After Shi Kefa retreated to Chizhou, the army of Wuchang's southern expedition finally sent troops, and Yang Biao, the governor of Huguang, personally led the first town, the independent eight to ten towns and the Ma Shouying Department, a total of 70,000 troops, known as 200,000, on June 16, marched by land and water, and went straight to the southern capital.

On June 18 of the first year of Yongli, the army of Zhengdong arrived in Jiujiang, Liu Liangzuo listened to the order, Wang Zhong immediately ordered him to carry his own army and horses with the army, and the rest of the people who were coerced were all returned home, and collected 160 ships, and the strength of the army was getting worse.

On 1 July, the naval division of the Jingbei Army arrived in Anqing, and Yang Zhaotai, the prefect of Anqing, knew that he was unable to resist the official army without a single soldier, so he ordered Huang Liangwen, the governor of the prefecture, to surrender to the Beijing division, and he hung up his crown and left.

On July 4, the advance of the Jingbei Army entered Chizhou, Shi Kefa was unable to fight, defend, and surrender, so he was stationed in the Taiping Zhizhi Station as Tu, ready to do a dying struggle, at this time Shi Kefa already had a plan to be martyred for the regime of King Gui of the Southern Ming Dynasty.

So when Tu made a book of desperation to Mrs. Yu "Waiting for Mrs., Mrs. Yang, and Mrs. Wan An: The advance of the rebel army has reached Taiping, although the soldiers have not yet come to the city, but the hearts of the people have gone and cannot be cleaned up." Fa will die sooner or later, I don't know if my wife is willing to go with me? In such a world, life is useless, it is better to make a decision early. The wife is distressed, and she must report to the fourth grandfather, uncle, and third brother to take care of them. Blaze Er should go with him. At this point in the book, the liver and intestines are broken. On the fourth day of the first month of July, the law was sent. ”

When this letter was sent to Nandu, it happened to be learned by Gu Yanwu and Huang Zongxi, so there was Guanyinmen to refute the people.

"This ......."

The people were speechless, what Gu Yanwu said did make some sense, Liu Liangzuo's department claimed to have 100,000 people, and there was Jiujiang Jiancheng, all of which could surrender without a fight, and the Shi Pavilion Department led 30,000 soldiers to retreat to Taiping, which was nothing.

"Folks, let's disperse, the military horses from the Jingshi side are also Ming soldiers, and the officers and soldiers in the southern capital are also Ming soldiers, no matter which one gains power, it will not do any harm to our people."

Although Gu Yanwu said that the Southern Ming Puppet Dynasty was a secretary of the Ministry of War, he really had no opinion on who was in charge, because in Gu Yanwu's view, "Death of the country" and "Death of the world" are completely different concepts.

"Death of the country" refers to the change of dynasty, but it is just a change of emperor or country name, and this kind of thing only needs to be concerned by the emperor, the emperor, ministers and people who strive for power and profit; In fact, it is the emergence of a country similar to Mongolia's entry into the Central Plains, making the Chinese nation a slave of barbarians and destroying the inheritance of Chinese civilization, of course, although Gu Yanwu has no sense of resistance to the change of dynasty, but he still appreciates Shi Kefa's loyalty.

"That's what Mr. Gu said!"

"What Mr. Gu said is reasonable!"

Since ancient times, the people did not fight with officials, and Gu Yanwu, the secretary of the military department, spoke for Shi Kefa, and how could the indignant people dare to say that Shi Kefa was not, and they echoed it without saying anything at the moment.

"Brother Huang, the army over there in Beijing is pressing, and it is said that the main force has reached Taiping, or you and I will go over there to have a look."

Learn the art of literature and martial arts, sold to the emperor's family, Gu Yanwu is only twenty-eight years old this year, it is the age of forging ahead, now Anqing's Shi Kefa has collapsed for thousands of miles, although the naval division of the southern capital has "defeated" the Jingbei army, but anyone with a discerning eye can see that the southern capital will not last much time, if you don't plan early at this time, is it difficult to wait for the army of King Yan to come to the city?

"Go together, go together......! Hehe, the virtuous brother is willing to be the secretary of the military department, the foolish brother is just a white body, why can't he accompany you to Taiping. ”

Huang Zongxi is a native of Yuyao, Shaoxing, and he is only thirty-four years old this year.

The two of them had made a decision, and when they returned home, they packed up some accompanying items, changed into civilian clothes, left the southern capital, and went straight to the direction of Jiujiang.

As soon as the two clinkers arrived at Dasheng Pass, they received an urgent battle report from Jurong.

The army of King Yan crossed the river in Taipingzhou on July 3, Li Fang, the general soldier of Zhenjiang, surrendered without a fight, and now the governor of Nanzhili, Zhao Guogong, the first tiger general Huang Wenchang under the command of King Yan has been divided into two roads, one is the former Shaanxi deputy general Gao Jie commanded more than 10,000 troops to attack Su Song, and the other road is led by Huang Guogong himself, and the soldiers and horses have arrived in Jurong, and the soldiers are not in the southern capital.

"What? Didn't Qian Qianyi say that Zheng Hongkui broke the Northern Army Naval Division, and the southern capital was free to defend the river? Could it be that this Zhao Guogong flew over? ”

Although Gu Yanwu and Huang Zongxi were shocked by the speed of the Northern Army's advance, they still resolutely decided to turn back from Dasheng Pass and prepare to find Huang Guogong to see if they could get a background.

With Zhenjiang General Li Fang as a guide, Huang Wenchang's troops made rapid progress, broke through Jurong on July 5, and then went straight to the southern capital, and sent messengers to the southern capital, bluntly saying that if there were any people who resisted the heavenly soldiers, they would be punished.

"Old Ma Ge, how is this good?"

Zhu Changying, the king of Gui, who had only been in charge of the country for three and more months, was completely confused after receiving the news that the imperial army had crossed the river, he was really afraid, as the vassal king of the Ming Dynasty, the mighty and fierce of the Jingbei army, he couldn't be clearer.

According to the imperial court's slander, when the Jingbei army broke through Shenyang, the capital of the puppet Qing Dynasty, it not only killed the Manchurian princes and ministers who stayed in Shenyang, but even killed a large number of men, which is the so-called arsonist slaughter of the city.

"Old minister...... The old minister thought that we should evacuate, retreat to Hangzhou, and then plan later. ”

Ma Shiying wanted to organize resistance, but after His Royal Highness the Prison State rang the Jingyang bell, the court officials only came Ruan Dayue and Zhou Yanru and others, which made him lose the courage to resist.

"What Elder Ge said is that while the rebel army has not yet arrived in the southern capital, let's go to Moling Pass at night, and we will never be caught up by the rebel army."

Ruan Dayue is a native of Anqing, Nanzhili, the beginning of the Donglin Party, four years of the Apocalypse, 9,000-year-old Wei Zhongxian because of the Nandu Minting Division, in one fell swoop to control the power of the imperial court, sharpen the knife Huo Huo, to Ye Xianggao led by the Donglin Party raised the butcher's knife, Ruan Dayue knew that something was wrong, so he changed his course, and switched to Wei Zhongxian's door, after Chongzhen succeeded to the throne, the Donglin Party carried out a crazy liquidation of the eunuch party, Ruan Dayue, the anti-bone boy, was beaten into the core of the eunuch party, was dismissed and returned to his hometown, after the establishment of the Nandu Prison Bank, Ruan Dayue hugged Ma Shiying's thigh again, He was awarded the title of Squire of the Military Department.

"Things are in a hurry, not slow, the old man thinks he should go quickly!"

Zhou Yanru is really afraid, the imperial army has crossed the river, and if he doesn't leave, he may not be able to save the lives of his family, at this time he already has a plan, after entering Zhejiang, he will either find a remote mountainous area in the mountainous area of eastern Zhejiang, and hide incognito, so as to avoid being wanted by the government, or go to sea in Hangzhou and hide overseas.

"Well, Ma Xi, you go and select three hundred Inner Palace armor soldiers, and let's escort His Royal Highness and the princess from the Southern Capital at night."

Ma Shiying didn't dare to hesitate, and immediately ordered his son to order troops, intending to evacuate quietly at night.