Sun Gui led his army into the water stronghold and saw the densely packed ships docked on the pier beside the water stronghold. He shouted: "Burn me, my commander!"
Before the Ming army attacked the camp, they had already prepared strong fire oil, rushed to the warships, and lit it.
Soon, one warship after another caught fire, and the water village turned into a sea of fire.
"It's over! It's all over!"
Wang Shen felt desperate and reluctantly ordered: "Save the ship!"
The light of fire is the military order.
Zheng Bin and Yang Zheng's 20,000-strong naval force, which had been ambushing near Fushan for a long time, saw the Sanzhangpu Water Village on fire and quickly rushed to Sanzhangpu to kill them.
When the fleet arrived near Jiangxin Island, it was discovered by the fort defenders.
"Fire! Bomb me hard," Qing guerrilla Ma Long shouted.
"Boom", "Boom", "Boom"??
The heavy artillery of the Qing army made the Yangtze River tremble.
"Bang bang bang", Zheng Bin saw that a Haicang ship next to him was hit by the ammunition compartment. The whole ship jumped up, then fell quickly and sank.
Looking at the soldiers who were taken away by the warships and sank to the bottom of the river before they could be rescued, Zheng Bin spat fiercely, "I'll deal with you later, dog Tatar!"
"Advance at full speed", he ordered the entire army to ignore the Jiangxin Island fort and advance at full speed.
After paying the price of several warships being sunk and more than a dozen injured, the Ming army passed through the waterway between Jiangxin Island and Fushan and headed straight for Sanzhangpu Water Village.
At this time, Wang Shen finally rescued dozens of ships, but before he could line up, the Ming army arrived.
The disorganized Qing army was severely defeated.
Seeing that Wang Shen was not the leader, he hurriedly fled to Changzhou. Lieutenant General Yang Zheng led 80 ships and 5,000 naval troops in hot pursuit.
Wang Shen took more than a dozen boats and fled to Jingjiang Island in Changzhou Prefecture. There was a general and 300 defenders on the island. Before he could take a breath, the Ming army arrived and successfully captured the island. Only 300 defenders were killed.
It has to be clean.
Wang Shen continued to escape and fled to Yangzhong Island in Zhenjiang Prefecture. There was also a general and 300 defenders on the island. At this time, he only had seven ships left.
Before I could even get ashore, a shadow of a sail jumped into my sight. I cried out in pain and wanted to flee to Yizhen (Yizheng) County in Yangzhou Prefecture in the north of the Yangtze River.
"Bang", a large sentinel ship came over. Several wide wooden boards were put down, and the Ming army soldiers stepped on board.
A Ming soldier rushed up and slashed at Wang Shen with a knife, and the two of them fought together. Wang Shen was known for his strategy rather than his martial arts in the Qing army. After becoming a general in these years, he rarely went into battle in person, and his martial arts skills were also rusty;
But the Ming army's commanders were fought out of a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood. Wang Shen was no match for them.
"I am willing to surrender," Wang Sui shouted. His ears were injured in a naval battle before, so his hearing was weak and the sea wind was strong, so he could not hear clearly. Seeing that his mouth kept moving, he thought he was scolding himself.
"Dog Tatar, how dare you scold me!"
While the team was furious, the tiger roared, and Wang Shen's sword flew away, then split into two pieces with another strike.
After killing Wang Sui, Yang Zheng took advantage of the situation to seize Yangzhong Island and asked his subordinates: "Where is this?"
The subordinates didn't know it either, so they took out the map and studied it for a long time before they discovered that they had actually hit Yangzhong Island in Zhenjiang Prefecture.
"Arrived in Zhenjiang? Isn't Nanjing just ahead?"
Yang Zheng rubbed his head. Unexpectedly, after chasing for six days, he actually chased him all the way to Zhenjiang Mansion!
He breathed a sigh of relief and ordered to his subordinates: "You quickly take the fast boat and report to the commander-in-chief that our army has captured Jingjiang Island in Changzhou and Yangzhong Island in Zhenjiang, and has successfully opened up the Yangtze River waterway."
The fire at Sanzhangpu went out, and the sound of artillery gradually subsided. On the Jiangxin Island fort, the guerrilla Ma Long saw that the situation was not good, and led his men to board the ship to escape to Jiangbei.
Zheng Bin's fleet surrounded him.
The cannonballs of revenge kept firing, and most of Ma Long's boat had sunk into the river, with only the sail still exposed.
Zheng Bin personally lit the match rope, and "boom" completely made the ship history. "Dog Tatar, let you go crazy!"
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The army is like a machine, and victory is the lubricating oil. If an army keeps winning battles, it is like lubricating the machine. It will be in good condition and can often perform beyond its level.
The Ming army fought successively, and the battle became smoother and smoother. Yang Zheng actually fought all the way to Zhenjiang Prefecture.
After the war, Sun Gui counted the number of people and found that deputy general Yang Zheng and his five thousand subordinates were missing.
"What's going on? Where is Yang DaDa?"
"Reporting to the commander-in-chief, the captor commander Wang Sui fled to the direction of Changzhou, and Vice General Yang led his army to pursue him."
Sun Gui was so angry that he stamped his feet: "Damn it! Yang DaDa, Yang DaDa, don't you know what it means to chase poor enemies without chasing them? If you go deep into the enemy's hinterland, what should you do if you suffer a loss?"
Huang Yingdao: "Commander, the main force of the Qing navy has been annihilated by our army. You can come and go freely on the Yangtze River thousands of miles away. Vice Admiral Yang will be fine. Commander, don't worry."
Sun Gui thought for a while and said: "That can't be careless. Send a speedboat quickly to bring Yang Zheng back to camp."
After capturing Sanzhangpu, the Ming army continued to move north along the Yangtze River, captured Yangshe Town in Changzhou Prefecture, and approached Jiangyin County.
When he arrived at Yangshe Town, Sun Guicai learned the news about Yang Zheng. This guy was so brave. He actually attacked Yangzhong Island in Zhenjiang Prefecture in one go! He also beheaded the commander-in-chief Wang Shen.
This posed a problem for Sun Gui. His original battle plan was to attack Changzhou slowly, then attack Zhenjiang, and finally enter the Nanjing section. Unexpectedly, Yang Zheng opened up the Yangtze River waterway in one go and occupied Yangzhong in Zhenjiang.
Island. Yangzhong Island is large enough to station troops. If we seize this place, we can use it as a base to block the Nanjing waterway. Should we continue to attack Changzhou, or go directly to Nanjing?
After thinking about it, I realized that the meat was already in my mouth, and there was absolutely no reason to spit it out!
He decided to lead the main force of the navy to Yangzhong Island and blockade the Nanjing waterway. However, the Supervisor also gave himself a task, which was to seize Changzhou Prefecture and cut off the connection between the Qing Army in Nanzhili and Zhejiang, especially the Jiangnan Canal.
He led the navy to Zhenjiang, and the task of capturing Changzhou could only be left to Ma Bao's land division.
Sun Gui glanced at the map and asked his subordinates: "Where did Uncle Pucheng march to?"
"Commander, we just arrived and reported that Uncle Pucheng is attacking Suzhou City."
Sun Gui became angry: "He arrived in Suzhou half a month ago, why haven't he captured it yet? He missed the important matter of supervising the country, and he is the only one asking!"
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The subordinates advised: "Commander, Suzhou is a big city with a high city and a strong city. It will take time to attack the city!"
Sun Gui looked at the map carefully, thought for a while and said: "From Fushan to Changshu and then to Suzhou, there are waterways connecting it. I sent Cai Lu to lead 5,000 naval troops with heavy artillery to bombard Suzhou from the waterway and help Puchengbo attack the city.
.Tell Uncle Pucheng that we must capture Suzhou within ten days!"
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Cai Lu led a navy of five thousand and eighty warships to Suzhou. Sun Gui led the main force of the navy to Yangzhong Island in Zhenjiang Prefecture.
More than 30,000 naval forces gathered on Yangzhong Island and completely blocked the Yangtze River waterways in Changzhou, Zhenjiang, and Yingtian. Ships from the north of the Yangtze River could no longer cross the river. For a time, the Qing army in southern Zhili was panicked.
Dai Kejin, the prefect of Zhenjiang, was anxious. He had been instigated by Qian Qianyi and wanted to surrender. But he had no soldiers, and the soldiers were in the hands of Gao Qian, the commander-in-chief of Zhenjiang. Since Gao Qian was defeated in Wuhu last time and fled back, seven
Half of the thousand soldiers and horses were lost. They returned to Zhenjiang to replenish some, but only more than 4,000 soldiers were left.
When a person is in a hurry, he must drink tea. Dai Kejin invites Gao Qian to taste tea.
"Headquarters, this is the 'Jinshan Cuiya'. I specially brewed it with the spring water from Zhongling Spring in the northwest of the city. Zhongling Spring was hailed as 'the best spring in the world' by the tea sage Lu Yu, please!"
"Well, the color is green and fragrant, and the soup is bright." Gao Qian praised, took a sip, held it in his mouth, and tasted it slowly, "Wonderful! The taste is fresh and strong, and the fragrance is mellow. What a good tea!" Dai Kejin said: "This is a new tea that has just been launched, and it naturally tastes good."
Gao Qian laughed loudly: "Is Futai trying to trick me into not understanding tea? This tea has been on the market since March, and it is already June, so it can't be considered a new tea that has just been launched!"
"So that's it, the chief town really understands tea." Dai Kejin changed the subject, "The newer the tea, the better it tastes, and so do the people! When our dynasty entered the Pass, the first Liao people to submit all got high positions.
Those of us who surrender can only be minor officials. Hahaha!"
Dai Kejin emphasized the word "submission" very seriously. Gao Qian seemed to have some realization and remained silent.
"In fact, it was the same in the Ming Dynasty. Tong Yangjia, who defected first, was granted the title of governor, and Li Benshen, who defected later, could only be made admiral."
Dai Kejin deliberately did not call him "Qian Ming" but "Ming Dynasty". He also specifically mentioned Li Benshen who surrendered. After speaking, he carefully observed Gao Qian's reaction.
Gao Qian sighed and said nothing.
Seeing that Gao Qian did not refute him, Dai Kejin knew there was hope and continued: "You and I are both officials of the Qing Dynasty, and our families are all in Zhenjiang. Once the city is destroyed and our families are implicated, what should we do?
When I think about this, I can't sleep well every night!"
This sentence hit Gao Qian's weakness. He and Dai Kejin were both ministers, no matter Ming Dynasty or Qing Dynasty. They had no loyalty at all. Only family members were real. Once the city was destroyed, it was possible that the whole family
They are all implicated by themselves and can’t help but change their expressions.
Gao Qian thought for a while and said: "My family and I are all in Zhenjiang, so we should advance and retreat together!"
Dai Kejin was overjoyed, Gao Qian was expressing his intention to be consistent with himself.
"The Ming army is powerful, how about we surrender to the Ming Dynasty?"
"I heard that the reinforcements from the north are coming soon. Why don't we wait and see? Anyway, I live and die with Futai, and I don't mind waiting any longer."
Dai Kejin understood. Gao Qian was afraid that he would bet on the wrong thing, so he still wanted to wait. He nodded, "No matter what the general town does? I am willing to stick with you."
