They are all strong and strong, and all of them are wearing armor. Among them, they are armed with swords, shields or spears. Those used for close combat are elites who can tell at a glance that they are at least wearing double armor.
Even if they are not currently facing enemies, their positions are still very organized.
This is obviously because after a long period of training, the mutual cooperation between the soldiers has almost become instinctive.
Even his own soldiers cannot compare to this kind of elite.
He estimated that only the white-armored Japanese soldiers he encountered when he was resisting the Japanese invaders in Liaodong could compare with them.
The white-armored soldiers of the Eastern Capture can actually be regarded as the Eastern Captive version of personal soldiers. There are only twenty or thirty people in a group of hundreds of servants.
This ratio is actually similar to the ratio of dozens of soldiers among hundreds of battalions of sentinels in the Ming army.
Because Dongdu was also very poor, they needed to use limited resources to support a group of elite soldiers to serve as the backbone of the army's combat effectiveness.
Although the starting point is different and the name is different, it is actually similar to the Ming army's private soldier model.
So in terms of military structure, the Eastern Capture Army and the Ming Army are almost the same. Basically, you learn from me, and I learn from you...
Specific to the level of combat effectiveness, it is a higher-level influence.
After all, although the Dongdu people were poor, most of the money and food they concentrated on supporting the army was spent on practical purposes, instead of most of it going into the pockets of officials like the Ming army.
The elite Chu army in front of him gave Song Dalin a feeling comparable to that of the elite white-armored soldiers captured from the east.
In fact, this was not an illusion, because the more than 100 soldiers of the Chu army who were the first to kill were the elite commandos of the 24th Infantry Regiment of the Sixth Division.
The person who led the charge was Captain Song Baoshi, who led the army to capture the No. 3 large fortress in the battle of Jiujiang City in the past, and later led the first troops to the top of the city. No, it was Major Song Baoshi now.
After the Battle of Jiujiang, based on merit, Song Baishi was promoted to major and transferred to the commander of the third battalion of the 24th Infantry Regiment.
In this battle of Jinling City, in order to cooperate with the rebels to quickly capture Chaoyang Gate, the 12th Infantry Brigade, which was responsible for the main offensive task, naturally needed to dispatch the most elite assault troops to launch the first wave of attacks.
Because of its outstanding performance in the last battle of Jiujiang, Song Bai Division was personally ordered by the commander of the 12th Infantry Brigade. Song Bai Division continued to command the assault team of the 24th Infantry Regiment as the first batch of siege troops.
Major Song Baoshi naturally accepted this kind of mission gladly. This was not a forced attack. He was just sneaking in and then killing the friendly forces in the uprising to control the city gate as soon as they opened it to avoid accidents.
Now this task is more than half successful.
So he was in a good mood now. He smiled at Song Dalin and his tone was kinder.
It's not because they are both Song and Song, they were the same family five hundred years ago, but General Song Shen risked his life to open the city gate for the army, and he deserves his kindness.
Moreover, General Song was different from ordinary generals who surrendered. Generals who rebelled before the war and had great achievements would generally not be treated badly by the Chu Empire.
When the battle is over, General Song will most likely be assigned to the garrison. I dare not say more, but a major battalion commander of the garrison should be stable.
If you pay, you will be rewarded. This is the consistent attitude of the Chu Empire towards its surrendered generals.
As for those who are forced to surrender out of desperation, they are basically destined to be placed under house arrest. If they perform well in the future, they can get a false position. As for leading troops and gaining power in their lifetime, don't expect it...
General Song will also be his colleague in the future.
So the main force and the garrison are not from the same system, but they are also not from the army.
From now on, they will all be members of the family, so their attitude will naturally be better.
With the cooperation of General Song Dalin and hundreds of Ming troops, Master Song Bai led the commando to control the city gate without any effort, ensuring initial safety.
Immediately afterwards, more Chu troops, namely the 24th Infantry Regiment, quickly approached and entered the city.
At this time, the Chu army's movements had actually been discovered by several other directions, especially some Ming army soldiers stationed on the city wall not far away.
There are tens of thousands of Chu troops outside the city preparing to enter the city. Even if only the twelfth brigade appears now, there are still more than 4,000 people.
It is impossible for so many people to march in the dark, but to carry out a rapid march with torches.
So many torches appeared outside the city and were rushing towards the city. As long as the Ming army soldiers stationed on the city were not blind, they would be able to tell that something was wrong.
Ever since, various shouts and gongs and drums began to sound intensively, and a large number of Ming army soldiers who were originally sleeping were awakened, and then they became chaotic.
But then, intensive gunfire and explosions began to come from the Nancheng area!
The Chu army's artillery unit launched a large-scale artillery bombardment in the area of the three southern city gates.
Because the incident happened suddenly, most people still couldn't figure out what happened.
But only one thing can be confirmed: the Chu army has attacked the city!
In a short period of time, all kinds of rumors were flying in the city.
Some people say that the Chu army has entered the city. Well, this is correct.
Others said that the high-ranking officials in the city wanted to lead everyone to break out and escape. This is actually correct, because there were indeed several Ming army generals who saw that the situation was not good and immediately wanted to run away with their troops.
Others say that the Chu army has already attacked the city from the front and is attacking the three southern gates, namely Jubao Gate, Tongji Gate and Zhengyang Gate.
This is still correct, because in order to cover the surprise attack of the Sixth Division, the Chu army deployed the artillery units of the First Division and the First Guards Division as well as the two mortar regiments on the front when the Sixth Division was dispatched. Already the firing had begun in the darkness.
If you fire at night, the hit rate will naturally not be that high. You can only rely on the shooting elements measured during the day and conduct a covering artillery bombardment on the predetermined area. As for how many Ming troops can be killed and injured, it is not expected. The main purpose is to divert the Ming troops. Attention, divert their reinforcements, and provide indirect support for the Sixth Division that enters from Chaoyang Gate.
All kinds of news were flying all over the sky, and Fan Jingwen, the governor of Nanjing in the city, was awakened by the rumble of cannons.
After he woke up, someone hurried in from outside.
"Sir, it's not good, Chu thieves are attacking the city!"
Fan Jingwen immediately pressed his hand: "Why are you panicking? Let's make it clear. What's going on? Where did the Chu thieves attack the city from?
Jinling City is so big, even the inner city wall is very long. The Chu army can attack the city from anywhere. If the Chu thieves blindly mobilize their troops without knowing where the Chu thieves are attacking the city from, it is very likely that the Chu thieves will divert the troops away from the mountain.
But the person who came to report the news couldn't figure out where the Chu thieves were attacking the city. They just vaguely said: "There are Chu thieves firing again in the south city, there are also gunfire sounds from the palace city, and there are also guns from the west city." Gunfire.”
Are Chu thieves attacking from three sides?
Fan Jingwen was the first to not believe it.
There are only 30,000 to 40,000 Chu thieves outside the city, and yesterday he saw that most of the Chu thieves are still in the Yuhuatai area. Even if they are attacking the city, the Chu thieves will be divided into priorities.
Immediately Fan Jingwen said: "Where is the densest cannon fire?"
Immediately his subordinates said: "Over there at the Jubao Gate!"
Immediately Fan Jingwen said: "Instruct all the ministries to prepare carefully and find out the situation clearly."
The situation is now chaotic. Although the Jubaomen area with the densest artillery fire is most likely the main attack point of the Chu thieves, it is difficult to say what the truth is.
When Fan Jingwen stood up in a hurry, he began to summon his civil and military officials to discuss the situation and prepare for the Chu bandits to attack the city.
Suddenly someone came to report that there was a sudden encounter with Chu thieves in the palace area.
A large number of Chu thieves have already entered from Chaoyang Gate and are currently attacking into the city, especially around Zhengyang Gate.
The Chu thieves have already entered the city?
After Fan Jingwen heard the news, he almost lost his balance.
"How can this be?"
"Even if the Chu thieves have sharp guns, it's impossible for them to break into the city in just a few moments, right?"
Fan Jingwen knew that there were 800 troops stationed at Chaoyang Gate and more than a thousand troops stationed near Chaoyang Gate.
Even if these troops are incompetent in combat, it is impossible for them to be broken through by the Chu thieves in such a short period of time.
With such a short time, even if our own side doesn't resist, the other side won't even have enough time to fill in the moat!
Fan Jingwen did not expect that the Ming army at Chaoyang Gate not only did not resist, but took the initiative to open the city gate and lowered the suspension bridge of the moat, allowing the Chu army to enter the city directly.
However, even though he didn't know the details, Fan Jingwen was not a fool. He had already vaguely guessed something.
At the same time, Yingtian Governor Zhang Guowei also hurriedly led some of his direct subordinates to reinforce the front line.
However, Zhang Guowei's reinforcements were not from Chaoyang Gate, but from the front line of Jubao Gate.
That place was originally the main defense area of Zhang Guowei's New Biao Army. Now that Jubaomen was attacked by large-scale shelling, Jie Xuelong subconsciously concluded that the Chu thieves were going to attack Jubaomen, and immediately led troops to reinforce Jubaomen.
However, just halfway through, someone came to report that the Chu thieves had entered the city from Chaoyang Gate and were now heading towards Zhengyang Gate.
After Zhang Guowei heard this, he thought for a moment and immediately shouted with anger on his face: "Song Dalin!"
This bastard either ran away without a fight, or simply surrendered to the thieves. Otherwise, Chaoyangmen, which was garrisoned by Song Dalin's troops, would not have been captured in such a short period of time no matter how unbearable it was.
Immediately, the subordinate general asked: "Sir, what should we do? Should we continue to Jubaomen?"
Zhang Guowei immediately said: "Although the Chu bandits' artillery fire is fierce at the Jubao Gate, there is no need to worry for the time being. Let's divert to the Zhengyang Gate."
The Chu thieves have already entered the city from Chaoyang Gate and are heading towards Zhengyang Gate. If Zhengyang Gate is also captured, a large number of Chu thieves outside Zhengyang Gate will directly enter the city again, and it will be even more troublesome.
When Zhang Guowei rushed to Zhengyangmen with more than a thousand new standard troops directly under his command, the sky began to turn white slightly.
The darkest time before dawn has passed, and the sky has begun to whiten. Although the vision is no longer very good, it can barely make people see the blurry situation.
At the same time, at the Yuhuatai headquarters outside the city, Luo Zhixue was also wearing a thick coat and looking ahead.
At this time, all Luo Zhixue could see was still gray and black in the distance, but there were balls of fire from time to time in the gray and black.
In the light of the fire, you can still hear the dense rumbling of artillery, as well as bursts of explosions and gunshots.
The Chu army was fighting with the Ming army inside and outside the city.
The success or failure of this battle will not only determine the ownership of Jinling City, a large city with important political and economic significance, but also the ownership of Jiangnan and even most of the world.
Luo Zhixue couldn't actually see even a single figure, but he still stood on the top of the mountain where the headquarters was located, looking ahead!
