Ming Zhengzhi, I am Zheng Kezang

Just when Li Linlong was fighting at Faguang Temple, the main force of Zheng's army had already entered Yunlu, an important town east of Jieyang County.Although the strength of the Zheng army has declined after the two Kunlun regiments stayed behind to contain the Chaozhou enemy, even if the newly attached army with suspicious combat power is not counted, the total strength of the Zheng army still dominates the Qing army that came to aid the Qing army with only 5000 soldiers. Therefore, after setting up camp for a short rest, Zheng Jun launched a strong attack on the enemy in front of him in the early morning of September [-]th.

On that day, at the first moment of Yinshi, Zheng Jun concentrated 54 three-and-a-half-inch (12-pound) field guns from six divisions and fired at Yunlu City. dodge.At three quarters of Yin time, Zheng Jun formed three horizontal formations of [-] musketeers from two divisions and slowly approached the Qing army on the front lines of Hongshantou, Xianggang, and Shatian. Thirty steps behind the horizontal formation was The regiments of the two divisions belonged to the artillery post, and fifty steps behind the human-propelled light artillery group were the four assault fronts composed of the two divisions' jumping, picking front posts, and each regiment's sword and shield hands.

At this time, the Qing army, which hastily assembled, also concentrated all the Hongyi cannons to carry out blocking attacks on Zheng Jun. The flying projectiles caused a lot of casualties in Zheng Jun's horizontal formation, and even destroyed several advancing Zheng Jun's light artillery. , but in the face of bloody losses, Zheng Jun still marched firmly and slowly under the leadership of officials at all levels.

When advancing to about [-] steps from the front of the Qing army, the Zheng Jun's three-inch guns that accompanied the advance stopped and began to speak. Although the three-inch guns fired at a relatively short distance and at a large angle could not achieve the effect of mortar guns, they also made the front of the Qing army There was some confusion, especially the interference with the firing of the Qing army's artillery, which caused the casualty rate of Zheng's army to drop.

When the line stopped at 150 paces, the Qing army's tiger squatting guns, Furang machine guns and Zheng Jun's [-]-inch guns fired at the same time, but Zheng Jun's [-]-inch guns had to shoot over the heads of their own riflemen, so the effect was not good. good.On the other hand, the direct projectiles fired by the Qing army caused a horrible bloodbath in Zheng Jun's queue. Fortunately, the Qing army's loading speed was extremely slow under the interference of Zheng Jun's artillery fire, so Zheng Jun was able to avoid greater casualties.

At one hundred paces, the Qing army's musketeers began to fire, but Zheng Jun still did not stop. It was not until within eighty steps that Zheng Jun regrouped under the firepower of the Qing army and fired the ammunition in his hands for the first time.The lead bullets that hit the sky like a storm instantly caused a terrifying effect in the Qing army. The entire row of Qing army bird musketeers and tiger squatting gunners who were preparing to shoot was wiped out immediately, and some of them survived after being stunned. Frightened and turned around and fled.

Although the Qing army was amazed at Zheng Jun's tenacity and sharpness of firearms, Zheng Jun's move to narrow the horizontal formation in order to form dense firepower gave them an opportunity to attack in a roundabout way. Unable to hold back his longing for victory, he spontaneously broke away from the front line and rushed past without asking for military orders.

Seeing the Qing army's attack, Zheng Jun's infantry gunners quickly rotated to both sides in units of divisions. At this time, the white soldiers of Zheng Jun's third formation had already passed the artillery army. The gap left by the hand went straight to the center of the Qing army.

In view of the fact that the entire formation had been broken, Baiyin Dali personally led the cavalry to attack the white soldiers of the Zheng army in the center. However, since the distance between the two sides was already very close, the Qing cavalry had to pay attention to avoiding the artillery fire from the top, so The speed of the horse could not be increased to a level suitable for sprinting, so the impact formed was limited, and was quickly absorbed by Zheng Jun's white soldiers.Seeing that the cavalry could not stop Zheng Jun from advancing, Wu Xingzuo immediately mobilized Nanshao Lianzhen Zhenbiao Zhongying, Qingyuan Ying Zuoying, Lianyangying, Sanjiangkou Xieyouying and other departments to charge towards Zheng Jun, and the two sides immediately fought together .

If the battle on the central battlefield is still in an evenly matched stalemate, the situation on the two wings made Wu Xingzuo break out in a cold sweat---the green battalions of Hunan and Guangxi provinces, who had not dealt much with the main force of Zheng Jun, faced Zheng Jun neatly. The gun array was not only helpless, but also was beaten back step by step. So far, the green battalions of the two provinces failed to grab the credit, but exposed the flanks of the green battalion of Guangdong Province in the center of the battlefield --- as a last resort, Wu Xingzuo had to continue to increase troops to the two wings To maintain the integrity of the front.

Noticing that the Youwuwei and Youlongwu divisions had restrained a considerable number of troops from the Qing army, Zheng Kezang immediately ordered the new attached army to attack.The strength of the newly attached army attached to Jiangdong in Chaozhou used to be as high as 1. However, after experiencing the siege of Chaozhou and being transferred to make up for the loss of the left-shooting division, the strength of the newly assigned army has been reduced to The initial sixty percent.However, even if nearly [-] pigs rushed to kill, the momentum they created was terrifying, and it was impossible for the new subordinates who had already wrung the tail of the money rat to turn back on the battlefield. The former Green Banner soldier who lost his life had to use all his strength to fight against his former peers.

Seeing the murderous new attached army rushing up, Wu Xingzuo, who was starting to be stretched, had to continue to mobilize the few troops in his hand to supplement the front line.Together, the two felt that only a roundabout attack could change the current unfavorable situation.For this reason, Baiyindali collected the military standards and the remaining banner infantry, assembled a force of 500 people, and prepared to cross the Fengjiang River to the east through Yuetan, and then return to the west side of the Fengjiang River by detouring the Shuimian Bridge. Take this to attack the rear of Zheng Jun.

But just after Baiyindali crossed the Fengjiang River, he found Zheng Jun's detour troops on the front line of Chicuodu.The frightened Baiyin Dali immediately ordered to line up, but Zheng Jun was the cavalry post and horse detection post of all six divisions in front of him.Not to mention that the heavy cavalry with 660 horsemen and horses wearing wart armor is almost invincible in this era, even the 780 light cavalry cannot be resisted by the Qing army with only 500 people.

Sure enough, Zheng Jun's heavy cavalry had not been dispatched yet, and the light cavalry charging into the formation only fired a round of pistols whose main purpose was to disperse the Qing army's formation, and the weak formation of the Qing army collapsed.What made Baiyindali beat his chest even more was that the Manchu Eight Banners soldiers were the first to escape, and the infantrymen of the Han Army Banner had no fighting spirit.

Baiyindali, who had escaped from the Chaozhou city twice in a row, didn't want to escape again this time, so he scolded the banner soldiers around him to fight again, but his goal was so obvious that Zheng Jun's cavalry all Target him.Facing Zheng Jun's challenge, Bai Yindali, who regained his bravery in the past, blocked from left to right and killed several Zheng Jun Qingqi in a row.Just as Baiyindali, who was battling bloody battles, showed undue bravery, a group of heavy cavalry from the Zheng army appeared like a nightmare.The heavy cavalry of the Zheng army riding on the Taixi horse wielded heavy soldiers such as bones and maces, and attacked with overwhelming momentum. Baiyindali tried his best to resist twice, and finally fell under the spear and ax of the No.3 cavalry

As soon as Baiyindali died, the Qing army, which had managed to organize a weak resistance at one time, collapsed completely. They threw down their weapons and now they only want to escape far away, but how can they pass quickly when they stumbled in the mud? Zheng Jun was equipped with heavily nailed war horses, and with only one bag of cigarettes, these fleeing Qing troops were chopped down one by one in the slippery rice fields.

Wu Xingzuo didn't know that Baiyin Dali was killed in battle, but facing Zheng Jun's Zuoyiwei and Youhuwei divisions that were pressing again, he could only watch the situation gradually collapse as he didn't have enough reserves. .At the moment when he was anxious, Zheng Jun appeared on the left flank of the Qing army with two Kunlun regiments along the foothills of Snakedi Mountain. This suddenly seemed like the last straw that broke the camel's back.

"Wu Xingzuo has escaped." Zheng Kezang immediately made a judgment when he saw the flag symbolizing the commander-in-chief of the Qing army fleeing to the rear. "Go and ask what's going on in the south of the Yangtze River, why the cavalry army hasn't appeared yet." Before the words fell, Yin Long, who commanded the cavalry army as the deputy commander of the Zuo Huben division, sent someone to report the results of killing Baiyin Dali . "Oh? This is a surprise." Zheng Kezang sighed and ordered immediately. "It is advisable to be brave enough to pursue the poor bandits, not to be known as the overlord, and order all the ministries to pursue them bravely"

Before Zheng Kezang's order was issued, all the ministries of the Zheng Army had sensed the momentum of the Qing army's defeat, and spontaneously pursued them. The slogan of the army is to kneel down and beg for surrender, that is, swarms of swarms flee westward. In their view, Jieyang City may save their own fate, but they don't know that Zheng Kezang has included this small county town as the target that must be captured.

The officers and soldiers at the middle and lower levels thought that the majestic governor would always stick to Jieyang. However, how could Wu Xingzuo, who dared not even stay in Chaozhou City with its solid walls, dare to enter Jieyang County, which is a tiny place? Of course, he bypassed the city. Zhongmiao first crossed the Rongjiang Beihe River, then crossed the Rongjiang River between Dingsanzhou and Xiasanzhou, and fled all the way to Puning.Even if he fled to Puning, Wu Xingzuo, who was only left with the first part of the Supervising Biao Zhongying and the first part of the banner soldiers, did not feel safe, so he used the excuse of returning to Guangzhou to recruit soldiers, abandoned the city and fled westward, and did not even enter Huizhou City. Only fled straight back to Guangzhou, of course, this is something later.

The Qing army that poured into Jieyang City had no time to breathe, and was soon surrounded by the pursuing Zheng army.Zheng Jun sent envoys to ask the Qing army to surrender within a time limit. Before the leaderless Qing army had time to respond, Zheng Jun's artillery arrived at the city.Seeing the black hole of the muzzle, although knowing that the light artillery of the Zheng army appearing at this moment is not enough to shake the Jieyang city defense, the Qing army, which has discarded all artillery in the field battle, still feels a huge threat.

Under this kind of silent deterrence, the remaining five or six thousand Qing troops had to surrender in Kaesong. So far, the battle of Fengjiang ended. Wu Xingzuo not only ruined the life of Baiyin Dali, but also lost more than 3 troops. People's troops have already opened the door to Huizhou and Guangzhou. As long as they return to the army and solve the enemies of Chaozhou, the entire eastern Guangdong is already within reach of Zheng Jun.