After parting ways with the brigade, Lin Yu drove the transport truck in front, and Li Wei drove the tank, and it took an hour to pass through Linhuai County, which was only about thirty or forty miles away from Fengyang.

The sound of fighting and gunfire from the north was already faintly audible, and it was only about five o'clock in the afternoon, and the scorching sun was still high in the sky, and it seemed that it would not set for two hours.

In order to avoid being discovered by the Qing army spies, Lin Yu decided to find a hillside to rest for a while, and teach the soldiers of the Shenji Company how to use guns.

These soldiers have used arquebuses for many years, and they are no strangers to guns, not to mention that these firearms provided by Lin Yu are many times simpler to use than arquebuses. Cumbersome and complicated procedures are all abandoned, and only need to aim and pull the trigger.

In order to save bullets, Lin Yu did not allow ordinary soldiers to shoot, and only let the four small flag officers each shoot one bullet, while the others watched from the side.

The only thing that is somewhat difficult is the Maxim heavy machine gun, which requires two people to operate.

Lin Yu personally partnered with Cao Shunfeng, instructed him to shoot on his stomach, and repeatedly warned that the bullets must be spared, otherwise there are only more than 2,000 bullets, and I am afraid that I will not be able to hold on to even a cup of tea.

During World War II, in addition to one firing and one changing bullets, the Maxim machine gun also needed two auxiliaries to replace the barrel and provide cold water to cool down and refrigerate.

However, Lin Yu has a limited number of bullets in his hand, only two thousand rounds, and he is afraid that whether the barrel can be heated is a problem, let alone cool down.

In the end, Lin Yu pulled another grenade and threw it out, the blasted stone chips flew one after another, and the smoke of gunpowder filled the air, "Remember, you must pull off the safety bolt and throw it out, otherwise it won't explode." ”

After an hour of training, Lin Yu asked the soldiers to familiarize themselves with the guns, learn the correct posture for firing guns, and the process of changing bullets, and find a secluded place to consider how to use the soldiers next.

"This battle is not easy to fight, I'm afraid there are three or four hundred thousand Qing troops, right? What are the odds of winning with just one Merkava? ”

Lin Yu sat on a rock, looking at the sunset of the waning western mountains, and was melancholy.

When Duoduo went south, there were more than 100,000 horses, plus the two towns of Jiangbei that surrendered without a fight, 50,000 soldiers and horses under Liu Zeqing and 70,000 under Gao Jie, the total strength is afraid that it has exceeded 200,000.

What's even worse is that Abatai and Wu Sangui led their troops from Henan to help, and after uniting with Duoduo, the total strength exceeded 350,000, and it is estimated that there are no less than 1,000 artillery pieces of all kinds and more than 50,000 guns of all kinds.

If Lin Yu had enough shells and fuel, and had the confidence to fight to the death with the Qing army, it was a pity that he didn't.

There are only ten shells left in the chamber now, and even if you buy all the gold coins, you can only buy more than thirty, and how many enemies can you kill?

As the saying goes, when the Qing army was in Yangzhou, it was caught off guard by a tank that had never been seen before, but this time it made a comeback, it should be prepared, right?

"What will Dordor do to restrain my Merkava?"

Lin Yu couldn't think of it even after racking his brains, so he could only take one step at a time and see the move.

There weren't enough shells, there wasn't enough fuel, and the Qing army was already prepared, and if they didn't come up with a trick, the odds seemed to be getting smaller and smaller.

"The Qing army is close to 400,000, while our reinforcements are only 40,000, and the disadvantage is too great. It is necessary for the Nanjing Imperial Court to issue a holy decree and summon reinforcements to Fengyang to help in the battle, so as to have any hope of victory. ”

Ma Shiying was able to send 40,000 people to rescue Fengyang this time, which can be regarded as doing his best, and it is impossible to transfer troops from Nanjing again.

This is also due to the fact that Fengyang is Zhu Yuanzhang's hometown, and Fengyang is Ma Shiying's lair.

Liu Liangzuo, who fled from the wind, had 80,000 horses under his command, and it was in Shouzhou, not far from Fengyang. It's just that this dog day is selfish and cunning, if you can't see the hope of the Ming army winning, you will never send troops to fight the Qing army.

"Bullshit Jiangbei Four Towns!"

Lin Yu spat hatefully, this Ma Shiying and Shi Kefa actually put the hope of defending Nanjing on these warlords, they were really brainless.

"Liu Liangzuo can't count on it, so what about Huang Degong?"

Lin Yu remembered that after the Qing army broke through Nanjing in history, Zhu Youxiang ran along the Yangtze River to Wuhu to defect to Huang Degong.

And this Huang Degong is also a man, unmoved in the face of the surrender of the Qing army, he still refused to surrender when Nanjing fell and the Ming Dynasty was gone, and led his troops to fight with the Qing army for many days, and was finally shot dead on the ship.

Among the four towns in Jiangbei, Huang Degong has the strongest army, with 100,000 elite soldiers under his command, and is resisting Zuo Liangyu's attack in Wuhu at the moment.

According to the time calculation, Zuo Liangyu was almost sick and died on the Yangtze River, Huang De's power department traced the river and defeated Zuo Liangyu's son who took over the military power, Zuo Mengeng saw that the general trend had gone, so he led his troops back to Hubei and surrendered to the Manchu British king Azig.

"Go back and send someone to ask Huang Degong for help, he once fought with Liu Liangzuo and Gao Jie for Fengyang, and it is very likely that he will send troops to support."

If there is Huang Degong's support, the balance of forces between the two sides will change dramatically, with the Ming army of 150,000 and the Qing army of 400,000.

"Even if there are not enough shells, this Merkava main battle tank is at least equivalent to the combat power of 50,000 troops, right? In that case, the Ming army would be equivalent to 200,000, and perhaps Liu Liangzuo would participate in the war in this case. ”

Lin Yu believed that if Liu Liangzuo and Huang Degong's 180,000 horses participated in the battle, plus the merkava, transport truck, Makqin and other firearms in his hands, the certainty of victory would rise to seventy.

But the premise of all this is that Fengyang must be held, and the Qing army must not be allowed to break the city!

If Fengyang is breached, not to mention whether the Qing army will kill nearly two million people in the city, the impact alone will be enough to greatly reduce the morale of the Ming army, and then the traitors will spring up like mushrooms after a rain.

At that time, Liu Liangzuo must have been the first to jump out and surrender, and turned the barrel of the gun to aim at Daming.

If the Qing army broke through Fengyang and slaughtered on a large scale, what should the Ming army do?

Sitting back and watching the atrocities of the Qing army, dare not act rashly? Not to mention that this will make the people of the Southern Ming Dynasty lose their hearts, and Lin Yu will not tolerate it as a traverser.

Counterattack Fengyang and save the people?

With the strength of the Ming army, the field battle was still repeatedly beaten, and the initiative to attack the city was only afraid that it would be a moth to the fire and throw itself into the net.

"Send the Divine Machine Company into Fengyang City first, and keep the city no matter what!" Lin Yu slapped his thigh and made a decision.

There are more than 10,000 defenders in Fengyang City, and the strength is stronger than Yangzhou, and then the Shenji Company is sent into the city to support, with the power of more than a dozen guns, it should be able to hold on for some more time.

When it got dark, everyone was full of food and drink, and came to Lin Yu to gather in front of the line.

"Ladies and gentlemen, there are nearly two million compatriots in Fengyang City, we must not let the Tartars break the city!"

Lin Yu stroked the sword of Shang Fang on his waist and boosted his morale in a loud tone, "So this governor is going to use the ironclad car to open the way, rush all the way to the city gate, and then send you into the city to help defend the city." ”

Dillon, who was wearing a bulletproof helmet, held up the black blindfold, raised the rifle in his hand and said, "Obey the orders of the governor and swear to defend Fengyang!" ”

Hu Bao also raised the submachine gun in his hand and shouted: "My second brother died under the gun of the Tartar back then, and I have long wanted to take revenge." Now that I have the guns provided by the Governor, I'm still afraid of a ball, and I don't even know my parents who will shoot Tartars! ”

Lin Yu expressed satisfaction with the high morale of the Shenji Company, at least these people were bloody men, and waved his hand, "Let's go, take advantage of the darkness to break through the position of the Qing army, and this governor will personally send you into Fengyang City." ”

The battle was imminent, and the Merkava tank, which was the main firepower, was of course driven by Lin Yu, and the transport vehicle was handed over to Li Wei.

With the roar of the engine, Merkava was in front and the transport vehicle was behind, raising dust all the way, and speeding towards Fengyang City along the post road, but it was already approaching the battlefield of artillery fire in more than half an hour.

The Qing army took turns attacking the city, not giving the defenders a chance to breathe, and at this moment they were bombarding the city with 800 pieces of artillery.

The sound of artillery rang out one after another for two days and two nights, which had caused the Qing army's hearing to deteriorate, and it was not until Merkava and the transport vehicles approached the Qing army's position for three or four miles that the Qing army spies realized it and hurriedly flew to report to Duoduo.

"Fire!"

Lin Yu, who had been holding back all the way, pressed the launch button and reminded Gu Jinxi beside him, "Press this to shoot!" ”

A grenade flew out of the barrel with flames, hitting several Qing artillery pieces about 500 meters in front.

"Oh no, the Ming army's ironclad car is here!"

The Qing army standing in front of Merkava was in disarray, and despite the constraints of the leader, they scattered and fled, and soon made way for a way.

"Whoever dares to run around will be killed!"

A guerrilla led more than a dozen cavalrymen to slash wildly and cut off seven or eight heads before they suppressed the frightened bird-like rout.

However, the Qing generals also knew that they could not resist this huge chariot with manpower, so they did not force the soldiers to fight back, but only restrained them from running around, but retreated in an orderly manner, so as not to disrupt Fan Wencheng's plan.