Whether it was blasting open the city or blowing down the city wall, the Ming army basically gave up the traditional and brutal method of climbing ladders and attacking the city with ants, and the once effective "green binding" method was naturally excluded.
Although Li Sixing, the crown prince of the Jin Dynasty, believed that avenging his father's shame was the most important thing and didn't care much about punishment, if he could defeat Xinhui and reduce casualties among civilians, it would be a good thing to have the best of both worlds.
After some research and discussion, and after determining the specific plan for tomorrow's attack on the city, everyone dispersed, leaving only Li Sixing in the camp.
If the Qing army is determined to use the people as human shields, no matter what siege method is used, it will inevitably cause casualties among the people. This is inevitable. Li Sixing thought for a while, sighed, and then showed determination and coldness on his face.
No matter what, this new meeting must be captured as soon as possible and cannot be delayed.
The closest reinforcements Shang Kexi can currently count on is Geng Jingzhong from Fujian, and Geng Jingzhong should not be able to send many reinforcements. But as time goes by, the Eight Banners of Manchuria from the south of the Yangtze River arrive to relieve the siege, and the situation of the Eastern Expedition becomes complicated.
.Giving yourself the title of commander-in-chief of the siege not only means you have to "take the blame", but also has a huge responsibility. If you don't do it, some generals will come to take it away.
After thinking clearly about all aspects, Li Sixing put aside his last scruples and determined to go all out tomorrow and strive to break Xinhui in the shortest possible time. Since the Qing army was unscrupulous, they should respond in the same way!
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"Each border country surrenders to Mongolia and has its own ministers. It is inconvenient to dispatch them. We should ask the Ministry of War to ask the Ministry of War to send ministers to Mongolia from other provinces from now on. They must not send them to the vassal council. However, they can check the number of ministers and send them to King Ping for enlistment."
Shang Kexi slapped the imperial edict on the table with resentment. In response to his request for help, the Qing government gave him a blank check. Not only could the Manchu army not come to help, but Mongolian soldiers were not even mobilized.
The last time the Eight Banners Army of the Han Dynasty came to help, although it took several months, it finally came and finally defeated Li Dingguo in Xinhui. Now, he could only count on Geng Fan in Fujian.
Shang Kexi and Geng Jingzhong were sons and daughters, Geng Jingzhong was the brother-in-law of Shang Kexi's eldest son Zhixin, and Shang Kexi's second son Zhixiao's daughter was Geng Jingzhong's daughter-in-law. With this relationship, he believed that Geng Fan could come to the rescue.
It's just that last time Geng Jingzhong said in his letter that he was mobilizing troops to deal with the Zheng family's rebellion and surrender, and hoped that he would persist for two or three months.
Two or three months, almost a month has passed now. In other words, if we persist for another month or two, reinforcements will arrive. Calculating that the last time Xinhui resisted Li Dingguo's army for more than half a year, plus this
The next Ming army general was not the famous general Li Dingguo, whom he was very afraid of, so he was glad that he felt somewhat comforted psychologically.
"Your Majesty." Jin Guang, a confidant and aide, said from the side: "Xinhui is important, but Jiangmen and Haifeng cannot be ignored. One is the access road from Guangzhou to Xinhui, and the other is the place where reinforcements must pass."
Shang Kexi frowned and looked at the map. Not to mention Jiangmen, Haifeng and Jieshi are the only way for the Fujian reinforcements to pass through Chaozhou to Guangzhou. It seems that Su Li's rebellion and the Ming army's landing are not just to contain these people.
A function. Or it also means blocking.
However, Guangzhou's troops reinforced Xinhui, attacked Suli, suppressed the Panyu rebels, and were newly defeated in Jiangmen. There were less than 20,000 troops left. This was still the total number of vassal troops, Du Biao, Fu Biao, and Green Camp, and they were transferred again.
Something made him uneasy.
Jin Guang, also known as Jin Yinjun, when Shang Kexi was still a Ming general, Jin Guang, who had lost his name to Sunshan, was appreciated by Shang Kexi. Later, Shang Kexi surrendered to the Qing Dynasty. At first, Jin Guang was unwilling to work for the Qing Dynasty and fled several times without success. But Shang Kexi always
He treated him with courtesy, repeatedly protected him, kept him in the shogunate, and entrusted him with writing documents. The scholar died as a confidant. Jin Guang felt deeply that he was a great favor, so he began to follow him loyally.
"Your Majesty is worried that Guangzhou is empty and might cause disaster in Guilin?" Jin Guang revealed Shang Kexi's worries with one word.
"You have to be on guard!" Shang Kexi tapped lightly on the map where Guangzhou faces the sea. Ships suddenly arrived and bombarded the city, which indeed left a psychological shadow on him.
"The green battalion soldiers are hard to use, but they may be able to defend the city." Jin Guang frowned and analyzed one by one: "Supervisor Biao, Fu Biao can go to Panyu, soldiers and horses under the vassal can go to Jiangmen, the upper Sisi will face the middle Sisi, and the middle Sisi will
For Xiasi, use troops around Guangzhou and return reinforcements quickly."
This is a way. The rebels in Panyu can defeat the green camps in various counties, but they may not be the opponents of Du Biao and Fu Biao; Jiangmen is the Ming army, but it has to send out vassal soldiers. Opening up the connection with Xinhui will make the battle situation more certain.
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"Good, I will follow your advice." Shang Kexi nodded in agreement, and discussed with Jin Guang, mainly to strengthen the city defense of Guangzhou, and decided to take measures such as planting piles on the coast and sinking ships in the port to deter the Ming Navy's attack
Guangzhou.
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The bright red color of the morning sun has faded, emitting a bright light in the sky, but another bright red color has begun to appear on the top of the city of Xinhui.
Accompanied by a deafening noise, thick smoke mixed with sparks spurted out, and dozens of naval heavy guns roared, firing shells towards Xinhui. My ears were buzzing, and so was the ground under my feet.
It was shaking constantly, bricks and stones were flying from the top of the city, and clouds of dust were rising.
Under the cover of artillery fire, the heroic villagers wielded spades and pickaxes, digging zigzag trenches, like long snakes, approaching the city wall. As they dug, the musketeers moved forward and defended the trenches;
Heaps were piled up, and the Tianwei artillery was about to enter the position.
The Hongyi cannon is the most suitable for attacking the city. Solid shells hit the city wall one after another, and rubble flew across the city wall, gradually revealing gaps. There are also artillery on the city, but their range and power are not enough to compete with the heavy artillery used by the navy. Wait until
Within a few hundred meters, the Tianwei cannon behind the mound began to exert its direct fire power again, and the explosive shells flew up to the top of the city and into the city, destroying the forts on the city and killing the Qing soldiers in the city.
The crown prince of the Jin Dynasty, Li Sixing, held up his telescope and observed, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised. The artillery of the Qing army fired sparsely, but the damage to the Ming army was very small. When the rope came out of the city to fight, thousands of musketeers would dare to do this.
The Qing soldiers were beaten into a sieve. The method of siege has become more and more perfect after actual combat drills in Yunnan Province. The use of artillery in stages has also become more and more mature. It was not Qian Bangchen's arrogance to demolish the city wall in three days.
words.
Advancing a few hundred meters further, even the sky-blasting cannon could reach the range. Li Sixing let out a long breath silently. But just when he was about to put down the telescope, his body suddenly became tense again, because he saw the most unpleasant thing.