Jiangzhou Battalion is one of the twelve battalions of Chen Jin's Yangtze River Navy. It is a newly reorganized force. It has achieved real troops and real pay. Not only does it have a thousand soldiers on the books, but it actually has a thousand soldiers. Moreover, this water camp
Following the example of the Ming army, a military battalion was also established to be responsible for transportation and other logistics, with 300 people.
The battalion officers and others also have a certain number of attendants, such as servants and servants, which are not included in the quota of regular soldiers. Artillery, floating fortresses, forts, cannons, and clothing and armor are all fully rationed.
Not only did Chen Jin place high hopes on him, calling him a mainstay who could defeat the arrogance of the Ming Navy's navy.
"how so?"
Ma Degong, the deputy general of Zhenjiang Camp, saw that Jiangzhou Camp surrendered, the fort was lost, and two floating cities were lost. Many ships even surrendered. The Ming army had landed on Jiangzhou, with the bright flag flying above.
At present, the Ming army is very close to Zhenjiang. After taking Jiangzhou, they basically declared that they have complete control of the Yangtze River water surface.
After Ma Degong's Zhenjiang Xie Town was changed to Zhenjiang Water Camp, he still guarded the Xijin Ferry at the foot of Beigu Mountain. His battalion, like Jiangzhou Camp, was newly reorganized, with a thousand full-strength soldiers, plus servants.
, civilian husbands, a total of fifteen hundred people.
Equipment has also been replenished.
But looking at Jiangzhou a few miles away, the water battalion currently at the forefront has no fighting spirit. Even the leader and the horse are in despair.
"We can't hold it."
At this time, he seemed to be in Digang, Wuhu again. The Qing army chased Hongguang to Huang Degong's barracks. Huang Degong ignored the persuasion of his generals and still wanted to fight to the death. However, Ma Degong, Tian Xiong and others did not have the slightest fighting spirit. In the end, they
Hongguang rushed to the Qing camp and surrendered.
It has only been a little over half a year, has the situation reversed?
At this moment, Ma Degong was extremely desperate.
He wanted to surrender, but he once threatened the king to surrender. How could the Ming Dynasty tolerate him now? But if he didn't surrender, how could he hold on?
In Zhenjiang City.
The Zhenjiang City of the Ming Dynasty was not as profound as that of the Tang and Song Dynasties, nor was it as brilliant as the Six Dynasties. After the Ming Dynasty established its capital in Nanjing, Zhu Yuanzhang inspected Zhenjiang and rebuilt Zhenjiang City. During this reconstruction, the Zhenjiang City adjacent to Nanjing was reduced in size, but it was stronger than that of the Tang and Song Dynasties.
In that era, they were all built with thick and strong oversized city bricks.
After Zhu Di moved the capital to Beijing, Zhenjiang's serious military status declined, but its economy developed rapidly and it became an important port city for north-south transshipment in the Ming Dynasty. The transshipment trade involved many north-south goods.
Zhenjiang, a city with developed industry and commerce, has 22 lanes and lanes, 15 lanes inside the city, seven lanes outside the city, six cities, 10 streets, 93 lanes, and eight townships.
The Hongguang Dynasty once focused on building Zhenjiang defense, but in the end it was vulnerable and collapsed without a fight.
"Jing Lue, the lower official deserves to die!"
Chen Jin, who fled back to Zhenjiang City in embarrassment, was now disgraced and depressed.
He still hasn't figured it out yet, why did Jiangzhou Camp rebel? How could the Green Battalion reorganize and the Navy spend so much money to create a group of rebels?
In January, the amount of silver increased from one to two to three to two taels, and an additional five taels of silver was just issued. Why are they still not satisfied?
"These people are selling gunpowder secretly. If I found out, I should have killed them and arrested them all. This would not be the case." Chen Jin regretted extremely.
Mr. Yan sat there with no expression on his face.
Next to them are Governor Chen Tai of Huaiyang, Governor of Water Transport, Zhang Dayou, Governor of Jiangning, Jingba Shan of Jiangning Maile Zhang, as well as Tu Guobao, the Right Chief Envoy who has just arrived from Suzhou, and Kang Kara, the governor of Maile Zhang, who is stationed in Suzhou.
Everyone looked at him like a dead man.
"We have devoted all our efforts to the south of the Yangtze River to help you build the 12th Battalion of Jiang Waterproof Divisions, but this is the result?" Mr. Yan stood up and said, "Admiral Chen, the imperial court values you so much, and this manager also fully supports it. If you want money, give me money.
, If you ask for food, I will give you money, if you ask for a ship, I will give you a ship, if you ask for soldiers, I will give you soldiers, if you ask for cannon, I will adjust the cannon for you, and gunpowder will be given to you first, but in the end you resell him, and finally it ends up in the hands of the Ming army?"
"Now he's defecting before the battle. Tell me, who are you right against?"
"Do you still have the nerve to come back?"
Chen Jin was extremely embarrassed and had to say, "I am indeed responsible for the Jiangzhouying rebellion, but please give me a chance."
"Opportunity? How can I trust you, and how can the imperial court trust you? Which of your twelve battalions can be trusted?"
"This manager now seriously doubts whether the Zhenjiang Camp can be trusted. General Bashan, please take the Eight Banners over immediately to take over Ma Degong's Zhenjiang Camp. The Xijin Crossing will be garrisoned by General Bashan first."
"We'll talk about it after I have a brief investigation of the Zhenjiang Camp."
"If Zhenjiang Camp rebels again, we will all die without a burial place."
Bashan stood up and said, "Please rest assured, Manager, our Eight Banners will never let Ming thieves come ashore."
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Xijin Ferry, Ma Degong Camp.
A servant delivered a letter to him, "Someone suddenly thrust a letter into me, and it was addressed to the general."
Ma Degong opened it and after a few glances, his expression changed drastically.
"General?"
"Go and ask Liu Zhongjun and the others to come over, hurry up."
The content of that letter was very shocking. It was exactly the decision that Mr. Yan had just made at a meeting of senior military officers in Zhenjiang City, to send Bashan to defend the Xijin Crossing, and even to surround the Zhenjiang Camp. Yan Jinglue suspected that they were the same as the Jiangzhou Camp.
Be transparent and send people over to conduct a comprehensive search or even interrogate them. Once they are found to be collaborating with the enemy, reselling arms, deducting military pay, etc., they will be taken away immediately.
In a word, Yan Jinglue no longer trusts them.
There is no doubt of guilt.
More than a dozen officers arrived, and Ma Degong gave them the letter to read. A few illiterate men asked Ma Degong to tell them the content directly.
After listening.
All fried.
The reason is very simple. No one is a good bird these days. Ru Ma Degong and they were originally from the Yongwei camp, and they were already Chongzhen's imperial camp troops, but the imperial camp troops were only more powerful in combat. The Ming army should
There are also some faults, but they are relatively better.
Later, after Ma Degong and others followed Huang Degong and became one of the four towns of Hongguang, they quickly degenerated. Under the circumstances, there was no way not to degenerate, because the court could not provide them with enough food and salary, so they had to find a way on their own.
Facing huge pressure from the Qing army and the Chuang army, as well as threats from internal warlords, the only option was to replace the territory with troops and expand rapidly.
This will inevitably aggravate the food and salary problem and also loosen military discipline.
Once the hole is opened, it can no longer be closed.
Ma Degong and others later surrendered to the Qing Dynasty and became a local green camp. If the father did not love his mother, he had to make a living on his own. Jiangzhou camp sold gunpowder, and Zhenjiang camp was not much better.
Corruption and misappropriation of money from shipbuilding, money from artillery and gunpowder, and even secretly selling the ship, cannon, and gunpowder, reporting it as sunk, etc. are naturally common methods.
Others, such as robbery, forced donations, and more.
In a word, no one’s butt is clean.
If we really want to investigate this, then we have to finish it all.
"We have worked hard for the court, with our heads in our belts, and we have been hit with knives and fire. Now, do you want to settle accounts with us for such a trivial matter?" Someone was indignant. "No wonder Jiangzhouying wants to rebel. Who the hell doesn't?
opposite?"
"General, rebel against him."
Several officers shouted that they wanted to rebel, "When the Manchu soldiers come and surround us, won't it be up to them to decide whether to kill or behead us?"
Ma Degong hesitated.
There was a hurdle in his heart that he couldn't overcome and he didn't dare to surrender.
"In Junzhen, a boat came from Jiangzhou. It was said that it was ordered by Lu Supervisor to deliver a reward edict to the general."
