Nanming Yiming

Chapter 120 Bing Lin She County
After visiting Jia Zhongxian who was "cut into pieces", Wu Sanyong left Xiuning County without looking back, for fear that Qian Mo would go back and kill him again.

He ran all the way with 200 men, and ran directly from Xiuning County to She County in one breath.

At this time Zhang Tianfu was anxiously waiting for the news of the Xiuning battle.

Ever since the news of his elder brother Zhang Tianlu's death came, he had been studying Qian Mo, the governor of Jiangsu and Zhejiang in the Ming Dynasty who seemed to have fallen from the sky overnight.

In the end, it's okay not to think about it. Combining some cases together for analysis, Zhang Tianfu was really taken aback.He found that Qian Mo was indeed a Go master. Every time Qian Mo wanted to hit a target, he would build up momentum in advance and use various events to mobilize troops from the target area.Then accurately predict the course of action of the Qing army, and use the tactics of encirclement and reinforcements to annihilate the Qing army.

But some things are beyond Qian Mo's control. It seems that he has the ability to predict some important events in advance, and then dig a hole for the Qing army in advance, waiting for them to jump.

Moreover, the Ming army under Qian Mo had very few cases of forcible siege, and was good at using various methods such as false surrender, ambush, infiltration, and bribery, so it was hard to defend against.

Therefore, when the news came that the Ming army was going upstream along the Xin'an River to attack She County, he knew that the Ming army had other plans.It coincided with the news that the Ming army attempted to attack Xiuning from Gong Yan. Fortunately, he planned to deploy 5000 troops from Wang Guodong's troops to attack the Ming army in Xiuning.

At this time, the soldiers came to report: "Ning Guo's deputy general Wu Sanyong led 200 defeated soldiers to the city. Do you want to let them enter the city?"

Hearing about the defeated soldiers, Zhang Tianfu frowned, and said, "Put the defeated soldiers into the Wengcheng first, and tell Wu Sanyong to come to see me."

Seeing Wu Sanyong, Zhang Tianfu quickly asked: "Vice General Wu, what's the situation in Xiuning City?"

Wu Sanyong knelt on the ground and said: "President Wang died in the battle, and his subordinates risked their lives to lead two hundred brothers to break through. The five thousand Ning National Army outside Xiuning City were almost wiped out!"

Although Zhang Tianfu had predicted the failure, when he heard the words "the whole army was wiped out", he felt his eyes go dark, he felt like the sky was collapsing, and he staggered and almost couldn't stop.

Seeing this, Wu Sanyong hurried forward to help the stumbled Zhang Tianfu, and said shamelessly: "They are all incompetent generals, you must hold on, sir!"

After sitting down and resting for a while, Zhang Tianfu felt a lot more comfortable, so he asked, "Could it be that we fell into the tricks of the Ming army again?"

So Wu Sanyong carefully collected the ins and outs of the battle outside the city.

Zhang Tianfu sighed and said: "At first we surrounded the Ming army and caused them a lot of casualties. It shows that there is no problem with the intelligence, but the Ming army is powerful and quickly adjusted its deployment. The last wave that appeared The Ming army should be the troops sent by Qian Mo to intercept and kill them, and they have rushed back."

It's true that people's calculations are not as good as heaven's calculations. I calculated the Ming army in every possible way, but in the end, it was completely wiped out by the Ming army.

Then he raised his voice and said to Wu Sanyong: "Vice General Wu, none of the sentry cavalry I sent out last night could bring back any news, which means that the Ming army has completely sealed off Xiuning. How did you break out?"

Wu Sanyong suddenly knelt on the ground with a "plop", and said in a crying voice: "The commander-in-chief is very aware of the details, and the younger one did lead people to break through to the Xin'an River Ferry, but the Ming army lay in ambush there early, and the low-ranking people were captured by the Ming army. gone."

Zhang Tianfu asked: "So Qian Mo sent you here to feign surrender?"

"Qian Mo is as cunning as a ghost. You are not from Huizhou, and you have no family members as hostages in his hands. How can he trust you?"

Wu Sanyong said: "When the humble officer was brought into Xiuning City, the Ming army had already occupied Xiuning. The humble officer saw General Jia Shen knelt on the ground and begged Qian Mo for mercy. Qian Mo became angry because General Jia Shen tortured and killed the Ming army and refused Jia. The surrender of the general will directly put him to death by Ling Chi!"

Hearing Ling Chi's execution, Zhang Tianfu was taken aback, showing an expression of disbelief.

According to what he knew about Qian Mo, this guy has been tempting all the generals of the Qing army to surrender, and there is basically no record of killing any generals of the Qing army.Even the massacre of the whole city of Hangzhou was done by the hands of the Qing army. How could Jia Zhongxian be executed uncharacteristically this time?
Wu Sanyong saw Zhang Tianfu's doubts, and quickly explained: "It is said that General Jia Can tortured and killed a prisoner of the Ming army. In addition, it may be that Qian Mo's son suffered a loss in Xiuning this time and suffered a lot of casualties, so he became angry from embarrassment. That’s why he directly delayed General Jia.”

Zhang Tianfu asked again: "Jia Zhongxian was tortured, but did you see it with your own eyes?"

Wu Sanyong saw Jia Zhongxian with his own eyes in the county government office. Jia Zhongxian's hair was disheveled and his face was covered with blood when he was Ling Chi. Naturally, he couldn't see his face clearly.

Wu Shanyong said with a slight cry: "It's not just that the humble official saw it with his own eyes, this was executed in front of the people in the city of Xiuning, and Jia Shen was cut by a thousand knives!"

"In order to frighten me, Qian Mo ordered me and my subordinates to watch the execution."

"In order to win his trust, Xizhi can only pretend to be scared out of his wits, so that Qian Mo, the dog thief, thinks that he has grasped Xizhi, so he can come back and report to Zongbing Zhang."

Qian Mo was so angry that he must have suffered heavy casualties in the battle of Xiuning. Zhang Tianfu's face gradually softened when he thought of this.

So Wu Sanyong was asked: "Do you know how many troops the Ming army has left? Will they attack Shexian by force?"

How did Wu Sanyong know how many people there were in the Ming army?At that time, he only cared about running for his life, so he didn't have the mood to care about the number of the Ming army, but his 5000 troops were wiped out, and it would be impossible if there were fewer. That would not make him appear too incompetent.

Wu Sanyong said: "The Ming army spread all over the mountains and plains, covering the sky and covering the earth. It is estimated that there will be at least 1 generals in the end."

"Since Qian Mo sent his last general to Shexian County as an internal response, he must come to seize Shexian County, and I ask the commander-in-chief to deal with it as soon as possible."

Zhang Tianfu thought he would have to deal with it. Except for the 3200 people in She County in the entire Huizhou Prefecture, there were only 1000 people left in Jixi by Jia Zhongxiao.

However, Zhang Tianfu was still a little hesitant about recalling Jia Zhongxiao's department. Jixi was the passageway to retreat to Ningguo Mansion. If he abandoned Jixi, it would mean that he would be completely trapped to death in She County by Qian Mo.

But now Nanjing can't send reinforcements at all, even the Ningguo Mansion is empty of troops, and Wang Guodong's army has been completely wiped out.It is useless to keep this back road.

It seems that at this time the only option is to recall Jia Zhongxiao and fight Qian Mo to the death in She County.

Moreover, once Jia Zhongxiao learned that his elder brother Jia Zhongxian had been executed by Ling Chi by Qian Mo, he would definitely fight to the death with the Ming army, which would also be a great help.

Jia Zhongxian, dressed in casual clothes, galloped all the way to Jia Zhongxiao's mansion in Jixi.

Jia Zhongxiao saw that his elder brother was dressed very strangely, and asked in surprise: "Elder brother, you are not leading the army in Xiuning, why did you come here and dress up like this?"

Jia Zhongxian said: "I have been lingering in public in Xiuning by Qian Mo, governor of Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces of the Ming Dynasty. Now my identity must be kept strictly confidential, so I dress like this."

So Jia Zhongxian explained the ins and outs of the defeat of the Qing army in Xiuning.

Jia Zhongxiao was terrified when he heard this, and said: "I didn't expect the Ming army to be so strong. Now that Huizhou's situation is over, I am naturally willing to surrender to the Ming."

"Brother is safe and sound now, so who is the one who was really mutilated?"

Jia Zhongxian said: "Of course it's the unlucky guy Gong Yan. It's not surprising that this guy offended Governor Qian and ended up hacked to pieces. Governor Qian's ability to let his family members go is an extrajudicial favor."

Jia Zhongxiao asked: "Brother and Governor Qian have spent so much trouble, I'm afraid it's not just for my Jixi County?"

Jia Zhongxian laughed loudly and said, "Brother really has sharp eyes. Elder brother, I attacked the Ming army in Xiuning, so I must have offended the Ming army. Even if Governor Qian didn't hate me, his soldiers who were ambushed would certainly hold grudges." meaning."

"Brother, I don't care. I'm afraid it will hurt you, brother. For the current plan, we can only show our heart to Governor Qian and win the understanding of other Ming army generals."

Jia Zhongxiao said: "Then what does the elder brother mean that I want to go to She County?"

Jia Zhongxian nodded.

Said: "This She County is your certificate of honor and my entry level."

At this time Zhang Tianfu was looking anxiously into the distance at the north gate of She County.

According to the experience he summed up, Qian Mo's siege and reinforcements were too powerful. He was afraid that Jia Zhongxiao's men would be eaten by the Ming army.

Finally, a row of black dots appeared on the distant horizon, followed by billows of dust and smoke.

It seems that Jia Zhongxiao's team has arrived, and Zhang Tianfu's hanging heart finally fell to the ground.The defense of Shexian County is strong, and now there are more than 4000 troops, coupled with sufficient food and grass, it is enough to hold on for a long time.

As long as you persist until the Eight Banners coming from the north and south, it will be the end of Qian Mo.

Not long after Jia Zhongxiao entered the city, the Ming army also appeared in She County.

Hong Fugui led the attack on the Chongming camp in Xiuning to repair on the spot.

Huang Yu led 4000 people from the Shenji Camp and 1000 people from the Chongming Camp who went upstream along the Xin'an River to appear at the south gate of She County.

Qian Mo was standing on a high place looking at the distant city of She County with binoculars.

Said: "This She County is really a fortified city. Although it is not large in scale, every city gate has built urns, and many enemy towers have been built."

"If our army attacks by force, it is estimated that there will be heavy casualties."

Huang Yu said: "The Tianmu Battalion of Baibing has set out from Changhua and occupied Jixi, and now She County is a turtle in a urn."

"Uncle Zhongyong was far-sighted and directly brought the 12-pound heavy cannon to Huizhou. This is enough for Zhang Tianfu in the city to drink a pot."

Qian Mo sighed: "It's a pity that there are no other Qing army reinforcements around Huizhou to mobilize, and we can't surround the points to send reinforcements."

"Since the artillery position has been set up, let's focus on the artillery attack first."

Zhang Tianfu didn't have a binoculars, so he couldn't see the layout of the Ming army. He just found it strange that the artillery positions of the Ming army were so far away from She County, and the red cannons in his own city couldn't reach them at all.

Twelve 12-pound heavy cannons lined up in turn on the artillery positions of the Ming army. Although the range of these heavy artillery can exceed 12 kilometers, the artillery positions at this time are about 4 kilometers away from Shexian County.

Following Huang Yu's order, these heavy artillery began to roar.

The roar of artillery sounded outside the city, and the defenders looked up one after another.Suddenly, thick smoke and flames appeared above the city wall, several huge shells fell on the city wall, and the defenders suddenly fell into panic.

"Quick! Use a shield to resist!" A defender commanded his men to hug the shield and took a defensive posture.But the next moment, their ears were buzzing with a terrible roar.The huge shells fired by the artillery kept hitting the city wall, making loud noises, and some scattered broken bricks even killed many soldiers, causing the Qing army on the city to mourn!
Those watchtowers erected on the city wall became the focus of care. After a while, several watchtowers were hit by artillery and collapsed in half.

Wu Sanyong hurriedly called the shield hand to protect Zhang Tianfu's safety, and shouted: "The Ming army's artillery is too powerful, and it can shoot accurately and far away. The commander-in-chief should go down and avoid it."

Putting down the binoculars, Qian Mo said, "The Bugarao Cannon Foundry really lives up to its reputation. These cannons are very accurate."

"Several enemy towers in Nancheng have been cleared out, let's replace them with bombs."

If the previous solid bullets only killed the defenders by directly hitting the target and blowing up the stones splashed from the city wall, then the explosive bullets were much more powerful.

A Qing soldier was trembling with fright, leaning against the city wall, and suddenly there was a bright flash in his vision, and he could hardly see what happened.He was only blown to pieces by a fiery air current blowing over his right arm, accompanied by scorching pain.

Where the shells fell, many of the Qing troops who were bombed turned their backs, and even a few people were thrown directly to the city by the blast.

Although the destructive power of the flowering bullets on the city wall is limited, the damage to the personnel is huge, which is much more terrifying than the solid bullets.

The city of She County is really too small. The circumference of the city is only 2.6 kilometers, and each section of the city wall is only 650 meters.It is easy to be covered by the firepower of the Ming army.

Originally, there were 800 defenders in Nancheng. After just a few rounds of shelling, the Qing army in Nancheng had killed and injured more than 200 people.

The city wall is full of stumps and broken arms, and there is a smell of blood and sulfur mixed together.

The morale of the Qing army was hit even harder. After Zhang Tianfu was forced off the city wall by Wu Sanyong, the defenders on the city also ran down one after another, leaving only a mess on the city.

After Huang Yu saw the Qing army running down the city one after another through the binoculars, he suspended the shelling.

Order the soldiers of Shenji Battalion to pretend to attack the city.

I saw the Ming army beating gongs and drums and shouting slogans; then they walked slowly towards the city wall.

Hearing the roar of killing outside the city, Wu Sanyong thought that the Ming army was about to attack the city, so he quickly ordered the soldiers to go up to defend the city.

As a result, as soon as the Qing army climbed onto the city wall, the heavy artillery of the Ming army began to greet them again, and the Qing army on the city was crying like hell again!
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