Southern Ming Rebel Army

After several rounds of arrows were shot down, the Qing soldiers below the gap suffered heavy casualties. Ma Deyang hurriedly ordered his subordinates to fetch shields to block, but in such a short time, more than half of the gunners had been killed. Ma Deyang was furious and cursed the enemy general for being cowardly.

Meng Jun held up a telescope and said excitedly: "Liang Sanhu is not only brave, but also has quick wits in battle. He can be of great use."

After arriving at Hangzhou City, Liang Sanhu was hit in the chest by Zhumala's knife and was seriously injured. However, Liang Sanhu had a strong physique and managed to survive. He was promoted several levels from a thousand-man commander to a battalion commander of a town.

Gu Yanwu looked up from time to time through the telescope in his hand, then put it down and wrote quickly: "Liang Sanhu is the bravest of the three armies, leading the troops himself, and has no rivals. The ancient Zhang Fei is slightly inferior..."

Meng Jun lowered his head and looked at Gu Yanwu for a moment. He was stunned. This was written as if he was the most powerful general of the Meng army. How many warriors would have to compete with Liang Sanhu at that time? After a while, Meng Jun whispered: "Mr. Gu, you will pit Liang Sanhu if you write like this."

Gu Yanwu was stunned and said, "How could that be? I am praising him. Besides, I am also trying to boost the morale of the people. If I write like this, the people will like it. If I write like a military newspaper, the people will not like it. Wouldn't that go against the original intention of the governor?"

Meng Jun shook his head and ignored it. He turned back to look at the battlefield and saw Liang Sanhu had gathered his men and was ready to rush through the gap. Meng Jun immediately ordered: "Order, Gao Yi's heavy armored troops, charge through the gap and break the city in one battle!"

After Gao Yi received the order, his eyes became firm and sharp. He took a deep breath and said loudly: "Put on your armor, it's our turn to go into battle!"

As his shout rang out, the heavily armored soldiers stood up silently, and with the assistance of the auxiliary soldiers, heavy pieces of armor were slowly put on them.

None of the heavily armored soldiers spoke, but from their tense expressions and their tightly gripped weapons, one could feel the brave power gathering.

As the heavy armored troops advanced like a forest, the soldiers on the battlefield shouted one after another. The defenders on the top of the city were terrified. Several soldiers rushed to the bottom of the city tower and said to Ma Deyang: "General, the enemy has sent out the iron armored troops, they are elite"

Ma Deyang's face turned pale, and he was about to go up to the city to have a look, but at this moment Liang Sanhu pounced down like a tiger descending from a mountain. Ma Deyang said anxiously: "Quickly shoot arrows, fire cannons!"

To survive on the battlefield, one needs not only bravery but also luck. A shell hit Liang Sanhu right next to him, and gravel flew up, cutting Liang Sanhu's cheek. However, he seemed unconscious and didn't care at all. He continued to roar and shout for fighting.

Liang Sanhu rushed down first to the nearest Huzun cannon and kicked the small cannon away. Several gunners were so scared that they collapsed on the ground and fled using their hands and feet, but the rest of the Qing soldiers rushed forward and wanted to kill Liang Sanhu, and at this time Liang Sanhu's subordinates had also arrived.

The two armies met on a narrow road. There was no room for maneuver for either side and they had to fight to the death. The soldiers of the Meng army gripped their weapons tightly, with determination in their eyes.

In an instant, shouts of killing rang out, weapons clashed, making clanging sounds, soldiers fell from time to time, the smell of blood filled the air, the enemy and us engaged in close combat, every swing of the sword could be the difference between life and death, blood splattered everywhere, dyeing the ground beneath our feet red.

Ma Deyang knew that the Meng army would definitely attack the gap. The artillery and archers were only the first line of defense. Behind them were a large number of Qing troops, about two thousand people, densely packed into a thick and narrow formation. Beside Ma Deyang was a team of servants and guards who had followed him for many years.

In the fighting at the gap, the Qing army's artillery and archers were quickly defeated by Liang Sanhu and his troops, but the second group of Qing troops immediately pressed forward slowly.

"Form a formation, form a formation!" Liang Sanhu shouted loudly. Without a formation, the scattered soldiers, no matter how elite and powerful they were, could not defeat the army in formation.

With the sloping gap, the Meng army barely formed a front line to fight against the Qing army, but their numbers were much smaller than the Qing army. Although Liang Sanhu was brave and killed several people in a row, the front line was still forced to retreat up the slope by the Qing soldiers.

At this moment, loud shouts were heard from time to time, and the Meng army soldiers at the gap made way one after another. It was the heavy armored army coming up.

Gao Yi climbed to the top of the gap, shining brightly in the sun. Liang Sanhu glanced at him and thought to himself, "Show off!"

The heavily armored soldiers were at the top of the slope, charging down like a torrent of steel. Although their speed was not fast, every step they took was impressive and unstoppable.

In front of them, the Qing army's line was tight, but the heavy armored army was fearless and charged straight into the enemy's line. The moment they rushed into the enemy's line, it was like a huge wave hitting the shore, splashing countless blood.

The heavy armored army's attack was extremely fierce. Their swords and axes chopped and cut off the Qing army's weapons and tore through their armor, leaving the Qing army with no power to fight back. Even when their swords chopped on the heavy armored soldiers, it was of no effect.

The heavily armored troops charged left and right in the enemy's formation as if they were in an empty space. The Qing army was extremely horrified and retreated unconsciously, while the heavily armored troops continued to press forward, not giving the enemy any chance to breathe.

In this narrow fight, the heavy armored army at this time dominated the battlefield and was the nightmare of the Qing army. No one could stop them!

Ma Deyang's face turned pale. This was too scary. In such a narrow place, wearing heavy armor, killing people was like cutting vegetables. After fighting for a while, at least a hundred Qing soldiers fell, but what about the heavy armored soldiers on the opposite side? Did they fall five people?

The more Ma Deyang thought about it, the more panicked he became. He gritted his teeth, asked a personal guard to put on his armor, stand under the big flag, and then quietly left East City under the protection of his personal guards. The city could no longer be defended.

Ma Deyang thought as he walked. He left a cavalry of a thousand men at the west gate. If he escaped by boat, there would be only a few people left. By then he would be left with no soldiers or people. Who would welcome him when he arrived in Jiangning? He was afraid that Hong the Barber would push him out and chop him up. After hesitating for a moment, he still felt that he should escape from the west city. With the cavalry, he should be able to escape.

Lin Shiqi saw that the heavy armored troops had already rushed down the gap, and the Qing troops on the city wall were already in chaos. From time to time, Meng army soldiers climbed up the city wall. Lin Shiqi slapped his thigh hard and shouted: "General, we have taken it!"

"Okay!" Meng Jun said loudly.

At this time, Bai Yongfu said: "Commander-in-chief, it's time to send out cavalry to search for him. I think the enemy is about to escape."

Meng Jun nodded and gave the order: "Order Huang Cheng to lead his light cavalry to surround and kill the fleeing enemy troops."

A moment later, teams of cavalry swarmed out of the camp and headed towards the southwest of Zhenjiang City.

At this time, the battlefield had already tilted towards Meng's army. Under the crazy killing of Gao Yi's heavy armored army, more and more Qing soldiers were defeated, until the personal guard who pretended to be Ma Deyang could not help but escape. The Qing army was defeated and in chaos. As long as someone fell to the ground, he would be trampled by hundreds of people like a ball of limp meat.

Zhenjiang City has been captured, and Nando is just around the corner!