Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 83 Chasing Wang Yan, Duoduo was frustrated
The turbulent waters of the Yangtze River make the people crossing the south panic.

The king hunts north, the country is destroyed and the family does not survive.

This shame is worse than that of Jingkang, and the scholars and people cry more.

The northern captive soldiers were extremely evil and slaughtered people in my family.

Dressed to travel south, hard to let go of the hometown.

There are more than a million people across the river, and they don't want to fall into the dust.

Yoyo knows my heart, and I feel indignant and indignant.

After going ten thousand miles, when will we return?

Emperor Hongguang, the empress and concubines, together with the Nanjing clan, totaling hundreds of people, were suppressed by Duoduo to Beijing. The Ming Dynasty repeated the deep sorrow of the Song people, which made the subjects feel extremely humiliated.

The king hunts north, and the survivors travel south.

Looking at the Yangtze River flowing eastward, Wang Yan couldn't help but feel infinitely sad, "A year ago, after the Jiashen Incident, Nanjing of the Ming Dynasty had six officials and more than [-] elite soldiers. Years later, the Forbidden City changed hands, so I wonder if there is still a chance to recover the rivers and mountains?"

With melancholy in his heart, Wang Yan followed the crowd across the Yangtze River and was about to go south to Zhejiang, but suddenly a scout came to report, saying: "Duoduo has led [-] soldiers to Changzhou, and within a day, they will be hunted down. "

When Wang Yan heard this, his face sank immediately, and the worry in his heart finally appeared.

More than [-] soldiers and civilians marched southward together, with thousands of large and small vehicles, and countless backpacks.

At this time, Wang Yan could only quickly summon the generals to discuss, and after explaining the enemy's situation, everyone's expressions changed drastically, but they quickly calmed down. The moment Wang Yan led the people out of the city, they felt more or less Prepared to be overtaken by the Qing soldiers.

Wang Yan said to the crowd, "Today, Duoduo is leading an army of [-] troops, marching along the Yangtze River by land and water, and they will be able to catch up in a few days. Our army and people are in the wild, and there is no support. I am afraid that we will be invincible. Can you teach me a good strategy?"

"Hangzhou city is strong, and there are more than 30 soldiers, which is enough to refuse to defend. However, we have nearly [-] people with us today, and we can only travel more than [-] miles a day. I am afraid that we will not be able to reach Hangzhou in four or five. If the northern soldiers arrive, the consequences will be serious." It will be unimaginable." Wang Wei said: "The last general thinks that the general should act first with all the adults."

"The people belong to me. I didn't abandon them when I was in Yangzhou. Now I'm traveling a hundred miles to cross the Yangtze River. How can I abandon them!" Wang Yan shook his head.

"That being the case, the general leads the people first, and the last general wishes to lead the troops to the rear!" Seeing that Wang Yan had made up his mind to advance and retreat with the people, Wang Wei could only cup his fists and said.

"The last general is also willing to end the empress!" Li Taizhen, Liu Shun and others said humanely.

At this time, Wang Yan had no other choice, so he agreed: "Taizhen will stay with me for two months. He is good at defense. He can lead five thousand soldiers and horses to break the rear. The boats go first, and after entering Hangzhou, I invite soldiers to support me, and I personally lead the Chinese army to protect the people and enter Zhejiang."

Now Li Taizhen selected five thousand elite soldiers, and Wang Yan ordered Hu to be his assistant and lead the troops to the west. After Zuo Maodi, Chen Zilong and others entered Hangzhou by sea, Wang Yan and the people went south all the way. After more than twenty miles, he stopped to rest, and the speed was extremely slow.

However, after Li Taizhen led the troops to leave the main force, he had no idea for a while. He was from the north and was not familiar with the Jiangnan landscape.

At this time, Hu Weizong, who had been in the water transport for a long time and knew the land in the south of the Yangtze River quite well, said: "Duoduo came to chase, the cavalry is fast, but the infantry and warships are slow. The general can lay down his army on the bank of the Wusong River and wait for his cavalry to arrive. , you can hit it halfway through."

When Li Taizhen heard it, he thought it was very reasonable, and following Nahu Weizong's words, he led his troops to set up an ambush at the mouth of the Wusong River.

During the first battle in Yangzhou, Duoduo hated Wang Yan to the bone, and wanted to kill him quickly, so when he learned that Wang Yan had defeated the [-]-encircled Yang Qing army and withdrew from Yangzhou, Duoduo immediately mobilized his troops to chase after him.

One hundred thousand Qing soldiers, [-] infantry, [-] sailors, and [-] cavalry marched down the east of the river in an instant. After leaving Nanjing, they went straight to the mouth of the Yangtze River.

Duoduo's original intention was to prevent Wang Yan from crossing the river, but when his army marched to Changzhou, he made a detailed report that the Ming army had already begun to cross the river.

When Duoduo heard this, he couldn't help feeling anxious, afraid of letting Wang Yan go, which would be a serious problem in his confidant, so he led the cavalry in hot pursuit without waiting for the infantry and navy.

The Qing army galloped wildly, but was blocked by the Wusong River. Duoduo was eager to catch up, and crossed the river with a hundred fishing boats without waiting for the navy and infantry.

There were few boats and many people. Nearly an hour later, Duoduo crossed the river, but saw only [-] cavalry coming. A Ming army, the sound of killing shook the sky.

The Qing army galloped for a day, and the men and horses were exhausted. The Qing army who came across the river often dismounted and sat on the ground to rest. How could they expect to be ambushed by the Ming army. Before they could get up, Li Taizhen led hundreds of horses into the Qing army, and immediately fell dead body.

Taking advantage of the unpreparedness of the Qing army, the Ming army rushed out suddenly, with all 5000 troops, and immediately formed a massacre against the 5000 Qing army.

Seeing this, Duoduo was angry, frightened, and regretful. However, at this time, the Qing army was divided into two by the Wusong River, and the 5000 troops on the east bank were killed powerless. They were defeated instantly and seized ships one after another. And fled, and the more than [-] Qing troops on the west bank were completely unable to exert their strength, so they could only sit and watch the Qing troops on the east bank fail.

Duoduo originally came to hunt down Wang Yan, but he didn't want to be hunted down by the Ming army in turn, so he fled back to the west bank in a fishing boat.

After the first battle, Duoduo lightly ordered the troops. Over [-] people crossed the river, only [-] escaped, and the rest fell into the hands of the Ming army.

In this battle, Li Taizhen made a sudden attack. He only injured dozens of people, but caused [-] Qing soldiers to lose [-]%. None of the Mongolian cavalrymen knew how to swim, and no more than a thousand were hacked to death, and most of the rest were driven into the water and drowned.

How arrogant and indulgent Duduo is, this result really slapped him in the face and made him furious, "Since the Southern Expedition, this king has never met an opponent, but he was repeatedly humiliated by Wang Yanpifu under the city of Yangzhou, and now he is defeated by his generals again." , it makes no sense at all!"

A defeat made Doduo feel ashamed and angry, and he regarded Wang Yan's soldiers even more as a confidant of the Qing Dynasty. He was eager to get rid of it, but he could only look at Jiang and sigh in his heart.

Duoduo couldn't cross the Wusong River, and it was impossible for Li Taizhen to cross the river to attack him. Instead, after winning, he camped by the river and confronted Duduo across the river to prevent him from crossing the river to pursue Wang Yan's main force.

In this way, the two sides of the Wusong River occupy the trend of balance in the city, but this balance is destined to not last long. Two days after Li Taizhen blocked Duoduo, the Qing army navy and infantry arrived at Wusongkou, and Li Taizhen was already in two days. Build a large village, build a simple fort, and set up nearly ten gates, large and small, to block the river.

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