The Rise of Ming Dynasty 1646

Chapter 488
Hong Chengchou stared out the window with a sad and gloomy expression, his ears were still buzzing.

Last night, he sat firmly in the big tent and waited for Yang Zhihe's triumphant return. Suddenly, he heard a deafening loud noise in the east of the city, and the ground trembled accordingly.At first he thought it was Tulong who turned over, but soon some soldiers came to report that the southerners planted explosives in the east of the city to blow up the city. Fortunately, Jiangning City was strong and only a big hole was blown out.

Before he had time to check the situation on the city wall, another person rushed over and reported that Yang Zhihe's army had been blocked by the Ming army with earth barriers, and then the ambush broke out. At this time, the entire army was wiped out.

If there was still a little hope in his heart yesterday, it was all annihilated along with Yang Zhi and his troops at this time.

"Lord Dutang!" Yang Chengzu called softly, seeing him turn his head to look at him, coughed dryly again, and said, "You, say something..."

"Oh," Hong Chengchou sighed bitterly, "Has the big hole under the city been filled?"

"My lord, the rammed earth has been poured. The southern army harassed each other with artillery, but it was difficult to reinforce it with bricks and stones."

Hong Chengchou nodded blankly, "Have you sent more people to the city?"

"Added. The subordinate ordered the general to set up a tent on the city and patrol it day and night."

Hong Chengchou then turned to his confidant and guard: "Have you sent out my notebook?"

"My lord, I crossed the river from Jianyang last night."

"Where is the navy now?"

"This... this subordinate only knows that General Zheng's command ship passed Weihai three days ago." With the communication level of the Ming Dynasty, especially the maritime communication ability, this is already the latest information.

Hong Chengchou nodded again, but didn't know what else to say.Judging from the current situation, the disastrous defeat of Luck Dehun was by no means accidental. Now that Zhang Zhihe, his right-hand man, is gone, he really doesn't know what he can do with his remaining troops.

"Lord Dutang," Huang Ding saw the cold scene, and hurriedly stood up and said, "When you arrive in the capital, the imperial court will definitely send a large army to help. After all, the southern army is short of soldiers. At that time, our army will attack from inside and outside, so there may not be no chance .”

However, Yang Chengzu continued dejectedly: "With the winning streak, Nanming will definitely attack the city in a big way in the near future. We have to find a way to defend the city until the reinforcements arrive..."

"Let's enlist the minzhuang to go up to the city and defend to the death. I don't believe the Southern Army can do anything to me!"

After Huang Ding finished speaking, some officers followed and said, "There are still more than 3 troops in my city, and it won't be a problem to defend it for a few months."

"Yes! Jiangning has enough food and grass, what are you afraid of?"

"As long as you don't go out of the city rashly, you will be safe."

"My lord," an officer with a square face and small eyes in the tent stepped forward and cupped his hands, "The morale of the southern army is high. If it comes to attack by force, it will be a little troublesome. The last general has a plan here, which may keep Jiangning safe for a month. .”

Hong Chengchou raised his eyes and saw that it was Guan Jialazhangjing of the Han Army who was originally under Le Kede's tent who was loyal to him, so he raised his hand and said, "General Guan, please tell me."

After Guan Zhongzhong finished speaking, everyone shook their heads in disdain.Hong Chengchou couldn't think of any other tricks, so he treated the dead horse as a living horse doctor, nodded and said: "Then... just give it a try."

Another young captive named Liang Huafeng cupped his hands and said, "The final general is willing to go!"

"Then Laoliang Dusi will go away."

……

"Okay, don't be angry." Inside the Qianqing Palace, Xiaozhuang caressed Dorgon's chest and said, "Who would have thought that Luck Dehun would be defeated by 12 southerners? The emperor is only [-] years old after all. , encountering such a major event suddenly, I am afraid it is inevitable."

Dorgon vaguely heard that Shunzhi, who had been taken out of the house by the eunuch, was still sobbing, his face became more angry, and he said in a deep voice: "Is 12 years old still young? When I was 12 years old, I went to the battlefield with my grandfather!
"Look at him! I don't know who heard the slander, but he shouted to go back to Shengjing! The courtiers are still in chaos, but the emperor can't sit still! Don't let my Qing Dynasty be ruined by him!"

Xiaozhuang sighed, and said with an apologetic smile: "The emperor grew up in the palace since he was a child, how can he compare to you? I will definitely discipline him when I turn around." She changed the subject, and said, "However, the Qing Dynasty needs more Relying on you to support us, we orphans and widows can only count on you.

"Then, what are you going to do about Jiang Ning?"

Dorgon complied, turned around and sat down, but his brows did not furrow slightly, "I have sent the navy south to seal the Yangtze River, first to prevent the southerners from going north, and then to carry reinforcements from the north bank to cross the river into Jiangning City."

When he said this, he rubbed the center of his brows again, "It's just that there are wars everywhere right now, and it's difficult to draw out troops for a while."

Xiaozhuang glanced at him, and said slowly: "Isn't there a ready-made team available?"

"Off the shelf?"

"King Pingxi still has more than 3 elite men. Jinzhou is only attacked by a small group of rebels. How can he be guarded by so many people?" Xiaozhuang said, "It's better to send him to help Jiangning..."

"Wu Sangui?" Dorgon shook his head subconsciously, "This man's troops are self-contained, and he has made many military exploits before. If there is no Jianzhou soldiers to guard him, I'm worried..."

Xiao Zhuang immediately said: "There is no doubt about the employment. If he is not ordered to go south, he can only bow his head to the three tribes of Mobei and call Prince Yu back. By then, the whole of Horqin may be unstable..."

Her natal family belonged to the Horqin Leborzigit Ministry, so she was most worried that the Khalkha Mongols would take advantage of the retreat of the Qing army and invade the Horqin Grassland.

Dorgon thought for a long time, but finally stopped objecting, "You are right, Horqin is the foundation of the Qing Dynasty, and there must be no chaos. Right now, I will use Wu Sangui as an emergency, and I will make another plan for him after the southern soldiers are retired. "

As he said, he took Xiaozhuang's hand with his hand, looked at the heroic and beautiful woman in front of him seriously, and finally squeezed out a smile, "Bumubutai, to Fulin just now... Maybe it's me because of Jiang Ning. I only vented my anger on him because I was worried about the war. Don't worry..."

Before he could finish a word, Xiao Zhuang held his hand instead.This hand is warm, hard, and thick, just like the oath he once made to her, "You don't need to say anything, I know."

……

"Old Deng, you are here." Sun Qi waved hello from afar, "You have made a great contribution this time, you have to treat me!"

Deng Shan recognized his voice, his eyes were still fixed on the Nanjing City Wall in the distance, and he said angrily: "Don't come here to amuse me. Damn, it took so much effort to blow up a seven-foot-wide hole." , make a fart..."

Sun Qi said with a smile: "The city of Nanjing is a bit stronger. But guess what? Just now the hussars picked up dozens of corpses in front of the battle. After being identified by the prisoners, there was a thief general Yang Zhihe among them! I just heard that the auxiliary government His Royal Highness said that he would reward you."

"Yang Zhihe? Jianlu's palm print capital!" Deng Shan was so happy that he almost jumped up, "Really?!"

"Of course it's true."

While the two were talking, they saw a messenger coming and saluted Deng Shan: "General Deng, Your Highness summoned you to discuss matters. Hey, General Sun is also here, and the young one happened to be sent along."

Sun Qi said: "It must be His Highness who wants to reward in public!"

　Note: Xiaozhuang is the posthumous title of Borzigit Bumbutai (known as Dayuer in wild history), and it is directly called Xiaozhuang in the text for the convenience of everyone's reading.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)