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Chapter 278 Forced Crossing the Yangtze River (Part [-])

Zhu Yousong got up before dawn the next day, and at this time the imperial camp (mainly iron cavalry) as a vanguard camp had left De'an for Jiujiang more than half an hour ago.

After such a big victory, Zhu Yousong didn't dare to reward the three armies, didn't dare to celebrate in a big way, and even didn't dare to let the soldiers of the three armies rest in the city for a day and a half. From dinner last night to now, including sleeping and other necessary rest, only Two or three hours.

If the Battle of Jiujiang is regarded as a big battle, the Battle of Poyang Lake is only half of the battle they have completed. The war is very unfavorable, the war is tight, and Zhu Yousong cannot be slack in the slightest.

Last night in the middle of the night, while they were having a battle meal, they agreed with Liu Zhaoji on a grand plan to capture Jiujiang, and at the same time sent an order for He Zhaoxiong to select another [-] elite soldiers from the naval battalion to follow Zheng Damu to Hukou overnight to support Zheng Hongkui and Zheng Cai. Forcibly cross the river.

At five o'clock today, Liu Zhaoji led the iron cavalry battalion in the imperial camp to set off for Jiujiang first, because this is an all-horse team with fast marching speed and the strongest combat effectiveness. Jiujiang is less than 120 miles away from De'an. You can arrive within.

After Liu Zhaoji's men and horses arrived, they did not attack the city, but fought for the river bank to reduce the pressure on the Ming army at Hukou to cross the river. Zhu Yousong personally supervised and led the brigade as backup. Take Jiujiang.

Therefore, Zhu Yousong did not dare to sleep until the sun was up, although there is nothing wrong with him doing so, because he is the emperor, and he won many battles yesterday, completely defeating nearly [-] Qing troops, and did not rest until the third watch , It is not an exaggeration to say that it is emotional or reasonable.

Now it is only natural for him to spend his days of singing and dancing in De'an, and no one will slander him, because the emperors from ancient times to the present have always been like this.As an emperor, who doesn't leave the capital? In the palace, except for the occasional place where he goes to court, there are three thousand beauties accompanying him, singing and dancing, and leading the army to charge. Even if it is a personal conquest by the imperial driver, the emperor does not need to go to battle to kill the enemy in person. At most, he will point fingers at the rear to encourage the spirits of the frontline soldiers. A diligent and dedicated emperor like Zhu Yousong is doing this, which is unprecedented. The creation of the comer.

But here he does not need applause. As a time traveler, history has given him a chance to start again. He is determined to change history. He can't tolerate the loss of the country and society that his ancestors worked so hard to conquer, and he can't tolerate his people being ravaged, slaughtered, and enslaved by the Tartars outside the customs. Think about it this way, Zhu Yousong I don't feel that it's hard work, but my fighting spirit is high.

After He Xuanjiao accompanied him to have a hasty breakfast, tens of thousands of people outside were already ready to go. These Ming soldiers were actually working very hard. They fought all day yesterday, and they didn't run out of water all day long. They didn't have to rest until the third watch. Just after the fourth watch today, I got up again.

But if the emperor is like this, where is it their turn to talk about hard work?And yesterday's victories one after another made them very excited. Fighting with the emperor to kill the Tartars and eliminate the country's thieves is a rare honor, so these soldiers will all be full of energy.

Leaving a guerrilla general with 3000 troops to defend the small county of De'an, and echoing with the navy by the river, Zhu Yousong left De'an with 3 troops and headed for Jiujiang.

It is said that there are 3 horses, but the actual number is less than 9000. This also includes the light firearms battalion, horse infantry battalion, engineering battalion, and heavy fire battalion in the imperial camp.Because although these battalions are an integral part of the imperial battalion and are indispensable in the composite arms that Zhu Yousong originally designed, but because they have infantry and supplies, they cannot keep up with the cavalry battalion. The military situation is urgent, so they have to follow Zhu Yousong. Song's brigade was used as backup, and it was more in line with their status and responsibilities for the imperial camp to follow Zhu Yousong.

A few miles away from De'an, the fiery red sun climbed up from the hillside and shone on Zhu Yousong and the others' faces. The young and resolute faces were brightened, as if they had passed through gold.

It is now March in Yangchun, when the spring is warm and flowers are blooming, and the mountains are full of charming scenery with red flowers and green flowers, but at this time, Zhu Yousong and others are not in the mood to appreciate the picturesque scenery of the mountains and fields, they just rush to Hurry up.Even He Xuanjiao, who was in her young age, only took a few glances intentionally or unintentionally, and then became a hasty passerby.

If it weren't for the war in Jiujiang, she would definitely act like a baby in front of Zhu Yousong at this time, and Zhu Yousong would definitely follow her.

But not now, they don't have this leisurely mood, their hearts are full of the war in Jiujiang, and their ears are full of the sound of marching, horses chirping, wheels rolling...

Rewind the time to several hours ago, that is, yesterday morning, on the bank of the Yangtze River outside Hukou City.

Zheng Caidu, Zhu Yousong's deputy commander of the navy, led two thousand naval divisions, and a total of more than 30 warships were displayed on the river bank. The first batch of 1 horse infantry soldiers had been neatly loaded onto more than [-] warships , the commander-in-chief of the [-] horses is the titan Zu Keyong, who is covered in armor, standing on the prow of a large ship with a long axe in his hand, staring at the other side of the vast river with tiger eyes, showing He couldn't wait, behind him were his personal guards and the big flag.

At this time, after Zheng Cai asked Zheng Hongkui, the commander-in-chief here, he ordered a big battle and set off to the other side of the river.

More than 30 troop carriers lined up in the middle, with Zheng Cai's escorting navy in front and on both sides, a total of more than 120 warships. The crossbowmen were killed.

The fleet had just arrived in the middle of the river, when suddenly thousands of artillery shells were fired from the opposite river bank, deafeningly loud, and the shells roared in, and exploded among the fleet, only to cause frequent explosions of water columns, and soldiers' armor flying randomly , some boats caught fire on the spot, billowing thick smoke, some boats were blown to pieces, and some boats were blown up and overturned in the river.

Zheng Cai saw that the artillery fire of the Qing army was too fierce, and the entire army would be wiped out if they did not retreat, so they had to protect the big ship and retreat to the opposite bank. The casualties of the horse infantry soldiers on board the naval division exceeded [-].

Zu Keyong was furious, Zheng Hongkui and Zheng Cai discussed and organized a second forced crossing an hour later.This time Zheng Cai led a few large ships to the front, and the troop carrier was far behind, keeping a certain distance. They tried to suppress the firepower of the other side with the firepower of the navy first, and then the troop carrier charged forward.

Under the firepower of Zheng Cai's several warships, the artillery fire on the other side was suppressed. Zu Keyong was overjoyed and led dozens of troop carriers to rush to the other side at the fastest speed, but who knew that the Ming army would soon rush to the other side At that time, thousands of guns were fired on the river bank again. The Qing army's artillery fire was more violent than the first time, shaking the ground and shaking the mountains.

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