nanming man

Chapter 550 Defending Jiangnan
After Wei Wujun occupied Yancheng, he rebuilt the original city wall and built many enemy towers on the city, which made many protrusions on the city wall.

Jin Shenghuan led Hao Yaoqi and other generals out of the camp, then rode to spy on the city defense.

The Qing army did not deploy heavy artillery on Yancheng, and the generals ran to a place more than one mile away from the city before stopping to look at the city wall.

Many Shun generals who saw Yancheng for the first time saw the city wall from a distance, and they couldn't help being a little surprised. They were all military generals who had been fighting for many years, and they could see the doorway of the city wall at a glance.

Liu Tichun smacked his mouth, "This city is not easy to fight!"

The surrounding generals also nodded, agreeing with his opinion.

"This city was remodeled by the commander-in-chief with reference to Ningyuan City. There is a protruding enemy tower at a certain distance from the city wall. The enemy tower can protect the city wall, and cannons can be used to support the two towers!" Jin Shenghuan raised his horsewhip, pointing at the city wall and laughing. Dao, with a calm expression on his face.

"Then how to fight this city?" Liu Tichun's eyes widened.

Jin Shenghuan laughed and said: "This city was remodeled according to the characteristics of our Wei Wu army. Each enemy tower is expensive to build, and the distance between them is too close, which wastes resources. The distance is too far, and the firepower between the two towers cannot form support. They are all measured. Our army is characterized by a large number of firearms with a relatively long range, while the Qing army’s weapons are mostly bows and arrows, and the distance between the two must not be taken care of.”

Jin Shenghuan didn't bother to talk, "General Hao, I'll give you three days to prepare. You must break through the city and capture Sun Long to see me before the commander arrives. General Liu, pay close attention to the direction of Guide Mansion. Others, all divisions It's my job."

"Command!" All the generals shouted in unison.

When Gao Yihuan sent troops, the newly established Dongting Navy set off from Yuezhou to Wuchang under the leadership of Vice Admiral Gao Chengxun after conscripting a group of merchant ships and fishing boats, loaded with weapons, food and other supplies.

After loading the firearms and gunpowder brought along the Han River from Xiangyang, the fleet sailed directly through Wuchang and headed downstream to Nanjing to provide material support for the Ming army in the north of the Yangtze River and help defend the Yangtze River if necessary.

At this time, the battle in Jiangbei has become extremely fierce, and it has become a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood.

After the Japanese pirates were exterminated, the gentry and common people in the south of the Yangtze River felt threatened again. Out of their own interests and inspired by the emperor, they finally aroused a little blood.

The captives from the east invaded the south, Jiangbei fell, Jiangnan was in danger, and the imperial court was in dire straits.

After all, Zhu Cihong is the crown prince of Chongzhen, the co-lord of the world, the leader of all people, and his appeal is still very huge.

Du Yinxi in Hunan and Lu Daqi in Jiangxi both sent troops to reinforce them, and even Zheng Zhilong in Fujian also expressed their support for the imperial court to fight against the Qing Dynasty.

For a time, armies from all over the south of the Yangtze River were mobilized, and soldiers and horses from various state capitals gathered bravely. The soldiers wore rotten shoes, carried luggage and dry food, and marched towards Zhenjiang and Nanjing.

Gao Chengxun stood at the bow of the boat, and the fleet sailed down the river at an extremely fast speed. From time to time along the way, he saw soldiers and horses trekking eastward on the south bank of the Yangtze River. Many soldiers who were tired from walking sat directly on the cold river bank.

When the fleet arrived in Anqing, the government and the gentry set up a porridge shed here. The soldiers from Jiangxi and Hunan disembarked to eat. The officer came to urge the soldiers to get up quickly to make room for a group of reinforcements from Changsha.

Gao Chengxun led the fleet and sailed directly past Anqing. He stood on the deck, watching the situation on the pier, and suddenly saw a somewhat familiar figure, commanding more than a thousand soldiers, getting off the ship, it seemed to be Gao Yizhen.

The Nanjing imperial court not only asked Gao Yihuan for help, but also ordered troops from all over the country to serve the king.

For a while, you can see that most of the ships on the Yangtze River have been requisitioned, and ships of soldiers and equipment rushed to the battlefield.

Gao Chengxun stood at the bow of the ship, and Wei Wujun soldiers stood on both sides of the ship, looking at the warships on the river, and the people on the river also looked at them.

A group of troops came from nowhere, thinking they were coming for reinforcements, and waved at them to greet them. Gao Chengxun didn't explain, but just clasped his fists as a signal, thinking, "It's a good man to beat the Tartars!"

When the boat arrived at Wuhu, it was already close to the fighting area. Apart from the troops marching with their heads bowed, a large number of refugees began to appear.

In order to reap benefits, the Tartars killed people wantonly in Jiangbei, and slaughtered several cities in succession. The people in Jiangbei were frightened, and they fled south with their families.

Gao Chengxun took out a binoculars to watch, and couldn't help but be moved. The roads along the banks of the Jiangbei River were full of refugees, including old people faltering, children being pulled and hugged by adults, mule carts, and some carrying luggage and children. , The man who leads the sheep and drives the cattle can't see the head in front of the team and the tail in the back.

"This is General?" A general at the bow frowned.

His name is Man Dazhuang, he was a member of the Huguang Ming Army, and he was proficient in water warfare. Historically, when the Qing army went south to Huguang, he died in battle at the new wall.

Gao Yihuan ordered Gao Yicheng to recruit the general of the navy, and Xuan Yiwei coaxed him into the navy to serve as the deputy captain.

Gao Chengxun often saw refugees fleeing in Henan, but he just said with a sullen face: "It seems that the war in Jiangbei is not very optimistic."

At this time, Ma Hongshan, a big businessman in Bozhou, was also in the fleeing team, but he was different from the refugees, sitting in the car, with a carriage and family guards.

His little grandson was hugged by him and asked innocently, "Where are we going?"

"Go to Huguang!" Ma Hongshan stroked his grandson's hair.

The little grandson stared wide-eyed, "Then why are you going to Huguang?"

"Because the Tartars are coming, and the officers and soldiers can't beat them, so I can only take you to Huguang, otherwise our family will be harmed by the Tartars." Ma Hongshan explained to the curious grandson, but there was something in his eyes. dim.

"Are the tartars very powerful? Why can't the officers and soldiers beat them?" The child was very curious, and while lowering his head and playing with his fingers, he broke the casserole and asked the end.

Ma Hongshan sighed, "You will understand when you grow up."

"Is Huguang safe?" Sun Tzu asked again, always having endless questions.

Ma Hongshan said with a smile: "Safe, can I buy you a new home?"

Before the Qing army went south, Xuanyiwei notified Ma Hongshan and other merchants in Huaihe River and Huaihe River, and asked them to go to Huguang to avoid disaster.

Ma Hongshan transferred a large amount of assets, but he couldn't sell the land and houses for a while, and he had some affection for his hometown, so he left now.

This time, it can be said that Ma Hongshan lost a huge amount of tens of thousands of acres of fertile land and various shops to the Tartars, and the harm and trauma caused by the war to ordinary people was even greater.

Gao Chengxun led the fleet across Wuhu, and when they arrived at Dangtu County opposite Hezhou, they had already entered the war zone.

On the opposite side of Hezhou, the gunfire was rumbling, and the air was filled with the smell of gunpowder smoke. Ships of soldiers were transported to the north bank, and the ships were brought back full of wounded soldiers~
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