Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 450

Huang Sha wears gold armor in battle, and will not pay back without breaking Loulan.

The Ming army came fiercely. In just a few days, the army marched eastward from Chaozhou, crossed Dongxi, captured Zhangpu, Nanjing and other counties, directly entered Fujian, and camped under the city of Zhangzhou.

Tong Yangjia and Li Chengdong saw that the Ming army was approaching menacingly, their morale was like a rainbow, and they had 3 horses empty, but they dared not fight Wang Yanlang.

In fact, Wang Yan's 4 troops do not have much advantage in terms of military strength, and at least half of the recruits may not surpass the Zhangzhou Qing army in combat strength, but Tong Yangjia and Li Chengdong also have scruples, that is, half of the Zhangzhou Qing soldiers are Zheng You must know that not only Wang Yan, but also Zheng Chenggong participated in the battle this time. With Zheng Chenggong's identity and appeal to Zheng's old troops, as long as the Ming army wins a few battles, the entire Zheng's surrender in Fujian will be unstable.

Outside the city of Zhangzhou, the forts at the estuary of Longxi and Beixi were destroyed by the warships of the Zheng's navy. The Zheng's navy burned the iron locks on the Hengjiang River, and the warships sailed directly under the city of Zhangzhou. The tall warships swore an oath in front of the Qing army. With the majesty of the former overlord of the East China Sea.

Guangdong's [-] Ming troops and [-] civilians camped for dozens of miles under the city, with endless banners flying, covering the sky and the sun, the voices of people neighing endlessly, and the murderous aura overwhelming.

Li Chengdong and Tong Yangjia, who originally belonged to Duoduo's Donglu Group, set off from Henan and descended to four towns all the way, broke through the river defense, occupied Nanjing, swept east Zhejiang, and entered Fujian. The progress was very smooth. Although Boluo suffered a defeat in Yanping , but Li and Tong were part of the Qing army that followed Man Dahai into eastern Guangdong. For them, since they surrendered to the Qing, the war has been relatively smooth.

At this time, the Qing army on the city was a little panicked when facing the Ming army counterattacking from Guangdong. Since the Ming Dynasty, they had never seen such a large battle of the Ming army. Hearing that the officers and soldiers counterattacked, they were all secretly delighted, and only hoped that the city would be broken as soon as possible and the suffering would end.

In the city of Zhangzhou, Tong Yangjia and Li Chengdong observed the Ming army camp and were a little surprised when they saw the formation of the Ming army. Li Chengdong said with some seriousness: "Wang Shiheng has become a big trend in just three years. , invite Zheng Chenggong to attack Bamin together, it seems that he is bound to win."

Tong Yangjia's military achievements are not as good as Li Chengdong's, but he is a member of the Tong family in Liaodong, so he still stabilizes Li Chengdong's head. He was appointed by the Qing court as the governor of Fujian and has the right to restrain Li Chengdong, the admiral.

"Governor Zhang also thinks that Wang Shiheng's soldiers are ferocious. Since he escaped from Yangzhou, he is like a tiger entering the forest or entering the sea. He is invincible all the way without defeat! This time he attacked with great momentum, so he instructed you and me not to attack." To take advantage of it, use Zhangzhou, which has been in operation for a long time, to dampen its spirit. When the other soldiers are exhausted, and our reinforcements from the Qing Dynasty enter Fujian, and use new and cutting-edge soldiers to attack the people who have been fighting for a long time, they can be defeated with one blow. "

Li Chengdong propped his hands on the wall, nodded, and looked towards the Ming army camp: "Governor Zhang wants us to hold fast and consume the Ming army, and then counterattack when the Ming army is exhausted. The city wall has been reinforced by this town, and there are [-] soldiers and horses in the city, so it is not so easy to attack, but this town does have the confidence to defend the city, but~"

"What is Admiral Li worried about?" Seeing that Li Chengdong hesitated to speak, Tong Yangjia narrowed his eyes, and said in a low voice, "Could it be that he is worried that Shi Fu, Hong Xishan and other old generals of the Zheng family in the city will secretly communicate with Wang Yan?"

As a foreign dynasty established by a widow, the Manchus wanted to rule the world without fear. It was impossible, so they were always on guard against the Han people, but there were too few Manchus, and they had to rely on the Han people. Rule China.

In the process of their rule, gradually because of the relationship of interests, a chain of trust was formed. First, the Manchu Eight Banners themselves, then the Eight Banners Mongolia, and the Eight Banners Han people. Among the Eight Banners Han people, the Liaodong Han people ranked first, and then the North. The Han officials and the green battalion who were the first to surrender to the land, and the officials and the Ming army who surrendered in the south were the last.

Li Chengdong was originally ranked second to last, and he was not trusted by the Qing court very much. He was often suspected of having two hearts, but now that he has become the Eight Banners, he has changed from being the object of suspicion to suspicion of others.

However, although he was also worried about Zheng's old department, what he didn't say just now was not that. "My lord Futai, although the old Zheng family is not reliable, the current situation is unclear. Even if they colluded with Wang Yan and Zheng Chenggong, they will not do anything immediately. After all, in today's world, I am a big The Qing still has the upper hand, unless we suffer a big defeat, they will not easily join the Ming army."

Li Chengdong hooked up with Wang Yan before. As someone who has experienced it, he consciously understands Zheng's thoughts about surrendering generals. He hedged his bets. Without suitable conditions and seeing the development of the situation clearly, he would not change his position easily.

"Then what is Li Duzhen worried about?" Tong Yangjia frowned slightly, a little confused.

Li Chengdong looked back at him, and explained: "The old Zheng's department really needs to build a wall for surveillance, but they still have to rely on them to defend the city. It is best for Master Futai to grasp the scale. The reliable ones should be appeased and won over, and the unreliable ones should be seized first." Military power, surveillance, action must be fast, not sloppy. And what I am most worried about is that, with Wang Shiheng's reputation, I am afraid that I will not fail to see Governor Zhang's intentions, and he may not be able to storm Zhangzhou."

Tong Yangjia's face darkened slightly, "I understand a little bit, but since I don't know what kind of tactics Wang Yan is using right now, then you and I will first stabilize the interior of Zhangzhou, eliminate the unstable factors, and just see the tricks."

In Zhangzhou city, when Tong Yangjia and Li Chengdong were analyzing the situation of the battle, in the Ming army camp below the city, many generals of the Ming army also gathered in Wang Yan's tent.

"The two thieves, Tong and Li, have been running Zhangzhou for half a year, expelling the people of Zhangzhou, heightening and thickening the city, and it has become a strong city. Looking at the two thieves, they almost gave up the previous Dongxi line of defense, and other counties in Zhangzhou prefecture , and basically did not garrison troops, but gathered troops and retreated into Zhangzhou, obviously wanting to defend and counterattack." Li Guo, who was in military uniform, pointed on the sand table and said loudly.

Wang Yan removed [-] troops from Zhongzhen Town, Li Guo had been fighting against Tong and Li on the Dongxi line years ago, and was very familiar with the situation in Zhangzhou, so he was also transferred to fight.

"Li Duzhen is right. The Qing soldiers wanted to consume our army by relying on the fortified city. After our army was exhausted after a long attack, they counterattacked. Therefore, the last general thought that the battle of Zhangzhou could not last long and must be decided quickly." the way.

"Duke, the general is willing to lead his troops to break through the city within a time limit." Liu Shun, the commander of Zhongwu, did not change his brave and ruthless nature, and volunteered.

When Wang Yan left Guangdong, because of his trust in him, he entrusted Guangdong to guard him. At that time, his status was comparable to that of Dai Zhifan, and he was regarded as the second or third among Wang Yan's generals. But after Wang Yan returned to Guangdong with the army, his position as an old man of Wang Yan's faction was a bit embarrassing. Not only did a group of new Marquis join the Five Zhong Army, but also Wang Shixiu, who had a much lower status than him. , was also named Marquis because of his military exploits, and although he still mastered Zhongwu, he was a head lower than other towns in terms of title and military exploits.

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