Chapter 279 People from Jiangnan can fight
Huang Chunyao nodded: "Students have calculated that they are sending 150,000 troops this time, of which 50,000 are border troops from Guangxi and Yunnan. Now that Cen Rui has been captured, half of the 50,000 soldiers brought by Huang Sihai are dead and wounded, and the remaining All of Huang Chongtao's 50,000 guardsmen were captured;
However, according to statistics, the Zhejiang Dusi's guard army is as high as 100,000, which means that the Zhejiang Dusi still has 50,000 guard troops at its disposal. If the father-in-law is really interested in Zhejiang, he can eliminate the effective forces in Zhejiang on this basis, and thus in one fell swoop Take Zhejiang. "
Now Chen Cao is confident enough to capture Hangzhou, but the only problem is that there will definitely be a lot of resistance after Hangzhou is captured. However, now You Shiwei and others are still wandering around Hangzhou. If they cannot be completely eliminated, what will happen to Chen Cao? It is indeed a thorny issue.
"Well, I agree with your point of view, but if we have to rely on our four divisions with 70,000 people to completely defeat Zhejiang, our troops are still stretched thin," Chen Cao said, turning to look at Xin Zhao: "Immediately take my troop deployment letter. Go back and mobilize the new army guard regiment in Shanghai County to join the battle. In addition, ask Hong Chengchou to mobilize another division of troops."
"yes..."
After Zhao Xin left, Chen Cao ordered to bring the Shenwu artillery he was carrying and set up a formation at the entrance of the water village in Beixinguan, preparing to rush in at one go and then surround Hangzhou, asking You Shiwei, who was still in Haining, to speed up his pace. , thus entering the ambush circle arranged by Chen Cao.
The guard general of Beixinguan is Xiao Zhengquan, the commander of the Hangzhou Guard. The strength of one guard under his command plus two thousand Fubiao soldiers, a total of more than 7,000 people guard Beixinguan.
Beixinguan is where the Hangzhou Guard is stationed, so Zhang Yangming gave Xiao Tianci a death order before entering the city. Even if the last man died in the battle, Beixinguan could not be evacuated. It was related to the safety of Hangzhou, and Xiao Tianci was also the commander of the guard. The tough guys among them received the 30,000 taels of silver from the governor's yamen and distributed them all to his subordinates. Not only that, precisely because the remnants of the Hangzhou Guards were rooted in the local area, Zhang Yangming even gave each soldier of the Hangzhou Guards a silver coin. I paid ten taels of silver for the settlement fee.
Xiao Zhengquan stood in the camp. After receiving the news that the rebels were setting up cannons, he immediately drew his knife and shouted: "Brothers, we have been guarding Hangzhou for more than two hundred years. Since Emperor Taizu, you brothers in the family have I am a member of the Hangzhou Guard. The rebels are going to launch a strong attack today. The settlement money given by the governor has also been placed in the hands of your family. Today, I will kill the enemy with you.
The Ming Dynasty was victorious..."
"The Ming Dynasty will be victorious..."
The shouts from the camp made Chen Cao frown: "When did the guardsmen have such high morale? I can't bear to do it."
Huang Chunyao sneered and shook his head: "The fighting power of a mortal man should not be underestimated. It is a pity that our army does not know how to engage in close combat. Students think that these people are just bones in the grave."
"Let these people see how powerful we Jiangnan people are..."
I don't know who shouted something next. Xiao Zhengquan's subordinates changed their slogans and shouted according to this sentence, and their morale suddenly rose.
"Put up our general's cannon and fire."
The Hangzhou Guards also have firearms, but unfortunately their general cannons can only shoot one and a half miles away, and at the limit, the range of the Shenwu artillery is more than two miles, so dozens of actual rounds were fired at Beixinguan Water Village. ·After the heart bomb, Chen Cao decisively ordered the artillery team to fire.
"Zhuyuan loading..."
"Open the flower bomb and prepare..."
"point..."
'Dong-dong-dong...dong-dong-dong...dong-dong-dong...dong-dong-dong...dong-dong-dong...'
'Dong-dong-dong...dong-dong-dong...dong-dong-dong...dong-dong-dong...dong-dong-dong...'
'Dong-dong-dong...dong-dong-dong...dong-dong-dong...dong-dong-dong...dong-dong-dong...'
Chen Cao will not be stingy with the shells. Compared with field artillery shells made of all copper, the old-fashioned shells made of iron sheets are now available in as many quantities as possible. After several battles, Chen Cao has ordered the arsenal to stop Manufacture solid-core bullets, and switch to producing all open-core bullets.
After three rounds of volleys, the entire Beixinguan Water Village Camp was bombed beyond recognition.
On the North City of Hangzhou, Zhang Yangming had received the news a long time ago and had been waiting on the tower until the thunderous sound of cannons sounded. Guard soldiers immediately came to Hangzhou for rescue."
A famous commander who stayed behind in Dusi said with a bitter face: "Your Majesty, you have learned clearly that during the battle of Jiashan, there were only 50,000 soldiers in our guard station in Zhejiang. I dare not lie to you. Could these 50,000 be the soldiers?" It’s hard to tell the real number.”
How come those guardsmen who were twisting around Zhang Yangming didn't know that even Zhang Juzheng didn't dare to clean up after all these years when the commander and the commanders began to eat empty pay, let alone him, and it was now the time when Hangzhou was in danger, if If you don't give face to the commanders, it will be a big trouble if you force them to rebel.
"How many troops and horses are there in Zhejiang now?"
Qian Shi thought for a while and then said: "The Guanhai Guards have not moved. There are also Songmen Guards from Taizhou, Jinxiang Guards from Wenzhou, five thousand soldiers under the name of General Taizhou, Quzhou Guards and Quzhou Guards stationed at Xianxia Pass in Quzhou. The total of the 5,000 soldiers under the general's command is about 35,000 men and horses."
"Then call it immediately..."
Zhang Yangming said and stopped the man again: "Wait a minute, except for the soldiers under the name of General Taizhou, the remaining 30,000 horses will be mobilized."
As he spoke, Zhang Yangming looked at his confidants again: "Immediately write two letters in handwriting, one to send someone to Nanjing to ask for help, and one to Jiangxi Dusi, asking the Jiangxi Dusi Commander to send troops to help, and tell them that the sooner they can The better, Hangzhou can’t wait.”
"yes..."
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"My lord, the water fortress is broken. All we need to do is rush in and deal with the remaining enemies."
Wang Xiaojie walked up to Chen Cao astride the knife: "Please give me the order."
Beixinguan Water Village had become beyond recognition after three rounds of shelling. Even through his telescope, he could see the shattered corpses of the defenders. These were only Shenwu artillery shells. If they were replaced by field artillery shells, Chen Cao estimated that all twenty rounds had been fired. Under such intensive bombardment, there might not be a single person alive in the water village.
"Well, go to your headquarters and pass the order. The troops will enter in company units. If there are any surrenders, they will be accepted. Those who resist will be killed."
The water camp has been destroyed, but Xiao Zhengquan was lucky and was not killed in the first wave of shelling. If the soldiers had not protected him with their bodies, Xiao Zhengquan might have been the one who died.
At this time, Xiao Zhengquan's head was dizzy, his ears were ringing, and everything he saw was a double image. It was obvious that the air wave from the previous explosion had seriously injured him. The blood seeping out of his ears and nose showed that he had suffered considerable internal injuries.
In sight, many figures have appeared at the gate of the camp, but there are only a few guards soldiers on my side who have survived and can pick up weapons. They have lost this battle.
'Ugh...'
Xiao Zhengquan pulled out his Yanling sword from under the dead soldier, raised the sword and shouted: "Traitor, the land south of the Yangtze River cannot tolerate you..."
'boom...'
With a gunshot, a bloody hole burst out in the center of Xiao Zhengquan's head, and he fell backwards.
In just one stick of incense, Wang Xiaojie returned to Chen Cao's horse again: "My lord, Beixinguan Water Village has been captured. More than a thousand defenders were captured, and nearly two thousand others were slightly or seriously injured."
Chen Cao said expressionlessly: "All those who were seriously injured were shot to death, and those who were lightly injured and those who survived were escorted to Jiaxing City."
Even Chen Cao, who was seriously injured by the shell, was helpless. Even if he survived, he had no ability to take care of himself. Instead of wasting resources, it would be better to let them all die, which would be a kind of relief.
After Beixing closed the gate, the north gate of Hangzhou was completely exposed to Chen Cao. This was no different from what Chen Cao expected. After arriving three miles away from Qiantang County in Beicheng, Chen Cao looked at the closed Hangzhou in the distance and felt that it looked like a naked place. A woman is waiting for her luck.
"Hahaha..."
No one knew why Chen Cao was laughing, but now that Hangzhou was in front of them, they did not expect that the war was going so smoothly.
"Hangzhou and Suzhou are generally laid out, but as the capital of the Song Dynasty for two hundred years, Hangzhou's construction is not comparable to that of ordinary cities. Qiantang County blocks the north gate of Hangzhou. To attack Hangzhou, Qiantang County must be taken. However, Qiantang and the north gate of Hangzhou are different. It formed the momentum of a horn..."
Huang Chunyao pointed to Qiantang County in the distance: "Qiantang and Hangzhou are in the same city, but the protruding Qiantang County is a major barrier to Hangzhou;
Sir, this attack may be a bit difficult. "
Chen Cao looked back at the soldiers behind him, his self-confidence was overwhelming, but he was still much more low-key: "First send someone to display the banner of King Fu and ask Zhang Yangming to surrender in Kaicheng. In addition, he also gave conditions. As long as Zhang Yangming surrenders to King Fu, he will still let him do what he did. Governor of Zhejiang, and give him a marquis."
In the Ming Dynasty, civil servants were no longer granted titles after the Xuanzong Dynasty. Civil servants could only be given the false title of Grand Master or Grand Tutor, which was the highest honor. Now that Zhang Yangming was in charge of Hangzhou, it was not excessive to give him a Marquis.
However, the soldiers who came back later were scolded bloody by Zhang Yangming. Not only Chen Cao, but also King Fu who was hundreds of miles away was scolded so badly that his body was completely bruised.
Seeing this, Huang Chunyao said: "My lord, then change your mind and select soldiers with loud voices to go to Hangzhou to call the city. Anyone who can capture Zhang Yangming and open the city of Hangzhou will be directly named a marquis in the name of Prince Fu, and given the post of commander-in-chief." , and a reward of ten thousand taels of gold and one hundred thousand taels of silver."
Chen Cao smiled evilly and said, "You have a lot of clever ideas, kid. If Zhang Yangming sees this, don't all the generals under his command look like they are going to betray him?"
"Hahaha..."
The generals laughed in unison. Although this plan was not very good, it would at least disgust Zhang Yangming and create a gap among them, which would make Zhang Yangming use rat weapons when defending the city.
"That's it, select people immediately."
