Chapter 52: I Am Clothed and I am Glorious
Zhenhae.
The wolf-like soldiers of the Qing army were like attacking the city, and instantly smashed open the gate of this small city that had just been restored for 20 years, howling and waving the knives and guns in their hands and quickly diverting into the streets and alleys, and then all kinds of chaotic screams and screams sounded in the city, and then billowing smoke continued to rise from everywhere, and at the same time, those people who helped the old and the young cried and were driven out of their homes, and had to embark on the road of leaving their homes under the threat of whips and even spears.
"Ma's, all burned, a group of thieves who don't see the coffin and don't cry."
Dandai, the general of Hangzhou, rode on a war horse and pointed with a horsewhip at a Qing soldier who was setting fire to his house.
Inside the house was a man who had been killed, blood was pouring out of his body, and soon the fire was engulfing the body, and outside the house, a group of men, women and children were crying, and a young man rushed up to try to stop the Qing soldier, but unfortunately he was slashed to the ground by another Qing soldier.
"Dog minion, do you dare to attack the law enforcement officers of the imperial court and want to rebel?"
The latter spat at him disdainfully and scolded.
Dan Dai nodded in satisfaction.
And this same thing is constantly playing out in every corner of this small city, not only Dinghai, but also the entire coast that stretches for nearly 1,000 miles and 30 miles wide from the south bank of the Yangtze River estuary to the north bank of the Oujiang estuary, and all places are turned into flames rising into the sky on this day. Countless ordinary people were driven by swords to leave their homes and embark on a painful migration path, and countless people were burned to death in their homes because they were unwilling to leave the tragic Qing saber, and the billowing smoke covered the sky in eastern Zhejiang.
This is the relocation of Kang Mazi.
Like last time, he only gave those ordinary people three days, and when the three days were up, he directly sent troops to expel them by force.
All the inhabitants of this area moved out, and then the houses, trees, boats and boats were all burned down, and a trench two zhang deep and two zhang wide was dug at the edge of the boundary according to the standards of those years, and an eight-foot-high city wall was built near the trench, and there was a fort every five miles on the city wall, and two chimney piers and a garrison point thirty miles away on the city wall, just like the cage tactics of the Japanese devils, completely blocking the way for the coastal residents to flee to Yangfeng.
Up to now, according to estimates, the number of people who fled from eastern Zhejiang to Zhoushan has exceeded 100,000, anyway, the sea is the territory of the Ming army, especially Zhenhai, even if you swim to the yellow python island three miles away, there is also a reception for the Ming army, and the Diao people in the past have rapidly increased Yang Feng's strength, and in less than a year, the Ming army has snowballed from thousands of rabbles to nearly 20,000 troops on land and sea.
In addition, he is also preventing Yang Feng's coastal landing, the matter in Yangzhou is too embarrassing, he doesn't want to have a second time.
Now not only in eastern Zhejiang, but even on both sides of the Yangtze River are overhauling forts, from Wusongkou to Wuchang, all of them are protected by forts, and even as in those years, they are blocking the river dragon at the mouth of the Yangtze River.
That is, the chain is horizontally attached.
I think that this was all against Zhang Mingzhen and Zheng Chenggong back then, but now it is nothing more than copying it as it is.
Of course, it is the common people who suffer.
Dan Dai patrolled the hellish Zhenhai like a hyena patrolling the territory.
The Qing soldiers beside him were carnivaling unscrupulously, this is the real carnival, they like this kind of work the most, in addition to being able to unleash their beastliness, the most important thing is to rob casually. As long as those ordinary people carry enough property to arouse their interest, it is nothing more than rushing up and whipping a whip under the banner of urging, and it is perfect if they dare to resist, and they will directly cut down and then the property will belong to themselves, this kind of work their ancestors and parents have done, and they know all the routines.
"Mom, when is it, do some of this!"
A woman's scream drew Dandai's gaze, and in a courtyard with an open door, a Qing soldier was pressing a young girl against a grinding platform, and several Qing soldiers with burdens were laughing next to them, and at their feet were two corpses.
"It's the second child of the Ezhe family."
Bao Yi next to him said with a smile.
"It's the same virtue as his grandfather!"
Dan Dai said speechlessly.
"Folks, the court is for the sake of everyone's good, everyone must cooperate with the work of the government, don't listen to the demagoguery of those rebellious party elements, the demon Yang Feng is in trouble along the coast, the people can't live and work in peace and contentment, the saint is merciful, and he can't bear the suffering of the coastal people, so he has prepared a better place to live for everyone, as long as you go over, you don't have to suffer, you have food and clothing!"
At this moment, a shout suddenly sounded behind him.
Dan Dai turned around, and saw two scholars, one fat and one thin, shouting at the people who were driven away as he walked, and nodding at an officer who was whipping the people next to him, but it seemed that life was quite embarrassing, and the coarse green shirt was decorated with several patches.
"You two are the students who the magistrate found to appease the people?"
Dan Dai looked at them with satisfaction.
"Students see generals."
The two of them hurriedly stepped forward and said with a smile on their faces.
Almost at the same time, the girl in the courtyard suddenly screamed, suddenly pushed away the Qing army with all her strength, rushed out with her pants, and threw herself at the feet of the thin man and cried: "Husband, save me!" β
"Why are you so ignorant, the military master has taken a fancy to you, why don't you go back and lie down quickly!"
The thin soldier looked at the Qing soldiers who chased him out, and scolded him with great righteousness.
"Huh?!"
The girl was stupid.
"Madame Venerable?"
Dan Dai stopped the soldier chasing him and asked with a smile.
"Unmarried, unmarried!"
The thin man hurriedly said.
"That's the bunnies offended."
Dan Dai said.
"Don't offend, don't offend, it's her blessing to be able to serve Uncle Baqi, it's this cheap maid who is unreasonable."
The thin man said with a flattering smile on his face, and after finishing speaking, he raised his foot to kick his already stupid fiancΓ©e away, and at the same time showed a smile like a spring breeze to those Qing soldiers.
"Ha, ha, that's good! I can't see that you are so sensible, are you willing to follow General Ben? β
Dan Dai said with a smile.
"What do you mean by the general, that the students are the coats of the adults?"
The skinny man said incredulously.
"Coating? You are a student, and you are willing to be a coat for this general. β
"Yes, yes, minions do!"
The thin man lay directly on the ground, kowtowing with excitement and saying in a trembling voice.
The student has a hairy use, there are more students in the world, there are a few carp jumping the dragon gate, not to mention that he is a poor student who has no money and no background, and it is not that he can't continue to take the imperial examination, but he can still take the top prize in the examination and sign to play the board, even if he can't win the identity in the future, he will immediately have to rely on. In the future, he will be the coat of the Guerjia clan, which will immediately be plated with a layer of gold, not to mention that Dandai is still a Hangzhou general with real power, a first-class member of the imperial court, even if he does not go through the imperial examination, as long as he serves well, he can still get an official for him.
What happened to the coating? I am the coat, I am glorious.
"You are a filial piety, so follow the master in the future!"
Dan Dai said happily.
"General, what about me, student?"
The fat boy looked at him with a blank eye.
"You, you should be together!"
Dan Dai was in a good mood, so he said casually.
"Slave thank master!"
The fat student knelt down ecstatically and said.
"It's a good minion, what's your last name?"
Dan Dai asked.
"The minion's surname is Yan."
The thin man said.
"The minion's surname is Ling."
The fat student said.
"Ha, ha, they are all good slaves, and I can't lose you if I follow my master!"
Dan Dai said with a hearty laugh.
But at this moment, a frightened scream suddenly sounded behind him: "Ming army, Ming army is coming!" β
Dandai's laughter came to an abrupt end.
Immediately after that, the Qing army that was busy harming the common people was in chaos, and soon someone rushed to the city wall, and then shouted in an even more frightened voice: "The Ming army, it's their big fleet, there is that demon's ship!" β
This time it was even more chaotic, and the mythical battle under Yangzhou City had already spread all over the place.
"What's the panic? Will they be able to fly over Zhaobao Mountain? β
Dan Dai pretended to be calm and shouted, of course, he was also drumming in his heart, after all, he didn't want to be the next Shi Wenbing.
He didn't notice that many of the young adults who were being forced to leave their homes had begun to look at each other.
"Marshal, is this a bit reckless, our current strength is still insufficient, the army only has one or two battalions that have been trained for a long time, the fourth or fifth battalions are just able to release guns, at most barely usable, six or seven battalions have not even practiced guns, if it is another three months, it will almost be foolproof."
Approaching the Valkyrie at the mouth of the Yongjiang River, Feng Zhen asked Yang Feng cautiously.
Now the generals of the Ming army are generally a little unable to keep up with the rhythm of their marshal, or without the madness of their marshal, for example, this time after learning that Kang Mazi began to implement the relocation order, Yang Marshal was actually ambitious to start his campaign in eastern Zhejiang. Although the combat capability of the Ming army is convincing enough after the last test, after all, the number is still too small, and the recruits have not yet been trained, and only the first, second and third battalions can be used, the third battalion cannot be moved in Keelung, and only two battalions can actually be put into the battlefield.
And what is the total strength of the Qing army in eastern Zhejiang?
A full army of 150,000 men.
Although the Ming army was very strong, it was still a bit too exaggerated to have one enemy of seventy-five.
"Ben Shuai is free and proportionate, this time I will teach you a very interesting tactic, isn't the Qing army a large number of troops? Then let's give them a minus. β
Yang Feng said sinisterly.
"Okay, but we still have to open the two forts of Baoshan and Jinji Mountain first."
Feng Zhen said.