The Qing army heading north out of the city ran into Niu Jie and the others directly on the road.
The military strength and equipment are more than one level behind others.
He deserves to be suppressed and beaten.
Niu Jie relied on his muskets to have a long range and fast shooting speed.
He pressed directly towards the Qing army.
This feeling of bullying others is so damn good.
Come back and bite me if you don't obey!
Chasing the Qing army, Niu Jie led his troops directly to the gate of Wulin.
The Qing army that had been defeated just now took a detour and fled.
The Qing army that was originally harassing outside Wulin Gate saw the enemy's large forces coming to kill, and their own companions fled.
Since I will not continue to fight, I will also take a detour and escape.
Cai Hanxiong worked hard and finally waited for Niu Jie and the others.
If the fighting continues, the soldier's physical strength can still support him, but the rifle in his hand will stop working.
This is the problem with breech-loading guns in this era. The enemy's attack is too fierce, and it is easy to jam if there is no time to clean it.
If there are enough troops, the soldiers can also clean the gun barrels in rotation.
But Cai Hanxiong only had 500 men in his hands, and the enemy was indeed tens of thousands, so the soldiers' rifles never stopped firing.
Fortunately, the cannons were moved down.
Although these large iron barrels are a little more troublesome to load, they are extremely powerful in such terrain.
More importantly, it has a great deterrent effect on the enemy.
"Creak..." The gate was pushed open by several soldiers, and the soldiers on the tower also turned the winch to lower the suspension bridge.
A rapid whistle sounded, and Niu Jie and the others rushed in from outside the city gate without taking a rest.
The counterattack begins immediately!
Deng Shaoguang panicked and looked at the Huai Navy soldiers pouring in at the city gate.
He remembered just now that he was bullied by more people than by others.
Now he still has over 10,000 people in his hands, but these people have long since lost their energy.
He also wanted to see if his soldiers could still resist.
These soldiers had been frightened by the Huai Navy when they attacked just now.
There are so many people who can't defeat even 500 people. How can we fight now that a large army has arrived?
These soldiers of the Qing army were illiterate, but they were not stupid.
We cannot overly belittle the current Qing army, but at this level, it cannot be improved much.
As the main force of the garrison brigade led by Niu Jie poured in, the Qing army retreated steadily.
Deng Shaoguang had already retreated under the persuasion of his men.
Huai Haijun pursued them all the way along the streets, and Deng Shaoguang gathered almost all the Green Camp soldiers in the outer city.
This resulted in the outer city having no resisting troops after the rout.
After chasing them to the edge of the inner city, Niu Jie did not let the army rush to attack the inner city. Instead, he asked his men to occupy the outer city first, leaving only a few soldiers to monitor the Qing troops in the inner city gates.
Without the outer city, the inner city would not be able to hold on for a long time. Even if Niu Jie did not attack, they would not be able to hold on as long as they surrounded the inner city for a few days.
Originally, there was not much food stored in the inner city, but now tens of thousands of green soldiers from outside the city have poured in.
Plus those officials and their families.
"Commander Niu, there is no need to rush to attack this inner city. Now it is full of Eight Banners and Han Green Camp."
"Normally, these Eight Banners are used to bullying the Han people. Now these people get together and they don't have much food. What do you think will happen to them in the end?"
After all, Li Cunwen was a member of the officialdom and had been an official in the imperial court for so many years, so he knew very well the moral character of these people.
"Okay, just listen to Mr. Li." These literati still have a lot of evil in their stomachs! Niu Jie couldn't help complaining in his heart.
At this time, the inner city of Hangzhou, also known as Mancheng, was exploding.
The outer city of Hangzhou was lost, and everyone fled into the inner city and became a turtle in a urn.
General Hangzhou cursed He Guiqing, and Deng Shaoguang, who was the commander-in-chief protecting the outer city and was almost captured.
If he didn't have tens of thousands of green soldiers under his command, General Hangzhou would have been locked up long ago.
However, General Hangzhou did something that was outrageous and resentful. He asked the Eight Banners soldiers to seal up the only granary in the inner city.
He Guiqing went to negotiate with General Hangzhou but was kicked out. Deng Shaoguang stayed among his green camp soldiers and paid no attention to anything, as if he was waiting for something.
An undercurrent is brewing in the inner city.
Outside the city, Niu Jie left enough troops to guard the gates of the inner city and even built construction works.
Li Cunwen has taken over the government affairs in Hangzhou and started to restore order.
None of the big families in the city fled. After Niu Jie entered the city, he raised the banner of the Huaihai Navy.
Everyone felt relieved knowing that Huai Haijun was coming.
Li Cunwen organized a group of soldiers to maintain order in the city and prevent robberies.
Then he met with the big households in the city. Restoring order in Hangzhou is inseparable from the cooperation of these people.
Niu Jie's men have limited troops, so they only need to occupy Hangzhou. As for the rest, the Chinese army led by Peng Yulin will naturally handle it.
This time we captured the outer city of Hangzhou and received a lot of goods. The governor's office alone had four million taels of silver that was not escorted to Beijing.
He Guiqing was in such a hurry when he ran away that he didn't even have the tax money to move out. Huai Haijun was all advantaged.
Above the vast East China Sea, blue waves ripple. There are many coastal islands in Fujian and Zhejiang. From time to time, a clump of green will appear on the blue sea, which is a small island hanging on the sea.
Most of the islands in the south are so green.
The fleet of the Nanyang Navy has been sailing along the coast. The weather in October is neither cold nor hot, and this weather in the south is most suitable for going to sea.
Dong Shuheng stood on the bow of the boat and blew the sea breeze. He smelled the smell of sea water in the air and felt relaxed and happy.
For more than a year before, Dong Shuheng had been suppressing himself.
This repression came from his attitude towards the Manchus. He obviously had the ability to go straight to Huanglong and destroy the Manchus, but he was unable to do so.
This feeling is not pleasant.
The reasons for this need no further elaboration.
This attack on Minzhe and Zhejiang was the prelude to his rebellion against the Qing Dynasty.
"First cut off its wings, then pierce its heart with an arrow." This was Dong Shuheng's strategy.
Before the Qing army reacts, cut off the wings of the Qing army that may have influence on the Huai Navy.
Min and Zhejiang were located behind the two rivers and could provide money and food for the imperial court, so they were naturally the first to be dealt with.
After taking over Min and Zhejiang, the Huai Navy connected the five southeastern provinces.
Coupled with the ally Hubei and the secretly controlled Shandong, there was even a nail stuck in the heart of the Qing court - the Taihang column.
Dong Shuheng couldn't think of anything else that could stop him from moving forward.
Many of these coastal islands had Qing military outposts.
But the Nanyang Navy does not need to worry about exposure, because the Nanyang Navy normally cruises in this area.
Qing troops here have long been commonplace.
Seeing the Nanyang Navy passing by, they would at most point their fingers occasionally and complain about how well treated the soldiers of the Huai Navy were!
I haven't received any salary for a long time.
It doesn't matter if your salary is low, but when you hear that people who do the same thing as you get a much higher salary than you do.
This is unbearable...
"Send a communication boat to Keelung Naval Base so that the base's garrison can take action." Dong Shuheng said to Wei Yuxiang, who had been standing behind him.
Although the Qing government established a government on the island of Taiwan, many Fujian people also moved to the island to make a living in recent years.
But compared to the mainland, Taiwan is still a desolate place.
The development of a place does not happen overnight. If I reclaimed the land this year, the place would have become a mature residential area.
Therefore, only the Huaihai Navy's strong financial resources can support a large number of immigrants.
The newly developed land needs to be built with houses, roads, and water conservancy facilities...
In order to become a residential area, it must have schools, hospitals, government and other supporting facilities.
These all require upfront investment. And the money is almost all wasted.
For a while, there will be no profits at all!
It has been a hundred or two hundred years since the Qing Dynasty developed Taiwan, and the foundation laid by Zheng Chenggong is still there.
As a result, a mansion was created.
Therefore, the land of China cannot be left in the hands of the Qing court to govern.
A good place cannot be said to be a chosen place, but to manage it like this is completely unworthy of the ancestors of China.
Our ancestors gave us such a geomantic treasure land, and it would be extremely unfilial for future generations not to manage it into a strong country.
The Nanyang Navy did not continue to patrol south as before. Instead, it turned directly from the mouth of the Minjiang River.
Only a part of the ships continued southward. This was the partial division led by Gu Keli. They headed directly towards Zhangzhou.
There are governor's Yamen and governor's Yamen in Fuzhou City.
In most cases, the governor of Fujian also serves as the governor of Min and Zhejiang.
But now there is a governor Lu Quansun in Fuzhou City, and a governor Wang Yide.
The relationship between the two is quite harmonious. Lu Quan and Sun are good at politics, and Wang Yide is good at military affairs.
The two divided their responsibilities and worked together to quell the gangster rebellion in Fujian.
In the past two years, Wang Yide surrendered the bandits and trained a group of close generals under his command.
Such as Du Si Gu Feixiong, General Li Huang, Guerrilla General Rao Tingxuan, Deputy General Li Shouchun...
However, Wang Yide has been in poor health recently and has been recuperating in his mansion. He gave the capital an invitation to return to the capital, but there was no reply.
Wang Yide is from Xiangfu, Henan. He is not very accustomed to the climate and living habits in Fujian.
If he hadn't surrendered the bandits before and the situation in Fujian was critical, he would have wanted to be transferred back.
Now that the banditry has ceased, he will become sick as soon as he relaxes.
All political affairs in Fujian were handed over to the governor Lu Quansun.
Lu Quansun, courtesy name Yaoxian. He was a Jinshi in Daoguang Bingshen, and was changed to a commoner and auspicious scholar. He left the academy, was taught editor and editor, and served as a co-examiner in the Gengxu examination.
In April, he was awarded the title of Gaoliandao in Guangdong. Before taking up his post, he was promoted to be the inspector of Sichuan. In the first year of Xianfeng, he was moved to Guizhou as the chief envoy and appointed governor. In the fourth year, he was promoted to governor of Fujian.
Lu Quansun was an official with serious hobbies. He was used to studying medicine in the mansion when he had nothing to do.
Historically, this person's medical works have been handed down.
The Fujian Governor's Yamen located in the city of Fuzhou occupies a vast area, with gardens and pavilions inside.
Although Lu Quansun was not the kind of person who was extravagant and lustful, he was also not a pretentious gentleman.
On this day, the official from the government came to report.
"Inform the Governor, there is a person coming from outside the house, claiming to be a member of your family."
Governor Lu is an official abroad and his family is far away in Jiangsu, so it is rare to see him.
The officer brought the man, and Lu Quansun realized that it was his cousin.
"Hey, why is my cousin here? Could it be that something happened at home?"
When he saw his cousin Lu Yijian coming all the way, Lu Quansun first thought that something had happened at home.
Born in a traditional gentry family in southern Jiangsu, Lu Quansun was influenced by his family since he was a child and has a strong sense of family.
Lu Yijian knew that there was no need to hide anything in front of his cousin.
He stated the purpose of his trip directly.
After listening to Lu Yijian's words, Lu Quansun fell into deep thought.
This was indeed a big deal. It was too big for him to make up his mind at once.
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