Take the arsenal to Da Ming

Chapter 264
When Tang Ning promoted a constitutional monarchy, formed a cabinet, and stabilized the southern regime, the Qing court also encountered the biggest trouble since it entered the Central Plains.

The news of Azig's disastrous defeat had already reached the capital, and the Qing court was greatly shaken.

In this Southern Expedition, the main forces dispatched were Zhengbai Banner and Xiangbai Banner. These two banners were the core forces in Dorgon's hands and were led by his two brothers.

When Duoduo attacked Yangzhou, his department Xiangbaiqi lost more than 7000 people, and the total strength of Xiangbaiqi was only more than 2, which was a loss of nearly [-]%.

However, this did not break the nerve.

However, they never expected that not long after the Dashun regime was conquered, Prince Azig's troops, who were in full swing, would suffer a major defeat, and the defeat would be so horrific.

He led the elite of the White Banner, and lost more than 8000 people, and even he himself fell into the hands of the new army.

The total strength of the Zhengbai Banner was only over [-], and Azig directly killed nearly [-]% of them.

If you add up the losses of Duo Duo, the two white flags directly held by Duo Ergun almost lost one flag.

The Qing Dynasty only had eight banners in total, and the loss of one banner was definitely a disastrous defeat.

More importantly, this flag is directly in the hands of the Regent Dorgon.

Now who doesn't know that the regent has his current status, apart from his merits, the biggest reason is the strength in his hands.

The strength in his hands has been greatly damaged this time, and those who were originally dissatisfied with his power are naturally ready to move.

However, those banner owners who can control the distribution of rights are not stupid, knowing that the biggest opponent now is the new army. Although many of them dislike Dorgon's domineering, it is different now.

It was not easy for the Qing Dynasty to stabilize. If Dorgon was attacked, the Qing Dynasty would be in chaos.

After all, after Dorgon became the regent, he also used various means to strengthen his power, and his strength was much stronger than when he was fighting for the throne.

Even though the loss of the two white flags in his hand is not small, after more than a year, he has also won a lot of forces in other banners, which should not be underestimated.

Therefore, even if Hauge pushed again, Daishan, Jierhalang and other powerful figures who were closer to the imperial faction became very cautious and remained unmoved.

Now, the most critical issue for the Qing Dynasty is not the struggle for power, but how to deal with the threat from the south.

Dorgon naturally knew the various crises facing the Qing Dynasty and himself. He immediately transferred the main force of the Xianghuang Banner and Xianghong Banner to the south to support Duoduo on the grounds of preventing the new army from going north.

This move divided the threat to him from the imperial forces around the capital.

Next, he presided over two more things. The first thing was planning to negotiate with the new army to rule the river, and the other thing was to win over Zhang Xianzhong's Daxi regime.

As long as one of these two things is successful, it can buy the Qing Dynasty time to breathe and adjust, so it has won the support of most people in power.

Before the envoys from the Qing court arrived at Yingtian Mansion, Tangning had already dispatched troops to the north, crossing the river from Zhenjiang Mansion, and landed at Guazhou Town, Yangzhou Mansion on the other side of the river.

The main force is the Zuo Army of Zuo Menggeng's department and the Dashun Army who surrendered with Gao Yigong and Li Guo, with a strength of more than 25.

But the real new army, under the leadership of Shi Lang, sent only one division, about [-] people.

Of course, the new army also had Huang Hairu, who had resisted the Qing army for several months in Yangzhou City.

However, the two new armies combined only have about 5000 people.

But they are not the main force to attack the Qing army. The total strength of the new army is much smaller than that of the Qing army's full Eight Banners.

Anyway, the prestige of the new army has now been revealed, and it is time for other troops who have surrendered to come over to contribute more.

Otherwise, the new army will consume too much and may not be able to suppress some people.

Of course, the new army will give the greatest support in terms of firearms, logistics supplies, etc. Even if they are not relatives, Tangning will not let those troops fight hungry or empty-handed.

Compared with the Zuo Army, the Dashun Army's will to fight is still much stronger. After all, their thinking is very different, and they want to seek revenge from the Qing Army.

Now that they have the new army as their backing, they are more confident.

Naturally, Duoduo couldn't hide the big movement of the new army. Although he didn't want the new army to cross the river, there was nothing he could do. The new army would stick to Yangzhou, probably for today.

Yangzhou City is a nail, nailed down, and the Jiang defense arranged by the Qing army is a joke, and it can't stop the new army at all.

After the reinforcements were put in place and a large amount of supplies arrived in Yangzhou City, the reinforcements plus the army in Yangzhou City exceeded 30, but it was still not as large as the Qing army led by Duoduo.

Although Duoduoqi's troops lost a lot in the attack on Yangzhou City, they gathered up the remnants of Azig's troops left in Jiangbei. Now their total strength is more than 40.

But the situation is still not very optimistic for Duduo, because he knows that the main force of more than 40 people is the Han army.

The fighting power and fighting will are really not flattering, especially the army in the four towns of Jiangbei, there are huge numbers, and the fighting power is really not much stronger than the average bandit.

Fighting against the wind is fine, but now fighting against the wind, it often collapses at the touch of a button. Duoduo tried various methods, but he couldn't change it.

Now that the reinforcements of the new army have arrived, they should take the initiative to go out of the city to fight. I don't know if these mobs can make a little progress in the field battle.

After the troops were reorganized and completed, Shi Lang and Huang Hairu each led a unit out of Yangzhou City, and launched an attack on the Qing army from two directions.

As for Duduo, he responded immediately, and he and Belle Nikan each led a team to deal with it.

Of course, he also had the same thoughts as Tangning. His Xiangbai Banner no longer went to battle, but ordered Geng Zhongming's and Kong Youde's troops, as well as the rebels in the four towns in Jiangbei to stop it.

The two sides fought many battles in Fengyang Mansion and Yingtian Mansion in the Jiangbei section, and both sides won and lost each other, but in terms of results, the new army still had a clear upper hand.

On the one hand, the morale of the new army is full of victories. On the other hand, it is also related to the disharmony of the rebels. They all want to preserve their strength and do not want to fight the new army.

Yes, they may have other thoughts, and now they are being guarded very strictly by the Qing army to prevent the second and third Wu Sangui from appearing again.

However, the actions of the Qing army could not put an end to the thoughts in their hearts. They didn't want to offend the new army too much, so they could be regarded as leaving a way out for themselves.

Coupled with the fact that the new army has a considerable advantage in firearms, it is normal for them to lose more and win less.

Since there were many defeats, it was natural to give up some territory. The new army successively occupied the Jiangbei area of ​​Yingtianfu, the southeast of Fengyangfu and most of Chuzhou.

The clever Doduo naturally knew what the problem was, and he was so angry that the mud couldn't support the wall, and he couldn't find an effective solution to the problem for a while.

Huang Hairu fought these defeated troops under the city of Yangzhou for several months. The main reason for this was also analyzed. He felt that the Qing army did not integrate the rebels in time.

Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming, who surrendered for a long time, are doing better. The rebels in the four Jiangbei towns have only surrendered for a few months. They have also been fighting the new army in Yangzhou for the past few months. The losses are not small, and the morale is already low. .

Moreover, when attacking Yangzhou City, the Qing army repeatedly used more aggressive means to force them to attack, and the soldiers underneath had long been dissatisfied with the Qing army.

Even Azig suffered a disastrous defeat this time, and he became even more afraid of the new army. Therefore, the troops of the four towns in Jiangbei faced the Zuo Army and Dashun Army, which were also surrendering troops, and almost lost nine out of ten battles.

The new army also likes to attack the troops of the four Jiangbei towns with the weakest combat effectiveness first, so as to gradually consume the morale and confidence of the enemy.

(End of this chapter)