Chapter 991: Siege Again
Gao Yihuan was bored with himself, and angrily pulled his horse back to the camp.
He respects people like Chen Mingyu very much, and he really wants to take it for his own use, but the bright moon shines on the ditch, and some people are destined not to take refuge in him.
In fact, it is not a great thing to not be able to subdue a Chen Mingyu, but from the perspective of the traditional values of Chinese culture, Chen Mingyu will undoubtedly be praised in the future, which makes Gao Yihuan feel very uncomfortable.
This also made him realize that on the way to the south, he would inevitably meet people like Chen Mingyu.
How can a dynasty that is nearly three hundred years old not have loyal ministers?
Huang Degong, Gu Yinxi, Qu Shiyun, Shi Kefa, I'm afraid even He Tengjiao will not surrender easily.
Back in the camp, Gao Yihuan slammed his helmet on the table, his face gloomy.
"Your Majesty, Huang Dudu asks for a meeting." Li Laiheng followed up, facing Gao Yihuan's back, and whispered.
Gao Yihuan exhaled a few breaths to calm down, he was silent for a while, and then waved his hand: "Let them in." โ
Huang Bingzhong, Yuan Shi and others entered the big tent, and Yuan Shi was indignant when he was neutral, "That Chen Mingyu is really shameless, Your Majesty personally~"
Halfway through his words, he found that Gao Yihuan, who was neatly dressed and put on his helmet again, his face became more and more heavy, and his voice became smaller and quieter.
Yuan Shizhong quickly understood that the emperor was going to turn the page and not mention it, but he turned it out again, and he immediately realized that he had caused trouble again, which made His Majesty unhappy.
For a while, Yuan Shizhong regretted wanting to give himself two big mouths, he complained to himself, at your level, no wonder you rose slower than others.
Gao Yihuan exhaled heavily, suppressed the anger in his heart, and then walked to the edge of the sand table and said in a cold voice: "Don't mention the matter of surrender in the future." โ
Such a faceless thing, spreading it will only increase Chen Mingyu's fame, and Gao Yihuan doesn't want anyone to mention it again.
"Yes!" Huang Bingzhong and Yuan Shizhong immediately bowed down and hugged their fists, and Yuan Shizhong took the opportunity to wipe the cold sweat on his forehead.
Gao Yihuan turned his back to them, and said coldly: "How are you going to capture Runan, don't tell me that you don't have a strategy yet. โ
Huang Bingzhong hurriedly stepped forward, picked up the wooden pole by the sand table, and explained: "Your Majesty, the minister is now working in two ways, one is to let people dig tunnels, and the other is to let people pile up soil under the city, and directly pile up a passage to capture Runan. โ
Gao Yihuan looked at the position he was pointing to, bowed his head slightly, stretched out his hand to ask for a wooden pole, pointed to the sand table and said: "The city wall of Runan City has an enemy platform, which is the prototype of the fortress, but he is not a fortress after all, a city wall is four or five miles long, although the enemy platform can cover the main body of the city wall and attack the soldiers who climb the city wall, but he has a shortcoming. The wall protruding from the fortress has a pointed front, but the enemy platform is square, and its two sides can cooperate with the firepower of the main city wall, but the protrusion of the front cannot be. You are undoubtedly right to choose to pile up dirt in front of the enemy platform here, but when the soldiers climb the enemy platform, it is easy for the defenders to block the enemy platform and prevent the soldiers from rushing to the main city, so your artillery must follow up and open the way for the soldiers to climb the city! โ
Huang Bingzhong and the others nodded again and again, and Gao Yihuan continued: "I suggest that you build mortar positions on both sides of the mound to cover the soldiers who have ascended the city and ensure that they can break through the blockade. โ
Huang Bingzhong hurriedly clenched his fists, "Thank you, Your Majesty for your advice!" โ
Gao Yihuan asked again: "Where is the tunnel dug?" โ
Huang Bingzhong pointed, "Your Majesty, in order to save time, I chose the tunnel that was originally destroyed, and now most of it has been cleaned up. โ
Gao Yihuan was puzzled: "Can that tunnel still be cleaned?" โ
Huang Bingzhong nodded, "It has been four years since the tunnel was destroyed, and the soil on it has been re-stacked, and when it is cleaned, it will not collapse, and it only needs to be cleaned for a while, and there is no need to clean it up later." โ
Gao Yihuan frowned and said, "The Ming army in this tunnel city should also know about it." In that case, I am afraid that it cannot be used to sneak into the city. โ
Huang Bingzhong said: "Your Majesty, the minister did not plan to enter the city, but prepared to use it to blow up the city wall. Chen originally thought that this tunnel had been completely destroyed, but after the craftsman observed, he found that there was no trace of collapse on the surface of the middle section of the tunnel, and suspected that the Qing army had only destroyed the entrance and exit, so he decided to clean up this tunnel. โ
Gao Yihuan raised his eyebrows, "This is good news, if the tunnel in the middle is still there, there is no need to dig again, and it will be difficult for the city to detect you digging the tunnel again." Well, do what you want! โ
"Obey orders!" Huang Bingzhong was overjoyed and clenched his fists.
Gao Yihuan did not take over the command, but let him continue to fight, which was to give him another chance.
After the discussion, Gao Yihuan was about to wave his hand and let them go down, looked at the furnishings in the tent, and then changed his words and asked, "This is your big tent, where is my big tent?" โ
Huang Bingzhong hurriedly said to Li Yuanyin: "Yuanyin, you take Your Majesty to rest." โ
A young general came out of the ranks, clenching his fists mightily, "Your Majesty, please come with your ministers!" โ
Gao Yihuan glanced up and down, the young man was so handsome, heroic and extraordinary, and he was happy in his heart, "Okay, you come to lead the way, I will sit in my tent later, I have something to ask you!" โ
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Although it was very cool to refuse Gao Yihuan's surrender, it also made Chen Mingyu feel the crisis and realize that refusal would inevitably bring serious consequences.
Gao Yihuan's coming to Runan is a dangerous signal in itself, and if he fails to surrender, he will probably be annoyed and angry, and he will inevitably storm the city at that time.
Runan West City, behind the city wall, built a simple shed, which is Chen Mingyu's command place.
At this time, he stuffed a letter into a bamboo tube, handed it to a Ming army hundred, and said solemnly: "The safety of more than 10,000 soldiers in Runan is entrusted to you." โ
Baihu knelt on the ground and saluted, with a resolute expression, "The general can rest assured, and the letter will be sent to the superintendent." โ
The Wei army attacked Runan for more than a month, and the defenders repelled the attacks of the Wei army several times, but their own losses were not small, and most of the equipment in the city, especially gunpowder and earth-shaking thunder, had been consumed, and it was obvious that it would not last long.
The defense of the city is strong, and the fire support can be carried out between the walls of the city, and the gunpowder is consumed very quickly, and the defensive pressure is increasing day by day, and now that Gao Yihuan has arrived, the pressure is even greater.
Chen Mingyu realized that if he wanted to defend for a long time, he had to get reinforcements, so he sent a messenger to ask Ma Shiying for help again.
He patted Baihu on the shoulder, "Please! โ
Baihu saluted, then turned to leave, and when his back disappeared, Chen Mingyu picked up the helmet and put it on, took the saber, and instructed his subordinates: "Go, follow the general to patrol the city!" โ
He listened to the vats that had been half-buried in the ground under the city, and told his subordinates to be vigilant, and then climbed the city wall to encourage the morale of the soldiers.
At this time, he was at the head of the city, and saw the soldiers in the Wei army camp busy preparing equipment, knowing that a new round of offensive was about to start again.
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The next morning, before dawn, the soldiers in the Wei army camp were busy.
The soldiers began to check the equipment, the Huotou army brought hot meals, and the soldiers of each battalion of the Wei army, after eating, were on duty and set up an attack formation outside the city.
The arrival of the Great Wei Emperor made the soldiers very excited, and after a full meal, the soldiers were full of strength, so they were eager to try again, ready to fight the Runan City that had blocked them for a month.
At this time, in the wilderness, in front of the various armies, the training officers cheered up their subordinates from time to time, and the generals talked about the essentials of the siege.
"Your Majesty is here!" Suddenly, someone saw Gao Yihuan wearing gold armor, surrounded by generals, beating horses and coming over, and immediately cheered.
"Long live Your Majesty!"
Gao Yihuan waved his whip in greeting, wandering through the formations, and wherever he passed, the officers and non-commissioned officers raised their weapons and cheered loudly.
On the wilderness, the shouts of the Wei soldiers were overwhelming, the cold light of the weapons raised flickered, the scene was spectacular, Gao Yihuan wandered through each array, the eastern sun had risen, the morning sun was scattered all over the battlefield, and the war was about to break out.
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