Chapter 438: Fu Jiangnan (1) (Text)

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The Qing Lu outside the hidden city was arranging artillery positions, and Zhu Dadian could tell the difference between these new iron cannons and the previous ones with a clairvoyant mirror.

The previous iron cannon was as thick as a thigh, and the newly shipped iron cannon was as thick as a waist.

Zhai Zhe was also watching, his expression was as calm as ever.

Zhu Dadian said hesitantly: "General Zhai, there are heavy casualties in Yuqian County, I'm afraid it will be difficult to deal with those giant cannons anymore!" He wasn't afraid, he just felt that there was little hope, and hoped that Zhai Zhe would order Fang Guoan and Zuo Ruo to attack Zhang Cunren.

"There is no need to worry about the Zhu Gebu! It's time for the captives to retreat! Zhai Zhe showed an unfathomable expression.

It took two days for the Qing soldiers to carry huge cannons from Hangzhou City to Yuqian County, which is why he ordered Fengqin to wait for Qing reinforcements to go north two days after he started in Hangzhou City. He was also worried that after the arrival of Qing reinforcements, there would be plenty of troops, and Beishan would be in mortal danger. If the Qing prisoners were allowed to carry the iron cannon up the North Mountain, there would be no need to fight this battle.

Zhu Dadian didn't like Zhai Zhe to hide it from him, and said with a thorn in his words: "I hope General Zhai Jiren has his own natural appearance!" "He is this temper, and if he has the heart to befriend Zhai Zhe, he will not fall off the shelf too much.

Throughout the night, the artillery positions outside the city were in a hurry, and Zhai Zhe ordered to extinguish all the lights in the city, so as not to let the Qing prisoners find the target of the artillery test. Yu Qian's city wall was built with stones mixed with earthwork, and he didn't know if it could withstand the bombardment of the cannons.

No matter how long the night is, the dawn will come.

At the end of the day, the Jurchen armor soldiers lined up majestically, and Bolo stood behind the artillery position. If he can't attack Yu Qian today, he would rather kill himself under this city.

"Boom!"

The first iron ball hit the city wall, and the huge impact seemed to make the entire wall shake a little, and the dust flew up. Eighty percent of the houses in the city have been demolished, and Yao Qisheng yesterday overnight instructed the people to dig out the earth from the ground to strengthen the city wall.

The big iron ball at the mouth of the bowl is like a hail falling from the sky, and there is not much room to avoid in the small county town of Qian, and both soldiers and civilians are as earth-colored as their faces, hiding behind the earthen wall that has just been built.

Half an hour later.

Bolo was satisfied, and when he saw a corner of the wall in the southeast corner of the city collapse, he pointed there and ordered: "Bombard there." ”

The shelling continued for more than an hour, and five more stonemasons died at the head of the city. Although there was a premeditation under the city of Hangzhou, Zhai Zhe did not dare to let the defenders relax a little. In a word, don't die before dawn.

Bolo was going to wait until noon to order the two armies to attack at the same time, attacking the north mountain and the city, and now he had enough troops to spread out on the battlefield.

The cannon roared, muffling the exhausted shouts of the messenger in the distance.

"Report!" The messenger knelt in front of him, his voice hoarse, "Last night, the camp under the city of Hangzhou was attacked by the Ming army, and the army was scattered, and Prince Yu did not know his whereabouts. ”

"What?" Bolo stood up, raised his hand and ordered, "Stop shelling!" He reached out and grabbed the messenger by the collar, "Say it again." ”

The heavens and the earth instantly quieted down, and the lookout soldiers in the city of Qianxian rushed up to the city to see if it was the Qing prisoners who were preparing to attack the city.

The messenger hung his head and repeated, "The camp under the city of Hangzhou was attacked last night, and the whereabouts of Prince Yu are unknown. ”

Bolo was like walking on a flat road and suddenly stepped on the air, first in a cold sweat, and then in an instant his brain was in a trance.

In the distance, several more horses galloped towards him, and watching the knight's desperate beating of the horses, Bolo's ominous premonition grew heavier and heavier.

"Report! The army under the city of Hangzhou was defeated! ”

The news became more and more certain, Bo Luo stood in the artillery array and turned around, saw the "Ming" banner re-established at the head of Yu Qianxian County, and knew that he was in big trouble. If Duoduo had been defeated, he would now be in control of one of the most powerful Qing armies in Jiangnan. But fortunately, after Yu Qian's surrender and betrayal, the Qing court's trust in the surrender army was reduced to the extreme, and several intersections behind him were guarded by the Jurchens or soldiers of the Han Eight Banners.

Yu Qianchengtou's banner was set up alone, he stood there for a moment, and resolutely ordered: "Withdraw the troops!" ”

The generals in the army did not know what had happened in the city of Hangzhou, and after receiving Bolo's order, the two monks were puzzled, and they were still full of ambition a moment ago, but at this moment they wanted to return in vain.

"Drop these iron cannons and order the defenders of Fuyang County to withdraw to Lin'an!" Bolo made a bold decision, and it was a wise one. After the defeat of Duoduo, his army was already the Dinghai Divine Needle of the Qing Dynasty in the south of the Yangtze River, and he must not make a mistake.

The lookouts at the head of the city shouted loudly, making the defenders think that the Qing captives had begun to attack the city again. Zhai Zhe and Zhu Dadian climbed to the top of the city and saw that the army of captives gradually disappeared into the mountain road.

Zhu Dadian couldn't believe his eyes: "They really withdrew!" ”

"I think the battle under the city of Hangzhou last night was quite smooth."

Zhai Zhe raised his hands and did not hide his excitement, being too reserved is a kind of hypocrisy and a kind of uninteresting. He was really happy, and his heart was as comfortable as the Monkey King who had been suppressed in Wuzhi Mountain for five hundred years had regained his freedom. Because he saw hope, hope within reach.

"The Great General is mighty!" Meng Kang took the lead in shouting, he can always find a suitable opportunity to shoot Zhai Zhe's ass, and he does not miss a trace.

When Zhu Dadian saw that the soldiers he brought out of Jinhua Mansion also shouted with the righteous army all over the city, his excited expression was slowly covered by his grim face.

Zhai Zhe had no distractions, holding a clairvoyant mirror and quietly watching the captives leave, without ordering a pursuit.

There were 40,000 soldiers and horses in front of Qiancheng, including 25,000 Jurchens, and no army in Jiangnan was sure to defeat them in a field battle. He's got the results he wants, and there's no need to risk another battle with unpredictable results. He would never consume his most elite soldiers and horses in a battle that was the icing on the cake, and if he had no soldiers in his hands, countless people's eyes would be on the fertile land south of the Yangtze River.

An hour later, the scout found out that the Qing captives had indeed left.

Zhai Zhe led his personal guards and the remaining 5,000 troops out of the city to follow Bolo and march in the direction of Hangzhou. Although it is extremely unlikely, he is still worried that Bolo will return to Hangzhou.

Lin'an City is related to the grain road to the west of Zhejiang, so there are Qing soldiers and horses to guard.

Bolo arrived at Lin'an City in the middle of the night, there were many defeated soldiers in the city, Bolo knew more and more about the battle last night, and his heart was cold. Yuhang, Deqing, and Huzhou lost their coefficients overnight. There were interceptions in front, chasing soldiers in the rear, and Duoduo's whereabouts were unknown, and the army was terrified. He had no intention of fighting, and he did not dare to approach Hangzhou again, so he led his army north overnight and retreated from Guangde Mansion to Nanjing.

Under the city of Hangzhou, he was ready for battle, and he left half of his soldiers and horses under the city of Hangzhou, precisely to deal with Bolo. He is cautious, so he will not let accidents happen in his own hands.

Zhai Zhe led thirty light horsemen to the city of Hangzhou first, and when he met Chen Zilong, the two celebrated with their crowns.

"General Pingyu is mighty!" Chen Zilong cried with joy.

"Brother Wozi!" Zhai Zhe just called out, and he didn't say anything. He thought that no one in Jiangnan was more excited than him, because he had been preparing for this moment for sixteen years, from Saibei to Jiangnan, and now he finally saw hope. No one can understand his state of mind at the moment, and he doesn't need others to resonate, because he is now the general of the Ming Dynasty, and he is no longer the young Han commander of the year.

"General Qiqi!" Feng Qin knelt on one knee, "At noon today, General Xiao captured Duoduo in Henglujing and was on his way to Hangzhou. ”

"Actually, I don't want to see that person!"