General Fubo and Dinghaihou Sungui accomplished his initial combat goal and drove the Qing army out of Songjiang Prefecture.
He thought he would be praised by Zhu Hengjia, but unexpectedly he received a scolding. Zhu Hengjia ordered him to defeat the Qing Wusong Navy at all costs, blockade the Yangtze River before the Qing reinforcements arrived, and prevent any soldiers from the north of the Yangtze River from entering Nanjing; he also ordered him to
Ma Bao's troops captured Wuxian and Changzhou, cutting off the connection between the Qing army in South Zhili and the Qing army in Zhejiang.
Zhu Hengjia's tone was very stern, and he specifically told Sun Gui, "Whether our army can successfully capture Nanjing depends on the speed of the sails on your warships."
In fact, he also knew that it was commendable that Sun Gui fought like this with a lone army. But there was no way. Zhou Jintang and Zhou Quanbin's Poyang Lake Navy were blocked by the Qing Army's Anqing Navy and could not make any progress. If they wanted to blockade the Yangtze River,
, could only rely on Sun Gui's navy. He had to beat the drums hard and urged Sun Gui in a stern tone, hurry! hurry! hurry!
Sun Gui was a minister of the Long Dynasty and had followed Zhu Hengjia for many years. When he saw the order, he knew that the supervisor was really anxious and hurriedly consulted Ma Bao.
"Uncle Pucheng, the military situation is urgent. I will take the navy to Sanzhangpu to find the enemy Wu Song's navy for a decisive battle. How about you lead the army to relieve the siege of Jiading and then capture Wu County and Changzhou?"
"The last general takes command!"
Sun Gui ordered Bai Shoufu, Wu Zongqian, Shen Zuxiao, Jin Ou, Wu Jiayin, and Song Ji generals to garrison Songjiang and Chongming with 15,000 soldiers and horses; Ma Bao led Chen Jian, Zhuang Zhengqi, Fan Fenghen, Zhu Lin, and Cao Jiaju to rescue Jiading with 25,000 soldiers and horses.
; He led the 40,000-strong navy of Zheng Bin, Wang Sheng, Cai Lu, Huang Ying, Yang Zheng, Dai Jie, and Yang Chaodong to attack Sanzhangpu.
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At the south gate of Jiangning City, "tick-tick-tock" and mourning music sounded, with men in front and women in the back. A funeral procession dressed in "cut off" clothes approached the city gate. At the front of the procession, someone sang an elegy, and filial sons and grandsons pulled the hearse.
The rope (called "weft" by the ancients), crying bitterly, made the hearse move slowly.
This was a large family, and they actually held banquets on the street at regular intervals, held as many as ten roadside festivals, and invited actors and actresses to perform various music and dances, allowing the deceased to enjoy the joys of the world before they were laid to rest.<
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Upon seeing this scene, the Qing army guarding the gate knew that "oil and water" were coming.
"Stop, what are you doing?"
"My mother from the grassroots family is going to the funeral, please ask the military master to make it convenient." An old man who looked like a businessman stuffed his body with copper coins.
It seems that the weight is insufficient, and the Qing army is planning to open the coffin for inspection.
This frightened the old man, "Master, the deceased is the most important, so don't disturb the souls of the dead. Please do it for your convenience." After saying this, he stuffed a handful of hard things. It was broken silver.
This time the portion was enough, and the Qing army smiled and said, "Get out of here."
"Ba!"
Lang Tingzuo, the governor of Jiangnan in the Qing Dynasty, was so angry that he threw his tea bowl.
Just after he got his peace, Admiral Zuo Biao, Li Benzhen, surrendered. This is amazing. Li Ben, who was deeply favored by the country, dared to surrender! Fortunately, his family members are all in Jiangning City.
Lang Tingzuo ordered that Li Benzhen's family members be taken away and thrown into prison. Unexpectedly, his subordinates reported that Li Benzhen's family members had disappeared without a trace a few days ago.
There are more than a hundred people, old and young, can they fly?
"There are spies in the city," Lang Tingzuo yelled. "Any outsider who has come to Jiangning recently, regardless of whether there is a road lead or not, will be captured and inspected strictly. Even if the ground is dug three feet, the governor will dig out the spies." !"
There was a lot of chaos in Jiangning City, but it was useless. Many thieves were arrested, but there were no real spies. All the spies who could be spies were human beings, and the Jin Yiwei fans in South Zhili of the Ming Dynasty were even more human beings. Human spirit. This kind of search is like looking for a needle in a haystack. It is a bit difficult to catch the human spirit!
In a medicine shop in Shangyuan County, Yingtian Prefecture, South Zhili Province (Shangyuan County and Jiangning County are in the same city, collectively known as Nanjing), a skinny middle-aged "shopkeeper" is lecturing a "patient".
"Yang Qianhu, you did a great job this time. I want to report it to the commander and ask for credit for you!"
"Thank you so much for the cultivation!"
The middle-aged shopkeeper was the governor of Jinyiwei Town in the Ming Dynasty and was also in charge of the Southern Zhili Affairs Bureau, Guo Lin. The patient was Yang Zai, the newly appointed Jinyiwei Qianhu of Nanzhili. Yang Zai also had an identity: the son-in-law of Ma Jixiang, the commander of the Jinyiwei. When Nanjing was about to be liberated, Ma Jixiang sent his son-in-law to Nanzhili to make him perform meritorious services.
Guo Lin was a figure who was very popular among the emperor. Because of his repeated achievements behind enemy lines, he was recently promoted from Qianhu, South Zhili, to the post of governor of the town.
Zhu Hengjia originally wanted to transfer Guo Lin to his side. Firstly, Nanzhili was at a critical moment and could not leave. Secondly, Guo Lin was Ma Jixiang's confidant. As a fellow commander of the Jinyiwei, Ma Jixiang almost overpowered the commander Shi Tao because of his great ability. Cheng was on the sidelines. His younger brother Ma Xiongfei was the governor of the town and also served as a minister in Northern Zhili. Most of the thousands of households in various places were his confidants. There were two commanders and ministers. Hu Xian was a good old man, and Yang Can was an old member of the Lu Supervisory State and did not do much.
Zhu Hengjia has always been both useful and defensive when it comes to the Jin Yiwei. On the one hand, he has given officials of the fourth rank and above the right to secretly report to prevent them from being deceived by the Jin Yiwei; on the other hand, he has paid attention to striking a balance within the Jin Yiwei so that the commander, Tao Cheng, and the commander can both know. Ma Jixiang restrains each other to prevent them from exercising power and blinding themselves.
Tao Cheng was a prince's school captain, so his loyalty was absolutely no problem, but he was a little worried about Ma Jixiang. Now when employing people, Zhu Hengjia tolerated Ma Jixiang's power, but did not want Ma Jixiang's family to dominate. Therefore, although he admired Guo Lin, considering Regarding the relationship between Guo Lin and Ma Jixiang, it is better to put him in Nanzhili. The matter of joining the Jinyiwei Center will be discussed after Nanjing is captured.
Guo Lin smiled brightly and said to Yang Zai: "Yang Qianhu, you stay in Nanjing, I am going to Changshu."
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Fushui Villa in Changshu County, Suzhou Prefecture has beautiful scenery and is suitable for retirement. Seventy-year-old Qian Qianyi lives here.
Maybe it was nourished by love, or maybe it was influenced by the Ming Dynasty's Northern Expedition and the consecutive victories. People are in high spirits during happy events, and the old man actually doesn't look old at all. He even started to have a boyish mania, and he and his beloved wife Liu Rushi were in the lotus pond of the villa.
Along the way, singing and dancing.
After the dance, Mr. Qian was out of breath and blushing, but he actually wanted to dance another song.
"Is there anything happy about it?"
Liu Rushi took out a handkerchief, wiped his sweat, and asked gently.
At this time, Liu Rushi was dressed in a white Confucian shirt, looking like a man. His eyes were as clear as water, and he was elegant and unconventional. When he looked around, he had an aura of lightness, coldness and arrogance.
She loves men's clothing the most. That day at Yangcheng Lake (also known as Yangcheng Lake), she saw people from the Jingyin Poetry Club wearing long clothes just to not attract attention. They usually dress like men.
"Master Hedong, great things have happened! I secretly sent people to test the captive officials in various places. Dai Kejin, the prefect of Zhenjiang, Xiao Shizhong, the general of Fushan, and Tianxi, the prime minister of Changshu County, all want to submit to the Ming Dynasty. Especially Fushan, which is close to Sanzhangpu. Once they submit, they will
If Wu Song's navy camp is captured, there will be no danger to defend it!"
"Oh, this is such a happy event! It should come to light!"
Liu Rushi was overjoyed, but suddenly he frowned slightly, "We need to send someone to contact Dinghaihou's army as soon as possible."
"Leave the matter of contacting the army to me," a gentle voice came, and a mysterious figure flashed out from the lotus pond.