Haisheng Mingdi

Chapter 293
"Out of the city to attack at night?"

Xu Yong, the general soldier of Huangzhou, came to participate in the military meeting. When he heard that Luck Dehun Baylor had arrived in Anqing, he was very excited, but when he heard that the governor He Mingluan was going to send him out of the city to attack the enemy camp at night, he couldn't help standing up.

"Now the Ming army outside the city is besieged by more than 3000 people, and our department only has [-] people. Isn't this meat buns beating dogs?"

"Baylor has arrived in Anqing, why not wait?"

He Mingluan said helplessly, "To be honest, King Shuncheng sent troops from Jiangning to the west this time and it was not smooth. It has been 22 days since he traveled from Jiangning to Anqing."

From Nanjing to Anqing, it is only 22 miles, and it is still a waterway, why did it take [-] days?

From Anqing to Qizhou, there is still about 22 miles of waterway. If they travel another [-] days, they will never wait for the reinforcements to arrive.

Why did it take so long.

This is a child without a mother. It’s a long story. In the final analysis, it has something to do with Lu Jianguo’s strategy of defending the Yangtze River for thousands of miles. Go for reinforcements.

As a result, as soon as they left Jiangning City, it was not smooth.

First, there was not enough food and grass, and then there was not enough boats. When the team finally set off, they were repeatedly attacked by Yangtze River pirates on the Yangtze River.

A lot of ships, grain and grass were damaged. Hong Chengchou and Luck Dehun had to recruit civilians on the spot, collect grain, grass, and replenish the boats. They finally passed the Taiping Mansion. The Green Camp was almost completely beaten.

Or it does not mean that there is no place to parry, because the green camp basically did not fight against the Ming army. They have been running around, but they are always one step behind. The Anhui Ming army, led by Huang Daozhou and Jin Sheng, attacked Tongling and stationed in Guichi. The green battalion hurried north to reinforce, but when they arrived in Tongling, they found that the Ming army had finished fighting and retreated.

Then they wrote a victory report to Jiangning in Tongling, bragging about their military exploits, how they fought against the Ming army, and when they killed them, an urgent report came from Guichi, and the Ming army surrounded Guichi again.

The empty Guichi was captured again before the Qing army returned to aid.

When the green battalions from Anqing, Tongling, and Guichi gathered and marched into the uninhabited Guichi City again, Zheng Zunqian took advantage of the boat and quickly crossed the river to the north bank, joined the Ming army on the north bank, and launched a fierce offensive against Anqing.

Tunnel plus blasting.

Anqing, an important town on the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, has just fallen.

The green battalions of the Qing army in Anqing, Huizhou and other prefectures, just as the governor Liu Yingbin said to Yan Wogong in Jiangning City, except for the soldiers of the admiral Zhang Tianlu who can manage a little bit, the green battalions of the other chief soldiers, including those of the Caojiang Navy Several battalions of sailors are not only severely understaffed, but also have extremely low combat effectiveness.

These are basically the Ming army deployed by the original Hongguang Dynasty, which turned into the Qing army, and some of them were under the command of the original Zuo Liangyu, and many of them were from bandits.

At the beginning, Tongling could be said to have been handled inappropriately, but in the next few times, it was obvious that the green camps in Anhui and other places did it deliberately. , so they are too lazy to work hard.

What's more, the imperial court has owed them a lot of salary for a long time. Since the governor of Huang Daozhou in Anhui, the strength of the Ming army in the upper reaches has expanded rapidly. Anyway, the prefectures and counties have repeatedly lost their defenses. Willing to be more positive.

Lao Tzu's salary is being dragged down, and it is all supported by the sideline business of smuggling or looting. You still want Lao Tzu to fight desperately with the Ming army?
This is just like when they were still serving as soldiers under the Ming Dynasty. When Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong and other thieves were roaming around, they avoided as much as they could. When the Qing army went south, they surrendered directly, desperately, that is Impossible to desperately.

Huang Daozhou and other Anhui Ming troops seemed to have reached a private understanding with these green battalions. The Ming army rarely took the initiative to attack the city defenses where the green camps were located.

Everyone try not to fight head-on. Today your Ming army captures my city, and tomorrow my green battalion quickly defeats the Ming army and regains it.

The local gentry and common people are used to it now. Anyway, most of the city shaved their hair, and most of the country did not.

The green camp tried not to go to the countryside as much as possible, and the Ming army didn't bother with the green camp. Occasionally, they even smuggled salt, or even food and weapons in private. If you have money, everyone can earn it together.

It was in this situation that the expedition to the west of Baylor went up the river.

Then the Ming army also broke the original calm and launched attacks on the cities on both sides of the Yangtze River one after another. Although the green camp was a little annoyed by their unruly behavior, no one was willing to stand up and toughen the Ming army.

They ran here and there, chasing the Ming army everywhere, regaining here today, and capturing there tomorrow, and there are still frequent success stories.

However, the fact is that Huang Daozhou, Zheng Zunqian, Liu Dadao and other Anhui Ming troops are attacking cities and plundering land along the upper reaches of the river. Every time a city is broken, the city wall is demolished to fill the city, and then all the ships, food, and craftsmen are taken away. .

In addition, on the Yangtze River, the Anhui water battalion and the naval divisions of the imperial battalion also cooperated in the battle, and they have been intercepting and following the Western Expeditionary Qing Army, constantly harassing them.

Originally, it only took a few days to reach Anqing, but it took Luck Dehun 22 days to reach Anqing. Even the food and grass he carried was seriously damaged, so he had to resupply along the coast, but it is very difficult to resupply now.

He had to spend more time, sending troops further inland to collect food and grass, and even had to find ways to find ships to supplement the loss of transport ships.

Luck Dehun led a group of Eight Banners elites who thought they were invincible, with a total of 1 horses, but they were useless because the Ming army did not defend the city.

Even in an important town like Anqing, the Ming army diverted the tiger away from the mountain and then took advantage of the tiger to enter, captured the third son, and then quickly withdrew to Yinghuo Mountain.

When Luck Dehun entered Anqing,
First, they restored Anqing's Anqing General Soldier Huang Ding, Wuhu General Soldier Bu Congshan, Ningguo General Soldier Hu Maozhen, Huizhou General Soldier Li Zhongxing, Chizhou General Soldier Yu Yongshou, and Taiping General Soldier Zhang Yingmeng. Green camp, report victory to Luck Dehun, and then please reward.

Luckard was so angry that he wanted to draw his sword and cut people.

Hong Jinglue's face turned pale with anger.

The food and grass that I originally carried was enough to reach Wuchang, but now the journey took several times longer than expected, and the food and grass were not enough. I also replenished it several times along the way, but there was still not much food. Take a good supply, and then you can go straight to Wuchang.

But what Huang Ding and others gave them was an empty Anqing mansion. On the head of the army.

In the current Anqing City, not only the city walls are full of gaps, but the water camp has also been destroyed long ago, and there is no food in the city.

Luck Dehun had no choice but to force a batch of grain from the green camps in six towns including Huangding, and then send people to distribute grain to nearby Jiujiang and Luzhou.

Without food and grass, the Eight Banners, which can be fought by the [-] elite, can only put their horses in Huaining, Anqing, and cannot advance half a step westward.

He Mingluan and others did not expect to wait for such news. It was the Qing army spies who worked so hard to send it to Qizhou, which was in the besieged city.

"If we want to persist until Baylor's reinforcements arrive, we must go out of the city to fight, otherwise we will not last for three days." Zukefa coughed.

"Why don't we just abandon the city and go to Huangzhou? There are still [-] soldiers there. With our two armies in one place, the chances of defending a city are higher." Xu Yong suggested.

"If you retreat directly, you won't be able to escape the pursuit of the [-] Ming army. At that time, the soldiers will flee with all their heart, and they will inevitably collapse. There will be no bones left for us. We can only die and survive. The only chance now is the Ming army outside. Although there are many, but the mob gathers together, there is a very small chance to scare them to pieces!"

"If it wasn't for my injury, I would have personally led the night attack, but now I can only count on Mr. Xu to show his might and save me." Zu Kefa said.

Xu Yong felt that Zu Kefa's words had some truth, but there were many Ming troops outside, but this kind of mob army had a high chance of being shocked rather than defeated.

But it is also very possible that he was besieged by the Ming army as soon as he went out.

"Mr. Xu, Qizhou is full of soldiers and civilians, it all depends on you!" He Mingluan cupped his hands.

Seeing that he should not respond, Zu Kefa coughed and said fiercely, "There are rumors outside that General Xu is secretly having a private meeting with the Ming army outside the city. Could it be that they have promised General Xu a high-ranking official and generous salary, and that General Xu has a heart in the city?" outside?"

"Don't spout blood!" Xu Yong looked at Zu Kefa, who was coughing and had blood stains at the corner of his mouth, and made a pun.

"If Mr. Xu really wants to surrender, why don't you just admit it generously. In the current situation, if Mr. Xu really has this idea, it is impossible for Qizhou to hold it. Then we don't bother to struggle. You just tied us up in Kaesong That's right."

But Xu Yong said, "Since the situation is at such a critical juncture, it is natural to struggle to survive. Even if it is extremely dangerous, you can only go through it once. If the ugly words come to the fore, this is the time. It is best for everyone to work hard together. , shoulder to shoulder together, I can't lead my brothers to fight against the [-] Ming army outside the city, while the others are watching the fun from the top of the city, right?"

"Speak directly if Mr. Xu has any requirements."

Xu Yong glanced at Zu Kefa, "Zongbing Zu is seriously injured, and he is really not suitable to lead the army, but Zu Yonglie, the son of Zongbing Zu, joined the general, but he is extremely brave, and he bids for the commanding general Zu, I don't think it is better to just Grandpa, please take the place of your ancestor's general army, and lead your 3000 troops to fight together, and the remaining [-] will be led by Master Fuyuan to stay in the city."

"Life or death is a battle, how about it?" Xu Yong said bluntly.

Zu Kefa hesitated.

But He Mingluan has already agreed. Although Zu Kefa said that Xu Yong is suspected of collaborating with the enemy, but without evidence, he can only temporarily choose to trust Xu Yong first to overcome this difficulty.

"Then ask Xu and Zu to lead three thousand tigers to attack the enemy camp at night. After the success, I will personally ask the imperial court for your credit!"

(End of this chapter)