Under the heavy shelling, the defenders in the city had no intention of resisting, and when the soldiers of Donghai Town jumped on the city wall, the soldiers of the forbidden army on Zhenjiang City broke up.Looking at the tower outside the city, Li Chengdong saw the tiger flag of Donghai Town and planted it at the head of the city, so he reacted, his face full of shock, "The fortified city guarded by 50,000 people was just beaten down like this?"
”From the siege of the city to the Zhejiang army rushing to the city, it was less than an hour and a half, and the Zhenjiang fortress, known as the gateway to Nanjing, was captured by Zhao Ming.At this moment, the invincible Jiangdong Lion seemed to have recovered all of a sudden.After the Battle of Jiangbei, all forces had a trace of contempt for Zhao Ming, and the current battle was enough to shock the world, so that everyone in the world knew that Zhao Dashuai was still the fierce Zhao Dashuai, and the elite soldiers of the East China Sea were back."
Your Highness, what kind of cannon is this?"
After Li Chengdong was shocked for a while, he recovered and asked urgently.Zhao Ming smiled and said: "This is a lonely mortar cannon, big and thick, and can fire shells of more than thirty catties. ”Li Chengdong stared at the artillery array, "What kind of shell is being fired?"
”Zhao Ming said: "Blossom bomb!"
”Li Chengdong licked his lips, "Your Highness, can you sell me some mortars and flowering shells!"
”Zhao Ming's head was like a rattle, "No, these cannons are still secret." ”Li Chengdong said: "They are all brothers of the Zhejiang Army, they are a family, and I can't do it either!"
”Zhao Ming turned his head and saw Li Chengdong, with a look of giving me Lao Li a face, and still cruelly refused, "No!"
”When Li Chengdong heard this, the whole person was not good.At this time, Zhao Ming said: "This batch of artillery is not easy to manufacture, the cost is very expensive, it is really a cannon sound, ten thousand taels of gold, with the conditions of Huai'an Town, I can't afford it!"
”Li Chengdong heard that there was a play, but then, his heart became entangled again.Li Chengdong is a town soldier, more than 100,000 people, the imperial court only gives 30,000 establishments, and he still owes half a year, he is a copper broken into a few halves, the soldiers have no money to pay, so poor that they can't eat, and they have borrowed hundreds of thousands of taels from Huaxing Qianzhuang, and now the principal and interest are combined, and they owe Donghai Town 6,700,000 taels.However, Li Chengdong's consciousness is very advanced, he has no money to borrow from Zhao Ming, and when he buys a cannon and lays down the ground, he will repay the money.Li Chengdong immediately said, "Your Highness offers a price, no matter how much, I will accept it." ”Zhao Ming shook his head, "Let's talk about it!"
”Zhao Ming knew that Li Chengdong had no money, but Li Chengdong had soldiers under him.Now, the situation in Jiangnan is tense, but Li Chengdong still has 6,000 elite soldiers, serving as mercenaries in the Liaodong battlefield and serving Zhao Ming.Zhao Ming can give Li Chengdong some of these artillery pieces and hire more soldiers and horses to serve him, but now is not the time.At this time, the east gate of Zhenjiang City has been opened by the soldiers of the Zhejiang army, countless soldiers and horses have flocked in, and the city held by 50,000 people was captured by more than 30,000 people by Zhao Ming in less than a day.Zhao Ming smiled and said, "Prepare to enter the city with the lonely people!"
”A large number of Zhejiang troops poured into the city, and the Zhejiang army took Zhenjiang City at the cost of less than a thousand people.This can be said to be the easiest battle fought by the Zhejiang army in recent years, and even many Zhejiang army officers and soldiers did not expect that they would be so powerful.At noon, the battle in Zhenjiang City ended, and the losses of Zhejiang besieging the city were very small, and the losses of the forbidden army defending the city were actually not large.Tang Tong ordered people to count the results of the battle, killed less than 3,000 soldiers of the forbidden army, captured as many as 20,000, and the remaining defenders fled from the west gate and fled in the direction of Nanjing.At this time, Tang Tong asked people to clean up a little, and Zhao Ming entered Zhenjiang City surrounded by many generals.This was a war within the Ming Dynasty, and the Longwu court did not lose the hearts of the people, on the contrary, after the peace between the north and the south, the world obtained temporary peace, and the people under the rule of the Longwu Dynasty were able to recuperate, but they all recognized the rule of the imperial court.Therefore, most of the people, for this civil war, is actually a wait-and-see attitude, in contrast, they have to be more attentive to the imperial court, after all, the Longwu court restored local stability, and the Zhejiang army broke their peaceful life.For most people, who becomes emperor is not their concern.When Zhao Ming entered Zhenjiang, he was not welcomed by the gentry and the common people when he entered Hangzhou, the base camp of the Zhejiang system, and most of the people closed their doors tightly, fearing that they would be injured by the chaotic soldiers, but the Zhejiang officers and soldiers who entered the city were greatly boosted in morale and let out cheers that went straight into the sky.On the city wall of Zhenjiang, there are also various key points in the city, and the Zhejiang soldiers have raised their weapons and shouted recklessly.After the first battle in Jiangbei, the morale of Donghai Town once fell to the bottom, but unexpectedly, the soldiers did not find confidence from the Qing army, but from their own people, they found confidence and morale that looked down on the world.Zhao Ming entered Zhenjiang amid the cheers of the city, and then made a list to appease the people, and ordered the city to be sealed off and the seizures counted.Zhenjiang is the key fortress of the Longwu Imperial Court, the city is full of warehouses, and a large amount of military funds have been gathered, which was originally used to cut the feudal domain and collect Jiangdong and other places, but now it has all fallen into the hands of Zhao Ming.Zhenjiang General Military Officer's Mansion, in the temporary festival hall.Tang Tong and others came to visit, "Your Highness, you are fortunate to not be dishonored and take Zhenjiang City."
This time to capture Zhenjiang, 20,000 troops had to be surrendered, Zhenjiang General Chen Youlong was captured, and ordnance, grain and grass were seized in the city, which has been sealed, and there is no specific number for the time being!
”The defenders were defeated so quickly that the soldiers and horses in the city were captured by the Zhejiang army before they had time to escape.Zhao Ming was in a happy mood and bowed slightly: "You have worked hard!"
In this battle, General Tang played the heroic style of my Donghai Town, and he was going to be rewarded heavily. ”Tang Tong smiled and saluted, "This is all the majesty of His Highness, the equipment is sharp, and the soldiers use their lives!"
Don't dare to take credit for your humble duties!
”Zhao Ming waved his hand, "General Tang doesn't need to be humble, the whole army and the lonely king will be rewarded!"
”After speaking, Zhao Ming waved his hand and said: "Pass the order, kill pigs and sheep, reward the whole army, after the army is full, the troops will send to Nanjing tomorrow!"
”In the city, the Zhejiang army seized a large number of materials, many of which were grain and grass collected by the imperial court in Zhenjiang.Liu Chengyin's department is a group of people and horses of He Tengjiao's family, and the treatment is more generous than that of the Shun family, and a lot of meat and rice grain are stored in the city.Now, Zhao Ming ordered the army to be rewarded, and the soldiers of the Zhejiang army directly opened the warehouse, bought pigs and sheep from the market, and the whole army was full.At this time, Liu Qian and other brothers in the new military camp took dishes and chopsticks and prepared to go to eat.Yang Zhenwei sat on the bunk and didn't move, Liu Qian couldn't help but say when he saw this: "Lao Yang, aren't you going to eat?"
”Yang Zhenwei had a strange look on his face, and said with a smile: "I'll go later." ”Liu Qian couldn't help but wonder, "The king rewards the army, it's too late, and the meat is eaten by others!"
”Yang Zhenwei was a little hesitant, "You go first, I'll come later." ”Many new troops left the military tent together, Liu Qian stood puzzled for a while, followed everyone out of the tent, and left Yang Zhenwei alone in the tent.()