Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 762 Nanjing Attack and Defense Eight

At [-]:[-] pm, the torches inside the Tongji Gate were brightly lit, and hundreds of Qing soldiers surrounded the exit of the tunnel with serious faces. They formed a circle. The blunderbuss and the gleaming spear head were aimed at the pitch-black exit.

Suddenly, there was a rush of panting and footsteps from the exit, and then several bloody Qing soldiers fled from the tunnel in a hurry. soldier.

That will separate the crowd, rush to the exit in a few steps, pick up a Qing soldier who just escaped, and ask loudly: "What's the situation?"

"Three bombs collapsed, one was flooded, and the other two were dug through by the opposite side, and they are still fighting!" Qing soldiers replied in horror.

After hearing this, the general of the Qing Dynasty turned his head and said to the Qing soldiers surrounding the exit: "Look carefully, if there is a Ming army rushing up, kill them immediately!"

After finishing speaking, he dragged the blood-soaked soldiers towards the city gate, and said, "Follow me to meet Gu Shan and Governor Hong."

After the Qing army discovered that the Ming army was digging tunnels, they began to dig from the inside of the city.

Hong Chengchou originally thought that when the Ming army discovered that the excavated tunnel was discovered, they would stop digging. After all, there were Qing soldiers guarding underground, and it was difficult for them to carry out the plan to bomb the city. Moreover, the bombing of the city lost its suddenness, and the Qing army was already prepared. , deployed heavy troops, even if it was blown up, it would be difficult to rush into the city, and the meaning of continuing to dig is not great, but after the tunnel was discovered, the Ming army did not give up, and instead fought with the Qing army in the tunnel. Get up, as if you want to blow up the city.

This underground tug-of-war has been going on since the afternoon.

At this time, Hong Chengchou and Tong Tulai were standing outside the doorway, and Boluo rushed over after hearing the news.

Around them, the soldiers of the Eight Banners were holding torches, and the torches covered with grease were burning fiercely, and the flames danced with the wind, showing a chill.

"My lord, governor, Gushan." The general of the Qing came to the door, bowed three times, pushed the Qing soldiers to the front, and said: "The people sent down by the low-ranking officials were beaten out by the Ming army. There are more than 100 people. , just four or five people ran out."

Hong Chengchou and others who were talking listened, and looked at the blood-stained Qing soldiers in unison, and could feel the brutality of the underground fighting.

"What's going on next?" Hong Chengchou asked.

The Qing soldier was a little apprehensive. After all, it was the governor who asked the question. He said with trembling lips, "Reporting to the governor, the Ming army in the ground rushed down the city wall as if desperately trying to transport gunpowder. The little ones have already blown up the three tunnels." It collapsed, but it didn't take long for the Ming army to dig through it again, as if they would never stop until they bombed the city. Little ones, the little ones really can't stand it..."

After the Qing soldier finished speaking, he started to sob, Hong Chengchou frowned, waved someone to take him aside, and then told the Qing general: "Send people down again, and make sure the Ming army doesn't blow up the city."

General Na Qing didn't dare to be negligent, so he hurriedly took orders and turned to leave.When he returned to the exit, he mobilized his troops and gave an order to one of the generals: "Chen Si'er, take your men down."

The general manager and his subordinates who were hit by the target immediately turned pale. Seeing their reluctance, the general drew his knife and shouted loudly: "Hurry up, do you want to engage in military law?"

The hundred or so Qing soldiers had no choice but to pick up weapons, light torches, and line up to enter the tunnel.

At the door, the three of Hong Chengchou frowned slightly, and Tong Tulai said, "My lord, Governor Hong, Wang Ni's posture is determined to blow up the city!"

Hong Chengchou didn't speak, but Bo Luo said, "Is there something wrong with the outside line, so that Wang Ni has to step up his attack on the city, and even if he is discovered, he will grit his teeth and blow up the city."

While he was talking, the artillery field outside the city suddenly roared, and flames spewed out in unison in the darkness. Dozens of shells hit the city wall, causing the city wall to vibrate, and a large amount of dust fell down inside the doorway.

The three left the door in a hurry, Bo Luo patted the dust on his body, and Tong Tulai said, "The Ming army transferred all the cannons to Tongji Gate, and bombarded it overnight. It seems that they are determined to break through Tongji Gate."

Hong Chengchou was taking off his bowl hat, turning it over to pour out the dust that fell on the top of the hat. Hearing what he said, he couldn't help but put the hat on his bald forehead again, and said in a deep voice, "You have to strengthen your guard tonight. The governor will send someone over here, if the Ming army is really attacking Tongji Gate tomorrow, you must make sure everything is safe."

In the camp of the Ming army outside the city, Wang Yan's tent was brightly lit.

The main generals of the Ming army gathered together, and the tent was lit with tallow wax. The air was a bit hot, but everyone didn't realize it, and gathered around a huge sand table.

After the Qing army occupied Nanjing, the layout of Nanjing City did not change much, so the sand table of the Ming army can completely reproduce the characteristics of the entire Nanjing city.

At this time, Wang Yan pointed to the sand table and began to give the final instructions. He first looked at Zheng Chenggong and said: "Tomorrow, Chenggong, you will be in charge of commanding and deploying the Jinchuan Gate, Shence Gate, and Taiping Gate in the east city to contain the Qing army in the east city."

Zheng Chenggong accepted the order with his hands clasped in his hands. Seeing this, Wang Yan immediately looked at Jin Shenghuan, "Li Yuanbo's fourth tunnel has been dug under the Tongji Gate, and the gunpowder has been buried. If the city is blown up tomorrow morning, Huchen's troops will It was necessary to rush to the gap, causing the Hong bandits to continuously mobilize troops to support the Tongji Gate, attracting the main force of the Qing troops in Nanjing to Nancheng."

After Jin Shenghuan heard this, he felt embarrassed: "Your Highness, the situation of our troops may not be able to put pressure on the Qing soldiers at Tongjimen, and His Highness also knows..."

Wang Yan waved his hand to interrupt his words, and said directly: "Listen to what I have to say." Wang Yan paused, looked at Zheng Chenggong and said, "Chenggong is in charge of the feint attack, and can dispatch five thousand elites to Hu Chen, but there is a problem. ?”

Zheng Chenggong hesitated for a moment, but still clasped his fists and said: "No problem, Gan Hui, who is under the command of the lower rank, will temporarily listen to Jin Duzhen's orders!"

Wang Yan nodded in satisfaction, "Let Gan Hui play the banner of loyalty, and then I will assign the Iron Man Army to you to play the banner of supervising the standard. In this way, the Hong thief must think that we are mainly attacking Tongji Gate."

Hearing Wang Yan's arrangement, Jin Shenghuan was speechless, and immediately embraced his orders, "With the help of General Gan and the Iron Man Army, the lowly position will definitely attract the attention of Hong Bandit to Tongji Gate."

Hearing his assurance, Wang Yan felt relieved, and then said: "The following is talking about Xicheng."

He paused, turned his head to look at Gao Yigong, Liu Shun, Wang Shixiu, and Man Dazhuang. The four of them felt their gazes, and their faces immediately became serious.

"Tomorrow, Liu Shun, you will continue to attack the Sanshan Gate. Man Dazhuang, prepare some boats for Gao Yigong that can enter the water gate. Once the main force of the Qing army is attracted to the Tongji Gate in the south city, the inner forces in the city will attack the water gate. At that time, Gao Yigong will cooperate with it inside and outside." Wang Yan said, pointing the wooden pole in his hand on the sand table, and then looked at Gao Yigong and said: "After breaking through the water gate, Gao Yigong, your troops must be divided into two immediately. , a group of people and horses headed north to Sanshan Gate, opened the city gate for Zhongwu Town, and enlarged the army to enter the city. The other road advanced along the river, occupied Shangchun Bridge, Xiachun Bridge, and Wuding Bridge, and blocked the Qing army in Nancheng. To annihilate the main force of the Qing army in Nancheng, we cannot allow them to flee into the city, understand?"

"I will obey His Highness's order!" All the generals clasped their fists solemnly, obviously no objection.

"Good!" Wang Yan sighed in admiration, with a solemn expression and a solemn tone. He swung his iron fist vigorously to show his incomparable faith, and said to the generals in a loud voice: "The Southern Capital has been overthrown for four years. This battle will restore the old capital. It is a crucial battle to restore China, only success is not allowed!"

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