Nanming Yiming

Chapter 137 Ma Guozhu's Anger
After the Ming army captured Wusongkou, they immediately sent out loud arrows.

I saw a loud arrow flying across the night, shattering the silent night in an instant.The arrow roared, leaving a gray trail in the night sky.

The Zhejiang Navy, who had been waiting on the river for a long time, finally saw the signal, and immediately Yang Fan began to sail slowly into the Wusong River.

Hongwu and Huzhou are like two moving fortresses on the sea, giving people a deep sense of oppression.As the hull gradually entered the dock, huge waves were set off, causing the entire dock to shake.

After the board was put down, Diao Shigui walked down with his head held high, followed by 500 Ming troops who had withdrawn from Jinshanwei.

To be honest, they were a little tired after bumping on the boat for a long time, but after seeing the White Robe Battalion on the pier, they cheered up instantly, and they couldn't lose face of the Jiaxing Battalion in front of the friendly troops.

Diao Shigui saw a "one-eyed dragon" in the crowd at a glance, so he hurried forward to say hello and said, "Your Excellency must be Deputy Commander Ma. The deputy commander of Jiaxing Battalion, Diao Shigui, led his men to take over Wusongkou."

Seeing Diao Shigui, Ma Erye also said enthusiastically: "Deputy General Diao has worked hard too. You in Jinshanwei have withstood the attack of Bashan's [-] troops for several days."

Diao Shigui said with some regret: "It's a pity that we only wiped out 4000 Qing troops, and most of them are the Green Battalion soldiers under Tang Li's command. The next step is up to you!"

Ma Erye said: "Our army has successfully occupied Songjiang Mansion. Uncle Zhongyong is personally in charge of Huating City. Don't be afraid that Bashan will not come. The remaining Tartars will be handed over to our White Robe Camp!"

Hearing the word Baipaoying, Diao Shigui felt puzzled, wondering if they were Chongmingying?

Second Master Ma hurriedly explained: "Uncle Zhongyong formally swore to defeat the Qing outside Jiaxing City in the morning, and we were newly assigned to the White Robe Camp."

"Now I have handed over the fort and wharf at Wusongkou to you, and there are 300 Qing army prisoners. I have to lead my troops to Huating as soon as possible. If Bashan leads the army to attack the city, it will be a big deal."

Hearing that there were still prisoners, Diao Shigui was overjoyed and said, "We will retreat after dismantling the cannons of the Wusong Fort. We were worried about the lack of manpower, but now we have 300 prisoners at our disposal."

Ma Erye said: "It's getting dark, and many Qing soldiers have taken advantage of it to run away, otherwise there will be more prisoners. The military situation is urgent, and Ma can't wait too long, so don't pass it, Brother Diao, take care!"

Diao Shigui also cupped his fists and said, "Brother Ma also cherishes the journey."

After leaving Wusong, Ma Erye and his party galloped all the way to Huating.

Suddenly there was a sound of horseshoes in front of him, and seven or eight cavalrymen were chasing a person.

He Zhiyuan said: "It seems that the Qing soldiers are chasing after them in costumes. Let's intercept them first."

After finishing speaking, He Zhiyuan led a team to kill them directly. Several Qing soldiers were frightened by this sudden scene, and were quickly killed on the spot.The last Qing soldier saw that something was wrong, so he quickly turned his horse's head, and ran tens of meters away in a short time.

He Zhiyuan stopped the crowd who wanted to pursue, and quickly took out his bow and arrow, only to see a silver light breaking the silence of the night, like a silver snake piercing into the back of the Qing soldier, and the man fell to the ground.

The person being chased was hit by two arrows at this time, bled a lot, and was relatively weak. He was pleasantly surprised to find the Ming army.

He said softly: "I am a spy under the Intelligence Department, and I have an important intelligence report from the Qing army."

After saying this, he coughed violently and spit out a mouthful of blood.

He Zhiyuan was also extremely anxious, so he quickly supported him and said, "Don't worry, brother, speak slowly."

The spy raised his hand with difficulty, and pointed to his chest.

He Zhiyuan took out a blood-stained envelope from him knowingly.

The spy said softly: "The news is all on the letter. This is the highest-level secret letter from the Intelligence Department. Only the two commanders and envoys have the template to unlock the secret letter."

"Be sure to hand over the secret letter to Commander Liu. The latest arrangements of the Qing army are all inside."

After speaking, the spy spit a mouthful of blood on He Zhiyuan.

He Zhiyuan said: "Brother, you have to hold on, we will send you to Huating to find a doctor."

The spy knew that he had hurt his veins, and there was no possibility of surviving. Just now, he only supported the ride with a breath of willpower. Now that the breath was exhausted, the whole person collapsed.

So he said: "Let me finish my sentence. When I passed by Taicang, I found that the Qing army was transferring a large amount of military rations to Suzhou City. At this time, I exposed myself and was chased and killed by the Qing army sentry cavalry."

"Calculating the time, they haven't arrived in Kunshan yet, so they should still have time"

He Zhiyuan hugged the spy and found that he had no breath!
So he handed the secret letter to Second Lord Ma and said: "The military situation is urgent, and I also ask Vice President Ma to take people to Huating as soon as possible, so as not to worry President Hong. I can't let down the information that this brother risked his life to send. At the end of the day, I will take people to Kunshan to rob grain."

Second Master Ma was also in a bit of trouble at this time. According to the military order, they should rush back to Huating immediately after completing the task.There are only 5000 white-robed troops in total. Now they are venturing deep into Songjiang, and there are a large number of Qing troops around them. If they do not return in time because they changed their plans without authorization, it will eventually affect the next deployment. This is absolutely not allowed.

He Zhiyuan also knew the military regulations, and said: "This attack without authorization violated the military order, and the general is willing to accept the crime; but the general will not accept the military order abroad, so the general will only take his own hundred cavalry to attack, and I hope the deputy commander-in-chief of the horse Complete."

Seeing that He Zhiyuan had made up his mind, Ma Erye also secretly admired He Zhiyuan's determination, and said, "Aren't you going to die if you bring 100 people there?"

"He Zhiyuan, a hundred households in the Baipao Camp, obeys the order and orders you to lead 500 cavalry to rob food. Remember to go and return quickly, and don't act recklessly!"

He Zhiyuan was very moved, and replied loudly: "The last general orders, and I will never disappoint Master Ma's expectations!"

Now they are in the south of Jiading, farther than the distance from Taicang to Suzhou, and the Qing army has already set off first, so the time is quite tight.

It must be too late to rush to Kunshan now. The Qing army must travel by water from Taicang to Suzhou to transport grain. Fortunately, it is dark today, and their speed will not be too fast.

So He Zhiyuan shouted: "Let's go at full speed and rush to Zhenyi Town by Yangcheng Lake. We must stop the Qing army's grain transport fleet here."

The cavalry drove non-stop all night, speeding past all the way, like a shooting star piercing the night sky.

The soldiers were dressed in strong clothes and rode strong horses, releasing infinite power in the silent night.The night wind howled, as if it was blowing the horn of victory for the marching team.

The horse's hooves hit the ground, making a rhythmic sound, and the dazzling flames also surged during the fierce running, shooting into the darkness in the distance.

Although they are not natural knights like the nomads in the north, after these days of continuous honing, they have initially possessed the temperament that a cavalry should have, and they are quite used to this kind of short-distance raid.

In less than half an hour, Baipaoying arrived at Zhenyi Town.

It seemed that the transport fleet of the Qing army hadn't arrived yet, so He Zhiyuan breathed a sigh of relief.

He pointed to the wooden bridge in front of him and said, "Hurry up and get two ships filled with stones to sink under the bridge, and block the channel for me."

A soldier of the Qing army on the shore complained: "General Manager Wang, is the Ming army really going to besiege Suzhou City? They actually want us to escort food and grass to Suzhou overnight."

Wang Ba said worriedly: "The Ming army has occupied Songjiang Mansion during the day, and Songjiang deputy general Wang Bicheng fled to Taicang with only 300 troops; It is said that the Manchurian Eight Banners led by Bashan have been eaten by the Ming army in Jinshanwei. I think the Ming army will soon go north to Suzhou. We should hurry up to transport food. This is the city of Suzhou. life-saving food."

The Qing soldier said in a low voice, "Have you heard, my lord, Qian Mo, the governor of Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces of the Ming Dynasty, swore to the Northern Expedition outside Jiaxing City yesterday, and wants to personally lead 5000 white-robed troops to attack Nanjing!"

Wang Bazong said: "I thought it was just a joke. How could a mere 5000 soldiers reach Nanjing?"

"But who knows that the Ming army captured Songjiang Mansion and Wusongkou that day. It seems that the attack on Nanjing is not entirely groundless."

When the two chatted in full swing, a large number of cavalrymen from the Ming army rushed out in the dark night. The shouts of killing all over the sky really frightened Wang Bazong. "Say Cao Cao, Cao Cao is here", the Ming army really said without thinking.

The Ming army rushed out suddenly, catching the Qing army by surprise.They had only 500 riders, and they were quickly defeated in a hasty fight.He Zhiyuan was dressed in silver armor, holding a silver gun in his hand, emitting bursts of cold light in the dark night, like a silver snake flying in the dark night, and the Qing army all avoided it wherever it passed.

Wang Bazong glanced at the silver-armored enemy general in the distance, and instantly became terrified. He immediately turned his horse's head and retreated towards Taicang.

Seeing that the Qing army guarding the grain had already fled, He Zhiyuan said, "Don't chase after us, our target is the Qing army's grain fleet."

The territory of Suzhou Prefecture belongs to the Qing ruled area, and the Qing army never expected that the Ming army would come to rob grain, so there were not many soldiers on board, and most of them were boatmen.

Seeing this situation, many people jumped into the river and swam to the shore.

Soon the Ming army used rockets and torches to ignite the grain ship.

At this time, the ignited Qing army grain fleet is like a fire dragon entrenched on the river, which is very spectacular.

The soaring flames accompanied by billowing smoke made the night sky red.

Even Suzhou City, ten miles away, could see the fiery red night sky in the distance.

Faced with this situation, He Zhiyuan sighed: "Water and fire are shooting out like sky and night, and red flames are in the middle of the water!"

Seeing that the goal had been achieved, He Zhiyuan hurriedly led his troops to retreat and rushed to Huating.

The soaring flames in Zhenyi Town caused a commotion in Suzhou City, which directly alarmed Ma Guozhu, the governor of Liangjiang who had just fallen asleep.

As Tan Tai's southern expedition army arrived in the south of the Yangtze River one after another, Ma Guozhu finally breathed a sigh of relief. In the past six months, he, the governor of Liangjiang, has been really depressed.

First, the Yunyin Fleet crashed into the Yangtze River last year, Jiangning Governor Zhou Boda lost 3000 elites in the Yangtze River, and then Yang Wenqi and Tu Guobao rebelled one after another, causing him to directly lose 1 horses in the Suzhou area.

The Chongming navy of the Ming army directly blocked the mouth of the Yangtze River, which made the entire Susong area very tense. He had to borrow troops from Zhejiang to strengthen the defense of Songjiang.

Then at the beginning of the year, Jin Shenghuan and Wang Deren rebelled against each other, and the Jiangxi 11th government announced that they would go anyway, and directly sent him, the governor of the "Two Rivers", to Yijiang.

Not only that, Jin Shenghuan's behavior soon triggered many chain reactions anyway, and the uprising continued in the neighboring Anhui area, and all his troops were contained.

Later, Qian Mo raised troops in Huzhou. Fortunately, Qian Mo had been making trouble in Zhejiang and did not attack his Su Song. However, he sent Zhang Tianlu to support Hangzhou, and lost another 5000 elite Han army banners.

The Ming army went north to Huizhou, and he lost another 2 horses in Huizhou.

This time he sent Bashan to lead more than 1 elites to attack Jinshanwei first, and he gathered all the [-] soldiers and horses that could be mobilized from the five prefectures of Ning, Chang, Zhen, Yang, and Huai, and stationed them in Suzhou.

For this reason, Ma Guozhu did not hesitate to come to Suzhou to sit in town in person.

Unexpectedly, when he first arrived, he received a big gift from Qian Mo, and the Ming army conquered Songjiang Mansion; then the news of Qian Mo vowing to lead the Northern Expedition spread everywhere in Suzhou Mansion.

5000 people marched north to Nanjing, Qian Mo really didn't take him seriously.

Fortunately, later on, the good news of Bashan arrived. The Qing army successfully conquered Jinshanwei, which broke the rumors that the entire Bashan army was wiped out.

However, in the victory report, Bashan was evasive about casualties and annihilating the enemy, and he also asked for reinforcements. He naturally understood the meaning; but out of morale considerations, Ma Guozhu still publicized the news that Bashan wiped out the Ming army and recovered Jinshanwei.

Unexpectedly, the news that the Ming army occupied Wusongkou soon came again, which suppressed the morale that had just recovered a little.

Suzhou City originally had 5000 garrisons, plus the 2 soldiers and horses brought by Ma Guozhu, a total of 25000 people.Ma Guozhu was also worried about the lack of food and grass, so he transferred the food from Taicang to Suzhou overnight.

Unexpectedly, the Ming army directly inserted into the territory of Suzhou Mansion and burned down the grain ship. What's even worse, the entire city of Suzhou saw the fire!
Ma Guozhu's face was ashen, and he sat in the hall without saying a word.

Zhou Guozuo, governor of Jiangning, said tremblingly: "My lord governor, I just received news that the Ming army raided Zhenyi Town and burned 10 shi of grain and grass that we transferred from Taicang."

Hearing a "bang", Ma Guozhu was furious and smashed a teacup to the ground.

He said loudly: "Where is Zhenyi Town? It's less than ten miles away from Suzhou City. The Ming army is almost hitting Suzhou City. What are you doing to eat? There's no reaction at all?"

Seeing Governor Ma furious, all the generals looked around and dared not say a word!

Zhou Guozuo wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "The Ming army made a surprise attack on Qingqi, and the defenders in Kunshan didn't notice it."

Ma Guozhu was really angry. He led an army of 2 to come. As a result, Songjiang and Wusongkou fell first, and now the grain and grass were burned. The Ming army slapped him in the face three times in one day.

So he said: "It is ordered that Bashan lead the Eight Banners of Manchuria and Mongolia to attack Songjiang from the north of Jinshanwei, and the 2 troops from Suzhou will also go south together. The two armies will attack from the north and the south. The governor will go to meet Qian Mo in person."

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