Gutang is only thirty miles away from Jiujiang Fucheng, but the guards in Gutang are too tight and tight. The fleet of the Fu Han army arrived at Gutang early in the afternoon, but they had no chance to take advantage of the careful garrison of the Qing army. In the end, the news that came to Chen Ming was that the fleet really landed in Dujiazui, which is twenty miles south of Gutang.

All at once, the distance was widened to fifty miles.

"Young master, Yang Shijin said that Dujiazui is a temporary resting place. He prepared for a night attack on Guanshan at night. Approaching dusk, Liu Wu took the latest reply to report to Chen Ming.

"Guanshan ......"

Chen Ming, who was familiar with the map of Jiujiang, of course knew where Guanshan was, which was in the southeast of Gutang Town, and the southeast was the closest direction to the water surface from Gutang Town, and the straight-line interval was only two or three miles. Guanshan is the gateway to the southeast of Gutang Town, less than a mile away from the water surface of Poyang Lake, although it is only 100 meters high, it is the focus of the defense circle of Gutang Town.

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On the third watch of the night, Cao Chuande, the superintendent of the Gutang Branch of Jiujiang Banknote Pass, was about to rest, when suddenly the sound of killing outside suddenly rose. He hurriedly put on his clothes and rushed out, and saw that the guns and cannons on the Gutang wharf were like thunder, and the soldiers of the Fu Han Army rowing small boats were shuttling back and forth in the firelight, and flexibly threw fireballs and bombs at hundreds of large and small ships docked in the wharf, which illuminated the wharf as if it was daylight.

More than 10 miles along the river, from the upper Qingshan and the lower Qingshan on the shore of Qingshan Lake, to Qingshanzui in the north of Dalao in Gutang Town, the positions of the Qing army within a range of more than ten or twenty miles were harassed by the Fu Han army. The sound of grenades exploding is like a thousand troops, but in fact it is dry thunder and no rain. Yang Shijin is bluffing.

The Qing positions everywhere were fighting back, but it was obvious that the accuracy of the Qing army's artillery fire in the dark night was too poor to be of any use at all. The ships of the Fu Han Army coming and going on the surface of the water are still very active.

The fire attack was intermittent, stopped and stopped, and it was a whole night, and the defenders along the coast of the Qing army did not even blink their eyes. By dawn, the attack stops. Cao Chuande, who was trembling and worried all night, looked at the lake with a monocular, but there was no trace, and the sound of last night's fight was like a nightmare.

Cao Chuande didn't know that the artillery that the Qing army had indiscriminately inflicted on the surface fleet of the Fu Han Army a heavy blow.

After Yang Shijin harassed most of the night along the way, he began to attack the Qing army's position in Guanshan at dawn, and as a result, the Qing army inadvertently hit Yang Shijin's boat, and the flying wooden thorns made Yang Shijin feel like a hedgehog. At the same time, the commando officer standing beside Yang Shijin also died. He was even more unlucky than Yang Shijin, although the latter was pierced like a hedgehog, but the most serious injury was only the piece of wood on his back, which was inserted diagonally into Yang Shijin's back, and the flesh was almost an inch and a half deep. And the hapless commando officer was pierced in the neck by a wooden thorn.

Yang Shijin's brewing Guanshan assault came to an abrupt end, and it was over. The news was reported to Chen Ming after dawn, and Chen Ming could only sigh at Yang Shijin's bad luck. Since he started the army, the upper-level officers under his command have been like gods and spirits, and no matter how hard and difficult the battle is, not a single officer above the battalion level has been killed, and not even a few have been injured. For example, Yang Shijin was injured by a headless shot in the middle of the night, which is the absolute first time.

On this day, Huang Jie led the team, and the team advanced from Dujiazui to Qingshan. The west side of Dujiazui is Lushan, and the only way for the Fu Han army to kill Jiujiang City as quickly as possible is to rely on the shore of Poyang Lake. Lay down the green mountains and go north, and gnaw down one mountain after another.

Troublesome, isn't it? But who let Chen Ming's ships not give up. Otherwise, the ships carrying cannons aimed at the Qing army's hilltop position on the lakeside for a while, not to mention that the position could be easily taken, and it would definitely not be as hard as it is now.

On the first day, the Fu Han army defeated Xiaqingshan and Shangqingshan, and rushed and killed the Qing army many times.

The two armies fought with real swords and guns, and the Jiujiang defenders were obviously not the opponent of the Fu Han army. But when the news reached Yuyi, the political envoy of Jiangxi Province was not at all worried about the loss of the two fortifications, just as he was to react after hearing the defeat of Hukou Shuika.

But Chen Ming here is really dissatisfied with the progress of the army. In two days, the army had spent two days in Jiujiang, but it was far from seeing the walls of Jiujiang. Chen Mingke only had a total of five days.

As a result, Chen Ming Jiujiang's original plan was almost declared bankrupt. If the team wants to take Jiujiang in the next day, it can no longer go according to the original plan, and the Fu Han army can only take Jiujiang City in the original planned time by landing directly from Meijiazhou, no, from the south bank of the Yangtze River, which is the nearest city of Jiujiangfu.

"If the young master wants to attack Jiujiang Mansion City directly, he should let Huang Jie fight more ruthlessly in the south." In the cabin, Liu Wu was the only person accompanying Chen Ming. Seeing that Chen Ming had made up his mind, he directly thought about Jiujiang Mansion City, and said without losing the opportunity.

"You go and tell Huang Jie, don't be afraid of casualties, don't worry about ammunition supply. The Qing army must fight for help, and the Qing army will not stop asking for help. Chen Ming knocked on the map of Jiujiang Mansion City in his hand. This place is very critical and critical, as long as there is the slightest possibility, he does not want to give up.

How many defenders are there in the entire Jiujiang Mansion?

A Jiujiang town, plus some people in Nanchang, and Ding Yong, a militia group collected by the Jiangxi government, there are 10,000 people. Most of them were locals, and they were still a bit aggressive. Yesterday, news came out from the dark camp in Jiujiang City, with the loss of Xiaqingshan and Shangqingshan, the defenders in Jiujiang City divided a group of troops to the south to strengthen the strength of the camps and positions along the lake. According to the secret agent's estimate, there were only about 4,000 defenders left in the city.

"Tell the logistics that tonight's harassment will include Meijiazhou and Jiujiang Fucheng."

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"Why is that, the Grand Duro? We are already short of manpower, and if we count Meijiazhou and Jiujiang Fucheng, there is really no threat at all if we just harass. ”

When the news reached logistics, Zheng Hongyu and Wei Xiuzhi notified the surface combat troops without thinking about it. After Yang Shijin lay down, the people who led this surface fleet changed from one to three, namely Xu Youruo, Chen Dai and Luo Daliang. The name of these three people is the deputy chief of the waterway of the logistics battalion, and Yang Shijin was officially appointed by Chen Ming as the chief of the waterway after being injured, with the rank of battalion officer.

Now Xu Youruo and the three of them gathered on the big ship where Yang Shijin was recuperating from his injuries. The three of them were very puzzled by Chen Ming's order. Chen Ming's order more than doubled their range of activities, and restored the combat power of the Han army's surface fleet, so that there was really no threat, only noise-like harassment.

The person who spoke was Chen Dai, and it can be seen from his surname that he is a child of the Chen family. is also faintly the No.1 among the three deputy chiefs.

"The Metropolitan Governor acts, and he still needs to explain it to you? Honestly obey orders. Yang Shijin rolled his eyes and looked at the three Chen Dai with depressed faces. These three guys with brains in the water really take themselves seriously. What is the purpose of harassment along the way? In order to disturb the rest of the Qing soldiers and reduce their spirit and energy.

If the Fu Han Army wants to take Jiujiang, the main force will depend on the army. Relying on the harassment of the sailor alone, Ma Yue in the Year of the Monkey can't take it down.

The battle deployment made by the Metropolitan Governor before was all for the purpose of taking Jiujiang Mansion. Although Yang Shijin was injured, he was not deaf and did not hear the news that most of the governors had adjusted their deployments in the past two days. In other words, the Metropolitan Governor still wants to take Jiujiang Mansion in his heart. Now the sailors are asked to expand the scope of harassment, and there must be a purpose of the Grand Governor.

This kind of military strategy, the Metropolitan Governor is willing to tell the people below about it, which is the Metropolitan Governor's good mood. Not a word is leaked, and there is nothing to say.

Yang Shijin's injury will not be cured for a month or two. The blow on his back was very heavy, and now everyone else is lying on the bed.

Compared with the lively Chen Dai, Xu Youruo, and Luo Daliang, Yang Shijin is actually the one who most hopes that the Fu Han Army can occupy Jiujiang Mansion immediately. Because he was injured, if the Fu Han Army was finished, it would be difficult for Yang Shijin to escape.

On this night, the Fu Han army harassed the entire line of the Qing army in Jiujiang. The Xunyang Towers on the banks of the Yangtze River were almost burned by the sneak attack of the Fu Han army. At dawn, the monotonous and mournful sound of fighting could not motivate the sleepy soldiers, who were all about to die. The thick drowsiness made many people completely unable to care about how the officers reprimanded, and they lay all over the ground.

Even the officers themselves, one by one, were also eyelids and yawned constantly.

Huang Zhaolong, the prefect of Jiujiang Prefecture, made one cup of strong tea, but still couldn't relieve his tiredness. His two masters cheered up to play chess with him, and they were often confused, their heads would hang down to their chests, and they would beat a spirit.

This state of affairs is definitely not due to the disturbance of last night, because this disturbance has been in place for many days. Before Chen Ming officially attacked Jiujiang, before Chen Ming had completely taken the mouth of the lake, his surface fleet began to attack Jiujiang along the Yangtze River. After that, their fleet did not harass the Yangtze River, but harassed the Poyang Lake.

And no matter who the Fu Han army harassed, Huang Zhaolong, as the prefect of Jiujiang, was under great pressure in his heart. He is different from Yi Yi and Shu Shanke, Jiujiang Mansion is broken, Yi Yi and Shu Shan can run with their legs, and Huang Zhaolong has only a dead end if he runs. Who has made it his duty to defend the land?

In the early morning of spring, the river breeze is clear. The war made the two sides of the river seem particularly lonely.

The day passed peacefully. Although the Fu Han army in the south had already captured Gutang, there were only twenty or thirty miles left from Fucheng. A large number of Qing soldiers and Minyong were transferred south to reinforce the camps along the line, but the war still seemed to be far away from the Yangtze River.

At night, Huang Zhaolong stayed up as usual. Soon he received the news that the Fu Han army was disturbing the riverside position, and Xunyang Tower was set on fire by a rocket fired by the Fu Han army. Fortunately, the Qing soldiers reacted in time, otherwise this famous building in Jiujiang would have been burned.

Huang Zhaolong despised the 'rudeness' of the Fu Han army. actually targeted Xunyang Tower, and the sky was ruined.

Then Huang Zhaolong waited and waited, waiting for the Fu Han army to come again, you must know that in the past two nights, the Fu Han army has been frequently harassed twice a night, and at most three or five times.

Until the fifth watch, the disturbing fleet of the Fu Han army came twice, and it was about to dawn, and today's alarm was lifted. Huang Zhaolong went back to his room and slept with confidence.

People are like that, and the power of habit is enormous. If the harassment fleet of the Fu Han army had only come once that night, Huang Zhaolong would have been restless, like waiting for the 'second boot to fall from the upper floor'.

Now he slept with peace of mind and boldness, just like the Qing soldiers along the Yangtze River. Like those green camp people who guarded the Yangtze River at night, he felt that the danger was gone, and his mind was relaxed to the greatest extent at this moment.

In fact, they didn't know that just before dawn and at night, more than 200 ships had quietly set sail on the other side of the Yangtze River. They groped their way forward cautiously in the dark night, and the fleet bypassed Jiangzhong Island and appeared directly on the Yangtze River, ten miles east of Jiujiangfu City.

The three battalions of the Qing army lost Jiangzhong Island without a fight, and now they have received the most fatal punishment.

More than 20 small sampans with pointed heads in the fleet of the Fu Han army rushed to the south bank of the Yangtze River like sharp arrows.

The wooden stakes buried by the Qing army under the water on the shore did not work at all, because these small sampans with pointed heads only sat four or five people in a boat, and like small fishing boats, the draft was less than a foot deep. The hidden piles buried in the water by the Qing army did not play a role at all.

The Qing army in Jinjipo was taken by surprise, when the Qing soldiers who found the fleet of the Fu Han army sounded the alarm, and when the panicked Green Battalion officers and militia commanders shouted to make his soldiers brave, the goddess of victory had already thrown herself into the arms of the Fu Han army.

More than 20 small boats and a group of assault troops made it to the shore very smoothly. And then, and then there was no then.

The panicked Green Battalion and Minyong were directly dispersed by the assault troops, and their barracks could not stop the blasting of the explosive packs. Although the Qing army and militia guarding Jinjipo were three or four hundred people, although they had four cannons, the assault force was only a hundred.

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On Jiangzhong Island, Chen Ming looked at the battle on the shore that was about to end and exhaled lightly. OK, really OK.

The Fu Han army took a defensive position on the edge of the Yangtze River, and with a foothold, it had the guarantee of sending a large number of troops ashore in a steady stream. When the Fu Han army landed on the river bank in a structured manner, when the Fu Han army in Jinjipo had two, three, and four ......battalions, and more battalions, it was not the Qing army that came to attack the Fu Han army; Instead, the Han army went to sweep away the Qing army.

There was only one day left in the five days, but Chen Ming seized the opportunity for victory. One day was very short, but in this one day, he could not take Jiujiang Mansion without trying.

"Go and find out, where is Huang Jie's part? Ordered them to rush to Enoon Island by noon. ”

The team on the southern route was withdrawn by Chen Ming and returned by boat. If this blow at dawn today is not successful, no matter how hard the South Road is hit, it will not be possible to touch the city wall of Jiujiang Mansion in three or five days. There are so many mountains here.

Chen Ming will not invest his strength in Jiujiang Mansion anymore. The Green Camp led by Huang Zhenggang is about to enter Anqing, and Chen Ming must deal with the pressure coming downstream, which means that his Jiujiang strategy has failed.

And if the attack at dawn is successful, Huang Jie and the others will have no need to waste their efforts on the South Road, and directly pull the team to the line of the Yangtze River, which is where they come in.

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"Goo, goo......"

In Hukou County, a pigeon fluttered its wings and landed on a large wooden plank. There was grain sprinkling on it, and there was a basin of water on the side. (To be continued.) )