The Ming army that attacked Yangzhou totaled 80,000 people, besieged Yangzhou on three sides, and left the northern city alone.

After more than a month, the canal has been dug under the city, and the moat can be connected in three or two days, but the high slope outside the west city has not yet been captured.

In the tent of the Ming army marshal, Liu Shun held the helmet in one hand, opened the curtain angrily, and poured into the tent with a group of generals, and then threw the helmet on the table irritably, and scolded in his mouth: "Zhang Youde, if you are a little fierce, the stone village will be beaten down today." ”

Zhang Youde, who followed behind him, had no smoke on his face, a little innocent, and he did almost go to the stone village, but at the critical moment, the Qing soldiers in Xicheng rushed out of the city, disrupting the rhythm of their attack, and the Ming army was crushed down the slope by the Qing army.

Gao Po has attacked several times, but he has not succeeded, seeing that the canal is going to be connected, but the stone village has not been taken yet, Liu Shun is naturally a little anxious in his heart, Zhang Youde understands very well, does not refute, walks to the side with his head down, and puts the helmet on his seat.

Chen Bangyan was more anxious than everyone else, but his face was very indifferent, "Don't be dry, Shizhai can attack once, you can attack the second time, with today's experience, the next attack will be much easier." ”

When Liu Shun heard this, his face was ashamed, and he got up and said: "Cabinet, colleagues, it's me who is rude. ”

Chen Bangyan nodded and asked Liu Shun to sit down, "The canal is about to connect to the moat, and then the warships will be able to kill directly under the city, but before that, the army must first capture the stone village outside the west city, and then set up artillery to cover the siege." Although we did not capture Shizhai today, presumably in the offensive of the past few days, the generals have also figured out the strategy of the Qing army's defense, and we will talk about it now so that we can crack it one by one. ”

It is useless to lose your temper, Liu Shun and the others will sink their hearts, think for a moment, and do not wait for Chen Bangyan to name him, Liu Shun adjusted his mentality, and saluted: "Supervisor, the stone plug outside the west city and the west city of Yangzhou are each other's horns, we attack from the south and north directions, we have to suffer from the artillery fire of the city head and the stone village, the attack is equal to the belly and back of the enemy, the soldiers are not only faced with the arrows and guns shot on the stone village, but also by the artillery bombardment of the city head, so the stone village is not easy to attack. ”

Chen Bangyan walked down the handsome case, stood on the side of the sand table and looked at it, and couldn't help but nodded, "What about attacking from the west?" ”

"Today's fight is Westmyon." Liu Shun stepped forward, picked up the bamboo strip and pointed to the west of the stone village, "Attacking from the west, the artillery on Yangzhou City is blocked by the high slope, and it is indeed impossible to threaten our army to attack the village, but whenever the stone village is in crisis, the Qing cavalry will come out from the west city or the north city to attack and harass, making it difficult for the army to concentrate on attacking the mountain." ”

Yangzhou city is big, there are 45,000 Qing troops in the city, the Ming army attacking the city is only 80,000 people, want to besiege on all sides, the troops must be scattered, but it is easy to be broken by the Qing army, so the Ming army gave up the north city and did not encircle, one is to open the net, so as not to make the Qing army do the battle of the trapped beast, and the second is that the strength is indeed insufficient.

Liu Shun took the bamboo strip and sighed, "Today, Zhang Youde's department has climbed the stone village, and the Qing cavalry suddenly rushed out from the west gate, rushed straight down the mountain, and then bypassed the hillside and entered the city from the north gate, disrupting the deployment of the siege, so it was defeated." ”

As soon as he said this, Chen Bangyan understood, he stared at the sand table for a while, and suddenly stretched out his hand to Liu Shunyi, who hurriedly handed over the bamboo strips.

Chen Bangyan took it, turned around the sand table, and then pointed to the city gate, "If the Qing cavalry is blocked in the city, will Liu Guogong have the confidence to take the stone village?" ”

Liu Shun was slightly stunned, he didn't understand what Chen Bangyan had to do to prevent the Qing cavalry from leaving the city, but he immediately nodded, "If there is no interference from the Qing cavalry, the last general will guarantee to take the stone village!" ”

After receiving a positive reply, Chen Bangyan used bamboo strips to draw a few ditches in front of several cities in Yangzhou, "When His Royal Highness went east to conquer Fujian, he trapped Zhangzhou with the method of locking the city, we don't need to trap Yangzhou, just dig a few ditches, so that the cavalry in the city dare not come out easily." ”

In Zhangzhou, the Ming army dug ditches and built walls, trapped Li Chengdong tens of thousands of people in the city, and then the main force went east to attack Quanzhou and other places, now the Ming army has 80,000 people, and the fortifications do not need to be as complicated as in Zhangzhou, only a few deep ditches can make the Qing army dare not go out of the city to harass.

"The city lock method, I know this, the amount of work is not large, the end will let people dig a few ditches overnight, and then send some people to guard, Qing Cai will not dare to go out of the city rashly." The generals in the tent all came over, Liu Shun's eyes lit up, and he was a little annoyed, he shouldn't have thought of it, "This method of the cabinet is feasible, and the general will approve it!" ”

When the generals heard this, their faces showed joy.

Seeing this, Chen Bangyan breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and then added: "The canal is close to the moat, and the general in charge of guarding it must also be vigilant to prevent the Qing army from going out of the city and destroying it." ”

The Ming army could not be like the Qing army, forcing the people to fill in the river, so through the canal, connecting the moat, and letting the warships sail to the city, it was the key means for the Ming army to attack the city, and the entire canal had taken the Ming army more than a month.

Hu Yiqing, who was in charge of guarding the canal, immediately hugged his fists and said: "If a ditch is dug to block the Qing army from leaving the city, the pressure on the last general to guard the canal will be greatly reduced, and the last general will ensure that there will be no problems, and the canal will be connected smoothly." ”

"Good!" Chen Bangyan nodded with satisfaction, "Today's attack on the village and dig the ditch, everyone is also tired, now they go back to the camp to rest, wait until the evening, and then get up and act, and dig the ditch and build the wall at the same time." ”

Everyone clasped their fists together, and was about to disperse, Zhang Huangyan lifted the curtain and stepped into the handsome tent, saluted Chen Bangyan and said: "Chen Gebu, Nanjing sent reinforcements to escort the supplies. ”

Chen Bangyan was stunned when he heard this, he didn't ask the court for help, nor did he ask for supplies.

"What about people? Brought in! Chen Bangyan was puzzled, he waved his hand and the generals retreated, but motioned for Liu Shun to stay for the time being.

After a while, two soldiers opened the tent curtain, one stepped into the handsome tent, Chen Bangyan and others looked at each other, the person who came was in his thirties, dark-skinned, with a short beard, very strong, it was Wang Yan's guard, Lu Shikui, the commander of the Iron Man Army.

"Chen Gebu, Liu Guogong, and Lord Zhang, on the orders of the imperial court, escorted 1,000 new guns and 1,000 sets of new armor, and rushed to Yangzhou to support." After Lu Shikui came in, he glanced at a few people in the tent, they all knew each other, he smiled slightly, and saluted: "Your Highness ordered the humble position, and when you arrive in Yangzhou, you will listen to the orders of the Chen Gebu, and the humble position and the thousand sons of his subordinates are willing to be dispatched at any time." ”

The Iron Man Army is Wang Yan's personal guard, and under normal circumstances, he does not participate in the battle, this time he just sent some supplies, and the King of Chu did not need to send the Iron Man Army over.

"Commander Lu, has something happened to the imperial court?" Chen Bangyan grabbed him and asked suddenly.

Lu Shikui looked left and right, and there was no one else, so he said: "Back to the cabinet department, there is nothing wrong with the court, but the Jin country may be about to attack Sichuan." ”

Jin Guo wanted to fight Sichuan, and the three people in the tent were stunned, and their faces leaked with surprise.

Chen Bangyan thought quickly, and immediately understood what Wang Yan meant, this is the imperial court is in a hurry, Cui They hurry up and take Yangzhou and end the war in Jiangbei.

At that moment, Chen Bangyan asked Lu Shikui, who had been tired all the way, to rest, and then went to see Xinjun and Xinjia with Liu Shun. On the way back to the account, Chen Bangyan suddenly stopped, turned around, looked at Liu Shun, and said: "Liu Duzhen, you and I are both His Royal Highness's confidants, His Royal Highness has high hopes for you and me, we can't let Your Highness down!" ”

After speaking, Chen Bangyan turned around and left, leaving Liu Shun to clench his fists.