Ming Zhengzhi, I am Zheng Kezang

It took Zheng Jun eight days to conquer Nanjing, plus the post-war rectification time, and ten days passed like this. Logically speaking, the Qing army that arrived in Danyang should have discovered the whereabouts of Zheng Jun's main force. The above situation is also the same, but the reason why the Qing army did not interfere with Zheng Jun's attack on Jiangning, the answer is actually very simple --- Yabu believes that referring to the previous example, it is impossible for Zheng Jun to conquer the solid Nanjing city defense so quickly, and he wants to plot Zheng Jun's main force First, he was smashed under Jiangning City; Miao Qina was worried that once he moved his troops to Jinling, whether the Zheng army in Jingkou would go south and cut off the retreat of the only [-] troops in his hands that could maneuver in the south of the Yangtze River; At this time, Suo Etu, the chief counselor, was supervising the military rations in Suzhou --- the fate of Fu Lata and Jin Shirong was doomed.

However, Miao Qina's worries soon became unnecessary. On April [-], the main force of Zheng's army after conquering Nanjing marched towards Danyang after a simple recuperation. Bu had no choice but to abandon Danyang with the Eight Banners who participated in the armed parade, and retreated to Changzhou Fucheng to hold on.

The city wall of Changzhou was first built in the Taikang period of the Western Jin Dynasty, and has been repaired and abolished several times since then. In the first year of Tang Jingfu (892), in the first year of Yang Wu Shunyi in the Five Dynasties (921), in the first year of Yang Wu Tianzuo in the Five Dynasties (935), the inner city and the outer city were constructed. The triple layout of Luocheng and Luocheng is known as "Golden Dou City".However, this famous city in the south of the Yangtze River was turned into ruins when Mongolia invaded south. In the second year of Hongwu, Tang He rebuilt Changzhou Fucheng on the basis of Luocheng in Tang Dynasty. In the 18th year, the 34th year of Wanli, the 30th year of Kangxi, and the 19th year of Kangxi, it has been renovated many times, which can be described as an iron wall.

On April [-]th of the first year of Wuding, Zheng Kezang's six divisions and two navy regiments entered the city of Changzhou. Facing the [-] Qing troops guarding the city, Zheng Kezang did not hesitate too much. Digging trenches outside the city

"Hai Ni is the reserve army coming out of the city to invite an attack?" Standing on the Chaojing Gate overlooking the busy Zheng army officers and soldiers like worker ants, Yabu's face was full of solemn colors, he turned his head and asked. "How much food is left in the city?" At the end of April and the beginning of May, the old food was exhausted and the new food had not yet come to the market. Although the Qing army had repeatedly raised food and fodder, it could only ensure that more than 2 people could eat for two months. "Immediately order people to search the grain stores in the city, and strictly punish anyone who hoards."

After listening to Yabu's order, Miao Qina's Adam's apple moved up and down a few times, but in the end he did not object, so the Eight Banners soldiers who got permission rushed into the city to openly loot large households, and soon small-scale looting The loss of control turned into widespread rape and massacre, and the soaring black smoke announced that a catastrophe had come to the ancient city.

Seeing that Changzhou Mansion, which had been turned into an Asura Dojo in the city, anxiously came to Yabu's temporary residence to ask for an audience, but was rejected by the great general king. When he returned to the mansion, he found that his concubine was also popular. Seeing the encroachment of the Eight Banners soldiers, the angry and anxious Changzhou Mansion immediately fainted on the ground. In the end, Miao Zena, who couldn't see it clearly, came forward to restrain Changzhou City, so that Changzhou City would not become a dead zone.

The Eight Banners soldiers who committed crimes quickly brought disaster on themselves---under the warm sunshine in the late spring of Jiangnan, the corpses that were too late to bury quickly spread deadly disease---due to lack of any immunity knowledge and protection preparations, The Qing soldiers were soon infected one after another, and the large-scale epidemic caused by diarrhea and bacillary dysentery immediately spread to the whole city, and even Yabu himself was not immune.

"How is the prince's illness?" Looking at the doctor in front of him shaking his head, Miu Zena's face was extremely pale. He understood that it seemed to be just an illusion to let the doctor who was forced to come here with a knife and gun sincerely treat the perpetrator. Yes, so he ordered through gritted teeth. "Drag on, kill." But the next moment he regretted denying his original order. "Slow down, let's take it down to treat other patients first, and if you can't save them, kill them all." Geshha dragged the silent doctor back, and Miuchina walked around the room for a few days with a gloomy expression. step. "Come here, please invite the deputy capital commanders and the leaders of the leaders."

On the second day of May, the south gates of Changzhou City, De'anmen and Guanghuamen, which had been closed for more than ten days, opened at the same time. Hundreds of Qing army vests roared through the urn city and rushed towards the trench area built by Zheng Jun. However, it was like a maze. By the side of the ditch, the Qing army discovered that the wide and deep trench could not be crossed by horses. When they were in trouble, there was a screaming sound, and dozens of shells weighing three and a half catties and five and a half catties fell from the sky. Fighting in the relatively dense formation of the Qing army immediately set off a bloody storm.

Seeing that things were not in harmony, the Qing army's vests immediately turned back, but Zheng Jun's larger-caliber artillery began to chase and shoot, and the Qing army dropped more than a dozen corpses before retreating into the city.After this change, Zheng Jun quickly raised the vigilance everywhere, but the Qing army did not attack again, which made Zheng Jun a little suspicious.

But the answer was soon revealed.In the early morning of the next day, the Tongwu Gate and Huaide Gate in the east of Changzhou City were quietly opened. Thousands of Manchurian and Mongolian Eight Banners soldiers from the Guard Barracks and Infantry Barracks rushed straight at them with hastily constructed ladders, bridges and other objects. In the trench belt, a large number of equipment was laid on the trench before the Zheng Jun sentry sent out a warning.

The artillery fire at the divisional and regimental levels of the Zheng army hastily opened fire, and the shotgun and chain bombs caused terrible casualties in the formation of the Qing army. However, the Qing army would rather face the threat of artillery fire than return to Changzhou City to accept the epidemic test, so It looks very heroic. The ladder has just been smashed here, and the Qing Army artillery on the top of the city is also struggling to spew projectiles, although it may not bring much threat to the Zheng Army artillery position. , but at least disrupted the shooting rhythm of Zheng Jun's artillery, and provided a certain cover for the Eight Banners soldiers who were struggling to lay the escape route under the city.

It took the Qing army about a quarter of an hour to build several passages on the first trench, and then the Qing army who passed through the passage went straight to the second trench, but there was an earthen wall behind this trench, and Zheng Jun who was already in place The riflemen waited leisurely for the bannermen to bring them, and then under the command of the chief, they used dense bullets to teach their opponents a lesson.

The bird gunners of the Eight Banners Firearms Battalion fought back desperately, and the Shenwei Invincible General Cannon on the top of the city also tried to lower the barrel to shoot at Zheng Jun's position, but most of the bird gunners' shots were blocked by the earth wall, while the Shenwei Invincible General Cannon fired The artillery shells also passed high above Zheng Jun's head and could not cause too much threatening damage to the opponent.

"I don't understand, I really don't understand. Why did the Qing captives attack Changzhou City when they were guarding it well?" First the vest and then the infantry. The actions of the Qing army made the besieging Zheng Jun puzzled. "If it's a breakout, why didn't the other sects respond, and only sent troops to the two sects, and only sent 6000 people before they died down. But if you want to say that it's not a breakout, it's a weak trick to lure the enemy, but According to reports from the front line, the Qing soldiers sent out real veterans, how could Yabu and Miaoqina let these veterans of the Eight Banners come to their deaths in vain?"

Yang Lan, who took Wu Qiwei as the second-class staff officer of the staff office, speculated: "It could be that there is a shortage of food in the city."

"Impossible. The Qing army relied on the large granaries in southern Jiangsu and northern Zhejiang, so they would still be short of food?" Chen Qi who had just asked a question categorically denied it. "Even if we run out of food, Qinglu's food may not necessarily be finished."

"Before that, the Qing army who fled into the city and was cut off from the outside world had no supplies, so they might not be short of food." Yang Lan insisted on her own judgment. "Otherwise, it is impossible to explain why Qinglu acted like this."

"Could it be related to the previous fire in the city?" Deng Niu, who was also born in Jiayin and now serves as the third-class staff officer with Captain Zhaoxin, put forward a new point of view. "Could it be that there was a fire in the city? The two guys Yabu and Miaoqina have already lost their military power and can't control the actions of these Manchurian soldiers."

Yang Lan shook her head and chuckled softly: "Brother Qifang, you must have woken up, Yabu and Miao Zena, one is a clan prince, the other is a first-rank official, they are both giants in Jianshou, these Eight Banners captives How could the soldiers refuse to obey their control? The fault is that both of them died accidentally, but how is this possible?"

"I think the fire in the city should be caused by the Qing army looting in order to collect military supplies." Lin Kang followed Deng Niu's thinking and put forward a new view. "So the Qing army should not be short of food." Looking at Yang Lan who was eager to refute, Lin Kang, who was also a military cavalry captain, smiled. "Brother Mei Feng, don't worry, I thought that no matter what happened inside Qinglu, we might have a touch."

"Touch?" An abrupt voice sounded, and the four of them turned their heads to look, only to see Zheng Kezang walk in from the outside when the curtain was lifted. Zang waved his hand, then walked up to Lin Kang. "It was you who said it just now? Be careful and tell me how to touch it"

"My lord, Hai Ni suddenly started to fill up the trench." A Wu Bian hurriedly ran into Miu Zena's room and reported. "My lord, Haini is ready to attack the city."

"Siege?" Miao Zena stroked his beard and looked at the several officers around him. "How many strong and capable fighters are there?" Miu Zena soon got a number. "Hai Ni is preparing to attack the city. This is an opportunity for the officers and soldiers." Miu Zena walked a few steps in the hall. "This opportunity must be seized." After that, he ordered. "Get ready immediately!"

Several members of the guards and the guards immediately turned around and left. At this time, a confidant asked: "My lord, Prince Jane"

"Have someone prepare a sedan chair, take the prince with you for a while, and once it can protrude, bring the prince with you, just in case?" Miu Zena's eyes flashed. "In case Haini wakes up and comes after us, maybe Prince Jane can save our lives." Can Prince Jane, who is already so sick and can only breathe out but not breathe in, save our lives?The people who heard it couldn't help but startled, but it's normal to be overwhelmed on the battlefield, so no one would openly sing any disapproval at this time. "Okay, you guys also go to prepare, and tell each battalion to cook a good meal. Only when you are full will you have the strength to break through."