Nanming Yiming

Chapter 90 The Death of Zhang Tianlu (Subscription Support Required)
This cannon in red was a sharp weapon for the Qing army to break through the city, and it has always been invincible.

But it couldn't shake the castle in front of him at all.

At this time, the gunners of the Qing army reported that due to the long-term shooting, the temperature of the red cannon was too high, and it was necessary to cool it with cold water and clean the barrel. It was best to stop shooting for half an hour, otherwise the barrel would explode easily.

Qian An said with a smile: "It seems that our bastion has withstood the test of the red cannon. Father Philip will be very happy when he finds out."

The gunner asked: "Their cannons in red are within the preset artillery coverage of our Frangler artillery. Do you want to directly shoot and destroy their artillery positions?"

Qian An shook his head and said, "Don't rush to fire, I'm afraid that Zhang Tianlu will be scared away."

It seems that the cannon in red is hopeless. If you want to capture this castle, you still have to rely on the crowd tactics of siege from all sides.

After waiting for a while, Songjiang's troops finally arrived at Tianjiazhuang.

At this time, Zhang Tianlu had 4200 people in his hands. In order to achieve the effect of siege from all sides, Zhang Tianlu gritted his teeth and invested 4000 people at once.

Sure enough, under the release of the Ming army, 4000 Qing troops successfully surrounded the bastion 50 steps away under the cover of a chariot.

In order to avoid the suspicion of the Qing army, the Ming army still tried to shoot and obstruct, and successfully shot and killed more than a dozen Qing troops who escaped from the protection of the car.

At a distance of 50 steps, although the Qing army's firecrackers and bows and arrows can barely cause damage to the Ming army, the special shooting hole structure of the bastion makes it basically impossible for the Qing army's bows and arrows to cause damage to the Ming army.

However, if the firecrackers of the Han army flag choose to shoot against the Ming army at this distance, it basically belongs to lighting the lamp in the latrine-looking for death (shit).

Although the Qing army also launched a rain of arrows and firecrackers to fight back against the Ming army very lively, but apart from sending more heads, it did not cause the Ming army the slightest trouble.

In fact, according to the rate of fire of the matchlock gun, uninterrupted shooting cannot be achieved, and Zhang Tianlu's method is theoretically feasible.As long as there are enough heads filled in, the defense line of the Ming army can be overwhelmed.

It's just that there are 1500 people in the Jiaxing camp defending in the bastion, and 500 people are lurking near the stone bridge on the distant river to cut off Zhang Tianlu's retreat.

If Zhang Tianlu had 1 people charging at the same time, he could still reach the first wall of the bastion.

It's just that he still doesn't know the horror of the bastion.Even if you are lucky enough to rush up the wall, you need to walk around to find the slope to the second wall.In the process of being rescued, they will be attacked by countless muskets. Basically, it is difficult for these people to find the entrance to the main castle after they are dead.

Seeing that Zhang Tianlu was ready to besiege from all sides, Qian An also adjusted the forces on all sides appropriately to ensure that the Qing army could be killed to the greatest extent.

After everything was ready, the Qing army finally launched a siege on all sides, and the final decisive battle between the two sides began.

However, as soon as the frontal Qing army began to charge, they were covered by artillery fire from the bastion.

Since the gun positions had been adjusted a long time ago, more than 10 tiger squatting guns blew up the Qing army's chariot in an instant.The Qing army was in chaos along the way, and the fragments of the bombed chariot brought down a large area of ​​the surrounding Qing army, directly blocking the Qing army's charge.

The Qing army without cover was quickly shot and killed by the Ming army musketeers, and many Qing troops who were eighty or ninety steps away from the bastion were not spared.As a result, the Qing army, which was attacking in the frontal direction, was stillborn before it began to charge.

The follow-up Qing army just wanted to charge again, but encountered a round of random bombing by tiger squatting guns, which directly confused the Qing army.Under the blow of the firecrackers, the frontal Qing army was even more dead and wounded, and the remaining more than 300 Qing troops hurried back to Tianjiazhuang.

Seeing that the frontal attack of the Qing army was blocked, Zhang Tianlu immediately urged the red cannon to fire again.But before the Qing army had time to light the fire, it was attacked by the Frang machine artillery of the Ming army in Bastion.

The position chosen by the Qing army itself was the preset position for the Qing army by the Ming army, and the Fran cannon had already checked the firing position.Only the first round of shelling destroyed 4 of the 3 red cannons, and the second round of shelling directly destroyed the last one.

Although the Qing army in the other three directions was not attacked by artillery, the charging Qing army also encountered crossfire.

After the "bang, bang, bang" shooting, countless Qing soldiers fell to the ground and wailed in pain.

Although a considerable number of Qing soldiers in cotton armor were only injured and fell to the ground, but in this environment, as long as you were injured and fell to the ground, you basically lost hope of surviving.

And the Ming army in Jiaxing Battalion also gradually adapted to this kind of killing role. Their operations became more and more proficient, without the slightest redundancy. At this moment, they had become killing machines.

At this time, blood flowed like a river under the bastion, and howling was everywhere, like a Shura hell.

After all, Zhang Tianlu's Zhenghuangqi of the Han army was stronger than the general Qing army's green battalion. Faced with such huge casualties, they still resolutely carried out Zhang Tianlu's four-sided siege.The Qing army was either shot, or on the way to be shot.

However, the siege on all sides did disperse the firepower of the Ming army, resulting in a decrease in the efficiency of shooting the Qing army. Many Qing troops still found their respective slopes smoothly.

The Qing army stepped on the slope and prepared to attack the first wall. Finally, after paying huge casualties, some Qing troops still saw hope, and they were about to complete the slope.

But after looking up, these Qing soldiers were surprised to find that there was a second wall higher up above the first wall, and the Ming army on it was greeting them with firecrackers.

At this time, the frontal Ming army also reinforced the other three directions in time, and the efficiency of shooting and killing increased again.

As the sound of gunfire became more intense, the Qing army, which suffered more than half of its casualties, finally began to collapse. A large number of Qing troops began to flee, exposing their backs to the Ming army.

The Ming army on the bastion kept refreshing the longest shooting distance of the Lumi blunderbuss, and finally kept this record at 120 steps.

Looking at the Qing army that was gradually going away, the soldiers of the Ming army were very disappointed. They only blamed themselves for being too slow to shoot and kill one more Qing army.

The last 4000 Qing troops who participated in the attack left a full 3000 corpses.

It was not only the Qing army that was shocked, but also the Ming army.After all, quite a few of the soldiers in the Jiaxing Battalion were on the battlefield for the first time. I believe they have grown into qualified soldiers after this battle.

Looking at the back of the Qing army going away, Li Qi, who was already the deputy commander of the Jiaxing Battalion, was also filled with emotion.If he hadn't joined the Ming army, he might be the one lying under the city now. Fortunately, he and his brothers chose the right path.

Withdrawing his thoughts, Li Qi said to his subordinates: "Take someone to check outside the fort. If they are slightly injured, bring them in for treatment. Tianmu Mountain still needs labor. If the injury is too serious, let them have a good time."

Even though he had experienced countless killings, Zhang Tianlu had already been gutted by the Ming army at this time. Now that the Qing army has no morale, he definitely does not have the courage to fight.

Seeing that the Ming army in the bastion did not chase out, Zhang Tianlu immediately summoned the remnants and prepared to return to Songjiang. He did not want to stay in this place any longer.

But before he had gone far, he was attacked by 500 Ming troops who had ambushed by the river early.

"Bang, bang, bang"

This terrible voice sounded again!

At this time, Zhang Tianlu still had 1200 cavalrymen, while the Ming army guarding the stone bridge had only 500 men. In fact, it is not yet known who will die.

But at this time, his troops were already frightened, so how could they have the courage to fight?

Seeing that the way of retreat was blocked, the Qing army turned their horses and retreated one after another.This time it ran fast enough, but left another 200 corpses behind.

Seeing that his retreat was cut off by the Ming army, Zhang Tianlu had no choice but to lead his army back to Tianjiazhuang.

Fortunately, the Ming army in the bastion did not chase out, otherwise Zhang Tianlu must have been completely wiped out.

Fortunately, this Tianjiazhuang was heavily fortified and extremely strong, and the Ming army could not attack it for the time being.

Although Zhang Tianlu's troops did not carry much dry food with them, they still had a large number of war horses, so it would be no problem to stick to it for a month.

He was ordered to go south to break the siege of Hangzhou, but who can help him now?
Xiao Qiyuan from Hangzhou was too busy to take care of himself, it was impossible to send troops to rescue him.

After his 5000 men and horses are finished, even if the 2000 Mongolian Eight Banners sent to Songjiang by Ma Guozhu are counted, the entire Susong area will only have 7000 land divisions, plus 5000 naval divisions at Wusongkou.It's good to be able to defend Su Song, how can there be troops to save him?
Although Jiaxing Mansion is very close to Tianjiazhuang, there are no more than 1000 people in the city, so it is naturally hopeless.

After thinking for a long time, Zhang Tianlu realized that he had fallen into an unsolvable predicament, but his reverie was soon interrupted. The soldiers reported that the Ming army in the bastion had been dispatched and surrounded Tianjiazhuang.

At this time, Zhang Tianlu was still fantasizing about using the high walls of Tianjiazhuang to block the attacking Ming army, so that the Ming army could also taste the taste of copper walls and iron walls.

So he ordered the Qing army to climb up the high-walled turret and shoot at the Ming army.

However, the Qing army was dumbfounded after climbing the high wall of Tianjiazhuang. The Ming army kept shooting at the Qing army at a distance of 80 steps.

This distance is beyond the reach of the Qing army's firecrackers, bows and arrows, and they can only be beaten passively.

At this time, Li Qi, the deputy commander of the Jiaxing Battalion, began to shout to the Qing army in the village, and saw him holding a big iron loudspeaker and shouting: "Brothers of the Han Army Zhenghuangqi, I was originally the commander of Jinshanwei, believe me Many of you know me. The Ming army gave preferential treatment to prisoners. After I led Jinshanwei’s brothers to surrender to the Ming army, I was promoted to the deputy commander of the Jiaxing battalion.”

"As long as you are not a heinous traitor, you can directly join the Ming army. The Ming army's monthly salary, silver, food and rice are directly distributed to the soldiers. There is no default, and there is no such thing as deduction by the superior."

"Governor of Suhu Lake in Ming Dynasty, Qian Mo, won 500 million taels of silver in a 'world game' in Nanjing. He is the richest man in the world. He will never treat his soldiers badly in terms of salary."

"Even if you do something harmful to the world after taking refuge in the Tartars, you can still express your repentance and atonement through 'reform through labor'."

"Even during the working period, as long as you can exceed the work goals, you can still get rewards. After a period of time, you can still join the Ming army. The bastion you see in front of you was built by my brothers who led Jinshanwei before. Yes, we joined the Ming army directly after finishing the repair."

"Brothers, the Qing army is retreating steadily on all battlefields. Jiangxi, Fujian, Eastern Zhejiang, Northern Zhejiang, Guangxi, and Hunan are constantly regaining lost ground. It's not difficult. It's a rabbit's tail—if it can't grow, how can I be willing to be a slave to the Tartars and harm my fathers and villagers?"

"The combat effectiveness of our Ming army must have been experienced by everyone. The Jiaxing Battalion is not the most elite unit of the Ming army. There are many Ming troops that are stronger than ours. Now I will give you an hour to think about it. As long as you put down your weapons, you will be able to fight." It can guarantee your safety. If you still refuse to surrender, then we will bombard Tianjiazhuang."

After Li Qi finished shouting, he looked at Liu Yichen beside him with a smile, and said, "Commander Liu, are my words okay?"

Liu Yichen said: "General Li has worked hard, the Qing army must be even more demoralized now, let's just wait and see the good show, there will be good news in an hour."

Qian An also asked: "Zhang Tianlu started his business by relying on the loyal ministers and righteous men who killed my Ming Dynasty, and he has a lot of blood and debts in his hands; now he holds a high position in the Manchu Qing Dynasty and has been awarded a knighthood. I'm afraid he won't give in easily."

"But if he really surrendered, are we going to let him go so easily?"

Liu Yichen said with a smile: "Zongbing Qian has followed Governor Qian for many years, and he should know that Governor Qian will not back down on his words in public. If Zhang Tianlu really surrenders, the Governor will definitely spare him."

"The current strength of the Qing army is empty, which is a good time for our army to expand wantonly; attacking the city is the bottom line, and attacking the heart is the top priority. I guess Governor Qian will not only let Zhang Tianlu go, but may also reuse him for Ma Degong and others who are still hesitant. Set an example!"

"It's just hard to say whether Zhang Tianlu can grasp the opportunity in front of him."

Qian An said: "Commander Liu, don't worry, the Qing army has not surrendered after an hour, our army will directly attack Tianjiazhuang from the secret road, and give him a 'one nest'."

After hearing Li Qi's words, Zhang Tianlu understood that Tianjiazhuang must not be able to hold on anymore. With the testimony of the Qing army who had surrendered before, his 1000 people must have changed their minds now. I am afraid that they are already preparing to surrender to the Ming army behind their backs. .

But Zhang Tianlu was still hesitating. After all, his hands were stained with the blood of important officials of the Ming dynasty clan. He was worried that he would be liquidated by Qian Mo after he surrendered.

Participating general Diao Shigui was hit by 20 army sticks before, but he was blessed by misfortune and did not participate in the subsequent "siege on all sides". He was lucky to save his life, but he would not be grateful to Zhang Tianlu for this.

At this time, Diao Shigui secretly summoned other generals of the Qing army to discuss how to surrender to the Ming army.

Diao Shigui said: "If we continue to resist, we will definitely die. Now the Ming army has promised not to kill us as long as we surrender. This is a way of life for everyone."

"But Admiral Zhang is still hesitating, brothers, can we wait any longer?"

At this time, another President Qian said: "Why don't we just tie up Admiral Zhang and surrender to the Ming army?"

Diao Shigui said: "What if the Ming army does not kill Admiral Zhang and continues to use him to lead the army? At this time, we have to kill Admiral Zhang and use his head to show sincerity to the Ming army."

So Diao Shigui and others held Zhang Tianlu's head and surrendered to the Ming army!

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