Go back to the end of the Ming Dynasty to be a soldier

Chapter 448 Bloody Battle in Jiangyin

In the battle of Zhenjiang, Lin Yi's Ming army won a complete victory.The water and land battles wiped out more than 4 soldiers from the southern army, and nearly 2 generals were captured, including Shi Lang's uncle Shi Fu.

The trophies obtained are piled up like mountains, including food, horses, gongs and drums, tents, swords and spears, cannons and explosives, broken warships, and so on.

It took nearly half a month just to clean up the battlefield. It was good to bury the corpses on the shore, but it was a big project to salvage the wrecked boats and floating corpses in the river. The Ming army was extremely busy rescuing the wounded and repairing the warships.

Of course, the Ming army also suffered casualties in this battle, and the casualties on the shore were minimal.It can be ignored, and the casualties of the navy are not large. A total of three ships suffered varying degrees of damage, and two masts were damaged. After a simple repair, they can be put into use.One of them was bombed and disintegrated, and the ship was scrapped.But the wreck of the ship was salvaged.

Counting the men and horses and leading the navy on the shore, the Ming army suffered a total of more than 1000 casualties in the Battle of Zhenjiang, including three warships.However, more than 100 ships including the wrecked ships of the Southern Army were seized, and the rest were scrapped ships with no maintenance value.

Lin Yi sent an order to celebrate the victory and record the merits of the soldiers. At the same time, these casualties should not be forgotten, and they should be registered one by one. The rescue that should be rescued, the pension that should be paid, let the local officials do a good job of comforting the dead and disabled families , We cannot let the heroes bleed and cry again.

The reorganization of nearly 2 captives is also a major event, and it will take some time.Of course, Ji Dong also gave preferential treatment to these captives who were willing to surrender, and the policy was the same as when he was fighting Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong and others.Don't kill and surrender, give them a chance, in this troubled world, each is his master, not some heinous person, if they are defeated, they must be allowed to surrender, try to give them a way out, let them reform.This is totally different from fighting against the Tartars.

This strategy of preferential treatment of captives that Lin Yi has insisted on for a long time has gained extensive contacts and excellent reputation.Now fighting with Zheng Zhilong's southern army is still one of Lin Yi's policies for preferential treatment of prisoners.

Those who are not willing to surrender will still be dismissed on the spot after registering for education, and they will be clearly told that there will be no second chance of this.

Those who are willing to continue to eat and serve as soldiers can stay and accept the change. In the troubled times at the end of Ming Dynasty, most of the soldiers were desperate, or to make a living. No matter who becomes the emperor, it has nothing to do with them. As long as they are paid, they will Satisfied.

Therefore, most of the 2 captives were willing to stay, and only two to 3000 chose to be repatriated.

But there is a special prisoner here, that is Shi Lang's uncle, General Shi Fu, who refuses to surrender and only wants to die.

Of course, such a prisoner can't be released easily. Lin Yu doesn't talk to him now. Three meals a day are provided, maybe it will be useful in the future.

The matter of reorganizing the captives and treating the wounded was handed over to Shi Kefa, Minister of the Ministry of War in Nanjing. Nanjing, as the accompanying capital, also has a set of imperial institutions similar to Beijing, and basically has six cabinets. To handle affairs, he left 3 soldiers and horses to deal with post-war affairs.Including repairing the broken warships and adding them to the navy of the Ming army, these things were also handed over to Shi Kefa and others.

After Lin Yi rested his troops and repaired the two damaged ships, he led an army of 10 land and water troops and continued down the river.Lin Yi's 1 troops include 6 troops from 2 battalions including 6 sailors and standard battalions he brought along, and [-] soldiers from the researcher's troops in the Zhenjiang area to accompany the king.

The next stop is of course Jiangyin County, which is Yan Yingyuan's hometown.

At this moment, good news came from the Guangdong and Guangxi battlefields.The 20 troops left by Lin Yi in Guangxi and Guizhou have now driven the Southern Army out of Guangxi and Guizhou, and Li Dingguo and Zheng Damu's troops have all retreated into Guangdong.Now Guangxi and Guizhou have all been merged into the territory of Ming Dynasty.

The North Route Army headed by Wang Mutianbo of Yunnan and Song Xiance continued to advance eastward. They entered the southern part of Hunan from Guizhou to fight, and cooperated with the local Ming army to drive the southern army south out of Hunan in one fell swoop.

With the cooperation of the 20 soldiers and horses of the two armies in the west, not only the Ming army in Hunan won the victory, but the Ming army in Jiangxi and Huainan also achieved great results. The southern army was driven back to Fujian, Zhejiang. , Jiangsu.Now the Ming armies in Guangxi, Guizhou, Hunan, Jiangxi, and Huainan have joined together. The Ming armies fighting in this area, including Mu Tianbo and Zhou Guiying, number no less than 40.

Lin Yi was very happy to hear that, the situation is very good, Zheng Zhilong finally tossed to the highest peak, from now on it will be like a parabola, when it reaches the highest point, it will inevitably go downhill, the Ming army is winning battles everywhere, the situation is very good.

He immediately issued a decree to the cabinet of the capital and the officials of the six departments, asking them to supply all their supplies. The battle against the southern army, the guns and ammunition needed for each battlefield, food and military supplies, etc. must be sufficient and continuous.In addition, for the restored cities, prefectures and counties, local officials should be stationed in time to stabilize people's livelihood.

The decree had just been handed down when the Portuguese envoys arrived again.They really know where Linyi is. Linyi is in the Beibu Gulf of Guangxi. They chased him to the military camp in the Beibu Gulf of Guangxi. Now that Lin Yi has arrived at Yin County on the bank of the Yangtze River, the Portuguese ambassador has come over again. .

This time it was still the same Edward who came. In view of the last meeting in Beibu Gulf, Guangxi, Lin Yi hated him, but anyway, he met the Portuguese envoy on the giant ship Yangwei in the middle of the river.

As soon as he met this Edward, he was a little unreasonable. First of all, he strongly protested against the Ming army's attack on Guangdong. He even suggested that they immediately sit down and negotiate with the Southern Emperor Zheng Zhilong on the territory of the two sides, and said boldly that this is the core interest of their great Portuguese empire. where.

Lin Yi was almost amused by Qi Qi. This was even more arrogant and unreasonable than the Eight-Power Allied Forces in the late Qing Dynasty.Whether we are the Ming Dynasty or the Great Southern Empire, you Portugal is far away from the ocean, and you belong to the European region. How did you go to the east of Asia to show off your power?We fight how we like, this is our internal matter, when will it be your Portuguese turn to point fingers here?I am not the late Qing government!
"This is an internal matter of our Ming Dynasty. It is not up to others to dictate here. Macau is the inherent territory of Ming Dynasty. The lease period has already expired. You will return to where you came from, otherwise there will be a day when you will never see tomorrow. sun!"

With Lin Yi's righteous words, the Portuguese envoy Edward who asked the question was tongue-tied, and the last two sentences directly turned the Portuguese envoy upside down.

The Portuguese envoy turned green with anger.In the end, his face was flushed, "Lord Jian Guo, if anyone threatens the interests of our great Portuguese Empire, we will never agree, and we will not hesitate to fight with each other, so farewell!"

Lin Yi said: "Our Ming Empire loves peace, but we are never afraid of war. When friends come, they get good wine, and when wolves come, they get shotguns. Don't give them away!"

These Portuguese left aggressively.

Xiaoying, Zhezhe Su Moer and the others couldn't take it anymore, and came out from behind the tent.

"These foreigners are too spoiled. Brother Lin should chop off his head to see if they are still arrogant?"

Lin Yi smiled lightly and said, "If the two countries are fighting each other, if they don't kill their envoys, this is not a battlefield. If they dare to bring warships over, let them come and go immediately."

Su Moer said: "Master Jian Guo, do you want this servant to lead a few people to secretly teach these Portuguese colonists who don't know the heights of the sky and the earth?"

Lin Yi shook his head at her, "If you want to deal with them, you have already chopped off their heads. There is no need to be sneaky. He is speaking for Zheng Zhilong. If they dare to send troops, they will be taught a lesson on the battlefield. They, let them become lonely ghosts, who will never return to their hometown."

On this day, Ji Dong's ice was sealed in Jiangyin County.

Gao Guiying, who was fighting far away in Guangdong and Guangxi, heard news from the southern battlefield that Li Dingguo's troops had suddenly rushed to Macau Island.

As soon as Lin Yi heard this, he immediately gave instructions: order them to stop attacking Li Dingguo and prepare to deal with the Portuguese colonists.

When the Yangtze River came to Jiangyin County, the surface of the river has narrowed.

The battle formation of the destroyer Yang Wei, more than 100 warships of different sizes filled the river, mighty and mighty, fighting with each other.

Lin Yi was in Liaowangcang, holding a telescope, watching the distant river from time to time. More than 100 warships of various sizes surround the Yangwei for 4 weeks, like holding the moon with a heart.

At this time, a medium-sized warship that was leading the way in the front suddenly shook and made a dull and loud noise, and then the ship ran aground...

(End of this chapter)