Two miles of land, said to be near but not close, said far not far.

Retreat is only a blink of an eye.

But the kung fu of this moment was another three rounds of Ming army muskets on the city wall.

Although the cavalry of the Qing army had already sensed that something was wrong, they could not control the inertia of the war horse for a while, and they did not get the order of the commander, so they could only attack with the established order without fear of death.

In other words, in this instant, hundreds of cavalry fell under the city, which is not the most miserable.

The most tragic thing is that at least most of the hundreds of Qing soldiers who fell before were only wounded, not dead, and the muskets were not so powerful to kill them.

Because of the inertia, it was impossible for the follow-up cavalry to rein in their horses, so they ...... It doesn't matter if it's a man or a horse under the hoof, it's trampled like this.

Therefore, most of the Qing army was not so much shot by the Ming army as trampled to death by their own people.

After six volleys, the Qing army began to panic, and countless cavalry turned their horses and fled northward, and there was no formation at this time.

Wu Zheng ordered the musketeers to continue firing, and at the same time lit a firework the size of a bucket on the side.

At this time, the casualties of the Qing cavalry were only about thirty percent.

In other words, there are at least more than 3,000 Qing riders.

The lit fireworks make a loud "bang" and burst into beautiful fireworks in the sky.

At this time, the cavalry of the Ming army, hiding on the east and west sides, quickly assaulted to the north in accordance with the established strategy, forming a joint encirclement of the fleeing Qing army.

The Qing army, which had already broken up in a panic and lost its formation, how could it resist the overwhelming impact of the formation, even if some individuals were strong?

Panic turned into rout in an instant, and it was only a matter of time before it perished.

The battle situation was simply smoother than Wu Zheng expected.

The Qing army's light enemy, coupled with the ignorance of the musket's cognition, and the general's momentary confusion, were the main reasons for the destruction of the Qing cavalry.

In this battle, the Ming army suffered less than 300 casualties on the city wall, and dozens of cavalry casualties.

The results that can be achieved are huge, 5,000 Qing cavalry, there are more than 3,000 corpses that can be identified, and the rest of the Ming army that was trampled into stumps and broken arms by the Qing army itself is not interested in debating and putting together, and the Qing army is afraid that less than one percent escapes.

This unexpected victory greatly boosted the morale of the Ming army, especially those recruits, who thought that the Qing army was nothing more than that.

In the cheers of the soldiers, Wu Zheng did not hesitate and ordered to go north to recover Zhenjiang City.

……。

"Seeking to retreat from that knowledge but taking the revolt, it is difficult to complete the will of heaven and people.

Today's service is ridiculous, and the launching ship is the upper boat. ”

This is one of the three poems written by the Song Dynasty poet Wu Fu when he was degraded and stranded in the wind when passing by Yizhen.

The Qing army in Jiangbei was mainly concentrated on the line from the other side of Yingtianfu to Jiangdu, and the troops were relatively concentrated.

Therefore, when Wu Sangui gave an order, the Qing army encircled Yizhen very quickly.

Before the Qian family's uncle and nephew came, they had been taught by Qian Sule face-to-face.

I was also mentally prepared for what was going to happen.

I have to say that the Qian family is all loyal and righteous people, and they know that this is a battle to the death, but the uncle and nephew still go to it calmly.

And although Qian Sule and Wu Zheng have always had a rivalry, in the face of righteousness, they did not lose their sense of proportion.

Knowing that Wu Zheng wanted to use these 20,000 people as bait to attract the Qing army in Jiangbei, he still sent his own brother and only son to a dead end, I am afraid that among the hundred courtiers of the Qingtai Dynasty, there will be no second one.

In the final analysis, Wu Zheng is indeed ruthless enough.

I don't know when the "benevolence" that a small citizen should have in his previous life has been lost in him.

Speaking of which, in terms of name, Qian Qiaogong was his brother-in-law, but he was sent into a desperate situation by his words.

The words "Ci is not in charge of the soldiers" have often been on his lips.

But Qian Sule knew very well that if he really wanted to recover Zhenjiang Mansion, it would be worth it for the Qingtai Dynasty, even if he lost twice as many troops.

The geographical location of Zhenjiang Mansion is too important, once the Qing army forms a climate in Zhenjiang Mansion, then Ying Tianfu will not have a good day, and he will tremble under the covetousness of the Qing army all the time.

At the time of parting, Qian Sule asked Qian Qiaogong to kowtow to himself three times.

This is to let the son repay the grace of nineteen years of parenting.

From then on, there is no concern, life and death.

Qian Qiaogong no longer has to take into account filial piety, and sprinkles his blood to be loyal to the court!

Such a family style, if you can raise an unfaithful person, it is called a strange thing.

Now that you know life and death, you can deal with it calmly.

After occupying Yizhen, the Qian family's uncles and nephews were no longer afraid of anything, they directly led troops to plunder all the materials they could use from the surrounding rich and common people, and temporarily strengthened the small city of Yizhen.

The only difference from the Tartars was that Qian Sudian stamped his general's seal on the white strips, stating that he would be compensated by the Qingtai court after the war.

This kind of thing, if it was changed in the past, the uncle and nephew of the Qian family would not have done it or dared to do it.

But now, they're pretty decisive.

There is no way, Wang Zhiren's water division supports them to temporarily break through the Qing army's river defense and landing, which is already the limit, except for the ordnance that must be carried, the grain and grass brought by the Ming army is only enough for three days, and since then, there are no reinforcements, no supplies.

They have only two paths, either to drain the blood or to clear it.

But can the uncle and nephew of the Qian family surrender, dare to surrender, and are they willing to surrender?

People are forced out.

An army has the main general, and it is what it does.

The lord will take the lead, and if he wants to kill himself, no matter how bad his subordinates are, they can't go anywhere.

After three days of intense preparations, Yizhen, a small county town, has become a fortress.

On the afternoon of the fourth day, a bloody battle broke out.

Wu Sangui was born in Wuju, and later took his father Yin as the commander of the governor.

It can be said that seven or eight out of ten of his life have been spent on the battlefield.

Fighting a war is as calm for him as a person who needs to drink water every day.

There is no need for special planning, and attacking such a small county town is a matter of effort in his opinion.

Since he decided to exchange the blood of these 20,000 Ming troops for himself to gain the trust of the Qing court, Wu Sangui naturally would not show mercy to his subordinates.

Surrounded on all sides, the water is impassable.

Wu Sangui ordered to attack on all sides at the same time, wanting to quickly solve the Yizhen war and lay a solid foundation for himself to go to the northwest to lead the army alone.

But in just half a day, Wu Sangui found out that he was wrong.

This Ming army is not the Ming army that he remembered to be defeated in a battle.

When the battle situation was urgent, countless figures fell from the city wall, including not only the Ming army, but also the Qing army.

The Ming army that dared to jump off the city wall with the Qing soldiers and die together was still the Ming army in his impression?

If it's just an example, it's not unusual, even if it's a bad army, you can find a few bloody people.

But this kind of resolute resistance appeared on every city wall, which made Wu Sangui have to put away the frivolity in his heart, he ordered a boycott, and began to seriously plan the next offensive.