In the hinterland of the south of the Yangtze River, the strength of the Qing army was extremely empty, Wang Deren's more than 10,000 troops since they passed through Ningguofu, almost did not encounter decent resistance, the defenders of various states and counties either fled from the wind, or collapsed at the first touch, and the gentry and people in Jiangnan ate rice pots, and welcomed the return of the Ming Dynasty, and he was easily killed by him to Yixing County on the shore of Taihu Lake.

The overwhelming sound of firecrackers was as lively as the New Year, the elated people crowded the streets, the white-haired elders sent wine with their hands, and the gentry who had changed into the clothes of the Han family bowed down and saluted together, congratulating in unison "Wang Duzhen Saddle Horse Fatigue", Wang Deren's wine did not touch his lips, and he was already drunk, and he returned to the two years when the Dashun army was the most prosperous.

As a native of Mizhi County, northern Shaanxi, Wang Deren joined the peasant army very early and was known for his bravery and good fighting, similar to Hao Shaoqi and Wang Jincai, they were all backbone generals in the peasant army. (According to historical records, when Tan Tai broke through Nanchang, Wang Deren "broke through to Desheng Gate, the soldiers could not go forward, three out and three in, killed hundreds of people, were executed, and dissolved", killing three in and three out of thousands of troops and horses, which can be regarded as a weakened version of Changshan Zhao Zilong, which may be a little exaggerated, Wang Deren is probably not single-handed, but no matter how to fight rich, discounted, he must be a fierce general with a high military value. ）

At the beginning of the peasant army in northern Shaanxi, the people who were about to starve to death followed some ferocious and vicious people to take risks, and their behavior was not much different from that of ordinary bandits and bandits, and killing the rich and helping the poor was often just a whim, coercing innocent people, burning and looting everywhere, and it was the norm to only destroy and not produce, and they did a lot of bad things for their own survival. As a result, he fell into the reputation of a thief, but "the bandit is like a comb." Soldiers are like grates, and officers are like shavings." It is still the Ming officials and soldiers who are really like wolves and tigers, and they still question why the people don't do the starving Ming official mansion...... After seeing a lot of tragedies in the world and having his hands stained with the blood of countless people, Wang Deren gradually became selfish and ruthless, and regarded human life as a mustard.

In the last years of Chongzhen, Li Zicheng won several battles in a row, and when he saw that there was hope of seizing the world, he put forward the slogan of "Juntian is exempt from taxation" and strictly restricted military discipline. "Killing one person is like killing my father, and committing adultery with another person is like adultering my mother", which immediately won the support of ordinary poor people...... Those years were the heyday of the Dashun Army, the army and the people were really close to each other, just like the scene in front of him, although Wang Deren's heart was like iron stone, he was also melted by that boiling enthusiasm, looking forward to creating a peaceful era after the establishment of the new dynasty.

After that, it was a flash in the pan of the Great Shun Dynasty. It was Li Zicheng who went to Jiugong Mountain, Wang Deren was a subordinate of Bai Wang of the Dashun Army at that time, and surrendered to the Manchu Qing Dynasty after several setbacks, and returned to the Ming Dynasty with Jin Shenghuan anyway. The enemy who was still fighting and reliving yesterday has become a friendly army today, and his identity and role change so quickly that even he himself is not very adaptable.

The fall of the Dashun regime. gave Wang Deren a heavy blow, the hope and ideal that had just recovered. are all smashed by the cruel reality, and are at the mercy of fate. Anyway, he returned to the Ming Dynasty with Jin Shenghuan, more because he was suppressed and excluded by the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and he was just angry for a while...... In the days when Tan Tai surrounded Nanchang, the city was exhausted of food and could not hold on, Wang Deren also secretly regretted that he should not fight against the powerful Manchu Qing to find death, and he was full of disappointment in Nanming's death, but he and Jin Shenghuan were labeled as capricious, and then surrendering to the Manchus was a dead end, so he had to stay in Nanchang City to the end, fortunately, at the last moment Wang Kefan led the Chu army to help, and he and Jin Shenghuan finally survived.

This big gamble, which cost his life, was won after all.

The third surname is not easy to be a slave, he and Jin Shenghuan's "personal credit value" has been squandered, unless there is a serious change in the shape, they must follow Nanming to the end, so they can obey Wang Kefan's orders and try to cooperate with the battle of Ningzhen to win this life-and-death battle related to the fortunes of the country and their personal fate...... From the perspective of their own interests, they have just returned to the Ming Dynasty anyway, and they do not have a strong backer in the Longwu Imperial Court, and they also hope to further get closer to the Chuxun group represented by Wang Kefan.

Sending troops to Jiangnan is an opportunity to repay the favor, so the more than 10,000 people and horses brought by Wang Deren are all elite troops, ready to fight with the Qing army at a critical moment, and return Wang Kefan's favor to rescue Nanchang, and by the way, get a lot of votes in Jiangnan.

After Yixing County, Wang Deren's soldiers divided into two routes and continued to march around Taihu Lake. The main force of the North Road took the north shore of Taihu Lake and attacked Wuxi County of Changzhou (that is, Wuxi City in later generations), threatening Changzhou, Jiangyin, Changshu, Suzhou and other places, outflanking Tan Tai's back road from the flank, and cooperating with the decisive battle in the mountainous area of Ningzhen.

Unexpectedly, Wuxi is a hard nut to crack.

The Qing army in Jiangnan was caught off guard by him at first, but at this time it finally reacted, and sent troops and horses from the neighboring prefectures and counties to support Wuxi, and did not retreat...... When he was in a dilemma, Gu Yanwu rushed with Wang Kefan's order, and ordered Wang Deren to abandon Wuxi, turn south and enter Zhejiang, and reunite the two troops and horses under his command into one road, and concentrate his forces to attack Huzhou Mansion and even Hangzhou Mansion.

"Ji'er Harang was defeated and died, the battle of Ningzhen has been locked, Tan Tai will be captured by Wang Junmen sooner or later, Jianwu Hou (Wang Deren) doesn't have to pay attention to him, it is the most important thing to go south to Zhejiang, so as not to be taken by King Lu's soldiers and horses to seize Hangzhou Mansion first, and it will be difficult to really meet with swords and soldiers at that time......" Gu Yanwu directly made it clear, the Chu army has already dealt with Ji'er Harang, you don't have to delay your work in Nanzhili, hurry up and go to Zhejiang to grab the territory, it is easy to win the battle of Ningzhen, don't let Zhu Yihai, the king of Lu, pick the fruit in vain.

A few days ago, Zhu Yihai, the king of Lu, stormed and occupied Ningbo Mansion at any cost, freed up his forces to enter Shaoxing Mansion, and also eyed Hangzhou Mansion, just to get a piece of the pie from the Battle of Ningzhen, the territory in eastern Zhejiang can be ceded to him, and Shaoxing Mansion and Jinhua Mansion in central Zhejiang can also be discussed, but the richest Suzhou, Hangzhou and Shanghai must be controlled in the hands of the Chu army, but the Chu army can't get away now, so Wang Deren can only go to the front station first.

"Please Mr. Tinglin to return to Wang Junmen on his behalf, the last general will definitely live up to his mission, and do his best to enter the army to take Hangzhou Mansion, and never allow King Lu's soldiers and horses to get involved, if the war is smooth, he will take Shaoxing Mansion together, and see if they dare to take the initiative to provoke me?" Wang Deren couldn't help but be overjoyed.

Since he entered Jiangnan, although the time is urgent, he has also gained a lot of money along the way, as the saying goes, there is heaven above, and there is Suzhou and Hangzhou, Hangzhou is one of the richest areas in the south of the Yangtze River, and this trip to Hangzhou will definitely make a lot of money, and the pockets of the whole body are stuffed with white flowers.

"Haha, that's not to worry about. Our army and King Lu have a tacit understanding, everyone is first-come, first-served, each with their ability to recover the lost territory, Zhejiang and Fujian so many state capitals, King Lu's idea of soldiers and horses even if they are all scattered can not be occupied, as long as the Marquis of Jianwu first grabs Hangzhou Mansion, King Lu's soldiers and horses will go to other state capitals. Gu Yanwu said with a smile: "Oh, I almost forgot what I said, Jianwu Hou has something to report to Wang Junmen, and I have to ask others to tell me, I was ordered to come this time, I want to go to Zhejiang with Jianwu Hou, students have some relatives and friends in Hangzhou Mansion and Shaoxing Mansion, maybe I can help you!" ”

Gu Yanwu is an "old underground party", and some time ago the Chu Army Intelligence Bureau did a lot of work in Hangzhou, Shaoxing and other places......

In addition to Wang Deren, Wang Kefan also ordered the Ming armies of Huguang, Jiangxi, and Fujian that the victory of the Ningzhen meeting had been decided, and they were ready to launch a full-scale attack, and at the same time as the battle of Ningzhen was closed, the results of the battle should be expanded as much as possible...... Tang Laihe, Zhang Hanru and others were finally released from the confinement room, and they angrily rushed into the Zhongjun tent again, wanting to have a war of words with Wang Kefan, but after seeing Jierharang's head, they couldn't help but be dumbfounded.

"Is this really the head of Zilharang? Don't bluff me! ”

Zilharang's head was contained in a wooden box full of lime, Tang Laihe and others held the wooden box and looked left and right, their eyes seemed to be hooked by a hook, they were stunned, they couldn't believe it and couldn't believe it, Tang Laihe even stretched out his hand and touched it twice, as if he was touching a peerless treasure.

Wang Kefan smiled and waved his hand, and ordered someone to send a set of clothes and armor, a silver seal of General Dingyuan, and a stack of letters, all of which were evidence to prove the identity of Jierharang, and Tang Laihe and the others had no doubt after reading it.

"This general's seal is a good thing, it doesn't cost me a single soldier, I used it to deceive the gate of Jintan County, and put 50,000 Qing troops into my pocket......" Wang Kefan was just halfway through speaking, Tang Laihe and the others bowed down together, and they couldn't afford it.

"Win this battle, turn the tide in the fall, help the building will fall, Yuntai Gong is in Daming Jiangshan Sheji, please accept my wait!" The battle has been won, of course, there is no need to mention the matter of confinement, Tang Laihe has not yet figured out the specific situation, and he has a stomach problem, but it is the most important thing to show his attitude to Wang Kefan first.

"The officers and men of the three armies used their lives, not the work of one person Wang." Wang Kefan picked up Tang Laihe and said sincerely: "The war is not over yet, I want to ask Mr. Nandou to return to Fujian to preside over the overall situation, and give me another two months of buffer time to completely wipe out the remnants of the enemy in Nanzhili, how about it?" ”

After the death of Jierharang, the various departments of the Ming army in Fujian must not be left behind, and they will launch an attack on Tong Yangjia, and only by letting Tang Laihe return to the town can we ensure that the focus of the Eastern Expedition is still on Nanzhili and fight the final battle. (To be continued......)