Geng Jimao led 4,500 cavalrymen, all of which were Eight Banners soldiers with both men and horses. In terms of combat power, he was able to catch up with the ordinary Ming army in a town.

The fifteen Niulu Eight Banners soldiers, three Niulu heavy armor infantry, three Niulu cavalry, and nine Niulu are equipped with firearms and bows and arrows. Each of them is equipped with double horses and has strong combat power.

Previously, the Han army's Zhenghuang Banner's achievements were not mentioned. Just last year, in the battle of attacking Hunan, Zhenghuang Banner defeated Ming general Yang Guodong in Xiangyin, and broke through Yang Guodong with 3,000 troops. He also defeated Zhang Xianbi, Huang Chaoxuan and other generals, and drove straight to Changsha City and captured Ming general Guo Zhaoji.

Among the eight banners of the Han army, the Zhenghuang Banner is famous for its good combat skills.

As Geng Jimao, the son of Geng Zhongming, had been through a long battle, so naturally it was not bad. After he found that the scout of the front army was discovered by the Ming army, he immediately ordered the army to gallop forward and prepare to seize the floating bridge.

The Qing cavalry rushed to the west bank and saw corpses lying on the pontoon bridge, scattered with large and small bags discarded by refugees, and many vehicles across the bridge.

At this time, the air was filled with the smell of gunfire after the fire of muskets, and the air was mixed with bloody smell, which made the bloodthirsty Eight Banners soldiers excited like hungry wolf.

These brave soldiers from the Huguang battlefield were not afraid of Donghai Town, but regarded Donghai Town as prey.

For them, after crossing the river, Su Song was everywhere, and there were lands of gold and silver. Qi Ding's eyes showed a greedy look, which made people shudder.

At this time, the bridge was full of corpses, and there was no living person around. At this time, a person suddenly emerged from the water on the shore, climbing the mountain shore, gasping heavily.

Geng Jimao held the horse's reins and stood by the river. He took out a thousand-mile mirror and observed the opposite shore. There was a record of the Qing army's oxen next to him, and was watching with a map drawn by the scout.

"There are already heavy troops garrisoning on the other side, but there is still a place to cross the river?" Geng Jimao saw the Ming army flags on the other side flying on the other side, and seemed to be quite large, and he couldn't help but frown.

Niu Lu lowered his head and looked on the drawings, and replied in a deep voice: "Report to the prince, Zhao Zamao built the Xicheng defense line for a hundred miles, with a battalion of soldiers set up every fifteen miles, and was commanded by a member to draw the ground to guard it. From Jiangyin to Wuxi, there were a total of seven battalions along the line. In addition to these seven battalions, there were also a guerrilla battalion in Jiangyin, Caijingba and Wuxi, each of which was used to reinforce the bandit army along the line, and the defenses were very tight in various places."

The distance between the Qing army and the Ming army was too close, and both sides were right under the eyes of the other party, so it was difficult not to be investigated by the other party.

Geng Jimao frowned slightly, "This is the way Qi Jiguang did when he was guarding Ji Liao."

Niu Lu nodded, "The prince is wise, it is the method of seizing guerrilla control that the Ming border army once used."

Geng Jimao said in a deep voice: "In this way, I will cross the river from other places. The difficulty is basically the same, so it is better to attack the ready-made floating bridge."

There were also Ming troops defending others, and they also needed to prepare ships and build floating bridges across the river. With these actions, the Ming army must have been on the opposite bank long ago. Therefore, it would be better to attack the floating bridge directly while it was not fully prepared, which saved a lot of effort.

As they were talking, two yellow-armored soldiers dragged Wang Jiaping over, who was wet.

"Sister, pay homage to the prince!" Wang Jiaping kowtowed quickly.

Geng Jimao looked at him and felt a little contemptuous. He was a traitor and had different levels. The Eight Banners, who were born in the banner, looked down on the Green Camp soldiers. However, as the prince of the king, Geng Jimao was also considered a hairy nobleman and had some cultivation. "General Wang Shen, you disappointed me!"

Wang Jiaping lowered his head, "Criminal, the thief army on the other side is ready. The slaves made an ambush before they seized the bridge."

Geng Jimao waved his hand, "Okay, you don't need to explain. Go to the back and mobilize your troops to come to join the war. I will let you see how the Eight Banners athletes fight."

Wang Jiaping heard Geng Jimao's contempt, but he was shameless and did not feel ashamed. Instead, he said: "Criminal Master, the thief army does not destroy the floating bridge. It is obvious that they want to lead us to attack. They must be prepared. It is better to let the slave lead the troops to attack a few times first to open the way for the Eight Banners."

Geng Jimao glanced at Wang Jiaping, then looked at the other side, but shook his head.

The Green Camp soldiers are not Zhao Zamao's opponents, and it will take more than an hour to wait for them to come. The defense of the other strait will only become more and more tight. At that time, the Green Camp's attack will be unfavorable, which will defeat the spirit of Zhenghuang Banner.

"No need!" Geng Jimao waved his hand, then pulled out the reins of the horse, stepped forward to a high ground next to the bridge, waved his whip and ordered: "Sun Linglong, you lead a heavy armored Niulu and a firearm Niulu, and you can seize the floating bridge for me."

With a command, more than 600 Eight Banners soldiers immediately turned over and dismounted to prepare for the pre-war preparations.

At this time, nearly ten bronze cannons were dragged forward by war horses. The Qing army artillery team immediately built a cannon formation at the bridgehead to cover the infantry and seize the bridge.

After the Qing Dynasty colluded with the Dutch, the Dutch opened a cannon factory for the senior officials and sold artillery to the Qing army at a high price, and the Qing Dynasty itself also imitated it.

The bronze fast cannon was not complicated. After Hong Chengchou cast a large number of pieces, some were used to train the new army, and some were equipped with the Han flag army on the front line.

On the east bank, Zhao Ming saw the Qing army cannons lined up in the west bank from the thousand-mile mirror, and his expression became a little serious. He waved his hand and the soldiers of Jiazi Camp quickly entered the battle throne.

The Ming army built two bridgeheads with earth bags on both sides of the pontoon bridge, with cannons on them, and soldiers lying on the earth bags with muskets in hand. The two bridgeheads crossed the firepower to block the pontoon bridge.

On the front of the bridge head, the Ming soldiers holding shields were blocked into a wall, behind them were spears like forests, and finally the Ming soldiers holding bows and arrows were ready to shoot.

At this time, the Qing soldiers had already boarded the floating bridge. A Niulu Eight Banners soldier transformed the scattered vehicles and turned them into shield chariots. Then they gathered the shields of the entire army and pressed along the floating bridge like an iron beetle.

"Boom boom boom!" Qing army artillery roared on the other side, and the bronze cannons retreated back, flames spewed out of the muzzles, and black shells roared toward the east coast.

"Bombardment, hide!" Yu Guowang shouted loudly, and his body fell behind the earth bag. The Ming soldiers also lowered their bodies. The shells hit the east bank, and the soil splashed, and they hit the soldiers like hail.

Yu Guowang looked up and watched the Eight Banners soldiers pushing the shield chariot get closer and closer. The elite soldiers of Zhenghuang Banners, who had been fighting for a long time, seemed to have noticed the danger. The soldiers of the Qing army were cautious and walked slowly between the corpses, cautious and looked very stable.

"Master, fight!" Yu Guowang said in a deep voice on the bridgehead.

Zhao Ming shook his head, reached out to take a flintlock rifle, and waited until the Qing army entered a distance of 70 steps before raising his hand and hitting a Zuo Ling who was commanding the sword.

The gunshots were the signal. The Ming army's artillery was immediately bombarded, muskets and bows were fired volleys, and the gun flames on the fortresses on both sides were flashing like a galaxy. The shells ejected were reaping the lives of the Qing army happily.

The Eight Banners' soldiers were still pushing the shield chariot and holding the shield, and slowly moving forward.

The cannon shot, smashing the shield chariot and shield player directly to death, and the Qing soldiers behind him immediately filled the vacancy.

The gun balls shot from the Ming army were shot from the side towards the Qing army on the bridge, hitting the Qing army's shield. "Bang bang" sparks splashed everywhere, and soldiers were constantly hit and fell to the ground, but the Qing army still maintained its formation and advanced forward.

Behind the heavy infantry, the Qing army's musketeers were raising their heads from time to time and fired their guns back. The Ming army who was hit screamed and fell from the bridgeheads on both sides.

On the west bank, Geng Jimao saw from the thousand-mile mirror that the Qing army was constantly being shot. He immediately ordered the artillery to aim at the bridgehead and continue to bombard violently.

The resistance of the Ming army on the opposite side was indeed very fierce, but judging from Geng Jimao's years of experience in the expedition, the resistance of the Ming army often cannot last too long. As long as the Qing soldiers showed a stronger will than them and had a strong aura of fearlessness, they could crush the morale of the Ming army and they would collapse immediately.

At this time, the Qing army had already rushed within thirty steps, and the firearms of both sides fired at each other, and the battle was extremely fierce. The Qing army still maintained the turtle shell formation and advanced forward.

Yu Guowang was furious and picked up a grenade and threw it out. The explosion splashed a water column on the edge of the floating bridge. The Ming soldiers immediately threw the grenades.

At this moment, the Qing army was unable to maintain its formation. Niu Lu, Sun Linglong, who was commanding, immediately waved his sword and roared, "Brothers, rush!"

The Zhenghuang Banner armored soldiers wearing heavy armor rushed through the smoke of gunpowder and launched a desperate charge. Neither flintlock rifle nor shotgun were enough to stop them, but the floating bridge was too narrow and the Qing army could not unfold. The Qing army rushed to the bridge and immediately hit the Ming army's shield wall, as well as the forest-like spear, which was blocked by the Ming army at the bridge.

At this time, the Ming army at the bridgeheads on both sides quickly shot and threw grenades. In the white light that exploded, the Qing army suffered extremely heavy casualties.

Seeing the loss of troops and generals in front of him, Geng Jimao was not a elm. He realized that it was difficult to break through the Ming army's defense, so he could only order to withdraw his troops.
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