Chapter 71: Faith

If one is disabled, one will be thrown down, and then it will attack other Qing ships, and no gang jumping is allowed to seize the ship, this is the discipline that Shi Lang repeatedly emphasized before the war. These pirates, out of their professional habits for many years, would jump into the gang to grab the ship and let go of other Qing warships.

"There is no money, no goods, no women in the warships of the Qing army, and the hand-to-hand fighting of the jumping gang is worth the loss......" Shi Lang is also a pirate, and he knows their psychology very well, and he can do the ideological work of all pirates in a few words.

When pirates concentrate on fighting instead of robbing ships, just like a pack of wolves who do not eat sheep but kill them, the sheep have no way to live.

The Ming army's fast crab and long boat were the main force of the attack, they damaged one Qing warship after another, and then aimed at the next target, the movement speed of the wounded Qing warship was greatly reduced, even if it was targeted by a sampan equipped with artillery, they could not run, they could not fight, they could only be forced to surrender.

In the Battle of Nankang, the Ming army won a complete victory and annihilated the Zhangjiang Naval Division of the Qing army in one fell swoop.

In this battle, the Qing army sank two large ships, more than 70 small and medium-sized warships, captured one large building ship, more than 120 small and medium-sized warships, and more than 40 other ships, including transport ships, and less than 50 small and medium-sized warships escaped, which had nothing to do with the overall situation.

Most of the captured warships were wounded, because they lost the ability to maneuver, they were forced to surrender, these ships were badly damaged, and it was not easy to repair, Wang Kefan ordered them all to be scuttled and sunk to the bottom of the Zhangjiang River, so as not to be dragged away by the Qing army in Nankang County for repair.

"Wan Sheng!"

The Zhangjiang Water Division was cleanly solved, and the Ming army got off to a good start and fought a beautiful battle, and the morale of the whole army was high.

Ride the win!

Wang Kefan knew very well that this Ming army did not have a tenacious fighting spirit, and took advantage of the fact that the morale was now high. It is necessary to do everything possible to expand the results of the battle, and pierce the wounds of the Qing army deeper and closer to the vital point.

After Nankang County, there was no Qing army to guard it for twenty miles, and it was not until the Qing army's camp and wharf appeared near Tankou Town, and the Ming army was unceremoniously conquered all of them.

Even the frog-jumping tactics of the U.S. military need to constantly seize a foothold, and if they skip the county town of Nankang, they must occupy other wharves and ferries. These Qing strongholds were relatively weak and easy to capture, so they were just used for the Ming army from all walks of life to practice.

When it came to Tankou Town, an important stronghold on the periphery of Ganzhou, the Ming army fought a tough battle, although Tankou Town was only a town. However, because it is at the throat of the Zhangjiang waterway, it is guarded by more than 2,000 Qing troops.

Forty thousand against two thousand. There is also a sailor to cooperate. The Ming army occupies an absolute advantage, except for the Gongyi battalion, all the troops take turns to fight, how many catties and taels there are, they all appear in front of everyone.

This is Wang Kefan's intentional arrangement, and actual combat is the most haode touchstone. Before the real fierce battle comes, he must master the accurate combat effectiveness of all troops, the combat habits of each general, the characteristics of the use of troops, and so on. In order to give full play to the maximum potential of this Ming army.

In this way, the Qing army in Tankou Town suffered a crime, they were attacked by seven or eight Ming troops in turn within two days, and they were still stubbornly resisting at first, but the Ming army's offensive was wave after wave, each time it was replaced by a new force, and soon their forces were almost exhausted, when the Qing army was abused to almost surrender, the Ming army suddenly withdrew from the battle, giving them a glimmer of hope for luck.

The Qing army seized the time, rebuilt the wall of the town, mobilized troops to fill the gap, when all the deployment was just completed, the Ming army suddenly launched an attack, and once again attacked the town of Tankou.

The Qing army was ready to surrender.

The Ming army withdrew from the battle.

The fortifications of the camp wall were repaired again.

The Ming army attacked again......

When this cycle was carried out for the fifth time, the Qing army in Tankou Town took the initiative to come out and surrender.

But the Ming army was not surrendered.

When attacking the wall, all the troops went on the field to fight, but the street fighting was only five rounds, and there were still two troops that did not go up, how could they accept the surrender of the Qing army at this time?

The Ming army forced them to go back to defend with knives, and sternly warned that if they did not exert their strength to defend, they would all be beheaded.

This attack was the turn of the Guangdong soldier Liang Zhiren, and he held back his strength and wanted to show his face in front of Emperor Longwu.

Liang Zhiren has seen it just now, except for Zhao Yinxuan in Yunnan, only Tong Yizhen and his strength have a fight, and the other troops are a grade behind, and those Guangdong volunteers are even more chaotic, in the face of the demoralized Qing army, it took an hour to break the town, which is really not good.

"A quarter of an hour, as long as a quarter of an hour's work, I can take Tankou Town!" Liang Zhiren was very full, and the most elite Yunnan soldiers also took half an hour, but he only needed a quarter of an hour.

Let's go!

Just like Wenjiu beheading Huaxiong, it took less than expected time, and in less than a stick of incense, Liang Zhiren captured Tankou Town.

"This time it can't be counted, we just rushed in, and the Tartars made a counter-charge like suicide, and they were all cut down with one knife, which is easier to ...... than slaughtering chickens."

This battle greatly boosted the confidence of the Ming army!

It turns out that the Tartars are not so terrible, they will surrender if they lose a battle, and they will go crazy when they are cornered.

This is completely different from their impression.

Tartar, these two words represent hatred, but they also represent fear.

The Manchu Tartars dragged a small braid behind their heads, the little braid was like magic, the same army, when the Ming army was repeatedly defeated, everyone had to flee for their lives, but as long as they surrendered the Tartars, they would be transformed, and their combat effectiveness increased greatly.

The disadvantage of the Ming army to the Qing army is not only the difference in strength, but also a psychological problem.

After this battle, the Ming army suddenly discovered that these Qing troops with pigtails were nothing remarkable.

If it was a real Tartar, the Ming army would still be afraid, but the green battalion soldiers would not be afraid.

"Qi Yu Bixia, the last general is willing to lead the headquarters to attack Golden Town!" Liang Zhiren took the initiative to ask for help.

Golden Town, is an important stronghold in front of Ganzhou, as long as it is laid there, the Qing army's encirclement of Ganzhou will tear a hole, and further inside, it will not be far from the camp besieged by the Qing army.

"I'd like to go too!"

"The last general is willing to be a pioneer ......!"

Several Ming army generals asked for their lives. They didn't want to grab merit, but after seeing that there was hope for victory, they all wanted to fight to win the battle of Ganzhou.

After laying the golden town, there is hope to enter Ganzhou by land.

But this battle is not easy to fight.

The area around Golden Town already belongs to the core area of the Qing army's encirclement, not only is there a heavy army stationed in Golden Town itself, but the nearby Qing army can also support at any time, and Wang Deren and Jin Shenghuan's large main forces are coming.

It's a battle that will decide the outcome of the battle!

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Jin Shenghuan has been going badly lately.

Because of the defeat under the Gongyi battalion, Jiangxi smoked everywhere, and Jin Shenghuan was impeached by the Manchu governor of Jiangxi. The two of them almost turned their faces over this matter. Jin Shenghuan was very aggrieved, these territories were originally fought by him, and it was normal for him to have some repetitions, and the governor of Jiangxi obviously couldn't get along with himself.

For this matter. Jin Shenghuan's dream of being promoted to admiral was shattered, and he still held the title of Jiangxi General Soldier. This made him indignant. Feeling that they have been treated unfairly.

For warlords, how big an official they can be is determined by their strength.

Like the green battalion in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, as long as there are about 10,000 people under his command, he can be a general soldier, and his combat effectiveness is not as good as Jin Shenghuan's troops. With Jin Shenghuan's strength, it is really aggrieved to be a chief soldier.

Although he was overwhelmed by Wang Kefan's guerrilla warfare, the main force was still there, and his vitality was not injured. There are more than 100,000 horses under his command, from the Ming army to the Qing army, there are more than 100,000 horses under his command, and Jin Shenghuan is the only one.

This is not his personal gain or disgrace, but a major matter that has a bearing on the stability of the army's morale.

Jin Shenghuan is the chief general of the 100,000 horses, his status is the ceiling of the whole army, he has always been the chief soldier, and the generals under him cannot be promoted...... For example, his deputy Wang Deren, who has tens of thousands of remnants of the Dashun army, should have been the chief soldier a long time ago, but because Jin Shenghuan can't be promoted, Wang Deren can only deign to be a deputy general, and after a long time, it is difficult to say what Wang Deren will think.

Recently, Jin Shenghuan received news that Bolobel wanted to find him trouble, accused of conniving at the Gongyi battalion to invade Fujian, destroying the good situation of the Qing army in Fujian, and saving Emperor Longwu at a critical moment.

It's just not a human life!

This crime is too big, and Jin Shenghuan can't afford to bear it anyway.

He hurriedly sent someone to Fujian and gave Bolo a generous gift, hoping to make the master accommodating, but the result is unknown.

In addition to these, Hao Shaoqi suddenly captured Yuanzhou Mansion, Fuzhou Volunteers and Ji'an Volunteers also launched a counterattack, which made Jin Shenghuan very passive, he mobilized a large army to Yuanzhou Mansion, opened the formation, and was ready to teach Hao Shaoqi a lesson, and received the news that Emperor Longwu drove his own expedition to rescue Ganzhou.

I can't take care of Hao Shaoqi!

Jin Shenghuan hurriedly turned around and led the army to Ganzhou, wanting to annihilate the Ming army reinforcements in one fell swoop and capture Emperor Longwu.

This is a great opportunity to turn over in one fell swoop, as long as you can catch Emperor Longwu, all the problems are not a problem, even if a slap is slapped in the face of the governor of Jiangxi, he can only cover his face and smile......

This battle must be won!

And to catch Emperor Longwu!

After receiving the detailed battle report from the front line, although he lost the battle, Jin Shenghuan felt very happy - Emperor Longwu himself got into his pocket!

There is nothing surprising about the tactics of the Ming army, although the attack is sharp, the rear and flanks are not stable, just a fierce attack on Ganzhou, although this tactic looks vigorous, but once it is frustrated, it will fall into a heavy encirclement, and the whole army will be annihilated.

The only thing that made him feel a little headache was that the sailors of the Ming army were too fierce and actually eliminated the Zhangjiang sailors of the Qing army.

Ganzhou is surrounded by water on three sides, and the sailor is the key to the victory or defeat of the Ganzhou campaign, and more importantly, if the sailor of the Ming army is not eliminated, Emperor Longwu can escape on the boat at any time.

The sailors of the Ming army must be defeated! (To be continued......)