Judging from the banner of the Qing army, Hong Chengchou was in charge of the prefecture city, and the five towns of Jingbiao, Jiangxi Tibiao and Jiangxi Tibiao were also in the city. At the top of the castle, the banner of Bu Shilong, the general of Guangxin Prefecture. Tianlai Novel

Jingbiao Five Towns were injured in both the front and back battles of Yushan County, especially the field battle with Chen Wen. Jingbiao Five Towns suffered a lot of soldiers and generals, especially Zhongzhen was almost wiped out, and the main force of Guangxin Prefecture City was naturally Liu Guangbi and Yang Jie's subordinates. As for the guards of the Lenbuy, Chen Wen had never heard of this general.

There is a priority in the attack of the city. The Ming army can rely on water transportation for food and grass, but the scale of the army is really not small, but it will not work for a long time. The 6th route has the advantage of the Qing army, and the best way is to break the city as soon as possible to avoid unexpected situations. Chen Wen and Hong Chengchou's ideas are consistent between Guangxin Mansion City and the Burial. It is necessary to break the mansion first and then attack the Burial.

It was impossible for the Qing army to arrive in a short period of time. No matter how you look at the castle, it is a tough guy. It is easy to start and then difficult. For the Ming army in Zhejiang, who had just experienced a great war, it is the safest thing.

On the first day, Chen Wen did not rush to attack. The army stabilized the camp east of Guangxin Prefecture City. Everything was carried out step by step, clearly showing a steady and steady attitude.

This is what Hong Chengchou hopes to see. The more stable the Ming army seeks, the more time it takes, and the greater the pressure on food and grass. Although his cavalry suffered a lot in the battle of Yushan, they were still in an advantage over the Ming army. The territory dozens of miles east of Guangxin Prefecture City had long been turned into an unmanned land by the Qing army. If it was dragged down like this, the Ming army would sooner or later not be able to hold on with the cavalry cruising and raiding.

On the first day, the Ming army still had no movement on the second day. However, according to the report of the horse probe and the cavalry team that went out of the city to harass, the Ming army has been using Xinjiang's transportation capacity to transport wood in the past two days to facilitate the construction of siege equipment.

Water transportation was difficult for the Qing army to interfere with. Although the Xinjiang River entered Poyang Lake, Guangxinfucheng had floating bridges on the Xinjiang River all year round. This is an important transportation route for Guangxinfucheng. Moreover, it is extremely difficult to go upstream and may go upstream. It is impossible to attack.

However, on the third day, the Ming army quickly built a huge number of siege equipment based on professional engineers and the large number of auxiliary soldiers she carried, and soon approached the east of Guangxin Mansion City.

Due to the geographical location and terrain, the east city wall of Guangxin Mansion was originally built relatively tall and solid. In addition, heavy troops were stationed at the East Gate and the focus was on setting up the military bureau in the East Gate, which was the focus of the entire city defense system. When the chaos in Zhejiang became more and more serious, Hong Chengchou also strengthened the east city wall. In addition, he had been sharpening the guns in the past few days, and overall, he could be regarded as a strong city with a few cities in the southeast.

The Ming army approached the range of artillery to the city, and the artillery, siege equipment and the army began to line up, setting up a full set of siege.

On the way back, he vomited blood and fainted. He was always bedridden when he returned to the city. All arrangements and work were coordinated by the Nanchang shogunate and the generals under his command. In general, Hong Chengchou's in-laws Huang Zhilin was responsible for logistics, while Hong Chengchou's assistant in military affairs Hu Quancai was responsible for coordinating the generals. However, seeing that the Ming army was about to start siege and dragged his sick body, Hong Chengchou still rushed to the top of the city to take charge.

"Master Manager, why are you doing this?"

On the way, Hong Chengchou shocked the morale of the army, causing the soldiers to escape much less than normal. In addition, he won over and comforted the Qing army after returning to the city, which also brought Hong Chengchou's prestige in the army to a certain extent. However, this is just a comparison with the normal situation, the army's actual combat losses were still considerable.

Jiangxi Tibiao and Jiujiang Town Biao were in a siege, and the retreat was the fastest, basically not too much damage, and would be the main force of this battle. Among the five towns of Jingbiao, the central camp was almost completely lost from Zhang Yong, and the escaped defeated soldiers were no longer in the system and did not have any combat effectiveness. The left and right battalions were also affected, and more than half of the systems were seriously damaged; aside from the front town, which had already fought on the Yulang River, only the back town was less damaged.

"If I don't come out now, I'm afraid the soldiers will be even less determined to fight."

The cultivation of these days has not helped Hong Chengchou to restore much vitality. In the words of the doctor, Hong Chengchou is now hanging with his own belief, otherwise he would have died long ago. His heart disease caused the 60s old man who was already more or less supported by his will during this period.

"Jiangxi is empty. Once Guangxin Prefecture City is lost, it will be difficult for Chen Wen to curb it in the southeast. At that time, the overall situation in the southeast will be corrupt. In the past, I am afraid that not only the Han people will call me a traitor, but even the Qing Dynasty will not say a good thing."

The spirit is above the **, which should be worthy of respect, but Hong Chengchou's purpose is so, and only the servants around him who are loyal to the Qing Dynasty can understand it.

Hong Chengchou appeared on the top of the city, greatly boosting the morale of the defenders. After all, he had been in office for decades, and the bandits, the Qing army, and the Nanming all fought. Only the Battle of Songjin and the two attacks on Zhejiang suffered a crushing defeat, but the decline in prestige was not enough to reach a devastating level.

Although it was May and it was getting hotter, the wind was still not small on the top of the city. Wang 1 Fuchen walked over and Hong Chengchou sat in front of the Dongcheng Gate Tower, which was windy, but he had consumed too much physical strength, and it was impossible to command the battle. However, when he came here, the meaning of his existence was just a spiritual symbol.

The Qing army had already set its sights on the top of the city, and the Ming army under the city was ready after a moment. However, what was beyond the Qing army's expectations was that the Ming army did not send envoys to persuade the surrender as soon as possible. Instead, it brought a large ox cart pulled by two cows to the front of the two armies.

"Admiral Zhang!"

The one who caused the Qing army on the ox cart to exclaim was Zhang Yong, the first-class Jingni Marquis, who was hereditary. Compared with the pitiful third-class light chariot commander Hong Chengchou in the future, he could only have the title of fourth generations of the fourth generation, but he was as high as 14 levels. Hong Chengchou and Chen Wen did not intend to keep it, let alone Zhang Yong.

"Listen to the Tartars on the city, Zhang Yong, the rebel thief, was cruel to the people when he first followed Zuo Liangyu, and committed all kinds of evil. He was called an official, but actually a thief. Since surrendering to the enemy, he has encircled and suppressed the righteous army and slaughtered the people. His crimes are too numerous to be written, and he even slaughtered the city in Ji'an, and he is actually a person with a human face and a beastly heart. Now he is cut off in front of the formation to serve as a warning to others."

The messenger put away the iron trumpet, turned his horse's head back to the Ming army's front. Amid the cheers floating in the direction of the Ming army's battle formation, the Nanchang shogunate officials at the top of the city were either ashen or pale, and none of them had any color at all.

"Chen Wen, this is forcing the defenders to fight to the death."

"No, he has the confidence to break the city, and this move is just destroying the morale of the soldiers."

After Hu Quancai said something, he swallowed involuntarily, looking at the Ming army battle formation outside the city, he looked fearful, as if he had remembered something.

"You must pay attention to those iron-faced men and never let them get close to the city defense!"

Grenadiers directly led to the Qing army's defeat in the previous battle, and undoubtedly left a huge psychological shadow in the hearts of every Qing army who participated in that battle. Just imagine, once the grenade exploded in the Qing army again, there would be no need for the Ming army to climb the city, and the Qing army would collapse on its own.

"What Hu Daotai said is the most rational thing about military strategists, so don't let those guys get close."

“That’s right, it’s right.”

“…”

There were chattering sounds on the top of the city, and the Ming army under the city's punishment of Zhang Yong's lingchi officially began.

Just like the process of Lingchi's horse entering the treasure back then, the executioner on the ox cart patted Zhang Yong's chest and spun his right breast with one knife...

Lingchi began to stage, but this was not the purpose of Chen Wen leading the army. After the formation, thousands of captured Qing troops changed into Ming army uniforms, but they were not wearing armor. With Chen Wen's order, Ming army auxiliary soldiers holding scissors stepped forward and cut off the Qing army's braids.

"You have been ruling for a long time, and it is logically like Zhang's courage. However, God has the virtue of life. For the sake of all Han people, my Duke will show you a way out today - as the front drive of our army, who will attack the city, will be exempted from death penalty, and will be a slave for five years in the coolie camp; cut off the head of a Tartar, will be exempted from death penalty, and will be a slave for one year in the coolie camp; cut off two Tartar heads to be exempted from death penalty, and I will be sent to send you across the Yangtze River and return home; if you can kill or capture Nanchang shogun officials and guerrilla officers above the defenders alive, you can choose two to fifty people from the captive camp to return home; in the end, if you can capture Hong Chengchou, you will be rewarded with 50 taels of silver!"

Among these prisoners, the first round of cleaning had already passed. The Qing army prisoners who participated in hand-to-hand combat had already turned into corpses in Yushan County. The remaining ones were either from the rear troops or the square formations behind which the Ming army was bombarded by grenadiers as soon as they saw them. This happened to be used on the Ant Attachment attack.

"If you are willing to fight for this road of life, you will take the weapons in front of the formation. If you don't want to, leave your head. Your country's Duke will not keep idle people."

As soon as Chen Wen said that, the Qing army volunteered to join the suicide squad. He had a chance to survive if he had a better luck and could still get back home. If he didn't go, he would just be dead. This nominal multiple-choice question had no room for choice with them, so the Qing army soon made a choice. However, in order to prevent them from rushing to the city, Chen Wen still added a layer of insurance to it.

"Keep your head without leaving, keep your head without leaving, this is what the Tartar Emperor said, I hope you still remember it."

Subconsciously touched the back of his head. Regardless of whether this was the case or not, the Qing army shivered. However, the Ming army was strong, and the Qing Dynasty cut its braids meant that it would become a level of merit in the eyes of others. There was only one way left to live, so he had to obey the Ming army's arrangements.

A moment later, the execution of Lingchi in front of the two armies continued. The Qing prisoners from the brigade came to the front. As soon as the war drum sounded, they began to rush down the city.

When siegeing, the first step is to demolish the wooden stakes and low walls. These things are used to hinder the advancement of siege equipment. There are still these things under the city, so Chen Wen naturally cannot dispatch siege equipment. He always has to let these cannon fodder clean up the site.

A large number of Qing army prisoners were dispatched. Most of the guys in their hands were just hammers and hammers. If they were lucky, they could mix the axes and shovels of the Zhejiang Ming army engineers and rushed to the wooden stakes and started the demolition work. These wooden stakes were all within the range of the cannons on the city. Once they started to be cleaned up, the Qing army's cannons began to shoot without mercy.

In this era, the shooting accuracy of artillery was not high, and professional artillery soldiers needed good, long-term and scientific training, which was really impossible for the Qing army. Therefore, when the artillery began, the prisoners' actions of clearing wooden stakes were not greatly disturbed. Instead, many shells were shot on their fortifications outside the city.

These things are used to delay time, and no one cares about anything. However, they save a lot of effort from these cannon fodders. However, as the removal deepens, casualties inevitably occur.

On an additional fortress on the top of the city, the Qing army shot and hit a wooden stake directly on a wooden stake. The wooden stake was being demolished by several prisoners, but they only had broken blades in their hands, so it was really hard to dismantle. However, no matter how hard it was, it was just a little effort. When the bombardment hit the ground, it directly knocked several prisoners to the ground. The huge kinetic energy wrapped on the shells was transmitted to the bounced wooden stake, and even beat the prisoner in front of him to spew a mouthful of blood.

The injured prisoner lay on the ground, blood gushed out of his mouth and nose, and a large area of ​​depression appeared on his chest. Seeing that he was not alive, the prisoners who were sad about the rabbit and the fox did not dare to stop. This was just a matter of luck. If they could not complete the task assigned by the Ming army, it would be a dead end.

Lingchi in front of the Ming army was still continuing, and Zhang Yong, who had walnuts stuffed in his mouth, could only make a whimpering sound, but as the flesh on his body was cut off one by one, the prisoners under invisible pressure became faster and faster. He quickly cleared out a large piece of wooden stakes and reached the location of the low wall.

This kind of low wall was used by Chen Wen when he was building the outer defense facilities of Anhua Town Bastion. It was also available in Europe. It can be used as a simple fortification for musketeers and artillerymen, but when it comes, it can only be used to hinder the advancement of siege equipment.

In Anhua Town, there were few Ming troops in number and were not suitable for defense from the city. Today, the Qing army, who had just suffered a crushing defeat, did not have the courage to send bird gunners out of the city. However, when designing this low wall, Hong Chengchou had already considered this point. Today, this low wall can be used as an obstacle, but also a simple distance coordinate for cannons on the city.

The prisoners began to demolish the low walls, and the Qing army artillery on the top of the city immediately became dense. Seeing this, Chen Wen ordered the next team of prisoners to come forward to help in the fight so that the low walls could be removed as soon as possible.

After a long time, after considerable casualties, the prisoners finally removed a large area of ​​the low walls, and the impediment to the Ming army's siege equipment was greatly reduced.

There were many wooden stakes inside the low wall and a moat that led to the Xinjiang River, but it was not enough to hinder the Ming army's movement too much. As the siege equipment and a large number of artillery began to push forward, Chen Wen also issued an order to Li Ruixin.
Chapter completed!