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Chapter 279 Forcibly crossing the Yangtze River (third shift)

Chapter 279 Forcibly crossing the Yangtze River (third shift)
The Qing army on the other side, to be precise, was the artillery battalion Ma Shixiu and others under the traitor Qing army Zuo Menggeng who had just surrendered. They were not all pig brains.

Ma Shixiu, the commander of the artillery battalion, is also a battle-hardened and experienced person. During the Chongzhen era, Zuo Liangyu and his men fought Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong and other 72 battalion bandits. They made great achievements and became the most powerful separatist warlord in the late Ming Dynasty. Power, none of them.

Therefore, Zuo Liangyu's tens of 10 horses were not all mobs, and the artillery battalion was considered one of the elite.Zuo Liangyu has made outstanding military exploits over the years. He was first an uncle of the Jin Dynasty and then a marquis.

What the Qing army valued most in this battle was the Yangtze River defense line in the area of ​​Jiujiang. The two princes of the Qing court, Nikan and Boluo, discussed with Zuo Menggeng before deploying Ma Shixiu, a strong force, to the riverside fortress in the area of ​​Jiujiang. As for the battlefield on the Poyang Lake side, they are sure to win. After the victory in the water battle there, the north and south troops crossed the river and the lake, and the north and south attacked and took the lake mouth. Zhu Yousong was doomed.

This is the strategy that the Qing army had set long ago, that is to say, all their firearms were concentrated on the banks of the Jiujiang River, and the forts had been built long ago. Dozens of heavy cannons, including the red-clothed cannon, have a long range and great power, and firing together can completely block the river.Let alone a big boat, even a small boat can hardly cross the river.

Although the firepower of the Qing army on the shore was strong, it was not reckless and a waste of ammunition. In the first shelling, the Ming army suffered heavy casualties and retreated. Let the artillery rush to fill the ammunition and prepare to fight again.

Soon the Ming army launched a second charge. Ma Shixiu saw that there were only a few large ships coming this time. There were no small boats or troop carriers. It was not like the forced crossing just now. .

"Follow me, and I will have fun with you!"

After the cunning Ma Shixiu saw through the Ming army's intentions, a sly smile appeared on his face, and he ordered his subordinates to follow his orders. After Zheng Cai's warship approached and fired, the Qing army only fired a few symbolic shots, proving that the other side After the artillery fire still existed, they stopped talking to them. In this way, they used tricks to lure Zheng Cai and Zu Keyong into being fooled.

The two generals were really fooled, especially Zu Ke, who was more than brave but not resourceful. He thought that the firepower of the Qing army on the shore was suppressed by Zheng Cai's bow gunfire, so he led the fleet to rush to the opposite bank.

When the fleet of the Ming army approached the shore, dozens of troop carriers lined up and rushed over under the cover of large and small warships. Standing on a high place on the shore, you could clearly see the Ming army costumes on the ship. Ma Shixiu, who was spreading the eagle, ordered all kinds of artillery to fire at the same time.

All of a sudden, gunfire raged in the sky, gunpowder smoke filled the river, and water jets soared into the sky one after another, and the fleet of the Ming army was blown up to pieces.They couldn't even get close to the river bank, so they were sunk and repelled.

Zheng Cai and Zu Keyong yelled that they were fooled, and desperately rushed to the other side to fight with these bastards, but their boat was overturned in the river and they didn't succeed. Fortunately, the second general was rescued by his men on the small boat, waiting for them When retreating to the other side of the river again, the defeat was even worse this time.

After these two battles of crossing the Yangtze River, it was past noon.Now more than half of the [-] sailors have suffered casualties, and only [-] are left capable of fighting. Nearly half of the warships have been destroyed. After the battle, a total of tens of thousands of soldiers and horses and a number of warships were damaged.

Look, it's past noon, Zheng Hongkui, Zheng Cai, Zu Keyong and other high-ranking generals are at a loss, the river is crossing, and they can't fly through it no matter how powerful they are, if they play like this, they will force these two thousand sailors and [-] soldiers a few more times It is estimated that all of them will be buried in the river.How can we forcefully cross the Yangtze River and assist His Majesty's troops to capture Jiujiang?

Zheng Hongkui and others didn't dare to force the crossing anymore, so they had to calm down and study the plan of crossing the river again. Here, Zheng Damu had to gallop to Zhu Yousong, who was fighting in Poyang Lake, to convey the battle at the mouth of the lake again and again.

However, unlike them, every time Zheng Damu came back, he brought back all the good news of the Battle of Poyang Lake. First, the 8 navy of the Qing army was wiped out by Zhu Yousong's 5 navy and sank to the bottom of the lake. Then they succeeded in forcibly crossing Poyang Lake, and the Qing army's three-way army besieged. Zhu Yousong led the imperial battalion to defeat Nikan's [-] horses first, then sent his troops eastward to rescue He Xuanjiao's troops, and wiped out five of the rebel Huang Shu's troops on the shore of the lake. Thousands of horses.

Zheng Hongkui, Zheng Cai, Zu Keyong and the others were even more ashamed when they heard this. Your Majesty is so brave. He wins more with less, is invincible, invincible, and invincible. However, we have been tossing for so long here that we can't get over the river and lose our troops. Such a tragic situation is simply ashamed!
The blue veins on Zu Keyong's forehead stretched high, and he said excitedly: "My lords, it's already past noon, so hurry up and organize the third battle of crossing the Yangtze River with all your strength. Your Majesty is loyal."

Zheng Cai also said emotionally: "Brother, let's put all our eggs in one basket this time, put all the warships and troops on board to forcefully cross the river after dark, and take advantage of the dark to fight with our backs. If we can't even cross the river today, how will we explain to His Majesty?" , we are too incompetent!"

"Maybe this trick is feasible," Zheng Hongkui asked Zheng Cai with an idea when it was dark, "brother, how many good waters do you have in your naval battalion? Pick some out and cross the river tonight to destroy the forts of the Qing army. You can cross the river in one fell swoop tomorrow morning."

Zheng Cai, who was also a pirate, understood the meaning of this clan brother. He thought for a while, "Brother, there are only 800 sailors left here. If we swim across the river from here, I'm afraid we can only pick out 200 people at most." have such ability."

"It's a little bit less." Zheng Hongkui looked at Zheng Damu again, "How about this, you rush to Poyang Lake immediately to see His Majesty and ask His Majesty to send people from the old hero He, the iron-armed Canglong. Be sure to arrive here before the third watch tonight .”

Zheng Damu agreed, gave a gift to his uncle, and rushed to Poyang Lake from Pegasus with his relatives.

Hukou is also more than 100 miles away from the battlefield on the side of Poyang Lake. Zheng Damu arrived after riding for more than an hour. They first crossed the lake by boat and then came to see Zhu Yousong. The Yangtze River plan, at this time, the nearly 20 Qing troops of the three routes by the lake have been completely defeated.

After analysis, Zhu Yousong felt that this plan was feasible, so he asked He Zhaoxiong to select 1000 best water-based elites from more than [-] sailors. Hukou Battlefield.

After sending Li Quan away, Zhu Yousong's supervisor drove to De'an. After taking De'an overnight, he planned to send his troops north to capture Jiujiang.

　PS: The third update was delivered ahead of schedule.

　　
　
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