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Jiangning, known as Jinling in ancient times, was the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties, and was also the most important city in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River and the seat of the governor of Liangjiang. Jiangning is the capital of Jiangsu Province, and the governor's seat should have been placed in Jiangning, but perhaps in order to avoid conflict with the governor, I don't know how many governors of Jiangsu started, and the governor's yamen was moved to Suzhou.

Niu Jian, the current governor of Liangjiang, a native of Sweet Potato Wuwei, was originally in the Opium War, because of the delay in the military aircraft, Emperor Daoguang wanted to order him to be executed. However, the sudden attack of the Xinhua army on the Manchu Qing Dynasty made Emperor Daoguang forget about this matter for a while, and he was able to continue to serve as the governor of Liangjiang.

On the way to retreat to Jiangning, the Hangzhou general Qiying led the Hangzhou Eight Banners to retreat, and sent people to report to Niu Jian, the governor of Liangjiang. Qiying gave up Hangzhou and fled, which was already a serious crime, and if he could resist the attack of the Xinhua army in Jiangning, he might be able to redeem the credit. But if you can't resist it in Jiangning, then it's doomed.

When Qiying's messenger arrived in Jiangning, the officers of the Jiangnan Naval Division who had set out from Nantong also arrived in Jiangning almost at the same time, and the two teams arrived at the Liangjiang Governor's Mansion one after the other.

"Your Excellency Governor, General Qiying is leading his army to retreat to Jiangnan, and now it has passed Huzhou, and Lord Liu Yunke, the governor of Zhejiang, has also arrived with him. This time, the Xinhua army is menacing, and it has already captured Hangzhou, and the next step will definitely be towards Jiangning. General Qiying implored the Governor to be prepared so that he could fend off the Xinhua army in Jiangning. Do not let the new Chinese army continue to develop. The messenger of Hangzhou General Qiying said.

"What? The Xinhua army came and captured Hangzhou? What's going on? Niu Jian, the governor of Liangjiang, was shocked when he heard the messenger's words. Before the British called. He almost lost his head, and now that the Xinhua Army is calling again, is his luck really so bad?

"Your Excellency the Governor, please make a quick decision!" The messenger urged. The Xinhua Army has dispatched so many troops to attack this time, if it is not properly prepared, it will definitely be a dead end at that time.

"What should I do? The army of the Jiangnan Green Battalion is fighting in Jiangxi, and the official only has the Jiangnan Naval Division in his hands. Other than that. General Jiangning General Dezhubu still has 20,000 Eight Banner soldiers in his hands, and in addition, there are no extra troops in the whole of Jiangsu. Niu Jian, the governor of Liangjiang, said aggrievedly. The army of the two rivers. They were all concentrated in the southern part of Jiangxi and fought with the Xinhua Army, and they didn't know whether they were victorious or defeated. Now in his hands, in addition to a few thousand Jiangnan sailors, there are only officials from various prefectures. However, Jiangning General Dezhubu still has 20,000 Eight Banner soldiers in his hands. But. How much combat power can those Eight Banner soldiers have, and they can resist the wolf-like Xinhua army. If he can resist it, then Hangzhou General Qiying will not flee from Hangzhou, right? What is retreating from Hangzhou, it's nice to say, isn't it afraid that you won't be able to defeat the Xinhua Army and lose your head?

"Report, Jiangnan Navy Division General Fuzhu Longa urgently report. The Jiangnan Navy Division was fiercely attacked by the Xinhua Army, and the Xinhua Army dispatched more than a dozen huge ships. Bombarded the camp of the Jiangnan Navy Division. The Jiangnan Navy Division suffered heavy losses, and General Fuzhu Longa had already led the remnants of the army to retreat to Jiangning. Your Excellency the Governor, please be ready to answer! "The battle report of the Jiangnan Navy Division was also delivered.

"What? The Jiangnan Navy Division was also attacked by the Xinhua Army? They came so fast? Niu Jian, the governor of Liangjiang, turned pale. The Xinhua Army's offensive was so fierce, obviously it didn't intend to give the Qing army a respite!

"This official knows, you can step down. When someone comes, immediately invite General Jiang Ning and General Dezhubu to come, and the official will discuss with him. In addition, immediately send someone to Suzhou to inform Lord Sun. After Niu Jian, the governor of Liangjiang, calmed down, he began to issue a series of orders. First of all, the Jiangning general Dezhubu who has a heavy army in his hand is found, and now the 20,000 Eight Banner soldiers in Dezhubu's hands are already the largest force in Jiangning. The other is to inform Sun Shanbao, the governor of Jiangsu, and let him get ready. Hangzhou was captured by the Xinhua army, Nantong was also attacked by the Xinhua army, Jiangsu is close to Hangzhou and Nantong, perhaps, the Xinhua army to Jiangsu, is already on the way.

"Yes, sir!" The officials of the Governor's Mansion immediately took action. A group of guards set out from the Governor's Palace, rode out of Jiangning, and headed south, which was to inform Sun Shanbao, the governor of Jiangsu, in Suzhou. In addition, someone had already gone to the Jiangning General's Mansion to invite Dezhubu.

When Jiangning General Dezhubu heard of such an urgent military situation, where could he still sit still, he immediately rode to the Liangjiang Governor's Mansion.

"Your Excellency Governor, the Xinhua Army is menacing, and now that Jiangning's troops are empty, how can they resist it?" As soon as he saw Niu Jian, the governor of Liangjiang, Jiangning General Dezhubu said with a bitter face. At the time of the Opium War, the British were not able to attack Jiangning, but now, the Xinhua army is coming again, can Jiangning still be able to hold it?

"General De, the Jiangnan Naval Division was attacked by the Xinhua Army and suffered heavy losses. Now, Jiangning can only rely on the army in your hands. Niu Jian, the governor of Liangjiang, also felt that the situation was very difficult. Jiangsu, which was empty of troops, was now attacked by the Xinhua army, so that they had no way to resist the attack of the Xinhua army.

"Alas, I really don't know what the front line is doing, 300,000 people are fighting around the vast number of people, and they can't beat the Xinhua Army. Fortunately now, the Xinhua army has already hit Jiangning. In the entire provinces along the Yangtze River, Zhejiang's army is concentrated in Fujian, Liangjiang's army is in the south of Jiangxi, Lianghu's army is also in southern Hunan, and Yunnan's army is also gathered in Guangxi. Jiangning General Dezhubu complained. Although the Manchu army claimed to have millions of troops, it was actually only more than 800,000. In the Opium War, the Qing army suffered heavy losses and had not yet recovered its vitality, but the Xinhua army came again. As a last resort, the Qing army had to concentrate its forces and go to Guangdong to encircle and suppress the Xinhua army. This directly caused the troops of the provinces along the Yangtze River to be transferred to the front line, resulting in the current situation.

"By the way, Anhui Green Camp is still there. The official immediately gave an order to Cheng Nancai, the governor of Anhui, and asked him to bring people to Jiangning. From Anqing to Jiangning, it only takes two days to take the waterway, maybe it will be too late. Niu Jian, the governor of Liangjiang, said. Anhui does not have a special governor, and the governor is also the governor. Therefore, the governor of Anhui, Cheng Nancai, is the highest military and political governor in Anhui, but he must also be restrained by Niu Jian, the governor of Liangjiang.

"My lord, not only to order Cheng Nancai to lead the army, but also to General Lupu of Jingzhou, but also to ask for help from Shandong, Henan, Shaanxi and other places. In addition, we have to report our onslaught by the Xinhua army to the imperial court, and wait for the next instructions of the imperial court. Jiangning General Dezhubu said. Even if the 20,000 horses of the Anhui Green Battalion are added, it is estimated that they will not be able to resist the Xinhua Army, so their troops must prepare early.

"Yes, yes, this official will send someone to ask for help from the provinces, and immediately report to the imperial court, please ask Your Majesty to judge." Niu Jian, the governor of Liangjiang, said.

Suzhou is only 70 kilometers away from Shanghai, and the 2nd Marine Brigade of the New China Army and the 31st Brigade of the Army left only one infantry company to defend Shanghai after capturing Shanghai, and the rest of the troops all marched to Suzhou along the official road. The economy of Jiangsu and Zhejiang is very good, and the roads and other transportation facilities are also very perfect, which is greatly conducive to the march of the Xinhua Army. The war horse dragged a 75-mm field gun and was able to complete tactical movements.

The messenger sent by Niu Jian, the governor of Liangjiang, rushed all the way to Suzhou, but Suzhou was more than 200 kilometers away from Jiangning. By the time the messenger arrived in Suzhou, the Xinhua army was already close to Suzhou, and even the vanguard of the Xinhua army was less than twenty miles away from Suzhou. At this time, the officials in Suzhou City also knew the news that Shanghai had fallen and that the Xinhua Army was massively killing Suzhou.

Sun Shanbao, the governor of Jiangsu, did not hesitate and ordered the officials and officials in Suzhou to retreat to Jiangning. Originally, there was a green battalion in Jiangsu, but as a result, the main force of the Jiangnan green battalion went to Jiangxi to fight, and the green battalion in Suzhou was also transferred to the front line. In the hands of Sun Shanbao, the governor of Jiangsu, in addition to a few hundred servants, there are no available soldiers at all, these servants, suppressing the people, and maintaining law and order may be okay, but if they want to go to the battlefield to fight against the Xinhua army, isn't that looking for death?

In order to avoid unnecessary casualties, Sun Shanbao, the governor of Jiangsu, was the first to retreat from Suzhou, and of course, the original responsibility of defending the land was also thrown away by him. Since Liu Yunke, the governor of Zhejiang, and Qiying, the general of Hangzhou, were able to abandon Hangzhou and flee to Jiangning, why couldn't he give up Suzhou? Even if Emperor Daoguang blames him, he won't just cut off his head, maybe the law will not blame the public, and he will be able to turn big things into small things.

Sun Shanbao, the governor of Jiangsu, abandoned Suzhou and fled, and the Xinhua army once again captured Suzhou on the evening of March 9 without a fight. After that, after leaving an infantry battalion to defend Suzhou, the Xinhua army attacked Jiangning again. Those county towns along the way have looked down on the wind. The huge fleet of the Xinhua Army is also heading to Jiangning through the Guò Yangtze River waterway. The Xinhua army advanced by land and water, constantly approaching Jiangning, putting great pressure on Niu Jian, the governor of Liangjiang, and Dezhubu, the general of Jiangning. Fuzhu Long'a, the general of the Jiangnan Naval Division, also fled to Jiangning, but only more than 2,000 of the 5,000 Jiangnan Naval Divisions fled to Jiangning. The rest of the people, some of them died in battle, and the other part felt that the Xinhua army was powerful, and it was difficult for the Qing army to defeat the Xinhua army, even if they went to Jiangning, it would be a dead end in the end. Therefore, those people simply took off their military uniforms and went home as ordinary people. Serving as a soldier is just for food, and if you are destined to lose your life, who will do it?

The Xinhua army approached Jiangning, so that the Manchu officials and officers and soldiers in Jiangning only felt that black clouds were pressing down on the city, as if the end was coming. (To be continued......)