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

Chapter 301
It was impossible to hide the news that all of Hubei had been captured by the Ming army, because the two lakes were connected by Dongting Lake.

Yuezhou (Yueyang) got the news first, followed by Changde. When Changsha got the news, even Yunyang Prefecture surrendered.

The morale of the entire Changsha army was shaken. Hubei had fallen, and the Ming army could attack from the north and the south.

And southern Hunan and western Hunan have long been messed up by the Shaomin rebels. Changsha completely cut off contact with Sichuan a few months ago, and now it can't even ask for help.

Hunan was completely isolated without realizing it.

Wang Zhishu felt a deep sense of powerlessness inexplicably. When Longkodo was the governor, he, the partial governor, was the "grain transport officer."

Longkodo was finally dismissed from his post, but Hubei fell immediately, which was completely unexpected.

That naughty guy Aru!

Forget it if you can't hold Hubei, but you can't even hold it for a month.

However, Wang Zhishu just scolded him like this. In fact, even if Aru could stop the Ming army, it would only buy him time to abandon the city and escape for his life.

Hunan's elite troops were almost exhausted by Longkoduo, and they were all lost in the battles of Jiujiang and Wuchang.

Now it is difficult for Changsha Prefecture to even protect itself.

And even if Changsha has enough troops and food and grass, he is the governor, and it is his job to write papers to impeach people, but leading troops to fight and so on can only be said to be disgusting.

House seemingly endless rain.

Not long after the news of the fall of Hubei came, the Chenzhou Ming army suddenly marched north to Hengzhou.

The prefect of Hengzhou was shocked and quickly asked for help from Changsha.

Wang Zhishu, who was in Changsha, was also shocked when he heard the news.The Hubei Ming Army did not know when it would move south, so why did the Xiangdong Ming Army move north first?

Hengzhou is the southern barrier of Changsha. Once Hengzhou is broken, the Ming army can directly march straight into Changsha along the Xiangjiang waterway.

In fact, the number of Ming troops dispatched to the north this time was not large. Excluding the troops who stayed in eastern Hunan and guarded against the Yongzhou Shaomin Rebel Army, the Ming army that actually went north only had two towns. Counting the civilians transporting food, it did not exceed 2. people.

The civilians who transported grain to the Ming army were not paid, but they managed the food. Not only did they have enough to eat, but they also received tax exemptions from the government for helping the Ming army transport grain.

The reduction is not large, but it is enough to attract local people to flock to it.

The Ming army only dispatched two towns, but ten thousand people dared to go north to attack Hengzhou, or even Changsha behind.It was not that the Ming army was arrogant, but a judgment based on detailed returns.

In the entire Hunan prefectures, except for the prefectures in western Hunan and southern Hunan, the other prefectures have long had no elites to speak of.

Coupled with the detailed cooperation from various places to cooperate with the army to seize the city, these [-] troops were more than enough to capture Hunan.

After all, the Manchu Qing Dynasty actually did the same thing back then.

Regardless of whether they pursued Li Chuang in the early stage or attacked Nanming later, almost all the provinces in Han Dynasty surrendered.

The so-called invincible Eight Banners Army often dared to attack half a province, or even capture a whole province, with only a few thousand troops.

Until Dorgon, like Li Zicheng, sat on the Dragon Throne in Beijing.Realizing that there was no one else in the world but me, he immediately issued an order to shave his hair, which aroused fierce resistance in various places.

However, the current Ming army has no such scruples.

Zhu Yijiong is a Han emperor, not an alien regime.

Although they are also required to shave their hair, it is to shave off their braids and then grow their hair.

This is restoring the crown of the Han Dynasty and restoring the orthodoxy of the Han family.

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Changsha.

Wang Zhishu looked at the Ming army that had already arrived at the city, and said in shock: "What's going on? Didn't we just say two days ago that the rebels were only coming to Hengzhou? How could they arrive in Changsha so soon? Is the governor of Hengzhou dead or surrendered? ?”

This question is completely meaningless. What is the difference between death and surrender?

The left and right sides of Hengzhou were gone, and the Ming army was approaching the city.

Moreover, the reason why Hengzhou was defeated so quickly was that, in addition to the detailed operations in the city, Wang Zhishu did not send any troops for reinforcements at all.

Hengzhou had no reinforcements and was threatened by the army heading north.The magistrate of Hengzhou was not one of those die-hard loyal ministers. Naturally, the general trend was to surrender when it was time to surrender.

After all, if you lose your son, you can have another child, if you lose your wife and concubines, you can remarry, but if your own life is gone, it is really gone.

Hengzhou Prefecture all surrendered, and Anren, Youxian, Hengshan, Xiangtan, and Chaling Prefecture also followed suit and surrendered one after another.

Liling, Xiangxiang, Liuyang, Ningxiang, Xiangyin, Yiyang, and Anhua counties that the Ming army did not pass through did not respond to Wang Zhishu's order to gather troops after learning the news, nor did they change their banners and surrender, and even raised troops and deployed troops. Too lazy to do it.

Almost all government affairs were left to the subordinate officials. Those county magistrates themselves either spent all day in brothels and drunkenness, or read, wrote and cultivated their moral character.

This is lying down directly.

When Lu Feng's troops arrived at Changsha City, they first made a routine call for people to persuade them to surrender.

The soldiers had not finished shouting to persuade them to surrender.

call out!
An arrow was shot from the top of the city, and the soldier who persuaded him to surrender reacted quickly and ran away immediately.

Lu Feng ordered: "Send the order, attack the city!" The Ming army dispatched not many troops, but they brought a lot of artillery.

"Boom boom boom!"

The Ming army's artillery battalion immediately fired a salvo at Changsha City.

Although one shot missed, the defenders at the top of Changsha City were still so frightened that they huddled behind the parapet wall. No one dared to step forward to man the city defense cannon from the city wall fort.

These defenders on the city wall can hardly be regarded as defenders. They are simply young and strong civilians who have been forcibly recruited by the government these days. Their combat effectiveness is close to zero, and they only have a hasty practice of giving orders.

There are actually some combatable soldiers in Changsha. They are all civilian regiment training that Wang Zhishu created by imitating Longkodo's rural warriors when rebellions broke out in southern and western Hunan.

However, these regiment trainings were organized by Wang Zhishu and delegated power to local gentry. The advantage was that the government did not have to pay for military training.The disadvantage is also obvious, that is, the government has almost zero control over these private team training.

Moreover, the most important thing is that the Ming army has already arrived at the city.

Wang Zhishu did not let these "elite" regiments train troops to defend the city. Instead, he asked them to stand by in the city, and the task of defending the city was entirely handed over to the young and strong militiamen who were temporarily recruited.

Such an unbelievable order is almost as good as the chief executive's opinion.

At the same time that the Ming army launched an siege, the young militiamen assigned to defend the south gate of Changsha City also heard the sound of artillery fire outside.

At this time, the temporary leader of this young and strong militia suddenly drew his sword and shouted: "Brothers, the king's heavenly soldiers have already attacked the city. Changsha cannot stop our great tomorrow's soldiers! Come with me quickly to kill the Tatars and meet the heavenly soldiers." Got it!"

"Kill the Tartars and welcome the troops from heaven!"

"Kill the Tartars and welcome the troops from heaven!"

After several consecutive shouts, it was the spy lurking in Changsha City who took action.

There are not many people working in detail, only about twenty people in total.

But these people quickly became violent and attacked the colleagues around them who were confused and did not understand the situation.

"Help!"

"Run!"

"..."

After cutting down several in a row, these young and untrained militiamen instantly collapsed.

A few of them even shouted "Kill the Tatars" with their eyes twinkling.

The Ming army's artillery fire outside the city was still bombarding them, and the defenders at the top of the city were so overwhelmed that they didn't dare to show up.

Wang Zhishu was hiding in the tower. He came to boost the morale of the army, but it seemed to be completely useless now. He had to forcefully order to the prefect of Changsha: "Quickly...let our cannons fight back. Anyone who dares to fire will be rewarded with ten pieces of silver." Two... no, 20 taels. Anyone who destroys an anti-bandit cannon will be rewarded with 20 taels of silver."

Under the reward, there must be a brave man.

But this is only if the battle can be won. Now Changsha City is completely suppressed. Who dares to go out?

"Futai...Master Futai, why don't we let Yongying..."

Before the prefect of Changsha finished speaking, a burst of noise suddenly came from the city.

The rumble of the Ming army's artillery suddenly stopped. Wang Zhishu's intuition was not good. Just as he was about to get up to take a look, he heard shouts one after another outside the city.

"The city is broken! The city is broken!"

"Run!"

"..."

"Da da da da!"

This was the sound of the young and strong militiamen scrambling to escape, and some were even rushing towards the tower.

Someone is planning to take advantage of the chaos to arrest a few officials to claim credit.

Wang Zhishu's face was full of grief and anger, and he shouted: "Your Majesty, I have tried my best, I have tried my best! I have the intention to kill the thief, but I can't save it... I can't save it!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the rebels rushed up to the tower and saw Wang Zhishu jumping out of the window from the tower.

"Don't kill me! Don't kill me! I am willing to surrender, I am willing to surrender!" The Changsha prefect quickly knelt down and begged for mercy.

The leader only arrived in time to see Wang Zhishu jumping from the city, and he immediately cursed angrily: "His grandma is taking advantage of that bitch officer. Hurry... tie them all up for me and present them to Master Wang later!"

Once Wang Zhishu died, Changsha was completely defeated.

Those specially trained militia regiments did not even have time to participate in the war.

He had no choice but to take a detour and shout: "Kill the Tatars!"

Then he went to the government offices to arrest those officials. During this period, there was even a fight due to uneven distribution.

It was Lu Feng who led the troops into the city to suppress them forcefully, and finally suppressed them.

(End of this chapter)