On the vast Taihu Lake, on the water not far from the shore of the lake, a large group of chariots slowly swam in the lake. The soldiers in the car had now changed shifts twice, but they still felt the pedals under their feet getting heavier and heavier.

What can be done about this, all the vehicles of the Qing army are made of heavy bronze, because the vehicle is heavy, the Qing army chariot has more parts under water, and the resistance is greater, so when the Qing army chariot moves in the water, it is not only slower but also extremely consumes the physical strength of the crew.

This straight-line distance is about twenty miles of waterway, and if you use a warship, you can reach your destination quickly. However, the navy of the Ming army will patrol in the Taihu Lake at night, especially these warships are equipped with the "searchlights" of Shenzhou City, which are easy to be discovered by these patrol ships.

It was precisely in order to avoid being discovered by the Ming army's patrol boats that the sneak attack chariot group had to go farther into the lake to avoid the interception of the Ming army's naval warships. Because of this, the distance was almost doubled, so that the five hundred chariots had been traveling for about two and a half hours (five hours), and by this time they were still staggering through the vast Taihu Lake.

The Qing army in the chariot was trying to pedal the pedals under their feet, and prayed to the heavens one by one in their hearts: "Oh my God! Don't let the warships of the Ming army find out, chariots alone will definitely not be able to fight against the warships. ”

God often does not obey people's wishes, just when these Qing soldiers were almost exhausted to death, a terrible thing happened, two Ming army patrol warships appeared on the lake. Columns of long searchlights swept across the surface of the lake, and the lights shimmered like fish scales on the waves.

The chariot group of the Qing army is like a huge turtle swimming in the calm lake under these lights, looking at these bright lights like the "sun", the Qing soldiers in the chariot are all as cold as the lake outside, and there is only a bean-sized cold sweat on the brain.

Those rays of light apparently illuminated a large number of the attacking Qing army's chariots, and the Ming warships turned their rudder towards the Qing army's chariot convoy. Almost all the soldiers of the Qing army let out an ominous sigh in their hearts, no need to ask that the chariots on the water are not as good as the smallest warships, they only need to open their sails to seize the upper hand, even if they use boats to collide, they are afraid that they will send these five hundred chariots to the lake to feed the fish.

Not to mention that these Ming warships patrolling the lake have always been equipped with artillery and firearms, and now they are even equipped with "Xiaofei Divine Crossbows" and "Slingshot Grenade Launchers" from Shenzhou City.

Just when the Qing army was sighing that they would definitely die, the Qing soldiers who were fighting to the death just waiting for the Ming warships to shoot and fire their cannons could not have imagined that the two ships sounded gongs and drums for a while, and they actually sailed back!

This encounter scared the Qing generals out of their heads. Just now he was still cursing in his heart, I don't know which person who "doesn't know about military affairs" came up with such a method of warfare, isn't this asking for his and his brothers' lives!

At this time, he looked at the Ming warship inexplicably, and was turning his head to go into the distance, muttering in his heart. "What the is this, why did they just leave? ......" thought about it in my head, and I understood it all.

Shen Tingyang, the leader of the Ming army's warships, was killed by the Shenzhou army in the battle of "making trouble in the south of the Yangtze River" last year because of the plundering of the people. Therefore, Shen Tingyang's subordinates have always been at odds with the "Shengwu Army" led by Wu Shengzhao and Zhang Mingzhen, and it seems that this time it is just a plan for them to "kill people with a knife" to get close to Wu Shengzhao and Zhang Mingzhen's troops with the Shenzhou Army.

Thinking about this clearly, the Qing army general scolded with a smile on his face: "What the hell is this!" Hmph, if you don't beat Lao Tzu, Lao Tzu still looks down on you the same, what the are you doing! This is a march to fight, not a child's house, with you bastards who only know infighting, it is strange that the Han people are undefeated! ”

The two Ming warships did not seem to hear the disdainful scolding of the Qing generals, and still flickered their lights and went into the distance, gradually disappearing above the ethereal smoke waves above Taihu Lake. In this way, 500 Qing army chariots were released from the water "intentionally or unintentionally" by the Ming warships, and they finally came to the undefended shore of the Ming army without danger.

Although there was bright moonlight, nothing could be seen on the dark shore. For the sake of prudence, the Qing army will lead the number of chariots to go ashore to reconnoitre. Soon a signal came from the shore, and there was no Ming ambush on the left and near the shore, and the brigade could land with confidence, and the Qing generals were relieved.

The chariots that led the brigade to the shore behind the Ming army began to land, and the chariots of the black crows took advantage of the faint light of the moon to quietly climb the shore of the lake from the shore with a gentle slope. After a short rest in the woods on the shore, he began to build a defensive line.

The Qing troops who came to the side of the Ming army did not immediately attack the back of the "Suzhou Defense Line", according to the plan, it was the task of the group that broke through from the canal, and at this moment they were behind enemy lines, completely lost contact with the Qing army camp, and did not know that the assault of that group had failed.

At the same time, they also undertook the task of guarding in the direction of Suzhou, blocking all the troops that came to reinforce them, so that the Qing army could take the "Suzhou Defense Line" and transport the artillery across the river before attacking.

The Qing army general who led the army was still a man of heart, and sent a team of five chariots to the "Suzhou Defense Line" to reconnoitre. That is, this team of chariots was brought back to the Qing army soon after, and the attack on the "Suzhou Defense Line" was extremely blocked, and it still failed to succeed at this time.

On the shore of the lake, the soldiers of the Qing army, who had pedaled most of the chariots, were exhausted, but in order to survive, they used all their strength to cut down wood and build a temporary camp to block the soldiers of the Ming "Shengwu Army" who heard the sound of artillery in Suzhou. According to the understanding of the Qing army, the one who comes to the aid will definitely be the whole army or part of the "Shengwu Army", but this "Shengwu Army" should not be underestimated.

They are mainly equipped with chariots, and they are wearing the battle armor of the Shenzhou Army, and the officers are trained by the Shenzhou Army. Although they were not the Shenzhou army, they had never been defeated in the battle against the Qing army. Now it is an army with high fighting spirit and must not be underestimated. In the face of them, although the Qing officers and soldiers would not have the deep-hearted fear when facing the Shenzhou army, every Qing army general and sergeant would never take it lightly.