Arrogant and domineering horse hooves trampled on the post road in Jiande County, Yanzhou Prefecture, Zhejiang Province. Groups of Manchu and Mongolian Eight Banners soldiers wearing cotton armor and pigtails trailing behind their heads galloped. They were the conquerors of this continent.
, you can control your horse however you want, even if there is someone in front of you.
"Yeah!"
An old man carrying a heavy burden was unable to dodge and was knocked several feet away by a tall war horse. Blood was pouring from his mouth and nose, and he could not survive before his eyes.
The Eight Banners soldiers turned a blind eye and continued to run.
"Dad!"
The young man behind the old man (note: the word "young man" already existed in the Ming Dynasty) rushed over, hugged the body and cried bitterly, crying and cursing, "You bunch of beasts will not die a good death!"
"Huh? This Nikan is so brave! Dare to insult my Eight Banners?"
Seeing this scene, Jia La'e Zhenhuni Yaluohe sneered, this young Eight Banners general would not allow anyone to offend the majesty of the Eight Banners in any way, even if the scolding boy's father had just died.
Huniyaluohe took out a long arrow, bent his bow and shot it, killing the scolding boy like a rabbit.
"You're really good at archery," Baya Lahuzhangjing Suksaha next to him said in compliment.
Huniyaluohe laughed loudly and galloped.
The commander-in-chief of these eight banners is Tongjia Lanbai, the real Manchurian surname Tongjia Lanbai of Gushan, Manchuria. In fact, it should be called Tong Lanbai. Now the "Tong Banchao" family is applying to Emperor Shunzhi to restore the old Manchu surname "Tongjia". Emperor Shunzhi has not yet
Approval, historically it was not until Emperor Kangxi that the old Tong family could get their wish.
The two deputy commanders-in-chief, Zhengbai Banner Manchuria Jia La Ezhen Guarjia Subai, and Zheng Huang Banner Manchuria Jia La Ezhen Hesheli Xifu, are both famous nobles with the eight major surnames in Manchuria.
In terms of qualifications, Hesheli Xifu deserves to be ranked first. He is 62 years old this year and was born in the Jurchen Hada tribe. After Nurhaci annexed Hada, Xifu became a powerful general of the Eight Banners. After a few decades, he is now worthy of his name.
Eight Banners veteran.
Although he is senior, his compatriot, Hesheli Sony, is a thorn in the side of the regent Dorgon, so don't even think about being the coach. He can be the deputy coach, and he is already a favor to the regent.
Zhu Hengjia ordered Pinglu General Yan Tianfeng to set out from Guangdong to attack Fujian. Yan Tianfeng was making preparations on the border between Guangdong and Fujian. Such a big movement naturally alerted Qing Jingnan General Niu Hulu Chen Tai. Chen Tai asked Dorgon for help, and many
Ergon had just put down the northern rebels, and the old soldiers in the division were tired and did not dare to mobilize the army, so he had to let Lanbai lead 12,000 Manchu and Mongolian Eight Banners to go south for reinforcements.
The Eight Banners soldiers, one man and two horses, soon arrived in Jiande County.
Lanbai was about to order to camp outside the city to rest, when he suddenly reported to the Governor of Zhejiang and Fujian, Chen Jin, to see him.
"Chen Jin? If he doesn't stay in Hangzhou, why did he come to Yanzhou?"
The personal relationship between Lan Bai and Chen Jin is quite good. Although Chen Jin is stingy and often deducts monthly payments from his servants, he is still willing to spend money to curry favor with the great nobles of Manchuria.
"Chen Duxian, why are you here? Are you here to treat me to a drink? Hahaha", Lan Bai made a joke about Chen Jin.
"Oh, wow, the wine has been prepared. Come on, come on, follow me into the city quickly."
"Haha, Lao Chen! Let's not use these false etiquette in our friendship. What's going on? Tell us!"
"Ezhen, I would like to ask Ezhen to stay in Zhejiang for a while and help me suppress Lu Ni in Zhejiang before going to Fujian."
Lanbai was very embarrassed: "Rescuing troops is like putting out fire. The military order given to me by the regent is to go to Fujian!"
Chen Jindao: "Well, I have been in battle for a long time. I should know that Zhejiang is the rear of Fujian. Now Lu Ni has been defeated. If we don't take the opportunity to destroy him, it will be bad if he reappears and threatens the army's food routes. Don't worry,
As long as you agree, I will inform the court and explain the matter, and I will never embarrass you!"
"Well, since Chen Duxian has said all this, I really have no choice but to obey!"
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Even a broken ship has three pounds of nails, let alone King Lu of the Supervisory State, who once powerfully shocked Fujian and Zhejiang.
At this time, although the Lu Jian Kingdom was weak, there were still many rebels in various parts of Zhejiang under the banner of Lu Jian. Wang Hualong from Kuaiji; Jin Tang and Yu Guowang from Taizhou; Yuan Yingbiao and Wu Kuiming from Fenghua; Liu Yiming and Chen Tianshu from Pinggang;
He Zhaolong, Xu Shouping of Jinhua, Ye Linghua of Chuzhou; Zhou Rui and Zhou Hezhi of Sanpan Island in Wenzhou, etc. are still under the orders of Lu Supervisor. The most powerful Dalan Mountain rebel Wang Yi tribe makes Chen Jin restless. I heard that
The real Manchu army passed through Zhejiang, so it was natural to ask for their help to wipe out the remnants of Lu Ni.
With the help of more than 10,000 real Manchurian troops, Chen Tai immediately deployed a three-pronged encirclement and suppression campaign, vowing to kill all the remnants of Lu Jianguo.
Xiao Qiyuan, the governor of Zhejiang, led the green camp of Ningbo to encircle and suppress the Fenghua rebels; the Jinhua general, Ma Jinbao, and the deputy general of the Chinese army, Zhang Guoxun, led the governor's Biaoying and the green camps of Jinhua, Chuzhou, Shaoxing, and Taizhou to encircle and suppress the Shaoxing, Jinhua, and Taizhou rebels; Zhejiang admiral Tian Xiong
Led the Admiral Biao Camp and Wenzhou Green Camp to join Lan Bai's Eight Banners soldiers to encircle Chuzhou and the Wenzhou Rebels.
The focus of the three-way encirclement and suppression campaign is to first clear out the rebel forces outside Dalan Mountain, and then encircle Dalan Mountain to remove Wang??, a thorn in the side.
In order to prevent the Zhoushan Ming Army from rescuing the rebels from various places, Chen Jin also ordered Dinghai Commander Zhang Jie and Wu Song Navy Commander Wang Xu to guard against the Zhoushan Ming Army landing.
Although the various rebel armies claimed to number in the tens of thousands, they were not regular armies after all, and their combat effectiveness was far inferior to that of the Eight Banners and Green Camp soldiers. Under the crazy encirclement and suppression by the Qing army, they failed one after another.
Xiao Qiyuan defeated the Fenghua rebels, Yuan Yingbiao died in battle, and Wu Kuiming fled; Ma Jinbao wiped out Wang Hualong in Kuaiji and Xu Shouping in Jinhua; Tian Xiong and Lan Bai also defeated Ye Linghua in Chuzhou and He Zhaolong in Wenzhou, preparing to attack Wenzhou in three battles
The generals of Lu Supervisory State on the island were Zhou Rui, Marquis of Min'an, and Zhou Hezhi, Marquis of Pinglu.
"Hahaha, I thought I would have to stay in Zhejiang for half a year before going to Fujian, but I didn't expect these grassroots bandits to be so vulnerable. Now look, I can go to Fujian in two months," Lanbai laughed proudly.
Tian Xiong was very cautious: "Well, our next enemy is the puppet Ming Min'an Marquis Zhou Rui and Pinglu Marquis Zhou Hezhi who are entrenched in Sanpan Island in Wenzhou. These two were once Ming generals, good at training troops, and their subordinates were well-trained and rampant. We have been at sea for many years and are not comparable to those grass bandits. Our army also lacks warships, so we must not be careless!"
"Hmph," Lanbai snorted from his nose, "our Eight Banners force is not only invincible on the mainland, but can also dominate the ocean!"
That being said, when he heard that there was going to be a water battle, Lanbai still followed Tian Xiong faithfully, collecting warships, and making preparations to attack Sanpan Island.
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On Damoshan Island in Zhoushan, more than a hundred thatched cottages were built dimly under Mopan Mountain. This was the residence prepared by Lu Jianguo for his civil and military ministers.
There is no other way. Now that the tiger has fallen into the plains, it is already very good to live in a thatched house. It is better than staying on the boat every day.
In a thatched cottage in the southeast corner, Inspector Wu Mingzhong was preparing his luggage. Lu Jianguo sent him to Sanpan Island in Wenzhou to mediate Zhou Rui and Zhou Hezhi's Mao Dun to prepare for the next step of the Lu army's attack on Wenzhou.
While he was busy, a sergeant came in with a middle-aged man, "Mr. Wu Xun, this man said he is your cousin and wants to see you."
Wu Mingzhong took a look at this person. He was wearing a square scarf, with kind eyebrows and kind eyes. His face was white and beardless, and he was very elegant.
"Cousin", when we reunited after a long absence, the visitor burst into tears and was extremely excited.
"Cousin", Wu Mingzhong was extremely surprised.
When the sergeant saw him, he hurriedly said: "Principal Wu Xun, I won't bother you when your brothers meet again," and then left.
As soon as he left, Wu Mingzhong became angry, "Brother Yuan, do you want to kill me?"
The visitor smiled: "If you don't enter the tiger's den, you won't catch the tiger's cubs. In order to meet Brother Wu, Chen Duxian ordered me to grow my hair. You see", after saying this, he took off his kerchief and made a proper Ming Dynasty bun.
This person was Yuan Yancai, the shogunate secretary of the Governor-General of Zhejiang and Fujian in the Qing Dynasty. On the orders of Chen Jin, he took the risk and came to Zhoushan to contact the Qing government's secret agent Wu Mingzhong who was hidden around Lu Jianguo.
Careful work, according to later generations, is called a "spy". The Inspector Wu Mingzhong was a great spy. This man was originally a prisoner captured by the Lu Supervisory Army. He was greedy for life and feared death and surrendered to the Lu Supervisory State. Later, he saw Lu Supervisor. The supervisory state was weak, and he contacted Chen Jin, the governor of Zhejiang and Fujian, to surrender to the Qing Dynasty. Chen Jin asked him to intervene and collect information for himself. The reason why the Qing army was able to kill the Lu army and retreat steadily had a lot to do with this traitor.
"Alas! Brother Yuan, Brother Yuan, what we are doing is beheading. If nothing happens in the future, don't come to me!"
"Don't worry, I won't worry. This time Chen Duxian asked me to take the risk to come here because I really have something important to entrust to my dear brother."
"Oh? What does Chen Duxian have to say to his subordinates?"
Yuan Yancai turned his back on the guest, sat down at the main seat, picked up the teapot, poured a bowl of tea, and swallowed it down, "I've been floating on the sea for a long time, but I'm so thirsty!"
"My dear brother, our Qing Dynasty is about to attack Sanpan Island in Wenzhou. The pseudo-Ming Min'an Marquis Zhou Rui and Pinglu Marquis Zhou Hezhi on the island are very powerful. I heard that these two people are not getting along, so Chen Duxian ordered my dear brother to find a way to provoke them.
Due to human relations, it is best to make these two people kill each other, so that our navy of the Qing Dynasty can take advantage of it."
Wu Mingzhong was delighted: "I usually instigate a relationship between the two of them, but I really don't know where to start. What a coincidence, the fake King Minglu ordered me to go to Sanpan Island to act as a peacemaker for them. Haha! I will definitely go to Sanpan Island now.
Add fuel to their fire and let them beat themselves up!"
"Excellent! In this way, I will wait for the good news of my dear brother in Yin County. It is not suitable to stay here for a long time, so I must leave first!"
As soon as the words fell, "Pah! Pah! Pah!" and a few claps, two people suddenly entered the thatched cottage.
The person clapping his hands was a fat man of astonishing weight, with a fat face and a smile, like a Maitreya Buddha. In the late Ming Dynasty, when malnutrition was common, this man weighed a full two hundred kilograms.
Behind the big fat man, stood a middle-aged man dressed as a businessman, with a restrained aura and an unmoving face.
"Xiao Qianhu, listen, these two people who have no regard for their ancestors are really vicious in trying to harm our loyal ministers of the Ming Dynasty."
"Alas," the middle-aged businessman took out a folding fan. The fan's ribs were actually made of iron, and he fanned leisurely. "You are the king's deputy to thousands of households. It's so strange to see you. These days, there are a lot of shameless beasts. Not many.
These two".
Wu Mingzhong knew these two people. The middle-aged businessman was the boss of the fruit and vegetable business, and the fat man was his accountant. After the Lu army landed on Damoshan Island, these two people often brought large ships to the island to sell fruits and vegetables because the prices were fair.
Affordable, everyone likes to buy their stuff.
Wu Mingzhong asked tremblingly: "May I ask your surnames?"
The middle-aged businessman's smile was very warm, "I am Xiaoshan, Qianhu, Jinyiwei, Zhejiang, and this damn fat guy is Wang Lian, the deputy Qianhu, Jinyiwei."
"Ah", Yuan Yancai screamed and tried to escape.
"Where to go?"
The big fat man moved faster than lightning. He struck Yuan Yancai in the neck with a palm knife and fell to the ground softly.
"Xiao Qianhu, what do you think we should do with this guy?"
"Do you still need to ask me about such a small matter? You can handle it as you see fit."
"Chirp", the big fat man whistled, and two more people dressed as waiters came out of the thatched cottage.
"Sink this guy into the sea and feed it to the sharks."
"Yes!"
"Plop", Wu Mingzhong knelt down on his knees, "Xiaguan was confused for a moment, please spare Xiaguan's life."
Xiao Shan smiled: "Don't worry, Wu Xun, you are a treasure. I can't bear to kill you, and I want to keep you to drive a wedge between Zhou Rui and Zhou Hezhi."
Wu Mingzhong said with a mournful face: "If you two can spare Xiaguan's life, I will never dare to think about it again!"
Xiao Shan said sternly: "I'm not joking with you. When you go to Sanpan Island, you must try your best to drive a wedge between Zhou Rui and Zhou Hezhi so that they can't stay in Sanpan. However, at the last moment, you don't want them to take refuge.
Tatars, but we must find a way to make them surrender to His Highness Prince Jing of the Ming Dynasty. Do you understand?"