Great Qing Dynasty talker

Chapter 194 A shortened version of the Battle of Bali Bridge, the sad and angry Meng Eight Banners

Akqi has been observing Fucheng's reaction. Shock, surprise, and surprise are all normal.

"No problem. How to catch him? How do I need to cooperate?"

"Find an opportunity for him to enter and exit the government office in the city. I will lead someone to attack him on the way."

Fucheng asked calmly:
  "I am also from Beijing. I know the rules. I don't ask questions that I shouldn't ask. Do you need help?"

"No need, I will deploy additional troops. You just need to provide the most accurate information."

"In a few days, there will be a banquet at the prefect's Yamen. Li Yu has a close relationship with the prefect Huang Wenyun, so he will definitely be there."

Akqi smiled and said:
  "That's very good. Let's arrest Li Yu first and then Huang Wenyun."

"Do I need to inform the Liangjiang Governor's Office in advance?"

"There is no need to report to anyone when arresting people at the sticky pole. In the whole world, we are only responsible to the emperor!"

……

Akqi left the Weaving Department with satisfaction.

He has promised that if Fucheng actively cooperates with the errands, he will speak up to the emperor.

This might help their father and son in their current predicament!

Fucheng was alone and locked himself in the study until midnight.

There was no light, just sitting quietly like a ghost.

"Playing tricks on our father and son, repeating this over and over again, never getting tired of it, Brother Li really said it, this is a kind of game!"

the next morning,

He quietly left the city to find Li Yu.

However, the people in Lijiabao didn't say anything specific, saying that the master had a happy event and went out hunting.

When will you return? have no idea.

In the end, Fucheng became anxious and could only let out the news that someone from the capital was coming to arrest Li Yu.

Only then did Hu Ling'er, the principal wife of Xishan Island, show up. Accompanied by a guard and a personal maid, she learned what had happened.

"Master Fu, I would like to thank you on behalf of my husband."

"Sister-in-law, you're welcome. We are sworn brothers bound by blood."

"Please come back. Everything will remain as usual. Don't let the hawks and dogs from the capital see any flaws."

"it is good."

After sending Fucheng away, Hu Ling'er and Yang Yunjiao made countermeasures after discussing it.

Someone caught up with Li Yu and told him about it.

Send more manpower and remain alert to any troop movements around the city.

……

Li Yu smiled after receiving the letter.

The sworn brothers finally made the right choice, which is great.

He sat in the cabin, looked at the receding scenery on the river bank, and asked: "The Eight Banners are stationed at Jingkou, where are the provisions provided?"

"My lord, wait a moment. I'm going to find someone who knows the situation."

After a while, someone came.

This person is a member of Liu Qian's intelligence organization. He has been lurking outside the Eight Banners garrison at Jingkou and making a living as a blacksmith.

After the Eight Banners garrisoned at Jingkou departed, he followed to Jinshan Guard.

The person who has been spying on the situation from a distance is the one who knows the situation best.

"Meet the lord."

"Please get up and sit down."

Li Yu looked this man up and down. He was dark, sturdy, and had thick arms, very suitable for the status of a blacksmith.

So he smiled and said: "You Commander Liu is very good at selecting people, and you have done a good job."

"Thank you, my lord."

"Let me ask you, the supply of grain and grass for the Eight Banners in Jingkou?"

"Huating County next door has taken the initiative and delivers the goods every three days."

"Is it also what the war horses eat?"

"Too."

"Every time food is delivered, what is the size of the convoy? Who escorts it?"

"More than 20 large carts were escorted by Huating County Government officials, a team of government officials, and the rest were civilians."

"Do you know this person?"

"The villain can tell."

Li Yu clapped his hands: "Here comes someone."

Li Ergou got into the cabin: "Father, what are your orders?"

"You take a team of people and go with him on an errand."

Li Yu lowered his voice and said this. The two nodded frequently, their eyes full of admiration.

The lord is the lord, and his strategies never take the ordinary route.

……

In Huating County, Zhao Dianshi took stock of the grain, fodder and horse materials that would be shipped tomorrow and left with satisfaction.

Instead of going home, he went to his outhouse outside the city.

After the usual fuss, he began to complain:
  "Recently, my feet have been blistered, and I run to Songjiang Mansion every day."

"Sir, Jinshan Acropolis is still in the hands of thieves?"

"That's right. The Eight Banners soldiers could only stare blankly and attacked several times. They were stunned and refused to leave the city."

Just as he was talking, the dog in the yard barked twice.

Dianshi felt uneasy and just when he wanted to go out to take a look, the door was pushed open.

A knife was pointed at his face.

Wow, 5 men rushed in.

The woman on the floor was about to scream when a quilt covered her head and face.

The sharp blade penetrated through the quilt.

Blood spurted out and the quilt was soaked!
  Friends who often kill people know that blood stains on clothes are difficult to clean.

Even after washing and drying, there is still an odor.

It is easy to attract flies and mold.

All in all, having blood splattered all over you for no reason is troublesome.

The person who did it was Li Ergou. He was wearing new casual clothes today and he really didn't want to be polluted and thrown away.

There was no blood on his body, and he learned again.

The devil is in the details!
  ……

Zhao Dianshi was frightened, his knees softened, and he knelt down:
  "Fellow gentlemen, what do you want? Just ask."

Li Ergou pulled up a chair and sat down.

Use the tip of the knife to pick up a woman's dress from the bed, made of moon-white silk.

Carefully wipe off the remaining blood on the blade before sheathing the knife.

He leaned over and asked:

"Your home in Erdao Street, Huating County, has a total of 6 people and 1 dog, right?"

"Yes Yes."

Zhao Dianshi's teeth started to chatter, and he met the devil today.

"Last month, you also spent money to renovate the ancestral graves in the suburbs."

"You also have an illegitimate son outside. He has just turned one. He is fostered by his brother in Huzhou Prefecture. He is afraid that the shrew at home will make a fuss if he finds out about it."

"Zhao Dianshi, did you have a good life as a child?"

Li Ergou's sinister smile revealed a pair of white teeth.

Like the life-demanding judge who came out of the Palace of Hell.

"Good man, please spare my family. I don't dare to play tricks. I will agree to whatever you want."

Li Ergou then leaned back comfortably on his chair. This was the right attitude.

It’s not in vain that I said so many things.

"Add enough croton flour to the horse feed that will be escorted tomorrow. If this is done, you and your whole family will not be in danger. If it is not done, everyone from your Zhao family will be thrown into the Huangpu River, alive or dead."

Zhao Dianshi's sweat beads were like waterfalls,
  Obviously, the group of people in front of them are accomplices of the rebels in Jinshan Guard City.

There is nothing they dare not do.

"I do, I do."

……

So, Zhao Dianshi was accompanied by two strangers.

First, he went to the grain and grass storage area and mixed in a sack of croton powder that had been prepared long ago.

It is mixed with the black beans and soybeans that the war horses eat, and salt is added.

After that, I quietly waited for my trip the next day.

Li Ergou made it very clear, if you dare to speak out, you don't want to live.

A green forest hero must avenge his enemies.

In front of the statue of Mr. Guan, he swore an oath.

Once the matter is accomplished, Zhao Dianshi will be released immediately.

If it fails, he will immediately return and destroy the whole family.

Under the double psychological offensive, Zhao Dianshi obeyed obediently.

Outside Jinshan Acropolis,
  The Eight Banners Camp in Jingkou is 3 miles away from the city wall.

The two sides fell into a stalemate, and the fighting was not intense.

One side cannot capture the city without artillery.

If one party has no horses, it will definitely not be able to escape far out of the city.

So, just playing around with one thing or another is like fishing for workers.

Deputy Commander Haierha has requested Jiangning Mansion to temporarily control the newly formed 3rd Battalion.

In a siege battle, the blood of the Green Camp will of course be shed.

However, the military order has not been obtained yet.

Stationed at the Bidding Center Camp in Songjiang Prefecture, the newly appointed deputy general Hu Zhihuang made it clear that he would never cooperate without the governor's military order.

……

"Capital, the food and grass are here."

"What are you doing for me with such small things? Distribute them."

"As ordered."

The best new rice is naturally brought into the kitchen.

There were also 5 pigs that arrived and were slaughtered on site to improve the food supply.

The horse materials were moved by the government servants and the grooms together.

Zhao Dianshi was so nervous that he could hardly walk.

The government servants and civilian husbands had no idea, and were still pointing the horses with smiles.

It is rare to see such a large group of war horses in Jiangnan. It is indeed rare.

"Everyone, please help with the work. If the manger is empty, fill it up. I don't have any eyesight at all."

Everyone didn't know why Zhao Dianshi was so diligent, so they could only do as he was told.

The grooms in the stable didn't think much about it.

Because these food transporters are all familiar faces and have been there many times.

Half an hour later, Zhao Dianshi led the people away.

Along the way, he kept urging me to go faster. The government officials were puzzled and scolded him with a blushing face.

At this point, something started to go wrong in the stable.

Many war horses began to run away, and the stench filled the sky.

The grooms threw down the fodder, knowing something was wrong.

He hurriedly reported to Deputy Commander Haierha, and at the same time brought out healthy horses and went out of camp to pursue him.

It is impossible for nearly 3000 war horses to eat at the same time.

Some were washing in the river outside the camp, while others were leisurely eating crops in the nearby fields.

……

Li Yu was now dressed neatly and stepped onto the land.

Three battalions of musketeers also landed one after another and began to attack according to the established plan!

No trumpets, no shouts,
  Only silent strides forward.

In front of them were artillery pieces pulled by pack horses and pushed by artillerymen on both sides.

The number is as high as 60, but the largest caliber gun is the 6-pounder.

In field battles with cavalry, heavy artillery is not needed, and shotguns are the most effective.

Soon, sporadic gunfire came from the front.

"My lord, it seems that I have been in contact with the scout."

"It's normal. If the Meng Eight Banners didn't have this vigilance, the Qing Dynasty would have died."

The sound of flintlock gunfire continued.

Sometimes one or two sounds, sometimes in a row.

Although Li Yu didn't see the actual situation, he guessed what was going on.

A small group of reinforcements from the Jingkou Eight Banners arrived.

"Surround them from the north and east and drive them toward the Jinweicheng River."

"As ordered."

"Lord, where are the two fire support ships headed?"

"Well, one entered the Jinweicheng River, and the other went to the fork of the small river near the official road to the north."

Liu Wu left excitedly.

He wanted to prove his strength and gain more say for the Navy.

Within the Li Jiajun, many people felt that the lord had given the navy too many resources.

Warships and artillery are too expensive.

A thousand-material warship is more expensive than four fully manned musketry battalions.

……

At the Eight Banners camp in Jingkou, people neighed and horses shouted.

Vice-capital Haierha ordered: "Choose healthy horses and go out to the camp to fight."

After being messed with by Li Yu, there were only more than 500 healthy horses left, and the rest were whimpering in the stables.

Haier was so angry that he fainted, and ordered the remaining flagmen without horses to fight on foot with shields as archers to support them.

The Mongolian Eight Banners are relatively special and are equipped with few firearms.

One reason is that Qianlong took precautions. The second is to garrison in the south of the Yangtze River, not in the border areas. It doesn't matter if there are no firearms. Thirdly, Meng Baqi himself firmly believed that riding and shooting was the way to go on the battlefield, while firearms were off-beat.

It is natural to suffer a loss.

Not long after leaving the camp, the two sides encountered each other, separated by 2 miles.

"Stop, get ready."

The Li family's army formed a whole team, with flat-ended flintlock guns.

This uniform movement immediately frightened Haierha to the point of sweating on her forehead.

He screamed in his heart that it was not good, but there was no way out.

After calming down for a while, he ordered:

"The cavalry followed the attack of the capital, and the infantry quickly followed."

Li Yu rode on the horse and waved his hand: "Artillery, the first round of solid bullets, the second round of shotgun shells."

At this time the artillery had just been unloaded and the pack horses were pulled behind the formation.

The artillerymen, sweating profusely, filled the medicine bags as quickly as possible, stuffed them into the partitions, and rolled in the solid iron balls.

The flag waved quickly,
  The artillerymen immediately lit the fuses, and the sound of artillery continued.

3-pound and 6-pound artillery shells roared towards the enemy's flying goose feather formation.

Many war horses whined and fell to the ground, and the knights flew out instantly.

In this round of shelling, the muzzle angle was slightly lower.

Therefore, most of the artillery shells hit the front line of the Eight Banners in Jingkou.

There has been no rain for many days and the ground is dry.

It facilitates the bouncing of solid iron balls to kill enemies.

……

The gap was quickly filled.

Soon, the horse's speed reached its highest level.

Li Yu saw clearly in the telescope that these Mongolian Eight Banners were all wearing armor, their feet were in stirrups, their buttocks were off the saddle, their waists were bowed and their heads were bowed, and they were holding bows and arrows.

Their riding bows are different from those of the Eight Banners.

The size is much smaller, and it is a soft bow specially designed for cavalry, and is more suitable for dealing with unarmored units.

The arrows used are also relatively light.

Many people hold three arrows in their hands and prepare to perform a flurry of arrows, which saves the time of taking out arrows from the quiver.

On the battlefield, the only thing that could be heard was the stormy hooves of the cavalry.

There was also the long shouting of the Mengba Banner.

1 mile, 400 meters, 300 meters, 200 meters~
  "fire."

The effect of the second round of bombardment was astonishing. The charging cavalry was suddenly reduced by more than half, and fell to the ground wailing.

Li Jiajun's standard shotgun is composed of hundreds of lead pieces of different sizes.

The largest ones are about the size of eggs, and the smallest ones are about the size of pearls.

This distance is like a sky filled with shotguns.

"Musketeers, let go."

White smoke spurted out in unison, and the accuracy of the Mini bullet was not comparable to that of a smoothbore gun.

The remaining cavalry, numbering over 100, fell on the charging road before they could even reach the shooting distance.

There were only two people, tragically riding on horses.

The war horse also had a spirit, unwilling to move forward and whining in circles.

All around, lying were his companions, dead or injured.

The knight threw away the bow and arrow in his hand angrily and drew his saber.

He leaned over and murmured next to the war horse's ear, rubbing the horse's head.

Then he clamped the horse's belly hard, and the horse rushed out.

"kill!"

2 riders, charging alone, rush towards the dark enemy.

The saber looks desolate in the noon sun.

……

A row of volleys fired, and the two cavalry fell.

The moment he was caught on fire, he was destined to die.

Li Yu put away the telescope and put it back in the leather bag next to the saddle.

shouted:
  "The whole musketeer battalion moved forward and wiped out all the Eight Banners infantry at Jingkou, leaving no one behind."

"Wan Sheng."

Suddenly, the morale on the battlefield was like a rainbow, and there was an endless chorus.

The musketry formation began to stride forward.

At this point, it doesn’t matter if the formation is a little chaotic.

The key is, don't let those hundreds of infantrymen run away.

Li Yu shouted again: "Wusimai."

"The end is here."

"Lead a team of light cavalry and control the stables quickly, leaving no chance for the enemy to kill the horses."

"As ordered."

More than 50 riders bypassed the battlefield and went directly to the Eight Banners' camp in Jingkou.

Li Yu's guess was correct. At this time, he learned that Dutong had died in battle and all 500 cavalrymen were in pieces. Some infantrymen had fled back to the camp and were preparing to burn the stables.

With more than 2000 war horses, the efficiency of chopping with swords and axes is too low.

Moreover, the war horses will run away and resist. It is almost impossible for a dozen people to kill all the war horses.

Can only set fire!

……

When Wu Simai led his team to kill them, he saw someone holding a torch and lighting the stable fodder on fire.

He shot the man down with one arrow.

Then he yelled a few times in Mongolian at the astonished grooms.

It's nothing more than surrendering and avoiding death.

The effect was pretty good. A few people ran away, but most people threw away their weapons and knelt down.

The fire was quickly brought under control.

The loss of the war horse was not big, but the diarrhea problem, I wonder if there will be any sequelae.

It was already an hour before the main force had the energy to take over the horses and heal them.

Three battalions of the Li Jiajun were chasing the infantry of the Eight Banners in Jingkou.

Artillery, has given up.

Artillery moves slowly and cannot keep up with the speed of infantry.

Even the 6-pounder gun moved too slowly.

There were no hardened roads, no improved military draft horses, and no modern bearings on the wheels of the artillery wheels, so they could only move at a crawl.

It's a 3-pounder, so I guess it's okay.

Artillery officer Chen Zize selected some relatively strong pack horses, lightly loaded the 3-pounder cannon, and left a few shells to pursue the enemy.

If you go fast enough, you can still eat meat.

The infantry of both sides continued to exchange fire.

The Li Jiajun finally suffered casualties, and arrows fell through the air.

Infantry projectiles are still somewhat powerful.

However, it is still incomparable.

The range of firearms is not comparable to that of bows and arrows.

The Mongolian Eight Banner infantry, which suffered heavy casualties, was divided into two and broke out separately.

Part of it goes to the northeast and part of it goes to the west. In short, avoid Jinshan Acropolis.

More than 200 people fled westward, throwing away their armor and shields.

He ran all the way to the riverside of Jinweicheng.

Then, I saw a strange ship stranded.

The musketeers of the Li family's army who were chasing after them also stopped at a distance, as if they wanted to watch a show?
  (End of this chapter)