I am one year older than Chongzhen

Generals such as Liu Guozhu, Yang Yufan, Deng Qi, Wu Anbang, Chen Hongfan, Liu Zeqing, Mou Wenshou and other generals fought a lot of cheap battles some time ago.

A lot of gold and silver treasures were also collected from the corpses of the rebels. Of course, they realized that the Dengzhou rebels were very fat!

This time, that time!

Our army is now in high ditches and deep fortresses, and the rebels cannot escape!

Just wait and trap and starve the rebels to death to achieve full success!

These Ming army generals did not even consider whether the tens of thousands of remaining merchants and civilians in Dengzhou City would also starve to death.

Historically, the rebels killed the people in Dengzhou City to eat their meat. They killed almost everyone, and finally survived the midwinter and sailed out to sea.

The generals of the Ming army felt that an encirclement had been formed. After pouring water on the earth wall and turning it into ice, it was as strong as a city wall covered with bricks.

The rebels have already spread their wings and cannot escape. In just a few days, when the rebels run out of food, they will face the dilemma of starving to death if they don't surrender.

Why did our army pay huge casualties and brave rebel artillery fire to attack Dengzhou Jiancheng?

The generals of the Ming army talked a lot, and they all believed that as long as Dengzhou was besieged, the rebels could be wiped out with minimal casualties.

They all opposed the Xinghe army's rash attack on the city! He simply did not accept the conditions proposed by Huang Yi.

In order to dispel this opportunistic mentality of sitting back and reaping the rewards, Huang Yi asked Wang Kun to make an appointment with Liu Yulie to come for an interview!

Wang Kun's ability to adapt is very strong, and Liu Yulie is also comparable.

Diao Dianbao, the commander-in-chief of Jin Yiwei, came to convey a message. The king and the governor of the army invited the governor to discuss matters at the Xinghe army camp. Liu Yulie came immediately without any pretense.

After getting along for four or five months, Wang Kun and Liu Yulie were relatively harmonious. Seeing that the earth fortress had become a city, the rebels had to fight hard to escape from the land.

The Ming army fought hard in the field, but defended the city in a disciplined manner. The defense of Laizhou City was an example!

Wang Kun and Liu Yulie, including all civilian and military generals, believed that our army was in an invincible position.

Of course those who couldn't lose felt relaxed. Liu Yulie and Wang Kun were in a good mood, and they were even more happy to see Huang Yi's polite words.

Huang Yi promised that credit could be shared by those who saw it, and that captures and captures could be distributed through consultation between the governor and the supervisory army, but all captured items must be taken by the Xinghe Army.

In order to prevent other generals, Li Ling and Zhihuang, from being attacked indiscriminately by the Xinghe army, Huang Yi asked the governor and the supervisory army to persuade the generals.

How big a deal is this?

A martial artist still dares to be lawless?

Civil servants are naturally superior in front of military generals. In the entire Ming Dynasty, you Huang Yi, a warrior, dared to treat the governor who was born as a second-ranked Jinshi in this way.

The civil servants boycotted the eunuchs, but the military attachés did not have the confidence to do so. They even went so far as to keep themselves low and regard the eunuchs as their godfathers.

Not to mention the great advantage of having the right to distribute credit, but there is no such thing. With the power of the governor and the military supervisor to jointly exert pressure, are you afraid that these defeated generals will not discuss it carefully?

Wang Kun and Liu Yulie just couldn't do anything against Huang Yi, and they had too many ways to manipulate other generals.

Huang Yi dared to demand that the troops should be ordered and paid according to the amount, could other generals do it?

Huang Yi dared to promise to use the Xinghe Army to defeat the rebels and finally annihilate the rebels. Can other generals do the same?

This doesn't work, that doesn't work either, so you still dare to gibberish?

Are being governors and supervisors just for show?

They not only agreed to restrain the generals, but also helped to make suggestions and perfect the plan.

On the first day of December in the fifth year of Chongzhen's reign, there was a group of "dressed beasts" on Guabang Mountain outside Dengzhou City, who took turns using three gift-grade monoculars produced in the base area to carefully observe the rebel defenses.

In the Ming Dynasty, dressing like a beast was not a curse, but an honor.

Because the coats of civil servants are embroidered with birds, and the coats of military officers are embroidered with beasts. It is illegal for ordinary people to wear this kind of clothes and they will be slapped.

Both Liu Yulie and Wang Kun received Huang Yi's guidance. At this time, they both had a plan in mind and listened to the generals' murmurings, as if they were the masters of the world.

Wang Kun, who had been pretending to be cool, waited until all the generals, lieutenants, and generals present had looked at Dengzhou City through binoculars, then he coughed and spoke. "What do you think of this telescope of Sajia?"

There are three telescopes here, all of which are made of gold and are full of nobility. One is a gift for Liu Yulie, one belongs to Wang Kun, and the other is prepared by Wang Kun to present to the emperor and specifically asked Huang Yi for it.

Yang Yufan quickly apologized and said with a smile: "It's really magical, you can see it at a glance from more than ten miles away!"

Chen Hongfan said flatteringly: "My father-in-law is really amazing. I opened my eyes today. I am afraid such a good telescope is hard to find!"

"Brother Chen, Brother Chen, you've been watching for so long, it's time to change!"

"Don't worry, don't worry, I haven't taken a good look at Dengzhou Water City yet!"

"This telescope is really good. If it's for sale, I'm willing to bid five hundred, no, one thousand taels!"

Forehead! Where are the thoughts of these generals? No one cared about the enemy's defenses, everyone was talking about the telescope in their hands.

"That's not what the Sa family is asking. The Sa family wants to ask the generals. After looking at the Dengzhou city defense with a telescope, do you still insist that you can get all the credit just by besieging Dengzhou?"

At this time, it was already three o'clock in the morning, and the city of Dengzhou was filled with smoke, and many horses could be seen eating hay.

Liu Zeqing understood and said angrily: "Our army besieged the city a little late. The rebels probably grabbed a lot of food after the autumn. I'm afraid they won't run out of food in a short time!"

Mou Wenshou said: "The rebels still have so many horses, mules and cattle. They can be slaughtered and eaten for a period of time. Our army may have to besiege them for a long time to be effective!"

"Since you are determined to trap and starve the rebels to death, then no matter how much time it takes!"

"Yes! We are here now, and we will never retreat until we have done our best."

"We can wait, and we can afford to wait. The day will come when the rebels will run out of food!"

"Everyone, please stop messing around. Mr. Liu and the prince have something to say!"

Liu Yulie cleared his throat and asked: "Then how long do you think it will take to seize Dengzhou City and siege it?"

Mou Wenshou said honestly: "It's impossible to tell. I think it will take more than half a year at least!"

Liu Guozhu said: "The general thinks it may take as long as a year."

Wang Kun laughed sadly and said:

"Is it possible that the rebels are waiting to die of starvation? Wouldn't they choose to escape by boat? There are so many boats in Dengzhou Water City, didn't you see it?"

Liu Guozhu clasped his fists and said: "Master Liu, Eunuch Wang, the general thinks that Shanhaiguan, Tianjin, and Dongjiang Town naval forces should be dispatched to jointly siege! Otherwise, it will be difficult to prevent the rebels from escaping at sea!"

Liu Yulie said: "The sea surface in the North has begun to freeze and flow. You cannot go to sea at this time. If you come after the freezing next year, you may miss your chance to fight!"

The generals are not stupid. The date of freezing in the North is about the same. When the Ming navy arrived, the rebels had already been out to sea for several days. The sea was vast, where could they find it?

They began to discuss, feeling that they had been too optimistic and had never thought that a cooked duck could fly!

We can't trap the rebels to death, we can only choose to kill them!

How to do it?

The only option was to storm Dengzhou City before the sea ice melted.

It goes without saying which family has the strength to attack the fortified city of Dengzhou!