Chapter 316: Rainstorm Water Divider II

Chen Cao stood up and his face flushed: "Really? ”

"It's true, Zheng Zhilong's banner can be clearly seen under the clairvoyant mirror..."

Chen Cao walked back and forth: "Let Feng Zhongping come to see me immediately." ”

After Feng Zhongping received the military order, he hurriedly returned from the front of the formation, although the attack was mainly attacked by the Eighth Division, but the first and second divisions were on standby in front of the formation.

Seeing Feng Zhongping, Chen Cao said: "Originally, this matter was done by the guard regiment, but as soon as they left, I was still worried that Zheng Zhilong would send people from the sailors to land on the shore to sneak attack, so I could only mobilize your troops." ”

"Please show me..."

Chen Cao told Feng Zhongping all the news of Jinyiwei's investigation, and then said: "You send a regiment of troops from the first division to march from the mountain road with all kinds of firearms, as long as you cross the water barrier and go straight to Zheng Zhilong's camp, you must stick to it and wait for help." ”

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The watershed stands on the top of the white stream, the west side is the remnant vein of the South Yandang Mountain, the east side is the Tongshan Mountain Range, the terrain in the mountain is complex, there is only a small road through one person, or the local woodcutter chops wood and hunts game to step out, and the non-locals do not know the terrain at all.

The mountain is high and the road is steep, coupled with the heavy rain for six consecutive days, even the local woodcutters dare not enter the mountain at will.

The sneak attack task fell into the hands of the brigade commander Xin Laosan, who was just a small banner back then, and was promoted all the way, and the old boss Yan Chun is now the commander of the Eighth Division, and Yan Chun is responsible for the vanguard task.

Looking at the soldier who had fallen to his death, Xin Laosan put the soldier's steel helmet on his face, and then looked at the officers at all levels around him: "What are you doing in a daze, hurry up." ”

The mountain road is steep and slippery, this is already the seventh soldier who accidentally fell to death, that is, the remaining veins of Yandang Mountain, according to the current scale, Xin Laosan feels that the altitude is at least more than two thousand meters.

The teaching of the Whampoa Military Academy has taught him a lot of knowledge, at least now Xin Laosan is no longer illiterate, and after becoming a brigade commander, he changed his son's name to Xin Anguo, and he is no longer a pariah.

Tear...

The uniform of a soldier in front of Xin Laosan was torn and almost fell, but fortunately he was right below, and he quickly kicked it over, and resisted the recruit's buttocks, which saved his life, and if he was allowed to slide down, there would be another corpse.

The head of the regiment, Xu Tao, climbed to the top of the mountain with difficulty, and finally saw Zheng Zhilong's camp behind the water dividing pass: "Brigade seat, it's here..."

Xin Laosan didn't care about the mud on his body, climbed to the top of the mountain and took the clairvoyant mirror from Xu Tao's hand, and then laughed: "Okay..."

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Yan Chun frowned, although the Ming army's wide-brimmed round helmet could cover the rain, but once the heavy rain was windy, this helmet would be useless, looking at the forward regiment that had retreated again, he couldn't help but get angry in his heart.

"Damn, how did you fight, will you fight? Can't even take fifty steps? ”

The commander of the forward regiment had a bitter look on his face: "Shizuo, the rain is too heavy, and our brothers rushed up before they opened their eyes, and the firearms on the head of the city rang out, and there was no way to step forward." ”

Yan Chun also felt that the rain seemed to be getting heavier and heavier, even if he didn't move on his war horse, he couldn't open his eyes, and he had to wipe the rain with his hands from time to time, not to mention that the soldiers had to raise their guns to aim.

"Master, why don't we ask the prince for his life, avoid the heavy rain first, and wait for the rain to decrease a little before attacking?"

Although Yan Chun is a martial artist, he also graduated from the first phase of Huangpu, and he was on the scene of what Zhou Lixun said in the big tent, so he naturally understood the meaning of the words, so he shook his head: "The prince has never failed to command the war, and he relies on his subordinates to use their lives.

The herald ordered the 23rd Brigade to come forward to replace the 22nd Brigade, telling Zhang Ting that he had only one task, to move the position to 50 steps before the Fenshui Pass, and if he couldn't do it, Lao Tzu would personally shoot him. ”

"Yes..."

The two sides fought in full swing, Zheng Zhibao personally commanded in Guancheng, Zheng Zhilong was also in the middle of the camp under the city, since Kunlunnu's musket team went up, they actually pressed all the foot soldiers who tried to attack the city a hundred steps away, Zheng Zhilong knew that the firearms of the Songjiang Domain were diverse, so he had to prevent the enemy from approaching the city gate at all costs.

"Fortunately, Mazu Niangniang is blessed."

Zheng Cai felt that since his uncle Feng Bo, he has become more and more convinced of ghosts and gods, he often deals with Fanbang, and is skeptical about whether Mazu can really bless him.

Seemingly...

The big tent of the Chinese army was opened by Zheng Zhibao, and he sat in the tent, and the rain flowed down from the stool: "Although it blocked the enemy's offensive, the Kunlun slaves were also seriously wounded. ”

Zheng Zhilong frowned: "Why?" Aren't they being pressed and beaten? ”

Zheng Zhibao shook his head: "I don't know why, the rebels suddenly rushed upward, the firearms were red, the bow and crossbow arrows did not work in this weather, and in the end they could only use throwing guns, and now the rebels have built a position in front of the city twenty paces, and our Hongyi artillery can only hit a position of fifty paces recently, and the muzzle of the cannon can not be lower, so it can only be adjusted to the tiger squat cannon or the bowl mouth;

We fired at their muskets in front of the city, and their firearms were advanced, and our muskets fired two shots, completely suppressing us. ”

Zheng Zhibao was so tired, four hours had passed since he commanded in the rain in the morning, and he had never done anything on his body: "What should I do now?" ”

Zheng Zhilong still has more firearms: "First transfer the tiger squat cannon and the bowl mouth gun to suppress the offensive of the rebels, their fierce fire oil canisters are powerful, remember to let the soldiers prepare more sandbags to extinguish the fire;

Zheng Cai, ordered the mobilization of 5,000 people to go to the city for rotation, and you personally went to command. ”

"Yes..."

Xin Laosan led a regiment of men and horses down the mountain one after another, but the road down the mountain was not easy to walk, seeing that it was getting dark, although Zheng Zhilong's camp was close at hand, but the so-called looking at the mountain and running a dead horse, going down the mountain and looking at the land was the same reason.

As night fell, it was rare for the two sides to cease fire, but Zhang Ting's troops had already gained a firm foothold twenty steps before the city, and the headquarters of the 23rd Brigade was temporarily safer along the trenches dug in front of Baixi and the protective wall made of shields.

Chen Cao ate the sweet potatoes sealed in the can, and then took a sip of hot soup: "The rain does not appear to have weakened in the slightest, and the order is sent to the Eighth Division, but when I see that the signal flare is raised after the water dividing pass, the whole division will launch a general attack, and we must not be sloppy. ”

"Yes..."

Zhang Ting and Xin Laosan are of the same level, and they were still in the same class when they were in Huangpu, but Xin Laosan seemed to be lucky, and he stayed in the First Division, and the whole brigade under his command was equipped with a new Kangxing rifle, which was much more comfortable than their Eighth Division, a unit raised by their mother.

Of course, these words were all private statements of the officers and men of the Eighth Division, in fact, the rifle refitting first started with the Dingwu Army, and it still took care of other troops.

In the trench, Zhang Ting's position could clearly hear the white stream flowing seven or eight paces away, and the bright torches on the head of the city could show that the defenders were not careless at all, and the battle was fierce all afternoon, and the casualties of the whole brigade were at least 2,000 or more, and if the casualties of the 22nd Brigade were counted, the casualties of the 8th Division had reached 5,000.

"Brigade Commander Zhang," a herald soldier with a big shield on his back climbed into the trench with difficulty under the fierce musket fire: "The prince ordered that the signal flare be raised after seeing the water dividing pass, and the 23rd Brigade in the trench fortifications will attack the whole army, and the eighth division will all take the water dividing pass at all costs..."

Zhang Ting frowned and sent the herald away, and a regiment commander came over and said: "Brigade seat, there is a white stream in front of you, and the suspension bridge will not be lowered, why don't we use human lives to fill in the white stream?" ”

"The prince's military order said that if he saw that the officers and soldiers of the Eighth Division were still in front of the battle, and he saw one shooting one, then the first and second divisions would also participate in the siege." Saying that, Zhang Ting looked at the sky not far away, and the heavy rain stimulated his eyes so much that he couldn't open them to see the night clearly: "I heard that Xin Laosan led the team to sneak attack, this old boy is always so lucky." ”

Zhang Ting vaguely remembered the scene when he landed in Liaodong in the first battle, he and Xin Laosan were in the same boat, he held the tiger squatting cannon, and Xin Laosan covered the scene of the charge.

"The regiment commanders and battalion commanders gave orders to go down, but when they saw the city, they raised signal flares, and the whole brigade launched a general attack."

It was late at night, only the sound of heavy rain could be heard outside the tent, and the people of the guard regiment couldn't help but secretly curse the thief for not knowing how to lift, a heavy rain could fall for so long, but Chen Cao knew the coastal weather in later generations, this situation should be a typhoon landing, July and August are the season, and the coastal areas of Fujian and Zhejiang are the hardest hit areas of typhoon landfall every year.

The strong wind blew the tent 'down' and sounded, accompanied by the sound of rain, which made Chen Cao feel a little impatient, the surprise attack was the top priority, whether he could hit Zheng Zhilong by surprise was all on Xin Laosan.

After a long time, Chen Cao, who was about to fall asleep, suddenly saw a trace of red light flickering on the top of the tent, and the big tent was suddenly opened, and Zhao Xin was covered in rain: "Lord Wang, the signal path rises..."

According to the previous arrangement, Tang Yannian had been standing in the rain on horseback for two hours, and even the deputy army commander was in the rain, so how could the division commanders and brigade commanders under his command be embarrassed to hide in the tent.

When he saw the signal flare rising in the water dividing pass and the sound of gunfire shouting and killing, Tang Yannian immediately ordered someone to raise a green signal flare, and then shouted: "Order, the whole army of the Eighth Division will attack, and the rest of the divisions will go forward to prepare for battle." ”

The sound of cannons and gunfire rang out again, and Chen Cao rarely put on a suit of plate armor in the trolling clothes, and then rode on his war horse: "Order, the whole army will attack..."