"Haikou" is the scornful name given by the Qing government to the Zheng Group, and also to the leader of the Zheng Group, Zheng Chenggong. In the Ming army formation outside the city, Zheng Chenggong's Zhang Guogong summoned the generals and fluttered their flags in the wind. Every time

As they stretch their muscles, more soldiers of the Ming army will express the joy of victory in sight.

So far, the number one general in Nanming is definitely Li Dingguo. After all, Nikan's head is still very valuable. Zheng Chenggong has also defeated Han Banner troops many times and regained a large area of ​​lost territory, including Chen Kai.

Single-handedly promoted by Zheng Chenggong, his huge prestige in Fujian is far beyond that of even Li Dingguo.

Dong Dayong knew very well that Zheng Chenggong's arrival meant that the Fujian Ming Army had determined the direction of attack. This time it was not the Guangdong Ming Army's solo attack, but a joint operation by the Ming Army from the two provinces. South Jiangxi alone would not be able to compete.

Dong Dayong felt that even with his knees, he could figure out what kind of dangerous situation it would be. Especially, he didn't know whether Nanxiong Mansion and Nan'an Mansion had really fallen.

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Zheng Chenggong's arrival pushed the morale of the troops in Tingzhou Fucheng to its peak. Dong Dayong gradually began to be unable to control the morale of the defenders, and he also began to be unable to control the interactions between the defenders inside the city and the Ming army outside the city.

On the third day after Zheng Chenggong arrived, Zheng Chenggong personally arrived at the city. As soon as they met, he showed off five huge cannons and lined them up. Looking at the size from the top of the city, it looked like the rumored Chen Kai

One shot destroyed the giant cannon of the same caliber used in Xinhui County. According to the information collected by the Fujian government, the Zheng Group has a total of seven such giant cannons, two of which are in the hands of Chen Kai, and the other

The five gates are all under Zheng Chenggong’s direct control!

Without wasting any more words, the spirit gun and the four replicas opened fire at the same time, and the huge shells immediately hit the city of Tingzhou. The black parabola, accompanied by the huge roar, seemed to shake the world in the blink of an eye.

The movement was directly reflected on the city wall.

This city has always been a well-known fortified city in Fujian. It is "a city with a mountain and a stream", forming a unique pattern of "a city in the mountains, water in the city" and "Buddha hanging beads". The city walls were covered with bricks during the Hongwu period and rebuilt in the Chongzhen Dynasty.

, and became taller and thicker. Since the Qing Dynasty occupied Fujian, many repairs have been made to the city. The city is so strong that even the superior Ming army led by Huangshan failed to break through it several times.

However, this time, the cannonballs hit the city wall solidly one by one, and the city bricks shattered. The Qing army at the head of the city only felt that the ground under their feet was shaking. And this vibration was more than just shaking.

The walls of the city wall were shattered, disintegrated, and blown away under the heavy blows like drums. What was lost was the morale of the defenders, which had already begun to waver.

The range of the twenty-four-pound red cannon made the little guys at the top of the city feel so inferior that they did not even dare to take the lead. Under the bombardment of being passively beaten, Dong Dayong came to the top of the city in person to boost morale, but what he saw was the original

The subordinates who had tried their best to guard the city were panicking on the top of the city and many of them were starting to lose their minds.

He knew very well that if it was just a shelling, they would just be beaten passively. With their experience in city defense and their accumulated ability to withstand pressure, this would never be the case. But the problem was that before the shelling started, the Qing troops in the city

The morale has been low due to the baptism of rumors. Coupled with Zheng Chenggong's presence in the city, even ordinary soldiers can see the disparity between the enemy's strength and our weakness. This shelling is just to speed up the reaction.

It's just a catalyst.

The huge cannons of the Ming army were so accurate that it was unimaginable, as if there was no need to test them. One by one, they bombarded the city without stopping, as if time had been stretched out for a long time.

The oppression and fear could only be endured helplessly, with nowhere to vent. This was a torture for the Qing troops at the top of the city. Just like a rubber band, no matter how elastic it is, there will always be a moment when it is pulled.

What's more, this rubber band named Tingzhou Fucheng has already shown signs of dryness and cracking under the exposure of rumors, and it has become pale and weak faster under the endless stretching.

The bombardment lasted for a long time, and the Ming army's siege equipment began to arrive in front of the formation. Next, Zheng Chenggong's commanding flag pressed forward, and the war drums beat like thunder, intertwined with the shouts of killing, and merged into a deafening accompaniment.

The Ming army's siege battle officially kicked off. Dong Dayong and his generals quickly drove the soldiers to the city to defend it. The bombardment lasted for such a long time. Thanks to the many repairs, thickening and heightening of the city in recent years, the walls basically remained intact.

It looks complete. If you don't look at the broken and separated wall bricks and rammed earth, as well as the crenellations that have been beaten to lose their original appearance, it can be described like this.

The Ming army quickly approached the city, and the ants invaded the city again. This scene has become the most common drama in Tingzhou City in the past year. Dong Da calmly commanded his generals and soldiers to guard the crenels everywhere.

Arrows, cannonballs, lead bullets, and rolling logs and rocks were poured into the Ming army below the city.

Returning to the familiar pattern, the Qing army on the city began to gradually regain its state. The afternoon passed like this, and the morale of the Ming army was greatly boosted. Facing a fortified city and strong soldiers was by no means a matter of time.

They could easily capture the city. However, Zheng Chenggong's threat still weighed heavily on their minds, and it did not disappear even a little bit because Ming Jin retreated his troops outside the city.

"It's time to prove your sincerity to Mr. Guoxing."

"The villain understands, the villain understands. But..."

"There is nothing to be ashamed of! Mr. Guo and Chen Fujun, no matter how powerful they are, none of them has suffered a big loss. Just Dong Dayong, is he worthy?"

"this……"

"Are you still waiting for Hong Chengchou? I'm sorry to say it bluntly, but he is lucky to be able to save his head in front of His Highness the King of Xining." The voice paused, and it was so quiet that you could hear your breath. After a while, the talisman sounded again:

"If this shelling continues for several days, I'm afraid the city wall will collapse!"

The next day, the siege broke out again. To be precise, this time the Ming army only launched a continuous bombardment from a distance and did not dispatch any siege troops.

The Ming army seemed to be enjoying this, and the defenders at the top of the city seemed to have begun to adapt to this rhythm. In this way, the Ming army's shelling continued until the afternoon, and the Ming army's bombardment still did not end. But as a burst of war drums beat, new ants

At the same time that the siege of the city was reopened, in the direction of the city gate on the north side of the city, the panic only paused for a moment and quickly spread to other directions in Tingzhou Fucheng.

"The pirates have entered the city!"

The strong momentum of the Ming army in the past two years, the combination of Zheng Chenggong and Chen Kai, coupled with the panic among the people in Tingzhou City and Zheng Chenggong's banner outside the city, at the next moment, the Qing army in the city had no other reaction

Perhaps, since the Ming army swept through Fujian last year, the capital city of Tingzhou, which had been guarded for more than a year now, was immediately defeated, and once the momentum of escape emerged, it could no longer be stopped.

"Commander, if you keep the green hills, you won't have to worry about running out of firewood!"

In front of him, the Ming army's siege troops were getting closer and closer; behind him, thick smoke was already rising from where the chaos was caused. Dong Dayong knew that with the strong city, the more than 8,000 green battalions in his hands could compete with the troops outside the city.

The Ming army has the strength to fight, but if the barrier of the city wall is no longer there, then with the few men and horses he currently controls, how can he fight against the Ming army outside the city while restoring order to the Qing army in the city?

Next, we have to expel the Ming army that has already entered the city.

Although he didn't want to admit the defeat, there was no way to recover from it now. Dong Dayong drew his sword in his hand and was about to die, but he was stopped by the soldiers who were already prepared.

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This sentence may be a required course for every private soldier. Here, Dong Dayong's private soldier opened his mouth without any hesitation, and there was no mistake or omission of a single word. Dong Dayong naturally had no chance to notice these things. The sword

It has been taken away by the soldiers, and the Ming army is getting closer and closer. If it doesn't pass even a breath, it is likely that it will face a completely different fate.

If things don't work out, we have to let the city stay. Dong Dayong is a veteran general and has rich experience in escaping from defeat. Now that we are in such a situation, he knows very well how to escape.

Speaking of which, the capital city of Tingzhou is adjacent to the Tingjiang River to the east, and to the west is the official road leading to Ruijin County. The Ming army besieged the city across the Tingjiang River, with a pontoon bridge connecting both sides, connecting the north and the south. Only the official road to the west was opened.

. Encircling three and missing one is the most normal way to siege a city. For example, Li Dingguo was in Zhaoqing and Zheng Chenggong was in Zhangzhou. The result is that the defenders often fight to the death because they really have no way out. This is a kind of siege.

The psychological effect is that if you don't want to overwhelm the city, if you can't, the attackers will have to face greater difficulty in breaking the city.

Huangshan has always been like this. This time when Zheng Chenggong arrived, the Ming army still did not surround the west of the city. At this time, the torrent of Qing troops fleeing had begun to emerge at the west city gate. Dong Dayong's war horses were guarded by his own soldiers. After getting off the city, they quickly rode towards the city.

Run to the west of the city.

In fact, the gap opened is often the bait of a trap. Dong Dayong is not ignorant of this truth, but the problem now is that in the land of Tingzhou, the Qing army only has this one city left, and the surrounding counties are all

In the hands of the Ming army, even the whole of Fujian is basically in the hands of the Ming army. If you want to escape, the fastest way is to try to pass the road between Tingzhou Fucheng and Ruijin County, from the mountain

Seeking a glimmer of hope on the road.

Life was at stake, and the property in the main town government could not be taken care of. Dong Dayong led his soldiers and galloped on the stone road in the city. Unfortunately, he was not the only one who knew this way of survival. The Qing Dynasty who defended the city also

It has been more than a year since the army was besieged at every turn. No matter how naive you are, you will understand that if you want to escape, you can only run to the west of the city.

The further they go, the more Qing troops panic and choose their way out. Normally, the military hierarchy is very strict. Not to mention the commander-in-chief, even the commander-in-chief, the commander-in-chief, and the pawns have to give way. But at this time, who still has to give way?

No matter what the officer's dispatch was, Dong Dayong was a veteran general. Of course he knew that if he continued to press hard at this time, the soldiers would be forced into panic, and he would probably be handed over to the hands of these rebel soldiers before he could escape.

At this time, the authority of the senior officer could no longer provide him with any protection. On the contrary, his head was likely to become a surrender letter for rebel soldiers to beg the Ming army. Not even talking about his life, only talking about the war horse under his crotch.

, the difference in escape speed between those on horseback and on foot is obvious. If a rebel soldier's covetousness for the war horse breaks through their rationality, they will fall into a frenzy that will delay the best opportunity to escape.

From Dong Dayong to the soldiers under his command, they held their hands tightly on the hilts of their swords. While driving their horses, they walked slowly among the fleeing crowd.

Isolated.

In this way, in such a tense atmosphere, Dong Dayong and his soldiers were surrounded by the chaos and slowly moved to the west city gate. At this time, cheers swept in from the south of the city, just like the wave behind pushing the wave ahead.

Just like the beach, with a single sound, the movement towards the outside of the city turned into a turbulent wave.

That burst of cheers could not be anything else. It must be that the Ming army had opened the city gate and entered the city. The barrier of the city wall no longer existed, and the solid city became a cage. The door of the prison was opened, and the animals in the cage were like

It's like crazy. Crowding, trampling, and even drawing swords at the slightest disagreement are happening all the time in this area.

They were even more alert, and beads of sweat began to drip from the heads of Dong Dayong and his loyal soldiers. Fortunately, since it has reached the level of a stampede, escaping from the city is everyone's first priority

It didn't take long for them to follow the flow of people and leave the city they had guarded for more than a year.

"drive!"

The Ming army entering the city was already chasing here. Needless to say, Dong Dayong and his soldiers first avoided the flow of people, then let go of their horses and ran away along the official road.

At this time, the advantage of having war horses as a means of transportation became apparent. While the soldiers were still breathing heavily and running wildly, they had already overtaken on the curve and easily overtook the fleeing car in the middle of the crowd.

Those Ximen defenders at the front.

This was already one foot out of the gate of hell. Especially so, Dong Dayong still did not dare to relax, and continued to run with his soldiers, pushing the turtles behind him further and further away.

The official road in the mountains soon appeared in front of them, and the horse racing here was even faster. However, when they just rushed into the official road, they saw that the officers and cavalry from Ximen who had escaped from the city far earlier than them were still there.

He was dragging his feet on the official road, letting the war horse draw dragons on the official road as if he was drunk, with no intention of letting up the speed at all.

"Returning to Marshal Dong, it's not that Beizhi deliberately delayed the time. It's actually that the pirates' tricks along the way destroyed the official channels. It took too long for Beizhi to get through with such a large convoy.

It’s a long time, and many of these areas will not survive at all if they are not repaired.”

The pawnbroker's aggrieved explanation rang in Dong Dayong's ears as the first and last hole the pawnbroker passed through came into view. At the same time, his scorn for this explanation also echoed.

, and sternly ordered the clerk to go back immediately and continue to escort the grain and grass. At this time, he realized that he had really wronged the diligent and humble official. The most indispensable person in the officialdom was to blame the blame, but this time he

It really didn’t happen. Instead, he was influenced by his usual habits and thought too much!

The roads were only repaired so that the convoy could barely pass through, and after being crushed by so many vehicles, many of the repaired roads became dilapidated again. These damages were not enough for the convoy returning lightly.
To be continued...