Signed to Zhu Cihong, Prince of the Late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 230 230, Li Dingguo attacked Nanhu, and the Musketeers showed their prowess
Li Dingguo was sitting on the boat, his eyes were constantly patrolling back and forth on both sides of the Yangtze River.

On the shore, many figures can be seen looming among the reeds, and those should be the scouts of the Ming army.

But Li Dingguo was not worried about these people at all, because he knew very well that these guys would not pose any threat to the Great Western Army on board.

Since the Daxi Army now occupies the absolute initiative on the water, as long as he can return to the ship in time, Li Dingguo does not need to worry about being attacked by the Ming Army on the way back.

Li Dingguo is not a person who just slaps his head like this. In fact, he has already secretly sent many people to leave Jiujiang City, disguised as local farmers, and quietly conducted investigations.

This kind of reconnaissance has been carried out secretly even after Li Dingguo retreated from Nanjing City last year. Don't forget that Jiujiang City is the de facto dividing line between Daxi and Daming.

After a winter's investigation, Li Dingguo already had a well-thought-out plan and knew where he should go to launch an attack in order to win a victory.

"Let's go to Nanhuzui and land there." Li Dingguo issued an order.

In this era, its topography is actually very different from that of later generations.

For example, in the current Jiujiang Prefecture, there is actually a small island on the Yangtze River. This island is called Nanhu Island, and there is a pier on this island called Nanhuzui.

The terrain of Nanhuzui is very dangerous. If you go south from here, you can enter Poyang Lake from Jiangxi. Therefore, many ships will stop at Nanhuzui after going up from Poyang Lake for a short supply rest. .

Over time, this place developed and became a necessary place for transporting supplies.

Li Dingguo was very sure that if the Ming army wanted to transport supplies, it would definitely place this grain camp here at Nanhuzui.

So Li Dingguo directly led his 5000 sailors to Nanhuzui, in order to prove his loyalty to Zhang Xianzhong with such a victory.

Li Dingguo himself is also an arrogant person, what he wants is not a small victory, but a huge victory.

A brilliant, undisputed victory.

Because they were going down the river, Li Dingguo's troops were marching very fast. At almost noon, he had already seen Nanhuzui from a distance.

The moment he saw Nanhuzui, Li Dingguo's eyes suddenly lit up, because he could clearly find that there was indeed a very huge camp on the small island where Nanhuzui was located.

Although it is not possible to determine exactly what is in this camp from the current position, but Li Dingguo judged based on the scouts he sent before and his own experience, it must be used by the Ming army to store a large amount of food. logistics base.

On the wharf at Nanhuzui, the alarm had already started to light up. Some Ming soldiers noticed the arrival of the Great Western Army fleet. They panicked and ran towards the island.

For this situation, Li Dingguo also had expected it.

In Li Dingguo's view, the speed of his side going down the river must be far faster than the speed of the Ming army's messenger, so it is normal for Nanhuzui to have no precautions.

A smile appeared on his lips, because everything was as he expected.

"The order is passed on, and the whole army will land immediately, conquer this camp, and destroy everyone in the camp."

After Li Dingguo gave the order, numerous Daxi troops immediately rushed the ships to the shore, then jumped off the ships and swarmed towards the camp in front of them.

In Li Dingguo's view, this battle is actually over.

Five thousand elite Great Western Army came to attack an unsuspecting logistics battalion, is there any suspense?

He stood on the bow of the boat with his hands on his hips, proudly watching the big camp in front of him, and he began to think about the situation when the big camp was burned to the ground not long after.

At this moment, a burst of dense gunshots sounded like fried beans.

Before rushing away, the soldiers of the Western Army obviously didn't think of this at all. They were hit by these bullets in an instant, like wheat harvested after autumn, and a large area fell down with a crash.

The gunshots continued to ring out, and the Daxi Army's offensive immediately suffered a violent setback.

Soon, the soldiers of the Great Western Army realized that the firepower in the camp was too fierce. After leaving hundreds of corpses behind, they began to retreat hastily.

Li Dingguo looked at the scene in front of him, and his face turned livid.

"This is impossible, how could things become like this?" Li Dingguo shouted angrily.

Several confidantes around Li Dingguo were also stunned. They really didn't understand why such a big camp that shouldn't have many defenders could burst out with such strong firepower.

So they immediately issued another order and launched the second, third, and even more waves of attacks.

But the fact is that the firepower in the camp is still shooting continuously. No matter how hard the soldiers of the Great Western Army try, they can't break through the blockade of these long-range firepower. They can only leave a body on the way to attack. Another corpse.

Li Dingguo watched this scene, and an ominous premonition gradually came to his heart.

After another attack was thwarted by the firepower in the camp, Li Dingguo took a deep breath and issued the order very decisively.

"Immediately send an order, and everyone immediately returns to the boat and retreats back to Jiujiang City."

Li Dingguo's order immediately made his confidants very incomprehensible, and they couldn't help dissuading him.

"We can't retreat now, Your Highness, otherwise wouldn't our brother's death be in vain?"

"Their firepower cannot last forever, Your Highness. As long as we continue to attack, sooner or later we will capture this camp."

Li Dingguo turned his head and glared at these confidants who were still very optimistic.

"Don't you see the current situation clearly? Let me tell you, if we continue like this, there is only a dead end waiting for us. Do you understand? Now, retreat immediately."

Under Li Dingguo's order, the sound of golden bells sounded quickly, and the soldiers of the Daxi Army returned to the boat in a panic like the tide, and then rowed their oars vigorously against the current, intending to return to their Jiujiang City.

Li Lingguo stood on the boat, looking at the small island in the South Lake behind him with some reluctance. It wasn't until this moment that he finally saw what kind of army was against him.

A group of musketeers with a number of about [-] rushed out of the camp and approached the shore. They were very orderly and patient, firing muskets non-stop along the way, harvesting those soldiers of the Great Western Army who had no time to retreat.

Li Dingguo subconsciously clenched his fists.

At this moment, he was very certain in his heart that even if he immediately turned back to fight with this Musketeer, it would be absolutely impossible to win again.

This fact undoubtedly dealt a heavy blow to Li Dingguo's proud heart.

He really didn't expect that Li Dingguo had already lost the battle without even letting Zhu Cihong go out in person!

(End of this chapter)