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Chapter 62 The Battle of Feishui?

As time goes by, the rumors in Fujian's various capitals have become more and more intense. Almost every day, there are letters from various capitals asking questions or asking for help.

Especially in Yanping and Zhangzhou prefectures, one mail is sent urgently almost every day.Lu Youlong originally wanted to continue to stand still, but his intention to observe the movements of the rebels was in vain.

It's just a Zhangzhou Prefecture. If the Yanping Prefecture is also trapped by the rebels, it won't just be a matter of losing two prefectures.

You must know that Quanzhou Prefecture is now the place where officers and soldiers fight against the rebels, and Xinghua Prefecture is the thoroughfare connecting the capital and Quanzhou.

If a fire breaks out behind Yanping, the capital of Fuzhou will be surrounded on all sides and the entire province will be eroded immediately.

By then, let alone whether he can continue to work as a governor, whether he can leave Fujian alive is a question.

Thinking of this, Lu Youlong finally couldn't hold himself back. The war-torn situation made him have to send troops no matter what.

At least there must be a dozen fights. Even if we lose, we can still have an explanation to the emperor.

Kangxi 60th year, October 25th.

The main force of the [-] Fujian Qing army gathered in Hui'an County. Under the order of the governor Lu Youlong, the entire army broke camp and headed west.

Because Lu Youlong was eager to fight and the generals of the four towns were eager to make contributions, the army marched very fast.

October 28, morning.

Fifty thousand Qing troops arrived at the border of Quanzhou Prefecture. The huge movement caused by the gathering of tens of thousands of soldiers and horses was quickly noticed by the Ming army stationed under the city of Quanzhou Prefecture.

"Array!"

Following Zhu Yijiong's order, tens of thousands of Ming troops in the camp quickly moved into action.

Countless soldiers of the Ming Army, clad in fiery red, formed small square formations in accordance with the orders of their superior officers. The small square formations formed four large army groups and slowly advanced towards the front. It was a very traditional tactical military formation. .

It was close to noon. Although the distance between the armies of the Ming and Qing Dynasties was still relatively far, they were only a few miles away. You could basically get a general idea at a glance.

The war is about to start.

Although the troops on both sides were eager to fight, they deliberately avoided Quanzhou Fucheng and chose the battlefield in a valley area northeast of Quanzhou Fucheng.

Because this place is far away from Jinjiang, if the Ming army is defeated, it will not be able to retreat quickly through Jinjiang. Similarly, if the Qing army is defeated, it can only evacuate through this narrow valley plain.

Seeing that the time was gradually approaching the afternoon, and seeing that the Qing army was approaching the effective range of its own red cannon, Zhu Yijiong, who was riding on a white horse, immediately drew his sword and gave the order: "Fire!"

The messenger listened to the order and immediately conveyed the order to fire with a somewhat unskilled flag language. The order arrived at the artillery position. The gunner in the formation immediately began to load gunpowder and projectiles quickly.

After expertly checking the direction and distance, the gunner lit the fuse.

"bang bang bang~"

The Ming army was very lucky. A total of twenty cannon shots were fired, each one a lot, which was deafening.Even though the gunner and the surrounding Ming soldiers were well prepared, they were still shocked by the sound of the cannon.

Even the ground beneath the feet of the Ming army's forward was constantly shaken by the recoil of the red cannon, as if it was being shaken.

However, this power is also obvious. The forwards of the Qing army, who were marching slowly, caught all the bullets fired by the Ming army without missing a beat.

An unlucky Qing soldier who didn't deserve a name was crushed on the spot by a huge flying bullet. After the bullet hit the Qing soldier to death.The kinetic energy is not reduced at all.Another crater was made on the ground, and then it was ejected again, spinning and rolling forward at an extremely fast speed.

One after another, the Qing soldiers were frightened and were either hit through the chest or had their bodies smashed into pieces.After killing and seriously injuring dozens of people, the bullet that killed countless people finally lost its kinetic energy and stopped forever in the hollow of the chest of the last unlucky Qing soldier.

The Qing soldier's expression was one of horror and confusion, as if he didn't expect that he would die like this.

One round of shelling, twenty rounds of artillery, and a total of twenty bullets, each of which took away the lives of more than ten or even twenty Qing soldiers. In total, at least more than 300 Qing soldiers were hit by this round of shelling. Sent to the underworld.

Originally, with the accuracy of the red cannon, one round of shelling could theoretically not kill so many Qing soldiers.But who let Lu Youlong, the governor, be so smart?

The purpose of letting the newly recruited Xiangyong Qing troops stand in front is to reduce the losses of elite soldiers from the four towns behind.Anyway, these local warriors are not worth anything. After they die, they can just raise them from the local people in Quanzhou, and they can also line their own pockets and make a fortune.

Although Lu Youlong spent a lot of money to recruit these local warriors from Xinghua Prefecture, in fact, it was just that.

In addition, although the commander-in-chief of the four towns was nominally frightened by Lu Youlong's thunderous methods and the imperial edict, he was willing to obey his military orders.However, everyone understands whether it is a good thing or a bad thing.

Moreover, even the governor can make a fortune for himself, so why can't they, the lower-level generals?
Under such layers of exploitation, Xiangyong was originally a soldier recruited temporarily by Lu Youlong using the power of the imperial decree, and his military pay and treatment were lower than those of the ordinary Green Camp.In addition, the period of joining the army is still short, and the general soldiers in each town are busy with how to make ends meet, who will pay attention to the training of new recruits.

When all kinds of conditions were combined, the soldiers at the vanguard all lacked enough to eat and lacked training. They didn't even know basic battlefield common sense and didn't know how to form a formation.

These brave soldiers, who were still stuck together in the face of the cannons and would not charge without the orders of the adults above, suffered heavy losses in an instant after just one round of artillery fire from the Ming army.

It seemed that only a few hundred people died, but the casualty rate was already close to half.

In ancient times, trained regular armies could only accept a [-]% casualty rate. These untrained rural warriors suffered close to half a % casualty after just one round of shelling.

Moreover, these half of them were still densely packed in the front, easily vulnerable to the attack range of the Ming army's artillery. Those rural warriors in the vanguard all saw and heard how their comrades around them were killed by the rebel artillery.

These brave soldiers from the countryside, who had not enough to eat and no pay, saw that death was so close to them. They almost did not hesitate at all, and the forwards collapsed on the spot.

Countless brave soldiers threw away their weapons and ran away in all directions like crazy, shouting as they ran: "The rebels have cannons, the rebels have powerful cannons, run for your life!"

The soldiers in the rear who didn't run away didn't know what was going on. They only heard what sounded like gunfire in front, and then the brothers in the front row began to run for their lives, shouting something like "Run for your lives!" as they ran.

Run for your life, why run for your life?Could it be that the army was defeated?
Damn it, you have to run quickly, otherwise you will be caught by the rebels and you will lose your life.

As a result, the rural soldiers in the back row also started running, and while running, they shouted, "The officers and soldiers have been defeated! The officers and soldiers have been defeated!".

As the rural warriors fled in large numbers, the green soldiers in the back row wanted to kill and stop them, but when they heard the other party's shouts, they were a little confused.

The officers and soldiers were defeated?Why didn't they know when they were defeated?
Seeing more and more defeated troops, they even began to attack the military formations of the Green Camp in the four towns behind them.

The green camp soldiers who were still in a daze were, without exception, knocked to the ground by the large-scale rout and trampled to death.Some of them reacted and quickly swung their swords to kill the surrounding soldiers in an attempt to stabilize the situation.

More smart people directly joined the defeated camp.

The tide is gone.

More and more of these defeated troops gathered, the Qing army's formation became increasingly chaotic, and the rumors and cries became more and more outrageous, even turning into "The governor was killed by rebels." .

The Ming army had completed a round of shelling and was still rushing to load the gunpowder shells. The gunmen among them were even ready to fire a volley at close range, and then fought with the Qing dogs.

Who would have thought that I would see this rather abnormal, even confusing sight.

This was just one round of shelling, which at most only reduced the Qing army's strength by 300 people. Compared with its [-]-strong army, it was simply a drop in the bucket.

Zhu Yijiong, who was holding a telescope, was also confused and didn't understand.

Is it that...easy?
A replica of the Battle of Feishui in the Qing Dynasty?
"Quickly, kill for me! Kill the clear dogs and the Ming Dynasty will be victorious!" Zhu Yijiong was silent for a moment, then suddenly realized, damn, what a great opportunity!
As soon as Zhu Yijiong drew his sword, the drummer behind him who had been prepared directly gathered all his strength and beat the war drum behind him.

"The Ming Dynasty will be victorious! Long live the king!"

The [-] Ming army heard the drum call and without any hesitation, under the command of their respective officers, they rushed towards the already chaotic Qing army formation.

　The Battle of Feishui was the most confusing battle. The Jin army, which was pretending to surrender, strategically retreated while the former Qin was looking for a fighter opportunity, and suddenly shouted: "The Qin Dynasty has been defeated!"

　　Ever since, hundreds of thousands of Qin troops who didn't know why, thought they were really defeated, and then... they were really defeated!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)