Chapter 326: Fierce Battle Wan'an
The eastern sky finally turned white, and dark clouds covered the earth, making people feel oppressive and dull.
When the time came, there was another bang in the main camp of the Qing army! Boom! Boom! Huge war drums.
The soldiers of each battalion gathered like ants, quickly lined up in formation in the large camp, and the Qing army pushed a large number of siege equipment and the viewing platform built to the north of Wan'an City two miles away.
On March 24 of the third year of Shunzhi, Jin Shengheng and other troops captured Ji'an, an important town in Jiangxi, and then gathered the general army Ke Yongsheng's department, and the army advanced into southern Jiangnan.
In April, Wanhe fell, Yanxi fell, in May, Li Yongmao, the governor of Southern Jiangxi, ordered the deputy general Xu Bida to hold Taihe, and within a few days, Zhixian was killed in battle, and Taihe fell again.
The Qing army came along the Ganshui River, against the current, and the prefectures and counties along the way were broken, and Xu Bida retreated to Wan'an.
In June, Jin Shengheng besieged Wan'an, and must reach the death, but the Qing soldiers were very numerous, and gradually could not support, Ganzhou governor Wan Yuan Ji and the university scholar Yang Tinglin discussed, that Wan'an is the last barrier in Ganzhou, so Yang Tinglin led 10,000 reinforcements from Yunnan and Guangzhou, and entered Wan'an.
Now under Wan'an City, 13,000 Ming troops have been fighting with 50,000 Qing soldiers in the city for more than 20 days.
The walls of Wan'an were riddled with holes, and there were broken weapons, ruined banners, and blackened bloodstains everywhere above and below the city.
At this time, the main general who attacked Wan'an had been replaced by Lekedehun who fled from Huguang to Jiangxi, although he was defeated, but the Qing court has not punished it yet, and Jin Shengheng did not understand Lekedehun's situation and encounter, but the other party was the Qing court Baylor, and Lekedehun tightly sealed the news of his defeat in Wuchang, and soon seized the command of the army.
Originally, in the land of Jiangxi, Jin Shengheng could be called the first, but now that Luck Dehun and the Three Thousand Eight Banners have come, his status has been immediately reduced.
In this regard, he was very unhappy, and wrote a letter to Nanjing, asking the governor of Jiangnan, Hong Chengchou, why the Qing court would send Lucke into Jiangxi without notifying.
In ancient times, the information was inconvenient, and Jin Shengheng wanted to get a reply for at least a month, but Luck Dehun was eager to use the Jiangxi battlefield to establish his military exploits, so that he could make up for his merits.
Jin Shengheng's troops were soon deprived of most of them by Luck Dehun using his identity as Baylor, and Geng Jimao and Shen Yongzhong were both placed in the green camp by him and mastered a large number of soldiers and horses. \u000bAt this time, Luck Dehun was not on the high platform that was built, but took a dozen generals to inspect Wan'an County on horseback. \u000bMore than 20 days of attack have made Luck Dehun lose patience, and he will take Wan'an in one fell swoop today, and then capture Ganzhou and occupy the whole territory of Jiangxi. \u000bWan'an County is not high, the city wall is about two zhang and five feet, the wall is not wide and thick enough, the city head can only accommodate two carriages in parallel, there are almost no artillery and other equipment to defend the city, there is also a moat under the city, but it is only one zhang and five feet wide, and in the attack of more than 20 days, the moat full of sharp piles in the river has long been filled with mud, the wall has also been eliminated by cannonballs, and the city wall has even cracked.
Before the invasion of the Qing army, the land of southern Gan had been peaceful for a long time, and there was not much preparation for the war at all, and the old city wall, which was already old, had reached the limit after more than 20 days of heavy bombardment, although the city was densely packed with Ming soldiers, and they all opened their bows and arrows, vigilantly and uneasily watched the Qing army outside the city slowly gather, but Luck Dehun knew that the city was broken today. \u000b At this time, Geng Jimao, who had been promoted to command the 10,000 Green Battalion, rushed to report, "Qi Baylor, all battalions are ready!" \u000b Lucked Hun looked at the gloomy sky, and immediately said, "Go to war!" ”
After a while, the earth-shattering drum sounded again'Knock~Knock~Knock~' The drum was not urgent, but it was very low and powerful, moving the soul, so that the Ming soldiers at the head of the city couldn't help but hold the weapons in their hands tightly. \u000b At this time, Luck Dehun immediately led a group of generals to the high platform in the distance, he turned around, out of the corner of his eye, but found that Jin Shengheng's face behind him was a little dull, so he couldn't help but ask coldly: "Is Admiral Jin dissatisfied with this commander?" ”
When Jin Shengheng heard this, he was slightly startled, and hurriedly said: "The minions don't dare~ It's just that the last general has some questions~ Since ancient times, the siege of the city has been mostly used to encircle three and lack one, and the method of opening one side of the net to avoid the enemy fighting to the death, why did Baylor attack on all sides, so that the Ming army in the city was burned? ”
Although the green battalion besieging the city was led by Geng Jimao and Shen Yongzhong, it was actually Jin Shengheng's soldiers and horses, and Leke Dehun would undoubtedly cause heavy casualties to the Qing soldiers if he attacked the city like this, and the losses were all Jin Shengheng's old troops, so he had a big opinion in his heart.
"Hmph~" Lucked said coldly: "It seems that Admiral Jin is very dissatisfied with the command of this commander~"
At this time, the Qing soldiers had already killed the city like a tide, and tens of thousands of siege troops moved towards the city like ants, like a rolling wave, slapping this small city of Wan'an.
In the Qing army, rushing to the forefront is, 3,000 large shield soldiers, 3,000 archers, bird commanders, because there is no artillery at the head of the city, arrows and bullets have become the biggest threat to the siege army, defending and suppressing the bow and arrow at the head of the city, it has become the main task of the two Qing soldiers. \u000b The two capitals fell, the Ministry of Industry, the Shenji Battalion, the officials, craftsmen, and workshops that made artillery and the system were almost lost, and the Ming Dynasty's advantage in firearms no longer existed.
Many of the newly recruited troops are broadsword and spear, and even bows and arrows are very scarce, and in Wan'an City, although most of them are regular official soldiers, they are not much better.
"Release the arrow~" The Ming army general at the head of the city roared, as if the sound was louder, and the arrows could kill more Qing soldiers. \u000b At this time, the arrows at the head of the city were like a torrential rain, overwhelmingly shooting at the city, and the Qing soldiers under the city raised the big shield in the run, and then fixed the big shield on the ground fifty steps away from the city wall, instantly forming a shield wall.
At this time, the Qing soldiers hiding behind the big shield immediately bent their bows and threw them, and the arrows above and below the city were like rain, intertwined, forming a flying arrow net, and with the sound of the Qing artillery, the Ming army at the head of the city was bombarded by the rain of arrows and artillery, and the casualties immediately increased, and the arrows at the head of the city were gradually suppressed.
Zhao Yinxuan, Hu Yiqing guarded the northern city, Zhao Yinxuan personally commanded in the city, the cannonballs bombarded beside him, the smashed gravel splashed, the general's face was full of gunsmoke, he saw that the city was completely suppressed, and he was so anxious that he yelled again and again, "Let go of the arrows, suppress the Qinggou for me!" At this moment, a stray arrow burst out of the battlements, Zhao Yinxuan avoided it, the arrow was shooting at his chest, he screamed, fell to the ground, and the family members around him saw this, frightened and rushed up, guarded Zhao Yinxuan, and carried him down the city.
When Hu Yiqing saw this, he was immediately shocked, and hurriedly rushed out of the enemy building, shouting: "Don't panic the army, this will be here, continue to shoot arrows for me~"
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