Chapter 2393: The Guizijuan navy shows off its power and adopts a multi-pronged approach
While ordering his own soldiers to find Chen Jindong immediately, Huang Chuansu ran over, beckoned the officers below to start gathering and led the soldiers to retreat first.
To resist on the pier under such circumstances is simply to seek death. You don’t need to look at the bombardment power of this long-barreled gun to know that it can sweep almost everything and be invincible.
The wisest thing to do is to break away from the front line, and then organize defense and counterattack outside the shooting range, but Huang Chuansu doesn't know how many people can be organized to resist in this situation.
Accompanied by bursts of shrill copper whistles, followed by the "crackling" sound of firecrackers shooting, Huang Chuansu's heart sank suddenly. Such dense firecrackers shooting sounds showed that the navy was definitely more than just ordinary soldiers. Sexually bombarding the dock is so simple, this is about to land.
"Sir, the Denglai Navy has begun to land, and it's all a black sea of sailors..." A subordinate ran back from the dock with a face full of panic, his helmet tilted to one side, and his face was covered with sweat, "Damn, it's all self-generated flint fire. I have only seen muskets in your personal army, but they all have them, and they must be Denglai Navy! Only they have so many self-made flintfire muskets, and brothers can't stop them at all!"
Huang Chuansu gritted his teeth and waved his hand fiercely, "Tell the brothers to withdraw. First withdraw five miles away and meet at the river temple by the canal to avoid the enemy's sharp edge!"
The general hesitated for a moment, and then hesitantly said: "Sir, they are also shouting over there, asking everyone to give up resistance. This is to comply with the imperial decree and dismiss Master Chen from his post as the commander-in-chief of Huaiyang Town. It has nothing to do with others, so he is stubbornly resisting. Considered treason!"
Huang Chuansu hesitated for a moment, then shook his head: "Is it such a simple thing? Why didn't we get any news before? The imperial court wants to remove the lord from the position of commander-in-chief, so it should be done, right? Why directly use the navy to do this? It's obvious There are people who are falsely passing on the imperial edict and want to eradicate the emperor’s foundation. We can’t listen! As long as we get through it, then they are rebellious!”
The general heaved a sigh of relief after hearing what his superior said, which seemed to make sense. "But the brothers below are a little unsure, and some have already gone into hiding..."
Huang Chuansu cursed impatiently, "Ignore those people, take away everything you can, and go quickly..."
Just as he was talking, he saw several people from the Inspection Department running towards us. One of them was Inspector Zhang who had been drinking together at noon. "Sir Huang, what happened? Why did the Navy come here?" ?”
"Damn it, who knows what happened. The navy probably rebelled. If they come to attack Guazhou at this time, they are obviously going to attack Mr. Chen. It's okay. The navy only has a few people. As long as they resist After a while, they will have no stamina." Seeing the anxious look on the other party's face, Huang Chuansu comforted the other party carelessly, "No, you follow us back and meet at Hebo Temple. I guess Mr. Chen in the city will be there soon. We will get the news, and then we will deal with these navy thieves!"
“Really?” A tall and thin man following behind the inspector named Zhang took a step forward. “Then let’s follow you, okay?”
"No problem." Huang Chuansu saw that this person was too close, and was a little dissatisfied that this guy didn't understand the rules. However, he saw a light flash in the other person's hand, and a short knife was sharply raised, piercing his lower abdomen, and fiercely As soon as the force was stirred, Huang Chuansu felt a sharp pain in his abdomen, his vision went dark, and he felt that most of his strength was drained from his body. He pointed his finger at the other person and slowly fainted, "You..."
"Long Jinwei, who slaughtered Yuanzhao from a hundred households in Fusi, North Town, was ordered to deal with the rebels who were stubbornly resisting. It has nothing to do with others. Put down your weapons and accept the orders of the navy. No matter what!" A low and penetrating voice, coupled with the formidable His eyes suddenly shocked the surrounding officers: "Think about your families and clansmen. This has nothing to do with you personally. The court has a purpose. It only asks about the culprit, not the coercion. This matter has nothing to do with you. Don't commit suicide." error!"
Long Jinwei still has a great deterrent effect on the people in the army, especially these officers and soldiers have families, and everyone also knows that the new emperor will ascend the throne soon, the confrontation between the north and the south is over, and the navy suddenly comes to Jiangnan, it is definitely not aimed at The entire Huaiyang Army is targeting Master Chen, the commander-in-chief of the Huaiyang Army.
Although Huang Chuansu was an old subordinate brought by Chen Jixian from the Beijing camp, his army was recruited in Xuzhou and was not the old troops of the Fifth Army Camp brought from the Beijing camp. Many of their relatives are still in Xuzhou. .
Huang Chuansu was beheaded on the spot, which shocked everyone present, especially those grassroots officers and soldiers who thought that they still had a large family at home. Of course, they were not willing to risk their family's lives to get involved with the imperial court and the commander-in-chief. The duel between them has gone through turmoil, and now they are leaderless. Whoever takes the lead may be regarded as a traitor by Long Jinwei, and may be held accountable in the future.
Seeing that the officers and soldiers present were calmed down, Tu Yuanzhao secretly breathed a sigh of relief. If someone suddenly jumped out and yelled in this situation, he would be chopped into pieces immediately with a knife.
Tu Yuanzhao's eloquence was good, and he was also a specially selected talent. In addition, the inspector next to him was also shouting and helping, and he finally stabilized the situation.
At this time, Hou Chengzu's naval camp and Cao Wenzhao's army also poured in and quickly took control of the entire Guazhou Town.
"Don't stop, advance to Jiangdu immediately." After receiving the news that Guazhou was under control, Feng Ziying breathed a sigh of relief, but this was not the most important thing.
Now we must control Yangzhou City before Chen Jixian reacts, or before Chen Jixian can command and mobilize the Huaiyang Army. Otherwise, if this war breaks out, the entire Yangzhou City may be destroyed. This is also the reason for the imperial court and Feng Ziying Don't want to see it.
"Ziying, there is no need to worry too much. Judging from the situation in Guazhou Town, I am afraid that Chen Jixian has really forgotten everything. He really thought that he could move to Suzhou and Hangzhou and leave Yangzhou and Huai'an to Wang Ziteng to block him. He can live a leisurely and stable life, but if he has this kind of mentality, I'm afraid the people below him will only become more like this."
Shen Yourong is more certain than Feng Ziying.
Judging from the battle in Guazhou Town alone, the performance of Huaiyang Town can be said to be extremely inferior. When the guard was captured, he was still hungover. No, it was not a hangover, but he was drunk at noon. Not awake. Of course, this is the credit of Inspector Zhang from the Inspection Department. I have to say that this guy has also made great contributions.
"I hope so. I'm afraid that if Chen Jixian responds in time, it will really turn into a melee. The losses will be too great and I won't be able to report to the cabinet." Feng Ziying smiled bitterly.
He did not dare to contact the Yangzhou government easily, because the Yangzhou prefect and the magistrates all leaned towards Prince Yi Zhong after the confrontation between the north and the south, so he could only observe temporarily and would rather let Wu Yaoqing use some other connections to help collect intelligence.
Only one battalion of the Marine Corps landed for combat operations. After cooperating with Cao Wenzhao's army to land and control the situation, they quickly returned to reboard the ship. They had to immediately rush to Nanjing with the first division of the Navy, while the other division of the Navy went to another battalion of the Marine Corps. In addition, Mao Wenlong's troops attacked Jiangdu along the canal, catching Yangzhou by surprise.
It should be said that Chen Jixian reacted relatively quickly. When he heard that a large-scale naval fleet appeared on the Guazhou River, he realized that something was wrong.
The Jiang Water Division cannot have those kind of Western barbarian warships, but can only be the Denglai Navy. If the Denglai Navy wants to enter the Yangtze River, it must report, and if it approaches Guazhou, it will endanger the water transportation, so it has to Makes you think.
Although Chen Jixian also didn't believe that it was unbelievable that the Denglai Navy came to Yangzhou to do something when Prince Yi Zhong was about to ascend the throne, but as a warrior, he still had to be vigilant at least. In any case, promotion It’s always right to be vigilant and be more vigilant.
But he also knew that there was some chaos in Yangzhou city. One of his soldiers and Ji Dequan's troops had already moved to Suzhou, and the other group was still going to Hangzhou. In addition, Su Shunxin's troops from Gaoyou Prefecture were coming to Yangzhou city. On the way, we will probably arrive before dark.
Under such circumstances, it is indeed difficult to organize quickly, and he is not sure why Denglai Navy is here. There are rumors that Japanese pirates have frequently been in and out of the Yangtze River Estuary recently, and he does not know whether it is true or false. If Denglai Navy came here for this purpose, it seems possible.
This hesitation in attitude also had some impact on the execution of the people below. No one knew what was going on in Guazhou Town. They only knew that the fleet of the Denglai Navy arrived on the river outside Guazhou. What happened? Why he came, no one knew.
When the news actually came from Guazhou Town, Denglai Navy's warships had already appeared at the gate outside Jiangdu City. At this time, Chen Jixian, who had just woken up from a dream, could only hurriedly lead his newly assembled troops. An army of personal soldiers rushed out from the south gate, intending to catch the opponent by surprise.
Fortunately, after all, preparations had been made more than an hour in advance, and there were still more than 4,000 soldiers in the city and more than 10,000 people from another general, Jiao Tinghua. Chen Jixian knew that this was not the time to reserve his strength. If he still had If they are reluctant to join the army, then Jiao Tinghua's more than 10,000 men are even more reluctant to go into battle in person.
At this time, he did not hesitate at all. He personally went into battle and led four thousand pro-army troops, letting Jiao Tinghua lead his army to follow him and swoop towards the south of the city.
However, Chen Jixian obviously underestimated the combat effectiveness of the Navy fleet, and he knew nothing about the battle in Guazhou Town. He only knew that the Navy troops landed and occupied Guazhou Town. He did not know that the Navy used their long tubes to The cannon washed the ground and completely defeated the Huaiyang army on the dock.
(End of this chapter)