Take the arsenal to Da Ming

Chapter 226 The Danger of the Hongguang Dynasty

After nearly 20 days of preparation, the new army and the Portuguese made a battle plan and preparations before departure.

The new army sent 500 troops and [-] warships with a displacement of more than [-] tons.

The Portuguese sent 500 troops and [-] warships.

The two sides formed a joint fleet under the unified command of Ye Dacheng.

Ye Dacheng first led the fleet to Haojing, and then led the combined fleet to the south, aiming at Manlajia.

Tang Ning was also the member who left with Ye Dacheng, but the two sides separated halfway, Tang Ning returned to Fujian, while Ye Dacheng went to Haojing, and then led the joint fleet to Man Lajia.

It was already the end of June when Tangning returned to Fuzhou.

Fujian is still developing steadily, and nothing major has happened. The new army is most concerned about the war in the north.

At this time, the battle in Yangzhou City had lasted for nearly a month. After the Qing army made new preparations, it launched fierce attacks again and again.

Of course, the main force of the battle was Li Chengdong, Liu Zeqing, and Liu Liangzuo, the rebel teams from the four Jiangbei towns.

Although the casualties in each attack are still not small, at least they are not guaranteed to die, so even though these people are very reluctant, they still have to work hard.

After nearly a month of fierce fighting, the moat in the west of Yangzhou City, under the city wall, was full of corpses. Due to the hot weather, the corpses quickly rotted and stink, giving off a disgusting smell.

However, if the Qing army wanted to break through Yangzhou City, there was only one way to attack the west gate.

Because the ancient canal runs directly through Yangzhou City from north to south, and above the ancient canal is a powerful fleet of the new army with fierce artillery.

Therefore, the Qing army did not dare to launch an attack from the south city and the north city. As for the east city, that was even more impossible.

To attack Dongcheng, they had to cross the ancient canal. From the very beginning, the Qing army did not think about this, because they themselves knew their biggest weakness.

Even if the recovered surrendered army also has naval divisions, compared with the new army, there is still a big difference.

But the west city was full of stinking corpses, which not only affected the morale of the attacking soldiers, but also the Qing army was afraid of plague.

No one is not afraid of the plague, and the new army is also afraid, so the two sides reached a consensus. After the last battle at midnight every afternoon, the two sides stopped fighting, and then the Qing army sent soldiers to transport the corpses away for disposal.

Of course, these soldiers could not carry any weapons except for pushing some vehicles, and the new army also tacitly did not launch an attack.

However, after such a long period of fierce fighting, more than [-] ghosts have been buried inside and outside Yangzhou City.

The city wall of the west city of Yangzhou was riddled with holes, as if it had been soaked in blood. The strong smell of blood made it seem like even the residents living in the city center could smell it.

Compared with Duoduo who was trapped under the city of Yangzhou and made no achievements, another army of the Qing army has achieved good results.

In June, the Azige Department of the Qing Army and the Chuang Army fought many battles in the area of ​​Jiugong Mountain in Tongshan. In the end, Liu Zongmin and Li Zicheng died in battle one after another, and Dashun perished.

The remnants of the Chuang army continued to move south.

The important threat of breaking into the army was temporarily eliminated. Under the order of Dorgon, Azige's troops immediately changed direction and marched eastward along the river.

Along the way, the defenders in Jiujiang Mansion, Anqing Mansion and other places were invincible and would be defeated at the first touch. The Qing army approached Yingtian Mansion, the capital of the Hongguang court, like a broken bamboo.

Hearing that the Qing army was approaching, the Hongguang court was shocked. On the one hand, it dispatched Huang Degong, the only one in the four towns in Jiangbei who had not surrendered, to stop it. On the other hand, it immediately sent people to Fujian to ask for help.

Even Ma Shiying's generation suggested that the new army should abandon Yangzhou Mansion and invest its troops in Hezhou and Taiping Mansions to block the places that Azige's troops must pass through and try their best to protect Yingtian Mansion.

As for the Duoduo tribe, the new army blocked the Yangtze River waterway with its powerful navy, and the Duoduo tribe could not cross the river, so naturally they could not pose a threat to Tianfu.

So for these people, as long as they can keep Ying Tianfu and let them continue to live on, they can give up everything.

What is even more speechless is that Shi Kefa actually chose to obey the arrangement of the Hongguang court, and also persuaded Huang Hai to act according to the order.

However, Huang Hairu didn't pay any attention to it at all, and just ordered that without his consent, whoever would dare to abandon the city and flee would be killed without mercy.

At this time, Huang Hairu had completely controlled the command power of Yangzhou City, and Shi Kefa could hardly mobilize a single soldier.

If Shi Kefa wanted to go to Yingtian Mansion by himself, Huang Hairu would not stop him, but he would not let him take away any soldiers.

Shi Kefa was very helpless, he admired Huang Hairu's achievements in this month's battle, and knew very well that if he was in command, the city would have been breached long ago.

He also knew that without Huang Hairu's support, even if he went to Yingtian Mansion, it would be useless.

Therefore, Shi Kefa can only continue to stay in Yangzhou.

However, Azig's offensive speed was too fast. Although he was known for his rough personality and lack of wisdom, he was also a leader in the Qing army who was capable of recruiting and fighting.

This may sound contradictory, but it is the case, and it should have a lot to do with the strong combat effectiveness of the Qing army.

No matter what kind of opponent you encounter, just rely on your strength to rush and fight. In the face of absolute strength, the so-called strategy is also powerless.

Azige, Dorgon, and Duoduo are brothers of the same father and mother. At present, these three brothers can be said to be extremely powerful.

The eldest brother, Azig, and the third child, Duoduo, each led a large army to the south to fight for the world, while the second child, Dorgon, sat in the capital to control the overall situation. The three had different personalities, but each complemented each other.

Azig lacks resourcefulness, but has a fiery personality and dares to fight and rush.

Dorgon has unparalleled strategy and excellent strategic vision. The Qing army was able to enter the Central Plains so smoothly, which is indispensable.

And Duoduo was resourceful and good at fighting. Emperor Qianlong of later generations said that his military exploits were the best among all kings, which shows his affirmation.

With the power of destroying Dashun, coupled with his fiery temperament, Azige was somewhat dissatisfied with his third brother Duduo's failure to win a small Yangzhou city for a long time.

Therefore, he led the army without stopping along the way, like a broken bamboo.

In less than a month, they fought all the way from Wuchang Mansion to Ningguo Mansion, and quickly divided into two groups.

Prepare all the way from Ningguo Mansion, Guangde Prefecture to Zhenjiang Mansion.The other way is from Luzhou Prefecture to Hezhou and Chuzhou.

The two armies responded to Tianfu by encircling and attacking Tianfu, leaving the Hongguang court with nowhere to escape.

It seems that Azig's lack of wisdom is only relatively speaking, not really stupid.

Of course, it is also possible that this strategy was formulated for him by others, and the actual situation is unknown.

When the Qing army occupied Guangde Prefecture, the envoy sent by the Hongguang court also arrived in Fuzhou, and it was still Eunuch Liu.

"Master Tang, help me, help me..." Eunuch Liu said eagerly when he saw Tangning.

Immediately, he added, "Half a month ago, our family came here once, but I heard that Mr. Tang went to hunt red-haired ghosts, and he was a member."

"Without your order, the new army dare not send troops easily, and only sent 3000 people to support Yangzhou."

"Master Tang, you have come back this time. Your Majesty is waiting to save you. Your Majesty has always treated Mr. Tang kindly, and I hope Mr. Tang will never refuse."

Tangning smiled and said, "Eunuch Liu, don't worry, I, Tangning, keep my word. I'll organize my army immediately, and I'll be heading north in a few days."

When Eunuch Liu heard this, he was overjoyed immediately: "It's so good, it's so good."

In fact, how did he know that Tangning's stay with the senior official for so long was to avoid him besides dealing with the senior official's affairs.

Now that he came back immediately, he naturally felt that the time had come.

(End of this chapter)