The sun had already risen, and the camp of the Wuwei Army near the Jiangdong Bridge was in disarray, the big white tent was trampled down by the horses' hooves, all kinds of weapons and flags were scattered all over the place, the flames that had been extinguished for a long time, and the green smoke slowly rose.

Wang Shixiu, surrounded by many generals, passed through the camp where the smoke of gunfire had not dispersed.

Last night, he passed the victory pass without much effort, and let Zhao Shenkuan and Tan Tai lead the 3,000 horse army to Nanjing overnight, and the two found that Jin Shenghuan's camp was very slack in defense, so they suddenly attacked, and the horse stepped on the company camp, and broke the two camps of the Wuwei Army in a row, and set fire to the baggage in the camp.

Jiangxi was occupied by Wang Yan, and the families of the Wuwei Army were all in the hands of the imperial court, although Jin Shenghuan tried his best to block the news, but rumors had already flown in the army, and he had no fighting spirit, so he was so easily attacked in the camp.

When Jin Shenghuan returned to the camp, the cavalry had already left, but the surprise attack of the cavalry indicated that the pursuers were approaching Nanjing.

King Lu did not hesitate, after learning that Jin Shenghuan's camp was attacked, he immediately ordered the camp to be pulled, and quickly retreated to the east with the navy.

Wang Yan went to Huguang to inspect the cavalry and horse farm, King Lu and Jin Shenghuan both knew, so as soon as the cavalry appeared, the two knew that something was wrong, heavy artillery and many materials that were not in a hurry to load the car, all abandoned, and galloped all the way to Zhenjiang.

Retreat is a technical job, you have to be prepared, and the various departments must be well arranged, but the two armies retreated in a hurry, and rumors spread in the army, all saying that His Royal Highness the King of Chu, the elite soldiers of Huguang came to clean them up, and they were so frightened that their faces were colorless.

The prestige of the king of Chu still has a great deterrent effect in the Ming army, he guarded Yangzhou alone for three months, killed the tower to break Li led the Tai 80,000 army, famous all over the world.

After that, the landscape was built under the city of Yuezhou, the pit under the city of Wuchang killed the Eight Banners, Ganzhou cooked and killed Luck Dehun, Yanping fought against Bolo, Sichuan and Shu fought against Wu Sangui, and recovered Nanjing City.

It can be said that the King of Chu is a legend of this era, such a character, they are against him, aren't they looking for death?

The army's heart was in turmoil, and the retreat soon turned into a scramble to flee, and flags were discarded everywhere on the road, saying that it was retreating, but in fact it was on the verge of rout.

Wang Shixiu, surrounded by a group of generals, marched forward with the horse army, 30,000 fine horsemen, mighty, and the horse's hooves falling like raindrops made a shocking sound.

Now this cavalry of the Ming Dynasty is no longer a façade!

In four years, not only the scale has expanded, but under the guidance and training of the Qing army's generals, the horse army has practiced his skills hard, interspersed with roundabouts, outflanked the back road, rushed steep slopes, jumped trenches, attacked formations, mounted archery, fighting, etc., I dare not say that I can practice superbly, but I am still not afraid to hedge him with the Eight Banners for dozens of rounds.

Wang Shixiu was dressed in shiny silver armor and wore a dazzling red robe, and the soldiers knew that the governor was here at a glance. Behind him, Zhao Shenkuan, Qin Shangxing, Guo Shopai, Tong Tulai, Zhang Cunren, Tan Tai and other generals are also coquettish, all dressed neatly, with swords and guns, and majestic.

Behind them, first of all, Wang Shixiu's banner and the military flag that rampaged the horse army, and then the general flags with the words "Zhao", "Qin", "Guo" and other words stood in a forest, fluttering in the wind, hunting and hunting, and the momentum was overwhelming.

30,000 cavalry, slowly moving forward, the men and horses were overwhelming, but no one made a noise, slowly advancing eastward on the vast Jiangnan Plain.

Looking at the entire Jiangnan Plain from the sky, you will find that a huge army is retreating in the direction of Zhenjiang in a hurry, and behind this army, 30,000 cavalry is slowly closing the distance with him, and in front of him, another huge army in the direction of Yangzhou is about to move.

In addition to these three armies, in the vast East China Sea, a heroic young general stood on a tall ship tower and looked in the direction of Nanjing.

The sea breeze blew his battle robe and his beard flew, and the young general's hand pressed the war knife with high spirits and fighting spirit.

The last time he appeared in this sea area was when he recovered Nanjing, and when he came back today, he didn't plan to leave.

Huge warships, riding the wind and waves, on the tall mast, a large flag embroidered with the word "Zheng", hunting and flying, the warship broke through the sea, the fleet sailed full, leaving hundreds to white trails on the sea, like a huge comb, combed from the calm sea.

Turning his gaze back to the city of Nanjing, in front of the cavalry, small groups of cavalry, galloping on horseback and raising clouds of dust, went to monitor the fleeing rebels.

The city gate of Nanjing City was also opened, and several fast horses galloped into the city of Nanjing, and after a short time, we saw the mobilization of soldiers and horses in Nanjing City, and the streets of Jinchuan Gate in the east city were gradually filled with officers and soldiers wearing saucer helmets, and after the city gate was opened, they immediately went out of the city to form a whole team, obviously to join the pursuit of the ranks.

"Report! Governor! The rebels have fled to Longtan Town! Thirty miles away from our army! ”???? At the front of the troops, from time to time, the Ma army who came back from the exploration carried the news, reporting the distance of the rebels at any time.

Wang Shixiu waved his hand, said nothing, and motioned for the troops to move on.

The distance of thirty miles is easy for the cavalry, but Wang Shixiu did not give the order to pursue, first, he wanted to wait for Nanjing's Gao Yigong to prepare for the attack, and second, he wanted to drive the rebels behind unhurriedly.

They rode slowly on their horses, but the rebels who fled in front of them were afraid that their pursuers would run forward with all their lives. Wang Shixiu had to wait for their physical strength to run almost when they were almost able to lead the cavalry to cover up, and the rebels were tired and could not block their impact.

The terrain near Nanjing, Wang Shixiu, as a native of Yangzhou, can be said to be familiar with the chest, where there are mountains, where there are forests, where there is water, it can be said that it is clear.

From Nanjing to the east, before crossing Zhenjiang, it can be said that there is a flat river, there are no big mountains, and there are no big rivers, which is suitable for the Ma army to fight, as long as the rebels flee to Zhenjiang and jump over the Grand Canal, they can catch up, so Wang Shixiu has no fear.

The army marched slowly, like a herd of lions on the prairie driving a complete cattle and sheep.

Wang Shixiu looked around, and the surrounding rice fields were trampled on, and the cotton fields and mulberry fields also withered a lot.

Although the civil strife did not last long, the damage to Jiangnan was not small, especially many workshops in Guo outside Nanjing were destroyed, and I don't know how many people would go bankrupt because of this.

Hundreds of thousands of people had gathered around Nanjing, but because of the war, many people fled early, and the army walked all the way, except for the army, there was hardly any figure to be seen.

The devastating effects of war are incalculable, especially for prosperous regions, where the losses of each day are beyond imagination.

Prices of cloth and other goods, which had been declining in value due to the increase in the number of workshops and the expansion of production in the Ming Dynasty, rose in August for the first time after the outbreak of civil strife.

"Report! Governor! Gao Dudu's soldiers and horses have left the Jinchuan Gate! ”

A cavalryman galloped over to report, and his words reached the ears of the generals, and many of them immediately tightened the reins of their horses, realizing that a great battle was about to begin!

Wang Shixiu listened to the report, his eyes narrowed, and he immediately waved his hand, "Order, the whole army will pursue!" ”