1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 652 Attacking Nanjing ([-])

On September 1650, 9, Chongmingsha (now Chongming Island).

"Attack Nanjing?" Gu Sanmazi (Gu Rong) was stunned, looking at Luo Rucheng and other officers of the Qi State Navy, he did not speak for a long time.

The soldiers of Qi State are too courageous!

It should be known that Nanjing is the core ruling center of the Qing army in the south of the Yangtze River, and it is also the place where Hong Chengchou, the governor-general of the five provinces, was stationed in Ye. Nearby places such as Yangzhou, Zhenjiang, Taipingfu (now Ma'anshan), and Luzhou (now Hefei) There were no less than five or sixty thousand Qing troops stationed there.Even in the city of Nanjing, there are at least thousands of soldiers from the Eight Banners of Manchuria stationed there, plus some Han troops, it is estimated that there are more than [-] soldiers.In addition, Nanjing City is a famous city in the world, without a hundred thousand soldiers, it may be difficult to conquer.

"General Gu, we know that the city of Nanjing is not easy to fight, so I want to invite you to go to Nanjing together, lure the Eight Banners outside the city, and wipe them out." He Yunfeng said with a smile: "The Qing army attacked Local areas, sweeping the world, have always used the Eight Banners as their bones, and the rebellious Han army as their flesh. As long as we can wipe out thousands of Eight Banners troops in Nanjing City, the Han army everywhere will be terrified and will not dare to fight me again, in order to benefit us Attack the strong city of Nanjing. As for the heavy Qing army groups in Jiangbei, even if they want to come to help Nanjing, they must first pass the Yangtze River."

"You..., can you guarantee that you will destroy thousands of Eight Banners troops in Nanjing City in one battle?" Gu Sanmazi asked in disbelief.

In September 1645, the Qing army broke through Nanjing and killed Emperor Hongguang.Shen Tingyang, Tian Yang, governor of Huai'an, Zhang Shiyi, commander-in-chief of Huaihe Town, and Zhang Pengyi, commander-in-chief of Huaihai Town, each led thousands of naval troops and hundreds of ships, and arrived at Chongming Island one after another to join Gu Rong, the general of Tongzhou who was stationed here.Everyone recommended Yiyang King (the seventh grandson of King Ding of Zhou Dynasty) as the supervisor of the country.

In November, the Ming army sent troops to Liuhe and was defeated by the Qing army.Zhang Shiyi surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, Zhang Pengyi, Shen Tingyang, and Wang Chenjin went to Zhejiang, Tian Yang went to the east of Zhejiang, and Yiyang King also went.Gu Rong led thousands of remnants to continue to defend Chongming Island and resist the Qing army.

Relying on Qi State's continuous delivery of military supplies over the past few years, coupled with the weakness of the Qing army's navy, Gu Rong could barely support himself on Chongming Island.Occasionally, with the advantage of boats, they sneaked into the nearby Tongzhou (now Nantong, Jiangsu) and attacked the counties and towns along the river of the Qing army.

Although the Qing army was troubled by frequent raids along both banks of the nearby river, but due to Gu Rong's weak land combat power, he has not occupied a major riverside port so far, and the Qing army only regards him as a pirate-like existence. , I don’t bother to pay attention to it, and only wait for the other forces in the world to be cut off before they can be wiped out.

After all, Gu Rong was an old acquaintance of the Qi State in the Daming Naval Fleet. Therefore, in the upcoming battle to capture Nanjing, he immediately remembered his existence.

After more than half a month of repeated planning and deduction in Denglai, the Qi State Navy Fleet finally formulated a very bold counterattack plan against the Qing army-attack Nanjing.

Attacking Nanjing has extremely important political and military significance.As Gu Rong said, Nanjing was the ruling center of the entire southern region of the Qing army, and the seat of the five provinces recruiting the governor.If Nanjing can be captured in one fell swoop, it will not only greatly deter the Manchu Qing, but also boost the anti-Qing morale that has fallen into low ebb everywhere.

To this end, the State of Qi organized six companies of the Marine Corps, eight squadrons of the Township Soldiers, four squadrons of the Loyalty Army composed of wandering Japanese warriors, the Zhancheng Musketeer Battalion, and eight battalions of the Ming Army under the Li Benshen Ministry of the Yongchu Dynasty. And a battalion of artillery, with a total of more than [-] troops and more than [-] large and small combat ships, along the Yangtze River estuary, Shangshuo to the Nanjing River, and finally launched a landing operation to attack Nanjing.

Considering that there may be [-] to [-] Manchurian Eight Banners troops stationed in Nanjing City, if they are in a siege battle, they will inevitably be attacked by the opponent frantically, causing a lot of losses to their own personnel.The staff suggested that Gu Rong, who was stationed in Chongmingsha, could be invited to go to Nanjing together, and then use his banner to lead the troops to land in Zhenjiang first, lure the Manchu Eight Banners and the Han army out of Nanjing, and annihilate them with muskets and cannons.In this way, the many Han troops who have lost the Eight Banners will inevitably not resist desperately in the subsequent siege of the coalition forces.

After some discussion, Gu Rong finally agreed to follow the coalition forces to attack Nanjing.If it is true that the people of Qi planned to annihilate the Eight Banners first, and then destroy Nanjing City, then the captures in the city must be extremely rich, enough for myself and my brothers to enjoy for several years, which is better than that in the vicinity. Small fights along the banks of the river are much better.

"Gu Sanmazi wants to transfer his family to Annan, or to our Hanzhou." He Yunfeng came to the riverside and said softly to Luo Rucheng.

"It seems that he is also very pessimistic about the future anti-Qing situation." Luo Rucheng was startled when he heard this, and then smiled wryly: "In just a few years, he was scared of being beaten by Jiannu. It seems that everyone thinks that Jiannu The trend of unifying the world is irresistible. Everyone has begun to think about their own future. A few days ago, when we passed by Rizhao, Li Benshen also entrusted my family members to take them back to Hanzhou for resettlement."

"I've never figured out why Jiannu could easily get in with such a large population and such a vast place in Ming Dynasty." He Yunfeng shook his head and sighed, "What makes us speechless is that those people who were originally a pool of mud The Ming army, after surrendering Jian slaves, turned out to be extraordinarily brave and good at fighting like chicken blood. It's really a strange thing!"

"Perhaps, as the king once said, this Daming is rotten." Luo Rucheng said with some disinterestedness: "No matter how hard we try these years, we just can't reverse any situation. Perhaps, we can only do our best , can only delay Jiannu from taking this world. However, seeing hundreds of millions of innocent people die, I feel a little bit unbearable. Why can’t the warriors of Ming Dynasty be a little bloody and rise up to resist?”

"They are all selfish and superficial people, and they all want to rely on their own force in troubled times to sell them to Jiannu for a good price, thinking that they will be rich for life." He Yunfeng said: "These people, how can there be any integrity at all? As a result, our country of Qi did not dare to put a lot of firearms on them, let alone support and arm them with all our strength. If we are not careful, we will strengthen Jiannu's military strength."

"Perhaps the original Daxi Army and Dashun Army in the Yunnan, Guizhou, Huguang area may be different from other armed forces in the Ming Dynasty." Luo Rucheng said: "After we finish fighting Nanjing, we need to send people to Guangxi to fight with them. Get in touch."
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September 9, Nanjing.

A slight knock on the door made Aixinjueluo Lekede, the king of Doro Shuncheng County, open his eyes in a daze. With his right hand, he violently threw a woman's arm in front of his chest, causing the woman to let out a soft cry. Turning around with a charming smile, she still wanted to come over and invite pets.

"Get out of here!" Luckard yelled at the door, and then touched the woman Chiguo, "The waiter changes his clothes."

"My lord Shuncheng, Zhenjiang was raided by the Ming army, and the city has fallen!" A leader of the Eight Banners knelt down on one knee at the door and said loudly, but his eyes were secretly fixed on the woman on the bed, and his throat was subconscious. Swallowed a few mouthfuls of water.

"Where did the Ming army come from? When will they attack Zhenjiang?" Le Kede was taken aback, looking at the leader of the Eight Banners who reported the letter in surprise.

"The Han army who fled from Zhenjiang claims that it seems to be the troops of Gu Sanmazi on the Chongming Sands at the Yangtze River Estuary. The Ming army captured Zhenjiang the evening before yesterday." The Eight Banners officer raised his head and said, his eyes quickly glanced at the woman on the bed again .

"Gu Sanmazi?" Luck Dehun seemed to have a little impression of this name, but he couldn't make it right for a while.

"This thief has used the advantage of boats to harass and invade the banks of the Tongzhou River several times, looting property and people. Deng Wenxian, the general soldier of Tongzhou, led troops to attack several times, but he took advantage of the gap and fled back to Chongmingsha."

"How can a group of pirates conquer Zhenjiang?" Leket stood up suddenly with his upper body naked.

"Return from the defeated soldiers. A large group of Ming troops landed suddenly on Zhenjiang in the evening of the day before yesterday. They used the artillery on board to cover the water villages on the river first. At night, they blasted the city walls of Zhenjiang with gunpowder and broke into the city. The garrisoned Han troops were suddenly defeated and retreated. City, fled all the way to Nanjing."

"How many people are there in the Ming army?"

"...About four thousand."

"... Neglect of the battle line has ruined the reputation of my Qing Dynasty." Lu Kede was furious, "These bastards are a waste of my Qing's money and food, and now, even a group of pirates and water bandits are unable to defeat them. Capture all the defeated troops who fled back to Nanjing, and behead all the generals leading the team."

"Whoo!"

"Order Zhang Tianlu to assemble the Han army under his command and gather outside the east gate."

"Whoo!"

"Order Sai Shuo to assemble the armored soldiers with the inlaid blue flag and the positive red flag, and prepare to leave the city!"

"Whoo!"

"Order the Firearms Battalion of the Eight Banners Han Army to prepare artillery and go with them!"

"Whoo!"

"..."

As he walked out, Le Ke Dehun ordered repeatedly, and several guards behind him held his armor and swords in their hands, ready to wait for him to put them on at any time.

Last year, Luck Dehun led the Eight Banners' elite warlords to Huguang, drove straight in, and swept Xiangtan.After pacifying Huguang, they moved southward and entered Guangxi, attacking Quanzhou (now Quanzhou County, Guilin, Guangxi), an important town in northern Guangxi.

At this time, the Ming army gathered in the north of Guangxi launched a counterattack against the Qing army, intending to prevent the Qing army from going further south.However, the Qing army was still vigorous, and Le Ke Dehun defeated the attack of the Ming general Zhao Lian twice in a row, and then used tricks to win Yong'an Pass.The local armed forces led by Cao Bangzi were expelled, and Daozhou (Dao County, Yongzhou City, Hunan Province) was captured.

In February of this year, Luck Dehun returned to court and was rewarded by Dorgon with 50 taels of gold and 5000 taels of silver.

In May, Nikan sent troops to attack Shandong and Denglai, while Le Ke Dehun was ordered to be stationed in Nanjing to assist Hong Chengchou, the governor of the five provinces, to stabilize the ruling order of the entire Jiangnan, ensure the safety of the most important wealth center of the Qing court, and at the same time support the The Qing army fought in the two directions of Huguang and Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

In the five years since the capture of Nanjing, although sporadic anti-Qing forces existed nearby, there were no armed forces that dared to approach Nanjing and threaten the foundation of the Qing army's entire Jiangnan rule.Even Zheng Zhilong, who ruled the sea, only frequently attacked Ningbo, Yuhang, Haiyan and other coastal areas with the advantage of boats.

Today, Gu Sanmazi, a daring water bandit stationed in Chongmingsha, dared to go up the river to Zhenjiang and land to harass the place, which is really annoying.

"Prince Shuncheng, the Ming army that suddenly attacked Zhenjiang is a bit weird, so don't be careless." Luck Dehun, who was leading the army to leave the city, had not yet reached the gate of the city, but met Hong Chengchou who had heard the news, and rode to the gate of the city. Beside him, he cautiously warned: "Thousands of Ming troops suddenly attacked Zhenjiang City. If the leader of the army hadn't acted boldly, then he must have tried to lure the enemy to lure our Qing soldiers out of the city and wipe them out in a surprise attack."

"Scholar, how can such a small trick of the Ming army be hidden from my eyes." Luke De said with a smile: "Since they dare to come to Zhenjiang, they naturally have some skills, and there may be something lurking on the way. However, if he is allowed to act recklessly in Zhenjiang, I will lose my prestige in the Qing Dynasty. I will lead five thousand soldiers and horses out to have a look, and be careful not to fall into their ambush."

"Since the king of Shuncheng sees through everything, this old man is too worried. However, the prince is the commander of an army, so how could he go out of the city and take risks easily. It would be better to send a brave general to lead the troops to investigate the falsehood of the Ming army. The old man always feels that, The attacking Ming army is a bit strange."

A group of pirates stationed in Chongmingsha, with no more than two to three thousand soldiers and dozens of ships, how dare they attack Zhenjiang City near Nanjing so easily?Hong Chengchou suspected that Zheng Zhilong's brigade from Fujian followed behind, broke into the mouth of the Yangtze River, and traveled all the way to the Zhenjiang River.It may be that they were ordered by Emperor Yongchu to attack the important towns along the Yangtze River to demonstrate to the Qing Dynasty in retaliation for the siege of Denglai by Nikan's army a few months ago.And Zheng Zhilong may think that Nanjing is a heavy port and a powerful city, which is difficult to conquer.Therefore, he chose to attack Zhenjiang, which is not far away, thinking that he should deal with it.

However, Hong Chengchou, like Luck Dehun, dismissed the combat power of Zheng Zhilong's army.Even if tens of thousands of people come from the other side, with more than 7000 Eight Banners troops and more than [-] Han troops in the city, it is enough to deal with it.

However, the soldiers are dangerous and the battle is fierce, and Le Kede is the king of Shuncheng and the general of Zhengnan in the Qing Dynasty, but he can't take the risk of going out of the city to fight.Although Zheng Jun is weak in force, he still has a lot of firearms. If something happens to Leket, he will not be able to explain to the regent.

"Great scholar, please don't worry. From Nanjing to Zhenjiang, except for Qixia and Longtan where there are many mountains, the rest of the road is full of plains. Even if there are some ambushes, they can be seen at a glance."

Luck Dehun is very familiar with the journey from Nanjing to Zhenjiang. Five years ago, he was unexpectedly donated by Liu Liangzuo. He broke through the Yangtze River defense line from Yangzhou, captured Zhenjiang in one fell swoop, and then followed the river to Nanjing all the way. , achieved the first achievement of destroying the Ming, and became the king of Duoluo Shuncheng County.

If I want to set up an ambush on the way to Zhenjiang and intercept and kill my Qing soldiers and horses, then I will make the other party lose their teeth first, and counter-kill and set up the Ming army.Over the past few years, he has made great military achievements, defeated countless generals of the Ming Dynasty, and swept across Huguang and Jiangnan. Luck Dehun has this confidence and is not afraid of any enemy ambushes.The army like chickens and dogs, the generals who are greedy for life and fear of death, dare to fight in front of my army of the Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty, I am afraid it is not written in the word death!

(End of this chapter)