The artillery fire roared, and the Eight Banners Army braved the smoke and shouted to kill. The Ming army had already responded when the Qing army made any changes. When the artillery came forward, even under the leadership of the grassroots officers, they retreated Go down.

The flying large and small artillery blasted the wooden fence full of holes, and some even directly knocked the wooden fence to the ground. Even if they retreated in time, the Ming army inevitably suffered some casualties. Fortunately, after waiting for When the Qing army rushed into the camp, the Ming army, which had already undergone relevant training, quickly formed a formation under the command of the officers. The Qing army passed through the smoke and knocked down the wooden fence. What they still saw was one Ming army formation after another. .

The Qing army quickly formed formations and soon launched a fierce attack on these towns. Different from the bidding just now, the Han army flags stationed in Hangzhou were all veterans of the war for many years, and many of them were even before the Qing army entered the customs. , and even the warriors who had been fighting for many years when the Han Army Banner was formed. Just after the confrontation, the Qing army immediately showed extremely powerful martial arts and tacit cooperation, even if the Ming army relied on a shield formation of three He resisted, but for a moment he was beaten to the point where he could only parry and was unable to fight back.

When a feudal army fights, even if the formation has advantages, the impact of martial arts on combat effectiveness is obvious. Even like Qi Jiguang's Yuanyang Formation, there are strict regulations on the martial arts moves of various arms. What's more, even if the Ming army fights repeatedly Despite repeated victories, the vast majority of the soldiers have only been in the army for a few years. Facing these old soldiers who have been in the army for more than ten years, one can imagine the situation.

The right wing of the Ming army was still struggling to hold on, and only the Ming army still had some advantages against the higher-ranking Ming army. At the same time, on the left wing of the Ming army, the army led by Lieutenant Commander Gan Hui had already joined forces with Shi Lang and Ma Jinbao. When the green camp came into contact, the fierce offensive of the Ming army seemed to be a reversal of the battlefield on the right wing.

"Capture the traitors alive and use blessings to annihilate the Han army flags!"

Gan Hui's sword pointed directly, the commander's flag pressed forward, and the rhythm of the war drums conveyed the commander's will to the minds of every Ming army. In just an instant, the Ming army's offensive became more fierce.

Shi Fu and Ma Jinbao were tasked with interception from the very beginning, and they also adopted a defensive posture early on. However, facing the Ming army's shield formation in groups of three, the situation of these green soldiers was very uncomfortable, let alone He doesn't have the strength to fight back, and even the ability to parry doesn't seem to have even half a point at first glance.

The cavalry was hastily dispatched to harass the flanks, but with little effect. Soon, while escorting Zhongzhen and assisting Zhongzhen to cross the barracks, a large group of Ming army cavalry fought out from the barracks and bypassed the advancing troops of the two towns. The pace was straight towards this place.

The intercepting troops of the Qing army numbered nearly 8,000, but especially so, they were still unable to withstand the fierce attack of 6,000 Ming troops. As time went by, the follow-up troops of the Ming army continued to follow. Now, just the defense of Zhongzhen and the reinforcement of Zhongzhen are enough to completely close this troop gap, not to mention the cavalry and Rongqi Town of the Ming Army.

The collapse of the intercepting force was only a matter of time. The Qing army relied on nothing more than the rapid breakthrough of the Han army flag. Once the Han army flag broke through the right wing of the Ming army first, it would soon affect the battlefield situation on the left wing.

At this moment, Shi Fu and Ma Jinbao were still struggling to hold on, but on the right wing of the Ming army, they encountered the wheel offensive of Ti Biao and the Han army flag. The right admiral and other towns in the middle of the camp could no longer hold on, especially Over at Liwu Town, it was originally an expanded battalion, with a larger proportion of new recruits. Under such a fierce offensive, it was on the verge of collapse.

"Go and report to Admiral Huang, we may not be able to hold on for long."

Chen Feng was Zheng Cai's subordinate earlier, and he did not receive much trust when he was first transferred here. However, with his repeated military exploits, Zheng Chenggong did not discriminate against him at all, including rewards, promotions, and expansions.

Yes, this made him want to die. Now the battle situation was critical. While asking Huang Ting for help, he also moved his flag forward and pressed forward with his own soldiers.

The general's performance of leading by example and his courtesy and force boosted his morale. However, before he could reach a moment, a cold arrow was shot from an extremely tricky angle and pierced Chen Feng's throat. This man had cooperated with Gan Hui.

The tiger general, who defeated the Qing army with less than half the force, opened his eyes wide and fell straight down.

"Chen Feng is dead! The Ming army was defeated!"

After a brief shock, the Ming army collapsed instantly. It opened the hole and destroyed the overall defense of the Ming army's right wing. This is what it should be. The Qing army has far more combat experience than the Ming army. Once such a breakthrough is discovered, it will make an immediate decision.

So he immediately launched an even more fierce offensive.

The Ming army's Liwu Town was defeated like a mountain, and Chen Feng's flag was quickly chopped to the ground by the Qing army. At the next moment, it was almost foreseeable that the Ming army would collapse across the board, and at this moment, the right wing followed

However, the troops pressed forward across the entire line, especially Zuoxiang Town behind Liwu Town, which took the lead.

"Anyone who breaks out and attacks our formation will be killed without mercy!"

Ke Chenshu's death order was given, and the Ming army did not hesitate to rush forward and kill several Ming soldiers who broke up and tried to pass through the formation.

Based on the lessons learned from the past, even if the defeated troops panicked and chose a route, the vast majority of them also hurriedly fled to both sides of the left vanguard town, and how dared to return to the front of the formation.

The Qing army's pursuit was swift and fierce, and Zuo Xianfeng Town also quickly launched a counterattack. Many broken soldiers continued to die in the pincer attack between the Ming and Qing armies, but no one could care about it at this time, because if they were soft-hearted, they would probably

The opponent will force the troops to break up and break the formation. This is true for the Ming army, and the same is true for the Qing army.

With the advantage of having more soldiers who have fought in many battles, Zuo Xianfengzhen, under the whip of strict military law, collided with the Qing army fiercely, and the battle situation immediately fell into a stalemate.

Zuo Xianfeng Town was no less elite than Rongqi Town's Ming army elites. This point did not require Shi Fu's answer. Jin Li had already been mentally prepared through the intelligence. However, he was still impressed by the tenacity of this Ming army elite.

Scratching his head, the confrontation between the two sides became more and more intense. Soon he received the news that the Qing army's shooter hit the Ming army's right-wing coach Huang Shan. However, Huang Shan did not retreat after being injured. Instead, he yelled like crazy.

After a fierce battle, the morale of the Ming army actually rose instead of falling.

"I'm afraid it won't be good if this continues."

Both Jin Li and Liu Zhiyuan have been on the battlefield for many years, and their rich battlefield experience is by no means comparable to those of the Ming army generals. At this moment, the Qing army's offensive is blocked and progress is slow, and the defensive side is about to face more challenges.

A large-scale attack. The two just looked at each other and without any words, Liu Zhiyuan immediately turned around and summoned three Niu Lu to Shifu and Ma Jinbao to suppress the formation. On their side, it was already difficult to increase their troops.

Now that we are invested, we can only hope that Shi Fu and Ma Jinbao can hold on for a little longer, at least until they break the formation.

The reinforcements of the Han Army Banner arrived. Although the number of troops was small, it greatly boosted the morale of the Green Camp soldiers. The Ming Army was unable to achieve an effective breakthrough for a while, and the same was true for the Qing Army.

This is obviously not a good thing. It is not as simple as the Ming army's military superiority, but because Jin Li has put most of the troops except the cavalry on the battlefield, and the Ming army's Rongqi Town

He is still on the way to advance in formation. In other words, he has no possibility of achieving a quick breakthrough, and even the reserve team is gone!

"Call Admiral Yang."

Yang Minggao was still commanding the two wings of Fujian Tibiao that maintained the Han army flag, but they were also unable to withstand the fierce counterattack of the Ming army. This was due to the fact that the old wounds from the Xiaoyingling battle had not yet healed, and the army had too many new recruits.

At this time, he was also anxious, but he summoned Jin Li.

"Yang Shuai, you are a Han army banner man!"

This identity is unquestionable and everyone knows it. Jin Li said it categorically. When Yang Minggao met the condescending gaze, his mouth went dry. After swallowing half a mouthful of air, he immediately responded.

Next, Tibiao began to take over the battlefield again. The reason given by Yang Minggao was that the Han Army Banner's offensive was frustrated and they needed to temporarily retreat and readjust the direction of the attack. The Ming Army, on the other hand, had been fighting hard and had already shown some fatigue and the ability to counterattack.

The intensity should also be less than expected.

The front line here is still being readjusted, while Jin Li and Liu Zhiyuan are anxiously watching the left wing of the Ming army. There, the army in Rongqi Town is getting closer and closer, and the Qing army of Shi Fu and Ma Jinbao is on the verge of collapse, and even

Even the three Niulu Han flag soldiers came to the front line to fight fiercely with the Ming army.

The front there might not be able to hold on for long. As soon as this thought came to mind, there was a burst of exclamation in the distance. Ma Jinbao's troops collapsed first, and Shi Fu's troops were also affected.

"There's no time, retreat quickly!"

Liu Zhiyuan understood clearly, but Jin Li didn't understand. The two had a tacit understanding. Liu Zhiyuan immediately dispatched nearly half of his cavalry to harass the Ming army's left-wing pursuers, and Jin Li immediately issued an order to retreat.

The Qing army's cavalry came out in all directions. The Han army flags that were not involved in the battle were united with Niulu, and they fought and moved away under the cover of the cavalry. They had been fighting for a long time, and their experience in this area was far greater than that of other Qing armies.

It was even richer. At this moment, the orderly retreat in front of the formation, Fujian Tibiao and those Han army banners and Niulu who had not yet separated from the Ming army immediately fell into the siege of the Ming army, especially those Qing troops who penetrated deep into the camp. Think about it again

How easy is it to quit?

The Ming army soon gained an overwhelming advantage on both fronts, and the defeat of the Qing army was a foregone conclusion. However, Jin Li and Liu Zhiyuan, relying on the quantity and quality advantages of the cavalry, personally led the team to kill several rounds.

It was difficult to get rid of the Ming army's pursuers, but the three green soldiers who accompanied them could only hope for their own good.

The battle that has reached this point is actually completely different from the historical Battle of Fengchao Mountain from the very beginning.

At that time, Zheng Chenggong besieged Zhangzhou for several months, and his troops were already showing signs of decline. However, the Qing army still defeated its opponent in the first round of attacks on the left wing. However, when the Qing army restrained its troops and turned to attack the right wing, Ming Ming

A volley of weapons and weapons was fired, but suddenly a strong wind blew, causing the smoke to cover the Ming army's line. The line of sight was blocked. The Qing army immediately sent out a cavalry assault, sweeping the Ming army's right wing. The Ming army fought and retreated, but waited until they converged and collapsed

However, a large number of senior generals including the right admiral Huangshan, the right commander Chen Feng, the right commander Liao Jing, the right commander Guo Ting, and the right guard Hong Chengchong were killed.

But this time, the sudden and inexplicable demonic wind that made the Qing army win "again" never appeared. The reason was that the time of the battle was a month earlier, and the location was changed from Fengchao Mountain in Zhangzhou to Zhongcuo in Quanzhou. As a result,

The most important factors for the change were Zheng Chenggong's rapid capture of the capital city of Zhangzhou and Chen Jin's early assassination when the war situation in Fujian worsened.

As for the reason why Zheng Chenggong was able to quickly attack Zhangzhou Fucheng, the reason was that those secondary guns led to the scale of the Ming army's siege artillery. What's more, a certain instigator even made an inadvertent demonstration at the end of last year.

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After the war, both sides stated that they had achieved a great victory here - for the Qing army, Pingnan General Jin Li claimed to have killed Chen Feng, the chief military officer of Liwu Town of the Ming army, and wounded the Ming army's middle admiral Gan Hui, right admiral Huang Shan and Qin Ding.

A large number of generals, including Guo Ting, the chief military officer of the town, and Ke Chenshu, the chief military officer of Zuoxiang Town, were killed without success. The Ming army claimed to have repelled the fierce offensive of the Eight Banners Army and killed Fujian Tibiao deputy general.

Han Shangliang, a large number of middle and high-level generals including Han Shangliang, the Han army with a yellow flag, Jia La Zhang Jing, Deng Changchun, the Han army with a blue flag, Niu Lu, Zhang Jing, and Qin Jiwu, a large number of middle and high-level generals including Qin Jiwu, the Han army with a yellow flag and Niu Lu, beheaded no less than three thousand people in fierce fighting and pursuit, and captured,

Countless items were seized.

The Battle of Zhongcuo ended with the Ming and Qing armies disengaging, and the Qing army withdrawing from the battlefield and retreating to Xinghua Prefecture for rest and recuperation. Judging from the propaganda of both sides, this was undoubtedly a "win-win" battle, with both sides achieving great results.

Brilliant results. As for the facts, it can be seen from the fact that the Qing army abandoned a large number of green battalions and retreated hastily, and the Ming army did not march further towards Xinghua Prefecture. The result was nothing more than a lose-lose situation for both sides.

Jin Li had already written an apology letter overnight, requesting the Qing government to immediately make up for the loss of Han military flags, and at the same time dispatch a large number of elite green battalions from Zhejiang and Jiangnan south to assist in the suppression. This undoubtedly required a lot of time, but Zheng Chenggong seemed simple.

After more, the surviving soldiers gained a lot of combat experience, and their combat effectiveness skyrocketed. Those who died were directly transferred from the reserve troops of the 28th Battalion to make up for the losses as quickly as possible.

Both sides still need to spend more time licking their wounds, and Zheng Chenggong continued to issue orders after the war, regarding pensions, rewards for military exploits according to the enemy's rewards, and even promoted Ke Chenshu to the rank of left admiral.

Of course, it is also indispensable to report merit to the imperial court, because the news of Guilin's victory had reached the army via Guangdong not long ago.

"Ask Shen Zhongcheng to bring his rescue troops. In addition, write back to Mr. Chen and tell him about his plan. I agree. Judging from the current situation, if you want to make any big moves in the second half of the year, you have to look at it.
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