The estuary camp, the temporary headquarters where the Great Warehouse is located.

After talking about the arrangement of the water division, Zhu Daolin turned to Zhang Gongwei and his son, and said in a low voice: "Tomorrow morning, Uncle Zhang needs to sit in command of the armies in the east of the city, and I will go to the west of the city!" ”

"Dezhong, at that time, Wu Jicheng will lead a battalion of artillery to the city wall to carry out artillery bombardment, so you need to be the main general, Senior Brother Yulong will be your deputy general, and all 11,000 new troops will be under your command, including the two artillery battalions set up behind the musket battalion and the cavalry battalion."

Everyone was taken aback.

Zhang Dezhong, who had never commanded a battle, waved his hand again and again, but before he could speak, he was stopped by Zhu Daolin: "Don't say that you can't do it, I am also the first time to command a real battle, not much better than the virtuous brother, just act according to the established combat plan." ”

"At that time, Senior Brother Yulong and the army team will fully assist you, and if you encounter changes on the battlefield, isn't there still your father?"

Zhang Gongwei said cautiously: "This battle is related to the reputation of my Jiangnan New Army and the morale of the whole army, so let's send an experienced veteran to serve as the main general...... Dezhong's experience is still lacking! ”

"Yes, big brother, I think Wu Lao Liu is good, at least he is more familiar than me." Zhang Dezhong was full of apprehension.

Zhu Daolin said with a smile: "Actually, this battle is very easy to fight, 8 musket battalions are suddenly swinging forward, the two wings and the Chinese army are covered by cavalry, and there are 68 large and small artillery pieces on the high ground behind the army formation, even if the 30,000 rebels in the city rush out at the same time, they can't rush to 50 meters in front of the formation." ”

"You just need to seize the opportunity, wait for Wu Jicheng's mortar cannon to be fired, and immediately send a demolition team composed of 100 soldiers of the garrison battalion to rush up and dig up the city wall and fill 500 kilograms of gunpowder, and when they blow up the city wall, they will give the order to charge!"

"The only thing that can't be determined now is the level of resistance of the rebels!"

"Dezhong, you have to think about it carefully tonight. To see which battalion will charge first, how the battalions should be deployed when they rush into the city, and how to deal with large-scale resistance, you only need to work down these details, and the rest will be fine, and I will do the same in the west of the city. ”

Now Zhang Gongwei's father and son have a bottom in their hearts.

Zhang Gongwei knew that this was Zhu Daolin helping his son take the throne as soon as possible. gave himself a big face, so he smiled and stopped refusing.

Zhang Dezhong finally had confidence, if such a simple battle was not fought well, it was really unreasonable.

Xu Hongji, who knew it, pointed to the large map that had just been placed in front of him: "Daolin, how to fight Shuicheng?" ”

Zhu Daolin replied lightly: "The naval guns destroyed the forts on both sides, and the 2,000 officers and men of the Marine Corps took the two 450-ton battleships of Baoshanwei and the four 300-ton battleships of Longjiangwei to quickly approach the coast on both sides and land on the beach, and took the forts as quickly as possible. ”

"200 meters to the west of the water city is a small wharf used by fishermen, and dozens of meters to the east is a simple wharf for the original Denglai sailor. It is completely possible to dock 450-ton warships, and under the bombardment of more than 700 guns from more than a dozen warships, it would be good if the rebels' two batteries could not fall, even if the rebels dispatched thousands of troops. ”

"So, the seemingly sinister beach-grabbing landing is actually not dangerous, and it is estimated that at this time, the sailors and generals on Long Island have already formulated a perfect battle plan. We don't have to worry about it. ”

Xu Hongji nodded frequently, and sighed with emotion: "I never thought that the battle could be fought like this. Playing so easily, every step is clearly calculated, echoing each other, without flaws, I really don't know how to evaluate it. ”

"From this point of view, the massive use of artillery and muskets. It has changed the way of warfare that has been passed down for thousands of years, and it also makes me feel outdated. ”

"Yes! The younger brother also feels this way in his heart, this world is for young people! Zhang Gongwei sighed in frustration.

Xu Wenjue, Zhang Dezhong, and Zhang Deyi didn't dare to speak, and Zhu Daolin hurriedly stood up when he saw this: "All the battalions of the new army have been prepared, let's rest." The fourth watch cooks, the fifth watch queues, and there is no time to sleep anymore. ”

"Who can sleep at this point? I can't sleep anyway! Zhang Dezhong's muttering immediately caused a burst of laughter.

"Daolin, don't leave yet."

Xu Hongji stopped Zhu Daolin, who had packed up his things: "Let's not say hello, if we really take Dengzhou City tomorrow, I'm afraid the two governors will not look good!" ”

Zhu Daolin said with a smile: "I have already greeted Lord Zhu and Lord Chen at noon, and Lord Zhu personally promised that I could act at the opportunity, not to mention General Wang Laicheng, the chief soldier of the Beijing camp next door, and General Wu Xiang of the Guanning Army outside the West Gate will also work with us." ”

"General Wu Xiang's side is full of cavalry, and the rebels have blocked the west gate and cannot enter the city, so General Wang Laicheng's side I promised him to rush in together...... When the time comes, as long as our land and water armies take the first credit, the other merits can be shared. ”

"The two governors can make meritorious contributions without contribution, what else is there to complain about? At best, you won't get a share of the spoils. ”

Xu Hongji couldn't cry or laugh after hearing this, Zhang Gongwei laughed, and several young people laughed from ear to ear, saying that Zhu Daolin was insidious and cunning.

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At 6 o'clock in the morning of the next day, the camps on the east and west sides outside Dengzhou City were blazing, the figures were building, the neighing of war horses and the sound of wheels rumbling and rolling could be heard clearly, and the rebels at the head of the city were so frightened that they flew to report to the commanders of the various departments in the city, and the silent Dengzhou City soon became noisy.

The commanders of the rebel forces gathered for most of the night to discuss because of the sudden battle between the sailors yesterday evening, but they still did not know where the officers and men had brought in such powerful Franc warships and artillery.

At the end of the quarrel, Kong Youde said, "The black light is blind, how can you escape from the vast sea?" ", so that the generals who shouted loudly to break through from the sea immediately shut up.

Subsequently, the holding side quickly gained the upper hand.

The rebel generals were very confident in the defense of Dengzhou City, and they all said that they wanted to see what the officers and soldiers had the ability to attack Dengzhou City, which was a towering and solid city, and that as soon as the more than 200 large and small artillery pieces arranged on the surrounding city walls were fired, the officers and soldiers who were timid and afraid of death could flee when they heard the sound, and as long as the gunpowder projectiles were not finished, the officers and soldiers did not want to enter Dengzhou City.

What the rebel generals did not expect was that shortly after returning from being busy in the middle of the night and lying down, they suddenly received an urgent report of large-scale changes in the officers and soldiers, and the generals and colonels of all departments immediately got up, dressed neatly, and ran up to the city to take a closer look against the biting cold wind.

Before the rebel generals and colonels of the various departments gathered again, a rapid alarm bell suddenly sounded in the direction of Shuicheng in the north of the city.

Immediately afterwards, the earth-shattering sound of shelling suddenly exploded, the sea surface flickered with blazing flames, thick smoke billowed out, and the continuous shelling sound was slow and slow, but it did not stop, and the screams of the shells were endless, and the unprecedented fierce shelling shook the ears of the rebels in the city, and their souls were scattered.

The rebel commander Kong Youde endured the shock in his heart, and surrounded by Geng Zhongming and other more than ten generals, rode his horse to the north gate, flew off his horse, climbed to the top of the city, threw himself on the female wall, looked at the water city in front of him, and looked at the two forts shrouded in billowing smoke on the seaside.

"Why did the sluice gate fall? Why did all the water masters raised by the son of a bitch retreat to the water city? Isn't this self-defeating? Geng Zhongming, who was well versed in naval warfare, shouted.

Before the words fell, Mao Chengfu, the rebel general of the Dongjiang River on the side, shouted: "The red and black battle flags are planted on the fort!" ”

The generals and colonels hurriedly looked over, and through the smoke of gunpowder rolling in the wind, they finally saw two huge red and black battle flags, hunting and flying on the incomplete east and west forts.

"It's over...... The last retreat is gone......"

The desperate sigh of Mao Youshun, the rebel general of the Dongjiang River, was like a sharp awl, ruthlessly piercing the hearts of Kong Youde and others, and everyone understood what it meant to be cut off.

"Newspaper—"

Meng Changshan, a thousand-household official of Kong Youde's department, rushed to the city and shouted loudly.

The generals immediately turned around, Meng Changshan suppressed his violent breath, and reported loudly: "Outside the West City Gate, Zhu Daolin, the chief general of the Jiangnan New Army, personally rode his horse out of battle, he shouted the general's name, saying that he wanted to see the general, and it was estimated that he was persuaded to surrender. ”

Everyone was shocked and asked Kong Youde if he knew the famous Zhu Daolin?

Kong Youde shook his head again and again, pondered for a moment, and decisively decided: "Go to Ximen, Lao Tzu wants to see if this Zhu Daolin has three heads and six arms!" (To be continued.) )