Ming Zhengzhi, I am Zheng Kezang

At the beginning of May, the climate in Huguang is already a bit hot, but the heat of the fireball above the head is not enough to correct the consequences of the previous day's rain in a short period of time. Therefore, Zheng Jun, who vowed to cross the river and march northward, inevitably had to fight with Read the full text of the struggle on slippery land.The route from the Hezhong Infantry and White Soldiers in this first round is better. After all, even the soft ground becomes firm after stepping on it with both feet, but the problem lies in the way the artillery team is advancing.At least there are also heavy two-inch guns (the setting was wrong before, now the caliber is about 65mm, and the iron shells used weigh about 7 catties, which is about 8 pounds, the same below) and the gun carriages of the same weight have already been used. The overwhelmed road was plowed with potholes, and the heavier three-inch gun (caliber about 96mm, bullet weighing 20 catties, or about 22 pounds) simply declared a strike.

"Wang Baoyi (Deputy Lieutenant), hurry up and get the horses pulling the ammunition cart." Next to a three-inch gun stuck in the mud, an artillery team leader is arranging how to get out of trouble. According to Zheng Jun's current establishment One three-inch cannon is equipped with six horses, and the other eight are respectively towed a four-wheeled cart full of gunpowder and shells. Therefore, once all the horses are mobilized, their towing capacity is still very impressive. "Zhao Hujun (Lieutenant), take the team leader Li to get some miscellaneous wood to pad under the wheels of the gun mount. Single mothers love to fight. And Ma Jinyi (Deputy Lieutenant), horsepower should be saved, etc. You follow me, let's go down together and help behind"

Just as the Lu division marching north was staggering forward in the midst of turning their backs on their backs, He Cai, who was born in the Bingchen period of the Tongziying, was standing on the "Oriole" in the lead, looking at the unfamiliar river in front of him and the monotonous scenery on both sides of the river with a binoculars .

Speaking of which, He Cai also had experience in a whaling camp and worked as a pipe sail on a certain cruise ship, so he got the position of a cruise ship captain in the Sanyang Fleet, but Huang Chuxu named him by name when he formed the Yangtze River Fleet. After asking for him, Lin Xian, who was in charge of the navy at that time, still refused to let him go, and the two sides even filed an imperial lawsuit in front of Zheng Kezang.However, He Cai was not honored by this. Perhaps in his opinion at the time, the Yangtze River Fleet was just a navy in a bathhouse, with no promise.Fortunately, this view has gradually disappeared with the passage of time and the growth of the Yangtze River Fleet. It has been replaced by the pride of being able to implement the strategy of "controlling land with water" and "controlling horses with boats" as a member of the Yangtze River Fleet.

But pride is all about pride, but going up the Han River is an area that the Yangtze River Fleet has never set foot in, so He Cai, who is [-]% nervous and [-]% excited, is still vigilant enough.Of course, he didn't consider winning or losing when facing the Qing army's boats, but the Han River was long enough, and his own boats were limited, so he couldn't complete the task of cutting off the two sides of the strait well entrusted by Zheng Kezang.

The reason why He Cai did not rely on the ships of the Qing army was that the Yangtze River Fleet was divided into four teams, and each team had more than 128 small and large red single ships. Cannons, among them, the small ship has one three-inch bow long gun and two three-inch short guns, and the [Oriole] under his feet has two four-inch (about 68mm, 112 pounds) short guns, three-and-a-half-inch (about 32mm, [-] pounds) four short guns, and one three-inch bow gun, which is far from what the previous Qing warships that were only equipped with small-caliber artillery could resist.

"Beilu is so courageous. He hasn't seen the battle yet, so why are they all shrinking back and disappearing?" Qian Chi, the second officer of the [Oriole], who was also looking around with a single-tube telescope beside He Cai, muttered softly. "This is too boring."

In order to ease the nervousness of his subordinates, He Cai scolded with a smile: "The northern prisoner has no guts, isn't he scared by you, Marshal Qian!"

Now the highest rank in the Zheng army is the first-rank general. The so-called generalissimo is only something that exists in dramas. Celebrities grab their wives.

"The relationship is good. A certain family is Zhang Yide from Yan. He broke the Dangyang Bridge after drinking and scared Wei Jun."

Before Qian Chi could finish his sentence, a shadow of a sail suddenly appeared in the eyes of the two of them. The two looked at it again, and it didn't look like a warship of the Qing army, so He Cai chuckled: "Give the flag to the rear team, let [ The Yellow Oriole led the left and right teams to march, and the rest of the teams followed me to attack, so it was always a profitable market.”

Qian Chi reminded: "Should I be more careful, in case it is a trap for Qinglu?"

"It's okay, didn't the officer already leave the left and right teams to go to the battle?" He Cai obviously had everything figured out. "Even if this is a trick of Qinglu, with two teams in hand, it will make them come and go this time."

"Look, the fleet over there." The shadow of the sail sailing in the distance was finally captured by the fleet from the east, and the red, yellow and blue tricolor flag fluttering in the wind clearly showed the opponent's identity. "It's the sea inverse!" Screams quickly rang out in the fleet. Although everyone knew that Zheng Kezang had arrived in Wuchang and the war was imminent, no one would have thought that the Zheng Jun navy, which had never broken into the Han River, would actually be dispatched. Fortunately, I ran into it by accident. Thinking of the power of the Zheng Jun gunboat in the legend, even the Qing army officer who was escorting the ship couldn't wait to ask to lean towards the shore. "Hide in the river fork."

But something went wrong, and most of the boats scattered and fled to both sides of the bank, but a few of them collided together.Before they separated, Zheng Jun, who had noticed the commotion in the southbound fleet, fired several shells.Although the shells only fell far away due to the distance, the turbulent water column still gave the sailors a great shock. Many people used their water skills to swim and escape, and the rest saw that they could not separate and collide with each other because of their own inability. The hull of the ship also jumped into the water one after another.

When the [Oriole] approached, except for a few empty boats that were still floating slowly under the action of the current, the rest either fled the way they came, or disappeared among the reeds on the bank. Seeing this stunned scene, He Cai couldn't help frowning, how could this achieve the task of cutting off the Han River.

"Running fast is a trainee pastor! Come on, what are you wearing after a few days?" He Cai frowns and said nothing, so Qian Chi ordered on He Cai's behalf. "Be careful, don't be bitten by a dog."

After a while, several sailors who boarded the opposite boat in small boats shouted loudly: "My lord, it's food, the whole ship is full of food."

"Food! Army rations! Army rations for the Tartar army!" He Cai's eyes narrowed, and then he looked at the dense reeds on both sides of the strait. "The front team pushed to the left bank, and the rear team pushed to the right bank. They couldn't see the boat, so they bombarded me with cannons, inch by inch. Either they were forced out, or they were sunk inside. We must not let a grain of rice fall. In the hands of the Tartars!"

The news of Zheng Jun's massive attack and the appearance of red single boats on the Han River quickly reached Neerfu's ears. Although this descendant of Yuetuo didn't know why, the vice capital of Manchuria with a red flag embroidered by Kangxi sent a counselor by his side Ananda, Zhu Duna, the left servant of the Ministry of War, and others are sensible people. When the big guys add up, the answer will naturally jump out of the water.

"Hai Ni wants to attack Jingzhou first." Sahacha, the first-class shrimp who attacked Zhengbai Banner's third-class Ashani Hafan, said bitterly. "It's really a good plan. It's clear that the imperial court can't beat the Yangtze River and can't threaten the Lord of Wuchang. If the army withdraws to rescue, Zhu Qin's plot will be fulfilled. Simply, let's make a change, first seize Huangpi and then Bohuang state"

"Not right." Ananda shook her head anxiously. "Although Jingzhou still has [-] banner soldiers and [-] green battalions led by General Sha, they are far less than Haini. In addition, they have to guard Songzi, Jianli, Public Security, Yiling Prefecture and other places. .” Ananda paused. "Jingzhou is the support for the imperial court to use troops to Sichuan and Hubei, and there is absolutely no room for loss."

"Now that the sea is inverse and the Han River is cut off, if we want to support Jingzhou, we have to detour through Jingmen, Anlu and other places. It doesn't matter if the distance is long, but we have repeated back and forth, and the morale of the army may not be affected." In addition to his name, he also has the title of cabinet bachelor. Although he has no real power, he can still be regarded as Kangxi's confidant, so his words still have some weight. "The other is the Mongolian soldiers." What Zhu Duna was talking about was not the Mongolian Eight Banners led by Naerfu, but the authentic Mongolian cavalry that Kangxi had invited from Xilin Gol and other tribes. North Korean counterparts are as big. "Water criss-cross along the way, I'm afraid they don't want something."

"Master Zhu's words are somewhat reasonable. If it weren't for the supervision of our brigade, these Mongols would have done bad things long ago." Because Balin, the deputy capital of Xi'an, participated in the battle of Galdan, he was very sensitive to the Mongolian soldiers. Li was very dismissive. "It's better to let them stay in Huangzhou, and allow them to harass Haini's hinterland by themselves, so as to contain the other party. Our main western criminals will encircle Zheng Ni under the city of Jingzhou."

This time, Balin brought a section of the Firearms Battalion of the Xi'an Banner Army. There are more than [-] Wucheng Yonggu Generals and Shenwei Invincible Generals. The Mongolian cavalry is regarded as a belly, but Ananda is still dissatisfied with the Mongolian cavalry and archery.

"Master Ba's words are a bit inappropriate." Ananda's eyes flickered. "The rivers in Huangzhou are also crisscrossed, and there are no less than tens of thousands of troops in Haini Town. If there is any damage, I am afraid that the foundation of the integration of Manchuria and Mongolia will be shaken. It is better to take them westward together. As for complaints, it's okay. , allow them to get military funds to pay themselves after defeating Haini."

Balin and Zhuduna didn't dare to say anything when the big hat full of Mongolia was smashed down. However, the reason why Ananda had to drag the Mongols was mainly because of the consideration of concentrating his troops. At all times, one-sixth of the total strength of the Qing army was kept outside the theater to watch the show in vain.

"However, it is always troublesome for Haini to block the Han River with the navy. What should we do if our army crosses the river and suddenly breaks out?"

Facing the new question raised by Balin, Ananda looked at He Lu, the commander of the Jingzhou Eight Banners Naval Battalion who was standing with his hands down: "Master He, are you sure that your department can ensure the smooth transportation of the Han River?"

He Lu replied with a mournful face, "I'm afraid I can't."

Seeing that several superiors were displeased, He Lu quickly suggested: "When Governor Wu was there, he once trained a green battalion navy on the Han River, and after Master Gartu supervised E, he was also included in the battalion of the supervising navy. , or make it possible to fight."

Supervising the naval battalion?Ananda frowned and said, "Forget it, now we can only count on the Green Banner Soldiers."

Speaking of this, Ananda stood up from the seat: "My lords, since it has been agreed, let's speak to the prince together."