250.Battle of Jiangsu and Zhejiang (4)

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Although Songbei Association had no way to bargain with Wan Yongqi, in order to make these demoralized soldiers rush to kill again, Wan Yongqi still managed to collect a batch of chickens, ducks, fish, dogs, and wine and send them down. biquge.info So, for a while, the leaders of each battalion sent people to collect a series of barricades set up by Zheng Jun to use them as firewood, and then broke down the houses to collect pots, stoves, condiments, and chopsticks, and fried and stewed, which suddenly turned the front of the county yamen into a noisy wine shop and tea shop.

The Qing army, who didn't care about eating lightly on a hot day, chewed it all over, and before he had time to lie down on the ground freely, he was driven into the battle by the commander. Because the outermost end of the county government building at that time was a thick wall, the red-clothed cannons that the Qing army finally brought into the city could not directly shoot at the county government gate, so the Qing army simply bombarded the county government wall, and barely destroyed a section of the wall after several rounds.

Because it was not known whether there was a Zheng army's storage behind the wall, the Qing army's Hongyi artillery was still bombarding, so the Yin Hotel, restaurant and other connected buildings attached to this wall were successively beaten to the point that the walls were broken and the pillars were broken. As soon as the Hongyi cannon stopped, more than a dozen Qing soldiers rushed to the wall with tiger squat cannons, regardless of whether there were people in the Yin Hotel, they just ignited the cannon door with fire, and suddenly lead bullets, iron nails, stones, tiles and other messy things washed the hall like a torrential rain, but Zheng Jun did not arrange manpower here at all, so that the Qing army just made trouble for themselves.

Then more than 20 Qing soldiers entered the Yin Hotel through the hole under the leadership of a foreign commissioner, and after carefully avoiding the iron nails that pierced the feet, they opened the door of the hall and walked to the central axis of the county government. At this time, the door of the instrument was closed, and the Shenming Pavilion built by the order of Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty, as well as the dining halls, double ancestral halls, Sanban courtyards, prison temples, and prisons on the edge and opposite of the Yin Hotel, there was no movement, and an atmosphere of oppression and terror suddenly surged into the hearts of the Qing army.

Some of the paralyzed Qing troops could not continue to advance, turned around and opened the gate first, and the Qing army brigade, which had been waiting on the side of the wall, quickly rushed to the gate through the guò Xuanhuafang archway, but people could enter, and the 1,500 catties of Hongyi cannon was not so easy to transport in through the guò steps, so the tight Yimen (note: the second gate of the county government) became the biggest trouble for the Qing army in person.

Just as more and more Qing troops were pouring in, dozens of Zheng Jun's foot soldiers suddenly turned out of the walls on both sides of the Yimen, and immediately, rows of lead bullets tore dozens of fresh **

The Qing army hurriedly used bird guns and bows and arrows to fight back, but in a hurry, most of the projectiles and arrows shot missed, at this time the Zheng army who had changed the rifle was a burst of guns, and the Qing army who cried for their father and mother only woke up at this time, and rushed to the restaurants and other houses on both sides, but although there were many places for the Qing army to hide, the doors and windows were narrow after all, and in the case of not giving in to each other, a considerable number of Qing troops did not escape the third volley of the Zheng army.

Three volleys were enough for the Qing army to leave behind forty or fifty corpses and the same number of wounded, looking at the comrades lying in a pool of blood and groaning, the Qing soldiers who were lucky enough to survive could not help but be afraid while rejoicing, so they hid in the pavilions on both sides one by one and did not dare to take the lead, and the offensive was naturally impossible to talk about.

"The sea rebellion is so stubborn." Wan Yongqi listened to the report of the Qing army that had escaped from the wolf, and looked at the several generals around him with a gloomy face. "What good way can you break the enemy?"

General Li of the Qibing Battalion and Qin Guerrilla of the Qingshan Battalion glanced at each other, secretly rejoicing in their hearts, as for the palace guerrilla of the Songbei Association, although they were anxious, but there was nothing they could do, and the three of them were speechless with their eyes and noses, but it was Wan Yongqi's cronies brought from Huanggang who were all mentioned and said: "Since it can't be conquered from the front, it is better to start from the back house, or attack from both sides." ”

Palace guerrilla urgency: "The two sides of the county government are the money and grain depot (east treasury) and the other is the arsenal (west treasury), all of which are the buildings in the county government as a solid and heavy place, as for the six rooms, the classic history office, and the ring stone pavilion on both sides of the road in front of the lobby, the county Cheng Ya, the main book office, the master of the house, the master courtyard and the soap room in front of the second hall Yongdao, the east account room and the west account room on both sides of the second hall, and the east and west flower halls on both sides of the third hall. And the garden of the back house is rugged, so "

Gong Guerrilla looked at Wan Yongqi's displeased eyes, gritted his teeth and insisted on finishing his words: "Therefore, the lower officials think that it is better to postpone the attack on the strong county government, and first take down the rest of the strongholds of the sea rebellion such as the City God Temple and the Confucian Temple. ”

The guerrilla palace is very clear in his mind, and the Songbei Association has gnawed the hard bone of the county government, so the Confucian Temple and the City God Temple naturally cannot let the Songbei Association take the lead in attacking. But his calculations, General Li and Qin Guerrilla on the side can see it clearly, and naturally they also have their own plans.

As soon as the words of the palace guerrilla fell, the Qin guerrilla on the side immediately said: "General Town, the lower official is willing to lead the Qingshan battalion to attack the City God Temple." ”

General Li Shen was one step behind and was angry, he must know that now is not the time for the Qing Dynasty to open the country, in order to whitewash the peace and highlight the orthodoxy, the Qing court is still relatively generous to scholars, at this time he smashed the Temple of Literature, and he will not say much for the time being, but it is difficult to guarantee that the turbans will not secretly hold a grudge against themselves.

It is precisely because of this consideration that General Li Shen said: "General Town, the sea is already cornered, why not make people surrender?" ”

"Surrender?" Wan Yongqi's expression moved, if it was too late today, unless he was fighting at night for his own reasons, he could only wait for tomorrow to fight again, and at this time he sent someone to persuade him to surrender, even if he could not get results, at least it would mess up Zheng Jun's military morale. "That's a good idea." Wan Yongqi said after weighing it for a while. "Let's find someone to write a letter of persuasion and shoot in"

Of course, this is not that Zheng Jun is not afraid of death and injury, just as most of the Qing army's civil servants and generals are unwilling to surrender after defeat, and the military attachés at all levels of the Zheng army who do not want their families to be affected by themselves and become criminals also do not have much room for choice, not to mention that at present, half of these middle and lower-level military attaches in the Zheng army are all from the Boy Scouts, and their beliefs are firmer.

"Toast, don't eat, eat and drink." Wan Yongqi sneered. "The official will order, all departments will rest immediately, and attack the sea at night!"

The night was thick, and most of the Zheng army had fallen asleep soundly, but Zhuang Xing, Wu Ziming, Huang Qi and others, who were stationed in the three last strongholds, were nervous, they did not predict the actions of the Qing army, but just in case, several officials still came out to patrol the night several times with their scarce bodies.

"What's going on?" The Qing army was repeatedly harassed by tired soldiers in the first half of the night, and this time it seemed to be similar, but You Tao was particularly vigilant, he deliberately lit a torch and was about to throw it over to see clearly, but after a few crisp bird sounds, You Tao, who was like thunder, fell to the ground with a thunderous gaze.

The sound of the gun alarmed the sleeping Zheng Jun, they picked up the walking gun that was resting on their side and moved closer to their companions, at this time the Qing army that could not succeed in the sneak attack became a strong attack, dozens of Qing soldiers who climbed to the wall of the Confucian Temple shot arrows to the main hall and the enjoyment room, under their cover, the Qing army who jumped off the wall quickly opened the gate of the Confucian Temple, and hundreds of Qing soldiers poured in

The same sound of fighting also resounded in the City God Temple and the county office, but this side was either alarmed by the sound of the Confucian Temple and prepared, or the Qing army's attempt was discovered early, so the resistance was more organized.

However, the Qing army had an overwhelming superiority in strength, so when the fortifications such as the walls could no longer stop them, the Zheng army could not use the power of their infantry and was forced to engage the enemy in more bloody hand-to-hand combat.

With the passage of time, the two infantry teams in the City God Temple and the Temple of Literature were divided into several groups by the Qing army, and the tight gun forest was lost, and the casualties of the Zheng army immediately rose, and by the time the sky turned white, except for the county government with the largest number of troops, which was still resisting stubbornly, the other two places had already been lost.

"Get down!" The red-eyed Wu Ziming roared, and more than a dozen Zheng Jun, who were entangled with the Qing army, subconsciously acted in accordance with this Hokkien dialect.

Although the results of the indiscriminate artillery bombardment were remarkable, they only temporarily stabilized the battle line, but they were not enough to expel the Qing troops who had broken into the backyard of the county government. And the more deadly crisis was in the front yard of the county government, after paying the price of nearly 200 people, the Qing army had forced the Zheng army, which was fighting on two fronts, to the second hall.

"It looks like it won't hold out until reinforcements arrive." Zhuang Xing, who had suffered a knife on his body, covered his suspected fractured ribs and gasped. "Sue the commander of the army and burn all the surplus grain." The order was given, and the black smoke soon rose up, and at this time, Zhuang Xing looked at the soldiers around him with some regret. "I really should withdraw first and join the ruler, otherwise, these robes will not die"

The two guards responded in unison: "My lord, our warriors are shrouded in horse leather, and now they are dying. ”

"I just hate not many tartars." Another lieutenant surnamed Tian from Liupin Zhongxian complained. "Hateful, hateful!"

"An inexhaustible traitor lackey." There was also an eight-rank Xiuwu lieutenant who spat on the ground. "It's all their bad things, but fortunately, there are still a dozen rounds of ammunition in my arms, and I can kill a few more"

Zhuang Xing smiled at these Zheng Jun, and at the same time comforted a few recruits who were wandering with their eyes: "Although we can't wait for reinforcements, this gang of traitors will definitely not be able to escape, and they will avenge us!" ”

At this time, the sentry who observed the movement of the Qing army shouted: "The Qing captives have attacked again." ”

Zhuang Xing stood up straight and ordered: "Load up the ammunition, and when the salvo is over, let's rush out and counterattack"

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