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Chapter 270 The Battle of Poyang Lake (4)

It may be influenced by Huang Degong. Before Huang Degong went into battle, he was used to drinking and used wine to cheer up the battle.

On the spur of the moment, Zhu Yousong ordered a glass of royal wine too. He stood upright on the boat, watching his navy pass by and wiped out the [-] navy of the Qing army. There will also be a day to drink horses in the Yangtze River, count the romantic figures, and look at the present!"

The [-] sailors led by Xu Yong were like this, and they were all buried at the bottom of the lake within an hour.Of course, there were those who asked to surrender, but Zhu Yousong refused all of them, and the order was still that no one would be left. It is too late to surrender now!What did you guys do early?It's not that I haven't given you a chance, and wanting to be my captive is not unconditional!
At this time, Zhu Yousong didn't feel that he was cruel at all, because he knew that Zuo Menggeng should be killed. In history, after Zuo Liangyu died of illness, Zuo Menggeng led 20 troops to surrender to the Tartars and became a shameful traitor. , how many Ming soldiers and Han people were killed by the 20 people who helped the Tartars?It was their surrender that accelerated the demise of the Hongguang regime in history. Because their father and son rebelled, the Hongguang regime had to transfer Huang Degong and other troops from the northern battlefield to the western battlefield for defense, leaving Nanjing and Yangzhou empty. The Tartars went south to provide convenience and help. Yangzhou Ten Days and Jiading Three Massacres happened. Hundreds of thousands of local soldiers and civilians died under the butcher knife of the Tartars. Zuo Menggeng, the 20 people in these historical tragedies, must bear the inescapable responsibility. .

Zhu Yousong hated traitors the most in his life, which is also the main reason why he was harsh to Zuo Menggeng this time and did not allow them to surrender.

Xu Yong's 500 naval forces were wiped out, while the [-] men led by He Zhaoxiong and his daughter had only more than [-] casualties. The price was too small in comparison.

Zhu Yousong was very satisfied with this water battle. Next, he personally supervised the division to forcibly cross Poyang Lake. They were small warships, and almost all of these small warships were snatched from Zuo Menggeng's 2000 sailors.

The first batch of horse infantry soldiers who were stronger than Poyang Lake was 1, including Zhu Yousong's [-] imperial battalion, plus the navy, a total of more than [-] people rushed to the opposite bank...

The 20 Qing troops on the west bank of Poyang Lake, including [-] real Tartars, are ready, but they are waiting, waiting for the news that their navy has won the battle in the lake, and then he can take a boat across the lake and kill him. The mouth of the lake.

Since the naval forces of the two sides fought near the east bank of the lake, tens of miles away from the west bank, they couldn't see the situation on the battlefield at all, and could only hear the rumble of cannons vaguely, but the faint cannons also made them excited , because there should be no suspense in this battle.Thirty thousand against five thousand, no matter how invincible it is, it is unreasonable.

Therefore, from Prince Nikan of the Tartars to young commander Zuo Menggeng and counselor Huang Shu, they all waited here with full expectation, thinking that this battle would be foolproof.

In order to keep abreast of the battle situation of the navy, they sent many scouts to report the battle situation ahead in small boats.

Later, the sound of the cannons could not be heard, and the Tazi princes Nikan and Zuo Menggeng believed that Zhu Yousong's thousands of sailors were dispersed by the artillery fire, and their [-] sailors drove straight in. With these [-] sailors If the division clears the way or is called a cover in front, they can sail across Poyang Lake by force.

Now they are waiting for news from the scouts.

The scouts didn't keep them waiting too long, and sure enough, the first scout brought them exciting news: "Report to the prince and the young marshal that the navy of the false emperor was found in the middle of the lake. There are only two to three thousand people. Mr. Xu commanded hundreds of warships properly, and with one cannon shot, all the warships of the puppet emperor were sunk, and two or three thousand sailors were buried at the bottom of the lake, and our navy continued to march to the opposite bank."

Nikan laughed out loud when he heard this, Zuo Menggeng and Huang Shu were also elated, and they glanced at each other tacitly, and finally won a match. This match was won by us, not your Eight Banners from outside the pass!
Especially counselor Huang Shu was terrified in his heart, and secretly said: "How invincible the Tartars boasted, but they robbed the camp and wiped out the entire army in one battle, and none of them survived. They also took the lives of thousands of soldiers under Zuo Menggeng's command. Now we have adopted Huang Mouren's strategy, and we have won the battle. If you had listened to Huang Mouren earlier, how could you have lost the camp?"

They were in distress when the No.2 scout came to report again by boat. Nikan, Zuo Menggeng, and Huang Shu thought that this time must be a good news. It must be that Xu Yong led [-] sailors to the other side. The navy must have been wiped out, and we can sail across the lake.

But when the scout said a few words, these people were all dumbfounded, they couldn't believe their ears, "What did you say?"

The scout had no choice but to repeat it patiently: "Report to the prince and the young commander, something is wrong. Mr. Xu has fallen into the trick of the false emperor, the navy of the false emperor has gone underwater, and all our big ships have been leaked. Thirty thousand sailors were blocked in the middle of the lake, and many large ships had sunk to the bottom of the lake, causing heavy casualties."

This time they heard it clearly, the joy on the faces of Nikan, Zuo Menggeng, Huang Shu and others had long since disappeared, replaced by a look of astonishment, how could this be?What can I do?

The battlefield is changing rapidly, and the situation is taking a turn for the worse, which catches them off guard.The [-] sailors all went up, and Ma Shixiu's artillery battalion was not there, it was in the middle of the lake and not on the shore, so it was impossible to send rescuers.

Just when they were panicked and helpless, the third scout came to report again, saying that the [-] navy was defeated, and Zhu Yousong led a fleet to rush over to sweep the tail. As a result, the [-] navy was wiped out, and Xu Yong, the commander of the navy, was killed , Now Zhu Yousong personally led the fleet to kill here.

Nikan, Zuo Menggeng, and Huang Shu didn't vomit blood when they heard this. In such a short time, the [-] navy was wiped out?The false emperor is too powerful, and our navy is too fucking useless... It is impossible to scold Xu Yong, the commander of the navy, because he has already died in battle, so what's the use of scolding, what should we do now?
Nikan, Zuo Menggeng, Huang Shu and others were anxious, but when they learned from the scout that Zhu Yousong was only leading more than 1 horsemen to cross Poyang Lake by force, Nikan and the others showed hope again, secretly saying : "What an arrogant false emperor, he dared to take such a small number of troops to cross Poyang, he is too courageous, he doesn't take me seriously!"

Then, Nikan shouted: "Listen, let the false emperor's men go ashore. This king will wipe out the false emperor's men and capture Zhu Yousong alive! You must be prepared, and you are not allowed to let one go. After this battle , According to the number of heads killed, the merits will be rewarded, and those who are weak in annihilating the enemy will be killed without mercy!"

The 20 Tartar soldiers screamed wildly, and Zuo Menggeng and other traitors echoed the sound, like a group of demons dancing wildly, and the enthusiasm of the [-] Qing troops was ignited again.Immediately, Nikan, Zuo Menggeng, Huang Shu and others began to send troops to the shore of the lake.

(End of this chapter)