After the Ming army blocked the gap and dug up the soil bags that blocked the river, the flood quickly flowed northward into Taihu Lake and eastward into the sea.

Because it was flooded for a short time, it did not cause much disaster, but the food and food supplies were washed away and soaked. If disaster relief was not good, it would definitely lead to a major disaster.

At this time, the soaked ground was covered with mud, and the Ming soldiers marched towards Huzhou on the mud.

In the Battle of Hangzhou, 50,000 Qing troops were almost wiped out by the Ming army, with more than 30,000 casualties, most of whom were drowned, and nearly 20,000 were captured. Only Ma Guanghui led more than 100 people and fled Hangzhou.

After one battle, the Qing army in Zhejiang was almost destroyed, leaving only Huzhou, northern Zhejiang, and 30,000 Qing troops stationed in Jiaxing.

After the Ming army flooded Hangzhou, it occupied the city of Hangzhou. Zhu Yihai ordered the beheading of Zhang Cunren and passed it to Zhejiang, Yuqian, Changhua, Deqing, Anji, Haining, Chongde and other places. For a time, Jiangdong was in full swing.

At this time, Zhu Yihai, the founding chief of the Ming Dynasty, led more than 100,000 troops, and hundreds of soldiers, covering the disaster area and entering the boundary of Huzhou.

The great victory in Hangzhou severely damaged the Qing army in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, disrupted the deployment of the Qing army, greatly encouraged the confidence of the Ming army, and enabled Zhu Yihai to establish a high prestige in the army.

Since Jiashen, the Ming Dynasty has retreated step by step and lost its land. This battle of Rehang was a provincial capital recovered by the Ming army's head-on attack. Moreover, this provincial capital is close to Nanjing, and its influence is far better than the previous battle in Fujian.

Under the great victory, Zhu Yihai himself was also full of confidence and had the opportunity to seize the opportunity to regain the entire territory of Zhejiang, open up a channel to Nanjing, and create an invincible achievement.

After the Ming army occupied Hangzhou, the local area was actually very unstable and needed relief and disaster relief. However, Zhu Yihai did not stay in Hangzhou, but ordered the army to continue northward.

At this time, the Ming army had just recovered Hangzhou and was not ready to continue attacking Nanjing, but Zhu Yihai also knew that with the defeat of Hangzhou, the Qing army in Jiangnan would inevitably be frightened and frivolous.

At this time, the main force of the Qing army was still attacking Huguang, which was a great opportunity for the Ming army to take advantage of the situation.

Going north, not only can you pursue the remnants of the Qing army, but you can also collect Huzhou, open the passage to Nanjing, prepare for the future restoration of Nanjing, and also obtain a barrier for Hangzhou to prevent the main force of the Qing army from returning to Jiangnan and counterattacking Hangzhou.

In the south of Huzhou City, at the foot of Jingai Mountain, flags spread across the wilderness, and 100,000 Zhejiang troops advanced forward, with the spirit of sweating and raining, throwing whips and breaking the flow.

On the hillside, Zhu Yihai was wearing a shiny golden armor, wearing a big red cloak, and a sword hanging around his waist, which was eye-catching under the banner of the big cage.

Under the tempering of his years of war career, Zhu Yihai gradually grew from a vassal king who only knew pleasure to a responsible, responsible and ambitious master.

At this time, he held a horse whip in his hand and looked at the advancing army, unconsciously showing his ambition. Suddenly he raised the horse whip and felt full of enthusiasm. "If you burn your boats, you will eventually belong to Chu. If you lie on firewood and taste gall, you can swallow Wu with three thousand Yue armor."

Since the first year of Hongguang, Zhu Yihai has risen and fallen. After experiencing the failure of Rehang and the defeat of Zhejiang East, he has endured and persevered for more than five years. Today, he finally led more than 100,000 Zhejiang troops to launch a counterattack, which made him feel a little emotional.

I'm afraid that Emperor Longwu, who is still alive, cannot compare with this pride.

"Governor Zhang is back!" The voice of the general pulled Zhu Yihai's thoughts back.

He looked up and saw a team of horse soldiers surrounding Zhang Mingzhen and galloping towards him.

Soon, Zhang Mingzhen ran to the foot of the mountain, tied the reins of the horse, climbed up the hillside quickly, clasped his fists and said, "Your Highness, the city of Huzhou is fifty miles ahead. The Qing army in the city should have known the news about Hangzhou, and they all retreated into the city, and they dared not fight with our army!"

Zhu Yihai heard the words and smiled on his face: "Huzhou Prefecture and Changzhou Prefecture are located in the north and south of Taihu Lake. Today, the lonely king will take advantage of the situation and will go to Huzhou. My dear ministers can send orders to Bo'an and ask him to take Changzhou Wujin, and then Su Song's fertile land will be in the lonely hand."

Huzhou is located south of Taihu Lake, Changzhou is located north of Taihu Lake, east of the two prefectures are the wealthy Suzhou and Songjiang Prefectures, and west of the two prefectures is Nanjing City.

If the Ming army could occupy Huzhou and Changzhou, Su Song's two prefectures could issue an edict.

In this way, the restoration of Nanjing is just around the corner.

Zhang Mingzhen clasped his fists and said, "As for the orders!"

On the hillside, all the generals of the Ming army looked excited and their hearts were filled with passion.

The great victory in Hangzhou sounded the clarion call for the Ming army to enter a counterattack, and even ignited the hope of Zhu Yihai to recover Nanjing and liberate the Ming Dynasty.

Zhenjiang City, hundreds of miles away from Huzhou, was pitch black and silent at this time. Only occasionally could you hear the footsteps of Qing soldiers patrolling.

After the defeat of the Yangtze River War, the Qing army's navy did not dare to fight, and Mandahai was unwilling to see the manchu-de-made navy built by the Qing court, and was reimbursed in his own hands, so the navy was ordered to shrink into the water camp and no longer fight. He was preparing to wait for the Poyang Lake Navy in Jiangxi to go east to reinforce and then fight with Zhao Ming.

At this time, tens of thousands of troops were stationed in Zhenjiang City, which was as solid as a matter of fact, but in the war, anything could happen, so a strict curfew was imposed in the city, and the Qing army was extremely strict in defense.

At the fourth update, outside the dark Zhenjiang City, a rapid sound of horse hooves came from afar. Several cavalrymen rushed over and rushed outside the south gate of Zhenjiang after a moment.

The visitor was Ma Guanghui who successfully escaped from Hangzhou. His escape from Hangzhou made Fang Guoan furious and killed hundreds of prisoners with his own hands to vent his anger.

After Ma Guanghui fled to Huzhou, he learned that Mandahai was in Zhenjiang City, so he rushed to Zhenjiang City without stopping to report the emergency military information.

At this time, Ma Guanghui held the reins of the horse, controlled the war horses, and looked at the city head and shouted loudly, "Open the city gate quickly! The military situation is urgent."

Zhenjiang was already on the front line of battle, and the soldiers of the defenders did not dare to be careless. The general in charge poked out half of his body and asked, "Who is coming? Where can I report the urgent situation?"

"I, the general of Zhejiang East Ma Guanghui! Hangzhou is anxious!" Ma Guanghui felt a sense of shame.

When the defenders on the city heard this, they did not dare to be careless, "Have a moment!"

Not long after, a general of Qingjiang came to the city, looked down, and saw the person clearly through the fire, and couldn't help but exclaim, "Oh, it's really Ma Junmen!"

When Ma Guanghui heard the sound on the top of the city, he couldn't help but feel happy, "It's Li Junmen! Open the door for brothers quickly!"

The commander of the city was Li Benshen, the general of Wusong. This position was originally from Li Chengdong, but because Li Chengdong was in advance, General Wusong was appointed by Li Benshen, who was also from Gaojie Town.

Li Benshen said: "The prince has an order, and the door must not be opened at night. Do you think you are waiting for the brothers to report to the prince, or do you feel wronged that the Ma Junmen will come to the city from the hanging basket?"

The Qing Dynasty first used the Han people to value the Eight Banners, followed by the Han people in Liaodong, then the northern men, and finally the Han army surrendered in the south.

Ma Guanghui was from the Han people in Liaodong and belonged to the group of people who were highly valued by the Qing Dynasty. Li Benshen surrendered in the south. In the Qing army sequence, he had many things and few contributions. He was a little dissatisfied with the Qing army generals of the Liaodong clan, or was jealous.

Ma Guanghui didn't care about his shame, "Hangbasket, please ask Li Junmen to pull me up to the city quickly."

Li Benshen felt a stern heart. It was estimated that Ma Guanghui had indeed encountered a big event, so he hurriedly waved his hand and asked someone to put down the hanging basket. Ma Guanghui's seven-foot man didn't care much about it. He got into the basket and was pulled up to the city wall by the soldiers.

In the city, in the headquarters of the General of the Conquest South, Mandahai was woken up by someone. When he walked into the festival hall, he saw a figure paving back and forth anxiously in the hall.

Mandahai frowned slightly, displeased in his heart, "Ma Guanghui, you lost eastern Zhejiang and did not defend the city in Hangzhou. You have made meritorious contributions. What should you do when you come to Zhenjiang?"

When Ma Guanghui saw Mandahai coming in, he suddenly knelt on the ground and said with a sad face: "Prince, Hangzhou is over, the 50,000 troops are all over!"

Mandahai was woken up by someone, his mind was still a little confused, but now he suddenly felt like five thunders rushing, his legs were weak, and he was about to fall down when he saw that he was shaking. Ma Guanghui was quick in his eyes and hands, and hurriedly supported him, "Prince, please keep it steady!"

"Ah!" Mandahai suddenly let out a beast-like roar and kicked Ma Guanghui away, "Dog slave, you have killed me and killed the Qing Dynasty!"
Chapter completed!