As Jiang Long said, in the next few days, news came that the Qing troops in Tingzhou Prefecture and Zhangzhou Prefecture had begun to block the borders and relocate the people in order to strengthen the walls and clear the country. The envoys sent to Zhenping County earlier also

Brought back the reply that Lai Qixiao had no intention of getting involved in the battle between them and the Ming army.

With the news that Sanheba was defeated by the Ming army without a fight, Wu Liuqi and Jiang Long were completely locked in this area, and the only fortified city in this area was the only one that might still have some hope of life.

This is Dabu County. In other places, there is no way to escape, there is no food in the wilderness, and they are all dead!

After Zheng Chenggong's troops occupied Sanheba, Zhang Jin, who followed closely, took the soldiers from those towns and headed west, via Meixi, to Chengxiang, and captured the strategic area without much effort. However,

, Tan Ma, who had been sent out, and the Chengxiang local tycoon who decided to cooperate with Zheng Chenggong, respectively sent information that Hao Shangjiu seemed to have received the news of the Ming army's large-scale march northward.

"Hao Shangjiu seems to have figured it out a long time ago and will react immediately as soon as the detailed information arrives."

The Ming army set out from Chaozhou, where there were geographical and psychological barriers to land transportation from Changle and Xingning. Being able to react so quickly, his eyes were fixed on Zheng Chenggong's troops, not to mention.

I'm afraid that Cheng Xiang, the wealthy man who nominally fell in love with Zheng Chenggong, may not be whole-hearted.

"What Uncle Zhong Kuang said is that we don't need to worry about so many things. As long as we seize these key points and prevent Hao Shangjiu from causing trouble to the country, then we are done."

"It's true."

The troops to intercept Hao Shangjiu's reinforcements were successfully deployed and crossed the Sanhe Dam. The main force of the Ming army led by Zheng Chenggong also began to advance towards Dabu County.

Strong strength is a prerequisite for success, but after Wu Liuqi and Jiang Long joined forces, they also had more than 3,000 troops. Among them, Jiang Long could even recruit rural warriors to defend the city, and his number of troops was no less than that of Zheng Chenggong.

A lot, at least when you have a city as a cover.

Dabu County stands against the mountains, with no gates to the south, so there is no pressure to defend. In order to face Zheng Chenggong, Wu Liuqi and Jiang Long tried their best to dig ravines, lay out city defenses, and strengthen the walls and walls in order to be able to support more

A few days ago, when Zheng Chenggong arrived, he saw that Wu Liuqi's camp was in the north, forming a corner with Dabu County. Plum blossom piles had been buried outside the city and camp, not to mention.

Under the city and in front of the camp, there are antlers and branches and tunnels crisscrossing the city. The two defenders are also waiting in strict formation, and the word "defend to the death" is clearly written.

"I wonder, did Jiang Long block the city gate with big rocks?"

Chen Kai had a scornful smile on his face, and even Shi Lang could see the mockery. Chen Kai simply said nothing and continued to observe the defense situation. Yang Cai, on the other hand, began to feel a little uncomfortable after taking Raoping County.

It was so refreshing that this time he came to lead the troops, and when he heard the words, he responded with a voice of agreement.

"If Jiang Long was not so wise, it would have saved our army a lot of trouble."

The two forces form an angle, supporting each other and sharing the pressure with each other, so that the pressure on defense will be greatly reduced. Even if we don't mention this, just talking about defending the city, it is most taboo in the art of war to shrink into a turtle shell and not come out.

To defend, you have to send troops to raid the siege troops or the enemy's camp to have the possibility of victory. Zhu Wenzheng's performance when he faced the siege of hundreds of thousands of Chen Youliang's troops in the Hongdu Defense War is the best example.

The opponents were only two local bandits. Even though their strength was not weak, the Ming army still had a considerable advantage. After the military discussion, it was decided on the strategy of attacking the city in Rongqi Town, attacking the camp in Left Pioneer Town, and supporting the left and right sides in Right Pioneer Town.

"If I were a river dragon, the best way would be to use water as a weapon. Anyway, I can't flood him inside the city."

"Chen Canjun was joking. There is not enough time to build a dam on the upper reaches of the Tingjiang River."

Shi Lang shook his head and then let out a scornful laugh. On the contrary, Chen Kai had no reaction and just said quietly: "What if it's these two rivers?"

"Xiaojing River and Zhangxi River?"

With a slight cough, Yang Cai pointed to the map and frowned, because these two places were either not far from the camp point or close to the starting point for attacking the stronghold. No matter which river was tampered with, the harm would be

It is no less than the rolling torrent of Tingjiang River.

Of course, this problem is not difficult to solve. In this era, there are no large-scale civil engineering machines. Not only is it time-consuming to rely on manpower, but it is also too easy to show mistakes. Shi Lang said that he can observe the water volume and send out exploration horses to search for upstream conditions, which can be guaranteed.

Everything was foolproof, but in the end, he added, "It would be a bad thing if Chen Canjun was like Cao Mengde on Huarong Road, and it would not be a good thing." He suggested that Zheng Chenggong should choose another camp and starting position.

Chen Kai could tell that Shi Lang had experienced battles for a long time and was quite talented himself. Coupled with the teachings of his uncle Shi Fu, the method he proposed was already preventable. His last suggestion was to compare him to

Cao Cao was disgusted with him, and at the same time, he also planted a foreshadowing in Zheng Chenggong's heart.

"I'm very good at calculating people."

He sneered in his heart, but Chen Kai remained calm, as if he had never done anything wrong in his life and was not surprised when he knocked on the door in the middle of the night. Shi Lang seemed to have punched the cotton.

The army arrived on the first day, built a camp, took a short rest, and at the same time sent people to persuade Wu Liuqi and Jiang Long to surrender. As a result, neither of them had done anything, nor had they said anything. They just hoped that Zheng Chenggong could

Leave a way for them to live instead of killing them all, and they are willing to reciprocate and give Zheng Chenggong a certain amount of food and grass every year as a filial piety.

"If you don't even mention raising troops to surrender, your sincerity is very limited."

The war was inevitable. In the next two days, the Ming army began to clean up the plum blossom piles outside the city and camp and build siege equipment. The defenders did not invest much energy and only used bows, arrows and crossbows to attack the city.

The Ming troops outside harassed the city while continuing to reinforce the city defense. On the morning of the fourth day, Shi Lang's troops set off first, and Yang Cai followed up. As Zheng Chenggong personally brought Rong Banner to the city, the battle began directly

It has entered the stage of winning or losing with real swords and guns.

Since most of the plum blossom piles have been cleared away, and the only ones left are those close to the city wall, Zheng Chenggong did not intend to waste any more time. With an order, the watchtowers, rush carts, ladders, and the Ming army soldiers of the brigade and the earth bags on their backs came.

The sandbag auxiliaries slowly pressed towards Dabu County amidst the roaring drums.

Dabu County has city gates and city towers, but no moat. If Jiang Long hadn’t sent people to dig a shallow trench outside the city that didn’t divert water, barely forming a block for the rush vehicle, even Zheng Chenggong would have lost the earth bags and sandbags.

I didn’t plan to prepare at all.

According to intelligence, this place is located in a remote place, hidden among the mountains. The weapons on the city are nothing more than a few squatting cannons, the caliber of which is not large. It is almost a pure cold weapon siege warfare. The battle is nothing more than breaking down walls and doors.

And the first to ascend. Especially when Zheng Chenggong's troops brought a lot of artillery, fire blunderbuss, especially the spiritual blunderbuss, the outcome was actually already determined.

"The weapons and equipment are not equal, so I stopped reading. I couldn't see any direction that would be beneficial to the Ordnance Bureau's improvement of weapons. On the other hand, Wu Liuqi is said to have some firearms. He also defeated Che Renzhong back then. Xiaguan

I still have some desire to take a look."

The sound of artillery sounded from behind, and Chen Kai was already on the forward position of Right Pioneer Town, looking at the rolling forward of Left Pioneer Town in the distance. Looking from west to east, the banner of Shi Zi, the commander-in-chief of Left Pioneer Town, was approximately the same as that of the camp.

Silently, it probably says that the flag of Fengshun Battalion Commander Wu is hunting in the mountain wind.
Chapter completed!