With the continuous advancement of the main force of the Qing army, the Ming army has also begun to withdraw its troops.

The various ministries retreated alternately, and after taking turns, they retreated in the direction of the Yangtze River under the cover of naval guns.

The naval guns in the Ming army fleet fired as fast as they could, and the shells flew horizontally, providing fire cover for the retreating troops.

Under the cover of the heavy artillery firepower of the Ming army, the main force of the Qing army could not press it at all.

Feyangulma wanted to step forward to command the army to fight.

But the war horse under his crotch was not obedient, struggling constantly, trying to leave the battlefield.

Although Fei Yanggu's horse had undergone special training to prevent the horse from being startled by gunfire on the battlefield, he even punctured the eardrum of the horse in order to prevent the horse from being startled.

But he couldn't bear the big scene in front of him!

The roar of Daming's heavy artillery was too frightening.

The rumble of shelling never stopped.

It almost shattered the eardrums of people, and the shock waves generated by the explosion of the shells made the earth seem to tremble.

Not to mention beasts like war horses, even humans can't bear it.

Fei Yanggu watched the Ming army Shi Shiran retreat, his face was full of pain and annoyance.

Because, the Qing army can't suppress it!
I can only watch helplessly as the Ming army retreats.
"Damn!"

"Damn!"

"God damn bright thief!"

"Trash, all of it is trash!"

"..."

Fei Yanggu waved his whip impotently and furiously, lashing his horse up and down, venting his anger.

……

In Nanjing City, Zhu Hongyu received the battle report of a small group of Ming Army troops crossing the river from the Fifth Army Commander's Mansion.

Looking at the description of the fighting power of the Qing army written in the report, Zhu Hongyu squinted his eyes and asked.

"Is my Daming's strategy against Jiangbei sustainable?"

"What's the staff's plan for this?"

"Can my Ming Dynasty make it to Yangzhou?"

The reason why Daming wanted to attack Yangzhou was to smash a nail in Jiangbei.

The second is to scare the Manchus and tell the high-level officials of the Manchus with the facts!
Your conspiracy is indeed powerful, but this does not prevent me from beating you up!

The battle of crossing the river this time was Ming's counterattack against Man Qing's conspiracy.

Xu Bin said.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, now I, Daming, have roughly figured out the situation of the Qing army's garrison in Jiangbei and the combat effectiveness of the army."

"Among them, there are about 2000 Eight Banners soldiers, 1000 Mongolian cavalry, and [-] to [-] Green Battalion soldiers and horses."

"Even if the Qing army sticks to Yangzhou with the city, I, Ming, mobilize a reorganized main infantry division to solve the battle."

"But to be on the safe side, the plan given by the staff is to mobilize three main infantry divisions to fight across the river!"

"After taking Yangzhou City, two main infantry divisions will be withdrawn, and the remaining main infantry division will be responsible for the defense of Yangzhou City nearby, and start to build the defense of Yangzhou City."

While speaking, Xu Bin handed over a construction plan for Yangzhou City Defense to Zhu Hongyu.

Zhu Hongyu took the plan and flipped through it casually.

Zhu Hongyu was quite satisfied looking at the relevant plans for Yangzhou city defense in the plan.

...

After pondering for a while, he opened his mouth to order.

"Order the army to immediately march across the river and prepare to recover Yangzhou!"

When Xu Bin heard the words, he bowed and agreed.

Zhu Hongyu handed over to Xu Bin the imperial decree for mobilizing troops after he used the seal, and the mobilization of troops was finalized.

On that day, harsh sirens sounded in Nanjing!
The Ming armies of various ministries began to gather at the Dajiaochang, and the relevant officials of the logistics department began to deploy the materials needed for the army to go out.

The naval fleet of the Ming army also received an order to transport the Ming army across the river to fight!
……

Seeing the continuous passing of soldiers on the streets, the people of Nanjing City gathered together to discuss.

"What is the court going to do again?"

"Arrange so many soldiers? Could it be that someone rebelled?"

"Look at the big ships on the Yangtze River also moving. Could it be that the imperial court is planning a northern expedition this time?"

"Hey, Northern Expedition is good, Northern Expedition is good!"

"Fuck you bitch!"

"..."

Wu Tuo led his own soldiers and galloped through the streets of Nanjing city.

The horseshoe hit the ground, making a crisp sound.

He walked all the way to Zhu Hongyu's Xingyuan, and when he was still a few streets away from the Xingyuan, he got off his horse and changed from riding to walking.

He slept in the mansion in Nanjing that Zhu Hongyu gave him last night.

According to his past habits, when he woke up in the morning, he was going to check in in the army.

However, on the way from his home to the barracks, Wu Tuo heard rumors that Ming was going to make a northern expedition all the way.

Then he couldn't bear it anymore, and was going to ask Zhu Hongyu to see him, and asked to go out with the army.

He surrendered from the Qing Dynasty!

Although no one discriminated against him in the Ming army, his status was still that kind of embarrassing.

If he wants to stand out, he can only use military merit to prove himself!
This military achievement is best made on the battlefield against the Manchu Qing, and the gold content will be relatively high.

This Northern Expedition of Ming Dynasty was the first confrontation between Ming Dynasty and Manchu Qing after he surrendered to Ming Dynasty.

In any case, he didn't want to miss this opportunity!

"Stop comers!"

As soon as Wu Tuo reached the corner of the street where Xingyuan was located, he was stopped by the guards on duty.

Two sharp bayonets crossed, blocking Wutuo's way.

Wutuo untied the Xiuchun knife from his waist, clasped his fists and said.

"Please inform Your Majesty that his most loyal servant, Wu Tuo, is seeking to see him!"

After saying that, Wu Tuo knelt on the ground on one knee.

Seeing this, the guard officer on duty just spoke.

"General Wu Tuo please wait a moment, I will send someone to report right away!"

After all, the officer of the imperial guards asked Wu Tuo to sit on a bench beside him.

Wu Tuo didn't wait for a long time, and the soldiers of the imperial guards who went to report came back.

speak up.

"General Wutuo, please!"

"Your Majesty summons!"

"..."

After the words fell, Wu Tuo was led to the gate of Xingyuan.

Not long after, he was brought in front of Zhu Hongyu.

At this time, Zhu Hongyu was busy with the matter at hand. There was a thick stack of documents on his forehead, all of which were government affairs that he needed to deal with today.

Zhu Hongyu saw Wu Tuo coming in from the corner of his eye, he kept flipping through the memorial, and asked without raising his head.

"Why did you come to see me?"

Wu Tuo knelt down on one knee and spoke.

"Respected Your Majesty Tian Khan, your most loyal servant, Wu Tuo, has heard that Ming is going to launch the Northern Expedition!"

"Please give your most loyal servant Wutuo a chance!"

"Wutt will prove his loyalty to you!"

Zhu Hongyu frowned slightly, but he didn't know whether it was because of the content in the memorial in his hand, or because of Wu Tuo's challenge.

After Wu Tuo finished speaking, he knelt on one knee to kneel on both knees.

He knelt in front of Zhu Hongyu, his forehead touched the ground, waiting for Zhu Hongyu's reply.

Tap the screen to use advanced tools Tip: You can use left and right keyboard keys to browse between chapters.

You'll Also Like