Sanchao River, in the camp of the Chinese army in the north camp of Jiangbei. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

The newly appointed minister of the Qincha, General Jiangning, and the superintendent of Jiangbei's military affairs, Tuo Ming'a, with a furious face, sat on the main seat, still shaking his body.

On the side, Admiral Hechun, the governor of Jiangnan who was ordered to assist in the military affairs of Jiangnan, as well as Admiral Huicheng, the general soldier Liu Ji, and several adjutant generals and generals, all stood with their heads down and did not say a word.

Originally, because the former Jiangning general Subutonga was captured by the long-haired thieves after the city of Changzhou was breached, Xianfeng appointed Tuo Ming'a as the new Jiangning general, and Tuo Ming'a didn't have time to celebrate, so he received the news that after Danyang City in the south of the Yangtze River was captured by the Cantonese thieves, in less than four days, Zhenjiang was conquered by the Cantonese thieves!

The key is that Zhenjiang is not without troops, but the governor is afraid of war like a tiger. Yiliang, the governor of Liangjiang, fled all the way from Changzhou to Zhenjiang and then to Yangzhou, not to mention, the two commanders of Danyang City, Ji Shun and Qin Dingsan, both abandoned the main general Deng Shaoliang and led the troops to flee.

Ji Shun deserved to be caught by the Cantonese thieves, and Qin Dingsan, who did not repent, begged for mercy from himself, but did not come to the camp in Jiangbei to see him at all, and fled straight into Yangzhou City to find Yiliang, the governor of Liangjiang.

What's even more odious is that Chen Jinshou and Lei Yixuan, the two cowards of Zhenjiang City, used to be in the camp in Jiangbei, and they kept shouting to attack Guazhou and Zhenjiang. On the contrary, Xu Naizhao, who was reprimanded by himself for being greedy for life and afraid of death, was able to stand up and lead the troops to defend Zhenjiang City, but unfortunately, he was weak to return to the sky.

"Bring in those two Qing scum who fled in battle to Ben Qincha!" Tomina roared.

Suddenly, Chen Jinshou and Lei Yixuan were grabbed by several Qing soldiers and thrown into the camp tent like chickens.

As soon as the two entered the camp, Lei Yiyan began to quibble: "Lord Qincha, the two of them led a team of elite soldiers, and they wanted to go to attack the long-haired thieves who occupied Guazhou, but unexpectedly, as soon as they arrived in Guazhou, they heard the news that the Cantonese thieves had captured Zhenjiang. So, we discussed, or focus on the overall situation, and even gave up the great credit of the upcoming attack on Guazhou, so we came to report to Lord Qincha. ”

Chen Jinshou also nodded, and said seriously: "By the way, Lord Qincha, the Cantonese thieves actually colluded with the long-haired thieves in Guazhou, it should be that the long-haired thieves in Guazhou have taken refuge in the Cantonese thieves!" It is likely that the Cantonese thieves have already come to attack the Jiangbei camp, and please deal with it in advance. ”

When Tomina heard this, he couldn't laugh or cry, and said angrily: "It's nonsense! Obviously, you are afraid of war and flee from the battle, but you are still clever and quibble. ”

"Lord Qincha, you are unjust! In order to prove the innocence of the lowly office and his loyalty to the imperial court, the lowly official led the troops to attack Guazhou in order to resolve the grievances! Chen Jinshou said unconvinced.

Lei Yiyan is a waiter in the Criminal Department, but he is only a counselor of Jiangbei Military Affairs, and he is even more dissatisfied: "Lord Qincha, you slandered our innocence so much, and you will die in front of you today to prove your innocence!" ”

Tuo Ming'a relied on himself to be a Qincha and a Manchurian Zhenghongqi person, who put Lei Yiyan and Chen Jinshou in his eyes, and was about to take down the two of them as Qincha to punish them, but suddenly the camp was rushed away by several Qing soldiers.

"Lord Qincha, my lords, it's not good, tens of thousands of Cantonese thieves have come to the outside of the camp, and they are camping and preparing to attack our army's camp." Sentry report.

"Huh!? Did the Cantonese thief really call? Hearing this, Tomin was shocked, stood up, and hurriedly said: "The generals listen to the order, although Ben Chin sent out of the camp, the whole army should respond to the thief army. As for the two of you," Tomina turned to Chen Jinshou and Lei Yixuan, and said, "Take the guilt and make meritorious service, each lead a thousand troops, and prepare to go into battle to kill the enemy." ”

Tomin led the generals, gathered men and horses, and left the camp of the Chinese army, and everyone led the troops to fight.

Surrounded by hundreds of soldiers, Tomina rode his horse to Balipu and came to a small hill to stand still.

Guarding the Balipu camp was Chen Shengyuan, the chief soldier of Fushan Town. Seeing that Qincha Tuo Minga was coming, he hurriedly stepped forward to pay homage and took the initiative to report the situation on the battlefield: "Lord Qincha, the Cantonese thieves have about 30,000 soldiers, and the firepower is fierce. Xia Guan saw from the clairvoyance that there seemed to be a huge cannon, so he moved relatively slowly. ”

"Giant cannon? How many cannons are there? When Tomin heard that the Cantonese thieves had this siege weapon, he was a little moved, and hurriedly asked.

"There are more than ten! The specifics are not clear. Lord Qincha, you should retreat a little further, the giant cannons of the Cantonese thieves are all purchased from foreigners, and the range is very long, which is very dangerous. Chen Shengyuan said.

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard several loud voices from the south, and then, on a camp in Balipu, three cannons slammed into the camp stronghold, coincidentally, a cannon smashed the retaining wall of a fort above, and several Qing soldiers next to him were all hit by the unfinished cannons and flying stone fragments, and they were hit miserably.

Immediately afterwards, several other cannons also violently hit the largest camp in Balipu like meteorites falling from the sky, and the two cannons on the camp fort were smashed at the beginning, and even the Qing soldiers stationed next to them were killed and injured more than ten people.

"The Cantonese thieves have attacked!"

"Quick! General Chen, order the gunners of the Qing Dynasty to return fire! Hit the officer hard and blow up all the cannons of those thieves! Tomin was furious.

Chen Shengyuan said with a sad face: "Lord Qincha, the lower official has already ordered it, it's useless!" The Cantonese thieves were still more than three miles away from the fortification wall and the barracks, and the artillery on the barracks could not shoot so far that they could not reach them. ”

"What? Can't artillery shoot that far? Tomin laughed angrily: "Why can those damn Cantonese thieves shoot at our camp? And, so accurate? Could it be that you are also greedy for life and afraid of death, and you don't want to fight the Cantonese thieves head-on? ”

Chen Shengyuan was so frightened that he hurriedly knelt down, and cried urgently: "Lord Qincha, the conscience of heaven and earth. The huge cannons purchased by the Cantonese thieves were all made by foreigners, which not only had a long range, but also had great power and accuracy. The cannons on our camp can only shoot more than two miles away, and it is difficult to have accurate heads. ”

Chen Shengyuan still didn't say anything: "The accuracy of the gunner's firing is the key." Our military budget is short, and the gunners don't even have gunpowder and artillery to practice their hands in peacetime, so how can they have an accurate head? However, he couldn't say this, because some of the silver that those gunpowder cannons were resold to local regimental training or village warriors also fell into his pocket.

Tomina was about to speak, and there was a second round of fire on the other side, and the time interval was very short, and this round of artillery hits higher, directly blowing up the three camps that Tomina saw.

This can't go on like this! Tomina realized that the Cantonese thief's artillery was not ordinary. If it continues to bombard, the fortifications of the so-called Little Great Wall will be blasted out of the gap by the artillery of the Cantonese thieves.

Taking advantage of the short gap after the third round of artillery bombardment, Tomina made up his mind to take the initiative to attack, even if he fought for hundreds of casualties, he would destroy the artillery of the Cantonese thieves.

"Humph! In this way, only the Cantonese thieves beat us, we can't reach it, we can't hit, only the beaten share? Tomin roared: "In this case, in order to prove that you are not greedy for life and afraid of death, Ben Qin has sent you to go out with the whole army and come forward to destroy the artillery of the Cantonese thieves." ”

Chen Shengyuan wanted to cry without tears, he had known this, it was better to let the gunners put a few cannons casually! However, Qin Cha's words represent the emperor, and this is on the battlefield, the military law is ruthless, this Tuo Minga is a villain, and the new appointment has to burn a few fires, and he has to listen obediently.

Therefore, he immediately led nearly 3,000 soldiers and horses in his headquarters to bravely rush to the captive army outside the wall.

Of course, Tomina was not angry enough to let him lead an army to his death alone, in fact, he was furious and angry, and his mind was very clear. He immediately sent his henchman, Liu Ji, the chief soldier, to lead 4,000 Qing troops, and after Chen Shengyuan, opened the camp and rushed to the position of the thieves.

It's just that poor Chen Shengyuan and the brothers he led have become pawns used by Tomin to attract the firepower of the thieves.