Back to the end of Ming Dynasty to be a warlord

Chapter 446
Yang Chao has 30 mercenaries, and has eight commanders under his jurisdiction: Xuzhou commander Li Wuliu, Suzhou commander Wang Pu, Sizhou commander Zhao Kang, Fengyang commander Zheng Yongwang, Huaian commander Sun Changfu, Taiping commander Xie Fei, Lu Mo, the General Soldier of Huizhou, and many men who stayed in Nanjing with the title of General Soldier of Yangzhou. .

Fifty thousand is the strength of Nanjing. In addition, there are [-] left in Taiping Mansion, and [-] left in Huizhou. At this time, the number of troops near Nanjing is [-] in total.

"15 Banners plus 20 Green Battalions are stationed in Shandong. I expect Yang Chao will not dare to divide the troops of Jianghuai; Jin Shenghuan and Wang Tizhong's [-] troops gather in the west of Zhejiang. I expect Yang Chao will not be able to rescue them; Bashan Ezhen has [-] elite Eight Banners At Xianxia Ridge, Lord Zheng Hou is waiting for Bashan to go south to Fujian!"

Zheng Zhilong cursed inwardly, if it wasn't for the [-] Banners of Bashan that suddenly invaded Xianxia Pass, then plundered Chuzhou and Wenzhou, but didn't go south to Fujian, making Zheng Zhilong unable to advance or retreat, he wouldn't have served Hong Chengchou with delicious food and drink What about this old man.

Ten thousand and eight banners, that is the bow that Hong Chengchou opened, but the arrows did not shoot out.

"But Yang Chao is so brave, I'm afraid he will go south to rescue him."

Zheng Zhilong tentatively said that he had already sent a letter asking for help, asking Yang Chao to help him no matter what, as long as Yang Chao went south to clean up the [-] banners, Zheng Zhilong would not be afraid.

Now he is still regretting, how could Xianxialing be too careless.

There are three passes in Fujian, Xianxialing, Fenshui and Shanguan. The three passes can refer to Fujian, because these three passes are almost the only way to enter and exit Fujian. The rest of the mountains are continuous mountains covered with dense virgin forests. For a sneak attack, you also have to consider whether you can get out of the deep mountains.

Among them, Xianxia Pass is the northernmost and is the main road for Fujian to enter and exit Zhejiang and Jiangxi. It is known as the first-line Xianxia Pass, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack.

However, because it is a place to enter and exit Zhejiang, and Zhejiang is in the hands of the Ming army, the defense against Zhejiang has always been lax, and even half of it is guarded by Zhejiang soldiers. However, when the Qing army entered the west of Zhejiang, Hong Chengchou actually persuaded Xianxia Pass The guard, this opened Fujian's mind to face the sharp knife inserted by the Qing army.

"It turns out that Marquis Zheng is waiting for Yang Chao's rescue. The old man predicted that Yang Chao's troops would not be able to go to Hangzhou! Maybe Marquis Zheng will receive the news of Yang Chao's withdrawal soon."

Hong Chengchou said confidently.

Zheng Zhilong was puzzled and said: "Uncle Yang also understands a little bit, and he is definitely not a person who is afraid of the enemy."

Hong Chengchou smiled lightly and said, "Master Zheng Hou doesn't know something. I, King Sanshun of the Qing Dynasty, have already gone south, so I should have entered Nanjing by now."

Zheng Zhilong couldn't help being stunned: "King Sanshun? Kong Youde, Monk Geng Zhongming is gratifying!"

Hong Chengchou nodded and said: "It's the three kings! The three kings lead an army of [-], all of whom are elite soldiers who have been fighting for a long time, and their combat power is not inferior to the Eight Banners. I guess Yang Chao is too busy to take care of himself, so he can really rescue Lord Zheng?"

Zheng Zhilong couldn't help but fell heavily on the chair. These three kings were the only Han princes in the Qing Dynasty. Now there is only one more Wu Sangui. It's just that the three of them were not reused after entering the customs, and they have been suppressed in Liaodong. They were sent to Jiangnan, and they were about to attack Nanjing for the first time.

"Uncle Yang has thirty troops."

Zheng Zhilong finally said.

Hong Chengchou shook his head and said: "Master Zheng, why bother to ask. Yang Chao has 30 troops, but my Qing Dynasty has 80 troops. But even if there are millions of troops, so what, he didn't have a single soldier to help Fujian, but I There are [-] strong teams that can be reached sooner or later.”

Nanjing.

When Yang Chao received the news, he couldn't help but be surprised. Lu Mo was defeated one after another. First, the Green Camp of the Qing Army suddenly appeared in Fuliang County. Lu Mo sent people to fight, but he was beaten badly.

The green army of the Qing army marched by land and water. In fact, Yang Chao also deployed naval forces in Fuliang. Unexpectedly, this group of Qing army sailors was so brave that they defeated Yang Chao's navy in the first battle, and wiped out the navy under Fuliang City in World War II.

The Qing army then invaded Huizhou, also advancing by land and water. They fought with Lu Mo at Qimen first, and then at Xiuning. They won both battles.

"Kong Youde, Geng Zhongming, Shang Kexi? These three traitors!"

Lu Mo has already found out that the opponent is playing the banner of these three people, not ordinary Green Battalion soldiers, but the Eight Banners Han Army.

Of course, Yang Chao had heard of the names of these three traitors. These three were big traitors as famous as Wu Sangui.

The Han soldiers under the three of them have experienced battles for a long time, and they are not inferior to the elite of the Eight Banners in terms of combat power or discipline.

The three were originally under the command of Mao Wenlong of the Dongjiang Army. After Yuan Chonghuan killed Mao Wenlong, the three persisted for a while. Kong Youde went to Shandong and served as an official for a while. Portuguese cannon-casting workers were invited to cast a large number of cannons, and also trained a large number of cannon-casting craftsmen and artillerymen.

Kong Youde was short of wages and food in Shandong, and was finally ordered to go to Liaodong to reinforce Zu Dashou. As a result, half of the soldiers mutinied, and Kong Youde was also suffocated. After half a year, the Ming army finally mobilized the Guanning army to suppress it. Kong Youde seized the boat and crossed the sea to join the Qing Dynasty. He also recruited his two brothers, Geng Zhongming and Shang Kexi, and all three were crowned kings.

After the three surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, they brought artillery technology and artillery to the Qing army, and then participated in almost all the battles of the Qing army under Huang Taiji. Each of them had two or three thousand generals who had fought for more than ten years.

But after Huang Taiji's death, Dorgon obviously didn't have Huang Taiji's mind, and he didn't have the courage to use the Han people boldly. Therefore, after entering the customs and eliminating Li Zicheng, these three people were basically left idle, and they stationed honestly with their troops and horses in the Liaodong.

Who knew that they would be called out suddenly at this time, and [-] mercenaries came to attack Yang Chao aggressively.

"It looks like they plan to attack Ningguo Mansion, and then attack many men's departments from north to south."

Yang Chao looked at the direction of King Sanshun's advance from the map. The capture of Huizhou and Taiping Mansions was equivalent to cutting off Yanzhou and Jinhua's connection with Nanzhili. Mo and Xie Fei divided their forces to besiege.

"Order Lu Mo to defend Huizhou to the death, and never give up Huizhou even if one soldier dies!"

Yang Chao couldn't let King Sanshun's army attack them from the rear of many men's tribes that had entered Zhejiang, then he couldn't give up Huizhou.

But just after the order was issued for a long time, it was suddenly reported that King Sanshun's vanguard had entered Ningguo and surrounded the city of Ningguo.

In the early morning of the second day, enter Guangde Mansion, give up the mansion and do not fight, and go straight to Jianping County!

"These three traitors don't want to attack Zhejiang! They want to stab Lao Tzu in the heart!"

It was only at this time that Yang Chao realized that the real goal of the other party was the city of Nanjing. He had such a big appetite and a big hand.

However, among King Sanshun, Shang Kexi, who is good at fighting, left 1 people in Huizhou to intercept Lu Mo's 2 people. Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming entered the empty Ningguo Mansion, and then sent a small force to monitor Ningguo, and then galloped to Guangde Mansion. After arriving in Jianping, the next step is to enter Yingtian Mansion.

Their attack on Nanjing will not exceed 3 troops!

"This is Hong Chengchou's big hand, but he has a big appetite and a lot of courage, but it is too small to underestimate Lao Tzu. 3 people want to attack Nanjing City? Although Nanjing has only [-] recruits, it is not something these traitors can underestimate. "

"Come here, order the Xie Fei Department of the Taiping Mansion to set off with the whole army, rush to the aid of Guangde Mansion along Shijiu Lake, and then march towards Ningguo and Huizhou, and together with Lu Mo, annihilate Shang Kexi in Huizhou!"

Since Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming wanted to attract Nanjing's attention, Yang Chao gave them a chance to come to Nanjing, and then asked Xie Fei to attack from Taiping Mansion to cut off their retreat.

"Order many men to leave [-] troops to defend Hangzhou, and the main force will immediately return to help, enter Guangde Mansion from Hangzhou, advance towards Nanjing City, and encircle Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming's troops with the Nanjing defenders!"

"If you want to stab Lao Tzu's heart, if you want to play decapitation, you can see if you have the ability!"

Quanzhou, Nan'an Prefecture.

"How? Yang Chao withdrew his troops. But it's too late. King Sanshun's army may have entered Nanjing City by now."

"Master Hong is so sure?"

Zheng Zhilong indeed received many men from the Yang Chao Department who had already sent the main force back, and the other two departments also stopped advancing. Lu Mo's Department advanced to Yanzhou Mansion, and Xie Fei's Department advanced to Jinhua Mansion.

Although Jin Shenghuan and Wang Tizhong were repelled by the Ming army, the main force still remained, with more than 18 soldiers. Even if it was not enough to deal with a mere [-] Ming army, it would be more than enough to defend the city.

"Hahahaha, Marquis Zheng still doesn't understand. Yang Chao will lose this battle."

Hong Chengchou was not in a hurry to persuade Zheng Zhilong to surrender, and he still gave him an analysis in a leisurely manner, as if he didn't care whether Zheng Zhilong surrendered this morning.

Zheng Zhilong still had doubts: "Azig and Haoge both attacked Nanjing, and it was much more dangerous then than today."

Hong Chengchou said: "Today is different. Azige has already exhausted his army, while Haoge was besieged by more than [-] elite soldiers from Yang Chao. Today, Yang Chao has only [-] recruits in Nanjing, and the whole Jiangnan is full of wars. Yang Chao is just a new general. , may not be able to cope with this situation, if the military order is changed day and night, I am afraid that not only will Nanjing not be saved, but it will collapse itself!"

Zheng Zhilong smiled and said, "That's not necessarily the case. Although Uncle Yang is young, he is mature and prudent."

Speaking of which, Zheng Zhilong still believed in Yang Chao a little more at this time, after all Yang Chao had created too many miracles.

Hong Chengchou said with a smile: "Master Zheng is not in a hurry, wait until the news comes from Nanjing. The old man guesses that Lord Zheng has eyes and ears in Nanjing."

Zheng Zhilong naturally had eyes and ears in Nanjing, and there were hundreds of pigeons. Soon a few pigeons flew back to Fujian.

"Master Hong, I have thought it over clearly, I am willing to abandon the dark and turn to the bright, and obey the destiny!"

Hong Chengchou had been waiting for a long time, and he still felt that it was a bit late.

"Haha, Lord Zheng, the city of Nanjing is broken."

Hong Chengchou doesn't have an intelligence system, he relies on speculation.

As soon as Zheng Zhilong saw that he couldn't hide Hong Chengchou, he honestly admitted that his spies in Nanjing reported that the Qing army had entered Nanjing City, and that Nanjing City, which Azig and Haoge had never touched before, was let by King Sanshun. Got in.

(End of this chapter)