Disaster is imminent, and the people inside the Governor's Mansion of Zhejiang and Fujian in Hangzhou are miserable.
"Mr. Chen, the Ming army is surrounding Zhejiang on all sides. You have to make an idea." Xiao Qiyuan, the governor of Zhejiang, asked Chen Jin, the governor of Zhejiang and Fujian, with a frown on his face.
"What other ideas can I have? I can only divide my troops and wait for Prince Xin's army."
Xiao Qiyuan sighed: "Prince Xinjun is blocked by the Yangtze River, so I'm afraid he may not be able to help me in Zhejiang!"
Chen Jin had a bad temper and was furious when he heard this. "We have to defend without reinforcements! You and I are deeply favored by the country, and our families are all in the capital. Is it possible that the Ming Dynasty can still come? Besides, there are still more than 100,000 soldiers and horses in Zhejiang, and six
With ten thousand eight banners, how can it be reasonable to have more than one hundred thousand troops and be timid before fighting?"
Chen Jin still relies a little on the so-called Sixty-Eight Banners. The Sixty-Eight Banners are divided into four parts: Hangzhou has five thousand Manchu and Mongolian Eight Banners; Tunqi, Zakana, and Yild's fifteen thousand
The remnants of the Nikan; the 20,000 Manchu and Mongolian Eight Banners of Angbang Zhangjing Hamu and Mele Zhangjing Galai Daogar; the 20,000 Han military flags of Jin Li and Liu Zhiyuan. In addition, there are more than 50,000 green battalions.
There are more than 100,000.
Seeing Chen Jin mention the Sixty Thousand Eight Banners, Xiao Qiyuan perked up.
"Chen Duxian, although the Ming army is besieged on all sides, the Ming army Li Benshen and Hu Maozhen's troops in the north can only surrender 20,000 troops. Tong Bingqi and Zhang Guoxun can resist the enemy; the Ming army Yuan Zong's troops in the west have 30,000 troops.
, Tunqibele and Governor Cai also have 30,000 troops, which should be able to stop them; what can be considered is the Eastern Zhejiang and Fujian Second Routes. These two routes are the main force of the Ming army and should be focused on defense."
Chen Tai nodded, "It's a shame that Taizhou Commander-in-Chief Ma Xin has surrendered to the Ming Dynasty. The most worrying thing now is that the Ming Army from Eastern Zhejiang will go south to Wenzhou to join the Ming Army from Fujian. Mr. Xiao, you will lead the horse to enter the treasure. Generals Zhang Jie will guard Shaoxing and Jinhua."
"I and the generals from Tunqi and Hahamu will guard the three prefectures of Quzhou, Chuzhou and Wenzhou."
"Mr. Chen, Jiangning has been lost and the morale of the army is unstable. We must gather the generals and their families in Hangzhou."
"Good!"
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Yang Huai, deputy general of the Ming army in eastern Zhejiang, and more than 60,000 troops from the land and sea division of Lincha, Hou Lincha of the Ming Dynasty, attacked Shaoxing Prefecture first.
Shaoxing defenders Ma Jinbao and Zhang Jie are both veteran generals, so it is difficult to win for a while.
Yang Huai discussed with Lin Cha, and Lin Cha led 30,000 troops to continue the feint attack on Shaoxing. He brought 35,000 troops to attack Wenzhou, hoping to open up contact with the Ming army in Fujian.
The army marched to the foot of Beiyandang Mountain and met the obstruction of Qing general Zhao Guozuo. Zhao Guozuo was a member of the Han army with a red banner. His father, Zhao Yihe, served as a third-class La Zhangjing. His father and son served as Han army flags for two generations and were loyal to the Qing court. His subordinates are
More than 3,000 Fujian Green Camp soldiers retreated from Fujian.
On September 16, the twenty-fifth year of Chongzhen's reign in the Ming Dynasty, the first battle started near Yan Lake in the North Yandang Mountain.
Yandang Mountain can be divided into North Yandang Mountain, Middle Yandang Mountain and South Yandang Mountain. Generally speaking, Yandang Mountain generally refers to North Yandang Mountain. The reason why North Yandang Mountain is named is because the Yan Lake is only ten miles away.
Stay here.
Zhao Guozuo knew that he had few troops and would lose in a long battle, so he planned to strike preemptively and weaken the Ming army's spirit.
At noon on the 16th, the vanguard of the Ming army, Zhang Mingzhen, the Marquis of Dingxi, defeated the 7,000 soldiers and horses of the Xibo Dynasty. As soon as they arrived at the bank of Yanhu, Zhao Guozuo suddenly led his army out of the mountains. He was commanding and imposing, especially his three hundred relatives.
The soldiers were even more unstoppable and rushed into the Ming army's formation.
While fighting, Zhao Guozuo suddenly found that except for his own soldiers, other subordinates began to flee, and more and more of them fled.
It turns out that although he leads the troops well and his subordinates are elite, his family members are all in Fujian. How can he have morale if Fujian is lost? If he were guarding the mountain, he would not dare to escape due to military law, but now he is by the lake.
There are many aquatic plants and it is easy to hide. Of course, I have to escape and return to Fujian alive to see my family.
The battle is about morale. After the Ming army captured Nanjing, the morale of the Qing army was very low, especially after losing the Fujian Green Camp in their hometown.
Zhao Guozuo was shocked. He knew that the morale of the army had been lost, so he hurriedly led his army to retreat.
"Where to go!"
With a loud shout, the Ping Xibo Dynasty of the Ming Dynasty chased him first and chopped him off the horse with a sword.
"Congratulations on the victory, Uncle Xi", Du Zhen, who recorded the military achievements, said with a smile: "I killed an admiral in the first battle."
"What, Admiral? From the first rank?"
Wang Chao was stunned: "Who is this person?"
"It's Zhao Guozuo, the governor of Fujian in the Qing Dynasty."
"Zhao Guozuo? I heard that this man is a strong general. He defeated Zhu Chenggong many times in Fujian. Why can't he fight so hard?"
Wang Chao scratched his head first, not understanding what was going on. If he didn't understand, he ignored it and continued to lead his army to the south.
The Ming army defeated Puqisuo, Yueqing County, and Panshiwei. When they attacked Yongjia County, the capital of Wenzhou, their luck came to an end. They encountered the 10,000-strong Governor Biaoying of Chen Jin, the governor of Zhejiang and Fujian in the Qing Dynasty, and the 10,000-strong Governor Liu Zhiyuan of Gushan'er.
Han military flag.
Chen Jin has gathered the families of all the generals in Hangzhou, and the families of Biaoying are also in Hangzhou. The military pay of Governor Biaoying is higher than that of ordinary green camps, and the morale is naturally higher. Chen Jin is also vicious, and he sends words, some
Anyone who dares to surrender to the Ming Dynasty will have his whole family killed. Therefore, no one in Biao camp dares to surrender. Not to mention Liu Zhiyuan's Han military flag. He is no longer a Han but a banner man. His family is in the north and lives off the food and wages issued by the Qing Dynasty. How?
Dare to surrender? If you surrender, the whole family will be implicated.
Therefore, these two armies were very stubborn and relied on the Yongning River to defend. On the eastern front, the Ming and Qing Dynasties reached a stalemate.
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On the southern front, more than 60,000 Ming troops from Pinglu General Yan Tianfeng's army stormed Xianxia Ridge. Qing'ang Bangzhangjing Hamu and Mele Zhangjing's Laidaoga led 20,000 Manchu and Mongolian Eight Banners to resist desperately.
Xianxia Ridge is very dangerous. Although the Ming army is numerous, they cannot attack it for a while.
Yan Tianfeng had no choice but to attack Chuzhou. The post roads in Chuzhou were blocked and there were many rivers in the territory, such as Daxi, Biaoxi, Zhuxi, Shuangxi, Dongxi, Songxi, Huquanxi, one after another. Not only were there many rivers
, there are many mountains, Nantian Mountain, Xiaolianyun Mountain, Dalian Yunshan, one after another. The top of Qinggu Mountain is made of real gold and holds ten thousand Han military flags, guarding by the water and the mountain.
Yan Tianfeng worked all the way to build roads across mountains and build bridges when encountering water. The three armies were tired and complained endlessly.
After finally conquering Qingyuan County, it was difficult to advance further. The main reason was that road construction was too time-consuming.
With no choice, he turned to attack Wenzhou, hoping to join the Ming army in eastern Zhejiang.
There is a small road leading to Zhejiang from Fenshuiguan in Wenzhou, but it is in disrepair and the terrain is dangerous. Behind Fenshuiguan, there are Yucang Mountain, Qiancang River and Anyang River. Taking advantage of the geographical advantage, Hangzhou is full of Jia La
Zhang Jing, Tong Haonian, only brought 1,500 Man Ba Banners and 2,000 garrison troops to guard Fenshui Pass for several days.
Yan Tianfeng became fierce and attacked day and night. Seeing that it was about to be conquered, Chen Jin drew 5,000 soldiers and horses from the golden Han army flag to come to the rescue.
The battle of Fenshui Pass lasted for half a month. Although the Ming army was far more numerous than the Qing army, it suffered from the disadvantage of geographical advantage and it was difficult to make progress.
The Ming army tried to conquer Fenshui Pass from the Luoyang Pass area. However, there was Nanyandang Mountain behind Luoyang Pass, and the road was very difficult to walk. If you wanted to cross the pass, you had to build roads.
Yan Tianfeng couldn't help but sigh, "It's so difficult. If Zheng Zhilong defended Xianxia Pass, how could Bolo enter Fujian?"