forward to this master Wang.

Thousands of words, all looking forward to a victory.

His Royal Highness King Yu stood facing the wind, filled with emotion in his heart.

These are all his savings over the years!

Now, it can be described as Stud.

This battle must be won.

After a day, morning and evening, the striker has arrived outside Nanjing.

And the army, this is just out of Hezhou.

The fleet stretching for hundreds of miles, like a giant dragon, merged with the Yangtze River, bursting out with a huge dragon chant, staring at Nanjing firmly.

"Zhu Yixi—"

Outside the city, Wu Sangui was staring at the banner with the words "King of Yu" inscribed on it, his eyes were deep and full of complexity.

This name, once associated with Sun Chuanting, is humble and insignificant.

After the death of Prince Yu Duoduo, his fame spread all over the world.

You remember, before he went south, the only thing the regent was afraid of was the word Zhu Yixi.

If it can be exchanged, Dorgon even wants to exchange Emperor Hongguang for Zhu Yixi.

Today, who would have thought that Nanming, who broke his bones, would still have a suzerain who wanted to take back Nanjing.

If this battle is defeated, it will also be a setback for the Qing Dynasty, and the South will no longer be able to win.

"This battle is difficult to fight!"

Gu Shan's real Yechen looked solemn, looking at the mountain-like boat, he felt mixed feelings and was amazed.

When was there such a huge ship in the north?

As for Hong Chengchou, his expression remained unchanged, and his gaze was extremely complicated:
Old enemy, old enemy!

(End of this chapter)