Emperor Ming Dynasty

Chapter 408 Man Qing's Response

"A corresponding amount of food and supplies must also be prepared."

The emperor nodded slightly.

The Zheng family in Fujian, as well as the soldiers and horses in Lingnan, have not fought all year round, so they can be described as weak soldiers.

However, at this moment of national war, what is required is participation, even if it is just a few more civilians, it will be beneficial.

Of course, this is just a small measure to judge whether the local civil and military are obedient.

After discussing for a while, it was almost all a matter of logistics. The emperor waved his hand and said, "Is the battle report coming? Where did the Jiannu fight?"

"Your Majesty, Jianu is attacking Taoyuan County!"

Lu Daqi hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "Since yesterday, the city has been bombarded and besieged, and the words in the battle report an hour ago are still as stable as a rock."

"It can be seen from this that the smaller the city, the easier it is to withstand damage."

The battle report mechanism was a rule established by the former enemy Marshal's Mansion when the Manchu Qing went south. Every four hours, the north had to submit a battle report, so that the central government could control the situation.

Of course, due to the extended distance, the battle report is delayed, about one day.

In other words, until yesterday morning, Taoyuan County was still in the hands of the court.

"The city is too big, it is not easy to renovate, but the small city can be spared."

The emperor nodded: "From this point of view, Jiannu is only two hundred miles away from Shanyang County."

"Yes." Zhao Shu nodded with a slightly heavy expression.

As the prefecture of Huai'an Prefecture, Shanyang County is also the middle section of the canal, which is of great significance.

Above it is the canal and the Yellow River flowing together for hundreds of miles, and below it is the canal on the ground, which reaches Yangzhou directly.

"It's time to go, too."

The emperor turned his eyes on everyone, got up, and said, "Let's go to Yangzhou to cheer up the soldiers on the front line."

"Follow the decree!"

All the ministers bowed down one after another.

……

Huai'an Mansion, Taoyuan County.

"raise--"

Next to the huge cannon, a general looked at the Taoyuan County city wall in the distance, and then shouted.

The artillerymen next to them hurriedly wrapped the red gun barrel with cloth, and they slowly lowered the rear tail, and the muzzle of the gun was slightly raised.

After a while, the projectile was loaded into the cannon again.

"Boom—"

A burst of white smoke rose violently, and the huge recoil made the artillery retreat a few steps.

"boom--"

A loud noise hit the city wall.

"it is good--"

Several artillerymen cheered loudly, and at this moment, a huge explosion suddenly came from not far away.

"boom--"

The sound was deafening, and a large number of artillerymen quickly crawled down, covering their ears with their hands, and their bodies were almost covered in dust.

After a while, the artillerymen got up, glanced at the worrisome scene several feet away, and continued to work.

I saw that there was a huge hole in the tail of the huge copper cannon at this time, exposing the dark and deformed shells inside.

About ten feet away, several artillerymen were bleeding profusely, their cheeks were covered with dust, but they lost their breath.

The auxiliary soldiers behind hurriedly carried them out.

After a while, the artillery was also pulled away and the ground was cleaned.

"It exploded again!"

Not far away, Shang Ke looked at this splendid scene, but turned his head away, pursed his lips in pity, and then sighed.

"The Ming people's city is indeed strange."

Kong Youde also looked at the city wall, it was full of bumps and holes, but it stood still, which really made people puzzled.

"This is the third cannon that exploded."

Geng Zhongming said with regret: "There are only a few cities, and the artillery has consumed so much, and the canal is still long."

"If Liaodong had this city..."

Shang Kexi said halfway, and stopped talking.

Geng and Kong at the side naturally understood the meaning and could only be speechless.

There are no ifs in this world.

"My lords, the boss will let you pass!"

Suddenly, a cavalry ran over.

"Let's go!" Shang Kexi frowned.

The other two also hurriedly followed.

When they arrived at the main tent, the generals gathered here, and people stood inside and out.

As representatives of the Han Army Banner, the three of them naturally stood in the tent.

Ji Erhalang's face was slightly gloomy, and he lost his usual smile.

Luc Dehun was neither sad nor happy, with a stiff face.

Hauge was full of anger, obviously extremely upset.

"According to the report from the spies, from Taoyuan down to Shanyang, there are about three or five forts like Taoyuan, about fifty or sixty miles away, and there is one..."

The scouts told the news, the more everyone listened, the more ugly their faces became.

"If we continue to proceed step by step according to the predetermined plan, we will only fall into the quagmire."

Jierhalang spoke Manchu, and his tone was neither hasty nor slow.

"I don't know what you mean?" Hauge said.

"I want to order a cavalry to march from both sides of the canal as the vanguard, sweep away all obstacles, and immediately establish a grain road, and the main force will follow it around."

Jierhalang said loudly: "The rest of the army will protect the canal and continue to attack the city. We must remove those things that are in the way."

"General, there are almost no people within a hundred miles of the canal. The cavalry can only carry food for three days at most. Besides, how can the cavalry attack the city?"

Hauge frowned and said, this idea is simply rotten.

When Jierhalang went south, he was awarded the seal of Zhennan General by Dorgon.

"Just run the cannon."

Luck Dehun on the side suddenly said: "The food is guaranteed by the food road, and the artillery can travel thirty to fifty miles a day."

"If we only attack Taoyuan today, we can attack Sanyi tomorrow on the same day, and the time can be doubled."

Luckard said confidently.

Hauge was contradicted, with anger on his face.

"As long as the journey is within two or three days."

Jierhalang waved his hand and said: "Based on this, the time is a little more, and we can reach Shanyang faster."

"It can't be delayed until the spring rain. Continuous heavy rain is not a good thing."

Immediately, he turned his head and asked King Sanshun: "How many cannons in red are there?"

"When I went south, I brought 27 doors, and now there are [-] doors left."

Shang Kexi came out and said in a skillful Manchu language: "The barrel of the artillery has to be used several times, too many will cause the barrel to blow up, just now another one is blown up, if it continues, the other artillery barrels will also be in danger. "

"is it?"

Ji Erhalang's face was ugly: "It seems that the artillery will be used at a critical point."

"By the way, the artillerymen have to be appeased. Today, I will give the artillerymen a hundred catties of meat and ten jars of wine—"

"General, since the artillery should be used sparingly, why not use it like the siege in the past?"

At this moment, a general spoke.

As soon as the words fell, Hauge stepped up and said, "The Eight Banners are extremely precious, how can they be so wasted?"

He finally let out a bad breath.

Ji Erhalang was thoughtful: "The words are not rough, although the south is a little more urgent this time, but the necessary craftsmen are still brought, and they can make some."

"It can come in handy after all."

Hearing this, Wu Sangui's face was extremely ugly.

In the army, the Guan Ning Army is the most suitable forerunner
(End of this chapter)