Taidong Town.

Huang Jie stood on a high place and looked at the east, the cold dew hanging on the iron armor looked crystal clear in the rising sun, the war had burned to the rear of Jiangyan Town, if it weren't for the main force he led was the Metropolitan Governor who took the initiative to transfer his position and retreat to Taidong Town, he might have been flustered at this time. I will wonder, has Jiangyan Town been broken by the Qing army?

Since withdrawing from its position in the middle of the night until now, the elite of this Fuhan army has always waited for orders and is always ready to fight.

"It's already getting dark, and it's time for the Governor to give orders......"

Huang Jie knew that although the total strength of the elite of the Fu Han army under his command was not much, there were eight musket battalions, which were the largest musket units in the Fu Han army, as well as eight armor battalions, plus a hundred artillery units. The essence of the entire expeditionary force was held in his command.

After deducting his main force, as well as the two main battalion leaders on the South Road, even Chen Ming only had one part of the right battalion, the tank battalion and the cavalry battalion in his hands.

It can be seen that the importance of Huang Jiebu in this battle.

Ever since the white of the fish's belly was revealed in the eastern sky, Huang Jie stood on the high ground and looked at the east. He knew that the Qing army had broken the blockade of the southern road and was crossing the Salt River. Then the sound of fighting came from the east of Taidong Town, which also explained the plan of this elite army from the south of the Qing army, and they wanted to cut off the connection between Jiangyan Town and Taizhou.

The golden sunlight shone like thousands of sharp arrows through the treetops and into the meadows of the forest. The mist dissipated.

"Driving ......" rode a fast horse from the west to Taidong Town.

"The governor of the capital has an order, and Huang Jie led his troops to attack. Destroy the enemy behind Jiangyan Town. Huang Jie checked the military order according to the regulations, waved his big hand, the drum and trumpet sounded, and the elite of the 10,000 Fu Han Army, who had already been waiting for the day, immediately rushed out from inside and outside Taidong Town and gathered in front of Taidong Town.

Loud military songs sounded, and battalion flags fluttered.

"Director Liu can tell the Metropolitan Governor when he goes back, please rest assured, the general will not live up to his mission." The total number of Qing troops killed from the south road was only more than 10,000 people, and they fought first on the south road, and then fought on the salt river. And what about the elite of the Fu Han army in Taidong Town? The number of people is not much less than that of the Qing army, although he has not closed his eyes since midnight, but he is also recuperating, and the number of artillery is far superior to that of the Qing army, Huang Jie can't imagine that he has the possibility of defeat.

Liu Wu watched the army of Taidong Town march to the battlefield with high spirits, and galloped to Chen Ming's headquarters by himself. It was discovered that the tank battalion, the right battalion of the personal guard, and the cavalry battalion that were guarded inside and outside the headquarters also began to fight in battle.

"Metropolitan Governor, Commander-in-Chief Huang asked me to tell the Metropolitan Governor that I will live up to my mission, please rest assured."

Chen Ming had already put on his armor, and dozens of catties of steel armor were hanging on his body, but Chen Ming didn't seem to feel the weight. "The most elite veterans of the sixteen battalions are in his hands, and there are more than a hundred cannons, if he still can't win the battle, how will the governor of Pontus let him sit in the position of brigade commander? If we fight, we will definitely be able to win the battle, and it depends on how many Qing soldiers we can annihilate, and how many elites we will lose ourselves. ”

"Now that you're back, go and urge the attendants, and let them all hurry. The Governor is going to the town of Taidong. ”

Chen Ming was about to rush to Taidong Town to sit in town, Liu Wu naturally understood the meaning of his words, nodded vigorously, and immediately withdrew from the big tent.

The entire attendant room is Chen Ming's headquarters, except for the vacancy in the staff department, all aspects of manpower are fully equipped. And the transfer of the entire command is definitely not something that can be completed in one or two sentences. When Liu Wu arrived, Liu Dezhao was shouting and directing with sweat.

Liu Dezhao was relieved to see Liu Wu rushing back: "As soon as you left on your front foot, the Metropolitan Governor is going to Taidong Town." If it weren't for Chen Dawei, Shi Meng and other generals to stop them, the metropolitan governor would have rushed to Taidong Town with his soldiers and horses first. ”

"The Metropolitan Governor is not worried about the battle situation. The strategy of the Qing army was not too bad, but the Tatars thought of us too badly. Commander-in-Chief Huang has 16 battalions of elite under his command, plus more than 100 artillery pieces. Liu Wu suddenly lowered his voice and said in Liu Dezhao's ear: "To put it mildly, even if a pig sits in Huang Jie's position, this one should also be able to win." Now it's up to us to see the final outcome and our own losses......"

"The Governor of Dadu transferred six battalions [new barracks] to dare to go to the south road, and soon after he gave the order for a counterattack on the south road. This is to tie the opening to the south. ”

Luo Daliang and his people were also prepared on the river in the west. As soon as the signal was given, the sailors immediately rowed eastward and blew up the pontoon bridge erected by the Tartars on the Yunyan River......"

Liu Dezhao briefly told Liu Wu about Chen Ming's two military orders during his departure, and the information revealed Chen Ming's intentions very clearly, he just wanted to annihilate the Qing army that had been inserted. As a result, he felt some worries about Huang Jie's ability.

"What about hundreds of cannons, and so many flying thunder cannons and mortar cannons, what ......are you afraid of" Liu Wu thought about it, and felt that Huang Jie really didn't have the possibility of dropping the chain at a critical moment, so many cannons.

Half an hour later, the fog between heaven and earth had completely dissipated, and Chen Ming led the horse team to Taidong Town first. According to the scout's report, the Qing army crossed no more than 15,000 troops, including about 1,000 Eight Banner Horse Teams, about 1,000 Eight Banner New Army, a large number of firearms battalions and shotgun troops, plus about 50 cannons. Such a force is indeed very strong, but it is weaker than the elite of the Fu Han Army in Huang Jie's hands.

Don't say anything else, just talk about the artillery team. The Fu Han army was twice as large as the Qing army, and all of them were five-pound cannons and eight-pound runs.

"Report to the Governor, Jiangyan Town Flying Pigeon Transmission." -- Everything is fine in the town, and the garrison is impregnable. Twelve simple words. Chen Ming looked at it with a smile on his face, and at such a critical time, such a letter made him very comfortable to read.

"Tell Miao Fuwei that at most punctual times, the main force of the army will engage the Qing army behind him, so that he can get ready."

On the high ground where Huang Jie was in Taidong Town before, Chen Ming looked to the east while dictating the order. In the end, an instruction was added urging the troops of the southern route to complete the counterattack as soon as possible.

When the sun rose to three poles, Huang Jie sent someone to bring the news that the war had begun. The elite of the Fu Han army killed the back of the Qing army that was storming the back of Jiangyan Town, and the two sides lined up on the field ten miles away from Jiangyan Town.

The Qing army's Eight Banners recruits, firearms battalions, horse teams, and artillery teams were all laid out, and the Qing troops on the south bank were reinforcing the middle battlefield through the five pontoon bridges on the Yunyan River.

"How's the battle on the South Road? Is Luo Daliang's ship ready? When you are ready, you set off first and blow up the pontoon. After hearing that the follow-up troops of the Qing army were still entering the middle battlefield through the pontoon bridge, Chen Ming was a little breathless and let Luo Daliangbu take the first step. In his plan, it was best for the elite troops of the Qing army to enter the middle battlefield, and the Fu Han army on the south road would counterattack back and block the passage of the southern road to the south of the Yunyan River. But now that he looks at ......, the scheduling speed of Fengsheng is a bit beyond his expectations.

Now Huang Jie reported to him that the Qing army was reinforcing troops on the middle battlefield through the pontoon bridge on the Yunyan River, and Chen Ming was anxious.

If you are anxious, you will be dry, and if you are dry, you will naturally not be able to hold your breath. Ordering sailors to act alone is a matter of ignoring the casualties of sailors.

You must know that the Yunyan River is only ten zhang wide, and the average water depth is less than one zhang, if there is no large army on the shore to cooperate with the boats to destroy the pontoon bridge, those sailors who drive the boats to rush to the pontoon bridge are afraid that they will die or die.

"Reward the sailors of the boat with 100 silver dollars each, and successfully blow up the pontoon bridge with another 100 yuan per person. Those who can come back alive will be promoted to the next level. ”

A series of heavy rewards came out of Chen Ming's mouth without a beating, as long as the five pontoon bridges could be blown up and the north-south passage of the salt river could be cut off, what would tens of thousands of silver dollars count. As for upgrading to the next level, it is even more deserved. As long as these people complete the task, they will be the heroes of the Han Army, and the heroes will go off the battlefield alive, and of course they will be promoted.

On the front of Jiangyan Town, Feng Sheng's forehead has been rewarded by Hailancha - more than 10,000 Fu Han troops have been killed behind his troops, so Hailancha must shift his main energy from attacking Jiangyan Town to defeating the incoming enemy. So in order to contain the strength of the Fu Han army in Jiangyan Town, and prevent the men and horses of the Fu Han army in the town from threatening the Hailan Cha Department from behind, the Qing army in front must take out real skills and launch a real onslaught against Jiang Yan Town.

Feng Sheng's forehead took out his own magic weapon - the shield cart, and the person who pushed the cart was of course not Qing soldiers, nor Shandong Lianyong. It is a strong man who accompanies the army.

Miao Fuwei stood on a high place and looked at the Qing army's position, and saw that they were in a sea of flags. In front of the army, there were dense shield carts, followed behind, all Shandong Lianyong wearing black soap clothes, and then a group of Eight Banner soldiers with lightning rods, and thousands of green battalion horses on the left and right.

He snorted coldly, the Qing army's offensive style is still the same old-fashioned, using a shield cart in front, archers and musketeers in the back, and there are daredevils and light spearmen when they are close to the position. He looked at his family's position and was reassured.

Although the breastwork, antlers, and fences at the front of the defense line of Jiangyan Town were damaged a lot by the artillery of the Qing army, the artillery in Jiangyan Town had not yet made much effort. As long as the Qing army dares to move the real thing, the big and small cannons in Jiangyan Town are not vegetarians.

Behind the cannon are mortars, then thunderbolts, and finally tiger cannons and grenades, and sharp musketeers. Finally, it is the infantry army, with layers of spears and shields, living in trenches, and the artillery bombardment of the Qing army is also worry-free. This battle will never be a bad seed.

Besides, he had seven battalions under his command, plus the two old battalions and two hundred horses that had retreated into the formation from behind, and the strength of the defenders was greatly increased. As long as the sergeants are brave and strong, he is not afraid of the Qing army's real attack and killing, which is a great opportunity to make strong military achievements.

At the sound of the horn, the shield cart of the Qing soldiers was pushed closer and closer, and they saw that there were wheels underneath and thick wooden planks in front of them, all covered with thick leather quilts, all of which were splashed with water to cover the rocket guns. Miao Fuwei was very disdainful in his heart, these shield cars are indeed difficult to solve, but the three trenches dug in front of Jiangyan Town are not in vain, and the shield cars of the Qing soldiers want to form a real threat to the defenders of Jiangyan Town, and they first have to fill the ditch. (To be continued.) )