Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 592
He Tengjiao watched the execution in person, and used Fu Shangrui's head to pay homage to his eldest son Wen Rui. Fu Shangrui's hapless nephew was also cut to death.

If Duoduo hadn't taken Fu Shangrui's family away, He Tengjiao would have killed him if he got it.

Now He Tengjiao can only keep it in his heart for the time being, including Liu Chengyin who did not subdue the law. He Tengjiao's anger will not be extinguished unless all these people are cut to pieces.

The end of the battle under the city of Wuchang also heralded the end of the fight between Ming and Qing in Chu and Jiangxi.

The Ming army had few cavalry, so Ma Jinzhong and Wang Jincai caught up with Duoduo's army in Dawu County, De'an Prefecture. The two sides fought in the wilderness. Ma and Wang didn't take advantage of it, and Jin Shenghuan didn't arrive later, so they dared not pursue .

Duoduo was eager to escape and did not dare to entangle with the Ming army. He abandoned a large amount of supplies, left Jiuliguan, escaped from Huguang and entered the border of Xinyang.

The two men, Ma and Wang, had nothing to lose when they seized the supplies, so they changed their way and rushed to Xiangyang to pull Hao Yaoqi.

At the end of July and the beginning of August, the battle of Xiangfan also became fierce. The King of Liangshun, with 8 troops, recruited young men from Henan and besieged Xiangfan day and night.

Shang Kexi and Kong Youde personally sit in the town, both of them are proficient in firearms, with hundreds of cannons, bombarding day and night, digging tunnels and bombing the city with endless means, even more exciting than the Battle of Wuchang.

The two organized many attacks, but they were all retreated by Hao Yaoqi. On the fourth day of August, when the fighting was most intense, the Qing army once invaded Fancheng and started fierce street fighting with the Ming army. Fortunately, the supervisor Zhang Tongchang passed the pontoon bridge Responding quickly to help, the Qing army was once again defeated and withdrew from the city.

Although the Qing army was driven out, their morale was greatly boosted. If they could attack once, they would be able to enter the second time.

But when King Liangshun was planning his next onslaught, he received a message from Duoduo saying, "The south road is defeated, and the middle road retreats." It means that only their elder brothers are still attacking the city.

Not long after, sentry cavalry came to report that several Ming troops were rushing towards Xiangyang. There were many banners, and there were military guards just by looking at the banners. They were divided into left, middle and right.

In this situation, Kong Youde and Shang Kexi can naturally see clearly, knowing that the general trend is over, and they no longer have any hope for this trip south.

The one who lost the battle was Man Dahai on the South Road, and Duoduo on the Middle Road who retreated first. No matter how the Qing court settled the score, the two brothers could not be punished.

At present, the Qing army on the North Road also evacuated overnight, retreating from Xinye to Henan, eating meat and drinking wine.

The battle between Chu and Jiangxi, which lasted for almost two months, was finally settled.

But during the battle between Chu and Jiangxi, a shocking event also happened in the south of the Yangtze River.

His Royal Highness King Lu, who had retired to Zhoushan, was unwilling to be lonely again, and took advantage of the main force of the Qing army to attack Chu and Jiangxi. When Jiangnan's troops were empty, he made waves again.

With the growing strength of the Longwu regime and the low ebb of the Jiangnan Anti-Qing Dynasty, the Lu Wang regime was completely reduced to a supporting role in the anti-Qing struggle, and its influence was greatly reduced.

This made the King of Lu regime begin to adjust its past strategies. On the one hand, it nominally surrendered to the Guangjing court and used the court to hold back the main force of the Qing army. On the other hand, it took advantage of the emptiness in the south of the Yangtze River to seize territory.

In short, it is necessary to keep making troubles, keep making troubles for the Qing army, to swear its own existence, gain prestige, and attract attention.

Lu Jianguo's supporters are mainly the Eastern Zhejiang Maritime Business Group and some Jiangnan gentry. Now that they have killed or gone bankrupt, their support for Lu Jianguo has gradually decreased.

Coupled with the consideration of interests, as the Guangjing court gradually becomes stronger, it seems that it is more likely than Lu Jianguo to win the world, and it is more worthy of political investment. The Beijing court gradually cultivated new spokespersons, and some gentry turned to support the Guangjing court, which further dispersed the resources that Lu Jianguo could obtain.

Originally, although Lu Jianguo was alone overseas, with the secret support of these people, he could still get a lot of money and food.Although it is in a corner of Zhoushan, life is still easy.

Now the gentry's support for Lu Jianguo has decreased, and the population of Jiangnan has decreased a lot in the past few years. With the population reduction, the foundation of public opinion for anti-Qing and Ming Dynasty has become weaker and weaker. , engaged in anti-Qing activities have been greatly affected.

Lu Jianguo was originally just an ordinary vassal with distant bloodlines. Like other princes in Ming Dynasty, he had no education in the study of emperors and was just an ordinary vassal addicted to sensuality.

But during his four-year anti-Qing career, after experiencing several setbacks, he did not sink down, but gradually tempered himself into a strong, brave and courageous commander.

Now under the command of Lu Jianguo, they only control Zhoushan Island, Sanpan Island, and Siming Mountain. Their strength is not as good as before. Wu court.

Under such circumstances, Lu Jianguo understood that he could not remain silent. Only by continuing to make troubles, so that the Qing army could not stabilize Jiangnan, could the Lu Jianguo regime gain support.

This year, Zhou Hezhi, General Pinghai under the command of Lu Jianguo, took advantage of his relationship with Satsuma, one of the 36 princes under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate, to propose a proposal to invite troops from Japan. In addition, Lu Jianguo also sent people to contact North Korea. Went up to the front of the Longwu court.

This time the Qing army invaded Chu and Jiangxi in a large scale, how could Lu Jianguo let go of such an opportunity, he personally led the boat division to Chongming Island to meet Zhang Mingzhen and Zhang Huangyan, and decided to find trouble for Hong Chengchou, make trouble, and brush up his sense of presence .

At this time, there were still [-] Qing soldiers in the south of the Yangtze River. Lu Jianguo would definitely not be able to defeat Hong Chengchou when he went ashore, but Lu Jianguo's navy was invincible.

Lu Jianguo was very interested in this. The fact that the Ming army could appear outside of Jinling, and that he could worship Xiaoling would undoubtedly shake the south of the Yangtze River and greatly enhance his reputation.

In July, Lu Jianguo ordered the whole army to stay clean, and personally led [-] large ships to rush into the Yangtze River. Ming troops such as Zhang Mingzhen, Liu Kongzhao, and Zhang Huangyan rushed through Langshan, Fushan, Jiangyin, and Zhenjiang along the way. The teacher dared not fight at all.

Zhang Mingzhen even led his boat into Huangpu Port, set Hong Chengchou's shipbuilding workshop on fire, and then left.

After that, the Ming army blocked more than 700 salt ships of the eight imperial merchants in Zhenjiang. Lu Jianguo demanded a ransom from the Shanxi merchants, but the eight imperial merchants naturally refused to pay. In a fit of anger, Lu Jianguo burned all the blocked ships.

In Jiangning City, Hong Chengchou got Lu Jianguo to stride across the Yangtze River, but there was nothing he could do. Lu Jianguo couldn't go ashore, and the Qing army couldn't get into the water. He could only order the forts along the river to meet the Ming army's navy.

At the beginning of August, the navy arrived in Guazhou, and the Ming army went ashore at Jinshan, and seized ten river defense cannons from the Qing army, as well as some gunpowder, money and food.

People in Jinling, Yangzhou and other places saw big ships covering the river with sails like clouds, and tens of thousands of Ming troops gathered together, and their hearts were shocked.

Since the Qing army occupied Jiangning, although the world has been turbulent and rebels have risen and fell one after another, Jiangning City has always been under the control of the Qing army. Tens of thousands of Ming troops appeared on the Jinling River, so everyone's hearts fluttered.

At this time, Lu Jianguo, Zhang Mingzhen, Zhang Huangyan and others led five hundred soldiers in white clothes, boarded the Jinshan Temple, and faced the southeast to pay homage to the Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum. Ou Yu; Cheng Zuwen Emperor Yandu Dingding, Megatron Huayi. Unfilial sons and grandsons, lost two capitals, more than four years, every time I think about this, I can’t sleep at night, and I don’t want to go back to the old capital. .Now that the teacher is here, tell the ancestors and the ancestors from afar, and the ministers will establish their power with blood, and they will restore the foundation of the Taizu~".

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