The fire in front was lit by the rangers who were hidden at the Niuzhuang wharf to meet the soldiers crossing the river, and the captain saw that the direction was good, and secretly rejoiced in his heart, and paddled a few oars hard, and the speed of the raft was much faster.

Almost with Liu Shan, there was also a raft and a small boat.

Niuzhuang Wharf is very simple, there are almost no traces of manual treatment, in fact, it can only be regarded as a ferry, the draft is a little deeper, even if it is a transport ship carrying 100 people, it will not run aground here.

After Liu Shan and the others landed, they did not have time to contact the rangers who met them, and quickly arranged a fan-shaped defensive formation in front, while the captains left the dock on rafts and boats to meet the next group of soldiers crossing the river.

More and more soldiers landed on the landing, and the fan of defense became larger and larger, from the original one layer to two layers, and finally to three layers.

When the dawn appeared in the east, the soldiers of the third regiment had all crossed the Sancha River, and the regiment commander Liu Jianyi still did not dare to take it lightly, in addition to continuing to expand the defensive formation, he also sent people to monitor Dongchang Fort in the east.

The morning fog gradually dissipated, the sky became brighter and brighter, and the soldiers and captains who crossed the river no longer had any scruples, and the speed of crossing the river increased a lot.

Every two hours or so, a regiment of soldiers crossed the Sancha River, and by the time of the afternoon, the entire Second Division had completed the crossing.

At this time, in Haizhou City, Shang Kexi, the king of Zhishun, had received the information that the Heavenly Mandate Army of Huaxia had crossed the Sancha River, and he was suddenly frightened, the Heavenly Mandate Army had already crossed the Sancha River, and the Sancha River defense line had been lost.

Since the Mandate of Heaven Army dared to cross the Sancha River to counterattack the Qing Dynasty, it must have made sufficient preparations, how many Mandate of Heaven troops were there in this crossing, is it the entire third battalion?

That's an army of 100,000, and even the regent has suffered defeat at their hands......

On the one hand, he asked for help from Tokyo and Shengjing, and on the other hand, he sent a message to the soldiers in the city, telling them to strengthen their vigilance, and they were not allowed to leave the city for twelve hours a day.

Shang Kexi was still not at ease, and sent additional rangers outside the city to inquire about the information of the Heavenly Mandate Army at any time.

It was getting dark, and he was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, what should he do?

It would be impossible for reinforcements to reach Haizhou for a while and a half, and the nearest ones were Tokyo and Gaizhou, which were at least a day's journey......

Early in the morning of the second day, Shang Kexi came to Xichengtou, there was no army of the Heavenly Mandate Army outside the city, but the rangers had already appeared in sight, and these rangers with the Kyushu military flag seemed to be deliberately showing off their identities.

The Mandate of Heaven Army has crossed the Sancha River, and the first target to attack the city will be Haizhou City?

Shang Kexi had a trace of luck in his heart, hoping that the first attack of the Heavenly Mandate Army would not be Haizhou, but he knew in his heart that Haizhou was the closest to the Sancha River and the Niuzhuang Ferry where the Heavenly Mandate Army crossed the river, and Haizhou was very likely to be the first target of the Heavenly Mandate Army.

He was very depressed.

As early as the Ming Dynasty, the cavalry of the Qing Dynasty had no opponent in Liaodong at all, whether it was the Mandate of Heaven Khan Nurhachi, or the Chongde Emperor Taiji, which castle in Liaodong did not leave the pride of the Qing Dynasty?

When Huang Taiji left Haizhou to him as a fief, Haizhou was not a frontier at all, but the hinterland of the Qing Dynasty!

Since Dolgon became the regent of the Qing Dynasty, it seems that a huge reversal has taken place overnight, and Dolgon and Hauge have been defeated by the Chinese Mandate Army one after another......

Is Huaxia's strength too strong, or is Dolgon's ilk too weak? Does the Qing Dynasty still have a future?

Shang Kexi felt a little blocked in his heart, what should he do?

He walked around the city for a while, and when he went down to the city, he suddenly saw the naked red-clothed cannon, and he couldn't help but rejoice, with the red-clothed cannon to help defend the city, the Heavenly Mandate Army should have nothing to do with Haizhou, Haizhou can at least support the arrival of reinforcements.

Shang Kexi didn't be happy for long, at sunset, the Heavenly Mandate Army came in the glow, overwhelming, and there were many cavalry.

The defenders of the city, immediately flew to report that Shang Kexi came to the west of the city again, in the sight, tens of thousands of infantry and cavalry with the flag of the Kyushu army, behind these soldiers, there was still smoke, dust flew into the air, obviously there were many soldiers.

His heart was half cold, and now his only reliance was on the red-coated cannons at the head of the city, hoping that the Mandate of Heaven Army would not be willing to bear the casualties of the soldiers......

Shang Kexi glanced at it, and saw that there was a layer of fear on the faces of the soldiers, so he pointed to the heavy and huge red-clothed cannon on the head of the city, "Brothers, don't worry, we have red-clothed cannons, which are sharp weapons to defend the city, as long as it lasts for some time, the Qing Dynasty will definitely send cavalry reinforcements." In fact, he himself didn't know when the cavalry of the Qing Dynasty would be able to arrive in Haizhou, and even whether Kong Youde and Dolgon would send reinforcements, he didn't know the bottom of his heart.

Dolgon was not Huang Taiji, and did not value the Han people as much as Huang Taiji.

But he didn't have a choice, his family members were all in Haizhou, and he couldn't break through at all, and he even doubted that when Huang Taiji gave him Haizhou, he would not crucify him in Haizhou, the city was in the people, and the city was dead, no, once the city died, the whole family was destroyed, and the clan was wiped out!

The Mandate of Heaven army did not attack the city, but set up camp tents five or six miles outside the city to rest, and some of the soldiers went around to the east of the city to camp and cook.

Is the Mandate of Heaven going to besiege the city, or to cut off the connection between the city and the outside world? Once the follow-up soldiers arrive at the city, will they besiege the city on all sides?

Shang Kexi's face gradually spread dark clouds, and he didn't even have a chance to break through!

When the deputy general Xu Erxian heard the message, he also rushed to the city, looked at the fireworks rising from the camp of the Heavenly Mandate Army, frowned slightly, and seemed to have an understanding in his heart, "Lord Wang, the Heavenly Mandate Army has come from afar, should we steal the camp tonight?" ”

"Stealing camps?" Shang Kexi's heart moved, but he quickly shook his head, "Li Xinbing, he has always been elusive, I heard that this time it is the emperor of Huaxia who is personally recruiting, and you must not underestimate the enemy!"

"The Emperor's personal conquest?" Xu Erxian gently stroked the long beard under his chin, and said: "The emperor of Huaxia is going to conquer in person, we are going to steal the camp, the Chinese soldiers are in full swing, only by frustrating their spirit and boosting the morale of our army, can we extend the time of defending the city and wait for reinforcements from ......the Qing Dynasty."

"No!"

"Think twice!"

Shang Kexi glared at Xu Erxian and said, "Let's go back to the house first!"

As soon as he left the city, Shang Kexi frowned and said, "Vice General Xu, why did you ask to steal the camp?" ”

"Lord Wang, the reason has already been said by his subordinates," Xu Erxian looked around, there were no soldiers nearby, "The Mandate of Heaven Army can't have only one lone army, this is just their vanguard, how long can Haizhou be defended?" ”

"This ......"

"There are no outsiders here, the prince will tell you the truth, when will the reinforcements of the Qing Dynasty come to Haizhou to relieve the siege?"

"This ......"

"Just now at the head of the city, did the prince see the faces of the soldiers?" Xu Erxian continued: "Haizhou City is the fief of the prince, there is no cavalry of the Qing Dynasty in the city, the combat effectiveness of these Han soldiers is not strong in the first place, and now they are all frightened, counting on them to defend the city, how many days can they defend it?" ”

Shang Kexi nodded secretly, and said to himself: "If you go out of the city and steal the camp tonight, you can relieve the siege of Haizhou?" ”

"No," Xu Erxian shook his head and said, "There are too few soldiers in the city, it is impossible to repel the Heavenly Mandate Army outside the city, and it can only extend the time of defending the city." ”

Shang Kexi blinked, "What does Vice General Xu mean, going out of the city to steal the camp tonight can boost morale, and even allow Haizhou City to be defended longer?" ”

"The subordinates should let the soldiers know that at least the subordinates are not afraid of the Heavenly Mandate Army outside the city," Xu Erxian said: "Tonight is the only chance, after today, once the Heavenly Mandate Army blocks the north and south city gates, it is to want to go out of the city and steal the camp, and it will not be able to hide from the rangers of the Heavenly Mandate Army!"

"Tonight?" Shang Kexi was born as a military general, and knew that what Xu Erxian said was true, so he hesitated in his heart, "Deputy General Xu, there are not many soldiers and horses in the city, if you go out of the city, in case there are casualties, it will not be good for you to defend the city......"

"The prince doesn't have to worry, steal the camp tonight, and his subordinates will go out of the city in person," Xu Erxian said: "The prince only needs to hand over the five hundred archers in the city to his subordinates, and the subordinates are not close to fighting, just a random arrow, disturb the camp of the Mandate of Heaven, and it will be dark at night, and the Mandate of Heaven army will not dare to go out of the camp to pursue......"

"Don't dare to pursue?" Shang Kexi shook his head and said, "If the Heavenly Mandate Army doesn't understand the situation in the city, how dare they camp five or six miles away?" They're bullying the lack of soldiers and horses in the city......"

"Lord Mingjian!" Xu Erxian bowed down and said, "The Heavenly Mandate Army has bullied the city, no wonder the soldiers panicked...... The subordinates still say the same thing, only by stealing the camp can the spirit of the Heavenly Mandate Army be frustrated, if the prince is worried about the soldiers, it is better to prepare war horses for them, and the subordinates can come and go freely......"

Shang Kexi pondered for a long time, patted Xu Erxian's shoulder, "That's fine, this king will give you five hundred archers, tonight the third watch out of the city to steal the camp, Erxian, don't let this king down, bring all the soldiers back!"

"The subordinates will live up to the prince's trust and take all the soldiers back to the city......" Xu Erxian arched his hand to Shang Kexi, "The prince is at his own convenience, and his subordinates will go back and prepare!"

"Go ahead!"

At the third watch of the night, Xu Erxian personally led the only 500 archers in the city, and dozens of soldiers, and the war horse took off the bell around his neck, wrapped cotton cloth under his feet, and quietly went out of the city from the north gate.

After walking less than two miles, Xu Er suddenly reined in his horse and stopped the archers behind him, "Brothers, do you know what we are going to do when we go out of the city this time?" ”

"Steal the camp!"

Xu Erxian nodded, "But do you know, what will be the result of stealing the camp this time?" ”

"The result? Won't it be successful? ”

"Do you know how many Heavenly Mandate troops there are in the large camp outside the eastern city of the Heavenly Mandate Army that we sneaked into?" Xu Erxian shook his head, "The prince didn't let us steal the camp, but let us die!"

"Sent to death?" The soldiers were immediately in disarray.

Xu Erxian shouted in a low voice: "Quiet, if you alarm others, whether it is the Heavenly Mandate Army or the King of Zhishun in the city, they can kill us!"

"Ah......" The soldier realized that something was wrong, and hurriedly covered his mouth with his hand.

Xu Erxian sat upright on the horse, pondered for a moment, and said in a low voice: "We are now in a catastrophe, and we will retreat to the city, and there is no place to bury our deaths.

"What then?" The soldiers began to riot, and Xu Erxian secretly rejoiced in his heart, "Don't make trouble, let's think about how to save your life!"

"We all listen to the general!"

"Listen to the general?" Xu Erxian glanced at the five hundred soldiers in the night, and smiled coldly at the corner of his mouth, "If you all listen to Ben General, Ben General can give you a way to live, not only will you not die, but you will live better than before!"