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In Jianghuai, Duduo's defeat triggered huge panic among Qing troops everywhere.
All kinds of rumors spread like a plague, and the Qin army became a legend that it was invincible.
First, there was a collective defection of two thousand Green Camp troops from Fengyang Prefecture, followed by uprisings in Dingyuan, Huaiyuan, Mengcheng, Hongxian, Shouzhou and other places on both sides of the Huaihe River.
Under the instigation of Ye Bushou, the people in these places rose up one after another, killed local Manchu officials, and resisted the rule of the aliens. They coordinated in many places and made a huge noise, which made the already panicked Qing army even more nervous. Grass and trees are all soldiers.
As the saying goes, wildfires never burn out, but spring breezes blow them again. In the Central Plains area, the rebel army, which had fallen into a trough under Duduo's siege a few months ago, also took advantage of this spring breeze to attack cities and plunder lakes. With the support of the local people, they were starting to set fire to the prairie fire again.
Especially the group of troops led by Dongfang Sheng. Although there were only a few hundred people left, they had gone through countless battles and had become elites. They suddenly appeared in Shandong and attacked Jining City in one fell swoop;
There were countless followers from the people of Jining, and within a few days, Dongfang Sheng actually pulled up tens of thousands of horses.
Jining's strategic location is very important. It is bordered by four lakes: Weishan Lake, Zhaoyang Lake, Dushan Lake, and Nanyang Lake to the south. It guards the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. It is only 60 to 70 miles away from Yanzhou, an important town in the east, west and south of Shandong, to the east.
Dongfang Sheng's capture of Jining was tantamount to slashing seven inches above the Qing army.
The more than 30,000 Qing troops besieging Sizhou heard that there were turmoils in many cities behind them. They were panicked and at a loss what to do. They quickly gave up the siege and retreated westward.
Yan Yingyuan sent a small group of elite cavalry to continuously harass, and personally led 3,000 men and horses to slowly advance westward. Wherever he went, the people greeted him on the road like clouds after a long drought.
Immediately afterwards, the 10,000-strong army led by Jin Shenghuan, with the help of the navy, crossed the river and headed north. Defeated Qingjiangpu in one fell swoop.
In Suqian County, former Ming guerrilla Zhao Hongming suddenly led his troops to attack the county government at night, killed Qing general Zhang Cunren with gunpowder, and then led two hundred of his men to rush out of Suqian County and defect to the Qin army.
Jin Shenghuan's army quickly advanced to Suqian. The three thousand Qing troops in Suqian were leaderless. When they heard that the Qin army was coming, they fled without fighting. Jin Shenghuan easily captured Suqian City without firing an arrow.
The 10,000-strong army then marched non-stop towards Xuzhou, with artillery and food supplies all escorted by the navy. Jin Shenghuan, who was advancing lightly, marched seventy miles a day. The advance speed was astonishing, faintly forming a north-south echo with Dongfang Sheng who captured Jining.
At this time. The remnants of Duduo were pursued by Su Jin, Li Jiu, and Niu Wanchuan and fled back to Fengyang in embarrassment. Su Jin quickly captured Dingyuan County. Dingyuan County was very close to Fengyang, the capital of the Ming Dynasty. After Su Jin captured Dingyuan, he used it as a base, constantly sending troops to attack Fengyang Mansion.
On the south side. After Liu Meng's 25,000 troops received supplies of food and grass, they left Qingliu Pass in the north and rushed to Dingyuan to join Su Jin.
On the western front, Li Guo's 20,000 troops stationed at Huoshan were dispatched after receiving the order. Together with Meng Ke's 10,000 troops from Luzhou, a total of 30,000 troops were advancing towards Shouzhou along the west bank of Fei River.
Suddenly, the three Qin armies totaled 100,000. Taking advantage of the power of victory, they marched together with great momentum.
In Chuzhou City, Qin Mu, who did not have a "personal expedition" this time, set up a temporary command post in the compound on the east side of the state government office. He repeatedly discussed with Gu Junen, Yu Dayou and others who came from Jinling whether the arrangements were appropriate.
It is worth mentioning that among the new Jinshi, Qin Mu specially recruited Jin Lei and Sima Kai, and Jin Lei conspired in Jiangyin. He helped Su Jin defeat the Qing army, and Qin Mu was very optimistic about him.
As for Sima Kai, he was actually very talented, and Qin Mu was used to him. In addition, it can be regarded as a reward for Sima An's hard work and hard work for so long.
There are still twenty days until the New Year. The wind and snow in the past few days seemed to have exhausted all the clouds in the sky. The sky outside the door was very clean, and the long-lost sunshine seemed particularly bright, giving people a warm feeling.
Yan Gaofei, who had not been seen for a while, hurriedly walked in and reported to Qin Mu: "King Qin, we have just received news that Jiang Quan, the former general of Datong in the Ming Dynasty, rebelled against the Qing Dynasty and killed Wu Weihua, the obedient Marquis of Manchu Qing Dynasty, and Geng Yin, the pseudo-prefect of Datong. After escaping, Jiang Quan was trapped in Pangjinfu County, and all eleven counties near Datong rebelled. Using the cutting of braids as a symbol, Shanxi was shaken, but... "
"But what?" Qin Mu asked.
"Back to the King of Qin, Jiang Quan regards the Yongli of Guangxi as the first shuo..." After Yan Gaofei finished speaking, he glanced at Qin Mu quietly.
In today's world, even the King of Lu has taken the title of supervising the country and regarded Da Qin as Zhengshuo. However, this Jiang Yu turned a blind eye to Da Qin and would rather follow Zhu Youlang, who was busy fighting within Guangdong and Guangxi, as Zhengshuo. This is not for Qin Mu. Just add to the blockage.
Qin Mu didn't think so. After hearing the news, he smiled happily and said: "This is God helping me! Hahaha..."
Gu Junen also smiled and said: "My king is ordered by heaven, and at the critical moment, he will have heaven's help. This is a sign that the Qin Dynasty will prosper!"
Yu Dayou stroked his long beard and continued: "Shanxi is now the place where the wealth of the Qing Dynasty comes from. Moreover, Xuanda University has always been the northwest gateway of Yanjing. Datong's rebellion directly threatens the safety of Yanjing. The Manchu Qing Dynasty must not sit idly by. Reason. Haha... It seems that Manqing is really exhausted. Duduo has just been defeated in Chuzhou and fled back to Fengyang in embarrassment. Xiaoqiang is in trouble again in Shanxi. Now Dorgon may be really worried. "
"Jiang Quan is a rebellious person. The Tatars are retreating steadily. It is not surprising that he is rebelling against the Qing Dynasty at this time. It doesn't matter whether such a person follows the banner of our king or not. As long as he stirs up chaos in Shanxi, he is considered a helper. We are very busy."
It’s no wonder that Gu Junen didn’t have a good impression of Jiang Quan. Jiang Quan was originally the commander-in-chief of Datong in the Ming Dynasty. When Li Zicheng marched into Shanxi, he surrendered without a fight. At that time, Li Zi looked down on a weakling like him and wanted to kill him quickly;
Under the persuasion of Zhang Tianlin, the general of the Dashun Army, Li Zicheng spared his life. When the Qing army entered the pass and Li Zicheng was defeated, Jiang Quan attacked Zhang Tianlin, his savior, and killed the Datong defender Zhang Tianlin and surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, causing the Dashun army to attack all fronts in Shanxi. collapse.
Now it is estimated that he saw the Manchu Qing retreating steadily, so he raised troops to rebel against the Qing. Seriously speaking, this guy is really a rebel.
Sima Kai thought for a while and said cautiously: "King Qin, Duduo has suffered a new defeat, his morale is low, the Central Plains righteous flags are rising, and Shandong and Shanxi are experiencing great changes. At this time, Duduo will not be able to stay in Huainan for a long time. I believe that our army does not need to advance too fast now, but only needs to fight steadily and step by step to win. "
Jin Lei nodded in agreement: "Wei Chen also thinks that adjustments should be made now. Duduo is eager to return to the north. He will most likely seek a battle with our army before returning to the north in order to stabilize the situation in Huainan. At this time, as long as our army does not Don't be impatient and work step by step. Duduo can't afford to delay, and the defeat is certain. "
Qin Mu nodded happily and said to Yan Gaofei: "Instruct Liu Meng and Meng Ke to advance step by step according to the situation. There is no need to rush and allocate more troops to protect the logistics line. Now for our army, as long as it is undefeated, it is a win. . Jin Shenghuan on the eastern front is still advancing as planned, striving to capture Xuzhou as quickly as possible in order to echo Jining's Dongfang Sheng."
"Yes, King Qin." Yan Gaofei saluted and hurried out.
The Jurchens have a sparse population, with no more than 70,000 to 80,000 soldiers. Including the attached Mongolian troops and Han army flags, the total number is only 112,000. If they continue to be as powerful and invincible as they were in the early days of entering the Pass, many Han people will naturally be willing to surrender;
Now that they have encountered heavy setbacks, are being retreated steadily, their troops and horses have been reduced by more than half, and their vitality has been severely damaged, how many Han people will be willing to be the slaves of the Manchus? Resistance is inevitable.
It is estimated that people like Jiang Yu will appear one after another in the future. As long as the Qin Dynasty keeps exerting pressure and drags the Qing army to the southern front, if nothing else, the Manchu uprisings in the Central Plains and Shaanxi will definitely not be suppressed by the Qing Dynasty;
Because these places have been in constant war for the past two decades and the people's livelihood is difficult. Most young people grew up in the war, and warlikeness has become the nature of most people.
The atmosphere in the hall seemed very relaxed. Generally speaking, in the confrontation with the Qing Dynasty, Da Qin Mu had already gained the upper hand. As long as they did not make any mistakes and kept fighting steadily, it would be a matter of time before the Qing Dynasty was expelled from the Central Plains.
When Qin Mu was happy, he ordered Li Shi: "Go and bring Zu Dabi up. I want to invite him to drink. You need to drink more of this wine. Hahaha..."
Gu Junen and Yu Dayou looked at each other and couldn't help but smile. Qin Mu invited Zu Dabi to drink from time to time. He was really a drunkard who didn't care about drinking.
It is said that on the second day after capturing Zu Dabi, he invited Zu Dabi to drink in the camp at Chuhe River. The two of them got drunk and had a great time. The Qing army who was captured together saw it. Now Many people have "successfully escaped", and the story of Qin Mu and Zu Dabi's drinking and chatting should soon be reported back to Duduo and back to Yanjing.
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ps: In the battle for the monthly vote list, I was kicked off my horse, which is great! The drum is exhausted, the arrow is exhausted, the string is broken, the white blade is crossed, the sword is broken... Others are flying with their hooves, but I am running on two feet. Brothers, give me a hand and don't give up.
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