However, Hong Chengchou was disappointed.

In the direction of the Yalu River, many Ming soldiers in red uniforms could be seen rushing up and lined up there.

Seeing this scene, Hong Chengchou turned his head to look, but found that all the Qing army had retreated back to the city.

It’s really a change in the world, and the feng shui is changing!

If I were in the court, if the Qing army was in the same situation, it would definitely be the leader who rushed forward and would be huddled in the city!

Now looking at the Ming army's posture, the target is definitely Zhenjiang Fort!

Be prepared, can defense be useful?

Hong Chengchou was very worried when he thought about this.

But at this time, he had no choice. The Ming army had already arrived ashore and was in the array. Even if he rushed over here, the Ming army was probably already in the array.

Thinking of this, Hong Chengchou covered his face and continued to observe the situation of the Ming army.

As he looked, he suddenly took a breath.

According to previous news, the harassment of the Dongjiang Army in Jinzhou and Fuzhou was definitely real. This means that the Ming army forces known to the Qing Dynasty appeared there at least.

But now, just outside Zhenjiang Fort, another army has appeared, with at least 5,000 troops. Where did the Dongjiang Army get so many troops?

This is definitely not the Ming army coming from Jinzhou, Fuzhou. Because it takes a long way to go around the sea, it is impossible to appear here in such a short time.

The only explanation is that the troops have really increased from within the pass!

Whether it is Shanhaiguan or Dongjiang Town, the court has continuously increased its troops, which only shows that the treacherous chaos in the pass is no longer a problem. Only in this way can the court have the remaining strength to increase its troops in Liaodong!

Thinking of this, Hong Chengchou fell into deep thought.

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Outside the city, the Dongjiang Army had a total of more than 6,000 troops, of which only about 2,000 were newly transferred from Shandong. The other troops were all veterans of the original Dongjiang Army.

Jinzhou and Fuzhou are just a cover and will not really fight hard against Jianlu, so most of the recruits transferred from Shandong.

Li Guo and Li Laiheng were in Jinzhou and Fuzhou, leaving the opportunity to make meritorious contributions to Gao Yigong. Therefore, the commander of this army was Gao Yigong.

In addition, Zheng Hongkui, the general of the Navy, was also here. At this time, he was standing side by side with Gao Yigong, standing on a small hill on the side of the road, looking at Zhenjiang Fort, which was not far away.

"Old Zheng, whether you can capture Zhenjiang Fort this time will depend on you in the end. You can't lose your chain!" Gao Yigong put down his telescope, turned his head to look at Zheng Hongkui and said, "How is it, is it okay?"

"If what the Duke said is correct, there will definitely be no problem!" Hearing him speak, Zheng Hongkui also put down his telescope, turned to look at him and replied.

After saying that, he turned around and looked at the riverside again, and saw a large group of people there shouting lies to move things.

"The Duke said that the artillery was used together and the effect was much better than the ones that were scattered." Gao Yigong heard this and also went to see the sailors carrying red cannons from the warships. "After half a day, I wonder if I can blow up Zhenjiang Fort?"

Zheng Hongkui had just seen the situation in Zhenjiang Castle through a telescope. After thinking about it for a moment, he replied: "It should be no problem, but I am worried that if Jianlu leaves the city to attack, can you stop it?"

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Zhenjiang Fort is divided into two gates, east and west, and it must be blocked, otherwise Jianlu would definitely run away when he could not stop it. The army here has a total of more than 6,000 people, divided into two groups, which is about 3,000 people per gate.

According to the previous investigation, there were two thousand infantry troops in Jianlu. If they gathered all their forces to attack a city gate, Zheng Hongkui would be a little worried based on the legendary Jianlu's combat power.

Hearing this, Gao Yigong immediately replied: "Didn't you practice this on the island? It's okay! Look here, I'll go to the west gate of Zhenjiang Fort, and I will never let Jianlu escape. You and I will take this Jianlu together, and it's best to capture Hong Chengchou alive, and this will be a great contribution!"

Military merits are the most affordable thing, and of course Zheng Hongkui also wants it. It is rare to have such an opportunity that he can also go to land to share military merits on the sea, so he is naturally attentive.

Therefore, after hearing Gao Yigong's words, he nodded and said, "Okay, I'll leave it to me!"

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On the top of the city, Hong Chengchou saw that the Dongjiang Army began to divide the troops, and immediately knew their plans. In this regard, he just whispered his lips, trying to laugh at the Ming army, but he actually wanted to divide the troops.

However, when the corner of his mouth curled, half of his swollen face immediately hurt so much that he grinned and couldn't laugh at all.

There was no choice but to cover his face with his hands and continue to observe the situation outside.

The Jianlu on the top of the city felt relieved when they saw that the Ming army was divided into two groups, about 3,000 each, and they all looked at the Ming army outside the city with laughter and pointed.

"Did you find out that this Ming army that circles the city has no siege equipment? How do they want to attack the city?"

"That's more, crawling, stacking arhat, haha!"

"It's just a musket. I'm right. It seems that they really want to climb up the city. If you don't say anything else, if you really dare to do this, I can defend the city as soon as I urinate!"

"There are still some, look at the side van, there are artillery!"

"Haha, that cannon? That's a little bit small, it's a tiger squat cannon, and then it's a small Franco machine cannon! With that range, they use this to attack the city, and they can't laugh at people?"

"That's right, although there are no red cannons on the top of our city, there are a few cannons in the general. Before they can push the cannons over, they will blast them first!"

“…”

Just as they laughed, suddenly, a sharp-eyed Jianlu screamed and said, "Look at where!"

Hearing this, the other Jianlu turned to look over. They saw that the Ming army's formation was cracked in cracks near the Yalu River, and cannons were pushed by many people and came forward.

From a distance, it looks like piles of ants carrying things.

"That's not a red cannon, is it?" I didn't know who it was, and suddenly said it.

Many of these experienced people in the Jianli, especially those of the Han army and the Eight Banners, changed their faces after careful observation.

"It seems that they are all red cannons!"

"It must be the Red Cannon. You guys are just lined up there. At this distance, our general can't reach it, but if the other party has the Red Cannon, they can come!"

"Impossible, where did the Ming army get so many red cannons?"

"Yes, how could it be, how could the Ming army have so many red cannons?"

“…”

Of course they didn't know. To be precise, the red cannons they saw were not from the court, but from the Zheng family. Of course, in Jianlu's eyes, they were from the court.

Just these Jianlu probably never thought that one day, they would see at least thirty red cannons appear together at a time.

A big deal is definitely a big deal!

From this they immediately felt the strong local aura of the Ming Dynasty.

With so many red cannons alone, the Qing Dynasty could not find out.

It is estimated that the Qing Dynasty, the whole country is counted, and there is probably no such number, including the red cannons seized from the city of Jinzhou.

Jianlu on the top of the city saw that the Ming army outside the city began to deploy Red and Barbarian cannons, and they were all placed in the same place, and the visual effect was even more impactful. For a moment, they all lost their laughter, and some were shocked and a little worried!

When the Zhenjiang Fortress general heard the news, he couldn't help but feel upset.

After thinking about it, he immediately sent someone to find Hong Chengchou.

He understood that if one wants to say that his brain is better, it is better for this high-ranking official in the Ming Dynasty to use his brain.

Pretending to not be able to see Hong Chengchou's swollen face, he just asked him: "What do you think you should deal with the current plan? Should you start to attack them for a while?"

I don’t know if it was because of the swollen face or something else, Hong Chengchou’s face looked ugly. Hearing the question, he immediately shook his head and said, “The Ming army must be prepared. It is difficult to get out of the city to attack, it is too late!”

Speaking of this, he pointed his hand at the Ming army outside the city, and then explained: "Look at the back of the side van, the number of muskets is so large that you can tell at a glance that we don't have cavalry. There are no chariots, and there are too many artillery in the Ming army!"

Hearing this, the Zhenjiang Fort guard's face looked a little ugly, and he immediately asked, "What do you think you should do? You can't just wait for the beating, right?"

The number of Red Barbarian cannons alone made him a little unsure!

After hearing this, Hong Chengchou did not answer immediately. Instead, he turned to look at the Ming army passing by, then turned around and showed a sincere look on his face. Of course, this was what he thought. Just half of his swollen face had already deformed his expression a little.

He heard him say to the Zhenjiang Fortress garrison: "The only way to do this is to break through the Ximen immediately before the Ming army was encircled!"

"What, break through?" The guard of Zhenjiang Fort was very surprised when he heard this. He asked Hong Chengchou angrily, "If you haven't fought a battle, will you let me break through?"

To put it nicely, this is breaking through, to put it badly, this is fleeing after hearing the news and defeating before the battle. How can he afford to lose this person?

To be honest, he couldn't help it anymore, otherwise he would have wanted to shave it.

He said before that he was afraid of the Ming army, but now he still wants to persuade him to escape. Is there anyone who humiliates the Qing warriors like this?

Looking at his face, Hong Chengchou immediately guessed that he wanted to hit him. Suddenly, half of his face felt even more painful.
Chapter completed!