It didn't take much effort, and at dusk, the Tianwei army repelled the Qing army's attack again, and the Qing army slowly retreated.

Before he could return to the prefect's yamen, the soldiers from Beicheng ran over and knelt on the ground, "Lord Qiqi, the reinforcements from Shandong Town have arrived at the north gate!" ”

Cha Bolt raised his eyebrows, Liu Zeqing arrived? Okay, haha! Finally came to help, with more than 20,000 troops in Shandong Town, I finally don't have to worry about the siege of the Qing army, even if the soldiers of Shandong Town are useless, more than 20,000 people, they can always come in handy, the key battle can't help, it's no problem to fight yourself, right?

"Good! Since General Liu has arrived, let's go and greet him, Chu Huai and Lu Xiaonan, you two keep an eye on me in Dongcheng, don't let the Qing army take advantage of the loophole! ”

Cha Xuan took a team to Beicheng, and saw from a distance that more than 20,000 Shandong soldiers had squeezed the open space outside the city wall of Beicheng tightly, and the army of more than 20,000 people, plus the grain and grass equipment that came with the army, was naturally boundless.

"Haha, Lord Cha, Liu is a step late to help Dongchang Mansion, and I hope Lord Cha won't blame you......"

From afar, Liu Zeqing arched his hand and smiled.

Cha Xuan hurriedly arched his hand and said: "Lord Liu is polite, I haven't thanked my lord for his help, I rushed to Dongchang Mansion at this time, but it was just the right time, the war has just begun, this time the Qing army is in full swing, and there are many places where you need to use the soldiers of Shandong Town!" ”

The two of them said a few polite words, introduced the accompanying generals respectively, and walked into Dongchang Mansion together.

After taking a seat in the palace, Liu Zeqing smiled and said: "Lord Cha, Inspector Xu said in the general's order, in Dongchang Mansion, the Tianwei Army is the main force to defend against the Qing Army, and the Tianwei Army is famous all over the world. ”

Cha Xuan nodded slightly, and replied: "Lord Liu, now they are all serving the country, they don't score each other, the Tianwei Army is a strong force prepared by the emperor himself, even if the combat power is compared with the Eight Banners, it is not inferior at all, this battle, naturally the Tianwei Army is the mainstay, the soldiers of Shandong Town have come to work hard, this official means that you can let Shandong Town garrison the North City and the West City first, and my Tianwei Army is in the East City and the main force of the Qing Army is in the East City, as long as the North City and the West City do not have problems, then the East City is naturally not a problem, tens of thousands of Qing troops, The official hasn't put it in his eyes yet! ”

It's not that the investigation is a big deal, the original Tianwei army of more than 20,000 people is divided into four cities, in the face of the Qing army besieging on all sides, the strength is naturally a little stretched, the time is short, there is no problem, the time is long, the soldiers are tired, the combat power is declining, I am afraid that it will be difficult to do, but if more than 20,000 people are stationed in the south and the east city, it will be different, no matter how powerful the Qing army is, if you want to cross the Dongchang Lake to attack Dongchang Mansion, it is definitely not so easy.

Liu Zeqing nodded slightly, and said with a smile: "Lord Cha is very considerate of the soldiers of our Shandong Town, hehe, if you let these people attack the main force of the Qing army in front of them, I am afraid that they really don't have that courage, over the years, Jiannu has repeatedly Koubian, almost never once did not plunder Shandong, seven Koubian, five times deep into the hinterland of Shandong, these people are really scared by the Jiannu cavalry, however, if it is only to hold the north and west city, not to go-for-tat with the main force of the Qing army, there is still no problem." ”

Zha Xuan smiled bitterly in his heart, this special Liu Zeqing is quite a bachelor, saying that he can't do it, he doesn't even have a hard word, the main generals are all this virtue, it is conceivable that the 20,000 soldiers under his command are not particularly strong......

"Since this is the case, then I will immediately order the Tianwei Army soldiers in the West City and the North City to withdraw to the East City to strengthen the defense of the East City, in these two directions, there will be Lord Lao Liu......

Cha Shu laughed.

Liu Zeqing hurriedly said: "Lord Cha, although the combat strength of the soldiers in Shandong Town is limited, however, the combat power of the pro-military battalion of the lower officials is also objective, an infantry battalion, a cavalry battalion, almost two thousand people, can be regarded as an elite division, and now Dongcheng is facing tens of thousands of main forces of the Qing army, whether it is the Manchurian elite cavalry or the Guanning iron cavalry, the combat power cannot be underestimated, just relying on the Tianwei army, the pressure of the Tianwei army is too great, the meaning of the lower official, it is better to put the pro-military camp of the lower official in the east city, and guard the east city with the soldiers of the Tianwei army, What do you think of the confrontation with the Qing army? ”

"This ......"

Cha Xuan looked stunned, hesitated for a moment, and then replied: "Since Lord Liu has this intention, then the official will thank you, and it just so happens that the official can also strengthen the defense of Nancheng, these two directions are the focus of the Qing army's attack, and we can't afford to be careless......"

"Good! Tang Keming! ”

Liu Zeming shouted loudly, and a general walked closer.

Liu Zeqing said in a deep voice: "Lord Cha, this is my pro-military camp general Tang Keming, Tang Keming, from tonight, you will lead 2,000 people from the pro-military camp into Dongcheng to protect the safety of Dongcheng with Lord Cha. ”

"The last will obey! My lord! ”

The two of them determined the defense area that the soldiers under their command were responsible for, and began to mobilize troops separately for deployment, and the soldiers of the Tianwei Army in the north and west began to withdraw, and handed over the defense to the soldiers of Shandong Town, and at the same time, Liu Zeqing's pro-army camp began to enter the east city and guard the city wall of the east city with the Tianwei army.

With the arrival of Liu Zeqing, Cha Bolt has a lot of peace of mind, but he still can't feel at ease, he doesn't even go back to the Yamen, and stays in Dongcheng directly, keeping an eye on the movements of the Qing army outside the city, however, while Zha Bolt is paying attention to the movements of the Qing army, Ao Bai and Wu Sangui are also paying attention to the movements of Dongcheng, Liu Zeqing has already led the troops of Shandong Town to Dongchang Mansion, tonight is the best time to start, nearly 100 big ships are lined up on the east bank of Dongchang Lake, ready to attack again, cross Dongchang Lake, and attack Dongcheng!

Liu Zeqing's pro-military camp was stationed above the city, and 2,000 people were distributed on the city wall of the eastern city with a length of four miles, and they intersected with the soldiers of the Tianwei army.

Time to see that it has entered the middle of the night, the hour has passed, Cha Xuan inspected the city head, and Tang Keming and others came to the city gate, unconsciously, the soldiers of Shandong Town have stood in a circle at the city gate, and there are only twenty pro-army guards around Cha Xuan.

Tang Keming sensed that the opportunity was coming, his right hand only held the handle of the knife, followed behind Cha Shu, and suddenly pulled out the steel knife he saw, and slashed towards the Cha Shu in front of him!

(End of chapter)