In Xiping Fort, Hong Chengchou was dealing with a mountain of official documents on his desk, and the Ming army was winning on the battlefield, and he was very excited as the governor of Jiliao.

Suddenly, his right hand trembled, and the ink stained the official document in front of him with a deep ink, which made him frown.

A moment later, a sergeant outside the door rushed over, shouting loudly as he ran: "Oh no, Yizhou is defeated, and the general soldier Jin Guofeng is defeated and killed!" ”

Hong Chengchou was startled, the brush in his hand fell, splashing a piece of ink on the official document, he suddenly got up and asked sharply, "What's the matter?" ”

The sergeant who gave the order gasped and said: "Governor, Jin Guofeng, the chief soldier of Yizhou, fought fiercely with the Qing soldiers, and he tried his best, and his second son and all his relatives were killed in the battle, and Yizhou was lost!" ”

Hong Chengchou still didn't believe it, and asked anxiously: "Isn't there tens of thousands of guards in Yizhou City?" Xia Chengde: What about them? ”

"Xia Chengde opened the city gate and surrendered to Jiannu, and the Jizhou soldiers also ran away!"

How is this possible? Hong Chengchou was unbelievable, Jin Guofeng died in battle, Xia Chengde surrendered, why did Yizhou lose it like this?

Hong Chengchou fell on the chair in a panic, and for a while the six gods had no master, and after a while, he asked again: "How many people from Jiannu attacked Yizhou?" Who is in the lead? ”

"Back to the governor, the leader of the Jiannu army is Dolgon, the owner of the white banner, and there are no less than 10,000 people!"

Hong Chengchou is also a battle-hardened commander, and after only a moment of distraction, he regained his senses and came to the map to think about countermeasures.

He couldn't figure out the strategy of the Qing army for a while, and he didn't know whether he should send reinforcements to regain Uiju.

At this time, another sergeant came to report, and a large number of Qing troops came to Xiping Fort to kill.

Hong Chengchou was shocked, could it be that the front line was lost? Or is it that the Qing army simply rushed around the rear?

Now his options are limited, either immediately withdraw his troops back to Jinzhou City and join Zu Dashou, or stick to Xiping Fort and hold the barrier for Jinzhou City.

Hong Chengchou thought about it and decided to choose the latter, the battle situation ahead is unknown, if he hastily withdraws from Xiping Fort, it is equivalent to cutting off the back road of the front-line soldiers and selling the crown prince, and his sin will be great.

Hong Chengchou immediately summoned several general soldiers stationed at Xiping Fort to discuss the strategy of defending against the enemy.

In the meeting hall, Yang Guozhu, the chief soldier of Xuanfu Town, analyzed: "Governor, the Qing army has begun to besiege the city, and their march is urgent and fast, I am afraid it was premeditated. ”

Hong Chengchou's mood was a little low, but he still behaved positively, he looked at Yang Guozhu and said, "Jiannu used troops like this, do you think their previous retreat was a trick to lure the enemy?" ”

The hall will be shocked, if so, the situation of the crown prince ......

Yang Guozhu saw that the faces of the generals present were extremely embarrassed, but he still nodded.

Hong Chengchou took a deep breath and said: "Gentlemen, no matter whether it is the design of Jiannu or a fluke, we are deeply favored by the emperor, and we must fight for every inch of land, and Xiping Fort must not be lost!" ”

Zuo Guangxian, the chief soldier of the reinforcement and suppression, changed his face drastically, and said: "Governor, it was Haoge, the eldest son of the Nu chieftain, who attacked Xiping Fort, and he brought tens of thousands of horses, not only the Manchurian Blue Banner, but also the Manchurian Yellow Banner, and the Governor must not take risks lightly......"

Huang Taiji was able to send his own Zhenghuang Banner, which was enough to show Jiannu's determination to capture Xiping Fort, and the hearts of the generals sank again.

Zuo Guangxian has been following Hong Chengchou to suppress Kou in Shaanxi, is the backbone of Hong Bing, naturally does not want Hong Chengchou to be in danger, and now he strongly persuades him to leave, because he is worried that if he is late, he will change, and Xipingbao will never be able to leave if he is besieged by the Qing army.

Jiang Xiang, the general soldier of Datong, also strongly persuaded Hong Chengchou to return to Jinzhou, he was more worried about his safety.

Hong Chengchou suddenly spoke, categorically rejected Zuo Guangxian's proposal, he resolutely said: "This governor will never leave, if this governor runs away, the tens of thousands of troops in this city are afraid that they will become a plate of loose sand, how to stop the raging momentum of the Tartars?" ”

Yang Guozhu and Hu Dawei's admiration for Hong Chengchou spontaneously arises, Hong Duchen is not only loyal to the country, but also can not give up his subordinates in this critical situation, a Wenchen can do this, it is already very remarkable.

At this time, there was a hurry to report that the night was not closed: "The Tartars are attacking the city!" They also brought the Hongyi cannon! ”

The time to go out of the city has passed, and Zuo Guangxian and Jiang Xiang both sighed.

Hong Chengchou was not happy when he saw this, and immediately shouted: "Why don't you go and command the city?" ”

He also said: "People are in the city, people are dead and the city is broken, whoever dares to retreat in a cowardly battle and flee from the battle, this governor will not be spared!" ”

The generals didn't dare to delay, and hurriedly took the order to go, Jiang Xiang secretly said unlucky, how to defend this small broken city......

Hong Chengchou, who was dressed in iron armor, personally climbed the city wall of Xiping Fort surrounded by a group of personal soldiers, and looked at the city, he couldn't help but feel frightened.

I saw that there was no end in sight to the black pressure outside the city, and the shouts of the Qing army were even more imposing, and there was a tendency to raze Xiping Fort to the ground.

"Boom! Rumble! Boom ......"

The city wall of Xiping Fort suddenly shook a few times, and the soldiers defending the city only felt a tremble under their feet, and the gravel and sand on the wall buttresses splashed everywhere, which frightened many defenders on the city wall.

Hong Chengchou ignored everyone's obstruction and personally cheered for the soldiers defending the city.

The Qing army's Hongyi cannon concentrated on the tower of Xiping Fort with one shot, and suddenly the earth and rocks fell one after another, baptizing Hong Chengchou from beginning to end.

"Protect the Overseer!" Zuo Guang shouted left and right first.

Hong Chengchou pushed away the personal soldiers who were protecting him, re-established himself on the rammed earth city wall, and shouted at everyone with the sound of rumbling cannons: "As long as I Hong Chengchou still has a breath, I will never retreat, and I will not let the Tartars step into Xiping Fort for half a step!" ”

"Fire, shoot back, blast at their artillery!"

The Ming army was in a hurry and began to adjust the artillery counterattack on the city, and a moment later, the artillery on Xiping Fort also opened fire in the face of the rumbling artillery of the Qing army.

Solid bullets flew around the city, and in the whistling sound of countless iron bullets, a tragic offensive and defensive battle began.

Hong Chengchou has been suppressing Kou all the year round, and he is very good at this kind of city defense warfare, he sits in the city tower, and methodically dispatches the defenders in the city, as if he has returned to the northwest.

Hu Dawei said in a rough voice: "The last general asks for his life, lead a group of men and horses out of the city, and break its siege formation!" ”

Hong Chengchou rejected him without changing his face, and said, "Don't act rashly, keep your position!" ”

Hao Ge of the Qing army rode out, I don't know what to say, the shouts of the Qing army under the city suddenly soared, and the black pressure was like a locust.

Hong Chengchou sighed with emotion, the combat effectiveness of the Tartars is really not comparable to Li Zicheng and these rogues, and the artillery can't disperse their military formation.

Hong Chengchou suddenly remembered something, turned his head to look at Zuo Guangxian on the side and asked, "Have you ever sent someone to ask Zu Shuai for help?" Report to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince? ”

"Back to the governor, I have already sent people before the siege of the Tartars......"

Hong Chengchou let out a sigh of relief, just notify him, then he just needs to defend Xiping Fort, as for the ending, it depends on the creation.