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Steaming clouds Mengze, shaking Yueyang City. Yueyang has been a military stronghold since ancient times, and the Qing army fought with the Wu army here for more than a year.

The Qing army has never abandoned this fortified city on the south bank of the Yangtze River, and has repeatedly attacked and defended it with naval divisions and nearly 100,000 army and Wu army. Even if the losses were heavy, Yue Le gave up Yueyang City without saying anything, and it was not until the Mawei army finally hit the capital that he took the initiative to wave his army to Jiangbei.

The Wu army also hoarded heavy troops in Yueyang, and the troops in the city, plus recent reinforcements, reached a total of 50,000 troops.

On the Mawei Army's side, the first fleet and the third fleet were less than 20,000 people, and it was of course very reluctant for them to besiege Yueyang City alone. However, the army units followed closely and landed in large numbers yesterday.

On the Yangtze River, as well as the Nanhu Lake in the south of Yueyang City, it was completely blocked by the Mawei Army. Although the army that went ashore was only a division, and there were only 15,000 marines in total, there were not many ways for Yueyang to connect with the city in the south, and 15,000 were enough to block the land route east of the city.

The Mawei Army has made full preparations for this all-out operation, and the number of artillery units trained recently accounts for 10 percent of the total strength, and each newly formed division has a special artillery battalion, and the ordinary battalion is equipped with an artillery squadron with five to ten six-pounder and eight-pounder marine guns.

On the side of Yueyang City, the Wu army and the Qing army fought for two years, and the city was shelled many times, and many places were damaged. Although the Qing army and Wu army repaired the city wall, the repaired city wall was not as strong as the original.

The Wu army inside the city relied on its strong strength, while the Mawei army outside the city only had 15,000 people. The forces are superior. Therefore. The chief general of the Wu army, Wang Yongkang. It was also Wu Sangui's second son-in-law who sent an army of 30,000 to rush out of the city, preparing to crush the Mawei army with a strong military advantage, and wanted to take advantage of the Mawei army's unstable foothold to annihilate the landing army in one fell swoop.

It's just that the wish is very beautiful, and it is cruel at first.

The 30,000-strong army could not withstand the bombardment of nearly 200 cannons of various calibers, and could not even get close to the range of 500 meters. The Wu army, who was constantly attacking, could only shout and come forward to die, and the shells didn't recognize who you were. Every time a series of shells fell, a large blank space appeared in the formation of the Wu army's impact.

Wang Yongkang did not know the consequences of the intensive artillery fire, and constantly sent troops to press it. The end result was that the army was getting smaller and smaller, and by the time he reacted, almost half of the 30,000 troops had been lost. The 200 guns of the Mawei Army continued to shell for half an hour, firing 10,000 shells. The reserve of shells brought ashore has bottomed out, and if there is only another quarter of an hour, the two hundred cannons will have to be extinguished.

Losing more than 14,000 soldiers at once, Wang Yongkang, who fled back to the city, did not have the courage to go out of the city to fight the Mawei army again. The Wu soldiers who fled back were basically frightened, and even touched the enemy's side, and nearly half of the army on their side was lost, how could this battle be fought?

The soldiers of the Wu army also knew it thoroughly. The artillery fire of the Mawei Army was far from being comparable to the artillery fire of the Qing Army. There are too many cannons in the Mawei Army, and the artillery fire is too dense. Accurate head is also good. I also secretly thought to myself, if I fought again next time, as soon as the Mawei Army's cannon sounded, I would definitely not be stupid and hit the muzzle. That's not to earn military merit, but to take the initiative to send to death!

The Wu army in Yueyang City no longer took the initiative to fight, but also sent a letter asking for help to the southern army. Half of the Wu army in Hunan was concentrated here, and the other armies would definitely send large armies to continue to come to the aid after learning that Yueyang was trapped.

However, the naval fleet of the Mawei Army had also sailed to the depths of Dongting Lake, along the Xiangjiang River towards Changsha. With the deterrence of the coastal artillery of the Mawei Army and the Navy, the army inside should think carefully about their situation even if they want to rescue Yueyang

Originally, Geng Jingzhong and the strategists formulated the plan of the Fifth Route Army to attack together, which was that he led the main army of the Fifth Road, including 40,000 under Shi Lang, a total of 130,000 troops and Wu Sangui's more than 200,000 troops in the Central Plains.

The decisive battle may not end so quickly for a while, then the fourth road with the second division as the fist, the nineteenth, twentieth, and twenty-first three new divisions together 40,000 people from Shandong, Zhili, directly to Kaifeng, Luoyang, Henan, from the north to the south to attack the army of the Wu army, then even if a part of it is divided to defend the west of the Yellow River, to guard against the general Wang Pingfan under Wu Sangui who is entrenched in Xi'an, Shaanxi, then there will still be 20,000 or 30,000 people to punch Wu Sangui in the north with a knife in the back.

In ten days, the Mawei army marched 800 miles and was already close to the territory of Henan. Wu Sangui's army was almost assembled, and Wang Pingfan's troops were still in Shaanxi to guard against the Qing army, and most of the other northern armies were mobilized by him, including the army from Sichuan, which was also on its way to the Central Plains.

Wu Sangui is still very confident, he has now gathered 280,000 troops under his command, and if the Wu army on the Sichuan side can arrive in time, then the total number can reach 320,000. With an army of 300,000 against the Mawei army of 130,000, more than twice as much, he had the upper hand.

In addition, in the past two years, Hunan, Hubei, and Henan provinces have all had bumper harvests, and the grain reserves of the provinces that are already rich in grain are all very abundant, so even if it is a protracted war, the Wu army can also have grain and grass support. In terms of weapons, they defeated the Qing army, and also found hundreds of thousands of pairs of armor in the treasury of various places, so they can be described as strong soldiers, and the small 130,000 horsetail army on the opposite side, all the Wu troops were inexplicably excited about the upcoming battle.

This battle is the same for the Mawei Army, as long as this battle is won, his own master will be able to dominate the world, and then he will be a hero from the dragon. Both sides are full of confidence, so this battle will be unprecedentedly fierce.

In the evening, before the sun set, Geng Jingzhong ordered to camp again.

The Mawei Army had made this arrangement all these days, and early in the morning, as soon as it was dawn, they all set out. Breakfast was dry bread, which would be prepared and distributed to every soldier the night before. This wartime cannot be compared with what you want in the military camp in peacetime, and it is impossible to eat a few dishes casually.

However, at noon and in the evening there will be salted fish and cured meats. Geng Jingzhong has always attached great importance to the ocean. Fisheries are also a major part of development. Therefore, cans of canned sea fish are a standing food for the army. A large amount of dried fish and salted meat smoked in the morning are also the best military supplies for marching and fighting. Either way, it's much better than dry nibbling on dough cakes.

There are more than 100,000 troops, and the barracks are nearly ten miles, but there are still seven or eight miles. Everywhere and everywhere were demarcated according to each battalion and each division, and occasionally Geng Jingzhong would personally ride a horse and lead the guard battalion to patrol back and forth. Now that they have entered the territory of Henan, they are about to engage Wu Sangui's soldiers and horses, and all the troops are both excited and nervous.

Shi Lang is now also completely subdued the Mawei Army, and these days he has completely conquered the 40,000 troops under the command of Yuan Zheng Jing. For ten days of rapid marching, no one was left behind. The team is still neat, and the warrior's face is only a little more dusty, but the spirit is just as full. On the other hand, the four newly formed divisions under him are still the original old ones, but the level of the non-commissioned officers is far worse than that of the Mawei Army.

However, although there are people in the army who complain, they are just casual talk. People are afraid of comparison, most of the soldiers in these years are illiterate men, and I see that many people who are thin and weak are better than you, and their faces are also dull.

But. These days, Shi Lang also came over with his subordinates. They all knew that the Ponytail Army was not targeting them. The whole army is like this, even Geng Jingzhong himself is not special, Shi Lang and the 40,000 soldiers under his command just want to be resentful, and they don't know where to start resentment. Their salaries, food, and uniforms were all provided as usual, but many of the guns were still not in place, and there was nothing bad about anything else.

Shi Lang couldn't stay in the military tent when he came back from the meeting with Geng Jingzhong, so he walked around with the deputy general Chang Degong and inspected by the way.

When they reached the outside of a barracks, they heard a noisy commotion, and Shi Lang and Chang Degong couldn't help but get closer. I saw a dozen naked people in the barracks here. Bare. The woman laughed and accompanied some officers and soldiers to drink and make trouble.

The officers were the first to see Shi Lang and Chang Degong coming, and hurriedly stopped the commotion of the soldiers.

"What's going on?"

Shi Lang looked at everyone and asked coldly.

"Speak!"

"Report to the commander, the Zhang family, the gentry of Shanyang Town, not far away, sent some rice, noodles, cattle and sheep, as well as these dozen women, saying that they want to treat our brothers." None of the officers spoke, and it took a while for a bold soldier to stand up and reply loudly.

"Oh? That's right, who touched them just now, stand up and show me. Shi Langpi frowned without smiling, exuding a cold killing intent all over his body.

"Commander, it's our brothers."

The crowd took a step back, and six officers stood out from inside, followed by fifteen veterans, all of whom were blushing and hanging their heads, not daring to look at Shi Lang.

"Ge Erdan, it's them again, you guys!" Chang Degong said very ironcladly.

"Bastard!"

Shi Lang scolded angrily. After scolding, he immediately ordered:

"Grab it."

As soon as Shi Lang finished speaking, a team of personal soldiers beside him rushed up and tied their hands behind their backs.

"Commander, Ge Erdan and the others are all old brothers who have been following us, the old brothers have been out for too long, and they really miss their mother-in-law a little, so don't worry about them."

Chang Degong hurriedly turned around and pleaded, looking at the cold light in Shi Lang's eyes, his body couldn't help but tremble.

Ge Erdan and the others finally realized the severity of the matter, and immediately knelt down and begged for mercy, "Commander, we all know that we are wrong, you can spare us this time, brothers will not dare next time." ”

"The first five articles of the military regulations, you can recite them to me." Shi Lang commanded coldly.

"Those who disobey military orders will be beheaded, those who retreat from battle will be beheaded, those who burn and loot will be beheaded, and those who will be traitors. Lewd, the woman is beheaded, and the spoiler is beheaded! ”

Ge Erdan and the others became more and more nervous the more they carried it, and when they memorized the last one, they trembled and slurred their speech, and cried loudly.

"Chang Shuai, the brothers just haven't been home for too long, and they really accepted these women because they wanted women, and they wrote that they were just women in brothels, not women from good families, so they can't commit capital crimes! Chang Shuai, quickly plead with the commander, my wife and children are still waiting for us to go back in Taiwan! ”

Ge Erdan saw that Shi Lang's face was wrong, and immediately knelt down and kowtowed to Chang Degong next to him, crying and begging loudly.

"Commander, the brothers have been away for almost two years, it's really not easy, let's find out, these women should not be taken by them, and they are not women of a good family, and they can't constitute a capital crime. I want to kill them, and when we go back, we won't be able to explain to our fathers and elders in Taiwan, and the brothers will be a little unconvinced! ”

Chang Degong leaned over to Shi Lang and whispered. Seeing that Shi Lang didn't say anything, Chang Degong immediately took the lead in kneeling on one knee, and the onlookers also knelt down: "Commander, disturb their lives!" ”

Shi Lang also sank for a while before he said coldly: "Okay, the death penalty can be avoided, the living crime is inescapable, the pro-military camp, drag it down, fifty lashes." Shi Lang took a deep breath and yelled.

"Commander"

"Why, you want to be whipped too!?" Shi Lang roared angrily. "Now we are a member of the Horsetail Army, don't you know the discipline of the Horsetail Army? Look at your bears, shame or not, what kind of team do you not see? People's military discipline and military regulations, can you do it until now? ”

"You fools, you will accept it when they send it! Since the gentry have been sent to you, there must be other teams, but I'm sure that someone like you will not appear in the army under the command of the Grand Governor tonight. Degong, you quickly take the pro-guard team to inspect and take a look, and whoever does these things will be taken down immediately and gather all the things. ”

"Yes!" Chang Degong also realized the strictness of the matter. Looks like they're going to make a big fool of themselves tonight! It is estimated that except for the troops under their command, the others will definitely be directly rejected, hey, tomorrow they will become the target of ridicule by the whole army.

In fact, Geng Jingzhong also transferred to this side just now, and he had just charged some officers, but he did not deal with it immediately. This one came to look for Shi Lang and saw Shi Lang's way of dealing with it.

"Commander Shi Lang really governs the army harshly!" Geng Jingzhong walked out from behind the crowd and spoke.

"See the Grand Governor!"

"It's all exempt! Commander Shi Lang's verdict is very fair, and anyone like the few just now tonight will be given fifty lashes, General Chang, you go and give the order. ”

Chang Degong saluted and said loudly: "Yes! ”

"The Metropolitan Governor, the last general is not strict in governing the army, please punish the Metropolitan Governor!" Shi Lang was very embarrassed, it was really embarrassing for his subordinates to have such a thing.

"It's not all your fault, there's something going on here. What kind of squire, I have already sent someone to investigate, and I will find out in the first instance when the time comes! (To be continued......)

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