Nanming Yiming

Chapter 147 Recovering Dinghai
In Cixi County, the Ming and Qing Dynasties are engaged in fierce offensive and defensive battles.

Facing the onslaught of [-] Qing troops, the [-] Ming troops defending the city seemed powerless, and more and more Qing troops attacked the city.

Xiao Feng, the commander-in-chief of the Ming army, personally joined the fight with a big sword in his hand, knowing that he had no way out.He once betrayed Huang Binqing. If the Qing army broke the city, he would only die.

Just when Xiao Feng was about to be unable to resist, Lu Daqi, a wealthy businessman in Cixi, organized 500 family members and young adults to go to the city to help.Seeing the arrival of reinforcements, the morale of the Ming army on the city was immediately boosted.Xiao Feng was even more encouraged, and kept waving his knife to harvest the Qing army. Soon the Qing army on the top of the city retreated because they couldn't resist.

Lu Daqi asked Xiao Feng worriedly: "Son-in-law, how long can this Cixi City last?"

Xiao Feng said: "Father-in-law, don't worry, I have already asked for help from the Ningbo and Shaoxing mansions, and the reinforcements should arrive soon."

As the protagonist who backstabbed Huang Binqing before, Lu Daqi naturally knew that if the Qing army broke the city, Huang Binqing would not let him go, so he said: "My son-in-law, Xiu'er is pregnant now, you can definitely do it." Hold on!"

The Qing army was approaching menacingly, Xiao Feng didn't know whether he could withstand the next time, but as the main general, he couldn't show any timidity at this moment.

Xiao Feng said confidently: "Father-in-law, let's go back to the mansion to rest in peace. This place will be handed over to my son-in-law. As long as I'm here, the Qing army will never want to destroy the city."

He had clearly gained the upper hand, yet he was unexpectedly driven off the wall by the Ming army, which made Wang Dazhen say it's a pity!

Just as he was about to organize his troops to attack the city again, he saw a messenger galloping towards the city and said out of breath, "General Wang is not good. A large number of Ming troops suddenly appeared in Dinghai County to attack the city. Now the situation is critical. I want you to hurry back and support Dinghai."

Wang Dazhen felt a little unbelievable, and asked: "Ningbo Mansion can still send out a large army to besiege Dinghai?"

The messenger said: "It should not be the Ming army in Ningbo. There are many warships on the sea. It seems to be the Ming army under the command of Qian Mo, Governor of Jiangsu and Zhejiang."

Hearing that it was the Ming army under Qian Mo's command, Wang Dazhen gasped, and it was even more difficult now.The Ming army under Qian Mo's command is simply a gang of killing gods, and they will destroy whoever they see!

If the Ming army captured Dinghai County, even if he took Cixi County, he would still be surrounded by the Ming army.

Having figured this out, Wang Dazhen hurriedly assembled his troops and headed towards Dinghai County.He thought very clearly, no matter what, he had to withdraw from Cixi County now.

Xiao Feng's tenacious defense in Cixi County has already cost him 500 people.Now that there are only 2500 troops left, he has to take it easy; he would never dare to rescue Dinghai County. He is going to lead the army directly to retreat to Dingguan, and then return to Zhoushan by sea.

He knew very well that in Huang Binqing's heart soldiers and horses were far more important than these territories on land.Originally, the Qing army and Zhang Mingzhen were fighting against each other, and Huang Binqing had the opportunity to occupy Dingguan and Dinghai counties.

Now that Qian Mo's army is pressing down on the border, it is difficult for them to compete with the Ming army with only a few soldiers in their hands. If the soldiers and horses are lost in Dinghai, they may not even be able to keep Zhoushan.So even if he violated Huang Binqing's military order, Huang Binqing would not punish him in the end.

Cixi is only a dozen miles away from Dinghai and Ningbo, and there are actually no places on both sides of the road that are suitable for ambushes, so Wang Dazhen is not too worried about the Ming army ambushing him halfway.

At this time, 1000 cavalrymen of the Ming army were ambushing in a forest south of the official road, and Batu was looking anxiously into the distance.Qian Mo himself was not good at commanding cavalry, so he directly handed over the command of 1000 cavalry to Batu.

He was moved by Qian Mo's trust. Even though he had repeatedly offered advice in front of Bashan and achieved considerable results, he would never have the opportunity to command the Eight Banners of Manchuria.

He understood that this was Qian Mo's test of his ability to command the cavalry. The fighting methods and tactics of the cavalry of the White Robe Battalion were completely different from those of his Mongolian cavalry. He had to seize this opportunity to perform.

Soon as a puff of smoke rose, the cavalry of the Qing army appeared on the road ahead.

Batu understood that this was only the vanguard of the Qing army, and signaled the Ming army to calm down and not to make any noise to alert the enemy.

Sure enough, behind the 200 cavalry, a large number of Qing army infantry appeared, and this was the big fish they were going to catch this time.

Following Batu's whistle, 200 Mongolian cavalry rushed out of the woods one after another, aiming at the 200 Qing troops ahead with their bows and arrows.

Not long after, it was discovered that the cavalry of the Qing army covered their throats one by one, and fell off their horses in pain. The sharp arrows of the Mongols easily shot through their necks.

After shooting and killing more than 50 Qing cavalry, those Mongolian cavalry brandished their scimitars and rushed towards the Qing cavalry.

At the same time, Batu personally led 800 Ming army cavalry to fight out of the woods and charged directly at the Qing army's infantry.

This sudden blow made the Qing army mess up.

Wang Dazhen shouted: "Don't panic, quickly line up to face the Ming army."

The infantry could only form an formation to resist the cavalry raid. If they turned around and fled, they would be killed by the cavalry. How could they run with two legs better than four?

Everyone understands the truth, but at this time the Qing army rushed to the battle and it was too late to form an formation. The cavalry of the Ming army attacked from different directions and quickly cut the Qing army into several sections.The cavalry of the Ming army raised their swords and spears and kept harvesting the heads of the Qing army. On the contrary, the Qing army was in a mess here, and the bows and arrows and firecrackers released by some people hardly caused much damage to the cavalry of the Ming army.

The entire battlefield was filled with the screams of Qing soldiers, and soon the raid turned into a massacre.Wang Dazhen saw that the Qing army was almost defeated, so he quickly led his people to retreat from the north.

The Mongolian cavalry also showed their skills in fighting immediately. Their scimitars were constantly harvesting the cavalry of the Qing army. At this time, they seemed to be transformed into the Mongolian cavalry of the Genghis Khan era. With the momentum of sweeping the world, they instantly defeated the Qing army. cavalry.

This is not to say how brave these Mongolian Qingqi are, but the cavalry of the Qing army in Zhoushan is too bad, basically belonging to mounted infantry, not to mention the Mongols who grew up on the back of a small horse, even the riding skills of the White Robe Battalion are completely inferior. Can crush them.

At this time, the cavalry of the Ming army was more like hunting. They enjoyed the fun of chasing their prey. The Ming army covered up and killed the fleeing Qing army all the way, and even some Qing troops on the ground were directly trampled to death by war horses.

Seeing this, Qian Mo was also surprised. Considering the combat quality of the Qing army, Huang Binqing still wants to stay in Zhoushan forever?
Who exactly gave him the courage.

Today's ambush battle does not reflect the general's command level at all, and just grab a groom to command and beat the Qing army.

The collapsed Qing army is running desperately to a small hillside in the north. As long as they run to the hillside ahead, they can escape!
Even though they were exhausted and out of breath at the moment, they still didn't dare to slack off, after all, hope was right in front of them.

"Bang, bang, bang"

With the sound of gunfire, these Qing soldiers were completely desperate; one Qing soldier stared at the blood hole on his body with wide eyes, and finally fell to the ground unwillingly.

On the hillside, a large number of soldiers from the Jinshan Battalion rushed down condescendingly. When Wang Dazhen saw the Ming army all over the mountains and plains ahead, he knew that the situation was over.He quickly ordered his men to give up their weapons and surrender on the spot.

The ambush was fought so easily this time, and Batu was too embarrassed to take credit for it, but said indifferently: "Luckily, the last general did not disgrace his life. In this battle, 800 Qing troops were annihilated and 1700 were captured."

Qian Mo encouraged Batu, and then asked Wang Dazhen: "Wang Zongbing, why are the troops you accepted so vulnerable?"

Wang Dazhen said helplessly: "Before Huang Binqing lost tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in Ningbo, only 3000 of the last general's 1000 were veterans, and the other 2000 were newly recruited; the previous attack on Cixi lost another 500 veterans, so These recruits have no combat effectiveness."

It turned out that Huang Binqing had been doing it for a long time to make up the numbers, no wonder the combat power was so poor.

So Qian Mo asked again: "Now how many people does Huang Binqing have in Dinghai County?"

Wang Dazhen said: "A few days ago, Huang Binqing sent 8000 troops to cooperate with the Qing army to capture Chongming. Although Chongming has been occupied, the whereabouts of King Lu has been unknown; the envoy of the Qing army had previously told Huang Binqing that "the King of Lu will be exchanged for the prince". Promise, so Huang Binqing did not transfer the troops back, but stayed in Chongming to continue hunting for King Lu."

"In addition to the troops of the last general, there are 2000 soldiers from Li Tingzhi in Dinghai County, and 2000 soldiers from Dingguan."

Qian Mo said with a smile: "This city of Dinghai is like a turtle in a urn, and we are not in a hurry; this Dingguan is an important pass guarding Zhoushan. I wonder if Mr. Wang is willing to win Dingguan for this governor."

Dingguan, also known as Dingguan.In addition to the Zhoushan navy stationed here, Guancheng and Paocheng were also built, which are fortresses guarding the mouth of the Yongjiang River.Huang Binqing's occupation here is equivalent to jamming Ningbo's throat.

At this time, the two giant ships of the Zhejiang Navy were cruising around Dinghai, constantly taking advantage of their own range to bombard the Zhoushan Navy moored in Dingguan.

In a short while, two No. 2 Fuchuan and five No. 1 Fuchuan were destroyed by the artillery fire of the Ming army.The remaining naval warships had already retreated towards Zhoushan. If they were blocked at Dingguan by the Ming army, the entire army would really be wiped out.

Although the red-clothed cannons on Dingguan Cannon City continued to fire back, their range was obviously not as good as the naval guns on Hongwu.These shells can only stir up waves of water in front of the ships of the Ming army to declare their existence.

Looking at Dingguan not far away, Li Tingzhi couldn't help but sigh in his heart, the firepower of the Ming army's giant ships is too powerful, and it is estimated that a few rounds of salvos can collapse the city wall of Dinghai City.

At this time, the subordinates came down to report: "Report to General Li, the Ming army that attacked Ximen before has retreated."

In fact, this is nothing to be thankful for. It is a breeze for the Ming army to conquer Dinghai City.As long as these two giant ships blasted wildly, the defenders on the city wall would surely collapse.

Although the Ming army's killing noises under the city were loud and mighty, it was obvious that they were just feigning an attack.

Now Li Tingzhi began to worry about Wang Dazhen, the Ming army in Jiangsu and Zhejiang Governor's Mansion was the best at encircling and attacking reinforcements; since it was only a feint attack in Dinghai City, the target was probably Wang Dazhen who was ordered to return to the army.

Cixi County is only an hour away from Dinghai, and the reinforcements haven't shown up until now, I'm afraid it's bad luck.

Soon an army appeared under Dingguan City, Wang Dazhen shouted: "I am Wang Dazhen, the general soldier of Zhoushan, why don't you open the door soon?"

Ma Biao, a general in the city, took a look and said, "Sure enough, it's Zongbing Wang. Isn't the Ming army attacking Dinghai City? Why don't you support Li Tingzhi and come to Dingguan?"

Wang Dazhen said: "Don't mention it, the Ming army was encircling a point to fight for reinforcements, and ambushed our army on the way; it took us a lot of effort to break out, and fully lost half of our soldiers and horses."

"The Ming army is all around Dinghai City, and the support there is to die. Hurry up and open the city and let me enter the customs. We can hold on together for a while."

Ma Biao took a closer look with a torch, and found that the Qing army behind Wang Dazhen was all disheveled and disheveled, and some even lost their weapons, and they were completely defeated.

At this time, the naval guns of the Ming army rang again, causing the entire Guancheng to tremble slightly.Ma Biao quickly ordered someone to open the city gate and let Wang Dazhen enter.

As soon as the city gate was opened, Wang Dazhen's men and horses rushed into the city.

Ma Biao was taken aback by this situation. How excited were these people?Those who didn't know thought it was the Ming army directly chasing and killing them with their knives.

Just as Ma Biao wanted to ask Wang Dazhen about the situation, Wang Dazhen put a knife on his neck.Wang Dazhen said: "Brother Ma, don't have illusions. Tens of thousands of Ming troops have surrounded this place. You should surrender with my brother and me."

At this time, the Ming army's giant ships blocked Dingguan, and they had nowhere to escape. Ma Biao also gave up resistance and made people lay down their weapons.Then Ma Biao pointed to Paocheng next to him and said, "Brother Wang, I can only take half of the decision. Cao Hua is Huang Binqing's confidant, and his 1000 people will never surrender."

Wang Dazhen said coldly: "We pledge our allegiance to Uncle Yong, and we are short of a nomination certificate, so we can borrow Cao Hua's head to use it."

Soon Wang Dazhen and Ma Biao led more than 2000 people directly from behind and rushed to Paocheng.

Cao Hua was concentrating on bombarding the enemy ships in the distance, so he didn't notice the changes at all, and was directly killed by the two of them into Cannon City.His subordinates are all Huang Binqing's confidantes, so they naturally refused to surrender, so the two sides fought fiercely in Paocheng.

The battle lasted for less than half an hour, and finally Cao Hua was beheaded by Wang Dazhen, and the remaining 200 people put down their weapons.At this time, the Pao City was already full of corpses, filled with a bloody smell, and a full 1200 people died in this fight.

After the Ming army captured Dingguan, they sailed their warships to the sea outside Dinghai City.Li Tingzhi saw Wang Dazhen and Ma Biao persuaded to surrender under the city, knowing that the whole Dinghai was finished, so he surrendered directly to the Ming army.

In the battle of Dinghai, Huang Binqing's troops were almost defeated.Except for Cao Hua's death in battle, the main generals such as Wang Dazhen, Li Tingzhi and Ma Biao all surrendered, and there were more than 4800 soldiers under their command.

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