Chapter 500 always can't get along with Lao Tzu

Of course, there are still factors in our favor.

In fact, Ma Jinbao is stubborn, and from Zhang Chenfeng's point of view, it may be a good thing.

In contrast, if Ma Jinbao heard the rumors and fled, leaving him with an empty city that was completely destroyed, it would be even more boring.

Or, if so many green battalion soldiers blew up their nests, ran into lakes and swamps, and created a large number of lake bandits out of thin air, it would give him even more headaches......

In addition, the feint detachment of Chen Liuyu and He Shouxin had already captured many towns at the mouth of the Yangtze River, and had the potential to have troops near the capital of the Yangtze River, forcing Ma Jinbao to adjust the city defense and transfer many troops and artillery to the south of the city.

Despite this, Zhang Chenfeng still has no bottom in his heart about how much he has to pay to conquer Yangzhou City.

Since ancient times, all battles have been fought by the defending side, and no matter how strong the attacker's army is, it is inevitable that they will be disgraced in front of a well-fortified city and a desperate opponent.

In this time and space, the Guan Ning army was in the western Liaoning corridor, with many cities and fortresses, in Shanhaiguan, Ningyuan, and Jinzhou, blocking the wild boar skin for many years.

Under the fortified city, once it cannot be quickly conquered, the long siege battle will not only cause more losses, but also contain a large number of living forces.

This is exactly what Zhang Chenfeng least wants.

Tens of millions of people in the provinces south of the Yangtze River are waiting for their salt fleets.

Thinking of this, Zhang Chenfeng returned to the house and carefully studied the map of Yangzhou Mansion.

Judging from the map, Yangzhou Prefecture has jurisdiction over seven counties in three prefectures, and there are three counties directly under the jurisdiction of Jiangdu, Yizhen and Taixing, and the government office is in Jiangdu County.

On the whole, the terrain under the jurisdiction of Yangzhou is flat, the rivers and lakes are intertwined, it belongs to the shallow plain of the Lixia River, the terrain is low and flat, in fact, many places are the river flats alluvial up by the river, and the average altitude is only one to two meters.

The topography of Fucheng Jiangdu is not complicated, because it is very close to the Yangtze River, the biggest feature is that the water system is particularly developed, the Yangyun Salt River crosses the east and west, and the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal runs through the north and south, and you can directly reach the outside of Jiangdu by waterway from Huai'an.

This terrain, in the era of cold weapons, it is difficult to form a siege, especially it is difficult to besiege the entire city on land.

But Zhang Chenfeng is not afraid, the superior firepower is the biggest reliance of the captive army!

The cavalry regiment had a great advantage in long-range firepower, finding a shoal to land, then seizing a few dirt slopes and setting up mortars to pour fire into the city.

In previous battles, the mortar bombardment alone often immediately caused the defeat of the enemy troops who were not strong in battle, but in the battle of fortified positions, only one "javelin" was needed to make the defenders stunned and lose their fighting spirit in an instant......

It is no exaggeration to say that the "Javelin" missile is a god-like existence in this era, and it is also the biggest reliance of Lin Xiao, who is short of manpower, for them to dare to attack from all sides and conquer cities!

No matter how strong the city gate is, there is nothing that a "javelin" can't solve, and if there is, then another shot!

Getting closer, a few machine guns can seal off a passage out of town.

The water system extending in all directions certainly makes it difficult to completely seal it down, but when it comes to breaking the city, it is not difficult at all......

The only thing to worry about is to avoid getting into a street fight with the defenders.

Historically, it is not uncommon to see street battles after the city is broken, especially when the party in a desperate situation is often led by the officials who take the lead in fighting to the death with the momentum of burning jade.

This was the last thing he wanted to see -- fierce street fighting, which would not only injure innocent people and destroy public and private property, but also greatly reduce the superiority of the captives in firepower and increase casualties.

However, Zhang Chenfeng naturally knew that in the siege warfare of this era, most of the time breaking the city means the end of the battle, and organized large-scale street battles are rare, even if Yangzhou is full of deep mansions, it is not stronger than the city wall......

In addition, special attention needs to be paid to the control of those rivers.

It's a pity that because they have to defend the Yellow River and Hongze Lake, the small warships of Shi Lang's fleet can't go to Yangzhou to participate in the war, and the only ones who can go to Yangzhou are their own five large gunboats.

However, just a few gunboats were enough to block the canal.

As for the troublesome little rivers, we have to find some small boats.

Once the contact with Chen Liuyu and them was a little sluggish, without the cooperation of his detachment, it would be easy to turn a battle of annihilation into a sheep-chasing pursuit battle.

Zhang Chenfeng frowned slightly, and his gaze unconsciously fell on Baoying......

Just yesterday, he had already laid a trick - he ordered the reconnaissance company to set off in advance, and secretly sneaked to the west of Baoying City that night.

At that time, he gave the reconnaissance company the task of cutting off the back route of Baoying's enemy to flee to White Horse Lake.

His idea was very simple, as soon as the guns of the siege battle rang out, the two thousand soldiers were not afraid of running anywhere, they just couldn't run west.

If they escaped into the open, reed-covered White Horse Lake, they would have to stare dryly.

In order to successfully complete the task, he also specially instructed the reconnaissance company commander that when he got there, he should first find a way to requisition a few fishing boats from local fishermen after dawn.

Now it seems that in the hands of the Qing army gathered in Baoying, there must be many salt ships......

"Let the second battalion commander come to see me immediately."

Zhang Chenfeng raised his head and ordered the communication squad leader.

"Yes!"

The communications squad leader saluted, and ran away as soon as he slipped away.

As a result, just after dinner, before the sky was completely dark, the main force of the second battalion was all pulled out and rushed to Baoying City overnight.

Seventy miles away, along the official road on the bank of the canal, this cavalry force of 600 men could arrive in less than three hours.

Even considering the dense river, several river crossings will consume a lot of time, and one night's work is enough.

Tomorrow is the mid-year festival on the fifteenth day of July, and he wants to make Baoying's Qing soldiers open their eyes, as if they have seen a ghost, and their eyes are full of divine soldiers from heaven......

……

The next day, in Yangzhou City, more than 120 kilometers away, Zhang Chenfeng's opponent, Ma Jinbao, the commander of the Qing army, was pacing back and forth in the inner hall of the palace with a gloomy face.

Just received the report of Tangma, Cao Governor Chen Jin was defeated in a battle, Huai'an Mansion fell in a blink of an eye, and the army of Ming thieves was strong, and it would be a few days before the army would wave south......

Ma Jinbao frowned, and the fear and resentment in his heart were beyond comprehension - the Ming thief not only chased after his ass so quickly, but also divided his troops to take Huai'an and copied his own back road......

"Niang Xipi!"

Ma Jinbao stomped his feet and scolded, "This gang of thieves, why can't you always get along with Lao Tzu?" ”

In several battles in Zhejiang, the impression left on him by that gang of thieves was too deep.

(End of chapter)