Go back to the end of the Ming Dynasty to be a soldier

Chapter 446
Shi Lang and his uncle Shi Fu, two armies marched side by side by land and water, preparing to attack Zhenjiang in one fell swoop.

When Shi Lang's 3 navy and the Yangwei battle formation led by Lin Yi were fighting fiercely in the Yangtze River, Shi Fu rushed to Zhenjiang City with an army of 5.

Shi Fu has already made preparations to attack the city this time. He has to contain part of the Ming army in Zhenjiang City this time, so as to win opportunities for Shi Lang's navy. If the Ming army in the city still insists on not fighting, he will Siege the city with all your might.

Because for more than a year, the Ming army in Zhenjiang basically fought defensive battles with them.Yan Yingyuan, the guard of Zhenjiang, built a protective net to block the river below the river surface. There were many pillars standing below the river surface, and the pillars were connected by chains. Their naval ships could not pass through at all.

And Zhenjiang City on the shore was well defended, and they were unable to attack even after several attacks. Their uncles and nephews had an army of 8, but they were blocked here for a year without any progress, because the Ming army used this Way to fight a protracted war with them.

Now that the reinforcements from the Ming army have arrived, Lin Yi, the supervisor of the Ming Dynasty, has personally conquered them, and ordered the removal of the underwater protective net to block the river. This clearly shows that they will start a decisive battle with them.But even so, Shi Fu had to be prepared to capture the strong city of Jiang.

Therefore, he brought 5 troops with ladders, siege vehicles, red cannons and other siege weapons out of the company battalion to Zhenjiang City.

But when their team was still a few miles away from the city, they encountered the Ming army lined up outside the city.It seemed that the Ming army was already waiting for him here, as if he couldn't wait.

Shi Fu saw the size of this Ming army is not many, at best only about 2 horses.But the military appearance is strict, and all the equipment are muskets.Most of them are cavalry, and they also have soldiers.Shi Shifu didn't know that this was not Yan Yingyuan's army from Zhenjiang, but the 2 troops brought by Lin Yi.They are Standard Battalion, Invincible Battalion, Guard Battalion and so on.

The Southern Army (the army of the Great Southern Emperor) advanced by land and water, and Lin Yi wanted to be with them, and they also advanced by land and water.Lin Yi's 2 soldiers and horses were the main force for the land advance, and they cooperated with the defenders of Zhenjiang to attack the southern army on the shore, eliminate the threat, and remove obstacles for the Yangwei naval formation in the middle of the river.Otherwise, the Yangtze River is long and narrow, and no matter how powerful the Yangwei battle formation is, it will inevitably be attacked by artillery fire on the river bank.

The [-] soldiers and horse company guard battalions brought by Ji Dong can be regarded as a total of six battalions. These are all troops cultivated by Lin Yi, or called his direct descendants, which are different from those of the old Ming army.

Under the command of Wang Jian, Dong Sheng, Zhang Hua and other generals, these six battalions cooperated with Yan Yingyuan's defenders of Jiangcheng. They stationed outside the city, intending to destroy the southern army on the river bank. The Southern Army came to the door.

Therefore, the six battalions lined up outside the city, while Yan Yingyuan still stuck to the city and waited for an opportunity to attack.

The Ming army and the Southern army set up a battlefield outside Zhenjiang City, 2 against 5.

Shi Fu, who didn't know the depth, of course didn't pay attention to the 2 Ming army in front of him.Because now they have a strong military front, fighting from the southeast coast to the Yangtze River Basin, their tens of thousands of troops are almost invincible and invincible.

It was in Jiangyin County that Jiangyin Sangong came out, and the two sides won each other, but on the whole, the Ming army still lost more than they won, and retreated to Zhenjiang.

Now Yan Yingyuan is defending Zhenjiang to the death and dare not go out to fight.Therefore, Shi Fu also dismissed the fighting power of the Ming army.

In this way, he was wrong at the beginning, and his mistake was that he only knew himself but not the enemy, and regarded the 2 troops on the opposite side as the old Ming army.If he wanted to know that this was the elite army of 2 escorts brought by Ji Dong, and the elite of the Eight Banners who had defeated the Tartars several times, he would at least have to think about it in this battle.

As a result of the war between the two sides, the Ming army's Standard Battalion and Invincible Battalion with nearly [-] troops took the lead in launching a fierce attack.The horse team is in front, and the infantry is behind.Thousands of horses are galloping, which is more fierce than the Tazi's Eight Banners, which come and go like the wind.

First came muskets, followed by bows and arrows. As a result, the two sides did not touch each other at all, nor did they engage in hand-to-hand melee.Shi Fu's 5 horses couldn't stand it anymore, corpses were scattered all over the field, blood flowed like rivers, and the rest scattered and fled in all directions, routed into an army.

This battle has once again proved the saying that it is better to be smart than to be more generals than to be courageous.

The combat effectiveness of these two armies is not at the same level.In terms of equipment, the Ming army was equipped with the most advanced muskets in the world at that time. It was not necessary to ignite the match to aim, but to pull the trigger directly after aiming, which greatly improved the shooting speed and accuracy. This is an upgraded version of the three major armies in the late Ming Dynasty, and even the elite of the Eight Banners of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties had to stay away.

But the army led by Shi Fu is different. This is Zheng Zhilong's pirate army, mixed with some old Ming troops who surrendered. This is a mixture.

Such an army of 5 is simply a mob in front of such an elite division, vulnerable to a single blow.

Shi Fu was astonished. He never imagined that the Ming army on the opposite side was so powerful, and they were defeated by 2 vs. 5. They were defeated so quickly. What's the matter? At least he had to hold on for a while to give Shi Lang water. The division plays cover.Otherwise, even if Shi Lang wins in the river, at most he will win but still lose.

But his subordinates couldn't hold back their yelling anymore, and they were running wild, so he had to lead the guards to charge in person, intending to turn the situation around.

Shi Fubao, who is 50 years old this year, is not old with a sword, straddling a horse and swinging a sword, he is still the champion of the three armies.To say that he is a veteran of the Zheng Zhilong Group. When Zheng Zhilong was in the world, he went to Nanyang to Dongyang to do business first, and then engaged in arms dealers. .

During the glory of Shibazhi, from the east to the south, the big fish eat the small fish, and eliminated all kinds of sea tyrants mixed with fish and dragons, including the Liu Xiang gang that broke with Zheng Zhilong. Overlord.Shi Fu was loyal, and followed the Zheng family in big and small battles. He fought many foreign opponents in China.This is also a big pirate, he has the ability to live amphibiously, he is brave, and has the talent of a general, he is one of the generals of the Zheng family army.

Even though he has reached the age of knowing his destiny, the old man is still very powerful, defeating the Ming army all the way.

Now it is really useful for him to charge in person, breaking through the muskets and bows of the Ming army, leading the guards to charge with the Ming army, and slashing and wounding several Ming army soldiers one after another.

During the melee, I happened to meet Dong Sheng, the commander of the Invincible Battalion. Now Dong Sheng is no longer an ignorant boy, but has also grown into a young man in his 20s. He is good at using a spear in close combat. He Zhanghua rushed over with the generals of the guard battalion.

Zhang Hua's small narrow face is not very good-looking, but he is also unambiguous when it comes to martial arts. He used to be a frontier soldier of the Ming Dynasty, and his skills were capable of killing Tartars. With a major breakthrough, he has been the commander of Lin Yi's guard battalion.

Therefore, when the two fought one another, Shi Fu couldn't stand it anymore and was in a hurry. After a few rounds, Zhang Hua slashed and almost took his arm off him.

A big cut was cut on the left shoulder, and the flesh and blood were rolled up. Thanks to the protective armor, otherwise, his arm would be gone.

Blood spattered, and Shi Fu pulled his horse and ran away in pain. He was defeated like a mountain when he ran, and all the soldiers under his command fled with the general.

The soldiers of the Ming army were chasing after them, and Shi Fu led the defeated generals to flee for their lives. Before they ran far, a cannon fired and a Ming army stopped their way back. It was Yan Yingyuan, the chief general of Zhenjiang.

Covered in armor and holding a big knife, this red-faced general seems to be Guan Yu reborn, majestic and majestic.In a life-and-death struggle, the injured Shi Fu was no match for Yan Yingyuan at all, and was captured alive by Yan Yingyuan.

The rest of the generals quickly threw their guns and surrendered when they saw that the momentum was wrong, because Lin Yi had ordered that those who surrendered would not die, and these generals lost their lives.

However, there are still some blindfolded generals who fled without knowing the current affairs.Tens of thousands of Ming soldiers joined together and continued to chase and wipe out the remnants of the enemy. They rushed towards the Southern Army along the river bank like mountains and seas...

When Shi Lang learned these details, he felt a lot of pressure. His uncle was defeated and captured, which undoubtedly cut off his arm. Now the Ming army in the river and the Ming army on the shore are chasing and killing them, it can be said that they are surrounded by enemies.

But he forced himself to calm down, the defeat of this battle was already decided, neither the navy nor the troops on the road could save the defeat, but the entire army must not be wiped out.

Therefore, he didn't care about bombarding the giant ship Yang Wei, but with such a delay, even if he fired now, it wouldn't work.Because the Yangwei battle group has sailed out of the range of their red cannons.

We must preserve our strength and fight again in the future. If we continue to struggle, I will end up worse than my uncle. No matter whether it is the army on the shore or the navy, the whole army will be wiped out. Therefore, under the protection of the guards, Shi Lang retreated immediately, and this time he will not wait. Someone persuaded him.

Tens of thousands of Ming troops pursued and killed them. From the Yangtze River to the shore, the Ming troops marched triumphantly all the way. Shi Lang packed up the remnants of the defeated generals and retreated all the way. This time, he was defeated for more than 200 li to the area around Jiangyin.

Counting the number of people, more than half of the 8 men and horses were lost through this battle. The army with the navy and the shore is less than 4. There are more than 100 warships left, and the navy is less than 2. Uncle Shifu Still in Ji Dong's hands, he probably died, the loss was too heavy.

But he persuaded himself to cheer up again, what a defeat is nothing, there has never been a general who does not lose a battle, he fell and picked up from where he fell!

Thinking of this, Shi Lang became energetic again. He inspected the terrain here and found that the river here is narrow. He immediately ordered the army to follow Yan Yingyuan's method to build an underwater protective net to block the river. Lin Yi's navy must be blocked first. Here, on the shore, he sent general Zheng Cai to replace Shi Fu, led more than 2 troops to build fortifications, set up several forts on the shore, and blocked the river.

(End of this chapter)