In a corner of the state yamen, the Fu Wang and his wife, the prince and his wife were imprisoned with Lu Weiqi and Zhao Jiuzhi. The six people looked out of the city with excitement on their faces. The shouts of killing all night made the six people feel itchy.

"The court has finally arrived!"

Lu Weiqi sighed expectantly.

"I'm going to peel the thief's skin alive!"

The little green bean eyes of King Fu was full of hatred. You know, he was the prince and Chongzhen’s uncle. Chongzhen was polite to him, but because of a careless moment, he fell into Li Xin’s hands. The family’s wealth was scattered, and hundreds of beautiful concubines and maids became other people’s wives and concubines, leaving him a fat woman!

I usually put in house arrest in the yard, not only can I never enjoy the glory and wealth, but I live a worried life every day, and no one has to serve me, so I have to do everything myself.

I have to do the cheap work myself, such as choosing vegetables, washing rice, cooking, washing clothes, etc., although most of the things were done by Lu Weiqi and Zhao Jiuzhi, but the clothes of Princess Fu and the Crown Princess could not be washed by two big men, and I also have to do it myself. After a month, the four of King Fu's family had lost a small circle.

The six people didn't bother to be cold. They stood in the yard. Gradually, the sound of gunfire stopped, but the expected shouts of killing did not come at the same time. After a while, Lu Weiqi sighed and said, "The future is long. Since the court attacks Gaoyou, it will not stop until the city is broken. The prince should go back to the house first."

"Hmph, let him live for a few more days!"

King Fu snorted coldly and returned to the house!

...

After two consecutive nights of fierce fighting, the siege temporarily eased.

The Ming army suffered a defeat in the siege of the city, and the losses were quite serious. According to rough estimates, two red barbarian cannons were destroyed, seven of the artillery were removed, and nearly four thousand casualties were about 4,000 casualties. However, Huang Degong was good at managing the army and did not have an excessive impact on the morale of the army. Moreover, he did not gain anything, at least he had figured out some of the garrison and defensive deployments in the city. This time he came to Gaoyou, he was determined to capture the city.

In the revolutionary army, although it repelled the Ming army's attack, hundreds of people were injured and killed. After dawn, they immediately filled the gap in the city wall with earth bags, and it was blocked by the afternoon.

However, the Ming army still stayed in the cave in the city wall, and replaced some new forces in the dark, and sent quilts, cotton coats, food and soup.

The Revolutionary Army placed an empty cylinder flat on each digging hole, facing outwards. As long as the official army digging holes, movements and stillness will be transmitted from the opening of the cylinder, and deep digging can be roughly distinguished. Therefore, the Revolutionary Army digging down from the top of the city at the corresponding position.

Groups of forced gangsters were imprisoned by whips and sticks, and shoveled and dug. From dusk to early morning, more than ten vertical holes were about to connect with the holes dug under the city in one night.

Huang Degong also took the risk of standing on a fortress and observing the movements at the city wall.

Zhu Dadian said anxiously: "The thief digs holes from above and they will dig through it at most noon. They will attack the ambush in my hole from above."

Eunuch Zhang asked, "Is there any way to protect our cave?"

Huang Degong said slowly: "Each hole has been replaced with elite soldiers. While defending the enemy, he continues to dig from left and right. As long as he persists in the hole for a day, he can fill up gunpowder and collapse the city wall. I don't believe it, and I can't defeat him this time."

Zhang Dajian asked again: "I Supervisor ask you if the hole can be kept? If it cannot be kept, no matter how many holes you dig will be useless."

Huang Degong looked unhappy and snorted: "It doesn't matter if the rest of the holes are lost. As long as the big holes are not lost, the hole is very big, with three or four rooms, and dozens of people have already entered."

The Revolutionary Army also knew that the hole Huang Degong pointed to was the most dangerous, and soon dug the vertical hole to connect with the bottom.

The vertical hole is reduced layer by layer, and the diameter of the uppermost layer is one meter away. You can stand a circle of people, and then turn it into eight feet, then turn it into six feet, four feet, and finally connect to the big hole, the initial diameter is only one foot. The excavation is very dangerous at this time. The official army resists fiercely in the big hole, fighting against each other with the top, and constantly throwing stones downwards from the city, and stabbing down with a long spear. Archers and muskets are also prepared below, and arrows are shot upwards.

Li Xin stood and watched, his eyebrows froze.

Zhang Quan said from the side: "Commander-in-Chief, isn't the Ming army depressed? Why are the soldiers led by Huang Degong so tenacious?"

Li Xin smiled: "Huang Degong is capable. Among the generals of the Ming Dynasty, the soldiers led by Huang Degong are probably the best military discipline, and it is not surprising that he is fighting desperately."

Zhang Quan said in confusion: "Commander-in-Chief, I don't understand this. The Ming Dynasty owes serious wages. I don't believe that Huang Deyi gets full wages. Besides, Huang Degong's soldiers were not robbed, so where did he get the money to pay the soldiers?"

Li Xin said lightly: "The court knew the importance of paying money, otherwise Chongzhen would not have sent more money again and again, but the money could not be reached by the soldiers. The soldiers at all levels drank too ruthlessly. Do you know why I didn't send money and grain directly to the generals in the army, but handed it to the logistics department to each soldier's hand?"

Zhang Quan nodded and said, "I understand that although there is no problem with our army's military discipline at present, it is difficult to say what happened next. It is best for an officer to not take care of money and food. If the Logistics Department is greedy for money and food, the entire army will not agree."

Li Xin sighed and said, "If you follow me, I naturally hope that everyone will be rich and noble in the future and share the country with me. Therefore, we should have a longer vision. Drinking soldiers and attracting resentment, and breaking the law and discipline are the most despicable means. I don't want you to go this path and want to make a fortune. There are many ways to go. When we stabilize, everyone will gradually live a good life."

"yes!"

Zhang Quan didn't take it seriously and agreed casually.

Li Xin didn't say much. Such a thing was useless and could only be proved by facts. He looked at the hard hole again. Due to the stubborn resistance of the Ming army in the cave, the entrance of the cave was only dug to a foot square and could not be expanded. What should we do?

"Mr. Li, I have a way."

Huiying suddenly said.

"Miss Huiying, please speak!"

Li Xin turned around and looked over.

Huiying said: "I think you can use very long bamboo stalks to hold shovels. People stand far away and shovel the soil from around the hole, so that the hole can be expanded."

"Miss Huiying, you are really my female Zhuge!"

Without any warning, Li Xin laughed and held Huiying's hands tightly.

"Li...Mr. Li, hurry up...let go!"

In an instant, Huiying's pretty face turned red. She might have never encountered such a scene before, and she was stunned for a moment before she struggled.

"Ha, sorry, I'm so happy. I'm not abrupt and Miss Huiying!"

Li Xin smiled embarrassedly, looking sincere.

Huiying felt very aggrieved and thought to herself that you were flirting with me. She said such words. She quickly turned her back and blushed, reaching the base of her neck. I don’t know if it was anger or shy, her delicate body trembled slightly, and tears flashed in the corners of her eyes.

Gao Yigong, Huimei and Zhang Nai both looked at Li Xin badly. They finally understood what kind of guy Li Xin was. He was just a disciple and was very thick-skinned.

Gao Guiying also felt quite embarrassing, so she glared at him and pulled Huiying aside.

"Dig a hole, dig as Miss Huiying said!"

Li Xin waved his hand like nothing happened.

In fact, he didn't have any thoughts about Huiying. After all, Gao Guiying and Huiying are the same type of women, a hero of the world, with strong autonomy. It's okay if there are one or two of these women, but three of them will definitely not be able to bear it. His next goal is the Eight Yan of Qinhuai on the other side of the Yangtze River. He just used to hold Huiying's hand habitually, but he didn't expect that the girl would have such a big reaction.
Chapter completed!