nanming man

Chapter 774
As the capital of the Ming Dynasty, the political significance brought by the restoration of Beijing is self-evident. It can be said that whoever restores Beijing can uphold the righteousness of expelling the Tartars and stand on the political commanding heights.

For Zhu Cihong, the restoration of Beijing means that he will turn the tide, restore the ancestral temple, and realize the rejuvenation of the Ming Dynasty. The orthodox position of the Central Plains will not be shaken. , is the traitor.

This kind of moral supremacy will undoubtedly give Zhu Cihong more confidence, and even if he fails, Gao Jingzhong will be placed on the shelf of shame in history, and his reputation will not be good.

The Western Wei Dynasty was naturally salivating for the achievements in the recovery of Beijing.

If Gao Yihuan entered Beijing first, he would have achieved the feat of expelling the Tartars and rebuilding China, and Zhu Cihong would do the opposite, so it would be difficult to compete with him.

At that time, Gao Yihuan can fully declare that the descendants of the Zhu family are incompetent, lost the power of the Han family, and their vitality is exhausted.

Therefore, for the achievement of recovering Beijing, the two families must compete, which determines the general trend of the world in the future, and whoever wins will take the lead.

At the end of September, at the entrance of Huaijiang River.

In the dark night, a huge fleet is sailing on the sea, and the black figures are like floating islands.

"General, the Huaijiang entrance is ahead!"

At night, the coastline was pitch black, and the scene on the shore could not be seen clearly, but the experienced naval generals still judged the location by relying on the outline of the terrain.

After hearing this, Zheng Sen waved his hand, led his subordinates back to the cabin, lit the oil lamp in the cabin, and unfolded a blueprint.

This drawing is a map of the Qing court's coastal defenses. Where there are piers, where there are beacon towers, and where there are forts, they are all clearly marked.

This is a map obtained by the Ming Dynasty from the Jiangbei Lvying. It is said that Liu Zeqing instructed the old department to copy it out, and then handed it over to the Ming Army for detailed work, so that the Ming Army can recover Jiangbei.

"Jiannu's defenses along the coast are very lax. Only the entrance of the Huaihe River has forts, and other places are basically undefended." Zheng Sen looked at the map, raised his head and said to his subordinates: "Our task is to clear the way for the navy and clear the Huaihe River. Qing army forts on both sides of the river, so that the navy can rush into the Huai River, cut off the connection between Huai'an and Xuzhou, Shandong, and cooperate with the high governor to encircle and wipe out the traitors Xu Dingguo, Ma Degong, Tian Xiong and others on the south bank of the Huaijiang River!"

In order to save Xuzhou Town, the Ming army once entered the Huaijiang River, so the Qing army built forts at the entrance of the Huaijiang River, but neglected to take precautions in other places.

This is because the Qing army is relatively strong, the second is because it has no awareness of defending the sea, and the third is that even if it is conscious, the Qing court does not have so much money to build so many forts and cast so many Hongyi cannons.

At this time, Zheng Sen pointed to the blueprint and said, "This is Yunti Pass, just at the entrance of Huaijiang River. There is a fort built by Jiannu. Judging from the markings on the map, there are twenty cannons in red clothes and thirty cannons for generals. Garrison 2000 troops and block the river."

Zheng Sen raised his head, glanced at the subordinates around him, then straightened up, put his hand on the handle of the knife, and said in a solemn voice: "If the navy wants to enter the Huaijiang River, it must go down to the Yunti Pass. Zhongming, you lead the three divisions. The soldiers and horses came ashore from the sea by boat, and when they saw the big ship shelling the fort, they immediately attacked the fort from behind."

"No!" Gao Yihang bowed his head and clasped his fists upon hearing the words, solemnly accepting the order.

Zheng Sen nodded in satisfaction. He put his hand on the handle of the knife, high-spirited and extremely domineering. On both sides of the Huai River, forts controlled by Jiannu are not allowed, nor is there a warship owned by Jiannu."

"Promise!" The six or seven military academies in the cabin clasped their fists together, and their armor clattered.

After the Ming army navy entered the Huaijiang River last time, the Qing army realized that the Ming army could still come from the sea, so the fort at Yuntiguan was reinforced.

The fort was built with stones and blue bricks, and it was built along the river. More than [-] artillery pieces controlled the river, which was enough to keep the navy of the Ming Dynasty out of the sea and ensure the safety of the Huaijiang waterway.

At this time, it was approaching the fourth watch, and the defenders of the fort had already fallen asleep. There were only a few soldiers on duty at night, watching the river.

At this time, nearly two years have passed since the last time the navy of the Ming army entered the Huaijiang River. Since the fort was built, it has not fired a single shot at the navy of the Ming Dynasty, so the soldiers are relatively slack.

Although Nikan, the King of Jingjin in Huai'an City, recently issued a military order to alert the Qing troops in various places in Jiangbei, and the fort defenders also increased their sentry posts, but compared with other Qing troops that directly confronted the Ming army, the defense can be maintained. That being said, it's still pretty lax.

At this time, several sentries were sitting around the fire chatting, but a Qing soldier stood up rubbing his eyes and exclaimed, "No, there are boats on the river!"

More than a dozen Qing soldiers were startled and stood up one after another. Sure enough, they saw a row of huge black shadows moving on the river. The leading officer reacted, and immediately shouted in horror: "Damn, it's the navy of the Ming army."

As soon as he finished speaking, on the pitch-black surface of the river, the sides of the warships of the Ming Dynasty heard "boom boom boom".

More than a dozen warships lined up on the river, the sound of guns pierced the silence of the night, and the flickering flames illuminated the river.

The Qing army on the fort could only see the black shadows on the river, spewing out streaks of orange-red flames, the river surface flickering, and puffs of white smoke rising up. It was horror and astonishment.

As soon as the alarm bell rang on the fort, the shells of the Ming army slammed into the fort. The awakened Qing army ran around like headless chickens, and hit the barracks with a cannonball, killing everyone in an instant.

Gao Yizhen, who had already touched the fort not far away, jumped up suddenly, drew his knife and roared, "Kill me!"

More than a thousand Ming soldiers jumped up from the darkness, resisted the wooden ladder, and ran to the fort with torches.

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On September 28, outside Nanjing, at the foot of Zijin Mountain.

Thirty thousand soldiers of the Ming army gathered on the school grounds, with banners like clouds and helmets like fire, to accept Zhu Cihong's review.

On this day, Zhu Cihong first paid homage to Xiaoling, and then made an oath to march north at the school grounds outside Xiaoling.

At this time, he stood on the high platform, facing tens of thousands of troops, and personally recited the crusade, "Since Jiashen was shocked, the land of the gods sank. The chieftain was originally a barbarian, and he often turned against him. He took advantage of my gap and stole the Central Plains." , It has been five years now. The Central Plains has been in trouble, and the people have been invading for a long time. The captive chieftain Dorgon led his troops into the pass, poisoning millions of lives, and ravaging counties and counties for thousands of miles. The people, rich or poor, all looted and plundered, and the crimes committed are too numerous to record. Jiannu perverted, abused my people, and destroyed my ancestral temple. Every time I think about it, I am heartbroken, and I often sit up at night and burst into tears."

"Now I have been raising sharpness for five years. I have personally promoted the six divisions, relieved the people and restored the foundation of the ancestors. All the armies have worked together to restore our old frontiers. From now on, we will work together to avenge our shame. Don't wait for a different time. I am benevolent and righteous It is written, rewards and punishments are clearly defined, and those who raise their troops to return to the right will not correct their mistakes, and the announcement will be spread far and wide, so that the salty envoys will know about it. Respectful special instruction."

On the school grounds, tens of thousands of Ming soldiers shouted in unison, "Work together, take revenge!"

Amidst the shouts all over the sky, Zhu Cihong got off the high platform, stepped on his horse, and surrounded by the Japanese army, he launched the Northern Expedition.

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