Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 566
The shelling of the Qing army lasted for ten days. Under the dense shells, Wuchang City was battered and riddled with holes. Although the defenders fired back, but after all, there were not enough artillery pieces to form a suppression. Instead, many artillery positions were destroyed. The Qing army was overthrown.

The Green Battalion soldiers that Duoduo brought this time were all old soldiers who had experienced battles, like Gao Zhen Li Benshen, who was born as a bandit in the past.

These green battalion generals are all veterans. They have accumulated rich experience in the long-term war. There are a large number of generals who are good at attacking the city. A thousand iron bullets hit the city wall.

Under such circumstances, the defenders have to face the continuous artillery shells flying almost at any time, even when they are eating, there are "swish" iron bullets flying above their heads.

The red-clothed cannon didn't have much lethality, and only a hit would kill a person. The Ming army on the city didn't have many casualties, but the damage the red-clothed cannon did to the city was immeasurable.

The old city wall in the southern section of Dongcheng, the horse faces, enemy towers, and arrow towers protruding from the city head, were nearly half destroyed. The gate towers on Wengcheng were also smashed and completely collapsed, and a shell flew into the city. Many houses were also destroyed, causing panic among the people in the city.

After tens of thousands of civilian casualties were paid under the city, the Qing soldiers finally filled up a section of the moat, and the towering mounds were pushed to the front of the city.

On July [-]th, after the Qing army stopped shelling, all kinds of siege equipment began to be transported to the forefront. The Ming army looked out of the city and could see that densely packed goose carts, rush carts, and ladders had already rolled out of the camp, and the Jin army completely seized the city. ,coming soon.

The Qing army had an absolute advantage in terms of strength without fighting, so Duoduo chose to make key breakthroughs and press on.

Beginning on July [-]th, for three consecutive days, various units of the Qing army attacked the city in turn, laying down thousands of corpses. Although they did not break through the city, they attacked the city several times, putting enormous pressure on the defenders.

As the city was besieged for longer, the mentality of the soldiers and civilians in the city also changed. First of all, tens of thousands of people were trapped. Although there was enough rice and food, there was definitely no fresh vegetables. The life of the soldiers and civilians began to be difficult. The city was bombarded every day, and the Qing soldiers had killed the top of the city several times in the past few days. Panic still inevitably spread in the city.

There is a shortage of various supplies in the city, and people are always selfish. There are rogues and unscrupulous merchants everywhere. The law and order in the city is rapidly deteriorating, and even the hearts of the people and the army are also affected.

Fortunately, Zhizhou Youyoulun didn't hold back against this. The enemy is now, and the stability in the city is overwhelming. Whoever makes trouble will be arrested, and whoever raises prices will be copied. Law and order in the city immediately improved.

The city was temporarily stable, but the pressure from outside the city did not ease in the slightest. The Qing army's offensive was too fierce, and they rushed up the city like desperately. They actually climbed onto the city wall on the first day. Swarming up to the Qing army several times is really frightening.

In the past few days, He Tengjiao has been in fear following the war, and almost didn't sleep well for a few days. He was listening to You Youlun's report in the governor's mansion, when he heard a voice outside the study: "Master, I will report something later."

These few days, He Tengjiao was extremely vigilant. When he heard the voice, he immediately looked outside the house, then signaled You Youlun to stop first, and asked outside, "Who is it?"

"Supervisor, the last general Wang Yuncheng." The man outside the room replied.

He Tengjiao heard the story clearly, put away his vigilance, asked You Youlun to sit down first, and called, "Come in."

Wang Yuncheng was originally a general of the Zuozhen Department, nicknamed Iron Cavalry King. He had permission to open the door and enter the room. Book city, so come to report."

Submit a book?He Tengjiao frowned slightly. When the Qing soldiers approached the city, they shot the surrender letter. He didn't even read it and burned it in front of the generals. "What are these letters sent for? In the future, the letters outside the city will be destroyed immediately after discovery."

He Tengjiao straightened his body, and continued to ask: "Where is the book?"

Seeing that He Tengjiao wanted a book, Wang Yuncheng quickly took out a piece of white silk with ink stains faintly visible, and presented it to He Tengjiao. After He Tengjiao took it, he looked at him and asked, "Have you read it?"

Embarrassment appeared on Wang Yuncheng's face, and he said after a while: "The officers on duty have all seen it."

He Tengjiao frowned, then waved his hands and said, "Go down first."

When Wang Yuncheng heard the words, he saluted and stepped back.

After he exited the room and closed the door, He Tengjiao sat for a while before unfolding the square handkerchief and looking at it.

This letter was written to him and the generals of Wuchang in the name of Prince Yu Duoduo.

The general idea is to brag first, claiming that the Qing army is coming from three directions, and it is unstoppable. Wuchang is a city, and the Qing Dynasty is bound to win, so that He Tengjiao will not make useless resistance.Prince Yu has the virtue of being good at life, and he couldn't bear to see people in ruins. He persuaded the Western Ming army to open the city and surrender, and made a promise as follows. If He Tengjiao surrenders, he can be named King Pingxiang. Wait, the conditions are very generous.

He Tengjiao read the letter twice, held it in his hand, and was dazed for a moment.

Seeing this, You Youlun couldn't help getting up, and asked worriedly: "Men, this letter~"

You Youlun can be regarded as He Tengjiao's student, and it is a relationship in which everyone is prosperous and everyone is hurt. He Tengjiao came back to his senses, raised his hand and handed him the square handkerchief, "Fang Shan, take a look too."

After receiving the Fangpa, You Youlun just glanced at it and became anxious, "Men Yi, Man Yi is full of nonsense and no faith, and even Duoduo has the virtue of being good at life? It's completely nonsense, talking nonsense, trying to deceive the city, teacher But don't believe it~"

"Hmph, do you think Ben Du doesn't even have that kind of judgment?" You Youlun said earnestly, but He Tengjiao was a little upset. He felt that You Youlun had no confidence in him.

"The mentor misunderstood, the disciple read Man Yi's letter and was in a hurry." You Youlun hurriedly apologized and apologized.

He Tengjiao didn't say much, and Shen Ling said after a while: "I don't blame you, the governor. The cunning of this captive is unprecedented in history. Then Zheng Zhilong was deceived just now, and Wang Jue didn't get it. Instead, he compensated the Zheng family for more than [-] years." He lost all his money and was imprisoned in Beijing, so he could only regret it. With this example before, Doduo wanted to use a prince to deceive the governor, and he really regarded the governor as a child. Besides, the governor A dignified governor of the Ming Dynasty, a scholar of the cabinet, and the Duke of E, who is under one person and over ten thousand, how could he seek refuge with the barbarians."

After hearing this, You Youlun felt relieved. Although his teacher was unreliable in front of many small things, he was still very firm in the face of big right and wrong. He couldn't help making a long bow immediately, "My teacher is wise, and the words of the Qing Dynasty must not letter."

He Tengjiao heard the flattery, but he didn't see the joy of seeing through Duoduo's treacherous tricks on his face. Instead, he was worried. He actually took the letter and read it again, which made You Youlun nervous.

"Fang Shan, Fu Shangrui and Liu Chengyin were originally people that the governor relied heavily on, but as soon as the Qing soldiers arrived, the two thieves surrendered. The governor can not be tempted by Duoduo's conditions, but will the generals in this city be born? Do you want to come here?" He Tengjiao put down the letter and said suddenly.

After hearing this, You Youlun was slightly taken aback, he knew why He Tengjiao was worried, he was worried about being betrayed.Today, Wuchang's defense is mainly in the hands of Ma Jinzhong, Wang Jincai, Chen Youlong, and Wang Yuncheng. The soldiers and horses are under the control of the four generals. If one day the battle is unfavorable and the four have other ideas, what will happen?He Tengjiao was sure that suspicion probably arose in his heart.

At this time, You Youlun hadn't answered, but He Tengjiao stood up and paced: "Fang Shan, you go and give the governor an order. From today onwards, the transfer of troops and horses in the city must be reported to the governor's yamen and accepted the supervision of the governor. Everything else Changes in tactics must be signed by the governor before they can be implemented. There is also the distribution of food and salaries, ordnance..."

When You Youlun heard this, his heart trembled. If everything was reported to the governor's yamen, how would the battle be fought? Wouldn't it be the Song Dynasty, and draw a map for the generals to fight accordingly?And even if the general obeys orders, the problem is, you don't know how to lead troops to fight, sir!
He Tengjiao obviously doesn't trust his subordinates, but you can't be so obvious!You Youlun didn't wait for him to finish, and became anxious again, "Men, I'm afraid this is inappropriate. According to the wishes of the teacher, what are the generals doing?"

He Tengjiao stopped pacing and said as a matter of course: "Of course he is commanding the defense at the top of the city."

You Youlun shook his head like a rattle, "Teacher, forgive me for speaking bluntly. You need to ask for instructions for the transfer of troops, for changing tactics, for approval, and for transferring equipment. Then the battle will be impossible to fight. Once the Qing troops attack the city, the city will be destroyed. The situation changes as soon as it is said, if you have to wait until you ask for instructions, you will miss a major event, if you are not at ease, you can shoot someone to spy on, or often patrol the city defense, if you do this, I am afraid the general will be disappointed!"

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