Early in the morning, Hong Chengchou came to Tongji Gate, and when he saw that Tong Tulai did not wait for him to open his mouth to meet him, he preemptively asked: "Is the tunnel sealed?" ”

Tong Tulai followed him to the city in a hurry, and said: "The Ming army outside the city tossed until the second half of the night, and finally it was blown up by us, and the three tunnels were poured into the moat, and the Ming army couldn't dig it if they wanted to. ”

Hong Chengchou breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, Wang Yan had such a lifeless posture, and he was still a little panicked if he had to bomb the city. "What is the movement of the Ming army outside the city, do you still want to open up the Jimen?"

"It's already lined up outside the city!" Tong Tulai replied.

Hong Chengchou listened, stopped his steps, gritted his teeth, and said resolutely: "You and I are all people who have no way back, if the Qing Dynasty wins the world, you and I can still be the founding ministers, and the history can be checked, but if it falls into the hands of the Ming army, it will be a stench for 10,000 years, and there will be no way out, understand?" ”

This point does not need to be explained by Hong Chengchou, his Tong family is known as the Tong Half Dynasty, and he is deeper than Hong Chengchou, so he can only live and die with the Qing Dynasty, but there is no second way to go.

Tong Tulai immediately hugged his fist to Hong Chengchou, and said: "Don't worry, the governor will definitely defend Tongji Gate, even if the city is broken and he dies, he will never let the king please him." ”

Hong Chengchou saw that he was very good, but thinking that the current situation was corrupt, it began when he blocked the Qingge River, so he still reminded: "With the words of Tong Gushan, the governor is a little at ease, but what the governor wants is not to break the city and die, what the governor wants is to hold Jiangning!" ”

"Humble duty is bound to guard this door!" Tong Tulai hurriedly said.

Hong Chengchou nodded, "Let's go!" Come with me to the city and boost morale! ”

After speaking, he lifted his steps and strode towards the steps, followed closely by Tong Tulai and other Qing generals.

On the city wall, Hong Chengchou walked in front, he saw the city gate building on the city, many horse faces, enemy platforms, and walls were destroyed by the artillery of the Ming army, and he couldn't help frowning, but the old thing has been in battle for a long time, and he is a person who has commanded a large army, and he knows that the commander is the soul of an army, and every move will be seen by his corporals and generals, and it will be remembered in his eyes, which will affect the morale and fighting spirit of the army.

Hong Chengchou immediately put away his brows, revealing a calm and calm air on his body, looking quite indifferent and full of confidence. He walked forward with a smile, raising his horsewhip from time to time to greet the soldiers and generals, and the Qing soldiers really ate this, the governor waved to them, and they were so excited that they hurriedly saluted, and Hong Chengchou also patted the shoulders of the soldiers from time to time to show encouragement.

He bought people's hearts all the way, walked up to the city wall, and leaned against the wall and looked at the city.

The scene in front of me is still very terrifying.

He saw people coming and going outside Tongji Gate, groups of Ming soldiers and soldiers, lined up in a square formation, flags dancing in the wind, and the equipment was towering like a mountain.

He just glanced at it casually, and he could see wells, cave houses, building cars, siege towers, and other equipment.

At this time, Hong Chengchou stretched out his hand, and an official next to him immediately handed him a clairvoyant mirror, he picked it up and squinted one eye to look at it carefully.

What caught his eye was a big flag, embroidered with a red red rosebird, he moved the clairvoyant mirror down, and saw that under this banner, the Ming soldiers were lined up horizontally, the helmets were like fire, the spears of the forest flickered with cold light, and the white belt and plain clothes were blowing in the wind.

This is the loyalty of Gao Yigong.

He then moved the camera, and saw that before the army, there was a strange man and horse, and the whole phalanx did not see the flag, but they were wrapped in black iron armor from head to toe, holding a large sword to chop horses, and they did not move at all, but people did not dare to peep.

Hong Chengchou's expression was a little strange, and he handed the clairvoyant mirror to Tong Tulai, "Is that Wang Rebellious's Iron Man Army?" ”

Tong Tulai took it and glanced at it, "Oh, it's indeed the Iron Man Army!" ”

Hong Chengchou settled down, the tunnel was destroyed, and Wang Yan still mobilized the elite, which made him a little incomprehensible.

Tong Tulai saw that his face was different, and thought that Governor Hong was frightened by the posture of the Ming army. In fact, his heart is also relatively empty, he has not fought with the Ming army, He Tengjiao's magic strategy, Jin Shenghuan's military guard, he has been in contact, in his image, the Ming army is not as vulnerable as the Manchurians boast, not to mention how elite it is, until he fought with the Wuzhong Army, he did not know what it means to destroy the withering and decaying, from the failure of the Qingge River blockade, he was beaten and could not find the north.

There is no way, the city of Jiangning has been sealed, the city is here, and the city is dead! They are now fighting to the death with the Ming army, and when he thought of this, he cheered up.

Tong Tulai pressed the sword, clenched the hilt of the knife, and pretended to be calm: "Don't worry, Governor, what about the Iron Man Army, as long as he dares to approach, the artillery carts in the city will be fired, even if they are covered in iron, a cannon stone will be smashed over, and he will still be smashed." ”

Hong Chengchou was thinking about it, but his thoughts were suddenly disturbed by Tong Tulai, he collected his mind, didn't want to think for the time being, turned his head to Tong Tulai and said: "Loyalty and the Iron Man Army are outside Tongji Gate, your responsibility is heavy." ”

While the two were talking, they heard the guards shouting loudly, "Governor, beware! ”

Before the two of them could react, they were knocked down by their own soldiers, and an iron bullet shot from outside the city at a rapid pace, hitting the wall, and instantly splashing rubble.

The soldiers in the city immediately panicked, and they all bent their waists to hide under the female wall.

"The shelling of the city has begun, quickly help the governor to get down the city!" After the first shot, Tong Tulai's helmet stood crookedly and hurriedly ordered his soldiers.

Hong Chengchou stood up, but stopped the soldiers from helping him, and asked the soldiers who were injured by the rubble to help him down first.

Seeing this, Tong Tulai looked at Hong Chengchou, "The city is not safe, what other instructions does the governor have?" ”

Hong Chengchou was determined, he couldn't go down to the city in a hurry as soon as the Ming army's cannon sounded, which would make the soldiers think that he was afraid of the Ming army and affect morale.

At this time, his expression became serious, and he waved his hand, "Don't be in a hurry to go down to the city, Bendu is saying a few words." ”

Having said that, he retreated behind the female wall as he spoke, and then said in a solemn voice: "Ladies and gentlemen, the regent entrusted Jiangnan to the governor, and he has repeatedly told that the importance of Jiangnan is Jiangning, and if Jiangning is lost, the southern country will be boiling. If the south is boiling, the situation will be reversed, so the two Huai are also in danger, and Hebei is affected. For this reason, you must be determined to die and keep the king out of the city. I, Hong Chengchou and the king of Duanzhong County, are willing to live and die with all of you, and work together to defeat the enemy. ”

The old man is worthy of being a person who has commanded a large army, and what he says is that he has a level higher than ordinary people, and a few words will make the blood boil with some brains, and even Tong Tulai was a little impassioned by him.

Many generals were encouraged by him, and they all lifted their spirits, and they all clenched their fists, ready to show their determination, but at this moment, the reminder of the soldiers sounded loudly, "Be careful, shelling!" ”

The generals who were about to hug their fists suddenly became excited, and in an instant, the birds and beasts scattered, and the cats hid, not showing their determination, as if they had pulled half of the.

At this time, the rumbling cannons outside the city were heard, and countless cannonballs smashed into the city, and the debris on the city was splashed, wailing and chaos.

Tong Tulai was busy protecting Hong Chengchou, ran to the steps, and then hurriedly said: "Governor, the Ming army is afraid that it is about to attack the city, so I will not accompany it." After speaking, he lifted his helmet and turned to go to the city, but Hong Chengchou called from behind: "Tong Gushan, stay!" Tong Tulai stopped when he heard the sound, turned around, and saw Hong Chengchou actually bowing to him and saying, "Tongjimen will ask you." ”

Tong Tulai felt a strange emotion in his heart, but instead of immersing himself in it, he nodded, and resolutely turned around and went to the city.

Seeing this, Hong Chengchou was always a little uneasy in his heart, he couldn't understand why the Ming army still attacked Tongjimen since the tunnel had been blocked.

He was thinking about it, and the roar of Tong Tulai in the city came, "All armies and armies should pay attention to concealment, the soldiers at the head of the city and the foot of the city should raise their waists, don't show their heads, the Ming army will attack the city after the shelling is over, and the soldiers and generals must stick to their posts, and those who evacuate their duties will be killed!" ”

Hearing the sound of the city, Hong Chengchou turned around and went down to the city, and instructed the soldiers around him: "Go and lead the horse, and go to Sanshanmen with Bendu." ”

Hong Chengchou, an old horse who knows his way, has worked hard to protect Jiangning.

The city was under fire, he and his guards came to the city, was helped on the war horse, and then clamped the horse's belly, waved the horse's whip, and rushed to the city, but before the horse speed was raised, there was a sudden earth-shattering noise behind him.

A sound like the thunder of the Nine Heavens suddenly exploded behind him, and the war horse was frightened and lost control, and his front hooves hung in the air, throwing him down.

He fell to the ground, only to feel that the streets were undulating, and then a sudden stone rain fell from the sky, and his mind went blank for a moment.