"What is this for?" Yang Sichang was shocked and angry, and scolded the dozen or so recruits of the Beijing camp who closed the door, "Do you know what the sin is for disobeying the holy decree?" ”

The recruit silently bolted the door, deaf to his threats.

Other officials of the Ministry of Rites were in a mess and said, "How can this be good? It has become a turtle in an urn. ”

There was a clanging sound outside the door, and it seemed that it was an arrow shot by Guan Ningjun, intending to shoot the soldiers and prevent the gate from closing, but unfortunately it was a step too slow and all shot outside the door.

In the chaos, a loud voice shouted: "The whole army dismounts and attacks directly!" This wall is not high, and it can't stop us. ”

At the sound of an order, Guan Ningjun dismounted one after another, rushed up, and climbed to the wall with shouting. From time to time, a voice came: "You tapped, stepped on my head." "It seems to be a ladder to climb over the façade in the simplest way.

One team after another of Beijing camp recruits with weapons in their hands passed past Yang Sichang and the others, lined up on the passage on the wall, and dispersed to take up a defensive position. Although this wall is only about three meters, it cannot be compared with the regular city wall, but the battlements have shooting holes, and batteries are set at intervals, and the fire density of the defense is similar to that of the real city wall defense, and even more than the defense strength within the unit distance. The former officers of the Beijing Battalion, who laughed at the useless work of the Qiong Navy at the beginning, would definitely never be able to laugh again if they saw the current scene.

When Yang Sichang saw this scene, he was like falling into an ice cave. The defensive arrangement of this military camp and the response of the recruits are as if they were in advance of this mutiny, and they are extremely scary. Could it be that this summer Nan will not be able to predict the future, otherwise how to explain all this in front of him? Also, the recruits in the Beijing camp are all locals in the capital, their families are all in the city, and even three-year-old children understand the fate of disobedience, why are they not afraid at all? Could it be that Xia Nan brainwashed them in such a short period of time?

The officials of the Ministry of Rites shook Yang Sichang's arm vigorously and said something loudly, their faces full of fear. But Yang Sichang can't listen to any words now, and he has only one thought in his heart: everything is over! Painstakingly arranged this trap, but it was easily resolved, as long as Xia Nan's counterattack was successful, from Wu Sangui, himself to the emperor, they would all fall into a situation from which they could never recover.

"Woo Woo ......"

Gunfire began to ring out on the walls, and a simplified version of the siege began. The cavalry of the Guanning Army temporarily served as infantry, and there were no ladders or siege trees, so they could only rely on primitive methods such as building ladders; The recruits on the wall had no defensive equipment such as sasswoods and wolf's tooth swatters, and could only defend themselves with front-loading flintlock pistols with a poor rate of fire - and they could only shoot horizontally, not vertically, and the projectiles would fall.

Both sides have obvious advantages and disadvantages: the Guanning army is accustomed to itinerant warfare on horseback, and is not familiar with the fighting method of the ant-attached siege city, but the relatively low city wall is a big advantage they can take advantage of, and the wall that is less than two people high seems to be within reach; The weapons of the recruits in the Beijing camp are more suitable for the combat mode of queuing and shooting, and the disadvantages of such a close-range defensive battle are magnified, sometimes it is almost to fire the muzzle of the opponent's head, and it is necessary to reload without stopping, which is a great test in psychological pressure, but the dense formation offsets this disadvantage to a certain extent, not to mention the existence of bayonets allows them to switch to a white-knuckle combat mode at any time, facing the opponent who climbs the wall and can't free his hands to fight hand-to-hand, almost a one-sided slaughter.

The sound of killing and gunfire mingled, and the two sides engaged in a fierce confrontation at the head of the wall, from time to time someone was shot or stabbed and fell, and some unlucky soldiers were slashed by the blade and fell under the wall. With such a close distance, there is no room for manoeuvre, and it doesn't matter if there is a change in tactics, it is more than who can bear it.

Amid the deafening shouts of killing, a figure slowly paced to the chaotic Ministry of Rites officials and gently patted Yang Sichang's shoulder.

Yang Sichang turned his head to look, but it was the face he didn't want to see, and the smile that he had everything under control was especially hateful.

Xia Nan had a smile on his face: "Lord Yang has put a lot of effort into arranging all this, right?" The wall was so loud that he almost shouted it so that the other party could hear it.

Yang Sichang's facial muscles were a little distorted, and he gritted his teeth and said: "It's a pity that the hundred secrets are sparse, but I didn't expect that the recruits in the Beijing camp would dare to disobey the holy decree, giving you room to manoeuvre......"

"Hahaha......" Xia Nan laughed loudly, "Lord Yang can't be so naïve, really think that these soldiers are newly recruited recruits from the Beijing camp, right?" ”

Yang Sichang "chuckled" in his heart, recalling all kinds of signs, it was indeed wrong. Everything that had just happened replayed in his mind like a marquee: silent soldiers, disrespectful disrespect, orderly formation and defense...... Such abnormal behavior, well-trained devotion to battle, and fearless psychological quality in the face of the Guanning Army were not at all something that the recruits who had only been training for half a month could do.

He suddenly blessed his soul and shouted out a sentence: "You deceived the world and crossed the sea, came to a plan to transfer the contract, 10,000 recruits went out of the city with the army, but left 10,000 elites to stay in the barracks disguised as recruits?" ”

"Haha, sure enough, I have done the book of the Ministry of War, and I can understand it at all." Xia Nan pointed to the wall, "There are 10,000 troops, plus my guards and pro-army, and the city wall defense, how can you attack the 20,000 cavalry of the Guanning Army?" ”

The mystery was revealed, the general trend had gone, Yang Sichang lost his mental support, and suddenly felt weak, shook a few times and fell to the ground. The surrounding officials of the Ministry of Rites could reach out to support him, but no one reached out and watched him fall. Several officials flattered Xia Nan and said: "Guogong, all this is a conspiracy drummed up by Yang Sichang, and it has nothing to do with the Ministry of Rites, we are all innocent, please Guogong to investigate!" ”

Xia Nan waved his hand indifferently: "There is a debtor and a debtor, I know the ins and outs, and I will not embarrass you, don't worry." "What he has to deal with is Yang Sichang, Wu Sangui and the emperor, and these little shrimps have no time to take care of them.

Several people were overjoyed and knelt down to thank them. "Xie Guogong is discerning."

Xia Nan looked at Yang Sichang, who was slumped on the ground, and ordered left and right: "Tie him up and wait for him to fall." Then he stepped up to the wall.

Yang Youji hurriedly led people to follow, surrounded the left and right, and protected Xia Nan tightly.

Xia Nan came to the wall under the escort of the soldiers, ignoring the close fighting, and looked out on tiptoe, as if searching for someone. When he saw Wu Sangui riding a horse under the banner to watch the battle, he folded his hands into a trumpet shape and shouted loudly: "General Wu, can you make a temporary truce, let's talk?" ”