The defense system of the Qing army in the Huai'an area is based on Shanyang, Qingjiangpu and Wujiadun, and the three strongholds are no more than 50 miles apart, forming an irregular triangle...... This is the basic tactical guiding ideology of the Qing army, unless the enemy is too strong, generally will not be lightly violated, otherwise the defensive formation of the full momentum will lose its meaning, after the attack on Wujiadun, the Qing army in Shanyang and Qingjiangpu almost did not hesitate, and immediately sent troops to the rescue.

Between the mountains, in the woods, there are a pair of vigilant eyes hidden in the hidden place, the scouts of the Chu army have been closely monitoring Qingjiangpu, the Qing army reinforcements have just been dispatched, Wang Jin got the news, almost stepping on the rhythm of the front and rear feet, the front foot of the Qing army has just arrived near Wujiadun, and Qingjiangpu has been attacked again.

The Qing army has fewer troops, and in the face of the aggressive Wang Jincai and Ti Zhaorong, they still dare to put on a defensive formation, on the one hand, because Qingjiangpu and Wujiadun are very important and cannot be given up lightly, on the other hand, it is also because the distance between these three strongholds is very close, even if the troops are divided, they are not afraid of being broken by the Chu army, and there are mobile forces in the three strongholds, and it is very easy to move back and forth, constituting a complete defense system...... If you want to break this defense system, you can't slowly attack the city step by step, Wang Jincai still uses the old method of disguise surprise attack, and strives to open a gap before the defenders react.

Disguised surprise attack, belongs to the trickery of soldiers, high risk, high returns, the advantages and disadvantages are difficult to determine, done well, disguised surprise attack can quickly break the city. Break through Qingjiangpu before the Qing army in Shanyang and Wujiadun returns, but in case it is discovered. The surprise attack force may be completely wiped out.

It was a very normal day in winter. The sky was gloomy and gloomy, and at noon, the sun was nowhere to be seen, and the mountains and fields were bleak, and the branches of the trees were bare, trembling gently in the northwest wind, and the pines, cypresses, and bamboos, though evergreen, were a little dull in color this season, and the silent world seemed to be lifeless.

Qingjiang Puxi Gate. The flow of people entering and leaving the city gate is sparse, but it has been continuous, in the end, it is the canal hub of the thoroughfare of the nine provinces, although the Chu army has reached Shanyang in the south, it is impossible to close all the city gates and close the traffic. And on the contrary, seeing that the war situation in Huai'an was tight, many people were seizing the time to transfer their family property to the north bank of the Yellow River, and Huai'an was famous for its transportation and salt industry. Behind the huge interests are huge forces, these gentry and merchants who transfer property are different from ordinary businessmen, and each of them is supported by big people with hands and eyes, even if Wang Wenkui, the governor of Caoyun, is there in person. I may not dare to detain them all.

The Yellow River in the Ming Dynasty seized the Huai River into the sea, adding many variables to the topography of the Jianghuai region. The generous and majestic Yangtze River is like the big brother in the family. The Yellow River is like a grumpy second brother, and the downstream section from Xuzhou to Jiangsu is unstable because of the river channel. Floods are frequent, in another time and space. During the Kangxi period, the "three feudatories", "Cao Yun" and "river affairs" were the three major events, which illustrated the difficulty of the Yellow River's governance, and on the other hand, the Yellow River diverted from Xuzhou to Jiangsu constituted a natural danger and was the most reliable defense line of the Qing army at this stage.

(In ancient times, the Yellow River entered the sea through Shandong, and the capture of Huai into the sea began in the Song and Yuan dynasties, so the strategic shape of the Jianghuai region was different from that of the Three Kingdoms and the Song Dynasty, and in general it was more beneficial to the Qing army, which needs to be particularly emphasized.) ）

Huai'an is located on the south bank of the Yellow River, holding here, is equivalent to holding the entire Yellow River defense line, no matter how fierce the Chu army's Northern Expeditionary Army offensive, don't want to step into Shandong, can not threaten the foundation of Manchu rule, so the Qing army attaches great importance to the defense here, but the amount of money to a certain extent, it has formed a strong capital force, not only always chasing the greatest profits, the response to the advantages and avoiding the disadvantages is also the most rapid, Qingjiangpu's city defense also has to make way for it.

"Stride, stomp!"

The sound of horses' hooves is urgent, and a cloud of smoke and dust rolls up on the official road in the distance, and you can see it clearly a little closer, this is a team of cavalry of the Eight Banners trotting on, swaggering straight to the west gate of Qingjiang Puxi, in front of the team is a triangular red-edged blue dragon flag, the flagpole is nine feet six inches high, indicating that the general who led the troops is a third-class Lazhangjing with a blue flag.

This official is not small! The Manchu Qing Dynasty had no more than a million people, and the number of Eight Banners was more than 100,000 when it was the largest, and the third-class Lazhangjing was equivalent to a guerrilla general of the Han people, who could command thousands of men and horses, and the ordinary green battalion commanders had to bow down and salute when they saw them.

"Blue flags? It should be the forward soldiers and horses of Tunqi, from Fengyang Mansion, go and report to Gao Shuai. "The Green Battalion Army guarding the door is a Qian general surnamed Zhao, who has been in the army for ten years and is well-informed, so he can see the origin of this army at a glance.

The blue flag has always been the descendant of Prince Zheng Jierharang's troops, and the heaviest losses in the Battle of Ningzhen, after Jierharang's defeat and death, this inheritance was inherited by his nephew Tunqi, that is to say, the Eight Banners who missed the net in the Battle of Ningzhen were resting in the area of Fengyang Mansion, and Tunqi was responsible for commanding, because the entire army was completely defeated, and it had not yet recovered its vitality, so it could only hide in the rear as a second-line support force.

"Do you want to close the gates? Gao Shuai has already had a strict order, the southern thieves have fled to Shanyang and Wujiadun, and the soldiers and horses must carefully check the ...... of Kanhe," one of his subordinates reminded.

"It makes sense, close the door, close the door!" Mr. Zhao Qian waved his hand and shouted in the direction of the city gate: "Close the city gate, don't squeeze forward!" ”

In front of the city gate, there was a long convoy, most of the ruts were deep in the ground, and the carts were piled with sacks and wooden boxes, all of which were valuable goods of great value, and the people who escorted the carts were either richly dressed or had an extraordinary bearing, which was very different from ordinary merchants. Seeing from a distance that a group of soldiers and horses was approaching rapidly, and the city gate was about to be closed here, the convoy immediately made a noise, and dozens of carts squeezed forward together, all wanting to enter Qingjiangpu before the city gate was closed, but instead blocked the city gate hole, and could not close the city gate at all.

Mr. Zhao Qian was furious, scolded and stepped forward, his mouth almost reached behind his ears, he looked like the eldest of the heavens, the second of his children, specializing in all kinds of disobedience, and a middle-aged man dressed as a master looked at him with disdain, and threw a famous thorn over casually, Zhao Qian took it and looked at it, and immediately changed to a respectful expression. Holding the famous thorn in both hands and handing it back, he felt that his status was too low. I don't deserve to take this famous thorn at all.

The next few have the same big origins. The high-ranking officials of the imperial court are not enough, they are all related to the various palaces in Beijing, Zhao Qian, the general ...... No, Qingjiangpu guarded the general Gao Vice General...... No, Wang Wenkui, the governor of Caoyun, couldn't afford to offend, so Zhao Qian could only ask for it softly.

"Ladies and gentlemen, lords, I am in charge of official duties, and I ask you to be accommodating. I don't know if this army is friend or foe, so I ask you to pull the cattle away and let me close the gates. ”

"I don't know if it's a friend or foe, so I'm going to lock us outside the city and let them slaughter them, which family's royal law is this? Who is your surname, you are so ruthless, I want to meet Wang Dufu to ask for an explanation! The man was wearing a silk robe with a copper coin pattern, and a large gold wrench on his hand. Two gold rings, one mouth revealing two large gold teeth, in short, the whole body is golden and shiny. The wealth is pressing, and with one mouth, Wang Wenkui, the governor of Caoyun, moved out and looked around at everyone. With a smug expression, it seems that he is a guest who often comes and goes to the governor's yamen.

"You want me to be accommodating. I'll ask you to be accommodating, little brother. Where are these goods, you also go to inquire, if there is anything wrong, your family Gao Shuai will also have to send Ningguta as a slave! "Qingjiangpu is an important hub of the Grand Canal and the largest crossing of the Yellow River in Jiangsu, and these convoys must enter Qingjiangpu to send their goods on the boats to Beijing.

"you! Don't bully me for being a man who walks the rivers and lakes, I also know about war, this is Ximen, will the southern thief fall from the sky? "A burly figure who looks like a dart master, dressed in a strong suit, and the head of the analysis is the Tao, which attracted a chorus of echoes. The terrain of Huai'an is very neat, Shanyang is in the south, the Yellow River is in the north, Wujiadun and Qingjiangpu are located on the south bank of the Yellow River, in other words, the west gate of Qingjiangpu is facing the inner side of the Qing army's defensive formation, which is relatively safer, and if the Chu army attacks, it should go to the east gate or the south gate first, and there is no reason to go around to the west gate.

Such a superficial truth, of course Zhao Qian knows that there are certain rules for this kind of thing to fight, you can't detour if you want to, the detour will increase the danger of exposure, it is possible to be cut off by the enemy, or flanked from both sides, he ordered the city gate to be closed just in case, not really thinking that the Chu army was coming.

For a moment, he hesitated, still trying to dissuade this unprovoked convoy, but did not forcibly disperse them and close the city gates.

Between the gossip, the quarrel was inextricable, it seemed that it was just a blink of an eye, the sound of horses' hooves had rushed to the city, Zhao Qian was suddenly surprised, and quickly turned his head to look, only to see that the leading Qing general was full of beard, but the sleeve on the left was empty, and it turned out to be a one-armed general.

Ma Dedao! Ma Dedao turned out to be Ma Jinzhong's subordinate, who fought fiercely with Chen Tai's troops in the Battle of Huguang, and was seriously injured and lost his left arm in order to capture a Bayala Dragon Banner, so he withdrew from the army. He was born with a penchant for drinking and gambling, and a little pension money when he was discharged from the army was quickly spent, and he was a disabled person who was difficult to find a livelihood, and his life was very embarrassing.

Ma Dedao is fierce by nature, in order to fight for a Baya Lalong flag, he did not hesitate to be cut off by the enemy's left arm, and the corpse mountain and sea of blood beat a few rolling people, with a strong murderous aura, looking forward to not being angry and self-assured, seeing that he was rushing with a team of cavalry fast horses, Zhao Qian hurriedly stepped forward to stop him, bowed and saluted, and looked respectful.

"May I ask Lord Zhangjing......"

"Chapter your fucking head!" Without waiting for him to ask, Ma Dedao raised the whip in his hand and hit his head and face.

This Tartar official is so fierce! Mr. Zhao Qian felt relieved for a while, Ma Dedao's appearance was flawless, and the Eight Banners "Taijun" has always been known for being unreasonable, if he really stopped and accepted interrogation in a proper manner, he would probably be deceitful.

In a flash, the cavalry behind Ma Dedao had already swarmed over, rushing to the front of the city gate hole, and seeing that this place was blocked by the convoy, Ma Dedao coldly pulled out the tiger tooth knife: "This general is in his body, and he can't afford to delay at all, and please leave the city gate cave within five breaths, otherwise, Ben will recognize you as a noble man, and the knife in the general's hand does not recognize people!" ”

The leaders of the convoys looked at each other, and ordered the cattle to be driven one after another, either forward, or backward, leaving the city gate as far as possible, the green battalion soldiers guarding the gate were taken away by the momentum of Ma Dedao, and they didn't dare to stop it, Zhao Qian couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "Damn, it's still the Eight Banners soldiers, when did the green battalion soldiers have such a majestic ......"

Suddenly, his eyes widened as big as eggs, and he stared at Ma Dedao in front of him in amazement.

Ma Dedao, who was in front, was raising his knife to slash at the green battalion soldiers guarding the door, the knife was covered with blood, and there were two corpses of the green battalion soldiers who were cut down by him in the back.

The cavalry of the Chu army suddenly attacked, killed the Qing army guarding the gate, and captured the west gate of Qingjiangpu. As a firework rose into the air, the infantry of the Chu army in the brigade came from several directions.

Qingjiangpu is just a small city, in order to rescue Wujiadun, the Qing army sent all the mobile forces, the defenders in the city are almost a turnip and a pit, there are not many reserves, when the west gate was opened a gap, the defender of Qingjiangpu Gao Mutian also tried to organize a counterattack, street fighting, delaying time to wait for reinforcements, but were all defeated by the prepared Chu army...... Unlike the First Cavalry Division, which served as a feint, Wang Jincai's Second Army was mainly infantry, with more troops, complete arms, special targeted training, and more adaptation to street fighting.

As soon as the city was broken, Wang Jincai immediately sent troops to Chang Yingcang, shipyards, docks and other places, and lit a series of sky-high fires, the flames rolled up with thick smoke, and rushed high into the sky, even if they were dozens of miles away, they could see it clearly...... This is not only a signal to inform the friendly forces, telling them that Qingjiangpu has been successful, and Wujiadun can withdraw from the battle, but also to tell the Qing army not to have any illusions, Qingjiangpu has been conquered by me, and the most important Changying warehouse and shipyard have been burned by me, and they are honestly shrunk in your kennel, and there is no need to send troops to rescue Qingjiangpu.

Wang Jincai was ready to kidnap the people and craftsmen in the city, and the Qing army would not know about this plan, since Qingjiangpu had no rescue value, he would not risk attacking to buy more time for the Chu army.

Immediately afterwards, the gongs sounded on the streets of the city, and Wang Jin selected some soldiers with loud voices, and informed the people in the city while striking the gongs that the Chu army was ready to completely burn down Qingjiangpu, the stronghold of the Qing army, and that the male and female civilians must all leave the city before dark, and the Chu army would be responsible for the evacuation of the people. (To be continued......)