I'm sure of the prosperous age of Kangxi and Qianlong!

Chapter 128 South Ship and North Horse
The news of Suzhou's city destruction could not be concealed. After all, it was the capital of a province. Although most of the limelight was stolen by Nanjing, it still should not be underestimated. The number of high-ranking officials and dignitaries there could not be counted on one hand.

Fortunately, Suzhou weaver Li Xu learned about Longkodo's bold plan and left Suzhou almost the next day on the pretext of going to Nanjing to discuss Jiangnan defense.

Otherwise, I'm afraid even Suzhou Weaving will have to be involved. If Li Xu is involved, even Longkodo, no matter how powerful he is, will have to suffer. Why is this Li Xu called Weaving, but he is actually Kangxi's official official in Jiangnan? "Dark Disc".

The city of Suzhou was broken, and the news that an army of [-] Ming thieves marched into the south of the Yangtze River quickly spread to Nanjing. Many people in Longko who were actively training troops in Nanjing to prepare for war were dumbfounded.

It doesn't matter that Hangzhou and even Zhejiang were wiped out by the Ming thieves so quickly. The Ming thieves actually dared to march into Jiangnan in such a grand manner, and they still only brought 2 horses with them.

Is this when there is no one in Jiangnan?

Also, what is Susong Town doing for food? If you can’t stop a mere [-] thieves, then you can’t stop them!

Why was even the city of Suzhou lost?
Longkodo immediately scolded General Su Song who died in the battle as well as the chief envoys and frontier officials.

But the next second, Longkodo, who returned to reality, only felt tired. He was really riding a tiger now.

Not only did the Ming thieves capture Zhejiang, but now the city of Suzhou was also captured by the Ming army. Almost all the high-ranking officials and dignitaries inside were captured. If Longkodo could still bear not to send troops, no matter what the reason, he, the governor of Jiangnan It’s all over.

But it is really difficult to send troops, and it is less than a month since he came to Nanjing.

A lot of soldiers have been recruited, but this fighting strength is... hard to describe in words.

The only thing that is better is that he has integrated all the Jiangnan Green Camp, eliminated the old and weak among them, and supplemented it with serious training, the Green Camp's combat power has been significantly enhanced.

Speaking of which, when Longkodo first came to Nanjing to take over the military power of the Green Camp, he was really angry.With the peace in Jiangnan for a long time, the problem of empty wages is particularly serious. Almost none of the green camps in each town is full, and [-]% to [-]% is considered good, and there are even [-]% to [-]%.If we remove the old and the weak, there will probably be only about half of the soldiers who are truly qualified.

It was so ugly to live on empty pay, Longkodo angrily killed several green battalion generals who were seriously short of soldiers, including two generals. Jiangnan Admiral was beaten to the end by Longkodo, and all military power was lost. Gather and retrain.

If only he could be given more time...

However, this is all Longkodo's fault. He took it too much for granted.

Thinking that since Hangzhou is difficult to defend, we should simply give up and encircle it on three sides to curb the development of the Ming thieves, trap them in the southeast corner, and then supplement them with rear harassment. After the army is trained, they can defeat them in a dignified battle.

But he ignored that once he gave up Fujian and Zhejiang, the south of the Yangtze River would be flat. As long as the Ming army moved faster, even if they did not take the canal and waterway, they could rush all the way to Nanjing on the land plain.

This is exactly what happened. Once Hangzhou was defeated, the land south of the Yangtze River was completely flat, and there was no danger to defend. Yang Gong easily reached Suzhou. Next, he only needed to attack Changzhou and Zhenjiang, and then Nanjing was really close at hand.

Longkodo realized it later, but he had nothing to do. Now he only had two choices, either to use all his elites to fight the Ming army and decide the outcome in one battle, or to use the flesh and blood of the Qing army to resist step by step along the way, in the hope that Spend the energy of the Guangming Army and defeat the enemy in one fell swoop.

Longkodo obviously chose the former. When his own side does not have a defensive advantage, blindly defending is just self-destruction, and using offense to replace the defender is the right way.

Just like Prime Minister Zhuge back then.

After the decision was made, Longkodo was not hesitant and immediately mobilized all the troops in the south of the Yangtze River. Although he was a little stretched during the battle, he could at least train troops. At any rate, he had followed Kangxi on a personal expedition and had seen how to march and set up formations. He also served as an infantry commander for many years.

Under his training, the Jiangnan Green Camp now has [-] regular soldiers and [-] Jiangnan soldiers. In addition, there are [-] and [-] banner infantry troops brought from the capital. Among these [-] infantry troops, there are [-] Kangxi-gifted infantry troops. The total strength of the Jingying Xiaoqi under the command was [-] troops.

"it is good!"

Longkodo was riding on a war horse, looking at the uniform army in front of him, and couldn't help but nodded.

It's no secret that he has practiced for more than half a month, and with food and money to support him, he can still barely watch.

There are also [-] elite infantry troops of the Eight Banners, plus [-] reorganized Jiangnan Green Battalion, so there should be no big problem in overpowering them with their superior strength.

In short, drive the Suzhou Ming thieves out of the south of the Yangtze River first, and then plan for them later.

"set off!"

Longkoduo gave an order, and Nanjing's [-] troops marched south to quell the thieves.

……

Suzhou City.

"You said that the 20 (so-called) Nanjing puppet Qing army went south?" Yang Gong was surprised for a while and then confirmed.

"Yes, General." Yang Gong turned around and smiled: "Vice General Weng, it seems we are very lucky!"

"..."

When Weng Feihu, the deputy commander of the Second Army who was sent by Zheng Dingrui to command the reinforcements, heard this, he couldn't help but feel a chill running down his spine. Qinggou's 20 troops were marching south. Why was General Yang of the First Army not only not afraid, but also a little... excited?
Could this General Yang be trying to...

Yang Gong suddenly said seriously: "Vice General Weng."

Weng Feihu subconsciously handed over his hand: "The end will be here!"

Yang Gong said: "It's disrespectful to come and not go back. Since the puppet Qing army is going south, let's go north too!"

"General Yang..."

Weng Feihu was shocked and quickly tried to dissuade him, but Yang Gong didn't give him this chance at all.

This is a godsend opportunity!

Moreover, although Yang Gong always likes to take risks, he is not really stupid. The Qing army claims to have an army of 20, but in fact it is at most [-]. And as a former Qing army general, he knows very well how many places there are in Jiangnan. Soldiers and horses.

Maybe he didn't know the actual number of troops, but according to his estimate, half of the 10 people in the regular army would be able to hold up the sky.And the total strength he currently has, plus the reinforcements from the Second Army, can reach [-].

Forty thousand versus fifty thousand, what's the problem?

Furthermore, although Supervisor Guo only mobilized half of the Second Army to reinforce him this time, it seemed that he was asking him to restrain himself, which was actually the case.

But being restrained does not mean doing nothing. From the fact that Jian Guo still placed his time bomb in Suzhou, we can see what Jian Guo means.

The time bomb is quite self-aware of its own position.

On the third day, Yang Gong mobilized all his troops, not even leaving the garrison in Suzhou City, and rushed north along the canal.

Longkodo also led the army by boat from Danyang County, changed to the canal waterway, and soon crossed the two prefectures of Zhenjiang and Changzhou. At the same time, he recruited troops from the two prefectures, and the number of troops under his command successfully exceeded 10.

Under the rapid attack of both armies, on the day the Qing army arrived in Wuxi (Jingui) County, the Ming army also successfully crossed Xushuguan and arrived at Wangting Town. There was only Xin'an Town between the two armies.

Yang Gong and Longkodo had a tacit understanding and sent out a large number of scouts to each other to collect intelligence.

As a result, although the two armies had not yet begun formal contact, the reconnaissance cavalry troops had already had an encounter.

The Ming Army's reconnaissance cavalry, who had more experience in the south, was the first to discover the traces of the Qing Army's reconnaissance cavalry. The Ming Army's reconnaissance cavalry did not hesitate to grab the knife and rush to kill.

However, not to mention the quality of the soldiers, the Ming army's scout cavalry were all southerners. Their riding skills were really poor, and the horses were all southern war horses. They were not as good as the Qing army's scout cavalry. They were completely defeated in just one confrontation. It’s not that it’s a total failure, it’s that you can’t touch them at all.

Fortunately, the Qing army's reconnaissance cavalry was small in number and had no intention of fighting with them.

Playing, that is, after playing tricks on the Ming army's reconnaissance cavalry, they then walked away.

The Ming army's scouts chased after him twice but couldn't catch up. They couldn't help but cursed: "Damn it, these Qing dogs will run away. If you dare, fight me for another [-] rounds."

"Stop shouting, everyone has run away." Another Ming army scout cavalry on the side was also helpless.

The so-called south ships and north horses are absolutely correct. This group of Qing army scouts wearing Eight Banners armor can tell their superiority just by the shoulder height of their horses.

"Go back! Report to the general quickly. The Qing army's reconnaissance cavalry is so close. It is obvious that the main force of the Qing army must not be far away."

"go!"

"Drive~"

A group of more than ten men in red clothes turned their horses around and returned quickly.

　Go to work

　　
　
(End of this chapter)