The Great Bandit in Kangxi Year

Chapter 175 Cannibalize step by step
Ever since Xia Xiangguo and the special envoys of the Manchu Qing arrived in Hengyang successively, Wu Sangui had a gloomy face all day long. He was also conflicted and couldn't make a decision for a while.

At this moment, a letter came, expressing that he would work with Wu Sangui to kill the traitor King Huaxing of Ming Dynasty.

Wu Sangui sneered endlessly in his heart, this nephew is not stupid, the fight was turned upside down before, he just stayed in Guangdong, and he didn't see him come to help, now Guangdong is threatened by King Huaxing, so he came here like a wasp, but his city is extremely deep, Still kindly said: "Nephew, don't worry, this treacherous official Heihu is just a paper tiger, as long as we work together, this prince will become a bandit again."

Geng Jingzhong, who was present at the scene, had a very bad face when he heard this. He knew the meaning of Wu Sangui's words, insinuating that he didn't listen to Wu Sangui's orders at the beginning, and insinuating that he couldn't even defeat the subordinates of a paper tiger, but now he is like a bereaved dog, living under others, Without the right to speak, he had no choice but to nod dully.

"Wu Shibo, do you have a perfect plan to deal with King Huaxing? Now King Huaxing claims 80 yuan. I heard that he only used 20 yuan to attack the Qing Dynasty. Most of the rest are guarding against us. Besides, Guangxi is not peaceful. Sun Yanling That kid also didn't come to see Uncle Shi, what do you mean?" Shang Zhixin appeared to be worried about Daming's army, but there was obviously something to be said.

Wu Sangui didn't know what he meant, he figured it out all of a sudden, what he held in his hands was the most real, Guangxi was not peaceful, that was his rear, and these juniors were unreliable, so he hurriedly said with a smile: "My nephew is right, where is Ma Bao?"

"The last general is here!" Ma Bao, who was sitting at the bottom, quickly knelt on the ground and responded. He was in a daze just now, and at this moment he said in shock: "Jiangxi was defeated. Fortunately, I was seriously injured, otherwise I would be beheaded for public display. You didn't give yourself a good face after that, what are you going to do this time?"

"Immediately bring [-] elite soldiers into Guangxi to assist Sun Yanling in eradicating the remnants of the Manchu Tartars, otherwise we will not come back!" Wu Sangui said with a straight face, his eyes sparkling with murderous aura.

"The last general takes orders!" Ma Bao was overjoyed and shouted loudly, he knew that the prince was going to attack Guangxi.

The fat around his mouth was snatched away all of a sudden, Shang Zhi's confidence was like a knife, and he cursed Wu Sangui as an old fox in his heart.

For a moment, the entire lobby fell silent.

"Haha, in fact, King Huaxing seems to have a strong army, but most of them are recruits who have been trained for less than a year. This king has decided that as long as King Huaxing attacks the Qing Dynasty, this king will gather 40 troops to attack Jiangning. The [-] men under his command attacked Fujian, and we will rescue the Emperor of Ming Dynasty, and punish the treacherous ministers by the side of the Qing emperor." Wu Sangui stood up all of a sudden, and smiled happily.

"As long as my nephew captures Fujian, then Fujian will be my nephew's fiefdom!"

Geng Jingzhong was completely disappointed when he heard this, but Shang Zhixin was so pleasantly surprised that he was speechless for a while.

"Nephew Geng Xian, don't worry, as long as the nephew can make some contributions this time, then the rich Zhejiang will be distributed to the nephew."

Wu Sangui knocked and pulled, causing Geng Jingzhong's face to turn red. After a few breaths, he said loudly: "I am willing to die for Shi Bo!"

"Okay, as long as we work together, we will be able to restore the whole world and restore the country of the Han people." Wu Sangui suddenly felt that he was several years younger, and he must seize this great opportunity.

Everyone understood and kept flattering.

Wu Sangui lay comfortably on the grand master's chair, but his heart was in a mess: King Huaxing's strength was so great that he had to cooperate with Manqing again. He knew that his reputation would be worse if he did this, but years of experience told him He, fame can't be eaten as a meal, he first betrayed Ming Dynasty, and then betrayed Qing Dynasty, so he can't live a happy life...

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In March of Yangchun, when the spring was bright and beautiful, Jiang Tao led the sharp spear guards, artillery battalion, tiger and leopard cavalry, chariot battalion, [-] logistics battalion and [-] bloody battle elites to set off.

He knew that the 20 army was not much stronger than the 10,000+ elite, so he only brought 10,000+, so that the logistical pressure would be reduced.

These 10,000 elites include 10,000 archers, 100 swordsmen and [-] spearmen. Each of these [-]+ elites is equipped with a combat vest and a helmet. The combat vest weighs five catties and has certain defense against bows and firearms. The cost price is [-] taels, which is not much cheaper than pure iron armor. The [-]+ sets of combat vests alone cost more than [-] million taels of silver. In fact, so many sets have been produced in a hurry, mainly in the experimental stage. , It depends on the effect. As for the steel helmet, it is made of pure steel. It weighs two catties and is lined with thick cotton cloth. It is similar to the ancient helmet, but there are not so many patterns and decorations.

In fact, quite a few of them had custom-made iron armor inside the heart mirror, but they all wore black clothes, black trousers and cowhide belts outside. Jiang Tao didn't care too much, after all, no one is afraid of death, even himself A forty-jin steel armor was made of pure steel, and it was only a half body armor, with cotton armor and gold silk armor inside, making the whole person look more majestic, but this weight is nothing to him, just as Exercise.

Anyway, he didn't plan to attack in this battle, he wanted to tell Man Qing with his destructive strength that Man Qing's iron cavalry could not keep up with the times, and an army of more than [-] people arrived at Lianyungang like a black dragon, while Xue Yan and Niu Mang Continue to defend Xuzhou.

The reason why he chose Lianyungang as the rear base was mainly because of the fast transportation of materials. Although the navy under Jiang Tao's command was not good at naval warfare, coastal transportation was still possible. The logistics work was handed over to Jiangsu Governor Wang Junyi, especially the delivery of ammunition.

The opposite bank of Lianyungang is Linyi in Shandong. According to the Tanma report, the number of soldiers and horses in the city is unknown. The key is that the Qing army built hundreds of small forts [-] miles outside Linyi City, and [-] cavalry were stationed five miles behind the forts.

These fortresses are built together to form a group of fortresses, just in front of Linyi City, that is to say, if you want to attack Linyi, you must break through these fortresses.

Each of these fortresses is 12 meters high and can accommodate 200 people. They are entirely made of stone and gray bricks, and they are extremely thick. The distance between the fortresses is 80 meters. Hard attack.

And there is a cannon on each of the forts in front, but it is not a red cannon, and the range is only three miles. The 500 meters in front of the fort are full of traps and organs, which are hard to defend against.

Jiang Tao smiled wryly when he heard these arrangements. Manqing's learning ability is really strong. He glanced at the generals and asked casually: "Do you generals have a strategy to defeat the enemy?"

Everyone gasped, frowned and said nothing, only Jiang Yan, the commander of the artillery battalion, smiled confidently: "Presumably the prince prepared so many cannons for his subordinates just to bombard these fortresses."

"Yes, although these fortresses are a bit troublesome, the most important thing is the iron cavalry behind the fortress. Behind the fortress is an endless plain. When our army breaks through the fortress with great effort, it won't take long for the Qing cavalry to come from all directions. This is one of them. The key." Jiang Tao said sitting upright, looking confident, but in fact he was very nervous, it seemed that he had met his opponent.

"My lord, as long as we knock down the fortress of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, we can form an formation at the ruins. I believe that with the firepower of the sharp spear guards, the enemy cavalry can't attack at all." Jiang Wuji said calmly with a determined look on his face.

Most of the other generals couldn't understand the mystery, and Jiang Tao didn't explain it. This time, he let them learn, especially the navy generals. The Chariot Battalion and the [-]-knife shieldmen set up camp outside the range of the cannons of the fortress, and this king will come later, and we will nibble at each other step by step in this battle."

"As ordered!"

"Jiang Xin leads tiger and leopard cavalry and ten thousand archers to defend Lianyungang, so there is nothing to lose."

When Jiang Tao said this, he looked to the north, and said in his heart: "If you have any means, just use it, I will rely on you to train my king's soldiers and horses."

(End of this chapter)