Xuzhou is an important town in the north of the Yangtze River, once and now is one of the four towns of the Ming Dynasty, the strategic location is quite important, since ancient times it is the key to the north, the gateway to the south, the place where soldiers must fight and the center of businessmen.

For the southeast regime, there is a saying that guarding the river must guard the Huai, and Xuzhou is located in Huaibei, and the southeast is obtained, which means that the southeast regime is in a strong position, and it can be used to protect the Huaijiang River when it enters Shandong and the Central Plains, and retreats to protect the Huaijiang River.

If you don't have Xuzhou, the southeast regime will be in a weak position, and you can only defend the river.

"Quick, quick, quick, run!" The wilderness on both sides of the Grand Canal was crowded with people, the soldiers' clothes and armor rattled as they ran, and the sergeants sweated profusely, but the officers were still not satisfied, and stood on horseback to cheer up the soldiers and urge the army to move quickly.

After the 300,000 Ming army captured Huai'an, the soldiers were divided into two routes, 100,000 people all the way to Germany, as the flank of the army, 200,000 people all the way, along the canal to the north, straight to Xuzhou.

On the canal, the warships of the Ming army cover the river, the sails are like clouds, the soldiers wearing red cotton armor on both sides, carrying the flag, holding the spear, pushing the artillery carriage stretch for dozens of miles, the end can not be seen at a glance, the scene is grand and spectacular.

At this time, on the deck of a big ship in the canal, Wang Yan, Chen Zilong, Lu Zhenfei, Huang Degong, Zheng Hongkui, Zheng Sen, Zhang Huangyan and others stood on the tall shipbuilding, looking down on both sides of the strait like an army of giant pythons, and their hearts were stirring.

Wang Yan turned his head to everyone: "In this situation, Yu should write a poem!" ”

"Shao Situ, please speak, I'll listen to you!" Chen Zilong and the others said with a smile, everyone was touched by the scene in front of them, and there was also a look of eagerness on their faces.

Wang Yan immediately chanted, "The Son of Heaven has raised six divisions in the north, and millions of soldiers have swept Qilu, trying to see the tiger fighting for great luck, and the Central Plains still needs to revert to the surname Zhu." ”

"Good! Yu also got a song! Chen Zilong smiled slightly.

"Oh, please chant Young Sima!"

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The Ming army of 300,000 marched north, and in less than a month, swept through Huainan.

Lianghuai is not compared to the north, there are fewer disasters here, and there is no long-term military disaster, in the chaotic Ming Dynasty, it is a place where the people can still survive well.

After the Qing army occupied the two Huai, it first plundered, replenished the treasury, and met the consumption of the army, and for more than a year, under the rule of Hong Chengchou, there was a certain recovery, but compared with the Ming Dynasty, it was still much worse.

One or two years is not enough time for the people to forget their hatred, so there is a situation in Jiangbei where the gentry eat pot pulp to welcome the king.

Especially some gentry in Lianghuai, their eyes are about to cry blind, the dynasty has changed, and it is not just ordinary people who are unlucky, these gentry have huge wealth, and they will naturally become fat sheep in the eyes of the Qing army.

The Manchu Qing relied on the princes of the Eight Banners, the Han people of Liaodong, and the gentry who were the first to take refuge in the north.

This is also an important reason why a large number of gentry officials in Jiangsu and Zhejiang in history, after defecting to the Manchu Qing Dynasty, have gone to the anti-Qing Dynasty, the Qing court does not represent their interests, he is first to protect, the interests of the princes of the Eight Banners, the interests of the Manchurian and Mongolian Eight Banners, and the second is to maintain the interests of the Han people, the first to serve the interests of the traitors, the Ming Dynasty is to safeguard the interests of the Jiangnan gentry, because no matter which faction in the court is in power, they are their people.

The rapid fall of Huainan did not expect it to the Qing court, and it was also unexpected, and Nikan, the county king who replaced Azig and guarded the two Huai, did not expect it.

After all, Zhu Cihong is the son of the Great Tomorrow, and his influence is still there, and his prestige is even higher than that of the tall king of the Western Wei Dynasty.

In addition to Huai'an City, which was garrisoned by eight banners and held firm for half a month, most of the other cities fell to the wind.

The Qing army deployed 150,000 troops in Lianghuai and Shandong, including 70,000 troops in Huainan, 50,000 troops in Huaibei, and 30,000 troops in Shandong.

Of the 70,000 Qing troops in Huainan, less than 5,000 retreated to Huaibei, and the rest of the horses were not annihilated by the Ming army, but defected to the battle, cut their braids, and turned into a Ming Dynasty army.

In this case, Nikan who was guarding Xuzhou was very uneasy, he had more than 55,000 troops in his hands, and nearly 7,000 elite banner soldiers in his hands, but he did not dare to send cavalry to fight to harass and block the Ming army from approaching Xuzhou, but the army cowered in the city and did not dare to come out.

Zhu Cihong personally conquered and issued a document to recruit the old Ming Dynasty, saying that as long as he surrendered anyway, he would not be to blame for the past, which shook the military heart of the green battalion soldiers in Xuzhou City, and the Qing army was attacked by the Wei and Ming armies, and there were internal problems, and they looked like they were about to burp, which caused instability in the city.

Nikan was worried that once the banner soldiers left the city, the green camp in Xuzhou would rebel, so he did not dare to go out of the city, so he could only sit in Xuzhou and wait for help.

Nikan led the main force of the Qing army in Huaibei, closed the city and held on, and the states and counties on the periphery of Xuzhou, seeing that the Ming army was strong, immediately pulled the flag and rebelled, and there were banners of anti-Qing restoration everywhere.

In mid-October, under the city of Xuzhou, the military tent spread, surrounding the city of Xuzhou.

More than 200,000 Ming troops, plus tens of thousands of people, surrounded Xuzhou, so that any battle-hardened general would be shocked by the Ming army.

At this time, in the east of Xuzhou City, in the big tent of the Chinese army of the Ming army, the young emperor Zhu Cihong was wearing the dragon robe of the Ming Emperor, with a jade belt wrapped around his waist, and a winged crown on his head, which was quite majestic.

Suddenly, the curtain was raised, and a general in the armor of an old-fashioned Ming general trotted in, knelt on the ground with a plop, and wept bitterly, "The guilty minister greets Your Majesty." In recent years, the criminal minister is in the enemy camp, but he is often worried about His Majesty, but today he has seen His Majesty, and he has become the Holy Lord of the Ming Dynasty, and the criminal minister is blind to death! ”

Zhu Cihong stood up, bypassed the table, helped the general up with a smile, and said with a happy expression: "I know that the general has a great heart, as long as I send troops north, General Han will respond." General, please get up, I will definitely reuse the general in the future. ”

The general was originally Han Zhaoxuan, the garrison of Qingzhou in the Ming Dynasty, and now he is the chief soldier of Suqian in the Qing court, who has just surrendered to the Ming army.

At that moment, Zhu Cihong encouraged him a few words, let him retreat with peace of mind, and then called outside the tent: "Call the next one!" ”

Not long after, there was a guard outside the tent to report, "Your Majesty, Li Huajing and General Li have arrived!" ”

After Zhu Cihong sat back in the imperial case, he tidied up his robe, sat upright, and raised his hand majestically, "Come in!" ”

The guards lifted the curtain of the tent, and a fierce man in his forties walked to the desk and knelt down, bowed to the ground and said, "Long live the criminal minister Li Huajing to meet my emperor." When Huai'an was besieged, the criminal ministers and marshals were forced to surrender, and they have been waiting for today. ”

Zhu Cihong stood up again, bypassed the table and helped him up, his face was happy, he entered the working state, and said mechanically, "I know that the general has a great heart, as long as I send troops north, General Li will respond." General, please get up, I will definitely reuse the general in the future. ”

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Zhu Cihong's army arrived in Xuzhou, the Qing army was trapped in the lonely city, and the four fields looked at the wind and fell.

For a time, tens of thousands of troops were lowered, and after Zhu Cihong arrived in Xuzhou, he was meeting with the generals who pacified the anyway, as well as the famous gentry, for several days.

In just a few days, Zhu Cihong met with a few general soldiers and more than a dozen generals, almost half of Liu Zeqing's old troops were anyway, and he even approached the messenger of the Green Battalion general from Shandong.

In terms of the gentry, Zhu Cihong saw a lot of people, even the former governor Ding Qirui, who was dismissed by Chongzhen, also asked his brother Ding Qiguang to come to visit, and Zhu Cihong also did not refuse, first accepted as his command, good words to appease, Xu Guan Xu Jue, and then come to liquidate after stability.

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At this time, the curtain was raised again, and Zhu Cihong was mechanically ready to get up, but it was Chen Zilong, a waiter from the military department, who came in, and he saluted and said: "Your Majesty, the minister has something to report!" ”

"Oh?" Seeing that it was a confidant, Zhu Cihong relaxed a little, leaned back on the chair, and asked, "Qing family, what is the report?" ”

Chen Zilong took out a letter from his sleeve, "The city has given a reply, I hope Your Majesty can give them a little more time!" ”

Zhu Cihong's young face showed a smile, and he said a little smugly: "So, is it a promise?" Bring me the letter, I want to see it! ”

Chen Zilong handed the letter, then returned it, and continued: "Your Majesty, the minister has another matter to report, the Western Wei sent someone to send intelligence, let us be careful of the Qing army in the direction of Henan and Beijing, and do not rush forward." ”

Zhu Cihong took the letter and was about to watch it, when he heard this, he turned his face blank, "I use soldiers, do you need Gao Jingzhong to teach?" Zhu Cihong snorted coldly and continued: "I saw that Gao Jingzhong was in a hurry when he learned that my army had swept through Lianghuai, and he was anxious and had an eye disease. If he doesn't have a good Lang Zhong to see the disease, I have a lot of talents here, and I can send him two imperial doctors! ”

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