nanming man

Chapter 925 Soldiers Point to Xuzhou
In May 1651, the world seemed to be peaceful, but in fact it was full of dark waves.

Although there was no war between Wei, Ming, Qing and the West, they were all unconsciously preparing for a big war.

While all parties were still accumulating strength, Liu Heizi's strength in the Huaibei area was rapidly expanding.

After conquering Pi County, Liu Heizi seized a large amount of grain, directly opened warehouses to release grain, gathered hundreds of thousands of people, and his strength grew rapidly.

After Boluo captured Yanzhou, the army advanced to Zou County. Seeing Liu Heizi's mighty momentum, they did not dare to continue going south.

If there were only hundreds of thousands of refugees, Boluo's 2 troops would not be afraid, but among these troops, not only refugees, but also many elite Wei soldiers joined them.

After Gao Yihuan learned that Liu Heizi was growing up in Huaibei, he immediately asked Yuan Zongdi to lead 1 people to join Liu Heizi's team to strengthen Liu Heizi's strength, and at the same time, he also added some sand to Liu Heizi.

After Liu Heizi got the help of Gao Yihuan, he seized the opportunity of the Qing army's emptiness in Huaibei, expanded all the way, attacked the city and pulled out the stronghold, and was invincible.

In less than half a year, he controlled a large area north of the Huai River. Haizhou, Shuyang, Siyang, Suqian, Suining and other places surrendered one after another. Liu Heizi became a giant bandit with 30 million people.

After growing in strength, Liu Heizi became ambitious and ordered Zhao Yingyuan to lead 5 people to guard Teng County and monitor Boluo, while he led 20 people to march into Shuanggou, Xin'an, and point to Xuzhou.

Xin'an and Shuanggou are located between Xuzhou and Suqian, just on both sides of the Yellow River. Liu Heizi's 20 people are stationed in the wilderness, and the military camp stretches for more than ten miles, and the momentum is extremely large.

In the camp of the rebel army, on a flagpole nearly two feet high, there was a big black flag with a white circle in the middle and a word "Liu" written inside, which was Liu Heizi's big flag.

Under the big banner was an extremely huge tent. Liu Heizi was standing in front of a map in a daze, and Yuan Zongdi was standing next to him.

When the Wei army attacked Luoyang before, Yuan Zongdi took advantage of the situation and recovered Kaifeng and other places. The army was reorganized and was going to enter the battle order of the Wei army. A batch of equipment was sent to Huaibei to attack Liu Heizi.

At this time, Liu Heizi looked at the map and said: "Now we are sandwiched between the Tartars and the Ming army, and Huaibei is flat, without any support. The location of Xuzhou is very important. If we win Xuzhou, we will be able to connect with Henan. At that time With the backing of Great Wei, we can remain invincible."

Yuan Zongdi said, "The scouts captured several Qing troops in Xuzhou. I asked about it. The city of Xuzhou is three feet three feet high, surrounded by moats, and has enemy towers on the walls. The defense system is very complete. I'm afraid it will be difficult to fight."

Xuzhou is located on the front line, and once withstood the attack of hundreds of thousands of regular troops of the Ming army. Liu Heizi claimed to have 20 troops, but the quality of troops is definitely not as good as that of the Ming army. Fortunately, there are not as many defenders in Xuzhou city as before.

Hearing the words, Liu Heizi still seemed a little anxious, and asked, "Is there any way?"

Yuan Zongdi said: "Wang Jiaping, the grandson of the turtle, is in the city. He will definitely not surrender, so we have to use a stupid method."

Liu Heizi asked, "What stupid way?"

Yuan Zongdi said: "Filling rivers, digging tunnels, and bombarding the city with cannons! That's all."

Liu Heizi's face became gloomy, and he paced back and forth in the tent with his hands behind his back, and suddenly he punched, "I have tens of thousands of people, and within half a month at most, I can fill up the moat and blow down the city wall. If you don’t believe me, Wang Jiaping, the son of a bitch, can’t be cured.”

After speaking, he became excited, and said to Yuan Zongdi: "Old Yuan, you can ask the king for some mortars. I heard that guy is very fierce, and the Tartars will lose their nerve when they see the shells."

Yuan Zongdi nodded, "I'll give it a try when Xuzhou is besieged."

Liu Heizi nodded in satisfaction, fisted and palmed together and said, "Then do it!"

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Since ancient times, Pengcheng has been linked to Kyushu, and dragons and tigers have fought for thousands of years.

Xuzhou, abbreviated as Xu, was called Pengcheng in ancient times. It is adjacent to Weishan Lake in the north, Xiaoxian County in the west, Lianhaizhou in the east, and Suqian in the south. It is known as the "thoroughfare of five provinces".

Xuzhou strangles the north and the south, and is a battleground for military strategists. The circumference of the city wall is about [-] miles, the height of the city wall is three feet three feet, and the wall is thick. It is an extremely strong city.

Because it is an important military town, there are various warehouses in the city, and there are plenty of military equipment, food and grass. Currently, there are [-] Qing troops stationed in the city, led by Ma Guanghui and Wang Jiaping.

Ma Guanghui is the younger brother of Ma Guangyuan. He has been in the Qing Dynasty for many years. He belongs to the Han Army Xianghuang Banner. He has participated in the Battle of Xingshan and the Battle of Jinzhou.

When Liu Heizi attacked Pi County, he led troops to rescue, and the army marched to Shuanggou. Seeing Liu Heizi's strength, he stopped his troops. After Liu Heizi solved Pi County, he realized that Liu Heizi would take Xuzhou.

Therefore, he reported to Boluo several times, asking him to send troops for reinforcements. However, the Wei army increased troops to Kaifeng and put pressure on Shandong. You can stay in the city and keep it.

Ma Guanghui was very disappointed by this reply, and it also made Wang Jiaping very worried. Apart from worrying about Liu Heizi's attack, he was even more worried that Ma Guanghui would not be able to resist surrendering to the enemy.

Wang Jiaping was deeply depressed about his future, so he had to ask his subordinates to prepare rolling logs and rocks, arrange artillery, bows and arrows, make trebuchets, and actively prepare for the battle.

On the evening of May 5, the sky was covered with dark clouds, covering the stars and the moon, and the night shrouded the earth.

On the city wall of Xuzhou, more than a thousand soldiers patrolled back and forth with torches, watching the movement outside the city vigilantly.

According to reports from scouts, Liu Heizi's troops had arrived in Shuanggou, which was only a day away from Xuzhou, so the defenders had to be vigilant.

In the middle of the night, the night was silent. Suddenly, there was a sound of water splashing by the moat. The patrolling soldiers immediately walked to the wall and exclaimed, "No, someone is filling the river!"

Ma Guanghui and Wang Jiaping came to the city wall in a hurry, and asked anxiously, "What's going on?"

"Report to the governor, the bandit army is filling up the river!" The soldiers on the city said, pointing to the outside of the city.

Ma Guanghui walked to the city wall and looked outside the city. He couldn't see clearly, but he did hear the sound of soil rolling into the river. He was taken aback and shouted urgently, "Hurry up, drop the guns and archers and go to the city to shoot."

Wang Jiaping on the side said: "If Liu Heizi fills up the moat, I'm afraid it will be difficult for the troops in the city to hold on. Governor Ma, we must ask for help!"

Ma Guanghui was very annoyed, "Do you think the governor doesn't know? But if the county king doesn't send troops, what can I do?"

Wang Jiaping's eyes flickered, looked at Ma Guanghui, and suddenly said: "Why don't the governor ask for help from the south!"

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