Boom, boom, at this time, the artillery that had been silent for a long time on the head of the city sounded again, and it hit very fiercely, and the shells were chasing the middle and rear formations of the officers and soldiers.

The officers and soldiers are running faster now, and those who didn't dare to run now have to run.

Defeat on the battlefield will spread like a plague, and more and more officers and soldiers will begin to run back.

In the back formation, the overseer team arranged by Zhu Neng shot with arrows and slashed with knives, but they still couldn't stop.

Because the people in the front were running backwards, trying to avoid the rain of arrows from the rebel army, which made the people in the middle and rear unable to advance or retreat.

Moreover, the rebels kept firing artillery in the middle and rear positions, and staying behind would only fall into more fear.

More and more people in the officers and soldiers turned their heads, and soon changed from a local to a northern one.

Li Yuan, who was standing at the head of the city, saw it clearly and was sure that it was impossible for the official army to fight back.

The 20,000 cavalry prepared by Zhu Neng didn't come in at all, and could only watch from a distance.

On the north side of Fuzhou City were the collapsed and scattered infantry battalions of the officers and soldiers, and everyone was eager to stretch out their four legs and run back, among which the most chaotic at the north gate was the most chaotic, and began to spread to other sides.

Xu An and Li Shou took 5,000 cavalry to shoot on both sides, constantly chasing after the officials and soldiers behind the farts and drums.

The officers and soldiers fell, and all kinds of shouts, cries, and scolding were mixed.

"Put up a red flag." Li Yuan said decisively.

A large red flag was erected at the head of the city.

Xu An and Li Shou quickly looked back and saw it, and couldn't help waving their knives and raising their guns: "Chong, brothers, the King of Han will win——"

"King Han will win -——" resounded at the scene with a deafening sound.

The rebels put away their bows and arrows one after another, and some threw their bows away.

Zheng, Zheng, Zheng, the long knife flies, and the horse lance opens the way.

The rumbling iron cavalry rushed into the infantry formation like a torrent of steel.

The officers and soldiers cried wolf and howled, and the officers and soldiers who collapsed and fled had no resistance at all, and the fragile lineup was about to collapse, and many people saw the cavalry catching up, and sat directly on the ground, and did not run, shouting and surrendering smartly, but they couldn't react, and they watched the long knives of the rebel army swing to their necks.

At this time, there is not much difference between Li Jinglong, who broke the city of Beiping back then, if there is a rebel army outside at this time, Zhu Neng's 300,000 army will be lost here.

It's a pity that the communication will not be developed, and the soldiers and horses in other parts of the rebel army don't know that the official army will collapse at this time, and they can't come to support.

Moreover, the official army is the main attack on the north, and the collapse is more serious in the north.

Xu An and Li Shou slashed and killed all the way, chasing them out for about two miles, the scene was very spectacular, and they saw that the official army was about to evolve into a big defeat.

Zhu Neng, Chen Zhi, Liu Rong and other generals on the opposite side also knew that it was a matter of life and death.

If they retreat now, it will soon turn into a crushing defeat of an army of 300,000.

Zhu Neng, Chen Zhi, and Liu Rong raised troops one after another to suppress the formation, and even ordered Zhu Ping's 20,000 cavalry to counterattack.

The cavalry of both sides soon engaged in battle three miles outside the city, and then a steady stream of rebel troops came out of the city.

Li Yuan also discovered the defeat of the official army, as long as he defeated the cavalry in front of him, the 300,000 official army could be completely defeated.

He immediately organized his follow-up troops and horses to fight from the city.

The original offensive and defensive battle in Fuzhou suddenly turned into a field battle.

The two sides successively threw foot cavalry, and fought in a civil battle for several miles in front of the north gate of Fuzhou.

The battlefield was a mess of men and horses, with bowstrings and shouts of killing everywhere, and from time to time there was the sound of artillery.

Zhu Neng was so angry that he took a group of soldiers and horses to fight and watch.

He knew that he had to block the rebels in the north now, and if he couldn't stop the rebels in the north, the officers and troops surrounding Fuzhou in all directions would be defeated.

Now it is just to muster up the strength to resist the attack of the rebels, and the rebels will return to the city, and the siege of the city will fail today, and there will be no major losses.

But if they can't withstand this anger and are killed by the rebels, the official army may be defeated, and it is still unknown how much the 300,000 troops will be able to go back.

"Order Chen Zhi to go to the south to gather his foot and prepare to respond."

"Order Liu Rong to take people to the east to guard against the rebel sailors."

"Let the people behind stop running, whose soldiers and horses will run back and cut down the commander."

He gave orders one after another, dodging a few arrows from time to time.

For within a hundred paces in front of him were the soldiers and horses of the two sides, and the two sides staggered and slaughtered together, and from time to time arrows were fired at his side.

There were many officers and soldiers, but the morale of the rebel army was greatly shaken, and it was difficult to distinguish between the upper and lower ones for a while.

From time to time, artillery came from the head of the city, and every time the cannon fell into the ranks of the officers and soldiers, it would cause a wave of panic.

Zhu Neng just wanted to stop the defeat and stabilize the position of the army, but the rebel army was like a chicken blood, pestering them and attacking desperately.

Zhu Neng is a bit difficult to ride a tiger, he can't fight the rebel army, and he doesn't dare to retreat himself.

Now he dares to give the order to retreat, and if the other party pursues and kills, the 300,000 army will collapse immediately.

But he did not give the order to retreat, and soon the rebel sailors were coming.

Really.

I don't know how long I fought, but there were sentry horses rushing behind him.

"Report, Cheng Guogong, the rebel sailors have entered the Changle Wharf."

The rebel sailors seemed to know that there was a war going on here, and some of the ships sped up and drove in first, and had already entered the Min River at the Changle Shipyard.

Zhu Neng was shocked and angry, but he still didn't dare to give the order to retreat: "Let Liu Rong and Chen Zhi go to the south, the rebel sailors are not afraid, if they go ashore, they will be attacked." ”

Following his orders, Chen Zhi and Liu Rong led their troops to the south of Fuzhou.

The opposite bank is the Jiangxin Park of the later generations, the Min River crosses through it, the north is the south gate of Fuzhou City, and the wharf is less than 300 steps away from the city gate.

A large force of officers and troops gathered here.

Chen Zhi originally gathered the officers and troops in the west and south, prepared to retreat in an orderly manner, and pulled out of the battlefield first, so that even if Zhu Neng was defeated and retreated in front, it would not affect the overall situation.

But they fought for two hours and did not attack, and the rebel sailors suddenly came, so they had to assemble in a hurry.

At this time, if you want to retreat, Zhu Neng will not have time to leave, and he will be surrounded by the rebel water division, and if Zhu Neng wants to retreat now, it may immediately become a fiasco for the whole army.

Nearly 100,000 officers and troops withdrew from the siege ranks, and then lined up along the south bank, ready for battle.

As long as they hold the shore and wait for Zhu Neng to retreat from the rebel army, the large army of the officers and troops can be preserved, evacuate the battlefield, and wait until they rest.

Chen Zhi and their ideas were very good, but the 100,000 army gathered for half a day, and it was finally assembled.

I saw a big ship slowly appear on the river, and then the boat got bigger and bigger, more and more, one or two, and the rebel sailors came.

"Don't panic, they will hit them when they come ashore, and the sailors will not dare to go ashore." Chen Zhi and Liu Rong rode horses and galloped back and forth in front of the official army, and at the same time they were thinking in their hearts, where did the rebel sailor come from?

It's such a coincidence?

At this time, two or three miles away from them, Chen Zuyi was standing on the bow of the treasure ship, looking left and right from time to time, his expression was excited and his heart was also shocked, this treasure ship was really big, several times larger than his previous flagship.

He was a little glad that he was recruited.

The Han King was going to drive this fleet to the old port, and their port could not afford it, especially the newly built heavy artillery of the Han King.

Chen Zuyi touched the rough barrel beside him, this cannon weighed more than 2,000 catties, and the barrel was particularly long, and the king of Han said that it was a cannon.

The cannon body is made in one go, and Chen Zuyi has never seen this kind of casting method.

In the past, the artillery body was difficult to hit, and it was divided into several pieces and cast.

Now the length of the Han King's cannon far exceeds that of ordinary artillery, but it is made in one piece.

The cannon looks like it's powerful and durable.

He glanced back at Hong Zheng, then stepped forward and asked with a smile: "Brother Hong, how far can this cannon hit?" ”

Hong Zheng didn't mind his habits in the rivers and lakes, and said with a smile: "About three miles." ”

"So far?" Chen Zuyi was a little incredulous.

In this era, the cannon of an ordinary sailor could hit more than one mile at most.

"The craftsmen have improved it, as if the gunpowder is different, the cannon body is longer, so it is more powerful and can hit far." Hong Zheng said: "General Chen has a lot of experience at sea, and you can watch them fight artillery later." ”

Of course, if you want to see it, Chen Zuyi still doesn't believe it.

"It seems that King Han thought of it." Hong Zheng added: "I remember that in Yunnan, the King of Han often called craftsmen to discuss matters. ”

Chen Zuyi was even more shocked, can King Han still understand this?

"King Han is omnipotent." There was a smile behind the two of them.

Hong Zheng turned his head and saw Ji Gang standing flatteringly, reaching out to pat Ji Gang's shoulder: "Commander Ji abandons the darkness and turns to the light, and the king knows that there will be a lot of rewards." ”

Ji Gang's smile was more ugly than crying: "The King of Han is destined for heaven, and the last general is also in accordance with the mandate of heaven." ”

"Let's go, let's see how we teach Zhu Neng a lesson." Hong Zheng laughed.

Hong Zheng was originally a general guarding Yunnan, but as Zhu Gaochu occupied more and more territory and the situation got better and better, Zhu Gaochu transferred him to the front line.

Hong Zheng took 10,000 steps to ride from Yunnan to Jiaozhi, and then took a boat in Jiaozhi, first to Guangdong, and then to Fuzhou.

And he was lucky, the rebel army happened to be caught in Jiaozhi to find out the news Ji Gang.

Ji Gang saw that the situation was not right, and immediately said a shocking news, Zhu Di seemed to be plotting to attack Fuzhou, and Ji Gang also overheard it occasionally.

Hong Zheng was originally preparing to support Huguang and landed from Fuzhou, but he happened to take this opportunity to lead his troops north, accompanied by some naval divisions near Jiaozhi and Guangdong and Fujian naval divisions, including all the treasure ships and big ships surrendered by Zheng He.

At this time, Chen Zhi and Liu Rong on the opposite side didn't know what they were facing.

These two people have been leading troops in the north all the year round, one was in command of the affairs before the Jing disaster, and the other was a hundred households, and it is estimated that they have not even seen a ship a few times before.

In their impression, the only time they saw the sailor in the Jingjing was Chen Xuan who led the sailor to surrender to the king of Yan, carried the Yan army across the river, and came to the city of Nanjing.

The feeling of the sailor's weakness must have been firmly remembered by them.

Nearly 100,000 officers and troops gathered from the east and west sides of Fuzhou City to the south bank, densely lined up on the shore, Chen Zhi was still afraid that the rebels would not go ashore, waiting to give the rebels a heavy blow.

As for the cannons on the ship, of course they thought about it, Fuzhou City also had cannons, they didn't attack the same.

Just when Chen Zhi and Liu Rong were preparing to attack the rebel sailors.

Chen Zuyi's ship was the first to cross the south gate of Fuzhou City, and the muzzles of black holes appeared from the right side.

The original firearms configuration of Zheng He's 2,000 treasure ships, namely 30 large and medium-sized artillery, dozens of small artillery pieces (bowl-mouth guns), 100 individual firearms, and a number of various magic arrows and explosive firearms, were second to none in the world at that time.

When Zhu Gaoxu got his hands on it, he had already made a number of modifications, canceled a large number of small firearms, and had five Hongwu cannons on either side and five medium-sized guns (long weighted guns) that he had built himself.

There were 25 large and medium-sized guns and 10 small bowl-mouth guns, and the main weapons were artillery.

"Open fire." At this moment, Chen Zuyi gave an order.

Boom, boom, boom. Ten guns on the right flank of the treasure ship were fired one after another.

Immediately afterwards, one after another sea ships followed closely behind him, and the right wing guns of all the ships, continuously, started the largest artillery battle in the history of the Ming Dynasty so far on the shore.

It was overwhelming, and a continuous stream of shells bombarded the shore.

Chen Zhi and Liu Rong, who were standing on the south bank, looked dumbfounded.

(End of chapter)