At the early morning of September 2, 1644, at the entrance of Chentan, Jiangsu, hundreds of warships were neatly placed in the river bay. Tens of thousands of swordsman soldiers stood densely on the north bank of the Yangtze River. They wore straw hats and braids, and their clothes were embroidered with the word "soldier".

Their leader was a middle-aged man in his forties, with gray and sparse hair, thick black and neat eyebrows, black and neat, carrying a black and black sword, wearing a dark green battle robe, and his big black and shiny eyes were even more terrifying.

"The warriors of the Qing Dynasty are opposite the capital of the Southern Ming Dynasty - Guazhou, which is the bridgehead for seizing Nanjing. Prince Duoduo has an oral order that he will not be sealed for three days after capturing Nanjing!"

Not sealing the sword for three days?! Everyone's eyes lit up, which means that even if the Han emperor is killed, there is no need to take responsibility. It seems that Nanjing is going to become the second Yangzhou, but I don't know if the girls in the Forbidden City will be more intelligent...

The middle-aged general continued, "In two hours, everyone must land in Guazhou, and then take Nanjing City directly by land. At that time, the chief assistant of Nanming Ma Shiying will take you! Bafu, lead your people to set off!"

"Don't worry, General Tulai will be able to enter the Forbidden City tonight. Please be fine!"

Bafu was a dark man in his thirties. After ordering his subordinates to beat the drum and pass the order, he shouted in a deep voice, led the team to board the wooden boat and sail south, heading straight to Guazhou!

Hundreds of warships sailed away like arrows. It was truly said that flags covered the sun and were like rainbows, riding the wind and waves, whipping the river.

"In Yangzhou, Shi Kefa fought desperately, resulting in a lot of casualties in our army. I wonder if there will be any hard bones when crossing the river this time."

On the giant ship in the middle of the Qing army, Ba Fu was standing at the bow of the ship and said thoughtfully.

As soon as he finished speaking, a general who looked like a Han man next to him continued, "Master Ba Fu, please be 10,000 yuan. Except for Huang Degong, there is no one in Nanming who can fight. Just like Shi Kefa, he owns the army of the four towns in Jiangbei, and lost Yangzhou in just over a month! The villain probably Zhu Yousong heard that my Qing Dynasty soldiers had already fallen into the desert and escaped without a trace!"

This person was Li Qifeng, the general of the Southern Ming Dynasty. When the Qing army attacked Yangzhou, he took the lead in leading the troops out of the city to surrender, and at this time he was willing to be a front pawn who attacked Nanjing.

Seeing Ba Fu's face full of spring, Li Qifeng continued to flatter him and said, "Accumulating Nanjing City and capturing Zhu Yousong alive is a great contribution. No one knows that General Ba, you are the most trusted confidant general of Lord Tulai. Only you deserve such a great achievement. Lord Ba is the day when he is successful, please support more villains!"

Seeing Li Qifeng nodding and flattering, Ba Fu enjoyed the most. He liked to see these Han people's humble appearances, "A good slave, as long as you do your best, I will naturally not treat you badly."

"The beauty of Jiangnan is famous for being very good at ease. The women of the Later Han Dynasty who pacified the Southern Ming Dynasty would be allowed to be picked by the general. Then you will know what tenderness is, hahaha!"

Just as the two of them were chatting, time passed by minute by minute.

The Yangtze River is more than twenty miles wide. The Qing army fleet sailed for half an hour before reaching the middle of the river. At this moment, it was getting dark, and the river surface was still filled with thick fog, with a visibility of no more than one hundred steps.

Just as the Qing army was walking secretly across the river, a fire suddenly appeared on the river surface not far away!

"General Bafu, it seems that there is a fleet approaching us in front!"

Hearing the lookout hand shouted loudly, Bafu quickly took out his telescope to observe the situation in the distance.

"There is really a fleet, and the size is no less than fifty ships! Could it be that the navy of the Southern Ming Dynasty?"

"General Ba is too worried." Li Qifeng grinned and said, "At best, they are just a group of fishermen, and there is no big fuss. These Han people are as timid as mice, afraid of death, and they do not dare to resist with a hundred courage."

Three hundred steps...one hundred steps...fifty steps...

The mysterious fleet was still slowly approaching, and Bafu finally couldn't sit still!

"No, there is a ghost here! Archer is ready to let it go!"

With Bafu's order, thousands of arrows were fired in an instant, and feather arrows scattered on the incoming boat with a "whizzing" whistling sound. The vast and boundless river surface instantly burst into waves.

Under the high alert of the Qing army, the fleet sailing from the south bank finally showed its true face: more than fifty ships were lined up, all tied up with thick ropes. In addition to the burning straw and dry firewood, there were hundreds of wooden barrels on the deck.

Many of the wooden barrels were pierced by crossbows, and they were constantly emitting "black water". The pungent smell made people feel sick.

"No, let the fire on the ship be extinguished!"

An electric wave flashed through Bafu's mind, and an ominous premonition arose.

This was the first time that his soldiers saw him so panicked. Without any time to ask, they jumped onto the boat and threw all the ** above into the Yangtze River.

Just as Bafu was secretly relieved, a sudden burst of cannons on the south bank, and burning shells cut through the thick fog and attacked them quickly!

Li Qifeng is worthy of being a veteran escape expert and first reacted. "General Ba, if there is an ambush, retreat quickly!"

However, everyone was shocked by the roaring shells. Everyone was stunned on the spot with a ferocious look on their faces. For a moment, their legs and feet were numb, and they even lost their strength to escape!

These shells seemed to have eyes and fell accurately near the fleet. The originally silent river center instantly heard a roar that shook the sky and the earth!

"Boom!"

"Bang!"

...

The shells falling from the sky exploded in the Qing army. After several waves of artillery came down, more than twenty ships were sunk, and countless Qing soldiers fell into the river.

"There are enemies on the other side!"

"Come on your head!"

...

The Qing army had long been blown up by this sudden wave of artillery shells to cause chaos in the morale of the army. No matter how brave and good at fighting on weekdays, it was insignificant in the face of such devastating weapons. There were many abandoned ships and jumped into the river.

The density of oil is lower than that of water, so after it flows out, they float on the river surface. The shells not only sank the Qing soldiers' ships, but also ignite the oil. Suddenly, there was a glimmer of light. The entire area in the middle of the river was trapped in a raging fire. The Qing soldiers scattered on the river surface were burned to their internal organs and soon became burnt into scorched corpses!

The Qing soldiers were not good at water battles, and their skills in mastering ships were already very poor. They were in a hurry and could not escape from the sea of ​​fire, but instead collided with each other and piled up together.

After a while, a loud roar was heard, and the oil barrel exploded violently, razing half of the warships into powder!

The fire on the river burned for more than half an hour, and more than 10,000 Qing troops were finally able to escape in a panic.

...

At this moment, Guazhou on the south bank also launched artillery fire. After the fire dissipated, Yu Wan ordered the bombardment to stop.

In official history, the Qing army landed in Guazhou to attack Nanjing. After receiving a letter from scouts, Yu Wan believed this even more firmly.

Therefore, he set up a bureau in Guazhou early on, and waited for the Qing army to cross the river to bombard the raid. As for the firewood on the dozens of ships, it was to provide accurate positioning for the gunners in the thick fog.

The Qing Dynasty Tatars were such fierce and good at fighting. Since entering the pass, they have been invincible and invincible. They have taken such a big advantage in their first confrontation with the Qing army, which makes Chen Yilong's subordinates respect and admire Yu Wan even more.

However, Yu Wan was not overwhelmed by victory. This time he only won by surprise. Now the Qing soldiers' fighting spirit has been completely ignited, and the real fierce battle is still ahead!

He swallowed the pumpkin pie in his hand and said, "The Qing soldiers will soon organize a second attack and give orders to concentrate all the war horses here. Everyone is not allowed to unload their armor or take a nap. The muskets are loaded with cannons and are ready to fight at any time!"
Chapter completed!