Chapter 223 August Yimao II
"Lou Xingye, deputy commander of the guard regiment of the Dingwu Army, has met Marquis Xuande."
These words spoken at this moment were simply unacceptable. Not only did they slap Kim Yo-jung in the face, but they also pressed these hereditary lords to the ground and rubbed them hard.
The two guards of the capital camp, with a total of ten thousand troops, were actually wiped out by a guard regiment of more than a thousand people in a single encounter.
If Kim Yo-jung's ancestors found out about this, they would jump out of the coffin board and slap his big ears repeatedly.
Looking at the surviving soldiers of the Beijing camp kneeling in the open space not far away, Jin Yozheng was speechless and suddenly cried.
Huang Degong frowned, and then cursed: "You eggless coward, you still have to have backbone even if you lose. In my Ming Dynasty, it's because you have too many cowards that you fail repeatedly in wars."
Lou Xingye smiled and cursed: "Old Huang, now that Wei Guogong has chosen to take action, something has happened. According to the plan, the business is to send the wife and others to Songjiang first. Someone will come, take off his clothes and tie him up. Just leave it where it is."
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The sound of gunfire outside Zhengyang Gate naturally reached the ears of Xu Hongji, who had just entered the city. He froze in place. Why?
Although there are firearms troops in the Beijing camp and a small number of thunderbolts, the noise that can cause such a big commotion must be the sound of artillery.
"My lord, Chen Cao's residence is ready."
Xu Hongji thought for a moment, then continued walking towards the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion: "Thousands of people should be under control. Immediately pass on my garrison order and close the nine gates of Nanjing. No entry or exit is allowed. Anyone who dares to break in will be shot to death.
In addition, it was immediately announced to the people of Nanjing that Chen Cao, the Duke of Liang, had rebelled. All people, things, and things involving Chen Cao must be reported to the Yamen. Those who report will be rewarded, and those who conceal and fail to report will be punished with the crime of rebellion. "
"Also," Xu Hongji turned around and stopped the general who was about to leave: "immediately send the troops staying in the capital to go to the city to prepare for war."
It is good to be vigilant, but Xu Hongji is too nervous. Even if the right guard of Nanjing rebels, if there are not 50,000 people in the tall Nanjing city wall, there is really no way to capture it.
Even when the Jiannu slaves of later generations captured Nanjing, hundreds of thousands of people surrounded them and bombarded them with artillery for a month.
Where is Qi Xianzong at this moment?
Navy camp...
Because he had learned of Chen Cao's order before, the guard regiment was responsible for guarding the mansion. His task was to assist the people in the workshop to move and block a wave of attacks.
The Nanjing Three Guards and Xiaoling Guards who were heading to the Longtan Navy Camp were beaten to the point of being stunned.
If Feng Kelie hadn't had the forethought to bring tens of thousands of people to the naval camp because he missed the right guard camp, the Nanjing Three Guards would have collapsed at this moment.
Xiaolingwei's position was at the rear, so he would naturally not suffer losses. Besides, Liu Yucheng was now an internal response, and he would not suddenly explode without receiving orders from Qi Xianzong.
"Sir," the bodyguard ran over on horseback and shouted towards Liu Yucheng, "Sir, Marquis Song Ning is here with tens of thousands of troops from the capital camp."
Liu Yucheng's forehead was already sweating. Although everyone in Nanjing knew that the Xiaoling Guards were responsible for collecting the firearms eliminated by each guard, the flintlock guns in their hands were equipment only owned by the Dingwu Army.
"After the order is passed, the trumpets and arrows sound, and the two teams in front and behind attack the Nanjing Three Guards and the Beijing Camp troops from two directions at the same time."
"yes..."
Feng Kelie stopped his horse in the distance. The sound of gunfire did not lie. It was obvious that the navy camp in Longtan was well prepared. It was really difficult to break into the workshop from here.
"Master Marquis," Feng Kelie's personal guard came over to inquire: "The Nanjing Three Guards and Xiaoling Guards were blocked in front. If we hadn't arrived in time, the Nanjing Three Guards would have collapsed."
"The Xiaoling Guards are just a benchmark. What can we expect them to accomplish?" Feng Kelie mocked a few words, and then waved his hand: "Let the people from the Shenji Battalion press forward. If the three Nanjing Guards dare to retreat, we will kill them without mercy."
"Master Marquis, where is Xiaoling Guard?"
Feng Kelie shook his head, and then said: "Send an order to Liu Yucheng and ask him to lead his troops to retreat. What can they Xiaoling Guard accomplish?"
If Xiaolingwei's past situation is followed, Feng Kelie's decision is very correct. Once Xiaolingwei collapses, it will only make things worse. It is better to withdraw them and do other things.
"Forget it, let the Xiaoling Guards retreat and be responsible for the security of the rear team."
Liu Yucheng was surprised when he received this order, and then sneered. It turned out that they were so disdainful in the hearts of these lords.
With this in mind, Liu Yucheng prepared to give them a big surprise from behind later.
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"Have all the things in the workshop been moved out?"
Qi Xianzong asked Qi Xianyun to direct the operations at the gate, and he himself also had to supervise the transfer of the entire workshop.
Bi Maokang was directing the men. When he saw Qi Xianzong coming, he said: "All the workshops that can be dismantled have been dismantled, and everything that cannot be taken away has been burned on the spot. Now it belongs to the college. The steam engine is very big. Now the students Everyone is moving that thing.”
"How about the removal of the firearms shop?"
"It's very fast. A batch was transferred a long time ago. The firearms shop moved the fastest. It took about an hour for them all to board the ship..."
Qi Xianzong nodded and handed over his hand: "I leave all matters to Mr. Bi. I'm leaving..."
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"Raise the gun..."
"put..."
'Bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...'
'Bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...'
'Bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...'
"Can't beat, retreat..."
"Listen up to the three guards of Nanjing. The left governor, Song Ninghou, has an order. If you dare to retreat, you will be shot without mercy..."
'Dong dong dong...'
A series of gunshots frightened the three Nanjing guards who were blocking the front out of their wits. The muskets had already defeated them. With the addition of artillery at this moment, no one could hold it back.
Even though the Shenji Battalion behind them fired, they still couldn't stop the defeated Nanjing Three Guards.
"Master Hou, the three guards of Nanjing have been defeated..."
Feng Kelie's heart was beating wildly. This kind of war was the first time since he became the governor of the Fifth Army. He didn't know that his accomplice Jin Yuzheng had been defeated at this moment, stripped naked and thrown into the street, but he Because there are 50,000 to 60,000 people under his command who can do whatever they want.
"General Qi..."
Lin Liangcai and a group of apprentices, along with many classmates, pushed three wheeled artillery vehicles to the entrance of the navy. The tunnel and sandbags in front blocked their view.
"This is a new type of artillery that the students are researching. It's just right to try it on them..."
Wheeled artillery is something that Chen Cao asked Lin Liangcai to study carefully before setting off, and he also allocated one hundred thousand taels of silver for this. Now is the time to operate on these real people.
The caliber of the gun is only 70 mm in terms of Western standards. This gun is a one-to-one replica of the most practical Japanese infantry gun in later generations.
It only weighs over two hundred and fifty kilograms, and can be quickly disassembled and evacuated after the fight.
"There are only nine artillery shells, but the students believe they can intimidate those old soldiers from the Zijing camp."
Even Lin Liangcai completely looked down on the Beijing troops. Qi Xianzong felt a little surprised, and then said: "Then you should be more accurate. It is best to kill their leading general with one shot."
'Dong dong dong...'
What was flying at this moment were still infantry artillery shells. The distance had already reached the front army headquarters commanded by Feng Kelie. The bombs caused the soldiers of the Beijing camp to retreat one after another, unable to resist them at all.
"What the hell kind of artillery is this?"
Feng Kelie had never seen this new type of artillery. Moreover, his command position of the Chinese Army was still three miles away from the navy camp, but he was hit by the opponent's artillery to a place no more than a hundred steps away from him.
Chirp...
There was a loud sound as an arrow flew into the sky and exploded in the air.
Liu Yucheng was the backbone. The person who actually commanded the Xiaoling Guard was Li Xingye, the military training officer of the Xiaoling Guard. This man was the scout Baihu of Xiping Fort back then. Because he had taken refuge with Chen Cao, he was promoted to serve as a military training officer for the new recruits of the Xiaoling Guard. official.
Li Xingye fought against the Tatars in Liaodong no less than ten times and had strong combat capabilities. Although he had never commanded a firearms unit, he had been with Chen Cao for so many years and had already carefully learned the experience of commanding firearms units in the Dingwu Army.
This moment is the best litmus test.
Seeing the sound of arrows in the sky, Li Xingye suddenly became energetic. Regardless of what Liu Yucheng was doing, he immediately gave instructions: "Send the order, follow the military training and combat orders, and prepare to fight..."
Feng Kelie was about to send people to attack, but suddenly there was a loud sound of gunfire behind him. Before he could send people to find out the news, a commander ran to Feng Kelie's horse and said, "It's a disaster... it's a disaster... .Master Hou..."
"What happened next? Did the gun explode?"
The visitor shouted with a crying face: "Xiaoling Guards, it's Xiaoling Guards, Xiaoling Guards are shooting, they are killing our people..."
Feng Kelie felt as if he had fallen into ice water. Everyone knew Xiaolingwei's virtues, but Xiaolingwei, who was being pampered like a child, was shooting his own people.
What does it mean?
The dog said he was going to rebel...
"Quick, the soldiers from the rear will cover up and kill you. There are few guards in Xiaoling. Hurry..."
Chirp...
There was another sound of arrows in the sky, but this time it came from the Xiaoling Guards. When Qi Xianzong saw this, he shouted: "Nanjing Right Guards, the whole army is dispatched, shoot freely..."
This is an irregular battle, but it is also a battle between equal people at the same time. Both sides have firearms, but their fighting will is not the same.
The full attack of the Nanjing right guard was like the last straw that crushed the Beijing camp troops led by Feng Kelie. The three Nanjing guards who had already been defeated were like a mad cow with its tail on fire, attacking the Beijing camp formation. The old gangster has been living in a corner of the south of the Yangtze River for a long time, and has long lost his usual training.
Those who can really fight are all in Nanjing City, under the control of Xu Hongji. Feng Kelie's team of servants is only 200 people, how can he suppress the 50,000 or 60,000 soldiers in the Beijing camp.
At this moment, Feng Kelie is facing the biggest defeat he has ever experienced in his life...
"Master Hou, run quickly... I'm defeated... run quickly..."
Although all the servants under his command were from the frontier army, but now facing a devastating defeat, they could only protect Feng Kelie and escape first, and they could no longer take care of the rest...
"broken..."
Feng Kelie paralyzed and let his servant lead the horse away...
