Chapter 207: The Situation Changes
Rumble –
On the surface of the Fuhe River, it is like a scene like purgatory on earth.
Under the bombardment of flowering shells, most of the ships of the Qing army in front of the road were destroyed, and the hull of the ship leaked, thus running aground in the river, which led to the dilemma of the intact ships, and they could only watch in despair as the shells fell on their heads.
Li Longen, the deputy general of the Qing army, died in the second round of artillery bombardment, a flowering shell exploded less than five meters behind him, and the flying shrapnel cut his major artery, Li Longen did not die immediately, he fell in a pool of blood and struggled for a long time, watching the front army suffer heavy casualties in the shelling, and finally swallowed his breath in pain.
Yang Jie, who was in the Chinese army, did not know the news of Li Longen's death, in fact, he no longer cared about Li Longen's life or death, the fleet was shelled when it entered the corner of the river with strong currents, and several boats in front were sunk, blocking the river, and the fleet fell into chaos again, in a dilemma, and even turning in one direction would collide with the ships next to it.
As a result, the Qing army fleet was stuck on the Fuhe River, and could only be beaten passively, but could not escape from the shore, and some desperate soldiers abandoned the boat and fled, but as soon as they fell into the water, they were swept away by the turbulent river and drowned, and there was no human figure.
In desperation, Yang Jie could only order some of the ships to force their way up to the riverbank, and then asked the soldiers to tie each boat together with ropes, so that the soldiers could walk on the deck of the ships, and finally land through those boats that washed up on the riverbank.
However, the Ming army obviously would not let them succeed, on the other side of the beach, many Cossack infantry armed with flintlock rifles, shot at the Qing army on the ship, the shore gunfire was continuous, the smoke of gunpowder was filled, almost enveloped the entire beach, the Qing soldiers on the ship suffered heavy casualties, and the army was in great confusion.
The battle lasted until the afternoon Shen Shi finally ended, under the fierce offensive of the Ming army, the Qing army on the shore was the first to be defeated, followed by the Qing soldiers on the boat, they panicked and panicked, many people jumped directly into the water, trying to swim to the shore, but they fell into the water soon after the same fate as the previous people who fell into the water, and the bones were gone.
Seeing that his own decline had been decided, Yang Jie, the governor of Jiangxi, jumped into the water in despair, drowned with the many soldiers, and after Yang Jie fell into the water, the Qing soldiers on the boat shouted surrender, while kneeling on the ground, praying for the Ming army to stop the shelling.
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"Be honest, Ah Bei Tsai (a contemptuous name for outsiders in southern Fujian), and then move Lin Bei to stab a transparent hole in you."
On the tidal flats of the Dangyan Slope, the Cossack infantry of the Qinglong Right Brigade escorted the Qing soldiers who had come ashore one by one to the shore to concentrate on them, and these soldiers who spoke the southern Fujian dialect scolded the restless prisoners from time to time, or discussed with the robes around them whether they could drink a celebration wine tonight.
Zhang Mingyang and Su Dingyuan rode their horses to stand by the river, looking at the wreckage of the ship that had not completely sunk on the surface of the Nafu River and the corpses all over the bank, recalling the performance of the artillery in the battle just now, Zhang Mingyang couldn't help but sigh:
"His Royal Highness the county king's firearms are really sharp, if the whole army can be equipped, in less than a year, the Tartars in the north will definitely be driven out of the customs."
"Indeed." Su Dingyuan agreed with his words, and then said with some jealousy: "This Qinglong Right Brigade is the only two troops in the whole army that are fully equipped with flintlock pistols, but Your Highness has handed it over to you, and I don't know where you have cultivated the blessings that make Your Highness value you so much." ”
This sentence can be regarded as talking about Zhang Mingyang's heart, he doesn't know where Su Yan values himself, he is not as brave as Danghu Bo Ruan Jin in terms of bravery, and he is not the best in terms of wisdom, even now, he can't figure out the reason.
Since he couldn't think clearly, Zhang Mingyang didn't want to, he shook his head slightly, put this question behind him, and then discussed with Su Dingyuan where to go next.
The news of the battle of Dangyanpo soon spread throughout Jiangxi and caused great repercussions, and Liu Wuyuan, the governor of Southern Jiangxi, immediately summoned Hu Yousheng, the general soldier of Southern Jiangxi, and Zhang Fengyi, the patrolman, to discuss countermeasures.
In the end, Hu Yousheng ordered his soldiers and horses to block any passage to Nan'an and Ganzhou, set up camps on every major road to prevent the Ming army from going south, and at the same time recruited soldiers and horses in the two southern Jiangxi mansions and practiced day and night, intending to train a new army with combat effectiveness before the Ming army went south.
Nanchang, Jiangxi governor Xia Yiyu learned of this bad news, hurriedly sent a letter to the Beijing division, repeatedly begged the imperial court to send reinforcements to the south, but he also knew very well in his heart that he could not count on the imperial army, so in the name of the governor, he mobilized troops and horses from various provinces in western Jiangxi to aid Nanchang and strengthen the garrison of Nanchang.
Other state capitals can be lost, but it is Nanchang, the provincial capital of Jiangxi, which must be held on.
The impact of the Battle of Dangyanpo gradually fermented, and with Xia Yiyu's dispatch order sent to the prefectures of western Jiangxi, and the stubborn attitude of Hu Yousheng, the general soldier of Southern Jiangxi with heavy troops, people everywhere saw that the Qing court was powerless in Jiangxi and could not resist the offensive of the Ming army.
Therefore, the defenders of Linjiang, Yuanzhou Erfu and Ningzhou all refused to fulfill Xia Yiyu's order, and the deputy general of Yuanzhou even launched a mutiny, strangled the prefect of Yuanzhou, cut off his braids, and announced that he would surrender anyway.
The mutiny of the Yuan Zhou army was like turning on a switch, and the adjacent Linjiang Mansion also followed suit with the outbreak of the mutiny, and the two successive prefectures were anyway, which greatly shook the prestige of the Qing court in Jiangxi, and the people everywhere thought that the Qing court was about to run out, so their attitude towards the Ming army was more enthusiastic.
Zhang Mingyang and the others did not expect such a thing to happen, but they quickly reacted, and after some discussion, they decided on the policy of first the north and then the south - first recovering the cities of the northern part of Jiangxi, and then encircling the stubborn southern Jiangxi.
Therefore, Zhang Mingyang and Su Dingyuan led their troops to the north, and after joining up with Cao Dahao's troops, who had conquered Fuzhou City on August 27, they spread the word to the counties, benefiting from the aftermath of the Battle of Dangyanpo.
It is worth mentioning that Lai Xun's troops did not follow the north, and Zhang Mingyang asked them to continue to stay in Jianchang to prevent the Southern Jiangxi Qing army from going north.
The Ming army's triumphant advance in Jiangxi was like dominoes, and it also caused a storm in the surrounding provinces, and Zu Zeyuan, the governor of Huguang, who was fighting with the army of Sun Kewang, the king of Qin, heard of the defeat in Jiangxi, and feared that the Ming army would come out of Jiangxi and attack him on both sides, so he had to shrink the defensive line, prepare in advance, and ask the court for help at the same time.
In Guangdong, Geng Jimao, the king of Jingnan, who seemed to be a lone soldier, was trapped in Guangzhou, Shaozhou, Zhaoqing and Nanxiong.
At present, the power of the Qing court south of the Yangtze River is getting weaker and weaker, and continuing to be a loyal minister of the Qing Dynasty will only lose his life in vain, but if he betrays the imperial court, his family in Beijing will die, so Geng Jimao can't help but fall into hesitation.
However, the small seeds of rebellion have already taken root in his heart, and it is likely that they will intensify in the future until they break through the ground.
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