After the Qing army divided the troops into three groups, the Duoduo army had about 100,000 troops. Once again, they crossed the Huai River in Shouzhou and rushed to Fengyang.&& This time, the merchant army only resisted a little, and immediately
He gave up Fengyang and retreated towards Yangzhou. The Qing army took advantage of the situation and occupied Fengyang. Then he took advantage of the situation to attack Dingyuan. He basically occupied the entire Fengyang Mansion.
On another front, Geng Zhongming led his army south from Shouzhou. Because Liu Liangzuoji led his army across the river, the Ming Dynasty had almost no defense in Luzhou Prefecture. As a result, Geng Zhongming's army also drove straight into the road, as if entering a no-man's land
After occupying Luzhou, he continued to advance south and successively captured Lu'anzhou, Huoshan, Shucheng, Lujiang and other places. When Liu Liangzuo, who had moved to Wuwei Prefecture, saw that the Qing army arrived, he immediately gave up Wuwei Prefecture and fled
Arrive at the south bank of the Yangtze River.
After crossing the Huai River, Duoduo's attacks were successful one after another, and he felt relieved a lot. It seemed that Hong Chengchou had some tricks. The tactic of not having to engage in more attacks with the merchant army was indeed very useful. Therefore, he wanted to immediately
Lead a large army to attack Yangzhou.
But Hong Chengchou saw that the situation was not as optimistic as Duoduo thought, because the Ming Dynasty had basically no troops stationed in Luzhou Prefecture, and on the Fengyang front line, the merchant army was obviously also deliberately giving up gradually, and it was not really impossible to defend.
. Therefore, Duoduo must not be careless. Moreover, the left and right flanks of Yangzhou, Sizhou, Xuyi line, Luzhou, Liuhe line, and the first line of Liuhe line were not taken down, and the artillery brought by the quasi-tower tower was not sent, so we attacked Yangzhou.
, I'm afraid it's inappropriate.
Hong Chengchou's timely reminder also made Duoduo alert, so he divided his troops into two groups and ordered Gushan Ezhen to lead an army to attack Luzhou. Gushan Ezhen Yechen led an army to attack Xuyi and first lift Yangzhou
The wings of the country are gradually advancing towards Yangzhou.
Sure enough, Ye Chen, who attacked Xuyi, was strongly blocked by the merchant army this time. However, Ye Chen had suffered losses from the merchant army and also kept in mind Hong Chengchou's suggestions. If it was a line of defense that had been arranged for the merchant army, it should not be easy.
He attacked hard, so he didn't dare to attack rashly anymore and stopped to report to Duoduo.
After receiving the report, Duoduo couldn't help but admire him. Lao Hong was indeed a little prescient and hurriedly discussed with Hong Chengchou whether he should attack Sizhou.
Hong Chengchou thought for a while and said, "Prince Yu, according to the opinions of the officials, don't hurry to attack Xuyi."
Duoduo said, "Oh? Why is this?"
Hong Chengchou said: "Xuyi and Sizhou are the northwest flanks of Yangzhou, and the exit of Hongze Lake, the Ming army will never give up easily. Moreover, the merchant army has been holding on for nearly a month and must have repaired enough defense lines. In addition, Xuyi
We are both backed by Hongze Lake and are difficult to siege. Materials and replenishments can be sent continuously by water, and our artillery has not been delivered yet. If we attack rashly, we may suffer heavy losses."
Duoduo frowned and said, "If we don't take Xuyi and Sizhou, how can we conquer Yangzhou?"
Hong Chengchou smiled and said, "Prince Yu, we still have Luzhou, Liuhe Line. According to Xiaguan's opinion, it is easy to take this line. As long as we take this line down, we can attack Yangzhou east along the Yangtze River.
When the defenders of Xuyi and Sizhou will naturally abandon these two places and retreat to Yangzhou. Can't these two places be obtained by hanging their hands?"
Duoduo suddenly realized, nodded, and said, "Well, this is a good idea."
As the two were talking, Bai Yintuji from the other side sent back the battle report. His attack along the way was indeed very smooth. He first captured Luzhou and then captured Liuhe. At this time, Geng Zhongming also heard from him.
According to news, Zuo Menggeng raised his troops to surrender.
It turned out that after Zuo Menggeng was defeated by Huang Degong and Liu Liangzuo, he retreated to the Tianzhu Mountain area at the junction of Anqing Prefecture and Luzhou Prefecture. At this time, Geng Zhongming captured Luzhou, and Zuo Jun was attacked from both sides and could not advance or retreat, but he had no choice but to do so.
Logistics supply, so people were in panic. Zuo Menggeng and Jin Shenghuan, Lu Guangzu, Li Guoying, Xu Yong, Hao Xiaozhong and other generals discussed and decided to raise troops to surrender to Geng Zhongming and surrender to the Qing court. At this time, the Left Army had more than 150,000 troops.
Everyone, Geng Zhongming did not dare to surrender privately, so he hurriedly reported to Duoduo.
Duoduo couldn't help laughing when he received the battle reports from these two places. Hong Chengchou also asked Duoduo to take advantage of the situation to march directly to Yangzhou, and asked Zuo Menggeng to send troops to attack Anqing and restrain the troops of the army. Duoduo immediately ordered, first of all,
He ordered Haoge to divide his troops to restrain Sizhou and Xuyi. Ye Chen immediately led his troops to attack Tianchang County, and Bai Yintu continued to march to capture Yizhen County.
Tianchang County is located in the middle of Xuyi to Yangzhou, only more than 80 miles from Yangzhou City, while Yizhen County has entered the territory of Yangzhou Prefecture and about fifty miles from Yangzhou City. The Qing army has gone step by step
Yangzhou is approaching.
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At this time, Shang Yi had moved his command center to a position outside Yangzhou City, and now he has set up another central army camp to serve two special guests: the leader of the Xuanhuang Sect, Nai, and his wife.
It turned out that after the Qing army launched a second attack, it took only more than ten days to cross the Huai River and drove straight into the south for more than a thousand miles. The two heavy areas in Fengyang and Luzhou, including the north of Jiangbei, were evenly defeated, and the troops also had the front of the army.
It had reached the Yangtze River and was across from Nanjing. The Ming army stationed in the Jinchuan Gate area of Nanjing could even see the Qing cavalry coming and going on the other side of the Yangtze River on the city wall. This caused panic in Nanjing.
The Donglin Party took the opportunity to attack Ma Shiying, accusing Ma Shiying of leaving Liu Liangzuo and Huang Degong troops in Jiangnan, which resulted in the emptiness of Jiangbei's defense, the Huaihe defense line was lost, and the Qing army drove in. People from all walks of life in Nanjing attacked Ma Shiying.
He was very dissatisfied, so under the leadership of the Donglin Party, he had a "turning horse" peak. For a moment, the articles that accused Ma Shiying of being copied were also circulated in Nanjing City like snowflakes.
Ma Shiying was also anxious and angry at this time, defending himself because the Left Army's troops are still stationed in the Anqing Prefecture area, so Liu Liangzuo and Huang Degong's two divisions must be kept in Jiangnan to ensure the safety of Nanjing. At the same time, Ma Shiying ignored his demeanor and
Jindian clapped the Donglin Party and cursed: "You Donglin Dog Party first want to use the excuse of guarding the river to indulge Zuo's rebels in Nanjing! When the Qing army arrived, they can still negotiate peace. If Zuo's rebels are in trouble, they can still make peace.
If you succeed, you Donglin Party members are high-ranking officials and generous titles, but the emperor and me will inevitably die! I would rather die at the hands of the Qing army than die under the left rebel sword!"
The Donglin Party is naturally not willing to be outdone, so it also cited the classics and quarreled with words and refuted Ma Shiying, but the more he said it, the more he became more and more biased. At first, he was talking about military affairs, but later he actually mentioned something about the gentleman and villain, and the truth of heaven and man was the desire for things.
After arguing for a few days, no result was achieved. Chen Zhenhui and Hou Fangyu persuaded Shang Yi but failed. After returning to Nanjing, they also participated in this "reversal" tide and wrote a copy of "
"Lie the Capital to Prevent Disasters" was posted in Nanjing, and the other three also helped to sway the flag and shout, which also pushed the "falling horse" to the peak.
Ma Shiying was also furious and sent someone to arrest Chen Zhenhui and was imprisoned, which caused unanimous criticism from all walks of life in Nanjing. Liu Zongzhou, Chen Zilong and other leaders of Donglin Fushe also led hundreds of scribes to Ma Shiying's mansion to condemn the demonstrations, and the whole of Nanjing
The situation is very chaotic.
Although it was Ma Shiying's decision on the surface, it was actually the result of the Xuanhuang Cult behind the scenes. Of course, the purpose was to hope that Shang Yi and the Qing army would fight to lose both sides. But the Xuanhuang Cult
Unexpectedly, Shang Yi would actually use this method of giving up Huaixi to the Qing army, and also expose Nanjing directly to the Qing army's military front, although it is still separated by an Yangtze River.
But everyone knows that since ancient times, guarding the river must be guarding the Huai River. Once the Jianghuai River is lost, it is difficult to preserve the Yangtze River.
Therefore, everyone in the Xuanhuang Sect could not sit still, so the leader had to decide to rush to Yangzhou with Akishiji to meet Shang Yi. After all, guarding to Yangzhou now is also the last glimmer of hope to save Jiangnan. Although Shang Yi still
He stayed in Yangzhou, but who knows whether he would give up Yangzhou too.
After meeting, Shang Yi couldn't help laughing and said, "I thought he was a person. It turned out that the leader was here. Isn't the leader busy in Nanjing for business? Why do you have time to come to Yangzhou for fun?"
The leader of the Xuan Emperor could not hear the sarcasm in his language and asked angrily: "Shang Yi, what are you going to do? He actually gave up the entire Huaixi to the Qing Dynasty, and he was simply unforgivable."
Shang Yi also sneered and said, "So what? Is it true that the leader still wants to cure me? If the leader wants to be an emperor, he shouldn't be here, but in Nanjing, but the leader
It is best to move faster, because I can't guarantee that Nanjing will be captured by the Qing army at any time."
The leader of the Xuanhuang Sect was furious and said, "If Nanjing is captured by the Qing Dynasty, we can still escape, but the next one is your turn to Zhejiang. Let's see how many days you can be proud of."
Shang Yi smiled and said, "Who said that Nanjing will be Zhejiang after it? Even if Nanjing is occupied, I can still defend Zhejiang. If the leader can really escape from Nanjing, you might as well see with your own eyes how I defend Zhejiang.
As I said, the leader’s moves are best faster, maybe the Qing army has already crossed the Yangtze River now."
The leader of the Xuan Emperor was so angry that his eyes were pissing off fire, but he had no choice but to do anything to Shang Yi. Akishiji hurried to circle the scene and said, "Everyone says less angry words. It's useless to make this happen. I'm just useless to argue now.
How to deal with the purity of the purity."
Shang Yi snorted and said, "So who caused this result? Keep Huang Degong and Liu Liangzuo in Jiangnan and let my lonely army fight against the Qing army. It is best to fight both sides and lose more.
Good wishful thinking? How are you doing now? You have hit your own foot with a stone."
After he said this, Emperor Xuan and Akishi Ji were speechless. After all, he was the first to plot against Shang Yi, but he didn't expect that Shang Yi would do such a move. After a while, Emperor Xuan lowered his head.
He said: "This is indeed wrong with us, but you shouldn't... Alas! Forget it, if you want you to defend Yangzhou now, what do you need us to do? Just mention it?"
Shang Yi happened to speak, and someone sent the latest information he received. Shang Yi took it and couldn't help but change his color. He looked up at them and said, "Now I just received two messages, one of which is bad."
News, another one is worse news. Are you interested in knowing?”
The leader of the Xuanhuang Sect and Akishiji looked at each other, not understanding what Shang Yi meant. Akishiji said: "It's hard to see that the Qing army crossed the Yangtze River?"
Shang Yi shook his head and said, "The Qing army is not that stupid. They will not cross the Yangtze River until they capture Yangzhou."