nanming man

Chapter 985

When the Qing army besieged Runan, Gao Yihuan defended the city, blocked the attack of more than [-] Qing troops, and used tunnels to sneak attack the Qing army, forcing Doduo to retreat.

Soon after, the Qing army attacked Runan for the second time, and the Wei army used Runan City again to resist the Qing army for several months, buying time for Gao Yihuan to collect Guanzhong.

Now Runan City is in the hands of the Ming army, Chen Mingyu repaired the city defenses, and the tunnels of the Wei army were destroyed by the Qing army long ago. A strong city that the Wei army once built by itself was placed in front of the Wei army.

While Chen Mingyu was watching Wei Jun, on the hill, Huang Bingzhong and others looked at Runan City with complicated emotions.

The reason why it is complicated is not only because this is the place where they fought, but also because the defense of the whole city is very perfect, and it looks very familiar.

"There is a moat in front of the city, and there are moats outside the moat! If the soldiers don't rush under the city wall, half of them will die." Huang Bingzhong gasped.

Hu Dawei raised his whip and pointed at the top of the city, "There are a lot of artillery in the city, and there must be stone throwers behind the city wall. In this way, even if our army has mortars, the advantage is not great."

Huang Bingzhong reined in the reins, controlled the spinning horse, and spat on the ground, "We don't have much advantage, so we have to attack!"

Hu Dawei said: "Then fight!"

Huang Bingzhong then observed carefully with Hu Dawei, marked the artillery and enemy towers on the city wall one by one, and then returned to the Wei army camp with the map.

That night, according to the usual practice, the two of them shot letters first to recruit the defenders in the city. If they didn't surrender, they would attack the city with a large army.

In the early morning of April [-]th, the soldiers patrolling the city found the letter that had been shot into the city last night and sent it to the tower. The soldiers reported in a low voice, "General!"

After Wei Jun's soldiers approached the city, Chen Mingyu lived and boarded at the top of the city. He was dealing with the affairs of the city defense. When he heard the voice, he frowned and asked, "What's the matter?"

"Report to General Qi, patrolling the city with a humble job, and found a letter sent by a Wei thief." The man outside the room replied.

Chen Mingyu's face darkened, "Bring it in!"

The soldier pushed open the door, and respectfully accepted the letter. Chen Mingyu took a look at it, then crumpled it into a ball and threw it on the ground.

Immediately, he picked up the brush, wrote a reply letter on the rice paper, and said to the soldiers: "Shoot down to the city."

In the Wei army camp, Huang Bingzhong and Hu Dawei were discussing specific strategies for attacking the city around the sand table made by the army. Yuan Shizhong came in with a bad expression, "Both governors, Chen Mingyu has replied."

Huang Bingzhong put down the wooden pole in his hand and asked, "What did he say?"

"This~" Yuan Shizhong stuttered a little, unable to answer.

Huang Bingzhong frowned, stretched out his hand, "Bring it to Bendu to watch."

Yuan Shizhong passed on the letter, Huang Bingzhong glanced at it hastily, and his face immediately sank.

Hu Dawei on the side came over, "What did Chen Mingyu say?"

Huang Bingzhong shook his head in embarrassment, "I didn't say anything, I just didn't surrender, let's prepare to attack the city!"

But Hu Dawei insisted on watching, Huang Bingzhong couldn't stand him, "Tiger, don't take it to heart!"

Hu Dawei didn't take it seriously, and after a few glances, his face turned into a pig's liver, "I am paid by the army, and I deeply appreciate the grace of the country. Besides, I am a general of the Ming Dynasty, and I know the righteousness well, so I will never serve the two masters. Tiger The general was originally the commander-in-chief of the Ming Dynasty. He was greatly favored by the country. Instead of avenging the late emperor, he turned himself into a thief. How could he see the late emperor in Jiuquan, and persuade me to follow the thief? Chen Mingyu vowed not to surrender!"

Huang Bingzhong saw that Hu Dawei's face was ugly, and hurriedly rescued him: "This Chen Mingyu is ignorant of current affairs, and he will not surrender if he doesn't surrender. Everyone, the grandson will scold us again. I really hate it!"

Hu Dawei's face is gloomy, but people change every moment, he has his own judgment in his heart, the Ming Dynasty is corrupt, the rewards and punishments are unclear, the people are in dire straits, the Great Wei defends against powerful enemies outside, and the people are safe inside, who can bring peace to the world , who can make the people happy, he will be loyal to anyone.

At this time, Yuan Shizhong also said: "This man is pedantic, foolish and loyal, the governor need not argue with him."

Hu Dawei didn't want to mention this matter, so he changed the subject cheekily, and said in a deep voice, "Just now you said who attacked the east gate?"

Huang Bingzhong came to his senses and hurriedly said, "Yes, yes, who will attack the east gate?"

A soldier next to him timidly said: "Two governors, just now they said that the encirclement is short of one, and the east gate will not be attacked!"

……

The next day, [-] Wei troops assembled under Runan City, [-] cavalry under surveillance, and [-] infantry armed with equipment, prepared to attack the three walls of the west, south, and north walls of Runan.

At dawn at this time, after a full meal, the soldiers of the Wei army began to form formations under the three walls. The soldiers of the Ming army in the city also ran up the city, preparing to defend.

"Cheer up, the Wei thief is about to seize the city!" Wherever Chen Mingyu passed by, the generals who followed him shouted and reminded the soldiers of the Ming army.

As Chen Mingyu was walking, the slow and rhythmic beating of war drums outside the city, the crowded sea of ​​people, and the towering siege equipment began to surge forward.

At this time, the soldiers of the Ming army on the city panicked when they saw the Wei army coming from the wild. Chen Mingyu raised his arms and shouted, "Don't panic, I will guard this city with you!"

……

In Huai'an City, a troop of cavalry galloped to the gate, and the leader shouted loudly, "Open the gate quickly, the military situation is extremely urgent!"

The defenders on the city saw that there were only three cavalrymen, and the city gate creaked open. First, the urn city was opened, and after the cavalry entered the urn city, the gate of the urn city was closed, and the city gate was opened to let the cavalry enter.

Not long after, Ma Shiying received the information from Chen Mingyu in the supervisor's office, that [-] elite Wei troops had entered Runan.

"I'm really afraid of something! The Wei thief really has other plans!" Ma Shiying paced back and forth, suddenly stopped, and said anxiously: "Where is Fang Guoan? Gao Yihuan is going to copy the book to supervise the rear. You immediately lead 3 reinforcements Runan, protect this governor's flank."

Fang Guoan looked solemn, clasped his fists and said: "The humble post takes orders!"

After speaking, he turned around and left the lobby quickly.

Ma Shiying waited for him to leave, but he was still worried, and said anxiously: "Send a quick horse to inform Nanjing!"

……

In the city of Nanjing, in the Royal Study Room of the Imperial City, Zhu Cihong looked at the beating report sent by Huguang and smiled.

"Sun Kewang's troops arrived in Hunan, and Chen Youlong's army was trapped in Taoyuan and Longyang. Only Wuling was left in Changde Mansion, and Yuezhou was also under the siege of Duyinxi. Getting out of Huguang is not impossible!"

Holding the memorial from Huguang, Zhu Cihong looked excited, wishing he could go to Huguang and direct the battle in person.

In the study room, several academicians also breathed a sigh of relief. If the coalition forces can defeat the Huguang Wei army, Daming will have at least a hundred years of luck.

At this moment when everyone was rejoicing, the eunuch Lu Jiude reported outside, "Your Majesty, Jiangbei has sent an urgent report."

Zhu Cihong and all the ministers trembled at the same time, but they still said in a deep voice: "Come in, what's the urgent report?"

Lu Jiude knelt down and reported, "Ma Ge Department played, [-] Wei thieves attacked Runan, and the main attack direction of the Wei thieves is very likely to be in Huainan."

This news surprised everyone. No wonder the Ming army in Huguang was able to repel the Wei thieves. It turned out that the main force of the Wei army was not in Huguang.

Zhu Cihong frowned and remained silent for a while, but still asked calmly, "What do you guys think?"

Earlier, Chen Zilong was worried that Gao Yihuanling had plans, so he immediately said: "Your Majesty, the Wei thieves attacked Runan, obviously intending to bypass the Huaihe defense line, outflank the rear of Mage's troops, encircle and annihilate our defenders in Huainan, and then initiate crossing the river." Combat. I believe that if Huainan cannot be defended, the front line of the Yangtze River can be withdrawn to ensure sufficient troops for the defense of the river."

"Inappropriate!" Ruan Dacheng clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, Huguang has just made some progress. When Sun Kewang joins the battle, he will be able to defeat the Wei bandits. At this time, if Huainan is withdrawn and the Wei army finds that they cannot cross the river, they must increase their troops in Huguang. At that time, I will go to the front Your efforts will be in vain. I think that in the current situation, we should use the Huainan garrison to contain the Wei thieves. If the Wei thieves beat them, I will attack ours. We will see if the Wei thieves cross the river first, or I will recover Huguang first."

"Ruan Ge's strategy is too risky, I don't agree with it!" Lu Zhenfei stood up and clasped his fists.

Ruan Dacheng said unhappily: "With the navy in Jiangfang, even if Huainan is defeated, the Wei thieves will not be able to cross the river. How can you talk about taking risks."

Zhu Cihong remained silent. He believed in the capabilities of the Ming army's navy. There was also news from Huguang that the Ming army's navy defeated the Wei army's navy at Dongting Lake. The Wei army in Huaibei only had a Beiyang navy that was established less than a year ago. Zhu Cihong didn't believe that they would be the opponents of the Zheng family navy.

"Okay. Stop arguing!" Zhu Cihong stood up with a determined expression on his face, "Huguang's rhythm can't be messed up. Let Ma Shiying send troops to reinforce Runan. The Huainan army will fortify the wall and clear the country. Be sure to drag the Wei thief in Huainan."

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