Ming Zuo

Chapter 713
The people of Songjiang Mansion witnessed a sight they will never forget.

On the Huangpu River, white sails are like clouds, covering the sky and the sun.

Although in the past the river was full of boats and bustling, how could ordinary small wooden boats compare with giant ships?

These giant ships are getting closer and closer, accompanied by overwhelming artillery fire.

The power of heavy artillery on warships is terrifying.

The officers and soldiers who were attacking the city did not expect that there would be enemies coming from the water, and they had already adapted to the weak firepower in the city, so the formation was very compact.

This time it became a live target for artillery.

Each warship was equipped with two heavy cannons, and more than twenty warships just fired a volley, covering the entire land under bright fireworks.

But for life, this kind of fireworks is not only not beautiful, but also very terrifying.

The lineup of the officers and soldiers quickly fell apart, and countless people were killed and maimed.Whether it was weapons or limbs, they were all turned into fragments flying all over the sky.

This kind of horrific blow was never encountered by the officers and soldiers, even beyond imagination.

Under two rounds of shelling by the navy, the officers and soldiers collapsed across the board, and no one dared to stand still and endure such a baptism of artillery fire.

Everyone hated their parents for losing two legs, abandoning everything that could be discarded, turning around and running for their lives.

On the wide and flat land, tens of thousands of living wolves rushed forward, crying and howling, and there were not a few casualties under the stampede of each other.

On the top of the wall, except for Wang Ruixian and Li Chongtian, the rest of the people were all dumbfounded.

Xu Ji shook his hands and muttered to himself.

"The power of the battle formation is so terrifying..."

Pan Yunlong's blood-red eyes were full of excitement. Looking at the gunpowder smoke wantonly spewed out by the warships on the river, he already had a premonition that the world had become different.

The Songjiang people who had just experienced the bloody battle raised their arms and cheered.

There is not only the joy of narrow escape, but also the joy of accomplishing great things.

On the flagship, Zuo Menggeng observed the situation on land with a telescope.

He was not surprised at all by the rout of the officers and soldiers.

When the fleet appeared here and saw the formation of the official army, he knew that the official army must be unlucky.

This kind of array in the era of cold weapons has only one end for the covering blows of hot weapons.

Although he didn't know what kind of army the officers and soldiers were in front of him, he knew in his heart just by looking at the number of people. After only shelling, Jiangnan might no longer be able to resist.

For the new army, such a battle is almost as leisurely as a vacation.

"Log in."

Following his orders, the troop carriers approached the pier one by one under the cover of warships.

The two battalions disembarked first and expanded outward, establishing a solid line of defense.

Then the engineering troops began to take over the pier, while building various facilities.

Finally, the main infantry, equipment and logistics supplies of the Marine Corps began to be unloaded one after another.

At this time, the city gate of Songjiang Mansion had been opened, and Xu Ji, Pan Yunlong and others rushed over impatiently.

They have already seen the officers and soldiers marching away, and they dare not stay at all.

"Father-in-law, my son-in-law is finally here."

When the two sides met, Zuo Menggeng was completely relieved to see that Xu Ji and others were all safe and sound.

Old Xu Ji burst into tears, clutching Zuo Menggeng's hand, seldom nagging.

"You guys are here. Songjiang Mansion is really suffering these days!"

Zuo Menggeng secretly looked at the still intact Songjiang City Wall, and he was full of slander.

No matter how you look at it, the fortifications of the Songjiang Mansion are still complete, and it is obvious that they can persist, and Xu Ji and others don't even have any injuries on their bodies, so they don't look like they are suffering.

But in the end it was his father-in-law, Zuo Menggeng naturally couldn't expose it foolishly.

"Father-in-law and uncles, please rest assured. Now that our new army from Shandong has arrived, we will not allow the court to make a comeback."

Xu Ji and others looked at the swarming marines, their eyes were full of curiosity and shock.

Just because the appearance of these troops is completely beyond their cognition.

The clean and neat equipment, the fully armed firearms, especially the continuous cannons one after another, made people feel frightened and dare not look at them.

The soldiers of the Marine Corps didn't care about the eyes around them at all.

After they disembarked quickly, they crossed Songjiang Mansion according to the established plan and established a line of defense to the west of the city.

In this way, even if the government and army attack again, they must face the marines directly.

Seeing this scene, Qu Yin was very moved and tried to propose.

"The army has come all the way, and they must be exhausted. The people in Songjiang have already eaten pots of milk to work for the king's teachers. Why don't we invite the army to enter the city and have a good rest, so that we can compete with the officers and soldiers."

Zuo Menggeng declined his kindness.

"Uncle Qu, don't worry, our army is all on board the whole way, and it's not considered exhausted. Besides, it's not good if the army enters the city and disturbs the people. Our army only wants to be the master for the people, and we should be considerate of the people's livelihood. Please tell the people in the city that you can operate with peace of mind from now on. With our army here, the imperial court will never think about stepping into Songjiang Mansion again."

Xu Erjue heard something.

"Zhongheng, you guys want to take the initiative to attack?"

Zuo Menggeng smiled heartily, but what he said surprised everyone present.

"You guys don't know. On the way to aid Songjiang Mansion, our army encountered the imperial navy at the mouth of the Wusong River. After a great battle, the imperial navy was defeated. And our Shandong Navy immediately divided its forces, and now a squadron is heading against the river. Go up and go to Nanjing. Since the imperial court dared to attack Songjiang, why can’t we attack Nanjing? We must let the imperial court know how powerful we are, so as to ensure that the imperial court knows how to measure and dare not do it again.”

Liu Kongzhao was also unlucky.

He hid in Xu Pu for more than half a month, not moving an inch.

Later, Zhu Guobi and Fang Yuegong were defeated at the foot of Songjiang City. In order to get rid of the blame, they ordered him to fight.

Liu Kongzhao was forced to have no choice but to bite the bullet and lead his army eastward.

The result was such a delay. When the Jiangnan Navy arrived at the mouth of the Wusong River, it happened to collide with the Shandong Navy that was rushing southward.

So what else is there to say?

The Shandong Navy immediately dispatched a detachment, set up a battle formation and charged towards the Jiangnan Navy.

Liu Kongzhao did not expect to encounter so many large ships here.

He was still thinking about how to deal with it, but the heavy artillery of the Shandong Fleet completely dispelled his thoughts that he shouldn't have.

Seeing the messy boats of the Jiangnan Navy being sunk one after another, Liu Kongzhao immediately chose Congxin, turned around and ran away.

In this regard, the Jiangnan Navy has a tacit understanding.

So the scene became that the Shandong Navy was behind, firing guns and chasing fiercely; everyone in the Jiangnan Navy was brave and retreated all the way.

You don't need to be the fastest, you just need to be faster than your companions.

The hundreds of miles of water from the mouth of the Wusong River to Nanjing were filled with broken warships and soaked bloated corpses.

Liu Kongzhao did not run away after all.

When he was approaching Jiangyin, his ship was hit by a heavy artillery and collapsed on the spot.

Liu Kongzhao fell into the water and became a prisoner of the navy.

After interrogating him, the bold Zuo Hua immediately made a decision.

"Go ahead, let's go to Nanjing for a while."

(End of this chapter)