Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 702
On the current territory of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties, from south to north, there are six places where Qing soldiers gathered heavily, namely Yuhang, Jiangning, Yangzhou, Xuzhou, Luoyang, and Beijing.

This time the Ming army will mainly fight against the Qing soldiers assembled in Hangzhou, Jiangning, and Yangzhou, with about 25 soldiers.

The goal of the Ming army was Nanjing, and they rushed directly there. It was easy to be copied by the Qing soldiers in Hangzhou, Yangzhou, and even Xuzhou. Therefore, the Ming army on the western front divided into three lines of attack.

Sun Shoufa on the right swept Huizhou, and then attacked Ningguo Mansion. The purpose was to ensure that the central army where the emperor was located would not be outflanked by the Qing army in the direction of Hangzhou, while Dai Zhifan on the left wing naturally aimed to block the Qing soldiers from Yangzhou and Xuzhou, and prevent the Qing soldiers from going to the city. After a roundabout, protect the left wing of the Chinese army.

There are 3 people in Zhongyong Town, mixed with infantry and cavalry. After leaving Beixia Pass, they entered Luzhou. The target was naturally Hefei. As long as Hefei was captured, they could control a large area of ​​Huainan and protect the left wing of the Chinese army.

Shucheng, as the outpost of Hefei, must bear the brunt of it.

At this time, the alarm bell rang on the city wall of Shucheng County, and he couldn't stop thinking about "dangdang". The tense Li Shitai led several generals from the green battalion to rush up the city wall. , I felt a chill in my heart.

He looked to the southwest, and wherever he could see, there were a lot of rushing forests.The sun shone on the sharp tip of the spear, and he was so dazzled that he couldn't keep his eyes open.

The soldiers on the city also stood by the wall to watch at this time, and couldn't help but gasped.

They saw a red line slowly moving where the sky and the earth meet, slowly turning into a carpet spread on the ground.The first thing the soldiers saw clearly were nearly a thousand cavalrymen. They carried horses, swords, bows and arrows on their backs.

The horses of the Five Zhongjun Army, thanks to Wu Sangui's sponsorship, but these nearly a thousand cavalry are not Zhongyong Town cavalry.Although Zhongyong Town also allocated 1000 war horses, they have not yet formed a combat force. These cavalry are all [-] people seconded from the Supervising Standard Ramping Horse Army. They are all elites who have experienced several battles. Yang Dao, the dragon is fine and the tiger is fierce.

The leading general, wearing silver armor, a red cloak, and a three-foot red feather on his head, has one eye shining all the time. It is the general Dai Zhifan.

Behind the cavalry, there are six infantry formations, with banners sweeping like clouds.

Li Soltai saw the banner clearly and took a deep breath, but he still couldn't suppress the beating in his heart.It wasn't any other army that came, it was Wang Yan's Five Loyalty Army, and it was Wang Yan's confidant Zhongyong Town.

At this time, the cavalry had stopped two miles away from the city, and the infantry behind slowly reached the wilderness outside the city. On the entire plain, as far as the eye could see, there were densely packed spears standing upright, densely packed disc helmets, densely packed people, Almost filled the whole field.

After the infantry, the soldiers on the city could still see towering objects with blurred outlines, and with the large figures behind them coming, they must be large siege machines.

Looking at the large army under the city, the green battalion soldiers on the city couldn't help trembling. They only had 5000 people, but there were at least [-] people who came here, which was more than six times their number. Moreover, they were the world-renowned Five Loyalty Army. fear.

Seeing this, Li Shuitai hurriedly shouted: "Soldiers in the city, return to their respective positions. Archers, musketeers, and gunners all enter the battle positions. The enemy soldiers will immediately fire cannons when they approach the city."

The generals in the city reacted and hurriedly passed on the military order, shouting loudly, directing the Qing soldiers to defend.

All of a sudden, the green battalion soldiers on the city started to run and entered the battle positions.

Outside the city, Dai Zhifan rode his horse and came before the army, surrounded by Dang Shousu, Wang Guangen, Qin Feng and other generals. He rode on the horse, holding the rein in one hand and the whip in the other, observing Shucheng County from afar.

If he wanted to fight Hefei, he had to pull out Shucheng, and the speed had to be even faster, otherwise, when Duoduo sent his troops back to help the western front, they should be beaten.

Dai Zhifan had already received information that the defender of the city was Li Shitai, an old opponent in Yangzhou. At that time, Li Shitai was the deputy general who commanded 8 people to surround Yangzhou, and he was just a small officer in Yangzhou City. When he came over, he felt a burst of emotion.

Dai Zhifan looked at it with his single eye. Although Shucheng is small, it has complete fortifications. Li Shuitai, the defeated general, has become really cautious now. With a moat, he also built a horse wall, dug It's really hard to play deep trenches.

"Damn it, Li Sutai, grandson, when did he learn the tortoise method?" Dai Zhifan scolded with a smile, and then said to the generals: "Do you have any ideas?"

All the generals looked around, the other party had made such a name, it was obvious that they wanted to be a tortoise, unless the other party abandoned the city, they would just have to wade through.

Seeing that no one spoke, Dai Zhifan was not in a hurry. With [-] elite soldiers, couldn't he conquer a small town?He just wanted to find out if there was a way to reduce the casualties of the brothers.

"Let's go, set up camp first, let's go to the tent and think carefully, this Shucheng County must be taken down as soon as possible." After Dai Zhifan finished speaking, he swung his whip and pulled his horse back into the army.

All the generals followed closely by pulling the reins, tightening the horse's belly and returning to the formation.

At this time, in the wilderness, the horn sounded, followed by the order of the chess and card officials one after another, "There is an order to supervise the battle, set up camp and prepare for battle."

"Camp."

While the western front was in full swing, the light on the eastern front seemed dim. Although Zheng Chenggong was attacking Songjiang, his military strength was not as strong as the western front, so he couldn't stir up too much movement.

After Duoduo withdrew to Yangzhou, Lu Wangjun re-entered Tai County, and there was no follow-up action, and he did not even cooperate with Zheng Chenggong.

This was also within Wang Yan's expectation. The three families all wanted Nanjing, so for King Lu, the situation at this time was very entangled.

Inside the King of Lu, Zheng Cai and others proposed to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, so that Longwu could not take Nanjing. Zhang Mingzhen and Zhang Huangyan felt that this was a rare opportunity to seize a large area of ​​land and expand their control. And whoever can advance to Nanjing has to fight.

King Lu was also very entangled in this matter. He estimated in his heart that only the three forces would work together to form a slight advantage over the Qing soldiers in this battle of Jiangnan. strength.

He sent troops to cooperate, and he could contain some of Duoduo's troops in Yangzhou, creating opportunities for Wang Yan on the western front, and he could also order the rebels on Siming Mountain to contain the Qing soldiers in Hangzhou.In this way, the Ming army will have a big advantage, but if he is on the sidelines, watching the fire from the other side, then at least Zheng Chenggong on the eastern front will have difficulty making a breakthrough, and the Ming army on the western front will face twice as many Qing soldiers. The odds will be slim.

One side is the general trend, and the other side is the interests of him and his supporters. King Lu is not entangled.

Just as he was pacing in the tent, Zhang Huangyan lifted the curtain, came in and saluted and said, "Your Highness, the envoy from Hengyang Fan has arrived."

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