After the resolution was decided, the Ming army immediately began to take action.

Li Dingguo and Jin Shenghuan each led 50,000 troops, and on the same day he set up camp to attack Guide and Haizhou.

Zhao Mingzhe led the main force to continue to prepare for the siege under Xuzhou City, and asked Du Yinxi to write a letter to the garrison in his name to persuade the Xuzhou Army to open the city and surrender.

Of course, Zhao Ming knew that it was impossible to open the city gate with just one letter. The Xuzhou defenders must realize that they were abandoned children and realized that they could not defend Xuzhou, so that they could force Xuzhou to surrender or abandon the city and flee.

In order to intimidate the Xuzhou garrison, Zhao Ming was preparing and urging the Ministry of War to transport the giant cannon to the city of Xuzhou.

The giant cannon weighed 20,000 kilograms. Zhao Ming scared Sun Kewang and said it was used to fight Tongguan, but it was actually difficult to transport it to the bottom of Tongguan.

Before this, the first thing that Zhao Ming wanted to destroy was the Qing Dynasty.

After Zhao Ming became the regent, he reorganized the imperial guards and carried out combat preparations, all of which were to prepare for the destruction of the Qing Dynasty.

At the beginning, this giant cannon was actually used to attack Xuzhou and attack Beijing.

When Zhao Ming issued an order to gather troops in Jiangbei, the giant cannon had been dismantled into three parts and loaded ships in Zhenjiang. It was transported by three large ships, thousands of civilians pulled fibers and transported them to Xuzhou through the canal.

Outside the city, the Ming army prepared siege equipment while waiting for the artillery to be transported, and Prince Yu Doni in the city was also preparing in full swing.

Over the years, the Qing army has faced Zhao Ming, and it can be said that more defeats, fewer defeats.

Therefore, facing the Ming army's downfall, Xuzhou garrison Dhoni was under great pressure. A man under 30 years old could not sleep all night. His hair was not much, and his mouth was covered with blisters, and he was haggard.

In order to defend Xuzhou, he checked various city defenses over and over again, personally inquiring about the artillery range, ammunition, bow and arrow reserves, as well as the number of young and strong troops in the city.

For several days, Doni almost didn't close his eyes. This day he found the opportunity to take a nap in the palace, but as soon as he closed his eyes, he heard someone outside the room call: "Prince~Prince~"

Since the Ming army was at the city, Doni has been very cautious and knew that the defenders in the city would gradually realize that they were abandoned by Ajige, but they were just chess pieces used to hold up the Ming army.

As the saying goes, it is better to live than to die. No matter Manchu or Han people, they will not be willing to die.

Therefore, Doni was very worried that a rebellion would occur in the city's soldiers and horses, and presented his head and Xuzhou City to Zhao Ming.

At this moment, when he heard the sound, Doni suddenly woke up, immediately picked up the sword pressing on the head of the bed, sat on the bed and said in surprise: "Who is it?"

"Prince, it's a slave Huang Ting!" the general outside whispered.

Huang Ting, it turned out to be a general of Zheng Zhilong, surrendered to Zhao Ming in the Battle of Fujian, and was assigned to Donghai Town to command the camp.

In the Battle of Jiangbei, Zhao Ming was defeated, and Huang Ting and thousands of East China Sea soldiers were trapped on the mountain. Seeing that the situation was hopeless, he killed the deputy general who was unwilling to surrender, and led more than a thousand soldiers to surrender to Ajige.

Since then, Huang Ting has been valued by Ajige and has now become the general of Xuzhou.

Hearing the person clearly, Doni's red eyes, his anger subsided slightly, hid the knife in the quilt, and said in a deep voice: "Come in!"

Soon, a general with a short and strong figure and less than forty years entered the room, closed the door, and saluted: "Prince, the Ming army outside the city sent a letter. After the slave got it, I will hand it over to the prince!"

Doni looked at Huang Ting's letter with his hands raised, hesitated for a moment, took it over and sat on the bed to watch.

The letter was written by Du Yinxi in the name of Zhao Ming, the regent of the Ming Dynasty. In the letter, he talked about the general trend of the world and claimed that all forces in the world had surrendered to the Ming Dynasty. Even Wu Sangui also surrendered to the Ming Dynasty. As today, only Ajige was not a minister, the Qing army was isolated and helpless.

This time the Ming army's northern expedition was inevitable, and it was also the general trend. We persuaded the Xuzhou defenders not to rush to chariots and make hopeless resistance.

It was also explained that according to Ajige's deployment, Xuzhou was an abandoned son, and he hoped that the defenders could recognize the reality and surrender as soon as possible.

If they surrender, the Ming army made the following promise.

First, as long as the city is opened, no matter whether it is Manchu or Han, the Ming army guarantees no random killing.

Second, all generals, whether Manchu and Han dynasties, can be hired as appropriate. If they are not willing to join the army, the court will place them.

Third, the court will reward those who have made contributions to the city.

Huang Ting looked at Doni's expression, but Doni closed the letter and waved: "I understand. You go back first!"

Huang Ting naturally read this letter. The letter was written in the name of Zhao Ming, so his words should be counted.

Since the letter said that even Manchus can go forward without asking, if he surrenders, his life will be at least protected.

"Prince?" Huang Ting couldn't help but speak, wanting to ask Doni about his opinion.

Doni narrowed his eyes, and Huang Ting could only salute when he saw this, "Slave is leaving!"

When Huang Ting left, Doni unfolded Zhao Ming's letter and read it word by word.

Zhao Ming's conditions are indeed good, and the Ming army is indeed at present, but Xuzhou is a gun city, with strong defense and cannot be easily captured.

More than two years ago, Zhao Ming's army of more than 100,000 arrived at the city of Wuchang, but ultimately failed to completely resolve the Longwu faction.

Wuchang is the city of guns, and the renovation time is long later than that of Xuzhou.

Although Zhao Ming promised that as long as I surrender, the Manchus and Han Dynasties would be treated equally, but I was the prince of the Qing Dynasty. After Duoduo, how could I still have the status today after surrendering?

Thinking of this, Doni put away Zhao Ming's letter and hid it in his arms, and decided not to reply for the time being.

After reading the letter, Doni was already sleepless, so he called the guards, put on white armor, put on a knife, and inspected the city defense.

Many generals in the city have read this letter, and everyone is talking about the content of the letter.

At this time, the generals saw Doni coming to the city and immediately surrounded him.

"Prince, the Ming army outside the city said that if the emperor abandoned Xuzhou, there would be no reinforcements at all. Take this matter seriously?" Someone said melancholy.

When Doni saw the generals questioning, his face was about to sink and said generously: "Can you believe what the enemy said? That is just a move to disrupt our army's morale! Don't believe the rumors, I have already asked the emperor and the king of Liangshun, and reinforcements will come soon!"

After saying that, he was still worried and added in a deep voice: "As generals, you should set an example. If someone spreads rumors, he will be killed immediately!"

Seeing this, the generals could only disperse, but the uneasiness in their hearts was not eliminated.

Seeing the reactions of many generals, Doni was also uneasy. Seeing that the defenders were in a low spirit, he couldn't help but shouted angrily, "The Ming army is about to bring enemies to the city, and we will cheer up our king!"

At this time, I was about to scold me, but when the words came to my mouth, I swallowed them back.

Doni suddenly walked to the city wall and frowned and looked outside the city. He saw a crowd of people at the gate of the Ming military camp. Hundreds of soldiers drove out cattle and mules and horses, dragging a huge thing out.

"What is that?" The Qing army on the city couldn't help but exclaim.
Chapter completed!