"Lang Duxian, the Ming army has captured Suzhou and most of Songshan counties, and is approaching Wu County. General Wang Fuchen is asking for help. What do you think should be done?"
Zhou Guozuo, governor of Jiangning, went to discuss with Lang Tingzuo, governor of Jiangnan.
Lang Tingzuo sighed: "I just received a military report from Huizhou that Wu Dahai, the son of Gushan Beizi, died for his country."
"What!"
Zhou Guozuo was shocked: "What should we do?"
Lang Tingzuo said: "The Ming army in Suzhou and Songjiang must be driven back as soon as possible. They cannot be allowed to attack Jiangning from two directions, otherwise Jiangning will be in danger! I have asked Jiangnan Admiral Guan Zhongzhong to lead 6,000 people to support Wang Fuchen and counterattack the Ming army from the west.
Please ask Chen Jin, Governor of Zhejiang and Fujian, to attack them from the south. We must drive Su Songming's army into the sea before the Huizhou Ming army arrives."
After receiving Lang Tingzuo's letter asking for help, Chen Jin, the governor of Zhejiang and Fujian in the Qing Dynasty, was restless. If Su Song's Ming army continued to the west, captured Huzhou, Guangde, Ningde, and joined forces with the Huizhou Ming army, they could cut off Zhejiang and Nanzhili, and he would
I am alone.
Although he was now facing the siege of three Ming armies and the situation was extremely unfavorable, he still gritted his teeth and ordered Gushan Ezhen Zhumala and deputy general Zhang Guoxun to lead 13,000 Manchu and Han troops to attack Suzhou and Songjiang from Jiaxing to the north.<
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Among the 13,000 troops, Zhumala was Nikan's general. He only had 3,000 Manchu and Mongolian defeated troops who had escaped from Jiangxi. The main force was Zhang Guoxun's 10,000 Hangzhou Green Battalion. In order to mobilize Zhang Guoxun's combat enthusiasm, Chen Jin recommended
Zhang Guoxun is the commander-in-chief of Jiaxing.
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Guan Zhongzhong arrived at Wu County, Suzhou Prefecture. He was a veteran of the Huang Taiji era. He had experienced many battles in Daling River and Songshan, and his six thousand Tianjin Green Camp had considerable combat effectiveness.
Guan Zhongzhong was very loyal, but it was a pity that he was loyal not to the Ming Dynasty, but to the Qing court. As soon as he arrived in Wu County, he summoned Wang Fuchen to discuss matters.
"General Wang, what is the combat strength of the Ming army in Su and Song areas?"
"Commander, the main force of the Ming army is in Chongming, Su, and Song. Most of the Ming troops are rural soldiers and their fighting strength is not strong. If it weren't for the small number of soldiers and the need to defend Wu County, these bandits would have been wiped out long ago!" Guan Zhongzhong was overjoyed and said to Wang Fuchen: "General Wang, the opportunity has come for you and me to make meritorious deeds. Do you dare to join me in attacking Zhenyi Town and capturing Kunshan City?"
"The general is willing to listen to the commander-in-chief's orders!"
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I heard that two Qing armies sent troops to Su, Song, and Dinghaihou Sungui were in a dilemma.
The military order he received was to hold on to Chongming Island, open up the Yangtze River waterway, and prepare for the army to attack Nanjing along the Yangtze River. However, the Qing Dynasty's Wusong Navy Commander Wang Shen was very cunning and retreated to the Sanzhangpu area to use the terrain to block the Ming army. He led the army
The navy fought several times, but could not capture Sanzhangpu. Now the Qing army was attacking from two directions. If he divided his troops to rescue and Wang Shen took advantage of Chongming, he would never be able to atone for his sin!
Gritting his teeth, he allocated some weapons and food to the rebels, and the main force defended Chongming. But in his heart he shouted: Supervise the country, supervise the country, let the last general occupy Chongming and wait for reinforcements to conquer the Yangtze River. Where are the reinforcements?
In fact, reinforcements were already on the way. After Zhu Hengjia discussed with Zheng Feng, Liu Maoxia and other advisers, they felt that after capturing Fuzhou, Yan Tianfeng had enough troops. It would be too time-consuming to let the Fujian Ming army kill Xianxia Pass and Zhejiang Qing army. So
Tiao Pucheng Bo Ma Bao's 20,000 land divisions, Zheng Bin, and Yang Chaodong's 10,000 naval divisions went north to Chongming, returned to Sun Gui's control, and attacked Jiangning along the Yangtze River. Zhu Hengjia also named Sun Gui General Fubo, hoping that he could be like Ma Yuan.
Make unparalleled military exploits.
Of course, water from afar cannot quench the thirst of those nearby. Before reinforcements arrive, the Ming armies in Suzhou and Songjiang can only rely on themselves.
Sun Gui ordered Cai Lu, the commander-in-chief, to lead three thousand soldiers to garrison in Shanghai. These three thousand soldiers were the only regular soldiers of the Ming army in the Second Prefecture of Suzhou and Songshan. Cai Lu naturally became the commander-in-chief of the rebel armies in the second prefecture.
Hearing that the captives were coming from two directions, Cai Lu hurriedly summoned the leaders of the various rebel armies for a military meeting. In addition to 3,000 regular soldiers, there were more than 20,000 rebels under his command. Among them, Liu Kongzhao, the sincere brother, Yao Zhizhuo, the Pingyuan general, Bai Shoufu, Gu Yanwu, the Kunshan counselor,
Guizhuang, Wu Zongqian and other troops had some combat experience because they had an earlier uprising. Sun Gui gave them a large number of captured Qing army weapons, so they had stronger combat power; other rebels, such as Shen Zuxiao, Fan Fenghen, Jin Ou, Zhu Lin, and Ye Jiwu
, the tribes of Wu Ke rebelled relatively late, have not experienced bloody battles, and have weak combat power.
Cai Lu ordered Chengyi Bo Liu Kongzhao, Pingyuan generals Yao Zhizhuo, Gu Yanwu, and Guizhuang generals to guard Suzhou Prefecture; he led Bai to guard Fu, and Wu Zongqian and other generals to guard Songjiang Prefecture.
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On February 18, the twenty-fifth year of Chongzhen reign in the Ming Dynasty, the Battle of Zhenyi Town began.
The Qing Jiangnan Admiral Guan Zhongzhong and the 12,000 Green Battalion troops of Suzhou Commander-in-Chief Wang Fuchen stormed Zhenyi Town. Sincerity Bo Liu Kongzhao, Pingyuan General Yao Zhizhuo and other 13,000 rebels fought to the death.
Guan Zhongzhong, Wang Fuchen fought very methodically, first bombarding with cannons, and then using rams to hit the damaged parts of the city wall. Zhenyi Tucheng was built of earth and stone and was not very strong, and it was quickly broken in many places. p>
"Kill! Kill! Kill!"
Qing troops from all walks of life roared and entered the city from the damaged part of the city wall.
"Father, please quickly lead the army to retreat from the east gate, and my son will lead the army to stop them." Liu Yongxi, the son of Liu Kongzhao, the sincere uncle, asked Liu Kongzhao for orders.
Liu Kongzhao was reluctant to part with his son, but as the commander-in-chief of an army, how could he love his children so much, so he gritted his teeth and agreed.
Liu Yongxi led 1,500 of his men to form a formation outside the east gate of Zhenyi Town to block the Qing army.
"Brother Liu," I suddenly heard two calls. My friends Ye Jiwu and Wu Ke are here. These two are both friends of Liu Yongxi and scholars. Most of the 500 people under his command have read books and are known as the Scholars Camp.
Liu Yongxi was surprised: "Why are you here?"
"I heard that Brother Liu wants to die for the country, how can I let him die alone? I came here to accompany him!"
"It's nonsense. Scholars don't study hard and sacrifice lightly. What's the benefit to the country? Get up and move!"
Ye Jiwu said angrily: "The country is in trouble and our generation is shattered to pieces. How can we evade responsibility in the name of studying?"
Wu Ke also laughed: "Confucius said Cheng Ren, Mencius said Qi Yi, who said that scholars are useless? Today I am determined to kill him with Brother Liu!"
Liu Yongxi persuaded them not to leave, so he had to join forces with them to stop the enemy.
The Qing army's pursuers arrived, crashing against this small rock like huge waves.
No matter how strong the wind is, I will remain unmoved.
After holding on for three hours, all three people and two thousand of their subordinates died in the battle, but they protected the retreat of the army.
After the war, Liu Kongzhao sent people to search for his son's body, but only found a torn shirt and a pile of minced meat. He couldn't help but burst into tears.
The Qing army captured Zhenyi Town, the gateway to Kunshan, and took advantage of the situation to seize Kunshan.
After discussing with the generals, Liu Kongzhao decided to abandon Kunshan and Taicang Prefecture, and the entire army retreated to Jiading. Jiading City is high and deep, and it is close to Chongming Island and Shanghai, so it can get support from friendly forces nearby.
Although Zhongzhong and Wang Fuchen fought their way to Jiading City, they could not capture Jiading. The brutal city defense battle continued.
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"Ezhen, the last general is willing to lead the troops as the vanguard, pull out Zhelin, Zhujing, and Nanqiao towns, and capture Zhihuating in Songjiang Prefecture." Jiaxing Commander-in-Chief Zhang Guoxun said to Zhumala Ezhen of Gushan. He had just been promoted.
He was promoted from Hangzhou deputy general to Jiaxing commander-in-chief. After receiving the imperial edict, he was full of energy and wanted to make great achievements in order to repay the Qing emperor's grace.
Even though Zhumala's army was defeated by Nikan, with only 3,000 men left, he was a serious Manchu lord, so naturally the commander of the whole army was Zhumala.
Zhumala was overjoyed to see Zhang Guoxun taking the initiative to ask for a battle. He had a small army and was unwilling to spend more, but was happy to conserve his strength.
The march went smoothly and no resistance was encountered.
Cai Lu, the commander-in-chief of the Ming Army, was very aware of the strength gap between the two sides, so he simply gave up other places and gathered the garrison from various places to guard Shanghai.
Shanghai City is located at the intersection of Wusong River and Huangpu River. The waterway can lead to the sea and can receive support from the Ming army on Chongming Island. Sun Gui even sent dozens of warships into the Wusong River and Huangpu River to bombard the Qing army attacking the city.
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Zhang Guoxun lost nearly a thousand men, but could not capture Shanghai City.
"We can't buy enough Songjiang cloth, and we can't harvest Weitang gauze." In the Ming Dynasty, the cotton planting area of Songjiang Prefecture exceeded one million acres, and the tax was ten times that of the Song Dynasty.
Naturally, Zhumala and Zhang Guoxun would not let go of such a wealthy place. First, they ransacked the homes of a group of gentry in the name of "transparency"; then they ordered that each textile machine be taxed five cents in silver per year as military pay.<
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In fact, in recent years, Songjiang Prefecture has suffered from repeated military disasters. "The former prosperity has been reduced by seven-tenths." When the Qing army imposed heavy taxes, many people found it intolerable.
"Brother Zhuang, the Tatars are tyrannizing and extorting money, and everyone can't live any longer. Why don't you lead everyone in rebellion?"
Wu Jiayin, Song Ji, and Cao Jiaju requested Zhuang Zhengqi.
These people were all gentry from Huating County in Songjiang Prefecture. They were all famous in the past, but they were dismissed by Lang Tingzuo, the governor of Jiangnan in the Qing Dynasty. They were already angry. Now the Qing army has imposed heavy taxes, adding fuel to the fire and conspiring.
Uprising.
Among all the people, Zhuang Zhengqi was the richest. He spread his village and was famous in Huating.
Zhuang Zhengqi thought for a moment and said, "Chen Ziming must take the lead in this matter."
Chen Ziming refers to Chen Jian. Chen Jian is a native of Leling Village, Huazhou, with the courtesy name Ziming and "Boji Qunshu". He has written thousands of words and is known as a talented man from Lingnan. His grandfather is more famous, but he has
Chen Gui, a famous eunuch who is known as the "Qingfeng of the feudal lord".
He had a chivalrous heart throughout his life, sympathizing with the poor people, hating corrupt officials, and most enjoyed fighting injustices for others. In the second year of Shunzhi (1645), he was arrested and imprisoned because of his sympathy and support for Chen Zilong, the leader of the anti-Qing rebel army. Later, the Ming army captured Huating,
He was released. He did not want to be an official, so he wandered around Huating and made friends with famous people all over the world through poetry and prose. He was a well-known figure in Songjiang Mansion.
When everyone heard that Zhuang Zhengqi said that Chen Jian should take the lead, they all expressed their kindness.
Everyone found Chen Jian, who readily agreed. This man not only had literary talent, but also strategy. After being elected as the leader, he immediately did three things: First, spread rumors that the Qing army would increase the textile machinery tax to
Each machine is embossed with one tael of silver, which is a big deal. There are thousands of spinning machines in Songjiang Prefecture, and there are tens of thousands of spinners. Everyone wants to rebel when they hear about it. Secondly, let each family select their best servants and form them into a team. Thirdly,
, sent someone to contact Cai Lu, the commander-in-chief of the Ming army.
Cai Lu was overjoyed when he heard the news and sent his generals Wu Zongqian, Shen Zuxiao and Fan Fenghren to lead two thousand rebels to attack Huating.
The armies of Zhu Mala and Zhang Guoxun are attacking Shanghai, leaving only one thousand generals and one thousand green battalions in Huating County.
As soon as Wu Zongqian's rebel army arrived, tens of thousands of textile workers in the city responded. They attacked from inside and outside, killed thousands of Qing army commanders, and captured Huating County.
Zhu Mala and Zhang Guoxun were shocked when they heard the news. Huating County was the capital of Songjiang. They hurriedly lifted the siege of Shanghai and attacked Songjiang. Unexpectedly, when they rushed back, the rebels had withdrawn to Qingpu County, and the treasury in Huating County had been emptied, leaving only one seat
Empty city.
The two of them ran back and forth and lost their energy, so they had to order to rest in Huating for half a month before attacking Shanghai again.
