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Chapter 280 Shameless, shameless

The Zhejiang Elderly Association finally passed a resolution to fight to the end...

After all, they really couldn't tolerate the atrocities of the Jingnan Army!
At this time, more news had already arrived, especially the truth about what happened in Ningbo. It was said that Xie Sanbin had taken the initiative to go out of the city to welcome the royal army.

Although everyone may despise him verbally, in fact most elders understand that this is indeed the most rational choice under the circumstances.

But he could still be killed?

Animals!

Better than beasts!

Even the barbarians are not so shameless.

At least my Yuan Dynasty did not kill those who welcomed the royal army. My Qing Dynasty also treated those who welcomed the royal army with great courtesy. Now even those who welcomed the royal army are killed?

This can only prove one thing, this is not the Jingnan Rebellion at all!
The slaves benefit me and make money!

After the Jingnan Army occupied Ningbo, they immediately shipped out silver from his house in boxes. As for the outside world, they certainly said it was military rations, but who would pack military rations in boxes? The boxes were full of gold, silver and treasures. Xie Sanbin was the richest man in Yin County, who was famous for his wealth. His wealth was robbed by these robbers. Moreover, his family’s land deeds and legal documents such as official deeds were burned, so even if Ningbo was recovered in the future, his grandson would never be able to get it back.

A local family that had been prominent for generations was ruined just like that. It would be a miracle if they could make a comeback, but it would be inevitable that they would be lost in the masses from now on.

So they came here to cleanse the gentry in Jiangnan, rob them of their wealth, and at the same time destroy the cultural context of Jiangnan, causing a de facto cultural fault. After all, slaughtering the main Confucian families would physically interrupt the cultural context of Jiangnan. As for not wanting land and slaves, it was also normal. After all, they couldn't take them away. These northern barbarians didn't come to rob the land of the gentry in Jiangnan, so they were just generous with other people's money and used these to coax those unruly people to cooperate with them.

Moreover, this move may even leave hidden dangers in Jiangnan, and through this de facto provocation, create an antagonistic relationship between the people and the gentry.

Even if these bastards return to Shandong with their harvest, the Zhejiang gentry and the tenant serfs who have taken the land, the unruly people who have redeemed the usurious IOUs, and the slaves whose indentures have been burned, will inevitably have to go through a confrontation or even a fierce fight. No one can give up everything they have already obtained, and the gentry will not swallow this bitter pill. It is impossible not to cause chaos for a while, and the chaos in the south of the Yangtze River will continue to allow these northern barbarians to reap the benefits.

vicious!

Very vicious.

This includes deliberately letting Qian Sule and others go, and his purpose was equally vicious.

This would create divisions among the Jiangnan gentry, as some would always think they would enjoy the same treatment.

No one knows why the Jingnan Army let them go.

No one knew that in history, these people were the last tough ones in eastern Zhejiang, who fought bloody battles with foreign invaders to the end for their dignity and homeland. Who could know this at this time? The gentry could only guess, but no matter how they calculated, these people had no relationship with the Shandong Group that was worth the latter letting them go. Qian Sule had at least served in the court, and he might have had a few old friends from Shandong, but Dong Zhining and others had nothing to do with Shandong.

They even beat to death a member of a noble family in Shandong and an important member of the Legalists in Jiaozhou. Dong Zhining even almost killed someone from the Huang family in Jimo. The latter's uncle was a core member of the Shandong Elders Association and Yang Feng's closest relative from the Song family in Laiyang. But they were let off. It really doesn't make sense!

To be honest, Xie Sanbin had a good relationship with the Shandong gentry. After all, he was also the inspector when Denglai was recovered.

So the other gentry could only guess wildly, and then come up with all kinds of imaginary reasons, especially reasons to make themselves meet the criteria.

Their will to resist will be greatly reduced.

The gentry all know each other's true intentions, and they will always waver as long as there is a glimmer of hope, so they will not be able to work together.

It can be said that the Jingnan Army's actions were clearly planned for a long time.

Tolerable or unbearable!
beat!
There is no other choice.

The Zhejiang Elders Association immediately issued a letter to the people of Zhejiang, requiring all coastal areas to enter a state of war and use the methods used to deal with the Japanese pirates. All young and strong men in the county guards stopped all fishing and did not farm at this time. They were all distributed weapons and formed local volunteer teams. The province was exempted from summer and autumn classes this year. At the same time, new militias were formed in inland counties, all of which were based on the standards of the militias on the front line, and then sent to eastern Zhejiang to resist the northern barbarians. The Zhejiang General Zhang Mingzhen's troops in Raozhou were recalled, the Zhejiang militia on the front line in northern Jiangxi was recalled, and the Zhejiang new army in northern Jiangsu, including the navy on the Yangtze River, were all returned to Zhejiang to encircle and suppress the northern barbarians.

In addition, it was announced that the province would follow the example of Jiangxi and reduce rent and interest rates.

This is very important. Although Jiangxi's rent and interest reduction can only be said to be still in implementation, it has indeed appeased the people. After all, the people are easy to please.

This is also what the people in other provinces have always envied. After all, they have no way of knowing the details. They only know that Jiangxi has been reducing rents and interest rates.

Then give it to them.

It's just coaxing!
The gentry in Jiangxi know how to play it, and the gentry in Zhejiang know how to play it as well, and maybe they play it better.

In addition to reducing rent and interest, local associations of local celebrities must also open free schools to ensure the operation of local nursing homes, orphanages, and people-friendly pharmacies. In short, all the benefits that can be seen by the common people should be taken out to dilute the influence of the Jingnan Army's atrocities in Ningbo. The militia that came from Hangzhou to reinforce Shaoxing crossed the river after the meeting of the Elders' Association ended, and entered Xiaoshan that night, and repelled the invading Jingnan Army vanguard in Xiaoshan. On the same day, the Jingnan Army of Ningbo and Dinghai jointly attacked Cixi. However, the Cixi volunteers commanded by Sun Jiaji defended to the death, while Wang Yi counterattacked Guanhaiwei. Although they were dispersed by the Jingnan Army cavalry in the field battle, they did force the Jingnan Army to be unable to go south to Cixi. However, because the Jingnan Army that landed in Linshanwei approached Yuyao, Wang Yi had to abandon Sanshan and withdraw to Yuyao...

War broke out in eastern Zhejiang.

And at this time...

Fengyang.

Linhuai Pass.

King Yang looked at the battlefield ahead with great interest.

"If all the Ming soldiers were like this, how could the Jianlu get here?"

He said.

In front of him was the Zhejiang New Army forming a battle formation.

This army, which was built with a lot of money and could be said to be an upgraded version of the Qi Family Army, was now under attack by the elite troops of the Qing Dynasty. However, unlike the Battle of Hunhe, their friendly troops did not stand by and watch. On the flanks of the Zhejiang New Army were the two retainers of Liu Zhaoji and Jin Shenghuan, who were also in formation. On the battlefield where the infantry and cavalry were working together, they only needed to attack the enemy as much as they could.

In front of them, under the protection of the shield vehicles, the Eight Banners warriors of the Qing Dynasty were also bravely moving forward, and then their flesh and blood were splattered in the bombardment of field artillery...

Dorgon had to defend Linhuai Pass, as Fengyang was behind it.

Moreover, Gao Jie had already recovered Chuzhou at that time. However, to be precise, the Green Flag Army in Chuzhou City, after making sure that there was no hope for the Qing Dynasty, chose to stab the Eight Banners warriors defending the city in the back.

It's a pity that Gushan Wanyan Yechen, who was considered a brave general of the Qing Dynasty, fought for the Qing Dynasty all his life. From the time of Yezhupi to now, his hair has turned white. However, he was hacked to death by his own Green Flag Army. The latter then surrendered to Gao Jie, and was then brutally killed by Gao Jie. More than 10,000 Green Flag Army soldiers were all killed by him. In order to prevent resistance, he specially got a large amount of poison from King Yang, coaxed the elite among them into the city in the name of reward, and then closed the door and poisoned them.

They were all poisoned to death.

Of course, Yang Feng had no intention of keeping the Green Flag Army.

These guys who change sides four or five times a year really cannot be kept. They will bring disaster to the people if they are placed among the common people. After all, they are used to burning, killing and looting.

Even many of them have become fond of various cruel methods.

Such people would be a real scourge to the local people if they were allowed to live among the people, and it would be even more impossible to recruit them. The best way to deal with them is to kill them all.

Gao Jie is responsible for this.

Similarly, Zhang Guowei on the southern front also surrounded Hefei after receiving reinforcements from the Northern Expedition Army.

The Qing Dynasty was on the verge of collapse in Huaixi. The most valuable control area was Fengyang as the core, and Xuyi, Chuzhou, and Hefei as barriers. Now two of them were gone, and the remaining one was also in danger. If we didn't fight a comeback, it would be completely over. So facing this Ming army that was considered to be reckless, Dorgon took out the strongest field force he could, the Eight Banners Manchurian heavy infantry supplemented by Mongolian cavalry, plus Han army artillery. In front of Linhuai Pass, he launched the largest field battle so far with the Ming army, with more than 40,000 Qing troops against 20,000 Zhejiang new troops, plus nearly 20,000 government troops as auxiliary.

The forces were almost equal.

If we can’t win again, what else can the Qing Dynasty do?
but now……

"Jianlu is crazy!"

Zhu Datian looked at the Qing army that was still advancing.

In front of the Zhejiang New Army formation, a row of hundreds of field artillery were continuously bombarding. These field artillery, which used two-jin shells, were the only ones that could be brought overland, but in fact one-third of them were Shandong Army steel-tube cannons. The latter's steel-tube cannons were not as good as field artillery in firing solid bullets, but they were better at firing shotgun shells, after all, they were loaded with more shotgun shells. In addition to these cannons, there were also a large number of makeshift catapults, but they certainly did not throw stones.

It's a Molotov cocktail.

But it's not their turn yet.

At the front is the catapult, followed by the steel barrel cannon, and then the field cannon, forming three layers of front-line firepower strikes.

However, the Qing army's small amount of artillery, especially the heavy red cannon, was also bombarding continuously, so the Zhejiang New Army in formation was also under the same bombardment.

While the Qing army risked their lives to advance, the Zhejiang New Army also maintained its formation in the face of cannons.

"They are reluctant to leave this glamorous world. Although in our opinion, the Huai River is not a good place and is even almost barren, in their opinion, this is a fertile paradise. They don't want to return to their bitter and cold land. They would rather die in this paradise."

Yang Feng said.

Indeed, this is the mentality of the Qing army now.

Huaixi is indeed not as good as Jiangnan, but it is also not comparable to Liaodong!
"Then let them have their wish!"

Zhu Dadian sneered.

The Qing army, which had been bombarded by artillery shells along the way, finally rushed to within a few dozen meters of the trebuchet. The soldiers who had been waiting for a long time pulled the trebuchet at the fastest speed, and the Molotov cocktails flew out one by one, falling on the Qing army with flames, turning into balls of exploding flames, igniting the surrounding Qing army and their shield carts. The trebuchet operators loaded the ammunition at the fastest speed, taking advantage of the fact that the opponent needed to push the cart and the speed was very slow on the rugged terrain, and completed a new round of Molotov cocktail throwing.

Gasoline bottles continued to ignite the Qing army and the dry grass under their feet, and a sea of ​​fire quickly formed on the battlefield.

The blocked Qing army did not retreat. Although they could not rush directly into the sea of ​​fire, they could bypass it.

But immediately afterwards, the steel cannon behind the catapult opened fire. The large-caliber but short-barreled steel cannon was filled with large-sized shotgun shells, which were sprayed wildly at the Qing army that was forced to gather together by the flames.

One after another, shotgun shells weighing more than one or two ounces fell among the Qing army.

This thing is enough to penetrate the shield car's protective wall.

However, in order to block the turtledove gun, the Qing army has strengthened their defenses. Although the speed is slower, it can indeed block the turtledove gun bullets at a long distance.

They have no other tactics.

They were protected by shield carts, relying on their bravery to get close and then attack with bows and arrows. They didn't have enough money to exchange for turtledove guns.

The trebuchets quickly turned into grenadiers, threw out their few remaining Molotov cocktails, then turned around and ran back.

Next up is the steel gunner.

But they need to carry their big guns...

It only weighs a few dozen pounds, so you can find a strong and capable person to carry it.

The Qing army was still moving forward, so the field artillerymen followed them.

At this time, the banjiu guns in the hands of the Zhejiang New Army soldiers had already opened fire. Although the tactic of playing the face-to-face was beyond their ability, they had no problem with stable output under the protection of the chariots. The dense spray of bullets left the charging Qing army dead all over the ground. However, these were banjiu guns, not machine guns, and they could not stop the large-scale charge. Soon, the Qing army pushed their heavy shield carts in front of the Zhejiang New Army's chariots...

All that's left is courage.

At this distance, every bullet from the bane gun could penetrate the Qing army's defense.

But at this distance, the Qing army's archers, who were never far away from the target, could also shoot and kill the Zhejiang New Army soldiers who showed their heads from behind the protection of the chariots.

Soldiers from both sides were crowded together on the battlefield, killing each other, and even hand-to-hand combat was taking place on both sides.

The cavalry on both wings also began to fight.

On the vast battlefield, 80,000 people from both sides were fighting.

"After this battle, Jianlu will be able to do what he wants again. Back then, Qi Jin was annihilated by the Hun River, and now it is Jianlu's turn."

Zhu Dadian said.

At this time, Zhang Huangyan, his aide, rode up on horseback, looking very anxious, and even ignored the etiquette. He rode straight to them. In front of Zhu Dadian's unexpected gaze, he dismounted with anger on his face and looked at Yang Feng with a blazing look...

"Your shamelessness is the most shameless thing I have ever seen in my life."

Zhang Huangyan said angrily.

"Cangshui must not be rude!"

Zhu Dadian shouted hurriedly.

"General, Zheng Chenggong led the navy with 100,000 Shandong troops, crossed the sea and landed in eastern Zhejiang under the pretext of pacifying the rebellion, and suddenly attacked and occupied Ningbo."

Zhang Huangyan said.

Zhu Dadian was stunned for a moment. He snatched the urgent report from Zhang Huangyan and turned to Yang Feng before he finished reading it...

"you you……"

Before he could finish his words, he spat out a mouthful of blood and fell backwards.

"General Zhu fainted from overwork. Take him to rest. As for the guy who insulted me, arrest him!"

King Yang said calmly.

Then his followers swarmed over...

(End of this chapter)