Chapter 137 Under the City of Ningbo

From Shaoxing to Ningbo, there were many fierce battles, but there were no major battles like the Puyang River. Xu Du Zhang Xuan's meaning was very well done, and instead of interceding for the Shaoxing gentry, he demanded that the gentry in Shaoxing must have someone to serve as King Wu. Even if it's a side lineage.

For a time, Zhang Xuan recruited dozens of clerks in Shaoxing, and he may not have a talent, but it is very suitable to be a central clerk.

However, Zhang Xuan did not intercept these people, and sent them to Hangzhou, just listening to people in the past. Luo Yulong was no longer in Hangzhou, Wang Lung encountered setbacks in Songjiang, and Luo Yulong rushed over to support.

Zhang Xuan's army bypassed Siming Mountain and rushed straight to the city of Ningbo. Hardly any decent resistance was encountered.

However, when he came to Ningbo City, Zhang Xuan frowned a little.

Ningbo Mansion is surrounded by water on three sides, it can be called easy to defend and difficult to attack, coupled with the water in the south of the Yangtze River, Zhang Xuan encountered the biggest problem along the way, the fleet of the official army, came to Ningbo City, Zhang Xuan could only sigh,

Ningbo City is not a square, but according to local conditions, it seems to be an irregular circle, there are a total of six city gates, how the city wall Zhang Xuan does not care too much, but Ningbo City is located at the confluence of the Yao River and the Fenghua River, and the two rivers are naturally the moat of Ningbo City. The Yao River is in the east, the Fenghua River is in the south, although it is the dry season in winter, but the broad river surface is not allowed to fly.

If you want to attack Ningbo City, you must attack from the northwest and two directions. It is just the moat of Ningbo City, connecting the Yao River and the Fenghua River.

In a sense, the city of Ningbo is located on an island.

Coupled with the fact that the officers and soldiers came and went freely, these two rivers restricted the movement of the rebels, but did not restrict the actions of the officers and soldiers. Ningbo is not a strong city, the official army has a firm bridgehead in the south of the Yangtze River, and Ningbo is a famous port, as far as Japan, south to Liangguang ships are docked here, I am afraid that it will take a long time.

It's not easy to do.

Other Zhang Xuan is not worried, he is worried about Zheng Zhilong. But I don't know what Zheng Zhilong's attitude is.

"Set up camp and send men to cut off the moat." Zhang Xuan said: "Gather all the artillery teams and bombard the Ningbo city wall. ”

"General Yang." Zhang Xuan said.

"The subordinates are here." Yang Shenzu said.

"Your cavalry is divided into two routes, all the way through the Yao River, sweeping the east of the Yao River, to the seashore." Zhang Xuan said: "The other way, go south to test the defense of Taizhou, if the defense of Taizhou is not strict, all the way to Wenzhou, how about giving me a try to defend the water pass?" ”

"Yes." Yang Shenzu said. He pondered for a while and said, "But I don't know if the general thinks it's better for me to take that way?" ”

"Divide the water." Zhang Xuan said: "Lingyi Road is led by Wang Deren, and the water dividing pass can be attacked, and if it can't be attacked, forget it." ”

The water dividing pass is the junction of Wenzhou and Funing Prefecture, and it is also a key point. However, Zhang Xuan also understood that when the army went to Jiangnan, it was already exhausted, and it was beyond the reach of Fujian, unless he did not want to consolidate the rule of Jiangnan, he would not be able to burn the war to Fujian for a while.

Even Taizhou and Wenzhou, even if they can be defeated, it is only a nominal occupation.

It's just that it hit Funing Prefecture, but the shock to the governor of Fujian is different.

When the country is about to die, many things will come out, such as beggar-thy-neighbor. Cao Ying was majestic in Jiangnan, and Zhang Xuan wanted to come to Fujian Province, and officials of all sizes may not be willing to send out their elite soldiers. Not to mention that Zheng Zhilong's own mind is also unpredictable.

If the war reached Fujian, the most likely course of action for Fujian Province would be to guard the provincial border with heavy troops, or enter the area around Wenzhou and Taizhou, rather than directly sending ships from Fujian to transport soldiers to Ningbo by sea.

Zhang Xuan is worried about the latter, he has no way to deal with things at sea. But if the Zheng family's army wanted to attack from the land, Zhang Xuan was not worried at all.

It's just that Zhang Xuan did this, revealing his worries in his heart, and the first battle in Ningbo may be protracted.

Zhang Xuan camped in the northwest of Ningbo City, dug a river to drain the river, bombarded the city, and the cavalry went out in all directions to conquer other prefectures and counties, and his intention to isolate Ningbo City was very obvious. Qian Sule in the city can only fight back.

He sent troops on the boat, went out along the waterway, went ashore in the weak place of the righteous army, and sent his most elite men and horses, that is, Zhang Mingzhen's department, but it was also more defeated and less victorious, and after a long time, such consumption could not be supported.

I could only sit in the siege and watch the rebels cut off all the moats in the northwest, and then recruited the people to fill in the moat. Little by little, the defenses on the periphery of the city were peeled apart.

This kind of comparison of strength is the most fancy, and it is also Zhang Xuan's most hated tactics.

But it had to be used.

Qian Sule had already moved his office to the top of the city.

Wang Zhiren guarded the western city, while Zhang Mingzhen guarded the northern city.

"Big brother. General Zhang asked to see him. Qian Sule's fifth brother, Qian Sufan said.

The Qian family is the whole family, and more than a dozen men from the whole family are all thrown into the army and distributed in the important places in the city to defend the city. Qian Sufan is a talented man, and he writes and inks in calligraphy, so by Qian Sule's side, all of Qian Sule's manuscripts are sorted out by him.

"Please." Qian Sule said.

"Yes." Qian Sufan said.

Zhang Mingzhen said: "Ningbo City can't be defended for a long time now, please make a decision as soon as possible." ”

Qian Sule said: "What does General Zhang know? ”

Zhang Mingzhen said: "I don't believe that adults don't know.

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Qian Sule is a native of Ningbo, although he doesn't dare to say that he knows much about Ningbo City, but many major events in Ningbo City can't bypass the Qian family, and Qian Sule can't even think about it.

Without him, the gentry in the city were shaken in the current situation.

There are already many people who have come to test Qian Sule's opinion, they don't want Ningbo City to suffer from military disasters, and they see what Zhang Xuan did in Shaoxing City, and they are not unreasonable.

For this kind of temptation, Qian Sule has no choice.

Without him, the main force that Qian Sule now relies on is the gentry's soldiers, not the government's economic division, except for Wang Zhiren and Zhang Mingzhen, most of the generals under his command are supported by the gentry. His foundation is here, if he does too much, these people will give Ningbo City to the city in minutes.

The reason why I don't do this now is nothing more than that Cao Ying will definitely not be able to do it for a long time. Don't dare to be a rebel minister of the Ming Dynasty. Even Qian Sule knew their thoughts, it was nothing more than to let him Qian someone take on this responsibility, and the surrender of Ningbo City was all arranged by Qian Sule. In the future, the imperial court will recover Ningbo, which is nothing more than taking out the Qian family to atone for the crime.

But Qian Sule has been biting hard, and the matter has not yet reached the end, so there is still room for relaxation for a while. But the rumors have been released, and it is not unusual for Zhang Mingzhen to know.

"The most fearful thing about defending the city is that the gentry in the city are so thoughtful." Zhang Mingzhen said: "I'm afraid there will be chaos in the future." I want to ask Lord Qian to move the army to Zhoushan, Zhoushan is surrounded by the sea, and the thieves do not know the way of the boat, so they cannot attack the island. There are still tens of thousands of elites in the army, and they are enough to hold on to Zhoushan, and they can also attack from all sides, harass the thieves, and make the thieves unable to sleep. Huang Binqing, the deputy commander-in-chief of Zhoushan, is my in-law, and he has always been able to fight, but he has regained his strength on the island and made a comeback, and it is not known. It's just that now, there is no delay, and I ask Lord Qian to make a quick decision. ”

"Zhoushan is a good place to go, and today's events are not just for you." Qian Sule said.

"Yes, Mr. Wang also has this intention." Zhang Mingzhen said: "It's just not good to talk to adults, ask me to tell me." ”

Wang Zhiren is the younger brother of the eunuch Wang Zhixin, a standard eunuch, and Wang Zhixin is famous, greedy and has a bad reputation. Therefore, there is a gap between him and a scholar like Qian Sule, but Zhang Mingzhen has always admired Donglin and the two can talk.

Qian Sule pondered for a while and said, "I will pull out all the ships to you, if you can't do anything, go down the river to the sea, and then move back in Zhoushan." ”

"Your Excellency, you ---," Zhang Mingzhen said.

Qian Sule smiled and said: "I entrusted everyone to stick to Ningbo, how can there be any reason to escape without a fight." And this Ningbo city is not only a country for me, but also a home. Where do I go? ”

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