Yingtianfu, where Nanjing is located, is not directly bordered by Anqingfu.

There is a Taiping Mansion between the two.

The Yangtze River passes through Jiujiang into Anqing Mansion, and then goes all the way east around Tongling to enter Taiping Mansion, and passes through Hezhou to enter the territory of Yingtianfu.

It's just that because the Taiping Mansion is too small, it is not suitable to garrison troops. That's why the Qing general Mandoroni chose to be stationed in Anqing Mansion.

After receiving the news of the fall of Nanjing, Mandoroni immediately concentrated all his forces in Huaining, ready to fight at any time.

It's just that due to the undecided state of affairs, Mandoroni did not choose to go to Genzi Port aggressively, but decided to stick to it.

After all, Fengyang in the north of Yingtianfu and Yangzhou in the east also have a lot of troops.

These Qing generals were all watching, and there was no reason for Mandoroni to rush to attack at this juncture.

Moreover, he received news that Lang Tingzuo, the governor of Liangjiang, could send troops to counterattack at any time. He wanted to wait a little longer.

Mandoroni has a hobby, and that is drinking.

As soon as you drink it, you are drunk and unconscious.

On this day, he slept until three o'clock in the morning before opening his eyes, and as soon as he got up to wash, his soldiers hurried to report it.

"What? Zheng thief has entered the Taiping Mansion and arrived at Sanshan? ”

Mandoroni couldn't believe his ears.

Sanshan is already the western border of Taiping Mansion, and further west is the boundary of Anqing Mansion.

Zheng Chenggong, this is crazy, right? Just after Nanjing, you are going to fight Anqing?

Unable to sit still, he paced back and forth in the room thinking of a solution.

As an old Eight Banners, he knew very well that the combat effectiveness of his subordinates would be greatly reduced in water battles.

If you really want to hold Anqing Mansion, you must not stick to Huaining, but need to block the river.

Otherwise, when the Ming army approached the city to form a siege, Mandoroni would fall into an absolute disadvantage.

Mandoroni is an old Eight Banners, and it is naturally impossible to surrender. So there is only one way to fight to the death.

If you want to control the situation, you need to take the initiative.

After thinking about it, Mandoroni still decided to send troops to Yuanzi Port to prevent the Ming army from entering along the river!

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Zi Da and Zhang Huangyan disagreed, and after a quarrel, Zheng Chenggong led his troops to leave Nanjing in anger and marched towards Anqing Mansion.

Zhang Huangyan was left alone to lead 30,000 troops to garrison Nanjing.

It's been a smooth ride. When passing through the Taiping Mansion, the city along the river looked at the wind and descended.

Zheng Chenggong experienced an unrivaled pleasure.

Zheng Chenggong is a person with a keen sense of smell, and he is well aware of the importance of the Yangtze River's waterways.

So after taking Nanjing, he didn't think about going to Fengyang, Huai'an, and Yangzhou, but wanted to take Anqing as soon as possible.

Only by taking Anqing and completely controlling the waterway of the Yangtze River will Nanjing be completely safe.

Otherwise, he felt that there was a sharp sword hanging above his head at all times, and he could fall at any moment.

"Your Highness, there is Ogi Port in front of you, and after passing Ogi Port, you will officially enter the boundary of Anqing Mansion."

The pro-soldier said excitedly on the side.

They are all old people who have been with them since the beginning of the incident in Fujian, and they are naturally very happy to see Zheng Chenggong step by step to the point where they are today.

Who doesn't want the territory to get bigger and bigger?

Therefore, the surname of the country wants to fight Anqing Mansion, and they support it unconditionally.

"After Ogi Port, there will be a short distance and the river is very narrow, so it should be good to bypass Tongling. Cheer everyone up. ”

Zheng Chenggong is still very cautious, although he is only borrowing the Chizhou Mansion, but it is not beautiful in case he is ambushed.

At least for a short time, he still has little interest in Chizhou Mansion. As long as the Qing army in Chizhou Mansion does not come to provoke him, he will not take the initiative to attack.

"Woooooo

A low horn sounded, and then flags were raised on the flagship.

According to the flag, the formation of the water division changed accordingly, and the overall formation was narrowed to adapt to the narrowed river surface.

This section of the water area is also relatively dangerous, if it is ambushed, the formation of the Ming army's naval division will not be able to spread at all, and the numerical superiority will not be brought into play.

So Zheng Chenggong hopes to cross this area as soon as possible.

"There's a sharp bay ahead, control the direction!"

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After arriving at Yuanzi Port, Mandoni immediately ordered the local people to be recruited as masters.

The Master is the lowest level of labor, an object that can be driven at will.

They can not only chop wood for cooking on a daily basis, but also serve as cannon fodder in wartime.

The strong men who were caught were naturally crying for their fathers and mothers, and they knew very well that after being caught, they would die for life.

Even if you are lucky enough not to die, you will definitely be tired and half dead, and you may also fall into a body injury.

After they were captured, they continued to work, and when someone stopped to rest for a while, the Qing soldier in charge of guarding them did not hesitate to wave the whip in his hand and whip it at them.

The people were covered in blood, and there was nothing to do but wail.

If they resisted, it would not be as simple as a few lashes, and they would probably have their heads cut off.

If you want to live, you can only be servile and do your best to do what the Qing soldiers say.

As for whether he can survive or not, I'm afraid only God knows.

"Brother Fong, when are we going to be the head of the day?"

Finally, the Qing soldiers who were guarding had gone to lunch, and a low, dark-skinned young man complained in a low voice.

"Little Liu, no, let's find a chance to escape. If you stay here, you will be tortured to death sooner or later. ”

The man who was called Brother Alfon was a man in his thirties. His figure is much taller than Xiao Liu, and his skin is whiter.

"Run? How do you escape? Where to flee? ”

Xiao Liu shook his head and said, "I heard that those who are captured will be lit by Tartars, and they will even dig out their hearts and lungs. ”

"It's okay not to get caught. Do you know why the Tartars suddenly want to come to Zigang? Because the surname of the country is coming. Didn't the country surnamed Lord recover Nanjing, and many nearby prefectures and counties chose to surrender. Only this Anqing Mansion didn't say anything at all. The surname of the country is that he is furious. There is a way that the side of the couch does not allow others to sleep soundly, and the surname of the country was angry and sent troops to attack Anqing. ”

"Obediently, I said why did the Tartar suddenly come here, it turned out that he was afraid that the country's surname would call. They arranged a lot on the river bank for this battle. ”

The two chatted happily, and many people gathered around.

"Folks, in my opinion, what Brother Alfon said makes sense. Instead of waiting here for death, it is better for us to run away at night, if we can run to the country's surname, we will be saved. ”

Xiao Liu's suggestion was immediately unanimously approved by everyone.

They are originally a village, they know each other's roots, and there is nothing to hide.

"If you really want to run, you have to set a good time, and you must not miss a big event."

Brother Alfongo said in a deep voice: "And it must be in the middle of the night, when the Tartars are asleep, so that they can't find out if we run away." When the tartar woke up, we ran away. ”

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