Emperor Ming Dynasty

Chapter 114 Going Out on My behalf
It was the first lunar month, and the Han River was not as abundant as in summer, and there were no boats, revealing a lower water surface.

It is also wrapped in the cold air of the river wind, which makes people shiver.

Zhu Yixi stood at the bow of the boat, staring at Xiangyang without saying a word.

Dig tunnels, no, the moat is too wide and too deep.

The artillery is far away in Hanzhong, and it will take more than ten days to transport several thousand catties of Hongyi cannons in the mountains.

Moreover, it may not be able to break through.

As for the Taiping Army, they used gunpowder to blow up the walls and raise their coffins to make a fortune.

He, if he used this and was learned by the Qing Dynasty, he would not be able to fight in the field, and the defense of the city would be broken, so he would have to wait for death.

Although each idea was rejected, he was not depressed.

He raised his head and looked at the pontoon bridge between Xiang and Fan, which was extremely eye-catching, and he couldn't help saying: "The two cities face each other across the Han River, and the two cities are horns of each other, which must be broken."

"If you want to destroy Xiangyang, you must first destroy Fancheng."

"Boom—"

Dozens of Franc cannons began to bombard the bridge between Fancheng and Xiangyang indiscriminately.

Within half an hour, the bridge collapsed.

After that, the army surrounded Fancheng and used a large number of ships to cross the Han River to block the communication between the two places.

In this way, the [-] soldiers and horses in Fancheng became steadfast defenders.

Compared with Xiangyang, which is surrounded by water on three sides, Fancheng is surrounded by mountains on three sides. It is located in the hills of northern Hubei, so it should not be underestimated.

The city is more than three feet high, the city gate is tightly closed, and it is made of stone bricks, which can be said to be solid.

However, regarding this city, Zhu Yixi breathed a sigh of relief, looked around and said: "Fancheng is only relying on the Gaogang, the soldiers and horses are inferior, and the strong attack is the best."

To put it bluntly, it depends on human life.

"Zhu Zongbing, why don't you use artillery?"

Wang Guangen looked at the smoking Fran cannon and said involuntarily.

He was dissatisfied with the measures that depleted his strength.

"Fran cannons are not conducive to siege."

Zhu Yixi glanced sideways at him, and continued: "The Hongyi Cannon will arrive in half a month, we can't wait that long."

Wang Guangen wanted to say more, but was stopped by Prime Minister Hui Deng.

As a result, the [-] coalition forces were divided into several branches and attacked the city in turn.

As for conventional equipment such as ladders and arrow towers, it is even more trivial for Zongbing Zhu who owns the craftsman camp.

However, what puzzled everyone was that Fancheng's defense was easier than expected.

In this regard, Chen Yongfu spoke.

However, instead, he first talked about the means of burglars and sieges:

"The thieves attack the city, they don't like to crash cars, but they like to fill it with human life. All the battalions rushed up one after another, prying bricks and returning, like ants, but they formed a big hole in a few days, and then dug the soil, and the city wall collapsed."

"It can be seen that the thieves prefer crowd tactics rather than equipment, so they naturally don't have a good understanding of defending the city."

Everyone was stunned.

A thief is good at attacking a city but not good at defending it.

Zhu Yixi nodded. No wonder Li Zicheng would lose Beijing and Tongguan in history. It is really the genetic decision of Chuangjun. They are better at attacking instead of defending.

However, even so, Fancheng and Xiangyang are still difficult to break through.

Hui Dengxiang and Wang Guangen both looked sad.

Li Jizu, Chen Yongfu and others looked serious, thinking that it was extremely difficult.

Zhu Yixi's complexion remained unchanged, and he ordered: "Attack Fancheng first, and the siege of Xiangyang will be fine, hard bones, let's chew one by one."

As he spoke, his complexion suddenly became solemn, and he said with emotion: "We attacked Xiangyang not for meritorious service, but to use Xiangyang to force the intruders to return and relieve the danger of the capital."

As soon as these words came out, everyone showed admiration.

Prime Minister Hui Deng and Wang Guang'en had nothing to say, they could only obey under the pressure of righteousness.

After the two left, Zhu Yixi's face changed, and he looked around at the crowd: "This battle is a strategy to encircle Wei and save Zhao. Therefore, we should not only entrust Hui and Wang to contribute, but we must also contribute."

"As ordered—"

Although they couldn't figure out the reason, the generals still habitually obeyed.

The Yulin camp has obeyed all the kindness and power given over the past few months, and the other camps are even more obedient and do not dare to act presumptuously.

Zhu Yixi had other plans.

The months of war were all a coincidence, and the results of the military training have not been seen.

Therefore, Xiangyang City is practice and tempering.

Appropriate tempering, on the contrary, will help the integration of the army, improve combat effectiveness, endurance, and vitality.

……

Zhang Xianzhong led the army and went upstream along the Yangtze River.

Yidu, Yiling, Guizhou.

Facing the majestic Western Army, the generals who broke into the camp had to bow their heads and surrender to their army.

The momentum is like a broken bamboo, which shocked Bashu.

Governor Chen Shiqi was shocked, Zhang Xianzhong re-entered Shu, but he really didn't leave.

At this moment, Zeng Ying, the famous "Master Zeng" in Sichuan, challenged Chen Shiqi to fight.

In desperation, Chen Shiqi had no choice but to grant him a defensive position, to try once or twice, but his more hopes were pinned on Qin Liangyu.

The safety of Sichuan is imminent.

……

At this time, whether it is Sichuan or Huguang, the whole city of Beijing is most concerned about the Chuangjun from Shanxi.

But he said that in the first lunar month, just after the new year, the whole capital city was shrouded in a cloud of yellow dust, and the court was shocked, and everyone thought it was a bad omen.

At this time, Yu Yinggui wandered to Shaanxi, hesitating.

When Chongzhen saw it, he was furious and immediately dismissed him.

Immediately afterwards, Li Huaxi, the new governor of Shaanxi, was promoted to the governor of the three sides.

A few days later, Pingyang fell.

When Chongzhen came to court, full of sorrow, he sighed and said: "I don't want to be the king of a subjugated country, but everything is a sign of a subjugated country."

"The world that my ancestors built despite the wind and rain is about to be lost. What face do I have to meet my ancestors?"

"I originally thought that if I personally supervise the master and fight the intruder to the death, I will die without regret, but I will die with regret!"

When the ministers heard the words, their brows were tightly furrowed, and their gazes passed from one to another, but they just kept silent.

This meaning, couldn't be more obvious, is to want someone to stop the intruders and "go out on my behalf".

No one is that stupid, this is a deadly game, no soldiers and no food, how to fight?
At this time, Li Jiantai, the right servant of the Ministry of Officials and a scholar of Dongge University, suddenly cupped his hands and came out: "The family of my minister is in Jin Province. If you dare to invite a war, spread your private wealth, and fight against the robbers, you will be ashamed."

"Good, good!" Emperor Chongzhen was overjoyed: "The ambition of the Qing family is commendable."

Therefore, he gave Shangfang the sword and served as the Minister of the Ministry of War, doing things cheaply.

Chongzhen 17 years, on the 26th of the first lunar month, Chongzhen dispatched generals.

Wan Wei, the captain-in-law, sacrificed three animals to the Taimiao.

And give a banquet, spoken: "Go to war on my behalf!"

In order to win this battle, Li Jiantai even asked Tang Ruowang, a Westerner, to go out with the army and take charge of the tactics of fire and water.

As a result, just after he left Beijing, the pole of the sedan chair suddenly broke.

"Oops, bad omen!"

For a while, the army panicked.

Marching to Zhuozhou in the south of Beijing, more than 3000 people fled.

Soon, "soldiers and food were scarce, and they carried only 500 people".

When he heard that his hometown, Quwo, had fallen and his wealth was gone, he even fell ill and could only travel thirty miles a day.

When they reached Guangzong, the magistrate of the city did not allow Li Jiantai to enter the city for three days in a row.

Li Jiantai was furious, and the dignified cabinet scholar and supervisor was stopped outside the city.

Therefore, this absurd minister of Zaifu ordered the officers and soldiers to attack the city.

After the city was broken, the squire was killed and the magistrate was whipped.

The first battle to lead the army was not to break into the thieves, but to the county town of my own home, showing off my might!

Immediately, when he arrived in Baoding, the thief Liu Fangliang attacked the city.

The magistrate died, but he became a prisoner, making him laugh out loud.

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