Nanming Yiming

Chapter 158

Since the Qing army's chariot successfully blocked the Ming army's Lumi gun, the Ming army on the city could only seize the moment when the Qing army filled the river and kill those daredevils who escaped the cover of the chariot.

But the harvest was very little. After more than two hours, the Qing army only paid the price of 300 people killed in battle, but they filled in as much as six or seven meters of the 30-meter-wide moat.

Of course, the Ming army's shooting was not completely useless, at least it greatly slowed down the efficiency of the Qing army's filling of the river. Most of the Qing troops who escaped from the protection of the chariot for convenience have now seen the King of Hades.

Weng Zhiheng saw it in his eyes and was anxious in his heart. According to the speed of the Qing army, even if the moat was not completed today, it would definitely be completed tomorrow at the latest.

Not many enemies have been killed now. If the Qing army starts to attack the city, Huzhou will face a huge test.

So he said: "Pull the tiger squatting guns in the south of the city to the place close to the two cities in the east and west, and use the oblique angle to bombard the Qing army."

At this time, everyone's eyes brightened. Although due to the problem of shooting elevation, the Ming army's tiger squatting guns could not hit targets that were too close to the front, but fortunately, the city wall of Huzhou was long enough, and flanking shelling from both sides could still hit the river filling Qing army.

Sure enough, after adjusting the angle, the shells began to fall into the Qing army's formation, causing a lot of confusion to the Qing army.At this time, the Ming army on the city took the opportunity to open fire on the Qing army running around.

There were even a few chariots that were directly hit by the Ming army's tiger squatting guns, and the Qing army who lost cover in the rear was immediately killed by the Ming army.

As a result, the casualties of the Qing army rose sharply, and the progress of filling the river was also greatly affected.

I thought that the Qing army would give up filling the river due to heavy casualties, but I didn't expect these Han army flags to remain unmoved. After being wiped out, someone immediately replaced them.

Moreover, the archers of the Qing army were not idle, and they rained arrows on the city from time to time, and the two sides fought very stalemate.

However, the number of tiger squatting cannons of the Ming army was limited after all, and they could not completely stop the advance of the Qing army. In the end, after paying the price of more than a thousand people, the Han army flag still filled up the moat in the south of the city.

At this time, the Qing army saw that the work was about to be completed, and they continued to push forward with their chariots.

"Bang, bang, bang"

The Lumi guns of the Ming army sounded again.Unexpectedly, this time many Qing troops hiding behind the chariot were hit by Lumi guns.

The leader of the banner of the Han army who commanded the siege cursed loudly: "Damn it, we have advanced tens of meters without knowing it, and now we are less than 25 steps away from the city wall. The chariot can no longer stop the Ming army's firecrackers. "

Seeing that the shooting was finally effective, the Ming army on the city rushed to shoot in turn. For a while, the Qing army below the city was wailing all over the ground. At this time, the Qing army's archers were completely suppressed by the Ming army's Lumi guns.

Shi Tingzhu's face turned ashen. Could it be that this is the so-called "for the sake of the mountain, all achievements fall short"?

At this moment, he already had the idea of ​​Mingjin withdrawing troops. In every round of shooting by the Ming army, hundreds of soldiers with the Han army banner were harvested.

If he continued to hesitate like this, the Qing army that attacked the city would be wiped out sooner or later.

Even Wuertai, who was on the side, said: "Shi Dutong should order the withdrawal of the troops. The warriors of the Han Army Banner cannot just die in vain."

Obviously, he has recognized the performance of the Han Army Banner today, without the slightest contempt for them, and even called them warriors.

In fact, in many cases, the outcome of a war is at the last moment. Sometimes if you persist for 10 seconds, the ending may be completely different.

But the price everyone bears has a bottom line, just when Shi Tingzhu was about to let the messenger Ming Jin withdraw his troops.The battlefield suddenly changed. Seeing that the chariot had lost its protective effect, the Qing army simply pushed the chariot into the moat.

Ma Ligao in the city shouted: "These Qing soldiers are crazy, they don't even need protection."

Weng Zhiheng understood that they were putting all their eggs in one basket, they had cut off their escape route, and they only wanted to fill the moat.

The Qing army succeeded, and they filled up the moat in one go with their desperate momentum.

But the casualties paid were also huge, and the Qing army, which lost the protection of the chariot, completely became a target.Facing the 1100 fire gunners of the Ming army on the city wall, the casualties can be imagined!

At this time, many Qing troops had rushed to the bottom of the city wall and began to build ladders to attack the city.

Even before Shi Tingzhu gave an order, Urtai had already led 2000 red flag warriors towards the city.

Suddenly, the first rumbling thunder sounded in the sky, as if the whole sky was shaking.

At this time, everyone noticed that the sky was covered with dark clouds, and the sky gradually dimmed.

Then, there was a strong wind and heavy rain, like dense arrows falling from the sky.The rain hit the ground, making a thumping sound.

The rain washed away the corpses of the Qing army on the ground, and soon the blood of the Qing army gathered into a small red river. The ground instantly became muddy, making it almost impossible for the Qing army to move even an inch.

The Ming army in the city seized the time to send out another wave before the fire rope was extinguished by the rain.

Weng Zhiheng hurriedly called the Ming army to throw stones under the city wall to kill the enemies under the city wall.

At this time, the Han army flag under the city began to retreat, and it was impossible to continue to attack the city in this climate.

Shi Tingzhu, who was watching the battle from behind, was even more furious.Seeing that they had reached the city and could take Huzhou in one go, it rained heavily.

But fortunately, it was not for nothing. The Han Army Banner successfully filled the moat.

It's just that the casualties were really not small, 3000 people were killed in battle, and now they only have 9000 people left.

The Ming army on the city cheered happily, and Ma Ligao shouted: "This is really God helping me, Ming, not to mention that the Qing army needs to advance again next time, and pay a wave of casualties; it is just a blow to morale. It’s hard to recover.”

Originally, both sides were ready to fight hard and wait for the weather to clear up before fighting, but unexpectedly, the heavy rain lasted for several days, and there was no sign of stopping at all.

The two sides that were originally at war had no choice but to put down their flags and drums, and now it was hard for the Qing army outside the city.The heavy rain made it difficult for them to even make a fire for cooking. The thick cotton armor became extremely heavy after being fed by the rain, and some soldiers with poor physique even began to have symptoms of colds and fevers.

If the rain continued for a while, they would be defeated without waiting for the Ming army to attack.

This sudden heavy rain is naturally more beneficial to the Ming army.

Just as the occupation of Huzhou was at a stalemate, Qian Mo had already led 2500 cavalry from the Mongolian battalion to Hangzhou.

Although the torrential rain here in Hangzhou is slightly smaller than that in Huzhou, the continuous torrential rain is really not suitable for marching. Fortunately, they took the main road;

Qian Mo had long been drenched into a "soaked rat", and hurried back to his uncle Zhongyong's mansion, ready to take a hot bath.

At this time, a large bucket of hot water had already been placed, and flower petals were spread on the surface of the water.As a person of the later generations, Qian Mo is really not used to having a maid to wait and take a bath, and put an end to this bad habit very early on the grounds of guarding against assassins.

After all, Emperor Jiajing was almost strangled to death by a group of court ladies, so there is nothing wrong with him doing so.

Qian Mo, who had been running around for a long time, was exhausted already. He seemed very relaxed after soaking in the hot water. The faint scent of sandalwood made him feel refreshed and he fell asleep directly.

In his sleep, he only felt a pair of slender hands gently rubbing his temples, the tingling feeling really made people want to die.

At this time Qian Mo sighed: Sure enough, this gentle town is the Hero Tomb.If I am immersed in these enjoyments every day, how can I still have the ambition to dominate the world?

But I'm really sad. Others are surrounded by a bunch of beauties when they travel, and I'm just Gu Xin'er, so I still get together less and leave more.

Soon Qian Mo slowly opened his eyes, grasped Gu Xiner's thin hand, and said, "Did Xiner miss me? If you miss me, come down and wash together."

After saying that, Qian Mo took Gu Xin'er's little hand, trying to drag her down the bathtub.

At this moment, Gu Xiner's face was flushed with embarrassment, she quickly withdrew her little hand, and said shyly, "Sir, don't make trouble, it's still broad daylight, and there is plenty of time at night."

"His Majesty Yongli's envoy has arrived, Mr. Xianggong should take a shower and change clothes."

Qian Mo didn't summon Yongli's envoy immediately after taking a bath and incense.

Instead, he inquired about the situation in Hangzhou Commercial Street and asked Huang Zongxi's Hangzhou Mansion to prepare a large amount of ginger soup for the army to avoid catching a cold.After dealing with a bunch of trivial matters, he went to the governor's office of Jiangsu and Zhejiang to summon Yongli's envoy.

At this moment, the envoy was already waiting anxiously, and when he saw Qian Mo coming, he immediately stepped forward and said, "My servant Lin Qingyang, a member of the Ministry of Officials, congratulations to Uncle Zhongyong."

Qian Mo also pretended to be confused with understanding, and pretended to be worried and said: "Now the Qing army is overwhelming the border, and Tan Tai's 20 main force of the Qing army is fighting fiercely with our army. Now Huizhou, Huzhou, Songjiang, and Ningbo and Shaoxing in eastern Zhejiang It's already a mess; Ben Du is tired of dealing with it now, so why not?"

Hearing what Qian Mo said, Lin Qingyang was also quite embarrassed.Said: "His Majesty Yongli has decreed that Uncle Zhongyong canonize as the Duke of Yue, and the officials are here to congratulate the Duke of Yue."

Hearing that Qian Mo was granted the duke title, Xia Wanchun, Gu Yanwu, Qian Buer, Liu Yichen, Lu Shanhai and others around him all showed delighted eyes.

Now that the king of Lu is missing, it was as early as they expected that Yongli would offer an olive branch to Qian Mo.Although Qian Mo never formally expressed his intention to change his family, these people are all his confidantes, so how could they not understand his intentions.

Seeing the expressions of everyone around Qian Mo, Lin Qingyang knew that the matter was settled.After all, the Yongli Dynasty is now in full swing. Except for Qian Mo, the other princes, big and small, have basically declared their allegiance.

And this time, the title of Duke of Yue was given, and the price was not low.Previously, only Jin Shenghuan was granted the title of Duke of Yu, and Li Chengdong was given the title of Duke of Hui. These two are great princes with hundreds of thousands of soldiers in their hands and actual control of a province.

Although Qian Mo has been in trouble recently, compared to these two, his power is still slightly weaker.If it wasn't for the purpose of separating him from the royal family of Lu, Yongli would still be reluctant to part with the position of Duke.

Compared with the Qing court, Yongli is far behind.In terms of wooing people, the Qing Dynasty was still very willing to spend money. As far as Huang Binqing's troops were concerned, Hong Chengchou directly gave it to a Duke of Yue, and also took away a world town of Zhoushan.

Qian Mo believes that if he expresses his desire to change his employer now, Da Qing will probably give him a title of prince in a crazy way.

Yongli gave a duke title, he was already very satisfied.After all, Jin and Li are just the Dukes of the state. On the contrary, if Yongli is high, then he will be praised and killed.

But what he wanted was more than that, the title of Yongli Dynasty was vain, not even a salary.What he really wanted was the position of governor of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and the rights of Kaifu Yitong's third division.

Although his current governor of Jiangsu and Zhejiang was appointed by King Lu, he was also recognized by the Yongli court.

Although the four prefectures in southern Zhejiang have not yet been incorporated into the territory, the entire Zhejiang Province has been regarded as something in Qian Mo's pocket.

However, the two prefectures of Su and Song promised by King Lu could no longer satisfy Qian Mo's appetite. What he wanted was the entire Jiangnan Province (now Jiangsu, Anhui, and Shanghai).

As for Kaifu Yitong Sansi, who was originally the prime minister or chief assistant, although Qian Mo is now a prince, he can't openly implement the system of three provinces and six ministries.

It is also normal to make a fortune too much.

Seeing that Qian Mo didn't make a statement, Lin Qingyang asked, "Does Duke Yue have any other concerns?"

Seeing Lin Qingyang's question, Qian Mo immediately started his performance.

I saw Qian Mo crying and said: "Previously His Royal Highness King Lu promised to appoint Qian Mo as the governor of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and let Mo lead Jiangnan and Zhejiang provinces; now His Royal Highness Lu's whereabouts are unknown, but His Majesty Yongli knows nothing about this appointment. How can it not be embarrassing?"

Hearing this, everyone was speechless.This Zhongyong uncle in my family is too shameless, to ask for an official position in the name of King Lu.

This is not to say that if Yongli does not recognize me as the governor of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, I will continue to use the banner of King Lu.

Hearing Qian Mo's words, Lin Qingyang knew that he was not a good friend.

However, he was already prepared for this, and said: "When the official left Guangxi, he left in a hurry. Yong'anhoute told the official that he respects the Duke of Yue very much, and he will do his best for every request from the Duke of Yue!"

"Marquis of Yong'an", it turned out that this Lin Qingyang belonged to Ma Jixiang.This Ma Jixiang is a treacherous villain who is good at flattering people. It seems that he wants to control the government internally and form a feudal town externally.

However, Qian Mo needs someone who can speak for him in the Yongli court at this time, and Ma Jixiang also needs the support of Qian Mo, a powerful vassal. The two sides hit it off.

So Qian Mo said: "Although I have never met Marquis Yong'an, we have been friends for a long time. With Marquis Yong'an speaking for me, I feel at ease."

So Qian Mo formally knelt down to accept Yongli's imperial decree and became the Duke of Yue in Nanming!

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