At Liegang Wharf, Zhao Ming bowed to the person who sent him behind him and said, "Go back!"

Chen Mingyu and others then clasped their fists and said, "The general is successful!"

Zhao Ming nodded slightly and then boarded the Zhenyuan roster. The soldiers immediately pulled the boat ladder, untied the rope, and raised the anchor to raise the sail.

The gunboat left the dock, Zhao Ming stood on the deck and waved goodbye to everyone.

This time, Zhao Ming went to the expedition, with a total of 108 sea ships and more than 6,000 personnel, including more than 1,900 soldiers from Taiping Camp, more than 500 sailors and merchants employed more than 500 personnel. The rest were all rebels on the Zhoushan Islands, with more than 3,500 people.

Hundreds of sea ships were sailing through the waves on the sea. Three days later, they had arrived at the sea outside Songjiang River. In the cabin of Zhenyuan, the oil lamp was lit. Zhao Ming, Xia Wanchun and others gathered together to discuss military information.

At this time, everyone looked at a map of Nanzhili, and Zhao Ming said in a deep voice: "This time, the purpose of breaking into the Yangtze River is to rescue the siege in eastern Zhejiang, forcing Duoduo to withdraw his troops, or mobilize troops to return to aid to reduce the pressure from Your Highness. Therefore, we must make some noise and make the Qing army feel that the situation is critical, so that Duoduo will withdraw his troops."

As he said that, Zhao Ming looked at everyone, "Do you have any suggestions?"

Most of Zhao Ming's commands are big-headed soldiers. If Zhao Ming asks them to attack and asks them to give advice, that is to make things difficult for others.

However, Zhao Ming's words were obviously not what Wang Deshun and Old Li said, but were testing Xia Wanchun.

Seeing Zhao Ming staring at him, Xia Wanchun pondered for a while, and bowed and said, "The general lacks military strength. If you want Jiannu to feel that the situation is urgent, you can only hit the key points!"

Zhao Ming raised his hand and said, "Please tell me, Director Xia!"

Xia Wanchun stood up and pointed to the map, "I think there are two key points of the Qing army in the south of the Yangtze River. One is Zhenjiang, which is the mouth of the Grand Canal. It occupies this place and can cut off the transportation of Jiannu. Jiannu must be anxious. The other is Jinling, which is the southern capital of the Ming Dynasty. If the general is at the city, he will shock the world."

Zhao Ming couldn't help but nodded secretly, and could grasp the key points at once at Xia Wanchun. He felt really strange in his heart. He couldn't help but think of a poem, "The sad song is generous and the blood is full of eternal traditions. I am also old and I am so proud of my heroes!"

Zhao Ming is not a few years older than Xia Wanchun. Everyone is a peer. How can a kid be so outstanding?

"Haha~ Xiao Yin's words are exactly what I want!" Zhao Ming laughed loudly, and the name became closer.

Xia Wanchun remained calm, "Although the general knew the key points of the Qing army, Zhenjiang and Nanjing were the places where the Qing army was heavily deployed. If the general was less than ten thousand soldiers, it would be difficult to make the Qing army feel a crisis!"

Zhao Ming waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, Xiaoyin, I'm prepared for it. We will take Chongming first, build up the momentum, and then head straight to Zhenjiang. There will naturally be soldiers joining the road."

As he was talking, Guo Zhong pushed the door and entered the cabin, holding his fists and reported: "Report to General, the fleet has reached the estuary of the Yangtze River and is about to reach Chongming!"

When Zhao Ming heard the words, he immediately stood up, and with everyone out of the cabin, and came to the deck.

In the dark night, sea boats sailed on the sea. The fleet was not surrounded by an endless sea, and land was faintly passing by.

Zhao Ming looked at the darkness in front of him and asked, "How far is it from Chongming?"

"General, there is a sandbank in front of you, and there are at most twenty miles!" Cheng Bi said, pointing to a black shadow in front of you.

At this time, Chongming was not a whole piece, but just the largest sandbank in the estuary of the Yangtze River. Seeing the sandbank means entering the estuary of the Yangtze River.

As a businessman, Cheng Bi traveled all over the south of the Yangtze River and was familiar with Jiangnan geography. Zhao Ming brought him, one was to give him guidance, and the other was to let him transport the seized materials.

When Zhao Ming heard this, his expression became serious. Chongming guarded the entrance of the Yangtze River. The Qing army must have been stationed on the island. If Zhao Ming wants to cross the Yangtze River, he must pull out the nail Chongming was the one.

Zhao Ming pressed the hilt of the knife and waved his order, "Chongming must be pulled out. All the ferries along the river that affect the entry and exit of the fleet must be knocked out. All the ships support extinguish the torches. After approaching Chongming, the large ships cannon fire, and the small boats will climb the continent, and take Chongming in one battle!"

"Here!" Guo Zhong and others immediately responded with their fists, then took the torch and waved them regularly at the soldiers on Wangdou. Two red lights were immediately hung on the Zhenyuan. In a moment, the torches and oil lamps on the fleet were extinguished one by one, and the entire fleet turned into hills moving in the dark.

The ship did not enter the Yangtze River estuary from the southern channel, but sailed north first, then turned west, and entered from the northern channel.

At the fourth update, Chongming Island was pitch black, with only torches lit on the top of the city wall. Guo Zhong pointed to the flashing flames and said, "It's time to Chongming!"

Zhao Ming looked up and saw the moon hanging high, and looked at Chongming again. The river was sparkling, and the Qing army on Chongming Island did not seem to have found the fleet.

Zhao Ming pondered for a while and ordered: "Sent to Wang Deshun, Li Zhongming land on a small boat, Guo Zhong, you lead the big boat to prepare for artillery attack!"

Chongming established a county for a short time, but because of the Japanese defense, it was built quite steadily.

At this time, when the fourth update was approaching, the Green Camp soldiers in the city had fallen asleep, and only a few soldiers stood on the north city tower and stood guard.

In the Jiangbei region, it suffered from the warlords in four towns, and the deterrence of Yangzhou's massacre, so after the shaving order, there was no large number of rebels. The focus of the defense of the Chongming and Qing army was in the south and east of the city.

On the north gate tower, the Qing army did not realize that the danger was coming, and the sentries were all dozing against the city wall.

At this time, a green camp soldier stood up and peed down the city in a daze. He suddenly rubbed his eyes and exclaimed: "No, there is a boat moving on the river!"

He turned anxiously and forgot to take over the guys. He immediately irritated the Qing army sleeping beside him and woke the Qing army on the top of the city.

Before he finished speaking, the flames of cannons flashed on the dark river surface, and the "rumbling" cannon sound came. The Qing army on the top of the city saw a warship like a black mountain in the distance, spraying flames and raising smoke.

On the Zhenyuan, twenty heavy artillery fired in succession, and more than ten kilograms of shells hit the city, and the bricks and stones were shattered.

The accuracy of the shell was not very high. Fortunately, the city target was large and the shell did not hit the city wall and fell into the city barracks, smashing the sleeping Qing soldiers into meat paste.

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 moment, thousands of households were brightly lit.

"What's going on?" asked in a family, the woman who was wearing clothes and lying on the bed in panic.

"I'll go and see, may the king's army have been fighting back!"

At this time, the soldiers of Taiping Camp who had already touched the sandbank suddenly raised the torch, Wang Deshun drew his sword in his hand, and shouted loudly: "Kill me!"

Nearly two thousand soldiers from Taiping Camp, holding swords, rattan cards, and ladders, rushed towards the city, with the sound of killing shocking the earth.

At this time, the shelling had stopped. Zhao Ming stretched out his hand and shouted: "Get your general's weapons!"

The four guards, carrying a terrifying smoke rod, flashed out. Zhao Ming took the stick and danced casually, "Go to the island with me and kill the enemy!"
Chapter completed!