Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 483 Rifle Cannon Bombards Qing Army Cavalry (Part 2)
In golden autumn and October, the chill begins to quietly descend on both sides of the Yangtze River.

In the bitter autumn wind, what rustled was the battle flag that covered the sun, and what rumbled were solid footsteps.

Steel guns are like forests, giant cannons are like torches, and the muffled sound of drums among chariots, horses and ships is like the golden sun igniting the blood of 15 Han family sons.

The common people stood on both sides of the official road, and their eager eyes revealed their expectations for Master Wang.

The officials bowed outside the city wall, and the lowered brims of their hats expressed their awe of the king.

The sweet-scented osmanthus is fragrant, the magnolia is beautiful, and thousands of sails pass by the Huaiyang Canal for ten miles.

Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Youjian, held the sword, dropped the stirrup and pulled the rein to march on the golden avenue.

In these years, as a generation of emperors, he has not been fascinated by the gentleness and luxury of Jiangnan, nor has he forgotten the feat of Chengzu leading the army to conquer Mobei seven times!
There is a way in the world, and the strong of the country is the hegemony!
Thousands of years ago, the Han army took advantage of advanced civilization and steel manufacturing to send troops beyond the Great Wall, and defeated the Huns.

Thousands of years later, the Ming army should restore the spirit of China and once again lead the world in industrial manufacturing for 200 years, extending the achievements of the Han Empire to the north of Lake Baikal.

At this time, Zhu Youjian felt that he was as excited and passionate as Han Jiaerlang, the first army of the 15 guards, who was as dense as the sea and as imposing as a rainbow.

He felt that his Tianzi Sword was like a bloodthirsty beast, and the icy sword light was like fierce eyes lingering at the traces of Hulu's head.

Zhou Yuji is nearly fifty years old, but he is still healthy and strong.

A broadsword made of mixed iron is held in the hand like a long dragon coiled between the arms, with sharp white fangs bared, and the bright armor looks like a copper wall and iron wall wrapped in a body of iron, standing on a vigorous maroon horse.

"Five years ago, I made a decree, and Aiqing resolutely led troops to rescue. Daming can have the opportunity to revive his great cause today. Aiqing has contributed a lot. This Northern Expedition will help me regain the northern capital. I will not be held responsible." Qing, please go to the Lingyan Pavilion, Your Majesty, to leave the achievements of all ages to future generations, and leave wealth and honor to the descendants!"

Zhu Youjian said something to Zhou Yuji very solemnly.

But Zhou Yuji clenched his fists tightly: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I am willing to do my best for Your Majesty. If I don't return the Northern Capital, I will kill myself in this land of Yanzhao!"

"Ai Qing is serious, where is the forward troops expected to go?"

Zhu Youjian asked a question, and at this time Governor Li Mingrui rode over and said, "Return to Your Majesty, the front troops are probably about to reach Wuqiao."

Wuqiao, the first important area from Shandong to Zhili in the north, was once occupied by the Abatai Division of the Qing Army when it went south, and the Tantai Division also used this as a base to attack Daming Dezhou.

Now when Zhu Youjian heard that Li Mingrui said that he was about to arrive at Wuqiao, he couldn't help laughing and asked Wu Mengming, the commander of Jinyiwei: "Who is the magistrate of Wuqiao County in the puppet Qing Dynasty now?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, it is Lou Sheng, a second-class Jinshi in the third year of Shunzhi in the puppet Qing Dynasty. At this time, Wuqiao County has no soldiers, but Lou Sheng still managed to summon the three thousand Qing troops from the Green Camp left over from the original Tantai tribe. I am actively preparing for city defense, and I also want Mu Yag, the deputy capital of Manchuria in Hejian Prefecture, to send a letter of appeal for help."

When Wu Mengming, the commander of Jinyiwei, said this, Zhu Youjian laughed:
"Since Lou Sheng has organized three thousand Ding Yong, let's not underestimate them, order them down, fight directly, and use our strongest strength to treat these traitors who are running dogs for the Qing Dynasty. Good deal!"

Zhu Youjian was just such an order, but the real executor was Zhou Yuji.

Zhou Yuji will be responsible for deploying which army is responsible for taking down Wuqiao County.

Because the strategic value of Wuqiao County is not as good as that of Baoding and Tianjinwei, the Qing Dynasty did not pay much attention to it, so the entire Wuqiao County has no military strength.

Zhou Yuji did not make a specific analysis. Because the Second Corps of the First Guards Army was closest to Wuqiao County, Zhou Yuji asked Liu Xiyao, the deputy commander of the Second Corps of the First Guards Army, to organize troops to recover Wuqiao.

Liu Xiyao only sent Chen Zhenhui's infantry battalion and Lin Renshu's artillery battalion to form a special column, and Chen Zhenhui unified command of the battle to recover Wuqiao.

Chen Zhenhui's infantry battalion is a first-class infantry battalion under Liu Xiyao's command, and they are all equipped with Chongzhen Type 22 flintlock guns.

Lin Renshu's artillery battalion had ten rifled guns, five of which were [-]-pound heavy rifled guns. They were blooming bullets made of nitrated explosives, and their explosive power far exceeded that of iron bullets used as propellant with black powder.

The [-] guards, consisting of Chen Zhenhui's infantry battalion and Lin Renshu's artillery battalion, ran towards Wuqiao Town.

The cannon-carrying vehicle was advancing rapidly in the bleak cold wind, and the horses pulling the cannon made the sound of hooves.

The soldiers walked like flying, holding steel guns through the woods.

If one had a bird's-eye view from above the sky, the Guards at this time were like galloping wolves.

It was the beginning of November, and the cold rain of early winter began to fall on the blue-gray city wall of Wuqiao County. The weathered remains of the Han people who were left on the side of the city wall fell silent at this moment, but there was a sound coming from the howling wind. Their accusations against the tyranny of the Manchu Qing Dynasty and their longing for the peace of their homeland.

Lou Sheng, the county magistrate of Wuqiao County in the Manchu Qing Dynasty, had already learned of the appearance of the Guards.

He is a member of the Zhenghuang Banner in the Eight Banners of the Manchurian Han Army, a hard-core coated slave, and has absolute loyalty to the Manchu Qing. For this, he made full preparations and forcibly summoned [-] green camps from all over the country to defend the city with him. Those who did not obey were beheaded by him and hung above the city gate to frighten the people in the city.

At the same time, Lou Sheng also organized two hundred of his family members into cavalry and sent them out of the city to prepare to attack the artillery of the Guards. He knew that his Wuqiao County was just a decoration in front of the artillery, so he had to sneak attack the Guards first. artillery.

"There are cavalry in the southeast direction ahead, five miles away!"

At this time, the accompanying scouts immediately informed the artillery, and the artillery immediately organized the five light rifled guns, and began to load and debug the rear sights. The gunner dispatches directions: "Turn left thirty degrees, turn right ten degrees, reload, fire!"

The creaking artillery adjustment knob was spinning like flying in the artillerymen's hands, and after a while, five brass-colored conical shells roared away, piercing the blue sky.

At this moment, the two hundred cavalry of the Qing army who were rushing forward were fearlessly charging on the plain with their swords flying, but when they saw five shells appear, the shells fired by the rifled guns were among them in a moment. burst.

The blasting force formed by the nitration explosives instantly formed a huge air wave and directly overturned more than a dozen cavalrymen to the ground.

At the same time, the bursting shrapnel was like a sharp steel knife, under the action of huge momentum, it directly cut the abdomen or throat of more than a dozen cavalrymen, and even cut off the legs directly.

Not to mention the war horses, they were directly blown into pieces, and so were the people, bloody and bloody. In a short while, there were only fifty or so fleeing cavalry left in the entire cavalry of the Qing army.

(End of this chapter)