I have a cornucopia

Chapter 154 I am invincible in the Qing Dynasty!

Yang Feng rushed forward like a Wonder Woman holding a shield. As soon as he left the city gate, dozens of large turtledove guns on the wall opposite the city gate continued to spit out flames. He was even hit by bullets with a kinetic energy of more than 5,000 joules. Keep retreating...

Of course, it is impossible to penetrate the shield.

After all, this thing must not only have kinetic energy, but also be hard enough.

Soft lead bullets cannot hit case-hardened steel.

Especially one centimeter thick.

"quick!"

He set up his shield at the gate opening and shouted.

The followers who followed immediately dismounted and set up steel cannons.

This special steel tube gun uses a tripod, and it is also a foldable tripod. Although the range is very short, the caliber is very large, reaching 12 centimeters, so it looks like a group of idiots with cornets. The first steel-tube cannon was set up, and the soldier used a sledgehammer to smash the three nails on the ground into the stone cracks on the ground, then raised the muzzle and pointed it at the opposite city wall.

Then the rope ladders on the city wall began to be thrown down.

The next moment, Yang Feng suddenly rushed out and reached the opposite city wall almost instantly. Then he turned around as quickly as possible, lowered his head and raised his shield.

Inside is thickened gasoline.

And in their confusion, the followers swarmed out again.

The old pirates' cannons were very accurate.

Okay, this is still a step forward.

After all, Yang Feng took out too many messy things from the cornucopia, including this kind of spring shock absorber that was obviously used in some kind of car. In line with the principle of recycling waste, he simply installed it on the steel tube cannon. Although it cannot completely offset the recoil, there are ground nails fixed under the tripod, and there are actually two soldiers lying on the ground trying their best to suppress this 12-centimeter-caliber short-barreled muzzle-loading cannon with low recoil. Just like the recoilless rifle, it finally held on, and the shotgun shells filled in its barrel swept across the opposite city wall like a violent storm. At the same time, a second steel-tube cannon of the same type was also set up, and then it sprayed shotgun shells as well. After this cannon was fired, people on the opposite city wall began to flee. After all, Zuo Liangyu's men were only at this level. Follow me and Qingba The Ya Lahus are definitely incomparable.

It is actually a separate shoe-shaped flat castle to the right of the main city gate.

So there are defenders on the opposite side.

"Damn it, you didn't even give me a chance to show off."

Yang Feng leaned against the city wall, holding a shield in his hand, watching his men rush up the city wall.

As soon as they finished firing their bullets, the subordinates rushed out as fast as possible, then turned around and threw Molotov cocktails at the defenders who were loading their ammunition. After throwing them, they retracted without hesitation...

The steel tube gun protected by Yang Feng's shield immediately sprayed flames. The huge recoil pushed the gun body backward on the gun frame, compressing the two springs on the left and right for shock absorption...

What they rushed into was the gate of Wengcheng, not the main gate.

Bullets roared.

This was the garrison on the wall above their heads.

At the same time, Zheng Hongkui's cannons also began to focus on bombarding the towers not far away.

Cannonballs continued to hit the city tower, covering the guards who entered the barbican. The latter quickly threw out ropes and climbed up the city wall as the defenders fled. Soon the guards began to climb the city wall, and their steel tube cannons were also dragged up. , re-erected on the city wall...

People outside are still swarming in.

In fact, Yang Feng took out the mess that was soluble in gasoline and threw it in to dissolve it. Although it couldn't be compared with genuine napalm, fortunately, he was not cleaning the floor like a barbecue master, so he just made do with it. In the astonished eyes of the defenders who were loading their ammunition, the Molotov cocktails hit the blue bricks of the city wall or at their feet, and then turned into a splash of fire rain, and then the explosion of gunpowder on and around them.

Shence Gate is the only gate outside Wengcheng in Nanjing.

Those who had already boarded the city chased the fleeing defenders towards the Shence Gate Tower. The steel tube cannons that had been set up behind them also began to join in the bombardment of the tower at close range...

"Shaobao, let alone compare with Jianlu, these are not as good as compared with Li Zicheng's old camp."

an officer said excitedly.

I don’t know when he fought with Li Zicheng’s men.

However, Yang Feng's retinue comes from a variety of sources, including many former officers and soldiers.

"Aren't you talking nonsense? How many years has Zuo Liangyu been suppressed and beaten by Li Zicheng? How can his subordinates compare with Li Zicheng's old camp?"

Yang Feng said.

As he spoke, he looked in the direction of the tower.

The defenders there are still resisting. After all, the elite men of Zuo Liangyu are here, but the resistance is useless. Zheng Hongkui and his subordinates outside have hundreds of steel tube cannons in their hands, and they are focusing on them. A tower was bombarded. Especially those steel tube cannons, which have even been replaced with heavy bullets, that is, lead balls with a diameter of 12 centimeters. Just like the short heavy guns on a sailing battleship, they rely on kinetic energy to crash into the tower at a distance of less than a hundred meters. The wooden towers couldn't stop these cannonballs at all, and Zuo Liangyu's men probably didn't have the courage to fight to the end. After all, they didn't have this habit...

"Okay, after all, we are still like the officers and soldiers of Ming Dynasty."

Yang Feng said.

The defenders had already begun to flee.

"Shaobao, attack the city?"

Zheng Hongkui asked, running in with excitement.

He really didn't expect that attacking the city would be so easy. Yang Shaobao's violent painting style made him feel lucky that he had made the right choice.

"No, we have too few troops. The casualties in the melee after entering the city will be too great. Control the Shence Gate, attract them to attack, and then wait for Huang Degong and Gao Jie."

Yang Feng said.

He won't go into the city!
If he conquers the Shence Sect, Zuo Liangyu will run away if he wants to. If he doesn't run away, then he is really ready to fight. The next step will be a fierce battle. He is reluctant to use his followers as cannon fodder. This job is done by Gao Jie and Huang Degong. of.

And right now.

Xingze Sunjia Ferry.

"We, the Qing Dynasty, are still invincible in the world!"

Dorgon looked at the Qing army mopping up the remnants of the enemy on the battlefield with gratified eyes. Behind him is a pontoon bridge across the Yellow River. It rises and falls on the still wide Yellow River. It seems that it may break at any time. It seems that endless Qing troops are stepping onto the south bank through this pontoon bridge. There are still a large number of people in the river. The ragged folk who built this pontoon bridge could just be hacked to death in the Yellow River if something went wrong.

A rich man can die casually.

As for those who were killed in front, it was a partial division sent by Liu Fangliang. The latter originally wanted to block the attack, but because of the huge gap in combat effectiveness, only more than a thousand Qing troops suppressed them.

At this time, Henan belongs to the buffer zone.

Although it was nominally owned by Li Zicheng, in fact he arranged for Liu Fangliang to be stationed in Henan only in Luoyang.

Kaifeng is still soaking in water.

The lower reaches of Kaifeng entered Yang Feng's actual control area, and the upper reaches of Kaifeng belonged to Liu Fangliang. At this time, central Henan, not to mention Chidi Qianli, basically had their bones exposed in the wild, which was a mess of original bandits. The powerful people, using the titles given by Li Zicheng, took the remaining population and fortified themselves to protect themselves. Those that still have some population are the areas controlled by Yang Feng in eastern Henan, the Luoyang area in western Henan, and then the Nanyang area controlled by Li Zicheng and along the Huaihe River controlled by Ma Shiying. Kaifeng, originally the center of Henan, has almost become a no-man's land, and the remaining population has basically fled to Yang Feng.

After all, the mouth of the Yellow River there has not yet been filled in, and the vented Yellow River water is still raging, turning the original farmland into swamps or yellow sand.

Similarly, if Dorgon wanted to cross the river, he could only choose the section above Kaifeng.

He must march south.

Because if we can't get enough food to survive the winter this autumn, then I, the Qing Dynasty, will have no choice but to massacre those who have no food.

Their situation was even more difficult than in the original history. At this time in history, they had at least captured Shandong and had supplies from Shandong and Beizhili provinces, so they were not too nervous. But even so, they still had to conquer North Korea. grain. Moreover, it was not until October in history that the princes of the Eight Banners in Shenyang went south on a large scale. However, due to Yang Feng's poison, they had already started to go south in the summer, so the population in the pass that needed to be fed increased sharply. Coupled with the failure of the Battle of Texas, a lot of materials were discarded, the coast was blocked, and the food purchased through Shanxi merchants could not be transported, which finally forced them to a dead end.

There is no choice.

We must go south to plunder some food.

And it's not just them, the powerful powerful people in Northern Zhili who have surrendered to them also support going south.

After all, killing people without food can only kill them. Looting the south is a good choice to prevent them from being purged by Dorgon. The trouble will be diverted to the south.

But it is impossible to hit Dezhou again. Yang Feng, a shameless devil, even deliberately opened up the canal. As a result, not only the canal to Tianjin was cut off, but also a skyrocketing canal was artificially created south of Dezhou. Majia River.

Similarly, the flooding of the Yellow River during the flood season also filled up the entire water network area in western Shandong, turning the entire area into a swamp.

It would be useless even if Dorgon conquered Texas.

There is also a series of forts similar to those in Texas to the south.

That road has lost its value.

So there was only one way left before him.

This is the old route used by the Mongols to go south.

Head south from the middle road to Henan, and then go straight to Xiangyang to seize the grain-producing area of ​​​​Huguang. Everything is ready. The only problem is that there is no water transportation, but we can't care about this problem now. After all, we must first have food before we can consider other things. Originally, he didn't have such a bold idea. After all, if he did so, he would risk failing to attack and being flanked by Yang Feng and Li Zicheng. But what he didn't expect was...

"God bless the Qing Dynasty, and God bless Prince Rui. Wherever the prince leads his troops, all the ugly ones will be killed."

Beside him, Huang Shu, the Ming Dynasty's Huguang Supervisory Censor, said in a servile manner.

""Ha ha……"

Dorgon smiled with satisfaction.

"Huang Yushi, why are you still keeping this hair?"

Dodo said.

While speaking, he seemed to accidentally knock off the official hat from Huang Shu's head.

The latter quickly picked it up with Smiley Face.

"Go back to your lord, this is for convenience when you return. But please don't worry, lord, the day when the king's master arrives in Wuchang is when we will be shaving our heads. The 800,000 troops of Prince Ningnan will also be shaving their heads and changing into uniforms." . Then the prince sent troops to Nanjing and wiped out the ugly people together with King Ningnan. The Ming Dynasty was also considered dead. Now the Qing Dynasty has been ordered to rule the world, and we and all the people will enjoy the prosperity of the world. "

Huang Shu continued to kneel servilely while putting on his hat.

Of course, he could actually shave his head first and then wear a wig.

Originally, in history, his brother resisted the Qing Dynasty and defended Congshan Pass to protect Huizhou. He just wore a wig and went back. Then when his brother was unprepared, he led the Qing army to stab his brother in the back, allowing the Qing army to capture his hometown. This also caused him to be removed from the family.

Dorgon smiled slightly.

Of course he understands that these guys are actually taking advantage of me.

Huang Shu was delivering a message to Zuo Liangyu. Zuo Liangyu's offer was very simple. When the Qing army marched south, he and his 800,000 troops would offer Huguang, but he would follow Wu Sangui's example and make Zuo Liangyu the King of Ningnan. Huguang was the fiefdom of King Ningnan. Then the two coalition forces attack Nanjing, and if they can capture the best, they will retreat to Huguang. Zuo Liangyu will provide food to Dorgon. Huguang is the most important grain-producing area in the Ming Dynasty, and Dorgon will help him continue to control Huguang. . As for shaving your hair to make it easier to dress, of course it doesn't matter. Wu Sangui has shaved, Jiang Yu has shaved, why doesn't Zuo Liangyu shave?
What a big deal!
To put it bluntly, the disintegration of the Ming Dynasty has become a reality. The emperor has become Emperor Xian of Han, and Li Zicheng is regarded as Cao Cao. Of course, someone will be Sun Quan and someone will be Liu Bei. If not, he will become Gongsun Du!
Wu Sangui has taken the lead.

Then why didn’t Zuo Liangyu follow suit?

However, he also knew that he did not have this ability. Although he claimed to have an army of 800,000 and claimed that he could offer Huguang, in fact he neither had an army of 800,000 nor could he offer Huguang. He did not have the strength to truly separate one side. As long as Li Zicheng stabilizes the situation and turns south, he can beat him to death. He has known himself after fighting with Li Zicheng for so many years, so Li Zicheng will not allow him to separate sides.

But Dorgon can.

Dorgon will give him what he wants.

But Dorgon is not stupid, and he will not be tempted unless he gives Dorgon clear and visible benefits.

So Zuo Liangyu took control of Nanjing in advance, and then invited Dorgon to go south. His son Zuo Mengeng stayed in Wuchang to command his subordinates upstream. Once Dorgon's army went south to Huguang, he directly switched sides to welcome the king's division, and then allied with Dorgon. Head straight to Nanjing.

Of course, everyone is happy to succeed. Even if the army is defeated, it will not hinder the Zuo family, because at that time, Dorgon can only help the Zuo family continue to control Huguang. After all, only Huguang can provide him with food. In this way, Zuo Liangyu will become my father in the Qing Dynasty, just like a certain country is to America. Dorgon must do his best to help the Zuo family continue to separate Huguang. And with the support of Dorgon, the Zuo family will always control the largest grain production area. district. The only thing left is to rely on food and get all the money from various forces into your own hands, and then sit back and watch the changes in the world. If the situation is not good, you may not grow your hair anymore.

This is the reason why Zuo Liangyu raided Nanjing and still chose to hold on in the face of Yang Feng.

Just like Zheng Hongkui said.

He knew that his body could not hold on much longer, but he had to make a future for his only son while he could still hold on, otherwise when he died, his son would be eaten by those hungry wolves. None left.

Everything he is doing now is for Dorgon to see, all to let Dorgon see the hope of successfully taking Nanjing, and then go south to Huguang.

(End of this chapter)