The Resurrection of the South Seas of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 353 Stalemate and Going North (seeking a reward)
However, just as Zhao Xiaosi's words fell, the next moment, an arrow flew towards him.

Leaping over the crenel, with a puff, he shot through Zhao Xiaosi's thigh and nailed him to the ground.

"what……"

Zhao Xiaosi subconsciously let out a scream because of the severe pain.

However, as soon as his screams sounded, several arrows were thrown over neatly.

puff!puff!puff!

Zhao Xiaosi's body was full of arrows, but he didn't scream anymore.

Because he is dead!
An arrow very coincidentally shot into his eye socket, completely taking his life away.

Snapped!Clap!Clap!
The riflemen on the top of the city pulled the triggers one after another, and threw arrows in the direction of Zhao Xiaosi just out of their heads, and the Qing army archers who fired cold arrows were shot and killed one after another.

It can be regarded as revenge for Zhao Xiaosi!
But even so, Zhao Xiaosi couldn't survive anymore!
This is the battlefield!
Death does not know when it is the battlefield that descends on one's own head.

……

Zhao Erhu finished his inspection of the wounded barracks, and was going to go around the fortress.

In the first two days of hard fighting, plus the following period of cold guns and arrows.

Although the Ming army caused a lot of damage to the Qing army, they also suffered a lot of casualties.

Especially those soldiers who were on duty and patrolling at the top of the city were constantly hit by cold arrows from the Qing army.

The Qing army used heavy arrows with strong armor-piercing ability. Even if the Ming army who was hit by the arrow survived by luck, the injury could not be considered light.

Therefore, there are a large number of wounded in the wounded battalion!
The appearance of a large number of wounded soldiers made the morale of the Ming army a little low!
If the Ming army had a complete medical system, it would ensure that every wounded person could receive the best treatment.

The morale of the army is afraid that it will only be lower!

Under such circumstances, Zhao Erhu needs to shoulder the responsibility of defending Zhoushan, patrolling everywhere and appeasing the soldiers.

At the base of the city wall of the fortress, a neat row of urns were buried.

Soldiers with keen hearing put their ears on the mouth of the urn to monitor the movement underground.

In ancient China, there was already a means of digging tunnels to attack the city!
So, Shoucheng conveniently fiddled with such a thing as listening to the urn!

This wave of the Ming army can be regarded as picking up the things of the ancestors and using them.

In order to prevent the Qing army from attacking the city, it took great pains.

After all, the trick of attacking the city from the hole is indeed quite incomprehensible!

Unless the enemy is digging a tunnel in advance, there is almost no way to deal with it.

Zhao Erhu walked around the base of the city wall, but did not choose to visit the city.

The cold arrows of the Qing army were so high that they were frighteningly high. As the garrison of Zhoushan, the backbone of the thousands of Ming troops in Zhoushan, he could not go to the city to take risks.

If he went to the city rashly, he would be shot dead by the cold arrows of the Qing army like Juniper in the Battle of Sarhu.

That's the end of the calf!

Zhao Erhu led the team past, and suddenly, a soldier of the Ming army trotted over and reported.

"Master Guard, I heard movement underground!"

Zhao Erhu's expression froze, and then he spoke.

"Sure?"

The Ming soldier nodded vigorously and said.

"The subordinate heard the sound of shovels digging in the listening urn, so there is no doubt that the Qing captives were digging a tunnel."

Zhao Erhu said.

"Order the whole army to prepare for battle!"

"Dig the tunnel in reverse, prepare wet firewood to smoke, and pour the tunnel backwards!"

"Then prepare to divert water and flood the tunnel!"

Zhao Erhu gave an order, and the Ming army made preparations.

Start digging tunnels in the opposite direction from the city, and the firewood and arsenic for the smoke are also prepared in advance.

……

It was night, and the tunnel was finally dug!
Just when the Qing army was about to bury gunpowder in the tunnel and prepare to blow up the city.

Thick smoke billowed out of the tunnel suddenly, and the Qing soldiers in the smoked tunnel and the miners in charge of excavating the tunnel coughed continuously.

A feeling of suffocation surged up!
They began to scramble to escape from the tunnel.

In the thick smoke, some people managed to escape from the tunnel, while others were choked to death in the tunnel.

Thick smoke came out from the tunnel entrance!

Seeing this scene, Shi Lang knew that his plan to attack the city from the cave had failed.

On the second day, when the thick smoke in the tunnel cleared, Shi Lang did not give up and sent people to check the tunnel again.

But I know that the current tunnel is flooded, and a small section of the tunnel even collapsed because of the flood.

The deeper situation is unknown!

In the next few days, several tunnels prepared by the Qing army were discovered by the Ming army one by one, and then resolved.

The method is very simple, pouring poisonous smoke and water, but it is surprisingly easy to use.

The Qing army's siege methods were once again resolved, Shi Lang could no longer attack the city, and the battle in Zhoushan fell into a stalemate again.

……

Luzon!

Before returning to Luzon, Zhu Hongyu had no time to rest, so he led his army out again.

Standing on the pier, Zhu Hongyu reached out and hugged Li Lingxiu gently, then said softly.

"wait me back!"

Li Lingxiu nodded vigorously.

After finishing speaking, Zhu Hongyu let go of Li Lingxiu, waved his hand and ordered.

"Order all the ministries to board the ship according to the organizational system and set off!"

Groups of recovery troops began to board ships according to different organizational systems, preparing to go to the battlefield.

Zhu Hongyu boarded his own ship again!
The fleet sets sail and begins to pull anchor and head north!
Excluding the [-] garrisons left in Luzon and Qiongzhou respectively, as well as the troops originally assigned to stay in Hong Kong, Zhoushan and other places.

Zhu Hongyu mobilized almost all the troops in his hands.

Among them, there are 5000 people in the army and [-] people in the navy!

This battle can be described as an all-out attack, and the sword is aimed at the Qing court!
Standing at the bow of the boat, looking at the seascape in the distance, Zhu Hongyu's eyes were full of sharpness.

Said in a low voice.

"No victory, no return!"

The generals behind Zhu Hongyu spoke one after another.

"No victory, no return!"

"No victory, no return!"

"..."

After a while, it was like a plague infection, and the slogan of "No Return" resounded through the entire fleet!
The low-pitched slogans seem to be expressing their determination... and determination to win!

The fleet of the Ming army is very large this time, except for the fleet controlled by Zhu Hongyu and the fleet of the Zheng family.

Under the rule of the military government, almost all the ships of the maritime merchants were conscripted by the Ming army to be responsible for transporting logistics and transporting troops for the army.

The huge fleet set out from Luzon, covering the sky and covering the sun, all the way north!
The Li family seized this opportunity again, and proposed to continue to transport logistics supplies for the army.

Of course, Zhu Hongyu has no reason not to allow it!

……

Zhu Hongyu's ship, the command room.

A group of generals of the Ming army, as well as officers of the staff department, are discussing the specific plan of the Northern Expedition to Guangdong.

Xu Bin, Chief of Staff, stood up and said.

"Judging from the current known situation, after the Qing court dispatched green battalions from Hunan and Guangxi to reinforce Guangdong, the number of troops stationed in Guangdong province is at least [-]!"

"If Shang Kexi recruits the banner men under the Pingnan Prince's Mansion, this number may even reach [-]."

"As for the current strength of our army, the recovery army has 5000 soldiers, plus the [-]-strong land force that King Yanping can gather."

"Probably the total force is around 5000. Even if you include the naval forces, the number is only 6000."

"In terms of military strength, our army is at a disadvantage in this battle!"

Zheng Chenggong is still mobilizing troops, and is preparing to attack Guangdong together after the meeting with Zhu Hongyu at the mouth of the Pearl River.

Zheng Chenggong was not present, Zhu Hongyu said directly.

"King Yanping's naval battles are sharp, but in terms of land warfare, except for the personal guards directly under King Yanping and the Iron Man Army, there are a few elites, and other soldiers and horses don't need to consider them!"

(End of this chapter)