Outside Jiangning Prefecture
A gust of wind roared in, bringing with it bursts of cold air that made people shiver. Ripples instantly appeared on the wide moat.
It may be that the water is dull, but a few fish are emerging from the water, their mouths wide open, biting the air.
"Bang bang bang..."
Suddenly, a short and rapid golden sound sounded from the broad city wall. The fish that were still panting leisurely were frightened by the sudden noise and scattered in panic, and quickly dived into the water.
"There is beacon smoke ahead, please pay attention..."
"... Found rebels... There is an enemy attack. Close the city gate quickly..."
At this moment, various calls kept coming from the top of the city wall.
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The twenty-first year of Qianlong's reign
Winter
With the continuous victories of the bandit suppressing army, the intertwining war between the Manchu and bandit suppressing forces has become increasingly difficult to see through.
The bandit-suppressing army is currently strong, but it is still weak compared to the behemoth of the Manchu Qing court. The Manchu Qing court was huge, but its continuous defeats in wars inevitably made people worry about whether it would be overthrown by the bandit suppressing army.
Nowadays, the war in Jiangning Mansion is even more eye-catching. Once the bandit-suppressing army secures Jiangning Mansion, it will indicate the possibility of the Han people rising again.
Can the bandit-suppressing army become the second in the Red Turban Army and create a new Han Dynasty? All forces began to feel uneasy and place their own bets.
As winter approaches, the temperature has already turned cold. If it were not for ensuring the transportation and supply of logistical materials, the anti-bandit troops should have arrived at the gates of Nanjing long ago.
Nanjing City boasts the longest, most magnificent and well-defended city wall in the world today. The city wall is more than five feet high, five feet wide at the bottom and four feet wide at the top. ? Times
The Yangtze River waters of Jiangning Prefecture (Nanjing) were originally defended by the Jiangning Eight Banners Navy during the Yongzheng period. In the sixteenth year of Qianlong's reign, after Qianlong went to Jiangnan for the first time to inspect the army, he was extremely dissatisfied with the performance of the Jiangning Eight Banners Naval Battalion, so he eliminated all of them and placed them under the jurisdiction of the deputy general of the Zhenjiang Naval Battalion.
Half a month ago, Jiangning garrison general Wu Hetuo was ordered by the imperial court to dispatch the Zhenjiang naval battalion of the Qing army garrisoned in the waters of Jiangning Prefecture to attack the area within its jurisdiction? Quemu Congxi?Α
Zhenjiang Naval Camp was the site of the Qing army's military camp on the Yangtze River. Ao?
However, the rebels are cunning.
For several days in a row, the rebels were defeated every day, and their strength did not look much better than that of the local fishermen. The Zhenjiang Navy could achieve some results every time they pursued. If they didn't pursue, they could only watch the rebels escape leisurely.
Finally, more than ten ships of the Zhenjiang Navy couldn't stand it anymore and pursued them deeply. Under the temptation of the anti-bandit army's tactics, the Zhenjiang Navy gradually dispatched the entire division to rescue. When the Zhenjiang navy realized something was wrong, only a dozen of the hundreds of large and small warships escaped, retreated back to Zhenjiang, and never came out again.
At the same time, Jiangxi Province had been completely occupied by the Zhongyong Army led by Zhang Zhishan, and Fujian had been completely conquered by the Tiger Army led by Li Guozhong. The two armies jointly sent troops to overwhelm Hangzhou.
The green soldiers in Hangzhou watched the wind and descended. Before many people in towns and villages could react, the color of the sky and the earth had changed.
Taiwan originally had the Taiwan Navy Association for coastal defense. After the Taiwan Navy Association was forced to land by the former Fujian Sanjiangkou Division led by Lin Yiyou, Taiwan was captured by a regiment mobilized by Li Guozhong and 8,000 green battalion troops.
The people in Taiwan were very happy to hear that the king of the Han Dynasty was coming, and they rushed to tell each other. They were extremely happy.
………
"Company Commander, is that one in front of you Nanjing City? My dear, it's such a tall city wall! The county wall in my hometown can't compare with it." One of the vanguard cavalrymen of the bandit suppression army looked at the tall Nanjing City Wall. asked.
"That's right, ordinary small cities don't have such high walls." Yang Qiuchi, the cavalry company commander on horseback, looked over and replied.
"That's not true. I heard Li Junzheng say that the city of Nanjing was called everything in the Ming Dynasty, which means something similar to the current capital. There is a palace inside. How can the city wall be lower where the emperor lives?" Another one said the trooper.
"My dear, it turns out there is a royal palace, no wonder." The cavalryman sighed.
"It's probably difficult to conquer such a high city wall. I don't know how many brothers would have to die before we could conquer this city." Another cavalryman said.
"No matter how many people die, they must be beaten."
"right…"
"Don't worry, everyone. After following the King of Han for so long, who have we been afraid of? I heard that the King of Han has prepared a secret weapon this time. It will be enough for the Manchu Tatars." Yang Qiuchi comforted.
King of Han is just what the people below call Zhang Rui. Before Zhang Rui went to the altar to worship heaven, he didn't know who spread the news first. Zhang Rui didn't bother to correct him, so he acquiesced to the call.
"Everyone, pay attention. The gate of Nanjing City is just ahead. Please wake up." As the distance got closer, Yang Qiuchi said alertly.
"yes…"
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On top of Jiangning Mansion City
"Sir, what are the bandits in front of you doing? Do they dare to attack the city with just a few of them? Do they really think of themselves as heavenly soldiers and generals? Crazy, right!" Looking at the bandits getting closer and closer The military cavalry, Lu Dahu, the Qian Commander of the Green Battalion on the city wall, asked the guard Chen Yiqi in confusion.
"It's a bit unclear. No matter how you look at it, these dozen cavalrymen wouldn't be so crazy." Chen Yiqi also couldn't understand, and then he thought about it and said:
"I guess they have something to say, to persuade them to surrender or something like that."
"Just a dozen people? You're too brave!" Lu Dahu said as he looked through the female wall.
"Sir, would you like my subordinates to go out and fight with them, so as to extinguish their arrogance?"
"No hurry..." Chen Yiqi stretched out his hand to stop him.
At this moment, an order came from above: No one should act rashly, in case they fell into the trap of the rebels.
"They are coming. Look, sir, what are they doing?" Lu Dahu shouted in surprise.
Chen Yiqi heard the sound and quickly walked to the female wall to take a look. I saw that this bandit-suppressing army had dismounted and brought out a large bundle of rockets and placed them against the city wall. There seemed to be a bag of something tied in front of each rocket.
Most of the Qing soldiers guarding the city had nervous expressions at this time. Rocket, most of them have seen it and know what it looks like. At this distance, it is still possible to shoot upwards. It would be strange to see how much damage it can cause to the Qing troops defending the city.
However, if one person's words are fearful, three people will become a tiger. The defenders who were guarding the city were inevitably a little frightened as they kept listening to the soldiers from the green camp who had returned from the rout talking about how powerful the rebels' firearms were, like weapons from heaven.
"Be careful to hide, the rebels are setting fire..." Someone shouted from the top of the city.
At this moment, someone in the bandit-suppressing army who had set up the rocket took out a fire stick and lit it against the fuse.
