The weather is beautiful, and it has not rained these days, otherwise it would be impossible to transport a thousand-pound cannon to the road.

There are many skilled craftsmen among the people who build transport vehicles for artillery.

Copper wedges were also made based on the two sides of the Red Cannon's unique gun ears to facilitate the up and down adjustment of the muzzle.

Speaking of which, at this time, the artillery did not have a gun stand, sighting equipment, and gun plaque (the gun raft can adjust the angle between the direction of the artillery, the sighting equipment can determine the direction of the artillery, and the gun plaque can determine the angle between the height of the artillery), and it is said that aiming, the target is almost entirely based on vision, and the only thing that can be adjusted is the up and down of the muzzle. It has to be said that craftsmen built wooden gun vehicles for the artillery, which really solved the transportation and combat problems. However, the life of the wooden gun plaque is questionable.

This is no longer important. In Wu Zheng's view, as long as the artillery can be transported outside Zhenjiang City, even if it is piled up with earth and stone, it can still be allowed to shoot at the city gate.

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Hong Chengchou, who was restless in Jiangdu, finally waited for the imperial decree that he had been waiting for for two days.

I have to say that Hong Chengchou was excited at this time.

What is most gratifying for those who are ministers is nothing more than the unconditional trust from the top. This time the little emperor’s blessing is really great.

Hong Chengchou could imagine what kind of pressure the young emperor would be under in the face of Dorgon.

As a result, Hong Chengchou was extremely excited and had the urge to thank him for his own life and die for his death.

He decided that even if he died by the Yangtze River, he would complete the emperor's entrustment to him.

However, the decree is one thing. When will the Qing army in Xuzhou arrive? How to change generals in Jiangbei and how to quickly take over are another thing. Everything takes time.

Wu Sangui could leave as he could, but Tan Tai was the General of the Conquest South enthroned by the Qing court. There were nearly 20,000 troops left around Jiangxin Island. They were all his direct descendants. Can he leave as he could?

What's more, Tan Tai was determined to do nothing wrong for the court, and he was willing to give up the power of the general?

It has to be said that Hong Chengchou's ability to lead the troops is worrying. Although he has led the troops, a few years ago, he led the main force of the Ming army to aid Jinzhou and Ningyuan, wasn't it defeated by Tan Tai's 400 men in Tashan and Xingshan?

Do you think Tan Tai can hand over the army to Hong Chengchou for command?

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This is a scheming and intrigue.

But Yizhen made a big move.

Wang Yilin and Qian Diansu, who had a chemical reaction, hit it off.

There is only one theoretical basis. Taking advantage of his illness and killing him, there were only three thousand Qing soldiers in Yizhen City, who were defeated by Wang Yilin in one fell swoop. From Wang Yilin, he learned from Wang Yilin that Zhenjiang City had been recovered (When Wang Yilin set out, he did not know that the Qing army counterattacked and recaptured Zhenjiang City, or even Wu Zheng was in danger). How could such a great situation be less than a hero to make achievements?

The two of them took the map and gestured for a long time, and finally set a goal - Jiangdu.

Crazy?

These two people probably got brave. If Wang Yilin was a frog in the well and didn't know how big it was, Qian Sudian was a well-behaved and knowledgeable talent.

Even he was crazy. They actually wanted to use Liuhe and Yizhen's 10,000 troops to raid the Qing army's nest in Jiangbei, which was bold.

But history is often created by such a group of madmen with sudden whims.

But I have to say that this solution is still operational.

Yizhen went to Jiangdu and marched for most of the day. This is a prerequisite. Otherwise, the army would go deeper and unable to replenish supplies. If they were hungry, they would starve to death. How could they fight?

Secondly, the main force of the Qing army was concentrated on attacking Dantu by Hong Chengchou, and the defense in Zhenjiang City and Jiangbei was empty, and Jiangdu should not have a large number of Qing troops.

Unexpectedly, he blitzed into Jiangdu, and his imagination was amazing.

The most critical point of this strategy is whether the Jiangdu is really empty and whether the Qing army's recent army can return to help in time, but these Wang Yilin and Qian Sudian don't know.

In the words of Wang Yilin boasting after the war, he actually thought that he had not scraped oil and water from Liuhe, and then Jiangdu, Hong Chengchou and Wu Sangui's administrative office command site, should have oil and water? Otherwise, if you go to Baoshan and return empty-handed, wouldn't you regret it for life?

But when his uncle Wang Zhiren heard this, he kicked him twice and sentenced him to stay in the door for half a month and could not leave the room.

This is a later story.

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This battle has been fought to this day, and it has been four days and three nights since the Qing army invaded Dan disciples.

The battle was fierce, but not large in scale. The biggest one was that the Dantu lost. The two sides invested nearly 20,000 troops, and the Qing army won a small victory in occupying Dantu.

Even if the 10,000 Ming Navy crossed the river to fight, in fact, only a few thousand people were actually involved in the battle.

But if several battlefields are added together, this scale will be already very large.

It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a partial battle.

In other words, this battle has been significantly out of control for both sides until now.

Although both sides realized that they could not continue to fight, they actually couldn't stop. There are many reasons, such as interests, unwillingness, face, etc., but the main reason was that they felt that as long as they held on, the enemy would be defeated.

It is precisely because of this that the scale of the war has not shrunk, but has become larger and larger, so large that both sides can't handle it in the end.

This may be something that Wu Zheng and Hong Chengchou could not have thought of in advance.

Wu Zheng only went to Jiangbei to "fight a robbery". Only the "robbery" could he delay the Qing army's pace of going south and gain a wealth of time for the Qingtai Dynasty to breathe and recuperate.

Hong Chengchou's purpose was relatively complicated. He wanted to kill Wu Zheng to repay the hatred of reducing pressure several times before, to give his voice in the court, to have a place in front of Dorgon, to retain a springboard for the Qing court to go south, etc.

But after the Ming army counterattack and the navy broke into Jiangbei's heart, especially after the little emperor Fu gave him unconditional trust, all this changed, and Hong Chengchou's goal became simple, that is, to crush the Ming army with absolute strength. Even if the Qingtai Dynasty did not destroy it, it would hurt Yuanxin and be unable to pose a threat to the Qing court.

The goal is simple, but it is often lethal.

People are most afraid of simple purpose.

Wu Sangui's departure allowed Hong Chengchou to successfully take over the command of the 20,000 Qing troops in Jiangbei and more than 10,000 Qing troops stationed in Zhenjiangcheng.

In other words, in addition to Tan Tai, there were nearly 20,000 Qing troops in his hands, Hong Chengchou had truly become the commander of the Qing army in Jiangbei.

It’s a man who wants to be an addicted to leading troops. This is nature, and Hong Chengchou is no exception.

When he was a Ming minister, he led troops, but unfortunately his mistakes have led to eternal regret.

When he was a Qing minister, it was a pity that he really didn't have the chance to lead the army, so people wouldn't give him a chance.

Now, there are tens of thousands of troops in the hands of the hands, pointing out the country and waving the world, which is the time for men to realize their ambitions.

Hong Chengchou immediately ordered that the Qing army in Zhenjiang City must defend Zhenjiang City to the death, lose land, and beheaded!
Chapter completed!