Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 582 Shocking changes behind the broken city

Under the city of Wuchang, stretches of military tents spread all over the wilderness, with battalions stretching for tens of miles, and the military might was very strong.

The weather was hot, and the tents of the Qing army were set up in the shade of a few big trees. The tents of other Qing soldiers were not treated so well, and the surrounding trees were all cut down.

It's not that the Qing soldiers need to make equipment, it's purely to learn from the lessons of their predecessors.

At that time, Emperor Zhaolie of the Shu Han Dynasty had hundreds of thousands of troops crusade against the State of Wu. Because of the unbearable heat, the army set up camp in a shaded place under a tree. As a result, Lu Xun set fire to the camp for [-] miles. , Achieved the name of a scholar.

Duoduo was considered a famous general in the Manchu Qing Dynasty, so naturally he could not make such a mistake. In order to prevent the Wuchang Ming army from going out of the city to attack and set fire to the camp, the Qing camp had to be exposed to the scorching sun.

Fortunately, most of the Qing soldiers who attacked Wuchang this time were green battalion soldiers from Jiangnan and Huaihe Rivers, and they were relatively heat-resistant. Otherwise, if they were replaced by the Eight Banners, they might not be able to withstand it.

In fact, in Zhong Luying's opinion, Prince Yu is still too cautious, even the barbarians in Wuchang City are like old bastards, dare not go out of the city even if they have the guts.

At this time, the Qing army camp was scorched like a stove, and the soldiers couldn't stay there at all, but the Qing army commander's tent under the shade of the trees was relatively cool.

The cowhide tent is rolled up around to allow the wind to get in, and the handsome tent looks more like a big tent.

At this time, Duoduo was only wearing unlined clothes and sitting on the bed, his forehead was rubbed brightly, as if it had been waxed, a piece of hair the size of a copper coin at the back of his head, and a three-inch long braid were exposed to the outside.

In front of him was a low table, on which were several exquisite delicacies and a pot of cooked pork.

This boiled meat used to be his favorite, but now he regards it as vulgar and vulgar. As a Manchu nobleman, he should and has the ability to enjoy more refined and delicious food.The dagger was stuck in the pig's head, he didn't move it, but he ate up the dishes in front of him, people are human, he can tell the good from the bad.

The meal was almost finished, so Duoduo waved his hand and said, "Bring people in!"

In the past few days, hundreds of people in Wuchang City have escaped from the city and surrendered. Duoduo decided to ask about the situation in the city.

After a while, two Han men were brought into the tent, a stout military man and a Confucian scholar with a goatee. Both of them also had shiny scalps and their hair had just been shaved.

One of these two is an officer in the city, and the other is a gentry in the city. They are very representative. From them, we can basically understand the situation of the soldiers and civilians in Wuchang City.

"How is the situation in Wuchang City?" Duoduo looked at the two of them and asked directly.

The two knelt on the ground, and the soldier kowtowed first and replied, "The younger one used to work in the governor's yamen."

"Did the king ask you this?" Duoduo was very impatient, and interrupted with a wave of his hand, and the guards on the side immediately pressed the handle of the knife.

The soldier originally wanted to build a relationship, but when he was frightened by this, he quickly kowtowed his head like smashing garlic, and said like beans: "The prince calms down, and the younger one will immediately say that now that the city wall has collapsed, the soldiers in the city are all very frightened." The general soldiers in the city, although they still have the intention of defending the city, are subject to many constraints. Yesterday, Chen Zongbing almost quarreled with the governor, and Ma Zongbing even threatened to lead the army to break through. The little one thought that the Qing soldiers only A few days more fierce attack, the city will be destroyed."

Duoduo was very satisfied when he heard that, he casually picked up the untouched pot of boiled meat, threw it over, and said with a big laugh, "Very good, I'll reward you, let's go down and eat the meat."

At this time, without waiting for Duoduo's order, the goatee immediately kowtowed and said, "My lord is a thousand years old. Wuchang has been trapped for a long time. Although the food in the city is still enough to eat, there is no firewood and vegetables. The people have already demolished their houses to cook. The Qing army climbed the city wall several times, and the people's hearts were also fluctuating."

All the generals and Duoduo burst out laughing, it seems that as long as they work harder, they will be able to enter Wuchang.

The Qing army stayed outside the city for almost a month, and finally they were about to enter the city, so they were naturally happy, but when everyone was happy, a Qing general came to the tent in a hurry, and he rushed into the tent, without Paying attention to the Qing generals on both sides, under the eyes of everyone, he walked directly to Hu's bed and whispered in Duduo's ear.

As the general reported in a low voice, Doduo's expression slowly sank. When the man finished speaking, he was silent for a while, and then suddenly waved his hand, "Tong Tulai and Li Sutai stay here, and the others leave first." Bar."

Everyone was puzzled for a while, thinking about what happened, but they didn't dare to ask more questions, they got up and left one after another, and when they walked outside the tent, they heard Duoduo say: "Fu Shangrui, you stay too."

After the group of people left, Dodo's face became gloomy, "What's going on?"

The general who just walked in to report was Ma Guangyuan.

After Geng Zhongming, king of Huaishun, was killed by Wang Yan, the Zhenghuang Banner of the Han army that entered Huguang was wiped out. In order to supplement the strength of the Eight Banners, the Qing government rebuilt the Zhenghuang Banner and recruited elite soldiers from the Green Battalion to make up for it. Mountain.

The attack on Wuchang this time was all done by the Green Battalion soldiers. Although the Eight Banners followed, they were only responsible for holding down the formation and supervising the battle. They were very free, so Duoduo handed over the logistics of the army to the Eight Banners.

Ma Guangyuan quickly said: "Reporting to the lord, counting the time, the grain and grass should have been delivered to the camp five days ago, but there is still no news until today, so I have to inform the lord!"

"What happened five days ago, why did you report it today?" Duoduo was a little angry. He had 10 horses, plus almost 20 civilian husbands. There was a problem with food and grass. Could it be that he was eating shit?

Ma Guangyuan showed fear, and quickly explained: "Because there are rebellious activities in the Qihuang area, when the grain and grass are transported, it will be affected. Delays are common. In order to prevent delays, the camp also has spare grain and grass. , so the servant did not report it in time, and asked the prince to make amends."

Duoduo remained silent, while Tong Yanglai asked, "How long can the spare food and grass in the camp last?"

"In order to prevent delays, we usually prepare half a month's worth of food," Ma Guangyuan said.

Hearing that he could still eat for half a month, Doduo's expression relaxed, "Since there is still food, why are you so flustered, can't the food be delivered for half a month?"

Ma Guangyuan said worriedly: "Lack of time is a serious crime. The general dare not delay the time of food delivery. The last general thought that the food delivery team was attacked, so he sent [-] cavalry to meet him, but when he reached the Qihuang area, It was confirmed that there was no large-scale rebellion activity, and the defenders did not see the food transport team coming. Only then did the slave realize the problem. The food may be delayed, but I think it will not be unlucky. The slave estimates that there will be a large Problem."

"Big problem?" Doduo stared, "You mean the grain path is broken?"

"The slave is just worried, but I'm not sure, but the slave has already sent people to the east to investigate."

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