A jar of tincture oil hit the knife cart, and rockets threw the torches at the knife cart.

"Quick, withdraw quickly."

A raging fire ignited from the knife chariot, and the fire forced the Ming army behind him to retreat.

The soldiers in Guangnan in the rear saw a raging fire lit up at the gate of the village, so they climbed up the camp on the ladder.

"I ordered the defenders of the West Gate to rush for help." Seeing that all the swords and chariots at the entrance of the village were burned by fire, Qianhai Camp general Li Shi rushed to the entrance of the village and said loudly.

"Sir, there are too many foreign soldiers in the North Gate, and the West Gate is attacked by foreign soldiers again, and there is no force to be transferred." A banner official reported.

While fighting with the Guangnan Army in Qianhai Camp, the Ming Army of Nainong had also received news.

The defenders on the city wall saw the foreign soldiers gathering their troops toward Qianhai camp from afar, and naturally they knew that the foreign soldiers had divided their troops.

"There are only 200 defenders in Qianhai Camp. It is estimated that there are no less than a thousand soldiers leaving the city. How can they defend it?" Pinghai Camp general Wang Shi looked at the camp in the distance with a sad face.

"General, Qianhai Camp is more than ten miles away from Nainong. Let the last general lead the troops to support him!" A general told Chen Shangchuan.

"There are only more than a thousand defenders in the city and the township soldiers, and the Shengfan army under the city is at least two thousand. It is difficult to defend the city, so how can you go to support the Qianhai camp?" Chen Shangchuan looked at the generals and shook his head helplessly.

After the last artillery bombardment, the foreign soldiers no longer dared to attack in large numbers.

But a large number of foreign soldiers were still guarding the city of Nainong, staring at Nainong with a covetous look.

Anyone with discerning eyes could see that the foreigners saw the artillery in Nainong City, and planned to remove the Ming army camps outside Nainong City first. After cutting off the Ming army camps, Nainong was trapped to death.

"General Chen, how about the defenders of Qianhai Camp? How many days can they last?" Lin Xu led his army over, and he also learned from other generals that the foreign soldiers attacked Qianhai Camp.

"The Qianhai Camp has only 200 defenders, and there are very few firearms and bamboo camps. The defense is very weak, so I'm afraid it won't last for a day." Pinghai Camp general Wang Shi said with a wry smile.

"Since that's the case, the Qianhai Camp defenders probably broke through." said a deputy chief of the Ming army Huben Town.

All the generals looked at each other and sighed.

"If it were Li Shi, he would have chosen to break through rather than fight to the death, but it was a pity for the people." Chen Shangchuan seemed to be talking to himself.

"Can the people, can there be still people left behind in Qianhai camp?" Lin Xu was shocked.

"About thousands of people are still in the camp." Chen Shangchuan said.

"Why don't you move the people into the city?" Lin Xu frowned, feeling puzzled by the practice of placing the people of Dongpu in different places.

The Nainong city wall is strong and can still hold on for a while with the firearms and soldiers in the city.

However, the nearby camps are all made of bamboo and wood, and there are not many left-behind troops, so how can the people be moved to the camp?

"Do you think that a mere Nainong City can accommodate all the people of the Ming people?" a local general said impatiently.

"Dongpu is so big, can we move all the Ming people in the entire Dongpu area to Nainong City?" Wang Shi also looked at Lin Xu angrily.

It’s time to do this, and it’s a question whether Nainong City can be kept. He is still worried about the affairs of the Ming people.

"Besides, I really moved so many people to Nainong City. Not to mention the time-consuming and labor-intensive, I just asked so many people in the city what to eat and drink, whether the food and grass needed should be mobilized from various places, and how much manpower would be needed to be transported. How many days can the city hold on to?" Wang Shi asked back.

"On the Zhenla territory, ten miles are villages and thirty miles are camps, so that all the people in Dongpu can be stabilized."

The words of several local Ming generals were reasonable. The Ming army in Dongpu really could not move all the people in the Dongpu area to Nainong City to avoid disasters.

Ten miles are villages and thirty miles are set up camps. On weekdays, the villages where Han people live together are guarded by local young and strong soldiers, while the settlements composed of several villages and communities are set up Mingjun camps, which is convenient for management.

If you encounter disaster, the Han people from nearby villages and communities can also go to nearby camps to hide through the protection of the village soldiers, and can also transport grain from nearby communities.

If you encounter ordinary bandits or foreign soldiers entering the country, such measures can minimize the losses.

However, the most fatal point of such a move is that each camp is a hub and cannot be siegeed at the same time.

The existence of a large number of camps dispersed a large number of soldiers and supplies.

It was like a big river was diverted by several forks and finally became streams.

Therefore, it is okay to prevent attacks from thieves and small foreigners, but if they suddenly encounter a large number of enemy attacks and each camp is unable to take care of themselves, then they will fight on their own and will eventually be defeated one by one due to insufficient garrison troops.

And now the Ming army of Dongpu has encountered such a problem.

If soldiers are sent to rescue them, how many soldiers should be sent?

Will the foreign troops outside the city send troops to intercept them?

The Ming generals present sighed and shook their heads.

Obviously, even if they were asked to help Qianhai camp, they would most likely not want to.

After all, with Nainong's urban defense and the city reserves, there is no problem in defending it for a month or two.

Moreover, with these two thousand troops under the city, if there are no subsequent reinforcements to continue to rush to reinforce, then if the foreign troops attack Nainong for a long time, they will definitely feel tired and may even counterattack.

"Are you the generals planning to defend Nainong City to the death and abandon the officers and soldiers of Qianhai Camp and thousands of Han people?" Lin Xu shouted angrily.

"Who are you? A sub-district assistant chief dares to be arrogant in front of me." Pinghaiying Town general Wang Shi cursed angrily.

Suddenly, the two sides were at a slight strife, Hu Ben, Fubo Town soldiers and local foreign soldiers drew their swords and looked at them with glaring eyes.

"Let me put down the sword and gun." Chen Shangchuan's face turned pale.

"Wang Shi, they are the Chinese merchants in Annan who came to the Ming Dynasty of Luzon to escort the Chinese merchants. It is a blessing to be able to help us guard Dongpu." Chen Shangchuan held the knife in Wang Shi's hand and slowly put it down.

"Mr. Chen, the Ming army in Luzon is willing to go to Minghai camp." Lin Xu clasped his fists at Chen Shangchuan.

Hearing this, the Ming generals present were shocked and looked at the young general in front of him with a look of surprise.

"I'm not to be ignorant of all, the reason why our Luzon Ming army went south from Taiwan was because the red-haired ghosts slaughtered their compatriots in Luzon. We sent troops to Luzon for the Luzon Ming people to be slaughtered by the red-haired ghosts and established the Ming court." Lin Xu looked at the Ming general present and spoke.

"In the summer of the 38th year of Yongli, Luzon pirates plundered seven or eight fishermen and fled. The Ming court sent more than ten naval ships in the town of Fubo Town, and hundreds of soldiers pursued them. During this period, they encountered strong winds. Most of the soldiers fell into the water and died. Later, only two fishermen's corpses were obtained, and more than ten soldiers fell into the water and died." He looked at the Ming generals present and asked.

"You and others think that the Ming court should go out to sea to search and rescue."

The city tower was silent, and a soldier of Ming clan stretched his neck and looked here.

"After this incident, the people of Luzon, whether Ming people or local people, merchants, officials, workshop craftsmen, farmers and miners were grateful to the Ming court. Later, there were no pirates outside Luzon's seas plundering fishermen or fishermen going to sea but not returning."

"I don't know why you fled to Guangnan and Zhenla area, but on this alien land, if my Ming soldiers were unwilling to protect even the Ming people, it would be better to go north and surrender to the Tartars and be the Tartars's coat slaves."

Lin Xu turned around and looked at the Ming army soldiers behind him and shouted loudly.
Chapter completed!