Chapter 82 The King of Lu
With Duoduo's order, the military order was passed, and the Qing army camp, which had been silent for a long time, became excited.
The Eight Banners soldiers wearing various armor rushed out of the camp. They brought all their equipment, turned over their horses, gathered outside the camp, and then galloped away.
In just one hour, the infantry and cavalry in the Qing army camp were empty, leaving only some green camp soldiers, and they were still packing up their supplies.
Tens of thousands of Qing soldiers rolled south to deal with the Ming army on the north bank before the Ming army received news and retreated to the south bank of Qiantang River.
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Hangzhou has a developed economy, and the local area has been developed very thoroughly, with almost no wasteful land.
Outside Hangzhou City, the Ming army took advantage of the situation and was full of Ming army camps everywhere.
When the Qing army looked outside the city, they saw that they were either military flags or tents or Ming soldiers coming and going, which was frightening.
The Qing army in Hangzhou had been holding on for more than half a month under the siege of the Ming army, but the city was still firmly in their hands.
Around the city of Hangzhou, there are all Ming army camps. The 100,000 Ming troops were terrifying and surrounded Hangzhou.
Zhao Ming ran away and ran all the way. He had to meet King Lu before the Qing army arrived, so that King Lu could withdraw his troops tightly. Otherwise, when the Qing army arrived, 100,000 Zhejiang soldiers would become lonely ghosts.
In the west of Hangzhou City, Zhao Ming came to a camp located in Bapanling, and saw the official army camping on the ridge and the camp spread.
As he approached the camp, a team of officers and cavalrymen rushed over and surrounded him.
The head of the officer looked at Zhao Ming with several heads hanging around his waist and two heads in his hand, as if he was visiting relatives during the Chinese New Year. He couldn't help but be stunned. The surrounding officials and cavalry were also stunned by him.
"Where did the fierce men come from here? It's so amazing to kill many Tartars by one!" The official cavalry held back the war horses and looked at Zhao Ming in horror.
They looked at Zhao Ming with at least six Qing soldiers' heads. The head officer did not dare to be arrogant and clasped his fists and said, "I wonder why this brother is here?"
As he said that, he pointed at the head of the Qing soldiers and inquired: "What's going on?"
Zhao Ming was panting. He ran all the way like a god-walking Taibao, supporting himself, panting for a while, cracking his lips, bowing and saying, "Sometimes, Zhao Ming, the head of the Qingmu Hall of Heaven and Earth Association, Zhao Bo'an, has an urgent military situation, and he needs to report to His Highness King Lu."
At this time, Zhao Ming didn't care about hiding anything. He hoped that the Hangzhou government army would have heard of his name. Otherwise, if he wanted to see King Lu, just like ordinary people who wanted to see the head of state, you would not even see a county magistrate easily.
These heads were the stepping stones for Zhao Ming to meet King Lu. With them, they could interrogate less, quickly attract the attention of the government army and save valuable time.
The soldiers below were ignorant and had never heard of Zhao Ming's name. The young general in front of him looked like he knew that Zhao Ming was such a person, or the Heaven and Earth Association, so he did not dare to neglect him, so he hurriedly bowed back, "Please wait, Lord Zhao."
After saying that, he personally pulled out his horse and went back to report.
Not long after, Zhao Ming appeared in the camp, but did not see King Lu, but was received by Fang Guoan, the general of King Lu.
After all, King Lu is the governor of Zhejiang and the lord of a country. He has to report whenever he meets his own people or summon him later, let alone an outsider.
Fang Guoan was not as famous as the four towns in Jiangbei and Zuo Town in Wuchang, but during the Hongguang period, he was actually the general and fought with Zuo Liangyu in Chizhou. He defeated Zuo Zhenbing with Huang Degong.
After the demise of the Hongguang Dynasty, the four towns in Jiangbei and the Zuo Town in Wuchang surrendered. Fang Guoan could only be regarded as miscellaneous brands, but the mercenaries entered Zhejiang and continued to fight against the Qing Dynasty.
When the Qing army invaded Zhejiang, Fang Guoan fought fiercely with the Qing soldiers outside the city to defend Hangzhou and defend the Lu Wang’s small court. Unexpectedly, the Lu Wang, who was praised by the Donglin Party, was a beast. Not only did he not call for defending the city, he sent wine and food to reward the manpower attacking Hangzhou. The officials under the city were so angry that they were almost angry to death and they all drove away.
Fang Guoan was so angry that his eyes were red. He led more than 10,000 troops to retreat from Hangzhou to the east bank of Qiantang River. Later, he and Wang Zhiren's troops formed the main force of the anti-Qing armed forces in eastern Zhejiang.
Now the Lu Jianguo appointed him as Duke of Yue and controlled his troops. He was the number one general under the command of the King of Lu.
Fang Guoan is over forty years old, strong and very strong. He is wearing armor and a big golden sword sitting in front of the handsome desk and asked, "You are Zhao Ming, Zhao Bo'an?"
Zhao Ming was neither humble nor arrogant, and bowed, "I'm Zhao Ming. If you have any major issues, you should report them to the general!"
Fang Guoan seemed to be interested in Zhao Ming, but did not care about any major events. "Mr. Wu recommended you to the supervisor, saying that you are extremely brave and powerful, and you are a powerful general, attacking Suzhou at night. You are willing to serve under the command of this commander..."
Before Fang Guoan finished speaking, Zhao Ming said anxiously: "General, Duoduo sent Li Rutai, led more than 10,000 Qing soldiers to rush to Fuyang, and surround the army's retreat!"
Fang Guoan's expression froze instantly, and he stood up, "What did you say?"
Zhao Ming bowed and said, "General, I discovered more than 10,000 Qing troops and entered Fuyang from the west. I suspected that Hangzhou was only one ear. It was Duoduo's flaw that he deliberately exposed! At this time, Li led Tai to Fuyang and must cross the Fuchun River, rush directly to Shaoxing, and cut off the general's return. Duoduo's army was probably already on the way to Hangzhou again."
Fang Guoan's face was gloomy, and he was silent for a while, "The court sent 100,000 troops. Now that the achievements have not been made, he will retreat to the south bank. He will be ridiculed by the world. Moreover, the people's spirit cannot be expelled. I cannot listen to your own words, so let Your Highness retreat!"
Fang Guoan stared at Zhao Ming and continued, "Do you have any credentials for your words?"
This is obviously distrust of Zhao Ming. Zhao Ming was anxious and shouted loudly: "The first level is the certificate!"
Fang Guoan looked at the person next to him, and the general saluted: "Master, I have tested it, it is undoubtedly the Qing army!"
Fang Guoan frowned and was silent for a while, "Take Lord Zhao down to rest, I will go to meet Your Highness!"
After all, Zhao Ming is not from the Lu State, so Fang Guoan cannot retreat just by saying that.
Seeing this, Zhao Ming knew that Fang Guoan was not willing to give up. The Lu regime had lost its original intention in order to seize the throne and gained achievements. They were eager to achieve success and did not realize that the huge danger had arrived.
"General, the Qing soldiers will arrive all the time. If they do not evacuate as soon as possible, they will not be able to take Hangzhou City when they advance and retreat, and they will not be able to return to eastern Zhejiang. They will inevitably lose their responsibilities and be defeated by the Qing army!" Zhao Ming said anxiously.
Fang Guoan was furious, "How dare you disrupt our morale! Take it out!"
Zhao Ming left the camp and was angry and had a bad premonition in his heart, "I'm afraid the Zhejiang soldiers will be defeated!"
He was not going well here, and he couldn't help but worry about the situation in the other ways. He didn't know how Ruan Mei, Li Zhongming and others were doing, whether the information was transmitted, and whether the person who received it would listen.
"After all, I have no status or prestige! If I have status, strength and prestige, the weight of my speech would not be so light!" Zhao Ming was extremely annoyed.
The big tent of King Lu's regent was south of Hangzhou. Fang Guoan hurried to report the matter. King Lu and many generals were all shocked, but even some people questioned: "According to Wu Risheng's words, Zhao Ming and the people from Jiangyin went to Zhoushan, and he had a close relationship with Zheng Zhilong's son Zheng Sen. Could this be a plan that Fujian deliberately used to send a deliberate use of the Zhejiang army?"
Zhao Ming is just an outsider to the people of the Lu King regime, and he may not believe his words.
The uncle Zhang Guojun was always ready for political struggle. The first thing he thought of was that the Longwu court would drag him down and make trouble.
These are all caused by the dispute between Tang and Lu. The country has two rulers, which is not a blessing for the Ming Dynasty.
King Lu was wearing a bright yellow dragon robe and a winged crown. He frowned and asked worriedly: "Fang Qing, what do you think of Wang Qing?"
Fang Guoan said: "If it is true as Zhao Ming said, the army will be in danger."
Wang Zhiren said: "Now that breaking Hangzhou City is right in front of you, you can't just listen to one side of your words!"
Everyone was talking about it, some said they would withdraw, some said they could not withdraw. Finally, King Lu slapped his seat and said angrily: "Send scouts to investigate, confirm the news, and prepare ships and pontoon bridges on the river. The army continued to siege the city, and wait for the news to be discovered before making a decision!"
Everyone discussed for a long time and came up with such a compromise plan, and then they each went to prepare.
Fang Guoan returned to the camp and arranged for people to investigate. He also asked the generals to guard the floating bridge. As soon as he made the arrangements, he heard a noise outside the camp.
Fang Guoan said unhappily: "Who is making noise?"
"General, it's that Zhao Ming, you must meet the general!" The personal soldiers reported.
Fang Guoan frowned and was a little annoyed, "I don't see him, take care of him. What kind of discipline is it to be the important place of the military camp!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he picked up the curtain and Fang Guoan thought Zhao Ming had broken in and was furious. Unexpectedly, his son Fang Shiyan. As soon as he entered the tent, he shouted anxiously: "The father-in-chief is not a good thing, and a Qing army took Fuyang."
Chapter completed!