Ming Zhengzhi, I am Zheng Kezang

The temporary defeat of the navy could not stop Zheng Jun's advance. On August 22, the main force of Zheng Jun advanced to the front line of Guangji Bridge, and then confronted the main force of the Qing army advancing eastward.

Guangji Bridge, commonly known as Xiangzi Bridge, was first built by Zeng Jiang, the prefect of the Song Dynasty in the seventh year of Qiandao (1171). It was originally a pontoon bridge connected by 86 giant ships, and it was named "Kangji Bridge".Afterwards, stone piers and stone bridges were continuously built in successive dynasties to replace the pontoon bridges. After more than 340 years of three dynasties, they were not only added, but it was not until the eighth year of Zhengde (1513) that the famous official Tan Lun completed the final connection, forming the so-called "Ten Bridges". Eight Shuttle Boat 24 Continents" unique style.

In the tenth year of Shunzhi in the Qing Dynasty, Hao Shangjiu, the general soldier of Chaozhen, turned against the Qing Dynasty and returned to the Ming Dynasty. The Qing general Geng Jimao led 24 Manchu and Han soldiers to surround Chaozhou City. Retrospective view.However, since the Guangji Bridge is the most convenient way to connect the east and west of the Hanjiang River, this time when the Zheng army attacked Chaozhou, the first choice of attack target was still this ancient bridge that has gone through more than 1685 years of wind and rain, and the Qing army also knew the importance of the Guangji Bridge. Therefore, more than half of the total troops are deployed here.

On August 23, Zheng Jun’s naval division made a comeback. When the ship passed Fenghuangzhou, it was bombarded by the Qing army who landed on the island overnight. Fortunately, due to the difficulty in transporting heavy artillery, the Qing army could only transport some light artillery to the island, so Zheng Jun was not sent to the island. The gunboats of the army caused great losses, but after this change, the gunboats of the Zheng army had to withdraw again.

Seeing that the navy was unable to break through the blockade of the Qing army, on August 24, Zheng Kezang landed on Aotouzhou with the first regiment of the right-shooting division on the Longxi line, and then besieged Chenghai County to the south.Due to the seal of the Qing government, in fact Chenghai County is just an abandoned city with only dozens of scattered households, so it is impossible to stop Zheng Jun's attack. The Kunlun slave army defended, and the main force swept northward, and finally arrived at Shangshuitou at the northernmost tip of Douzhou on the third day, and built several artillery forts directly hitting the river at Shangshuitou.

At the same time when the Youshesheng Division was carrying out military operations in Douzhou, Zheng Jun also tentatively launched an attack on the Qing Army in the east of the bridge. Zheng Kezang, who used his main force to fight the Qing army recklessly, could only wait patiently for the good news on the river.

On August 28, Zheng Jun transported four [-]-inch field guns to Douzhou, and then the navy went up the river again and approached the front line of Fenghuangzhou.The naval battalion of the Qing Army Superintendent Biao attacked again to intercept, but was attacked by land and water by the Zheng Army, who tried to kill him in his own way. The Qing Army was caught off guard, and lost nearly ten warships and was forced to flee.Zheng Jun's artillery boat immediately opened fire on Fenghuangzhou, forcing the Qing army to abandon the artillery position and flee to Jiangxi.Zheng Jun was able to build a pontoon bridge on the Dongxi River and transport a regiment of troops to the island before sunset.

Wu Xingzuo, Baiyindali and others knew that the change of hands in Fenghuangzhou would make Zheng Jun's gunboats reach the Guangji Bridge. At that time, no matter whether Zheng Jun bombarded Chaozhou City Wall or broke Guangji Bridge itself, it would make the Qing army Falling into a situation of disregarding the first and last, the Qing army decided to send troops to Dengzhou overnight to compete with the Zheng army.It was night, under the bright moonlight, Li Linlong, the admiral of the Guangdong Army Division, personally supervised and led more than [-] people from Huanggang Xie Zuoying, Huilaiying, Raopingying and other departments to board Fenghuangzhou. Zheng Jun controlled the Phoenix Terrace, so a night battle broke out.

"My lord." A guard outside the military tent was calling hastily, and finally heard the movement in the tent, and the guard hurriedly reported back. "The Qing army raided Fenghuangzhou, the high command center was trapped in Fenghuangtai, and the Dongxi pontoon bridge was already on fire."

The curtain was lifted, and Zheng Kezang, who had just put on a middle coat, came out. At this time, the sky to the west was already glowing red.

However, before Zheng Kezang gave the order, there was rumble of artillery from the direction of the front battalion. Is this a full-scale counterattack by the Qing army?Zheng Kezang couldn't help but frowned.After waiting for a while, several military envoys sent the latest military reports one after another, which confirmed part of Zheng Kezang's property. The Qing troops in the east of the bridge launched raids one after another, but some of them were true and some were false, but they were not. Prologue to Total War.In addition, what made Zheng Kezang even more reassuring was that the commanders of Zheng Jun's divisions in person were all veterans, but they were familiar with dealing with such attacks, and they would not let the Qing army take advantage of them in the slightest.

"Give the navy an order." Since he didn't want to estimate the frontal enemy, Zheng Kezang withdrew his attention, and he gave the order after thinking for a moment. "Let them bombard the vicinity of the Phoenix Terrace, why don't you understand? Do you have to repeat it again?" Zheng Kezang glared at the dumbfounded guards. "I'm sorry to pass the order!"

The guards ran away, and then the sound of horseshoes sounded, but Zheng Kezang returned to his military tent in a leisurely manner. Compared with Zhu Jin, who indulged in pleasure and never personally commanded troops, Zheng Kezang's military life But it is much more fortunate, but he is the feudal lord after all, and the eunuch serving him has already made tea for him.

Zheng Kezang sipped his tea with squinted eyes. Before he could drink a glass of water, thunderous roars rang out. One after another, they hit the most crowded place

"Double shotgun." Gu Ming yelled at the new recruits who had just been converted from captives. His loud voice was louder than the sound of a cannon, like a slam, which made the new attached army understand the situation in front of them. Although they may not be willing to obey the command of the Zheng army veterans, But knowing that the Qing army would definitely not care about the identity of its former colleagues, the newly attached troops immediately got busy as if they had just woken up from a dream. "put!"

Almost at the same time as Gu Ming's voice fell to the ground, the barrel of the two-and-a-half-inch cannon retreated, and the 24 lead bullets turned into a heavy rain in an instant, stopping the Qing army's offensive that had opened a gap and rushed in.However, the wailing wounded all over the ground could not dispel the fighting spirit of the Qing army, and hundreds of Qing troops swarmed in afterwards.

A dull whistling sound suddenly sounded, before the people who were risking their lives to fight each other didn't pay attention, the god of death fell from the sky.Although the power of solid bullets was limited, when the bullet hit, the two people who were still entangled were smashed into a puddle of flesh while they were breathing.The god of death who received the sacrifice seemed not satisfied, and then jumped up again, stumbling into a bloody alley among the crowd, but did not care that several of them were from the same camp.

The two sides of the battle suddenly stagnated for a short time, but the god of death who came through the air didn't care so much, one shot after another, although it wasn't very accurate, but the crowded crowd was the best target, and it didn't take long , several frightening holes appeared on the entire front.

"Damn it, why did the navy fire the cannon?" Gu Ming and his colleagues, who were cursing, couldn't care less about retreating to a safe place at this moment—in fact, as the floating bridge was burned by the Qing army, they There is no way to retreat --- while the Qing army's offensive is once again contained, shoot as much ammunition as possible. "It doesn't matter, life and death are life and death. Since Lord Yan hasn't accepted us yet, let's put more backs on our shoulders."

"Junmen, I can't hold on anymore." Lieutenant General Rao Pingying begged Li Linlong, who was also sweating profusely, with a mournful face. "Hai Ni went crazy. He even shelled his own people. The dead and wounded of the brothers can no longer be touched. The military gate, retreat first."

"Withdraw?" Li Linlong had a stern expression on his face. "The two armies are fighting very urgently. Do you dare to shake the morale of the army at this moment?" Li Linlong grinned coldly. "Pull it down, cut it off!" The lieutenant turned pale with shock, but the Goshhas didn't give him a chance to argue, and dragged the lieutenant down who was begging for mercy, and soon a bloody head was presented in front of Li Linlong. "Leave the head to each battalion, and anyone who advocates retreat without authorization is the same as the same crime."

The head of the deputy general of Raopingying really stimulated the struggle of the Qing army, and the Qing soldiers, who had been bloodied again, rushed forward again, but at this time, Zheng Jun had managed to organize several rows of musketmen and shot Several salvos were fired.With the cover of the platoon, more Zheng Jun's riflemen gathered. At this time, Zheng Jun's strict training in the past showed results, and the riflemen who had disrupted the establishment automatically lined up and took turns. When fired, the action is as smooth as a machine reciprocating.

"Slow!" Hearing the gradual and orderly row of guns in the direction of the beacon tower, Tang Xin, who was in command of the gunboat, immediately stopped his own boat from continuing to bombard. "Send [Ruishi] and them a signal to reduce the amount of charge." The so-called loss is a thousand miles away. In this way, the shells fired by the ships of [Warrior] are not enough to hit the Phoenix Terrace, but it is not enough to hit the Phoenix Terrace. To the Qing army on the outskirts, it depends on luck. "In addition, the ships circled northwestward slowly, trying to drive all the broken ships of the Qing prisoners into the water."

Tang Xin didn't know that shortly after his order was issued, the Zheng Jun gunboat that was moving and shooting blindly hit the highest headquarters of the Qing Army in Dengzhou. Four screen friends, six registered military officers, and two military patrols outside the tent were either dead or injured. This effect not only plunged Li Linlong's headquarters into chaos, but also depressed the morale of some Qing army officers and soldiers who were always paying attention to the rear.

But what really shook Li Linlong's determination to continue the attack was the bombardment of the Superintendent Biao Navy Battalion after the Zheng Jun's gunboat bypassed Fenghuangtai and broke into Hanjiang Xixi River.In view of the fact that the naval battalion was forced to withdraw, Li Linlong, who was afraid that he would become a lone army, had to withdraw the attacking troops from the front line, and the Zheng army's garrison did not dare to attack at will, so the night battle ended here, and the land divisions of both sides suffered losses. With more than 500 people, it can be said that it was a tie. As for the navy, the Qing army lost two civilian ships, but most of the strength was basically intact, so the Zheng Jun navy did not dare to pursue it at night. Maintain the pre-war pattern.

"Order the remaining troops of the Right Archer Division to land on Phoenix Continent overnight." Zheng Kezang, who finally got the desired result after waiting half the night, ordered. "Since Qiaodong can't be attacked easily, let Qinglu continue to lose blood in Phoenix Continent."

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