Admiral Yu Wanqing had lingering fears about the Han army and objected: "In my opinion, it is better to fortify the fortress and continue the siege. Nanjing lacks food and wages, so it will definitely lead to chaos without attacking. When the time comes, our army will take the opportunity to regain Nanjing. Wouldn't it be safe?"

Gil Ahang pointed at him and cursed: "You abandoned Houxiang and the city first, and caused me to lose Zhenjiang later. If it weren't for the generosity of the imperial envoy, I would have impeached you for being greedy for life and afraid of death."

Yu Wanqing also felt that he was guilty, although Xiang Rong thought that half of the food and salary in the Jiangnan camp was provided by him, so he was not punished.

Xiang Rong felt that they could not let them talk anymore, so he said: "The emperor has issued an order for us to regain Nanjing again. This time the imperial edict has harsh words and unprecedented harshness. This time we can't get over it, so we will attack Zhenjiang first as the governor said.

, If we can capture Zhenjiang, we can give an explanation to the emperor."

Xiang Rong thought for a moment and then ordered: "Jilhang'a led an army of 10,000 green troops to attack Zhenjiang. Admiral Yu Wanqing was stationed in the high-level camp as a back-up support. He Chun led troops to attack Wuhu to prevent the Anhui rebels from going south, and the rest were on guard.

Each one has his own camp and cannot slacken off."

"Humble your duties and obey orders"

On June 1, Zhenjiang Ling Shiba received an order from Nanjing to attack the Jiangnan camp and left only 2,000 men for Chen Chengrong to defend the city. The remaining 8,000, plus the 200 musketeers supported by Nanjing, attacked Gaozi Town in the west of the city.

Gil Ahang did not expect that as soon as he arrived at Gaozi Town, the Han army surrounded Gaozi. However, the main force planning to attack the city was still in Longtan. Gaozi Town only had 3,000 soldiers and horses. Gil Ahang hurriedly sent people to the bridge.

Camp, Longtan Camp seeks support.

Ling Shiba and others observed the Qing army's actual situation on the high ground outside the town.

Baiyin Martial Arts: "Why don't you, General, lead the foreign gun team to open the passage for the army to enter the town?"

Why did His Highness send a group of child soldiers here? Could it be to monitor the Fifth Army? But they can't make mistakes. Lin Shaozhang smiled and said: "Battle Commander Bai, you have just arrived in Zhenjiang from Nanjing. You'd better take a rest first. Our Fifth Army

The army has been holding back in Zhenjiang for two months, just waiting for today."

I don’t know that Li Yunzhong worked hard for the foreign gun team. He selected many people in the First Army, the Third Army, and even the Fourth Army to contact the foreign gun firing team. However, not many people could master the foreign gun. It was not that they could not hit the target.

His movements were too slow, and he accidentally discovered that the boy scouts around him could get started quickly. He immediately led 500 people to train with Chen Yucheng, Huang Jinwen, Bai Yinwu, and Tan Shaoguang.

Ling Shiba also believed that the two hundred foreign gunmen would not play a big role in the fighting of tens of thousands of people. He pointed to the camp north of Gaozi Town and said to Lin Shaozhang: "You send 1,000 people to attack the Qing army's smallest camp first. See how clear it is."

A demon’s reaction.”

Lin Shaozhang chose Huang Bo, the leader of the group, as the vanguard, and he personally led 500 people to support him from behind.

Huang Bo looked at the 500 soldiers under his command and said loudly: "Brothers, we were defeated in Changzhou a few days ago. The military commander did not punish us. Today is the time for us to avenge our shame. Who can be greedy and fearful again?"

Damn it, don’t blame me for being unkind!”

"Kill..." Huang Bo shouted at the camp 300 meters ahead and rushed forward with the team.

The camp guard here was a Qian Zong, with only more than 800 people under his command. Seeing the fierceness of the bandit army, he quickly called on his men to come forward to meet the enemy. In an instant, with the flash of swords and swords, Huang Bo was already on the front line, fighting with the Qing Dynasty.

The soldiers fought desperately for the gate of the village. It seemed that the Qing army could not finish the killing. When one man fell, another one came up to replace him. Huang Bo also became ruthless. He no longer cared about the guards behind him and just opened the way with his double swords, step by step.

They went to the village to kill.

Lin Shaozhang saw that the forwards had already entered the stronghold and that all the Qing troops defending the stronghold had been mobilized. He immediately led the remaining 500 men to attack the flanks and broke into the stronghold.

The Qing army was attacked on both sides and scrambled to escape. Lin Shaozhang and Huang Bo followed closely and entered the town of Gaozi. Jierhanga did not expect that the camp outside the town collapsed so quickly, so he hurriedly sent 1,000 people to intercept it.

Bai Yinwu was young and energetic. Seeing that everyone in the Fifth Army looked down on the foreign gun team, he angrily led his people to the flank of Gaozi Town and wanted to attack alone. He told his subordinates his idea. This group of people has no fear of anything.

The young men all expressed that they wanted to fight well and show it to the Fifth Army.

After waiting for a long time, Gaozi Town finally became chaotic. Baiyinwu sent someone to greet Ling Shiba, and ordered the foreign guns to line up and attack the flanks. The defenders were caught off guard and saw a group of people armed with fire weapons coming to attack.

They broke up and fled. Unexpectedly, Bai Yinwu only fired a few shots and then attacked the town. Without hesitation, he went straight to the village gate and attacked Lin Shaozhang from front to back.

Ling Shiba heard that the foreign gun team was attacking without authorization and was afraid that they would make mistakes and could not explain to Li Yunzhong. He also thought that there were only three or four thousand people in the stronghold, so he ordered the army to attack across the board.

The Qing army in the town was in chaos, and many people deserted the team and fled. Gil Ahang personally supervised the battle from behind and shouted: "Hold it... hold it."

"Sir, it's not good. There are rebels from behind who are about to kill us. Let's retreat first." The soldiers stepped forward and grabbed Gil Ahang, urging him to retreat to the camp behind and continue to hold on.

Gil Ahang said angrily: "As soon as the gate of the town is lost, our army's more than 20 camps will lose contact with each other. They will inevitably be attacked by the rebels one by one. We must block the rebels..."

He felt a pain in his chest. Gil Ahang stretched out his hand and touched it. His hands were covered with blood and he fell down unwillingly. Seeing this, the surrounding Qing troops ran and shouted: "The governor is dead, the fortress has been broken..."

The Qing troops in the town did not understand the situation. When they saw the defeated soldiers in front shouting "Your Excellency is dead," they became panicked. The defeated soldiers ignored them and continued to run back, eventually causing the entire battalion to collapse.

Ling Shiba was very satisfied with the battle at Gaozi Town. He suffered less than 100 casualties and defeated more than 20 Qing camps, captured nearly 300 people, killed more than 500 people, and only a few hundred people escaped.

After cleaning the battlefield, Bai Yinwu's foreign gun team came to Ling Shiba. Looking at these excited teenagers, Ling Shiba couldn't help but look at them with admiration. Two hundred people dared to attack the Qing army camp. This was not possible in his fifth army.

Not many people in China dare to do such a thing.

"Destroying Gaozizhen is considered a success for your foreign gun team. Do you dare to fight again?" Ling Shiba said. He also fully understood the power of the foreign gun team.

Bai Yinwu was excited by this and said loudly: "Why don't you dare? I just hope that Qing Yao won't be as vulnerable as before."

Ling Shiba smiled and said: "Okay, I plan to continue to attack the Qing army in Qiaotou Town and open up the passage back to Nanjing. I will let your foreign gun team be the vanguard, and our entire army will follow. As long as you attack the Qing army camp,

Leave the rest to us.”

Yu Wanqing died in the battle after receiving the news at Jirhang'a, and the fall of Gaozi was like a bolt from the blue. More than 3,000 people were stationed in Gaozi Town, but it fell under the first wave of rebel attacks. The governor died in the battle, and less than 0 people escaped. In my heart.

Hesitating whether to retreat to the Longtan camp in the rear, and fearing Xiang Rong's punishment, he decided to hold on for a while before retreating.
Chapter completed!