Who is He Tengjiao?
You are a ruthless person who is good at internal fighting!
If Zuo Mengeng rebelled from the beginning, even if he took his troops out of the city to fight, he would not necessarily lose. But if you want to use the "Hongmen Burial" to catch He Tengjiao, you are really looking for death.
How could He Tengjiao be fooled by him? Not only would he not be fooled, but he would also concoct a more vicious plan.
The two thousand infantrymen who followed He Tengjiao this time were not his own soldiers at all, but a group of new army infantrymen led by Tang Laosi (the one who killed Tang Tong and was also an expert in internal strife). Those hundred and ten armored knights are a company of new army cavalry. They are all elites who have been in battle for a long time and have killed Tatars!
Zuo Mengeng should have burned down the pontoon bridge and closed the city to defend it, but he wanted to trick He Tengjiao into the city and capture him alive. However, he was so coaxed by He Tengjiao's words that he was so confused that he let these murderers get off the pontoon bridge without paying attention. Once on the embankment, they formed a formation to launch fire cannons!
Zuo Mengeng's reaction was quite quick. When he saw something was wrong, he did not dare to organize resistance. He turned around and ran away, even ignoring the military advisor Huang Shu behind him. Huang Shu was also smart. When he saw Zuo Mengeng running away, he immediately ran away. A group of generals and lieutenants of the Zuo Family Army who followed Zuo Mengeng rushed to escape when they saw something was wrong. They are not alone, they are all accompanied by their own servants, and these guards also follow their master.
All of a sudden, everything was in chaos outside the south gate of Jiangling!
However, the three thousand servants Zuo Mengeng brought out were reliable at critical moments. They were all buddies who had followed Zuo Liangyu, Zuo Mengeng and his son for many years, and they were so loyal! And I don’t know how powerful the fire blunderbuss of the new army is? They didn't even know that the two thousand "He family servants" in front of them were the notorious new army to overcome difficulties.
So when Zuo Mengeng ran away, they picked up the guy and rushed forward, wanting to pounce on him and fight him hand to hand.
Those responsible for commanding the servants were all the fiercest warriors of the Zuo family army, and they often went into battle to fight. They all knew that the Ming army's artillery soldiers had the problem of indiscriminate shooting. So while they directed their subordinates to move forward in formation, they took the lead in shouting: "Kill the thieves! Kill the thieves..."
However, after shouting for a long time, the opponent did not fire randomly. They just lit the match rope calmly, loaded the ammunition, and then formed a shooting formation.
Tang Laosi is now considered a veteran general who has experienced battles for a long time. He was "gilded" in the Nanjing Martial Arts Hall, and he also learned the correct method of using the Morris Square from the foreign general Shi Ruien.
Because none of the servants of the Zuo family on the opposite side were riding horses, Tang Laosi adopted the tactic of moving the firecrackers forward and launching three rows of firecrackers in front of the pikemen square formation. His regiment has four battalions, each battalion has 240 firecrackers, and a total of 960 firecrackers, all of which are aimed at the Zuo family servants who are screaming.
The servants standing at the front have realized that something is wrong, but the Zuo family servants have strict military discipline, and they dare not run away without orders - most of them have families and families, and they all live in Jiangling City. If they escape in the middle of the battle, their whole family will be killed. of......
"Rumble..."
Just when these Zuo family servants realized something was wrong and did not dare to run away, a volley of firecrackers started.
The roar of the 960 fire cannons fired at a distance of more than thirty steps was almost the same as the firing of the Hongyi cannon, and the rumble shook the earth and the earth. Nine hundred and sixty lead bullets roared out of the gun's muzzle and swept through the Zuo family's servants like a hurricane, leaving a mass of flesh and blood everywhere they passed.
When the roar sounded, I had just run to the edge of the moat and before I even got on the suspension bridge, I was startled by the loud noise, which sounded like a Hongyi cannon firing.
His family also has fire blunderbuss, including bird blunderbuss, three-eyed blunderbuss, and turtle-dove-foot blunderbuss, totaling no less than 10,000. But how can a firecracker fire so neatly? It must be crackling like firecrackers, and it's not that loud... Because the quality of these firecrackers is not good, the soldiers are afraid of exploding the barrel, so they don't dare to add enough gunpowder. There is nothing thirty steps away. Right on target.
But the sound of the volley of firecrackers today doesn’t sound right!
He quickly looked back, only to see that his experienced servants were now in chaos. The people standing in front wanted to run, while the people behind the formation rushed forward with their heads covered, and the two groups collided with each other. Son, everything was in chaos immediately. There were also bursts of heartbreaking screams... Listening to the screams, Zuo Mengeng's heart twitched. How many people had been hit by the volley just now?
Just when I was feeling frightened, the harsh sound of suona suddenly came, and then there was a deafening roar!
The Zuo family servants who were already in chaos became even more chaotic. Two rounds of volleys had knocked down three to four hundred people, with more than 10% casualties. There were screams and wails, and those who had not been hit were also thrown into fear. ——This is a lot of damage caused in just a few dozen breaths!
How could the He family's fire gun soldiers be so powerful? Where did they come from?
"Major General, leave quickly! Major General, leave quickly..."
The servants protecting Zuo Menggen also knew that something was wrong, and without waiting for Zuo Mengeng to react, they rushed to the city gate one by one with him in their arms.
Fortunately, they reacted quickly, otherwise Zuo Mengeng would not even have a chance to run back to Jiangling City!
Because the more than a hundred armored cavalry who followed He Tengjiao had already mounted their horses and charged towards the chaotic Zuo family servants!
Even though there are only a hundred or so cavalry, you can seize the opportunity very well when you can't resist others' charge! Just when the servants of the Zuo family were disrupted by two volleys of fire cannons, they rushed over like tigers descending from the mountain. The formation of the servants collapsed in an instant, and more than 2,000 people ran wildly, all rushing towards the south gate of Jiangling City.
"Major General, quickly order the city gate to be closed!"
"Major General, you can't close the door, there are all our brothers outside!"
"Major General, they only have more than 2,000 people... let's mobilize our troops and kill them!"
As soon as Zuo Mengeng ran into the city gate, he was surrounded by a group of generals and lieutenants who ran faster than him, and they started shouting. Some people suggested closing the door, some opposed closing the door, and some brave ones simply advised Zuo Mengeng to lead his troops and fight out.
Zuo Menggeng felt a splitting headache due to the noise from his subordinates. Just as he was about to roar, he heard the sound of crying coming from behind. When he looked back, he saw that it was the servants who had been scattered by He Tengjiao's cavalry. They have rushed to the edge of the moat. There were no less than two thousand people, and there was no order. They were just scrambling to escape.
These are precious servants!
How come you are now a fat pig that can be killed and expelled by others at will? Why are He Tengjiao's soldiers so fierce... That's not right! Only then did Zuo Mengeng realize that these were not He Tengjiao's people, but Zhu Cihong's new army to overcome difficulties!
"Hurry up and release the Thousand Jin Gate!" When he thought of those new troops who could defeat even Hauge, Zuo Mengeng didn't even want any servants!
As the Thousand Jin Gate was lowered, the inside and outside of Jiangling South Gate were temporarily separated. Those servants who were blocked outside could only lower themselves into the city - that is, they could be hoisted into the city with baskets.
But the new army brought by He Tengjiao has nine hundred and dozens of firecrackers! Another quarter of them are turtle-dove-footed muskets with a relatively long range.
Aren't the people sitting in the basket and hanging themselves a living target?
"General Cannon! Quickly push the General Cannon up and hit He Tengjiao!"
Zuo Mengeng, who was on the top of the city, heard the sporadic sound of gunshots and constant screams, and immediately knew something was wrong.
His servant has become a target...so he hurriedly mobilizes his artillery!
But his cannon is now pointed at the city. How could it be so easy to move it?
Just as Zuo Mengeng's men were hurriedly moving the cannons, the sound of cannons outside the city had stopped.
Zuo Mengeng thought to himself: Could it be that their muskets were too hot and could not be fired?
At this moment, someone suddenly opened their throats and shouted in unison: "Zuo Menggeng rebelled and took refuge with the bandits. He Futai was ordered to lead troops to arrest him. He will only capture the chief culprit without asking for any threats. Those who surrender will avoid death!"
What? Zuo Mengeng wants to surrender to Li Zicheng? Suddenly, dozens of eyes were directed at Major General Zuo, all from the generals and lieutenants under his command.
It seems to be asking: Is this happening?
