Chapter 401: Zheng Chenggong Arrives (Second Update!) Ask for a subscription, ask for a monthly pass! )
The Qing army's offensive became more and more ferocious, like a wave after wave of furious sea.
The Ming army at the head of the city gradually became a little unable to support it.
Although Minzhuang and Xiangyong had joined the queue to defend the city, Zheng Jing still felt that some of his strength was not enough.
It was clear that Shi Lang had committed almost all of his troops.
A few vultures hovered in the air, and they landed on the corpses of the soldiers who had just died, pecking and biting with impunity. It's full of corpses, and it's a feast for vultures.
The Qing army continued to exert pressure, desperately trying to get to the top of the city.
The Ming army was united as one, desperately driving down the Qing soldiers who poured in.
It's just that the Qing soldiers are like gophers, just after beating this one, another one pops up over there, as if they can never finish fighting.
"Dog's Tartars, a few more are coming up here!"
Zheng Kui spat out a mouthful of thick phlegm, and rushed forward with a big knife.
At present, except for the dozens of Qing soldiers defending Zheng Jing, basically everyone in the city is engaged in the battle.
Zheng Kui is naturally no exception.
"The dog Tartar is impatient, grandpa, I'll give you a ride."
Zheng Kui's big knife in his hand was wielding, and he slashed at the neck of a burly Qing soldier.
Seeing this, the Qing soldier instinctively retreated backwards, but then the soldier standing behind him was unlucky.
Many Qing soldiers were directly squeezed out of the city, accompanied by screams and fell to death.
Although some were lucky not to fall, they were instantly cut into mud by the Ming army that surged up because of their disposition.
Zheng Kui's rush seemed reckless, but in fact, it stabilized the precarious situation and allowed the Ming army to breathe again.
Zheng Jing couldn't be happy, although he barely held on now, how long could it last?
The Qing army has formed a siege situation, and it can't be defended by defending alone.
But he really can't ask for more soldiers, after all, the soldiers have already given their all.
"Your Royal Highness, look at the fleet, the fleet is coming from the west!"
One of the soldiers suddenly shouted with joy.
Zheng Jing looked in the direction he was pointing, and sure enough, he saw a fleet of sailors composed of hundreds of ships.
There are Ming flags on the ship, and there are big Zheng characters, plus they are coming from the upstream direction, Zheng Jing can already be sure that this is the return of his father!
It's not easy, it's not easy.
Zheng Jing sighed with emotion, and tears were already rolling in his eyes.
My father came back in such a timely manner, if it was any later, it would really be too late.
"Soldiers, my father has come to save us, let's work hard to drive the Tartars down!"
Zheng Jing shouted, and the already exhausted soldiers of the Ming army came to their senses one after another.
Okay, you Shi Lang dog thief will take advantage of the disparity of our Zheng family's soldiers to show off your power here.
Now that Your Highness has returned, let's see if you still dare to make a mistake.
"Kill!"
"Kill all these two Tartars!"
"For the sake of Daming, for the sake of His Highness!"
"Kill, kill, kill!"
In the neat shouts, the Ming army seemed to be reborn, and there was no longer a trace of fatigue.
Those Qing troops who finally killed the head of the city were stunned. What does that mean? How do you feel that the Ming Army is suddenly like a different person.
In the face of the fierce and ferocious offensive, the Qing soldiers could not resist the defeat and retreat.
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Shi Lang, who was above the flagship, naturally also discovered this change.
Zheng Chenggong's sailor was coming from them, which made Shi Lang panic.
Although his previous cowhide blew loudly, what his sailor was not under Zheng Chenggong's sailor, and if the two armies faced each other, they would be able to fight at least five or five times.
But that's all bluffing, if it really starts, Shi Lang has little confidence that he will be able to defeat Zheng Chenggong.
But now that half of the battle has been fought, it is impossible to withdraw troops directly, right?
If Zheng Chenggong comes, he will look at the wind and fall, what will the soldiers think? What does Ma Fengzhi think? What would Lang Tingzo think? What will the imperial court and the Shunzhi Emperor think?
These consequences are all things that Shi Lang must consider, and he must not walk away.
"Whew!"
Shi Lang, who was very nervous, exhaled a breath of turbidity, and Ma Fengzhi on the side urged: "What should General Shi do now?" ”
After several rounds of analysis in Shi Lang's heart, he already had a plan.
"The order goes down, and the whole army's naval division turns its direction and prepares to fight!"
Although Zheng Chenggong came, this battle still had to be fought.
He doesn't necessarily fail.
After Shi Lang's order, the flag officer immediately raised the flag, and the Qing soldiers on the rest of the ship also turned their direction one after another.
They were downstream, and the Ming army led by Zheng Chenggong rushed down from the upstream, and Zheng Chenggong had an advantage in terms of momentum.
But Shi Lang felt that as long as they stood in advance in advance, they might not be far behind.
"Fire!"
Under Shi Lang's order, the Qing army's sailors aimed their guns at the Zhengjia sailors not far away.
With an order, hundreds of small cannons were fired at once, and it was full of momentum.
This kind of artillery bombardment in water battles is obviously more powerful than bombardment of city walls.
This is mainly a matter of angle, the angle of the artillery in water warfare is adjusted just right, and the shells can effectively kill and injure the enemy.
Seeing this, the Zheng family sailor on the opposite side did not show weakness, and fired a salvo under Zheng Chenggong's order.
Zheng Chenggong has always been a person who does what he says, he said that he must personally produce Shi Lang, then he will definitely do it.
Unexpectedly, Shi Lang actually ate the ambitious leopard and dared to take the initiative to send it to the door.
That's good, Zheng Chenggong wants to see what he Shi Lang can do next.
"Fire! Hit the main hall hard! ”
In contrast, Zheng Chenggong's naval division was equipped with sharper artillery and a faster rate of fire.
In such a large-scale water war, this is obviously a great advantage.
After several rounds of bombardment, the number of Qing warships sunk by the Ming army was obviously more than the number of warships sunk by the Qing army.
Shi Lang lost blood in the battle damage, but fortunately, there were many others, many ships, and many mistakes.
According to this ratio, he may not necessarily be a dead end.
It's just that Zheng Chenggong obviously didn't intend to give Shi Lang a chance to breathe, and after gaining the advantage, he immediately ordered the water division to launch a charge.
The Yangtze River section of Zhenjiang is very wide, which can accommodate many fortune boats to sail at the same time.
Zheng Chenggong is ready to fight broadside and fight to the death with Shi Lang.
Shi Lang was obviously frightened by this decisive momentum.
Zheng Chenggong fights so hard?
But now he has no choice but to continue fighting, and it is too late to escape.
"The whole army is in formation, ready to meet the enemy!"
Generally speaking, there is not much difference between water battles and naval battles on the river, but it is more advantageous to change formations in a wide sea area, and it is also convenient to escape.
It's different on the Yangtze River, where the losing side is likely to be chased and beaten by the other side, snowballing to death.
So Shi Lang will do his best to fight to the death.
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