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Chapter 101 The War in Zhejiang
The sixth day of January in the second year of Yonghe.

Since Yang Gong completely wiped out the army in Huangyan Town, Taizhou Prefecture on the last day of the first year of Yonghe, the Qing version of the "Saar Hu" battle concocted by Zhejiang Governor Tu Yi and Zhejiang Admiral Huang Sheng was considered bankrupt. .

No, it can’t be considered bankrupt. After all, the original version of Saarhu underestimated the enemy and was defeated first. Then, it was deceived by the Qing army and was ambushed. Finally, it was frightened and fled after hearing the news. Because of the chaos, more than 1000 people were killed and injured in the bombing of the camp.

In fact, Yang Gong's follow-up to this battle was basically the same. During the New Year's Eve of Zhu Yijiong and Kangxi in the north, Yang Gong led the first army under his command to gallop south, and met the Wenzhou Town Chief who had caught up without knowing it. The Qing army led by Bing Daikun ran into it directly.

Although Dai Kun didn't know anything about it, his excellent battlefield experience still made him realize that something was wrong. However, the Wenzhou commander didn't know what he was thinking. He was obviously cautious when he was guarding Wenzhou Mansion.

As a result, when they saw the Ming army galloping south, they mistakenly thought that the Ming army was panicking and broke out south.

Ever since, Dai Kun actually had the idea of ​​​​taking the initiative to attack. Then, the result was obvious. The total strength of Dai Kun's army was not much greater than that of Sun Hongyu.

But facing the Ming army with high morale, the battle lasted only a stick of incense, and Dai Kun's army collapsed.

Dai Kun realized that the situation was not good, but regretted it too late, so he had to lead the remaining troops to flee south in a hurry.

However, when he fled south towards Wenzhou Fucheng, the reconnaissance cavalry discovered that Fucheng had changed its flag and surrendered to the thieves at some point.

In fact, it is no wonder that Wenzhou Magistrate Shen Zhaoyan, Dai Kun took away most of the troops in the city, leaving only a mere [-] people as leftovers, most of whom were young and brave soldiers recruited from the city, with almost zero combat effectiveness.

Seeing that there had been no movement in Wenzhou Prefecture, the Second Army under Zheng Dingrui finally decided to send troops. With a steady attack and the use of coffin cannons to bomb the city, they captured Wenzhou City in just three days.

Dai Kun had no choice but to lead the remaining troops to change direction and flee south to Chuzhou.

The General Soldiers of Chuzhou and the General Soldiers of Quzhou knew that the two armies had been defeated, and the Dutai army had not arrived yet, so it was obvious that the situation was in danger.

Quzhou Town and Chuzhou Town were frightened on the spot and led their troops back to their divisions. As for the encirclement battle, they were still encircling them. Whoever wanted to besieged them.

After returning to the army, Dai Kun, the commander-in-chief of Wenzhou Town, joined forces with the commander-in-chief of the second town of Chuzhou, Quzhou, and jointly submitted a letter to the capital of Hangzhou. They were adding fuel to the fire and shirk the responsibility. Don't think that because he knows how to fight better, he will not shirk the responsibility. He is crazy at the same time. Request reinforcements from Hangzhou Prefecture.

In this way, the entire situation in Hangzhou instantly became clear. Zheng Dingrui's Ming army accompanied Yang Gong's First Army, plus the surrender of more than 8 Qing troops collected in the previous three battles, directly known to the outside world as a hundred thousand troops, marching north and east in one fell swoop. Wenzhou, Jinhua and Taizhou are the three prefectures.

Shen Zhaoyan, the prefect of Wenzhou, jumped from the city and committed suicide when the city was destroyed. The prefect of Taizhou was missing, and the prefect of Jinhua committed suicide by taking poison in the government office. The methods of death were completely different.

The three prefectures in central and southern Zhejiang were annexed by the Ming Dynasty in less than half a month due to Yang Gong's adventurous invasion.

In the blink of an eye, the Ming army was approaching the capital of Hangzhou.

Suddenly, there was a big earthquake in Hangzhou.

Tu Yi, the governor of Zhejiang, and Huang Sheng, the admiral of Zhejiang, wrote a note overnight to report the matter to the court. They even sent three letters asking for help to the Governor of Liangjiang in Jiangning Prefecture in one day, which shocked Jiangnan.

While everything was going on in Hangzhou, Yang Gong also sent the Zhejiang war report in detail from Wenzhou to Quanzhou, Fujian at an accelerated speed of [-] miles.

In just a few days, Zhu Yijiong learned the results of the war in Zhejiang.

Zhu Yijiong and the entire Ming Dynasty court in Quanzhou Prefecture were all excited.

The cabinet immediately proposed moving the capital. Of course, it was not to move the capital to the three prefectures of Zhejiang that were already under its control, but to Hangzhou Prefecture.

After all, no matter from the perspective of the cabinet or the Privy Council, the Hangzhou Mansion is already in the Ming Dynasty's pocket, and it is just waiting for the Ming Dynasty to send troops to retrieve it.

Even the more radical ones proposed the proposal of proclaiming emperor again at the court meeting, and also listed various basis and reasons for this.The original Ming Dynasty only had one province, Fujian, so proclaiming the emperor naturally seemed a bit eager and inappropriate. To put it bluntly, it might even attract ridicule and contempt from people all over the world.

But it is different now. As long as the Ming Dynasty captures Zhejiang, it will have a wealthy town in the southeast. Not to mention getting countless money, food and soldiers, it will also expand the strength of the Ming Dynasty again, thus truly gaining the capital to dominate the world. .

Moreover, Zhejiang, Fujian and Zhejiang are connected together. Advances can directly threaten Nanjing from the Grand Canal, and retreats also expand the original strategic depth.

Moreover, if Fujian and Zhejiang were lost, it would be a heavy blow to the Qing court and Emperor Kangxi's reputation. The Qing court would then invest a huge amount of troops to suppress the rebellion.

Proclaiming emperor at this time will not only not appear rash, but also let nature take its course, which can not only show the orthodoxy of the Ming Dynasty, but also unite people's hearts.

And the most important thing, this radical minister did not say, is that he has already made such a big fuss, does he still care about proclaiming himself emperor?

Even if Zhu Yijiong is now given the title of King and the title of Supervisor, I am afraid that the Qing court will not say anything and become amicable.

Zhu Yijiong was thoughtful, pondered for a long time, and then said: "Let's wait until the war in Zhejiang is over to discuss this matter!"

The discussion will be discussed after the war in Zhejiang is over, not later.

Upon hearing this answer, the radical minister who proposed the proposal suddenly flashed a hint of joy in his eyes, and then quickly disappeared.

After Wang Li and others heard this, they also understood what Jian Guo meant, and everyone had a tacit understanding and did not continue the discussion in depth.

"Wang Qing." Zhu Yijiong said.

Wang Li quickly raised his hands and said, "The minister is here."

Zhu Yijiong said: "Regarding the war in Zhejiang, we must compile it into a newspaper as soon as possible and distribute it to Fujian."

Wang Qing said: "Wei minister accepts the order!"

This Di Bao was naturally the Ming Dynasty Di Bao. In fact, it was a reorganization of the original Fujian official Di Bao, replacing those who were sneaky and dissatisfied with the Ming Dynasty, and became the Di Bao organization of the Ming Dynasty.

The chief officials of Di Bao were the Qing Dynasty version of "Shui Tailiang" who was captured when Quanzhou was captured, the former Quanzhou prefect Wang Daocheng, and the former Fujian governor who clamored to commit suicide but did not actually commit suicide in the end. Lu Youlong.

Under the sincere "persuasion" from Ming Dynasty, these two people finally chose to surrender to Ming Dynasty. As for their wives and children in Beijing, they can be reborn, but if their lives are gone, they are really gone.

Death is the only option through the ages. This sentence can only be understood through personal experience. There is a great terror between life and death, which not everyone can overcome. The higher the position, the more powerful people enjoy the power, and the more they are afraid of death.

After giving instructions to the cabinet, Zhu Yijiong turned to look at Zhu Chengxun in the Privy Council: "Qing Zhu."

Zhu Chengxun quickly handed over his hand and assured: "The Privy Council will continue to increase the recruitment of troops and will never let the Zhejiang frontline suffer from shortage of food and troops."

Zhu Yijiong nodded and looked at Old Man Li, the director of the Ordnance Bureau on the side.

In fact, many things at the court meeting basically only require an order from the Arms Bureau, and there is no need for Old Man Li to participate every time. However, in order to ensure the social status of the declassified craftsmen and show his determination to abolish the lowly status, Zhu Yijiong also raised the question. The political authority of the High Ordnance Bureau still insists on calling Old Man Li, the only illiterate person present, to participate in court meetings every time.

Old Man Li, the director of the Ordnance Bureau, came to his senses and said quickly: "Return to the Supervisor, we will personally keep an eye on the Ordnance Bureau as soon as we get back, and we will not shorten the supply of armor for the army. Oh, by the way, there are also , we have also made a sample of that flintlock gun that the supervisor was talking about last time."

"Hmm... what?"

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(End of this chapter)