nanming man

Chapter 1000 Gao Yi Huan crosses the river

In recent years, although the Ming army has imitated the Wei army and carried out many reforms, even the textbooks for military training are "Soldiers' Exercise Code" written by Gao Yihuan.

However, there is still a big difference between the Ming army and the Wei army. This is not only because of the long battles, but also because the Ming Dynasty's protection of the army was not in place.

The Wei army conferred titles on military merits and divided the land by killing the enemy. Although the Ming Dynasty tried its best to follow the example and ensured the money and food of the army, the land was all in the hands of the gentry and vassals. In addition, the old nobles and civil officials were powerful, which led to the status of the newly recruited army. It's not as high as the state of Wei, and the soldiers don't have military merits to share.

All in all, the Ming Dynasty met the basic needs of the army and did not default on money and grain, but the soldiers of Wei State did not default on money and grain, it was just the foundation. In addition, they had a high social status and the land could be divided.

The difference between the two caused that although the Ming army was able to fight, it was unable to fight tough battles, and all ministries were unwilling to gnaw hard bones and take the lead, while the Wei army was vying to fight tough battles.

Wang Zhiren's [-] soldiers and horses fought well at first, and suppressed the Wei army on the river beach. However, as the number of Wei troops increased and time passed, the problems of the Ming army were exposed. When the cavalry broke in, not long after, the Ming army There was a rout.

In the wilderness, soldiers of the Ming army fled to the south, and thousands of Wei troops rushed to the south. Gao Yigong led the cavalry to chase and kill Wang Zhiren, Hao Yaoqi led more than a thousand elite soldiers to capture Zhenjiang, and Li Yuanyin led the troops to control the beach, build artillery formations, and meet the crossing. Jiang's Wei Jun.

At this time, more than [-] Hongyi cannons were lined up on the north bank. The Wei army dug holes on the river beach and piled sandbags as emplacements for the cannons.

Under the entire front line, the flames of the guns flickered and the smoke filled the air. A lucky boat on the front was gradually overturned by the concentrated fire of the artillery.

Wei Jun's boats swarmed up, rockets swished at Fuchuan, the sails were set on fire, thick smoke billowed on the river, and the flames shot into the sky.

The bombardment on the south bank disrupted the blocking of the Wei army by the Ming army's navy, and many ships took the opportunity to row to the south bank.

At this time, the rockets fired by Wei Jun on the small boat shot at Zheng Sen's boat, and the soft sails of the three-masted gunboat were burned with many large holes, and the speed of the boat gradually slowed down.

"General, retreat!" Gan Hui ran up the ship building with a face full of gunpowder.

Zheng Sen's eyes were red, and he roared in a low voice, "Qi, how can I be worthy of His Majesty's trust?"

After failing to capture Beijing, defending the defense of the river, and being breached again, Zheng Sen only felt that he had failed Zhu Cihong's trust, and was so ashamed and indignant.

With a sound of "Boom!", the guard around Zheng Sen exploded, and an iron bullet, wrapped in broken wood, swept across the entire deck. Gan Hui threw him down in a hurry, but a piece of broken wood was inserted into his back, The blood was stained red.

The navy of the Ming army bombarded the artillery array of the Wei army. The mud splashed on the river beach, and the artillery array of the Wei army was on the shore.

The gunners of the Wei army were not good at firing while moving, but they were very accurate when firing on the shore.

When a Ming army ship hits a cannon, pieces of wood are splashed, and casualties begin to increase greatly.

Zheng Sen pushed Gan Hui away and saw a mess on the deck with soldiers rolling and howling. The left-wing fleet led by Zheng Cai began to retreat eastward under the bombardment, so he gritted his teeth angrily, "Retreat!"

With Zhu Cihong's support, Zheng Sen's status in the Zheng family has been greatly improved, but the Zheng family is not Zheng Sen's after all, but the hard work of Zheng Zhilong and his brothers.

Zheng Sen has brothers from the same father, and many uncles, cousins, and cousins. They all have certain strengths. Seeing that the momentum is not good, Zheng Cai retreated decisively.

Zheng Sen felt sad and angry, but the general situation was gone, so he had to order that the three-masted gunboats raise semaphore, and all the lucky boats headed east.

Many ships whose sails were ignited became slower and slower, and finally paralyzed on the river, ignited a fire that soared into the sky, and there was still thick smoke.

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Thirty miles to the west of Zhenjiang, Fang Guoan saw thick smoke billowing on the river and wondered who had set fire to whose boat. He was a little anxious and urged, "Hurry up, keep running."

A battalion of the Ming army ran forward, and the team stretched and became scattered. At this moment, horseshoes roared in the distance, and a group of cavalry came galloping.

Fang Guoan's heart trembled when he heard the sound of hooves. Hearing the movement, the horse army was not small, and the Ming army did not have an organized horse army in the south of the Yangtze River.

"Not good! Hurry up!" Fang Guoan suddenly pulled the reins of the horse and shouted anxiously.

The first battalion of the Ming army was in a panic, and the formation was not stable. The cavalry had already arrived, but the Wei army did not directly attack.

Xu Heihu reined in his horse, and the thousands of cavalry behind him stopped abruptly. He glanced at the panic-swarming Ming army and saw a large flag. If the time does not fall, when will we wait?"

Fang Guoan was shocked, and the soldiers behind him were in an uproar. He fixed his eyes on the banner behind him, and wrote "The former governor of the Great Wei Army, Duke Xu of the State of Yu", his heart was shocked immediately, "It is the general of the State of Wei, Black Whirlwind Xu Heihu! The Duke of Wei State has already crossed the river , Jiang Fang is probably finished."

Xu Heihu yelled, seeing that there was no response from the other side, he raised his big ax and was about to attack when a path suddenly opened up in the Ming army formation. Fang Guoan led several subordinates, rode over, got off the horse, and bowed his head to salute. "A certain Fang Guoan is willing to surrender to Wei!"

Xu Heihu was overjoyed when he heard the words, the army was behind him, and he was not afraid of Fang Guoan's tricks, so he was overjoyed when he heard the words, "Okay, those who know the current affairs are heroes, General Fang, take your troops, turn around immediately, and follow me to Nanjing!"

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In Zhenjiang, when the Ming army's Jiang defense collapsed, the Wei army took advantage of the situation to seize the city.

At this time, ships shuttled across the river, and a large number of Wei soldiers boarded from Yangzhou, crossed the Yangtze River, and landed in Zhenjiang.

In one day, [-] Wei troops crossed the Yangtze River and occupied a large area near Zhenjiang.

The [-] battle-hardened soldiers of the Wei army were already invincible in the empty south of the Yangtze River. Gao Yihuan arrived at the south bank by boat at dusk.

At this time, Li Yuanyin and other generals stood at the pier to welcome Gao Yihuan. When they saw Gao Yihuan disembark, they greeted him excitedly, "Your Majesty is welcome!"

Gao Yihuan looked at the faces covered with gunpowder, and asked with a smile: "How is the battle going?"

Li Yuanyin clasped his fists and replied: "Reporting to Your Majesty, General Gao drove his troops to the south to the middle of Zhejiang, General Hao went to the east and marched to Wusong, and Duke Xu went to the west to attack Nanjing. I don't know the specific situation of the various troops now. .”

Gao Yihuan nodded slightly, "Just crossing the river, it is inevitable to be chaotic, let's talk about it when we enter the city!"

Li Yuanyin turned sideways and led Gao Yihuan to Zhenjiang City. As he walked, he reported: "Your Majesty, I still have something to report. Qian Qianyi has brought a few people and wants to see His Majesty!"

A smile appeared on Gao Yihuan's face, "Oh, where is the person?"

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