Ming Zhengzhi, I am Zheng Kezang

The Qing army began to launch a tentative attack on the Zheng army's stronghold on the third day after they were stationed. The first to go into battle was naturally the Hongyi cannon that had been brought in through untold hardships.Speaking of which, Nan Huairen () once made field artillery with reasonable diameters such as Shenwei Invincible General Cannon (medium-sized cannon), Wucheng Yonggu General Cannon (heavy cannon), and Shengong General Cannon (light cannon) for Kangxi, but these The well-made artillery was of the Eight Banners system, and it was not used by the Guangdong, Guangxi and Qing armies at all. Therefore, He Fu's subordinates could only use the old-style Hongyi cannon modeled on the short-barreled artillery used by British warships.

Of course, the old-style Hongyi cannon is also a cannon, and it is still very powerful when fired. As long as it is hit, the earth and rocks will naturally burst, causing casualties.However, although the artillery fire of the Qing army was fierce, the Zheng army's bastion was low and widely used in the overall structure of bamboo-reinforced concrete. Therefore, the artillery bombardment of the Qing army often passed high. The city defense is also helpless.Half a day after the bombardment, the artillery fire of the Qing army, which was already on the verge of exploding, finally fell silent. At this time, the Qing troops from all walks of life went into battle one after another, and rushed towards the Zheng army's fortified village in front of them.

Because it is adjacent to the Wanquan River with abundant water, Zheng Jun built moats connected to the river outside several forts. There are only a few footholds at the "protruding" positions of the fort, but there are enough footholds in the "concave" places. These footholds are specially made of cement to make them flat, as if they were afraid that the Qing army would not Take advantage of it.

The Qing army carrying all kinds of siege equipment swarmed towards Zheng Jun's fortress, but Zheng Jun's firepower remained basically silent, only one or two bullets were fired from the "convex" corners from time to time, occasionally knocking down one or two The Qing army, but this loss was hardly felt by the Qing army, and soon the Qing army used crude trench bridges to cross Shuihao one after another.

However, the Qing army, who easily crossed the ditch, felt a little helpless in the face of Zheng Jun's strange city wall with corners and corners-it was almost impossible to build ladders on the front, and could only advance to the flat and spacious "concave" bottom. ---Almost being pushed and shoved by his own people behind, a group of Qing troops fell into the trap set by Zheng Jun one after another.

More than a dozen ladders were finally set up, but before the Qing army climbed halfway, a black hole appeared on the opposite wall of the village, and then a series of metal jets burst out from the black hole. One time was not enough, and then moved the cannon slightly The angle of the mouth comes a second time, and again.When the thin gunpowder smoke shrouded the entire "concave" bottom, the Qing troops who were fired by cross fire poured all over the ground, and some of those who escaped by chance were also thrown again by the shocking thunder thrown from the top of their heads. Baptized again.

Because the commanding generals of the three routes of the Qing army were different, and because facing this kind of weird fortress, the losses of each route were also different. It took three or five times in a row before they were forced to stop. With such additions and subtractions, the Qing army lost about [-] numbers in the first trial.The so-called [-] Qing army, in fact, only has more than [-] people. According to this number, it will be reimbursed in just [-] days. Therefore, He Fu, who dare not be careless, immediately stopped the next attack .

However, the Qing army suspended its attack, but Zheng Jun couldn't take it easy. He saw that in places out of sight of the Qing army, several fast boats carried various supplies to the front-line bastions one after another. After unloading the supplies, they It will also carry some of the wounded -- if any -- back to the sandbar in the middle of the river.

Transporting materials is only one aspect, on the other hand, it is also very important to deal with the mountains of corpses under the city. Qiongzhou is tropical, and corpses will turn black and smelly if stored overnight, causing various diseases. For this reason, several dark-skinned slaves were arrested. Hanging from the top of the city, wearing gauze masks, they inspected the corpses below the city one by one under the protection of the gunners at the top of the city. Useful weapons and armor were put into the hanging basket. Throwing them into Shuihao, while another group of people threw the corpses into the rolling Wanquan River one by one

"Junmen, Zheng Jun's fortress is small and weird. If you just rush forward, I'm afraid that firstly, your troops will not be able to use it, and secondly, your losses will definitely be serious." There is no place to bury, so the morale of the Qing army fluctuates between timidity and excitement. In order to avoid turmoil in the army, Ding Shengliang, the commander-in-chief of Zuojiang Town, suggested again. "Still using one to monitor Zheng Jun's whereabouts, the brigade detoured across the river, so that the two sides surrounded each other, Zheng Jun definitely had nowhere to escape."

"He Junmen," Ma Qixun, the commander-in-chief of Huizhou Town, also said. "My subordinate inspected Zheng Jun's fortress and found that there were only five hundred soldiers stationed in one place. Even if most of them were on the sandbar behind and on the other side, it would be only four or five thousand. However, it was reported that there were thousands more troops when it was discovered that Haini had been in power. Where have all these soldiers gone? Are they staying on the front line of Wanzhou? It's time for a showdown, will Zheng Jun still divide his troops?" Ma Qixun shook his head and made a deduction that even scared him. "The lower officials believe that Jonesy's report that Zheng's army had 5000 men invading may not be a lie, but the number may be even larger. Once the officers and soldiers are trapped here, causing Haini to invade the city all the way north, it may be very difficult to explain to the Zhijun and the emperor. gone."

He Fu raised his eyebrows: "Then Huizhou Town means, I should withdraw the troops and go back to guard the city?"

"No, my lord misunderstood." Ma Qixun, who was covered in coldness, hurriedly distinguished after being swept away by He Fu's cold gaze. "The meaning of the lower official is that the Tanma has already found out that the Haini Marine Division will escort a large number of people east to Taiwan after the year. The officers and soldiers can solve the Haini here first, and then go to save Fucheng, but the key point is to be fast. .”

"He Junmen, Mr. Ma's opinion is reasonable." Huang Dalai, the general soldier of Yunyang, chimed in. "According to the local people, it takes more than a month for Hai Nishui to go back and forth. In ten days, Zheng Nishui's brigade will arrive again. Not to mention explaining whether Hai Ni will send reinforcements, it is Hai Ni. Rebellion has no reinforcements, and if there are still thousands of troops in the face of the sea rebellion, they can take a boat to harass our army's food roads, and then the rebels may fall into a dilemma for our army."

"Although Haini's navy team has returned to Taiwan, there are still eight-oared boats on the Wanquan River. How can the officers and soldiers easily cross the river?" He Fu asked after thinking for a moment. "If you go up the river and attack around the road as Er and others said, how can the tens of thousands of soldiers and horses be crossed in a day or two? Are you afraid of time delay?"

"Your Majesty, please transfer the warships from Baisha Shuizhai to the south, and also want to invite the Guangdong Navy to come to Qiongzhou to help in the battle." Wang Dayou, a member of the Guangxi Pingle Association, begged. "As long as the navy holds back the eight-oared boat that is sailing against the sea, even if it is a raft, it will only take two or three days to cross 1 people, plus the time for detours, it will take five or six days."

"Call the Baisha Water Village?" It's not that He Fu had never thought of sending troops from the Guangdong Navy, but he expected that Hou Xijue would not agree, but it might be possible if Guangguang is just a Baisha Water Village. "Even if you go back north quickly, it will take two days. Baisha Water Village has to be rectified before you can go south. It will take four or five days at least."

"It's just a matter of time to move one part of the camp," Ding Shengliang said. "When the boat from Baisha Water Village arrives, the rafts and bamboo rafts will probably be finished. As the saying goes, sharpening knives does not miss woodcutters."

He Fu nodded. Although he was cautious, he didn't want to return empty-handed, and he didn't want to be confiscated by the Qing court because of his repeated efforts to no avail.Therefore, it can be regarded as having adopted the suggestions of a group of generals, but how many troops to send in a detour has become his heart disease.You must know that the total number of Qing troops going south was 2000, and [-] people were stationed in Wenchang and Huitong. In addition to the loss of another thousand and five today, there are less than [-] left.If there are too many troops left behind and not enough troops left behind, He Fu is afraid that Zheng Jun will rush out in front of him, but if there are too many troops left behind, he is afraid that the detour troops will not be effective.

"Junmen, let's say Haini has tens of thousands of people here," Ding Shengliang helped analyze He Fu's thoughts. "The art of war is cloud-fold, so as long as there are [-] people left in the army, it will be enough to block Hai Ni's attack."

"Crossing the river is a surprise attack. Soldiers are more expensive than elites." Huang Dalai held another argument. "5000 people are enough."

"I'm afraid five thousand is inappropriate, and ten thousand and forty may be too much, but as a compromise, how about 1 people outflanking and 4000 people staying behind?" Ma Qixun said softly. "It would be even better if Guangzhou sent reinforcements."

Ma Qixun's words seem to be a bit out of place, but by chance, just after he finished speaking, Goha outside came to report: "The commander (note: refers to the governor) has sent another [-] reinforcements to Qiong, and the Qiongzhou government asked the army to do it." Scheduling."

"Pass on the order of the general, and quickly adjust the two thousand to go south." He Fu was overjoyed when he fell asleep on the pillow, but what Ma Qixun said just now was very serious, so there must be an extra insurance in the direction of Qiongzhou. "Zuojiang Town," He Fu ordered immediately after Geha retreated. "Lead [-] of your headquarters and [-] of Qiongzhou Xiangyong to stay in Dongdaying, waiting for the reinforcements from the rear to arrive, and sending troops to harass them every day. Don't let Haini easily lose out on the movements of the officers and soldiers." Ding Shengliang leaned over to accept the order. "Huizhou Town," Ma Qixun stood up. "You also take two thousand from the headquarters and one thousand from the village to guard the West Camp." Ma Qixun stepped back. "Deputy Commander of the Department." Meilezhang Jingshu Mulu Keqi followed. "You lead the cavalry to stay at the ZhongDa Camp."

Shu Mulu Keqi looked a little surprised. He thought that the other party deliberately prevented him from gaining military merits. Just when his face was ugly, He Fu who did not wait for his reply looked at him coldly: "Why, the University of Science and Technology thinks that the order of the officer Is it wrong?"

"How dare I be an official!" After all, it's not the time of the beginning of the country. When He Fu, a fake mandarin with a Han army flag of the first rank, glanced at him, Ke Qi, a real man of the second rank, was sweating on his head. "The next official will obey the order."

"That's good." He Fu leaned back and stood up. "Hai Ni is at the end of the road. In the next day's battle, no matter whether you attack or stay behind, all the adults will have their own merits." Having said this, Ke Qi's face brightened a little. "However, Haini is a poor mouse devouring cats, and trapped animals are still fighting. Your lords must not underestimate the power of Haini, in case you miss the important event of the emperor," He Fu paused. "Don't blame me for being unpredictable!"