Dominate the Country

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Wannan Guichi is the capital city of Chizhou downstream of Anqing.

Within a year after the Fuhan army withdrew from Jiangnan, the Manchu Qing Dynasty had restored its rule in southern Anhui. So the Fuhan Army, which is now marching eastward for the second time, wants to completely sweep the Yangtze River and turn the Yangtze River into its own swimming pool. In addition to capturing the estuary of the Yangtze River, the north and south areas of the river in the distance from Anqing to Nanjing naturally must If you sweep once, you will have to attack Wannan again!

The leading naval force of the Fuhan Army, with more than a dozen warships, were bombarding the Qing army camp in Chikou Town. The Qing army camp and many defenses had been riddled with holes.

The vanguard troops of the 1st garrison division following the warships were always preparing for landing and raiding.

"Everyone, please listen to me. This is the first battle of my first garrison division when it comes to Jiangnan, and it is also the first battle of our first battalion after it leaves Henan. No one is allowed to give me diarrhea. If you dare to let me off the hook, Military law is ruthless!" Wei Baocheng shouted loudly to his team officers.

What responded to him in the cabin was the high-pitched roar of his team officers.

The vanguard of the 1st garrison division, as the first battalion of the vanguard battalion in the vanguard, the significance of the first battle does not need to be said. In the second battle of Jiangnan, the original expeditionary force and the base troops were mixed, and the former was illustrious. There is no need to prove anything for military exploits. The latter will have to prove to the former that they are equally daring and able to fight.

"Rush..."

One warship after another rushed towards the dock of Chikou Town. The artillery fort deployed by the Qing army at Chikou was completely damaged. One warship after another crossed the dock. Groups of soldiers from the first battalion rushed out like a whirlwind, without encountering the Qing army. The slightest obstruction.

"Go to Guichi, go to Guichi..."

Wei Baocheng stood on the pier and shouted that all the Qing soldiers and civilians in Chikou Town had been blown away by the cannons of the Naval Battalion. If they could only occupy Chikou Town and mop up some of the remaining Qing soldiers under the cannons of the Naval Battalion, what would happen first? The camp is a piece of shit. Wei Baocheng felt that he could go directly to Guichi. Anyway, the mission of their vanguard force was to attack Guichi, not Chikou Town.

"Artillery shells, bring enough explosive shells." The voice of the battalion logistics director reached Wei Baocheng's ears at the right time. Wei Baocheng laughed with satisfaction. Of course, he must bring enough shells to attack Guichi. After all, it was still a capital city, and they only had one battalion of troops.

On February 12, Chen Ming, who was stationed in Pengze, received a good news from Chen Erbao from Anqing, saying that the vanguard troops had captured Chizhou and were now attacking Tongling! Looking at the names of the officers of the first army, Wei Baocheng and Chen Ming are impressive. When the first batch of medals came out, this man was the first recipient of the silver military medal. At that time, it was Wei Baocheng and another Chen family member named Chen Jincai who were most impressed by Chen Ming. However, in the subsequent battles, Chen Jincai, who was known as the leading soldier in hand-to-hand assault, was finally defeated in the battle formation, while Wei Baocheng gradually reached his current position as the battalion officer of the first battalion of the 1st Guarding Division.

"Hmm..." Chen Ming remembered that Wei Baocheng was part of the 5th Division of Xiangxian County. Has he been transferred to the 1st Guarding Division now?

"Come here, tell the troops to speed up. On the 15th, everyone must arrive in Anqing."

The vanguard's attack on Chizhou was carried out with one blow, so Tongling wouldn't be any better than Chizhou, right? Southern Anhui is not Northern Anhui. Even though that place is mountainous and hilly, the people there are rich. The wealth of Anhui lies in the Linjiang area north of the Yangtze River and in southern Anhui.

Chen Ming has a very fixed concept in his mind - the poorer the place, the more powerful soldiers it has, and the richer the place, the easier it is to fight. Because now is not a hundred years from now, there is a big bug of foreigners lying on the heads of all Chinese people. As long as they have money, they can sell anything, guns, gunpowder.

It was now the sixth day since the Fuhan Army launched its troops to attack Wuchang on the sixth day of February. It was progressing smoothly, and the first battle in Chizhou was surprisingly easy.

"Inform all the ministries that the vanguard of our front army attacked Chizhou Fucheng with one blow. The Qing army was frightened by the news and was vulnerable to a single blow."

Troop transportation along the Yangtze River is no better than traveling along the land highway. Tens of thousands of troops have been dragged back and forth for hundreds of miles. It is necessary to announce the good news of the front army and boost the morale of the rear and middle armies during their march. Chen Ming did this last time, and this time he will only do better than last time.

On the 11th, the vanguard navy and army of the former army captured Chizhou. When the victory report of the initial battle was delivered to Chen Ming on the 12th, the vanguard troops immediately captured Tongling that night. The brave Qing troops in Tongling did not camp or build fortifications by the river, but the vanguard troops used the cover of mortars to charge directly into the city. They successfully captured the city head in two attacks. The leader was still Wei Baocheng. The Qing army's one or two thousand defenders were defeated and defeated, and more than a thousand people surrendered in the city alone.

On the 14th, Wuwei Prefecture was captured. At this time, Chen Ming had already left Anqing and headed for Guichi. Then on the 17th, he received good news from Chen Erbao from Lugang, Wuhu - the vanguard troops of the First Guard Division had successfully captured Wuhu and annihilated more than 4,000 Qing soldiers. Zheng Zhe of Manchu Qing's South Anhui Province was captured. Then the vanguard troops quickly attacked Dangtu, the capital city of Taiping Prefecture. The Taiping prefect abandoned the city and fled, but Dangtu's soldiers were not killed.

The army launched its troops in Wuchang on the sixth day of the lunar month. It had only been eleven days, and the troops were only one Hezhou away from Nanjing. Their marching speed was no different from directly sailing. The thousands of Qing troops in southern Anhui were blinded in vain.

"This time, the Left Vice Governor has shown off his face." Chen Wenzan shook his head and sighed at Chen Erbao's good luck. The army was rampant. Starting from Anqing, it swept through Chizhou, Tongling, Wuwei, Wuhu and other prefectures in a few days. The remaining Hezhou was obviously not a match for the First Garrison Division. Chen Erbao, the former commander-in-chief of the army, showed off his face.

As the Fourth Division was in a similar situation to the First Garrison Division, Chen Wenzan also wanted to show off his face and show the prestige of his Fourth Division. He and Gao Jinghui of the Second Garrison Division did not avoid Chen Ming with their envious expressions.

On the afternoon of the 18th, the vanguard of the First Garrison Division arrived outside the city of Hezhou. Without waiting for a rest, they immediately prepared for the siege. As a result, the Qing army defenders in Hezhou dispersed, and Wei Baocheng and the First Battalion, who took the lead, made merit and captured the city of Hezhou in one fell swoop. Afterwards, we learned from the captives and local yamen runners that the governor of Hezhou had fled when the Fu Han army arrived. It was no wonder that the Qing soldiers in Hezhou did not even resist.

So at dusk on the 20th, Chen Erbao led the entire vanguard of the land and sea forces to the outskirts of Nanjing.

This speed surprised Chen Ming behind him, and also surprised Huang Jie in Nanjing. It was indeed a bit fast. The Qing army was even more caught off guard.

The setting sun splashed its last rays of light, and the bright red sunlight dyed the clouds in the sky red. The gorgeous sunset reflected red on the vast river surface, like a red silk cut by a fairy, decorating the river surface particularly beautifully.

Pan Mancang stood at the bow, looking at Nanjing City under the setting sun, his mouth opened uncontrollably, "Nanjing is so big!"

At first, he thought that the city of Nanyang was the most magnificent, but when he arrived in Xiangyang, he realized that Nanyang City was really nothing. From Xiangyang to Wuchang, Pan Mancang first clearly realized what is a provincial capital, what is a prefectural capital, and what is a county town.

With the shock of Wuchang City, Jiujiang, Anqing, Chizhou, Wuhu, etc. are just so-so. Until this moment, looking at the Nanjing City in front of him, it seems like a demon from a mythical world crouching on the south bank of the Yangtze River. Compared with it, the majestic and broad Wuchang City is just a local dog beside the legs of a bull.

"This is Nanjing. How can it not be big when it was the capital of the Ming Dynasty?"

"Except Beijing, there is no other city in the world that can compare to this place."

Pan Mancang is now a platoon leader. He is less than 17 years old. He walked out of the Boy Scout Camp with his head held high as the third place in the same class of Boy Scouts. He did not go to the cadre school, but served as a soldier in the previous left camp of the guards for two months. With Chen Ming's return and the reorganization of the Fu Han Army, he came to the garrison division as a platoon leader again.

At first, the soldiers under his command saw that Pan Mancang was young, did not obey orders, and ignored his majesty. Pan Mancang brought them to the training ground one by one to fight with bayonets. Relying on his hard skills, he recovered all his men in less than ten days.

Pan Mancang's team officer is from Baofeng. He is already in his early thirties, but his face is old enough to be Pan Mancang's father. Before joining the Fu Han Army, he dug coal for others in the Baofeng private mine. I like Pan Mancang, a capable and motivated junior.

"When His Highness attacked Nanjing, I didn't catch up; when His Highness attacks Beijing, I will be the first to rush in!"

The young Pan Mancang's eyes were full of blazing flames, and the team officer saw it and smiled silently. This is what young people are like, full of drive!

At the Xiaguan Wharf, Huang Jie, who was welcoming Chen Erbao, no longer had a trace of sadness on his face. Just like the blazing flames flashing in the eyes of the young Pan Mancang, Huang Jie, who was full of red light, also had a surging flame boiling in his chest at this moment, because their reinforcements had arrived. Chen Ming brought 50,000 troops, armed with sharp weapons, and murderous intentions. This is not a joke. Every officer and soldier of the Third Division behind Huang Jie exuded a strong murderous aura.

The surging murderous aura gathered in the sky above Nanjing, forming two huge characters-counterattack! Only by attacking, fierce and fierce attack, can the Third Division vent the flames accumulated in their hearts for many days.

"The First Garrison Division will stop in Nanjing for a few days to slow down. But the Navy will not stop. Can your Third Division start fighting immediately?"

"Uncle Erbao, my Third Division can fight immediately. You take the First Garrison Division to defend Nanjing first, and I will send troops tomorrow!"

After the welcoming ceremony, Chen Erbao and Huang Jie formally discussed the battles they would take on. Chen Ming gave Chen Erbao, the commander-in-chief of the front army, a lot of autonomy, and after he arrived in Nanjing, he automatically took command of the Third Division.

But Chen Ming has already decided on the general policy. The Fu Han Army came to Jiangnan this time, not for defense, but for fighting, and for active attack. We must show confidence, and both the navy and the army must show a burning momentum.

"So we must start fighting immediately, and we must fight hard and show a strong force. First knock the mountain to shock the tiger." Chen Erbao pointed his finger at Jiangyin, then at Danyang and then Changzhou.

The Fu Han army rushed from Wuchang to Jiangnan too quickly, which was beyond Huang Jie's expectations, let alone the Qing army. Even now, some of the Qing army in Jiangnan are still lingering in Hangzhou, and the Fu Han army can still gain a small advantage if they attack immediately.

On the map of Jiangnan, Jiangyin is a point that the Fu Han army cannot bypass. Whether it is the navy or the land forces, the importance of Jiangyin is self-evident.

"If the Tartars pull all the troops in their hands over, we will join forces with our two divisions, more than 30,000 people, and the navy, so we are not afraid. Besides, Your Highness has already arrived in Tongling. Will it take a long time from Tongling to Nanjing?"

"You will lead your troops to Zhenjiang tomorrow, and the navy will go as well. Didn't you say that the Qing navy has directly pressed to Taipingzhou near Zhenjiang? [Yangzhong City] Let the navy go and see how the Qing army reacts. If they still dare to act arrogantly, then fight immediately. If the Qing army retreats to defend, you will see if you can fight. If you feel it is troublesome, just bear with it for the time being. At most three or four days, the garrison division will arrive in Zhenjiang..."

As the vanguard of the Qing army's oppression of the area controlled by the Third Division, Danyang south of Zhenjiang and Changzhou behind Danyang were heavily stationed by the Qing army. The Qing army's navy patrolled Taipingzhou near Zhenjiang as if it were their own territory.

On February 21, Huang Jie led the Third Division in Nanjing City to Zhenjiang in coordination with the navy, and the troops entered Danyang the next day...