The Resurrection of the South Seas of the Ming Dynasty

More and more Qing army defenders began to lose their morale, turned around and fled!
The Ming army concentrated its elite and began to attack the gap in the Qing army's defense line!
Suddenly, the gap was infinitely enlarged!
Under the cover of artillery, the elite of the Ming army easily tore through the defense line of the Qing army, then advanced in depth, and tried to outflank the rear.

More and more Qing soldiers were beaten to collapse.

Choose to drop the weapon in your hand, turn around and run away!
The Ming army's offensive became more and more fierce, and more and more elites entered the city, and began to gradually control the situation in Jiaxing City.

Jiaxing defender Chai Da led his own soldiers to fight fiercely with the Ming army entering the city, but was shot dead on the spot by the riflemen of the Ming army.

As Qaida was killed, more and more Qing troops chose to surrender and give up resistance.

The Qing flag at the top of Jiaxing City was broken, and the Ming flag flew again at the top of Jiaxing City.

The twelve-pointed sun and moon flags flutter in the wind!

Standing on the high platform, Zhu Hongyu witnessed the scene of Jiaxing City changing hands with his own eyes, the expression on his face was full of emotion.

This was the second day after the Ming army launched the siege, and Jiaxing changed hands.

In addition to the strong combat power of the Ming army, the low morale of the Qing army and the lack of fighting spirit of the soldiers are also one of the important reasons.

Most of the green camps in the south of the Yangtze River were adapted after the guards of the Ming Dynasty surrendered to the Qing court.

Facing the comeback of Ming Dynasty, how high can the morale of these guards be?

Being able to persist in resisting for a while instead of surrendering directly has already given me a lot of face!
"Since Jiaxing City has been captured, then in this decisive battle, I, Daming, will be considered to have the upper hand!"

"As long as we can continue to maintain our advantage, there is absolutely no reason for me to lose the battle!"

Zhu Hongyu said confidently.

While speaking, he began to command the Ming army and transferred the headquarters to Jiaxing City.

Moreover, the troops and horses of the Ming army began to camp and repair in place.

Prepare to wait for work with leisure and meet the Qing army going south!

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The Qing army was marching with all its strength, heading straight for Jiaxing City.

But when they were less than a hundred miles away from Jiaxing City, Tu Hai received the bad news from Jiaxing City.

The Ming army successfully captured Jiaxing, and the defender of Jiaxing, Chai Da, died loyally to the country!
Jiaxing has fallen!

This piece of news was like a thunderbolt from the blue sky, hitting Tu Hai directly on top of his head.

Although Jiaxing City is not a strong city, it is not an important place either.

But for this decisive battle, it is of extraordinary significance.

Because, the decisive battle between the Ming army and the Qing army will roughly take place near Taihu Lake, in the Jiaxing area.

Whoever owns Jiaxing will have the upper hand, it's not just talk.

Although Jiaxing is not considered a strong city, it can be used as a foothold for the army, and that is definitely enough.

The two sides of the Ming army were going to fight a decisive battle near Jiaxing. One side occupied Jiaxing City, and the other side had to camp in the wild.

Even if nothing else is said, the morale bonus that the psychological gap can bring to the army cannot be ignored.

Originally, Jiaxing was in the hands of the Qing Dynasty, and the Qing Dynasty would gain the upper hand in this battle.

However, now that Jiaxing has been taken by the Ming army, the Qing Dynasty will have to use its claws.

As for the fact that the Qing army is now retreating north and deploying defenses in Suzhou and Changzhou, it is used to offset the strategic advantage that the Ming army gained after taking Jiaxing.

In fact, it is even more undesirable!

My Qing Dynasty led its troops to the south in a mighty way, but the Ming thieves went north to meet them. Just after Jiaxing was captured, my Qing Dynasty retreated.

What do the people below think?
I know this is afraid of thieves?

The mighty army of more than 20 people chose to retreat without even fighting, and the morale of the army would only decline more seriously.

Use the retreat to occupy the strong city to offset the strategic advantage obtained by the Ming thief occupying Jiaxing.

In fact, it hurts morale more than camping in the field!
Tu Hai is not stupid, knowing that this matter must not be done.

After all, as the saying goes, fighting a war is all about morale, isn't it?
Hong Chengchou looked at the battle report, with the same ugly face, and suddenly felt a little uncomfortable in his chest.

After coughing violently several times, he spit out a mouthful of blood-tinged thick phlegm, and his breathing became unobstructed.

"This bright thief's cannon is really sharp!"

Hong Chengchou said in a rather emotional tone.

Tu Hai nodded slightly, with a worried look on his face.

"My Great Qing's Southern Expedition carried a full three hundred pieces of artillery, but I don't know if I can suppress the shelling of the Ming thieves?"

The Qing army moved south this time, mobilizing a total of [-] artillery pieces!

Originally, Tu Hai and Hong Chengchou were full of confidence in the artillery power of the Qing Dynasty.

I believe that as long as the Qing Dynasty can pull these [-] artillery pieces to the front line, it will definitely be able to suppress the Ming thief's artillery!

It wasn't until they saw the news that the Ming army used heavy artillery to conquer Jiaxing City within two days that Tu Hai and Hong Chengchou began to feel that their minds had lost ground.

Not because of anything else, but mainly because the record of the Ming army is a bit too exaggerated!

From the launch of the siege to the complete seizure of control of Jiaxing City by the Ming army, it took less than two days.

At the very least, the Qing army felt that it could not do it!

Hong Chengchou said.

"In this battle, my Qing Dynasty will suffer some losses in terms of firearms!"

"However, it doesn't matter. Our Qing Dynasty established our country with cavalry and shooting. In this battle, we should try our best to maximize our strengths and avoid our weaknesses."

"Give full play to our Qing's superiority in cavalry, and try to avoid confrontation with the Ming army's guns and artillery."

"Don't give the Ming army a chance to bring out their superiority in firepower!"

Hong Chengchou's idea is very simple, that is to harass!

Take advantage of the Qing army's superiority in cavalry to attack and disrupt operations.

Try not to confront the main force of the Ming army, so as not to let its firepower advantage have room to play out.

Hong Chengchou's idea is correct, this is also the only way for an army with poor firepower to defeat an army with strong firepower.

In the Battle of Baliqiao 200 years later, if Seng Gelinqin was not the leader, the British and French allied forces would have to face it.

Instead, they used rangers to harass the logistics of the food team, and used various methods such as night attacks, ambushes, and sneak attacks from behind to exhaust the enemy's army...

Although Seng Gelinqin would still lose in that battle with a high probability, he wouldn't lose so badly!

At least the casualty ratio won't be so ugly!
Seng Gelinqin's use of cavalry was wrong from the very beginning in the Battle of Baliqiao.

How can he be undefeated if he has to use light cavalry to face the powerful British and French allied forces with muskets?

Hussars don't play like that!

In fact, this matter is also due to the blind command of the high-level Qing court.

Otherwise, Seng Gelinqin, as a veteran general who has fought in the South and the North, would not have given such a foolish command no matter what.

However, as soon as the words fell, Hong Chengchou remembered.

The cavalry of the Qing Dynasty seemed to be at a disadvantage against the cavalry of the Ming army...

It's quite the end of the calf!

In this case, the biggest and only advantage of the Qing army in this battle is the large number of people...

There are more than 20 troops, and the number of soldiers and civilians who follow the army is not bad!

Hong Chengchou felt very keenly that perhaps, the large number of people would be the key to Qing's victory in this battle.

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In the 19th year of the Yongli calendar of the Ming Dynasty, the night of the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month!
Tomorrow is New Year's Eve, but there is no festive atmosphere in Jiaxing City.

Instead, the atmosphere of war is everywhere!
Because, just today during the day, the main force of the Qing army in the Southern Expedition has also arrived outside Jiaxing City.

And set up camp outside Jiaxing City!

More than 20 troops, and the corresponding troop of accompanying civilians marched in the field, and the scene was simply horrifying.

Zhu Hongyu felt that he might never forget the majestic feeling over there that covered the sky and covered the sun.