The young officer stood attentively and saluted: "Minister Zheng Zhilong, a student in the third phase of the command department. Internship staff officer. He is 15 years old this year."
Yan Siqi nodded: "Aged 15, the same as when I followed the ship owner. You are the Zheng Yiguan who led the student army on Hainan Island and defeated the official army medicine crossbowman in one fell swoop. Although you have not graduated yet. But since you are a staff officer now, do you think the reinforcements of the government army will come? Where will they come from? How can we meet the enemy?"
Zheng Zhilong raised his chest without fear and said, "Jinling is the Nandu, the tomb of Taizu Mausoleum. Moreover, Nanjing is lost. Jiangnan is the place for the court's wealth. As a result, all of them will fall into the hands of our army. Therefore, the court will never give up. From Jinling, I thought the reinforcements of the government army would definitely come from the south route; because the northwest routes were both necessary to cross the river. Our Chinese army was invincible in the world. The government army would never come from these two sides to support. In the east, Jinshanwei and Wusong There are not many government troops in the places, and they are close to the sea, all under the threat of our navy. It is impossible for government troops to come to support them. Therefore, if the government troops want to reinforce Jinling, they can only pass through us."
Yan Siqi nodded: "So. How to face the enemy?"
"The south slope of Niushou Mountain is gentle, and the north slope is steep. It seems to be unfavorable to our defense. It is actually conducive to our army's power of firearms. As long as we prepare enough ammunition and cover the left and right wings, we can definitely block any enemy's attack."
Yan Siqi held up a telescope and looked around. Suddenly, he said, "What if the officers and soldiers of Jinling City emerge from outside the city and attack our army from north to south. What do you think you should do?"
Zheng Zhilong lowered his head and thought for a while. He raised his head. His big eyes flashed, revealing a spirit of being competitive. He shouted: "This place is twenty miles south of Nanjing City. We just need to set up a warning position under Nanjing City and warn in time. Our army is ready to fight and defend and wait for assistance. There is no problem. To the west of our army, our naval warships are cruising on the river. To the east of Niushou Mountain, there is a patrol force of the sailors. As long as we guard Niushou Mountain, they can come in time. reinforce."
Yan Siqi asked: "Where do you think it is best to set up a warning position in the south of Nanjing City?"
Zheng Zhilong replied without hesitation: "There is Jubao Mountain a little east outside the Jubao Gate in the south of Nanjing. The highest point is called Yuhuatai. Its terrain is unique. You can see the city. Our army occupy this mountain. It can threaten Nanjing city or be with the cow head. Our army relies on each other…”
Yan Siqi stepped forward and patted Zheng Zhilong on the shoulder. Haha, "Brother, it seems that you were very careful in studying the map last night? Good. Then, I will give you a battalion infantry and let another artillery manipulator cooperate with you. .You are responsible for capturing Yuhuatai and setting up a warning position. Is there any problem?"
Zheng Zhilong was a little dazed and woke up immediately. He stood attentively and saluted excitedly: "There is no problem below. Obey the order."
That night, just when Zheng Zhilong was ordered to attack Yuhuatai, the ten gunboats of the Second Fleet of the Chinese Navy attacked Wuhu under the leadership of the Feiyu, which had 70 cannons. Wuhu was a key pass to the west of Nanjing. At this time, there was only one Ming. Military travel notes brought a battalion of Ming troops to guard the Ming army. After the Ming army navy stationed in Zhalu Port was bombarded by thousands of thunderbolt rockets from the Chinese navy, it was destroyed that night. The Chinese navy bombarded the river bank with cannons to cover 3,000 sailors and muskets The team landed and went to Wuhu City.
After hearing the news, the Ming army abandoned the city and left overnight. They took dozens of their own soldiers. The remaining 3,000 battalions were completely abandoned. This caused a disaster in Wuhu City. This battalion of Ming troops came from Ningguo The military discipline of the guerrilla battalion was already poor. At this moment, the supreme commander took the lead in running away. Other officers of all sizes completely lost their control over their own troops. The officers and soldiers were in groups, burning, killing, looting, and killing the people everywhere. Then they rolled up the fine and soft Open the east gate and run southeastward.
Until the Chinese sailor musket team entered the city from the west gate, many defeated soldiers of the government army robbed the city. The sailor musket team immediately occupied various city gates in Wuhu. They issued a martial law notice and searched for those officials who committed crimes everywhere. In the early morning, hundreds of officers and soldiers who were captured during the robbery were escorted to the bank of Qingyi River in Wuhu City.
Wang Bao, the commander of the 10th sentry of the Second Fleet of the Mariners and Marines, announced loudly: "The commander of the Chinese army and the commander of the South Road marching are in the jurisdiction of our Chinese army during war. All robbers and murderers are All will be executed on the spot and will be killed without any quasi-death.”
Then, he raised his right hand high: "The first team is ready. Aim. Let it go."
More than a dozen Ming army soldiers were escorted by Qingyi River. At this moment, I don’t know that there is a way to execute the death penalty called “shooting”. This new way of execution of the death penalty is the latest provision in the Chinese military law.
After the gunshots of "光光光光", more than ten Ming army soldiers who were staring at the black gun were killed on the bank of the river. There was a scream and noise around them. The soldiers who were still lucky just now were really desperate. It's right.
With the sound of gunshots, hundreds of corpses lay on the edge of the Qingyi River. The red blood flowed into the river. The people of Wuhu City were surprised and happy to see it. Soon, they discovered that compared to the Ming army. In other words, the military discipline of these pirates is extremely good.
The old man Fan Sanye was inconvenient in his legs and feet. He fell accidentally while walking alone on the street. A team of patrolling Chinese sailors and musket players took the initiative to support him... Boss Ding, who opened a restaurant at the foot of Zheshan, was chaotic. A batch of gold and silver was stolen. Unexpectedly, it was recovered by Chinese soldiers and sent back. He chased the team of sailors and musket players in blue uniforms to deliver wine. He was actually retreated back
All kinds of small events have caused the people of Wuhu City, who have just experienced a disaster of chaos and goodwill for the Chinese army to arouse their favor.
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Large areas outside Nanjing City have been controlled by the Chinese army. Zheng Zhilong occupied Yuhuatai and cut off the passage in the south of Tianjin. Navy warships guarded the exits of Jiangdong Bridge and Nanjing moat, making it impossible for Nanjing West Gate to leave; Zhongshan (Purple Gold Mountain) as the Nanjing City Strategy Key points. The Ming army did not send anyone to garrison. It was forced to approach the third peak of Taiping Gate and its Fugui Mountain (Long Neck) on the southern foot of the city. The strategic location was particularly important. It was Yan Siqi who first led the Fifth Brigade to occupy it. Later, the Fifth Brigade was Transfer to Niushou Mountain. Now Fugui Mountain and the third peak of Zijin Mountain have been occupied by 600 people in the Luzon Bangbanga native camp of the Chinese army, Luzon Bangbanga, and more than 2,000 people in the sailor musket team. At the same time, a stone wall fortress was set up and cannons were placed.
The Chinese army lacked enough troops and could not encircle Nanjing. Therefore, there are dozens of miles of areas between Zijin Mountain and Niushou Mountain that are open. There are only a few sailors and marines patrols. However, this area has mountains such as Fangshan. Suitable for large troops to pass through. If the Ming army wants to reinforce Nanjing from the South Road, it must pass through Wuhu or Niushoushan area.
The day after the landing of Yanziji, Ye Hua, Li Xing, Lin Shuisheng, Zeng Shan, Xu Hongji and others discussed all day long. They felt that they wanted to fight the Ming army and attract the Ming army to concentrate in Nanjing. They still had to behave like a decent person. Siege the city.
Ye Hua ordered the artillery troops to be concentrated in Shence Gate and Jinchuan Gate, the north of the city. At the same time, a engineering battalion composed of coal miners belonging to the special forces was transferred. The 6th Division of the Third Division Brigade, the main force of the two brigades of the Seventh Brigade has more than 8,000 people in the Beigushan area. They dug trenches under the cover of artillery fire day and night. The trenches were dug outside Shence Gate within a day and a night. Inside.
Then the artillery battalion set up its positions along the trenches and approached the Shence Gate. At the same time, the trenches continued to extend forward and approached under the Nanjing city wall. The Ming Dynasty's official army also made a tentative attack. However, 3,000 official soldiers had just taken a 3,000 When he left the city gate, he was bombarded by more than 100 cannons. The officers and soldiers of the Third Division rushed out of the trench one mile away. They rushed to the gate of Shence with bayonets and defeated the official army. The battle was so strong that the Chinese army almost broke into the city. Fortunately, Xiong Tingbi was bringing a guerrilla battalion composed of nobles and servants in the city to Shence Gate to help the battle. He blocked the Chinese army to the death and closed the city gate.
Not long after, the winding trenches were approaching 100 steps outside the city wall. It was within the range of the Chinese Army's light field artillery. The artillery positions also approached the trenches near the city wall.
Because he could not wait for the imperial court's order, the eunuchs in Nanjing, the Nanjing garrison and other officials unanimously unified the Ming Dynasty officials in the city. The imperial officials and nobles in the city finally elected Wu Gongliang, the Minister of War, as the temporary Nanjing Strategy, and Xiong Tingbi, as his deputy. He is the head of the Ministry of War and the military counselor.
Xiong Tingbi is a person who does practical things. Within one day, he counted the total strength of the officers and soldiers in Nanjing: in addition to the troops of the Nanjing garrison headquarters, there were also Zhejiang reinforcements from the Deputy General Luo Qing of Zhejiang, Wusongkou, Suzhou and other Ming troops. The defeated soldiers, plus the 3,000 guerrilla battalions formed by each noble servant, had a total of more than 45,000 people. However, the Ming army suffered consecutive defeats in the early stage and its morale was very low.
It was Xiong Tingbi's turn to inspect the North City on this day.
Xiong Tingbi, who had a bad temper, encountered many dissatisfactions in his career. Although he has consciously suppressed his temper as much as possible, his nature is difficult to change. These days, he has scolded many officers and killed two deserters. He beat more than a dozen noble servants who belonged to the guerrilla camp.
Therefore, whenever he patrols the city, officers and soldiers try their best to be more serious. When they see him coming, they will bow their hands and stand up on the side.
Today he had just walked outside the Shencemen Gate City with his personal soldiers. He heard the noise of defenders on the city walls. Screaming in panic and screaming in despair everywhere. Several officers and soldiers looked panic and rolled and crawled from the stairs. When he got up and saw Xiong Tingbi, he didn't stop. He walked around him and ran into the city. He kept muttering: "Shim. Shim."
"There are ghosts. flying ghosts."
Xiong Tingbi's face turned pale: Although the officials and soldiers who fled down the city saw him, they turned a blind eye and continued to run into the city in a mess. He looked up and saw that the city wall was completely messy. Both officers and soldiers. Running around without thinking.
"What the hell? I saw the sun. What's going on? What kind of decent thing?" Xiong Tingbi scolded loudly. But no one paid attention. The commotion on the city was even worse. Xiong Tingbi took two steps at the same time and rushed to the gods. Cemen Tower.
Just now, he rushed up to the city tower. Suddenly, he saw a huge "cloud" floating in the sky ahead... Even though Xiong Tingbi had a wide range of knowledge and had been dealing with military affairs all year round, he was also shocked by this strange thing. However, he was not I don’t believe in the sayings of ghosts and gods. I calmed down and observed them carefully...
No. Look carefully. This is an extremely huge mushroom-like object. It floats strangely 100 steps away from Shence Gate. It is more than 30 meters away. There is a basket at the bottom of it. It seems that it is burning with flames. There are also people The shadow swayed. A thick rope hung from the basket to the ground. It was exactly where the Chinese artillery position was located.