After Zhu Hongsan was ready, the Ming army also organized Zhao Guodong to form a ring defense circle at the breach, which was the strength of the Ming army, and concentrated a large number of artillery at the breach, killing and wounding the enemy a lot, which was the actual combat experience of the Ming army in the bloody battle of Jiangyin. With the arrival of reinforcements, the number of artillery pieces was increased from four to twenty, along with four typewriters. This primitive repeating musket was not much affected by heavy rain because the ammunition was fixed, and it could still be used in the rain.

Zhu Hongsan saw that he was ready, and asked people to light a few unmanned tents on the side and use them as torches. The tents of the Ming army were all canvases covered with tung oil, which caught fire as soon as they caught fire, and for a time the breach was illuminated as if it were daylight.

At this time, the sound of horses' hooves outside the breach sounded, from far to near, probably the Qing army came.

All artillery is loaded with shotguns under the operation of artillery, and ordinary soldiers load their muskets outside the ring of defense, and they don't know if they can fire anyway.

At this time, the sound of horses' hooves reached the outside, and hundreds of cavalry suddenly rushed out of the darkness, all wearing iron armor and with money rattail on their heads, which were the cavalry of the Qing army. These men were Ma Degong's own soldiers, each of them wore three layers of heavy armor, and their task was to rush through the crowd. But they were greeted by twenty guns loaded with shotguns. Eighteen out of twenty pieces of artillery were fired, and thousands of lead bullets rained down on them, and all iron armor was as fragile as white paper under the power of the furious gunpowder.

The battle began, and the rear of the Qing army poured into the gap like a tide, and these guys got Ma Degong's death order, if they couldn't get in, the whole family would be beheaded, and if they rushed in, they would be rewarded with a hundred taels of silver each. Under the double stimulation of military orders and silver, these Qing cavalry were like chicken blood, and one by one bravely rushed into the gap.

The Ming artillery reloading speed was two rounds per minute, which was nothing in the field, but in the melee, it was a dead man, and before the second round was reloaded, the Qing cavalry had already rushed to the front. At this time, the muskets of the Ming army began to fire, although the firing rate was less than thirty percent, but it also relieved the pressure, and the four typewriters on the side also began to wield, this primitive machine gun beat the Qing army like cutting wheat. With the help of typewriters, they were finally able to suppress the Qing troops who rushed in. After the second shotgun was fired, the Qing army was finally driven out of the camp.

Seeing that the Qing army was repulsed, Zhu Hongsan breathed a sigh of relief, and it seemed that he didn't have to fight hand-to-hand. Then quickly order the artillery, typewriters, and muskets to reload and prepare for the second attack.

Ma Degong, the general of the Qing army outside the wall, saw his side retreating and scolded the people around him: "What are you doing to eat? Why was it still beaten out! ”

"Lord Commander, the gap is too narrow, and there are less than ten people who can rush in at a time! The gap should be widened in the future! ”

"Okay, give you a thousand people, expand the gap for me!"

Under Ma Degong's order, the Qing army repeatedly used iron hooks to tear open the earthen wall, and finally made a gap of 500 meters, which was enough!

Zhu Hongsan was stunned when he looked at the gap of five hundred meters, it was useless to have a circular defensive circle now, and he didn't have so many troops and artillery on his side.

At this time, the Qing army brigade rushed up, and this time there were more than 2,000 cavalry and more than 1,000 infantry, which was completely mixed with the Ming army.

In fact, the one-on-one hand-to-hand combat between the Qing army and the Ming army was still a loss for the Qing army, because the Ming army ate well and trained enough, and the musket plus bayonet * knife was one meter seven long, which was much longer than the Qing army's knife of less than two feet, plus the Ming army was good at team combat, every three or five people in a group, the Qing army was not an opponent at all.

However, Zhu Hongsan was afraid that the Qing army would attack in other directions, and there was only one regiment guarding the north gate, and at this time, the Qing army had already entered with 5,000 people, forming a local superiority in strength, so he was evenly matched with the Ming army.

Zhu Hongsan saw that the battle was anxious, and said to Han Sanqiang, who was defending him: "Sanqiang, put this regiment of the Praetorian Guard Division into battle as well!" "Zhu Hongsan's Guangdong New Army has 3,000 people in one regiment, and if the Janissary Division also fights, it will be 6,000 people in two regiments, and it will have a numerical advantage over the Shangqing army.

But Han Sanqiang was afraid that Zhu Hongsan would have an accident, so he didn't use this Praetorian Guard to protect Zhu Hongsan. Zhu Hong was so angry that he couldn't take out a knife to threaten Han Sanqiang, and scolded: "Sanqiang, if you don't listen to my order, I'll kill you now!" After speaking, he used a horizontal knife to put his home on Han Sanqiang's neck.

How do you know that Han Sanqiang doesn't eat soft and hard, seeing Zhu Hongsan's eyes closed like this, he took out the temper of life and death.

Of course, Zhu Hongsan couldn't really kill Han Sanqiang, and he had no choice but to withdraw the horizontal knife. scolded: "You Han Sancang, isn't this regiment protecting me, I will fight to see if you go!" After Zhu Hongsan finished speaking, Zhu Hongyi rushed out of the crowd and rushed to the battlefield below.

Han Sanqiang was dumbfounded, the emperor was on who he would protect. The commander of the Praetorian Guard Regiment on the side was also stunned and asked, "Division Commander, what should we do?" ”

Han Sanqiang scolded angrily: "What should I do? What the fuck can I do? Give it to me! ”

The Praetorian Guard division was all veterans with rich combat experience, and as soon as this regiment joined the battle, it immediately suppressed the Qing army. Zhu Hongsan waved a horizontal knife and slashed a Qing soldier, just when he saw Han Sanqiang also rushing down, he couldn't help scolding: "Your mother's Han Sanpao, you are really fighting and leading backwards, just now I told you that I didn't agree, I have to do it myself!" ”

The Guangdong incident a year ago was over, and this incident made Han Sanqiang blame himself very much, so just now he made up his mind that the emperor couldn't move this group if he killed himself. But who would have thought that the emperor would play a rogue move and do it himself, and now he can only smile bitterly when he hears Zhu Hongsan scolding himself. But in this way, Han Sanqiang also arranged a company to protect the emperor, in addition to more than 100 people, Zhu Hongsan also had 300 brocade guards by his side, plus a battle maniac Zhu Hongyi, the emperor's safety should be almost the same.

Zhu Hongyi came to this kind of melee battlefield is really like a fish in water, his height of two meters is like a demon god in the Ming Dynasty with an average of one meter six, plus Zhu Hongyi is wearing a triple armor of one hundred and twenty pounds, as long as he protects the face door and other key points, he is like a humanoid tank. Coupled with two horizontal knives, Zhu Hongyi rushed into the crowd of Qing troops like a meat grinder, and cut five people in the blink of an eye.

Zhu Hongsan also wanted to kill like Zhu Hongyi, but his status was precious, and there were more than 400 people around him, and he was used there. Looking at the surrounding Jinyi guards slashing people, Zhu Hong scolded angrily: "Leave me one, let me have a good time!" But Jin Yiwei was afraid that the emperor would make a mistake, so he could only pretend not to hear the emperor's order.

Just when the north gate was in a fight, a captain covered in blood came to Zhu Hongsan's side and shouted: "Your Majesty, I am from the second division and the third regiment, our regiment commander asked me to ask for help, the wall on the west gate was also broken, and a large number of Qing troops attacked in, asking Your Majesty to send reinforcements!" ”

Damn, it's really a house leak, and even on a rainy day, people are unlucky to drink cold water and stuff their teeth. Zhu Hongsan grabbed Han Sanqiang and said: "Sanqiang, you go to the south gate to transfer two regiments to reinforce the west gate, and send a regiment to the north gate!" ”

"But Your Majesty, you..."

"What are you talking about, go damn fast, you and Zhao Guodong are two senior officers in the army, Zhao Guodong is in charge of the north gate, you go to the west gate!"

Han Sanqiang had no choice but to rush out of the battle group with more than 100 personal soldiers and rush to the West Gate.

Ma Degong, who was outside the camp of the Ming army, saw the battle situation very clearly, and he saw that the Qing army was finally mixed with the Ming army, so that the firearms of the Ming army could not exert their might. Ma Degong was happy in his heart, and he quickly turned the horse's head to see Hong Chengchou to express his merits.

Ma Degong saw Hong Chengchou and shouted: "Dashuai, the last general is fortunate not to be dishonored, he has rushed into the camp of the Ming army, and is now fighting with the Ming army, but there are many Ming troops, please send reinforcements to the marshal!" ”

Hong Chengchou was very happy to hear this: "Okay, General Ma is worthy of being a fierce general!" After the elimination of the Ming army this time, I will go to the court and recommend you as the governor of Jiangnan! ”

Ma Degong was overjoyed when he heard Hong Chengchou say this, and everyone likes to be an official.

Hong Chengchou didn't care about Ma Degong, and said to the generals around him: "Now General Ma has broken through the camp of the Ming army, and the victory or defeat is at this moment, the official ordered, the whole army will be dispatched to attack the Ming army!" ”

The Qing army still had 30,000 troops left, and after receiving Hong Chengchou's order, it was divided into two parts, one with 20,000 people rushing to the north gate of the main battlefield, and the other with 10,000 people rushing to the west gate.

When the Qing army arrived at Zhu Hongsan's Ming army, it was a stagnation, after all, it had been fighting for an hour, and the physical strength was really unbearable. However, fortunately, the Ming army was fighting on the inside line, and after learning that the Qing army had invested all the troops, Zhu Hongsan no longer retained his strength, and transferred the remaining five regiments to three at the north gate and two at the west gate, so that there were six regiments and 15,000 people at the north gate, and the 30,000 people of the Qing army could still hold on.

In this way, nearly 100,000 people of the Qing army and the Ming army fought a melee on a small hill north of the Qinhuai River. The scuffle began in the middle of the night and lasted until dawn, with numerous casualties on both the Qing and Ming sides.

As the day dawned, the rain that had fallen all night slowly stopped. Zhu Hongsan laughed when he saw that the rain had stopped: "Damn, Lao Tzu has poured a day's mold, and it is finally Lao Tzu's turn to turn over the book!" ”

At dawn, you can see the situation on the other side, and when the rain stops, the firearms can exert their power. Zhu Hongsan organized a regiment, sorted out the formation in the back, and began to form a formation and enter the battlefield.

At this time, the Qing army was drenched in the rain all night, and the Ming army fought for half a night, and now it is all supported by the belief of winning. Now seeing the Ming army lined up one by one, the muskets emitted patches of green smoke, and the comrades-in-arms around him fell in rows, the last bit of courage of the Qing army was gone, and the shouts retreated through several gaps.

When Zhu Hongsan saw that the Qing army had retreated, he laughed, pulled Zhao Guodong and said: "Dog, immediately organize the uninjured ones to kill me, kill these bastards, and catch Hong Chengchou for me!" ”