Zhou Shixian stood at the top of Fengyang City, surrounded by a group of military officers and guards. After the fog dissipated, from a high position, he could see the scene on the battlefield clearly.

As the saying goes, "A defeat is like a mountain falling", this sentence also applies to the Qing army.

As the front line of the Qing army suffered such a heavy blow, the green battalion soldiers, whose minds were blanked by the explosion of gunpowder, were almost no longer under command. They were in groups of three or five, hugging each other, and exploded into countless broken troops.

Then he fled, so that the soldiers behind him were also trapped and lost the ability to fight back.

You must know that although the military formation is the standard configuration of field battles in this era and is also a tactic for defeating the enemy, it must be based on strict discipline and soldiers who carry out orders to the letter to be effective, otherwise it will just shrink into a ball.

, squeezing and squeezing each other, allowing others to hack and kill them.

These green soldiers were the Ming army in the traditional sense. The Manchus did not regard them as human beings at all. They were just well-fed and equipped with weapons.

But in peacetime, you still work as cannon fodder, expand the results when fighting with the wind, and then pick up heads and fight against the wind. When life and death are at stake, it may become an uncontrollable rout just like when you served the Ming court in the past.

What happened to the Ming army in the past - the rout of troops in the front engulfed the entire military formation, causing the battlefield to collapse. Now it happened to the Qing army again as a large number of Ming troops surrendered.

At this time, as the flag order of Xue Lao'er's Central Army came out again, a bugle sounded, and there was a sound of bow strings vibrating in the Ming army's formation, and dense arrows rose into the sky at the same time, making a "swish, swish, swish" sound.

"The sound then poured down towards the center of the Qing army's formation.

After withstanding successive attacks from artillery and muskets, the remaining four to five thousand Green Camp soldiers withstood a salvo of nearly a thousand arrows. How could they still have any fighting power, let alone the will to fight? Now they are just looking after each one.

He's just a helpless little guy running for his life.

Although for the green battalion soldiers who were covered with a layer of armor, the damage caused by volleys of bows and arrows was far less than that of artillery and muskets, but the increased panic was real, making their disintegration even faster.

Some of the hundreds of Eight Banners cavalry supervising the battle were trapped by the rebels and had to retreat continuously.

The battle situation on the south bank of the Huaihe River was gratifying. The Ming army had a slight advantage in strength, but with a combat effectiveness that exceeded the Qing army's expectations, it dealt a heavy blow to the opponent.

However, Duduo on the north bank looked at the battle situation in the south and immediately reacted. Originally, he had to wait for the landing soldiers to move and vacate their positions before sending troops to continue crossing the Huaihe River. Otherwise, it was very likely that the army would be crowded.

Together, they were attacked by the Ming army taking advantage of the chaos. But in the current situation, Duduo could no longer care about this.

At this time, either let Nikan withdraw and plan for it slowly, or send two or three thousand armored soldiers over. The former is certainly safe, but for the Manchus at this period, it was not within the scope of consideration at all. Duduo

At most, they felt that the newly recruited Ming troops were not good enough. How could they think that the Manchu soldiers were weak in combat?

Therefore, there was almost no dispute. The Manchu generals of this southern expedition army all agreed to continue sending troops across the river to annihilate the Ming army opposite who dared to fight with the Qing warriors in one fell swoop. Even Tunqi and others rushed to fight.

I want to win this first achievement.

After all, in their view, the so-called Ming army was synonymous with heads and military exploits in melee combat, and it was impossible to defeat the Manchu army.

On the Fengyang City Tower, Zhang Huangyan had been keeping a close eye on the movements of the Qing army in the north. Zhou Shixian never told him what backup preparations he had left. This made Zhang Huangyan very nervous, fearing that the main force of the Qing army would cross the river and destroy the ten thousand men under the city.

The main force was defeated.

Although he was the second-in-command in the Ninth Battalion New Army after Xue Changfu, he had never experienced such a battle involving tens of thousands of people, and it was his first time to see real Manchurian soldiers. Moreover, how could Zhang Huangyan not know that Zhou Shixian had shown him so much

Is the purpose of holding a large official position to win over officials from Zhejiang Province and set oneself as an example?

"Prince-in-law, the Qing army has begun to cross the river again!" Zhang Huangyan said with some panic when he saw the densely packed ant-like little people on the north bank began to gather towards the ferry on the shore.

"Finally here!" Zhou Shixian smiled calmly, not paying any attention to the Qing troops who were preparing for a new round of crossing the river.

"Consort, if the main force of the Qing army crosses the river, I'm afraid there will be a huge army under the city..."

Before Zhang Huangyan finished speaking, Zhou Shixian continued: "Don't worry, Xuan, the Tatars can't cross the river. Zheng Chenggong is already here."

"Zheng Chenggong?"

Zhang Huangyan was surprised, but he suddenly realized why he had not thought of this Nanjing Navy Admiral who was promoted by the front line of fire.

However, compared to Zhang Huangyan, Duoduo, Tunqi and others were really frightened to death!

Their ships had just left the shore when countless huge warships suddenly appeared at the bend of the Huaihe River to the east.

This is by no means an exaggeration. Compared with the new boats built by Duduo, which can only carry a dozen or dozens of people, the one Zheng Chenggong got from his father in Fujian can carry hundreds of people, and the bow is also equipped with

There is a cannon and the warship is two or three stories high. It is really a "giant ship"!

Duduo looked at the intersection of the water and the sky in the east, the huge tall sail that blocked the sky and the sun, and his Adam's apple squirmed. Even he couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart - Nikan was afraid that this time it was going to be unlucky.

"Okay, it came just in time. Zheng Chenggong did not disappoint me!"

Zhou Shixian laughed happily when he saw the sudden appearance of the fleet. The other generals who were a little worried because of Zhang Huangyan's words immediately let go of their worries. Gao Jie on the side faced the young man in front of him.

The prince-in-law was even more impressed with his admiration.

Today, he stood on the city tower and finally saw the strength of Zhou Shixian's new army. Knowing the level of his army, he could fight against those green camp troops, but the Prince Consort's new army was far superior.

of this.

The most important thing is that the prince-in-law in front of him is not only able to fight and train troops, but he can also gather all his strength to achieve his own goals. This is what Gao Jie admires the most for a person with a reckless background - this

He is the boss that Gao Jie wants to follow.

Before Gao Jie could think about it, the war drums sounded again in the formation of Xue Laoer's army below the city. The eyes of everyone on the city tower were attracted. They looked up and saw three rows of musketeers in front of the army formation quickly moving from side to side.

The formation changed into a vertical formation, and many two-person-wide passages were immediately vacated in the middle of the queue.
Chapter completed!