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Divide the power from the Pingyu General's Mansion and put it in the hands of the scholars.

This is typical of beating a stuffy stick and then giving a sweet date. Civil officials have power, but in fact, they don't take the emperor seriously. Chen Zilong is not bad, borrowing the platform built by Zong Mao, and taking on the important task of raising food and salary for the army.

The generals retreated, and Zhai Zhe returned to the backyard of the mansion.

After a while, Fang Jin introduced Zong Mao inside.

"Meet the General!" Zong Mao bowed down, with a smile on his face, as if he was proud of his achievements.

He was dismissed, and the general was softer than he thought.

"Zongmao!" Zhai Zhe was very painful in his heart, he was only seven years older than Zong Mao, but he looked at him like his own child.

"You're smart, but you're too cruel to Zhang Mingzhen!" For example, Zhai Zhe also spared him a way out of life to Huang Binqing in eastern Zhejiang. As long as Zhang Mingzhen survives, he can have a way to save his life, even if he is incognito from now on.

However, from now on, Zhang Mingzhen will inevitably be Zong Mao's mortal enemy.

Letting a person die is the quickest and most effective way to solve it. But this is not Zhai Zhe's way of doing things. It's not right or wrong, it's just a person's character. Zhai Zhe never said that Zong Mao didn't do a good job, he just said that Zhang Mingzhen shouldn't be forced to kill himself in front of the imperial city.

That reminded him of Lu Gong. Of course, the two are different, Zhang Mingzhen will be fooled because of ****.

Zhai Zhe has insight into people's hearts, how can he not guess Zong Mao's thoughts. He did not doubt that Zong Mao was the most loyal, but the authority of the head of the Pinglu General's Mansion was far better than that of the Han Department back then, and he had already tasted power.

Zong Mao knelt there and didn't say a word. I can't see how much decadence he has.

Zhai Zhe took out a thin book from his sleeve and handed it to Zong Mao's eyes, "You are in Ningbo Mansion, you are not allowed to see outsiders, this "Diamond Sutra" is copied three times a day. ”

"Yes!" Zong Mao stretched out his hands to take it.

Zhai Zhe treats him like this, which means that he still cares about him, what does he have to worry about?

"Let's go!"

Zong Mao rolled the Buddhist scriptures in his hand. He won't believe these things, since the general has given the order, he insists on carrying it out.

The imperial court's decree was issued very quickly, and since the general had been sealed, it was nothing to be crowned a governor of Jiangnan. Several college students in the cabinet, except for Ma Shiying, all had some connections with the Donglin Party, and they were happy to see that Chen Zilong was entrusted with important tasks.

The governor of Jiangnan was in charge of the richest prefectures and counties north of the Qiantang River and south of the Yangtze River. Chen Zilong changed his residence from Hangzhou to Songjiang Mansion, and he was trying to get rid of Zong Mao's shadow.

Zhai Zhe left eight days after returning to Nanjing, and led his own guards and cavalry to return to Anqing from Route 6 via Wuhu. The round trip was delayed for another half a month, and the war between Huguang and Jiangxi was entering ****.

Jiujiang Province.

A column of cavalry appeared on the hillside in the direction of Dongcheng, and the Ming army scouts were arrogant and pointed at the head of the city.

After more than a dozen battles, large and small, the Ming army vanguarded until the city of Jiujiang.

Zhai Zhe is not here, and Zuo Ruo's is not a rookie who has just gone to the battlefield.

If you consider the strategy as a whole, Zuo Ruo is not as good as Zhai Zhe. But when it comes to a specific battle, Zhai Zhe is not as good as Zuo Ruo.

After the Ming army captured Anqing Mansion, the strategic route was clear, and the next target was Jiujiang, an important town in Jiangxi. Yao Qisheng was ordered to set up a base camp in Anqing, store grain and grass, and at the same time recruit rebels from all over Jiangbei.

Almost all of Jin Shenghuan's soldiers and horses were pinned down by Zheng Zhilong on the southern front, and there were not many defenders in Jiujiang City. However, Jin Shenghuan insisted on not agreeing to hand over Jiujiang City to the Qing court's garrison in Huguang, Belle Leke Dehun. Jiujiang is related to his retreat, and it is also the gateway to Huguang from the south.

In order to prevent the Ming army from attacking, Luck Dehun mobilized 30,000 soldiers and horses from Huguang to reach the city of Jiujiang.

Zuo Ruo started with Li Zhi'an and Fang Guoan's two troops and horses, and led the Chinese army and surrendered troops behind.

6 The ground was quite quiet, and the cannon roared on the river across the Jiujiang River.

Chen Huwei led the sailors from Ningshao all the way to Jiujiang, and finally met the first water battle. Jin Shenghuan's sailor division and the newly established Qing Tinghu Guangshui division were combined into one, with four or five hundred warships.

But compared with Chen Huwei's battlefield, these ships are like children meeting adults.

Chen Huwei's largest ship was five zhang wide and twelve zhang long, and there were four small iron cannons on each side of the east and west sides. This is not the largest sea ship, he was worried that the overly large sea ship would be inconvenient to move in the narrow part of the Yangtze River, so he deliberately chose this agile warship.

Willing to see the dense warships rushing towards him, Chen Huwei waved his arms at the bow of the ship: "Set up the flag!" Arrange the formation! ”

The sailor pulled the long rope, and a square battle flag flew up the bow of the ship, in which was embroidered a strange image of a man's snake body. That was Chen Huwei's mark when he was a pirate, but he didn't expect it to be used in the battle between the two armies.

Eighteen warships walked side by side, and the nearest warship on the shore was only a stone's throw away.

The warships of the Qing court pounced like a swarm of hornets. The soldiers at the bow of the ship raised their swords and shouted all kinds of foul language.

"Looks like they're ready to jump the white bar!" Chen Huwei was disdainful. The water robbers in the Yangtze River always play some pirate elimination tactics. The delusional attempt to jump onto the opposing enemy's ship in a white-knuckle battle when the two ships are handed over is known as "jumping on the white bar".

Pirates often interacted with Orientals and Westerners in the sea, and gradually learned Western tactics. When "jumping white bars", your losses are too great, and they are rarely used again

The eighteen search warships went against the current, and the speed was slow. The lookout hand held the clairvoyant mirror given to him by Chen Huwei and measured the distance of the oncoming ship.

The weather is clear, as far as the eye can see, and the mist on the river surface will be weak and invisible under the scorching sun. It's the weather that's perfect for water fights.

At the head of Jiujiang City, there are more than a dozen generals holding the bluestone battlements to watch the battle in the river.

The ship slowly turned sideways, and the gunner put the iron ball into the iron cannon and loaded it with gunpowder.

"Five miles!"

The lookouts on the main ship shouted the distance.

Chen Huwei ordered: "Open the cannon!" ”

"Bang bang!"

The main ship was the first to open fire, as if a powder magazine had suddenly ignited in the middle of the river, and all ships opened fire at the same time.

Iron balls flew above the clear water, some of them landed on the surface of the water, causing a huge wave, and some smashed into the small boat in the distance. As soon as they ran into it, the ships immediately turned into a pile of waste wood.

The cannon fire did not stop, and the gunner adjusted the shelling distance according to the call of the lookout.

The Qing warship went down the river very fast, and the distance of several miles passed in an instant.

Seeing that the warship was out of the range of shelling, the sailors on the small boat took out their grappling hooks and prepared to board the ship.

A mile away, dozens of soldiers appeared on the side of the ship carrying long bird guns. It was arm-thick, six or seven feet long, and shot lead as big as the cover of a thumb. This kind of long bird gun has a range of up to 300 paces, and it was produced by the weapons workshop in Hangzhou that specially sent people from Guangdong to learn how to make zuò, and was immediately equipped on warships.

The ship against the current is slow and steady, allowing the gunners who shoot at the bow to ensure accuracy.

Someone lit a poisonous fireball and threw it at the approaching warship.

These are just the most common naval tactics in naval warfare, and for the sailors of the Yangtze River, they are like endless magic.

The warships of the Qing Dynasty were like moths to the flames, rushing towards the scorching burning lamps, and there was no return.