nanming man

Chapter 551 Bloody Battle in Jiangbei

One hundred thousand Qing troops went south, and when they reached Yangzhou, the number of troops increased instead of decreasing, and nearly [-] rebels including Xu Dingguo were incorporated.

When the war entered December, there were traitors among the defenders of Huai'an, and the commander-in-chief Bai Yongfu surrendered.

The Fengji warehouse in Huai'an, one of the four major grain warehouses transported by water in the Ming Dynasty, also fell into the hands of the Qing army.

So far, two of the four Jiangbei towns have surrendered, but far more people surrendered. Xu Dingguo and Liu Zeqing's soldiers, and even Huang Degong's two commanders, Tian Xiong and Ma Degong, also surrendered to the Qing army.

A large number of Ming troops surrendered and became the accomplices of the Qing army's southward invasion, exacerbating the crisis in Jiangbei. However, after these weak-willed people surrendered, it also caused the Ming army to wash away, leaving behind a group of soldiers loyal to the Ming Dynasty.

The four towns in Jiangbei, like Zuo Town in Wuchang, were all warlords. The imperial government gave each town 3 soldiers, but each town actually had nearly [-] troops.Most of these soldiers and horses are dross.

At this time, with the surrender of a large number of Ming troops, the strength of Azig surged to nearly 30, and there were only more than [-] troops deployed by the Ming army along the river. However, Nanjing mobilized tens of thousands of officers and soldiers from various places. , The Ming army from Huguang, Jiangxi, and Zhejiang took turns to fight, sacrificed countless lives, and resisted the attacks of the Qing army and the rebels.

When Gao Chengxun led the Huguang Navy to pass the Dasheng Pass, he saw an acquaintance from a distance.

In the middle of this year, the Nanjing imperial envoy who was sent to Huguang rode a horse and was stationed on a small hill, watching a big ship heading west.Gao Chengxun knew that the ship was sent by Li Cao from Huguang to pick up Princess Kunxing's big ship.

Gao Chengxun led the fleet, passed the Dasheng Pass, stopped the ship at Nanjing Wharf, found officials from the Ministry of War in Nanjing, and handed over the supplies on board.

A chief of the Ministry of War came to negotiate and asked Gao Chengxun to transport the supplies to Zhenjiang, and hoped that the navy could assist the Jiang Waterproof Division to defend the river and relieve the pressure on the Jiang Waterproof Division. Gao Chengxun did not refuse, and accepted the official's request with fists folded.

In the Dajiaochang outside Zhenjiang City, more than 1 recruits were ready to go. They were newly recruited Central Guards by the Nanjing court, and they were all men recruited in Yiwu, Jinhua and other places in western Zhejiang.

It was the place where Qi Shuai recruited soldiers back then. After decades, it is still the best place to recruit soldiers in the south of the Yangtze River.

Zhu Cihong had high hopes for the new army, and squeezed out money and food from the finances to support them. He originally wanted them to train for two years, but now that the situation is critical, these new recruits have to go into battle directly.

More than ten thousand new soldiers, wearing the new battle jackets issued by the imperial court, stood on the school grounds with long spears in their hands.

At this time, He Tengjiao, a scholar who came to supervise the battle, shouted hissingly: "Decades ago, the Japanese pirates plagued the south of the Yangtze River, burning, killing, and looting. They did all kinds of evil. Today, the eastern captives invade the south and are more murderous than the Japanese pirates. If there are many words, this pavilion will not say anything." Yes. I just hope that the soldiers will think that His Majesty is in Nanjing, and behind him are the people in the south of the Yangtze River, your parents, wives and children. I hope you will fight the enemy with all your might!"

Having said this, He Tengjiao himself was a little moved and choked up.These new recruits have been trained for less than three months, and crossing the river is basically sending them to death. He paused, looked up at the [-] new recruits under the high platform, and said, "Boys, cross the river to aid Yang, and accept the flag."

Wang Yan, the minister in charge of recruiting and training troops, received the banner conferred by the imperial court, and a new bugle number, which Zhu Cihong personally named for the Japanese army.

After receiving the flag, 1 Japanese soldiers will board the ship directly from Zhenjiang and drive to the opposite bank.

The defense line of the Ming army in Jiangbei is not only Yangzhou, Hezhou, Liuhe and other cities, but also the ferry along the river.

The Qing army was unable to capture the city for a while, and instead began to attack the ferry, but the defenders of the ferry had no support from the city wall, and the casualties were quite heavy.

The soldiers who supported the Japanese army crossed the river in several groups to reinforce Guazhoudu, which was under the onslaught of the Qing army.Replacing a team that had been defending Guazhoudu for half a month, it is said that it was supplemented several times, but the casualties were too large, and the organizational system was wiped out, so a well-organized unit had to be replaced to take over the defense.

Wang Yan led the first batch of [-] soldiers and crossed the river on merchant ships and even brothel boats.

Approaching Guazhou Ferry, the air was filled with a strong smell of gunpowder smoke and blood, and the smoke billowed from the north bank of the Yangtze River.

It is said that a few days ago, a group of about 3000 Huizhou volunteers crossed the river to Guazhou, and half of them died within three days.

When the fleet approached Guazhou Ferry, the Qing army's warships began to come out to harass the fleet crossing the river. The rockets "swish" and fired at the Ming army ships, igniting several small boats in front.

The new recruits on the ship panicked immediately, and Wang Yan was also furious, how could the navy allow the rebel warships to run so rampant.

Suddenly a large boat of the Jiangshui division sailed over, a cloud of white smoke rose from the bow, a shell hit a rebel warship, and the boat was smashed to pieces of sawdust. He fled to Jiangbei with his hands.

Zheng Sen pierced his armor and pressed his saber, stood at the bow of the boat, waved his hand, and shouted angrily, "Chasing!"

With the protection of naval warships, the ships carrying Japanese soldiers slowly approached Guazhou Ferry.

At this time, there was thick smoke billowing at the ferry, and the sound of killing shook the sky. Wang Yan stood at the bow, took out a pair of binoculars, pulled out the lens tube and looked at it in front of his eyes. .

The Ming army at the ferry fought and retreated. The soldiers were shot and killed by the Qing army and stabbed to death with spears. In the end, more than a dozen people retreated to a high platform.

Several soldiers resisted desperately and slashed and killed the Qing army rushing up with their knives. However, they cared about the Qing army in front of them, but they couldn't guard against the cold arrows of the Tartars.

The Qing army's arrows were very accurate, almost one arrow at a time, reaping the lives of the Ming army. More than a dozen soldiers were either shot in the chest or fell down by the throat.

More than a dozen soldiers on the high platform were hacked and shot to death by the Qing army one after another. In the end, there was only one general in iron armor and Fengchi helmet left.

Wang Yan watched helplessly as the defenders were killed, but there was nothing he could do. He raised his binoculars to look at the general surrounded by spears, and suddenly became short of breath.

In the circular field of vision of the telescope, the general pushed back the Qing army who surrounded him with a knife, and suddenly put the knife on his neck, and then pulled it hard, and the man fell down.

Wang Yan burst into tears, and the tears instantly blurred his eyes.

He was about to get angry and wanted to urge the fleet to speed up and take back Guazhou.

At this time, the navy gunboat escorting them had already laid its hull across the river, and its side vibrated violently. One after another, the cannons exited the gun ports one by one, and white smoke suddenly rose from the side. An iron bomb stuck to the river and hit the north bank, beating the Qing army occupying the high platform to the ground~
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