Ming Zhengzhi, I am Zheng Kezang

Although Lieutenant General Hu's words are a bit exaggerated, they are also based on reality.Due to the rewards before the war, the dozens of Huogong boats in the forefront all surrounded the two stranded Zheng Junhong single boats. They looked like flames, but most of them burned their own boats.In addition, Zheng Jun's artillery fire continued to hit in the distance, so that the subsequent fire attack ships were also ignited by flying sparks after hitting the burning and sinking neighbors.The sailors who operated the boat even jumped into the water to escape, leaving only the unmanned boat with flames flying down the river without distinguishing between east, west, north, and south.

"No, it's impossible, we still have fifty boats." Sahacha roared frantically. "The sea inverse has been blocked."

"My lord, I still had three hundred ships in my hand." Lieutenant General Hu just said a word, and saw Sahacha staring at him with blood-red eyes, and immediately changed his words in fright. "My lord is right. The soldiers of my navy battalion fought for two hours under the supervision of my lord, and sank five, no, ten, no, fifteen ships of the Haini gunboat. The Haini was defeated and fled. Our army Just as we were about to pursue them, when the sea turned against us and reinforcements arrived, the sun was covered by sails, and the cannonballs were weaving like weaves, our army was unable to support us, so we led our troops back."

Hearing Lieutenant General Hu's dreamy article, the red light in Sahacha's eyes slowly dissipated, but before he could speak, a shock wave accompanied by crackling explosions came, and Sahacha rolled down to the deck for a while. superior.After Deputy General Hu anxiously lifted up the emperor's close minister, the two looked around, only to find that the stranded Zheng Junhong single boats exploded one after another.

The shock wave of the explosion not only knocked down Sahacha in the distance, but also turned the long dragons, sampans and other types of arson boats surrounding the red single boat upside down.In this way, with the two red single ships as the center of the circle, the situation within the radius is clear at a glance, and there are damaged and burning Qing army ships everywhere.As for the further distance, most of the fire attack ships that went down the river burned through the planks and bottoms of the ships before they floated in front of Zheng Jun's brigade, and sank to the bottom of the Han River.Even if some individuals floated in front of Zheng Jun's fleet, they were picked aside by the long-prepared Zheng Jun with a long bamboo pole because there was no one to host them.

"Master Sa," Lieutenant General Hu pleaded with the weeping voice to Sahacha who came back to his senses. "While Haini's ship is blocked by the sunken ship, let's retreat quickly, otherwise, when the Haini brigade clears the river, the dozens of boats we have left will not be able to stop other people's cannons. You can't even withdraw."

Sahacha looked back and looked around, only to see that the Qing army warships clustered around the ship had fallen back by more than half of the ship, and then looked at the naval officers and soldiers who were around him from Vice Admiral Hu With a terrified face, he finally understood that the general situation was over, so after struggling for a long time, he ordered dejectedly: "Then withdraw."

"Quickly, turn around and gather the brothers who have come ashore." Hearing Sahacha let go, Deputy General Hu immediately gave orders like pearls. "Let's evacuate, where to? You bastard, is it safe to evacuate to Zhongxiang? No, let's go back to Xiangyang"

Seeing the remnant ships of the Qing army turning away in a distance, He Cai, who felt that his family had suffered a great loss, suddenly became angry. So he could only curse bitterly: "It's really a bunch of cowardly rats, they escape faster than rabbits."

Cursing is irresponsible, but things still have to be done. He Cai continued to order: "Send a small boat to clean up the river immediately and rescue the surviving officers and soldiers of the two ships. In addition, the seven ships of the left team returned to the second team to report to Commander Niu and took over Yuekou. Cruise between Xiantao, and the rest of the teams will continue westward with me after the river is cleared."

After hearing He Cai's order, Qian Chi said with some hesitation: "Commander, remove the [Yellow Sparrow] left by the left team and the morning, we only have 21 ships left, and continue westward with this strength." , isn't it a little thin?"

"Weakness, maybe, but think about it, how much strength the Qing soldiers still have on the Han River." This is true, otherwise the Qing army would not have resorted to the routine of attacking ships with fire. "If you don't take advantage of the momentum to drive them away, why don't you leave them to harass our team day and night." He Cai patted the ship plank in front of him. "The admiral has relayed the king's decree. In addition to cutting off the traffic on both sides of the Han River, there is also a threat to Xiangyang. If you don't go west and go north, how can you threaten it, and how can you completely cut it off?"

Although Zheng Kezang asked the Yangtze River Fleet to cut off the Han River, in fact, the main force of Zheng's army did not march westward along the Han River. The lake and the water running through it are really not conducive to the main force's advance.Therefore, the route chosen by Zheng Jun was to go up the river by boat, enter Zhuankou after passing Baishazhou, and go west along the Chaos River, so that he could bypass hilly terrain such as Dajunshan and Dajunshan.

During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the Chaos River running through the Han River and the Yangtze River was a big river, and there were many water systems flowing into it along the way. Although the river was not wide, the bottom of the river was deep enough for the Zheng army to transport heavy artillery, horses and supplies. The fleet sailed in, thus greatly reducing the pressure on Zheng Jun's logistics and transportation.

With convenient transportation conditions, Zheng Jun quickly captured Mianyang Prefecture, which was guarded by only one Tongzhi and more than ten yamen servants.Because of repeated confrontations between Qing and Zheng, Mianyangzhou City, which is ten rooms and nine empty, is connected to Qianjiang in the northwest, Jianli in the southwest, and shielded by Mianyang in the north. Its position is very important for Zheng Jun. Therefore, Cui Ping and his colleagues in the Privy Council acquainted and praised the painting. Under the suggestion of Zheng Kezang, Zheng Kezang set up a transfer station here and left half of his division on defense, and then Zheng Jun continued to march westward along the Chonghe River.

The Chong River, also known as the Xiang River, the Dongjing River, and the Zhilu River, flows all the way from the Qianjiang River through Jiangling and Jianli, and connects with the Han River and the Chaos River. The water depth is also more than two feet deep, which is enough for Zheng Jun to continue to use the water transportation system to maintain the supply line. The Qing army who was in front of them also fled to Jingzhou after learning of Zheng Jun's large-scale attack, so within ten days, Zheng Jun approached Chen Tuokou and broke into Jiangling.

Zheng Kezang moved very quickly, and Zheng Jun's pace on the southern front was not slow.After receiving Zheng Kezang's order, Zheng Junbing in Lizhou marched towards Gong'an and Shishou in two routes.Since Shanahai only deployed a small number of monitoring troops in the south of the Yangtze River, when Zheng Jun came, those who had the ability would find boats to cross the river, and those who did not have boats surrendered one after another. First of all, even Songzi, Zhijiang, Yidu and other places where Zheng Junbing had not yet arrived also changed their banners and surrendered.

Now that Zheng Jun's troops had advanced to the front line of Jianli and Jiangling, the third fleet of Zheng Jun's Yangtze River Fleet, which was originally responsible for covering Wuchang to Junshan, turned to support Zheng Jun on the southern line across the river.On May [-], after forcing back the Jingzhou Qiying Naval Battalion, the Second Division of Zheng Jun's Xuanwei Army crossed the river from Shishou, cutting off the connection between Jianli and Jiangling.

"Master Cao and Master Liu, there are policemen on the west and north roads now, and Zheng Jun's warships are cruising the river again. Jianli has become an isolated city." He was already fidgeting, but what made him restless was the changes around him. No, Shi Zhipeng, the deputy general of Shi Nanxie, directly proposed to surrender. "With two thousand green battalions and two thousand township warriors in the city, how can they be the opponents of Zheng Jun's hundred-fighters. The officials thought that for the sake of the lives of the people in the city and the soldiers in the army, I asked the two adults to get a charter."

"Shi Zhipeng, you are also a person who has been favored by the emperor. How can you say such treasonous words to me?" Liu Yongyan, the magistrate of Jianli County, who was born as a Jinshi, is from Nankang, Jiangxi. , but he thought at the time that Zheng Jun might not be able to stand for a long time, so he refused. As a result, soon there was news that the clan's land was confiscated and the clansmen were exiled to foreign regions. Self-proclaimed, vowed to oppose Zheng, because of his firm attitude, he was appointed as a fifth-rank magistrate by the Qing government, but after half of the country fell, there was a shortage of officials, and the Qing court had no choice but to let him be a district magistrate with the title of magistrate. "Hai Ni hasn't attacked yet, and even if it does, it's just a defense. Behind us are the governor, general, and King Pingjun's army. Once surrounded, the jumping beam clown will wait to die just around the corner."

"Zong Rong, Mr. Liu is talking nonsense." Deputy General Shi did not look at the furious magistrate Liu, but only looked at Cao Zhongying. "Your Excellency fought against Zheng Jun in the south of the Yangtze River. He knows how powerful Zheng Jun's guns are. The walls of Jianli City are so thin. It really can't stop a few shots. Once the city is broken, it will be too late to turn around."

"Is it your own thoughts, or does everyone else have ideas." Cao Zhongying looked at Shi Zhipeng and then at the camp leaders of Yuan'an Camp, Weichang Camp, Yidu Camp, and Jingzhou Dike Camp standing beside him. Seeing the eyes everywhere, everyone lowered their heads one after another, Cao Zhongying suddenly understood that this was not forced by one person. "No one wants to die, and so does this official, but our family members are all under the rule of the Qing Dynasty, so you don't think about your family."

"My lord, isn't Zheng Jun heading to Jingzhou? I'm afraid the general won't take care of our family members for a while."

Glancing at the defense of the Yidu camp who was replying, Cao Zhongying thought for a while and shook his head: "Although Haini looks strong and powerful, if the army of Pingjun King from the east rushes back, it may not be sure to win. If I When you vote for Zheng Jun, and Zheng Jun loses again, have you ever thought about the consequences?"

Cao Zhongying's question was very sharp, but Shi Zhipeng had already made up his mind: "General Town, even if the imperial army wins, the Yangtze River will still be difficult to cross. The left is only the Southern and Northern Dynasties. Besides, if the main force of the Zheng army fails, it will be even more dependent on me to wait. "

Cao Zhongying still shook his head: "But the Zheng army used the new attached troops under the cities of Yangzhou and Anqing very ruthlessly. It is said that only one or two of the ten stops survived. Aren't you afraid that you will be reduced to artillery fire after voting for Zheng?"

"Zong Rong, it was defeated and surrendered. We can raise the flag and surrender, so how can we confuse it." General Zhou Shen of the Jingzhou dike battalion said disapprovingly. "Wang Xinhua, who fought against us, was in Fuzheng, Fujian. Now he is the earl of the general army. We can't compare with others who have been in the dragon earlier, but the earl doesn't count on anything, and the commander always has a role in it."

Cao Zhongying raised his eyebrows: "You speak so neatly, but there are people behind you pointing out."

Shi Zhipeng smiled mischievously: "My lord guessed right, there is a lord who is the secretary of the Privy Council of Zheng Jun in the city."

"What do you mean?" Cao Zhongying looked at the battalion officers behind him. "Did you also think about it?"

Several battalion officers looked at me and looked at you, and they all bowed and said: "We will follow the lead of the adults."

"I understand." Cao Zhongying nodded. "Then please invite the adult who is in charge of the party to come over and talk about it. If you want to sell it, you can sell it for a good price."

"Cao Zhongying, you are shameless, you betray the master and betray the country"

"Shut his mouth." Cao Zhongying ordered, and several wolf-like soldiers immediately tied up Liu Zhixian. "I will give him to Mr. Zheng Jun later. This is our sincerity." Cao Zhongying ordered, watching the county magistrate who tried his best to resist being taken down. "Each battalion controls the storehouses, township bravery, and restrains military discipline. Zheng Jun will not want an empty city."