Cutting 1719

Chapter 94
The Qing army slipped away, which Ning Yu didn't expect, and they ran faster than when they came.

Just when the Ningyu army arrived in Xiantao Town, the Qing army camp five miles away began to retreat. Both Wang Wenhuan and Hengrui were already a little desperate at this time. The Han army couldn't chew it down, let alone these thousands of people.

It can be said that the generals have no fighting spirit, and the soldiers have no fighting intentions, so when they saw Ning Yu's army from a distance, they would undoubtedly run away. Seeing the Qing army camp that had disappeared, Ning Yu couldn't help sighing for a while. There is an elite cavalry, who can bite off a piece of meat from the slipping Qing army.

Cheng Zhien was also somewhat amazed. He used to be a general in the green battalion, and said with a smile: "I know Wang Wenhuan, and it is quite accurate to describe him as a wolf. When he encounters meat, he will bite hard and never let go. If you run into a hard stubble, you can probably run faster than anyone else, as for Hengrui, he's nothing more than an idiot."

Ning Yu chuckled and said, "It's a pity that they bumped into the wolf in my young eagle camp this time! Thinking back in the young eagle camp, Dong Ce and Xu Chengliang were both called tiger wolves, and Xu Chengliang was the domineering young tiger , and Dong Ce is a lone wolf!"

Hearing that Dong Ce still had such a past, Cheng Zhien admired him a little. He admired not only Dong Ce, but also the legendary Young Eagle Battalion. The officers from the Young Eagle Battalion are all tough guys without a single soft bone. Thinking of this, Cheng Zhien said: "Master, although the system of the Young Eagle Battalion is good, the current manpower is too small. Now our Han army is expanding in size. , shouldn't the Eagle Battalion go further?"

Cheng Zhien's thoughts actually represent the opinions of other families. They are not worried about their military power being taken away, because the status quo is that they are in power. For their benefit, the existence of the Young Eagle Battalion can make the Fuhan Army stronger, which is a good thing for everyone.

Ning Yu smiled wryly, not only Cheng Zhien had this idea, but he himself also had this idea, but he was not yet mature enough, so he waved his hand, "When this battle is over, we will have at least a few months to breathe, and then we can concentrate on doing it." For this matter, the immediate priority is to go to Jingzhou!"

Cheng Zhien nodded, and said: "According to the news from the Governor, the Governor may make a big move in the near future, and the [-] green battalion soldiers are not enough for the Governor, and occupying Xiangyang may not be a problem at that time. And our army has already occupied Wuchang, Hanyang and other places, plus Xiangyang, the whole province of Hubei is only one short of Jingzhou."

Taking down Jingzhou not only takes the initiative in the strategy, but also sends a signal to the whole world that the Manchu Qing cannot do it. This can implement the strategic goal of the original Metropolitan Governor's Mansion and allow more anti-Qing forces to rise , to attract the attention of the Qing court.

Ning Yu's fingers moved on the sand table, "Xiantao Town is only three hundred miles away from Jingzhou, passing through Qianjiang, Haokou and Shashi all the way, judging by the moving speed of the Qing army, I am afraid that there will be layers of defenses along the way." , this road is not easy to fight!"

This remark was verified in the days that followed. In the days that followed, Ning Yu followed the Qing army all the way, although he also conquered Qianjiang, Haokou and other places along the way, but because these cities were unwilling to surrender, so Had to bombard with artillery, procrastinated for a long time, in the blink of an eye, more than half a month passed.

It was not until the end of the 59th year of Kangxi that more than 4000 horses from Ningyu surrounded the entire Jingzhou City and were preparing to attack the city. At this time, in addition to the flag camp of more than 3000 people, there were a total of 1 green camps in Jingzhou City. , More than [-] people just shrank in the city and didn't want to come out. Angrily, Ning Yu scolded them for shrinking their heads.

At this time, news also came from the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion that 3 horses from Hunan had been blocked at the foot of Huangfeng Mountain in Hanyang Mansion. Although the mountain was not tall enough, the terrain was very steep, easy to defend and difficult to attack. It's been a long time, but there is still no good way to take Huang Fengshan.

As for the direction of Ning Zhongyuan, it was also very smooth. The [-] troops wiped out the entire [-] soldiers and horses of the Green Battalion in Taiping Mountain. Governor Man Pi was also hit by an explosive bullet on the battlefield and died on the spot. Governor Xiande fled all the way. When they returned to Xiangyang, they were also surrounded by groups.

But the difference is that at this time, Xiangyang City is already an empty city, and there are still many people from Baihe Dao in the city who plan to come out to cooperate with outsiders, so the day of conquering Xiangyang is not far away.

That is to say, the current three-way army is only blocked in the direction of Ning Yu. Although his mission was to resist Wang Wenhuan and Hengrui's troops from the beginning, he did not expect that the battle in Xiantao Town was too exciting, and he was suddenly scared. After staying with Wang Wenhuan and Hengrui, they didn't even dare to go out of the city to fight again.

Looking at the tall Jingzhou City Wall, Ning Yu couldn't help but smile bitterly. The city wall here is not comparable to other places. It has long been a strategic location for the Qing government to control Huguang. There are many cannons on the city wall. If a strong attack is launched, they may be able to shoot down, but the casualties are beyond Ning Yu's ability to face.

A few bursts of artillery roared across the sky, followed by several other sounds of artillery fire. This is the artillery battle between the soldiers of the Fuhan Army and the defenders of Jingzhou. The shells of each other across the sky and fell on the The difference is that the artillery of the Fuhan Army hit the opponent's position at a much longer distance and was much more accurate.

With the roar of artillery fire, the sound of military drums also came out from the Fuhan army formation, and several large horizontal formations composed of Fuhan army soldiers came out, and the red military uniforms worn by everyone dyed the whole world. Red, this scene fell into the eyes of the Qing army, but they were terrified. Before, they had called the soldiers of the Fuhan army red-clothed ghosts, and now they saw this scene, and they were even more horrified.

The people in Jingzhou City also spread false rumors, saying that the soldiers of the Fuhan Army outside the city had cut their braids and cut their hair short. They are all ghosts that eat people without spitting out their bones, and they can't even beat the imperial army. These rumors are spread everywhere, but it also better exaggerates the mystery of the soldiers of the Fuhan Army.

The soldiers of the Fuhan Army wore uniform military uniforms and carried uniform flintlock muskets. They walked over step by step with the beat of the drums, and then raised their guns and fired a round of fire at the shrinking Qing army on the city wall. The aim of shooting upwards is far from enough, but after all, there are thousands of flintlock guns, and there are always a few unlucky ghosts who fall off the city wall.

Not to be outdone, the Qing soldiers raised their shotguns and bows and arrows to fight back. Every time a Fuhan soldier was shot down, there would be cheers from the top of the city, as if they had defeated the Fuhan army.

(End of this chapter)