On the fifth day of the first lunar month, it was a time for people to gather together to celebrate the New Year and enjoy the harvest last year.

However, this year is not easy for the Han people.

Beijing was lost, Nanjing changed hands, and the Qing army had already attacked eastern Zhejiang. The heavy feeling of the country and the family were destroyed and the sadness of the family destroyed, which made the New Year in 1646 and the second year of Longwu, particularly bleak.

The people have no intention of celebrating the New Year, and the army still needs to fight.

In the early morning of the fifth day of the lunar month, Zhao Ming and Li Chengdong joined forces and the army advanced rapidly along the south bank of the Yangtze River.

Li Chengdong's cavalry dispatched everywhere to open his eyes to the army.

For a moment, I saw dense forests beside the Yangtze River, full of Ming soldiers wearing armored soldiers. There were fleets of ships transporting food, grass and supplies, and more than 10,000 troops, stretching for several miles, which was extremely spectacular.

Under the two big crows, Li Chengdong sat high on the horse's back, and Zhao Ming held a big stick in his hand and walked with him, but instead he looked like his follower, like his general.

This made Zhao Ming very unhappy, but he had no choice but to do so. Li Chengdong was a general, and Zhao Ming was just a guerrilla general. With his armor, he was the result of killing Chen Ruizhi and the armor of the garrison. It turned out that among the soldiers, it was quite eye-catching, but when a group of deputy generals and generals and guerrilla generals hit a stop, they immediately saw each other.

Behind the two, each general followed each other, Li, Zhao, Wang, Yan, Ruan, Zhang and others recognized the flags, followed closely behind, and flicked with the wind.

In the army, each flag represents a general, a group of soldiers and horses. Each general carries weapons and urges the horses behind it. It has a bit of a scent of all armies and conquering unjust officials in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

At this time, Zhao Ming walked and introduced to Li Chengdong: "Twenty miles ahead, it is Zhenjiang, and the South Grand Canal is connected to the Yangtze River. As long as our army occupy this place, it can cut off the grain from Huguang and Jiangxi, and it will not be able to transfer to central Zhejiang through Zhenjiang. Duoduo must be anxious."

Li Chengdong nodded slightly, but then frowned and said, "Most of the elite Qing army went south, but there were not without the elite Qing army soldiers in Nanzhi. The general knew about a few troops. Now that Nanjing is mostly known about our army's movements, Hong Chengchou will definitely react. Zhenjiang is an important place, so he will not be unpredictable!"

Zhao Ming said in a deep voice: "No matter whether the old thief Hong is guarding or not, we will fight this battle!"

Li Chengdong swelled his cheeks and did not answer the conversation. He spoke for a while: "I don't know what the situation in eastern Zhejiang is, Jinhua City should be able to defend it, right?"

Speaking of the situation in eastern Zhejiang, Zhao Ming was worried, "Jinhua defended only blocking the road that the Qing army penetrated into Taizhou, and maintaining constant contact between eastern Zhejiang and Fujian. In the case of unfavorable war in eastern Zhejiang, Your Highness can also retreat to Taizhou and Wenzhou. What I am worried about is that the Boluo army will monitor Jinhua, and the army will directly encircle His Highness's rear. In this way, the defense of the army can only run south and panic~.

"Report!" As he was speaking, a rider rushed over.

Li Chengdong and Zhao Ming immediately tied the reins of the horse and pulled the horse to the side of the road. The cavalry rushed against the crowd, flew off the horse, and reported anxiously: "Master! More than ten miles ahead, in the east of the canal, a large number of Qing soldiers set up their formations behind the river! Stop our army from approaching Zhenjiang!"

Hong Chengchou did make any moves. He knew that Zhenjiang was the key to this battle and sent troops to stop him.

Zhao Ming asked anxiously, "How many soldiers do the enemy have?"

"Reported to General Zhao, Bei Zhi and others discovered the enemy and wanted to advance to investigate. They were driven by enemy rangers and killed for a while. They didn't dare to approach them. They just looked out from a distance and saw that the other party was arranged in a row with their backs, which was extremely strict, with more than 10,000 people." The scout reported.

Li Chengdong asked, "Did you see the flag clearly?"

The scout clasped his fists, "The Grand Marshal has three general flags, the banners are Tian, ​​Ma, and Yang!"

The general was a rare species in the Ming Dynasty. There were no twenty members in the country earlier. It began to be over-the-top seals in the late Ming Dynasty, but he was also a top military officer and could still be recognized as a full range.

Li Chengdong said nothing for a moment, and the generals surrounded him. After a moment, he said, "This Tian, ​​Ma, Yang, if I guessed correctly, Tian is Tian Xiong, and Ma is Ma Degong, Yang should be Yang Chengzu."

Zhao Ming's face darkened, "Is it just to plot against Huang Jingnan and hand over Emperor Anzong to Tian Xiong of the Qing Dynasty? Ma Degong?"

Last year, Emperor Hongguang fled to Wuhu and entered Huang Degong's camp. Boluo, Nikan and Liu Liangzuo chased him. When the two armies were facing each other, Tian Xiong and Ma Degong colluded with the Qing army and shot Huang Degong in secret arrows, causing Huang Degong to commit suicide.

After the Ming army was defeated, the two of them immediately entered the camp and captured Emperor Hongguang in exchange for wealth. Tian Xiong carried Hongguang on his back and Ma Degong was behind him holding Emperor Hongguang's feet tightly, for fear that the glory and wealth he had won would fly away.

Emperor Hongguang begged the two of them in tears, but there was no effect. So he bit Tian Xiong's neck with hatred and blood flowed all over his clothes.

Emperor Hongguang was extremely angry, but these two men were shameless and presented Emperor Hongguang to Duoduo.

When the Qing Dynasty entered the pass, there were many traitors. Some of them had already gone to the Qing Dynasty when they saw the general situation, some were afraid of dying and some were for the future. However, in order to invest in the Qing Dynasty, they first planned to promote the head coach who trusted them, and then tied up their emperor to invest in the Qing Dynasty. This was truly unique.

Even if such a person is cut into pieces, he cannot atone for his sins and cannot eliminate the hatred in Zhao Ming's heart.

"Yes, it's just two!" Li Chengdong nodded, but he was not as indignant as Zhao Ming. Instead, he said: "These two are under Huang Degong's army. Their soldiers are very strong and their strength is not inferior to those of our general. As for Yang Chengzu, he was originally a general Luo Rucai, and later surrendered to Xingping Bo. He belonged to Xuzhou Town with this general, and his troops were also very capable of fighting."

As he said that, Li Chengdong asked someone to take the map, everyone dismounted, squatted on the ground, spread out the map and checked it carefully.

After the fall of Nanjing, all the household registrations and picture albums of the imperial court fell into the hands of the Qing army. Some of the maps used by the Ming army are not lost, while others are re-drawn by the heaven and earth.

This picture is a redrawing. Although it is rough, the information is very comprehensive. The terrain cities along the Yangtze River and the Qing army garrisons are marked on the picture.

Li Chengdong said: "I just said that although the true Manchus went south to Zhejiang, the south of the Yangtze River was not without the elite Qing army. Tian, ​​Ma and Yang were the elite soldiers of the Qing army. The scouts said that there were more than 10,000 people, and this general was probably worth 5,000 people. They lined up behind the river to fight me, which was difficult to fight!"

When the generals heard the words, their faces became solemn. Among the four towns in Jiangbei, Gaojie Town and Huang Degong Town were the best in fighting. The generals did not expect to meet the three elite Qing troops so soon.

Li Chengdong's general Yan Keyi said: "The Grand Marshal, the elite of the three Qing troops, lined up behind the river. Judging from the situation, we still want us to take the initiative to attack. I am afraid there is a chance of winning. It is better to retreat back to Jiangyin first. Relying on the city as a support, see the reaction of the army!"

Li Chengdong was a little involuntary. He knew the three Qing troops and knew that his strength was indeed not high, and even if he won, he would inevitably suffer heavy losses.

Zhao Ming frowned slightly. Hearing the tone of Li Chengdong and others, he seemed not to want to hit him. His face darkened, he looked at everyone, and said coldly: "Marrior Li, don't forget that the purpose of our coming here is to rescue the eastern Zhejiang and force the Qing army to return to the army. Now when we meet three rebels, we will retreat back to Jiangyin City and wait for others to rescue him?"

Zhao Ming made a sarcastic statement, and then said righteously: "Now Zhejiang East is waiting for us to rescue. We must create momentum in Jiangnan. How can we not fight tough battles? Marishal Li said that these three Qing troops are elite, so it is just right. If you defeat them, who else can stop us? The Qing army is lined up with the backs, but we are the side with no way out. If we lose, if we retreat, we do not achieve the goal of letting the Qing army retreat. Zhejiang East will be finished, Fujian will be finished, and the world will be finished. Where will you shrink by then?"

Zhao Ming glanced at everyone, fisted and shouted angrily, "We must fight this battle!"

Li Chengdong was indeed a little hesitant. He didn't expect that just as he showed such a hint of meaning, Zhao Ming took the opportunity to play it out, and his cheek muscles couldn't help but twitch, "I didn't say to withdraw!"

After Zhao Ming finished speaking, he became much more energetic and finally said Li Chengdong.

After hearing Zhao Ming's words, Li Yuanyin turned his elbow out again, "Father, General Zhao's words are reasonable! We are now the hope of Zhejiang East. If we retreat, what will happen to the world?"

Li Chengdong's face was gloomy, he stood up unhappily, raised his chest, and said annoyedly: "I didn't agree with Yan Keyi's suggestion. What are you doing? Are you all cowards for me?"
Chapter completed!