Chapter 156: Liberation of Tainan (5)

In the early morning of the 27th, the southern part of Taiwan was covered with dark clouds, and the sky was gray and gloomy, so that people could not breathe. Soon, with lightning and thunder, the downpour fell on the head and face.

In the wind and rain, messengers wore straw sandals and hurried down the road.

The Ming army captured Changhua within two days, and the front of the army reached the north bank of the Turbid Water Creek, and the news spread throughout southern Taiwan in the footsteps of the messenger.

"Zhang Zhongxing is a lot of harm!" Taiwan's Taoist Yuduo jumped to his feet and scolded, "What do you say, 'deep trenches, hard walls, and stupid battles are enough to resist the Ming bandits'." It's purely bookish, on paper! ”

Although Yu Duo did not agree with Zhang Zhongxing, he also knew that Zhang Zhongxing was a capable official, and after discussing the strategy with his staff, he also felt that it was very urgent and feasible. He is a banner man, as long as he makes military achievements, he may be valued by the emperor and become a feudal official just around the corner.

Unexpectedly, the so-called copper wall is simply paper-paste.

Yu Duo is a civil official, and his family is all around. The waterway has been blocked by the Ming army, and he can only sit on the yamen of the Taoist platform, looking at the tearful Jiao Niang Meiwa, at a loss.

The commander-in-chief, Lu Dasheng, was very resolute and immediately imposed a curfew in Taiwan's capital city. The green battalion guarding Tangxun all retreated back into the city. The four gates of Tainan City were closed, and the east, west, and north gates were blocked with stones and sandbags, leaving only the south gate for pedestrians and materials to enter and exit.

Lu Dasheng's whole family is in the mainland, and he has no way out, and he is determined to live and die with the city.

Like Taiwan's capital city, the urban and rural areas of Tainan under the Qing Dynasty were full of rumors and panic.

Heavy rain fell for two days in a row, and on the third day, the weather in southern Taiwan improved, and the sky was clear.

In the morning, in Xiluozhuang on the south bank of the Turbid Water Creek, the Qing army was training in the river beach position to carry out drainage and repair the protective fortifications.

On the watchtower, the soldiers in charge of the guard bravely held muskets and vigilantly monitored the movement on the other side of the riverbank. Suddenly, he noticed that there seemed to be two white dots floating in the sky to the north......

At first, the sentry didn't care, but just glanced at it, wondering if it was an egret? Or geese?

These two white dots are actually the airships of the Ming army, moving quickly towards the south bank of the Turbid Water Creek, getting closer and closer, getting bigger and bigger!

Oh my God, this isn't a bird, it's a strange flying monster!

The sentry screamed dumbfounded, "Look, what's that......"

The leader of the Xiluo regiment hurriedly raised his head and found a monster with a silver light flying from the north bank of the Turbid Water Creek.

Someone's eyes lit up, "Is it a god descending to earth?" ”

"It's flying in from the north." The leader of the group training has a relatively clear mind, "The Ming bandits are good at tricks and tricks, maybe they are making trouble!" ”

At this time, the Ming army's airship was already very close to the south bank of the Turbid Water River.

A brisk-paced "March of the Volunteers" was played from the belly of the airship pod, and then a subdued voice sounded, "The Ming Imperial Court urges the surrender of the remnants of the Manchu bandits entrenched in Taiwan County, Chiayi County, and Fengshan County" - The remnants of the Manchu bandits entrenched in Taiwan County, Chiayi County, and Fengshan County, you have reached the point of exhaustion, and the Ming army will take the Qingpu camp known as the iron wall in less than an hour; In less than one night, it will directly take the Bagua Mountain Dingjun Village, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack, known as the natural danger; The rule of the Qing Manchu and Qing Tartars in Changhua was completely wiped out within two days......"

It's really a bandit calling! Ding Yong suddenly panicked, many people pulled their legs and ran home, and some simply knelt on the ground and worshiped the airship.

"Retreat and escape, there is no mercy for killing!" The leader of the regimental training was furious, raised his steel knife, and slashed hard, and a tree was cut down by the waist.

This leader has always been fierce and known for his courage. Under the control of his thunderbolt means, the regimental training, which was once on the verge of collapse, finally restored order.

The group practitioners hurriedly killed the black dog to take blood, lined up the incense case, and exorcised evil spirits.

Amid the sound of the airship's gas motor, Air Force Commander You Qibing stood in the airship's pod, looked through the observation window at the sky that had already arrived over Xiluozhuang, and immediately ordered the distribution of leaflets.

The two airships opened the mechanism almost at the same time, and a large stack of paper was thrown out of the pod and fell to the ground one after another.

These leaflets drifted in the wind, and many of them drifted to the site of the riverbank exorcism ceremony.

Watching the colorful pieces of paper fall from the sky, the soldiers and braves rushed to see it, and the ongoing exorcism ceremony became chaotic.

The leader of the regimental training sincerely gave a stick of incense to the heavens, and as soon as he turned around, he saw this chaos.

"What nonsense!" He was so angry that the veins on his forehead exploded.

At this moment, a flyer hit the face of the leader of the group training.

What is this thing?

The leader of the group training picked it up and looked at it, and his face suddenly turned green, "Punish the traitors......"

This is a proclamation to publicize the punishment of traitors, and there are several photos of Ding Yuejian, Zeng Yuming, Huang Longan, Lin Richeng and other heads displayed in public, in which it is declared that all hardcore traitors who betray China and defect to the Tartars will be killed; For example, the property of the traitor family will be confiscated and confiscated; The relatives of the traitors are all handed over to the supervision of the labor ......

On the airship, Wang Baohua squinted his eyes and looked down, and the Qing soldiers on the ground were still fighting for those pieces of paper.

A soldier said with a smile, "Squad leader, seeing these leaflets from us, this group of regiments should be scared!" ”

"Do you want to talk about that?"

Wang Baohua turned his head and asked You Qibing, "Captain, if our air force is dispatched early, it will be easier for the army brothers to fight Changhua." ”

"A strong soldier can only grow up in battle!"

You Qibing glanced at Wang Baohua and said lightly, "This is the case for the army units, the navy units, and our air force!" ”

Wang Baohua seemed to understand something, but he was a little unconvinced, "Our Yulin Army should be a first-class strong army, the Manchu Tartars and the Taiping Army, which of them can be stronger than us!" ”

"Useless guys, why are you mentioning those weak brigades." You Qibing said with a smile, "We only compete with first-class strong soldiers, the Xiyi powers. ”

The two airships swaggered in the air, passing over villages and towns, and sprinkled countless propaganda proclamations along the way.

In the past, the Ming army's airships were only operating in southern Taiwan at night, and the leaflets they shed were only "A Letter to the People of Taiwan." Now they not only appear in the sky over southern Taiwan in broad daylight, but also spread many pictures and propaganda on punishing traitors while broadcasting propaganda. This makes the people in southern Taiwan, which is already full of rumors, even more panicked.

At noon, the Ming Coast Guard bypassed the turbulent Turbidity Creek and mobilized more than 20 flat-bottomed sand boats equipped with 75-horsepower two-expansion engines to transport the First Regiment of the Yulin Army, the Second Brigade of the Armed Police, and the Front Detachment to successfully land at Huwei Creek.

The first regiment is responsible for attacking cities and capturing land, the second brigade is responsible for maintaining law and order in the liberated areas, and the front detachment is responsible for logistical support.

By night, the Ming army had already controlled large areas such as Xiluo, Yunlin, Douliu, and Bengang.

With the cooperation of the airship, a group of people was like a bamboo, and on the 28th, the soldiers took Chiayi City without blood.

Under the persuasion of Lu Chaoliang, the commander of the North Road stationed in Chiayi, Ma Buqu, led 3,000 green battalions to surrender to the Ming army.

On the morning of the 29th, the airship flew over Tainan, the capital city of Taiwan.

The heavily guarded city of Tainan was also in an uproar.

The Qing soldiers guarding the city were all stunned, and in the face of the Ming airship that exceeded all their understanding, each of them was almost frightened to the point of disillusionment and mental breakdown.

"Puppet Qing Daotai Yuduo, puppet Qing general Lu Dasheng, puppet Qing Tongzhi Hong Yuchen ......, the Ming Dynasty is about to launch the final blow to you, your end has come, Daming ordered Er and others to lead their subordinates to immediately lay down their arms and stop resisting. I hope you will cherish your own lives and surrender to the court as soon as possible, so that Wang Shi can guarantee the safety of your and other generals and non-commissioned officers. This is the only way for you to survive......"

Hearing the sound of Da Ming Wenxuan in mid-air, Yu Duo, Lu Dasheng and others hurriedly ran out of the Daotai Yamen Worship Hall.

Yuduo looked at the sky in horror, and the silver-glittering airship not only broadcast the radio in mid-air, but also scattered the following leaflets all over the sky. He sat down on the ground, "Oh my God! What kind of moths are the Ming bandits doing, how can this battle be fought! ”

The left and right staff hurriedly helped him up.

After a short period of panic, the chief soldier Lu Dasheng quickly calmed down, organized several strong soldiers, and tried to shoot in the air with guns and birds.

"Bang~Bang~Bang~" After a period of hecticism, Lu Dasheng was disappointed to find that the silver-white flying objects of the Ming bandits were actually very high, and firearms, bows and arrows were not within reach at all......

"TNND, dare to shoot in the air! Luckily, I was able to fly at an altitude of 1,000 meters. ”

On the airship, the rangers almost jumped up. The Manchurians, who had always been despised by him, actually organized the shooting of the airship, which hurt him very much.

Captain You gave an order, and the two airships hovered directly over the Daotai Yamen.

The monster was above his head, and the Daotai Yamen suddenly made an uproar. The officials looked at the sky one by one, and then some of them ran out in a hurry, while others fell to their knees and prayed to the heavens in fear.

Yu Duo's face turned blue, his legs were weak, he couldn't walk, and his voice changed tone, "Lord Lu, the demon bird of the Ming bandit flew above our heads, what can we do?" ”

"Don't be afraid, this monster can only fly in the sky, not down!" Lu Dasheng was very bold, and he had already sent the Chinese army to garrison and reorganize the troops, preparing to fight to the death with the Ming army.

As soon as the words fell, the two airships dropped a bomb almost simultaneously.

"Boom!" "Boom! "Two loud bangs. A bomb blew up the Fu Shrine inside the gate of the Daotai Yamen, and a bomb blew up a pavilion next to the Jingshi Hall.

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack! ”

This time it was even more chaotic, and all the officials and soldiers in the Daotai Yamen were frightened, and they scattered desperately to flee out, and even the green battalion of the town standard battalion guarding the yamen ran more than half.

"Come back, come back, escape from the battle, no mercy!"

Lu Dasheng never expected that the demon bird could still throw bombs from the air. Seeing that the camp was almost bombed in the yamen, he hurriedly summoned Goshha to suppress it.

"Bang, bang, bang, bang......"

A few shuttles of bullets were fired from the airship, and Lu Dasheng and several of his own soldiers immediately fell in a pool of blood. At this moment, almost all the people in the yamen ran out.

"Help! Spare your life! Yudor collapsed to the ground in fright, barely able to move.

On the airship, Wang Baohua whispered, "Captain, it's time to rendezvous with the navy!" ”

You Qibing snorted coldly, took his eyes away from the observation port, and glanced at the sailing clock, "Inform the second boat, turn immediately!" ”

"The left full rudder, the two wings reverse the rudder, the direction is due west, and the two cars are in one."

Airship No. 1 began to turn, and the two propellers behind the pod spun rapidly. Airship No. 2 followed, heading west.

Taiwan's capital city is nearly 15 miles away from the sea, and the two airships soon flew over the mouth of Xingang Creek.

A formation of Daming ships has sailed into the estuary.

On the north bank of the mouth of the Xingang River is the Sicao Fort, and on the south bank is the Anping Fort, which is a coastal defense fortification carefully built by the Qing army.

Under the coordination of the Ming army's sea and air forces and joint precision strikes, the Qing army's Sicao Fort and Anping Fort soon collapsed.

Under the escort of the Coast Guard, the Second Regiment of the Yulin Army and the Third Brigade of the Armed Police successfully landed in Anping.

At noon, Shui Wuxian commanded the Second Yulin Regiment and approached the city of Tainan.

At this time, the puppet Qing commander-in-chief Lu Dasheng was dead, and the puppet Qing Daotai Yuduo was so frightened that he couldn't take care of things. The officials of the city will be in fear and panic, coerce the same knowledge Hong Yuchen, capture Yu Duo alive, and open the city to surrender to the Ming Dynasty.

On March 30, the Ming army liberated Fengshan.

Since then, the entire territory of Taiwan has been liberated.

(Part 2: The end of the Taiwan Strait waves)