"Kill pigs and sheep tonight and reward the men!" Looking at the Qing army's green camp who fled in a panic, Liu Guochang couldn't help but smile, and his big hand like a palm-sworn hand slapped Yuan Bao's head, causing the young general to grin in pain. After saying that, Liu Guochang ignored others and said with a pity: "It's a pity that there is no horse team, otherwise this pursuit would be less to let Zhang Jie leave another thousand horses."

This is the westernmost area of ​​Ningbo Prefecture. Perhaps it has entered Yuyao County, Shaoxing Prefecture. Tens of thousands of villagers from nearby villages were driven here and built a small fortress with bricks, clay, large stone strips and thick wood. The circumference of the fortress is only more than 1,200 meters long, with a strong bastion style. There are irregular towers on all corners, and basically no shooting dead corners. Of course, this small fortress named Chejiji Fort (located to the northeast of Chejiji Shandong) is still a semi-finished product. After nearly five months of construction, most of it has been completed. I believe that in another two or three months, the fortress will be completely completed.

Two kilometers north of this fortress, another basin of the same size named Tianluo Fort (located to the south of Tianluo Mountain) is also in a tense construction process. After the construction is completed, the two basin houses many artillery transported by people from the east coast. The firepower of its long-range cannons can basically cover this critical narrow corridor from Shaoxing Prefecture to Ningbo Prefecture. If the Qing army brigade wants to pass from here, it may be inconvenient and prone to firefighting. Without removing these two basin that form a horn, it will be difficult to break into the eastern part of the Ningshao Plain, known as the hometown of fish and rice.

As for the detour from Cixi, it is quite risky. First of all, Cixi County is located far east of Cixi in the later generations, not far from the coast. Not only is it narrow and unable to expand its troops, it is also easy to cut off the supply line by the army on the east coast that controls the sea. If it is not good, the entire army will collapse. Even if the interception of Cixi County is broken, the Qing army will still face the threat of Dinghai County in the east. At that time, under the attack from Yin County in the south, the troops returning to the aid of the bastion building area in the west, and the troops stationed in Dinghai County in the east), even the elite Manchu and Mongolian Eight Banners may not be able to hold on. Therefore, some detours from Cixi and Dinghai to attack Ningbo are basically only theoretically possible.

Therefore, the Qing army wanted to recapture the four counties and one guard of Ningbo Prefecture that had been "invaded" for several months (Xiangshan County, Changguo Guard was still in the hands of the Qing army), and they could only walk through this corridor. The people on the east coast built two solid bastions in this narrow mountain corridor. The purpose was nothing more than to use the terrain to block the Qing army brigade outside, and they could farm on the rich plains and rectify the rear. After all, Ningbo Prefecture has a rich impact plain, with fertile land and long-developed, with a rich population and property. Even in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, the population and the population in the entire Ningbo Prefecture were large, and there were still 500,000 or 600,000!

In other words, as long as the land in the eastern Ningshao Plain is not lost, then this is a population and material base firmly grasped in the hands of the people on the east coast, and the food problem that has plagued the people on the east coast for a long time will be solved. In addition, there is also the habit of raising silkworms and reeling silk, and it can also grow cotton and tea, which is definitely a rich place. So, guarding the corridor and keeping the Qing army outside the door is the king. Moreover, there are many such terrain along the coast of Zhejiang and Fujian, which are relatively isolated from the outside world, and the journey is difficult, but it is extremely convenient to come and go from the sea. Isn’t this a treasure land tailor-made for the people on the east coast? What? Do you think the Qing army can climb over Siming Mountain and other mountains to the big plain? What’s the joke? Will the Qing army still have to fight? There is no baggage, no food, and no reinforcements. This is the rhythm of sending people to the heads!

Of course, the Qing army was not a fool, so they could naturally see the "vicious thoughts" of the rebellion and the yellow-clad thief. Therefore, the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang Zhang Cunren attached great importance to this. He began to write letters to Nanjing, asking for additional troops to Shaoxing Prefecture to curb the sudden deterioration of the situation here and regain the Ningbo Prefecture, which had been mostly lost. Moreover, under the extreme tension of troops, he pieced together a unit from all over the place and handed it over to Zhejiang Admiral Tian Xiong and Gushan Ezhen Jinli, and ordered him to lead his troops into Shaoxing Prefecture and launch a tentative attack in the direction of Ningbo.

Unfortunately, there was no effective force on the ground in Zhejiang at this time. The six or seven thousand green camps and a small number of Han troops (Jin Li's headquarters) that were well-equipped and highly morale, and nearly seven thousand people from the East Coast coalition were helpless. In particular, the more than a thousand old Liaodong people brought by Jin Li, who were known as the elite, were defeated in the battle with the yellow-clad thief, the black vassal ghost slave soldiers in December last year and were beheaded for more than 270 levels, and their morale was greatly degraded.

After that, the Qing army had no major movement in the following period. Only Zhang Jie, who was appointed as the general of Ningbo, stationed in Yuyao County, sent troops several troops to raid the bastion site under construction, but were all repelled by the heavily guarded East Coast army. In January this year, more than 30 medium-sized black water fishing boats that had been wintering in Shandong went south, transporting the old servants and Chen Zhilong's troops and Chen Zhilong's troops (more than 1,000 people were laid off in the recent reorganization and decommissioning) to Dinghai County, and then quickly reinforced to the Yin County area, completely stabilizing the situation in Ningbo Prefecture.

Last week, with the end of the immigration transportation season, under the escort of powerful naval warships, seven 1,200-ton cargo sailing ships that had been maintained landed in Dinghai County with a large number of supplies and personnel, and then began the material transfer work. A large number of cold weapons such as bows, spears, arrows, and other protective gears, leather armor, iron armor, gunpowder, lead bullets and other consumables were basically concentrated in Yin County, Ningbo City, under the efforts of civil servants. In addition to the 3,000 newly recruited "Range Training Army" Ding Weiyue's troops, who had just arrived on a boat from Australia (there were more than 2,500 people starting from New China).

The successful arrival of these three troops, a total of 8,500 reinforcements, has resulted in the armed forces of the East Coast people in Ningbo Prefecture (including the Allies), and the degree of firearms has been very high. Although the Qing army in the opposite Shaoxing Prefecture also received some reinforcements from Nanjing, the number of people is only similar to that of the East Coast people, and its combat power is extremely different, which is completely incomparable. Today (April 10) Zhang Jie, the general general of the Qing army, the Ningbo, was Zhang Jie, today (April 10).

The best proof is that the Qing army should be worried about whether the people in the East Coast who have been rectified will go west to occupy Shaoxing Prefecture. After all, this is a coastal impact plain with Ningbo Prefecture. The eight counties and one guards under the jurisdiction of the territory have a large population and abundant resources. The meat on the mouth is worthless and not to eat, it is just a matter of time.

Liu Guochang rode his horse under the fort for a while, and then headed to the fort under the entourage of his personal guards. Although Chest and stable fort is now a semi-finished product and is still under construction, it is not impossible to station troops in the fort. Now, in addition to Liu Guochang's headquarters, there is also a Black Eight Banner Heavy Armor Infantry Battalion and a small number of artillery soldiers. Outside the city, there are 1,500 soldiers led by Yuan Bao, Zhang Guangcui, Zhang Jingchun and others of Shun Army. In the Tiannao Fort, which is only two kilometers away from them, there are nearly 2,000 soldiers led by the Marquis of Dashun Yue, Liu Shijun and Cai Huaze. In addition, there is a temporary camp established by the East Coast people outside the city, with nearly 3,000 newly arrived Ding Weiyue's troops stationed. These two fortresses can echo each other, and the soldiers are well-trained. If there are countless times more than a war-making army, it will be difficult to attack in an urgent manner.

"What is Mr. Liu on the East Coast doing recently? It has been a long time since he was patrolling the Western Front." On the way back, Liu Guochang suddenly asked his entourage.

"If you go back to the general, General Liu from the East Bank recently brought the newly arrived two thousand seme musket soldiers to sweep back and forth in the four counties of Yin County, Fenghua, Dinghai and Cixi. Many landlords and gentry who had been around for a long time had broken their homes, and their food, goods and livestock were filled with troops, and the land was distributed to thousands of soldiers of Ding Weiyue, Sun Shouzheng and other troops who followed them south." At this point, the followers settled and then continued: "Depending on what General Liu meant, I was afraid that they would take the path of resisting foreign countries and first settle the back, clear the hidden dangers, and then divide the land to increase the morale of the troops, and finally lead the army westward to enter Shaoxing Prefecture."

"There are eight counties and one garrison in Shaoxing Prefecture, and the household registration is prosperous. I'm afraid there are millions of people?" After hearing this, Liu Guochang also coveted the wealth of Shaoxing. He only heard him say: "I don't know what the idea of ​​General Liu is. Now that Zhang Cunren's old man is scarce, it is an excellent time to capture Shaoxing Prefecture. If you go to Nanjing to raise a large number of reinforcements, it is a difficult task. Alas, I'd better go to Yin County in person to see what the yellow-clothed army is and when to set off. The sword on my waist has long been hungry and thirsty!"

Just as Liu Guochang was thinking about meeting Liu Haiyang, Liu Haiyang was leading a team of thousands of people, carrying a large number of pigs, sheep, carriages and horses, heading south from the direction of Cixi. The destination was naturally his temporary nest, Yin County, the capital of Ningbo Prefecture. This army was the troops that Liu Haiyang went out to collect grain and taxes. A total of more than 3,500 soldiers were naturally the more than 2,000 "German volunteers". These people were blinded here, so they could only listen to the orders of the people on the east coast, and they were not vague when fighting, nor were they as diverse as those servants who were dominated by the Ming people, so they were very easy to use.

This time, Liu Haiyang led this group of men and horses to search the pseudo-Qing officials and the gentry and family members who sympathized with the Qing court in the four counties and one guards of Ningbo Prefecture. They were the most ruthless. They contributed more than 300,000 taels of silver, more than 9,000 stones of grain, beans, and more than 1,000 livestock to Liu Haiyang. At the same time, the confiscated Qing army officials and gentry land were also distributed to the 1,500 Rugao soldiers of Sun Shouzheng's troops who accompanied the expedition. As for these German soldiers, they all remembered their merits. After the war, they could use this to go to Sakhalin Island, Amur River and Espana Land.

Liu Guochang rode his horse under the fort for a while, and then headed to the fort under the entourage of his personal guards. Although Chest and stable fort is now a semi-finished product and is still under construction, it is not impossible to station troops in the fort. Now, in addition to Liu Guochang's headquarters, there is also a Black Eight Banner Heavy Armor Infantry Battalion and a small number of artillery soldiers. Outside the city, there are 1,500 soldiers led by Yuan Bao, Zhang Guangcui, Zhang Jingchun and others of Shun Army. In the Tiannao Fort, which is only two kilometers away from them, there are nearly 2,000 soldiers led by the Marquis of Dashun Yue, Liu Shijun and Cai Huaze. In addition, there is a temporary camp established by the East Coast people outside the city, with nearly 3,000 newly arrived Ding Weiyue's troops stationed. These two fortresses can echo each other, and the soldiers are well-trained. If there are countless times more than a war-making army, it will be difficult to attack in an urgent manner.

"What is Mr. Liu on the East Coast doing recently? It has been a long time since he was patrolling the Western Front." On the way back, Liu Guochang suddenly asked his entourage.

"If you go back to the general, General Liu from the East Bank recently brought the newly arrived two thousand seme musket soldiers to sweep back and forth in the four counties of Yin County, Fenghua, Dinghai and Cixi. Many landlords and gentry who had been around for a long time had broken their homes, and their food, goods and livestock were filled with troops, and the land was distributed to thousands of soldiers of Ding Weiyue, Sun Shouzheng and other troops who followed them south." At this point, the followers settled and then continued: "Depending on what General Liu meant, I was afraid that they would take the path of resisting foreign countries and first settle the back, clear the hidden dangers, and then divide the land to increase the morale of the troops, and finally lead the army westward to enter Shaoxing Prefecture."

"There are eight counties and one garrison in Shaoxing Prefecture, and the household registration is prosperous. I'm afraid there are millions of people?" After hearing this, Liu Guochang also coveted the wealth of Shaoxing. He only heard him say: "I don't know what the idea of ​​General Liu is. Now that Zhang Cunren's old man is scarce, it is an excellent time to capture Shaoxing Prefecture. If you go to Nanjing to raise a large number of reinforcements, it is a difficult task. Alas, I'd better go to Yin County in person to see what the yellow-clothed army is and when to set off. The sword on my waist has long been hungry and thirsty!"

Just as Liu Guochang was thinking about meeting Liu Haiyang, Liu Haiyang was leading a team of thousands of people, carrying a large number of pigs, sheep, carriages and horses, heading south from the direction of Cixi. The destination was naturally his temporary nest, Yin County, the capital of Ningbo Prefecture. This army was the troops that Liu Haiyang went out to collect grain and taxes. A total of more than 3,500 soldiers were naturally the more than 2,000 "German volunteers". These people were blinded here, so they could only listen to the orders of the people on the east coast, and they were not vague when fighting, nor were they as diverse as those servants who were dominated by the Ming people, so they were very easy to use.
Chapter completed!