Cutting 1719

Chapter 142 To fight or not to fight?
Thirty miles outside Qingjiang City is Zhangshu Town, where tens of thousands of Qing soldiers set up camp. The houses in the town were completely occupied, and the rest of the Qing soldiers were stationed outside the town, which stretched for seven or eight miles and looked very spectacular.

A sentry of the Qing army rode a fast horse all the way back to the camp, without pausing at all, and shouted loudly: "There is an urgent military situation, please report to the military master quickly!"

Several soldiers of the Qing army stopped him, looked suspiciously at him, and shouted: "Password!"

The sentry swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and quickly replied: "Pingni! There is indeed an urgent military situation, and please take me to report to Lord Junmen quickly."

The leader of a Qing army gave the general a large number of glances, and then waved his hands. Several soldiers stepped forward and quickly checked the whole body of the sentry. Very strict.

It wasn't until the inspection was over that the general manager took the spies to a house in the center of the town. This was originally the house of a wealthy family in the town. After Gao Qiwei arrived in Zhangshu Town, he was not polite at all and gave the house to It was occupied and used as a temporary barracks.

At this time, the courtyard was very quiet, except for the roar of a high-ranking man from the inner courtyard hall from time to time. Although this old man is in his seventies and older than Kangxi, his body has always been strong and his voice is quite neutral. gas.

Gao Qiwei is now the admiral of Jiangnan, and he is also a high-ranking and powerful person in Jiangnan. Without the check and balance of the governor, the green camp in Jiangnan naturally listens to him. Not at all polite.

"Shame! The previous defeat of Changsha City hasn't woken you up? If it wasn't for Yang Lin's ineffective march, how could Chu Ni take the lead in occupying the land in Changsha? Nijian City? You should tell me, how to fight?"

"Idiots! Everyone is an idiot!"

Gao Qiwei has white beard and hair, but his face is full of anger, which is three points stronger than that of ordinary youths, which makes some of the green camp generals present here feel sad and wish they could hide their faces and leave.

"Report to the military gate, the sentry has arrived!" The soldiers cupped their hands in a low voice.

"pass!"

"Whoo!"

A rather strong guard went out and brought the sentinel over. The sentinel knelt on the ground as soon as he walked in and kowtowed.

"Reporting to the military gate, Chu Ni's first division dug a ditch outside Qingjiang City as a boundary, and placed barbed wire on it, and the city wall was also reinforced. As for the reinforcements, there seems to be no new news."

When Gao Qiwei heard this, his heart began to beat. He had fought all his life, but he knew what siege was, and he had to sacrifice his life to gain a chance. If he wanted to occupy it, he would have to let him Mountains of dead bodies are not enough.In addition, this city is guarded by the Fu Han Army, and it is still the first division of the main force. There are dozens of cannons. If you want to fight well, I am afraid that the dead are not enough.

However, if the first battle in the south cannot be achieved, it will naturally be difficult to fight in other aspects, just like Ning Yu in Changsha City.

Gao Qiwei understood that if this battle was not fought well, this place might be where his body was shrouded in horse leather, so he couldn't help but sighed slightly, and looked around at the generals of the green battalion.

As soon as the generals present here heard the news of the spies' report, many people felt a little cold in their hearts. They were not idiots. It was a very difficult task, so someone came forward and said: "Junmen, if it is a field battle, it seems that our green battalion can still fight. But now it is a siege, I am afraid it will not be easy."

Gao Qiwei snorted coldly, "If you follow your thinking, don't you want to avoid the battle?"

One of the generals came out and said euphemistically: "The purpose of reporting to the army is not to avoid the battle. If there is a strong attack, our army may suffer a lot of damage. It is better to use the method of siege to achieve the goal of the governor."

Gao Qiwei pondered for a while, "It's not that bad, but if you haven't fought a game before, I'm afraid it's not worth it. Let's fight first! Let's see!"

On July [-]th, an army of [-] high-ranking troops surrounded Qingjiang City. Since the city was not big in the first place, and coupled with the method of encirclement, the strength of the troops was sufficient. There was also no movement.

It was not until midnight that the Qing army moved quietly under the cover of night. This was Gao Qiwei's real plan. He knew in his heart that if it was talking about guns and artillery, then the Qing army would definitely not be an opponent. The role of artillery is almost reduced to the lowest point, so it is more conducive to the actions of the Qing army.Therefore, fighting at night has become the only option for Gao Qiwei.

It was not the Qing army who rushed to the front, but the peasants Gao Qiwei kidnapped from nearby villages and towns. Most of them were young people, and some of them were old people and children. They all looked desperate and pushed small carts. Many sandbags were piled up, and they were pushed over slowly.

There are layers of Qing troops behind them. They all hold long knives and shields in their hands, and follow behind. If they see the person pushing the cart walking slowly, they will step forward and chop him to death. This makes other people terrified. Can't help but speed up.

Ning Yu saw this scene clearly on the city wall, and he felt a little cold in his heart. This high-ranking man is worthy of being an old traitor who has been in the army for decades. Some of the green battalion generals who surpassed the front did not take the people seriously.

Seeing this scene, other officers of the Fuhan Army on the city wall blushed and couldn't help cursing. Many even challenged Ning Yu directly, asking to go out of the city and rescue the people first.

It has to be said that Ning Yu is still very successful in shaping values. At least in the current Fuhan army, there are not many bloodthirsty people.

Dong Ce shook his head and said, "It must not be like this. It is already dark at this time. If our army goes out of the city at this time, the effectiveness of the guns will be greatly reduced. What's more, the sandbags also have the effect of resisting bullets. I am afraid it will be difficult to cause damage. If it is hand-to-hand combat, The number of our army is too small, I am afraid it will be difficult to take advantage of it."

Ning Yu nodded. The battle of Changsha did not rely entirely on the Qing army that was defeated by hand-to-hand combat. It was more caused by continuous artillery bombardment and volleys of flintlock guns. The hand-to-hand combat was just the final word.

"Send an order to the artillery to bombard the carts outside the city and drive them away! The rest of the regiments, defend the positions previously divided. Remember, this battle must be fought close!"

"In addition, pass on the order that Gao Qi will wait for the generals of the green battalion in this battle, and don't take any prisoners!"

(End of this chapter)