nanming man

Chapter 799 King Gao's Eight Silver Cellars
In mid-November 1648 AD, Taiyuan City.

A few miles away from the city, Gao Yihuan looked at Taiyuan City in the distance with complicated emotions.

After the Western Wei Dynasty occupied Guanzhong, Shanxi became the front line. The Qing court ordered Shanxi governor Zhu Shichang to strengthen the defense of the east of the river. Taiyuan, as the provincial capital, was naturally repaired and reinforced.

Gao Yihuan and the generals rode around the city on horseback. The circumference of Taiyuan City is about 24 miles, three feet five feet high and three feet wide. Horses can run on it. There are eight gates in total. There are enemy towers on the city wall, and the moat outside the city is wide. It can be said to be a majestic fortified city.

Gao Yihuan reined in his horse and stood several miles away from the city wall, peeking at the city defenses with a binoculars. Li Dingguo said: "It is indeed a fortified city, and the casualties must be huge in a fight."

Gao Yihuan put down the binoculars and said with a smile, "Speaking of which, I, Great Wei, haven't attacked a provincial capital seriously yet!"

Li Dingguo said with a smile: "Generally speaking, if they hit the provincial capital, the morale of the enemy army has already collapsed, so there is probably no need to fight!"

"It's a pity that this time is different, but Azig won't surrender." Gao Yihuan said, glanced at Taiyuan, pulled his horse and ran towards the camp.

At this time, Azig, who had fled into the city in a hurry, was standing at the top of the city, paying close attention to the movements of the Wei army and the rebels outside the city.

He didn't tell Dorgon desperately, if you don't come to me, I will die for you, and he didn't even mention the word reinforcements, but he knew that it was impossible for Dorgon not to save him.

The reason why Azig didn't mention reinforcements was actually because he was worried about putting pressure on Dorgon, so that the southern front also lost in the end.

He knows Dorgon very well. With Dorgon's intelligence, he must know the crisis in Hedong. Dorgon knows how to save him, so he doesn't need to say more.

Therefore, Azige didn't want to disturb Dorgon's rhythm. What he can do now is to defend Taiyuan, rely on the strong city to consume the Wei army, and then cooperate with Dorgon from the inside and the outside, and the center blossoms to reverse the situation of the battle.

At this time, on the city wall, soldiers of the Eight Banners wearing various armors shuttled around the city, preparing defensive equipment. The family members of the Eight Banners stationed in the city, no matter men, women, old or young, helped the Qing army to carry supplies, boil water and cook, and contribute to the defense of the city. .

This is not only a war between two forces, but also a national war. If the Qing army fails, the families of the Eight Banners will definitely pay with blood.

Since Nurhachi raised his troops to slaughter the Liao people, they cannot fail, and once they fail, they will inevitably usher in bloody revenge.

Taiyuan is the provincial capital, a fortified city, but Azig did not dare to take it lightly.

Because he knew that according to the previous standards, it was a strong city, but now, it is not necessarily so.

Standing at the top of the city, Azig saw the stretch of Wei army camps outside the city, his teeth were gnashing, he knew that there were only two endings left for him, either the Western Wei retreated, or the city was destroyed and died, no matter which ending it was , he will make Gao Yihuan pay a heavy price.

Azige clenched his fists and shouted in his heart, Gao Manzi, come on, this king wants to let the Taiyuan city be piled up like a mountain of corpses.

"King of England, look!" Luo Keduo suddenly pointed to the distance.

Azig looked up, and saw a large number of Wei soldiers and peasants pouring out of the camp, carrying various tools to two miles away from the city wall, and began to sweat profusely to dig trenches and build walls, while the Wei army cavalry stood aside immediately, monitoring the city gate In order to prevent the Qing army from going out of the city to harass.

"Gao Manzi wants to lock the city!" Azig's eyes protruded, his eyes almost burst, and his expression changed drastically in an instant.

Luo Keduo, who was at the side, showed joy instead, "Lock the city, the barbarians will not attack the city for a while, so we will be safe?"

If the Wei army besieged the city, they would have enough time to strengthen their defense and wait for reinforcements to come to rescue them.

Azig slammed his fist on the wall, gritted his teeth, "Damn it!"

In the Eight Classics of the Taihang, every place is more dangerous than Puzhou. Azig has been fighting in Puzhou for so long, so he naturally knows that the Wei army will not attack the city, and the main force will definitely turn to defensive reinforcements and enter Hedong.

In this case, shouldn't Taiyuan be unplugged before reinforcements arrive?However, Gao Yihuan did the opposite, making Azig's intention to fight off the elite of the Wei army and die with the Wei army, as if he had failed with a heavy blow.

If he had never experienced the Battle of Puzhou, Gao Yihuan would have chosen to unplug Taiyuan without hesitation. However, the Puzhou tug-of-war caused the Wei army to suffer a lot. It would be difficult for the Wei army to continue to attack Taiyuan, and Dorgon also needed to be considered. this external factor.

Counting the time, the decisive battle between the Qing army and the Ming army had already begun, and it took only five or six days from Xuzhou to Taiyuan.

In such a short period of time, it was difficult for the Wei army to capture Taiyuan, so Gao Yihuan chose to surround Taiyuan first, put Azig in a cage, and wait for the news from Xuzhou to encircle and fight for aid.

Of course, there is a risk in this. In case Dorgon wins, it is likely to cooperate with Azigri, but Gao Yihuan believes that with the defensive ability of the Wei army, it is not a big problem to hold Huguan and other passes.

If Dorgon sees that he can't break through the Huguan Pass, goes out of Juyongguan to enter Xuanda, and detours north and south, then it is not a loophole for the Wei army. Instead, he can use Jiang Xiang to consume Dorgon and force Jiang Xiang to submit to Wei.

Gao Dawang was born as a small landlord, his abacus was clinking, he was calculating every step of the way, and he refused to suffer a little loss.

At this time, in the Wei army camp, Gao Yihuan stood in front of the map with his hands behind his hands, and several ministers stood behind him.

Chen Mingxia saluted and said: "Your Majesty, the Ministry of Li Ge will play, and the feudal government has dispatched another [-] troops into Hedong to make up for the losses in the Puzhou battle."

Gao Yihuan nodded, looked at the map and asked, "Did Mr. Li reply to the military expansion plan formulated by the Guwang Mansion?"

Western Wei now has too few soldiers and horses. If there are enough troops, the Wei army can completely advance with two armies and take Luoyang City.

After Geng Zhongming led his troops eastward, Luoyang's troops were extremely empty, with only more than 2 troops, but Jin Shenghuan only had [-] troops. He dared not attack Luoyang rashly, and could only sit back and watch the opportunity go away.

Chen Mingxia saluted and said: "Your Majesty, the Ministry of Li Ge said that the expansion of the army by [-] will not be realized in a short period of time. First, there is a lack of money and the feudal government has no budget. Second, the population in Guanzhong is insufficient, and it has been drawn continuously. It cannot be formed in a short period of time."

The feudal mansion of the Western Wei Dynasty did not expect that the Western Wei Dynasty would fight two consecutive battles this year, and the preparations were indeed insufficient.

Li Dingguo thought for a while, then saluted and said: "Your Majesty, bandits and rebels are everywhere in Hedong. If it is allowed to develop, there may be huge bandits and bandits, which will affect the stability of the feudal clan. To avoid the deterioration of local public security, and secondly, to quickly acquire a group of young adults."

Gao Yihuan turned around, "This suggestion is fine!"

"If the king wants to appease, he will have to spend a lot of money, and the feudal government may need to issue debts to raise funds, which will be difficult to find in a short time." Chen Mingxia said.

Gao Yihuan shook his head, and said with a smile: "Sir, you may not know that Gu Wang has eight silver cellars in the east of the river, and the silver should not be a problem! Gu Wang will let someone get it!"

Chen Mingxia was puzzled, and was about to ask, when Li Laiheng walked in and saluted Gao Yihuan, "Your Majesty, the Xuanyi Guard beat the newspaper, the Ming army was defeated in Xuzhou, and Zhu Cihuang retreated to Huai'an."

Gao Yihuan raised his brows when he heard Yuyu, and was speechless for a while, not feeling sorry, but relieved.

In case Zhu Cihong won a big victory and hit Beijing in one go, Gao Yihuan was really not ready to fight for Beijing and turn against the Ming army.

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