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Several shells hit the castle, and some of the bricks and tiles on the outer layer of the landmark Jinshan Tower have been destroyed.

Most of the soldiers rested in the fortifications, and only a few lookout posts remained outside.

Half an hour later, Jianyu landed again. Fort Jinshan is once again in full swing, like an erupting volcano. Jinshan Tower is condescending, and it is even more handy to exert firepower.

Filhoff let out a sneer, under the three-dimensional fire of the fortress and stone tower, the Tatars and the Chinese loyal to the Tatars are sending them to death, and they can fight down to hell.

After a day, Jinshan Temple repelled three Tatar attacks, the last one without strength.

On the south bank of the Yangtze River, Hu Guozhen's face turned pale, "Lao Guo, if you continue to fight like this, our old capital will be lost." ”

Guo Hu was also frightened, "Otherwise, tomorrow we will forget what we mean." ”

Dorobellebolo led cavalry and more than 100 artillery pieces along the canal to pursue the retreating Ming army in Zhenjiang, and Hu Guozhen and Guo Hu attacked Jinshan Fort without much artillery support. Compared with the rich Changzhou, Suzhou and Hangzhou, the small rocky island of Jinshan is not worth mentioning.

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Wuhu, quarry rock, yellow dragon.

The atmosphere was as oppressive as death. Shou Xiang was a little uncomfortable, and gave a circle of cigarettes to the generals to ease their emotions.

Huang Fei said loudly, "The Wuhu camp still has more than 100,000 land and water troops, and we are waiting for the Son of Heaven to rebel, and it is not impossible to fight." ”

Shou Xuan exchanged glances with Huang Binqing, and he had relatives, and Huang Fei could only coax ghosts with these words.

Huang Binqing said: "Brother Wenlu, I heard that the Son of Heaven is fortunate enough to be in Zhejiang, and Zhu Gebu and Fang Guoan have already left first to open the way." ”

Huang Yu said toughly: "Going to Zhejiang is just in case, the Son of Heaven is in Huang Degong's army, and we have to fight a decisive battle with Jianyu." ”

Shou Xuan asked the Ming general next to him softly, "How many people are here?" ”

The general soldier of Juehua Island, who had not spoken much, replied to Ming Shi: "Huang Degong's people said that it was Jianyu Belenikan, Gushan Ashan, Tulai and others who led the team, and there were more than 10,000 horsemen, and the two rebels Liu Liangzuo and Zhang Tianlu took the lead. ”

In the blink of an eye, with his perception of the combat effectiveness of the Ming army, Huang Degong would not be able to cope with 10,000 Eight Banner Soldiers, not to mention Liu Liangzuo and Zhang Tianlu.

The number of Ming troops in Wuhu was very large, but most of them were useless. Fang Guoan's kind of goods are already considered to be acceptable in terms of combat effectiveness, like Mu Wenshou, Du Hongyu, Ma Luan, and Bu Congshan, these Beijing battalion soldiers, will only rob the common people, and the combat effectiveness on the battlefield is less than 5.

The army can only count on Huang Degong, and the results of the sailors' landing and Jianzhou's toughness were demonstrated by Zheng Hongkui not long ago.

Throughout the military discussion, Huang Fei was loyal and tried to unify the thoughts of the generals. As for the specific operational deployment, nothing was discussed. Shou Xuan didn't know what the generals of the Dengliao Water Division thought, but he could see that Huang Binqing had a different idea.

After the meeting was dismissed, Shou ordered to go to Huang Binqing's ship, which was a 10-zhang three-masted Dafu ship with a displacement of 200 tons, and the official hall was spacious and comfortable.

Huang Binqing originally had 5,500 officers and soldiers. After several battles, there were losses for various reasons, and more than 30 large ships and more than 30 shallow clippers remained.

Huang Binqing made tea for Shou Order, "What Huang Wenlu said just now, what does the lord of the country think?" ”

Shouxu sighed and said, "Wuhu used to rely on Nanjing to supply food and wages, but now Nanjing has been lost, not to mention that Zhejiang has no troops to defend, even if Zhejiang can hold it, they can't send supplies through the mountains between the two provinces of Zhejiang." It's a dead end. ”

"Yes," Huang Binqing patted his thigh, "The army is in Wuhu, and even if Jianzhou doesn't come for a long time, it will scatter on its own." Zhu Dadian should resolutely ask the Son of Heaven and the army to go to Zhejiang. It is enough to leave a group of soldiers in Chi Taijian and camp with his back to the mountains. All crowded on the Yangtze River, I am afraid that there will be a big disaster. ”

Shou Xuan snorted, "Huang Degong has fought all his life, can't he see this result, I think he wants to do his best to the last hand, but he really can't fight to the death." ”

Huang Binqing put down the teacup heavily, "No, I'm a sailor, I can't accompany him to death." Jianyu has crossed the Yangtze River, my sea boat is useless, I have to go first. ”

"Brother Mingfu, how are you going to go?"

Huang Binqing gritted his teeth and said, "Gather all the warships and rush through Jiaoshan Gate." ”

Shou Xuan nodded, as long as the weather is good, Huang Binqing's so many big ships should be able to rush over, but they may suffer some losses on the way.

Shou Xuan put down the teacup, "I asked the Lord to bring the suggestion, how did Brother Ming Fu think about it?" ”

Huang Binqing was stunned, "You mean the establishment of a joint stock bank?" ”

Nanyang Bank is now known to everyone in the Haitian circle, and as the actual controller of Zhoushan, Huang Binqing also knows something.

Shou Xuan planned to use the silver seized in Nanjing as capital to establish the Taiwan Development Bank. According to the preliminary calculations of the guard, in addition to paying for the military expenses of the troops and repairing the holes in Taipei, there are about 100,000 taels of gold and silver captured in Nanjing, which is somewhat insufficient as bank capital, and it is still necessary to attract investment and raise shares. The first object he approached was Huang Binqing, who robbed Nanjing together.

Huang Binqing received nearly 200,000 taels of silver in Nanjing, which was only enough for 10,000 troops for a year, even if food and combat consumption were not considered.

The Hongguang court was barely able to maintain its rule in the south, and officials and soldiers like Huang Binqing could still get most of their salaries at a discount. But there will be no such good thing in the future.

Shou Xuan calculated his own income for Huang Binqing, which is very simple. Zhoushan can collect more than 10,000 taels of fishing tax every year, and can receive tens of thousands of tolls from merchant ships from the north and south. In addition, there is some agriculture on the island of Zhoushan, and Huang Binqing can still raise four or five thousand soldiers, but no more.

Four or five thousand soldiers were generally enough for Zhoushan to protect itself, but it was not enough to make progress. Even if he threw all 200,000 taels of silver into the army, he doubled his strength for two or three years. 10,000 troops, in fact, can't do anything, and this is sitting on empty land.

The ground in Zhoushan is narrow and has no depth. Jincheng sits on the Western shipping route, and the Nanyang mainland is far away from the battlefield. Huang Binqing became a shareholder of the bank, and the benefits of the development of the entire Taipei Chief Executive District can be shared.

If it was the late Qing Dynasty in the later generations, Huang Binqing would probably agree without hesitation. Warlords everywhere and the remnants of the Manchu Qing Dynasty put their money in the Anglo-American Bank. But now, Shou Xuan also knows that Huang Binqing is worried about whether Taipei will swallow the silver. He could only do his best to convince him.

"Brother Mingfu, you know that Nanyang Bank has always had a good reputation, open its doors to do business, and everyone will get rich together. Nanyang Bank has temporarily locked in its ordinary shares and issued only preferred shares. Preferred shareholders can only attend shareholders' meetings and have no voting rights. The newly established Development Bank of Taiwan is a rare opportunity. ”

Huang Binqing paced back and forth in the official hall, "How much does the lord want me to give?" ”

"Too little doesn't make sense." "50,000 taels and 100,000 taels, Brother Ming Fu can do whatever he wants." ”

Huang Binqing shook his head, "The stakes are big, and it is difficult to decide." I've only heard about banks, but I don't know much about them. Can the Lord of the Kingdom allow me to consider it? ”

Shou Xuan was a little disappointed, and forced a smile, "Yes, I came up with an idea on the spur of the moment." The bank's articles of association were not done well, which made Brother Ming Fu embarrassed. ”

"No, no, I'm not rejecting you. Now that the war is urgent, Huang has no time to think about other things, if there is a chance, invite the lord to come to Zhoushan as a guest, and we will talk about it in detail then. ”

Okay, Shou Xiang gave up for the time being, "I will definitely go to Zhoushan, and then I will bother Brother Ming Fu." ”

Huang Binqing said: "I will set sail back to Zhoushan tomorrow, do you want to go with me?" ”

Shou Xuan shook his head and said, "It's too late tomorrow." My fleet is so messy that it will take a few days to tidy up, or there may be an accident on the way. ”

Coming out of Huang Binqing's ship, Shou Xuan let out a depressed breath. It's always hard and a little disappointing, but he's mentally prepared. You can't be in a hurry to build a maritime alliance, so let's take advantage of the situation. Huang Binqing may not be suitable as the first shareholder.

Back at the flagship Melville, Harris is regrouping the fleet, and some riverboats that are too small can be discarded. Shou Xiang wanted to compress the number of transport ships to less than 50 to facilitate the escort through the war zone. The work of regrouping the fleet could not be completed in a matter of days.

"Stop, follow me."

Shou Xuan called Harris and Jacques to the aft deck and spread out the map of the Golden Mountain Temple, "The Golden Mountain Temple has 900 defenders, and we have to make a plan that can quickly withdraw the defenders. ”

……

On the Wuhu front, almost identical flags are facing each other across the river.

Hedong is Liu Liangzuo, and Hexi is Huang Degong. Liu Zhen's strength was not as good as Huang Zhen's, and he was beaten backwards again and again, but it was only because Huang Zhen's forwards surrendered to the Eight Banners after crossing the river that the battlefield calmed down temporarily.

Liu Huang Erzhen had fought side by side against the peasant army battlefield for a long time in Huaixi, and the relationship was not bad. Liu Liangzuo personally went to the front line to persuade him to surrender.

Huang Degong's eyes widened, and he scolded Liu Liangzuo across the river, "You are a girl, Lao Tzu is a manly husband, how can you be a dog for Jianyu like you."

After Huang Degong finished scolding, he gathered a team of soldiers and personally led the forced crossing. Tian Xiong, deputy chief soldier of the left battalion of Huangzhen, and Ma Degong, deputy chief soldier of the right battalion, exchanged glances and did not dissuade them. When Huang Degong landed on the riverbank, he looked back, Tian Xiong and Ma Degong did not move, and the two looked at him quietly.

Huang Degong understood something, looked up to the sky and smiled, and said to the hundreds of families around him, "I'm going to die, you continue to work hard and serve the Ming Dynasty." ”

Liu Liangzuo's soldiers surrounded him, and Lao Liu had the heart to persuade him again. Zhang Tianlu drew a full bow and shot an arrow through Huang Degong's throat.

Zhang Tianlu turned over and got on his horse, and said coldly when he passed Liu Liangzuo, "Guangchangbo, how long do you have to talk nonsense with Huang Yi." ”

Tian Xiong and Ma Degong led the whole army to surrender, and Huang Degong's wife, Mrs. Yang, committed suicide with her whole family in the water.

"Your Majesty, come with me." Weng Zhiqi, the chief soldier of the naval division who was assigned to Huang Degong's battle, pulled the reins of Hongguang's horse and ran to the riverbank.

A warship belonging to Weng Zhiqi was in front of him, Hongguang had already boarded the deck, and before he could breathe a sigh of relief, Tian Xiong, who was eager to make meritorious contributions, rushed across the gangplank, and several swords forced the sailors on the warship.

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Huangzhen was the core of the Wuhu Army, and as soon as Huangzhen fell, the rest of the Ming army was in chaos. More than 10,000 Jianzhou cavalry rushed into the Wuhu camp. Within a radius of dozens of miles, 80,000 Ming soldiers and their families were trampled by cavalry.

Weng Zhiqi, Deng Linzu, Yang Biao, and several deputy commanders of the general army were desperate, raised their sabers, wiped their necks and committed suicide. Yu Yongshou, Zhang Jie and other eight deputy commanders of the general army surrendered, and when everything settled down, more than 20,000 corpses were lying on the riverbank, and blood flowed down the stream into the Yangtze River, and the river was full of blood.

In Tongling, which is farther away from the battlefield, Mu Wenshou and Bu Congshan knelt down in Jingying. Du Hongyu was unable to support it, disbanded the troops, and let the officers and soldiers go their separate ways, and he led his cronies to break out of the chaotic army and rush to Zhejiang.

Liu Kongzhao, the commander of Caojiang, hurriedly boarded the ship and led 3,000 officers and soldiers to retreat along the east of the river.

At this point, the entire Wuhu battalion of 100,000 Ming troops disappeared, and there were almost no casualties in Jianzhou.

Quarry Rock.

The General Soldier Zhuge Jin Ming Department was the last fully formed Ming army in the Wuhu battalion.

Huang Fei persuaded bitterly, "Brother Zhongyi, you can't do anything, hurry up and board the boat and go with me." ”

Zhuge Jinming stretched out his hand and pointed at the Jianzhou army that was forcing over from the periphery, many of which were friendly troops not long ago.

"Huang Shuai, the bastards are already getting closer. If I don't get in the way, no one can get out. Sail quickly, and I'll come to the queen of the palace. ”

Huang Fei's tears were about to fall, "Zhongyi, Zhongyi......"

Zhuge Jinming is the Southern Ming Army, Huang Fei is not familiar with him, and the two worked together for the first time in the camp in Wuhu.

A smile appeared on the corner of Zhuge Jinming's mouth, "Eighty thousand people have fallen." In the Ming Dynasty, there must be a few martyred generals. ”

Shou Xuan originally watched all this silently, and seeing that Zhuge Jinming had made up his mind, he said softly, "General, loyalty and goodness are indispensable." Let your wife and children come with us. ”

Zhuge Jinming looked at his wife beside him hesitantly.

The woman took two steps back and smiled sadly, "I will never live alone." ”

"Yes," Zhuge Jinming laughed and pushed his young son over, "Several adult sons of a certain family are going to go into battle, just this child, please two." ”

"General rest assured." "I'll tell him that he has a heroic father." ”

The warships went offshore, the Jianzhou soldiers poured into the camp, and Zhuge Jinming and his wife committed suicide in the last position.

"Your Excellency?" Harris asks what to do next.

Shou Xuan put away his binoculars and was silent for a while, "Open the cannon, there are no more friendly troops." ”

……

Dengliao Sailor Commander sits on the boat.

Xiang Mingshi: "Huang Shuai, are we retreating east now?" ”

Huang Fei shook his head firmly, he pointed to the rolling hills and mountains on the south bank, "I can't go now, there are still many loyal soldiers scattered in the mountains, and we are their only hope." ”

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Huang Fei continued to fight against the Jianzhou soldiers and rescue the small Ming army trapped on the shore, paying a lot of casualties and costs, and by 1 June, the remnants of the 16 towns of the Wuhu camp were assembled, totaling more than 20,000 people.

As in Dengzhou, the Dengliao Naval Division was once again trapped behind enemy lines, but this time, they had the Yangtze River, which did not rely on the monsoon. With the experience of the last time, the Dengzhou Navy Division did not panic, Huang Fei waited for Xiang Mingshi and others to straighten out the somewhat messy fleet, and nearly a thousand large and small warships sailed down the river.

This is the most powerful force on the Yangtze River.

On the Yanziji River in Nanjing, Jianzhou cobbled together 300 ships across the river to intercept it.

With such a balance of power, the position is no longer important.

The two Canadian battleships, the Huangpu and Xin'an, as the vanguard of the whole army, rushed into the enemy array with their bow guns, and the sailors who charged Jianzhou collapsed after only one charge.

The Founding State General had a folded flag flying on his ship, and as the Melville passed by, he smashed the ship to pieces with two broadside salvos.

Ordered to figure out who had been killed, the sailors threw down the lifebuoys and pulled up a surviving soldier. The captives confessed that the main general of the water division was called Zhi Guinian, with the rank of general, and the former Ming Dynasty Shaanxi Yulin Weizheng Qianhu Shishi, and his father Zhi Fengming was Li Benshen's deputy commander-in-chief, and was killed by the defenders during the battle of crossing the river.

At the head of Nanjing, Duoduo watched the entire water battle with great interest, "That's the Hongyi plywood gunboat?" ”

Kong Youde stood on the side, "Master, that's it." ”

"It's very strong, this king hasn't seen it, do we still have a boat?"

"Master, there is no boat. All the boats that can hit are just on the river. ”

"Cut ......"

Jinshan Temple.

The allied flags were still fluttering in the wind at the spire, and the five battleships of the Yangtze River Squadron fired a salute to announce the arrival of reinforcements to the defenders.

Shou Xuan borrowed 50 sampans from Huang Fei and floated down the river to Jinshan Temple. The transports then sailed downstream to anchor, and the defenders boarded the sampans to engage the transports, and 900 men retreated safely. A burst of shells poured into the river bank, and the fleet broke through the Jiaoshan Gate, the mountain, and the goosenose mouth,

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