Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 66
The Ming and Qing battles are decisive, the evil wind rises to help the northern captives, and the failure of the Yangzhou aid is lamentable. , When the clothes of eternal hatred last, the sky will help the captives but not the Han!
Outside Zhenjiang City, the Qing army was in a hurry to kill them on the river. Zheng Hongkui and others fled back to the water village by boat, and kissed the people.

Outside Zhenjiang City, of the 40 Ming troops assembled, the 10 who crossed the river to aid Yang were the ones who could really fight. The rest of the troops were untrained and uneven.

Zheng Hongkui, Wang Wei, Fang Guoan, Zuo Maodi, and Chen Zilong fled back to the water village with their remnants. There were miles of corpses of the Ming army floating on the river, and the river turned red, making the survivors howl with grief.

This time to aid Yang, the soldiers who came were all organized by gentry from the south of the Yangtze River, and every one of them was from the same country, and some of them were all descendants of the same clan.Now after a defeat, all those who die are relatives from the same country, how can it not be sad.

Shaoxing Wei Zhusheng Wang Yuyao recruited a hundred people from the same clan to help him. He was defeated and returned to the camp. He called around and found that he was the only one left alive by chance, and all the soldiers of the same clan were burned to death.

Wang Yuyao jumped into the water and begged to die, but was rescued by others, and she threw herself in again, and was rescued again. Wang Yuyao sat on the ground and cried bitterly: "There are hundreds of people in my family, but I live alone. I have no face to see my old father in my hometown!"

The defeat of the Aid Yang Navy caused the Ming army to mourn.

Not long after, Liu Liangzuo led the warships of the Qing army, and took advantage of the victory to kill them. The artillery on the ship bombarded the water village, and even the fireboats came along with the wind, intending to wipe out the Ming army's navy in one fell swoop, and make a great achievement for the new master.

Ruan Dacheng, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, saw that the Ming army was defeated in Jiangshang, so he went to the water village to take precautions early.

At this time, the troops that Ruan Dacheng could mobilize were no longer elite, they were old and weak without much training.

In a short while, the Qing army entered the water stronghold with a big victory, and set fire to destroy the warships. However, although the Qing army entered the water stronghold, they failed to completely defeat the Ming army.

Liu Liangzuo wanted to kill them all, but it aroused the resistance of the defeated Ming army. Wang Yuyao even fought back frantically.

The Qing army had been fighting on the river for a day, and the soldiers were very tired. They carried the momentum of a great victory, and they were invincible all the way. But once they encountered fierce resistance, the tiredness that they had forgotten immediately swept through their bodies, making the battle stalemate.

Duoduo was on a high platform on the north bank, watching the Ming army water village on the south bank. Although the fire broke out in all directions, it did not spread. Then he judged that Liu Liangzuo's troops were blocked by the Ming army and could not expand his military exploits. He wanted to send reinforcements to support him, and took advantage of the situation to sweep across the south bank of the Yangtze River The Ming army's water stronghold wiped out Daming's Yangtze River defense line in one fell swoop.

Duoduo hurriedly summoned troops to issue orders, and ordered more than 1 people from Li Chengdong's department to board the ship and head to the south bank to attack the Ming army. Everything is a change.

"Could it be that the defenders of Yangzhou, seeing the defeat of the navy of the Ming Army, knew that Yangzhou could not defend for long, and wanted to break out of the encirclement when the king's army gathered on the river bank, and wanted to abandon Yangzhou and go to Anhui?" Duoduo exclaimed in surprise.

"My lord, Duolingfu in Yangzhou is named Guangling. If the Ming army breaks into the forest, they may not be able to catch up with them!" Bai Yongfu, the new general of the Qing court, quickly took the opportunity to offer a speech.

There were 23 members of the Ming army who surrendered to the Qing court in Jiangbei. To be an outstanding traitor, you have to relieve your master's worries at any time in order to stand out and win favor.

"Since the king went to the south, he has been looking forward to the wind all the way. Only the city of Yangzhou has resisted stubbornly." Hearing this, Duoduo glanced at Bai Yongfu approvingly, and then said angrily: "This thief, Wang Yan, doesn't know the destiny How could this king let him escape if he blocked the soldiers of the Holy Dynasty and killed thousands of real Manchurian warriors under the king's command, and caused this king to be reprimanded by the regent king!"

"Send the order, Li Sutai immediately leads the fine horses to the west gate!" Duoduo issued the order: "The Ming army on the south bank is no longer a concern. The navy is tired after fighting for a day, and the follow-up is weak. Let's go here first today. Send the order, Ming Jin Withdraw the troops, call back Liu Liangzuo's troops, and destroy the Ming army in the future. Order, Li Chengdong does not need to board the boat, and immediately rush to the west city!"

After hearing Duoduo's words, all the Qing soldiers under the high platform immediately rode out to deliver the military order.

In the west of the city, Wang Yan led the troops to approach Hu Yousheng's camp. Seeing that there were less than a hundred soldiers on the training post, and they were very slack, he was overjoyed.

The Ming army touched the gate of the village, and directly blasted several Qing soldiers who were dozing off with two thunderbolts, and then 3000 people rushed in.

The Qing army in the camp was awakened by the explosion in their sleep, and they were in a mess. In the future, before they could put on their clothes and armor, the Ming army would have already entered.

Before the Qing army could pick up any weapons, they were killed half by the Ming army. Seeing this, the remaining Qing soldiers, who dared to resist, immediately dispersed.

Hu Yousheng, the general of the Qing Dynasty, did not fall asleep, and was escorted out of the tent early by his personal guards, Wang Yan was swept away and escaped by luck.

Hu Yousheng never expected that Wang Yan would raid the artillery camp he was guarding.

He fled all the way to the Qing army camp at the foot of the mountain in shock, just in time to bump into Li Sutai who came to support him, and immediately told Gao Po that he was missing.

Li led the cavalry to help, but it was not good to attack the mountain, so he had to let the army stop at the right time, and hurriedly reported to Duo Duo his feelings for the west city.

At this time, it was completely dark, Duoduo saw that the Yangzhou defenders were not breaking out of the encirclement, and that the large soldiers were not good for night battles, so he ordered all the Qing troops to return to their hometowns and strictly defend them. They will recapture Gaopo tomorrow and flatten Yangzhou in one fell swoop.

When the generals dispersed, Duoduo went to the Qing army camp outside the west city in person, and invited the defeated general Hu Yousheng to come to question him. When he learned that the artillery had fallen into the hands of Wang Yan, he was furious.

The Qing army's offensive strategy has always been to attack from three sides and attack from the west, so the artillery is mostly concentrated on the high slopes.

Now that Gaopo is occupied, the Qing army lost almost [-]% of its artillery, especially the ten heavy red barbarian cannons used to bombard the city wall, all of which fell into the hands of the Ming army.

"Boom!"

When Duoduo was angry, a cannon shot suddenly sounded, hitting the door of the tent, and the two Qing army guards were immediately overturned to the ground, dying beyond death.

Doduo was shocked by the sudden cannonball and broke out in a cold sweat. He quickly summoned the guards to inquire about the situation, but at this moment, another shell hit the tent.

The Qing soldiers guarding the commander's tent were stunned by the sudden shelling. When they saw the commander's tent collapsed by a cannonball, they were shocked and quickly pulled Duoduo and Hu Yousheng out of the tent.

This blast not only severely injured Hu Yousheng, but Duduo was also scalp wounded. When the guards turned him out, his head was already covered in blood, and he looked horrific.

An officer was worried about Doduo's injury, so he hurriedly took a torch to illuminate him, but Doduo kicked him away angrily, and cursed: "You dog slave, do you want me to have another shot?"

At this time, there is no need for the guards to remind, Duoduo already knows that it must be Wang Yan who occupies the high slope outside the west city, turned the muzzle of the cannon, and bombarded the Qing army camp. It pointed out the direction for the Ming army in the dark.

Duoduo was careless for a while and almost died at the hands of the Ming army. He was shocked and angry in his heart. He really wished to eat Wang Yan's flesh raw to smooth the anger in his heart.

At this time, Duoduo hurriedly ordered the Qing soldiers in the camp to extinguish the flames, immersing the Qing army camp in darkness, and causing the Ming army artillery to miss the target, but the Ming army had already adjusted their general orientation, facing the direction of the Qing army camp, Then there was a bang.

The camp of the Qing army outside the west gate was in the dark, and it was bombed by the artillery. Duduo had no choice but to run to the northern camp to take refuge.

On the high slope, hundreds of torches illuminated the camp. Thousands of Ming troops bombarded the Qing army's west camp while strengthening the defense to prevent the Qing army from counterattacking.

When Wang Yan seized the high ground, he quickly recruited the artillery commander Chen Yujie and general Li Taizhen out of the city, and ordered the county magistrate Wang Zhiduan to send a batch of supplies and grain.

Yangzhou City was passively beaten for more than two months. Today, it took the initiative to capture the Qing army artillery battalion and shelled the Qing army west camp. The Yangzhou defenders were immediately elated and full of energy. Washed away a lot.

The city of Yangzhou is strong and wide, with the surrounding fields spreading. It was the most fortified city in Jiangbei, and it was very good for defense. However, due to Shi Gong's mistake, the high ground outside the west city was lost, which made the west city crumble and difficult to defend.

Since the Qing army besieged the city, the battle in Xicheng became worse than the other three sides, and many young and strong people in Yangzhou died here.

Now that Wang Yan has regained Gaopo, he can become horns with the city wall, greatly strengthening the city defense.

The Qing army on the high slope has ten Hongyi cannons and a hundred large and small Franco cannons, all of which are now owned by Wang Yan. With such powerful firepower, combined with the Ming army artillery on the city wall, it will be the Qing army's choice to attack the west city. a disaster.

The high ground cannot be lost, but Wang Yan can't guard it himself, so he can only hand it over to his confidant general Li Taizhen and Chen Yujie, who is proficient in artillery warfare.

At this time, the three stood in front of the camp gate and sent Wang Yan back to the city. Wang Yan looked at the two and confessed: "This place is very important. Duoduo will definitely come to attack after dawn. For the sake of the people of Yangzhou, please stick to it. "

"Don't worry, general! The last general is here! The battalion is here!" Li Taizhen clasped his fists and said.

"Don't worry, my lord!" Chen Yujie saluted, and then pointed to the rows of cannons and said, "With such a sharp weapon, the northern captives will not kill ten thousand people, and the lower officials will not let them climb the high slope!"

"In this way, I will entrust the three thousand elites with you here!" Wang Yan said in a solemn voice, then raised his hand to salute the two, then turned and left.

Several personal guards guarded Wang Yan and went down the high slope. Li Taizhen's voice came from behind: "The general guards Yangzhou tightly, and the final general will guard the high ground to the death. If the Qing army breaks the general's camp, the final general will destroy the artillery first, and then die." Thank you General!"

(End of this chapter)