Hundreds of Ming warships, ignited ****, and then collided with the Qing army ship blocking the exit of the water village, which finally loosened the Qing army's encirclement of the water village.

The Qing warships were afraid of being hit by the fireboats, so they retreated to both sides, making way for the Ming warships in the locks.

Seeing this, Wang Wei hurriedly led the warship to follow the fireboat, hoisted the sail and rushed out of the water village, and Zuo Maodi also hung up the order flag, so that all the warships could take the opportunity to break through.

The large and small warships of the Ming army rushed out of the water village, and the big ships of the Qing army turned to chase again after avoiding the fire ships.

At this time, Zuo Maodi could still command less than 600 warships, which was not the opponent of the Qing army's naval division at all, in order to keep the last batch of warships, he hung the flag and ordered the fleet to flee eastward along the river and go straight to the mouth of the Yangtze River.

The Ming fleet fled eastward, and the Qing warships naturally set sail in pursuit, but the Ming ships were small and fast, and soon distanced themselves from the Qing soldiers, but the fireships that were originally rushing to the front slowed down at this time.

Some of the Ming troops on the fireboat were rescued by jumping into the water, and the other part was shot or captured by the pursuing Qing army.

Zuo Maodi led the remnants of the Ming army sailors and ran down the river until Wusongkou, when he got rid of the Qing army sailors.

At this time, it was already dark, and Zuo Maodi was afraid that the Qing army would kill him overnight, so he did not dare to let the fleet enter the Wusong River, but anchored on Chongming Island at night, ready to flee again at any time.

100,000 sailors, more than 3,000 large and small warships, after two defeats, there are less than 10,000 people around Zuo Maodi, and there are only 500 warships left.

In the middle of the night, the Qing warship that pursued the Ming army returned to Zhenjiang, pressed the captured Ming army down the warship, and waited for Duoduo to fall.

Most of these captured Ming soldiers were captured by the Qing army from the river after the fireboat sank, and many of them were officers and non-soldiers.

The Manchu Qing Dynasty was a small clan and a big clan, and if they wanted to rule China, they could not rely only on real Manchuria, and they also needed the assistance of the Han people to determine the world.

Now that Duoduo's 200,000-strong army had crossed the Yangtze River and control Jiangnan was just around the corner, he urgently needed to find a group of Han scholars to stabilize Jiangnan for the Qing court.

Duoduo had crossed the Yangtze River with the army and came to the shore to prepare to surrender the captives, but when he got to the captives, the captives refused to bow down.

"Since you have been captured by this king, why don't you worship this king!" Duoduo asked, a little annoyed.

After a big victory, Duoduo's long-term depression in Yangzhou has been swept away, and there is arrogance in his heart.

If he wants to surrender everyone, he should make a gesture of being a corporal and loving his life, but at this time he was already arrogant in his heart, so he couldn't tolerate the captives not kneeling, so he became angry, and the surrender turned into a reproach.

After Wang Yubei's boat was burned, he was unfortunately captured by the Qing soldiers and became one of the hundred captives. ”

"Who are you?" Duoduo couldn't help but be furious, and pointed at Wang Yuyong with one hand and said, "Not afraid of death?" ”

"Clear the dog! Today, so that you can know, the martyrdom of my great Han righteous man! Huiji Wang Yuyong will go also! Wang Yubei replied proudly, and then, without waiting for Duoduo to react, he turned around and threw himself into the river, and was not in the boiling water.

Some descendants praised this and said: "Zhenjiang Ming and Qing dynasties exchanged troops, and Duoduo led the army to surround the water camp." The righteous were in danger of death, and the fire burned the ship to survive. To death, he still scolded the dog, and Yu Yong was worthy of the Han Dynasty. ”

Duoduo couldn't help but be stunned when he saw Wang Yubei commit suicide by throwing herself into the water.

Among the remaining captives, the right-hand servant of the Ma Ruan party, Yu Shi Yang Wencong, saw this, and followed closely behind, shouting, "Fortunately, I don't dishonor the name of my ancestors!" He threw himself into the river.

More than 100 people were captured, and more than 20 people died on the spot, and even some were unwilling to surrender, so they were killed by Duoduo, and their bodies were thrown into the Yangtze River.

The water of the Yangtze River is rolling, the blood of heroes is endless, the tears of mountains and rivers are infinite, and the righteous martyrs are inexhaustible.

A nation, is it great!

It is not to see how many achievements he has when he is high-spirited, whether the force is strong, and whether the territory is vast, but to see how many people with lofty ideals are willing to die for him when he is in danger!

The scene by the river made Duoduo feel bad in his heart, and he couldn't help but slowly press down the arrogance in his heart.

In the evening, the Qing army of 200,000 horses and horses all crossed the Yangtze River, hundreds of thousands of Ming troops near Zhenjiang disappeared, and Zhenjiang City also fell into the hands of Qing soldiers.

This time, Duoduo learned the lessons of Fang Cai and Yangzhou, and reluctantly suppressed the desire to slaughter the city in his heart, but ordered the soldiers to expel the people from the city before leading the men and horses into the city, galloping around and robbing the property.

After this battle, the Qing army can be described as a great victory, not only defeating hundreds of thousands of Ming troops, but also completely controlling the waterway of the Yangtze River, clearing the obstacles to taking Nanjing in the west.

In the city of Nanjing, the Hongguang Dynasty received a report from Ruan Da on July 3, saying: "The aid failed, the sailors suffered heavy losses, and the river defense may not be guaranteed, so please take measures to deal with it quickly." ”

The Donglin party, when they heard about the defeat, did not realize the seriousness of the situation, but felt that it was the best time to bring down Ma Ruan's party.

Before dawn on July 4, many Donglin ministers had already gathered outside the palace gate, waiting for the court, but they waited until the sun was three poles, and they did not wait until the palace gate was opened.

Just when the people of Donglin were discussing this, a eunuch suddenly came out to report that the emperor was discussing important matters with Ma Fu and Ruan Dacheng, the secretary of the military department, and he would not be in the early dynasty today.

The people of Donglin couldn't help but be shocked when they heard this, and they all wondered why Ruan Dacheng went back to Nanjing, but they didn't know the essentials, so they could only go back and send someone to inquire.

It didn't take long for everyone to learn that Ruan Dacheng only led hundreds of defeated soldiers to the outside of the city last night, and entered the palace overnight.

At this time, Zhenjiang was lost, and the news of Zheng Hongkui's death slowly spread in Nanjing, and the Donglin party and the entire Hongguang court suddenly fell into a panic.

In the palace, Emperor Hongguang sat on the dragon chair, his face was already pale, and even Ruan Dacheng had finished his confession, and he didn't notice it.

The news that 200,000 Qing troops crossed the Yangtze River and that hundreds of thousands of Ming troops in Zhenjiang City had disappeared had already frightened this mediocre genius into a blank mind.

Seeing this, the eunuch Lu Jiude on the side reminded him a few times in a whisper, and Hongguang came back to his senses.

At this time, Hongguang was already disheartened, and he didn't have the heart to punish Ruan Dacheng, who buried hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses, but waved his hand to let Ma Shiying and Ruan Dacheng retreat together.

Lu Jiude obtained a high position because of his meritorious service, and became the first position in the inner court, the eunuch of the celebrant and the pen.

Just now he listened to Ruan Dacheng's words on the side, and was afraid in his heart, unwilling to stay in Nanjing to take risks, and decided to instigate Emperor Hongguang to flee.

When the minister withdrew from the palace, Lu Jiude saw that the emperor was suddenly lost, and he felt that the opportunity was rare because he had no countermeasures in his heart, so he said casually: "Your Majesty! Nanjing has no soldiers to defend, it is better to follow the example of Gaozong of the Song Dynasty and enter Zhejiang to take avoidance! ”

Hongguang listened to his words when he lost his mind, and his eyes immediately lit up instinctively, but then there was another gloom, the Ming Dynasty did not have the Son of Heaven who fled, and Emperor Hongguang suddenly hesitated.

"Your Majesty!" Seeing this, Lu Jiude knew that the emperor was already moved, and then instigated: "When the Jin people invaded the south, Song Gaozong avoided trouble at sea several times, and finally was able to row the river and rule, continuing the country for a hundred years. Your Majesty, if you enter Zhejiang Province, if there is danger, you can follow the example of Song Gaozong to take a boat into the sea, and then recruit soldiers and horses from all walks of life to help, which should be able to protect the foundation of the Ming Dynasty for 270 years. The ministers thought about it, even if Emperor Taizu was in the spirit of heaven, he would approve of His Majesty's decision! ”