Wu Zheng's move was originally a wonderful chess game, and he fought quickly for half a day. As long as he didn't want to fight, this navy will be in danger and can retreat calmly.

But it is definitely different now. Zhenjiang City was occupied by the Qing army, and the Dans will be attacked from both sides of the east and west.

It was only a matter of time before it fell (Wu Zheng didn't know that the Danzhe had fallen at this point). Then the Qing army attacking the two places could completely mobilize troops to help Yizhen. In other words, the time left for the navy would be greatly reduced, which would pose a great danger to the navy.

But now even if Wu Zheng is anxious, he will have no choice.

I am afraid that only by seeking heaven in my heart to support the Danzeng for longer, the navy's assault will be smoother...that's all.

But God always likes to tease people. It doesn’t like timely help, and prefers to make things worse.

Just as Wu Zheng was praying silently, a team appeared northeast of Wu Zheng and his team.

That was the remnant Xia Wanchun retreated from Dantu, with less than a thousand people.

When Xia Wanchun knelt in front of Wu Zheng, crying and apologizing, telling Wu Zheng that the 20,000 Qing army was invading and that the Danshu fell after only half a day, Wu Zheng's head thundered, his body was no longer under his control, and he fell to the ground.

If the Dan Pun lost the Zhenjiang River, it would mean that the Qing army could enter the hinterland of the Qingtai Dynasty. If the 10,000 naval troops of Duke Xingguo encountered another accident, the Ming army would greatly reduce its deterrence to the Qing army on the river surface.

If the Qing court really had plans to go south, then the court would be in danger.

At this time, Wu Zheng felt hatred and regretful, and just wanted to kill someone!

It must be that God also understood Wu Zheng's thoughts. From the way Wu Zheng came, the Qing cavalry that followed him all the way revealed its figure.

A two-mile-long loose cavalry line was crossed and he was slowly pressing towards Danyang City.

Looking at the remnants brought by Xia Wanchun and the few musketeers in Danyang City, Wu Zheng knew that this battle had to be fought and had to be fought.

Not only do you have to fight, but you have to win.

Not only do you have to win, but you also have to win happily.

But this battle is really hard to fight. There are no cavalry in the city, so you can see clearly the style of the cavalry and there is no intention of attacking the city.

They stopped three or four miles away from the city and basically stopped moving forward.

In other words, the main general of this cavalry had heard of the battle in Danyang City before and knew that artillery and muskets were deployed in the city.

Although few Qing army knew the power of the musket, they were always cautious.

Qing cavalry was circling around the city, and they were also unwilling to accept it.

Wu Zheng made a decision to make the foreign soldiers panic at this time - to go out of the city to fight.

Xia Wanchun understood Wu Zheng's thoughts, and he supported Wu Zheng's decision.

After leaving foreign soldiers who refused to fight to fight to fight, Xia Wanchun's remnants carried long spears, while Wu Zheng led more than a thousand new musketeers in Danyang City.

When the northern city gate slowly opened, the Ming army came out one after another and lined up a hundred steps in front of the city gate, the Qing cavalry was surprised.

Is Ming Jun looking for death?

Even if there are artillery on the top of the city, it is not a big threat to the cavalry three or four miles away.

At this time, the front-mounted smoothbore shell was not high, and the head of the city was fired. The cavalry that was moving three or four miles away could run a hundred steps. In other words, it was to use cannons to kill mosquitoes, and the probability of winning was too low.

But the Qing cavalry was different. They had the advantage of speed. Even when facing artillery suppression, they could dodge in curves while approaching the Ming army, then annihilate them, and then retreat calmly.

The speed at which the artillery adjusts the firing angle is far less than that of the cavalry turning their horses.

Only when a large number of cavalry charges in a intensive manner can it work, because at that time there is almost no need to aim and launch.

Therefore, the Qing cavalry began to get restless.

They first ran from both sides to try to pull out the shooting of the city wall artillery to judge the range and density.

And when approaching, he tried to harass the Ming army with riding and shooting.

The distance was still five hundred steps away, so the arrow naturally could not shoot from the Ming army array.

The Qing army was nothing more than deterring and tempting.

However, the foreign soldiers who were ordered by Wu Zheng did not move, and even fired artillery.

In a silence.

After several tests, the Qing army finally couldn't hold it in, and launched an assault on the Ming army in front of the city gate.

In their opinion, the Ming army with more than 2,000 people in front of them may have burned their brains and despised their lives for a long time.

Exposed to the front were Xia Wanchun's nearly a thousand spearmen, but this was not too much threat to the Qing cavalry.

The Qing cavalry could not see the musketeers behind the spearmen, and they were hidden by the forest-like spears.

The Qing army could not realize what was wrong.

The battle began like this.

Wu Zheng naturally did not go crazy. He just wanted to take the risk. Zhenjiang City and Danpu fell, and Danyang's loss was a matter of one or two days. Therefore, the Qing army could quickly occupy the entire Zhenjiang Prefecture, so that the situation still returned to its original state, and Yingtian Prefecture was isolated from Changzhou and other prefectures.

But the situation will be even worse, because Yingtian Prefecture has no second Qian Sudian and 20,000 Ming troops to be sacrificed, and Wu Zheng has no other cavalry. Xia Wanchun's Jianyang Guard has only less than a thousand people left.

Such a situation will only cause a corruption in the current situation.

The Ming army needed to fight back, but had to fight back.

But the Ming army needs time to dispatch, so it is crucial to protect Danyang and become a nail in Zhenjiang Prefecture.

The Qing army outside the city must be annihilated because they have already reconnaissed the virtual and real things of Danyang City. Once they escape, they will attract the rush of Qing troops from Zhenjiang or Dantu. The Ming army cannot stop the Qing army from attacking with all its strength.

Only by annihilated this cavalry can the Qing army of Zhenjiang and Dantu be afraid of Danyang, mobilize troops and arrange formations, and formulate siege plans, so as to win time for one's own side.

Wu Zheng made a "small move" when he led his army out of the city.

It is very simple to collect small wooden stools from the people's homes, and then saw the feet of the stool into the same length and distribute them.

Facing the accelerated roar of war horses in the Qing army, the earth was shaking, and a considerable riot occurred in the remnants of Xia Wanchun's army.

Fortunately, Xia Wanchun stood in front and led the way, so that the front army did not collapse.

But this kind of commotion was seen by the Qing army, which was extremely confusing.

At a distance of five hundred steps, the cavalry has enough time to turn on both sides.

In other words, this was a feint attack by the Qing army both virtual and real.

But the riots of the Ming army greatly enhanced the confidence of the Qing army.

At this moment, the Qing cavalry leader pointed his scimitar finger and issued a real charge order.

Five hundred steps, just in a snap of your fingers.

The whistling cavalry first collided with the hot lead bomb when they were about to come into contact with Xia Wanchun's troops.

The hot and dense projectiles easily penetrated the skins of the cavalry, penetrated into their bodies, and took them back and fell off their horses.
Chapter completed!