Chapter 206 The Mission of the East China Sea
After the Qing Dynasty entered the pass, Li Zicheng was destroyed, the south invaded Jiangnan, and the attack on Sichuan. The war almost never stopped.
After two consecutive years of fighting, the Qing army really needed time to digest the occupied territory.
Therefore, Dorgon made some changes to the national policy of the Qing Dynasty.
Now the Qing army also understood that in a while, the Southern Ming Dynasty could not be destroyed, so they were no longer in a hurry and began to devote some of their energy to restore the people's livelihood in the areas ruled by the Manchu and Qing dynasties, and further cleared out the forces of restoring the Ming Dynasty in the ruling area, so as to have a stable rear and strengthen the strength of the Manchu Qing Dynasty.
Although Boluo's death shocked the government and the public, there were voices of seeking revenge among the Eight Banners and the royal family, Dorgon suppressed it.
The area in western Zhejiang was actually not that important to the Qing army. The Ming army took it away, so he let it take it away. Doerg decided to draw only a part of the troops to maintain the status quo in Zhejiang and Jiangnan. He did not mobilize the army to counterattack western Zhejiang, but continued to maintain the absolute superior force of the Qing army in Huguang and Jiangxi.
Because the personal army was defensive in Zhejiang, after the Battle of Jinhua, Jiangsu and Zhejiang were in great shock, and the prefectures and counties in western Zhejiang were decided by Zhu Yihai's edict.
Zhu Yihai sent troops and quickly collected Yanzhou, Jinhua, Chuzhou and other prefectures and counties. Even the prefectures and counties occupied by the Qing army in northern Taizhou were all returned to the Ming Dynasty.
Yanzhou Prefecture, various units of the Ming army gathered to deal with the Qing army's counterattack. However, the Qing army stationed in Tonglu County did not invade Yanzhou, but instead acted as a defensive attitude.
In August, the Ming army gathered in Yanzhou received news from the Tiandihui that the Qing army only stationed 20,000 troops in Tonglu County, northeast of Yanzhou and Huizhou Prefecture in northwest of Yanzhou, each of which was stationed in 20,000 troops in defensive postures. It did not intend to counterattack western Zhejiang. Instead, it added more than 30,000 troops to Shaoxing and Ningbo, forcing the surging Zhejiang Eastern Rebels to hide in the four mountains.
In view of this, the Ming army judged that the Qing army would not attack for the time being, and after a major battle between the Ming army, it also needed to rest and the materials were consumed a lot. The three restoration palaces also had to resume production, and the Ming army also had to breathe.
At this time, the Ming army had no strength and continued to advance to Hangzhou and eastern Zhejiang. The Qing army did not counterattack western Zhejiang. After everyone discussed, Zheng Chenggong first set up the camp and prepared to return to Xianxia Pass.
In this battle, Zheng Chenggong's 30,000 people withstood the test, showed his momentum, and became an important force in the Longwu court.
In order to thank Zheng Chenggong for sending troops to reinforce, Zhu Yihai gave Zheng Chenggong many armor, weapons, and more than 7,000 war horses.
On the fifth day of the August 1998, Zheng Chenggong's 30,000 troops came out of the gate and set off on his way back to Fujian.
Zhu Yihai led a large group of Zhejiang generals and officers to stand outside the city to see Zheng Chenggong and others off.
"Your Highness, the situation in western Zhejiang is a little calmer now, but the battle situation between Huguang and southern Ganzhou is still worrying. News came from the court that Jin Shenghuan's troops were already at the foot of Ganzhou. If Ganzhou is lost, the gateway to the north of Fujian will be opened, and Fujing will be threatened by the Qing army." Zheng Chenggong bowed his fists to Zhu Yihai: "I will say goodbye if I succeed!"
Zhu Yihai understood very well, "Damu just returned to Fujian and reinforced southern Jiangxi. The lonely king is now back to western Zhejiang to ensure that the northern enemy troops will not be allowed to reach Xianxia Pass and ensure the safety of northeastern Fujian!"
After saying that, Zhu Yihai took a bowl of wine from his subordinates and said solemnly: "The Lonely King wishes Damu a smooth journey, repel Jin Shenghuan as soon as possible, and restore all Ganzhou!"
Zheng Chenggong took it, raised his head and drank it, showed it to everyone, and then saluted: "Your Highness, you guys, say goodbye!"
Everyone also clasped their fists together, and they felt a little reluctant to leave.
At this time, Zheng Chenggong turned over the horse, but Zhao Ming walked forward, grabbed his horse's reins, and said in a deep voice: "Damu, I have something to say!"
Zheng Chenggong said: "Brother Bo'an said it straight, I'll listen with utmost care!"
Zhao Ming then said: "The Qing army did not counterattack western Zhejiang, which may not be a blessing for the Ming Dynasty. Today, Hunan and southern Jiangxi are in danger, so the court should have a solution to it! I think that since the court has invaded, it can be recruited. Now that Zhang Xianzhong is dead, if the remaining troops of the bandits can be used by the court, they will definitely add a great help to the court!"
Zheng Chenggong nodded, "Brother Bo'an, don't worry, I will tell Your Majesty!"
When Zhao Ming heard the words, he let go of the reins of the horse. Zheng Chenggong immediately took the whip handed by his personal guard, bowed to everyone again, and said loudly, "The next time we meet, we will definitely attack Jinling!"
After speaking, Zheng Chenggong pulled out his war horse and left Yanzhou with dozens of cavalry behind him, and rushed towards Fujian.
Everyone watched Zheng Chenggong walk away with 30,000 people before returning to Yanzhou City to discuss the matter of Zhejiang's resistance to the Qing Dynasty.
Now the Qing army's troops are in a defensive posture, and Hangzhou and Nanjing have heavy defenses between the Qing army. The Zhejiang army is not strong enough, so they can only turn to the defense.
After some discussion, King Lu left Li Chengdong to guard Yanzhou and Quzhou prefectures, Zhang Mingzhen to guard Jinhua, Wu Zhaosheng to guard Chuzhou, and Fang Guoan to guard Wenzhou and Taizhou.
Several generals divided the six palaces into pieces, and Li Chengdong was even more happy and finally had a place to settle down.
During the discussion, Zhao Ming also divided a mansion, but this mansion was still in the hands of the Qing army, and it was Ningbo mansion.
On the sixth day of the eighth month, one day after Zheng Chenggong left, Zhao Ming ordered the commander of Siming Guard Wang Yi to lead more than 5,000 people to leave Yanzhou and return to Siming Mountain District, where he insisted on resisting the Qing Dynasty.
In addition, some of the baggage soldiers, with the seized and went south to Taizhou, and then took a boat to return to Zhoushan. Zhao Ming only had 10,000 elite soldiers left beside him.
At this time, Zhu Yihai recruited prisoners and recruited rebels, and the troops expanded to 50,000. After Zhao Ming determined that the Qing army was not ready to counterattack western Zhejiang, he decided to say goodbye to Zhu Yihai and prepare to return to Zhoushan.
On August 10, Zhao Ming's men finally decided to leave western Zhejiang, and Zhu Yihai personally sent him off.
"Your Highness, please come back! Your Highness, don't worry about the matter in the East China Sea, you will definitely make the Qing Dynasty uneasy!" Zhao Ming led his horse to Zhu Yihai beside him.
"I'm sending you to your family alone!" Zhu Yihai said casually.
The two walked in front, and the generals followed behind, and they had been more than ten miles away from the city.
In the past few days, Zhu Yihai, Zhao Ming and others analyzed the current situation and felt that although he recovered western Zhejiang, the general trend still did not change.
"The day before yesterday, the Qing family said that the Qing Dynasty was divided into eight parts of the world, and most of them were fertile lands. Once the Qing Dynasty was digested, the situation would be unimaginable." Zhu Yihai said worriedly: "I thought about it these days and felt that what the Qing family said was very reasonable. With the barren land in southern and western Zhejiang, it is really difficult to beat the Qing army than to cultivate and maintain health. Now it is really a day to delay, and the Qing army will be stronger!"
Seeing this, Zhao Ming clasped his fists and said, "Don't worry, your highness, my mission in the East China Sea is to make Jiannu uneasy for a day and not be able to live!"
Chapter completed!