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Chapter 129 Breaking the city in half a quarter of an hour

Wuxi County.

This place has become a temporary base for the Qing army's 10 troops going south. It is certainly impossible for all [-] troops to be crowded into the small Wuxi County. Most of the Qing soldiers and the [-] infantry troops were scattered on both sides of the canal and Stationed near the pier.

Only Master Long Keduolong and several senior generals at the general level were stationed in the Xicheng County Government Office and set up as a temporary command center in the County Government Office.

Wuxi County in this era was built on the canal, literally on the canal. Two cities were built in one county, and the magistrate's office was on the west bank of the county seat.

This situation could not be tolerated until Yongzheng ascended the throne, and Wuxi was divided into two parts. The west bank was still Wuxi County, and the east bank was Jinkui County.

"Have you discovered the Ming thief's scout?" Longkodo was a little surprised and looked at the scout who was reporting in front of him.

The scout replied: "Yes, sir."

Longkodo then asked: "How many Ming thieves are there in total, how far away are they, and where were they found? Also, have there been any battles? What is their combat strength?"

The reconnaissance knight said: "Returning to your lord, we met about ten Ming thief reconnaissance knights, but they all moved together. The distance was very close, probably only about thirty or forty miles. As for the battle, the Ming thief reconnaissance knights Their riding skills are too bad, their horses have poor physical fitness, and they can't catch up with us."

Thirty or forty miles, so close?

Moreover, more than ten cavalry were acting together, so generously, it seemed that there must be the main force of the thieves behind these reconnaissance cavalry.

Good guy, really good guy. Longkoduo frowned for a moment, and the other generals and generals also looked surprised when they understood.

The reconnaissance cavalry was sent out by Longkodo out of safety concerns and basic military literacy, but he caught a big fish without thinking. No, this must be a bold shark.

I made a big show of it, even calling for 20 troops to march south. This group of Suzhou Ming thieves neither fled nor defended the city, but came to intercept me.

Yes, it was an interception. Otherwise, how could the main force of the thieves appear in the border town of Changsu, which is thirty or forty miles away. If we walk quickly, we can reach there in a day's march.

Longkodo quickly took a look at the map of Jiangnan carried by the army on the case. Although the map looked a bit abstract, Longkodo quickly guessed Yang Gong's approximate station based on the distance.

"Wangting Town."

Long Keduo pondered for a moment and then said: "In front of the Ming thief, is there any one of you who is willing to fight to defeat the enemy?"

This is to prepare to take the head to test the thief's quality first.

Everyone looked at each other, but it wasn't like no one stood up.

"Long Shuai, the general is willing to go!"

This man is Ding Guojun, the new chief soldier of Langshan Town. The former chief soldier was beheaded by Long Keduo on the charge of short-paying. Also beheaded was the chief soldier of Huaiyang Town.

However, everyone knows that taking free money is an excuse. To put it bluntly, it is just to establish authority and seize power.

Ding Guojun, as the commander-in-chief of Langshan who was promoted by Longkodo, had no other merits except that he was obedient.

Longkodo nodded: "Okay, I will order you to be the vanguard of the army and move south immediately."

Ding Guojun cupped his hands and said, "Yes."

"Send my command and all soldiers will march out immediately."

With an order, the entire Qing army camp on both sides of the Wuxi Canal became noisy and noisy.

Everywhere you can see the commander-in-chief scolding and urging the Qing soldiers below to clean up the tent fence, while more ordinary soldiers are gathering in formation, and from time to time, officers of the rank of Qian Commander-in-Chief can be seen riding past.

As a county along the canal, Wuxi County is also a strange county that is divided into two parts. It is neither defendable nor difficult to defend.

Longkodo's strategic target has always been the army of Ming thieves entrenched in Suzhou City, as well as Yang Gong, the rumored number one general of the Ming thieves. Ding Guojun's Langshan Town is the testing stone, and it also attracts ghosts. Meat.

As the vanguard of the army, in order to march quickly, Ding Guojun simply threw away most of his baggage and advanced directly with light equipment.

And just as Longkodo was rushing forward and the main force was setting off, Yang Gong from Wangting Town was also not idle. Longkodo could see where he was, and Yang Gong also knew that Longkodo's army had arrived. Wuxi.

Now is the time when the two sides are racing against time. Whoever sends troops first will have the advantage.

Yang Gong knew that his troops were definitely not as large as Long Keduo's, but it didn't matter if his troops were insufficient. As long as the superior troops were more than the enemy's, they would be able to fight.

After noon, the Ming army arrived at Xin'an Town.

The Qing army was faster. Ding Guojun rushed forward with light equipment and arrived at Xin'an Town an hour earlier than the Ming army and set up defenses here.

"Headquarters, the Ming thief is coming!" the soldiers shouted.

Needless to say, Ding Guojun also saw it. A large fiery red shadow was approaching Xinan Town. At a glance, it must have been tens of thousands of people, or even more. "Are the Ming thieves out in force?"

Fortunately, he was cautious and did not choose to continue the march. Instead, he seized Xin'an Town and set up defenses on the spot. Even if he really couldn't defeat the Ming thieves, he could still wait for reinforcements.

Of course, judging from the comparison of military strength alone, there is a high probability that he cannot defeat him.

Ding Guojun was not in a hurry and ordered calmly: "Send the military order to this town and let the brothers be prepared. There may be a tough battle to be fought later!"

"Yes!"

At that time, outside the city.

"General, there seems to be a large group of Qing troops in the city ahead!" someone reported.

Yang Gong just waved his hand: "Send the order, attack the city!"

After giving the order, the first camp did not move. Instead, hundreds of other Ming troops came out of the military formation. Then they shouted "The Ming Dynasty will be victorious" and launched a charge towards Xin'an Town.

"What are they holding in their hands?" Ding Guojun looked confused. He saw that the hundreds of thieves charging outside the city were not carrying ladders, nor even rattan swords. They were all holding an unknown thing in their hands. .

It looks like a hammer?
Before Ding Guojun realized what was going on, hundreds of Ming troops had already rushed to the front of the city. The Qing archers at the top of the city quickly bent their bows and set arrows.

However, before Ding Guojun could give the order to release arrows, hundreds of Ming soldiers suddenly threw their "hammers" at the top of the city, then turned around and ran as fast as they could.

At this time, the Qing army at the top of the city was completely defeated. What the hell, they ran away before the fight started.

No, he didn't run away, because the Ming army threw hundreds of "hammers" at them, and Ding Guojun, who had quick eyes and quick hands, even subconsciously caught one of them.

'Why is it smoking? '

These were the last words in Ding Guojun's mind.

next second.

"Boom boom~"

Continuous explosions continued to ring out on the not-so-high city top of Xin'an Town. Fires were ignited everywhere on the city top, and several Qing soldiers were thrown away from the city top on the spot under the huge impact.

Some fell in the city, some fell outside the city, and all of them were miserable, with almost no good meat on their bodies, and some were almost cooked.

As for Ding Guojun, the commander-in-chief of Langshan, fortunately, his reaction was quick enough. He received the lunch box in an instant when the explosion occurred at close range, and died without pain.

At this time, the Ming army's wave of hand grenades, no, they should be called grenade hammers, exploded indiscriminately, and the commander Ding Guojun died in the battle, and the entire city was instantly in chaos.

Any organized resistance was completely forgotten by the Qing troops at the top of the city.

They had never seen the Ming army attacking a city like this. Not to mention them, even in later generations, few people would use grenades as siege weapons.

"Demon law! It's demon law!"

"The thief is using magic, everyone, run away!"

"The city is broken, the city is broken!"

"..."

For a time, there were constant shouts at the top of the city, and everywhere were Qing soldiers fleeing in panic. There were also a few who wanted to resist stubbornly, but compared to the [-] Ming troops who quickly rushed in, these people didn't even have the slightest chance. There were no setbacks, and they were instantly overwhelmed by the army.

There was an ambush outside Xin'an Town. Ding Guojun had previously arranged an ambush outside. Ding Yuanguan, the deputy general of Langshan Town, who was ready to cooperate at any time, was almost dumbfounded.

From what he could see, the bandit army attacked the city, and it didn't even take half a quarter of an hour before the city was broken.

"Sir...sir, are we...are we still going up?" This is what Mr. Qian asked tremblingly from below.

Ding Yuanguan scolded: "Damn it, you're still in trouble. Now the thieves are so powerful that all the main towns have died for the country. We managed to break through after fighting hard. We should report this matter to Lord Long as soon as possible, and then Lord Long himself will do it." Decide.”

These words were sanctimonious, and all the officers around him understood the meaning instantly.

Now rush over and rely on their mere ambush of more than a thousand people to defeat tens of thousands of Ming thieves, or the kind of Ming thieves who know magic. Isn't that just giving away?

So, at the suggestion of the deputy general, this ambush force of more than a thousand people came running, walked, and even ran faster.

As for the colleagues from Langshan Town at the top of the city, what are they?
Didn't they all die?

　sleep good night
　　
　
(End of this chapter)