At the Liegang Wharf, Zhao Ming arched his hand to the people behind him: "Go back!"
”Chen Mingyu and the others immediately hugged their fists, "The general is successful!"
”Zhao Ming bowed slightly, and then boarded the Zhenyuan, and the soldiers immediately drew the ladder, untied the rope, and raised the anchor and raised the sails.The gunboat left the dock, and Zhao Ming stood on the deck, waving goodbye to everyone.This time, Zhao Ming set out on an expedition, with a total of 108 ships and more than 6,000 personnel, including more than 1,900 soldiers of the Taiping Battalion, more than 500 sailors and mercenaries of merchants, and the rest were volunteers from all walks of life on the Zhoushan Islands, with more than 3,500 people.Hundreds of sea ships, breaking the waves on the sea, three days later had arrived at the sea off Songjiang, in the cabin of the Zhenyuan, lit with oil lamps, Zhao Ming, Xia Wanchun and others, gathered together to discuss the military situation.At this time, everyone looked at a map of Nanzhili, and Zhao Ming said in a deep voice: "The purpose of entering the Yangtze River this time is to relieve the siege in eastern Zhejiang, force Duoduo to withdraw his troops, or transfer troops to help him and reduce the pressure on His Highness."
Therefore, Ben General had to make some noise to make the Qing army feel that the situation was critical, and Duoduo would retreat. ”Saying that, Zhao Ming looked at everyone, "Do you have any suggestions?"
”Most of Zhao Ming's subordinates are big-headed soldiers, Zhao Ming points out where they fight, and asks them to give advice, which is to embarrass people.However, Zhao Ming's words were obviously not said to Wang Deshun and Lao Li Tou, but to test Xia Wanchun.Xia Wanchun saw Zhao Ming staring at him, groaned for a while, and arched his hand: "The general's strength is insufficient, if you want to make Jiannu feel that the situation is urgent, you can only hit his vital point!"
”Zhao Ming raised his hand and said, "Director Xia, please speak!"
”Xia Wanchun stood up and pointed to the map, "Yu thinks that there are two key points for the Qing army in the south of the Yangtze River, one is Zhenjiang, which is the mouth of the Grand Canal.The second is Jinling, the southern capital of the Ming Dynasty, if the general is in the city, the world will be shaken. ”Zhao Ming couldn't help nodding secretly, he could grasp the key point at a glance at Xia Wanchun, and he was really curious in his heart, and he couldn't help but think of a poem, "The sad song is generous and bloody, and the literary style is a generation."
I am also twenty-nine years old, and my head is like a hero!
”Zhao Ming is not a few years older than Xia Wanchun, everyone is the same age, how can the kid be so good."
Haha~ Xiao Yin's words are exactly what I want!"
Zhao Ming laughed, and the salutation became more intimate.Xia Wanchun remained calm, "Although the general knows the key points of the Qing army, Zhenjiang and Nanjing are both places where the Qing army is heavily armed, and the generals are less than 10,000, I am afraid it will be difficult for the Qing army to feel the crisis!"
”Zhao Ming waved his hand and said, "Xiao Yin, don't worry, I have already prepared."
We first occupied Chongming, built up momentum, and then went straight to Zhenjiang, and naturally there were soldiers on the road to join. ”As he was talking, Guo Zhong pushed the door into the cabin and reported with his fists: "General Qiyu, the fleet has reached the mouth of the Yangtze River and will reach Chongming!"
”When Zhao Ming heard this, he immediately got up, and walked out of the cabin with everyone and came to the deck.In the dark of night, the ships sailed on the sea, and the flotilla was not surrounded by the endless sea, but faintly passing by land.Zhao Ming looked at the pitch black in front of him and asked, "How far is it from Chongming?"
”"General, a sandbar has appeared ahead, and there are still twenty miles at most!"
Cheng Bi pointed to a black shadow in front of him and said.At this time, Chongming is not a whole block, but the largest sandbar in the Yangtze River estuary, and seeing the sandbar also indicates that you have entered the Yangtze River estuary.As a businessman, Cheng Bi has footprints all over the south of the Yangtze River and is familiar with the geography of the south of the Yangtze River, and Zhao Ming brought him, first, to let him guide the way, and secondly, to let him transport the captured materials.Zhao Ming listened, his expression became serious, Chongming guarded the entrance of the Yangtze River, and the Qing army must be stationed on the island, and if Zhao Ming wants to cross the Yangtze River, he must pull out the nail of Chongming.Zhao Ming pressed the handle of the knife and waved his hand to order, "Chongming must be pulled out, all ferries and batteries along the river that affect the entry and exit of the fleet must be knocked out, all the boats will extinguish the torch, and after approaching Chongming, the big ships will bombard, and the small boats will be pupa to the island, and Chongming will be won in the first battle!"
”"Whoa!"
Guo Zhong and the others immediately responded with their fists, then took the torch and waved it regularly to the soldiers on the bucket, and two red lights were immediately hung on the Zhenyuan, and in a moment the torches and oil lamps on the fleet were extinguished one by one, and the entire fleet turned into a hill moving in the dark.The ship did not enter the mouth of the Yangtze River from the southern channel, but first sailed north, then turned west, and entered through the northern channel.On the fourth watch, Chongming Island was dark, only the city head lit a torch, Guo Zhong pointed to the flickering fire and said: "It's time for Chongming!"
”Zhao Ming looked up, the moon was hanging high, and then he looked at Chongming, the river was sparkling, and the Qing army on Chongming Island did not seem to find the fleet.Zhao Ming groaned for a while, and ordered: "Order Wang Deshun and Li Zhongming to land in a small boat, and Guo Zhong, you lead the big ship to prepare for shelling!"
”The time for Chongming to establish the county is relatively short, but because of the anti-Japanese war, the repair is quite strong.At this time, it was close to the fourth watch, and the green battalion soldiers in the city had already fallen asleep, and only a few soldiers stood on the north tower to stand guard.In the Jiangbei region, it suffered from the scourge of the warlords of the four towns, coupled with the deterrence of the Yangzhou massacre, so after the shaving order, there was no large group of rebels, and the focus of the defense of the Chongming Qing army was in the south and east of the city.On the tower of the north gate, the Qing army did not realize the danger coming, and the sentries were all napping against the city wall.At this time, a green battalion soldier stood up, peed under the city in a daze, suddenly rubbed his eyes, and exclaimed: "It's not good, there are boats moving on the river!"
”He was in a hurry, forgot to accept the guy, and immediately nourished the Qing army sleeping next to him, and woke up the Qing army at the head of the city.Before he finished speaking, on the dark river, the cannon flame flickered, and there was a "boom" cannon sound, and the Qing army at the head of the city saw a black mountain-like warship in the distance, spewing out flames and rising up clouds of gunsmoke.On the Zhenyuan, 20 heavy guns on the side opened up one after another, and more than 10 pounds of shells smashed into the city, and the masonry was shattered.The accuracy of the cannonball was not very high, but fortunately, the target of the city was large, and the cannonball did not hit the city wall, so it fell into the barracks in the city, smashing the sleeping Qing soldiers into pulp.The roar of heavy artillery broke the silence of the night, and the loud noise could be heard for ten miles.The people on both sides of the Yangtze River were awakened by the sound, and for a time, thousands of households were brightly lit."
What's going on?"
In a house, the man put on his clothes, and the woman lying on the bed asked in a panic."
I'll take a look, isn't it Wang Shi who has come back!"
At this time, the soldiers of the Taiping Battalion, who had already touched the sandbank, suddenly raised their torches, Wang Deshun drew his knife in his hand, and shouted loudly: "Kill me!"
”Nearly 2,000 soldiers of the Taiping Battalion, holding swords and rattan cards, and carrying ladders, rushed to the city, and the sound of killing was earth-shattering.At this time, the shelling had stopped, and Zhao Ming stretched out his hand and shouted: "Take the general's weapon!"
”The four guards, carrying a terrifying wolf smoke stick, flashed out, Zhao Ming took the mallet and danced casually, "Go to the island with the general, kill the captive!"
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