Ming Zhengzhi, I am Zheng Kezang

251. Battle of Jiangsu and Zhejiang

"Damn it!" Hearing the sentry reporting the Qing army's flag erected on the Kunshan city wall, as well as the black smoke and explosions in the city, Guo Hao, the commander of the first regiment of the Right Huben Division who led his troops from Taicang overnight, punched the left side of the road. willow tree. "Hurry up and hurry up, but still haven't caught up." Thinking that the subordinates trapped in the city had died, the former general of Zheng Jun only felt heartbroken. The first regiment only had half of its troops left, and they had to divide their troops to defend Taicang. It was one thing that they had no strength to recover Kunshan. "Order the whole regiment to retreat to Taicang, and also notify Jiading and Qingpu, so that they can also recover the ministries."

"Control!" The fourth sentry officer Li Yuan, who was leading the troops in front of the team, rushed back immediately when he heard Guo Hao's order. Li Yuan, Huang Qi, Wu Ziming, and Zhuang Xing were all students of the boy camp, so they naturally didn't want to face him. For such an ending. "Why do you want to withdraw troops? Deputy Commander Zhuang and Commander Wu Can are still waiting for us in Kunshan"

"The city has already fallen, and the city is also on fire. It is obviously too late."

"It's too late?" Li Yuan roared emotionally. "Even if it's really too late to save their lives, at least we must snatch their bodies back and bring them back to Dongning."

"The first regiment is responsible for defending Kunshan and Taicang. Losing Kunshan is certainly a disadvantage for the regiment's defense, but if even Taicang is lost." Guo Hao understood Li Yuan's mood, so he suppressed his unhappiness and explained. "I also know that your classmates are deeply affectionate, but if even the fourth whistle is damaged, should Taicang still guard?"

Of course Li Yuan knew the seriousness, so he fell down and sat down, crying loudly. Infected by him, the atmosphere of the whole fourth whistle was extremely suppressed. Only the battle-hardened Guo Hao silently patted the opponent's shoulder, At the same time, they turned around to demonstrate, and the whole team slowly marched back.

Li Yuan cried a few times, stood up and caught up with Guo Hao: "Control, can we recover Kunshan?"

"Don't worry," Guo Hao understood Li Yuan's subtext. "These traitors will not end well. As long as Jiaxing is defeated and the army returns to the army, it will be the turn of these traitors to die."

The change of hands in Kunshan caused the Qing army in Suzhou to celebrate, but the 3000-man army attacked the enemy with less than [-], but paid the price of more than [-] casualties. It also made Jiangsu governor Zheng Duan have concerns about whether to further invest in the army to restore the Songjiang prefecture. Therefore, on the one hand, Zheng Duan reported the victory to Jiangning and Beijing, on the other hand, he asked Jiangning to transfer Jiangbei Lvying Langshan Town to cross the river for reinforcements, and further requested to transfer the Changjiang Navy's Guazhou Town Commander to take charge of the town's Biaozhongying, the Jiangyinying's two divisions and Wucaiying, which belongs to the general army of Wannan Town, Anhui Province.

Zheng Jun, who had lost half of his regiment, also woke up from a dream at this time, and decided to recruit recruits in Huating, Shanghai, Louxian, Qingpu, Jiading, Taicang, Jiashan, Xiushui, Tongxiang, Haiyan, Pinghu and other controlled areas to deal with the The problem of insufficient troops, but because the wealthy people in southern Jiangsu have always been unwilling to serve as soldiers, and some local gentry who are full of fear of Zheng Jun's rule are making trouble behind their backs, the progress of Zheng Jun's recruitment has been seriously delayed.

No one is willing to apply or it will not cause too much negative impact, but the regiment training organized by some gentry who are inclined to the Qing court, stimulated by the result of the Kunshan battle, has also become active, which will further give Zheng Jun the ability to collect materials and support the war with war The plan caused quite serious obstacles, and Zheng Jun, who was not familiar with the place, was forced to launch an anti-guerrilla war against local snakes in the occupied area.

"Damn Songjiang guy, it's coming again." Seeing the journey along the way, whether it's the fourth or the fifth wave of block training, Zhang Qizhong had a violent look on his face. "You want to force me to kill someone, that's good!" Zhang Qizhong ordered. "Protect the grain ship, all squads are ready to shoot." Dozens of rifles were raised. "put!"

Intensive gunshots sounded twice, and the people who were rushing forward fell down in disorder, and saw the blood of their companions, how did these farmers who had enjoyed a peaceful life for decades suffer? In front of the army, they had turned into birds and beasts and scattered, only those who were about to die were still lingering.

Zhang Qizhong, who commanded the rifleman to make up the fatal stab for the wounded, looked at the steaming corpses and thought for a while, then ordered: "Hang up these corpses and let them see them. They are the lackeys of the Tartars." end."

After leaving behind the guards guarding the grain boats by the river, Zheng Jun, who was itching with hatred, tied the fresh corpses with the dead's own clothes on the willow trees on the bank according to Zhang Qizhong's order. It descended, and happily occupied the body that was still the leader of all spirits for a moment.

While dispersing the flies around him, Zheng Jun, who was walking towards the grain ship, yelled loudly: "What is the military doing, it would have been like sending these people to Dongning just like Qiongzhou, but now they are became a disaster."

"Speaking silently, it is the Lord's will not to relocate the people," said a guard guard nearby to stop his companion's slip of the tongue. "Besides, Zhoushan Island doesn't have so much food to supply the new immigrants, so if you want to complain, you can blame those gentry who are determined to be traitors."

"The grievances from below are very deep." The complaints from the troops naturally spread to the Jiaxing frontline battalion, and Hong Gongzhu was also very troubled by this. "The key is that Jiaxing has been delayed for too long." Speaking of which, this is not the first time that Zheng Jun has encountered a similar situation. It was precisely because of the long-term suspension of troops under the city of Nanjing that Zheng Chenggong's Northern Expedition fell short. The failure of the second attack on Quanzhou in Zheng Jing's era also marked the turn from prosperity to decline of Zheng Jun's westward expedition. "Now I'm not afraid of these mosquito-like strong people and regiments, but I'm worried that the Qing army has assembled in Huhang, and they will come out when the vassal is showing signs of decline."

"Jiaxing's moat is too wide and too deep." Although Sun Youlao was not the most experienced in controlling the divisions on the front line in Jiaxing, Zheng Kezang trusted him the most. Therefore, Hong Gongzhu must listen carefully to his words. "The number of civilians we have recruited is limited, and it is impossible to bury it on all sides at the same time, so I suggest that we concentrate the breakthrough points in one direction so that we can fall into the city as soon as possible."

"But if all the civilians are transferred to one direction, the Qing army will definitely be able to control the movement of the feudal domain. In this way, the loss during the siege will be great?" Chen Baoquan, the commander of the Zuo Longxiang division, frowned when he heard this. frown. "We only have more than 2 people in total. If the loss is too large, how should we deal with the attack of the Qing army?"

"The lord did not force us to build many state capitals in southern Jiangsu and northern Zhejiang. The key is to destroy the foundation of the Qing Dynasty." Sun Youlao explained. "So after capturing Jiaxing, it is the best policy to move in before the arrival of the Qing army. If Brother Bogong feels that he has not enjoyed the fight, after withdrawing to Daqu Mountain, he can go south to attack Wentai to further mobilize the Qing army."

"Whether to attack Wentai is another matter, but the loss of troops is too much, which is a troublesome thing." Chen Baoquan insisted. After all, the population of Dongning is not large, and the tens of thousands of soldiers were squeezed out. When he grows up, Zheng Kezang will also feel distressed. "It's better to think of a way to minimize casualties."

"Tongqin, everyone is in charge, and the lower officials have come up with an idea." Lin Kang, who was following Hong Gongzhu to the north, suddenly interjected. Hong Gongzhu frowned, but didn't say much. What to say, since Hong Gongzhu with the highest status didn't speak out to reprimand, the leaders also listened magnanimously. "My lords, I think you may be able to make a fuss."

After listening to Lin Kang's plan, Hong Gongzhu asked Sun Youlao and the others calmly, "What do you think?"

"Maybe you can give it a try." Sun Youlao said. "However, it was agreed in advance that the first troops to ascend can only be the Zuohu Guards."

"Why?" Yin Mintong's qualifications are much stronger than Sun Youlao's. When Sun Youlao was still in the association, he was already the deputy commander-in-chief, and now he lacks a spies, so naturally Sun Youlao will not let this first achievement fall into the hands of Sun Youlao. "Can the right martial guard be worse than Brother Sun's left tiger guard?"

"It's not that I'm arrogant." Sun Yourao laughed. "Just now, Lin Jianjun's strategy guys have heard it. If you want to break through, you have to go north and south. The south is blocked by Nanhu Lake and Southwest Lake. On the face, that's a lot of noise!"

Yin Mintong pouted his beard in anger: "Lin Canjun just came up with a draft, how to fight is still open to debate, why are you sure that the east wall must be the east, why can't the north wall be the east? "

As soon as Yin Mintong's tongue twister came out, Sun Youlao's smile became even brighter, but before he could say something even worse, Hong Gongzhu said first: "Who is east and who is west, this is not a problem, we cast lots."

As soon as this statement came out, Gao Yeping, who thought he had no hope, was the commander of the guards of Youyi, and Gao Yeping's eyes lit up. Only Chen Baoquan had a bitter face---Sun Youlao just said clearly, what happened to the Zuolongxiang division who was stationed in Nancheng? There is no chance.

"The lottery is the lottery. My luck is not bad yet." Sun Youlao is full of confidence. When he said this, Yin Mintong couldn't raise objections, so all three of them played as well as the gamblers in Wasili. He put his head together in front of the shaking cup. "Hahahaha, I'll just say I'm lucky." Sun Yourao laughed wildly. "This is God's decision."

Yin Mintong also conceded the bet as a bachelor, and Gao Yeping himself did not expect Guard Youyi to be able to provoke the leader, so the matter was settled like this.

After confirming the main attack and auxiliary attack, Hong Gongzhu started chasing the guests: "Tomorrow is the decisive battle, all adults can go back and get ready."

All the generals led away, and only Lin Kang said when there was no one else, "Dear fellow, don't underestimate the group training that makes trouble!"

Hong Gongzhu asked in a dull tone, "What rules do you have?"

"The lower official thinks that although the Lord has no intention of mobilizing the people, if he doesn't drain the water, how can he cut off the roots of these local snakes? The lower official thinks that he should follow Qiongzhou's example."

Hong Gongzhu took a deep breath: "You are quite courageous."

"The lower official thought that he would not accept the order of the emperor outside"

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