Nanming Yiming

Chapter 71
In the first year of Qin II (209 BC), Xiang Yu stationed his troops in Bianshan and built King Xiang City in Huzhou.

Xiangwang City has a rectangular shape, with 360 and 230 steps in Zhouli, 130 and [-] steps from east to west, and [-] and [-] steps from north to south, with three gates in the middle, east and west.

In the Jin Dynasty, Guo Pu built an outer city around Xiangwang City, so he called Xiangwang City the inner city.

In the third year of Song Taiping Xingguo (978 A.D.), the Wuyue Kingdom accepted the territory and returned to the Song Dynasty. The inner city built in the outer city did not conform to the regulations of the Song Dynasty, and the imperial court immediately ordered the demolition of the inner city wall.

In the 17th year from Yuan to Zhengzheng (AD 1357), the outer city was rebuilt by Pan Yuanming, a general of Zhang Shicheng. The circumference of the city was 13 miles and 138 steps, and there were 6 gates, including 4 land gates and [-] water gates.

Today's Huzhou City was repaired on the basis of the end of the Yuan Dynasty, and has not changed much.

Outside the west gate, I saw Ma Li, the prefect of Anji, leading hundreds of officers and soldiers and escorting hundreds of "rebels" slowly marching towards Huzhou.

It was almost dusk at this time, although the news had already been received, today Anji County will escort the captured rebels to Fucheng.However, Zhou Bazong, the goalkeeper, was taken aback by the team of hundreds of people.

Mr. Zhou asked under the city: "My good fellow, how many rebels have you captured?"

Mr. Hu said with a smile: "This time, I finally wiped out all the rebels in Moganshan, and captured the bandit leader 'Uncle Ma' and more than a hundred rebels!"

"It's not that our Ma Zhizhou personally escorted the rebels to report to the prefect."

Hearing that the wanted criminal "Uncle Ma" had been captured, the sergeants in the city immediately looked enviously.

Zhou Bazong shouted: "You have made great achievements this time, and there must be a lot of rewards!"

Mr. Hu said: "We in Ma Zhizhou know that the brothers have worked hard to defend the city, so we specially brought a carload of fine wine to reward the brothers, so that everyone can be happy together."

Hearing that there was wine to drink, the sergeants guarding the city immediately regained their spirits, and rushed Hu Bazong and others to the top of the city.

After Mr. Hu walked up to the top of the wall, he yelled at his subordinates: "Why are you so dazed, don't hurry up and share the wine with the brothers."

So a group of soldiers holding wine jars rushed to the city wall, and enthusiastically distributed wine to the soldiers on the city.

Hu Bazong said: "Boss Zhou has worked hard too, so the two of you should have a drink too."

So he quickly poured wine for Mr. Zhou, and the two touched several bowls in a row.

Seeing that he was almost drunk, Hu put a knife on Zhou Bazong's neck, and shouted "Do it!"
At this time, most of the soldiers on the top of the wall who wanted to resist were paralyzed on the ground, and those who were still awake and wanted to resist in time were directly shot to death.

Zhou Ba, who was held hostage, always ordered the remaining soldiers not to resist.

After occupying Xicheng, more than 3000 people from Chongming Camp and Jingnan Camp quickly controlled several other city gates in Huzhou.

At this time, other major facilities in Huzhou City, such as granaries, silver warehouses, prisons, armories, etc., have also been effectively controlled by the Ming army.

Now only the Huzhou magistrate's yamen is still resisting. Huzhou general Wang Renyi is Feng Rujin's confidant. When he learned that the Ming army had entered Huzhou City, Wang Renyi immediately led nearly [-] men to retreat into the Huzhou prefect's yamen to protect Feng Rujin.

And Feng Rujin also knew that he had done a lot of evil on weekdays. If he surrendered directly like this, he would be beheaded by the Ming army to calm people's hearts.

At this time, his last struggle was nothing more than wanting to negotiate a decent surrender condition.

Outside the yamen, Ma Ligao shouted: "Prefect Feng, now all the prefecture and six counties under the Huzhou prefecture have been surrendered anyway, and you, the prefect's yamen, are still resisting, why don't you surrender as soon as possible?"

"Otherwise I will set fire to the yamen, don't you want the brothers inside to be buried with you?"

This time the attack on Huzhou, the most hard-working is the newly surrendered Ma Li.

Even this plan to seize the west city of Huzhou under the guise of escorting "Uncle Ma" was personally arranged and executed by Ma Zhizhou.

Because he is about to become the prefect of Ma, this is all fighting for himself, how can he not do his best.

Talking about setting fire is to frighten Feng Rujin. All the information and albums of the Huzhou prefecture are all in the government office.If it really burns, where will he, the magistrate, work?
Feng Rujin also shouted: "I can surrender if you want, you must ensure the safety of everyone in the government office, and you can't settle accounts after surrendering!"

Getting off the horse would be embarrassing, this Feng Rujin was named by Qian Mo to kill, and he wanted to use his head to frighten the traitors in Huzhou Prefecture.

As far as his authority is concerned, the most he can do is to leave a whole body for Feng Rujin, but if he returns the words "keep the whole body", Feng Rujin will definitely smash the jar.

So Ma Li said: "Prefect Feng, I advise you to surrender unconditionally, otherwise I will pull the cannon over and bombard you directly, and the people inside can't even leave a whole body."

Feng Rujin is not an idiot either, as soon as he heard this, he knew that the Ming army still refused to let him go, so he said in a heartbroken way: "I don't need you to leave me a whole body, if you don't agree to spare my life, I will kill you." The magistrate's yamen was set on fire."

As the saying goes, "Those who are horizontal are afraid of being stunned, and those who are stunned are afraid of death." Now there is really no way to get off the horse, so I can only send someone to ask Qian Mo for instructions.

When Qian Mo heard that Feng Rujin was also a "hob meat", he was afraid that it would be difficult to fool him, so he had no choice but to do it himself.

Ma Zhanyuan shouted: "Listen, people inside. Qian Mo, the Governor of Daming Suhu, is here to make a solemn promise to everyone: 'As long as Feng Rujin comes out and surrenders immediately, he will not die if he surrenders his family property. You will never break your promise." Don't come out quickly and surrender?"

The people in the yamen wanted to surrender a long time ago, but because of Feng Rujin's butcher knife, they were afraid that he would pull their backs when he was about to die.As soon as he heard this, he quickly came out and surrendered.

After Feng Rujin came out and surrendered, he said: "I am willing to donate 10 taels of silver and the land deeds of all the land. I also hope that the governor will abide by his promise and stay with the next life."

Qian Mo said: "Three years to clear the magistrate, one hundred thousand snowflakes silver, it seems that Feng Zhifu is really an upright official."

Liu Yichen beside Qian Mo stood up and read: "Feng Rujin and his family own 7 mu of fertile land in Huzhou, deposit more than 2 taels of silver, 30 restaurants, 3 silk shops, and 5 pawnshops."

Hearing these words, Feng Rujin's face turned ashen. It turned out that he had been targeted a long time ago, and it seemed that he was doomed.

Qian Mo said: "Don't worry, the Governor said I won't kill you, and I will never break my promise. Not only will I not kill you, but I will reward you."

"I will reward you with four big characters 'Anti-Qing and Fuming' on your face. Tomorrow you will brand them in public, and then you can go to the mines in the mountains to atone for your sins.

"If your family has no crimes, you can go to the workshop to work for a living, and the others will be severely punished. The heinous ones will be beheaded in public tomorrow, and the others will be distributed to mine together."

"The governor promised to spare you, but he didn't promise to spare your family members who committed evil."

After dealing with Feng Rujin, Qian Mo was in a good mood.

He, the governor of Suhu, can finally raise the flag of Ming Dynasty to occupy a whole government.

With the help of the intelligence department, the news that Qian Mo, the governor of Daming Suhu Lake, had 5 troops to capture Huzhou spread wildly around.

The next step is to see the reaction of the Qing army in Suzhou and Hangzhou.

It's a pity that Qian Mo's troops didn't have a lot of artillery, otherwise Hangzhou would be so empty, Qian Mo really wanted to put all his eggs in one basket and take Hangzhou directly.

Although the battalions under the Governor's Mansion are well equipped and morale is high.

But after all, Qian Mo's troops had never attacked even a small county head-on, and lacked experience in attacking fortified areas.

And Governor Xiao Qiyuan of Zhejiang is not an idler. Although there are not many troops in Hangzhou, the defenses are very strict. The intelligence department has not made much progress in developing internal lines in Hangzhou, and the possibility of a surprise attack on the city is unlikely.

If you want to capture a strong city like Hangzhou, you can't do it without a lot of heavy artillery and enough troops.

For a fat man who can't eat at one bite, it's better to hold Huzhou first, and then talk about it.

In theory, Huzhou may now face attacks from the Qing army in four directions.

The first direction is Yixing, just north of Changxing County.

However, at this time, the Qing army was empty in Nanjing, and there was the threat of the Jiangxi Ming army going north to Nanjing. The possibility that Ma Guozhu could divide his troops to attack Huzhou was almost zero.

During the insurance period, the Jingnan Battalion still sent 500 people to station in Changxing County to prevent sneak attacks by the Qing army in the north.

The second direction is Anhui from the west, especially Guangde near Huzhou.

At this time, the Qing army in southern Anhui was facing the attack of the Ming army. It would be considered good to be able to defend Huizhou. The Qing army near Guangde had already gone south to support Huizhou, and it was basically impossible to draw troops to attack Huzhou.

At least it was impossible before Jiang Riguang's Northern Expeditionary Army was defeated, which is why Qian Mo sent someone to contact them. As long as this Northern Expeditionary Army does not fail, Anhui is safe for the time being.

Moreover, Anji Prefecture and Xiaofeng County, which enter Huzhou from the direction of Guangde, have to cross the Tianmu Mountains, which is more difficult.

Only Si'an Town in the north of Anji Prefecture is not in the mountains.

500 people from the Jingnan Battalion were stationed in Si'an Township to monitor the opposite Guangde Prefecture.

Anji Prefecture was garrisoned by the 500 Qing troops who had originally surrendered led by Hu Bazong.

The remaining 600 members of the Jingnan Battalion were stationed at the passes in the Tianmu Mountains on both sides of the center of Xiaofeng County, including Dusong Pass in the south.

The third direction is to the east of Huzhou. The Tianxiong Department stationed in Songjiang may attack Huzhou southward.

Although the strength of the Qing army in the Songjiang area is quite empty now, and the defenders of Jinshanwei are still threatened by the Chongming Navy, there is no guarantee that Tian Xiong's troops will not come over.

However, Taihu Lake in the north and Jiaxing in the south are actually under the control of the Ming army, and Tian Xiong must go to Nanxun Town, the easternmost part of Huzhou, when he comes to attack.

Considering that Tianxiong's troops are the elite of the Zhejiang Green Camp, with strong combat power and 5 troops, Qian Mo only sent 100 people from the Shenji Battalion to investigate the enemy's situation in the Nanxun area.

It is impossible to stop Tian Xiong's troops, and Nanxun will definitely give up when the time comes, it just serves as a warning.

The remaining 1500 main forces of the Shenji Battalion are stationed in Huzhou Fucheng. Even if the main force of Tianxiong's troops invades, it can guarantee that Huzhou Fucheng will not fall in the short term.

The fourth direction is the direction of Hangzhou from the south.

This direction is also the most likely route for the Qing army to take.

If Xiao Qiyuan wants to take back Huzhou, he must send troops from Hangzhou.

Qian Mo arranged all the 1600 people of the Chongming Camp in Wukang and Deqing counties on the southern line, and tried his best to block the Qing army in the direction of Hangzhou.

It is unlikely that the Qing army would choose to cross Tianmu Mountain to attack Anji Prefecture, and the Jingnan Battalion also has troops stationed at Dusong Pass, so they are not afraid of the Qing army crossing the mountain.

After arranging all this, Qian Mo can finally breathe a sigh of relief.

As long as the Qing army does not gather heavy troops and besiege from all directions at the same time, Huzhou is safe for the time being.

After the news of Qian Mo's capture of Huzhou reached Chongming, King Lu and Zhang Mingzhen were also very excited.

Lu Wangyu said earnestly: "It seems that ignorance did not disappoint this king, and he seized the land of one state and six counties under the jurisdiction of Huzhou in one fell swoop. At this moment, Xiao Qiyuan of Hangzhou has transferred troops from the east of Zhejiang. It is our It’s a great opportunity to take back East Zhejiang.”

Zhang Mingzhen said: "Don't worry, Your Highness, this time we will definitely seize Taizhou in one fell swoop and re-establish a foundation in eastern Zhejiang."

At this time, on the Chongming Wharf, the Ming army was already ready for the expedition.

The Qing army’s naval forces in Zhejiang are all huddled in Hangzhou Bay. In addition, Zhoushan is now the chassis of the Ming army, and there is no Qing army’s naval force in the eastern Zhejiang area. soldier transport ship.

Right now, the main warships of the Chongming Navy are still used to block the mouth of the Yangtze River and suppress the Wusong Navy of the Qing Army.

After recruiting some time ago, Chongming now has a total of 2 land divisions and 5 navy divisions.

Previously, the Chongming navy once went deep into the Yangtze River and bombarded Zhenjiang and Nanjing one after another. Ma Guozhu, the governor of the two rivers and Henan provinces, urgently transferred the 5 Manchu Eight Banners stationed in Suzhou to Nanjing and Zhenjiang. At this time, the Qing troops stationed in Susong area were about There are 1 left.

This time Zhang Mingzhen took away the main force of the 1 land divisions in his expedition to eastern Zhejiang, while Chongming still maintained a considerable force in case the Qing army took the opportunity to seize the island.

Since the occupation of Chongming, Zhang Mingzhen has sent people to contact Huang Binqing in Zhoushan many times, asking Zhoushan Navy and Chongming Navy to join forces to attack the Wusong Navy of the Qing Army, so as to completely wipe out the strength of the Qing Army's navy at the mouth of the Yangtze River.

In this way, the Ming army completely controlled the "control of the sea" at the mouth of the Yangtze River, and the Qing army could only be beaten passively.

It's just that although Huang Binqing claimed to be under the order of Longwu, he was actually in a state of "self-reliance" after the fall of Longwu. Even the King of Lu ignored him, so how could he cooperate with Zhang Mingzhen?

Before the fall of eastern Zhejiang, Zhang Mingzhen led his troops to defect to Zhoushan, but Huang Binqing refused to accept it.

Wang Zhiren, the commander-in-chief under King Lu, retreated to Zhoushan, and Huang Binqing defeated Wang Zhiren and directly annexed the army commanded by Wang Zhiren.

Fortunately, Huang Binqing and Zhang Mingzhen were related by marriage, Huang Binqing did not kill them all, and allowed Zhang Mingzhen to station troops in Nantian on the outer island of Zhoushan for self-sufficiency.

However, Zhang Mingzhen's growing reputation still made Huang Binqing deeply afraid.

If Zhang Mingzhen hadn't moved to Chongming, the two would have been on fire.

Historically, in September 1649, Zhang Mingzhen united his subordinates who were dissatisfied with Huang Binqing to conquer Zhoushan, killed Huang Binqing, and then welcomed King Lu into Zhoushan again.

It can be said that the existence of Huang Binqing has always been a major "tumor" in the fight against the Qing Dynasty in eastern Zhejiang. As a result, the Ming army in eastern Zhejiang has been in internal friction, unable to hit the forces to fight the Qing Dynasty, and thus missed many good opportunities.

However, following Jiangxi Jin Shenghuan's rebellion, Huang Binqing also saw an opportunity to expand his territory and plunder.

Although he rejected Zhang Mingzhen's request to attack Taizhou together, he still promised to send a navy to block Hangzhou Bay at that time. When the Ningbo Qing army went south to support, he would take advantage of the emptiness behind the Qing army and send troops to harass Ningbo.

After Qian Mo raised his troops in Huzhou, the land of eastern Zhejiang was already covered in clouds of war, and the war was imminent!

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