Countless corpses were carried off the city and filled the streets.
But everyone has no fear, and their eyes are full of hatred.
The young men rushed to the city head one after another, using their swords and guns, the stones they picked up, hot dung water, and thick wood to desperately block the Ming army's attack.
Jingdezhen is the capital of porcelain, and most of the people here are merchants and craftsmen.
They have always been exploited miserably by the Ming government and have no status at all.
The news of Xia's arrival made the people of Jingdezhen cheer.
They spontaneously organized themselves, captured the entire city, and declared their submission to the Xia Kingdom.
Their actions were frantically attacked by Li Jiunian, the prefect of Raozhou, and armed local landlords.
Although the people of Jingdezhen had not received any military training, they were determined to die and defended the city with their lives and perseverance.
Facing the pursuit of the Qing army, it was extremely difficult for Li Zicheng to deal with it. As a result, rebellions in various places made it impossible for him to organize effective forces to deal with the Qing army.
However, the local Ming army general in Raozhou was also a second-hand man. He usually drank wine and visited brothels and was very skilled. But when it came to fighting, he didn't even know how many soldiers he had.
Just when the situation here was getting more and more tense, messengers came in a hurry from the west.
After they were eliminated, Raozhou Mansion was completely captured by the Xia Kingdom.
What does it mean for a tiger to come down the mountain?
More than a thousand soldiers of the Xia army did not care when facing several times the enemy. They took advantage of the opponent's lack of firm footing and began to rush and fight fiercely.
Just when Li Jiunian led his army to Dayang Port, which was still half way from Raozhou Prefecture, he ran into the oncoming Xia army.
At this point, only parts of Nanchang Prefecture, Jianchang Prefecture, Nan'an Prefecture and Ganzhou Prefecture were left in Jiangxi, still in the hands of Ming Dynasty officials.
But even so, they still underestimated the Xia army's combat effectiveness.
Azig began to speed up and headed straight for the Yellow River, intending to outflank Li Zicheng.
No one expected that Xia Jun would come so quickly and from the rear.
Although the Xia army only had one battalion, they immediately launched a fierce attack without hesitation.
They held back most of Raozhou Prefecture's military forces and effectively coordinated the actions of the First Division.
Li Jiunian was restless.
He never imagined that Jingdezhen, which was defended only by the common people, would be so difficult to break.
When Wu Weihua, the dutiful Marquis of the Qing Dynasty, entered Shanxi, Jiang Quan immediately contacted him and Kaicheng surrendered.
As for Li Jiunian, the prefect of Raozhou, he was trampled to death among the rebels and was beyond recognition.
Everyone started to run away blindly, only regretting that their parents had lost two legs.
After he captured the capital, the policies he adopted completely disappointed the landlords and gentry everywhere, and they regarded him as an enemy bandit.
The Ming army that blocked the First Division at Yushan was completely desperate when they heard about the situation at the rear and surrendered directly to the city.
Upon learning that he had been defeated by the Manchus and retreated all the way, landowners and gentry everywhere immediately began to rebel.
Actually I don't know what to do.
Li Zicheng originally wanted to stay in Shanxi for a while and summon nearby soldiers and horses to build multiple lines of defense to delay the Qing army's attack.
His relatives and property are all in the capital and cannot be lost. As for Jingdezhen, he can no longer take care of it.
This time the Ming army was completely panicked.
The one who caused the greatest harm among them was naturally Datong’s general, Jiang Quan.
"Kneel down on the spot! Put down your weapons and surrender your guns without killing!"
"They are just some untouchables, why can't we attack them? If we delay any longer, the Xia army will come and everything will be over."
Seeing that the situation was over, Li Banghua's tribe on the other side of Jishui had occupied the county seat and received more and more support. Zhao Xinji, the prefect of Ji'an, immediately announced his surrender.
Not only could the Ming army, with its low combat effectiveness, be unable to withstand the Xia army's frontal attack, but when they heard the sound of gunfire from the flanks, they thought they were surrounded by the Xia army on all sides.
"No more fighting, retreat immediately and return to the city to aid."
Because when it comes to running speed, they are no match for Xia Jun.
They even engaged in outflanking.
All the way from Jiujiang south, all the way west across Poyang Lake, began to approach Nanchang.
Of the more than 15,000 Ming troops, only 2,000 escaped in the end.
After completing this mobile route, you can completely surround Nanchang Mansion with Zuo Hua.
As a result, Guangxin Mansion also fell into the hands of Xia Guo.
"My lord, the Xia army defeated the navy in a warship and has arrived at the gate of Fucheng."
It has been five days. If we still can't defeat it, Xia's army can attack at any time.
Three hours later, the battle ended.
He could only run around with the rebels under the protection of his staff and guards.
"The navy is so incompetent that it can't stop the Xia army in the big lake?"
What made the Ming army desperate was that even if they could escape, it was difficult for them to do so.
As a result, after Jiang Yu returned, he was warmly received by Datong guards Ke Tianxiang and Zhang Tianlin.
The two of them also treated Jiang Yu as their superior and were completely defenseless.
Jiang Quan saw the opportunity and led his cronies to surround the general's mansion and kill all the generals including Ke Tianxiang, Zhang Tianlin and others.
Jiang Yu's surrender allowed the Qing army to move forward on the northern front without any hindrance.
More than 3,100 people died in the battle, and nearly 10,000 were captured.
Li Jiunian's scalp felt numb and he quickly ordered.
Amidst the mighty and loud shouts of the Xia army soldiers, when they heard that they could survive, many Ming army soldiers immediately threw away their weapons and knelt on the ground obediently.
After the defeat of Shanhaiguan, Jiang Quan did not follow Li Zicheng, but withdrew to Datong.
This Ming army was the only resistance force on the east bank of Poyang Lake.
Li Jiunian was confused among the rebellious troops and was at a loss.
As soon as the news came out, everyone felt chills all over.
How could he, a mere civil servant, know how to fight? In times of chaos, he couldn't even issue orders.
At this moment, Li Zicheng's experience was exactly the same as that of the Ming Dynasty officials in Jiangxi.
Zuo Hua's troops then divided into two groups.
Zuo Rong's first division swept through Fuzhou Prefecture, Linjiang Prefecture, and went straight to Ruizhou Prefecture.
But these places alone can no longer hold on for long.
The vast majority of the Ming army were from Raozhou Prefecture. When they heard that their families in the rear were unstable, everyone lost their fighting spirit, so that they marched back very quickly.
When Li Zicheng was in a panic, he did not think of notifying the Dashun garrison in Datong to guard against Jiang Yu.
When he learned that Azig was coming from the north, he had no choice but to return to Shaanxi.
From the beginning of the Eastern Expedition on the eighth day of the first lunar month until Li Zicheng returned to Shaanxi again, only five or six months passed.
Dashun, which was originally prosperous and at the height of its power, has begun to enter a countdown.
This series of changes has left people all over the world stunned.
Who would have thought that Li Zicheng, who originally had the highest reputation, would be the first to withdraw from the battle for the world!
