I'm sure of the prosperous age of Kangxi and Qianlong!

Chapter 111 Two Houses
There was a loud noise under Chuzhou City, and a large section of the bluestone city wall collapsed.

"The coffin cannon was successful!"

Although he had expected it, Zhu Yijiong was still surprised by the power, but now was not the time to be surprised. He immediately gave an order: "The order is sent to the first camp to launch a full-scale assault immediately, and the other towns will launch a full-scale assault to support the first camp. Be sure to capture Chuzhou City in one fell swoop!

The artillery battalion was ordered to fire continuously, and the Qing artillery at the top of the city must not take advantage of it!
The lonely imperial army will also step forward to supervise the battle!

Anyone who dares to retreat will be killed without mercy! "

After that, Zhu Yijiong looked around at the generals again and said: "This battle is guaranteed to be won but not defeated. I hope you can fight the enemy bravely! I will wait here for the victory!"

"I obey the order!" Zheng Dingrui and all the commanders under his command responded in unison.

Zhu Yijiong's military orders have been issued, and Zheng Dingrui and the commanders of the five towns under his command are no longer vague, and they have mounted their horses and returned to the military formations.

Afterwards, Zhu Yijiong's flag language military orders from the Wang Banner Camp were quickly communicated to all departments of the Ming Army, and all the soldiers and officers also understood their tasks and responsibilities.

dong~dong~
As the drummers beat the war drums, various Ming army units immediately launched a general attack on Chuzhou City in accordance with Zhu Yijiong's military orders. Thirty thousand Ming troops launched a charge, and even the important supply town followed.

While the Ming army launched its charge, the Ming Army's artillery battalion also began bombarding the Chuzhou city wall. After three days of actual combat practice, these gunners' artillery skills were already greatly improved.

The ten red-coated cannons were not only aimed at the Qing artillery at the top of the city, but also at the crowded areas. They did not want to kill a few, but only wanted to prevent the Qing soldiers from organizing.

Under the cover of fire from the Ming army's artillery battalion, the Ming army rushed to the city in just a few minutes.

Thirty thousand Ming troops attacked, but the Qing troops in Chuzhou City had no advantage. Coupled with the two generals Dai Kun and Xue Shijie, even the prefect Wang Lianshu was still on top of the city.

The Qing army in Chuzhou was leaderless, and they were swept away by rumors that some Ming thieves knew witchcraft. They were already in chaos. As for the soldiers who had been recruited, they had long been scared away by the scene of the city's collapse.

The Ming army set up camp first and quickly rushed inside along the slope of the collapsed city wall.

Some Qing troops tried to resist and push back the incoming Ming troops, and a fierce battle soon broke out at the gap in the city wall.

Luo Xiaolin, who was now the first to enter the camp of the Second Army, rushed to the front and killed an oncoming Qing army commander down the slope with just one blow of his sword.

Following several battles with the Second Army, Luo Xiaolin had already accumulated a lot of military exploits with his bravery and fearlessness. Even Zheng Dingrui, the commander of the Second Army, noticed that he had such a prominent figure under his command.

It's a pity that after seeing that this person was too brave and even a bit reckless, the original intention of promoting him to be a deputy general was instantly extinguished.

In the Ming Army's military career system, there are senior and deputy ranks. From the highest military commander to the squad officer, there are deputy military positions. This is also to prevent the general from making mistakes in decision-making or simply from treason. The deputy general can stop it, and If the main general dies in battle, the deputy general can also fight in front of the formation.

However, Zheng Dingrui still made the best use of his resources and sent Luo Xiaolin to the first camp as a battalion officer. Although it was a flat transfer, the privileges, benefits and opportunities for meritorious service in the first camp were many times better than those of ordinary camp officers. Moreover, It is also suitable for this person's brave character.

This is exactly what happened. Luo Xiaolin's bravery and achievements were shocked by the Qing soldiers on the spot. They hesitated and did not dare to step forward. They did not dare to step forward. The Ming army behind them did not care. They immediately swarmed up and soon This group of Qing soldiers who dared to resist was drowned.

Luo Xiaolin licked his dry lips and felt that his heart felt happier than ever before. He roared again and rushed forward. As for the people in his department, he didn't know where they were out of touch.

The fierce fighting that took place on the gap in the city wall was just a minor incident. Thirty thousand Ming troops continued to pour into Chuzhou City like a tide, quickly clearing and eroding the scattered remnants of the Qing army in Chuzhou City.

Dai Kun was lying on the city battlement, still a little in disbelief. How could the perfectly good city wall suddenly collapse: "Is it possible, is it possible that the Ming thief really knows the magic?"

"Impossible, absolutely impossible, there is no magic in the world!" Dai Kun's expression suddenly turned ferocious.

"Sir, leave quickly! If you don't leave, it will be too late!" Dai Kun's soldiers stepped forward and said urgently.

Dai Kun was a little confused: "Let's go? Where to go?"

"No matter where you go, it's better than waiting to die here!"

This soldier obviously had some brains, and then he persuaded: "This battle is not the fault of my incompetence. However, the thief has a magic trick in his hands. I would like to ask you to keep him useful for the imperial court's plan, so as to inform the imperial court of the thief." Such evil spells that can cause the city wall to collapse may be able to make up for the failure!"

These words instantly awakened Dai Kun. Since the destruction of the city was inevitable, he naturally could not die here. If he died, there would be nothing.As long as he is alive, he still has the opportunity to redeem his merits, especially since he also knows that the Ming thief has the means to collapse the city wall. No, it is a demonic method. This is a demonic method!
Moreover, he has already lost his headquarters in Wenzhou. He doesn't care if he loses another Chuzhou. At worst, he will put all the blame on Xue Shijie...

Dai Kun suddenly looked aside to Xue Shijie, who was also confused: "...Mr. Chen, the city is about to be destroyed. You and I should gather the remaining troops as soon as possible. As the saying goes, if you keep the green hills, you won't be afraid of running out of firewood. If it's too late, it will be too late. It’s too late!”

"Um...yes, yes, what Mr. Dai Zhen said is absolutely true." Xue Shijie nodded repeatedly.

Just as the two were preparing to join hands, suddenly, under the light of swords, the two drew their swords almost at the same time.

There was a pop, and in the blink of an eye, Xue Shijie's knife was finally slowed down by half a beat, and he used his last strength to glance sideways at the sharp knife that had penetrated three points into the neck and cut off the trachea.

Xue Shijie wanted to praise "What a fast knife", but his trachea was severed and he couldn't say a word at all, only a "gurgling" bubble sound in his throat.

"Clap~"

The burly and muscular body fell to the ground, lifeless.

The two soldiers around were all dumbfounded. The two adults were fine a second ago, but why suddenly...

"Brother Chen, since you and I have thought of going together, there is no need to apologize." After Dai Kun said that, he looked at the soldiers again: "Your main town has been killed in the battle. Now surrender." It’s still too late, so why risk your life and fortune for a dead man.”

"...I am willing to listen to the orders of the main town!"

All the soldiers looked at each other, but no one made any move like "revenge for the town".

After all, the soldiers here are also human beings, and they also have wives, children, and children. Xue Shijie can live and die for him, but whoever is dead will rush to bury him with him.

"it is good!"

Dai Kun held the bloody knife and looked at Wang Lianshu behind him: "Master Futai, do you want to jump by yourself or do we have help from this town?"

"Dai Kun, you are a murderer, you are trying to kill the imperial court..."

Before he could finish his words, Dai Kun swung his sword and pointed at Wang Lenshu's followers: "Leave no one behind!"

In the blink of an eye, all ten of his followers were killed. Dai Kun didn't waste any more time. After asking people to throw all the corpses down the city wall, he quickly ran down the city wall with all his soldiers. Not only did he have to leave, but he also had to take them with him. They must leave with some elites, otherwise it will be difficult to escape.

As for Xue Shijie and Wang Lianshu, they are just two people who take the blame. There must be one or two people responsible for the destruction of this state. Wang Lianshu and Xue Shijie are both civil and military, and they are local officials in Chuzhou, so they can just take the blame. .

Moreover, from today's battle, Dai Kun has already seen that southern Zhejiang cannot be saved, and the nearby Quzhou Prefecture should not be able to survive for a few days.

As long as the situation continues to deteriorate, as a commander-in-chief who knows a lot about the Ming thieves and is loyal to the court, even if the court wants to punish him, he has to pick it up high and put it down gently.

Don't worry about the real thing. The big deal is just a fallen grass!

In fact, Dai Kun's guess was indeed correct. Just the day before, Quzhou Prefecture in the northwest of Chuzhou had been destroyed by the fierce attack of Yang Gong's First Army.

Moreover, the methods used by Yang Gong were simpler and cruder than those of Zhu Jianguo. He first ordered the entire army to attack the camp first, then provided artillery cover, and then ordered the shield car to transport several coffins filled with sugar and medicine. Under the city, blast it directly on the spot.

Relying on this suicidal siege regardless of casualties, Quzhou's capital city was breached in just half a day. Three parts of the entire city wall were collapsed by the explosion. Even the Quzhou general soldiers who came to the front line to encourage the battle were collapsed on the spot. They were crushed to death by the city wall and no bones were left.

The two prefectures of Chuzhou in Quzhou were almost captured. Zhu Yijiong and Yang Gong had a tacit understanding and did not make any stops. They led the army to continue sweeping.

In just three days, all the counties and towns in the two prefectures were annexed by the Ming army, and the entire southern Zhejiang was completely controlled by the Ming army.

The news quickly spread to Hangzhou, and half of Zhejiang's official circles were shocked. Zhejiang Governor Tu Yi, Zhejiang Admiral Huang Sheng, and even Hangzhou weaver Sun Wencheng were the ones who liked to chat awkwardly with Kangxi in memorials and were scolded later. Sun Wencheng and the three bosses directly signed a letter, requesting the imperial court, especially the governor of Liangjiang, to send troops to rescue as soon as possible.

If not, Zhejiang may not be safe!
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