It's almost dinner.

The shelling of Nanjing lasted for most of the day, and the entire area around Zhonghua Gate was blackened by gunsmoke. However, the results are not encouraging.

On the shogunate mountain, Zhu Linmiao was holding a telescope to watch, and saw cannonballs raining down on the city wall of Nanjing, but in the past six or seven hours of shelling, there was not even a pit on the wall.

At the head of the city, the captives with knives were densely lined up, staring at the Ming army camp under the protection of the breastwall more than two meters thick. In the gap between the many Qing troops, there were still many cannons ready to return fire at the besieging troops at any time.

Nanjing deserves to be the strongest city defense in the whole of East Asia. Zhu Linmiao frowned, the twelve-pounder cannon was like a toy in front of this kind of huge stone wall, looking at this situation, it was estimated that even if the thirty-two-pounder cannon was transferred, its effect would be quite limited.

"Your Highness, this city of Ying Tianfu is too hard, I don't know what year and month it will take to bombard like this." Deng Shan had just seen the effect of the shelling, so he took several officers under his command to climb the Shogunate Mountain, saluted Zhu Linmiao and said loudly, "My subordinates are willing to lead their troops to be the vanguard and take the lead in Nanjing!" ”

He had just captured Hangzhou City with Zhang Huangyan not long ago, and he couldn't help but be a little confident, and he was an impatient, so he didn't hesitate to come to ask for battle.

Zhu Linmiao turned around and said, "General Deng, do you know how many thieves there are in the city?" ”

"Back to Your Highness, there were originally eight or nine thousand people directly under Hong Chengchou in the city, plus Huang Ding and other troops who slipped back a few days ago, and now there are close to 40,000 thieves."

"That's it." Zhu Linmiao shook his head and said, "After the first battle of Jurong, there are still about 27,000 soldiers in our army who can still participate in the battle.

"The art of war clouds, 'five are attacked, and multiple are divided'. Although our army has strong combat strength, its number is too small, and the city of Nanjing is eight feet high, so it is difficult to have a complete grasp of the strong attack. Even if it can be captured, it will inevitably suffer heavy casualties. ”

Overcoming Nanjing is only the first step in the rise of the Ming Dynasty, and there are still Northwest, North Zhili, Liaodong, Mongolia and even Siberia, Junggar, Yarkand and other places.

"Your Highness, the siege equipment that captured Luckedhun has arrived," Deng Shan still refused to give up, "You let your subordinates try ...... next time"

"General Deng, the thieves can only deal with the small cities along the way." Yu Xin was reporting the situation of military rations to Zhu Linmiao just now, and when he heard this, he also dissuaded, "Don't say anything else, the cloud ladder alone is not eight zhang high." Even if you want to storm the city, you must first gather craftsmen and build new siege equipment. ”

As he was talking, Chen Xiongfei also rushed over and saluted Zhu Linmiao and said, "My lord, these cannons have been bombarded by the artillery battalion for most of the day, but the results have not been effective. The subordinates thought that it would be better to suspend the firing of the cannon first, adjust the 32-pounder cannon and try again, or use the mortar cannon to project into the city. ”

Zhu Linmiao still shook his head, "Nanjing City is ten miles wide on each side, and there are only five mortar cannons, even if they are shot into the city, it is like scratching the itch of the boots." ”

He instructed Chen Xiongfei: "In addition, even if the bombardment of Nanjing City cannot be moved, this shelling must continue." As soon as the cannonade stopped, it was tantamount to telling everyone inside and outside the city that we could not do anything about the city of Nanjing, which would inevitably greatly affect the morale of our army and people and increase the prestige of the thieves. ”

"Yes!"

Zhu Linmiao said to Yu Xin again: "Also, tell Chen Yi to let him build the 'earthen fortresses' and 'watchtowers' that were used to bully the enemy into real guys, so as to prevent the dog from jumping over the wall." Those prisoners were at his disposal. ”

"Yes!"

Zhang Jiayu, who had never made a sound on the side, suddenly arched his hand and said: "My lord, as far as the siege of the city is concerned, my subordinates have a plan, but it is quite dangerous to implement." But it's so ......."

After he explained the strategy in detail, Deng Shan was happy first, "General Zhang's idea is my appetite for someone Deng!" Then he turned to Zhu Linmiao and patted his chest and said, "Your Highness, leave it to your subordinates, Dingjiao Hong is surprised!" ”

Zhu Linmiao nodded thoughtfully, "This method is feasible." General Raud Deng began to prepare, and he must be careful at that time. By the way, you can also adjust the mortar cannon to lure the enemy in the south of the city. ”

"Your Highness, rest assured, you will live up to your expectations!"

……

Two days later, in the city of Nanjing.

"Lord Dutang, the southern army is attacking the city with heavy artillery day and night, and now the people in the city are panicking. In the past two days alone, those who tried to open the city to meet the thieves have arrested three or four hundred people! Yang Chengzu said with a bitter face, "If it goes on like this, we don't need the southerners to attack, and we ourselves will be in chaos first......

Yang Zhihe glanced at him, "Jiangning City has strong walls, and the cannons of the southerners have been bombarded for nearly three days, and I can't see what we can do." However, Yang Zongbing himself was cowardly. ”

Yang Chengzu immediately said: "Yang Dusi, although you and I know that Jiangning City is safe, but our soldiers and the Manchu people in the city don't know!" Do you know that there is a rumor in the city that the southerners are all iron soldiers, with demonic protection, and even point out that the sound of cannons outside the city is the enemy's thunder splitting the city......"

"Nonsense!"

Huang Ding also interjected: "Luck...... Lebele's defeat this time greatly damaged the morale of our army, and General Yang was not badly worried. If the Southern Army's artillery continues to bombard like this, it will be difficult to ensure that there is no chaos in the city. Besides, one day or two days is fine, this cannon has been bombarded for months, and no matter how strong the city is, it will not be able to be broken. ”

Yang Zhihe said disdainfully: "There are still 40,000 troops in my city, and recently tens of thousands of people have been requisitioned to fill the army, so I don't believe that I can't deal with more than 20,000 southerners!" ”

It happened that there was another loud sound of artillery outside the city, and he immediately said to Hong Chengchou: "Lord Dutang, my subordinates will lead the army out of the city tonight, and destroy the Ming army's artillery first!" ”

Hong Chengchou half-closed his eyes and rubbed his eyebrows weakly, since the news of Luckdhun's defeat came back to Nanjing, he hadn't slept for several nights.

He still can't figure out why the Ming army suddenly became so powerful, and 30,000 horses defeated the elite of the 70,000 Qing army! Could it be that he has been wrong all along, but in fact, Nan Mingqi is not exhausted? Who overpowered whom in the end of the national fortunes of the Qing Dynasty and the Southern Ming Dynasty?

When he heard what Yang Zhihe said, he opened his eyes with great effort and said to the latter: "Are you sure?" ”

"My lord, my subordinates thought that Lebellordo was defeated because of the light enemy. It is not credible that those defeated troops, in order to avoid the crime of defeat, tried their best to exaggerate the combat strength of the enemy. Yang Zhihe said, "The subordinates want everyone to see this battle, and the Ming army is still a group of waste!" ”

Right! Maybe it's just a rumor of the defeated army. Hong Chengchou's heart suddenly lit up with a glimmer of hope, if Yang Zhihe can go out of the city to repel the Ming army, no, as long as he can destroy the Ming army's artillery, it will prove that his worries are superfluous, and Nanming is still a dou who can't be supported.

He stood up abruptly and shouted, "Good! The old man is waiting for you to triumph! ”

……

At night, in the south of Nanjing, five mortars joined the ranks of the siege, and the inner side of the city wall immediately cried and howled wolves.

At the same time, a group of Ming soldiers, led by Deng Shan, carried flying bridges, chariots and other equipment, and quickly headed towards the east of the city.

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