nanming man

Chapter 306 Getting Ready
In the Qing army camp at Longmenguan, a small troop of cavalry galloped to the gate of the camp. The cavalry on horseback were vigorous and agile. Before the horses could stand still, they flew off their horses and walked quickly to the officer on duty.

The Qing army at the gate of the camp has become accustomed to the cavalry who come to report every day, but today it seems to be different.

A leader on duty, seeing the cavalry trotting over, couldn't help but ask, "What's new today?"

Panting, the cavalryman clasped his hands and said, "There is a change, I'm going to report to the prince!"

Seeing this, the leader didn't dare to ask any more questions, turned around and walked into the camp, and said to the cavalry, "Follow me!"

In the Qing army commander's tent, many civil and military officials are discussing matters. Duduo, who is dressed in brocade robes and has a bald scalp and only a small pigtail, sits in the middle of the tent. Several officials in official robes and bowl caps are wearing Armored generals sat on either side.

These officials were all demoted officials sent to Henan by Dorgon, ready to accept the government affairs of Henan and help the Qing army stabilize the territory.

Duoduo fought on the battlefield for many years and killed countless people in his life. He naturally exuded a domineering aura, which made the officials on both sides dare not look up at him.

At the beginning of the Qing army's invasion of Henan, although it slaughtered and robbed supplies, it was impossible to kill all the people. If the Qing army wanted to occupy Henan, it had to stabilize the place.

The Duduo army slaughtered most of the resisting cities, but as long as they surrendered to the Qing army and offered some property and food, most of them could survive.

After all, what the Qing army wanted was not a no-man's land, they also needed people to farm and pay for food, and they needed a large number of serfs and obedient people.

In the tent, Duoduo was asking all the officials to provide him with corvees, money and food when they arrived at the place, and a leader on duty outside the tent led a person in a hurry, attracting everyone's attention.

"My lord, there is news from Ruzhou!" The leader and the visitor saluted and reported.

In order to prevent accidents, Duoduo ordered Shen Zhixiang to report the situation of Ruzhou City to him every day.

In the recent period of time, the information sent every day is basically the same. Gao Yihuan has never attacked the city.

Duoduo lost interest in the news that was sent every day, so he told Beizi Man Dahai to pay attention to the movements in Ruzhou, and if there were no special circumstances, there was no need to report to him.

When Duoduo saw the messenger being brought into the big tent, his heart skipped a beat. He waved to the descendants and said, "Retire first."

The officials in official gowns with horseshoe sleeves and bowl caps all stood up, bowed and walked backwards out of the tent.

"But what's the new move of Gao Manzi in Ruzhou?" Duoduo asked, looking at the human kneeling in the middle.

The messenger hurriedly replied: "My lord, the thieves outside Ruzhou City have begun to attack the city."

"Gao Manzi finally lost his composure." A smile finally appeared on Duoduo's face, and he asked casually, "Tell me about the specific situation!"

"Reporting to the lord, starting yesterday morning, the bandits first bombarded the city with cannons, and then attacked with weapons, but we beat them all down."

This was within Duduo's expectation. How could Ruzhou City be so easy to fight? Even if he led his troops to attack the city, it would probably take ten and a half months.

Before Gao Yihuan did not move his soldiers, Duoduo hesitated, whether he should press up, but now that Gao Yihuan has started to attack the city, the king will wait for you to spend some time, and then send troops to press up when you are exhausted.

This Gao Yihuan can be regarded as a relatively capable person among the southerners.

The battles between Shandong and Xingyang caused a lot of trouble for the Qing Dynasty, but after careful calculation, Gao Manzi fought against my Qing soldiers, but he has not yet lost.

This may be the reason why Gao Manzi dared to snatch food from under his nose.

It's just that my Qing soldiers didn't pay attention to it the previous few times. This time, the king personally led the troops here, and he didn't break Gao Manzi's undefeated record, and wiped out you, an ugly bastard.

Duoduo had a plan in mind, and sneered, "Gao Manzi sent 3000 people between Daying and Ruzhou, trying to take Ruzhou by force. The king decided to let Gao Manzi attack for a while, and then send troops Extinguish it, what do you think?"

Everyone nodded in thought, "My lord is wise, when Ruzhou consumes Gao Manzi's vigor, we will be wiped out easily."

Duoduo nodded in satisfaction, and then said one after another: "Man Dahai, I have given you a mission. You urge Tang Tong to prepare. Once I send troops, the army must quickly defeat the bandits on the road. In addition Several small roads leading to Ruzhou must be clearly drawn and fully prepared."

"Cha!" Man Dahai hurriedly took orders.

Under the city of Ruzhou, there was a sound of gold ringing, and the newly attached army that attacked the city retreated like a tide.

At this time, on the artillery formation, a whistle sounded, and the flag was waved down. More than 20 artillery pieces suddenly burst out with deafening cannon sounds, and thick white smoke instantly covered the artillery formation.

The Hongyi cannons retreated abruptly, and dozens of iron bullets weighing about [-] jin rushed out of the muzzles and smashed towards the city wall. Dust flew up from the top of the city immediately, countless gravel rose into the air, and then fell like rain again.

At the same time, several trebuchets under the city creaked and threw boulders one after another, smashing them against the city wall.

Gao Yihuan, who was standing in the distance, couldn't help his heart beating wildly. He felt the impact on the city wall, watched the bricks and stones peel off from the wall continuously, exposing the soil embryo inside, and a smile appeared on his face.

At this time, the city wall had been bombarded for many days, and the defenders on the city only felt that Gao Yihuan's offensive was extremely fierce, but in fact it was just a lot of artillery fire, and the soldiers were not attacking the city with great force.

The defenders on the top of the city basically had no firearms, and they also lacked long-range weapons to destroy the shield vehicles. The battalions of the newly attached army took turns to fight against each other, but there were not many casualties.

At this time, Sun Chenggong suddenly ran up to Gao Yihuan and reported, "Commander, the tunnel is almost approaching the city wall, can you stop the bombardment?"

Gao Yihuan nodded and waved his hands, "That's it for today! Take the troops back to the camp!"

Immediately behind his back, he raised his head and blew the horn, the sound of the cannons outside the city stopped suddenly, and the trebuchet was pushed back by the soldiers.

Gao Yihuan turned his head and asked, "When will the tunnel lead to the city?"

"Report to Commander, the digging will be completed before the third watch tonight!" Sun Chengchi clasped his fists.

Gao Yihuan's heart fluttered when he heard Yuyu, then he turned his head and said, "Isn't Chen Huiting here yet?"

Jin Shenghuan said: "Commander, there is news from Chen Qijian that they are sure about bombing the city, and they are coming to the camp."

Gao Yihuan nodded, raised one hand high, and then clenched it into a fist, "Pass down the order, order all the generals to come to the tent to discuss matters tonight, and break the city in a battle tomorrow!"

All the officers and men knew that the critical moment was approaching, so they dared not neglect. They clasped their fists solemnly, and answered the orders loudly, "I accept orders from humble officers..."

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