Liu Xingming was so excited.

The emperor values ​​it, but this is the emperor's value!

"Your Majesty even though he ordered me, I will go through fire and water without hesitation!"

Liu Xingming patted his chest and showed his loyalty. This attitude is still very good.

Zhu Youlang is very satisfied.

Children can teach them.

"Yiling is an important town, and there must be heavy troops guarding the city. Even though I led a large army to fight in person, I would not want the soldiers to make too many unnecessary sacrifices. So I hope to beheading."

"Operation of beheading?"

Liu Xingming was stunned when he heard this, obviously not quite understanding the meaning of this noun.

"Ahem, the so-called beheading operation means capturing the king first."

Zhu Youlang explained: "As long as the enemy generals can be killed, there will be chaos in Yiling City, and our army can easily break the city."

There is another reason why Zhu Youlang wants to take advantage of his skills.

He wanted to use the batch of guns, cannons and ammunition that was refreshed in the museum to attack big cities like Wuchang.

Some people use oxen swords to kill chickens when they are used to fight Yiling.

What's more, how to explain the inexplicable explanation of taking out these guns and ammunition? You have to find a suitable opportunity.

"But Yiling City is very strong, and the enemy generals must be hidden in the city. It's not easy to kill."

"So you need to use hot air balloons."

Zhu Youlang said in a harmonious voice: "The enemy has never seen this hot air balloon, so he must be unprepared. If he can float above the enemy general, he will throw down a dirt grenade..."

Compared with guns, cannons and ammunition, the Ming army needs as much as the earth grenade. Zhu Youlang is not at all worried when using it.

Throwing grenades at high altitude can also expand the range and increase their power, which can be said to be perfect.

Before Zhu Youlang finished speaking, the generals understood the emperor's intention.

"Your Majesty is really a divine calculation."

"If the Eastern Barbarians have no leader, they can defeat them with one blow."

"This hot air balloon should have a miraculous effect!"

Faced with the compliments from the generals, Zhu Youlang pressed down with his hands and said, "You must be strictly conservative in this matter and do not disclose any words to the outside world!"

"Abide by the order!"

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In the Yiling General's Mansion, Zhou Fan frowned.

According to the sentinel's return, the traces of the large Ming army were found outside the city.

Judging from preliminary inferences, the Ming army should have dispatched tens of thousands of people, and there may be more!

Zhou Fan's pressure increased sharply.

He originally thought that the thieves from Kuidong were just here to fight Qiu Feng. Who would have thought that the other party would actually be serious?

What's even more terrifying is that the Ming thieves actually abandoned their ships and switched to land, so Zhou Fan would face the impact of the Ming army.

Now there are only five thousand soldiers in the city, so you can still defend it by force.

But this is a lot of pressure. Zhou Fan felt it was necessary to ask for help from the Wuchang side of Jingzhou, and asked the Governor to quickly allocate troops to support him.

He will not step out of the city during this period.

As for the outer fortress stronghold, Zhou Fu planned to give up all of them.

As long as you keep Yiling and keep him alive, it will be a great achievement.

County Magistrate Liu was a little impatient. He heard that the army was approaching, so he hurried to find Zhou Fan, and arranged for the funeral and explained his last words.

Zhou Fan is so unlucky.

So fond of seeking death, he was like a little daughter.

In this regard, the civil servants of the Ming Dynasty were the same as those of the Qing Dynasty.

In fact, Zhou Fan also knew why County Magistrate Liu was so nasty.

After all, the number of enemy troops is several times that of oneself.

In addition, civil officials and military generals have different responsibilities.

If the city is broken, the civil servant will be guilty of losing his land and will surely die. The general may also commit crimes and make meritorious contributions.

So fundamentally speaking, civil officials and military generals are not grasshoppers on the same line.

But Zhou Fan still had to pinch his nose and cooperate with County Magistrate Liu, at least the relationship on the surface must be maintained.

Zhou Fan, who was idle in listening to music, couldn't sit still now and ordered his personal soldiers to put on armor and climb to the top of the city to check the defense situation.

Now all the soldiers in the city, except for a few hundred personal soldiers, have arrived at the top of the city to garrison.

One thousand people were stationed at each of the four city gates. Although the troops seemed a little small, they were barely enough.

"Play all the rolling wood stones up, don't pile them on the edge of the city tower, but on the edge of the squadron."

"Is the tung oil ready? Cover with felt cloth. Can't this thing be killed when it comes to open flames?"

"I don't know how to clean it up even if the Yaksha shoots. Do I keep you for a good meal?"

Zhou Fan was so angry after inspecting it.

These soldiers are used to living a good life, and the enemy is no longer in a hurry.

In this way, the Ming army really attacked the city in large numbers, and Zhou Fan was really weak.

"It's all my goddamn cheering me up. The Ming thief may attack the city at any time. If he doesn't want the city to be destroyed and his head is cut off, he will just keep it tight!"

"Sir General, the Ming thief has not come yet, so why don't you go and rest first. It's not a big deal to spend all the time on the city."

Seeing that Zhou Fan was so anxious, the personal soldiers comforted him with kind words.

Unexpectedly, Zhou Fan glared at him fiercely and said, "What a rest. The enemy is facing me, how can I have the heart to rest."

"Then you can't keep consuming it. If you continue like this, how can you eat? Why don't you take a break in the city tower? If you have any situation, please report it to you in time?"

Zhou Fan thought to himself that this was almost the same and nodded reluctantly.

"Report the situation immediately!"

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According to the established plan, Zhu Youlang led a large army outside Yiling City.

In fact, he didn't know much about the general way of siege in this era. He also used a trick to win Chongqing last time.

Therefore, Zhu Youlang handed over the command of the siege to Li Dingguo.

Anyway, the layout of the front battlefield is based on the premise of not sacrificing too many soldiers.

Li Dingguo formulated a cave attack strategy, but did not use the Ant Attachment, which had a higher casualty rate, to attack the city.

Zhu Youlang thought that the hole attack was to dig the tunnel, and thought to himself how long it would take to dig it? It would take ten days and half a month, right?

Li Dingguo explained that only the foundation needs to be dug.

Zhu Youlang still felt that this was too low, so he suggested using a coffin to fill explosives to blow up the city.

Gunpowder is ready-made, but there is no coffin, so you can only make it by cutting down wood.

Although Li Dingguo didn't know what Your Majesty's move meant, the results were very good based on Your Majesty's previous actions.

He had no reason to refuse.

According to Zhu Youlang's request, the Ming army began to dig tunnels not far from Yiling City.

The distance is very good, and the archer who has just left the city wall is shooting range.

Therefore, even if the Qing army found that the Ming army began to dig tunnels, the young wife was anxious to get into the sedan chair.

Usually, the authenticity needs to be dug very deeply.

However, Zhu Youlang asked that he just dig the wall foundation. The width did not need to be too wide, and the next coffin could be placed.

Even the Ming army felt inexplicable, and the Qing army at the top of the city was even more confused.

The personal soldiers reported what they saw to Zhou Fan truthfully, and Zhou Fan was suspicious.

The Ming army wanted to dig tunnels into the city? So blatant?

"I'm going to see it myself!"

Zhou Fan still felt a little uneasy and walked out of the city tower with his sword.

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Chapter completed!