After nearly 2,000 years of development from the Warring States period to the present, siege warfare has formed a highly specialized tactical system.

Even if you climb up, you have to prepare the equipment, right? Ladders, rushing cars, crashes, and arrow towers all need to be built by professional technicians.

Cave siege requires professional miners to survey, and then earthwork. By the time of the Ming Dynasty, artillery also appeared.

It can be said that behind every main soldier who rushed to the city stood a group of technicians, logistics support personnel and a large amount of material supplies.

All of this requires a professional team and a strong government.

And these, do the Shandong Righteous Army have?

As Li Zicheng's old opponent in the army, no one knew better than Sun Yuan what was going on with the peasant army. To be honest, I am afraid that the level of professional military words of the Shandong Righteous Army is still a certain distance from Li Zicheng, and they go to fight the fortified city of Xuzhou, which is equivalent to sending them to death, and the wise do not do it.

Still, the fact that they were able to regain lost territory at any cost is something that cannot but be respected.

Sun Yuan was also a little stunned: "Dao Chief, who initiated this matter, and why?" ”

"This matter is Xie Qian's proposal." Xuxuan replied: "Actually, Xie Qian began to organize this matter when Zhun Tower invaded Huai'an. Xie Qian said that even if Xuzhou could not be captured, if some Jiannu could be absorbed back to Xuzhou, the pressure on Huai'an could be reduced. Guarding the river must guard Huai, if Huai'an is lost, Jiangbei is in danger. Jiangbei is dangerous, Daming is dangerous. ”

"It turned out that Xie Qian proposed it." Sun Yuan felt a burst of admiration in his heart, and then sighed: "This Xie Qian is really a good man!" ”

No wonder in real history, Xie Qian was able to make such a big splash in Shandong and Huaibei, no wonder even Dolgon, the butcher, had the idea of loving talent. This person's strategic vision and spirit are indeed very remarkable, and he deserves to be a hero among people!

It's just that because of the change of Sun Yuan, the Qing army's quasi-tower department was blocked by Liu Chun in Huai'an, so Xie Qian had the move to integrate the righteous armies from all walks of life in Shandong to besiege Xuzhou.

Sun Yuan glanced at the paper full of words again, it was just a letter of advocacy, which was nothing more than saying that Jiannu was brutal, and we should unite closely, hold high righteousness, support the Ming army on the front line to resist the war, and be not afraid of sacrifice, attack Xuzhou, and reduce the pressure on the Ming Dynasty army in Huai'an.

Of course, just an empty slogan is not enough to make those reckless and willing to pay a huge price to attack the fortified city. In the proposal, Xie Qian described the wealth and rich treasury of Xuzhou City with great pen and ink, and promised that once Xuzhou was opened, the seizures would be fairly distributed to all people according to the number of troops dispatched by each person and the merits they made.

At the bottom were the signatures and bloody fingerprints of the leaders of all walks of life, and Sun Yuan counted them, and there were eleven of them. Except for Xie Qian, Zhao Shenkuan, Qin Shangxing, Guo Jiangpai, and Zhai Wu, no one else knew each other.

Sun Yuan said to Xuxuan: "Dao Chief, as you said, our army is all cavalry, and there is no way to attack the fortifications, what do you mean?" ”

Xuxuan said: "Xie Qian began to survey Xuzhou as early as a month ago, organized various righteous armies, and has come up with a good way to enter Xuzhou." ”

Sun Yuan came to the spirit: "Dao Chief, please speak." ”

Xuxuan: "Xie Qian's plan is to send people to sneak into the city first, and as soon as Xuzhou opens the city gate at dawn, he will grab a city gate with dead soldiers and let all the righteous troops enter the city." ”

Sun Yuan: "This plan is very good, how is it going?" ”

Xuan Xuan smiled bitterly: "To be honest, it is going very badly. ”

Sun Yuanqi asked, "What do you say?" ”

Xuxuan: "Xuzhou guard general Li Tai rate is extremely treacherous, since the town of Xuzhou, the implementation of a strict household registration system, each li, Bao population has statistics. Moreover, these libao had to go to his yamen every day to report, and if there were new faces in the area under their jurisdiction, they had to be checked. If there is something in one mile, the long cut will be cut; One keeps something, and the chief is killed. In addition, all the inns in the city were closed by him. Not only that, but the people who went into the city to sell vegetables and firewood were subject to strict checks, and they were not allowed to carry iron tools on their bodies. Therefore, in the past month, not a single spy has been able to infiltrate the city. ”

Sun Yuan: "This Li Tai rate is really cunning, but if he didn't even have a spy into Xuzhou, I don't think there will be this initiative, does the Taoist chief have a follow-up?" ”

Xuan Xuan smiled: "Li Tai is certainly a traitor, but he still has something to think about. For example, the Buddhist temples and palaces in the city, he had no way to conduct an inventory. ”

Sun Yuan laughed: "I think there must be a righteous man who pretends to be a monk and enters the city together, and temporarily hides in the temple and Taoist temple. ”

Yes, although the Ming Dynasty implemented a strict household registration system, it controlled the population very strictly during the peaceful years. All the common people are organized into different household registrations according to their occupations, peasants are people, craftsmen are artisans, and soldiers are military households, and after registration, they are not allowed to go out at will without reason. Any person who leaves the place where his household registration is located must go to the government to issue a road guide, indicating the destination, the reason for leaving home, and the date of return. If there is no guide, I am afraid that if I go halfway, I will be taken by the sergeant as a homeless person to enrich the frontier and become a soldier.

Xuzhou did not go through any major wars, and the household registration system was still very perfect, which also provided convenience for the rule of the Qing army.

However, the monks of the Ming Dynasty were not under the jurisdiction of the local government.

They are directly under the jurisdiction of the Sangha Lu Division and the Daolu Division established by the central government, and they can travel the world with the trust in their hands. This point happens to be a loophole in Xuzhou, which can be used by the righteous army.

"Destroying demons and defending the Tao is something that my generation should do." Xuan Xuan smiled, obviously affirming this, and then sighed again: "It's a pity that I still couldn't send many people in." There is also a Taoist temple in Xuzhou City, hiding more than a dozen people, if there are too many Taoists in the order, it will inevitably attract the attention of the Qing army. As for the Buddhist temple, although there are two temples and the scale is large, it is not so easy to pretend to be a monk. ”

"Indeed." Sun Yuan couldn't help but laugh.

Pretending to be a Taoist priest is very simple for ordinary people, the big deal is to pull up your hair and insert a hairpin. As for the robe, it is also easy to find, and wearing the robe was a popular fashion in the Ming Dynasty. Not only Taoist priests wore it, but also emperors. Any scholar doctor, if you don't prepare two sets of Taoist robes as daily casual clothes, you are not considered to have big sleeves fluttering, you are not chic, and you are not a knowledgeable and literate elite.

But pretending to be a monk is not so easy, first of all, you can't get a monk's robe. Secondly, everyone is reluctant to shave their heads, and they also let people burn two strings of ring scars on their heads with incense.

Sun Yuan: "In this way, Xie Qian only sent a dozen dead soldiers into the city in a month, and this bit of people is of little use, I'm afraid that even two city gates can't be snatched down." No, you can't grab half of the gates. Don't forget, Xuzhou has an inner city. ”

If you guess correctly, the combat effectiveness of the rebel army should be very inferior, this is an objective fact, and there is no need to avoid it.

Eleven people, 100,000 horses rushed to a city gate towards the city, the ghost knows what it will look like, that situation, just think about it is a headache. Moreover, isn't the enemy dead and will not fight back?

I am afraid that when the Qing army counterattacks, their own family will be in a mess and completely collapse.

Let the spies enter the city first, and then open the city gate to enlarge the troops into the city, but it is just a story in the romance book, just take a look. If you really want to implement it, it will be very difficult.

Thinking of this, Sun Yuan suddenly had a little headache.

When he made the plan to fly to Xuzhou, he also thought that he would encounter such a problem. However, according to the intelligence at hand, the enemy was only three hundred in Xuzhou, scattered on the city wall, and immediately became invisible. Sun Yuan can go to the city wherever he wants, relaxed and happy.

So, he didn't worry too much, just rushed all the way. In his opinion, time is his worst enemy, not the Qing army in Xuzhou City.

"Yes, that's why Poor Dao came to find the Marquis of Yingchuan. Indeed, even if the dead soldiers in ambush in my city could open a city gate, it would be impossible for so many troops to rush into the city in one go and carry out smoothly. It's not good to say, the team entering the city will be defeated by Jiannu first. Xuxuan Daoist had a rare look of excitement, and said excitedly: "The Ningxiang army is the first army in the world, if the Hou Ye can send a cavalry to take advantage of the enemy's unpreparedness, rush into the city in one breath, directly enter the inner city, capture Li Shutai, and capture Xuzhou as easily." There is also a thunderous blow of the troops comparable to the cavalry, and the enemy will not be able to react at all. This matter is not for the Ningxiang Army, and it is not for the Hou Ye. ”

Hearing him say this, Tang asked Xingyi: "Master Hou, I think this matter is feasible and worth a try." ”

Sun Yuan was also very moved, but for some reason, he always felt a little uneasy.

Something seems to be wrong.

yes, quite wrong.

Suddenly, Sun Yuan shouted: "Xuxuan, you said that you are a Taoist priest of Wudang Mountain, can you believe you?" You are a monk and practicing in Wudang Mountain, you are a good child, why did you come to Xuzhou, this matter is quite strange. Taken! ”

Hearing Sun Yuan's loud shout, all the guards drew their weapons at the same time and surrounded the four Taoists.

Xuxuan didn't resist, let the soldiers of the Ningxiang Army put the saber on his neck, smiled bitterly, and said: "Marquis Yingchuan, what the poor Dao said is true, and there is a Tao to rely on. As he spoke, he took the Dao from his arms and handed it over.

Sun Yuan couldn't understand the ID card of the so-called monk monk's family, so he only glanced at it, and asked Tang Wenxing: "Do you know it?" ”

Tang Wenxing: "I know, at the end of that year, when I will be in the Xinguo Mansion, there are also Taoists in the mansion, and I have seen it, it is true." ”

"Then Xuxuan, you are really the Taoist of Wudang Mountain." In fact, his internal martial arts can also be used as circumstantial evidence, and Sun Yuan asked again: "Then why did you answer why you came to Xuzhou?" ”

As the commander of an army, the life and death of 2,000 men and horses are at stake. The big war is imminent, and we can't afford to be cautious. This void looks really suspicious.