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

Chapter 187 Nanchang is here
Outside Nanchang Mansion City, Yang Gong came slowly on a war horse.

This horse is obviously not a southwestern horse, especially its shoulder height is comparable to Dai Kun's Mongolian horse. However, it is a war horse that was obtained when Dai Kun was riding in the battle of Ningguo.

There were only three good horses in total, and the rest were either dead or injured and disabled.

Yang Gong and Zheng Dingrui each kept one horse, and the other was a healthy horse. They were sent to Nanjing together with the injured and disabled horse and dedicated to Emperor Zhu.

"The guilty officer respectfully welcomes the Ming Dynasty King!"

With shouts in unison, people knelt down in front of the city gate of Nanchang. All the officials of Nanchang, big and small, had surrendered.

Yang Gong only glanced at these people, then rode his tall horse directly into the city.

Nanchang City was broken last night, and the army went in and suppressed it all night. It was not until this morning that Yang Gong dared to ride into the city.

Yesterday, there was a battle at the dock.

The only two regular troops in Nanchang, the Nanchang garrison battalion and the Nanchang naval battalion were destroyed in the first battle, and even the [-] Xiangyong training troops lost [-].

In the huge Nanchang, there are only [-] Lianjunxiangyong with worrisome combat power. Compared with the [-] elite Yang Gong's First Army, they are naturally difficult to resist.

The governor of Jiangxi, Wang Qiqin, whose eyes were about to burst and still wanted to fight to the death, ordered the heavy artillery at the top of the city to bombard the dock.

However, there was only one round of shelling, and it was empty (normal phenomenon), and there was no time to reload the second round.

Tang Tongjiang of the Navy only ordered to bombard the gunpowder accumulation area of ​​the gun base at the top of the city. In just a few salvoes, all the Qing artillery at the top of the city was cleared.

Without the artillery that defended the city, there were only [-] defeated soldiers in the city who were like frightened birds. Naturally, there was no need to defend the city.

After the artillery bombardment came, the Ming army launched an siege.

The navy's naval guns also cooperated with the bombardment of the Nanchang city wall, and the defenders at the top of the Nanchang city dispersed in an instant.

The governor Wang Qicheng knew that the situation was over and committed suicide on the spot.

The great city of Nanchang, an important town in the south of the Yangtze River and a world-wide context, running through Jiangxi and connecting the north and the south, was so easily defeated by Yang Gong with [-] Ming troops.

The whole process takes less than one day.

Arriving at the Nanchang government office, Yang Gong summoned the generals and officials of all sizes who had surrendered.

"Where are the Chief Envoy of Jiangxi, the Envoy of Jiangxi and the Academic Affairs of Jiangxi?" Yang Gong glanced at these beasts in official uniforms who were demoted and asked.

"The vassal... no, it was the pseudo-purge officials. Diao Chengzu, the governor of Jiangxi Province, and Chen Ance, the inspector-general, both committed suicide in fear of crime when the city was destroyed. Shen Yiji, the academic administrator of Jiangxi Province, is missing. He must be either dead or has escaped. "Xu Zhen, the former magistrate of Nanchang, quickly raised his hands and said.

The Nanchang magistrate was not only more aware of current affairs, but also smarter than the Huizhou magistrate who committed suicide earlier.

Once Nanchang is defeated, Jiangxi will be in the pocket of the Ming Dynasty. If Jiangxi is defeated, Jiangnan will be connected.

This is not just as simple as reducing taxes by one-third.

As Xu Zhen, who was the prefect of Nanchang in the Qing Dynasty yesterday, he knows better than anyone else that on the one hand, there are long-standing evils, and on the other hand, there is a new rising sun.

I'm afraid Qian Ming is not really coming back!
"Then just think that all three of them are dead!" Yang Gong nodded.

Yesterday, the entire city of Nanchang was blockaded by the Ming army, and the city gates on all sides were closed tightly. Then there was a bloody suppression, and anyone who was suspicious or did not obey orders was killed.

It is basically impossible for this Jiangxi academician to escape. Even if he hides, he will be found. There is no news yet. There is a high probability that the people below will kill him instead of letting him go.

Otherwise, he would have been killed by the rebels.

Unable to answer these words, Xu Zhen had no choice but to bow and say nothing.

Yang Gong added: "Since you have surrendered to the Ming Dynasty today, you will temporarily stay in your original posts and make sure to restore Nanchang City to its past order as soon as possible. I will also report to Nanjing to report to Your Majesty the victory of Nanchang and your surrender. "

"Thank you so much, Commander!"

In fact, the demoted officials were secretly relieved when they heard that they could temporarily stay in their original posts.

If the official position is preserved, then everything is easy to say. As for temporarily staying in the original position, according to the rules of the past dynasties, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty should not reject it.

Yang Gong nodded slightly and comforted and encouraged everyone who was demoted to live a good life.

Then he waved his hand. "Okay, everyone, please go down and do your work!"

"The officer will leave!"

The demoted officials quickly retreated. They were anxious to go back and show off.

While Yang Gong was racing against time to sort out Nanchang's military affairs as soon as possible, the war in Northeastern Jiangxi finally started.

The Second Army and the Fourth Army of the Ming Army mobilized troops at the same time and launched offensives against Raozhou and Guangxin.

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The commander of the Fourth Army was Huang Dian, who had been stationed in the three prefectures of western Fujian and cooperated with Wu Sidao in sorting out the affairs of the three prefectures.

As Zhu Yijiong formally proclaimed himself emperor in Nanjing and established hundreds of officials, Wu Sidao was promoted to governor of Fujian.

Huangdian was also transferred from western Fujian to Zhejiang by Zhu Yijiong, taking the opportunity to reorganize the new army.

This was not only to ensure control over the newly occupied territory of Zhejiang, but also to prevent Huang Dian from staying in western Fujian for too long and thus taking root.

The Second Army and the Second Army sent troops at the same time. The Second Army left Wuyuan County in Huizhou, and the Fourth Army took the Zhejiang-Jiangxi Corridor, starting from Quzhou and taking the Qujiang Waterway to Jiangshan County.

As Wang Qicheng and others expected, Huizhou's mountain roads were not well supplied, and the Second Army that attacked Raozhou Prefecture from Wuyuan County was unable to mobilize its full strength.

In the end, only two towns and one-third of the strength were actually dispatched.

However, even Raozhou Prefecture could not stop this one third.

The Second Army took advantage of the Rao River waterway and marched down Fuliang and Leping counties, defeating the Fuliang camp of the Qing army. Then they marched straight in until they reached the capital of Raozhou before finally encountering some decent resistance.

On the other side, Huang Dian of the Fourth Army was also not idle. He first left Jiangshan County, walked through the Zhejiang-Jiangxi Corridor, and entered Guangxin from Jiangxi.

They successively attacked two counties, Yushan and Guangfeng... which couldn't even be considered a defeat, because when these two counties saw Huang Dian coming with his army, they surrendered on the spot.

What can we do if we don't surrender? There are not even half of the soldiers in the county, and the population is not more than the Ming army attacking the city. How can we defend the city with a hammer!

The Fourth Army just went down the (Xin) River and took Guangxin Fucheng (Shangrao).

Although Guangxin Prefecture has 1 garrison troops, [-] are Guangxin Camp and Qianshan Camp, and [-] are soldiers sent by Nanchang Prefecture to recruit and train troops.

At this moment, facing the attack of [-] troops of the Fourth Army, the Qing army of Guangxin Prefecture had almost no will to fight.

Huang Dian only followed the Ming army's conventional infantry and artillery coordination strategy with one strike, and the city gate of Guangxin Mansion was broken. It was broken in three places at once, one of which was not the main attack direction of the Ming army at all.

The city of Guangxin was destroyed, and the Qing troops inside became prisoners after doing almost nothing.

On the contrary, the officials and gentry were very calm. When Huang Dian came, they surrendered decisively.

The Fourth Army took over the entire Guangxin Prefecture without even fighting a decent battle.

The resistance in Raozhou Prefecture was led by Li Junxian. This guy was worthy of being the chief military officer of Nanrui Town. After all, he had two tricks.

His method was the same as Dai Kun's at the time, which was to strengthen the walls and clear the fields, turn the area around the city into a white field, and then deploy heavy troops at the city gates.

In this way, even if the Ming army has three heads and six arms, it will be difficult to attack.

The Fuliang camp that was conveniently wiped out by the Second Army as it advanced was actually a bait deliberately thrown out by Li Junxian to test the strength of the Ming army.

The results of the test were also terrible. From Fuliang Camp to Fuliang and Leping counties, almost no waves were stirred up, and they were directly bulldozed.

Now, Zheng Dingrui personally led his troops to the gates of Raozhou Prefecture and stationed themselves in front of others.

"Pass my order to attack the city in half an hour. Let's fight first and then..."

Zheng Dingrui gave an order, and the flag soldiers and the order soldiers went down to deliver the order.

The troops he led this time were not many, just two towns. Although they were all veterans and elites, facing the Qing army's strong walls and clearing the country, the logistical supplies would definitely be difficult. Fortunately, no Qing army came to cut off his supply line.

But even so, this battle cannot be a protracted war, it must be fought quickly!

(End of this chapter)