At the end of Ming Dynasty: I, Sun Kewang!Desperate comeback!

Chapter 257 Bombardment of Nanjing, a repeat of the muddy pond

shhhhh--

Another round of arrows was shot out, and many green camp cavalry were hit by arrows and fell from their horses.

"Brothers, follow me into battle!"

Zhang Sheng shouted loudly, put down his bow and arrow, then picked up his horse and rushed into the Qing army's formation.

And his personal guards were not to be outdone and rushed into the formation with him to cover him.

In an instant, Zhang Sheng and his bodyguards were like sharp knives, instantly tearing a hole in the Qing cavalry.

At the same time, the rest of the Western cavalry roared towards the Qing cavalry without fear.

In an instant, Liang Huafeng's five hundred cavalry were beaten to pieces, and they were unable to fight back in front of the six hundred cavalry in Xiaoqi Town.

"Who is this, so ferocious!" Lang Tingzuo was shocked when he saw Zhang Sheng's performance, and asked quickly.

"Back to the Governor, the flag should be Zhang Sheng, the number one general under Sun Thief!"

"It turns out to be him!" Lang Tingzuo took a breath.

I also knew the reason why Liang Huafeng was beaten so badly.

He had already distinguished himself more than ten years ago as the commander-in-chief of the Xisheng Battalion under Xian Thief.

Under his command are the fierce cavalry of the Western thieves, so it is no wonder that Liang Huafeng cannot defeat them.

"Withdraw! Quickly withdraw!"

Seeing that his cavalry was knocked unconscious, Liang Huafeng quickly ordered a retreat.

"Brothers, keep killing, don't let the Tatars escape!"

Zhang Sheng shouted again and led his men in pursuit, seemingly unafraid.

The cavalry under his command all experienced the bloody battle of Baoqing.

Many of them are even old people from Xisheng Camp in the past.

After so many years of fighting, one can imagine how elite they are.

What's more, these six hundred knights are still the elite of Xiaoqi Town.

Compared with the Green Camp Cavalry, Zhang Sheng's men don't have much advantage.

Not to mention a mere 500 cavalry, Zhang Sheng's 600 cavalry can easily defeat even a thousand Green Camp cavalry.

As the Qing cavalry retreated, the Western cavalry instead of retreating pursued them fiercely.

Zhang Sheng hung up his horse and picked up his bow and arrow again.

With a whoosh, a Qing army general fell to the ground.

At the same time, the six hundred cavalry also fired arrows one after another, slaughtering Liang Huafeng's cavalry wantonly.

As the battle continued, Liang Huafeng's infantry finally appeared in front of them.

However, before he could breathe a sigh of relief, Zhang Sheng ignored his infantry and was still chasing him.

"Crazy! I think this Zhang Sheng is crazy!" Liang Huafeng yelled, angry at Zhang Sheng's recklessness.

He, Liang Huafeng, was the one who defeated Zheng Chenggong. Zhang Sheng was really bullying him by not taking him seriously.

"I want to see if these few hundred cavalrymen of yours can do anything to all my soldiers and horses!"

Liang Huafeng smiled coldly and quickly retreated with his cavalry.

And his infantry quickly formed formations under the organization of the officers.

"Brothers, charge with all your strength!"

Seeing this, Zhang Sheng picked up his riding whip and flicked it.

The war horse under his crotch was in pain, and its speed suddenly increased.

At the same time, the Western cavalry waved their whips to increase their horse speed.

With a bang, Zhang Sheng ran into a green camp infantry first and charged into the green camp soldiers.

Immediately after, more and more Western cavalry came galloping, and Liang Huafeng's infantry directly collided with the Western cavalry before they could form a successful formation.

"Form up, quickly form a formation!"

Many officers in the Qing army shouted in despair, but what they responded to was the butcher's knife of the Western cavalry.

In an instant, hundreds of cavalry rushed straight into the green camp army. Under the impact of the cavalry, countless green camp soldiers suffered liver and gallbladder splitting.

Either disperse or die under the iron cavalry of the Western Army.

Liang Huafeng was dumbfounded when he saw the scene in front of him, with a feeling of disbelief all over his body.

Zhang Sheng only has a few hundred cavalry, is it possible that he can still defeat his own more than 3,000 troops?

Six hundred versus three thousand, how is this possible?

The Green Camp soldiers and horses under his command are not just a mob!

However, the fighting continued, and the Green Battalion infantry died or dispersed under the impact of the Western Army's cavalry.

"Don't be afraid, form a formation quickly!" one of Liang Huafeng's lieutenants shouted desperately.

Then a horse spear stabbed suddenly, stabbing the Green Camp officer who was trying to save the defeat to the core.

In an instant, three thousand Green Battalion infantry were defeated by the impact of six hundred Western Army cavalry.

The defeat of this elite Green Camp team that defeated Zheng Chenggong was certain.

On the top of Nanjing City, all the civil and military personnel were dumbfounded and couldn't help but feel numb when looking at Zhang Sheng's battle flag.

"This is a reenactment of the Battle of Muddy Water Pond."

On the river, in the warship, Sun Kewang muttered to himself.

Needless to say, Zhang Sheng's historical deeds are a miniature version of the Battle of Qinshuitang. He defeated Liang Huafeng's 3,000 troops with more than 600 cavalry.

But what is different from history is that the morale of the cavalry under his command is much higher and the level of eliteness is much stronger.

And the most important thing is that there is no second-year player like Ma Bao in the team.

Although Liang Huafeng's more than 3,000 soldiers and horses were very powerful in the Green Camp, they were still inferior to Li Dingguo's Jin soldiers.

Seven thousand beat Li Dingguo's thirty thousand, and six hundred beat Liang Huafeng's three thousand.

All in all, although this battle was unexpected by everyone, it was reasonable considering Zhang Sheng's past performance.

Rays of blood appeared, and the defeated Green Battalion infantry were like lambs in front of the Western Army's cavalry, defenseless.

They were killed wantonly by Zhang Sheng's cavalry.

Liang Huafeng looked at the scene in front of him, his blood surged, and for a moment he couldn't help but want to return to fight.

He had just defeated Zheng Chenggong and how could he, who was so arrogant, be so humiliated!

However, at this moment, an arrow came fiercely and hit Liang Huafeng's cheek.

"Master, be careful!" A henchman jumped up and threw Liang Huafeng off his horse, barely avoiding the fatal arrow.

"Brothers, follow me and kill this thief first!" Zhang Sheng shouted again.

While driving the war horse to charge, he once again bent his bow and aimed an arrow at Liang Huafeng.

"Protect the boss."

The surrounding green battalion cavalry quickly surrounded Liang Huafeng.

At the same time, the Western Army cavalry who defeated the Green Camp troops charged towards Liang Huafeng.

shhhhh--

There was another exchange of bows and arrows, and Liang Huafeng's cavalry turned over and dismounted in large numbers.

As casualties increased, the Green Battalion Cavalry's counterattack gradually became ineffective.

"Withdraw! Quickly withdraw!"

Liang Huafeng, who reluctantly mounted his horse under the cover of his subordinates, had bloodshot eyes, then shouted in grief and indignation, and quickly retreated with the remaining defeated soldiers under his command.

However, Zhang Sheng's pursuit did not stop. The Western Army's cavalry was still biting the Qing army and firing arrows to kill them.

In a matter of seconds, most of Liang Huafeng's 500 cavalry were lost, and they were in a state of panic under Zhang Sheng's pursuit.

"Fire artillery reinforcements." Lang Tingzuo looked at the scene in front of him and smiled bitterly.

Then the artillery on the city head was ordered to open fire. Boom boom boom——

The shells hit the ground one after another, kicking up dust and emitting smoke.

Seeing that the Qing cavalry entered the cover of the city wall artillery, Zhang Sheng stopped chasing and went to search and kill the Green Battalion infantry.

Looking at Liang Huafeng who came back in embarrassment, Nanjing Wenwu couldn't help but feel his hands and feet feel cold.

The Western Army's cavalry is so powerful and its land combat capabilities are so strong. Can Nanjing still be defended?

bang bang bang-

On another battlefield, Kakamu led his troops to attack, bypassing the Shence Gate to flank the front army.

After the Manchu and Mongolian cavalry arrived, the landing Western infantry formed formations and fired.

The warships on the river even aimed their cannons at the Qing cavalry.

With the roar of cannonballs, rows of lead bullets were fired.

In an instant, many Manchu and Mongolian cavalry died under the firepower of the front army.

Immediately afterwards, a cavalryman who had just landed mounted his horse and launched a counterattack.

Seeing that there was no opportunity to take advantage, Kakamu had no choice but to retreat with his troops sadly.

As the two Qing armies retreated, countless front-line troops landed unscrupulously.

Zhang Sheng, on the other hand, led the cavalry under his command and galloped wantonly under the city of Nanjing, unscrupulously, and the civil and military forces in Nanjing were furious.

But no matter how dissatisfied they were, with Liang Huafeng's defeat, Lang Tingzuo and others did not dare to fight again.

A few hours later, the front army's landing was basically completed, and the soldiers and horses of the Thirteenth Town came ashore, which was quite a sight.

"The king, give the order to set up camp." Under the dragon flag, Feng Shuangli said.

Sun Kewang smiled slightly when he heard this.

"The huge city of Nanjing is right in front of us, why do our troops need to camp and rest?"

"Your Majesty, Nanjing's city defense is strong, I'm afraid it will be difficult to capture it for a while." Liu Xuanchu said.

"Is it difficult to capture at the moment?" Sun Kewang said with a smile: "Nanjing City is just a paper tiger at this time. Let the red-coated artillery speed up the deployment. We will enter the city tonight."

"Your Majesty, the deployment of the red-coat artillery will take time. I'm afraid it will be close to evening when the deployment is completed. Let's attack the city tomorrow." Feng Shuangli said again.

"Evening is the best time." Sun Kewang said slowly, holding a telescope and looking at the huge city of Nanjing.

Nanjing was already empty of troops. After defeating Zheng Chenggong, the Qing army suffered some casualties.

Then Liang Huafeng sent troops back to Chongming, and Guan Zhongzhong sent people to recover Taiping, Jiangpu, Yizhen, Liukou, Zhenjiang, Guazhou and other places.

The thousand Qing troops in Taiping Prefecture have been killed, and the Qing troops in Jiangpu and other places are probably still playing in the Homecoming Regiment.

The number of troops in Nanjing City is at most 10,000.

Now, in order to dampen the spirit of the leader of the country, Liang Huafeng let Zhang Sheng fight into a muddy pond again.

The more than 3,000 troops and horses under his command were defeated and most of them were lost.

Many of Kakamu's soldiers and horses were also injured.

What else can the remaining six to seven thousand Qing troops do?

Six thousand people guarding Nanjing?

Sun Kewang just wanted to say: You are so funny!

In this case, what are Sun Kewang waiting for? Just start fighting.

"The decision has been made. Qian Qianyi is in the city. When evening comes, the whole army will attack the city and help him seize the gate!"

Sun Kewang shouted and issued his order.

"The three towns of Xiaoqi, Hussar, and Tieqi are supporting each gate, and the other towns are for me to attack the six gates of Dingzhun, Yifeng, Zhongfumen, Jinchuan, Shence, and Taiping!"

"With the strength of our thirteen towns, we must defeat the city in one fell swoop!"

"What!" The generals in front of him were shocked.

"Master, Qian Qianyi is in the city preparing to seize the gate?" Wan Niance asked quickly.

"That's natural. He has been raising Arhat for many days. The sound of cannons today has alerted him. When evening comes and our army storms Nanjing, he will definitely seize the door!" Sun Kewang said calmly.

Qian Qianyi raised Arhat for many days, for what reason? Isn’t it just to seize the door!

As long as his eight hundred soldiers are given a chance, they will be able to play their due role.

"Your Majesty, why didn't Zheng Chenggong break the city?" Feng Shuangli asked in confusion.

"That's because this Mr. Guo has never attacked the city." Sun Kewang said calmly.

"What?" The generals in front were confused.

Sun Kewang waved his hand and said no more.

The jackals, tigers, leopards, demons and monsters under his command now don’t know the details of Zheng Chenggong’s battle in Nanjing.

But he, the king, has a very open heart.

Qian Qianyi has been busy for so many years, but the result is that Mr. Guo is sitting under the city of Nanjing, making people look at him and stare at him.

What do you mean this is?

Sun Kewang was different. The soldiers and horses in Nanjing were so empty, so they could cut through the mess quickly and attack with one blow!

"Your Majesty, I would like to advise you to set up camp and stabilize your position first. Otherwise, if the attack on the city fails, our brothers may not even have a place to stay in the middle of the night." Feng Shuangli said with a cupped hand.

Sun Kewang frowned slightly when he heard this.

"King Xing'an, I have already said that our army will break through Nanjing today, don't you understand?"

"I don't dare, I don't dare." Feng Shuangli said quickly.

"Okay, order the towns to prepare to attack the city."

Following the order from Lord Sun,

A total of ten troops including Long Xiang, Hu Ben, Ying Yang, Bao Tao, Yi Wu, Li Wu, Forward, Xian Deng, Zhen Zhen and Zhi Wu began to make preparations.

Ladders and artillery pieces were unloaded from the ship one after another.

In order to seize Nanjing with lightning speed, Sun Guozhu was not even willing to give Lang Tingzuo and others a day or two to prepare.

A ladder was built directly and placed on the ship for transportation.

The actions of Jia Qianjun made Nanjing civil and military officials dumbfounded.

This was the first time that they saw themselves coming all the way to attack the city with a ladder.

Sun Kewang, this traitor, is so ruthless that he didn't even give us one day to prepare for the Qing Dynasty!

It took Zheng Chenggong three days to pacify Zhenjiang, and another ten days to reach Nanjing by water. In the last thirteen days, he did not attack the city once.

A total of twenty-six days before and after.

Sun Kewang had just arrived in Nanjing this morning, and he was already preparing to attack the city?

Not to mention twenty-six days, twenty-six hours, not even thirteen hours, no! Not even six and a half hours!

Soon the soldiers and horses of the ten towns were in position.

There are six gates: Dingzhun, Yifeng, Zhongfumen, Jinchuan, Shence, and Taiping! "

Except for the relatively remote Dingzhun and Taiping gates.

The rest of the gates were captured by the combined forces of the two towns.

The three major cavalry towns were listed behind each town to prevent the Qing army from sneak attacks.

Time passed minute by minute, and when the time came, Sun Kewang's dragon flag began to wave.

With the sound of cannons, the ten major infantry towns launched a fierce attack on Nanjing City at the same time.

Boom boom boom——

Under Nanjing City, more than 500 red-coated cannons opened fire.

In order to capture Nanjing, Sun Kewang also worked hard, bringing more than 500 red-coated cannons.

In addition, the warships on the river also raised their muzzles and used cannons to bombard the city of Nanjing.

Cannonballs hit the tall Nanjing city wall one after another, unleashing vengeful fury on the Qing army that had occupied the city for fourteen years.

Under the fierce shelling, a large number of female walls were damaged, and countless Qing soldiers died in the artillery fire of the Qianqian army.

At the same time, the Qing troops defending the city also tried their best to fight back.

At this time, there were only 7,000 defenders left in the city of Nanjing, with the remaining 1,000 people placed in the other gates and 2,000 people serving as reserves.

Only a mere 4,000 people were left scattered at the six city gates to withstand the attack of 100,000 advance troops. (End of chapter)

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