Chapter 208: Soldiers approach Songjiang City
On the ninth day of the third month, the Dinghai Navy under the command of King Zhiren of Xingguo, went out to the port and headed north.
On the tenth day of the lunar month, the Qing army of Raozhou Prefecture captured Guangxin Prefecture, and all the three thousand Ming troops of Guangxin Prefecture were lost, and none of them surrendered.
As a result, the Qing army along the way, Duoduo and Fang Guoan's remnants echoed the beginning and end, and formed a group.
The backyard of Shaoxing Prefecture was circulated and surrounded by two sides of the Qing army.
This situation has not changed because of the arrival of Wu Zheng. In history, Shaoxing Prefecture was also breached like this.
Zhu Yihai, who was the governor of the country at that time, also moved to the sea in this way, organized a wandering government to continue to fight against the Qing Dynasty.
Qian Sule, with his brothers and only sons, traveled to Fuqing and Wenshi, and continued to contact the rebels from all over the country to fight against the Qing Dynasty. It was not until two years later that he was defeated and died in Langjiang.
But now, with the arrival of Wu Zheng, many things have changed.
The Shaoxing Prefecture supervised the country no longer wanted to get rid of Zhu Yihai under the dangerous wall.
Although Shaoxing Prefecture was surrounded on both sides, there was also a place to breathe.
Moreover, the Ming army had already raised its troops northward to attack Songjiang and Suzhou.
This is the current situation in Shaoxing Prefecture, and dangers and opportunities are with each other.
As long as Yingtian Prefecture is restored, you can rely on natural dangers and at least fight against the Qing court across the river, so as to slow down the breath of life for Nanming, which is already terminally ill.
But Duoduo did not give Wu Zheng plenty of time. After joining the Qing army from the west, he quickly led his troops to Taizhou and sent another side troops to attack Wenzhou.
This is the momentum and style of fighting to beat the dog in the water. At this time, Duoduo no longer cared about the resistance of Mingren.
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Wu Zheng did not think his strategy was wrong.
In his opinion, since he is already a dead horse, he might as well be a living horse. The result is nothing more than a dead end. He cannot save all the wise people in the world. At least he can save his relatives and friends because there is still Pinggang Village.
Wu Zheng believed that even if the Northern Expedition failed, he would have enough time to lead his troops back to Shangyu, and with his troops at least in Pinggangshan, he could organize a powerful anti-Qing force and then slowly penetrate into the surrounding areas to seek revival.
Therefore, from this perspective, Wu Zheng had no burden on this hasty Northern Expedition.
Just fight with all your heart and strength.
This is probably the first time Wu Zheng planned and directed a battle of tens of thousands of people alone.
The mistakes are obvious, but there are many remarkable points in the ideas.
When Wu Zheng ordered the two routes to advance north, he did not forget to order the island tribe of Lu to move towards Ningguo Mansion.
This is not a feint attack, but a real plan.
Lu Zhiyu has a force of 10,000. Although it is a surrendered army, after Wu Zheng spent all his money, his morale is still terrifying.
With the myth of Wu Zheng's victory in one after another, these soldiers are now fans of Wu Zheng.
Wu Zheng's order to Lu Zhiyu was that if the Qing army ignored it, he would occupy Ningguo Mansion and at the same time go north along the river to advance along the Yingtian Mansion.
If the Qing court transferred Huizhou Prefecture and the Qing army of Anqing Prefecture went north to reinforce, then they would fight to the end regardless of the cost.
Because of Huizhou Prefecture and Anqing Prefecture, there were not many Qing troops stationed in the two prefectures, and the total number of troops was only three or four thousand.
The Qing army that was originally stationed was reduced to the minimum number of people due to the transfer of Duoduo's troops.
This also shows that the Qing army's strength was not endless.
It is precisely because of this that Wu Zheng was actually divided into three northern expeditions, but his real main attack direction was Suzhou Prefecture.
And that is Qian Sudian and Xia Wanchun's home court.
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When Wu Zheng led a large army to the city of Songjiang, the walls of Songjiang were already covered with defenders.
He looked like he was waiting for the battle.
Of course, Wu Zheng would not launch an attack immediately, although he looked down on Wu Shengzhao, a slave of the three surnames.
But in this situation, it is undoubtedly beneficial to the situation to be able to defeat others without fighting.
The appointment between the two parties was in the afternoon of that day.
At this time, there is no need to hide the news. The Ming army besieged the city, and Suzhou Prefecture cannot protect itself. Do you still need to worry about leaking the news?
Therefore, the meeting place between the two sides was five miles outside Songjiang City, under the noses of the army on both sides.
It can be said that it is truly awesome for thousands of people.
"I dare to ask if Lin'an Bo is in front of me?"
Wu Zheng was shocked by such a gentle and kind words.
After carefully looking at the big and thick man in front of him, Wu Zheng replied: "That's right, it's Mr. Wu."
Wu Shengzhao was also stunned.
This is a dislocation of language and roles.
Of course, Wu Zheng did it on purpose.
But obviously Wu Shengzhao didn't understand. He just felt a little abrupt and didn't understand why he suddenly became embarrassed.
But he still shouted with instinct: "Lin'an Bo, Wu has contacted Shaoxing Prefecture and Fujian anyway. What's the point of your sudden attack today?"
Wu Zheng casually dispersed his red official uniform and said, "I am here today to welcome Governor Wu."
Wu Shengzhao said angrily: "Is there anyone who is so welcomed by you?"
"I have no choice. Now the Ming army is attacking Suzhou in the northern expedition. You said that you have kept Songjiang Prefecture on the left, which makes people feel very uneasy. How could you sleep on the side of the bed? How could you allow others to sleep soundly? Governor Wu should understand this principle, right?"
Wu Shengzhao strongly suppressed his anger and asked, "Since that's the case, what official title is Shaoxing Prefecture going to give to Wu?"
Wu Zheng said: "General Songjiang."
"It's over?" Wu Shengzhao waited for a while, and saw that Wu Zheng had no intention of speaking again, so he asked.
"Um."
"Just one general? Not even a title?"
Wu Zheng nodded and confirmed again, "Yes."
Wu Shengzhao was so excited that he was trembling and asked, "Do you know what official the Qing court gave me?"
"Governor Susong."
"Yes, then why did Shaoxing Prefecture only give Songjiang General? What kind of rank is this official, how big is the real power?"
It’s really hard to say that the general of the Ming Dynasty is sometimes big and sometimes small, sometimes light or heavy. This is like the commander in later generations. A security group can be called a commander, a military region, also called a commander.
Therefore, although Wu Shengzhao was originally a military officer of the Ming Dynasty, he was not sure how valuable the general soldier given by Shaoxing Prefecture was?
Wu Zheng said: "Just count the number of people under Governor Wu."
Wu Shengzhao said angrily: "The same Ming army was the one who was the Ming Dynasty. The Longwu Dynasty appointed Wu Bo and General Pingjiang as the official title of General Shaoxing. Shaoxing Mansion is too insincere. Let's go and say goodbye!"
After saying that, he arched his hand, and he was too lazy to glance at Wu Zheng, and turned around and left.
When Wu Zheng was about to get on the horse, he shouted: "Governor Wu, I am leading a large army to come, not bargaining with you. Do you think that if the Japanese official orders to attack the city today, he will be sure to break the city? Will I be detained as a prisoner or let you go south to the Longwu Dynasty?"
Wu Shengzhao's chest was full of anger, but he just couldn't vent it.
Chapter completed!