After the Ming army suffered a setback at Xuefeng Mountain, Fujian Governor Yuan Pengnian came to Yan Tianfeng and said, "General, our army suffered a small setback at Xuefeng Mountain. We should win the battle and restore morale."
"Oh, what's Mr. Yuan's clever plan?"
"Now, the only enemies left are Min County and Lianjiang City. We can encircle the enemies in Min County without attacking them, and concentrate our forces to conquer Lianjiang first."
"Good!"
Yan Tianfeng led 40,000 soldiers and horses to surround Min County, and ordered Nan'anbo Hao Yongzhong to lead 15,000 land divisions and General Zheng Bin to lead 10,000 naval divisions to attack Lianjiang.
Lianjiang City is a strategic location, known as the "throat of Zhejiang and Fujian". The city wall is two feet high and made of large stone strips. It is tall and strong. For a county town, it is extremely impressive.
Originally, the Qing army built naval camps on South Turtle Island and North Turtle Island at the mouth of the Lianjiang River, and the Ming army's navy could not enter. However, in the Battle of Xiamen, the Qing Army's Fujian Navy suffered a disastrous defeat. Gai Yipeng and Huang
Wu led the remaining 7,000 naval troops to flee to Panshiwei, Zhejiang. Once the navy fled, the 500 Qing soldiers stationed in the small town of Dinghaisuo fled to Lianjiang County alone. As a result, Ming warships could approach Lianjiang along the waterways.
City.
Zheng Bin led 10,000 naval troops from the sea outlet into the Lianjiang River. He saw mountain peaks on both sides of the waterway. The narrowest point was only 150 feet. He couldn't help but sigh: "In such a dangerous place, if the Qing navy cannot escape, it will be difficult to attack it."
It’s not easy!”
General Yang Chaodong smiled and said: "The Qing navy has been frightened by us, so what's the use of the thousands of men and hundreds of ships left to take advantage of the favorable geographical location?"
Zheng Bin also smiled and said: "General Yang, such a good opportunity is the time for us to make meritorious deeds. Later, we will have to let the soldiers aim and bomb!"
"Don't worry, Commander-in-Chief, the general will definitely put up a good show and win face for you!"
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The cannons on the Ming army's warships fired fiercely at the city. The city was built on the riverside, but unexpectedly it became a target for the navy.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Hao Yongzhong's land division also bombarded the city. His cannons were not as big or as many as those of the navy, but they only served as a booster.
Under the roar of the giant cannon, Li Shutai, the minister of the Qing Criminal Department, and Feng Junrui, the deputy general who were guarding the city, had a sad face. They only had five thousand soldiers and horses, and the Ming army's artillery fire was so fierce that they could not withstand it.
Li Shutai was the son of the traitor Li Yongfang. He was loyal to the Qing court and encouraged Feng Junrui: "Vice General Feng, today is the time for you and me to serve our country."
Feng Junrui was originally a staff general. He made a successful landing on Xiamen Island and was promoted to deputy general. He was grateful to the Qing government.
The two of them defended the city.
It was useless, there were too few soldiers. Although Lianjiang City was strong, it could not withstand the heavy artillery of the navy, and several gaps were opened. The Ming army swarmed in through the gaps.
Hao Yongzhong personally wielded a sword and charged. The former flag bearer of the Dashun Army charged into the battle with unstoppable force. He killed Li Shutai with one knife and chopped down the enemy general's flag, laughing loudly.
General Gan Hui also climbed up the city wall and hacked Feng Junrui to death, crying bitterly: "Brother Su, Brother Wan, brothers who died in Xiamen, I have avenged you!"
Hearing that the Ming army was advancing by land and water to attack Lianjiang, Chen Tai in the town of Fujian County was extremely anxious. He shouted: "Gai Yipeng is a wretch, he dared to flee to Zhejiang with his navy. I am afraid that the war will harm the country, so I want to join him."
Ben!"
It was useless to write a memorial. At this time, Min County was already surrounded by water and not even a bird could fly out.
"Report! The Ming army captured Lianjiang!"
Chen Tai's eyes darkened, and red blood came out of his throat. He swallowed it back with force.
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It’s not easy for Fuzhou Prefecture to govern Fujian County!
Since the Minyue King Wu Zhu established his capital in Fuzhou, this majestic city has been fortified, reinforced, and reinforced for two thousand years. There is Gushan Mountain in the east, Qishan Mountain in the west, Fangshan Mountain (Wuhu Mountain) in the south, and Lianhua Mountain in the north.
, the remaining veins of these four mountains guard Fuzhou, which is called a mountain ring; there is also the Jianjiang River (Minjiang River) flowing through the south of the city, and its tributaries surround Fuzhou, which is called a water ring. It is not good to be surrounded by mountains and water.
Hit!
When King Wu Zhu chose the site to build his capital here, he did not choose it randomly. He invited experts to build four city gates according to the directions of Qinglong, White Tiger, Suzaku and Xuanwu. The sky is round and the place is square, and the yin and yang are harmonious.
What about Feng Shui?
Niu Hulu and Chen Tai, the generals of Jingnan of the Qing Dynasty, stood at the highest point in the city, on the model building of the Pingshan section of the city wall in the north of the city. They stood and looked into the distance. The previous decadent mood was swept away, and a sense of heroism arose spontaneously, "Yan Tianfeng
Ah Yan Tianfeng, don’t think that if you win consecutive battles, you can take over Fujian. I want to see how you can capture this iron-clad city of Fuzhou!"
Chen Tai was a veteran general. He divided the more than 30,000 soldiers and horses in the city into two groups. They took turns to go up to the city to guard the city, and recruited common people to help defend it. He ordered Dong Alai to guard the east city, Suk Saha to guard the south city, and Jixiha to guard the west city.
Xifu guarded the north city; he also ordered the general troops to guard the water gate in the southwest; he led the Chinese army to station at Guanglufang on South Back Street.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The Ming Dynasty navy led by Zheng Bin and Yang Chaodong sailed into Jianjiang (Minjiang River), hoping to repeat the past of conquering Lianjiang and bombarding Fuzhou City.
It’s useless. The site of Fuzhou City was chosen well. The city foundation and the mountain foundation are integrated into one body. It is extremely solid and cannot be blown down. What’s worse is that they also have heavy artillery. As the capital of Fujian, Fuzhou has no shortage of artillery.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
On the city wall, the Qing army's fort began to fight back. It sank several Ming army ships, which made Zheng Bin feel distressed and had to order a retreat away from the Qing army's fort.
"Kill! Kill! Kill!"
Min'an Marquis Zhou Rui, Nan'an Bo Hao Yongzhong, Xuanping Bo Dong Fangce, Baofeng Bo Luo Chengyao and other Ming armies attacked Fuzhou. The Qing army resisted desperately, and the earth was dyed red with blood.
The Ming army attacked Fuzhou for half a month and left behind more than 3,000 corpses, but they still could not conquer Fuzhou.
Yan Tianfeng had no choice but to order his soldiers to dig more trenches and erect fences all over the camp in preparation for a long-term siege, trapping and starving the Qing troops.
"Alas! The Supervisor has already sent troops to Nanjing, but I am still holding troops at the foot of Fuzhou City, wasting the opportunity to fight!"
Yan Tianfeng sighed repeatedly.
Suddenly he thought of Huang Shu, the Qingxun Dao who was captured by him. According to this person's confession, when this man and the governor Zhang Xuesheng were successful in attacking Xiamen, they secretly shared the money in Zhu Chenggong's treasury and did not pay for it.
Hand it over to the Qing court. This is a serious crime of confiscating a house. Can you use this big handle to force Zhang Xuesheng and Ma Degong in the city to do anything?
One person is short-term, and everyone is long-term. Yan Tianfeng called for discussion with Fujian Governor Yuan Pengnian, Chief Envoy Zhang Tiaoding, Inspector Pan Zengwei, Inspector Kuang Lu and other civil officials.
"The commander-in-chief's idea is wonderful and feasible," Yuan Pengnian applauded loudly with a look of embarrassment.
"But how to send people into the city to contact Zhang Xuesheng and Ma Degong?"
Zhang Diaoding said: "Ma Degong was sent by Chen Tai to defend Shuimen. We can send envoys in small boats to Shuimen and enter the city to persuade them to surrender."
"No!"
Kuang Lu said: "Sending people directly into the city will make too much noise and easily alert Chen Tai. Why not ask Huang Shu to write a letter, tie it to the arrow, and remove the arrowhead. When the horse succeeds, he will shoot it with one arrow.
It’s appropriate”.
Yan Tianfeng praised: "Kuang Xun's method is good, so let's follow this method."
This chapter has been completed!