In 1652, the eighth year of Longwu in the Ming Dynasty and the ninth year of Shunzhi in the Qing Dynasty.

This year was a year when the situation in the world changed drastically. The Qing Dynasty had been in the pass for many years and failed to resolve the resistance forces in the south. Doorgun, who was in charge, was assassinated by opposition forces within the Qing Dynasty. The Qing Dynasty's regime fell into the hands of the young Shunzhi and the Empress Dowager Bumubutai.

In the big game of the world, Doorgun failed to unify the world. The Qing Dynasty changed its flag bearer, and the national policy also changed, from seeking unification and taking a big step back to the division of the north and the south.

This change was a choice that the Qing Dynasty would inevitably make after continuous military defeats.

Dorgun insisted on his own and insisted on the strategy of unification. He was eventually abandoned by the Manchu nobles and turned to the peace faction to dominate the Qing Dynasty.

After nearly ten years of arduous struggle, the Ming Dynasty finally stood firm and began to sound the horn of counterattack.

Between the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the offensive and defensive momentum gradually reversed.

Previously, the Qing Dynasty wanted to conquer and destroy the Ming Dynasty, but now it has become a vested interest, while the Ming Dynasty has changed from hardship to regaining the rivers and mountains.

All factions within the Ming army seized the opportunity and prepared to develop and strengthen their own forces through the war against the Qing Dynasty, and prepare for gaining more power and interests in the future.

Last year, due to Zhao Ming's restraint outside the pass, Zhejiang was given time to restore and develop.

During this period, Jiangdong silk weaving industry flourished, and Zhejiang's damaged economy was restored.

After Zhu Yihai flooded Hangzhou and captured Hangzhou, the Zhejiang faction actually faced tremendous pressure.

In the past two years, due to the restraint of Donghai Town, Zhejiang has been restored. The central Zhejiang plains have matured and harvested millions of stones of grain. The minerals in western and southern Zhejiang, mulberry fields and tea gardens have also brought great wealth.

After the reserves in the past two years, Zhu Yihai has absolutely excellent soldiers and sufficient food.

These many commanders occupied the rich land of Zhejiang, cooperated with Donghai Town, and developed maritime trade, and all became rich men.

With money, food, soldiers, and strong morale, the generals of the Zhejiang clan had long wanted to seek greater benefits and had more territory, and they all wanted to move and fight a big battle. Moreover, everyone was embarrassed to let Donghai Town hold on.

At this time, when the Longwu Dynasty launched a counterattack in Chu and Gan, the Zhejiang people were trying to revive Jinling for the sake of overall situation and their own interests.

In November, Zhao Ming, a general from Zhejiang, returned to Jiangdong, which greatly boosted the spirit of the Zhejiang people and increased his confidence in regaining Jinling.

Just when Zhao Ming returned to Jiangdong, news came from Huguang that the Longwu court had 200,000 to 300,000 sieges Wuchang for several months, and finally captured Wuchang. Kong Youde, the commander of the Qing army in the city, committed suicide, and more than 40,000 Qing troops were all beheaded.

When the news came, the world was shaken. The Zhejiang people were excited, and a sense of urgency also enveloped Zhu Yihai and many of the commanding ministers.

At the end of December, Hangzhou.

As the New Year approaches, the city of Hangzhou is full of tension.

Outside the city, the Zhejiang army camp spread. On the streets inside the city, teams of soldiers drove out, and large chariots filled with grain and military funds were transported one by one to the military camp outside the city.

At this time, a cavalry of hundreds of people surrounded by a general wearing silver armor and several officials wearing red robes and green robes entered Hangzhou City.

Judging from the flag and clothing, the person who came was Zhao Dashi of Donghai, as well as the commander of the Third Department of Donghai, as well as the assistant officers of the staff.

Such a lineup is rare in Hangzhou, which attracted people on the street to stop and watch, and talked, "Hey, it seems to be the men of Dashui Zhao."

"Which Marshal Zhao?"

"Apart from the East China Sea, which surnamed Zhao has the nerve to call Zhao Dashen?"

While talking and watching, the sound of hooves suddenly sounded loudly in front of the street, and a general led dozens of cavalry to come.

The cavalry rushed to Zhao Ming and his group. The young general was Li Yuanyin. He held the horse and bowed to Zhao Ming at the horse and said happily: "The Duke of China will not notify you when you come. I am here and I will come to welcome the Duke of China and the officials of the Three Departments of the East China Sea!"

Zhao Ming looked at Li Yuanyin. In a few years, the young man had become a capable young man. He smiled on his face, "No need to be polite, let's go to the palace and pay homage to Your Highness."

At this moment, the two teams gathered together and headed to Zhu Yihai's palace together.

Zhao Ming rode a horse with Li Yuanyin and asked casually: "Brother Yuan, have your father and commander arrived?"

Zhao Ming and Li Yuanyin are about the same age, but their status is higher than that of Li Chengdong, so in front of Li Yuanyin, he regarded himself as an elder.

Li Yuanyin said excitedly: "Mr. Father and Marshal have arrived early, Marshal Zhang, Marshal Wu, and Duke Fang have also arrived, so I'm waiting for Duke."

It seems that Zhu Yihai is indeed preparing to recover Jinling and the four major King Kongs of Zhejiang will gather together, and there will definitely be a big battle.

What a glorious thing to restore Jinling, Li Yuanyin and others are all looking forward to it, full of excitement.

Not long after, a group of people came to the palace gate. Zhu Yihai, who had received the news, had led many generals and officials to greet him in front of the palace gate.

"Haha, the Lone King thought Bo'an had to wait for the New Year before coming, and he didn't want to move so quickly!" Zhu Yihai was wearing a vermilion red dragon robe, a jade belt, and a golden silk winged crown, with an extraordinary demeanor.

Zhao Ming quickly turned over and dismounted the horse, threw the reins and whip to Ding Weiyue, and then quickly stepped forward and led the civil and military officials in Donghai Town to salute Zhu Yihai, "I will pay homage to the crown prince!"

Zhu Yihai hurried forward, helped Zhao Ming up, and smiled and said, "You don't have to be too polite to Bo'an, you all have the same family!"

The Longwu court restored Wuchang, forced Kong Youde's family to death, and killed tens of thousands of Qing troops, which greatly boosted its reputation.

In the past two years, except for Zhao Ming's actions, Zhu Yihai did not fight with the Qing army, but focused on restoring Zhejiang, and had no major moves, so his prestige was gradually suppressed by Longwu.

Now, seeing the imperial court restoration of Wuchang, Zhu Yihai was eager to restore Nanjing. However, although the Zhejiang faction had been Yangrui for two years, the Qing army in Jiangnan had also prepared for two years. It was still difficult for Zhu Yihai to restore Nanjing by relying solely on Zhu Yihai's strength, so Zhu Yihai was very happy about Zhao Ming's arrival.

Donghai Town has strong combat power and is the most capable team in Zhejiang. With Zhao Ming participating in the battle to restore Nanjing, Zhu Youjian is more confident in restoring Nanjing.

Zhao Ming stood up, "I heard that Doerg was dead, the Qing Dynasty was in turmoil, and the court revived Wuchang again. This was a god-given opportunity for the Ming Dynasty to recover Jinling. With such an opportunity, I could not celebrate the New Year in Suzhou. Naturally, I rushed over and obeyed Your Highness's order."
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