Chapter 59: The Bombing of the City (I)

Li Dingguo was defeated for more than 20 miles, and Feng Shuangli and Bai Wenxuan could only lead their troops to move from Guanling to Jigongbei, and joined forces with Qi Sansheng to block the Qing troops. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

In order to get rid of the Qing army, most of the food and armaments of Feng Shuangli and Bai Wenxuan's troops were discarded.

Tens of thousands of troops gathered on the top of the mountain, and the transportation of grain and grass became a problem, and the soldiers were hungry.

When the Qing army attacked, the Ming soldiers were unstable and fled in defeat.

Feng Shuangli and Bai Wenxuan saw that Guangxi could not hold on, so they had to lead their troops to retreat from Xingyi to Yunnan.

Wu Sangui's army on the northern front had crossed Anshun, and Zhao Butai's army on the southern front had occupied Hechi, Liuzhou, and Guilin.

Guizhou has fallen, Guangxi can no longer hold on, and the army under his command is also facing the danger of being attacked by the enemy.

As a last resort, Li Dingguo ordered the whole army to withdraw to Yunnan.

In late July, Wu Sangui's army captured Guilin, and since then, with the exception of a few cities, Guangxi has reappeared in the hands of the Qing army.

On the 28th day of July in the eighth year of Yongli, the sunset in the sky of Hankou was fiery red.

Hankou is located in the northwest of the Yangtze River and north of the Han River, facing Wuchang on the southeast side of the Yangtze River, and the Hanyang River on the south side of the Han River.

Hankou is known as "the four gatherings of the world", "Beijing in the north, Foshan in the south, Suzhou in the east, and Hankou in the west." ”

It is also known as the "Four Famous Towns" in the world with Zhuxian Town, Jingdezhen and Foshan Town, and is known as "the first prosperous town in Chuzhong", becoming a national water and land transportation hub and enjoying the reputation of "the thoroughfare of nine provinces".

After the Qing army moved south, in view of the important geographical location of Hankou, the city was strengthened and expanded several times, with the purpose of making it an important stronghold to contain the south.

On the surface of the Yangtze River, about three miles from the Hankou River Beach Wharf, a fleet of thirteen sand boats is heading against the current in the direction of Hankou Port.

On the bow of each sand boat in the fleet, the triangular yellow dragon battle flag of the Qing Dynasty sailors fluttered.

On the first sand boat, Wang Xiuqi wore the standard armor of a Qing Dynasty sailor, standing on the bow of the ship in the wind, looking up at the river ahead.

"General Wang, it's almost time to get to Hankou!" Chen Liuyu walked to the bow of the boat, stood beside Wang Xiuqi and asked.

Hmmm"! Wang Xiuqi turned his head and nodded, smiled and said, "There are still three miles of waterway, and it will be able to arrive in Hong Kong in about a moment!" ”

Chen Liuyu looked at the braid on Wang Xiuqi's back, looked at himself again, twisted his body a little uncomfortably, and said complainingly: "Cut this pig's tail, I don't know how to see my parents when I go back!" ”

"Hehe......" Wang Xiuqi patted Chen Liuyu on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "This is also a helpless thing!" We can't wear Zheng Jiajun's clothes and armor to deceive other people's cities! ”

That's just as well! I hope that this time we can fight down, and our efforts will be in vain! Chen Liuyu said.

"You kid...... If we can win the Manchu Qing Dynasty and regain the country of our Han people, we will not hesitate to lose our lives, let alone just hair! Wang Xiuqi said firmly.

Chen Liuyu heard it and hurriedly replied, "What Brother Wang said is true!" ”

Xu Yong, the general soldier of Hu Guangchen, and Shang Kexi, the king of the south of Qingping, took the opportunity to order the line Guoan, Ma Xiong, and the whole section to select a soldier to join Qiang Shijue, the deputy general of the Guangdong Naval Division

Chen Liuyu looked at the braid on Wang Xiuqi's back, looked at himself again, twisted his body a little uncomfortably, and said complainingly: "Cut this pig's tail, I don't know how to see my parents when I go back!" ”

"Hehe......" Wang Xiuqi patted Chen Liuyu on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "This is also a helpless thing!" We can't wear Zheng Jiajun's clothes and armor to deceive other people's cities! ”

"That's just as well! I hope that this time we can fight down, and our efforts will be in vain! Chen Liuyu said.

"You kid...... If we can win the Manchu Qing Dynasty and regain the country of our Han people, we will not hesitate to lose our lives, let alone just hair! Wang Xiuqi said firmly.

Chen Liuyu heard it and hurriedly replied, "What Brother Wang said is true!" ”

Wang Xiuqi's face became serious, and he said to Chen Liuyu in a deep voice: "Wait for the cleverness, don't show your feet." And from this moment on, you are the master, you are going to call me a minion, understand? “

Chen Liuyu hurriedly withdrew his relaxed expression and nodded seriously, "Yes, understood!" ”

The expression on Chen Liuyu's face relaxed, and he painted the style of an official master, "Come on, bring the master's cigarette stick, the master wants to smoke a few puffs, comfortable and comfortable!" ”

Wang Xiuqi lowered his head and shouted loudly, "You dog minions, don't you see that the master is tired, why don't you move the stool over and give the master a rest!" ”

Hearing the shouts, several soldiers hurriedly brought over a Taishi chair and placed it on the deck.

Chen Liuyu sat down and shouted, "Come on, give the master a beating on the back!" ”

Wang Xiuqi said with a doggy face: "Master, where will these rough men serve people, they are still small." Wrap you comfortably! ”

"Good!"

Wang Xiuqi helped Chen Liuyu light the cigarette stick, and then stood behind and hammered his back.

"Master, it's almost there!" A Qing sailor in charge of the lookout shouted.

"En~!" Wang Xiuqi's eyes flashed, and he quickly returned to the appearance of a slave. "Let those dogs hurry up, I want to rest early!"

"Yes!"

Wang Xiuqi turned his head to look at Chen Liuyu, and saw that Chen Liuyu was a little nervous, and his face was a little tense.

"Don't be nervous!" Wang Xiuqi said in harmony. "Even if the fraud fails, with the strong strength of our Zheng family's army, we can easily capture Hankou, and bomb the city just to capture the city more smoothly, but also to make the plan go smoothly in the future!"

"En~!" Feeling the concern in Wang Xiuqi's words, Chen Liuyu's heart warmed slightly, and he quickly nodded in response.

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Hankou River Beach, located on the northwest bank of Hankou Town, faces the Yellow Crane Tower, Hankou is at the confluence of the Han River and the Yangtze River, the water traffic is very convenient, and the river beach is often a hundred boats competing for the stream.

In order to guard the port of Hankou, a water village was set up on the river beach, and the forts of the water walled city tower could cover the entire port.

"There's a ship coming to the port!" On the fortress on the east side of the river beach, a Qing soldier in charge of lookout shouted.

"If there are ships, there are boats, so many ships come in and out every day?" A thousand households scolded dissatisfiedly, "Mother's recruit egg, just like to make a fuss!" ”

"Yes...... However, there is more than one ship, there are many! And it seems to be all warships! The lookout recruit shouted in panic.

"What? Is it a warship? Hearing that it was a warship, Chiho immediately became nervous, and quickly ran to the roof of the building, looking out.

Sure enough, Qianhu saw a fleet of ships including more than a dozen sand boats speeding towards Jiangtan Harbor.

The nervousness on Qianhu's face disappeared, he stood up, let out a long breath, looked back and scolded the recruit angrily: "That's our sailor, didn't you see the yellow battle flag?" Report it next time you see it clearly, don't be fucking surprised! ”

"But we haven't received an order from our superiors, and there will be sailors entering the village today," the recruit said cautiously.

"Ugh! You keep looking here, I'll ask! Chito nodded slightly and went downstairs towards the port.

Soon, in a short time, more than a dozen sand boats sailed into Qu'a Harbor. (To be continued.) )