Chapter 85 Defense Line Gap
Zhao Ming rode his horse to the south bank and was immediately surrounded by Zhejiang soldiers, cheering endlessly.
Zhao Ming was injured in many places and was hit by a lot of cold arrows. The soldiers hurriedly helped him off the horse.
At this time, the crowd separated. King Zhu Yihai of Lu, surrounded by Fang Guoan and others, walked over quickly. Seeing Zhao Ming covered in wounds, he immediately exaggeratedly, "Hurry up, invite the imperial physician of the Lone King to treat General Zhao's injuries!"
Fang Guoan introduced to Zhao Ming: "Boan, you want to see Your Highness. Now that the palace is down, you can't salute you!"
Previously, in eastern Zhejiang, he had heard about some rebels in the south of Jiangnan. Wu Yi also specially recommended Zhao Ming. The king and minister of Lu knew that there was such a person, but he didn't care too much.
After all, to them, the Rebel Army was just a miscellaneous army, composed of a group of farmers. They had never seen any world, and they could inevitably have some moisture and exaggeration when speaking.
In addition, when King Lu asked Li Chengdong about any matter, Li Chengdong not only did not mention Zhao Ming forcing him, but also criticized Zhao Ming's subordinate Wang Deshun for seizing Nikan's achievements and praised him for his own fault.
Therefore, when Zhao Ming came to the camp, he did not attract the attention of the king and ministers of Lu, but now it is different. Zhao Ming opened his eyes and saw what it means to be the bravest army and to retreat to the enemy alone.
For a moment, King Lu took it seriously, and Fang Guoan was polite to speak.
In fact, Zhao Ming had already met King Lu and made suggestions, but the tent was in a panic at that time and King Lu did not pay attention.
Zhao Ming thought to himself, "Cao Nima, when I first came, I heard that I would not have killed so many people even if I had this matter."
However, Zhao Ming still formally saluted King Lu, "See Your Highness~"
Zhu Yihai rushed up with a quick step and held Zhao Ming, "General Zhao is injured, don't be too polite!"
As he said that, he held Zhao Ming's hand and looked at it carefully. Zhao Ming was eight feet tall and strong, and even had a handsome and handsome face. It was really jealous and made Zhu Yihai like it more and more.
Zhu Yihai did not ask Zhao Ming's opinion, and said directly: "Bo'an, extremely brave and made such a great achievement. The Lone King must reward you. From today on, you will be the commander of the Lone King's personal guard and be appointed as the General Pinglu!"
"Damn it, do you want me?" Zhao Ming felt anxious and pulled the wound on his body, and immediately grinned.
Zhu Yihai thought Zhao Ming was too excited and patted the back of his hand, "Haha~ Bo'an is injured, so he will be exempted from being polite!"
Just at this moment, the imperial physician arrived, and Zhu Yihai immediately ordered Zhao Ming to be injured, and then left with Fang Guoan and others to discuss the current affairs.
Although the main force of the army retreated to the south bank, the Zhejiang soldiers were defeated after all.
As Duoduo's army arrived in Hangzhou, the situation in eastern Zhejiang was very worrying. Everyone had to come up with a solution to how to deal with Duoduo and the Qing army's partial divisions who came from Fuyang.
The cheers on the south bank lasted only for a short time, and Zhao Ming's performance could not be concealed, and King Lu's failure to attack Hangzhou.
When the remaining Zhejiang soldiers on the north bank were driven into the river by the Qing army and surrounded and killed by the Qing army, the Ming army on the south bank quickly woke up in the face of bloody reality.
At this time, as the floating bridge was burned, the Zhejiang soldiers on the north bank were gradually forced to a dead end by the Qing army. Under the massacre of the Qing soldiers, fewer and fewer Zhejiang soldiers. The remaining soldiers retreated from Hangzhou to the Qiantang River and finally all jumped into the water.
There were only about 70,000 Zhejiang soldiers who withdrew back to the south bank, and more than 30,000 Zhejiang soldiers, who were killed and captured.
On the north bank of Qiantang River, thousands of Zhejiang soldiers were captured by the Qing army and tied to the front of the Duoduo army by ropes.
Duoduo looked gloomy and waved his hand directly, "The Regent had already made clear orders. When the soldiers arrived, those who dared to fight against each other will be killed!"
In order to achieve the terrorist effect, the Qing army never held back against the captured rebels. They were so cruel that they did not just vent their anger, but they actually had sinister intentions behind them.
The Qing army not only killed the prisonered rebels, but also massacred all the cities that dared to resist. Even some cities that did not help the Qing army defend the city, and after the Qing army occupied it again, they would massacre them.
Of course, the Qing army did not kill those cities that directly opened the city to surrender, or the troops that surrendered at the news.
In contrast, the Qing army had only one political purpose, which was to tell everyone not to resist. As long as they participated in the resistance, they would be dead. If they wanted to survive, they would honestly obey the rule of the Qing Dynasty.
Therefore, the more rebels killed by the Qing army, the greater the deterrence effect.
Duoduo directly showed the consequences of resisting the Qing Dynasty to the people of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, so that they could see the consequences of resistance. Most of the gentry in the people were afraid of losing their lives, and would lose their desire to resist and gradually become enslaved.
Qing general He Luo would salute on one knee, "Zhe!"
Then he stood up and asked the Eight Banners to tie all the prisoners on the river beach, and transferred musketeers to target the prisoners.
Thousands of Zhejiang soldiers were panicked when they saw this scene. Many people already understood that the Qing soldiers were going to kill prisoners and immediately shouted: "Fight with the Tartars!"
"Bang bang bang bang~" A gunshot sounded, splashing blood. The Zhejiang soldiers rushing forward in anger were knocked down by muskets.
After three rows of guns, most of the prisoners were killed and injured. The Eight Banners soldiers around them drew out their battle knives, rushed into the crowd with cruel faces, and began to massacre prisoners.
Duoduo's sinister eyes glanced at all this without emotion, and his eyes looked like a cold-blooded animal.
"The prince Tu Guang and other barbarians, see if there are still people in Jiangnan who dare to resist the Qing Dynasty!" He Luohui said cruelly.
Duoduo shook his head, "Killing these people is not enough to shock Jiangsu and Zhejiang. If you want to kill, kill people that the barbarians admire, such as Zhao Ming and Zhu Yihai. If they die, they will definitely make the barbarians lose their confidence!"
Looking at the movements on the south bank just now, Duoduo knew that Zhao Ming had become the hero in the hearts of Zhejiang soldiers. If the Qing army could kill the hero in their hearts, those who worship him would naturally suffer a heavy blow.
Duoduo looked at the north bank coldly, "Send the order, and the army quickly prepares ships and rafts to cross the river! Then tell each flag that Zhao Manzi is extremely brave and powerful, so he should not fight hard when encountering him. He can shoot him directly with a firearm and bow and arrow, and take his dog's life!"
On the south bank, King Lu and his group, who were discussing countermeasures, saw a scene on the beach and saw thousands of Zhejiang soldiers being massacred. In addition to being indignant, they felt more afraid.
Fang Guoan said: "Your Highness, the enemy of Fuyang may have crossed the river. If Duoduo forced his crossing of Qiantang River, the army might be unable to resist!"
The king and minister of Lu were silent for a moment. At this moment, a general came and reported on one knee, "Report to your highness, the scout found more than 10,000 Qing soldiers and headed straight for Shaoxing!"
"So quickly!" King Lu was shocked and said in panic: "If Shaoxing loses, the army's retreat will be cut off, and it will be attacked by the Qing army!"
Chapter completed!