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Zhang Pan didn't understand why Li Yuanqing would put so much thought into these earth-breaking cannons......

After all, everyone has seen the results of the test just now, and it is useless at all, except that this thing can hit a little farther, and it is better than moving a stone. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

But since Li Yuanqing did this, with only a few earth-breaking cannons and a few old gunners, Zhang Pan naturally wanted to give Li Yuanqing this face, and was busy with Chen Zhong continuing to observe the positions of the Houjin army and discuss defense affairs.

Li Yuanqing directly asked the old gunner to carry the remaining two guns to the west of the north wall, and Li Yuanqing's defensive range continued to test fire.

Fortunately, Li Yuanqing didn't have much hope, one dumb fire directly exploded, and the other door could be fired, but the range was only 300 steps at most......

However, Li Yuanqing still rewarded these gunners, gave them more than a dozen taels of silver, and temporarily assigned them to his own rule.

When they came to the two of them, it was already morning, and the firemen had already prepared their meals.

Zhang Pan hurriedly invited Li Yuanqing to come over for dinner.

After the three of them finished eating, Zhang Pan finally couldn't help the doubts in his heart and asked, "Yuanqing, what are you doing with these earth-breaking cannons?" It's useless. ”

Li Yuanqing smiled, "It may not be useful now, but in the future, maybe we can use it." By the way, Brother Zhang, Brother Chen, I don't think Tartar has the meaning of attacking the city today. I'm a little worried about the land in the east, but it's best that we dig more fortifications and be prepared. ”

To the east is Chen Zhong's defensive range, and Chen Zhong nodded hurriedly, "I also mean that." It just so happened that after eating, I went to arrange for manpower. ”

Zhang Pan said: "I still have a lot of labor here, and let them help." ”

Li Yuanqing nodded and said no more.

In the afternoon, the east gate of Lushun was opened, and hundreds of strong men began to dig new fortifications, mainly digging trenches.

Trenches have been the best fortifications throughout the ages.

First of all, the trench dug can form a barrier, block the enemy, and directly enter your own position, and moreover, the soil dug out of the trench can build a wall to form another barrier, saving time and effort, and has a very direct effect.

Lushun's foundation is not thin, and Zhang Pan has set up a lot of horses and nails on the periphery, and dug a lot of big pits and traps on the ground in front, which is enough to resist the Houjin army for a while.

Li Yuanqing did not participate in the construction of the fortifications, but he has been observing the terrain here.

To the east, the land is not far away, and it is connected to the sea.

For a moment, Li Yuanqing even had an impulse to dig the trench to the sea, connect it with the moat, and divert the sea water to pour it in.

But after only a moment, Li Yuanqing gave up on this idea.

There are tides in the sea, and the city of Arthur is too close to the sea, although the city is strong, how can it be able to compete with the power of the sea?

If you're not careful, the gains outweigh the losses.

When night fell, the Houjin army never had any offensive actions, but there were many sentry agents, who came to spy on the city, but they were very cautious and watched from a distance, most of them were two or three hundred steps away, although Zhang Pan had a few cavalry, but in this case, he would never dare to go out and fight them.

At this time, the three of them had basically figured out the meaning of the Houjin army, and they should not attack the city in a short period of time, but what to wait for.

But the more like this, the more nervous it is than a direct siege.

It's like if you're standing under a big tree and you know it's going to fall, you can dodge, but the tree doesn't fall, and you don't know which way to dodge......

What the fuck.

After dinner, the three of them continued to discuss how to deal with it.

Zhang Pan said: "Yuanqing, in such a situation, let's just sit back and wait, it's not a way?" In my opinion, can we send a team of elite soldiers to attack the camp at night? There are a lot of Houjin war horses, and there must be a lot of forage. Once we've burned their hay, they can't spend it outside. ”

Chen Zhong hurriedly said: "Yuanqing, this matter is feasible." Back then, when you were in Zhenjiang City, didn't you do that? It's almost autumn, and the weather is dry and dry, so it's a good time to set fires. ”

Li Yuanqing thought about it for a long time, but shook his head, "Two brothers, it's a good way to set fire." But right now, it's hard to start. ”

Zhang Pan hurriedly said: "Yuanqing, why is this?" ”

Li Yuanqing said: "At this time, the weather is dry and dry, and the weather is extremely sunny. Our people, how do we get over? There were fewer people in the past, and it was difficult to accomplish this task. There are many people in the past, and they will definitely be alerted by the Houjin army, once there is a battle, the losses are great, and our gains outweigh the losses. ”

Chen Zhong nodded heavily and slowly exhaled a breath of turbidity.

He only thought about the good side, but not the bad side.

As Li Yuanqing said, the three departments rely only on the city and the sea, and they do not have this kind of raid ability at all.

Moreover, the Houjin camp is far from the sea, and it is not realistic to walk by sea.

Once the attack is unfavorable, not only will it lose ~ elite, but it will also be a big blow to the morale of the army, which is a difficult result for the three parts to bear.

Zhang Pan also deeply understood this, and sighed: "Yuanqing, I am really uncomfortable to be choked by a Tartar like this, brother." ”

Li Yuanqing smiled, "The enemy is strong and I am weak." The main forces of Houjin are here, let's take a step back, there is nothing dishonorable. It's just that I don't know, will the Dongjiang headquarters give us support? ”

Hearing Li Yuanqing talk about the headquarters, both of them were stunned.

After a moment, Zhang Pan shook his head and said, "Yuanqing, I'm afraid it's difficult." It's hard to be handsome. I'm afraid I can't take care of us. ”

Chen Zhong also nodded.

Li Yuanqing slowly exhaled a breath of turbidity, and Zhang Pan could think of this.

Although Mao Wenlong gained a lot in this midsummer offensive, the affairs of his headquarters were complicated, and he was hundreds of miles away, so it was not a wise move to rush to the rescue.

With Mao Wenlong's shrewdness and wisdom, he would definitely not choose this move.

Sanbu, if you want to live, you can only rely on yourself.

Li Yuanqing also fully understands Mao Wenlong's position and will not blame him for anything.

Those who have become great things since ancient times should be able to take it and put it down.

How can everything be a big deal?

At this point, Li Yuanqing was actually very helpless. Historically, the Houjin besieged Lushun on a large scale, at least a few years later.

But at this time, due to the appearance of Li Yuanqing, the Dongjiang headquarters, including the three departments of Li Yuanqing in southern Liaoning, grew a little too fast, and I am afraid that the old slaves could not sit still.

Rapid development naturally has huge benefits, but the disadvantages are also obvious.

That is, the foundation of the three departments is unstable, the materials are lacking, the soldiers are not fine, the armor is not thick, and the weapons are not sharp enough.

In such a state, according to the city's strength, I'm afraid, it's not a good choice.

But ~~, if you don't keep it, the three departments can't explain to the court, Mao Wenlong, the brothers of Dongjiang, and the people under your rule.

At this time, Li Yuanqing also realized how much pressure Mao Wenlong had when he was in Zhenjiang.

The three of them didn't speak for a long time, and after a while, Zhang Pan said: "Yuanqing, our brothers, you have the best brain." You say, what are we going to do now? ”

Li Yuanqing slowly exhaled a breath of turbidity, "What should I do?" None of them. Do your best, obey the destiny of heaven. What needs to be done, we must do it well. In fact, things are not as pessimistic as we think. Although the Houjin were powerful, in fact, they were good at field warfare, but not good at attacking cities. Liaoyang and Shenyang were taken by them lightly, and the two brothers knew that they were tired. But this is Lushun, and the people's hearts are attached to my Daming. It is by no means so easy for Hou Jin to play this kind of indiscriminate trick. Besides, Lushun's position is dangerous, and we have more than 6,000 elite soldiers, thousands of auxiliary soldiers, food and people, panic? ”

"Yes. Panic ball? ”

Chen Zhong slapped the table and said, "Lao Zhang, Yuanqing, I think, we are too nervous." It's me who makes myself too nervous. The reason why the Houjin army did not attack the city was probably because they were not ready and did not have the certainty of attacking the city. They look like they're crowded, but I'm willing to bet that when we really attack the city, as long as we hurt them, they won't dare to mess around. ”

Zhang Pan was also boosted, "Not bad." The old slave is just such a slave, and it may be nothing to die one. Ten deaths must have been related to him. We just need to defend the city, and let them play tricks. ”

Li Yuanqing smiled and nodded, "The two eldest brothers have confidence, then this matter will be easy to handle." I have a way to ......"

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The psychological pressure of the soldiers coming to the city is indeed huge, but Li Yuanqing and the three of them encouraged each other, and this pressure was reduced a lot.

Even with it, the pro-soldiers were also infected, and immediately, more and more soldiers were also infected, and the atmosphere of the whole Arthur City was a little lighter.

Early the next morning, Li Yuanqing got up early in the morning.

Last night, Li Yuanqing put forward an idea to Zhang Pan and Chen Zhong.

In fact, it is very simple, since there is no way out, let your preparations be more sufficient.

Most of the warships of the Ming army were equipped with some catapults, which were slightly improved trebuchets.

At this time, there were not many warships in the three divisions, only 1 on Li Yuanqing's side, 1 on Chen Zhong's side, and 2 on Zhang Pan.

Of these 4 ships, almost 6 catapults can be dismantled.

These catapults are made of good wood and cowhide bands, and they are not very large, and it is not difficult to disassemble.

There is nothing else in Lushun City, but there are broken reefs on the seaside, which provides endless 'cannonballs' for the city.

Zhang Pan even put forward a somewhat crazy idea, to demolish some qualified houses in the city, there are many residential beams, are triangular old sunken wood, even if it is not as good as the wood of the catapult, but used to deal with emergencies, it should be able to make do.

And there are still more than 20 cows in the city, according to Zhang Pan's words, "directly kill and take tendons." By the way, it can also replenish the body of the brothers. ”

In Daming, slaughtering cattle without permission is a crime.

But at this point, who cares about that?

Early in the morning, all the conveniences were busy, dismantling ships and ships, demolishing houses, and killing cattle......

Li Yuanqing also strengthened his belief, Lushun, there can be no mistakes.

At noon, the firefighters were stewed with fragrant beef, and the tempting aroma could literally float miles away, and everyone watched with amazement.

In this day and age, many people have never even eaten beef in their entire lives.

Li Yuanqing and the three of them did not hesitate, whether they were soldiers, auxiliary soldiers, people's husbands, or strong women, as long as they helped defend the city, everyone had a share.

Of course, the amount of meat will vary.

For a time, the whole Lushun City was full of the fragrance of cooked beef, everyone had a smile on their faces, and the oppressive atmosphere of the entire soldiers coming to the city was completely swept away.

Li Yuanqing's mood is also a lot more relaxed, people's hearts are available, and there is a lot to do.

At this time, a soldier exclaimed from the top of the city, "Look, look over there." That, that's the old slave's royal flag. Yes, it's the old slave here. ”

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