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Chapter 93 Zhejiang’s 20 Army
The battle plan for the attack on Hangzhou was finalized. Fortunately, Yang Gong was too lazy to attack the panic-stricken Wuyan Town next door, and directly led the main force of the First Army to speed north.

Except for the fifth town and tens of thousands of civilians who stayed in Wenzhou Prefecture, Yang Gong's First Army still had four new army towns and one important supply town, totaling [-] troops.

Tens of thousands of Ming thieves marched northward. Such important news could not be concealed, and it was soon known to Sun Hongyu, the commander-in-chief of Huangyan Town.

In fact, as early as when the Ming army marched north to Taizhou, Dai Kun, the commander-in-chief of Wenzhou, did not mobilize troops in order to prevent any unexpected events. However, he still sent someone to deliver the news to the commander-in-chief Huangyan and the prefect of Taizhou.

Sun Hongyu didn't take it seriously at first, not because he was arrogant, but because it was too unreasonable. The Ming thieves would leave Wenzhou alone and dare to go deep alone with only more than 2 troops.

Aren't you afraid that they will cut off the retreat and then surround you heavily?

But he didn't expect that the slap in the face would come so soon.

"The army of Ming thieves really crossed the (Cheng) River to the north?" Sun Hongyu looked in disbelief.

He really couldn't understand. Could this Ming thief be crazy?

The back road was heavily guarded by Wenzhou Town troops. This Ming thief actually dared to go deep alone at all costs. He even wanted to attack Fucheng given the situation...

Wait, Fucheng?
"not good!"

Sun Hongyu realized the seriousness of the problem in a moment. You must know that due to the orders of Futai and Dutai, the entire defense focus of Zhejiang was to gather heavy troops from the south to build a defense line in southern Zhejiang. It was necessary to block the Ming thieves from leaving Fujian. The road to the north.

Therefore, except for the southern state capital, the rest of the state capitals, including Taizhou, do not have any military defense force at the moment. If tens of thousands of Ming thieves are really allowed to rush to the city, the few soldiers and horses in the city will not be able to resist it at all. .

If the city was destroyed by Ming thieves, he, the commander-in-chief of the three Ning, Shaotai and Ning palaces, would definitely be blamed. His dismissal and investigation would probably be considered a light one.

Sun Hongyu was shocked and quickly ordered to assemble all the troops in his headquarters. He didn't even care about the station in Huangyan County, and directly led the navy to rush north along the Lingjiang River. He wanted to reach Taizhou Fucheng before the Ming thieves, even if they arrived at the same time. .

Fortunately, the straight-line distance between Huangyan Town and Taizhou Prefecture is shorter than the distance from Ming Dynasty to Taizhou. In addition, Sun Hongyu took the waterway, and there is a direct Lingjiang River in the middle as a passage.

In just one day, Sun Hongyu's Huangyan Town water and land army arrived in Taizhou Fucheng.

When he arrived in Taizhou, Sun Hongyu didn't even have time to exchange polite greetings with the Taizhou magistrate. He directly took over the military defense power in the city and then aggressively recruited young people in the city to serve as a new force to defend the city.

This was not a problem at all. After all, the total Huangyan Navy and Army troops only amounted to ten thousand people. Compared with the Ming Dynasty's tens of thousands of troops, even if they were just defending the city, it was still a bit underwhelming.

However, Sun Hongyu ignored one thing, and that was that the destructive power of the Huangyan soldiers under his command was too great. At first, they were restrained and just extorted money, but later they soon showed their greedy fangs.

In less than two days, the common people and wealthy households in the entire city of Taizhou have deeply realized what it means to defeat bandits like combs and soldiers to defeat each other. The key is to have your own soldiers.

For a time, the Taizhou Prefecture was deeply affected by the soldiers. Not only was the public resentment boiling, but there was also a lot of resentment. Even the prefect of Taizhou came to ask Sun Hongyu when he would be able to send troops to quell the thieves.

In this regard, Sun Hongyu appeared to be patient and comforting, but in fact, he had already begun to curse in his heart.

Who are you kidding me to go out of the city to defeat thieves? Just rely on the few soldiers and horses he has. Isn't that just a free gift?

Sun Hongyu resisted the pressure and wanted to delay, but he just waited and waited. Several days passed, but there was not even a trace of the Ming thief in Taizhou Mansion.Judging by time, no matter how slowly the Ming thief army moves, they should have arrived.

Sun Hongyu was puzzled and soon knew the answer. "What? You said that the thief crossed Tiantai County and went to Jinhua Mansion. Who are you? How dare you spread rumors here!" Sun Hongyu was shocked, took out his sword and put it on the neck of the person in front of him.

The person who sent the message suddenly turned pale with fear, and tremblingly took out the keepsake and the autographed letter given to him by the county magistrate from his arms.

Sun Hongyu took the token letter and glanced at it briefly to confirm that it was genuine.

The Ming thief only feinted a shot, but actually entered the Jinhua Mansion?
At this time, Sun Hongyu was completely dumbfounded.

Jinhua Mansion is located in the middle of Zhejiang. To put it bluntly, the Ming thieves have already penetrated deep into the hinterland of Zhejiang. Sun Hongyu did not even dare to think about the consequences if Jinhua Mansion fell.

Although he, the commander-in-chief of Huangyan Town, actually only had three defense areas in Ning, Shao and Tai Prefectures, you must know that this Ming thief flowed into Jinhua Prefecture from Taizhou Prefecture.

The orders given to these generals by Futai and Dutai were to deploy heavy troops in southern Zhejiang and build a line of defense to block the Ming rebel army in Fujian Province.

As a result, not only was the army of Ming thieves not blocked in Fujian, they even easily penetrated deep into the heart of Zhejiang under the noses of these general soldiers.

What would the two adults in Futai and Dutai think if they knew this?
And, more importantly, Hangzhou is directly to the north of Jinhua Mansion. If the Ming thief follows the trend and goes north...

Sun Hongyu instantly realized the seriousness of the problem. Even if he could not defeat the enemy by sending troops, he could still be defeated. What was great was that he died in battle, and the court would be honored even if he died. But if he did not send troops, he would allow the rebels to penetrate deep into the hinterland of Zhejiang and even threaten the capital of Hangzhou.

This crime was a serious crime. When the time came to investigate, the whole family would not be able to escape. With just a moment's thought, Sun Hongyu knew what choice to make.

After the decision was made, Sun Hongyu was not procrastinating. He first quickly gathered his land and sea troops, and then took away tens of thousands of young recruits from Taizhou Prefecture on the condition of sending troops. He claimed to the outside world that he had an army of [-].

Although the combat effectiveness of these young recruits is low, it is better than nothing!

Even tens of thousands of pigs would take a long time to kill.

Not only that, when Sun Hongyu led the so-called [-]-strong army from Taizhou, he also quickly sent a message to the generals of the towns in southern Zhejiang and the capital of Hangzhou.

After all, the Ming thieves penetrated deep into the hinterland of Zhejiang alone. Although they threatened the capital of Hangzhou, they were also heavily surrounded by the Qing army.

If a heavy army is assembled for encirclement and suppression, this group of Ming thieves may not be able to be left behind.

The rumored Ming thief has a powerful record, but who can guarantee that there is no exaggeration?
Only a few days after the Ming army arrived at Jinhua Mansion, all the towns of the Qing army in southern Zhejiang were mobilized, and tens of thousands of troops came out at every turn.

Not only the Qing army in southern Zhejiang, but also Huang Sheng, the governor of Zhejiang, also led his own governor to recruit troops in Hangzhou, claiming that an army of [-] went south.

If we go by the claims, the total strength of the Qing army from the north and south alone would have been more than 20. In terms of military strength, it was already close to ten times that of the Ming army.

Yang Gong was immediately surprised when he learned the news. He had never expected that he had just arrived at Jinhua Mansion and had not yet gone north to Hangzhou.

Can the Qing army sit still?

Or 20 troops surrounded them. Is this too much force?
　I'm going, my stomach hurts so much, I need to go to the toilet

　　
　
(End of this chapter)