The Great Bandit in Kangxi Year

Chapter 125
Chen Dajiang was very pleased to see that the sailors under his command were not afraid of death, especially the Fifty Water Ghost Guards, who were unstoppable and killed countless sailors of the Qing army who fell into the water.

At this time, Jiang Yan came over and said, "Commander, the large ships of the Qing army's navy have been blocked by the small boats in the middle. Our army just fired artillery, and it will surely make a miracle."

"Oh, can it hit this far?" Chen Dajiang looked at him in a daze, and said in surprise, the distance between the gunboat and the enemy's battleship was at least two miles.

"It's definitely not a problem!" Jiang Yan said confidently.

"Okay, fire the cannon!"

"Obey!" Jiang Yan hurriedly went to command.

After a while, forty rounds of red-hot iron pellets scrambled to smash at the battleship of the Qing army navy.

In the past few days, the navy has been training gunnery, and now shooting at almost stationary enemy ships, a round of salvos hit more than a dozen rounds.

The deck of the hit warship was ruptured, sawdust flying around, serious casualties, and several warships caught fire.

The admiral of the navy of the Qing army was shocked and said: "How can the water bandits have cannons?"

"Fight back!" The admiral shouted in panic. He only had ten gunboats under his command, but they fell behind. The river was only 300 meters wide. Downwind.

Seeing that the ships under his command were even more chaotic, with no formation at all, he finally calmed down and ordered helplessly, "Withdraw!"

Those officers and soldiers who were fighting with the water bandits saw the retreat of the big warship, and their hearts were shattered. Those who dared to fight to the death also retreated.

But how could Gan Zhi let them go, led the water athletes to chase and kill them, and the river calmed down after half an hour. Attracted a lot of fish and shrimp, people can not help but sad.

This victory was extremely difficult. The black tiger army and water army suffered more than 28 casualties, and only [-] of the most elite water ghost guards were left, and everyone was injured, but at least killed the Qing army with more than a thousand people. , Burned and seized hundreds of small boats.

Chen Dajiang was busy cleaning up the battlefield, and felt very uncomfortable. If there is another battle, maybe the navy will be finished.

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The admiral of the navy was really angry. A few water bandits actually caused his side to lose one-third of its strength. This is intolerable. He was about to order his subordinates to fight again. Grabbing the hilt of the sword, he asked with an unkind expression, "Master Admiral, what kind of battle did you fight? You lost your troops and lost your generals, and the soldiers under your command complained a lot. They are simply incompetent!"

When the admiral saw the imperial envoy coming to question him, he was terrified and frightened. He smiled flatteringly and said, "The bandits are extremely cunning. I was careless for a while, so I lost a few games. I have heard for a long time that the imperial envoy uses troops like a god, and he is about to ask for advice. I don't know?"

Zhou Peigong didn't expect this person to be so incompetent and shameless, but he sighed. After all, this person is still needed at this time, otherwise he would definitely be beheaded with the Son of Heaven Sword.

He regained his composure, and said unquestionably: "The river is congested, and now only ten large ships and twenty small boats can go together, and the rest of the warships will also follow in batches. Retreat, no matter how powerful the Black Tiger Army is, it will not be able to stop the continuous attacks, and then the admiral will cooperate closely with me, as long as my [-] elite troops land on the shore, the Black Tiger Army will be gone."

"I would like to obey the orders of the imperial envoy!" The admiral of the navy was relieved, as for how many people were left in his navy after the battle, he hurriedly said respectfully, who told him to lose the battle.

Seeing this, Zhou Peigong yelled sharply: "If the navy loses again, I'm not just joking about my Emperor's Sword, hum!"

"Your subordinate understands! I understand!" The admiral of the navy wiped the cold sweat from his forehead with his sleeve, and said tremblingly, but he cursed endlessly in his heart: "Let's wait and see, white-faced scholar, when I killed people, you were still wearing crotch pants .”

"Well, that's all, let's renovate for two hours before fighting again. Before dawn tomorrow morning, I don't want to see another warship of the Black Tiger Army!" Zhou Peigong thought about it, and ordered firmly.

"My lord, if you fight all night, your subordinates are not sure of victory." The admiral of the navy jumped up in shock, this little boy was too inconsiderate of his subordinates, how could he kill a thief all night long.

"That's too much nonsense, why don't you go down and prepare?" Zhou Peigong sneered, how could he not know this, but the officers and soldiers are overwhelming, the bandits must be frightened, and the sailors are exhausted. Could it be that the bandits are made of iron?
"Zha!" The admiral of the navy did not dare to say more, suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly asked: "Where does your lord want to go ashore?"

"Hmph, as long as they occupy the entire river, the thieves will always be in a passive position to be beaten. According to my estimation, the thieves' den is definitely not in Jinzhai County. After all, they attacked Jinzhai County not long ago. To capture the thieves, you must capture the king first. Understood?" Zhou Peigong shouted with confidence.

"This subordinate understands, so let's prepare." The admiral of the navy nodded repeatedly and left in a hurry.

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On the bank, Jiang Tao looked at the rushing red river, and couldn't calm down for a long time. Jiang Shi said happily: "Young Master, our navy has won again!"

"Yeah, it's a pity that the navy of the Qing army is still huge. Well, let the brothers take turns to rest, and the bloody battle is still to come." Jiang Tao patted Jiang Shi's shoulder and strode onto the boat. He had to go and see them, otherwise he would feel sad Ann, hey, I am irrational, knowing that there will be very little left in the naval battle, why should I fight the enemy to the death?Yes, use your strengths to avoid weaknesses!

"General! General!"

Jiang Tao boarded the warship. Hearing the sincere shouts, he was filled with emotion. With these passionate men, why not worry about big things?
"See you, General!" Chen Dajiang and others rushed out to meet them when they heard the shout.

Jiang Tao waved his hands and said loudly: "Brothers, you fought well, and you have surpassed the prestige of our Black Tiger Army, and the Qing Army is no different. As long as we defeat the powerful enemy that came this time, in the future, I dare to swear, No one can stop the sharp fighters of my Black Tiger Army anymore, from now on only my Black Tiger Army will fight other people, brothers, please remember this day for me.”

"The general said well, all the soldiers sing the military song!" Seeing that the black tiger came again without fear of danger, Chen Dajiang was full of surprises in his heart, such a hero deserves these good men to work for him!Sure enough, I was not mistaken!

"Big fellows, let's go to the national disaster together, and get rid of the Tartars, restore our rivers and mountains, don't shed blood, and swear not to give up!"

After a while, the surrounding warships rang out with passionate singing.

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Chen Dajiang welcomed Jiang Tao into the inner cabin, put on an unwelcome face and said: "What's the matter, general? Please leave here as soon as you have nothing to do."

"Let's not talk about these nonsense, what should we do next?" Jiang Tao laughed, and then said seriously.

"Hey, I can't guarantee anything else for my subordinates, so I have to risk my life!" Chen Dajiang sighed as his expression softened.

"Now our army is as powerful as a rainbow, but it is also broken. We can't fight anymore. If we fight again, the fight will be over. It is better to retreat temporarily and rely on the water fortress to defend. Let's compete with the Qing army on the shore. In this way, the short-term Within that time, the enemy's advantage is no longer obvious, and the vitality of the navy is preserved." Jiang Tao coughed lightly, expressing his thoughts, he didn't want the navy to die in vain.

"General, the sailors are not greedy for life and afraid of death. How can they retreat without a fight? Besides, once the navy retreats, our Black Tiger Army will be cut into two parts. The enemy will attack the base or Jinzhai County. How can we hold on?" Chen Dajiang was very moved, but he still expressed his thoughts.

"That's right, but Jinzhai County now has [-] new recruits, and the folk customs here are tough. A little training will make the soldiers strong. Since ancient times, the Huaihe soldiers have been very famous. With a little encouragement from the army division Wei, Jinzhai County fell out. God, I heard that the Qing army is coming to harvest the fields, men, women and children are all coming to ask for a fight, and now there are more than [-] strong and strong men coming, which is indeed beyond my expectations. In this way, Jinzhai County does not have [-] elite green battalion soldiers , I can’t attack at all, the hearts of the people are in me, so why be afraid?”

The crazy people also killed many landlords, which he did not expect, but fortunately, this matter has been brought under control.

Jiang Tao sighed, and continued: "As for the base, we can dismantle the [-] cannons on the warships to the water fortress, and move the other warships to the right side of the water fortress. The village is still a naval force, not only will it not be able to exert its full strength, but it will also be attacked from both sides, and the river section on the base is no more than two hundred meters wide, which is narrower, which is more beneficial to us."

Chen Dajiang has actually been persuaded, but he still worried: "But there are only three thousand soldiers in the base, and most of them are recruits. Can we stop it?"

"The military division has transferred the Biaohanwei to the base, and coupled with the defense force of the base, the family members are among them, all the soldiers can only fight to the death, and it will not be a problem to stick to it for more than three months!" Jiang Tao said confidently.

"What about after March?"

"Haha, old brother Chen, who can predict what will happen after March." Jiang Tao laughed loudly.

"Subordinates don't dare!" Chen Dajiang hurriedly responded respectfully, and suddenly heard that his hard work could be preserved, he felt all his strength was drained all of a sudden, he was happy and disappointed at the same time, contradictory and complicated, after a long time speechless.

"Okay, let's go back to the army at full speed without delay!" Jiang Tao said happily when he saw that the generals had been persuaded.

Thinking of the only flaw, Jiang Tao hurriedly sent an order to Jiang Shi, ordering him to take [-] soldiers and horses to guard the trail leading to Heihuzhai. Back to base.

In making the decision to withdraw troops, Jiang Tao actually had a fluke mentality. He stubbornly believed that the Qing army would not send a large number of troops to attack the Black Tiger Army in order to deal with the San Francisco forces.

Of course, he has other thoughts, and he doesn't want all the elite of the navy to die in battle.

Besides, now that the Divine Craftsmanship Camp has been ramped up to full capacity, it can produce nearly [-] new-style muskets in a month, and it will be hard to say who will hit who.

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Before the continuous offensive was launched, the water bandits withdrew their troops decisively. Zhou Peigong kept a straight face and remained silent for a long time before he said coldly: "The navy will take a rest for one night and kill the remaining water bandits tomorrow. The green battalion soldiers immediately Go ashore and set up camp."

"Then send an order to Wu Zongbing in Lu'an and Zhang Zongbing in Hubei to dispatch [-] elite soldiers to come quickly for reinforcements, and then order the governor of Anhui to collect food and grass immediately and bring them here quickly."

He took a breath after issuing a series of orders to run away. He no longer dared to underestimate the Black Tiger Army. The bandit army retreated so simply, there must be support, as he expected, it must be based on danger. Shou, to be honest, the last thing he wants to do is to fight such a rigid battle, and there is no possibility of opportunism at all.

In the face of an impeccable defense, no matter how many schemes are used, they will become a fantasy. However, as long as the black tiger army's water army is wiped out, and the bandit army is unpopular, they will have the initiative. The defeat of the black tiger army will only happen sooner or later.

Zhou Peigong sighed lightly, what kind of person is the thief leader?It is really rare in the world to be so cunning and difficult to deal with, but it is a pity that after meeting this official, I can't jump around for a few days.

(End of this chapter)