Chapter 394: War (4) (Text)
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The village soldiers were huddled together.
Like the aimless fish in the sea, they want to rush up and tear these vicious captives, and they are also afraid of the long knives. Therefore, they huddle together, as if they can draw courage from their dependents, and they can also draw strength from their companions.
But they were too close.
Arm to arm, thigh to thigh, all kinds of weapons in the hands piled up on the bodies of the predecessors, people who have never experienced a battle formation, what can you ask them to do?
"The soldiers are divided into two wings, drive them all away!"
Li Chengdong drew his knife and ordered.
The ranks of foot soldiers split apart from it, like a moving crab, avoiding the dense village soldiers piled up in front of them, and flanking from the weak places on the left and right sides.
These people were originally the pawns of the Ming Dynasty, but now they have become the murderers of the people of the Ming Dynasty. Gao Jie's subordinates were originally He Renlong's subordinates, but now they are in the hands of Li Chengdong, who once walked on the road of the Northern Expedition, but because Gao Jie died at the hands of Xu Dingguo, they are now reduced to Han slaves with rat tails.
The foot soldier with the pigtail raised his sword above his head, like a wolf jumping in the mountains and forests, first shooting with a bow and arrow, and then pounced on it to tear the blood-frightened villagers. Some of the people on the periphery only held hoes and poles in their hands, and in a panic they held on to the long knives that had been chopped in, and some of them were a little more bold and roared and raised their iron forks to stab at the oncoming enemy.
The two teams of purging from the loosest wings like peeling oranges, tearing the soft outer layer of skin, and the inner layer is a softer pulp.
The neighbor who was alive a moment ago quickly turned into a bloody head and a trampled corpse lying on the ground. The villagers had anger and fear, they had courage, but they also had timidity. In less than half an hour, tens of thousands of villagers fled to Jiading County like a herd of yellow sheep chased by wolves on the grassland.
"Kill!"
Li Chengdong was arrogant, and it was really a hearty victory.
The three towns of Jiangbei who took refuge in the Qing Dynasty, only he was appointed as the governor of Susong, Suzhou Mansion and Songjiang Mansion were the richest places in the Ming Dynasty, and the Qing court could not find a second person for his favor.
The Qing soldiers made all kinds of strange cries to drive away the people, and this victory came easily.
"My lord, look at the back!" The soldiers around him suddenly looked frightened and pointed to the rear.
"Hmm!" Li Chengdong turned his head, and more than ten miles away, more than a dozen columns of soldiers rushed to a yellow, orange and orange rice field away.
The black "Zhang" flag swayed in front of his eyes.
Li Chengdong was secretly surprised, he was fighting with the villagers in Jiading just now, and he forgot to pay attention to him, but these horses appeared too suddenly.
"Zhang? Where did this team come from? ”
"I don't know!" The soldier's head shook like a rattle.
"Wang Zhiren's army has broken through the Wusong River, do they dare to come to the rescue of Jiading County?" A layer of black gas appeared on Li Chengdong's face, "Gather the soldiers and horses, collect the troops!" ”
Because of this new group of troops, he had to stop chasing and killing the villagers, which made him very unhappy. He looked down on the soldiers in Jiangnan and didn't pay much attention to Zhang Mingzhen's 3,000 people.
One group of soldiers and horses gathered, and the other team stopped the pace of the foreground.
Hearing the Qing soldiers blow the horn of the army, Zhang Mingzhen calculated the distance between the two sides and gave up the plan to raid. If he hadn't seen Li Chengdong fighting with the township soldiers in Jiading, he would have planned to go straight to Jiading County.
The two sides confronted each other, and after watching for a while, Zhang Mingzhen decided to let the army retreat for the time being. After being discovered by Li Chengdong, he was ready to secretly support the bankruptcy of Jiading County's plan.
But this is not all bad, let the Qing Yu know that the Ming army on Chongming Island dared to go ashore to fight, it would put huge pressure on Li Chengdong, so that he did not dare to ignore it, Taicang, Shanghai, Baoshan and other places are not far from the river bank.
Ning Shao's 3,000 foot soldiers retreated all the way to the Wusong Club, Li Chengdong followed closely, and in the evening he finally determined that this group of people was with Wang Zhiren.
Breaking his fingers and counting, he quickly guessed that General Zhang's surname might be Ning Shao's deputy general Zhang Mingzhen. Ning Shaojun actually stretched out his hand so far away, and the more than 100,000 troops defending Hangzhou still had the spare strength to send a partial division, and Li Chengdong looked at the king of eastern Zhejiang Lu differently.
"Immediately mobilize troops and horses to besiege the Wusong Club!"
The battle in Songjiang Province has just begun.
Li Chengdong did not let go of Jiading County, which raised the flag, because of this.
The Qing army left Songjiang Mansion, 10,000 people gathered in front of the Wusong Club in the northeast, and 3,000 people went north to besiege Jiading County.
Zhang Mingzhen confronted the Qing captives at the Wusong Club for a day, and set up fortifications with his back to the sea.
Wang Zhiren divided a division of the water division from Xiliuhu to Kunshan, echoing the Taihu Righteous Army.
The county seat of Jiading is in danger, but Zhang Mingzhen is helpless.
"Let out the news, King Lu has erected a banner of resistance to the Qing Dynasty in eastern Zhejiang, and strong men who are willing to join the army can come to the seaside, I will send them to Ningshao, don't let the backbone of the men die."
Zhang Mingzhen sighed helplessly.
As long as he leaves, Jiading County is even more hopeless. He can contain Li Chengdong's 10,000 horses and horses if he guards Wusonghui, and then let the rebels of Taihu Lake contain the defenders of Suzhou.
Songjiang Mansion is adjacent to Jiaxing Mansion.
Zuo Ruo's 10,000 foot soldiers and Chen Huwei's more than 2,000 pirates were hiding in the Haiyan Guard here.
As soon as the news of King Lu's capture of Hangzhou spread, there was an endless stream of people who refused to shave to come to join the army, and at the same time brought news from all over the south of the Yangtze River. Zuo Ruo knew faster than Zhai Zhe that the rebel armies in the south of the Yangtze River were thriving.
Every news of the rebel explosion is stirring Zuo Ruo's restless heart.
He and Chen Huwei are both ruthless characters, and of course the ideas that ruthless characters come up with when they meet ruthless characters.
"Offense is the best defense, isn't it?"
Chen Huwei was naked, with black hair from his chest to his abdomen, "Of course! "He loved to show his scars in front of others, and it was like his badge of merit.
Although Zuo Ruo can't get used to Chen Huwei's unruliness, he still admires his singleness.
"It's very urgent for the Qing to attack Hangzhou, but I estimate that in less than half a month, there won't be any big mess, isn't it a bit boring for us to stay in Haiyan for half a month to fight these boring city defense battles?"
Chen Huwei's eyes lit up.
"I ask your lord to fight, the Haiyan Guard will be returned to the Qing prisoners first, there is no naval army, we can take back these salt farms adjacent to the coast whenever we want. Are you familiar with Matsue Prefecture? ”
Chen Huwei shook his head and said, "But I know it's rich there." ”
Zuo Ruo frowned and pondered for a while, then said with a smile: "Among the people who have recently joined the army, there are Songjiang people!" ”
The messenger went to Xiaoshan for two days.
Two days later, Zuo Ruo received a reply from Zhai Zhe, "Sailors can't cross Nanhui, Songjiang is Chen Zilong's hometown, don't kill too much!" ”
The navy is the biggest advantage in eastern Zhejiang, as long as he can hold Hangzhou, Zhai Zhe can choose to raid the Songjiang or even Yangtze defense line from any point of the long coastline, provided that he has enough troops.
The Qing army gradually moved south, and the battle under the city of Hangzhou began.
There were also soldiers and horses in front of the Haiyan Guard. Duoduo ordered Bolo to lead 20,000 soldiers and horses to attack the Haiyan Guard and recapture the Zhejiang Salt Field. Bolo was holding back his strength to fight a victory and wash away the shame of his previous defeat. Unexpectedly, Zuo Ruo was very generous, and after resisting for a day, he demolished the wall of the guard and left by boat.
At the bow of the warship, Zuo Ruo read Zhai Zhe's letter again.
"Sailors can't cross Nanhui!"
That is, you are not allowed to go to Chongming Island. He understood what Zhai Zhe meant, the soldiers and horses on the left and right wings should be ready to rescue Hangzhou City at any time, and in the case that Fang Guoan was not so reliable, the adults agreed to let themselves take risks, which was a great risk.
But risk and reward have always been the best partners in the world.
If we can't quickly provoke the rebellion against the shaving order in all parts of the Yangtze River, and wait for the hearts of the people everywhere to obey, then the hope will be even slimmer.
"This strategy will kill a lot of people! And the dead are all good men of the Ming Dynasty! ”
Zhai Zhe knows, and Zuo Ruo also knows.
But the merciful cannot win this war. In Zhai Zhe's heart, this is the last hope, if Jiangnan is lost, it will be difficult for him to restore the clothes of the Han family.
The ships went north, and when they came out in the morning, the sky was clear, and in the afternoon it was overcast.
Chen Huwei's face was covered with a layer of gloom, and he selected a thousand pirates to go out first, and Zuo Ruo led a large army of sea ships to follow behind.
The Kanayama Guard Station is the closest guard station to Matsue, and there is a landing pier.
The wind was getting stronger and stronger, and the ship was blown crooked on the way, and some of the soldiers in the cabin vomited profusely.
Zuo Ruo held on to the mast at the bow of the ship and stood outside from dawn until dark.
There are no stars in the sky, and there may be a storm when looking at the posture.
After four or five years at the beach, Zuo Ruo more or less understood the temper of the sea from Chen Huwei's mouth. The water under its feet is sometimes obedient, sometimes violent, and when it wants to lose its temper, no one can stop it.
is as strong as Zuo Ruo, and at this moment, his chest is also aching because of tension. He was worried about himself, and he was also worried about Hangzhou City. The Ming army in Hangzhou used many firearms, and if it rained, it was likely to cause big trouble. As for himself, if he could get ashore safely, he decided to put a few more sticks of incense on Putuo Mountain when he returned.
There were no clouds in the sky and it was dark on the sea.
The ship moves like a dark box, and the sailors who are familiar with the seaway can discern the direction according to the direction of the wind. The big ship did not dare to get too close to the shore, and if it ran aground, no one could save the soldiers in the cabin.
On such a dark night, Chen Huwei touched the corner of the Golden Gate Guard and was not seen.
In the middle of the sea, a light suddenly flashed in the sight of the soldier who had been watching from the bow of the ship, and a light the size of a candle burned in the distance on the left.
"There it is!" The soldiers called in the sea breeze.
Zuo Ruo's eyes widened and he looked at the firelight, but he seemed to be able to hear the screams.
"Drive over!"
The ship struggled to turn to the left, and skilled sailors struggled to pull the sails.
The wind was still strengthening, and when the warship finally entered the port and docked at dawn, the soldiers turned dizzy and went ashore to hide in the guard, and the blood stains on Chen Huwei's body had not been wiped clean.
The big raindrops of soybeans fell from the sky where gray clouds and black clouds intersected, and Zuo Ruo let out a long sigh of relief, and his subordinates did not value firearms so much.