Chapter 158: Battle of Ganghwa Island III

Zheng Chenggong fully expressed what it means to make a decision on the spot, what it means to be lightning fast, and what it is called, if you don't move, you will do it, and you will move like thunder.

From the wolf smoke rising from the sea, to Liu Guoxuan's forced landing, he set up camp on Ganghwa Island, opposite Mount Nemo. Bolo barely reacted, and Liu Guoxuan had already arrived.

Liu Guoxuan's camp, although it is very simple, because of the tight time, he can't get any strong camp out. However, the place occupied by Liu Guoxuan is a dilapidated castle, and it can even be said that there is only a circle of ruins left.

This site seems to have been abandoned long ago when it was originally used against the Mongols.

It can be seen that Liu Guoxuan has also done his homework on the situation on Jianghua Island.

When Liu Guoxuan's army appeared on Jianghua Island, although the number was small, it gave Zhou Fuchen of Mount Nemo a shot in the arm.

Bolo played hard and had already broken through two lines of defense. The Xia army suffered heavy casualties, but what made Zhou Fuchen feel even more uneasy was the collapse of the army's morale.

No matter how elite and strong the Xia army is, most of the Xia soldiers are just ordinary people, and with the progress of the war step by step, they have reached the point where they are now. Almost anyone with a little insight knows that the winner is decided.

The rest is just staying up for a long time.

Xia Jun's organization is very problematic.

Zhou Fuchen clearly felt the collapse of the organization in the army. An order is delivered, and it is not as efficient as it felt before.

And Zhou Fuchen didn't have much to do.

In the face of death, any punishment is not so deterrent, if he makes a strong disposition, it will backfire, and he may force the people below to rebel. So you can only turn a blind eye. The Xia army was like this, and the North Korean army was even more unbearable.

If it weren't for the fact that the death threat of the Qing army still existed.

Perhaps, someone will surrender.

Even so, though. The current situation will not last long.

Fortunately, Liu Guoxuan came at this time.

A wolf smoke in the distance came into Zhou Fuchen's eyes, and then Zhou Fuchen's ears rang with cheers one after another. The Xia army that can hold on to this day is all first-class elites, and without Zhou Fuchen's explanation, they know that this is a reinforcement coming.

"Your Excellency,"

"General."

"Privy."

Countless officers, large and small, flocked to him. Look at him with eyes that almost shine.

Without any means, the situation of the Xia army, which was originally somewhat dispersed, was immediately reversed, and Zhou Fuchen felt the strength in an instant.

Zhou Fuchen said: "Now that the reinforcements have been made, we have also let the Qing army see our strength. ”

"Yes." The generals said loudly.

Among the soldiers of Zhou Fuchen, there are about 5,000 people who can still maintain their combat strength.

He personally led the team, fired the last artillery fire, and then condescendingly and slammed out. In this breath, the Xia army attacked extremely fiercely, and the Qing army was also shocked by this sudden news on the one hand, and on the other hand, they never expected that the Xia army's counterattack would be so rapid and strong.

couldn't hold back his pace for a while, and retreated to the foot of the mountain.

"The king of the county, it's me who is incompetent." Several of the generals of the defeated army knelt in front of Bolo and said, "Please give us another chance." ”

"No need." Bolo's voice was very calm, and he said, "Withdraw the troops." ”

Bolo may have such and such shortcomings, but as a general, he is still qualified. Maybe in terms of talent, it is much worse than Azig, Duoduo, Abatai, the children of this group of old slaves, but it is also enough to take on great responsibilities.

His greatest character was prudence.

He may not be able to win a big battle, but many times, he can't fight a big defeat either.

It's just like now.

As soon as Bolo smelled something was wrong, he immediately retreated.

And as soon as he went ashore, he was ready to retreat. So when he gave an order at this moment, the speed of the people below was quite fast. Almost in the blink of an eye, the front team switched to the rear team, and almost without wasting any time, they retreated to the pontoon.

But at the moment, the pontoon bridge is not a very safe place.

The reason is simple, Zheng Chenggong's fleet has arrived.

However, this waterway cannot be considered a river channel, or a strait, it is not too wide, and it is not much different from the width of the Han River, and it is not necessary to fight in such a geographical environment, no matter how many ships there are. There are only a few ships that can come in handy.

Even so, it is very difficult for Huang Wu to maintain.

Huang Wu is actually not really born at sea, before he defected to Zheng Zhilong, he was just a servant, but he was born by the sea, and he has also done things among the sailors, he is smart and clever, and often has the ability to draw inferences.

Therefore, although he is not a sailor, it is not difficult to play the stall of a sailor.

But who is Huang Wu's level to compare with?

Compared with Zheng Chenggong, there is too much missing, and even without Zheng Chenggong going out, Huang Wu is a little unable to hold on, and it is Zheng Chenggong's love general Zhou Quanbin who rushes to the forefront.

It's not that Huang Wu's ability is inferior to Zhou Quanbin, but that the ruler is short and the inch is long.

Plotting in battle, managing the sailors, and organizing manpower, Zhou Quanbin may not be able to compare with Huang Wu. This is Huang Wu's strength, if it weren't for Huang Wu's ability, why would Dolgon still keep Huang Wu despite everyone's opposition, thinking that this person must be the one to run the water master.

But with the ship to win, the narrow road meets. Huang Wu is not as good as Zhou Quanbin.

Zhou Quanbin is Zheng Chenggong's favorite general, tiger general, especially in this situation, Zheng Chenggong backing him to relieve his worries, he just needs to take a breath and rush forward. Zhou Quanbin is in front, although the two sides are almost evenly matched on the contact surface, but Zhou Quanbin has occupied an overwhelming advantage, step by step, to suppress Huang Wu's momentum.

If it weren't for Huang Wu as a general, there would still be a few wrists. Coupled with the fact that Dorgon ordered the artillery on the shore to help, the situation was stabilized at this time, otherwise it would have collapsed long ago.

Even so, Huang Wu felt a little overwhelmed.

The soldiers have clouds, and the two rats fight in the hole, and the brave wins, which is the current situation. Although Huang Wu was able to establish the frame of the Qing army's sailors, he lacked real brave generals. Perhaps the Qing army never lacked warriors on land, but there was no one who could be used on the water.

Many people have some misunderstandings about brave generals, and seem to think that if they have a good martial arts, can charge into battle, and are brave, they are a fierce general.

No, this is just a fighter, and he must be a low-ranking officer.

Of course, there are such brave generals, but although martial arts are important, they are not the most important, the most important thing is to judge the situation on the battlefield, mobilize the whole army, the morale of the army, and twist the strength of the whole army into one. People who really only know how to play with their lives have long since died.

The northerners are good at horses, the southerners are good at water, for people like Zhou Quanbin, almost from snacks and drinks to sleep, all on the boat, he knows at a glance how to attack, how to fight, and where is the weak point. But in the Qing army, it is excellent to be able to train the sailors well and hear orders.

Where can you expect anything else?

Zhou Quanbin even showed the Qing army what a water war was. Fire attack, artillery, bows, crossbows, jumping gangs, the same on the same way, the same means, in the hands of the Qing army, can only be rigid, but in the hands of Zhou Quanbin, it is a kind of art.

In such a situation, Huang Wu has no choice.

It's just that he has no choice, and he must persevere, because he received two identical orders almost at the same time, one for Azig and one for Bolo, and the content is the same, that is, to keep the pontoon bridge at all costs and cover the Eight Banners army to cross the river.

You must know that although the Han army is mostly used on Jianghua Island today, there are still thousands of children of the Eight Banners.

When entering the customs, there were only 100,000 main forces of the Eight Banners, and after a series of major wars, although the quantity has not decreased much, the quality has declined. Even so, every child of the Eight Banners is the wealth of the Qing Dynasty and is absolutely indispensable.

At this moment, the sailor and thousands of soldiers of the Eight Banners are placed on a scale, how to choose, Azig and Bolo both understand.

Huang Wu also understands that if he is defeated in this battle, he still has a way to live, but there is no way to survive by burying thousands of Eight Banner disciples on Jianghua Island.