Chapter Thirty-Three Re-entry
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In a tense war, time always passes quickly. Especially when moving from one victory to another...
Sometimes Zheng Zhilong felt unbelievable. He had been walking so smoothly. He first broke Yaozhou, then Niuzhuang, and then broke Haizhou in a blink of an eye. One victory after another, and the real Tatar's head fell towards him as if he didn't have any money.
So much so that the casualties and injuries in his own army made him feel no longer distressed, and there was also a "contempt" towards the Qing army in the army!
Of course, that's just a sign.
More than 20 years after the war between the Ming and Qing dynasties, Jianlu won many times, and the words of Jurchen Man invincible resounded throughout the Central Plains. It was the accumulated prestige for many years, and the reputation accumulated by big wins. It was not a few small wins that could offset the psychological disadvantage.
At the top of Niuzhuang City, the Ming army's flag was flying high, and Zheng Zhilong led his army to take charge personally, while sails and ships were gathered outside the city. The Zheng army's naval camp was tight and easily covered the north and south sides of Niuzhuang.
Niuzhuang, located at the intersection of the Liaohe River, Hunhe River and Taizi River, is a major water and land transportation route connecting Liaodong and western Liaoning. When Huang Taiji decided to siege Jinzhou for a long time, I didn’t know how many grain ships here flowed down from the Liaohe River, Hunhe River and Taizi River upstream, gathered here, and then transported them through land to Yizhou to hoard the official road built in the Ming Dynasty.
Zheng Zhilong is really late.
Gossiped through, and only look at the present. On the west side of Niuzhuang is the Liaoshui River, which has many rivers flowing. The river is wide and the water is deep. During the wandering of warships, there is no obstacle. With the cannons on the warships, they can easily cover the north and south of Niuzhuang.
To the northeast are Hunhe and Taizi River, and to the east are Haicheng River, the tributary of Taizi River, which is exactly a triangle with the Liao River, and Niuzhuang is located in it.
It can be said that Niuzhuang has no warships to help. In summer and autumn, the north and east are also natural barriers. With the fleet above the river covering it, the south road is blocked, and there is only the east side. The enemy can be camped in Haizhou and the coastal city and rivers invaded Niuzhuang.
However, Niuzhuang is small in area, with a circumference of only two miles and ninety-three steps. It is a square with a side length of less than 300 meters. When the Qing army attacked, the warships on the river not only could cover the north and south of Niuzhuang, but also covered the vast area in the east.
That is a geometric problem. There is a Niuzhuang built in an isosceles triangle. Any place covered by a triangle is covered by a cannon. The cannon of the big black-tailed ship in Zheng Zhilong's hand does not pay attention to the accuracy, but only talks about the range, and there are still two miles.
This was an unsolvable problem for the Qing army.
The Niuzhuang City Gate, which was exploded earlier, was not repaired at all, but only fences and antlers were set up, and the moat was re-unlocked.
Zheng Zhilong seemed to be about to be in ecstasy. He looked like he was "opening the door", and he was waiting for the arrival of the Qing army.
On the top of the city, Zheng Jun musketeers and gunners were ready for battle, but the city surrounded a circle with a curtain, and a large ditches were dug inside, which was filled with lime. The heads of Jianlu were being fabricated.
This is a hard work.
Zheng Zhilong looked at the fishy heads and felt disgusting. However, they still had to hold their heads. They would not apply if they had a deep hatred with Jianlu.
"This knife was cut sharply. Look at the neck, it was a neat. It was not the same as this one, like a dog chewing it."
"What's so good to be so neat? For these beasts, you should call the dog to chew on them."
"Brother is right. You should cut more than a few more knives to this group of beasts."
Between the heads, these people were talking and laughing. This was the case with people. It was impossible for them to always work without saying a word. Even if they used Jianlu's head as a ball to relieve their hatred, they could not say a word.
"What a pity, I have been in the army for two years and have not cut off a single head with my own hands. I don't know when I will avenge my parents." said a veteran with a Liao accent.
"Let's wait. Follow Marshal Zheng, one day I will be able to take revenge."
"It's not that easy. Zheng Dashuai took advantage of the opportunity and succeeded frequently while the main force of the Tartars was not there. If you don't believe it, look at the current battle. The Tartars' large team of troops arrived, and it would be difficult to get the head again..."
"This is a good thing. Our army has won consecutive victories recently, and many people have become arrogant. How can the Tartars be so easy to fight? If you can't defeat their main force in front of you, you will never be able to beat Jianlu. The current personal heads are just a drop in the bucket for them..."
Outside the curtain, Zheng Zhilong and Zheng Sen and his son stood quietly. Zheng Sen's face was filled with anger, but the hand pressed on the hilt of the sword was tightly pressed by Zheng Zhilong.
Come quietly, and then walk quietly, without disturbing anyone.
"Why did my father stop the child? As soldiers, those who should wear strong and hold their own strength to protect their country. Now they are afraid of Jianlu..." Zheng Sen looked angry.
It is not difficult to see their "fear" of Jianlu in the words of those people just now, and even to be more serious, they are disrespectful to Zheng Zhilong. With these people, how can they compare the battle between Zheng Zhilong? This is called Zheng Sen's furious.
The people inside were all soldiers in the army, and who was not raised by the Zheng family? Now I think of Zheng Zhilong like this, which is very hateful!
However, Zheng Zhilong didn't care. He was a time traveler. Will anyone who has seen a keyboard warrior care about this praise or criticism? On the contrary, this only made him notice that the morale of the army is still unstable and that his reputation as Zheng Dashen is not loud.
"It's not a day when the ice is frozen."
"The court has been using military forces with Jianlu over the years and has suffered consecutive defeats. All the morale, morale and courage have been lost. How could this little victory for my father be saved?"
"But the drip of water wears away the stones, and sand makes a tower. As a father, there is time and patience. Accumulating small victories will lead to great victories, just like a small river and a sea. Sooner or later, you can train an ever-victorious army to sweep the four directions. At that time, you will surely kill all the Tartars!"
More importantly, in this process, he was able to firmly grasp the military power and establish his absolute prestige in the newly built Land Division, just like the Zheng Navy before.
Zheng Zhilong's eyes were shining brightly.
In the west of Niuzhuang City, in the murderous Qing army formation. Aljinga also gritted his teeth and looked at Niuzhuang City, hoping to kill all the Ming army he had seen without leaving any left.
"It would be fine if you take advantage of the situation and conquer Yaozhou, Haizhou will be fine, but you dare to occupy Niuzhuang for a long time. If you don't kill them well, the Nikans will not know how powerful they are."
He was the guardian of Gaizhou City. He was in the same situation as Yileshen. Not only did he work in Gaizhou, the entire family had long moved to Gaizhou. The family of Jianlu Armored Soldiers had long fallen into Gaizhou.
Is it very similar to the Eight Banners in history? In fact, they are all connected to each other. This rule that was developed when fighting old slaves, with family members, long-term military service, mainly Jurchens and (Hans) coated clothes as the auxiliary method was a great magic weapon for Jianlu to completely control outside the pass in just 20 years.
But compared with Ileshen, who has been awarded the title, Argina is much younger. He is still less than forty years old and is in his prime!
Aside Argina was Malji, who led a small number of reinforcements to arrive. He was the defense of Argina, a government official who was inferior to the city guard. He had ten to dozens of people in his hands. Argina was located between Haizhou and Gaizhou. After the two merged, Argina, who had a higher official position, was led by Argina.
Arjing, who had witnessed the tragic situation in Haizhou, stepped on both sides of the Liao River and killed all the Zheng army without leaving any armor. But as a person who had no muscle in his mind, he could also clearly see the trap set by Zheng army.
The seemingly "open" Niuzhuang gate is a trap.
If he couldn't help but rush forward, he would definitely be hit by the Ming army's firearms.
Because he knew very well that Yileshen's strength was not weaker than him at all, and Haizhou City was no worse than Gaizhou City. The Ming army in front of him could defeat Yileshen head-on, and then attack Haizhou again. He took it in half a day, and his strength should not be underestimated.
A more comprehensive approach was that he was waiting here quietly, waiting for the arrival of Liaoyang soldiers. The latter was the northern barrier of Shenyang (Shengjing). In February of the third year of Chongde (1638), Huang Taiji conquered the Korean army again, and ordered Doro Raoyu Beile Abatai to lead each Niu to record 20 soldiers, one minister of each Jiala to build a city in Liaoyang.
The troops stationed in Shenyang are the barriers of Shenyang. Although they cannot compare with the latter's troops, they are far better than Haizhou and Gaizhou.
"Retreat. Retreat twenty miles to set up a camp. Send people to challenge Liaoyang again!"
Compared with the permanent city guards like Arjinga and Yileshen, although the troops in Liaoyang are numerous, it is not easy to be transferred. Every move there is in the eyes of the emperor. Without Huang Taiji's words, who dares to voluntarily fight?
Arjing's retreating called Zheng Zhilong sighed regretfully, but then he smiled again.
"Fu Song."
"Father."
"You can take the Volunteer Camp to the south by boat and go to Gaizhou..."
Chapter completed!