Chapter 55 Capture of Jinshan Guard

Author: Scholar Wu

Chapter 55 Capture of Jinshan Guard

Qian Mo laughed and said: "General Tian Shen, where are you going?"

At this time, Tian Fushou had no choice but to surrender and asked unwillingly: "Who are you?"

Qian Mo said: "You don't need to know who I am, you just need to understand that there will no longer be a Tian family in Jiaxing."

After hearing this, Tian Fushou immediately drew his sword and killed himself.

Qian Mo immediately said: "This Tian Fushou is more courageous than his elder brother and father. It's a pity that we can't bury him yet. We still have to borrow this body."

At this time, the sun has begun to set, and the sunset glows red in the sky, looking at the battlefield where the smoke has not yet cleared away.

Qian Mo also had to sigh: "The setting sun is like blood!"

The Shenji Battalion suffered too many casualties this time. After discovering that there were only 500 Jinshan Guards left, Qian Mo asked Huang Yu's Shenji Battalion to take the prisoners and go to Tianjiazhuang for repairs.

The dozens of soldiers who had escaped from Tianjiazhuang should have fled back to Jiaxing Prefecture by now.

Wang Zaixing also rushed back to Jiaxing Prefecture with Tian Fulu's body, so that Lu Bingwen could take over Jiaxing Prefecture as a co-president, so that Jiaxing Prefecture would be "hurt for medical treatment" due to the lack of a leader.

The 150 people under Wang Zaixing who were willing to directly join the rebel army were directly added to the Jingnan Camp and Chongming Camp.

Qian Mo personally led two battalions of a thousand troops to capture the Jinshan Acropolis.

Jinshan Acropolis was originally an earthwork city, with a height of 2.8 feet, a circumference of 12 miles and 75 feet, and a moat of 9 feet wide (widened to 11 feet in the Yongle year). In the fifteenth year of Yongle (1417), the city wall was changed to a brick structure and had a gate.

There are 4 towers, 1 water gate, 4 turrets, 8 watchtowers, and 3678 battlements.

In the third year of Chenghua (1467), the stone structure was changed. At the beginning of the construction of the guard, a guard was set up in the middle of the city.

In the 20th year of Hongwu's reign, a martial arts arena and a martial arts hall were set up 2 miles outside the east gate. Four thousand-household administration halls on the left, right, front and back were also set up around the martial arts hall. During the Yongle period, a military and horse division was set up in the acropolis.

During the Zhengtong period, the Marshal's Mansion and the Chaoyuan were built.

In the second year of Shunzhi in the Qing Dynasty (1645), Jinshan Camp was built. The General Staff Office was set up at the north gate of the Acropolis.

Set up east and west new piers.

When Hongwu of the Ming Dynasty built the defense, it was built on the outer sea of ​​Caojing Nantang. In the second year of Hongzhi (1489), Wei Wenbo, the commander of the defense, moved north to the north of Hanhaitang because the old site fell into the sea. The pier was divided into two parts: east and west: Dongdun

The height is 2.6 feet and the circumference is 26.6 feet; the west pier is 4.7 feet high and the circumference is 25.6 feet.

As one of the "Four Guards" of the Ming Dynasty, Jinshan Guard is actually a strict fortress system. It not only has many fortresses, but also is equipped with naval forces and forts. It is an important fortress to guard against Japanese pirates. It strangles the Yangtze River Estuary in the north and controls the Yangtze River Estuary in the south.

Hangzhou Bay.

However, the Qing navy is not strong at the moment, and guarding Chongming Island and the Yangtze River waterway has become a top priority, so the importance of Jinshan Guard has dropped a lot.

In addition, the Ming army has already occupied Chongming. In order to fill the "big hole" of Su Song, half of the defenders were taken away. So after ambushing Tian Fushou's troops, only 500 of the Jinshan Guards were left.

people.

Night has fallen, and several soldiers are patrolling the south gate of Jinshan Acropolis.

Suddenly, a large number of people appeared below the city, so they quickly sounded the alarm on the city tower!

The soldiers shouted: "Call Mr. Li quickly, the enemy has been discovered below the city!"

I saw a person under the city gate shouting: "Why are you sounding the alarm? It's me. Why don't you open the city gate quickly?"

When the soldier saw that it was General Wang, he said, "Why didn't you see General Tian Shen? You wiped out the bandits in Tianjiazhuang?"

Mr. Wang said: "The bandits have been wiped out and hundreds of thieves have been captured. However, General Tian Shen is seriously injured. Open the door quickly and let's go into the city. If we delay General Tian Shen's treatment, you can't afford to suffer."

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The soldiers took a closer look with the help of torches and found that it was indeed Tian Fushou who was being carried under the city, and his neck was still bandaged.

There were a few familiar faces in the front row, and there were many people who looked like bandits in custody at the back of the team.

So he shouted: "We are one of our own, open the city gate quickly!"

After the city gate slowly opened, the king ordered the general to carry the field ginseng general into the city immediately.

At this time, Mr. Li, who heard the sound of the alarm bell, hurried over with his people. When he saw that it was an old acquaintance, he immediately felt relieved.

Then he asked: "Brother Wang, why did Tian Shen get injured?"

Mr. Wang said: "Forget it, I was shot in the neck by a bandit's arrow. I need to see a doctor quickly."

Mr. Li glanced at his immediate boss, whose face turned pale, and said, "Don't delay the treatment!"

I only heard Mr. Wang call out: "Send General Tian Shen to the hospital for treatment quickly, and take all the thieves and bandits to the prison for me."

General Secretary Li asked about the battle situation in the afternoon and said: "Brother Wang, how was the battle in Tianjiazhuang? Why were all the generals Tianjiazhuang seriously injured?"

Mr. Wang said: "This gang of thieves is extremely fierce. We encountered their ambush on the way and never reached Tianjiazhuang."

Mr. Li was shocked and asked: "Is General Tian Shen injured in the ambush by the bandits? How did you defeat the bandits?"

Mr. Wang said calmly: "The bandits intercepted us from front to back, and the firepower was fierce. We were completely suppressed. When we stormed the end of the valley alone, more than 150 brothers were killed by fire cannons."

"There was no way to turn defeat into victory. We were suppressed and beaten by the bandits from beginning to end. Almost half of our brothers were killed."

"General Tian Shen was not injured, but he wiped his neck himself!"

At this moment, I saw Mr. Wang holding a knife on Mr. Li's neck and said: "Brother Li, it's better to ask the brothers to surrender. Don't make fearless sacrifices."

Mr. Li could only shake his head and reluctantly ordered all the Jinshan Guards to surrender.

I thought Jinshan Guard would be quite rich in supplies.

However, Mr. Wang Ba said: "Tian Fushou has been reselling military supplies in recent years, and the Qing Dynasty has not allocated many new supplies to Jinshan Guard. Jinshan Guard does not have much supplies anymore."

There are still many cold weapons such as cotton armor, swords, guns, bows and arrows.

The firearms that Qian Mo was most concerned about, including those captured by the defenders, only amounted to about 300 muskets.

In addition, Jinshan Guard also has 12 Tiger Crouching Cannons and 4 Thousand Jin Folang Machine Cannons.

There are about 200 war horses, but it is a pity that Taihu Lake cannot raise horses at all. The previous ten war horses were already the limit of horse breeding on the island.

The most valuable thing is that I got a lot of gunpowder, cannonballs, and bullets.

There are also 5,000 stones of grain in stock, as well as many craftsmen and military doctors of various kinds.

There are many red cannons on the fort, but they are too heavy and heavy to carry.

Although there were not as many supplies as expected, after all, it was the Jinshan Acropolis that was captured without bloodshed, and the rebels still made a considerable fortune.

Looking at this complete fortress system, Qian Mo was reluctant to leave.

It's a pity that this place is really not suitable for holding on. If it is surrounded by the Qing army from behind, it will be a desperate situation.

Qian Mo could not influence who the Qing army would send to take over such an important guard post.

Although General Wang Ba was a distant relative of Wang Zaixing, he also took the initiative to help the rebels capture Jinshan Guard, but his official position was too low.

So Qian Mo was heartbroken and said to Xia Wanchun: "Please Xiaoyin, please drive a boat to Chongming overnight and tell the Marquis of Dingxi that the Taihu Rebel Army has quietly captured the Jinshan Acropolis. The red artillery and 200 horses on the Jinshanwei fort are

, as well as 5,000 shi of military rations, we all handed them over to him, and they were also considered as the certificate of submission from our Taihu Rebel Army to His Highness Jianguo."

The artillery of Chongming Fort was blown up by Qian Mo before, and these artillery were urgently needed to consolidate the fort.

Although Qian Mo also needs a large amount of food, there are currently heavy troops gathered on Chongming Island, and food is probably even more scarce. The money has been harvested quite a lot this time, so it should be used to support the friendly forces. I believe that with such sincerity, King Lu will definitely accept it

expressed.

If the name is not correct, the words will not be correct. Qian Mo's self-proclaimed "Taihu Rebel Governor" still lacks appeal.

Some sacrifices had to be made to exchange reality for virtuality.

On the other hand, if Zhang Mingzhen could gain a foothold in Chongming, he would play a great role in containing the Qing army.

It is extremely beneficial to the development of the Taihu Rebels and the entire Nanming.

I believe that both parties are happy to see this kind of win-win good thing!

Among the 550 people captured by Tian Fushou before, 300 were Mr. Wang's confidants and were willing to join the Taihu Rebels directly.

Including the 500 prisoners under Mr. Li, a total of 750 people were temporarily detained in Tianjiazhuang.

Of course Qian Mo would not waste food to feed idle people, he already had a brand new plan in mind.

He planned to transform the strong Tianjiazhuang into a stronger fortress, and all the Franco machine guns captured this time were kept in Tianjiazhuang.

After arranging everything, the rebels began large-scale transportation. Fortunately, there were a bunch of prisoners and Tianjiazhuang as a transfer station. Otherwise, it would be impossible to transport them all directly back to Taihu Lake.

After Zhang Mingzhen occupied Chongming Island, he had completely reorganized Tu Guobao and Yang Wenqi's troops.

In addition, the residents on the island had a strong desire to join the King's Division. Due to the limited food reserves on the island, 2,000 recruits were temporarily recruited.

At this time, there were 20,000 land and sea divisions on Chongming Island.

The Ming Dynasty's navy also successfully blocked the Yangtze River estuary, and the Qing army concentrated its navy near Wusongkou.

There were two small-scale trials between the two sides, but the Qing army continued to huddle in the water stronghold at Wusongkou and did not dare to fight.

Seeing that he was gradually gaining a foothold in Chongming, Zhang Mingzhen also welcomed Lu Wang Zhu Yihai from Zheng Cai to Chongming.
To be continued...