Wu Zheng's approach was indeed crazy when he attacked the Dan disciples with more than 5,000 people.

But the result is unreasonable, which shows that there is indeed a crazi soil for things in this world.

So, Wu Zheng decided to do something even more crazy.

He actually took almost all the Danzeng, marched for more than a hundred miles again, and rushed towards Zhenjiang City.

Don't want the elixir?

Is the empty city strategy also effective for the Qing army?

How can more than 5,000 people conquer the city with strong defense and more than 10,000 defenders?

Has Wu Zheng really reached the point of desperate ?

No! Wu Zheng still has some support in his heart.

He actually had already forgotten the cavalry left in Yingtian Mansion.

I have been in danger for more than four days. Why should Yingtian Mansion know the news?

Even if the court can ignore its life and death, Song An will definitely lead his army to reinforce.

Moreover, there were Zhang Huangyan and Zhang Guowei in the court, and they would never ignore them if they were in danger.

Calculate the time, no matter how slow it is, it should be.

It was this kind of trust in them that Wu Zheng had enough confidence to pounce on Zhenjiang City, which had more than 10,000 defenders.

Lead troops to fight, use the right combination and win with a strange victory.

No general is fully confident in fighting, and the essence of war is adventure.

If anyone really feels that he will lose, the war will not be fought.

Don't believe in anything you have to fight, there is no war in this world that you have to fight.

Which is more important, loss of 100,000 or loss of 10,000?

In a decisive battle, can both sides be evenly matched?

Since there are strong people and relatively weak people, why can this decisive battle still start?

In fact, it is nothing more than that the relatively weak side also feels that it is possible to win.

This is where the decisive battle came.

Now Wu Zheng is obviously the weaker side, but he is attacking.

It seems that Wu Zheng is looking for death, but in fact, Wu Zheng undoubtedly wants to win in his heart.

Just like at the card table, the opponent's card face is obviously larger than his own, but he insists on looking at the opponent's trump card, whether it is a ten-thin card.

But Wu Zheng's march was still slow. Even if a craftsman installed wheels on the cannons, it would slow down the marching speed.

Otherwise, if Song An led the cavalry to cut off the Qing army outside the North City and fled in a hurry, the scene of Dantu winning might have been repeated outside Zhenjiang City.

But there is no if in the world, Wu Zheng is "late".

It was precisely because of Wu Zheng's late arrival that Song An learned from the prisoners that Wu Zheng was not successfully intercepted by the Qing army, but instead fled to Danyang and killed the pursued Qianqiqi of the Qing army.

The unexpected surprise made Song An and Wu Xiaomei finally breathe a sigh of relief.

So, Song An immediately ordered the entire army to turn to Danyang to meet with Wu Zheng.

Just like that, Song An's troops changed direction and went south, passing by Wu Zheng's troops, and the time was only less than an hour apart.

This time is enough to make the cavalry reach a hundred miles away.

When Wu Zheng rushed outside Zhenjiang City, he immediately ordered the deployment of artillery and bombarded the East City Gate.

Of course, this is not Wu Zheng's main purpose. His idea is that as long as the cannon sounds, people within a radius of dozens of miles will hear it.

As long as you are not a fool, you will understand that the Ming army attacked Zhenjiang City.

Is Song An a fool? Wu Zheng believes that it is definitely not.

It was because of this powerful and mysterious confidence that Wu Zheng brazenly launched an attack on Zhenjiang City.

In this attack, Wu Zheng kicked the iron plate.

Zhenjiang City was originally named Jingkou City. Its name originated from the early Eastern Jin Dynasty and was the location of Jinling County, so it is also called "Jinling City".

Jinling City is the second largest city in the south after the capital Jiankang (Yingtianfu). Compared with Sun Quan of the Three Kingdoms, the first city-iron city built by Zhenjiang on the southern foot of the Beigu Mountains, it is even better than that.

The main function of the Iron City is a military fortress, with a small city and a strong city defense.

But the scale of Jinling City is no longer comparable.

Zhenjiang City was rebuilt at the original site of Jinling City, and its defense strength can be imagined.

Fortunately, Wu Zheng was not really crazy and ordered the entire army to climb the wall to attack the city. He just used artillery to bombard the city gate and suppressed the defenders at the city with flowering bullets. Then the infantry charged and the musketeers fired volleys at the city.

But this trick is completely useless for Zhenjiang City.

When they got closer, the musketeers were shot and killed by the battlements Qing soldiers.

It was far away, and the range of the musket was obviously not reaching the city.

The biggest reason is that the nine artillery can not suppress the defenders on the city. The lack of preparations for flowering bullets is the biggest reason.

The gunner has already started to use solid bullets, but solid bullets are for the Qing army at the head of the city...oh, it's better than nothing.

In the three rounds of attack, not only did there be no progress, but more than 600 soldiers were also injured and killed.

Looking at the open city gate, Wu Zhengwangyang sighed.

He cursed in his heart, "Damn Xiao Anzi, are you deaf?"

Such a loud sound of cannons can't get into your ear holes that were plugged by donkey hair?

Without the cooperation between the two sides, the battle would naturally not be able to continue. Wu Zheng had to order a retreat for ten miles to rest.

But before the army could turn around, Sun Jiaji came to report that the defenders at the city were adjusting defense.

Wu Zheng said "clog" in his heart, and took the telescope from his personal guard (Wei Kuangguo gave Mo Zhinian a pair of monocular telescopes, and Mo Zhinian passed it to Wu Zheng) and looked at the top of the city.

The Qing army was coming and going on the top of the city, and it seemed very panicked and confused.

Wu Zheng immediately realized that this is not a defense adjustment, it is clearly a draw of troops.

Calculate the time, Song An should have arrived long ago.

So Wu Zheng shouted: "The previous order was cancelled, the entire army was on guard...the artillery continued to fire!"

The sound of cannons can show your existence. This is Wu Zheng’s reminder to the west of "Song An". Not only are you fighting, but your young master is not idle either.

The Qing army was indeed in chaos.

More than 10,000 defenders, no less than 3,000 people had crossed the river, were disturbed by Song An's cavalry outside the northern city gate, and no less than 1,000 people were lost.

The city is full of plans, no more than ten thousand.

This also includes the straitors who have left the nicknames in each Niulu.

If a soldier cannot find a general, he can't find a soldier. It can be said that he has become a ball of porridge.

After the rebellion, most of the Qing army was intact. In the face of Wu Zheng's surprise attack at the East City Gate, it was also very exciting and did not allow Wu Zheng to take advantage of it.

But the problem is that Dongcheng and Xicheng are completely different. The main force is concentrated in Dongcheng to resist the enemy. Now that Xicheng is under a strong attack from the enemy, can't we send troops from Dongcheng to reinforce?

Even if everything is as usual, without the Qing army withdrawing, facing the East and West attacks, it will cause disorientation, not to mention the current chaos.

The honest man Liao Zhongping keeps his oath.

During this march, there was no news from Wu Zheng. When he arrived outside the city of Zhenjiang, he resolutely launched a strong attack on Xicheng.

His idea was very simple. Since the enemy had obtained what they wanted (Wu Zheng's life), Zhenjiang City could not be put into the hands of the enemy in any case. It would be defeated with all his loyalty and comfort the spirit of the Duke of Zhen in the sky. Even if he had the lives of his life and had these ten thousand soldiers, he would be willing to do so.

This idea is crazy, the madness of honest people is meaningless, but pure and more lethal.
Chapter completed!