On the twenty-eighth day of the twelfth lunar month in the twelfth year of Yongli, the Ming army launched a crazy offensive against the Qing army who was on the defensive early in the morning before dawn. In just one morning, the Ming army conquered three forts and killed

, wounded and captured no less than 700 Green Camp soldiers.

The casualties of more than 700 people were not real losses for the Qing army - when the casualties reached this number, it meant that more officers and soldiers fled, and it would be difficult for the defeated troops to regain their strength in a short period of time.

They were organized and put into combat. In other words, the green battalions garrisoned in these three forts could basically be said to have disappeared into the battle sequence of the main force of the Qing army in Quzhou. The numbers presented before the Jidu case were even more sufficient.

A total of two thousand green camps.

Two thousand green battalions are nothing to the main force of the Qing army in Quzhou, which still has 38,000 troops after several divisions. Especially when the losses are all the green battalions at the forefront of the battle line, it is even more important.

It seems insignificant. However, this is just one morning's effort. In a few hours on the eve of the Spring Festival, the Ming army destroyed the numbers that had not been eaten in the previous month. What's more terrible is that such an offensive is still going on.

During the process, Jidu could even imagine that before he received the first emergency document, more fortresses might have been in danger under the Ming army's offensive.

artillery!

artillery!

Or artillery!

Every emergency document sent back from the front line invariably mentioned that the Ming army brought in an astonishing number of artillery and bombarded the fortress indiscriminately. Immediately afterwards, an assault was launched with a superior number of infantry. The Qing army was completely passive.

They were in a state of being beaten until the fortress fell and the troops fled in panic.

According to past intelligence, in order to ensure the combat effectiveness of the frontline troops, the Ming army would adopt a defense change method. While the tired troops on the front line were moved to the rear to rest, they would be replaced with fresh troops from the rear to continue the offensive. The troops on the front line of the Qing army and Tan Ma

What can be seen is that the numbers of the Ming army are constantly alternating.

However, with so many artillery, the Qing government did not report on the detailed operations lurking in Fujian. Either, they were all instigated by the Ming army to rebel; or, the Ming army used normal defense changes to withdraw the artillery that should have been withdrawn with the towns to northern Fujian.

The town's artillery groups stayed north of Xianxia Pass and hid...

The process is no longer important. What is before Jidu now is that the offensive launched by the Ming army years ago was clearly to open up the situation before Guan Zhongzhong arrived. Recalling the letter from Gadahun, he was even more excited.

The Ming army’s deliberate intentions were confirmed.

"Let Gadahun and Batu withdraw to Quzhou!"

Gushan Ezhenga Dahun was in Qianshan, and Melezhang Jingba was in Longyou. They were respectively responsible for assisting the flanks of the main force in Quzhou and ensuring the army's food routes. Here, after the shock of the Ming army's fierce attack

Afterwards, Jidu's first reaction was to bring back all the troops and fight Zheng Chenggong decisively.

Hearing this, all the generals spoke out against it. Even Melezhangin Akshan, who was usually the most reckless, did not agree with this treatment and believed that there was not enough time to return reinforcements now.

"Then leave all the heavy equipment and rush back day and night. The pirates have been unable to survive for years. This is to seek a decisive battle with our army!"

Jidu put his hands on the table and breathed out the words. Akshan still wanted to persuade him, but he was overtaken by Baya Lahuzhang Jingjueluo Yabulan.

"Your Majesty, I thought that there were only 2,000 Eighth Banner Army troops in Batu, and the rest were green soldiers. Moreover, that guy Ma Jinbao..."

Jueluo Yabulan said it very tactfully, but this reminder made Jidu calm down a bit. Indeed, he still has 18,000 Eight Banners troops from Manchuria, Mongolia and Han armies, a mere 2,000 people.

The return of the Qing Dynasty will not have a great effect. However, once Batu withdraws with the Eight Banners Army, Jinhua's Ma Jinbao may have the idea that the Qing army is tight in Quzhou and the Ming army has the upper hand. At that time,

, Huang Ting invaded Jinhua Mansion again, and it was difficult to guarantee that Ma Jinbao, who had long been in contact with the anti-Qing people in eastern Zhejiang, would not rebel against the Qing.

Once Ma Jinbao changes his ways, in order to prove his worth to his new master, he will definitely send troops to stop Guan Zhong. That guy is not the general military officer guarding the first government. In the system of the early Qing Dynasty, the Jinhua military general was responsible for Jinhua, Quzhou, Yanzhou, and Chuzhou.

The defense of the four prefectures. Even if Chuzhou has been lost and Quzhou is currently stationed with a large army, that guy is also in charge of the two prefectures of Jinhua and Yanzhou. If Guan Zhongzhong wants to reach Quzhou, he must pass through Yanzhou and Jinhua.

There are many places that can be fortified. By then, even if Guan Zhongzhong defeats Ma Jinbao, it will inevitably delay his arrival in Quzhou.

This is a chain reaction. Compared with continuing to let Batu sit in Longyou and transfer the 2,000 Eighth Banner Army, which led to the erosion of the hinterland of Zhejiang, the Ming army cut off the connection between the Quzhou army and Hangzhou in one fell swoop, and Guan Zhongzhong was blocked from going south to aid.

It can be said that the gain outweighs the loss.

Jidu, who had calmed down again, sat back on the Grand Master's chair. After a moment, he calmed down completely and immediately gave up Longyou's order for the Eight Banners Army to return to aid. However, Gadakhun had to return to Quzhou to aid.

"Your Majesty, if Gadahun returns reinforcements, the army will also have to go out to Jiangshan County, even Wuqing Mountain, and the Qishan Mountain Line."

When the Ming army regained Fujian, they swallowed up too much control area in a short period of time and were eager to digest it, so they did not launch an offensive north of Xianxia Pass. After Jidu led his army to Quzhou, he deployed the front line of Xiakou Town. During this period,

The armies of the Ming and Qing dynasties fought over and over again for this line of forts. If nothing else goes wrong, the Qing army has now retreated to the 32nd capital and Fenglin Town. Perhaps the next urgent document will bring the bad news of the loss of this line.

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Once the Ming army controls the thirty-two capitals and the Fenglin Town line, they can attack Yongfeng County in Guangxin Prefecture to the west, thereby threatening the city of Guangxin Prefecture, thereby cutting off the connection between the main force of the Qing army in Quzhou and the partial division of Guangxin Prefecture.

Once the Ming army further breaks through the front line defenses of Wuqing Mountain and Masha Mountain, they will be in uninhabited territory all the way to Jiangshan County. At that time, Yushan County and Changshan County were still behind, and the key is that they were forced to Quzhou by the Ming army.

In Fucheng, the Qing army will no longer be able to suppress the people of Zhejiang. When the anti-Qing movement revives, their army will fall into a quagmire and be unable to extricate themselves.

What Ashangge said was correct, and Jidu knew very well that not only did he need to do this, but he also had to do it as quickly as possible. Because Jianning Prefecture and Quzhou Prefecture in northern Fujian are like an hourglass,

The narrowest place is Xianxia Pass. After passing Xianxia Pass, every time the Ming army goes further north, the terrain will become wider, and the more troops can be deployed, the more disadvantageous it will be for them.

Taking advantage of the fact that they still have the strength advantage at this stage, they should go south to block the Ming army from continuing to go north. This will also force the Ming army not to dare to send a large number of troops to Guangxin Prefecture, thus ensuring the path for Gadakhun to return to his army.

After the order was issued, the Qing army mobilized in full force, and the Eight Banners Army left the city empty, leaving only a very small number of green battalions to guard the city - the army could win the battle, and even as long as the Ming army's offensive could be blocked, Quzhou's capital city would be safe.

Like a rock. If it cannot do what it wants, no matter how many troops are left, Quzhou City will not be able to defend it.

Along the official road, the Mongolian Eight Banners, all cavalry, galloped toward the southwest as the vanguard of the army. Wherever the iron hooves stepped, even if there were only more than 2,500 cavalry, it was like thunder, shaking the sky and the earth. After running for more than a hundred miles, only

In less than a day's work, they arrived at Wuqing Mountain, the Qing army's camp on the line of Horseback Mountain.

This is the reserve camp for the three lines of defense of the Quzhou Qing Army against the Ming Army in northern Fujian. It is also the core support point of the forts as the last line of defense. Here, the leading troops of the reinforcements arrived, and Meile Zhang, as the forward commander,

However, Jing Ayuxi didn't look happy at all. Seeing this shocked Ashangge, who had traveled day and night.

"How's the battle going?"

"Returning to the master, Sanerdu and Fenglin Town were lost yesterday afternoon. If it weren't for the Wuqing Mountains and the forts along the Masha Mountain line, which were all built on the mountains and defended by danger, I'm afraid they wouldn't be able to survive now.

. But even so, the two forts at the front have been lost, and the pirates have entered the mountains. I am afraid that we will not be able to survive tomorrow."

In just one day, the Ming army had already broken through two lines of defense, and then only rested for one night before launching a fierce attack on the third line of defense. Such an offensive really made Ashange frown: "How many pirates have come?"

, how could it be defeated so quickly?”

As soon as he said this, Ayuxi could only smile bitterly: "According to the bannermen who escaped, the pirates were the first to invade Xiakou Town from Youxianfeng Town, and they were the last ones to attack Sanerdu and Fenglin Town.

The stronger ones are Rong Banner Zuozhen and Qinding Town. From yesterday afternoon to now, the banners of Rong Banner Youzhen, Zuochong Town, and Zhengbing Town have also appeared among the pirates. In addition, in the past few days, Tanma has also discovered pirates.

The banner of North Town, Youqi Town, and Cheqi Town..."

Ah Yuxi's eloquent words indeed relieved Ashangge's doubts, but it also really made his brows come closer, squeezing the space between his brows to the point where there was almost no space for them to stand.

The Qing court had been dealing with the Ming army in Fujian and Guangdong provinces for more than ten years. Based on intelligence and records, Ashangge knew that the Qing court also ranked the Ming army's towns in terms of their combat effectiveness.

Ranked first is naturally Chen Kai's Dubiao No. 1 Town. They defeated the vassal soldiers of the two vassals of Southwest Jingbiao, Pingnan and Jingnan, as well as a small number of elite troops from the Eight Banners of Manchuria. They were the Ming army in Guangdong and South China.

The Dinghai Shenzhen of the Gan battlefield. This is a force that is significantly better than other towns in terms of combat effectiveness. It is also a force that makes the Qing army scratch their heads. Because except for being bulky and the formation is not suitable for fighting in mountainous areas, this town basically has no shortcomings.

Needless to say, fighting in an array is even more invincible.

It is still unknown whether several other troops in Dubiao are newly built or recently reorganized. The remaining ones are not too conspicuous. It may also be due to the overly dazzling appearance of the first town of Dubiao. Such dazzlingness is not only

It has obscured the light of the towns in Guangdong and southern Jiangxi, and it is inevitable even here in Fujian.

However, as far as Ashangge knows, Zheng Chenggong does not have no ace troops in his hands - Qinding Town, which was the earliest to form an army and has the most veterans, Left Pioneer Town, Right Pioneer Town, and Rongqi Town, which was formed by drawing elites from each town.

Later, Rong Banner Zuozhen and Rong Banner Youzhen were derived. They just did not have as many opportunities to compete with different powerful enemies as Dubiao No. 1 Town, but they also defeated opponents such as the Eight Banners Garrison in Hangzhou.

Its combat effectiveness cannot be ignored either.

At this time, what appeared in Ayuxi's mouth were Rong Banner Zuozhen, Rongqi Youzhen, Qinding Town and Youxianfeng Town. Four of the five elite Ming army troops in Fujian had already appeared. Coupled with an astonishing number of artillery, just by virtue of

Considering that these three lines of defense, which are almost all built on smooth roads, are beaten like this, it is not surprising.

When he heard Ayuxi mention Beizhen, Youqi Town and Cheqi Town, Ashangge already knew that his Mongolian Eight Banners reinforcements were actually impossible to hinder the Ming army's offensive even in the slightest -

-The terrain here is not suitable for cavalry. Here, the Ming army gathered in three cavalry towns in northern Fujian, and the two thousand five hundred Mongolian Eight Banners had no advantage in numbers. As for the group of Mongolian Eight Banners,

When dismounted, it was as if they were walking on flat ground, and when they dismounted, they might not even be able to walk steadily. He asked himself whether he could do such a stupid thing.

"In addition, Tan Ma reported back that the pirates split into two towns and headed west after capturing the 32nd Capital. They should be going to attack Yongfeng County."

This is good news, but also not good news.

Ashangge followed the map in his mind and divided the Ming army into divisions again and again, especially the number of divisions. Naturally, the number of troops that the Ming army could gather on the main battlefield became less and less. Moreover, Zheng Chenggong

Using these elite troops to storm the Qing army's defense line can achieve a breakthrough faster, but it will inevitably consume the combat power of these troops.

However, even so, their opponents still chose to separate two towns to attack Yongfeng County at this time, not only to complete the severing of the connection between Guangxin Prefecture and Quzhou Prefecture as soon as possible, but also to defeat the Quzhou Qing army.

The main force has great confidence, an unknown confidence.

"Which two towns?"

"It's Qianfeng Town and Yingbing Town."

Yu Xin, the chief military officer of Qianfeng Town, fought bravely. This Qianfeng Town was only slightly inferior to the five elite troops in the Fujian Ming Army. It can be said to be a strong force. And the Yingbing Town was almost a passerby in the Fujian Ming Army.

The existence of Type A. The chief military officer Huang Wu was just a government servant. He joined the Ming army and became an officer because of the surrender of Kaicheng. In the following years, he was promoted step by step until he took charge of a town. It was not revealed.

What's the highlight?

After going over the familiar military situation in his mind, Ashangge probably figured out what the division of the Ming army meant this time, and it was a mixed blessing.

At this time, Ayuxi explained the current situation and asked about the main force of the Qing army. After receiving the answer that Jidu was leading his army, he immediately stated that this line of defense could not hold up until Jidu arrived.

"At most, when the prince arrives in Jiangshan County, the place will be captured by pirates. Leave the Green Camp behind, and we have to take the Eight Banners Army back to Jiangshan County to defend it."

Vipers pincer hands and strong men cut off wrists. If the situation is really critical and they have to abandon the Eight Banners of Mongolia or the Eight Banners of the Han Army, they will definitely do it. What's more, now they are just some green camps, some beards, and eyebrows.

it's not a big deal.

Of course, in order to prevent the Eight Banners Army from greasing the front foot, the Green Camp surrendered to the Ming Army, making it impossible for them to get out of danger safely. After discussion, Ashangge and Ayuxi decided to put on a show and use the propaganda that reinforcements were coming.

Boost the morale of the army. In this way, the harder the green camp works, the greater the damage will be to the Ming army, and they can be more relaxed in the next confrontation.

Ashangge walked through the scene with the Eight Banners of Mongolia and vigorously promoted that Jidu Zheng was on the way with the main force, which really boosted the morale of the Qing army and allowed them to last until the night. Next, with the help of the 20th of the twelfth lunar month,

Under the cover of darkness, the Eight Banners Army left behind all the baggage, food, artillery, people's grass, and horse bits that were inconvenient to carry, and quietly left the camp, and then walked all the way until the Green Camp, which was able to secure the defense line, could not hear any movement.

Then he galloped towards Jiangshan County.

Early the next morning, they discovered that the Green Camp, which was nothing serious at first, immediately bombed the camp, startling the Ming Army who were having breakfast. Before the Ming Army's scouts could figure out what was going on, there was already a group of soldiers.

Qing troops from one fort after another came to the Ming army to surrender. Each one complained in tears about how they were coerced and squeezed by the Eight Banners Army, and begged the Ming army with tears and snot to forgive their past sins.

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Zheng Chenggong had no intention of killing the prisoners. He just dragged the Ming army back, so he simply confiscated the weapons as usual and put them in a prisoner camp. As for the final treatment, whether to send them to hard labor or to be broken up and incorporated into the army.

Or maybe he could be released to his hometown, that would be a matter after the war, and he didn't have the time to worry about it now.

The Ming army was like this. Many of the Qing troops who surrendered were veterans. Coupled with the personal accounts of those Qing troops who were captured about ten hours earlier than them, most of the remaining soldiers felt at ease. What's more, some were arrogant.

The guys even began to wonder about the meal at night - today is the New Year's Eve, and if the Eight Banners Army had not been too unscrupulous, some of them would have planned to hold on for one more day and finish the New Year's Eve dinner anyway.

It can be considered that he has fulfilled his loyal duty of eating the imperial food of the Qing Dynasty for so many years.

After controlling this line, the Ming army sent troops from two towns to the northwest of Yushan County to defend the flanks, while the army continued to advance along Jiangshan Port and attacked Jiangshan County.

Whether it was the earlier Qianfeng Town, Yingbing Town, or the current Zhengbing Town and Qibing Town, they were all used to guard against the Qing army in the direction of Guangxin Prefecture. There, the Qing army still had a thousand Manchurian Eight Banners,

Even if there are 1,000 Mongolian Eight Banners, 2,000 Han Army Eight Banners, and more than 16,000 Qing troops including more than 3,000 Fujian Tibiao, 3,000 Shanxi Green Camp, more than 1,000 Guangxinfu Zhenbiao and 4,000 Henan Green Camp.

The 4,000 Henan Green Camp were basically half-finished prisoners, and the Manchu veteran Ga Dahun still had 12,000 Qing troops in his hands.

However, the reason why the flanking army existed was because the threat from the Ming army forced them to do so. When Gadahun received the order from Jidu, the first problem he had to face was that his troops were still fighting against the Ming army.

Moreover, the young man surnamed Du had no sense of martial ethics. He came to sneak attack him when nothing happened. He also seemed to look down on the Green Camp and focused on the Eight Banners Army. This made him and Tong Guoqi helpless.

"Master, set up an ambush, or you won't be able to escape until you escape."

The purpose of setting up an ambush is not to cause many casualties, but to make the opponent throw a rat weapon and not dare to pursue too closely. Of course, Ga Dahun understands the implication of Tong Guoqi. However, since he has already understood what the Ming army has been doing during this period.

The intention of the series of actions, and what his current opponent will do, can naturally be guessed. Moreover, the more important thing is time. The Qianshan County where they are located should become a battlefield.

The county is a distance of three hundred miles. Even if we set off now, we may not be able to catch up, let alone if we are delayed for another day or two due to setting up an ambush.

Thinking of this, Gadahun couldn't help but shook his head, and then proposed that Tong Guoqi take over the command of the Qianshan front line. And he would immediately lead the Eight Banners Army under his command, which had dropped to less than five thousand in the past half month.

Depart and rush back to Quzhou.

"The Han people have a saying that if the bird's nest falls from the tree, the eggs will definitely not be saved. Governor Tong, you must hold back the pirates!"

"Master, don't worry, I will do my best."

The Green Camp quickly took over the position of the Eight Banners Army, but the deployment of the Qing Army was quickly detected by the Ming Army. Next, amid the shouts of killing along the Qianshan River, Ga Dahun led the Eight Banners Army to turn around and head eastward, marching day and night.

It only took one day to arrive at a small village more than ten miles away from Fucheng.

"Master, the slaves below encountered pirates, and the flag is Qianfeng Town."

"It came so quickly."

Since the Ming army was able to divide its forces to the west, the second line of defense of Sanerdu must have been lost, and even Yongfeng County should no longer be owned by the Qing army. The south bank of the Xinjiang River has become enemy territory, and the only way to do so is to cross the Xinjiang River northward.

To ensure the safety and speed of the army. However, at this moment, Gadahun did not issue an order immediately. Instead, he asked Goshiha to spread out the map, as if he did not know the road.

Since the front line of Sanerdu was already owned by the Ming army, if they were too late, the main force in Quzhou would have to bear the threat for a moment longer. Seeing that Ga Dahun was so hesitant to move forward, the generals were like ants on a hot pot.

, wishing he could give him the order to cross the river.

"No! It's the first month of the year soon. We can't celebrate the New Year at home but have to go out to fight. The pirates must fight Prince Zheng as soon as possible to prevent the morale of the army from being unstable over time. Now the pirates' offensive is so fast and fierce, we are afraid that we will not be able to catch up."

Raising his head again, the Manchu veteran shook his head firmly, and immediately said without any doubt: "We are still more than two hundred and twenty miles away from Jiangshan County. Even if we travel day and night, we can rush to Shanhaiguan as fast as we did back then.

, it will take three days at the fastest. If Yushan County is captured by the pirates, our army will be exhausted and it will be difficult to rush through. In Thirty-two Capital, there should be thousands of green camp prisoners, as well as sea pirates.

The bandits' food routes and even their major baggage camps. The most important thing is that it only takes half the journey to the Thirty-two Capital and can be reached in a day and a half, which is perfect for cooperating with Prince Zheng to annihilate the pirates."

Unlike these subordinates, he knew best that as long as the Ming army's food route could be cut off, even if Jidu was beaten to a pulp by Zheng Chenggong and the food route was cut off, it would not be able to continue the offensive. The Qing government in Jiangsu and Zhejiang could

There is a chance to breathe. And they will inevitably take the huge risk of being annihilated by the Ming army. Unless Jidu can hold Jiangshan County or defeat the main force of the Ming army. Otherwise, even if they are not annihilated by the Ming army,

You have to leave at least half of your lives behind.

The journey was difficult and dangerous, but it had a better chance of reversing the situation. With morale boosted, the army turned south and tried to bypass the Ming army, which had already advanced to Qianfeng Town, not far from Guangxin Fucheng.

In order to ensure that their final intention would not be detected by the Ming army, Gadahun relied on his superior cavalry to force all the exploring horses in the forward town back to the town, forcing the Ming army to camp in place. Until the infantry of the army completely bypassed the forward town.

After the town was far away, the cavalry of the brigade gradually withdrew to the starting point on the south bank of the Xinjiang River, and then pursued the headquarters, lest the Ming army could immediately see its direction.

What he was fighting for was these few days of free time, and while he was completing the first step, the scouts dressed as woodcutter who went out to Yongfeng County also discovered the movements of the Ming army, which really made him feel relieved.

Loud mouth.

"God is really helping the Qing Dynasty. With just one Yingbing Town in Yongfeng County, great things can be accomplished!"

How could a town with the lowest combat effectiveness among Zheng Chenggong's field troops be able to withstand the nearly 5,000 Eight Banners Army under his command? How could a chief military officer who was a government official be able to defeat someone like him from the Nurhaci era?

He is a veteran who leads the troops in battle. If he is a little wary of the strong troops in Qianfeng Town, he is worried that he will not be able to defeat them quickly, which will delay the subsequent outflanking operations. Now, there is nothing to worry about.
Chapter completed!