Chapter 117 I knew you were a tough guy

Qing army camp.

Prince Yu Duoduo was full of confidence. He sat in the chair with a golden sword, behind him were two Manchu Batulu, and there were a large number of newly-accompanied former Ming generals kneeling in front of him.

Since the division of troops, the general of Xuzhou, Li Chengdong, ran faster than rabbits. The Qing army easily occupied Xuzhou, an important city of four battles, and the core of the Huaiyang defense line that Shi Kefa worked hard to manage.

The Qing army occupying Huaian, Xuzhou, could have advanced straight into Yangzhou, but even Duoduo could not believe it so smoothly. He was afraid that the front line would be too long and he had fallen into Shi Kefa's battle plan to defeat one by one, so he decided to carefully clear the left and right periphery of Yangzhou.

The Qing army headed to Xuyi, and before the attack was fully set, the Xuyi defenders raised the white flag.

Then he turned to attack Sizhou.

Sizhou is the most important point of the left wing of Yangzhou. The Qing army, including Duoduo, believed that there would be an unprecedentedly fierce battle here, and even cautiously maintained a contracting posture, waiting for the subsequent Han army flag to come.

The Ministry of Shi Kefa also knew the decisive role of Sizhou and really sent large forces to reinforce Sizhou.

Both sides are mobilizing all their forces to prepare for this military important place.

What surprised everyone was that before the subsequent main forces of both sides arrived, the Sizhou garrison actually welcomed the enemy openly and surrendered.

At that time, Duoduo even thought the news was unreliable and did not dare to let the main force enter the city.

Until the Sizhou garrison arrived at the Qing army camp and knelt at Duoduo's feet, Duoduo was still wondering if this was the Ming army's plan to surrender.

After knowing that he had obtained Sizhou without bloodshed, Duoduo was ecstatic.

Shi Kefa, who was about to arrive, was shocked when he heard the news and could only return to Yangzhou with a dejected look.

The significance of obtaining Sizhou is extremely important. It is not only about cutting off the flanks of Yangzhou, but more importantly, Sizhou has accumulated a large amount of military capital. There are nineteen red cannons that scared the Manchu soldiers alone, and countless gunpowder weapons.

The battle results were so brilliant that even Dodor was asking the Sizhou garrison: "You have such sharp artillery and such abundant military capital, why do you surrender without fighting?"

The Sizhou garrison replied: "I fear the power of the prince, and I dare not fight."

One sentence made Duoduo see the cowardice and weakness of the Southern Ming court. He did not stop at all, and left a banner of Mongolian troops and some of the newly attached Han troops to transfer to Sizhou. He immediately launched a large army and rushed straight to Yangzhou. (There were actually many details before the Yangzhou War, but it was nothing more than a tone of falling in sight. If it had nothing to do with the main plot, I will not explain it here)

At this time, Duoduo was used to eating sweets, and wanted to repeat the glory of the past and dream of occupying Yangzhou without bloodshed.

The Southern Ming army feared the Qing army as if it were fierce tigers. Since the war in Shaanxi, countless people have surrendered after looking at the wind. When Duoduo came out of Tongguan, there were less than 40,000 Manchu-Mongolian coalition forces (some say 20,000 - the author's note), when they arrived at the city of Yangzhou, they had 130,000 people under their command, and they were known as 200,000 troops to the outside world.

From Shanxi to Huaiyang, the Qing army had never fought even a real tough battle, which made most of the Qing army look down on the Ming army. Many people maintained an almost crazy optimistic attitude. They believed that as long as the Qing army's battle flag appeared under the city of Yangzhou, they could scare the Yangzhou defenders in a day and night, and then wait for surrender.

What's the result?

As a result, the gates of the old and new cities in Yangzhou were all sealed, and the officers and soldiers all stepped on the city wall. From a distance, they could see the cannons that had been set up on the city wall, as well as various cities-guarding equipment piled up, and the masters were transported back and forth, and the city wall was raised...

This is planning to stand firm and wait for support.

Duoduo has never fought a real tough battle, especially the Manchuria-Mongolian coalition forces, which fought in the long field and siege in the short distance. Facing a strong city like Yangzhou with a high city with a deep pool, although its troops have an overwhelming advantage, it still gives birth to the feeling of a wild boar and a hedgehog.

It's hard to start.

If the small court planned to support Yangzhou, it would not have withdrawn all the towns near Yangzhou to Jiangyou, and abandoned Yangzhou's strategy of returning to Nanjing with all his might, anyone with eyes can understand it.

The possibility of Shi Kefa having reinforcements is very small.

Even when facing an isolated city like Yangzhou, Duoduo, who has always been as brave as a tiger, was extremely cautious and carefully arranged a team of reasonably surround Yangzhou and cut off all water and land passages.

First, he was afraid that Shi Kefa would really arrange a vicious plan to lure the enemy into depth, and more importantly, he was doubting the Qing army's ability to attack, and he was preparing to mobilize the cannon fodder of the new affiliated army to come up before launching a strong attack.

Both Manchu and Mongolia are elite troops and the foundation of the Qing Dynasty. It is best not to consume it in this kind of siege battle filled with flesh and blood.

Setting up such a large formation may mean to scare the military and civilians of Yangzhou. If you can scare Yangzhou's courage and easily occupy it, it is the best strategy.

so.

Duoduo never tires about writing a book of surrender.

Most of the literary officials in the new affiliated army were summoned to Prince Yu’s tent, lying on the ground like a dog or kneeling, each with a piece of paper and pen...

"I wrote it with my heart. Aren't you all talented people who are familiar with the classics and history? Are you all great talents who can make beautiful articles? Only you Han people know the ideas of the Han people best and write them well. Which one of the books that can bring Shi Kefa to me is indispensable for your rewards..."

"As a student of the evil deeds of false and clear deeds, all of which are all in this article. After keeping the history and reading, you will definitely repent and abandon the darkness and turn to the light... and turn to my Qing Dynasty..."

"You think about it, I'll listen."

The official did not dare to get up, so he just knelt down, straightened his waist slightly, savored the tone of ups and downs, shaking his head and chanting, which was nothing more than saying cliches such as "The army is unparalleled, and Yangzhou's projectiles are definitely not allowed to be hit by this thunder", "With gold and jade, the historical members of Yangzhou should come quickly," "If you hesitate, the sky army will pass by, it will be too late to regret it."

"Don't shit, is this your beautiful writing? I see that you have read the books for decades and have been reading them all." Duoduo kicked him over without waiting for him to finish reading, and his leather boots just happened to kick the civil servant's face: "What you wrote is really bad, I wouldn't surrender if I were Shi Kefa..."

"Yes, yes, Prince Yu taught me a lesson that the slaves have written it later."

Duoduo really looked down on these Han people, especially civil officials, and really wanted to whip them dozens of whips: "Shi Kefa was originally a first-class grand sect. What kind of promise is a high-ranking official and a generous salary? Could it be that my Qing Dynasty can still grant him a military opportunity? You should write this..."

Duoduo walked with his chin, and the civil servants were waiting for the record with paper and pen, and they didn't even dare to let out a breath.

"You just write that if Shi Kefa is present to Yangzhou, the army will be in trouble. If there is any sexual intercourse, I will be engaged in military law. After the army crossed south, Huaiyang was still under his control. I will not leave any soldiers or soldiers to restrain themselves... Just write this."

The lackeys quickly shook their pens and ink, took out their skills in taking the Beijing exam, and polished them more than Duoduo's meaning. In a short while, they wrote dozens of literary and brilliant books to persuade them to surrender.

"Get out," Duoduo laughed and drove away the civil servants, and called the personal soldiers in front of the tent: "I shot these books of persuading surrender into Yangzhou City, and shot a few seals every day. After using them, I asked the Han people to write them."

Ejinma Laxi, a Mongolian Gushan affiliated to the Zhenglan Banner, whispered: "The prince really loves talents? It seems that Shi Kefa is unlikely to surrender to my Qing Dynasty..."

"I know Shi Kefa will not surrender. Such uninterrupted persuasion of surrender is to paralyze the military and civilians of Yangzhou. The city of Yangzhou is strong and difficult to take off," Duoduo smiled sinisterly: "If your Baiyintu can transport the cannons from Sizhou today, I will immediately order the siege."

"The Baiyintu is one of the few heroes among me, Mongols, but he has no wings. It is impossible to transport artillery and siege weapons to arrive today. The prince needs to wait for another three or two days..."

"Then let's persuade us to surrender for another three or two days, and wait until the red-clothed cannon is brought over by Baiyintu."

The reason why Duoduo persuaded surrender but did not attack the city was because he lacked artillery and various siege equipment in his hands.
Chapter completed!