Dominate the Country

[I fainted, it's too late, I'm guilty /(ㄒoㄒ)/~~]

The setting sun was setting over the mountains, the dusk was getting thicker, and the smoke on the battlefield was gradually disappearing.

This is Wuchang, not Jiujiang.

Just when Chen Ming was thinking about how to take Jiujiang Prefecture, the Qing army in Hubei launched a long-planned counterattack. The Huguang Green Camp in Alya River, the Sichuan soldiers who came from Sichuan thousands of miles away, and the militia organized by the Hubei prefectures in Shinan and Yichang, which were not directly affected by the war and the order of the Qing Dynasty's rule was still intact, all pounced on the three towns of Wuhan like hungry wolves that had been hungry for three days.

Chen Yongsheng resisted, very strongly and firmly. In this battle of resistance, 20,000 Jingzhou bannermen were driven to the front of the Qing army as human shields again and again, with the Fu Han army "sitting" behind them, and the Qing soldiers in front also started killing, ruthlessly, and he didn't care that half of the 20,000 Jingzhou bannermen died due to "accidental killings" again and again. He didn't care that the well-preserved Hankou Town was looted by Sichuan soldiers during the Fu Han Army's attack on Wuchang, and burned to the ground. He didn't care. All his attention was on the captive soldiers who surrendered.

These prisoners of war with fatal handles in the hands of the Fu Han Army showed good combat effectiveness in the battle of the Qing Army's "recapture" of the three towns of Wuhan. The most important thing is that their fighting will is quite tenacious and tough, which is the most valuable. Because this proves the "feasibility" and "universality" of that method. It is also because of the effectiveness of these people that the Fu Han Army Wuhan defenders, who fought and retreated, can delay the war until now.

As the battle progressed to this day, the Fu Han Army had already lost Hanyang County, leaving only a section of Guishan on the opposite bank under their control. Although Chen Ming told Chen Yongsheng that it was impossible to get out early, the gains and losses of Wuhan were irrelevant to the overall situation.

Chen Yongsheng was not an idiot, how could he not know that this was Chen Ming's words to comfort him? The gains and losses of Wuhan were still very important. As long as he persisted in Wuhan for one more day, Chen Ming in Jiujiang and Hukou would have one less day to bear the pressure from the upstream. Chen Yongsheng would not easily give up the three towns of Wuhan.

Although with the loss of Hanyang County, Chen Yongsheng's time to stay in Wuchang City was limited. But he would persist until the last moment.

Chen Yongsheng sent a pigeon letter to Chen Ming. When Hankou Town was burned to a white land, he reported to Chen Ming the news of the loss of Hankou. Now he reported to Chen Ming the news of the loss of Hanyang.

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Zhu Gui had already arrived at the other side of Wuchang with the attacking Sichuan Green Camp. When the Green Camp in Sichuan looted and burned Hankou to the ground, this Master Zhu pointed at the nose of Ma Mingxun, the governor of Sichuan who led the troops out of Sichuan, and cursed, "The officers and soldiers are like bandits, and the governor is like a bandit." Then he wrote an impeachment memorial and sent it to Beijing that day.

Ma Mingxun was angry and depressed. He led his troops to fight in Sichuan and traveled thousands of miles to Hubei to fight. He was traveling in the winter and spent the New Year outside. You didn't let them have some shelter. Is this reasonable? This is unreasonable.

But he couldn't make sense of this with Zhu Gui, a Taoist scholar. And letting the soldiers burn down the looted Hankou town was also a subconscious cover-up action by the robbers to destroy evidence. Just like the original Old Summer Palace that was burned down in history.

The Governor-General of Huguang Dingchang has been dead for many days, but the position of Governor-General of Huguang is still vacant, which proves that the emperor in the Forbidden City is not satisfied with the Governor of Hubei Fan Shishou, so Fan Shishou now does not even have an acting title. After all, he was the governor who lost the provincial capital. Qianlong did not dismiss him directly and put him in jail. Fan Shishou can still be the governor of the eight seats, and he is already satisfied.

Ma Mingxun was first scolded by Zhu Gui, and then Min Eyuan, the governor of Hubei, arrived, and Min Eyuan scolded him again. These two people started with literary fame and had a high reputation in the north and south of the Yangtze River. Ma Mingxun, who was blinded by gold and silver treasures, was really a little scared after he came to his senses. After all, Hankou Town is one of the four famous towns in the world, and the influence seems to be a little bigger.

But soon, Ma Mingxun was happy. After his troops joined forces with the Xiangyang Green Camp led by Shi Liang to capture Hanyang, haha, four or five thousand former Jingzhou Eight Banners who were crying and holding the corpses of their family members were quickly delivered to Shi Liang by Ma Mingxun like hot yams, and then quickly handed over to Min Eyuan and Zhu Gui by Shi Liang for proper placement.

Jingzhou was broken, Shi Liang's wife and children were killed or wounded, and he hated the Fu Han Army. First, Hanchuan, then Hankou, and then Hanyang. Those Fu Han Army soldiers who were accidentally captured, or some captives who remained loyal to the Qing Dynasty, took the initiative to surrender to the Qing army, which was to put their heads under Shi Liang's blade.

But this does not mean that Shi Liang has much sympathy for the four or five thousand Jingzhou bannermen in front of him. They have the same difficulties, but so what? Shi Liang came to Jingzhou to be an official, not to settle down, and he has no inseparable connection with the Eight Banners stationed in Jingzhou.

Chen Ming left 20,000 Jingzhou bannermen in Wuchang, and Chen Yongsheng put half of them in Hanyang. After the fight, half of them were left, which was the life of four or five thousand bannermen. Even if the emperor has expelled the Eight Banners of Jingzhou, can this cover up the fact that they are bannermen? Not to mention that at least half of them were absolutely Manchus.

If you don't believe me, go and see Zhu Gui and Min Eyuan, who were in a state of panic. The troubles these four or five thousand former bannermen brought to them were more and heavier than those of the Han people, who were ten or dozens of times more numerous. In addition, the heavy casualties of these former nationalities in Hanyang City had the most direct impact of causing the Qing army on both sides of the Yangtze River to stop.

The emperor said so, but who can guarantee that the emperor will not regret it?

If these bannermen in Jingzhou are raised again after this chaos is suppressed, it is just a word from the emperor. It is not impossible to settle accounts later. Five or six thousand bannermen's lives were lost at once. Where is the dignity of my Qing Dynasty?

For example, Ma Mingxun would never go to Wuchang to get involved. He would rather go to Anhui immediately.

The battle of Wuchang entered a new stage in the offensive and defensive battle of Hanyang, and the two sides entered a state of confrontation for a short time. But in Jiujiang, downstream of them, the battle was really lively and fierce. Chen Ming finally failed to take Jiujiang Prefecture within the planned five days. The Fu Han Army had already broken through the east gate of Jiujiang. But to completely take down this ancient city, there was still a lot to do.

"Who said we should give up Anqing? We will still attack Anqing. We will take the boat tonight." Ma'ao Town is only 250 to 260 miles away from Anqing. It will take less than a day for the boat to go down the river, and the team can directly enter Anqing City. Chen Ming seems to be busy with the battle of Jiujiang these days, but he has never relaxed his attention on Anqing.

The news from the secret agents in Anqing is more important than that of Wuchang.

"There are only more than 2,000 Qing soldiers in Anqing City, and the rest are militia. So don't be scared by the so-called 10,000-man defense force in Anqing City." Anqing does not have 10,000 guards at all. At most, there are 6,000 to 7,000 people. The current Anhui Governor Feng Qian has a good reputation and is loved by the people.

Feng Qian, whose courtesy name is Ketang, was born in Tongxiang, Zhejiang Province in the Qing Dynasty. He was a Jinshi in the Qianlong period. While serving as the governor of Anhui, he planted plum blossoms and vegetables behind the government office. This couplet is inscribed: To relieve the people's hardship, look at the vegetables; to know the official situation, ask the plum blossoms. The banner reads: "Vegetable roots are fragrant". His reputation in Anhui is not bad.

Chen Ming had made up his mind long before the Jiujiang attack was launched. He would take Jiujiang in five days, and then dispatch troops down the river to attack Anqing City. Because at that time, the team led by Huang Zhenggang would enter Anqing, and the tension in the Anqing defenders would be reduced to the lowest. This is the biggest capital of the Fu Han Army's attack on Anqing.

As for the Jiangning General Rong Bao and the Jingkou Deputy Governor Fu Liang's troops in Guichi, Chen Ming completely ignored them. The Jiangning Banner Soldiers had long been rotten like tofu that could not be lifted. The water and land Ding Yong of Susong Town and Fushan Town were soaked in the rich and decadent place of Jiangnan. Their combat effectiveness was the weakest among the sixty-six towns of the Qing Dynasty. Otherwise, why would Rong Bao stay put after entering Guichi? Guichi is very close to Anqing. That's because he knew that the team in his hands was just a piece of paper.

Zhang Family Ancestral Hall on Jiangzhong Island. This is the ancestral hall left by the Zhang clan who pioneered this place before the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty. To this day, the largest surname in Jiangzhou has changed many times, Xia, Xu, Huang, Fu, and now Weng. Anyway, this Zhang clan ancestral hall has been abandoned for a long time and became the Dragon King Temple on the island in the middle of the river. Now it has become Chen Ming's headquarters.

Every one of the battalion officers present was shocked. The Grand Commander is really bold. When Jiujiang has not been completely taken, he actually thought about Anqing, and what he said is very reasonable.

Chen Ming's strategy is not so novel. It can't make people admire it at first sight. It's a very fundamental change of people's hearts.

Jiujiang is like this, and so is Anqing.

If Chen Ming was just a native, the General's Mansion and the Fu Han Army have grown to such a level, and they are famous all over the world, it is hard to guarantee that he will be arrogant. But Chen Ming is a time traveler. Compared with the natives, the biggest thing about time travelers is their vision. Chen Ming, who was just a small civilian in his previous life, can also grasp his heart.

How far have we come now?

If you are proud without even overthrowing the wild boar skin of Tonggus, then that time traveler is too easily satisfied.

The calm Chen Ming came up with a five-point adventurous attack on Anqing City, just like the sneak attack on Jinjipo. This sensory conflict gave his battalion officers a strong confidence in their hearts.

Because Chen Ming is undefeated, even if a calm and victorious general comes up with an absolutely risky strategy, it can give his officers a sense of confidence. It is because the victorious general has a calm mind and because his officers trust the commander. This is the case now.

Anqing. "The Yangtze River is the first state in the division of Wu and Chu". Since the establishment of Anhui Province in the sixth year of Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty, due to the important military strategic reasons and the strong recommendation of Zhang Ying and Zhang Tingyu, father and son, Anqing has always been the military and political center of Anhui for three hundred years until the founding of New China, echoing Nanjing downstream.

Anhui Governor Feng Qian's heart finally settled down. The Jiangsu Green Camp led by Huang Zhenggang was about to reach Anqing City. There were only sixty or seventy miles left, and only two days, while the rebels were still fighting in Jiujiang.

It was as if a mountain pressing on his head was removed. Feng Qian was sure that he could finally sleep well and rest assured from then on.

Feng Qian's food intake has returned to normal in the past two days. Do you think he is very incapable of bearing it? Can't withstand the big things? That's easy to say.

Those who have not survived a disaster with a sharp knife hanging on their necks can't understand his mood at the moment.

Since the fall of Wuchang, it has become a foregone conclusion that the Fu Han Army will go down the river to the south of the Yangtze River. As the governor of Anhui, Feng Qian, who is responsible for defending the land, wants to sit on the wax. Because Anhui has no soldiers.

The troops of Shouchun Town and even part of the troops of Anqing City garrison were transferred to Henan, and even Wannan Town was transferred to Wucai Camp and Guangde Camp. Now the Fu Han Army is coming down from Wuchang. If they reach Anhui, what can Feng Qian do to defend Anqing City?

Will he rely on his Fu Biao Camp and the remaining soldiers of Shouchun Town and Anqing City garrison? That's impossible.

The remaining troops of Wannan Town cannot be transferred either, because Wannan Town also has to guard southern Anhui. The Yangtze River passes through Anhui, and there are loopholes everywhere on the river surface of 500 to 600 miles. Even if Feng Qian relied on his good reputation to win over 3,000 or 4,000 militiamen, Anqing City is still in danger.

Because no one believes that the militiamen and the more than 2,000 green camps that were put together can withstand the attack of the Fu Han Army. In Anqing City, no one knows how many people have fled with their families in panic these days. Even Feng Qi himself sent his family out of Anqing, and they went to Hefei instead of their hometown in Zhejiang.

As a result, Chen Ming refused to leave Jiujiang, and the Jiangsu troops led by the Jiangnan Admiral arrived in a blink of an eye, and the crisis in Anqing was finally resolved. Feng Qi felt like he had taken a sauna, and every pore on his body was comfortable.