Ming Zhengzhi, I am Zheng Kezang

The reason why Naertu came late was that the Nandaying camp of the Qing army town was attacked by Zheng Jun's navy when they were crossing the river at Duanshengtai, Caojiatai, Laoyetai, Majiatai, Fanjiatai, and Dongtai in Zhongxiang, Hanshui.Of course, the raid talk was little more than an afterthought.In fact, the Qing army had known for a long time that there was a fleet of the Zheng army on the Han River east of the Xinglong Temple. However, from below Naertu, no Qing army general would have thought that the commander of the opposing navy would be so bold as to control the river along the line by dividing troops. The remaining ten or so red single boats dared to march towards Zhong Xiang.As a result, although the Qing army sent out vigilant riding posts on both sides of the Han River, they were unable to allow the ferry boats that had already reached the center of the Han River to avoid Zheng Jun's artillery fire in the first time.

In the end, the last seven or eight transport ships of the Huguang Dubiao Marine Division Battalion of the Qing Army, together with the Qing army and supplies on board, were all lost on the Han River, and Zheng Jun also used long artillery to bombard the Qing army on both sides of the strait from a long distance, causing the Qing army Chaos on a wider scale.Later, it was Balin who dispatched the Hongyi cannon to bombard the river surface, and then drove Zheng Jun away, but the trip was delayed.

However, although the itinerary was delayed, the Qing army finally crossed the Han River, and on the third day after the striker joined forces with the Jingzhou defenders, Naertu led more than 4 main forces and drove to the city of Jingzhou. The total strength of the army has reached more than [-], which is more than twice that of Zheng Jun.

Now that his side has an overwhelming advantage in military strength and has the supply of military food in the middle of Sichuan, Naertu, who has been devastated one after another, regained his confidence and decided to defeat Zheng Jun in one fell swoop. For this reason, he personally led generals at all levels to carefully observe Zheng Jun's defense .However, looking at it this way, the Manchu and Han officers of the Zhennan Camp scratched their heads a little.

Bearing the brunt in front of the generals of the Qing army was an intermittent moat, which almost surrounded the entire Zheng army camp. The connecting place was not because the Zheng army had no manpower to dig it up, but it was obviously left for the Zheng army to send troops. Although the army can also use it to attack, at the end of the passage is a strange gate-like gate stopper made of green bricks and some kind of large stone.As for the trench itself, due to the previous rainfall and groundwater, the specific depth cannot be seen clearly, but the width of more than one foot is obviously not something that a man and a horse can cross with a single leap.

After passing the trench, there is an earth wall about ten feet away, which should be accumulated with the soil taken out from the excavation of the trench. It can be seen from the fact that there are both bricks and wood on the outside of the earth wall, this earth wall is very It obviously smells like grass, but there is a thick layer of gray mud on the brick and wooden walls, which should be what Zheng Jun calls cement.

There is a strange horse face every ten feet or so on the earth wall. The protruding horse face is directly facing the edge of the trench, and there are stacks on three sides above, which are obviously shooting boundaries. It can easily block the trench and two recessed spaces. .Cannons can be vaguely seen on the horse's surface, and Zheng Jun's bird guns that can shoot far away will definitely be placed on it.

Although the width of the earth wall cannot be seen clearly, behind the earth wall between several horse faces there is a high-footed sentry post made of wood. This post can not only observe the movement of the Qing army in the distance on weekdays, but it is also the best place to shoot from a condescending position once the battle begins At the same time, since the lower part is only supported by a few pieces of wood, it is possible to destroy the outpost unless the shell directly hits the upper part or destroys the pillar. Rat luck.

There is a vague city wall inside the earthen wall. Although it is not clear, it can be roughly guessed that it should be similar to the outer wall. For this reason, someone immediately commented: "Hai Ni is really capable, and such a large project has been built like this."

Although these words sounded like an evaluation of the speed of Zheng Jun's construction, but listened to the sound, everyone understood the meaning. Naturally, it was alluding to the fact that the Jingzhou Army feared the enemy like a tiger, and sat back and watched Zheng Jun spend all his time on civil construction. However, the speaker was afraid of Shanahai's identity and did not dare to point out directly, so he spoke in such a cloudy manner.

The military officers of the green battalion may not dare to speak too clearly, but the military officers of the Eight Banners from the Beijing Banner and the Xi'an Banner Camp yelled: "Good guy, this is almost like a small town, how many lives will it take to eat it down? Don't let grandpa fight this kind of battle, Shanahai? General Jingzhou? Bah! I spit on him when I saw this."

"It's not easy to handle." Naertu also complained about Shanahai, but Shanahai's explanation was also reasonable. He was only a thousand soldiers at the beginning. If he really attacked, what if it was Zheng Jun's trick to lure the enemy I don’t think Jingzhou should be used anymore, so it cannot be said that Shanahai is wrong, not to mention that Shanahai is a veteran general in the army. What Balin and Ananda are not qualified to lift the riding boots of an old general, and he has no right to do so. To deal with it, I had no choice but to go back to the camp and complain to a group of generals. "It's not impossible to forcibly seize the Haini camp, but casualties are inevitable. You should discuss whether our army should attack by force."

Regarding the question of Naertu, Ananda, the deputy commander of Manchuria with a red flag, thought for a while and suggested: "According to the investigation report, Haini has a partial division in Mianyang and another division in Jianli. It is better to abandon the current main force of the Zheng army." , How about taking two places first."

"It's not right, it's not right," Balda, the right-wing deputy commander of Jingzhou, strongly objected. "Hai Ni now depends on the Yangtze River shipping for grain transportation, and it will not be damaged if it loses Mianyang. Similarly, it does not matter whether Jianli changes hands. Once the imperial army attacks, Hai Ni can use the water to withdraw. If Jingzhou is used, it will be even more important. Not good."

"That's what I mean by being an official." Tong Guili, the deputy governor of Jingzhou's left wing, supported his peers. "Moreover, the lower officials thought that although the imperial army was superior in strength, once they attacked Mianyang and Jianli separately, they would have to dispatch more than ten thousand troops each. In addition to the troops defending Jingzhou, the official army would have an advantage over Haini. It doesn't exist anymore."

"I can't do left, I can't do right. Is it possible that I can only compare patience with Haini here to see who can't survive first?" Ugly, so I have always hoped to have a chance to wash away my past shame, so when I heard Jingzhou's words, I immediately flew into a rage. "Is this still our courtier of the Qing Dynasty?"

"Presumptuous!" Although Sahacha is a first-class bodyguard, none of the people present is a Manchu nobleman, and no one has the right to submit memorials and inscriptions. Therefore, Shanahai's face changed drastically when he made these revealing words. . "All the people present are above the second rank, and you, a small first-class guard, dare to attack the Shangguan. Could it be that you are favored and coquettish!" If it weren't for the king of Pingjun and the general of Zhennan who are in charge now, Shanahai would definitely order the general Sahacha dragged on to enforce the military law. "Not backing down yet."

Sahacha's face turned serious, and he was about to refute, but when he saw Tong Gui's sneering face, his heart suddenly became excited, and he remembered that Tong Gui was not only from Tong's family, but also from the first-class guard in the palace , By extension, the nobles present are indeed not something that I, a first-class shrimp, can casually criticize.

So Sahacha turned to the expressionless Naertu and the murderous Shanahai with a livid face: "Cha!"

Sahacha, who had eaten the turtle, retreated unwillingly, but Zhu Duna, a cabinet bachelor and left servant of the Ministry of War, twitched his beard and said, "When I checked the Haini army stronghold just now, I seemed to find that the defense line near the river seemed a bit Weakness, can we directly hit this section to cut off the connection between Haini and Jiangshang."

"I'm afraid I fell into Hai Ni's trap." Shanahai explained in person. "Hai Ni has a team of red single boats stationed in the river. Although the number changes from time to time, they can assist in defense. If our army mistakenly thinks that the defense here is weak and concentrates on attacking, then it will be caught in a situation where the sea is reversed and the land and water are attacking. "

"Speaking of it, the only way is to attack head-on." Ba Lin, deputy governor of Xi'an, rubbed his wrist. "That's fine, I'm going to let Haini have a taste of the power of our cannons." Balin said very boldly, but in fact, although the Qing army's General Wucheng Yonggu cannon has the caliber of Zheng Jun's four-inch cannon , but it can only fire ten-pound iron bullets, which are far less powerful than Zheng Jun’s three-inch cannon, and the three-and-a-half-inch Shenwei Invincible General cannon can only fire seven or eight-pound shells, which is not as powerful as Zheng Jun’s three-inch cannon. The power of the two-inch guns widely deployed at the brigade and regiment levels is almost the same. "But the Mongolian cavalry is useless."

"Great general," Balin's self-praise annoyed several Mongolian nobles. They all stood up to accuse Balin of his arrogance, claiming that they could make more contributions to the battle, just as Naertu was dizzy by the Mongols At that moment, a personal guard rolled in. "There are imperial envoys from Beijing, and the emperor has a decree."

Naertu was startled, and hurriedly got up and led a group of Manchu Han Zuo Liao out of the tent to greet him. He saw Zhuduna's old acquaintance, Silla, who was also a cabinet bachelor, standing outside holding the imperial decree. Kneel down.Naertu came forward to say hello, and Silla returned with a holy bow, and then everyone shouted long live, and then invited Sira into the tent.

After entering the tent, Silla first recited the imperial decree of Kangxi in front of the incense case. In the imperial decree, Kangxi scolded Naertu and Shanahai severely, reprimanding them for wasting money and wasting national power.A burst of cursing caused the two leaders to sweat profusely in fright. They did not breathe a sigh of relief until the content of the edict changed to urging the two to speed up the use of troops.

After the recitation of the edict on the surface was finished, Xi Laping retreated from the crowd, and then told the two of Kangxi's other decrees: "The emperor has dispatched [-] soldiers and horses from the Xuzhou camp to reinforce Huguang. Now the army has arrived in Nanyang. Go south from Xiangyang."

"Forty thousand troops." Naertu and Shanahai looked at each other, feeling both joy and pressure in their hearts. After a long time, Naertu assured Silla. "Master Xi, please go back to the capital and report to the emperor, the slaves will definitely live up to the emperor's trust."

"Don't worry, my lord. I will tell the emperor about this thought when I return to the capital." After reading the imperial decree, Silla was just an ordinary courtier, so naturally she didn't dare to make a big deal in front of the iron hat king. "However, Zheng Ni is now under the city of Jingzhou, and his son is not yet an adult. If he can be decapitated in one fell swoop, the world will be settled. The prince is the clan, and Mr. Sha is also an important minister of the country. This opportunity must not be missed."

Naertu patted his chest and assured: "Lord Xi, don't worry, the king will send troops to attack the village tomorrow!"