Near the East Cross Street near the Tianjin Governor's Yamen and the General Soldier's Yamen, the fighting has reached its most brutal stage.

Chen Yongfu's people took advantage of the civil uprising in the southern city of Tianjin. They killed the new army by surprise at the beginning, seized the city gate, and drove in a large group of people. I thought that the battle of Tianjin City was settled, but what happened next?

What happened was unexpected.

If it were an ordinary Ming army, it would be over when the city is broken. It would be too late to escape, so who would fight to the death? Moreover, now that Beijing has been lost and Dashun is the common master of the world, how much morale can these Ming troops in Tianjin still have?

So the Dashun army that invaded Tianjin Nancheng began to fight and grab things at the same time - they had no pay or food on weekdays, and most of them were adapted from the original Ming army, so of course their discipline was poor.

The last time Beijing was conquered, the soldiers were not allowed to plunder, and the soldiers had already complained. This time they conquered Tianjin, they had to take advantage of it no matter what.

Moreover, following the lessons learned in Beijing, the soldiers under Chen Yongfu were afraid that there would be an order prohibiting robbery, so they couldn't wait for the battle to end and started looting.

Speaking of which, the people of Tianjin City are really pitiful. They were suppressed twice by Zhu Cixiang's army because of welcoming King Chuang, and now they are plundered by King Chuang's army... This is really welcoming King Chuang, looking forward to King Chuang, King Chuang is coming

But even worse!

While Chen Yongfu's soldiers were busy looting, they gave Wu Xiang, Zhu Chunchen and other Ming generals the opportunity to regroup.

Of course, the reason why Tianjin Wei Nancheng's battle front can be reorganized is also related to the particularity of the new army that overcomes difficulties.

Although this army was newly established and its combat effectiveness was not very good, its morale and cohesion were as high as those of Li Zicheng's old battalion.

All the officers and soldiers of the new army who overcame the difficulties carried Zhu Cixiang's "IOU" (not necessarily written by Zhu Cixiang, but they were all signed in his name, and they were also kept on file. If they were lost, they would still acknowledge the account)! In a certain place in the south of the Yangtze River,

There are at least 50 acres of paddy fields waiting for them... As long as they can keep Zhu Cihong from reaching the south of the Yangtze River, everyone will be a landlord!

In addition to Bai Tiao, Zhu Cixiang was not merciless when it came to distributing rewards and pay, and was able to ensure that the full amount was paid to the soldiers. Although the new army of overcoming difficulties was based on the Wu family's servants as its initial backbone, it is not known how much sand was mixed in now.

The Wu family has long ceased to be a private soldier, so no one can rule the roost in the army. Withholding military pay and shortfalls are a no-brainer!

In addition, the food in the army is also very good. As the prince, Zhu Cihong has to go down to the grassroots to eat at least one meal with the soldiers every day.

Moreover, which flag team you are assigned to is random, and even Wu Sanmei doesn't know it in advance. Anyone who dares to make up their mind about the food is just putting their heads in their belts.

Precisely because daily benefits and future prospects are guaranteed, the cohesion of the new army to overcome difficulties is unusually strong.

Even if the city is destroyed, everyone still wants to follow suit!

Wu Xiang was also one of the many soldiers of the New Army who wanted to follow Zhu Cixiang to overcome difficulties.

He still wanted to "Zhu and Wu share the south of the Yangtze River"! Now even if he doesn't keep Chongzhen, he still has to keep the more than four million taels of silver in the Fujun Grand Marshal's mansion, right? That is the lifeblood of the prince!

So the old man also became ferocious and personally led a group of white-haired servants to the front line. First, he led the cavalry to charge into the formation, charging back and forth on East Cross Street, and defeated the Dashun Army who were busy looting and scattered in formation.

Baluo, suffered heavy casualties, and was almost beaten out by the old man.

Zhu Chunchen, who had just discovered that his martial arts skills were not weak, also became more energetic. He dragged the British Duke Zhang Shize and Xiangcheng Bo Li Guozhen, and gathered a group of nobles, noble ministers, and his trusted servants and Ding family generals to go to the front line. The hand-to-hand fighting was

They can't shoot, but some of them can shoot arrows, and some can play with firecrackers. Now they all show off their special skills, whether they are shooting cold arrows or shooting cold guns, and they are actually very impressive.

However, Chen Yongfu was not an ordinary person. When he realized something was wrong, he immediately led his servants to attack, and finally withstood Wu Xiang's charge.

Immediately afterwards, the fighting started on East Cross Street. After all, the terrain here was narrow and the cavalry could not move widely. After the infantry on both sides formed a formation with long weapons, Wu Xiang also returned to the rear of the formation and began to take charge.

command.

Because Wu Xiang actually took over the command of the left division of the new army to overcome the difficulties, Li Ruolian became the de facto deputy general, while deputy general Wang Zhou went down to command the Fire Gun Battalion.

The Zuo Division's Fire Gun Battalion had experienced training in the Battle of Tianjin Beicheng. Under Zhu Cixiang's personal supervision, they learned to fire volleys within a specified distance and also used fixed ammunition.

And their fire guns are also pretty good, most of them are turtle-dove-foot fire guns from Guangdong, and a few are northern imitations of decent quality.

In the fierce battle on East Cross Street, these more than 300 firecrackers actually exerted great power. Under the cover of spearmen and sword and shield men, they fired round after round of volleys, beating Chen Yongfu to death.

The elite soldiers under his command suffered heavy casualties. Several rounds of attacks were repulsed by fierce volleys of fire, leaving dead bodies on the ground.

After several attempts but unable to succeed, Chen Yongfu became more aggressive and ordered people to set fire near East Cross Street, hoping to burn out an open battlefield. Once the battlefield expanded, more than 300 firecrackers could no longer block it.

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Because of the heavy rain before, the fire didn't start quickly. However, the soldiers of the Dashun Army couldn't hold it back and snatched debris to start the fire. They kept throwing them into the fire. After burning for a while, the fire finally started to get bigger. In an instant, it spread into one piece and shot into the sky.

The sky was reflected in a large area of ​​red.

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"Master Chitose, there is a fire in Nancheng, Tianjin!"

"It seems that there is still a fierce battle in the city! Raise the flag of command of the three armies! Take the big dragon leader as the vanguard and move forward at full speed... Let's go to the rescue together!"

"Here!"

Zhu Cihong, who had taken off his iron armor and was only wearing close-fitting cotton armor, was accompanied by Shen Tingyang, Cao Youyi, and Wu Sanmei and climbed to the top of the Dalongtou cabin.

The fire in Nancheng, Tianjin, was raging and rising into the sky. Zhu Cixi could see it from a distance.

The fire was still burning fiercely, which probably meant that the resistance in the city was not over yet. Zhu Cihong, the leader of the big dragon equipped with two 12-pound red cannons, was relying on him. At this time, he was also very confident, and of course he was not willing to die without rescuing the enemy.

So he immediately ordered the fleet to attack, and with the Dalongtou he was riding as the vanguard, he rushed at full speed to the river where the northern and southern cities of Tianjin Wei were located.

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"Mrs. Hong, the dragon flag of the Zhu Thief, and a flag of command of the three armies, are all hung on a large ship of the Zheng family..."

On a large tanker, on the mast erected high up, a thin man with bare feet was as nimble as a monkey. He climbed up along the mast and looked for a while with a telescope with one hand.

, and then reported loudly to the red lady on the deck.

"Dragon flag plus three military flags? Could it be the crown prince of the Zhu Thief?" The Red Lady remembered that during the battle in Tianjin Weibeicheng these days, Zhu Cixiang used these two flags at the same time as the symbol of the Chinese army.

"Mrs. Hong, there are many sand ships coming up the Wei River! It seems that the Zheng family's ship is back again! It is led by the big ship flying the dragon flag and the flag of the Three Armed Forces!"

"You're back again? And you're taking the ship of the Red Thief Prince as the leader?" Red Lady snorted, "This Red Thief Prince is really brave!"

"Mrs. Hong, is there a scam?" the general with the red lady beside reminded him in a low voice.

"So what if it's a scam?" The red lady raised her eyebrows, "I'm still afraid of the red thief's tricks?

Moreover, the Zhuhai fleet is now traveling upstream, without the help of the southeast wind. How can they compete with our cannons? We now have the advantage of going downstream. This little prince must have seen the fire in Nancheng, Tianjin, and knew

His parents were in danger and he took the risk to save people. He is a filial son, but it's a pity that he lacks some brains."

The red lady swept her beautiful eyes from both sides and saw that all her brothers were eager to try, so she chuckled: "Brothers, do you still have the strength?"

"have!"

Everyone responded loudly.
Chapter completed!