Chapter 387 The unlucky Bao Chengxian
"Your Majesty..." Zhang Yan's hand was held by Chen Cao, and she leaned back: "Your Majesty, respect yourself."
Chen Cao put his left hand around her shoulders and his right hand, holding her hand, and whispered: "Sister-in-law, keep your voice down. There are many maids and eunuchs outside, so don't spread the word."
After speaking, he pressed his mouth hard.
"Uh-huh..."
Zhang Yan couldn't speak, but struggled hard, but her strength was no match for Chen Cao, and she was disarmed in his hands after a few rounds.
Taking advantage of this moment, Chen Cao pinched Zhang Yan's shoulders.
"No...Your Majesty...Chen Cao...don't..."
On a whim, Chen Cao immediately let go of Zhang Yan, then turned her around and pressed her on the kang covered with plush blankets. In the midst of Zhang Yan's panic struggle, Chen Cao took off her lower clothes, and used his usual force to deal with Chen Cao. Zhuang Ling went straight away...
"ah..."
The maid outside the Nuan Pavilion suddenly heard the sound of gasping from inside the Nuan Pavilion, and was shocked. Then she blushed and waved away all the maids around her. She exited the Nuan Pavilion and closed the door herself.
Even Li Xiang, who came to see Chen Cao, was blocked outside Qianqing Palace. When he learned that Queen Zhang of Cining Palace was talking to Chen Cao in Nuange, Li Xiang shook his head helplessly, and then turned around slightly disappointed. leave.
"Huh...huh...huh..."
Zhang Yan was lying on the blanket, panting, and something yellow and white was flowing down her legs.
After getting dressed, Chen Cao covered Zhang Yan with a blanket and said gently: "Sister-in-law, please rest peacefully. I have business to do. If you are tired, there is something inside..."
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Zhenjiang Prefecture, Beigu Mountain
The artillery bombardment had blown up the Qing army's position west of Beigu Mountain beyond recognition. Even so, Bao Chengxian, who was on the defensive side, still issued a death order.
"Sir, the Ming army has surrounded Beigu Mountain from all sides."
Inside the tent, Bao Chengxian's brows had not relaxed since morning.
"Your Majesty's order is that we hold Beigu Mountain for seven days, but it's only the third day now. The Ming army has already attacked Xishan several times. If this continues, the 20,000 of us may not be able to hold on."
Several lieutenants nodded in agreement, and Bao Chengxian turned to look at his close associates beside him: "If we withdraw at this time, Yue Tobeile will not let us go, not to mention that I have also issued a military order in front of Mr. Li. "
A soldier ran into the tent: "Sir, the Ming army has retreated."
Kang Su wanted to eat Bao Chengxian into his stomach and then pull it out. After all, it was because of him that he had lost face in the 1st Army. There were even rumors that the people in the 51st Division were trash.
"How many artillery pieces do we have?"
The commander of the artillery battalion stood outside the many generals and said loudly: "Back to the teacher's seat, there are still fifteen field guns, twenty Shenwu guns, and the various artillery shells can fire twenty rounds of volleys."
"We can't wait any longer. If we let Bao Cheng escape first, our 51st Division will really become a waste."
Kang Sue's voice was full of anger: "No matter what, we must attack within today. Each brigade will act according to the plan and encircle them on three sides: east, west, south and west. If they jump into the river and run away, I won't say anything. If they come from which side, the brigade will If you escape from the defense zone, I will personally send you to the Military Justice Department."
Night fighting is an old method of warfare, and today with the vigorous development of firearms, the chance of winning against the enemy at night is 100%.
Kang personally commanded the 151st Brigade to attack in the west. However, when his own numbers were superior, encircling and attacking on three sides was the best strategy.
Bao Chengxian only had 20,000 men, and the casualties in the past two days had reached 2,000. Most of his men did not have muskets, and the troops with flintlocks only had one guerrilla battalion of 2,000 men.
At this moment, the battles in the mountainous areas on three sides started at the same time. He was commanding from the center and had no ability to send people to fill the gap.
"put..."
'Bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...'
The sky is gradually getting darker. Basically, the people under Bao Chengxian's command are from Liaodong and belong to the original guard army. Night battles are also a nightmare for them.
"Go and tell your lord, we can no longer defend here. Please call for reinforcements."
'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...'
"Master, the puppet troops have begun to retreat."
Kang Sue laughed, then took the rifle from the soldier: "Blow the trumpet, and the whole army will attack the mountain."
Fierce artillery fire covered the advance of the attacking troops, and the artillery battalion on the mountain also launched a counterattack against the attacking troops down the mountain. However, the disparity in strength between the two sides was too great. Bao Chengxian was able to resist the attack of a division with all firearms divisions with 20,000 people. This is already something extraordinary.
"Quickly, let the people from the Musket Battalion go to reinforce Xishan, and also release the defense areas in the east and south directions, and lead the Ming army to the trap halfway up the mountain."
After a while of arrangements, Bao Chengxian slumped down on the seat in the tent. Before he could take a breath, a salvo of artillery had already hit the surrounding area of the camp on the top of the mountain.
With the loud explosion and the fire that formed after the explosion, the dead branches and leaves in the mountain began to burn.
"Sir," a junior high school student rolled and crawled into the tent: "Sir, retreat quickly. The Ming army has already attacked halfway up the mountain, and Xishan has been lost."
Kang Zhu did not expect that Bao Chengxian actually had a back-up plan. The sudden musket exchange caused heavy casualties to the men he led. They were both fusiliers. After the exchange of fire over a cup of tea, Kang Zhu obviously discovered the enemy's attack. The musket tactics were very messy, very similar to the old tactics of the Shenji Battalion that I had learned at the time.
It is precisely because of this that Kang first took the lead and moved forward steadily with volley tactics regardless of the cost of casualties. He actually defeated the musketry battalion that came for reinforcements, and soon began to drop the flintlocks in his hands and flee.
When Kang led his men into Bao Chengxian's camp, only empty tents were left.
"Instruct all ministries to first eliminate the remaining enemies, then blockade the entire Beigu Mountain. While accepting surrender, Bao Chengxian must be captured."
"yes..."
The purge battle started at night and lasted until the early morning of the next day. Nearly 20,000 Qing troops fled in all directions in the Beigu Mountains. Some descended the mountains from all directions and tried to escape, but were beaten to death by the well-prepared defenders before being captured. There are also people who are brave enough to understand water skills and go down the mountain from the north and jump directly into the Yangtze River, but they are in the minority after all.
Bao Chengxian was helpless. He had a high rank, so he shaved his hair and kept braids in accordance with Manchu custom. The officers and soldiers of the 51st Division arrested no less than 300 generals according to the braids.
In order to survive, the people among them identified Bao Chengxian, who was disguised as a general.
While reporting the victory to the headquarters, Kang took the lead and interrogated the traitor. In the end, he learned that the troops that had secretly attacked the Yangzhong Shazhou artillery camp and then crossed the river to make him embarrassed were actually just a puppet army under Jiannu. Not even a real Tatar.
This made Kang Sui hold his breath for a long time, and he almost shot Bao Cheng to death first.
Bao Chengxian, who was subsequently captured, and a dozen senior generals were all taken to Dantu. The only thing waiting for him was a trial in Nanjing.
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At the same time, Dan Tu’s seven major ferries
The battle was fierce. After receiving the military order from the Fifth Army Governor's Office, Weng Linzhi immediately dispersed all officers and soldiers to cooperate with the troops along the river to defend the Qing army on the other side of the river.
The roaring sound of artillery and gunfire along the river seemed a little haggard in the spray of water after the explosion, but the casualties caused to the opponent were real.
In the north of the Yangtze River, Li Yongfang, like Bao Chengxian, never relaxed his brows from the moment he crossed the river. Although there were hundreds of thousands of people behind him, in terms of musket ratio, he did not cover the entire army, only 50,000. The soldiers were issued flintlock muskets, and the rest of the troops still carried long knives, bows, arrows, and other throwing weapons.
"Husband-in-law, Yue Tuobele sent someone to send an order to ask the prince-in-law to cross the river as soon as possible and not to engage in a war with the Ming army."
Li Yongfang was suddenly shocked: "What's wrong, we haven't crossed the river for a day, wouldn't Bao Chengxian's army be alone?"
Upon hearing this, the trusted servants around him whispered: "Consort, the idea came from Yue Tuobele, and we are also acting under orders."
Li Yongfang shook his head. He knew the behavior of these Manchus very well: "He is the eldest son of Daishan. Who do you think your Majesty believes?"
"This, in this case, wouldn't we be the ones taking the blame?"
Li Yongfang turned around and said: "Send the order, let the men and horses of the left wing camp press forward, set up all the Hongyi artillery, use the artillery to cover the troops crossing the river, and charge forward no matter what."
"twitter..."
In Gaozi Town, nearly 200,000 people from the Shenwu Army gathered here. After receiving the military order from the Fifth Army Governor's Office, Army Commander Wang Xiaojie looked excited. The start of the cross-river battle meant military merit. In the new era, At the beginning of the establishment of the dynasty, there must be a reason for the emperor's delay in awarding rewards, so meritorious service in previous battles was also for the sake of future generations.
"Old Wang, the military order of the Governor's Office is to let our Shenwu Army be the main force, and Weng Linzhi's 1st Army Group will cover us in crossing the river. Now they are fighting in full swing by the Dantu River. We can also take this opportunity to cross the river in one fell swoop and kill Jiannu. Caught off guard.”
Yuan Shizhong stood up and said, "It's time for that bitch slave Li Yongfang to hand over his life."
Wang Xiaojie stood up, looked at the division and brigade commanders in front of him, and said seriously: "Each department..."
'Bang...'
Military boots clicked together.
Wang Xiaojie looked around and said: "Our Shenwu Army was appointed as the vanguard force to cross the river. This is His Majesty's favor. It is an honor that even the Dingwu Army does not have. This battle to cross the river is a battle related to the future of our Shenwu Army." , only victory is allowed, absolutely no defeat. I hereby issue a military order. After the cross-river battle begins, all ministries must move forward bravely. Who dares to be timid and wait for the fruits of victory? The gun on my waist is your destination;
If the soldiers retreat, kill the soldiers. If the company retreats, kill the battalion commander. If the battalion retreats, kill the regiment commander. If the regiment retreats, kill the brigade commander. If even the brigade dares to retreat, there will be a total of three division commanders and three deputy division commanders here. I am the leader. ·There are still enough bullets for the gun, do you understand? "
"yes..."
