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

Chapter 258 The incident of seizing the door

Boom boom boom——

Outside the city gates, more than 500 red-coated cannons fired continuously.

Tens of thousands of artillery shells were fired out, desperately bombarding the city wall of Nanjing.

Although the city wall of Nanjing is too thick, it is difficult to blast it directly with the red cannon alone.

However, such dense artillery shells still seriously damaged the city wall, killing and wounding a large number of Qing troops.

After a long period of bombardment, the red-coat cannon in the hands of the Qianqian army was close to its limit. The high temperature in the barrel prevented the gunner from reloading.

At this moment, Sun Kewang's dragon flag danced, and more than ten cannon shots rang out.

The order for the general attack was announced to the 100,000 troops in front.

"The king has an order! After Nanjing is defeated, each person will be rewarded with thirty taels of silver! Those who died in the war will be rewarded and their pensions will be increased to one hundred taels!"

"Brothers! Fight with me!"

A famous Western Army officer roared angrily.

In an instant, the ground shook and the mountains shook. Ten infantry towns, one hundred thousand in armor, and more than 120,000 people including auxiliary soldiers and handymen, launched a mighty and overwhelming offensive.

The endless crowd pushed shield carts, carried ladders, and carried sandbags, roaring and charging towards the city of Nanjing.

"Quick! Fire for me!"

After the bombardment ended, the Qing army officers at the top of the city were horrified. Looking at the dense crowd, they quickly organized the Qing army to open fire.

Boom boom boom——

On the city wall, the remaining Qing artillery began to fire.

At this moment, the Qing army's red-coated cannon was close to exploding, but it was time for the Folan cannon and Tiger Crouching cannon to show off their power.

Cannonballs were fired one after another and exploded in the front army.

Under the city wall, thousands of artillery of various types quickly approached Nanjing City, driven by gunners and civilians.

As roars rang out, various small and medium-sized artillery pieces from the Qianqian Army opened fire one after another.

Continue to bombard the Nanjing city wall that is riddled with holes.

Boom boom boom——

Cannonballs were fired one after another, rocks were splashed, and the city wall guarded by the Qing army was further damaged, while the sheep and horse wall next to the moat were bombarded with gaps.

Amidst the artillery fire, the front troops roared and approached the moat.

bang bang bang-

shhhhh--

Muskets fired one after another, and arrows came off the strings one after another.

As the distance approached, the muskets and bows from both sides also entered the shooting range.

The Qing army relied on the female wall and kept firing from a high position.

Then what they responded to was a more ferocious counterattack.

The Qing army garrison at the six city gates was only 4,000, but the Qingqian army attacking the city numbered more than 100,000.

Although the Qing army relied on the city wall and occupied a favorable location.

But facing tens of thousands of muskets, bows and arrows from the Qianqian army, they were beaten so hard that they couldn't even lift their heads.

There is a saying in the art of war: if you are ten, you can surround it; if you are five, you can attack it.

The military strength gap between the two sides is as high as more than 20 times, which is doomed to be a lot.

This cannot be compensated by city walls.

Under the cover of fierce firepower, the first bag of sand was thrown into the moat.

Immediately afterwards, endless sandbags were thrown down, and the wide moat of Nanjing City was being filled in at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The Qing army was still firing and firing, but the charge of 100,000 people was like a stormy sea and could not be stopped at all!

The first road was filled in, and a large number of soldiers from the front army swarmed up and erected the first ladder on the Nanjing city wall.

Then more and more ladders were erected.

Countless soldiers climbed up like ants.

"Quick! Send reinforcements quickly!" On top of the city, Lang Tingzuo looked shocked.

Sitting in charge of the Shence Sect, he only had 800 soldiers and horses, but he faced the combined attacks of Yingyang and Renwu towns.

With such a meager force and facing such a powerful enemy, how could it possibly be defended without reinforcements?

Soon, in the overwhelming attack, the first troops to lead the troops entered the city first.

There are six gates in the north of Nanjing, and the length between them is as high as fifteen miles.

On this fifteen-mile front, the Jiaqian Army invested ten infantry towns.

The Qing army's four thousand soldiers and horses need to focus on guarding the city gate, and the rest are divided into only three meters per person.

With such a strong defense, it was naturally impossible to prevent the Qianqian army from ascending the city.

There was a flash of blood, and the soldier who came to the city waved his saber and killed a civilian husband in an instant.

Then he roared and killed the surrounding Qing troops.

Immediately afterwards, the second front-driving army climbed onto the city, quickly picked up the saber in his mouth, and started slashing at the defenders.

On the top of the city, in a matter of seconds, many places were successfully boarded first, and hand-to-hand combat began.

Lang Tingzuo looked at everything in front of him with deathly ashes.

Because time was too short, the Qing army at this time was not only far less powerful than before.

And even the common people didn't have time to collect many.

From Sun Kewang's appearance to the siege, it only took a few hours.

How could the Qing army have time to prepare?

"Quick! Let General Liang and General Ka go to the city!"

A desperate roar sounded, and Lang Tingzuo shouted desperately.

The banner of the Qing army waved wildly, and a famous messenger rushed away.

Fortunately, Liang Huafeng and Kakamun are battle-hardened men.

Two thousand Qing army reserves immediately climbed onto the city wall and quickly put out the fire.

They hacked back and forth on the city wall, trying to drive the Qianqian army off the city wall.

"Brothers, kill me!"

Liang Huafeng took his soldiers and horses to the city in two directions from Dingzhun Gate and Yifeng Gate.

He led his own army and quickly launched a targeted rescue operation.

In an instant, hundreds of soldiers and horses swarmed forward, and more than thirty soldiers in front of a gap were quickly killed.

Then he quickly went north from the Dingzhun Gate, slashing and closing several gaps along the way.

At the same time, Kakamu also led his troops to quickly stabilize the situation at Taipingmen, and then began to clean up the soldiers who had boarded the city in front of the army.

For a time, under the attack of 100,000 Qing troops, 6,000 Qing troops tried their best to support them.

Physical strength, supplies, morale, and numbers are being rapidly depleted.

As the sun set, a red sun appeared in the sky, shining on the entire city of Nanjing.

In Qian's Mansion, a strong man put on armor, picked up weapons, put on the clothes of the Qing army, and raised the flag of the Qing army.

"Here are 30,000 taels of gold. You brave men can divide it among them!"

In the courtyard, seventy-seven-year-old Qian Qianyi, dressed in military uniform, asked someone to bring several boxes.

And his wife Liu Rushi is also a heroine, and she put on the military uniform with him.

"Old Uncle Zong, I'm not going here for money, but for revenge."

"What use does a damned person have for these yellow and white things?"

A middle-aged man spoke slowly, with a look of absolute determination on his face.

"Jie Li Gaoyi! I'm so rude!" Qian Qianyi bowed his hands.

This middle-aged man's name is Li Ji, whose courtesy name is Jieli and whose nickname is Yulishan. This person may not be very famous, but his father is the famous Xu Xiake.

His father's surname is Xu, why is his surname Li?

It turns out that Li Ji had a rough life, and he was born to a concubine of the Xu family.

Xu Xiake's first wife was jealous and took advantage of Xu Xiake's travels to give Li Ji's biological mother to a family named Li.

At that time, Li Ji's mother was pregnant when she was kicked out of the Xu family. Li Ji was born in a family with the surname Li, so she was named Li.

The deeds of Li Ji's life may not be obvious, but one thing is earth-shattering!

Wearing hair to show allegiance on the 80th represents Taizu's character in the 17th dynasty.

One hundred thousand people died together, leaving three hundred miles of Ming Dynasty behind!

In addition to Chen Mingyu and Yan Yingyuan, there are more than 100,000 martyrs such as Li Ji in Jiangyin City!

After the city of Jiangyin was destroyed, blood flowed like a river, and only fifty-seven people could survive.

And Li Ji was lucky enough to become one of these fifty-seven people.

He once swore to live and die together with Yan Yingyuan and others in the city. After luckily surviving, he committed suicide on the top of Huashan Mountain. He was later rescued and lives until now.

Now, fourteen years have passed, but how can we forget Jiangyin's blood feud?

What else is there to say, fourteen years of hard work just for today!

In the past, the Manchu Qing Dynasty massacred millions of people in the south of the Yangtze River, and Qian Qianyi's eight hundred Arhats all had a blood feud with them.

At this moment, in this situation, if you don't want to be a peaceful and obedient citizen, you can especially act like a mantis!

Thousands of words turned into two words - seize the door!

"It's not peaceful at Taipingmen, but there is spring in Jiangyin!"

"Gentlemen, we will seize the Taiping Gate today to avenge our former relatives and friends, our former colleagues, and the hundreds of millions of Han people who died at the hands of the Tatars all over the world!"

Qian Qianyi roared angrily and drew out his sword.

In an instant, eight hundred martyrs rushed towards the Taipings under the banner of the Qing army.

The heads of these people are all wrapped in white scarves, which are used to pay homage to relatives and friends and to distinguish between ourselves and the enemy.

Boom boom boom——

At Taiping Gate, Qianfeng Town was struggling to attack.

Although Kakamu once led his troops to temporarily repel the former army from the city wall.

But the 400 Qing garrison defenders here were already blocking the left and right, and they began to be unable to resist!

"Hold on, hold on! The Governor's reinforcements are coming!"

General Zhang Guojun of Jinshan Camp was hysterical and kept killing timid civilians in an attempt to stabilize the situation.

He originally brought a thousand troops to aid Nanjing, but after the losses of his troops, only 400 remained.

Now he suffered heavy losses while defending the city. Facing the attack from Qianfeng Town, he could only force the conscripted civilians to defend the city.

bang bang bang-

Lead bullets were fired one after another at the top of the city, and a large number of civilians were shot to the bottom.

The remaining Qing troops, with bloodshot eyes, continued to kill the timid civilians.

"Reinforcements, I want reinforcements!" Zhang Guojun, covered in blood, clutching a close aide, said, "Go and report to the Governor, if reinforcements don't come, Taiping Gate will not be able to be defended!"

"Yes Yes Yes!"

The confidants nodded quickly, fearing that the red-eyed General would kill him with a single blow.

"Go quickly!" Zhang Guojun let go of his confidant.

Such a close friend has to go and ask for help when he is crawling all over the place.

However, at this moment he looked back and saw a Qing army heading towards Taipingmen with torches.

"Sir! Reinforcements! Reinforcements are coming!" He pointed hurriedly, ecstatically.

Zhang Guojun turned around immediately after hearing this.

Directly in the setting sun, under the sunset glow.

A large Qing army exuded bright light, like a savior, and was heading towards Taipingmen. Their flags even appeared within the range visible to the naked eye.

"Hahaha! The Governor's reinforcements are here!"

"There's hope for Taipingmen!" Zhang Guojun laughed.

For a time, the morale of the Qing army defending the city was boosted!

"Brothers, kill me quickly! The Governor's reinforcements have arrived. I wonder how the Western thieves will come up!"

Zhang Guojun's face was radiant and his whole person was full of energy.

However, at this moment, one of his cronies looked at the flag for reinforcements and saw something more and more wrong.

"Sir, why are these reinforcements using our banner?"

The confidant pointed at the reinforcement flag and said confusedly.

"what?"

Zhang Guojun was shocked when he heard this and quickly picked up the telescope and looked at it.

However, they discovered that this support force was actually under the banner of their own Jinshan Battalion.

What's the point of me saving myself?

Upon seeing this, Zhang Guojun did not dare to be careless and quickly watched carefully.

I saw that these reinforcements were all strong and well-equipped. Is this the style of the Green Camp?

Zhang Guojun naturally knows what this green camp is like, even if he doesn't deduct food and salary.

The superiors can't send enough food and wages, not to mention that I have to drink some wine and take a concubine.

It is common in Jiangnan Green Camp to not have enough food and clothing.

The Green Camp soldiers even had to sell their own weapons and equipment to make ends meet.

In other words, only if Guan Zhongzhong's Jiangnan Tibiao, Ma Fengzhi's Su Song Tibiao, and Liang Huafeng's Su Song Zhenbiao are the green camps that our Qing Dynasty pays special attention to, the food and salary problem will be much better.

But even the equipment and appearance of these elite green battalions from Jiangnan cannot be so good!

Look at these people's muscular backs and waists. You can tell at a glance that they have a figure that can only be achieved by eating meat all year round!

Not only that, the more Zhang Guojun looked at the large and small flags and weapons and equipment of the support army, the more familiar he became.

It seemed like something his unit had once had.

"No! It's a scam!" Zhang Guojun suddenly reacted.

Three years ago, he sold the best batch of weapons and equipment in Jinshan Camp. In addition to managing the business, he also made a lot of money.

The day before the transaction, he personally inspected it with a smile while drinking some wine.

Those who do business should pay attention to integrity!

In order to keep customers coming back, he inspects them one by one to ensure quality.

Sure enough, in the next three years, this mysterious customer often purchased weapons from Jinshan Camp.

All kinds of muskets, bows and arrows, armor, and even war horses were purchased lavishly.

Zhang Guojun was naturally overjoyed and strictly controlled the goods to ensure the quality of the goods.

However, now, he, the general of Jinshan Camp, seemed to see the equipment he had sold in the support army!

"Jinshan Camp, how can it be that the one stationed here is Jinshan Camp!"

In the city, Qian Qianyi was confused when he saw the flag on the Taiping Gate.

In order to establish the Eight Hundred Arhats, he spent all his wealth.

Great efforts have been made in terms of personnel, weapons, food and wages.

Personnel are carefully screened.

Weapons are strictly controlled.

Food and salary are all about food and wine.

Among them, the source of weapons is all the good stuff in Jiangnan Green Camp.

Jinshan Camp is one of his biggest sources of weapons.

Since Zheng Chenggong entered Jiangnan, he led eight hundred Arhats in Nanjing to create momentum.

Various Qing army flags were either made by themselves or purchased secretly.

This time he used the banner of Jinshan Camp to win the goal. He had thought that Li Gui would meet Li Kui at Taipingmen, but he happened to bump into Jinshan Camp!

Why did the various Qing troops in Nanjing bump into the Jinshan Camp?

"Quick, quick, quick..." Zhang Guojun trembled as he looked at the reinforcements.

(End of this chapter)