Great Qing Dynasty talker

Chapter 227 The Longest Day in Jiangning City

More than 4000 Jiangning green camp soldiers were each rewarded with two bowls of wine, a large bowl of white rice with a layer of dried prunes and vegetables and roasted pork, and an ingot of snowflake silver.

They selected forward No. 500 from them and made an additional commitment.

Anyone who returns alive will be promoted to one level and their rewards will be doubled.

Even if he dies, his pension will be doubled.

The above was what Li Shiyao swore and promised in public while standing on the high platform of the martial arts arena. A feudal official can be considered sincere to do this.

What's more, 200 young ladies who owned businesses around the Qinhuai River were temporarily requisitioned by the Governor's Mansion, giving these men who were about to die in the pick-up position quite addicted.

Relying on their numerical superiority and the encouragement of the arrival of reinforcements from the Eight Banners, the Qing army successively broke through the first two lines of defense and reached the core area.

Then, the momentum of the attack was blocked by an array of cement turrets that had never been seen before.

……

The Qing army used itself to save others and immediately learned the answer that was closest to reality.

The guerrilla general wiped the sweat off his face and drew out his saber:

"My subordinate just climbed up to the roof over there and took a look. He was shocked."

Chongdao calmly told Geshiha:
"Go and keep an eye on him. I guess he won't let it go. The people of the Fucha clan all have their eyes higher than the sky. They think that the Qing Dynasty will not work without them. They are arrogant!"

"Master Fu, would you like a bowl of heat-relieving soup?"

This master, who was originally a Feng Shui master and always carried a compass in every battle, simply drew something on the ground.

In his anger, he turned over the tray held by the Chongfu housekeeper, which was very rude.

The weather is already hot, so the frequency of firing is unusual.

Unless you, Chang'an, come to be this General Jiangning.

Fu Changan's request to lead the Eight Banners cavalry out of the city and bypass Yuhuatai to attack the main force of the bandit chieftains was tactfully rejected by General Jiangning Chongdao.

With this arrangement, he would get half of the credit if the battle was won.

Li Shiyao is also very smart.

Everything, seek stability.

"The thieves have fired too many cannons, and I don't dare to do it again."

"You are not worthy of being General Jiangning. You are greedy for life and afraid of death. I want to join you and let the emperor and the military aircraft department know who you are."

……

In the early morning, Jiangning City sent scouts dressed as fishermen and rowed boats up the river.

How could he let his subordinate Qi Ding Stud when the situation of the war was unknown and the bandit chief still controlled an unknown number of cavalry?

The atmosphere in the living room was tense.

At this time, more than half of the selected frontmen were dead or injured, and the remaining people took a temporary rest.

Fu Changan was wearing ancestral armor, pointing at Chongdao and yelling:

"Prepare a heavy shield and chew them one by one."

Coincidentally, the artillery on the top of Yuhuatai also stopped bombarding, which greatly cheered up the Qing army.

After seeing the Eight Banners of the Capital and watching them leave camp and start attacking, they hurried back to the city to report this information.

He had to watch the Jingqi and Li Jiajun begin to exchange fire before officially sending troops out of the city to attack.

Just kidding, he is a calm Manchu official who takes Feng Dao, the prime minister of the Fifth Dynasty, as his life model.

"The Eight Banners army from the capital has already reached Banqiao. We only have one charge left to successfully rendezvous."

The guerrilla general who led the team felt his heart sinking all the time.

"Ming Mingliang and you are both descendants of the Fucha clan. For the sake of family interests, we have ignored the safety of Jiangning. The military is dangerous, how can you know where the war in the south of the city is? What if the traitor chief has an ambush? What if the Jingqi is defeated? ?”

Fu Changan wanted to punch this old face.

……

With fire in his eyes, he turned and left.

"Brothers, take back Yuhuatai."

In the middle, there is an enhanced turret.

"roll."

Now that his face was broken, Chongdao was not polite.

"Sir, there are experts among the thieves. This formation is a five-star alchemy furnace!"

Five-pointed star pattern, the five corners happen to be a turret.

Get to the point:

"What?"

When it comes to calculations, Li Yongfang's grandson is also very professional and belongs to his family.

"Whoo."

Half an hour later, Goshiha turned pale and ran in to report:
"Master Fu has privately mobilized 1000 troops and is gathering them."

"Without military symbols and without my order, those people are still willing to follow him into battle?"

Goshiha lowered his head, not daring to answer the question.

Chongdao thought for a moment and then ordered:

"Take the arrows ordered by me and tell those restless people to go out to fight privately. You will win without reward and die without mercy."

……

Older gingers are more spicy!
Goshiha rode on horseback and shouted orders.

The 1000 flag men who wanted to follow Fu Changan to gain some military glory immediately went back to their homes in despair.

If he died in battle, he wouldn't even get any compensation.

Too ruthless!
Fu Chang'an, who was already angry, rushed into Chongdao's mansion on horseback and frightened away the guards guarding the door with his sword.

"Old dog, get out of here."

"The reinforcements are fighting a decisive battle with the main force of the thieves, and the soldiers who created the platform are storming Yuhuatai. You are already trying to shirk the blame, so why are you still sitting in this position?"

These words were so rude that even the good-tempered Chongdao turned blue.

He said with trembling fingers:

"Do you know what order of superiority and inferiority means?"

Before he finished speaking, a member of the Governor-General, Goshiha, hurried in.

"General, please rush to Nannan City as soon as possible. There is something going on outside the city."

Chongdao was shocked and blurted out:

"Really defeated?"

"The brothers who attacked Yuhuatai were defeated by the sudden appearance of thieves and cavalry. The situation is critical. Please make a decision quickly to make the platform."

Chongdao and Fu Changan looked at each other and did not care to continue to curse.

Hurry out of the house~
……

Wusimai led hundreds of light cavalry in a beautiful surprise attack.

Dozens of horsemen in front were wearing Qing military uniforms and red tasseled hats, carrying large banners from the outer camp of the firearms camp captured by the militiamen.

Appear as a regular friendly force~
The Li Army's war was so insidious, and the Eight Banners cotton armor, green camp uniforms, and red tassel hats were stored in the supply camp for a long time.

Of course, the more than 30 cavalrymen in the front look like a qualified "Eight Flags Cavalry", but the military uniforms in the back are completely different and can be seen through at a glance.

But it doesn't matter, just make the smoke bigger.

Cut branches and tie them behind the horse's tail. After being exposed to the sun for many days, the ground has long been extremely dry. As soon as I started running, smoke billowed out and covered the sky.

As a result, the Qing army all cheered: "The heavenly soldiers have arrived."

Then there was a sudden massacre.

These knights swept across the formation diagonally, emptying their shotguns and then drawing out their cavalry swords, slashing and killing.

Wu Simai was very proud because the Green Camp guerrilla general who commanded the siege of Yuhuatai happened to come to welcome him and was chopped down by him.

At the same time, the four 4-pound light guns carried by the cavalry were also placed in place.

The shotgun shells blasted the unarmored green soldiers, one by one, causing the Qing army to avalanche!

Some wanted to enter the Treasure Gathering Gate, but some were smarter and guessed that the Treasure Gathering Gate couldn't be entered, so they simply ran farther to the west.

……

Along the way he was chased by light cavalry.

He didn't dare to stop escaping until he ran out of energy and was forced to roll in under the threat of death.

Jubaomen,
The city gate was closed, and only a few people were picked up after falling into the hanging basket.

The 36-pound heavy artillery shells from Yuhuatai arrived as scheduled.

It roared and smashed into the crowd of Green Camp soldiers who were yelling and crying at the city gate. It was a terrible moment.

Like a lead ball rolling into the basket of overripe tomatoes.

Blast!

Some frightened Green Camp soldiers immediately jumped into the Qinhuai River.

Others felt something was wrong, so they also joined the sequence of running to the west, to the water west gate.

The densely packed Green Battalion soldiers jogged and jogged like they were running a marathon, and the team stretched to three miles.

There were also those who couldn't run, so they knelt down and raised their hands in the air. surrender! Surrender and lose half, at least save your life.

The two musketry battalions of the Guards Corps led by Li Yu finally entered the outer city of Jiangning.

In the distance, you can see the city gate tower of Shuiximen.

He opened the telescope and glanced at the plaque of "Shui Ximen" to confirm that it was correct.

"Get out of the way of the road and occupy the south side of the village, especially the building roofs at the entrance of the village."

"Put the artillery at the entrance of the village."

The commanders of the two battalions immediately began to arrange their troops.

The distance from the village entrance to the main road is about 40 feet. And this road leads to Shuixi Gate. If there were no accidents, the escaping Green Camp soldiers would turn a corner here and rush towards Shuixi Gate to survive.

……

"Lord, we can block the main road and kill all the Qing troops leaving the city."

"If the Qing army fights to the death, the Guards Corps will definitely suffer casualties. If we open the road and intercept with firepower, we can kill most of the Qing army, and no more than one-tenth of them will escape."

Li Yu is very calm, this is the most cost-effective way to play. Letting these Qing troops who fled back spread panic was also one of the purposes.

It takes half a cup of tea,

The dark Qing army appeared on the road, and everyone ran away like a lost dog, their faces turned pale.

There are about 30 people in the first echelon.

He is a long-distance runner and an excellent green runner. Li Yu hesitated for a moment and stopped the gunner who was about to fire:

"I'll fire again later. I'm afraid I'll scare them. I'll turn around and attack the precious light cavalry in Wusimai."

"Flintlock, free fire."

Before he finished speaking, gunshots rang out from the roof.

In the field of vision, most of these green soldiers who were good at running suddenly fell down.

At this moment, Li Yu suddenly thought of his sworn brother Hu Zhihuang, who was also from the Green Camp. He had also lamented that the Green Camp soldiers who were not good at running often didn't live long.

But I don’t know how he got along in Jiangbei Pukou.

……

In a marathon, there are usually not many people in the front echelon, and there are not many people in the back echelon. The middle echelon has the largest number of people.

Therefore, it was finally the artillery's turn to show off its power.

This road paved with stone slabs was a perfect place for bombardment. When the cannonball is hit, it can jump to the maximum extent without losing kinetic energy.

For a moment, Li Yu felt guilty.

The killing was so serious that the corpses on the road were almost blocking the road. Otherwise, this area will be filled with stench tomorrow morning.

After you finish fighting Jiang Ning, you must go to Hanyuan Temple to visit Abbot Miekong and ask him to renew your merits!
After all, both wives are about to have children, so it would be more peaceful to accumulate more merit.

The entrance to the village was soon shrouded in white smoke, and the smell of sulfur was choking.

Half an hour later, Li Yu led his troops to retreat slowly. He turned around and opened the telescope to take a look. The suspension bridge at Shuiximen was lowered.

Some lucky Green Camp soldiers finally escaped.

After entering the city, these people howled and danced and described how ruthless the army of thieves chieftains outside the city was.

The artillery shells fell like raindrops, and the hits from the muskets were chilling to the heart.

Oh, by the way, there are also those fake Eight Banners!

The generals guarding Shuixi Gate turned pale and despairing.

"Uncle Qi, what do you think of the reinforcements?"

A member of the Zhenghongqi Xiao Riding School closed his eyes and choked: "They, I'm afraid they lost."

As a fellow bannerman, he saw with his own eyes the large banner held by the light cavalry, and saw that it was a real thing!
Even the military flag was taken away, and the situation of the battle can be imagined.

……

After a while,
Li Shiyao arrived and when he saw this, he wanted to kill all these cowards who were disturbing the morale of the army. However, due to the shortage of troops, it also affected the morale of the soldiers defending the city.

General Jiangning believed in Taoism and had mixed feelings in his heart. There are some regrets and some secret joy.

He turned to stare at this boy Fu Changan. Brush, Fucha's proud little bastard blushed.

He cupped his hands awkwardly and whispered:
"My lord, I am wrong."

"Recognizing your mistakes can greatly improve things. Hey, come back."

Chongdao is just like his idol Feng Dao, he treats others generously, without ridiculing or shouting all over the world, just like a generous elder.

This matter was easily revealed.

Fu Changan stayed at the city wall and did not move for a long time. His eyes drifted into the distance, wondering how his cousin Mingliang was doing.

If they lose, the Fucha family will be in danger. I am only 17, so I am afraid that I will not be able to carry the family banner because I am too inexperienced.

He said to himself:

"It would be great if my brother was still alive."

……

It is the hottest time of the day.

The Guards Corps temporarily entered the Yuhuatai Camp to rest. Everyone was desperately drinking salt water, but few wanted to eat the food.

The dry food carried by some soldiers was moldy, so Li Yu decisively ordered all to be discarded.

Wusi bought it back, and when he took off his military boots, he poured out a bowl of sweat.

His horse knelt on its front hooves, exhausted. Lying down in the manger and drinking salt water.

Li Yu sat under the shade of a tree,

Drinking sour plum soup and looking back on this thrilling day.

If the weather hadn't been too hot, if Jiangning's Qing army hadn't come out to cause nuisance. He was planning to storm the Eight Banners camp. Taking advantage of the opponent's low morale, he used artillery to severely attack the Jingqi flag.

If the opponent can't hold on, use the 12-pounder cannon to destroy the camp's defenses and drive them out to fight. If you go out to fight in the camp, use guns and cannons to tell them, "Which army in the Qing Dynasty was the best with guns?"

Unfortunately, he was delayed by Li Shiyao.

"Except for the sentry, everyone else is looking for a rest in the shade of a tree. By the way, there is no news from the Navy yet?"

"Back to my lord, Commander-in-Chief Liu has not arrived yet."

Li Yu wiped his face with stream water, covered his face with a hat and fell asleep soundly.

……

3 miles away, there is a small ditch near the Yangtze River.

Three Green Camp deserters broke into the reed swamp and jumped into a small boat. The fat black boss at the head shouted: "Boatman, sail the boat quickly."

The boatman lying on the stern taking a nap was motionless and unresponsive.

He is a man of the world, Yan Mou!

He used to make a living by buying and selling information about Jianghu on the shores of Taihu Lake, but then war broke out and no one cared about Jianghu anymore, so he could only flee sadly.

In the prosperous age, the world is in decline!

In troubled times, the world is in decline!
A green battalion soldier took off the straw hat covering his face and cursed:
"Sail to Jiangbei, hurry up."

Yanmou stood up and stretched: "I can't walk."

"We can go!"

"I can't leave anymore."

The fat black man was furious and drew his sword:

"I kill you."

"You can't leave even if you kill me. Who knows how to row a boat?"

The president was stunned and looked at the two of them. Both of them shook their heads, indicating that they did not know how to row this kind of oar boat.

……

"You row, we'll give you money, and hurry up."

Yan Mou shook his head:
"Still can't leave."

The fat black man almost suffered a cerebral hemorrhage from anger, he pointed and asked tremblingly:

"What do you mean?"

"The boat is too small, it can only accommodate 3 people at most."

"Four people can do it."

"No."

"I said yes!"

Yanmou sighed, pointed to the side of the ship, which was half an arm's height above the water, and asked:

"It will capsize!"

"Who's getting off the boat?"

Silence, the three of you looked at me, I looked at you, and all of them drew their swords in an instant~
Two knives stabbed into both sides of the black fat handle at the same time.

……

With a splash, Hei Pang threw the total body into the water, and the number of passengers on the ship was reduced successfully!

"Can you leave now?"

"Can't leave."

"One-eyed dragon, are you looking for death?" A green battalion soldier waved a bloody saber.

"Pay the boat fare, 100 coins per person."

Yan Mou spread his hands, showing no fear.

The two Green Camp soldiers were so angry that they dropped a small piece of silver.

The oar boat finally sailed slowly out of the reed swamp, but the sound of musket shooting came from behind. I have never seen anyone, only heard their voices.

"Hurry up, hurry up."

The two Green Camp soldiers were so frightened that they lay on the side of the boat and paddled with their palms.

But I heard this sentence:
"Three people can't paddle fast. If it's two people~"

Suddenly, a green soldier pulled out a short knife from his boot and stabbed his companion in the back.

The person who was hit by the knife had just touched the handle of the knife, but his reaction was too slow~
Plop, another body fell into the water.

Yanmou slowly rowed, and the only remaining passenger seemed to be in a worrying state of mind?
Pointing at the corpse floating on the river, he roared:
"I've long disliked him. My father is from Cantonese, and his father is from Hu Jian."

"Well, where's the fat black guy?"

"He is from Guangxi, from Guangxi."

……

Yanmou said nothing and quietly rocked the oar.

When the boat reached the middle of the river, he suddenly opened a plank of the boat.

Sitting on the bow of the boat, the green soldier who had returned to normal spirits looked at him in confusion. He first pulled out a notched ax and shook his head.

He muttered:
"No, the blade is broken."

Bang, throw it in.

He pulled out another short knife with red rust and sighed:

“The rust is worn through.

Bang, throw it in.

Then he pulled out a kitchen knife and nodded:

"Grind it, it can still be used."

The hair on the green camp soldier's heart stood up:
"What do you want to do?"

Yanmou ignored him, found a whetstone, poured water on it, and started sharpening the knife.

After sharpening the blade until it was sharp, he put the kitchen knife against his left ear and flicked the blade with his index finger~
"Listen to the dragon's roar!"

……

The green battalion soldiers did not hesitate for half a second and jumped into the Yangtze River.

(End of this chapter)