Within the slightest period of the arrival of the Qing reinforcements, the Ming army wanted to further expand the results of the Battle of Hangzhou.

This goal must be reasonable. If it is set too small, it is easy to miss the opportunity. Once the Qing reinforcements arrive, the Zhejiang army will have no chance.

It is too big, for example, to restore Nanjing, it is obviously unrealistic. A big city like Nanjing cannot be defeated in a short period of time unless someone in the city is responsible for internal support.

If the Ming army did not capture Nanjing and the Qing reinforcements arrived, the Ming army might suffer a great defeat and lose the results of the Battle of Fuhang.

Therefore, the land east of the lake is just right.

The Qing army was defeated, and Hudong was empty and easy to capture. At the same time, Su Songchang, Jiading and Huzhou were all fertile lands. After occupying them, they could strengthen the power of the Zhejiang army and weaken the financial resources of the Qing Dynasty.

After staying in Jingjiang for a day, Zhang Huangyan hurriedly left and went to Zhu Yihai to report the letter.

In the Ming army camp, in the commander's tent, the generals and schoolmen in Donghai Town were discussing military information.

Zhao Ming was wearing a python robe, mesh gauze, jade belt, leather boots, and majestic standing in front of the sand table.

Many generals from Donghai Town surrounded the surroundings to examine the situation.

Hu Weizong stood beside the sand table and said to everyone: "Duke, according to the information found by the congregation, the 130,000 army of Mandahai, 30,000 in Huzhou, Jiaxing, 20,000 in Ningguo Mansion, and more than 30,000 were distributed in Susongchang Mansion. The remaining more than 50,000 were gathered in Nanjing and Zhenjiang."

Zhao Ming nodded slightly, "This should be the deployment of the Qing army before. Now that Mandahai is known to have Hangzhou captured by the Ming Dynasty, His Highness's troops will face Huzhou, and his troops will inevitably be mobilized."

As he said that, Zhao Ming looked at everyone, "How do you think Mandahai will mobilize troops?"

In the tent, everyone pondered for a while, and after a few conversations, Wang Chao first clasped his fists and said, "Master, I thought Hangzhou was in a trap, and the Qing army would be in a panic. Mandahai saw His Highness's army pounced on Huzhou and was coming in full force. He would definitely aim to defend Jiangnan first and wait for reinforcements to arrive."

Zhao Ming nodded slightly, "If I were Mandahai, I would definitely protect Nanjing first and Zhenjiang at this time. If I want to protect Nanjing and Zhenjiang, either defend the enemy from the periphery and prevent the army from coming to the city, or shrink the troops and defend the city to wait for the army to help. Will he choose to defend the enemy's periphery or shrink the troops?"

The Chaoxian said first: "If Mandahai shrinks its troops, we have to take the initiative to give up Su Songchang. This will save us a lot of trouble. If we defend against the enemy's periphery, we still need to mobilize our troops to attack."

Zhao Ming pondered for a moment, walked back and forth a few steps on the edge of the sand table, and suddenly said, "If it is safe, Mandahai should undoubtedly shrink its forces, defend Nanjing and Zhenjiang, and lead us to attack. After defeating us with a strong city, he will then work with reinforcements to defeat our army inside and outside. However, if our army is allowed to approach Zhenjiang and advance to the city of Nanjing, Mandahai will definitely be punished by the Qing court, so he will definitely defend the enemy's periphery. In this way, Mandahai is better than guarding Ningguo, resisting Li Chengdong, guarding Huzhou to resist His Royal Highness, and guarding Wujin to defend our general."

As he was talking, Ding Weiyue suddenly picked up the tent and reported urgently: "Master, the scout has heard from him that Songjiang Prefecture, Suzhou Prefecture, and the Qing army attacking the Fushan Fort are retreating to Changzhou."

Zhao Ming, Wenyu, hurried to the sand table, looked at it for a moment, and then said in a deep voice: "Have Wu Jin Qing army moved?"

Hu Weizong said: "Reporting to the commander, there was no movement, but thousands of Qing troops drove from Zhenjiang to Wujin County."

When Zhao Ming heard the words, he frowned and immediately called out, "Mandahai wants to defend Wujin. The army goes ashore. You cannot let Su Song defeat his troops and enter Wujin County!"

In Susong's two prefectures, thick smoke rolled in each county.

There were chaotic soldiers running everywhere on the streets of the city. Qing soldiers rushed into the homes of wealthy families in the city and robbed them wantonly. When the gentry and the people resisted, they were immediately hacked to death by the Qing army in the yard.

In the cities, wailing and thick smoke rolled. Qing army generals rode their horses through the streets, shouting loudly from time to time, "Move faster, the front army has already left the city!"

The Ming army attacked Huzhou and threatened Wujin. If the two places were occupied by the Ming army, the Qing army in Suzhou, Songjiang and Jiaxing Prefecture would be surrounded by the Ming army in the Yangtze River Delta and blocked east of Taihu Lake. If they lost contact with the Qing army in Nanjing and Zhenjiang, they would be very likely to be completely wiped out by the Ming army.

At this time, Zhu Yihai led a large army north to attack Huzhou, and at the same time, the Ming army in western and southern Zhejiang went north to stabilize the eastern and central Zhejiang regions occupied by the Ming army.

If Zhu Yihai conquered Huzhou, he could take advantage of the momentum to seize Yixing, attack Yang, and enter the territory of Nanjing. Mandahai had to send troops to resist Zhu Yihai. Li Chengdong, who had already reached Xuancheng, did not have much force to defend Zhao Ming. Therefore, he decided to shrink Su Songchang's troops and retreat to Wujin County to prevent Zhao Ming from threatening Zhenjiang and Nanjing, blocking the Ming army outside Nanjing, waiting for reinforcements to arrive, and then launching a counterattack.

The retreat order was issued, and the Qing army units showed a fierce look. They immediately raged everywhere and began to rob the city. The officers did not stop them. They just urged the soldiers to retreat west quickly after the robbery. If they were late, they were blocked by the Ming army, and that would be all over.

The Qing army troops along the river led their camps to the west, and the official roads were filled with Qing troops carrying large and small bags and rushing to carry luggage. Some of the stolen things really dragged down the marches and were discarded on the official roads, scattered everywhere.

The Qing army units rushed along the official road and met in Suzhou. They gathered more than 20,000 people, and then went along the canal to Wujin.

For a time, the Qing soldiers traveled across the Taiwan Straits, and officers and officials stole large ships, filled with family resources, Governor Su Song's national treasures, and one person's property, more than fifty canal ships were transported.

The Qing army had ruled Jiangnan for six years. In recent years, the Qing army had always gained the upper hand in the struggle between the Ming and Qing dynasties. The Qing army in Jiangnan was content to enjoy themselves, thinking that the overall situation had been decided, and officials began to settle down and buy property, but they did not expect that the situation would change suddenly, and the Ming army suddenly came to their sight.

On both sides of the Grand Canal, the army of Tu Guobao guarded his family and advanced along the canal to Wujin County. I saw that the two sides were filled with soldiers carrying large and small bags. The canal ships were connected by one, stretching for several miles, and it was extremely spectacular when retreating.

The Qing army scouts came out quickly and looked at the army. The Tu Guobao rode his horse slowly. The generals around him introduced: "Sir, Wuxi is twenty miles ahead, and Wuxi is Wujin. Should the army rest in Wuxi or go directly to Wujin?"

This time, the Ming army recovered Hangzhou, killed Zhang Cunren, and destroyed 50,000 Qing troops. The momentum was very powerful, which made Tu Guobao a little scared. Since Zhu Yihai attacked Huzhou, Zhao Zamao was very likely to threaten Wu Jin.

If he acted slowly and asked Zhao Zamao to occupy Wujin first, he would be blocked east of Taihu Lake and become an isolated army, and would eventually be wiped out by the Ming army.

Tu Guobao did not hesitate and immediately said in a deep voice: "If you don't enter Wuxi, go directly to Wujin!"

"Report!" Suddenly, a cavalry rushed over.

Tu Guobao frowned, pulled the war horse aside, tied the reins of the horse, and the cavalry rushed over, turned over and dismounted, and knelt on one knee, "Sir, for more than ten miles ahead, a large number of pirates set up their formations to block our army's way!"

Many Qing generals were shocked when they heard the words, "Whose soldiers are they?"

The scout replied in panic: "It's Zhao Tiebang's banner!"

"Zhao Zamao?" Many Qing generals exclaimed with the Qing officials, and immediately became panicked, "Governor Zhao Zamao blocked the road, what should I do?"

Tu Guobao's face was gloomy and suddenly said ferociously: "Today, let alone Zhao Zamao, even if I am the Heavenly King, don't even want to stop me!"
Chapter completed!