The spring breeze went down to Yangzhou in March, but at this time, the whole Yangzhou was like a lonely old man.

At this time, the people of Yangzhou went to the city and were not empty, and most of the people had left, but there were 220,000 Ming troops in the city. It's a pity that only Gao Jie's 90,000 elite soldiers really passed, and Gao's army also lost more than 30,000 men and horses in the first battle of Huaihe.

"Inspector, the Qing army is crazy, they have more than 200,000 cavalry, and at least 400,000 infantry troops! The two rebel armies of Liu Zeqing and Liu Liangzuo alone have nearly 200,000 horses! "Gao Jie knows that he is going to be finished, and his Gao family army is also finished!

Although he came from a humble background and acted unsightly, he really couldn't do it if he surrendered to the Manchus! What's more, his men and horses are all divided by Shi Kefa, all they can be responsible for is the city wall, and it is not so easy to surrender!

In order to prevent someone from opening the city, Shi Kefa arranged three teams of people to guard the city gate together, and even the patrol team was divided into two teams to supervise each other.

Black clouds crush the city and want to destroy it! Although the Manchu Qing Dynasty was still in preparation, the entire Yangzhou capital was already in turmoil.

"In fact, the Manchu Qing Dynasty gathered troops for the King of Han, not Yangzhou!" Yangzhou doesn't need the Manchu Qing to go all out, not to mention that there are few Tartars and they have to be stationed in various places, and they can't draw many real Tartars!

King Han! Gao Jie was inexplicably overjoyed: "The Governor of Han is going north, how many men and horses has the Han army sent?" ”

Seeing the excitement in Gao Jie's eyes! Shi Kefa couldn't help but feel sad for Daming!

"The king of Han took fifty or sixty thousand cavalry and entered the river from the sea! But the Tartars already know! Otherwise, the outcome of the battle is still unknown! "Shi Kefa hates Qian Qianyi, this dog thing! If he hadn't said it! The Manchu Qing sent a maximum of 400,000 foot cavalry, and the courage of the Han army could also stop the Qing soldiers!

But now, there are 80,000 Jurchen Tartars alone, which is half of the elite of the Jurchen clan! There are also more than 100,000 Mongolian cavalry plus Guanning iron cavalry and some traitor cavalry, more than 200,000 against 60,000, which makes Shi Kefa completely desperate!

Gao Jie's face was bitter! "Hey! King Han, what a pain it is! It's something you know you can't do! Or just go through the motions and practice the soldiers and horses by the way! ”

There could have been hope, but tens of thousands of cavalry really didn't matter the overall situation! If there are 100,000 Han infantry going north, you can still fight, but there is no hurry!

Shi Kefa frowned: "King Han will definitely not go through the motions, but he will not give up his life either!" Maybe he was trying to test the reality of the Qing soldiers in advance, or maybe he was confident that he could retreat with his whole body! But it has nothing to do with Yangzhou! There is labor, Gao Dashuai will do his last life for Daming! ”

Shi Kefa bowed deeply, his eyes full of longing!

Gao Jie's heart stabbed!

"Good! Sacrifice your life to accompany the gentleman! King Han can go to danger regardless of safety! I, Gao Jie, am not inferior to him, but this is also the last time Gao Jie will respect the order! Gao Jie hugged his fists and saluted, if he was still alive after the war, he would leave Yangzhou and leave the territory controlled by Nanming! He saw clearly, Nan Ming was also hopeless!

Knowing Gao Jie's intentions, but Shi Kefa didn't think they would leave alive!

"General Gao, Gao Yi!" Gao Jie's resoluteness made Shi Kefa begin to really respect him!

Gao Jie smiled bitterly and nodded! If he had a choice, he would rather not have this kind of high righteousness! Even, he began to miss the peaceful life in the village decades ago!

Chen Xiong naturally knew the virtues of the princes of the Southern Ming Dynasty, and he said that he landed on the river, and then the fleet immediately landed at the mouth of Huai'an. This made Nan Ming look through the autumn water, and he didn't wait for the Han army fleet!

"It's back!" Looking at the familiar Huai Coast, Chen Xiong remembered the year before last!

On this coast, it is the place where the elite bones of Zuo Liangyu's Zuo family army are buried. It is the place where he saw red for the first time in his two lives! There are always memories of them here, which is really nostalgic!

"Qiu Sen, give the First Fleet twenty giant snakes, can you capture Huai'an? However, if the serpent dies in battle, it will be difficult to replenish! "Sixty giant snakes were originally divided among the three fleets, but they can't be used as cannon fodder.

From the mouth of the merchant ship, Qiu Sen already had a general understanding of the Huai'an troops.

"The lord Huai'an is only 20,000 people, and the Manmeng Tartars are only 3,000, if Huai'an cannot be conquered, the last general is willing to come to see him!" Qiu Sen immediately spoke, there are so many artillery guns and giant snakes landing in the city, if they can't take Huai'an, then the First Fleet can be disbanded!

Chen Xiong smiled and nodded: "Don't say goodbye, if the casualties are too heavy, you Qiu Sen will be transferred to a staff officer, if you can't capture Huai'an in two days, all the generals of the First Fleet will be transferred." ”

"Please rest assured!" The commanders of the sailors also immediately clenched their fists and bowed, if they failed, they would really have no face to lead the troops!

"Alright, let's go! After occupying Huai'an, you will recruit the homeless! At the same time, pay attention to the counterattack of the Qing army! ”

"Honorable Order!"

Qiu Sen and the others left immediately, and then summoned all the captains and artillery commanders.

The commanders of the 30,000 sailors have all arrived, and the youngest of them is also the position of squadron leader.

Qiu Sen looked at everyone seriously and spoke: "There are more than 20,000 Qing soldiers in Huai'an City, we have 30,000 people, and the artillery is also the most, and there are twenty giant snakes. The lord asked our first fleet to attack Huai'an City, and I issued a military order to the lord: If we are defeated, I, Qiu Sen, will never command the army again! ”

"I'm the same as the commander, if we are defeated, all the commanders will simply go home and farm!" The Commanders also spoke aloud.

This~ Everyone was shocked, if the commander and commander were gone, then what face would their first fleet have as the main force! It's better to be a water swasher or a fisherman!

Military discipline is strict, and everyone can't shout out even if they hold back their anger.

The military heart was available, and Qiu Sen was greatly satisfied: "I set off after lunch and bombarded Huai'an for dinner." ”

"Honorable Order." The Commanders, big and small, began to shout.

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More than 60,000 cavalry all disembarked, 80,000 war horses, and more than 20,000 war cattle. The first wave of the impact of the death rush of the war bull can be more amazing than the heavy horse.

After all the supplies were disembarked, thousands of ships began to leave one after another. They are all merchant ships, cargo ships and even fishing boats, and they also have their own tasks! Of course, this trip was not in vain, and Chen Xiong also gave them three million taels of shipping freight.

"Hey! It's a pity that you can't stay and go to war! ”

"Haha, Lao Dong has it! Your son is almost here! ”

"Okay, don't look at it, let's all leave! Don't get the sailor in trouble! The captain immediately urged the sailors to send them off on the way back! The shipowner doesn't want to go!

"Hey! Let's go back! Don't delay the sailor's battle! "In the past two years, there have been many battles in the East China Sea and the South China Sea, and all the sailors also respect these sailors the most!

It is precisely because of the artillery of the Han army's sailors that pirates and foreign devils no longer dare to collect protection money from them! What about the sea king Zheng Zhilong and the Zheng family's sailors, they only dare to avoid the Lingnan boat branch from a distance now.

After the sailor set off, Wu Li couldn't help but say, "Lord, are we waiting for the Tartars, or are we going to walk around?" ”

The cavalry, who have been idle for nearly two years, have been waiting for a long time today!

Chen Xiong smiled: "Okay, I'll give you three days to move freely!" However, there are no casualties, and a decisive battle will be held in a few days. You must return to Yancheng after three days, otherwise military law will be engaged! ”

"Honoring the Lord!" Zhang Shou received the order in an instant, and he couldn't help but lead the army to gallop!

There are few flatlands in Lingnan, and they can rarely charge in groups, and these three days are just right to enjoy themselves in the Huaihai Plain!

There are very few Qing soldiers on both sides of the Huai River, and there are still more than 60,000 Qing soldiers in Yancheng. Of the more than 60,000 Qing soldiers, several thousand were Manchurian and Mongolian iron cavalry, and 10,000 were traitor soldiers who surrendered in the Xu Huai area. The remaining 50,000 are the Yancheng soldiers commanded by Chen Xiong's old friend, Qiao Tingqiao, and Liang Qiao's great talent. Take a hundred plating to read the latest chapter of "The Plants and Trees of the Late Ming Dynasty" for free reading for the first time.