Hong Chengchou was shocked when he heard Duduo's words.
But he quickly calmed down, hesitated for a moment, and shook his head towards Dodo in front of him.
"Your Majesty, we don't have this time now, so let's collect military rations first! Then we should attack Liaocheng as soon as possible. Otherwise, when Liaocheng reacts and the Ming army's assistance arrives, it will be difficult for us to capture Liaocheng!"
Hong Chengchou looked at Duduo in front of him and said.
"All right!"
Duduo shook his head helplessly.
He really wanted to massacre the city. For such a small city, the resistance was so fierce and took away the lives of thousands of Green Camp soldiers.
More importantly, the Manchus themselves had the habit of massacring cities in order to shock them!
Shock the cities behind.
But what Hong Chengchou said is right. The Qing army has no time to delay here and needs to attack Liaocheng as soon as possible!
The army entered the city, and Duduo issued the first order.
"Everyone, please hand over all your food, otherwise we will kill you without mercy!"
Although it is said that the city will not be massacred, military rations still need to be collected.
After hearing Duduo's words, Hong Chengchou shook his head and without saying anything else, he quickly began to give orders to a few of his close associates.
"Go and seal off all the warehouses in Guan County. No one is allowed to enter or exit!"
"Yes! General!"
The huge army began to move quickly.
The Qing army did not have as good military discipline as the Ming army, especially after the order was given to collect military rations, these Manchu soldiers began to plunder everywhere in the city.
Burning, killing and looting, if any family dared not to hand over food, or the food they handed over was relatively small.
The whole family was immediately killed!
Rape and robbery!
Guan County is full of wild beast-like laughter.
Hong Chengchou looked at the scene in front of him, sighed slightly, hesitated for a moment, turned around, and said nothing.
He knew that this would definitely be the result, but he was now sitting on the side of the Manchus and Qing Dynasties. He should not sympathize with the Han people!
And at this time, we also need to raise food in this way, otherwise, we will not be able to raise food at all.
After a while.
"Your Majesty, the food preparation has gone wrong. The soldiers should have almost rested. It's time to capture Liaocheng! The earlier we attack Liaocheng, the easier it will be!"
Hong Chengchou said to Duduo who was standing aside with a serious face.
"kindness!"
Dodo nodded.
His eyes glanced at the few guards beside him.
"Come here! Gather the team! Reorganize it and have enough food! The whole army sets off!"
"Yes! General!"
The few guards nearby bowed to Duduo in front of them and quickly dispersed.
Soon, the Manchu troops began to gather.
After Hong Chengchou's selection left 5,000 elite troops to guard the granary in Guanxian County, more than 60,000 elite Qing troops were left, carrying five days' worth of food.
Quickly start heading towards Liaocheng.
Liaocheng.
"Generals! The people of Liaocheng, I leave it to you!"
Looking at the sun gradually setting on the horizon, Wu Yan bowed deeply to the generals in front of him with a serious look on his face.
"Mr. Wu Ge, what are you doing! It's too embarrassing for us!"
General Li on the side quickly helped Wu Xing with both hands, and the other two generals around him also showed panic in their eyes.
At this time, Wu Yan looked at General Li and the other two generals around him with a wry smile in his eyes, and a sigh flashed in his eyes.
"There are not many troops left in the city right now. We don’t know when the support from the Ghost Face Army and the First Guards Army will come! There are only a few thousand troops in the city, so you are under great pressure!"
"Subordinates, we must do our best to defend this city!"
The three generals in front of them said to Wu Di in front of them with serious eyes.
"Yeah! Please!"
Wu Di nodded.
Several generals quickly turned around and left. The entire Liaocheng had already begun to move at a rapid speed. All the rolling stones and wood were ready, and even some houses that were still under construction stopped.
All the materials were transported to the top of the city wall.
Wu Di did not waste the two or three hours that Guan County had fought for. Many people were recruited on the street. As soldiers who temporarily defended the city, there was nothing they could do.
There are really not enough manpower.
But what reassures Wu Zong is that the supplies in the city are still sufficient.
There were also a lot of gunpowder and other things. On the top of each city wall, the artillery that had been transported before were placed on them. These things were originally movable artillery.
It was originally intended for the Ghost Face Army, but now it can only be placed on the top of the city wall of Liaocheng.
With artillery, there is more hope in defending the city!
Hopefully, we can hold on until the arrival of the First Guards Army and the Ghost Face Army!
Thinking of this, a hint of sigh flashed in Wu Yan's eyes.
If Liaocheng fell, Wu Di couldn't imagine what a terrible thing it would be for the Ming Dynasty. Dongchang Prefecture would be in danger, and Daming Prefecture's retreat would be cut off.
At that time, the Manchu troops surrounded the Second Guards Army and the Ghost Face Army.
It is very likely that the Second Guards Army and the Ghost Face Army will be forced to retreat by then, and all these prefectures will fall.
Moreover, the Qing army's frontline could reach Yanzhou Prefecture and Jinan Prefecture, the cores of Shandong!
Then there will be trouble!
Wu Yan looked at the map in front of him with a solemn expression.
Originally, Jinan Prefecture had a considerable number of reserve troops, but many of them went to the front lines such as Daming Prefecture.
No one expected that Hong Chengchou would be so bold and attack Liaocheng directly after bypassing so many places!
Attacking Damingfu is already a very risky decision.
If Liaocheng had a slightly larger army at this time, it would only take Hong Chengchou being held under the city for a few days.
Then the Qing army can basically say that it will collapse without a fight!
It might even be worse!
Unexpectedly, Hong Chengchou actually dared to make such a decision!
Wu Zong's face turned slightly gloomy when he thought of this.
"Master! Master! The Qing army, the Qing army has appeared outside the city!"
The housekeeper ran in panting, looking at Wu Zong in front of him with a panic look on his face.
There is no way, he knows the defense strength in the city very clearly.
With so many Qing troops, what should we do now?
Based on his understanding of his master, it is absolutely impossible for his master to withdraw like this!
That’s why the housekeeper is panicking!
"Why panic!"
Wu Di said angrily to the housekeeper in front of him.
"Master! I know your temper. It's impossible for you to escape in the face of battle, but His Royal Highness needs you! If you can't hold on, can you..."
The housekeeper looked at Wu Yan in front of him with a hesitant look in his eyes.
"I will defend this place! I will definitely!"
Before the butler could finish speaking, Wu Yan spoke directly to the butler in front of him.