Chapter 327 Crossing the Yangtze River south to force Nanjing
When the Ming army began to cross the river, the Qing troops in Zhenjiang and Jiangning cities were in panic.
Ma Degong, the deputy general of Zhenjiang, was originally the deputy general of Huang Degong. He and Tian Xiong kidnapped Hongguang and surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, but they were not reused. At this time, he was still just a deputy general of Zhenjiang.
Of course, compared to Tian Xiong who was forced to commit suicide by wiping his neck in the city of Hangzhou, he was still lucky and was still alive after all.
But when the news came that the Ming army had begun to cross the river from Yangzhou, Ma Degong was still in a panic.
After crossing the river from Yangzhou, you can go straight to Zhenjiang.
It's a bit absurd to think about it. He was a dignified deputy general of the Qing army stationed in Zhenjiang, but the Ming army actually crossed south from Yangzhou.
"Quickly report to Jiangning Yan Jinglue for help. Lu Jianguo and the Nine Kings are about to cross south. There are few soldiers in Zhenjiang, so I'm afraid they won't be able to hold on. Please Yan Jinglue and Admiral Chen send troops to help as soon as possible."
After Chen Jin took up the post of Admiral of Caojiang, he was added to the post of governor of Anhui. Liu Yingbin, the former governor of Anhui, was demoted to the position of chief envoy to the left. Chen Jin was still very attentive in rectifying the Yangtze River Navy.
During this period, the Ming army also came up with some strategies to take advantage of the naval superiority, such as the Jiangjiang defense line connected with iron chains and ships. Several lines were set up in Zhenjiang and Jiangning, and several more lines were set up in Zhenjiang and Jiangning.
At a key place, a floating camp on the river was set up, called Wooden City.
Many coastal defense forts and dozens of cannons were also built on the sandbanks and ferries in the center of the river.
These fortifications also cost Chen Jin countless efforts. No matter how difficult the conditions were, he had to find a way to make up for the shortcomings in Jiang's defense. Otherwise, the Ming army would be able to come and go freely, and Jiangning would not be safe.
It's just that that's all Chen Jin can do. This is still supported by the strong support of the manager Yan Wo, who prioritizes building Jiang defense with the little money, food and materials he has.
The envoys have not even been able to complete the reorganization of the scriptures, supervisory standards, etc., so they are short of food and pay.
In order to squeeze out money and food for Jiang defense, Yan Jinglue, Governor Ma, and Governor Niu Hulu and Chen Cao also accelerated the reduction of green camps, which resulted in a large number of green camps being cut off and many green camps being disbanded, which also angered many green camp military attachés.
rebellion.
These people were originally from the newly surrendered Ming army. After the surrender, they were appointed officers by the court and stationed in various places. As a result, they were short of food and pay. However, they had soldiers and swords, could plunder and recruit, and could still live their lives.
After all, even the military generals generally had a good life.
But now the imperial court wants to deal with them seriously. It wants to abolish them, and then let them go to Jiangning to be evaluated by the governor-general of economics and strategy. They will be appointed according to their talents, and they will even be asked to go to the Ministry of War in Beijing to elect marquises. Isn't this nonsense?
Not to mention the fact that Yan Jinglue was so unselfish and unselfish, he first took advantage of several green battalions in Jiangning and brought them out for crimes such as false claims of nationality, deprivation of military pay, and robbery of civilians. He chopped off a lot of heads.
Now the officers of the green camp are even more forced to sit still. No one is willing to accept it. They are all soldiers and thieves in troubled times. How can you still control the knife in your hand?
It's against his motherfucker.
I don’t want to stay here, but I have my own place to stay. If you are not welcome in the Qing Dynasty, I will join the Ming Dynasty.
During this period, Lu Jianguo and the Nine Kings were on the Northern Expedition in the Xuhuai area of Shandong Province. They suppressed General Tan Tai and King Sanshun who dared not move, and even forced a prince to death. There was also no peace in the south of the Yangtze River.
Since the two major military leaders Wu Shengzhao and Li Chengdong rebelled, rebellions by various generals, guerrillas, guards, and even generals, and General Qian have come one after another. Today a battalion rebels here, and a general rebels there tomorrow.
Yan Jinglue, on the other hand, has a clear attitude and will never compromise.
Whoever dares to rebel will be killed.
Here we are recruiting troops, rebuilding the budget, supervising the bidding, and improving the bidding, while over there we are going to various places to suppress rebellions and fight every day.
Anyway, Duke Yan sent several reports to Beijing that day. Today there was a rebellion, and tomorrow there was a rebellion. Fortunately, Duke Yan was decisive, and the governors such as Ma Guozhu, Chen Jinchentai, etc. were also more attentive. With everyone's combined efforts, the rebellions in various places were suppressed.
It’s the rise and fall of the universe.
The rectification of Jiangnan Green Camp is also progressing gradually.
Although the newly formed pacesetters also suffered considerable losses and heavy casualties during this process, especially the ordnance and other equipment that were severely damaged and urgently needed to be replenished, the Green Battalion, which was originally unusable, was able to completely break through the pustules and eliminate hidden dangers.
Zhenjiang deputy general Ma Degong has been suppressed a lot during this period, but he is more tolerant. After all, he and Tian Xiong captured Hongguang and surrendered to the Qing Dynasty. Now the court has sent Hongguang to Nanjing and is negotiating with the Ming Dynasty to send him away.
Go back and reset.
There is no way out for him after Ma Degong. The other green battalions can turn around and join the Ming army, but he can't go back.
I can only endure it.
The superiors wanted to pay real soldiers, so he could only hand over the roster honestly and let Yan Jinglue count his soldiers and equipment, and there was nothing he could do if he was asked to vomit out some of the blood of the soldiers he had eaten.
Anyway, in the past few months, Ma Degong, the deputy general of Zhenjiang, has been reorganized and reorganized, and he has become the deputy general of the Zhenjiang Battalion, one of the twelve battalions under Admiral Cao Jiang and Chen Jin, with a thousand people under his command.
There are actually a thousand people, but it turns out that he has five thousand people under his command.
Even the officers have been crammed in a lot, and now Chen Jin has the final say.
But you have to endure it even if you are successful.
He was originally the commander-in-chief of Zhenjiang in the south of the Yangtze River, and was demoted to the deputy general of Xiezhen. Now he is the admiral, the deputy general of the Zhenjiang Battalion of the Naval Division Cao Jiang, and is directly subordinate to Chen Jin. He has become a naval general. This status is much lower than before.
But he had to endure it.
In Jiangning City.
When he learned that the Ming army had begun to cross the river from Yangzhou, Yan Wogong immediately summoned Ma Guozhu, the governor of the three provinces, Chen Jin, the admiral of Caojiang and governor of Anhui, Chen Tai, the governor of Caoyu and governor of Huaiyang, Zhang Dayou, the newly appointed governor of Jiangning, Liu Yingbin, the political envoy to the left, and the Eight Banners Garrison
Bashan and others from the left wing held urgent discussions.
"I suggest concentrating our forces and attacking halfway across the river!" Chen Jin's 12th Battalion of the Yangtze River Navy was also reluctantly reorganized. With Yan Jinglue's strong support, it now has a total of 12,000 troops, which is more than Yan Jinglue's
The scripture mark plus Ma Guozhu’s supervision mark add up to several thousand more.
Yan Jinglue and Governor Ma each had 5,000 supervisors, but they only had 3,000 men in the third battalion. Together, they were half of Admiral Chen.
What's more, they spent their savings to build three wooden floating camps, dozens of forts, etc. Zhenjiang was also comprehensively reorganized and strengthened.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Although the Ming army's bird boats have many cannons, they are boats in the river after all. And I built a fort on the sandbar in the river with dozens of cannons. This is
There are unsinkable gunboats, not to mention several rolling dragons blocking the river. As long as we unite all our troops and give it a go, we can use the Yangtze River as the battlefield and have a high degree of confidence in defeating the Ming army."
In order to explain that Bashan and other garrisoned Eight Banners participated in the war, he also brought up the fact that the Ming army was unwilling to negotiate for peace, "Isn't it that Lu Jianguo is unwilling to negotiate for peace? Then we will fight until he is willing to negotiate for peace. Not to mention completely annihilating the Ming army."
, as long as we can gain a little upper hand, then he will not dare to be so arrogant in the future."
"If we can still suffer serious losses, then the initiative in the future will be all ours. Even if the main force of Lu Jianguo is severely damaged, they will have no choice but to retreat to Chongming, Zhoushan and other places, and will not dare to enter the Yangtze River or Jiangnan again to harass and plunder.
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"Instead of passively defending, how about taking the initiative?"
Yan Wogong saw Chen Jin's impassioned speech and continued to express his support.
"The Qing Dynasty needs ministers like Admiral Chen who dare to take on the responsibility. As local officials of the imperial court, we have to worry about the emperor if we eat the emperor's salary. Now the Ming army is so unscrupulous and arrogant. How can we tolerate it? This book also says
We know that the reorganization of Jiangnan Green Camp has not been completed yet, but the situation is urgent and we cannot reorganize slowly. They have just returned from Shandong, and we must teach them a lesson."
"Fight, I support Admiral Chen to fight, we can't do it without fighting. With so many soldiers and horses in the imperial court, are they just for food?"
Admirals Jing Lue and Cao Jiang were so high-profile that Ma Guozhu, the governor of the three provinces, could not say no to fighting, and even the Eight Banners Mele Zhang Jingba Mountain stationed in Jiangning could not retreat.
Although he felt that Chen Jin's river defenses were still a little too crude, especially the lack of a real navy, it was true that the Ming army could not freely enter and leave the Yangtze River.
Especially the Lu Jianguo who had just looted and swept through Xuhuai, Shandong, if they were just allowed to cross the Yangtze River, they would surely loot the Jiangnan again next.
There is still a big river to defend now. Once they are allowed to come over, how will they defend themselves?
Ma Guozhu doesn't want to fight, but it's not that he is timid.
But like Bashan, I feel that I don’t have the strength.
The situation in Jiangnan is now clear. Except for the important towns of Jiangning, Zhenjiang, Anqing, Hefei, Changzhou, Suzhou, and Taiping, the Qing army has basically lost control of other places.
In particular, the recent reorganization of green camps has led to rebellions in various green camps, which has made the situation worse. Under this situation, the Qing army in the south of the Yangtze River was very depressed.
Although they also actively recruited new troops, the old Green Camp was unfit for use, the new troops had not yet taken shape, they were short of food and pay, and they were also short of ordnance, and the court was unable to mobilize support.
Up to now, the standard camps for the governor, admiral, governor, etc. have not been completed, let alone the eight-town general troops originally planned. As for the deputy generals, deputy generals, etc. of the towns, let alone the generals.
Ma Guozhu wanted to be safe, but Qian Qianyi sent Hongguang to Nanjing via the Hefei route from north to Henan, and tried to negotiate with Ming, but the other party was unwilling to negotiate.
They even made it clear that they did not recognize Hongguang's throne at all, because the Lu Jianguo court had officially abolished the Hongguang throne and the Hongguang reign. Last year was the seventeenth year of Chongzhen, and this year is the first year of Shaotian of Lu Jianguo. Without Hongguang
What's up.
If you send Hong Guang here now, aren't you disgusting? There's no need to talk about it.
Governor Ma Guozhu has been having a hard time recently, because of the three provinces he is governor of, Jiangxi is now completely lost, and Henan is the only one that is relatively better off. However, Henan is poor, Henan is in chaos, and Henan has too much time to take care of itself. Jiangnan is even worse, and Anhui and other places on the Yangtze River are even worse.
Now it is struggling to hold on, the area around Taihu Lake in Xiajiang is even more miserable, and Xuhuai in the north of the Yangtze River has been completely lost.
As the governor, he has great responsibilities. He wanted to ease the situation, and also supported Yan Wogong in reorganizing the Green Camp and rebuilding the new army. But now that there is no money, food, or ordnance, the Ming army is getting stronger and stronger.
"Fight, gather the troops and horses to Zhenjiang, fight!"
