Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 1370 Competing for the South Bank
When the Jin army appeared outside Xinfeng Town, soldiers of the Jin army also arrived outside Lingkou Town and Dufugou on the left and right.

Ruan Mei heard the movement, and climbed up the roof of a house along the ladder, and saw about a battalion from outside the town, with more than 3000 gold troops.

He used binoculars to observe the south bank of the Weihe River. He saw that the Jin army had not completely crossed the Weihe River. There were more than [-] people in the first place.

Seeing the Jin army gathering outside the town, the soldiers of the Ming army who were cooking soup around the fire in the town rushed to the edge of the earth wall with firecrackers. The ten small bronze cannons were also pushed out of the town by the soldiers. out.

The red figures were lying on the yellow earth wall one after another, checking the equipment, and waiting for the battle.

The Three Thousand Golden Army stopped two miles away from the town, which was beyond the effective range of the bronze cannons of the Ming Army, where the Jin Army infantry organized their formation, obviously preparing to launch an attack.

Several cavalrymen of the Golden Army Banner Squad in the field galloped back and forth around the town, circled the town a few times, peeped at the defense of the Ming army, and then spread out to check the surrounding terrain to determine if there were any shadows of the Ming army within a few miles of the town. Hidden to cover the entire Jin army team outside the town.

Ruan Mei noticed the movement of the Jin Army, which was a sign of an attack. It seemed that the Jin Army also realized the importance of several villages and towns on the south bank.

This was also because the cavalry of the Ming army were at a disadvantage, otherwise the Jin army would not be so aggressive. Ruan Mei couldn't help but take back the telescope with a serious expression.

There were more than [-] Jin troops on the north bank of the Weihe River. They were originally hiding in Gaoling County, Jiaokou Town, Yujin Town, and Dongyang Town on the north bank.

Now that the plan of the Jin army has been exposed, and the suddenness does not exist, the Jin army on the northern wing can only fight with open swords and spears.

Meng Qiaofang was recruited to Lintong, and after listening to Hauge's order, she returned to the north bank overnight, and ordered the golden troops hidden everywhere to pull out their camps and prepare to cross the river immediately.

At this time, the 2 Jin army built three pontoon bridges on the Weihe River, and the army crossed the river in large numbers. At present, there are two armies of Yanchang and Jingyuan who have crossed the Weihe River, with a total of six battalions of more than [-] people.

The Jin army outside the town is forming a team, and in the distance, a large banner of the King of Phnom Penh, surrounded by a large group of people, is coming to Xinfeng Town.Under the banner, a group of Jin troops who had just crossed the river lined up. In the front were the gleaming spearmen, in the middle were the musketeers carrying self-generating guns on their shoulders, and behind them were four iron cannons dragged by healthy horses.

The Jin army outside the town saw the big banner and was urging the soldiers to adjust their formation. The Jin general who was inspecting the equipment suddenly turned on the horse led by the guards, and then galloped to meet it.

The general was Zhao Liangdong. He immediately saluted Meng Qiaofang, said a few words, and then accompanied Meng Qiaofang to the outside of the town.

Meng Qiaofang was originally a deputy general of the Ming Dynasty, but she was dismissed and returned to her hometown. In the third year of Chongzhen and the fourth year of Tiancong, the Qing army plundered the pass and fell into Yongping City.

This year, he returned to Liaodong with the Qing army, and was entrusted to Meile Ezhen of the Han army several times, and belonged to the Han army Xianghongqi.

After the Qing army entered the customs, he changed his title to Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Punishment, and soon became the governor of Shaanxi in the first year of Hongguang and the second year of Shunzhi in the Qing Dynasty.

During his governorship, he successively suppressed the Ding Guodong Uprising in Gansu, and also defeated Sun Shoufa and He Zhen's Southern Shaanxi Rebels who attacked Chang'an.

After Hauge failed in the bid for the position in Beijing, he reached a compromise with Dorgon, brought his family from the capital to Chang'an, and then brought him back to house arrest from Hanzhong. King Yongping of the country.

Since becoming king, Hauge and the cabinet have intentionally reduced his power, and his opportunities to deal with affairs have gradually decreased, his life has become more leisurely, and his figure has become a little out of shape and puffy.

However, although his body is no longer strong and vigorous, he is one of the Optimus Pillars of the Golden Kingdom after all, and his ability has not been worn away by a rich life.

At this time, he, Zhao Liangdong and others were stationed outside Xinfeng Town on horseback, watching from a distance a Ming army banner flying in the town, and the Ming army waiting in full force, their eyes flickering non-stop.

The villages on the south bank of the Weihe River are very important to Meng Qiaofang. He immediately brought people over to check after he crossed the river.

Zhao Liangdong stood beside him on horseback, pointing at the town in the distance with his horsewhip, and said, "My lord, I have found out that there are more than 2000 Ming troops in Xinfeng Town, led by Ruan Mei, the deputy governor of Zhenwu Left Army of Ming Dynasty."

"Ruan Mei?" Meng Qiaofang thought for a while, thinking of such a person, and then said: "Ruan's family, Ruan Jin, Ruan Jun, and Ruan Yi are all generals of the Lu faction, and most of them went to Nanyang with Zhu Yihai. As long as he stayed, he became a lieutenant general of the first army, and the king thief was able to accommodate people."

"But after today, the Ruan family is finished in Han." Meng Qiaofang pointed to the town and said, "This king will give you 1000 more troops and four iron cannons. Zhao Junmen must take Xinfeng Town as soon as possible. Obstacles to Qingben Wang's southward attack."

Zhao Liangdong glanced at the flag of the Ming army flying in the town. His soldiers and horses had suffered heavy losses before, so he couldn't help but feel a little lacking in confidence. However, Meng Qiaofang gave him support, so he could only turn around and embrace his orders, "Don't worry, my lord. Xinfeng Town will definitely be captured."

Meng Qiaofang nodded slightly, and encouraged Zhao Liangdong a few more words, then waved his hand, clamped his horse's belly, and led his guards to the east. He also wanted to check the direction of Lingkou Town to cheer up the Jin army there.

As soon as Meng Qiaofang left, Zhao Liangdong rode back to the main formation. At this time, the Jin army had completed the formation, and the four iron cannons were also set up in the cannon pit.

Not long after, four golden army iron cannons began to fire at Xinfeng Town, and the shells rushed out of the rising white smoke and smashed into the town.One hit outside the town, one hit the dirt wall, and two fell inside the town, knocking down a thatched hut.

With the sound of the cannon, Zhao Liangdong pointed his saber and waved the banner of the Golden Army, and nearly four thousand Golden Army dispersed, attacking the town from all directions in units of small groups.

Ruan Mei came down from the roof, and the reinforcements who were supposed to come to the town in the morning did not come, which made him a little worried, but it is not so easy for the Jin army to seize Xinfeng Town.

Ruan Mei came to the side of the earthen wall, stared indifferently at Jin Jun who was approaching the town, couldn't help but sneered, and with a wave of his hand, it was an order to fight back.

Next to several Ming army artillery on the low wall, the gunner suddenly covered his ears and squatted down, the body of the gun suddenly retreated, white smoke filled the low wall, and the shells roared out.

At this time, the Jin army formed a skirmish line and advanced forward. The soldiers advanced in the knee-high weeds with guns and swords.They have advanced to within [-] steps, this distance is outside the range of the firecrackers, and the probability of being hit by the artillery is not high, so the Jin army did not walk very fast, but conserved their strength and kept it at [-] steps. Launch a charge.

The artillery shells of the Ming army fell into the Jin army's line, and the weeds splashed balls of soil. The soldiers of the Jin army moved forward among the shells, and soldiers were hit from time to time, and they were instantly smashed into meat sauce.

The powerful impact force of the cannonball shredded Jin Jun's body, and after hitting the ground, it bounced up again. The soldiers behind were smashed to the ground, blood splashed everywhere, and the whole cannonball rolled far away, leaving a scarlet bloodstain, The black iron bullet has been dyed red.

The Ming army had only ten cannons. Although some Jin troops were hit from time to time, compared to the entire Jin army, only a small number of them were shot, only about one-thousandth. The formation unit continues to advance at its own pace.

Soon the Jin army entered a distance of two hundred steps. The Jin army's marching drums, which were expected to fire from the firecrackers of the Ming army, changed. Thousands of Jin soldiers roared, and the sword and shield hands ran with their swords on top of their shields. Walk and shoot at the town.

For a while, gunpowder smoke filled the wilderness, and the sound of guns rang out, and the golden army's projectiles shot on the dirt wall, causing dust to fly.

Although the firecracker can shoot two hundred paces, such a distance is not accurate at all, and the Jin army is a skirmisher front, so the probability of being able to hit is pitifully low.The Ming army had low walls to defend against projectiles, but the Jin army did not. Obviously, it would be a big disadvantage to line up and shoot at each other, so Zhao Liangdong chose to spread out.

Ruan Mei watched the Jin army approaching the earthen wall. The vanguard of the front army had already entered within seventy or eighty steps. Then he waved the red battle flag in his hand and shouted loudly, "Bombardment!"

The gunner of the Ming army who was hiding behind the earthen wall stood up suddenly, put the gun on the wall above his chest, and pulled the trigger suddenly.Suddenly the flames flickered on the dirt wall, the smoke filled the air, and countless dense bullets shot at the gold army rushing forward.

After the first platoon of the Ming army finished shooting, the second platoon immediately stepped forward and fired another round. The soldiers of the Jin army who stepped forward with their shields fell down one after another while running, but the soldiers did not stop. Within fifty steps, at this moment, the forward Jin Jun suddenly fell down in pieces.

A Jin Junbaihu stepped on his foot, and his face was distorted immediately. The pain was transmitted directly from the sole of his foot to his brain. The caltrop had already pierced the sole of his foot, Baihu endured the pain and pulled out the caltrop, held it in front of his eyes and looked at it, and couldn't help cursing angrily: "Straight mother, play this trick again!"

There was a sound of golden sound from behind, and the golden generals rushing to the town immediately receded like an ebbing tide. The gunners of the golden army ran back while releasing their guns, and returned to the starting position after a short while.

The first tentative attack ended quickly. Zhao Liangdong knew that the situation was not good when he saw a large number of forwards falling down, so he asked the army to retreat temporarily.

The Jin army didn't stop for too long, there was also the sound of cannons faintly from the left and right, and when the battle between Lingkou Town and Dufugou also started, the Jin army with a wooden board on the sole of their feet, under the cover of the artillery, once again charged The town attacks.

The three main villages and towns, as well as nearly ten small villages on the south bank, became the focus of competition between the Ming and Jin armies before the war.On the south bank of the Weihe River, the sound of shouts and gunfire continued from the afternoon to midnight. The competition between the two sides was very fierce.

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