July 25th, Shanhai City.
In the blink of an eye, the final battle of the Huaxia region was about to begin. This time, Great Xia's 100,000 strong army was the same as the Battle of Cliff Mountain. It included the Royal Navy, the Fourth Imperial Guard Corps, and the 3,000 Divine Guards.
In addition, Ouyang Shuo had also appointed the commander of the Flying Bear Army, Li Jing, and the Secretary of the Secretariat, Jia Xu, to follow the army. He had a faint premonition that this battle would not be simple.
At nine o 'clock in the morning, the system announcement rang.
"System Announcement: In the year 1645, the second year of Shunzhi of the Qing Dynasty, after the Qing Dynasty destroyed the Great Shun Regime, they turned south and attacked the Hongguang Regime of the Southern Ming Dynasty. The two sides fought for several months and finally ended with the destruction of the Hongguang Regime. The tenth epic battle, the Battle of the Qing Dynasty against the Ming Dynasty, officially begins! "
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Checking the conditions for participating in the battle, assigning the participating troops …
"System Notification: In the Epic Campaign Campaign, the Qing Dynasty War Against the Ming Dynasty is divided into the Qing Dynasty Faction and the Ming Dynasty Faction. Please choose your faction! Special Note: If you choose the faction that was defeated in history and reverse the historical ending, players in this faction will receive additional rewards. Please choose wisely! "
"I will choose the Ming Dynasty camp!"
"System Notification: Faction selection complete, teleportation beginning!"
After experiencing a short period of dizziness, Ouyang Shuo and the others appeared on the battlefield.
"System Notice: Welcome player Not Wearing Anything to the Ming Dynasty's main camp — Jianye."
The moment he appeared, Ouyang Shuo saw Feng Qiuhuang and teased, "You're the main character this time."
Feng Qiuhuang shrugged and said innocently, "I didn't know that a war campaign would be triggered." He then asked worriedly, "Will the sudden outbreak of war affect Great Xia's deployment in the north?"
Ouyang Shuo waved his hand and said with a smile, "Counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir, why care about him?"
"That's true." Feng Qiuhuang immediately changed the topic.
Up until this point in the game, the two of them had been through a lot. This little accident wasn't enough to make them flustered. The conversation just now was more teasing than practical.
Just as Ouyang Shuo met up with Feng Qiuhuang, he heard a series of battle announcements.
"Battle announcement: Three feudal lords participated in the battle between the Qing Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty, with a total of 300,000 soldiers. The Qing camp has one lord and a total army of one hundred thousand. The Ming camp has two lords and a total army of two hundred thousand. "
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This was the quietest and most fair battle. The three lords were equally matched, each commanding 100,000 troops, and were about to start a slaughter on the battlefield map.
As for Di Chen choosing the Qing Dynasty's camp, Ouyang Shuo wasn't surprised at all.
Firstly, after experiencing the An-Shi Rebellion, Di Chen would be a hundred times unwilling to be in the same camp as Ouyang Shuo, because he had no sense of existence. Secondly, Di Chen probably wanted to get closer to the Qing Dynasty.
The sudden outbreak of the war between the Qing Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty had undoubtedly given the Great Zhou Dynasty the opportunity to unite with the Jingdou County and keep the Northern Frontier Province in check. Taking ten thousand steps back, the choice of a war camp had nothing to do with good or evil. How could Di Chen hesitate?
"Battle Announcement: Due to the Qing Dynasty's military strength being weaker than the Ming Dynasty's, according to the rules, the Qing Dynasty will receive a 45% increase in defense."
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One against two, a hundred thousand against two hundred thousand. This time, Di Chen was probably under some pressure. Thankfully, Gaia was always fair. Immediately, the hundred thousand Great Zhou troops received a 45 point boost in defense.
Just based on this point, the Great Zhou army's losses would be halved.
"Campaign announcement: According to the results of the evaluation of nobility and merit points, the representative of the Qing Dynasty camp is Duke Di Chen. The representative of the Qing Dynasty camp is called How can you say that you have no clothes, Wang Jue. "
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This had become the norm.
Only after the campaign announcement ended did Ouyang Shuo have the time to observe their surroundings.
The place where the two hundred thousand troops appeared was the West Barracks outside Jianye City. Another two li to the west was the surging Yangtze River. Down the Yangtze River, less than a hundred li, was one of the main battlefields, Yangzhou.
The Jianghuai River valley had always been the southern region's natural barrier. The Huai River was located between the Yangtze and Yellow rivers. It flowed to Yangzhou's Jiangdu District, passing through the Three Rivers Barracks into the Yangtze River.
Since ancient times, those who guarded the Yangtze River had to guard the Huai River. Losing the Huai River valley was fatal to the Southern Ming. This was because the Yangtze River was a natural transportation route. If the battlefront was by the Yangtze River, then the north and south could use the Yangtze River to transport troops and supplies. The Yangtze River was a natural barrier shared by both sides, so the south had no advantage.
Once the south could defend the Huai River, then the Yangtze River would be the sole transportation route of the southern regime. In an era where transportation relied on foot and animal power, if they could use ships, then it would be a huge advantage in terms of logistics.
There was another point. Under the situation where the Jianghuai region had yet to be consolidated, once the Qing army crossed the Yangtze River, they would be in a hopeless situation.
If they won, it would be fine. If they couldn't win, there would be enemies in Jiangbei. With strong enemies in front and no way out, they could only jump into the river. Once Jianghuai was occupied by the Qing army, the thousand-li Yangtze River defense line could be broken through at any point. Even if they failed once, they could retreat to Jiangbei without any losses.
On the other hand, the Southern Ming army would be very troubled. The battlefront was too long, and it was impossible to defend the entire line. One mistake, one failure, or the garrison at a key place rebelled and surrendered. The Qing army would immediately have the momentum of a million soldiers marching down Jiangnan.
In history, the Qing army broke through Yangzhou, took the Huai River valley, and entered the Yangtze River. Without a natural barrier, it was normal for Jianye to fall.
But the historical facts were the same.
In the first month of the second year of Shunzhi, Duoduo transferred troops from Xi 'an to the southeast and attacked the Hongguang regime. In the third month, the Qing army captured Guide. In the fourth month, they divided their troops to attack Xuzhou and Bozhou.
The Ming military supervisor, Shi Kefa, commanded the soldiers and civilians to resist to the death in Yangzhou. They held out for ten days before the city was broken and he was killed.
After that, the Qing army met almost no resistance. In the fifth month, the Qing army crossed the Yangtze River and occupied Jianye. They captured Zhu Yousong in Wuhu, and the Hongguang regime fell.
The battle lasted less than half a year. The only highlight was the battle of Yangzhou.
"I wonder if Yangzhou is still there." Ouyang Shuo's gaze was distant. Although he was deceiving himself, if possible, Ouyang Shuo did not want the "Ten Days of Yangzhou" to happen again.
"Let's go into the city!"
After handing the troops to Li Jing, Guo Ziyi, and the others to settle, Ouyang Shuo brought the Divine Martial Guards and Feng Qiuhuang into Jianye under the lead of the garrison general.
Great Shun was destroyed, and the Qing army went south, committing many atrocities. At that moment, Jianye City was already in a state of panic. Since there were passionate people who sang sorrowful songs, there was naturally no lack of people who surrendered with ulterior motives.
Looking through history, the person who gave Ouyang Shuo the deepest impression was the current Minister of Rites, Qian Qianyi. As the leader of the aristocratic families in Jiangnan, his bones were soft and cheap. It was unbelievable.
In the fifth month of the second year of Shunzhi, the Qing army approached Jianye.
Liu Rushi persuaded Qian Qianyi to die for his country, but Qian Qianyi could not. On the fifteenth day of the fifth month, not only did Qian Qianyi shamelessly accept the surrender, but he also shaved his hair in advance.
At that time, the Governor of Henan, Yue Qijie, who was on good terms with Qian Qianyi, and the Governor of Henan, Yuan Shu, who was on good terms with Qian Qianyi, swore not to be Qing officials and died on hunger strike.
As the leader of the aristocratic families, he was naturally shameless to such an extent.
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