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Chapter 319 The food road is broken
"Boom boom boom!"

Ming army artillery continued to bombard that section of the city wall in Yanjin County.

The surface of the city wall has long gone from one or two clear cracks to the current spider web shape.

The entire city wall was shaking violently under the bombardment of artillery, as if it was on the verge of collapse.

Not only that, while the artillery bombardment was taking place, the other Ming army troops were not idle either.

In addition to dividing their troops to surround Yangwu County and capture Yangwu Pier, the rest of the Ming army was also recruiting refugees and civilians to help fill in the moat.

As for the food and grass, they all relied on plundering the military rations sent from Wei Hui Mansion.

After only one robbery, Yang Gong was temporarily not short of food.

"General Zhou! What... what can we do about this?" Fang Yan, the magistrate of Yanjin County, could not maintain his previous composure early in the morning and looked flustered.

Not only him, but also Yanjin guard Zhou Xie also looked ugly.

When the Ming army bombarded the city wall, they also tried to leave the city to stop it, and even organized elites to go out to attack the camp at night.

Naturally, the result was a huge defeat. Yang Gong was even surprised by the thinking of the Yanjin County defender.

With just such a small number of troops, they still dared to go out of the city to attack the camp, but they were still so adventurous as to attack the camp in the dark in the middle of the night.

5000 people left the city to attack the camp, but less than half of them returned to the city.

In addition to those who were killed by the Ming army, there were also many who took off their armor and escaped in the dark.

If Yang Gong hadn't wanted to sacrifice too many troops, Yanjin County could have been captured directly by force.

"boom!"

Finally, a heavy cannon hit, and that section of the city wall was finally overwhelmed and collapsed from top to bottom.

However, it did not completely collapse. At least a layer of wall foundation was left, but this wall foundation can be easily climbed over with just one flip.

"Send the order to attack the city!" Yang Gong gave the order.

The forward heavy infantry of the Ming Army began to wear armor again, wearing full plate armor, like an Iron Man Army (not the Doraemon one).

The rest of the infantry also quickly formed a formation, and then led by the heavy infantry, quickly rushed towards Yanjin County.

"Boom boom boom!"

Before the Ming army arrived, the artillery battalion fired again.

The Qing army finally mustered up the courage to survive and planned to continue to defend on both sides of the collapse gap.As a result, the Ming army's artillery was concentrated and targeted again, and less than three thousand Qing troops were dispersed by half in an instant.

Zhou Xie could only gather a thousand people, and now he was defending to the death. Such a small number of people would definitely not be able to defend the city wall.

The city wall could not be defended, so Zhou Xie immediately retreated with the remaining troops, preparing to withdraw from the city wall first and then see if he could take advantage of the chaos to break out.

You must not surrender. The city wall was still there before, so surrendering might not lead to a good outcome.

Now that the city walls have collapsed, if we surrender again, even if we don't die, we will still have to shed our skin.

As for Yanjin County Magistrate Fang Yanqing, this guy has been given up by Zhou Xie.When a disaster strikes, the husband and wife have to fly separately, not to mention that they can only be considered colleagues for less than half a month.

However, Zhou Xie had a good idea, but now that the city was about to be destroyed, all the soldiers were highly nervous. Any wrong decision could cause the entire army to collapse.

It would be fine if he continued to lead his troops to defend the city wall, but if he withdraws now, it doesn't matter what he wants to do.

These Qing troops are also the kind who can't stop the car once they run away.

Before Zhou Xie could get down from the city wall, the last thousand Qing soldiers also dispersed, unable to stop them.

"Don't even run! Don't run! Come back here!"

Zhou Xie shouted and found that all the soldiers were running away, so he simply ran with him.

He was also taking off his armor while running. Even if he was disguised as an ordinary Qing soldier, he would be better than a general of the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty.

Fang Yanqing also saw the situation clearly and wanted to run away.However, the Ming army was far more powerful than the Qing army. In addition to those who pursued the Qing army, there were still many who were sweeping and taking over the city walls.

Before Fang Yanqing could run down the city wall, he was discovered by the Ming troops who were ascending the city.

This guy still wanted to run, but he was just a civil servant. In terms of running speed, he was definitely not as fast as the professional soldiers of the Ming Army. He didn't run very far when he tripped over a stone.

Several voices came to my ears: "Quick... there's a dog collector over there! Catch him quickly."

On the other side, Zhou Xie also failed to escape. Although this guy took off his general armor, the entire Yanjin County was surrounded and blocked by the Ming army.

Thousands of Ming troops searched, but Zhou Xie couldn't hide at all. His burly appearance was not something ordinary people could have, and he was even stronger than the captured Qing soldiers.Moreover, his unique Beijing accent is incompatible with the dialect of Yanjin County.

Yanjin County is broken.

A few days after Yanjin County was defeated, Yangwu County also followed suit.

The magistrate and generals of Yangwu County were quite tough, and they all died in the battle.

……

Kaifeng House.

Governor Yamen.

Tian Wenjing said calmly: "What's going on? Why haven't the military rations been delivered to the rear yet? What do the people who transport the rations do?"

Sun Lanfen said: "This... maybe there are not enough people transporting grain in the rear, and the Yellow River has been relatively strong these days, so it was delayed for a few days."

After Tian Wenjing heard this, he did not give up. Instead, his face darkened and he said: "There are not enough civilians, so why don't they recruit people? Even if the Yellow River is turbulent, why don't they send food? The emperor is marching in person, and there are hundreds of thousands of troops at the front waiting for food and grass. , don’t they even know what the consequences will be if we delay for a few days?”

Three questions, coupled with the anger hidden in the words, it is obvious that the voice is still weak.

But everyone present, from the prefect to the county magistrate, all lowered their heads and did not dare to say a single word.

After all, Tian Futai had been in office in Henan for two years. From chief envoy to governor, he had sent countless officials to Beijing to be executed on both hands.

And regardless of the size, as long as they make a mistake, they will confiscate their homes and exterminate their clans, just like a cruel official.

No one dares to offend such a person, even if he only shows a slight dissatisfaction.

Tian Wenjing looked around, his old face revealed a pair of sharp eyes.

As a former minister of Yongzheng's latent residence, he was promoted like Li Wei. How could he be really incompetent and cowardly when he left his name for future generations?

"Okay, send someone across the river immediately to collect the grain. No matter what, the grain must arrive at Kaifeng Pier within three days." Tian Wenjing did not hold on to it anymore. It was not these people's problem in the first place. It was just a chance to beat him. Don't care about anything.

Sun Lanfen and other officials breathed a sigh of relief and immediately responded: "I'll send someone to take care of it immediately!"

"Report! Master Futai... Huhu... Urgent military information! Urgent military information!"

Tian Wenjing looked at the Qing soldier who had delivered the message into the lobby in astonishment. He took the military report and opened it in full view of everyone.

After just two glances, Tian Wenjing's eyes widened instantly, as if he couldn't believe it.

After a long silence, Tian Wenjing put down the military report and looked solemn: "The fake Ming... The fake Ming rebels attacked the grain road on the other side of the Yellow River. Yangwu and Yanjin counties are gone. Our grain road...is broken!"

As soon as these words came out, the expressions of all the officials present in Kaifeng changed drastically.

No wonder, the military rations that should have arrived early tomorrow have not arrived at the Kaifeng dock after being delayed for so many days.

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"But why? Didn't the emperor personally lead an army of 15 to attack the puppet Ming army?"

"That's right! How come a pseudo-Ming army suddenly raided our food route?"

"Could it be that the Puppet Ming army from Shandong is marching westward? But if Shandong is not restrained by Manchu commanders, how could the Puppet Ming Dynasty dare to come west and attack our grain roads?"

"..."

For a time, all the officials in Kaifeng were talking and arguing anxiously, but no one really discussed a solution.

Tian Wenjing was annoyed by the noise and yelled: "That's enough!"

"Lord Futai, please calm down!" All the officials in Kaifeng quickly raised their hands.

Tian Wenjing calmed down a little, and his mind was quickly thinking about solutions. After pondering for a moment, he said: "Master Sun!"

Sun Lanfen stepped forward quickly: "The official is here!"

Tian Wenjing said: "Immediately start blocking the news and never let this matter leak out!"

Sun Lanfen said: "I understand!"

Tian Wenjing added: "Also, immediately collect grain, grass and baggage from various stalls in the city, recruit civilian men, and send them with the frontline army. Remember, it must be fast. Also, immediately send another fast horse to the frontline army. , submit this military report to the emperor! I will also write a letter immediately and send it by courier."

"Then recruit young men from all over the city to form a militia, and then take out the armor and equipment from the arsenal!"

(End of this chapter)