The Eight Banners cavalry with eyes on the top of their heads looked down on this group of "bandits" from the bottom of their hearts, but in the eyes of the Qing army, in fact, as long as three hundred horsemen, it was enough to level them.

Even if in Tianchang, he was fiercely resisted by this team.

But firearms are indeed different from cold weapons, and technique, tactics and strength have become secondary.

A musketeer trained for three months is enough to fight a cavalryman trained for three or five years, and moreover, when the cavalry has not yet come close.

The "fireworks" in Erli are very bright, like a fireworks show.

For onlookers, it is more like "welcoming" the arrival of Qingqi.

But the Qing cavalry who were trapped in it really suffered enough.

Stimulated by gunpowder, the thistles were splashed everywhere and inflicted abuses on the unobstructed road, which could not be stopped by manpower or technology and tactics, and for a while, the sound of explosions was accompanied by the howls and wails of the Qing soldiers.

Fortunately, the cavalry of the Qing army was pursuing in a long snake formation, which made the Qing army's front very long, far beyond the killing range that the thistle terrestris could produce, otherwise, this Qing cavalry would have to be served by the Huang family brothers.

But even so, when the Huang brothers counterattacked the remnants of the enemy, the Qing army, which was already panicked, had to retreat to Tianchang, which was a small city, and could not stop for a while, and the Qing army could only go out of the city and retreat westward.

The Huang brothers were eager to make meritorious contributions and insisted on expanding the results of the battle, so they naturally pursued them closely.

At this time, the enemy reinforcements from Sizhou arrived, and the Huang brothers, who were in high morale, were caught off guard.

The remnants of the Qing cavalry, which were stabilized by reinforcements, immediately surrounded Huang Dachun's department.

Seeing that the whole army was about to be annihilated, on the order of Wu Zheng, Shi Kun led the first army of 4,000 people to Tianchang in time.

So in a scuffle, Shi Kun's troops used tiger squatting cannons to block the enemy, delay the enemy, and then fire a volley with muskets, and after several rounds of shooting, they defeated the Qing army that came to aid and saved the remnants.

It's a pity that Huang Dachun's 1,000 people before the war escaped at this time, and only more than 100 people remained, and Huang Dachun, the second son of the Huang family, was also seriously injured in the final battle and died.

So far, the Huang family has left only the third son, Huang Dahong.

Due to this battle, Tianchang has been targeted by Azig, a large number of Qing troops rushed from Linhuai, Shi Kun according to Wu Zheng's explanation before departure, and led his troops to prepare to move north.

At this time, Chi Erhan, who was transferred by Wu Zheng, also led 3,000 people to Tianchang.

In a mere place, more than 7,000 troops were assembled, and the sky was too small to fit.

After Chi Erhan discussed with Shi Kun, he turned to Beichengmen Township and Bei'e Town, but the real goal was - Hengyang!

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At this point, Wu Zheng, as the initiator, has begun to emerge its strategic purpose.

His ultimate goal is not in Dingyuan, which Li Guo occupies, nor in Haizhou, which was attacked by Ji Xiha and Lanbai, nor in Anqing and Luzhou, which he discussed with Li Guo, Li Dingguo, Xia Wanchun and others.

Hengyang is a Hengzhou governing office, the Ming Dynasty set up the Guiwang domain, and the royal capital is Hengyang.

Although it is only a small state city, the city has high walls and thick walls, like a military fortress.

No one paid attention to the small city of Hengyang, and the Qing court was no exception, everyone's eyes were on Fengyang Mansion and Haizhou in the northeast of Huai'an, and even Azig regarded Tianchang as a problem of scabies, just wanted to pick up the grass and beat the rabbit, and swept it by the way.

But in fact, from beginning to end, Wu Zheng's eyes have always been focused on Hengyang.

As the commander of the first army and a strong vassal on the other side, what Wu [Literature Museum] needs to fight now is not a victory in a battle.

Faith is important, but it's even more important.

The Qing court had already banned all kinds of strategic materials and strictly controlled the transportation to the south, and Wu Zheng had to respond.

At this time, it was not like the global integration of later generations, and the implementation of trade wars hurt others and hurt themselves, but now it is an agricultural society, and the Qing court can be self-sufficient even if it cuts off all trade with the south, so the biggest victims of the embargo are the Jiangnan Military Workshop and the Weaving Division.

This is also what Wu Xiaomei said when she begged Wu Zheng, "No matter what kind of war it is, the General's Mansion cannot take the initiative to cut off the trade between the north and the south." ”

Because once it is cut off, the Jiangnan Weaving Division will collapse, and the livelihood of millions of weaver girls will be gone.

Wu Zheng agreed to Wu Xiaomei at that time, because he knew the seriousness of this matter.

To be precise, the improvement of the productive forces in Jiangnan is based on the large number of commodities produced, which are paid for by the people in the north and northwest, and the consumption of the people in the south of the Yangtze River and the purchase of merchants alone can no longer support the output of the south of the Yangtze River.

Wu Zheng knew that now was indeed not the best time for the Northern Expedition, but this matter was not politics, but economy, and it was the foundation on which the General's Mansion depended.

Imagine, once a large number of workshops produce goods that are seriously hoarded, the workshop owners who have borrowed money from Hamming Bank to develop their business will have to choose to shrink their scale or even go out of business.

Then, the resulting impact will be like an avalanche, getting bigger and bigger, sinking more and more, until it drags down the General's Mansion.

Since ancient times, the loyalty of the people has been relative, and if their vital interests are harmed, they will regard the government as a vengeance.

Wu Zheng has always understood this truth.

Therefore, Wu Zheng set up this plan at first to counter the Qing court's material embargo to the south and force the Qing court to change its policy.

With Guangxinwei as bait, forming a trend of devouring Fengyang, Luzhou, and Anqing, of course, in fact, these three prefectures are indeed thinking day and night for the establishment of the new dynasty, and when they are false, they are also false, and they use specious strategic purposes to firmly attract the attention of the Qing court to Fengyang Mansion, and at the same time contain the main force of the Azig army.

In the direction of Haizhou, Wu Zheng has always believed that with Jiang Quanyi's ability and thousands of veterans, even if there are tens of thousands of enemies to attack, it should not be a problem to stick to and wait for help.

In this way, the west and north directions have a guarantee that Wu Zheng can operate with confidence.

As a result, a small army in the direction of Tianchang has become the most secret chess piece to break the game.

Tianchang is very close to Hengyang, and the Qing army is only a bull in Hengyang, with three or five hundred people guarding, the Tianchang defenders can easily capture Hengyang City in one day, so Hengyang is used as a forward stronghold, and the soldiers can be directed at Sizhou.

If Sizhou is obtained, the Qing army in Fengyang Mansion will be torn apart by the north and the south, and Azig will be faced with a choice.

He had only two choices, one was to defend Linhuai and Fengyang, and wait for reinforcements from the Qing court, but it was difficult for the Qing court to do this, because Xuzhou and Yanzhou were in the hands of Dolbo, whether Dolbo was willing to accept the will of the Qing court, and it should be said that even if he finally accepted, it would take time for the conditions and the two sides to compromise, and this time difference was enough for the Northern Expeditionary Army to launch a strong attack on Fengyang.

You must know that now Li Dingguo's Great Western Army has entered the northern part of Huguang and is waiting for Henan.

Liao Zhongping's left battalion, which had crossed the river to Liuhe, was marching to Chuzhou as a strong backing for Li Guoguang Xinwei.