Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 881 Seeing Lock City Again
Although Wang Yan and the court did not issue an order to urge them, it is needless to say that they hoped that Chen Bangyan and Liu Shun would end the war in Yangzhou as soon as possible.

It was the first time for Chen Bangyan and Liu Shun to direct a battle of this scale. Wang Yan didn't make an explicit order, but he also took care of their feelings.

After listening to Chen Bangyan's words, Liu Shun knew that if Yangzhou could not be defeated, it would not only damage the morale of the Ming army, but also personally lose face. At the same time, he would also implicate the trusted King of Chu and embarrass Wang Yan. Take a breath.

It was three o'clock in the night, and the torches were brightly lit in Yangzhou City. In order to prevent the Ming army from stealing the city, Duoduo almost copied Wang Yan's strategy of defending the city. .

The entire Qing army in Yangzhou was divided into three squads by him, and they rotated every four hours, so no matter what time, there were enough guards in Yangzhou city.

There were many generals in the green battalion who had correspondence with the Ming army in the city, but now there is no news, and most of them were shocked by Duoduo's fierce methods.

After the Ming army came to Yangzhou again, although Duoduo sent his heart and soul to take over the green battalion soldiers, he was still worried, so he entertained the generals in the city.

During the banquet, he suddenly yelled loudly, saying that among the people attending the banquet were the secret agents of the Ming army, he ordered three people at random, cut them up in front of many generals of the green camp, and put them in a large cauldron to boil them into broth. Everyone shared the food, scaring the faces of many green battalion generals.

In fact, although Doduo knew that there must be some generals in the green battalion in the city colluding with the Ming army, he didn't know who it was, so he randomly ordered three Xiao Luoluos and killed them directly.

The three people in the spot are not high-ranking officials, so it is impossible to have many confidantes. If there are people among them who have colluded with the Ming army, the other accomplices will naturally be afraid when they see it. People, it doesn't matter, killing these three people will make those who are dark and bright feel terrified, thinking that the three of them are hiding so deep that there is no sign of being bright, but Duoduo found out that they are bright, so they need to be more careful.

Doduo's move was cruel and ruthless, but it shocked the green battalion, causing the Ming army to send letters of persuasion to the city several times, but they did not wait for any response.

The Tiandihui also had no chance to do activities because of the strict inspections in the city.

At this time, the green battalion soldiers wearing red hats and gowns were standing between the walls with their spears in their hands, half of their bodies exposed. The flames burning in the brazier beside them swayed with the wind. , The Qing soldiers with torches in one hand patrolled back and forth, which can be described as heavily guarded.

It was the third watch, so in the middle of the night, the sky was a little gloomy, densely covered with layers of dark clouds, covering the stars and the moon, and the night wind blowing through made people feel a chill, as if an autumn rain was about to come.

The Ming army approached the city, and Duoduo personally sat in the west city. The Qing army did not dare to relax. A group of Qing army archers at the head of the city pinched the point, soaked the arrowhead wrapped in cotton cloth in the oil tank, and then lit it on the brazier.

More than a dozen archers opened their bows at the same time, put on rockets, and shot down the city with a whoosh. The arrows shot across the night sky like meteors and landed on the ground, illuminating the other side of the moat.

This is a routine observation by the Qing army, and it has been like this every night for more than a month. The Qing army on duty at night will shoot a few arrows every once in a while, using the firelight to observe the city and prevent the Ming army from stealing the city.

After releasing the arrows, the archers retracted their step bows, and the leader looked at the city dotted with more than a dozen flames, and suddenly saw a large black figure swaying below the city.

The general manager's face was shocked, and he took a step back in a panic. The archers next to him saw the situation and realized that there was something strange.

??? A burst of rapid "咚~咚~咚~" bells rang, and the Qing army on the city was in a commotion. When Duoduo heard the alarm bell, he also led the brigade generals and staff to climb the city wall, but it was covered by dark clouds at night. In the moonlight, they could hardly see the situation under the city.

Duoduo came to the city in a hurry, called the general on duty, and asked anxiously, "Why call the police?"

General Man brought the one who discovered the situation to the general manager, and reported the general manager on his knees: "My lord, there are countless figures in the city, and the specific situation, the servant can't see clearly."

Doduo frowned slightly when he heard this, then turned his head and said to the general beside him, "Let the fireball go and see the situation!"

"Crack!" A full-fledged general made a mazah, and then immediately mobilized nearly a hundred gunners. They pulled the ropes under the city, and the soldiers put the fireball into the bullet pocket. The throwing pole immediately throws the fireball.

The burning fireball soared into the sky, like a meteorite falling from the sky, across the night sky, Duduo's face was covered with frost, he immediately saw outside the city clearly by the light of the fire, a mass of black figures wielding hoes, digging deep trenches under the city, many people Half of their bodies have already reached the ground, and they are constantly using shovels to throw the soil up, and the dust is flying.

Duoduo saw the situation clearly and was taken aback. He immediately understood the Ming army's intentions. Gou Ri's, he learned the Ming Dynasty's method of defending the city, but now the Ming army is doing what they did back then.

The aqueduct of the Ming army is about to connect to the moat, and Duoduo is preparing to organize a surprise attack in these two days, blowing up a gap, pouring water into the unfinished aqueduct, making it impossible for them to continue digging deep and wide, but now the Ming army arrives first. He was stuck.

Duoduo was a little bit heartbroken, and regretted that he was a step too late, and this was not only a problem of not being able to destroy the canal, but even the connection and cooperation with Shizhai would also be cut off.

"Hurry up, mobilize the artillery and artillery vehicles quickly, and bombard the king. They can't be allowed to continue digging."

At night, outside the four gates of Yangzhou, deafening gunfire sounded almost simultaneously, and countless fireballs were thrown out, illuminating the four gates of Yangzhou at night, and illuminating the Ming army in formation in the distance.

Liu Shun was riding on a horse, with a forest of pikemen behind him. The fireballs thrown by the Qing army made the spears in their hands and the armor on their bodies gleaming coldly.

Duoduo saw that the Ming army was ready, and he didn't know how many troops there were. He was afraid of being ambushed by the Ming army, so he dared not send troops out of the city.

The Qing army's counterattack on the city was cut off, and there were only artillery on the city and artillery carts behind the city.

At night, the city walls and the dark city below burst out with fire from time to time, and the sound of "booming" cannons rang out in bursts.

The Qing army on the city poured countless shells and fireballs to the city, but the effect was not great. The main reason was that the Ming army dug trenches very well. Digging, forming a line, the soldiers hide in the pit and dig, unless they are particularly unlucky, they will basically not be injured by the artillery fire from the top of the city.

Outside the city gate, thousands of men and horses were digging under artillery fire, lifting up the soil non-stop. Several trenches were carried out at the same time, and they took shape in a short time. The scene was very spectacular.

Under the cannon fire, Liu Shun's war horse was a little restless. He held the reins with one hand and watched the situation at the city gate sharply to prevent the Qing cavalry from rushing out suddenly. After the trip was completed, the soldiers carried their shields and began to dig into the moat on both sides of the city gate. He breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. As long as the Qing soldiers in the city were separated from the stone village, he would be able to take the stone village.

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