Nanming Yiming

Chapter 115 Advance to Huizhou
This time was a double blessing for Qian Mo. Not only did he successfully complete the task of renting out the Tianzihao shop in Hangzhou, but also the news that the Ming army conquered Jiande Mansion and recovered the whole of Yanzhou.

Yanzhou was called Muzhou in ancient times, and the birth of the name Yanzhou is related to the massive "Fangla Uprising" in the late Northern Song Dynasty.

Although the uprising was short, it had a huge impact, because the Fangla uprising started and its main activity area was in Muzhou and the neighboring Shezhou area. Song Huizong decided to change Muzhou to Yanzhou.One is that it was once called Yanzhou in history, and on the other hand, it also meant strict discipline; and Shezhou next door to Yanzhou was directly changed to Huizhou by him.

Yanzhou is located in the middle reaches of the Fuchun River, connected to Huizhou on the upper reaches and Hangzhou on the lower, and is located in the main traffic throat in the west of Zhejiang, it is the gateway to the west of Hangzhou.

Especially after the Southern Crossing in the Song Dynasty, Lin'an, Hangzhou was regarded as the capital, and Yanzhou, which was very close to it, became a place near Ji, and its status was similar to that of the districts and counties in the suburbs of Beijing today.In addition to fish, rice and silk from Taihu Lake, Suzhou and Hangzhou, firewood, tea and other items in Lin'an City all came from Yanzhou, and Yanzhou's economy ushered in great development.

With the rise of Huizhou merchants in the Ming Dynasty, Huizhou area has been greatly developed.As the first stop for Huizhou businessmen to enter Zhejiang, Yanzhou also ushered in another peak period of economic development. At this time, Yanzhou was also the most affluent state capital among the southwestern provinces of Zhejiang.

Under the protection of the navy, Qian Mo boarded a boat from Hangzhou and sailed upstream along the Fuchuan River, and successfully arrived at Jiande, the capital of Yanzhou.

The Battle of Yanzhou was directed by Huang Yu, and Qian Mo did not personally participate in it, so he was still a little worried, for fear of accidents.

In fact, Qian Mo was a little overwhelmed. Hong Fugui had been "beaten" before, and the battalions did not appear to disobey Huang Yu's command; moreover, Qian Mo did not personally participate in the command, and each battalion took the task alone, and the relevant generals cherished it even more. This opportunity to perform alone is good for winning the opportunity to lead alone in the future.

But now that he entered Jiande City, the stone in Qian Mo's heart finally fell to the ground.

Huang Yu said: "Yanzhou prefecture has jurisdiction over the six counties of Jiande, Shouchang, Tonglu, Fenshui, Chun'an, and Suian. This time, according to Uncle Zhongyong's plan, we will divide our troops into three groups and encircle Jiande. With the tenacious resistance of the Qing army, the Qing army in other places basically surrendered."

"In less than 3 days, the six counties of Yanzhou have all been brought under the control of our governor's office in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. This time, our army suffered less than 6 casualties. We annihilated 1000 Qing troops and captured 2000. All surrender."

Qian Mo said: "This time it is all thanks to General Huang's commanding skills. The soldiers of each battalion fought bravely. This Governor is very pleased!"

"Yanzhou has always been a battleground for military strategists. The Yuan and Ming dynasties first held Yanzhou's mansion and then took over the whole of Zhejiang; now that Yanzhou is in our hands, we can advance and retreat freely, and the flanks of Hangzhou are also safe. A lot."

So Qian Mo decided to leave the Jingnan Camp to guard Yanzhou and monitor the Qing troops in the direction of Jinhua and Quzhou; while he led 8000 troops from the Chongming Camp and Shenji Camp to Huizhou.

Since Jiang Riguang and Pan Yongxi led the Northern Expedition in February, they have been blocked in Huizhou.At first, the army was powerful, and with the cooperation of officials and gentry from all walks of life, they captured Wuyuan, Yi County, Xiuning County, and Qimen County all the way, and once besieged She County, the capital of Huizhou.

However, as reinforcements from the Qing army arrived one after another, the Ming army gradually declined, especially after being attacked by Jin Li's Eight Banners soldiers in the wild and losing thousands of troops, they began to switch to defense.

Later, more and more Qing troops entered Huizhou. The Ming army not only failed to capture Shexian County, but also lost Xiuning.

Fortunately, Qian Mo raised troops in Huzhou, which greatly restrained the strength of the Qing army in the southeast.Because the Ming army was always threatening the two prefectures of Su and Song, Ma Guozhu, the governor of Liangjiang, was forced to transfer all the troops who had originally gone south to support Huizhou to the Su and Song areas.

However, the main force of the 4000 Eight Banners led by Jin Li was directly transferred back to Zhejiang. As a result, the Qing army, which had already gained a certain advantage, was unable to further expand the fruits of victory. The two sides launched a protracted tug-of-war in the mountainous areas of Huizhou.

Today, the six counties in Huizhou are divided into half by the Ming and Qing. The Ming army controls the three counties of Wuyuan, Yixian, and Qimen; while the Qing army occupies the three counties of Shexian, Xiuning, and Jixi.

At the head of the city of Yi County, Pan Yongxi yelled and scolded: "Don't panic, the Qing army is not strong, we will drive them off the city head with one blow."

After all, he held the Yanyue knife and killed the general directly.

Pan Yongxi slashed down with a knife, directly cutting off half of the Qing army's body. The blood sprayed by the enemy splashed on his face, making him look even more ferocious, like a devil crawling out of hell.

I saw him brandishing a big knife, frantically harvesting the heads of the Qing army, beheading seven or eight Qing soldiers in a short while.

Originally, the Qing army had just attacked the top of the city and had not yet gained a firm foothold. Pan Yongxi's counterattack was instantly killed and panicked.Seeing the bravery of their generals, the Ming army in the city was immediately boosted in morale. They rushed to fight the Qing army one after another, and quickly suppressed the Qing army.

Seeing that they had already captured the top of the city, the morale of the follow-up Qing army was high and they wanted to climb up the city wall to take Yi County in one fell swoop. Unexpectedly, they were driven down by the Ming army in a short while.

At this moment, someone shouted: "We're defeated, we're defeated, the Ming army on the city is too fierce, everyone run for your lives!"

The rest of the Qing army quickly turned around and fled, wishing they could grow a few more legs at this moment.

Facing the receding Qing army like a tide, Pan Yongxi hurriedly called the Ming army on the city to shoot arrows, killing and injuring a lot of enemies.

Seeing the Qing army retreating again, Jiang Riguang, who was supervising the battle on the city, was also very excited. He waved the tightly held sword in his hand and shouted: "Long live the Ming Dynasty!"

It seemed that at this time he himself was an energetic young man, rather than an old man who had already turned sixty.

Since the Qing army besieged Yi County, Jiang Riguang stood on the top of the city to supervise the battle every day, boosting morale. This is the fifth time that the Ming army has repelled the Qing army.

Looking at Pan Yongxi, who was covered in blood, Jiang Riguang said: "Pan Zongbing is so brave, and he killed the Qing army to the death. It's really satisfying!"

Pan Yongxi fully supported the Northern Expedition this time, and was promoted by Jin Shenghuan to be the commander of Raozhou. However, after repeated battles, the Northern Expedition army he led at this time has also dropped from the initial 12000 to the current 6000.

At this time, Pan Yongxi said worriedly: "Now we only have 4000 troops left in Yixian County, and there are not many troops left behind in Wuyuan and Qimen. Although the defense is safe, it is difficult to launch an attack. I heard that the Eight Banners in the north have already moved south. We are on our way, if we can’t take all of Huizhou before then, I’m afraid it will be difficult to keep the Qing army out of Jiangxi!”

Jiang Riguang didn't understand this truth. At the beginning, Jin Shenghuan raised troops in Nanchang with great momentum. In a blink of an eye, he had nearly 30 troops and won the 11th government in Jiangxi.

The King of Lu even sent envoys to invite Jin Shenghuan to join forces to attack Nanjing. Who would have thought that Jin Shenghuan, who had agreed to send troops, would turn his back on his promise and just send his own side to make a symbolic expedition to the north. There is no such thing as a partial teacher!
Thinking of this, Jiang Riguang said with regret: "At the beginning, Nanjing was empty of troops, and it was Huang Renlong, a villain, who bewitched Yu Guogong to conquer Southern Jiangxi. If he had led the army directly to Nanjing, how would it be the current situation?"

Pan Yongxi said: "It's really strange. There are only a few thousand Qing troops in southern Jiangxi. The news that the Duke of Yu led 20 troops to conquer Ganzhou has not yet come."

In fact, this problem has always troubled Jiang Riguang. Although he did not agree with Huang Renlong's suggestion to go south to attack Ganzhou, he thought that Jin Shenghuan would lead an army of 20, and it would not take too long to seize Southern Jiangxi.That's why I insisted on leading the Northern Expedition first, and when Jin Shenghuan won Ganzhou, he would naturally continue to send troops to the Northern Expedition.

Unexpectedly, two months have passed, and there has been no good news from the Nanjiang side, and the news of his request for help has always been in vain. The Nanchang side only sent people to send some military supplies and food.

Jiang Riguang said: "For the current plan, we can only defend Yi County first, and wait for the army of Duke Yu to go north in triumph, hoping that he can catch up before the main force of the Qing army goes south."

"However, although there is no news from Duke Yu, the surrounding Ming army is progressing smoothly."

Pan Yongxi also said: "Qian Mo, the governor of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, has captured Hangzhou, and even occupied a large area of ​​northern and western Zhejiang. I heard that the army of the governor of Jiangsu and Zhejiang is already besieging Yanzhou; Huizhou is very close to us, and I think Governor Qian's army will come faster than Duke Yu's army."

Qian Mo and Jiang Riguang were no strangers. As early as when Nanchang raised troops, Qian Mo sent someone to contact Jin Shenghuan to send troops together.But at that time Qian Mo was just a rebel leader with the title of governor, and Jiang Riguang didn't care about him.Unexpectedly, Qian Mo was like a divine soldier descending from the sky, attacking cities and looting land all the way, hanging and beating all Qing troops.

And Qian Mo's intelligence department provided Jiang Riguang with intelligence many times, which enabled him to quickly find out the deployment of the surrounding Qing army.Qian Mo's consecutive battles and victories greatly relieved the pressure on the Ming army in Huizhou. It had been a long time since Nanjing sent reinforcements south to support Huizhou. The eight banners in Hangzhou, which threatened the most, were also transferred back to Zhejiang by Qian Mo.

Jiang Riguang sighed: "Governor Qian is really a genius. Relying on a rebel army from Taihu Lake, he took down almost half of Zhejiang in less than two months. He even wiped out tens of thousands of the main force of the Qing army, including many of the Manchurian Eight Banners."

Pan Yongxi is also quite convinced of Qian Mo's combat power. At the beginning, he was defeated by the Hangzhou Eight Banners and almost wiped out his entire army.And Qian Mo wiped out the Eight Banners in Hangzhou in the first battle, which can be regarded as revenge for himself.

Since the "Battle of Salhu", the Ming army's record against the Eight Banners of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties has been terrible. It is a rare victory to be able to eliminate hundreds of Eight Banners soldiers at once.

Field diplomats wiped out 4000 Manchurian and Mongolian Eight Banners at once, which can be described as unique.

So Pan Yongxi said: "Governor Qian's record of annihilating the Eight Banners in Hangzhou in one battle is an unprecedented victory. I think now we only need to attract the Qing army to Yi County."

Although Nanjing has never sent reinforcements to the south, all the soldiers and horses from Chizhou, Ningguo, Guangde and other prefectures around Huizhou have been reinforced. At this time, there are as many as 12000 Qing troops in Huizhou.

Wang Guodong, the commander-in-chief of the Ning State, led 6000 soldiers and horses to besiege Yixian County, while Zhang Tianfu, the commander-in-chief of Huizhou, led the remaining troops to garrison Shexian County and other places.

Huizhou is mostly mountainous and hilly, and the land is very precious. Naturally, there is no vast land for building cities.Although She County is a prefectural city, the scale of the city itself is not large, with a circumference of only 2.6 kilometers, a city wall 10 meters high, 3.7 meters thick, and a moat 10 meters wide.

At this time, Zhang Tianfu was paying close attention to patrolling the city defense.

He understands that although the city of Shexian County is not large in scale, it has all kinds of defensive facilities such as urn city and enemy towers. Moreover, Shexian County is a typical mountain fortress with three rivers converging: Yangzhi River, Pushui River and Xin'an River. There is absolutely no room for loss.

He got the news that the Ming army had divided into three groups and went south from Hangzhou, and was besieging Jiande, the capital city of Yanzhou.Once Jiande falls, Huizhou will be completely exposed to the soldiers of the Ming army.

But looking at the Yangzhi River in the distance, his heart was also filled with waves.At this time Zhang Tianfu was very conflicted, it can be said that he was both excited and worried!
The excitement is that if the Ming army enters Huizhou, then he can rely on the solid city defense of She County to beat the Ming army hard, and have the opportunity to avenge his elder brother Zhang Tianlu.

What is worrying is that this Ming army is extremely strong. The Zhenghuang Banner of the Han Army under the command of Zhang Tianlu and the Zhenghong Banner of Manchuria under General Pingnan Jin Li were all wiped out by this Ming army, and I am not fully sure that I can defeat them.

Since joining the Qing army, Zhang Tianfu and Zhang Tianfu's two brothers have been in trouble. Not only did they successfully enter the Zhenghuang Banner of the Han army, but they were also entrusted with important tasks by the Qing court.The two brothers are stationed in the fertile land of Huizhou, and they do not lose money on weekdays.

Since Zhang Tianlu led his troops to support Songjiang, Zhang Tianfu has taken over the post of Huizhou General Soldier. Unexpectedly, the elder brother's departure will become a farewell for the two brothers.
Soon a fast horse galloped in, interrupting Zhang Tianfu's thoughts.

I saw a sergeant running to the city panting, and said in a panic: "Report to Zongbing Zhang, and Yanzhou urgently reported that the Ming army captured Jiande Mansion yesterday morning. Now the Ming army is going upstream along the Xin'an River." , has just invaded Huizhou Prefecture and occupied Jiekou Town at the junction of the two prefectures."

Hearing that the Ming army had invaded the country, Zhang Tianfu showed worry, thinking that the one who should come would still come, but he never expected that the Ming army would come so quickly.

So Zhang Tianfu asked: "Can you find out how many troops there are in the Ming army?"

The sergeant said: "The Ming army's troop carriers are everywhere on the Xin'an River. It is estimated that there are seven to eight thousand troops!"

Zhang Tianfu took a deep breath, thinking that the Ming army is now coming in menacingly, but She County has only 3000 defenders; the troops are too thin, it seems that they have to continue to increase troops to survive this crisis.

So he said to another sergeant: "Hurry up to Xiuning to send an order to General Jia Can take a thousand soldiers and horses back to She County, if it is too late, it will be too late!"

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