Reborn Regent of Ming Dynasty

"Sir General, when will you attack the city?"

Linqing City was tightly surrounded on three sides from east to west to the south gate. Only the two city gates in the north were facing the big river, so it was difficult to encircle. Consider enclosing a city like Linqing with a radius of more than ten miles and a water gate in a tributary of a river. book>

Now this is enough, a group of team officers happily gathered around Cui Yu... Some of them were sentry officers from the Dongchang Land Patrol Battalion, some were brought by Cui Yu from Denglai, and some were from Zhuang Ding The best selected among the team officers.

Their average age is between 35 and [-]. As soldiers, they are slightly older, and their physical fitness is declining. As an officer, they are in the prime of life. When they are young, whether it is experience or energy, They are all precious.

When the team officers asked for instructions on when to attack the city, Cui Yu did not answer immediately. He held up the binoculars and looked at the situation on the top of the city... The situation is undoubtedly very bad for Linqing, and for the attacking side. is ideal. [

The people who defend the city don't know how to defend the city, they don't know the secrets of defending the city at all, and the things they prepare are few and professional, and they are useless at all... Just pick two points, feign an attack while actually investing in troops, Cui Yu is sure to take down the city within an hour by attacking the city with the help of ladder ants.

Firepower suppression plus fighting will and military literacy, he is not bragging.

But this attack method was driven out of his mind by Cui Yu... It is one thing to get to Linqing City early, but another thing is how to attack the city!

"Don't quarrel." Cui Yu ordered the flag commander in the row behind him: "Fly to each team, send orders, and each faction must send out at least 50 people to engulf the people who come. We want to send out strong men, and cut down wood to make siege equipment around Linqing!"

"Sir General, what kind of siege equipment do I need to use..."

"That's right, there are no ditches, the river is dry, there are not many horses and antlers, and the wall blocking the horses has been in disrepair for a long time, and it will fall down as soon as it is pushed. Such a city can directly attack the city!"

"There is no one at the top of the city, and I am not afraid of any bows and arrows or big guns coming over."

All the generals were chattering, talking about the main points of the siege. Fushan attached great importance to compiling the drills, and every time a battle was fought, the chief general and the officers had to write down the main points they had noticed and experienced, and compiled them into Book, and then choose its essence to add to the exercise code.Just for the infantry team's queue drills, there are many more fixed types from the beginning, from sleeping to assembly, to marching, eating, just how to put the armor on, how to wear it in an emergency, these details are all in the drill code It is stipulated that if everything is done according to the drill code, everything may not be successful, but things will definitely not develop in the worst direction... This is the consensus of all Fushan soldiers.

Infantry drills, siege essentials, how to use firecrackers, and how to maintain firecrackers, all the drills are about half a person’s worth of dozens of books. Even the best generals can only understand the main points and not master them all. The generals of the battalion can only specialize in their own part. Even Zhang Shouren himself has been left behind by specialists in many aspects such as navy, firecrackers and artillery.

The city in front of me, judging by the method of siege on Fushan Mountain, is a weaker type that can be captured with a few drums, that is, it is taller and thicker than ordinary prefectures and counties. The method of siege, first of all, lies in judgment , the favorable terrain and the enemy's defense situation, judging from the current situation, Linqing is undoubtedly extremely easy to capture.

"This matter will be decided by the general himself. You don't need to say anything, just follow the military order."

"Yes, Sir General!"

Although not convinced, the generals still accepted the order. Under the order of dozens of flag officers, the team of tens of thousands of people began to commotion.

The engineering battalion is responsible for the placement of military rations and ordnance, including all kinds of knives, guns, gunpowder, nitrate, etc., as well as hay bundles and horse beans.

Each team had one or two shovels, and more than half of the soldiers began to move, digging on the spot.

A small half of the soldiers, mostly from the engineering battalion, took a large number of civilians to the forest a few or ten miles away.At that time, there were mostly villages outside Linqing City. Fortunately, the population density was not too high in this era, and there were still many trees inside and outside the villages.

This is also a lucky thing. The last time Donglu entered Linqing with a drumbeat, he did not teach Donglu to waste time and energy. Otherwise, if Donglu built equipment to climb the city at that time, the trees within a dozen or twenty miles nearby It must have been chopped off.

"Work harder, a catty of food a day is not so good, I can see the hard work, give him half a catty of food, and give him a spoonful of meat!"

A Dongchang logistics officer stood on a high place, yelling at the people in these places. [

Most of them joined from Dongchang Fucheng to Weijiawan area, not to avoid thieves, but to avoid officers and soldiers.After Zhang Guozhu led his cavalry to enter the country, his military discipline was very poor, and his performance in burning, killing, looting, etc. was no worse than that of thieves. He couldn't make it to Jinan, and Zhang's officers and soldiers also took their anger on the people along the way. Many evil deeds called Li Qingshan's subordinates It's better to be ashamed of it.

As a result, the people in Dongchang Mansion suffered great pain. At this time, the secrecy regulations were relaxed, and all the ministries allowed the people who deserted to join in, and then the team gradually rolled into the current state... Well, at least it seems that the momentum is several times bigger.

Every adult who joins in will receive one catty of food a day, half of it for children and women, and they are allowed to try to start a team to cook by themselves. Sometimes Fushan will provide some pickles or something, so the food is not bad At home, these ordinary people eat a mixture of coarse grains and wild vegetables. At least Dongchangying gives them all refined grains.

After hearing the yelling, one or two people from each refugee family came out, and the Dongchang heavy engineering soldiers handed out some equipment. A group of more than a dozen people drew lots to decide the distance. Walking is enough.

At this time, if you look down from the top of Linqing City, it will be a very spectacular scene.

As the saying goes, once there are more than [-] people, it is boundless. When tens of thousands of people disperse, there are dark crowds everywhere, and there are deliberately extra flags. Looking from the top of the city, apart from the flags and the sea of ​​people, there is nothing Can't see anything else anymore.

Those villages, people, and everything that was previously known, in front of these soldiers and horses are like a solitary boat on the sea, everything has become nothingness and absurdity, only the imminent threat is real exists in everyone's eyes.

"Why don't they attack the city..."

Lying between the crenels at the top of the city, a group of officials from Linqing Prefecture who were mended in black yarn, all pale, looked out of the city between the crenels.

Compared with them, Zhou Hongmo was much calmer, but his expression was more desperate. When he heard Li Zhouzun's words, he didn't turn his head, and replied loudly: "I'm going to make all-out preparations. Look, it will take a few days. Inside, the rush car, the trench car, the shield car, the ladder car, and the archery tower are all built, and we don't even need to fight at all, we are dead!"

Such eloquent words obviously did not help relieve the pressure on the civil servants. Many civil servants could not even stand firm, and two young civil servants even started to sob.

Except for the possibility of re-entry by Donglu, Linqing, an important state capital, is still very safe. In fact, although the Daming thieves are making a lot of noise, they are limited to the borders between Shaanxi and Sichuan, Huguang, Xunyang, Fengyang and other towns. For local activities, a place like Linqing would be very safe if it didn't encounter the Eastern captives, but there is plenty of oil and water. If you serve as an official here, you will definitely be transferred after three years. Whether you are promoted or not, everyone has enough eunuchs , It's not in vain to be an official.

But no matter how much money is made, it cannot be compared with life. Thinking of the tragic death of the whole city after the thieves entered the city, everyone felt unable to support it.

"Ask for help, ask for help..." Li Zhouzun's face was pale, he clasped the battlements with both hands, and murmured: "Fortunately, the news has not been cut off, we should ask for help from the imperial court, Liu Zeqing is hateful, damn it, the imperial court will definitely deal with him. We must persevere, the imperial court will definitely find a way!"

Before the army arrived, Li Zhouzun of Linqing Prefecture didn't feel any real threat... Everything was still in order. Liu Zeqing would lead the army to drive away these whimsical thieves before the thieves arrived, so after collecting a lot of money, Master Li quickly determined the share with his colleagues. After the money was distributed, everyone smiled and was very happy.

The benefits that should be given are also sent to Zhou Hongmo, the general of Linqing... Linqing is not like Huai'an and Yangzhou. There are too many high-ranking officials stationed in Huai'an and Yangzhou. There are high-ranking officials such as the Governor of Water Transport and the Governor of Fengyang, and the inspectors often patrol, and some things cannot be done blatantly. At least in terms of profit distribution, the officials must get the most. The cheaper ones are much bigger.

"I told you that the soldiers and people in the city of Linqingzhou know that after we break the city, we will not kill a single person except the civil and military officials and generals, and the soldiers are not allowed to rape and plunder. Don't leave chickens and dogs behind, this is an edict!"

In the evening, a large camp was set up outside the city, and the soldiers who besieged the city began to line up in front of the cooking carts and receive their own dinners in lunch boxes.

Unlike the rations that the Ming army usually received when they went out to fight, Fushan never steamed the rice and then steamed it until it became rancid. All for the health of the soldiers must pursue fresh and hygienic meals. From the perspective of the city , Everything in the city is in order, which is even more frightening, and before dark, dozens of cavalry galloped past, shooting hundreds of loud arrows, and in the night, the people in the city became even more flustered.