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On March 17, in the early hours of the morning, there was silence on the position of the Xinhua Army. Although it is now spring, the wind blowing from the river still seems a little cold. The soldiers of the Xinhua Army, who were sleeping in the trenches, couldn't help but tighten the blankets on their bodies.

Most of the soldiers of the Xinhua Army were southerners, and many were even Chinese from Nanyang. The weather in Nanyang is relatively hot. Even in winter, it is very hot. After returning to China, many soldiers had some difficulty adapting for a while. Many of the casualties of the Xinhua Army were due to non-combat attrition caused by the lack of adaptation. A large part of the reason why the Xinhua Army recruited new recruits in China on a large scale was to solve this problem. It is better for the soldiers of Nanyang to stay and fight in Nanyang. In the future, when the Xinhua army attacks the north, especially in winter, the southerners will certainly not have the northerners to resist the frost. For this reason, the great cause of reunification of the Xinhua Army must also be carried out in an orderly and gradual manner.

In front of the position of the Xinhua Army, several fires were lit, illuminating the surroundings. In order to avoid being attacked by the Qing army, the Xinhua Army prepared a lot of soldiers to stand guard, both open and dark, and many of them were snipers of various squads. They have better eyesight and are able to see farther at night.

At 1 o'clock in the morning, in the west of Jiangning, Jiangning General Dezhubu led tens of thousands of elites of the Eight Banners, all gathered here. These people are all elites selected from the Eight Banners in Jiangnan City. As everyone knows, tonight's battle is crucial. The sense of war is very strong. Dezhubu and other generals declared to these Eight Banners that if the Han surrendered, there would be a way to live. If the Manchurians surrendered, they would surely die. After all, the Xinhua Army rose in Nanyang and was a country dominated by Han Chinese. They wanted to overthrow the Manchus in order to take revenge on the Manchus.

This kind of remarks by Dezhubu and others are very marketable. Those Eight Banner soldiers, one by one, all think. Since you are bound to die, you can simply fight, and maybe there will be a way to live.

"Warriors of Manchuria. Now the situation in Jiangning is also very clear to everyone. The Xinhua army has already surrounded Jiangning, and they are relying on the power of firearms to wantonly slaughter our compatriots. Although General Ben really wanted to hold Jiangning. But now it seems. It's impossible anymore. In order to preserve our strength, in order to be able to survive, we have no choice but to go out. Only by breaking through from Jiangning can everyone have a way to live. For the sake of the Qing Dynasty, and for your own sake, tonight, fight to the death! Jiangning General Dezhubu said to everyone.

No one answered, but. Dezhubu had already seen their fighting spirit in the eyes of those Eight Banner soldiers. This made him very satisfied. Besides, if the slogan is shouted at this time. Isn't it going to wake up to the Xinhua Army that has become? By that time, the raid had not been successful, but had become a strong attack. With the powerful firepower of the Xinhua army, if it is attacked, the probability of the Qing army's success will be even lower.

"Come, open the gates, get out of the city!" Dejub commanded. The city gates, which had been sealed by stones, had been quietly cleared by the Qing army after nightfall.

The heavy iron gate was pushed open, and in order to avoid making a noise to alarm the Xinhua army outside the city, they moved very slowly.

Soon, the city gate opened, and the Eight Banners soldiers, who had already assembled, began to leave the city one after another and touch the position of the Xinhua Army. Dezhubu remained in the city and waited until the Qing army had succeeded before fleeing. He still cherishes his life very much.

Seeing that the Qing army was getting closer and closer to the position of the Xinhua army, Dezhubu couldn't help but have a smile on his face. As long as these Qing troops can raid the positions of the Xinhua army, not to defeat the Xinhua army, as long as they cause chaos, then he can take advantage of the chaos with his personal guards. As for the lives of these ordinary soldiers, he didn't care about them at all. In his eyes, these ordinary soldiers were nothing more than tools.

"Bang!" The crisp sound of gunfire was heard far away in the silent night. On the position of the Xinhua army, there was an immediate commotion. Those soldiers of the Xinhua Army, who were originally sleeping, got up as soon as possible, picked up their weapons, and aimed at the opposite side.

"Damn! The hidden piles arranged by the Xinhua Army. Dejub scolded angrily. When the Qing army felt less than a kilometer away from the position of the Xinhua army, the scouts of the Xinhua army, who had been deployed in advance, spotted the incoming Qing army and immediately opened fire. The sound of gunfire woke up the Xinhua troops on the position, and the battle began at this moment.

The scouts of the Xinhua Army quickly retreated. Then the mortars of the Xinhua army began shelling.

"Whew! Shout! Shout! "Mortars fired frantically at the Qing troops in the distance. Although it was attacked by the Qing army, the 32nd Brigade guarding the west of Jiangning did not panic. The infantry battalions at the front opened fire at the first time. The follow-up troops also marched into positions in an orderly manner.

After the intentions of the Qing army were exposed, they did not give up, but turned from a surprise attack to a strong attack, and began to run quickly towards the position of the new Chinese army. At the moment, it was dark, and I couldn't see clearly, but I could only see vague shadows. However, this is more than enough. The Xinhua Army didn't need to save bullets at all, just fire at dark places.

In the darkness, Qing soldiers were constantly hit and fell to the ground. The Xinhua Army's style of play, which did not focus on consuming ammunition, caused great damage to the Qing army.

"Whew! Shout! Two flares were lifted into the air, and suddenly, the front of the Xinhua Army's position was illuminated as if it were daytime. The Qing troops who charged were all revealed. The officers and soldiers of the Xinhua Army took advantage of this opportunity to quickly open fire and eliminate those Qing soldiers.

The principle of the flare is not complicated, and Long Yufei tried every means to improve the combat effectiveness of the Xinhua Army. The Xinhua Army's ability to fight at night was not strong, because at night, the Xinhua Army's firepower superiority could not be brought into play. In this way, the Xinhua army will not have to be afraid of night battles.

Two mortars, firing flares, turned the dark night into day. At this point, the surprise attack of the Qing army was completely useless. The officers and men of the Qing Dynasty who were exposed to the white light of the flares were completely reduced to live targets shot by the Xinhua Army. The Xinhua army continued to shoot these Qing soldiers with mortars and rifles.

These Eight Banners were also very heroic, even if they were a little surprised when the flares were lifted into the air, but then they chose to continue the attack. However, these Eight Banners soldiers all fell on the way forward. The defense line of the Xinhua Army is still as stable as Mount Tai.

The battle ended in less than half an hour, and after losing thousands, the Qing army retreated to Jiangning.

"Bastard, what advanced weapons does the Xinhua Army have? can actually turn night into day, can they not be immortal? Dezhubu trembled with anger. For this raid, he can be said to be well prepared, and he also deliberately transferred the most elite troops. In the end, I didn't expect that it would be such a result.

Niu Jian, the governor of Liangjiang, and others also turned pale. They originally hoped that the raid would succeed, and then they would take advantage of the chaos to flee to Anqing. When the time comes, flee to other places depending on the situation. However, the failure of the Qing army's surprise attack shattered their wishes.

"What shall we do now, Lord Doge?" Jiangsu Governor Sun Shanbao asked.

"What else can I do? Be loyal to the Qing Dynasty! Niu Jian said with a dead face.

The surprise attack of the Qing army also sounded the alarm for the Xinhua army, and in the following time, in order to avoid the Qing army's old tricks, the Xinhua army strengthened its defense. However, the courage of the Qing army seemed to have been exhausted in this raid, and the Qing army did not attack again for the rest of the year.

The next day, after dawn, the attack of the Xinhua army began again. The 4th and 35th Brigades of the Xinhua Army, which participated in the attack on the city, and the 34th Brigade that was subsequently put into operation, all found that after a night, the Qing army's will to resist became weaker. Many Qing soldiers, when they first saw the Xinhua army, immediately threw away their weapons and knelt on the ground and begged for mercy. Especially those villagers who were lured into joining the army were more active. Originally, they were just bewitched by the government and wanted to defend their hometown. But the cruelty of the battlefield made them realize the reality. In addition, although the Xinhua Army was very ruthless on the battlefield, they did not attack the common people, which made these villagers change their views.

As more and more Qing troops surrendered to the Xinhua Army, the resistance of the Qing Army became weaker and weaker, and large areas of urban areas fell into the control of the Xinhua Army without firing a single shot.

By 3 p.m., the Xinhua army had surrounded the Liangjiang Governor's Palace. Except for the Governor's Palace, the rest of the city also fell under the control of the Xinhua Army. Only the guards of the Doge's Palace were still putting up their last resistance. These guards are all the personal soldiers of Niu Jian, the governor of Liangjiang, and Dezhubu, the general of Jiangning, and others, they are very loyal, and their will to fight is naturally not comparable to those ordinary soldiers.

In the lobby of the Governor's Palace, Niu Jian, the governor of Liangjiang, and others were like earth. The sound of gunfire outside the Governor's Palace was as if it were urging them to die. Perhaps, soon they will be killed by the invading Xinhua army.

"Lord Governor, Jiangning is finished, we have failed." Jiangning General Dezhubu said. In just two days, the Xinhua army captured Jiangning, although some people don't want to believe it, but this is indeed a fact.

Niu Jian glanced at Dezhubu and didn't say anything.

"There is no need to fight any further, surrender to the Xinhua Army. If you are unwilling to surrender, you can also choose to end yourself and be loyal to the Qing Dynasty. Dezhubu said. Anyway, he's not going to end himself. (To be continued......)