Cutting over the end of the Ming Dynasty: a dog-leg knife at the beginning

Chapter 945 The best of the best
North China and Northwest China are still rainy and snowy, cold and humid, and the spring breeze is still lingering outside the distant Yumen Pass.However, in Jiangnan, it is another scene.The spring breeze has already blown green on both sides of the Yangtze River, blooming with colorful flowers, Hangzhou, Yangzhou, Suzhou, Zhenjiang, Nanjing, Shaoxing, Hefei, Changshu...the famous cities are bathed in the spring breeze, and the flowers are blooming like brocades.The south of the Yangtze River seems to have recovered from the food shortage crisis of the last year. The shadows of sails shuttle on the waterways, the horse-drawn carriages speed on the avenues, and the flow of people in the market is like crucian carp crossing the river. The Jurchen warriors who came out were dumbfounded.

Abatai used his troops with great speed, and he rushed all the way from Beijing to Nanjing in just over 20 days, which can be said to be as fast as lightning.Of course, his rapid progress is inseparable from the large number of leading parties. Along the way, he fought a few small-scale contact battles with the Denglai new army, and then he was no longer resisted. On the contrary, so Wherever he went, gentlemen lined the road to welcome him and provide him with food, fodder and supplies. Under such circumstances, it was a bit difficult for him to slow down.When Yan Yingyuan commanded the Ming army to launch the final blow against Dorgon, he and his army were marching mightily along the river bank towards Nanjing City.Now they are very close to Nanjing City, and the Hongwu Gate in Nanjing City has been opened for them, waiting for them to enter.

On the Yangtze River, there are still shadows of sails shuttling, and the silk music on the painting boat is leisurely and dancing, which is quite a bit like "a businesswoman does not know the hatred of subjugation, but she still sings flowers in the backyard across the river".From the founding of Hongwu to the loss of Chongzhen, for more than 200 years, there has never been a war in Nanjing. It has been peaceful and prosperous for too long. , Even if the Qing army is approaching the city, the Qinhuai River is still singing and dancing. With such a mentality, expect this city to become a strong fortress against the Qing army?Go dreaming!

Abate looked at all this with great interest, and exclaimed in his heart: "It's so prosperous...it's also very warm, the warm sunshine and the soft wind make people's bones go weak... Now Shenyang is still splashing water into ice, and everything is dying!"

Boluo watched all this greedily, his young face full of wonder.Like Yang Menglong, he also became famous at a young age. He was only in his 20s and already became a titan of the Qing court.This time Huang Taiji went south with a partial teacher and swept across Nanjing. Naturally, he also wanted to see the scenery in the south of the Yangtze River.And Jiangnan didn't let him down, the bustling world of flowers and flowers along the way was beyond his most exaggerated imagination, he just felt that a pair of eyes were not enough.He exclaimed excitedly: "Ama, Handi is really too prosperous. Compared with Liaodong, it is simply heaven!"

Abatai smiled, and said, "Yes, the fertile land of the Ming Dynasty is all in the south of the Yangtze River. Now this fertile land is in the hands of my Qing Dynasty, and the emperor's career is complete!"

Boluo laughed: "I'm afraid that Chongzhen listened to the nonsense of those idiots and rushed to become a national warrior. During the Northern Expedition, he never dreamed that he would have today? And the Heluo New Army, they also never dreamed that they would sit on the mountain Watching the tiger fight will make us rush all the way to the south of the Yangtze River? Now they must have regretted it!"

Hearing the words "Heluo New Army", Abate frowned immediately, and said in a low voice, "Boluo."

Boluo asked: "Ama, what's the matter?"

Abate said: "When you arrive in Nanjing, don't enter the city. Just lead the army and station it outside Nanjing."

Bo Luo was taken aback, and asked: "Ama, why? The soldiers have already traveled thousands of miles from Beijing to Nanjing, and they are already exhausted. Why don't you let them go to the city to relax?"

Abatai said: "Because this is too close to the sphere of influence of the Heluo New Army, Qi Hu, a famous general of the Heluo New Army, is stationed at the mouth of the Yangtze River. Even if we sleep, we have to keep one eye open, otherwise It is very likely that when you wake up, you will find that the Heluo new army has already approached the city!"

Boluo muttered: "They only have so many troops at the mouth of the Yangtze River. Is it worth being afraid of them? Besides, what's so great about the Heluo New Army? Others are afraid of them, but I am not afraid of them!"

Abatai said word for word: "You are not afraid because you haven't fought with them yet... Bolo, listen, stay outside the city to restrain the army. Once we find that the main force of the Heluo New Army appears on the Yangtze River, we will immediately Withdraw to the north, don't hesitate for a moment, otherwise you may never be able to go again!"

No matter how good the situation is, Abatai is always so cautious and always regards Heluo's new army as a serious problem, which makes Boluo quite depressed.

Just as Boluo muttered depressedly, the vanguard of the Qing army had arrived at Hongwumen.

Like Beijing, Nanjing also had a bloodless opening to the city. Countless officials and gentry knelt on the ground outside the city gate. Many of them had shaved off their forehead hair early and tied it into pigtails probably because of itchy scalps. In terms of shamelessness, To a certain extent, these ministers and officials accompanying the capital went a step further than those in Beijing, and their lower limit of integrity was lower.Amidst the flood of compliments and flattery, Abatai led a small number of personal guards into the city, while Bolo commanded the Qing army to take over Nanjing's city defense... Without any incident, Nanjing fell into the hands of the Qing army. At this point, the Qing army's The expansion has reached its limit, and a huge empire that reaches the white mountains and black waters in the north and the banks of the Yangtze River in the south has unconsciously stood majestically in the east, showing its majesty.

The problem is, the bad thing is that they've reached their limit.

Reaching the limit means that no matter where they go, they will go downhill. For a newly established empire, going downhill is very scary!

The Jurchen warriors who were washing their swords and boots in the warm water of the Yangtze River probably never dreamed that in the smoky Hexi Corridor, in the Datong Basin full of corpses, in the Jinzhong Basin soaked in blood and corpses, The Ming army is advancing rapidly to the south. These hardened steel troops have completed their respective tasks. They will gather under the black tiger flag and head north with a thunderous momentum, launching a final blow to the Qing army, which is already somewhat triumphant. !And several allied armies of the Qing army have been ruthlessly crushed by them, and now it is Huang Taiji's turn.

In Cam Ranh Bay in Annan, hundreds of large warships belonging to the Zheng Group shuttled back and forth. On several trestles, a large number of infantry lined up neatly and swaggered aboard the warships, like ants moving house.Miao people, Qiang people, Slang people, Yi people, Tibetan people, Yao people... These fierce and warlike ethnic groups have conquered the whole of Annan. The blood on the blade has not been wiped clean, and they are about to march again.This time, they will fight for the dynasty that has been expelling them, conquering them, and suppressing them. To be precise, they will fight for the general who has found a happy land for them.They sang war songs, and their morale was high, because they had already received a promise: the country they established in Annan would be recognized by Ming, and they would become the fence of Ming, and they would have the qualifications to pay tribute to Ming!This also means that they don't have to worry that Da Ming will come to conquer them and expel them from this fertile land. For this reason, what is it worth fighting for Da Ming?They were born to fight!

In this barbarian army, there is also a relatively special unit with relatively good equipment. The soldiers are silent and their armor is not the same as that of the barbarian army. They also board the ship with high morale, while their monarch and many people are crying on the shore Wave goodbye to them.This is the army of Champa. The history of Champa can be traced back to the Eastern Han Dynasty, and it has been passed down for more than 1000 years. It is indeed an ivy among many countries in Southeast Asia.However, since the Northern Song Dynasty, this ancient civilization has inevitably been strongly challenged by the rising Annan, a large area of ​​land has been lost, and its strength has been declining day by day.In the era of Zhu Yuanzhang, their last heroic monarch Zhi Peng'e uttered the last roar of Zhancheng, recruiting talents and accepting rebels, reorganizing the army, and breaking through Shenglong City, the capital of Annan Kingdom, three times, making Annan frightened.However, this is already the flashback of Champa. After the death of Zhi Peng'e, the power of Champa declined even more. When Wang Rui and Qin Mai led the army into Annan, they almost only had the isolated city of the capital.The barbarian army wiped out the Chen Dynasty in Annan with the force of the autumn wind, and Zhancheng was also shocked by it. After expressing his willingness to surrender to the barbarian army, Wang Rui did not embarrass them. On the contrary, he returned a large number of Cham people captured by Annan during the war, and allowed them to recover several cities and large tracts of farmland occupied by Annan , The power of Champa Kingdom has been boosted, and it can be said that I am grateful to Wang Rui.This time, I heard that Wang Rui's home country was in trouble, and he wanted to bring [-] troops back to fight against the Qing army. The king of Champa also expressed his willingness to send troops to help the battle. He collected and gathered [-] elite soldiers, and the prince of Champa personally led them. Most of the family's fortune was staked.King Champa is still very clear-headed, knowing that his lips are dead and his teeth are cold. If Daming really dies, Wang Rui, who has a close relationship with Daming, will definitely not be able to escape. Once Wang Rui is defeated by the Qing army, their small country will also die. Totally screwed.Moreover, they knew the combat effectiveness of Wang Rui and his battle. It would be a sure win if they fought against the Qing army from a place so far away that they could not even imagine. A share of military exploits?
It was Zheng Zhilong who personally led the fleet to carry the barbarian army. He saw that these rebellious barbarians marched with strict rules and regulations, and they really obeyed orders. The characters can pack hundreds of thousands of barbarian wolf soldiers into obedience, willing to die, the strength of Heluo's new army can be imagined, this battle... the Qing army will definitely lose!"

Wang Rui grinned, and said: "Admiral Zheng is polite. In fact, these wolf soldiers are very easy to deal with. As long as you are right with their appetite, you can sell your life! As long as you can convince them, even if it is to make them jump into the fire pit and go to the mountain of swords, They won’t even frown!” He bowed his hands to Zheng Zhilong and said, “I’d like to thank Admiral Zheng for taking care of me as I head north this time!”

Zheng Zhilong returned the salute solemnly, saying: "Don't dare, this is a matter within Zheng's job, and Zheng also wants to make a contribution!"

Wang Rui turned to Qin Mai and said, "Third brother, I'm going!"

Qin Mai flicked on his shoulder armor and said: "Go, don't worry, Annan has me, and those barbarians in Chenla can't overthrow the sky! Go early and return early, and Shui Zhenla is waiting for us two brothers To conquer!"

Wang Rui laughed loudly: "That's right! Let them live longer first, and when I return from victory, their good days will be over!"

King Zhancheng came over, saluted Wang Rui respectfully, and said: "General, most of the elites of the country have been handed over to you. You just use them as your own army, charge into battle, behead generals, capture flags, and destroy cities." Zhai, as long as you give an order, they will be brave and take the lead without saying a word!"

Wang Rui said with a smile: "Don't worry, your noble king, your prince, and your army will all become my close comrades-in-arms. You just wait for their triumphant return, and the capital will be victorious!"

The king of Champa kept saying: "It's so good, it's so good!"

Wang Rui bid farewell to the veterans again, then boarded the battleship and raised the commander's flag.

The huge fleet poured out from the port, covering the sea, heading northward, unstoppable.

In Hainan, Wang Tiehammer also led his men aboard the battleship.His troops were not many, only about 7 people, but they were all big men in heavy armor, holding giant axes, and carrying strong bows and crossbows, making them intimidating.These are the heavy infantry that once ran rampant on the battlefield. The new army of Heluo is moving towards full weaponry. ax, so they all followed Wang Tiehammer to Hainan to open up wasteland and farm land.Now that the enemy army has swept over half of the Ming Dynasty, the Heluo New Army and the Tianxiong Army have only [-] to [-] people, and their strength is stretched. These can openers of the cold weapon era have finally ushered in their final glory. They will follow this taciturn The generals returned to the battlefield, their indestructible phalanx and meat grinder-like giant axes will become a nightmare for the Qing army.

The sea breeze blows strongly in Yantai, and it is terribly cold. Occasionally, the sun shines on the ground, but there is no warmth. After all, rain, ice and snow are the mainstream of this season. If you want to enjoy the warm sunshine, you have to wait for a while.The sailors of the Transformers fleet looked at the boundless sea ice and gritted their teeth, wishing they could smash the damned sea ice with their fists.They have been trapped here for a long time, and they are already anxious.

The hot air balloon slowly landed in the strong sea breeze, and the observer, whose lips were white with cold, shouted loudly: "The sea ice...is broken! I saw it with my own eyes. There are many cracks, the widest one is more than ten feet wide!"

Under the sunshine without much warmth, the sea ice that had tormented the Denglai Navy for a whole winter began to disintegrate and melt in large pieces with a crackling sound.Listening to the sound of ice breaking from the sea breeze, Shen Tingyang showed a chilling smile.

The sea ice will disappear in at most ten days. Jiannu, you are going to be in big trouble!

People in Dalian Bay shout Ma Xi, which is very lively.Although the Bohai Sea is frozen, this ice-free port is not. The route from Dalian to Jeju Island has always been smooth. The Dongjiang Navy Navy shuttles between the two places every day, transporting the military horses from the Jeju Island Military Horse Farm to Dalian, and then sending them to Dalian. To Fuzhou.The cavalrymen of the Ming army, who had only one horse left in the fierce battle last winter, recovered at an amazing speed, and their blood-red eyes kept staring at Shenyang.Spring is coming, and so is their chance for revenge!

(End of this chapter)