Although the promise of the feudal marquis was very good, but this alone was not enough for Zheng Kui to agree, he still needed to return to the Salt Gang and obtain the consent of most of the other people in the gang, especially his father, Zheng Yuanzhen, the chief helmsman of the Huaibei Salt Gang.

The people in the Salt Gang gather for profit, and their organization is very loose, and there are many examples of scattering for profit. In this case, the people in the Salt Gang naturally couldn't come up with a common goal, and even an organization like the White Lotus Sect was far inferior.

For Ning Yu, this kind of salt gang is just an object that can be transformed and utilized, if it is really a very strict organization, he will not dare to absorb it, and when the meat is not eaten, not to mention, this stomach will be burst, then it will be a big loss, like the existence of the White Lotus Sect.

Ning Yu can accept Chen Caiwei, but it does not mean that he can accept the White Lotus Sect, because for Ning Yu, if he wants to completely turn the White Lotus Sect into a force that he can trust, the price he needs to pay is too great, and the time it will take will be long, which is too troublesome.

Speaking of which, since the Fu Han army attacked the Qing army during this time, the development of the White Lotus Sect was also very fast, Liu Ruhan was very wise to avoid the Fu Han army in the south, and the Fu Han army of course also gave some face, except for occupying Nanyang Mansion, there was no further north, and the two sides converged their steps in Ruzhou, Xuzhou and Chenzhou, forming a dividing line.

Liu Ruhan did not provoke the south of the Han army, naturally can only go east and north, in June, Liu Ruhan led the troops in Xinzheng and the Qing army fought a big fight, because the Qing army lost too much of the elite before, so the battlefield soon fell into a state of collapse, almost Liu Ruhan with people chased into Kaifeng City, or thanks to Henan Governor He Tianqu desperately led people to resist, this was lucky to save Kaifeng.

However, at this point, the Qing army in Henan can no longer resist the wanton attack of the White Lotus Sect, and even a small restriction has become very difficult, with the continuous attack of the White Lotus Sect, Ruzhou, Xuzhou, and Chenzhou gradually fell into the hands of the White Lotus Sect, and even Kaifeng Mansion was occupied by most of it, leaving only one Kaifeng to survive.

Ning Yu didn't care how much territory the White Lotus Sect had won, after all, for this kind of rogues, no matter how much territory they won, they would just blindly coerce the new army of exiles, and they would have more than enough destructive power, but almost no one would have people to join them, to put it bluntly, at best, he was just a trumpet Li Chuang. It is also very suitable to make a fuss about the Qing Dynasty.

In July, Jiangning had just finished a heavy rain, and then the sun came out, making the weather extremely hot, and the Qing soldiers on the city wall leaned on their spears weakly, looking at the distant horizon with sleepy eyes and dozing, and the relaxed atmosphere seemed extremely peaceful.

But this peace was destined to be unsustainable, the ground trembled slightly, and patches of white smoke rose into the air, and before the wind could sweep it away, another piece of smoke rose on the battlefield, rendering the whole world into a white expanse.

"Boom—"

The Qing soldiers soon heard the sound of cannons, accompanied by black projectiles falling from the sky, those projectiles fell on the city wall of Jiangning, but they directly splashed pieces of rubble, many Qing soldiers were directly hit by the rubble, and the flesh and blood were pasted on the city wall.

The Qing army guarding the city wall was stunned, and he carried a waist knife in his hand, driving the soldiers of the green battalion to the city wall, ignoring that the artillery bombardment of the Fu Han army was still continuing at this time.

Blood and stumps were intertwined, staining the entire wall into a blood-fire hell, many Qing soldiers fell on the wall, and many others lay on the ground wailing, they stretched out their bloody hands to ask for help from others, but they were trampled on the ground until they took their last breath.

The big general cannon on the head of Jiangning City finally began to fight back, plus some heavy sub-mother guns, it looked very lively to fight, but because this kind of artillery was very old, and for many years, Jiangning was in a very comfortable situation, so the range of these guns was not far, and the projectiles that were shot out were light and fluttering, and the farthest one only fell more than 200 steps in front of the large array of the Fu Han Army.

Seeing that the artillery failed to make a contribution, Fan Shiyi, the governor of Liangjiang who hurried over, hurriedly ordered to stop firing, his face was a little gloomy, the quality of these artillery pieces was extremely poor, which was not surprising to him, because these artillery pieces were made little by little by the successive governors of Liangjiang, and the quality was much worse than that of the firearms battalion of the Beijing Division. Coupled with the fact that these guns have not been well maintained over the years, it is quite good to be able to fire now.

In addition to the gap between the artillery of the two sides, skilled gunners are also a very key factor, after all, the gunners of the Fu Han Army have fought many battles, and the level and skills of artillery are not comparable to the Qing army, so the gap reflected at this time is not a world of difference.

Fan Shiyi's face was extremely gloomy, he could even see with his own eyes that the artillery on the city wall was smashed by bullets, even if the accuracy of those dense bullets was not high enough, but under the number of compensation, it could still play a very good performance, those cracked wood fragments, slaughtered the surrounding gunners.

With the sound of drums, the soldiers of the Fu Han army pushed the shield carts, and some people set up ladders and charged towards the Jiangning city wall. The soldiers shouted trumpets and lined up in formation, following in a majestic manner.

After losing the Great Victory Pass, there were more than 30,000 green battalion soldiers on paper in Jiangning City, and more than 12,000 Eight Banner soldiers.

Fan Shiyi's face was gloomy, he waved his hand lightly, and saw several rows of archers appear under the city wall, but their bows and arrows were not aimed at the Fu Han army, but at the green battalion soldiers on the city wall.

"Those who dare to retreat will be killed!"

Several of the retreating Green Battalion soldiers were directly nailed to the spot by the long arrows, and immediately the blood flowed profusely, and several painful wails were made on the city wall, which made people's hearts hairy.

The other green battalion soldiers on the city wall found out about this scene, and a little panicked look appeared on their faces, and their eyes were full of despair.

Fan Shiyi pulled out the matching knife on his waist and roared angrily: "You will defend the city with me, and I will ask the emperor for credit for everyone in the future!" Promotions and knighthoods are no problem! ”

After some coercion and lure, he barely appeased the Qing army on the city wall, but when he looked at the scene under the city again, it made Fan Shiyi somewhat desperate, countless soldiers of the Fu Han Army were approaching step by step, coupled with the roaring artillery in the rear, everyone on the city wall could feel that death was gradually approaching.

"Fire! Hit me hard! ”

Fan Shiyi roared loudly, brandishing his long knife, trying to expel the fear in his heart.

"Boom-" The artillery of the Qing army rang out, but because of the previous artillery battle, a small half of the artillery had been completely destroyed, so that the artillery currently firing was less than ten, and the solid bullets that were thrown out seemed to be a little useless in front of the mighty Fu Han army.

Hao Zhao, the commander of the first regiment of the first division, brandished the long knife in his hand and rushed to the front with the soldiers around him, wearing fiery red military uniforms, burning towards the blue-black Jiangning City like a ball of flames.

Li Shihu, who was in the rear, licked his tongue and looked at Hao Zhao who was charging, with a little envy on his face, eager to exchange identities with Hao Zhao, and he would fight happily.

Ning Yu saw this scene, his face showed a little weirdness, he looked at Li Shihu who was smiling on the side, and said in a low voice: "What's the matter with your first division?" Gone, you, the head of the regiment who fell in love with the front line, why did you come to a regiment commander who likes to rush to the front? ”

In the current Fu Han army, hand-to-hand combat is a very important tactical subject, but this does not mean that the Fu Han army is a force that only knows how to charge desperately. For the current Fu Han army, if it wants to win, it depends more on strict discipline and advanced techniques and tactics, and courage is only one part of it.

Ning Yu emphasized early on that in today's flintlock war, efficient command is absolutely indispensable, and even the most critical factor affecting the outcome of the war. Therefore, in order to ensure the command system on the battlefield, the General Staff Office of the Fuhan Army clearly gave an opinion, that is, it is forbidden for officers above the regimental level to take the lead in charging.

It was at this time that Li Shihu was promoted to deputy division commander, and to a certain extent, he lost the qualification to fight on the front line, but in order to maintain the combat effectiveness of the first regiment, he also specially recommended Hao Zhao to Ning Yu who was originally guarding the sixth division, and was exceptionally promoted to become the commander of the first division and one regiment of the main force, in order to make the other party not afraid of death.

Now hearing Ning Yu's ridicule, Li Shihu smiled, "The first regiment is the old foundation of our Han Army, and I don't feel at ease if I change to an ordinary regiment commander." ”

As he spoke, Hao Zhao had already led people to gradually approach the city wall, and he ran forward brandishing his long knife, intending to start climbing to the top of the city at the first moment when he set up the ladder.

The shouts of killing that were getting closer and closer made the Qing soldiers at the head of the city tremble, but as soon as they looked at the overseers under the city, they lost the courage to escape, so they had to meet them head-on.

"Boom-"

A big general cannon of the Qing army let out a roar, only to see that a shield cart beside Hao Zhao was not unlucky, it happened to be hit in the square, a large number of sawdust fragments splashed in all directions, and the soldiers of the Fu Han Army on the side were just swept by the sawdust, but they were beaten into blood gourds, and three people fell.

Although Hao Zhao was not facing the shield cart, a small piece of sawdust had grazed from the corner of his forehead, but it had already flown into his eye sockets, and a large amount of blood flowed out of his face, which looked extremely scary.

"Ahh

The soldiers of the Fu Han Army on the side hurriedly blocked the front with their bodies, trying to drag Hao Zhao behind, but they were stopped by Hao Zhao with his hands, he ignored the sharp pain in his eyes, but hastily tore off a rag from his body, and then tied it to his eye sockets, but the dripping blood, but he couldn't stop it.

"Commander, get down!"

The soldiers on the side persuaded hard that in the military regulations of the Fu Han army, if the main general died, the guards could not live alone. This military regulation is very rough and impersonal, but it is the best protection for the commander.

Hao Zhao waved his hand fiercely, stood up tenaciously, clenched the long knife in his hand, and continued to charge forward, but this scene made the soldiers of the Fu Han Army on the side extremely admired, and they also followed Hao Zhao and began to climb towards the city.

On the contrary, the Qing soldiers at the head of the city, looking at Hao Zhao like a ghost, were scared by seven points of bravery, and the remaining three points were naturally difficult to resist the attack of the Fu Han army, and the fighting on the city began to become very cruel, they could not drive Hao Zhao and others off the city at the first time, but let the soldiers of the Fu Han Army in the rear gradually occupy a place on the city wall.

"Tiger General! What a tiger! ”

Ning Yu had a bit of appreciation on his face, he didn't expect this Hao Zhao to be so brave, but he had a bit of a sharp demeanor, and he naturally refused to waste the excellent opportunity created by Hao Zhao at the moment, and directly began to command the army to press towards the city.

The tens of thousands of horses of the entire first division have begun to charge towards Jiangning City, and the shouting of killing is getting louder and louder, but Fan Shiyi, who is commanding in Jiangning City, is scared, he naturally understands that this time is a critical moment, if he is a little careless, Jiangning City will not be protected, at this moment, he can no longer care about much, and directly ordered the Qing army from other directions to come to Ximen to support.

The Qing soldiers stationed in other directions in the city also began to gather at the west gate, and their faces were more or less worried, you must know that the Qing army guarding the west side was as many as 5,000 people, but these 5,000 people have only worked for half a day now, and they have been reimbursed, which makes everyone feel a little trembling.

Seeing that the Qing army gradually converged in the direction of the West Gate, a smile flashed on Ning Yu's face, Fan Shiyi was still inexperienced after all, no matter how urgent the current situation was, he couldn't concentrate his defensive forces in one place, otherwise once something went wrong in other places, there would be no room for saving.

As for whether there will be problems elsewhere, this is inevitable.

Seeing that the Qing army was in the direction of the west gate, and the first division of the Fu Han army formed a stalemate, but there was a sound of fighting in the east of the city gate, and many Qing soldiers with white cloth on their right arms launched a surprise attack.

The person standing under the big banner was none other than Wu Cunli, the governor of Jiangsu, who looked in the direction of Fan Shiyi with a meaningful face, and gently spit out a sentence.

"Kill Fan Shiyi, everyone can live!"

The soldiers below shouted loudly together.

"Kill Fan Shiyi, everyone can live!"

"Kill Fan Shiyi, everyone can live!"