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On the third day after the Qing army was stationed, it began to launch a tentative attack on the Zheng army's stronghold, and the first to go into battle was naturally the Hongyi cannon that had been transported with great difficulty. biquge.info Speaking of which, Nan Huairen (Ferdinand Verbiest) once made field artillery with reasonable pipe diameters such as Shenwei Invincible General Cannon (medium gun), Wucheng Yonggu General Cannon (heavy artillery), and Shengong General Cannon (light artillery) for Kangxi, but these well-made artillery pieces were of the Eight Banners system, and they were not used by the Qing Army of Liangguang at all. Therefore, He Fu's subordinates could only use the old Hongyi cannon, which was modeled after the short-barreled guns used in British warships.

Of course, the old style of Hongyi cannon is also a cannon, and it is still full of power when it hits, as long as it hits a shot, it will naturally be cracked by soil and rocks, and the dead and wounded will be gathered. However, although the artillery fire of the Qing army was blazing, the Zheng army's fortress was low and widely used the overall structure of bamboo reinforced concrete, so the artillery bombardment of the Qing army often swept high, and even if a few shots hit, there was nothing to be done about the strong city defense. After half a day of shelling, the artillery fire of the Qing army, which was already on the verge of exploding, finally muted the shell, and at this time, the Qing troops from all walks of life went into battle one after another, and pounced on the Zheng army in front of them.

Due to the proximity to the Wanquan River with abundant water, Zheng Jun built a moat connected to the river outside several forts, but these water bays are a little strange, and the width and depth are also in line with the common situation, but there are only very few places to settle in the various "protruding" positions of the fortress, but there are enough footholds in the places where the "concave" enters, and these footholds are also deliberately built flat with cement, as if they are afraid that the Qing army will not use them.

The Qing army carrying various siege equipment swarmed close to the Zheng army's fortress, but the Zheng army's firepower was basically silent, only the "convex" corner of the part from time to time one or two guns were fired, occasionally knocking down one or two Qing troops, but this loss was almost imperceptible to the Qing army, and soon the Qing army used the crude trench bridge to cross the water hao.

However, the Qing army, which easily crossed the water trench, felt a little at a loss in the face of the Zheng army's strange angular city wall - it was almost impossible to erect a ladder on the right side, and could only advance to the flat and spacious "concave" bottom - almost pushed by their own people behind, and the Qing army fell into the trap set by the Zheng army one after another.

More than a dozen ladders were finally erected, but before the Qing army could climb halfway, a black hole appeared on the opposite wall, and then a string of metal jets burst out of the black hole, one time was not enough, and then the angle of the muzzle was slightly moved to come a second time, again. When the thin smoke of gunpowder shrouded the sky above the entire "concave" bottom, the Qing troops who were fired by cross-fire fell all over the place, and some of those who escaped were also baptized again by the earth-shattering thunder dropped overhead.

Due to the different commanders and generals of the three-way Qing army, because in the face of this strange fortress, the losses of each road are also different, some of them stop when they taste it, and they stop when they see that it is wrong, and some of them suffer losses and do not understand what is going on, and they are forced to stop after three or five trips in a row, so they add and subtract, and the Qing army lost almost 1,500 numbers in the first trial. The Qing army, which claimed to be 100,000, was actually only more than 27,000 people, and if it continued to fight like this, it would only be reimbursed in about 20 days, so He Fu, who did not dare to be careless, immediately stopped the next attack.

However, the Qing army suspended the attack, but the Zheng army could not be idle, only to see that in a place out of sight of the Qing army, a number of clippers carrying various supplies were successively transported to the front line of the fortress, and after unloading the supplies, they would also carry some of the wounded - if there - back to the sandbar in the center of the river.

Transporting materials is only one aspect, on the other hand, it is also very important to deal with the piles of corpses under the city, Qiongzhou is tropical, and the corpses will be black and stinky overnight and cause various epidemics, for this reason, a number of dark-skinned slave soldiers were hung from the city, wearing gauze masks, they were escorted by the city's firecrackers to inspect the corpses under the city one by one, useful weapons, armor put into the hanging basket, as for the stumps and broken arms and bloody bodies were thrown into the water, while another group of people one by one dialed the corpses into the rolling Wanquan River

"Junmen, Zheng Jun's city is small and strange, if you blindly rush hard, I'm afraid that first, the army will not be able to be used, and second, the loss will definitely not be small." Zheng Jun's practice of throwing corpses caused a shock in the Qing army, because of the fear of death and no place to be buried, so the morale of the Qing army swayed between timidity and excitement, in order to avoid turmoil in the army's heart, Ding Shengliang, the chief soldier of Zuojiang Town, built a road again. "It is still to monitor the Zheng army's movements, and the brigade makes a detour to cross the river, so that the Zheng army has nowhere to escape."

"He Junmen," Ma Qixun, the chief soldier of Huizhou Town, also spoke. "Xia Guan observed the Zheng Jun fort and found that there were more than 500 soldiers in one place, even if most of them were on the rear sandbar and the opposite bank, I am afraid that it was only four or five thousand, and before Tanma reported that Tanming Hai had increased thousands of troops, where did these soldiers go? Stay on the front line of Wanzhou? It's time for a showdown, will Zheng Jun still divide his troops? Ma Qixun shook his head, and said an inference that scared him himself. The lower officials thought that Qiongxi's report that the 5,000 Zheng army was attacking was not a lie, but that the number was even higher, and once the official army was trapped here, causing the sea to invade the city all the way north, I am afraid it would be very difficult to explain to the army and the emperor. ”

He Fu raised his eyebrows: "Then with the meaning of Huizhou Town, this official should withdraw his troops and go back to guard the city?" ”

"No, my lord misunderstood." Swept away by He Fu's cold gaze, Ma Qixun, who was covered in cold, was busy distinguishing. "What Xia Guan means is that Tanma has already found out that the sea reverse water division will escort a large number of people east to Taiwan after the year, and the officials and soldiers can solve the sea rebellion here first, and then go to save the city, but the key point is that the speed must be fast."

"He Junmen, Master Ma's opinion has some truth." Yunyang General Huang Dalai helped on the side. According to the local people, the sea reverse water division has been going back and forth for more than a month, and in more than ten days, the Zheng reverse water division brigade will be reopened. Not to mention the explanation of whether the sea rebellion will bring reinforcements, that is, the sea rebellion has no reinforcements, and based on the fact that there are still thousands of troops in front of the sea rebellion, it can be used to attack and disturb our army's grain route by boat, and I am afraid that our army will fall into a dilemma at that time. ”

"Although the Navy Brigade has returned to Taiwan, there are still its eight-oared boats on the Wanquan River, and how can the officers and soldiers cross the river lightly." He Fu pondered for a moment and asked rhetorically. "If Yi'er and others go up the river and attack on a detour, how can these more than 10,000 soldiers and horses be able to cross in a day or two, and you are not afraid of time?"

"Xiaguan, please transfer the Baisha Shuizhai warship to the south, and I also want to invite the Guangdong Navy Division to come to Qiongzhou to help in the war." Wang Dayou, a general of the Guangxi Pingle Association, requested. "As long as the sailor restrains the eight-oared boat against the sea, even if he builds a raft, it will only take two or three days to cross 10,000 people, and plus the time for detouring, it will take five or six days."

"Call Baisha Water Village?" He Fu didn't think about letting the Guangdong Navy Division send troops, but he expected that the Marquis would not agree, but it might be possible for the light to be just a Baisha Water Village. "Even if the horse returns to the north quickly, it will take two days, and Baisha Water Village will have to be rectified before it can go south, and it will take four or five days."

"Just let one move the camp," Ding Shengliang said. "When the boat from Baisha Water Village arrives, it is estimated that the raft and bamboo raft will also be completed, and the so-called sharpening of knives is not a mistake for woodcutters."

He Fu nodded, although he was cautious, he didn't want to go home empty-handed, let alone be robbed of his official title by the Qing court because of his repeated unsuccessful work. Therefore, it can be regarded as adopting the construction of a number of generals, but how many troops to send has become his heart disease. You must know that the Qing army that went south gathered a total of 27,000, and left 2,000 people in Wenchang and Huitong, plus today's loss of 1,000, there are less than 24,000 left. If there are too many troops to be left behind, He Fu is afraid that the Zheng army in front of him will rush out, but if there are too many troops left, he is afraid that it will be difficult for the detour troops to work.

"Junmen, let's count the sea rebellion There are 10,000 people here," Ding Shengliang saw He Fu's thoughts, so he helped analyze. "The art of war is to attack it, so as long as there are 10,000 people left in the military gate, it will be enough to block the attack of the sea reversal."

"Crossing the river is a surprise attack, and the soldiers are not expensive." Huang Dalai holds another statement. "Five thousand is enough."

"I'm afraid five thousand is not appropriate, ten thousand or too much, but how about a compromise, outflanking with 10,000 people, and staying behind with 14,000 people." Ma Qixun and muddy. "It would be better if Guangzhou sent reinforcements again."

Ma Qixun's words seemed to be a little incomprehensible, but it was a coincidence that as soon as he finished speaking, Goha outside came to report: "The marshal (note: referring to the governor) has transferred another 3,000 reinforcements to Qiongzhou, and the Qiongzhou Mansion has asked for instructions on how to dispatch the military gate." ”

"Pass on the official general's order, quickly transfer two thousand to the south." When he was sleepy and met the pillow, He Fu was overjoyed, but just now Ma Qixun said that it was serious, so there must be one more insurance in the direction of Qiongzhou. "Zuo Jiangzhen," After Goha retreated, He Fu immediately ordered. "You lead 2,000 troops from your headquarters and 2,000 from Qiongzhou Township to stay in the East Battalion, wait for reinforcements from the back road to arrive, and send troops to harass you every day. Ding Shengliang leaned over to receive the order. "Huizhou Town," Ma Qixun stepped up. "You also lead 2,000 from the headquarters and 1,000 from the countryside to garrison the western camp." Ma Qixun stepped back. "Section deputy commander." Mel Zhangjing Shu Mulu? Cozy followed. "You lead the horse team of your headquarters to stay in the middle camp."

Shumulu? Keqi looked a little surprised, he thought that the other party was deliberately not letting himself get his military merits, just when his face was ugly, He Fu, who didn't wait for his reply, looked at him coldly: "What, do you think the official order is inappropriate?" ”

"How dare the lower officials!" After all, it was not the time of the beginning of the country, and when He Fu, the fake Tartar of the Han Army Banner from the first grade, was swept away, Keqi, the real Tartar of the second grade, sweated on his head. "The lower officials obey the order."

"That's good." He Fu stood up on his back. "The sea is at the end of the road, and in the next battle, whether you attack or stay behind, you have all your merits." With that, Kozi's face looked a little better. "However, the sea is against the poor rats and cats, and the trapped beasts are still fighting, you adults must not underestimate the power of the sea rebellion, in case you miss the emperor's major events," He Fu paused. "Don't blame the official for being unpredictable!"

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