The commander of the water camp in Qinggua Prefecture is Manchurian Zhenghongqi Dutong Duobi, and his father Wuerji is the first Niu Lu Zhangjing of the second leader of Zhenghongqi, and Zhao Shujiao, the general of the Ming Chongzhen Dynasty, was killed with an arrow when he was in Zunhua. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

After the sound of artillery on the river, Duobi knew that the Ming army must be attacking the North Xinzhou Fort. Although there are 4,000 defenders on the North New Island, but Duobi does not know how many men and horses the Ming army has come, in case the North New Island Fort is lost, then the Guazhou Water Battalion will be exposed to the range of the Ming army's artillery fire, and if it is not good, the Guazhou Water Camp will not want to leave the port with a boat. The situation was really like that, Duobi didn't dare to imagine what the emperor would do with him, so he immediately ordered the Han army and the green camp, and urged the water camp to immediately go out of the port to reinforce Beixinzhou, and no matter what, the Ming army could not occupy the key points on the river.

After discovering that the Qing army's water camp had left the port, Zhang Huangyan immediately ordered the sailors to lower their heads to meet them, and the two sides fought a fierce battle less than two miles from the river on the north side of Beixinzhou.

On the northern new state, the two brigades of the first town of the Taiping Army that landed on the island bravely rushed to kill under the command of deputy general Zhu Qinglai, and dozens of people held huge trees and shouted trumpets to rush open the gate of the Qing army camp on the left side of the fort. The Taiping army swarmed up, and Yang Guangxiao, the deputy general of the Qing army in Northern Xinzhou, led his own troops to resist stubbornly, and the muddy ground on the island was full of fighting people. At the end of the battle, Yang Guangxiao saw that the reinforcements could not break through the Ming army's naval division, so he abandoned the army and hid in a secret place on the island.

After seeing the legendary thief Xiucai, Yang Guangxiao actually "pounced" and knelt on the ground to surrender, but Zhou Shixiang waved his hand and ordered his guards to throw the person down the mountain and fall to death. then issued an order, after which the Qing army surrendered without a fight, it was used; Those who fight and surrender without defeat will not be accepted.

Zhang Huangyan commanded the sailors to firmly block the Duobi Division, although the sailors of the Ming army were stronger than the Qing army, but the Qing army had many ships, and the two sides fought to a draw, with heavy casualties. After discovering that the Qing army on the island had been routed and the Ming army had used the island's artillery to bombard his fleet, he had no choice but to order a retreat.

In this battle, the Ming army lost 3 sea ships, 41 civilian ships, and 1,256 soldiers; The Qing army lost 57 large and small warships and more than 1,640 soldiers. More than 780 people were killed in the first town of the Taiping Army that landed on Beixin Island, and more than 1,000 Qing troops were killed and wounded, and the rest were surrendered.

It was originally planned that after capturing Beixinzhou, the Ming army would continue to attack the Guazhou water camp on the north bank in order to completely eradicate this cancer and make it impossible for the Qing army in Jiangbei to cross the river. However, due to the excessive losses of the sailors and the fatigue of the soldiers, Zhang Huangyan ordered the withdrawal of the army. North Xinzhou was guarded by the two brigades of the first town and the first part of the Zheng army, with a total of 5,800 soldiers, and the deputy general Zhu Qinglai personally sat in the town.

......

Just when the Ming and Qing dynasties were fighting on Beixinzhou Island and the nearby river, Yu Xin and Wei Dalong rushed to the Mufu camp of the Qing army with more than 700 soldiers and more than 30 boats. The wooden floating camp is a floating dam made of binding huge trees, the dam surface is filled with soil, it can accommodate 500 soldiers, 40 cannons, the four corners are spires, the ships are broken when they meet, the Manchurians call it "wooden city".

Wei Dalong first led people to dive into the water, quietly observed the structure of the wooden floating camp, and then returned to the boat.

Yu Xin didn't wait for Wei Dalong to take a breath, so he asked him eagerly: "How?" Brother Wei! ”

"It's a rope, it's much easier than the chain of the rolling dragon!"

Wei Dalong exhaled and rubbed his frozen hands. His hands were red, and his face was even redder, but not because he was frozen, but because he was excited.

"Then them!"

Yu Xin personally led four sand boats, facing the wooden floating camp straight forward, the Qing soldiers found out, immediately opened fire, the four boats immediately retreated beyond the firing range, and then turned the bow of the boat, and rushed forward again, the Qing army fired again, there was a boat in the cannon, the remaining three boats retreated, turned around and rushed again, the Qing army was no longer fooled, and the two sides confronted each other.

At noon, no cannon could be heard in the downstream direction, and Yu Xin estimated that Zhang Shangshu and Gan Hui had completed their task, so he ordered all the ships to move forward together. Seeing this, the Qing army opened fire again, and Yu Xin ordered to return fire, and dozens of boats opened fire with full firepower, and the momentum was also amazing.

"Bang! Bang! "A few times, the wooden floating camp was hit, the wood chips and earth and stones flew together, but the Qing army was not afraid, this wooden city was solidly structured, and it would be fine even if it was bombarded for another day. No, a scene that made the Qing soldiers frightened happened, and the originally thick wooden city structure began to disintegrate, constantly drifting with the river.

"The city is scattered, flee!"

The Qing soldiers on the Mufu camp hurriedly put down the boat and withdrew to the north bank. It turned out that while Yu Xin lured the Qing army to spend cannonballs, Wei Dalong and others dived and cut the rope of the Qing army's wooden floating camp. With another bombardment of artillery, the wooden floating camp naturally disintegrated. Once the wooden city is disintegrated, no matter how many Qing troops there are and how fierce the artillery is, it will be useless.

Yu Xin and Wei Dalong successfully completed the task of destroying the Qing army's Mufu camp, but the price paid was not small, 13 of the more than 30 ships remained, and more than 400 of the more than 700 soldiers remained.

After the Qing army's naval division retreated to the Guazhou water camp, the batteries on the ship and on the shore shelled indiscriminately towards the river. It sounds very loud, but it's all useless, and it's a waste of artillery.

Zhou Shixiang rewarded meritorious soldiers in Zhenjiang City, and praised Gan Hui, Yu Xin, Guo Faguang, Wei Dalong and other generals.

Gan Hui said modestly: "The national prince has won the award!" The reason why this battle was won was all because the country was trustworthy and let go of us. ”

Yu Xin, Guo Faguang, Wei Dalong and other generals were excited, and even despised Tartar. Seeing this, Zhang Huangyan, who was sitting beside Zhou Shixiang, shook his head slightly, and said to them with a straight face: "Don't be arrogant in victory, don't be discouraged in defeat." Have you forgotten the lessons of Nanjing? Forgot the days when you fled upstream? ”

Hearing Lord Shangshu's words, Yu Xin was immediately ashamed, and Guo Faguang and Wei Dalong were also ashamed.

Zhou Shixiang got up and chuckled, signaling that Lord Shangshu didn't have to be like this, and he should be happy if he won the battle.

Zhang Huangyan eased his face and said: "Although there are losses in the Tartar Guazhou Water Camp in this battle, the establishment is still there, and if you don't pull it out for a day, it will always be a nail." Guogong still has to make a decision. ”

Zhou Shixiang nodded and said: "If you control North Xinzhou, the Tartar water camp will not be able to come out." The goal has been achieved, and it is good to be able to annihilate them all, but if you fight hard, the losses will outweigh the losses. I have ordered the Huguang Reinforcement Suppression Corps to come by the Yangtze River Water Division, and when the army arrives, I will first pull out the Tartar Water Battalion, and then fight a decisive battle with Fulin Xiaoer. After speaking, he bowed to Zhang Huangyan again, "When the time comes, it will take the trouble of Lord Lao Shangshu." ”

Zhang Huangyan hurriedly avoided this salute and said: "Huang Yan is a scholar, Guogong led the whole army to advocate righteousness and restore the Ming Dynasty, restore my southern capital, and have great merit in the Ming Dynasty, but also in my Zhejiang army, the matter of killing Tartars, I have taken it as my responsibility since the beginning of the army, and I will not shirk if I don't say it, and I will not shirk!" ”

Zhou Shixiang asked Ge Yi to take Gan Hui and others to a banquet, and sat down with Zhang Huangyan to talk about Zheng Jun's soldiers. After the Taiping army broke through Nanjing, a total of more than 5,000 Zheng soldiers were rescued, and more than 10,000 dependents were recovered. The family members are now settled in Nanjing, and 2,000 of the more than 5,000 Zheng soldiers are also settled in Nanjing, and the rest are in the Jiangnan Naval Division. It can be said that the main force of the Jiangnan Naval Division is composed of Zheng soldiers, accounting for half, the remaining half is the Zhejiang army, and the other half is the Taiping army.

Zhou Shixiang openly and honestly told Zhang Huangyan what he meant, he wanted to keep the soldiers of the Zheng army in the Taiping army, this Yu Xin also had this intention, Gan Hui had no opinion on going to stay, but he just needed the approval of King Yanping. Therefore, Zhou Shixiang wanted to ask Zhang Huangyan to write a letter of resignation to Jinxia to persuade the king of Yanping County to agree to Gan Hui, Yu Xin and other Zheng soldiers to stay in Jiangnan.

As for the Zhejiang army, Zhang Huangyan had already talked with Zhou Shi that there were only more than 2,000 people left in the Zhejiang army, and there were many family members, who were not good at land warfare, and had no territory, so it was difficult to develop on their own. Just as after the death of Zhang Mingzhen, the Marquis of Dingxi, Zhang Huangyan led his troops to entrust his subordinates to the Yanping Domain, and Lord Shangshu also took the initiative to join forces with the Taiping Army at this meeting. Zhou Shi couldn't ask for this, so he agreed with his mouth, and it was precisely because Zhang Huangyan took the initiative to join forces that the Jiangnan Navy Division was established. This causality.

Zhang Huangyan was a little hesitant, according to his understanding of the king of Yanping, I was afraid that Gan Hui and Yu Xin would not be allowed to stay in the Taiping army, but he still agreed to leave the letter and tried his best to persuade Yanping.

"I don't know what Yanping's plan is, is it to come to the Yangtze River at the invitation of the Minister of the Kingdom to serve the King of Tang together, or to attack Dasu and recover Fujian?"

Zhang Huangyan sighed secretly, because he felt that Yanping was probably unwilling to serve the king of Tang. (To be continued.) )