"If possible, find a way to enter Guangxi and disrupt Guangxi!"

"Then plan to restore Guangxi, and unite the territory of our Ming Dynasty!"

While speaking, Li Dingguo's finger slid across the map.

From west to east, all of a sudden to Guangxi.

From Mengla to Guangxi, almost half of Yunnan, or through Annan, Phnom Penh and other countries.

The task Zhu Hongyu entrusted to Li Dingguo was by no means an easy task.

Bai Wenxuan spoke.

"My lord, the mission given to us by His Highness Jian Guo is not easy!"

"It's okay to contain Wu Sangui in the north, but it's not easy to send troops into Guangxi!"

Li Laiheng on the side also spoke.

"Yes, although our army has a tacit understanding with Wu Sangui now, if our army enters Yunnan on a large scale and transits from Yunnan to Guangxi, Wu Sangui will definitely not sit idly by."

"But if you don't go to Yunnan, you can only send troops from Phnom Penh and Annan!"

"The problem is even more difficult!"

In terms of combat effectiveness, the Ming army is definitely not afraid of the soldiers and horses of Phnom Penh and Annan.

The armies of these two countries, because of the long period of peace, are in a state of lying down.

Combat power sucks!
If the two sides go to war, they will definitely not be the opponents of the Ming army.

What really scared the Ming army was the terrain and climate of Phnom Penh and Annan, which were too unfriendly to the Ming army.

Everyone kept talking and discussing things, and during the quarrel, they expressed different opinions.

Listening to the quarrel of the people below, Li Dingguo finally made a decision.

"Forget about Guangxi for now!"

"His Royal Highness Jian Guo's order is only for our army to contain Wu Sangui's forces as much as possible. Regarding the Guangxi matter, it is only a suggestion, not an order."

"Since there is nothing to be done, I believe His Highness Jian Guo will understand our difficulties!"

Everyone nodded after hearing the words.

At this moment, a messenger ran in from outside.

The messenger rushed all the way and said loudly.

"Wu Sangui sent a message from Kunming!"

"Invite our army to fight at Shiping!"

"..."

……

In the 17th year of the Yongli calendar, at the end of 1663 in the Western calendar, the new year is approaching!
In the Zhoushan Islands, the cloud of war is getting thicker and thicker!

On the periphery of the fortress, there were piles of corpses wearing Qing army green battalion uniforms.

The smell of blood is overwhelming!

The corpse rotted and deteriorated, and the smell of decay was quite obvious.

Farther away, the Qing army arranged dense artillery positions outside Zhoushan City.

The continuous firing was used to suppress the firepower of the Ming army at the top of the Zhoushan fortress.

Amidst the earth-shattering shouts of killing, the Qing army pushed a shield cart, drove a large number of civilians ahead, and launched an attack on the Zhoushan Fortress.

The dark crowd seemed to swallow the Zhoushan Fortress completely.

However, at the head of the Zhoushan Fortress, the banner of the Ming army is still flying high!

There are densely packed bullet holes and arrow marks on the flag!
The sea breeze blew up and rolled up the flag, and the wind passed through the bullet holes, making a whistling sound.

boom!Boom!

The artillery of the Ming army began to roar!
A round of shells was fired at the charging Qing army.

Rao is that although the Ming army prepared in advance and hoarded a large number of weapons and ordnance, as well as gunpowder and shells.

After more than half a year of fierce fighting, the Ming army's reserves of ordnance are also stretched.

Especially gunpowder and shells!

The real consumption rate on the battlefield is much faster than the expected consumption rate.

Up to now, the momentum of the Ming army's artillery is obviously much smaller!

Compared with the previous pursuit of fire coverage, the artillery of the Ming army is now pursuing precision strikes.

Solid cannonballs shot towards the shield chariot of the Qing army!
The shell landed on the ground, rolled forward, and smashed into the shield chariot being pushed forward by the Qing army.

With a bang, the shell hit the shield car, and in the blink of an eye, sawdust flew, and the shield car collapsed into fragments all over the sky.

The pieces of wood flying around made the Qing soldiers screaming all around!
Many of the Qing soldiers pushing the carts were shocked to death by the kinetic energy of the solid bullets.

However, the shells fired at the shield car also shattered at the moment of impact, turning into pieces of rubble.

That's right, the artillery shells used by the Ming army are no longer iron shells, but stone shells that can be obtained locally.

Amidst the roar, the Qing army's offensive continued unabated!

And the artillery of the Qing army also began to roar, and countless shells were fired towards the Zhoushan Fortress.

At this time, the shells used by the Qing army were also stone shells.

One after another, the stone bullets hit the city wall of Zhoushan Fortress, and the stone bullets instantly disintegrated and turned into countless fragments.

As the debris splashed, many soldiers of the Ming army were hit!

Zhao Erhu stood at the top of the city, looking into the distance, his eyes were filled with unresolved fatigue.

Farther away, the navy of the Ming army still harassed the fleet of the Qing army from time to time.

However, due to the problem of military strength, the navy of the Ming army could only leave with one blow, and could not cause too many casualties to the Qing army!
A Qing army's Eight Banners stepped heavily on the wall of the bastion under layers of cover!
However, what greeted him was not the panicked Ming army, but a black muzzle!
With a bang, the trigger was pulled, and the flint collided with sparks, igniting the gunpowder in the barrel.

A puff of gunpowder smoke rose from the muzzle of the gun, and lead bullets spewed out mixed with flames.

With a loud bang, the chest of this Qing army heavy step was blasted with a lead bullet, his armor was torn to pieces, blood was sprayed, and he died in an instant.

More and more Qing troops rushed to the top of the city, and it became more and more difficult for the limited Ming army to deal with it!

Amidst the shouts of killing, the infantry on both sides strangled together!
Zhao Erhu personally dressed up and went into battle to kill the enemy, boosting the morale of the army.

Amidst the fierce fighting, the Qing army was driven off the top of the city.

Due to the special shape of the bastion, even if the Qing army ascended the city, they could not deploy their forces, and were quickly defeated by the Ming army and retreated.

Zhao Erhu shook off the blood on the knife, and slowly let out a mouthful of turbid air, his face turned pale visible to the naked eye.

His breastplate was deformed and a piece was dented.

That was the trace of being smashed out by the mace of the Qing army!
It is conservatively estimated that he has broken at least several ribs.

The pain from the ribs made Zhao Erhu's forehead sweat.

But in front of the soldiers under his hands, he endured the pain and kept silent to ensure that he would not lose his composure.

……

Outside the city, watching the attacking Qing army retreat like a tide, Shi Lang put down the binoculars in his hand.

He sighed, and said helplessly in his tone.

"Failed again!"

All the generals of the Qing army around, including Duolong, felt a strong sense of powerlessness in front of this seemingly invincible Zhoushan fortress.

Doron sighed and spoke.

"I waited for the army to fortify the city, and I couldn't make any progress for more than half a year. I am really ashamed of the imperial court's trust!"

"But for the time being, the Zhoushan Fortress may not be captured!"

"In order to conquer Zhoushan, our Qing Dynasty mobilized troops and horses from all over the south of the Yangtze River, and even mobilized the Eight Banners stationed in Jiangning to join the battle."

"Now the south of the Yangtze River is empty, and there are thieves active in the Siming Mountain area!"

"Instead of wasting the country's money on an island in Zhoushan, our army should withdraw to the south of the Yangtze River as soon as possible!"

"Now that Ming thieves are invading Guangdong, the imperial court is in need of Jiangnan's finances and taxes. There must be no chaos in Jiangnan!"

Duolong said so, he still didn't know that Shang Kexi was defeated in the battle of Xinhui, even he himself was killed in the battle, and Guangdong changed color.

……

Big guys, at the end of the month, if you don't vote for the monthly pass, it will be wasted!
The writer who hit the street is asking for a monthly ticket!

Tap the screen to use advanced tools Tip: You can use left and right keyboard keys to browse between chapters.

You'll Also Like