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In Ningguo Mansion, a monk dressed as Jinshan Songyin Temple hurriedly entered the city. Soon, Zhang Huangyan, who was receiving representatives of the gentry from Huizhou Prefecture, received surprising news that the king of Yanping County was defeated in Nanjing. The news came so suddenly and unexpectedly that Zhang Huangyan was stunned and couldn't believe it for a long time.

Before that, Zhang Huangyan had persuaded Zheng Chenggong to take Zhenjiang and then marched into Nanjing by land. Later, in order to cooperate with Zheng Jun's battle, he invited him to be the vanguard. He led more than 3,000 soldiers from the headquarters to disembark the ropes in the reeds on both sides of the strait day and night, and arrived at Nanjing Guanyin eight days ahead of schedule. under the door. Not wanting that Zheng Chenggong did not accept the suggestion of Zhang Huangyan and Gan Hui to take the land route, he still proceeded by sea by sea, which led to Zhang Huangyan's group being isolated and helpless under Nanjing city. Soldiers were frustrated. Fortunately, the Qing army knew that Zheng Chenggong's army was behind and did not dare to pursue it, so Zhang Bu was able to save it.

Due to the delay in waiting for Zheng Chenggong's army, Zhang Huangyan assembled his troops to cruise in the river near Nanjing, and sent a large number of envoys to attract neighboring states and counties. Zhang Bu stopped at Pukou in Jiangbei, and more than a hundred Qing cavalrymen in Pukou City did not dare to defend the city, but fled from the north gate.

When Zheng Chenggong's army finally arrived under the city of Nanjing, there was news that Wuhu and other local officials had surrendered and surrendered. Zheng Chenggong believed that collecting the upper reaches of the county could not only recover the lost territory, but also block the Qing Dynasty who came to aid along the river from Huguang, Jiangxi and other places. Therefore, Zhang Huangyan was asked to lead the navy to the west, and he was responsible for attacking Nanjing.

When Zhang Huangyan arrived in Wuhu, his subordinates were less than a thousand soldiers, and his ships were less than a hundred. Fortunately, the Qing Wuhu defender Zhao Zhen led his troops to rescue Nanjing. There were no Qing soldiers stationed in Wuhu City, and the local gentry surrendered, so Zhang Bu was able to go ashore. Afterwards, Zhang Huangyan issued an order in the name of Zheng Chenggong, the king of Yanping County, to inform the state and county that officials and gentry from the four prefectures of Taiping, Ningguo, Chizhou, and Huizhou were invited to surrender. In just one month, they surrendered and conquered forty-two counties in four prefectures, three prefectures, and the surrendered Qing army and local gentry volunteered to participate, and the number of soldiers expanded to more than ten thousand people.

Except for Anqing, the upper reaches basically fell into the hands of the Ming army, and the lower reaches of Jiangnan and the two sides of the river are like clouds. It is a good situation. As long as Nanjing is off, the southeast half can be recovered. Who would have thought that King Yanping would lose the battle in Nanjing. Retreat!

Zhang Huangyan was extremely anxious, and Zheng Chenggong's army retreated, and he alone could not stop the Qing army with more than 10,000 troops. But now Wuhu, Chizhou, Ningguo, and Taiping have more than half of the counties in the Ming Dynasty, and countless gentry of the Ming Dynasty risked beheading to support the Ming army. , even colder the hearts of gentlemen and people in the world?

After discussing with Zheng Yungeng, who joined the army, Zhang Huangyan decided to send Xiao Zuo, who pretended to be a monk, with his handwritten letter to find Zheng Chenggong's camp. In any case, please ask Zheng Chenggong not to withdraw, even if Zheng Jun really wants to leave, also ask Zheng Chenggong to send a hundred big ships give him. Zhang Huangyan made up his mind to persist in the upper reaches of Nanjing.

In the letter, Zhang Huangyan wrote: "Victory and defeat are common things in the military. Today, I rely on the people's hearts, and the upper counties and towns are all guarded by me. If I can help a hundred ships, the world can still be planned. Abandoning it, what is it like a million living beings?"

After arranging all this, Zhang Huangyan led people back to Wuhu immediately, and then ordered his subordinates to go to Wuhu to discuss the next move of the Zhejiang army.

All the servants and servants in the Wuhu Yamen were expelled, and the guards were all the elites of the Zhejiang army from Zhang Huangyan, and the atmosphere was very tense.

Wei Dalong, who was originally scheduled to be under the command of Zhang Mingzhen, the Marquis of the West, got up and asked, "Where is King Yanping now, but in Zhenjiang? If he is in Zhenjiang, things can still be done."

Zhang Huang sighed and said, "The fleet of King Yanping has sailed to Chongming."

"What? Going to Chongming!" Wei Dalong exclaimed, "Isn't King Yanping going to kill us!"

"Even if King Yanping wants to leave, he should send someone to inform us, and we can retreat immediately. His fleet has all gone to Chongming, and we only received the news. He doesn't care about the lives of our Zhejiang soldiers at all! Another general Lu Fengming clenched his fists bitterly, very disappointed and saddened by King Yanping's actions regardless of his allies.

The generals in the hall were inexplicably sad and angry, and they were impatient and even yelled at King Yanping for being unkind and injustice. Zhang Huangyan stood up and signaled the generals not to quarrel, he said: "King Yanping also has a last resort. In the battle of Nanjing, he lost hundreds of ships and tens of thousands of soldiers. If they withdraw urgently, the fleet may be blocked by the Qing army in the Yangtze River."

"Shangshu knows to think for others, so what about us? King Yanping is worried about being trapped, what should we do?! Even if we want to withdraw, we should be notified to withdraw together!"

Wei Dalong's words attracted the generals to agree.

Zhang Wensheng, the former Qing army guard at Nanling, who had just returned to Ming Dynasty just half a month ago, suddenly asked, "Will King Yanping enter the river again after he arrives in Chongming?"

Zhang Wensheng's question attracted the generals, all of whom looked at Zhang Huangyan. If King Yanping would enter the river again, the situation would be dangerous, but it would not be too bad. After all, the Zheng Jun navy was invincible on the Yangtze River, so It was because of the loss of some ships that the Qing army was by no means able to fight the enemy.

Zhang Huangyan hesitated for a moment, then said slowly: "To be honest, I don't know King Yanping's plan either. After arriving at Chongming, will the entire army fight again? Or withdraw, or make peace with the Tartars? Now I can speak bluntly to King Yanping. Mr. Pan Gengzhong and General Gan Hui are gone, everything is left in the mind of King Yanping. However, Yanping intends to enter the river again, and now he is carefully investigating the increase in the number of soldiers and ships from the Tartars, so we need to have the worst The plan, no matter what, we have to persevere and not let all our achievements go to waste.”

"Everyone, it's done. We don't need to complain anymore. Although the situation is unfavorable, it is not impossible. As long as we are united, we can still find a way to survive." The heroic leader is very brave. After Zhang Huangyan took over the Zhejiang Army of the Dingxi Hou Department, he promoted Guo Faguang to the commander-in-chief, a general who could be used by Zhang Huangyan.

After listening to Guo Faguang's words, Wei Dalong also echoed: "I'm going to follow Lord Shang Shu, and I want to kill Tartars. What Shang Shu says, I will do it!"

All the generals also expressed their willingness to act with the Lord Shangshu, and everyone will work together to overcome this difficulty. [Love ↑ go △ small ↓ say △ network WwW.AiQu]

Zhang Huangyan nodded, turned and asked Xu Yungeng next to him: "What do you think?"

"Think about it first, for our relatives on the ship, is it safer to advance or retreat?"

Xu Yungeng has been with Zhang Huangyan for the longest time. In addition to strategizing for him, he is also easy-going and can have fun with the sergeant. When his subordinates have disputes, Xu Yungeng can still solve problems. So after hearing him speak, Wei Dalong asked, "How to enter? Please join the army and explain in detail."

"I think the news of King Yanping's defeat in Nanjing should not have spread to Jiangnan You and Jiangxi, so we still have time to prepare. However, our army is not good at land warfare, so I thought we could go straight to Poyang Lake along Jiangxi. Jiangxi has always been It is an important place to fight against the Qing Dynasty, and with the reputation of Lord Shangshu for more than ten years, it should be possible to call on the rebels to rise again in Jiangxi, which is much safer than going to sea through the Qing army defense zone along the river." Xu Yungeng said what he thought was the best way.

Zhang Wensheng asked, "So what about retreating?"

Xu Yungeng said: "The Yanping army was defeated in Nanjing, and the Tartars must be in full swing. Those Qing troops who had surrendered to us will also turn against us, so we are likely to be attacked from front and back, so retreating along the river is definitely not the best strategy!"

After listening to the generals, they are all thinking about which is better to advance or retreat.

Zhang Huangyan opened his mouth and said: "Joining the army means attacking upstream to consolidate my achievements in the four right houses in the south of the Yangtze River. In this way, even without the assistance of King Yanping, we can get food on the spot to protect ourselves. If we can capture Jiangxi, then You can contact the Taiping Army in Guangdong Province…”

When Zhang Huang was speaking, a quarrel suddenly came from outside the house, and the soldiers came to report: "A commoner is clamoring outside to see the minister. We said that you are discussing, but he must see it."

"Let him come in, maybe there is something wrong."

Zhang Huangyan waved his hand to let his personal soldiers bring people in. The person who came in was a commoner who looked like a businessman. When the man saw Zhang Huangyan, he hurried forward and saluted, and then said, "Zhang Shangshu, the villain is a food trader, and he has long admired Shangshu. Da Ming, so I heard some news and felt that it was not good for Lord Shang Shu, so I rushed for two days, thinking that I must tell the news to Lord Shang Shu."

Zhang Huangyan hurriedly asked, "Oh, what news?"

The businessman said: "The Taiping House has changed its flag and surrendered!"

Zhang Huangyan was surprised and asked anxiously, "How is the situation in Taiping, Zhou, and other places?"

The businessman shook his head and said: "This villain is not very clear, but I heard that many places that originally surrendered to Daming have turned their heads and surrendered."

Zhang Huangyan was silent for a moment after listening, and sighed: "This matter was expected, but it came sooner."

The merchant remembered the incident and added: "In addition, the villain also heard that thousands of ships from the Tartars have passed Anqing, and said that the Prince of Tartars went to Nanjing for reinforcements."

Xu Yungeng, who joined the army, said urgently, "Will the Tartar ships be anchored in Chizhou?"

The businessman said: "Usually the lost ship would probably rest in Chizhou, but now it's so chaotic, it may not necessarily stop in Chizhou."

Xu Yungeng asked the merchant about Chizhou and Anqing again, and after thanking him, he ordered his own soldiers to take him down.

Zhang Huangyan asked the generals: "Chizhou is the important place for us to go to Jiangxi. Now that the Qing troops are approaching, should we rush to help?"

None of the generals spoke. Some were worried, some were apprehensive, and some were not afraid, but they had no choice but to remain silent.

"The situation is very clear, we have no way out, maybe Lord Zheng will stay in Chongming for a few days, and he will regain his reputation. Then we will go down the river and echo back and forth!" Guo Faguang saw that the military's heart was a little shaken, so he cheered for everyone.

Zhang Huangyan and Xu Yungeng discussed for a while, but there was no good idea, so they asked the generals to set sail for Chizhou immediately, and then make the next decision after waiting there.

Zhang Huangyan's fleet arrived in Tongling first, and on the way encountered a small group of Qing soldiers heading for Nanjing. The two sides fought. The Qing army had few ships and lost to Zhang Huangyan's artillery fire, and four ships were sunk. However, because more than 10,000 people from Zhang's group were divided into ships of various sizes, and they went upstream, making the front and rear ships more than ten miles apart, so there was a battle ahead, and many people in the back team didn't know about it. And now the army is worried about whether they will encounter the more than a thousand warships of the Qing army when they arrive in Chizhou, so the morale is very low.

In the middle of the night, Zhang Huangyan and Xu Yungeng discussed military affairs until the third watch. When Zhang Huangyan was about to sleep for a while, he heard the sound of gunfire outside, and many people in the camp were shouting: "The thieves are here to rob the camp!"

Zhang Huangyan rushed to the deck to watch, only to see fire from time to time in the distance on the river, and the voices of people were noisy, and it was impossible to know the situation. Zhang Huangyan thought that it was the Qing army who came to rob the camp, so he ordered to prepare for the battle, but the sound of the Qing army's artillery on the river gradually faded away.

When the incident happened suddenly, Zhang Huangyan did not dare to enter the cabin, so he sat on the deck with his clothes on. After dawn, he sent a small boat to investigate and count, and found that it turned out that several ships of the Qing Dynasty in the downstream had fired their artillery to strengthen their courage, and there was no real battle between the two sides.

Just when Zhang Huangyan and the generals were relieved, an unexpected situation occurred - Zhang Bu's fleet moored at a distance heard the arrival of the Qing army, and was so frightened that they unroofed and raised their sails without knowing what was going on. The report left, leaving less than 3,000 people in the Zhang Department. Most of those who left without notice were the surrendered soldiers of the Qing army and local volunteers who had been recruited for more than a month. Among them were the surrendered general Zhang Wensheng and others.

The fleet had left most of the time, and there were less than 3,000 soldiers capable of fighting. The strategy of advancing Jiangxi became difficult to implement. Zhang Huangyan was distressed and decided to change to Chaohu. After settling in Chaohu and insisting on fighting against the Qing Dynasty, Zhang Huangyan suddenly felt bitter and bitter, and people became much older in an instant.

After learning that Lord Shang Shu was going to Chaohu Lake, Wei Dalong and other generals objected, thinking that Chaohu Lake was shallow after winter, and it was inconvenient to stay at sea. Zhang Huangyan accepted this suggestion after considering it, and resolutely ordered the entire army to abandon ships and land in Tongcheng, from Tongcheng into the mountains.

Ying and Huoshan Mountains belong to the Dabie Mountains. They are at the junction of Henan, Anhui and Hubei provinces. The mountains are undulating and cloudy all the year round. They are especially steep in Anhui, with steep cliffs and canyons. There are still some anti-Qing organizations building in the mountains. Village. Due to the accompanying family members of many soldiers of the Zhejiang Army and the heavy weapons, Zhang's travel speed was very slow, and he did not reach Tongcheng until six days later. However, the bigger test for the Zhejiang army has just begun. The Zhejiang army has to enter the mountainous area of ​​200 to 300 feet. Not only does it have to travel through mountains and rivers, but also over dangerous peaks and cliffs. Even the cavalry can only walk on horses, and most of the soldiers All come from the coast and lack the equipment and experience for mountaineering. After a few days of walking, it was either the rain or the cold, or the blisters on both feet. The family members and wives were small, and it was even more miserable, but everyone was gritting their teeth and insisting, no one complained, and no one left the team.

Originally, Zhang Huangyan's goal was Yangshan Village, a village on the top of the mountain that could accommodate tens of thousands of people and had always been the base of the anti-Qing Dynasty. Zhang Huangyan had already sent a letter through the local volunteers, but he did not expect to know that Yangshanzhai had accepted the Qing army's pacification after walking for most of the journey, and the reason was the defeat of Nanjing. Zhang Huangyan was very angry and wanted to lead the army to capture it, but considering the steep terrain, it was not easy to attack from the back, so he finally gave up and moved to the Yingshan Mountains.

On the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival on August 15th, the Zhejiang army led by Zhang Huangyan was still marching in the mountains. Suddenly, there was a Qing army guarding the front. Zhang Huangyan decided to cross the Dongxi Ridge to avoid damage and take a detour to avoid it. As a result, after walking for a long time, the rear came to report that the Tartars had caught up.

Zhang Huangyan was shocked. He didn't understand how the Qing army acted so quickly. Later, there was a report. Only then did he figure out that it was the cavalry of the Tartars who were chasing after him. At this time, Zhang's team was exhausted, his wives, daughters and relatives were powerless, and the soldiers were even more hungry and could not walk. If they continued to march, after the Qing cavalry caught up, I am afraid that Zhang Bu would be wiped out here.

Zhang Huangyan gritted his teeth and ordered Guo Faguang, Wei Dalong and other generals to select hundreds of soldiers and soldiers to follow him. After joining the army, Xu Yungeng led the others to continue, and the seeds of the Zhejiang army must be preserved.

The Zhejiang army couldn't bear to have Lord Shang Shu stand up for them, and they all knew that Lord Shang Shu would die for the country after that. Therefore, neither soldiers nor women and children refused to go alone, and they all wanted to die with Lord Shang Shu. The sadness of the scene makes the listeners cry, and the viewers feel sad.

Zhang Huangyan said to everyone with tears: "You have followed me and Dingxi Marquis for many years, and I am deeply impressed by Zhang Huangyan, but in today's situation, the target of the Tartars is me. I have to rely on you." After speaking, as soon as he reached the ground, everyone looked at each other with tears in their eyes, reluctant to part.

"Lord Shang Shu take care!"

A soldier suddenly fell to the ground~www.NovelMTL.com~ Everyone knelt down, and the sound of howling shook the mountain area.

Zhang Huangyan, Guo Faguang, Wei Dalong and other generals, who had the heart of mortal death, led the Zhejiang army with less than 500 people to lie on the hillsides on both sides of the Qing army. It didn't take long for the sound of hoofs to come from the rear, and then everyone saw the appearance of hundreds of Qing army armored cavalry soldiers, and the flag color was a white flag.

"It's a Mongolian Tartar!"

Wei Dalong once fought against the Manchu and Mongolian Tartars, and at a glance he could see that it was the Mongolian Tartars with white flags. It was heard that it was the real Mongolian Tartars. Although the Zhejiang army was afraid, no one left the battle position, and everyone was eager to save time for their companions and relatives.

Zhang Huangyan drew out his sword and was about to order the arrows to be fired, but the Qing army cavalry on the opposite side seemed to have discovered the ambush of the Zhejiang army, and they stopped their horses one after another. The leading general pointed at the hillside here with a whip and said something to the people around him.

Seeing that the Tartars did not enter the ambush circle, Guo Faguang and others wanted to order the Zhejiang army to rush out to fight the Tartarians, but they saw a general of the Qing army on the opposite side suddenly rush out and shouted to this side: "Is the brother of the Zhejiang army in front? Waiting for the Guangdong Taiping Army to come to meet Zhang Shangshu on the order of my family commander!" (To be continued.) Mobile users, please browse and read for a better reading experience.