Speaking of the south gate, Lu Zhiyu led his last three thousand reserves and rushed to the city wall.

But the dilemma of the south gate is not that there are not enough troops, but that there are too many soldiers on both sides crowded up and down the city.

There are two stairways to the left and right of the city wall, and only when the soldiers on both sides roll down or are killed and stepped on, the people behind can take a step forward.

In this kind of battle, unless one side collapses first, it is difficult to decide the winner in a short period of time.

Qian Qiaogong led the wind and thunder to ride outside the north gate of Haizhou, and encountered the elite cavalry led by Yue Le.

As soon as the two sides met, a fierce battle broke out.

This is a relatively fair contest, the advantage of the wind and thunder cavalry in riding spears, the superiority of the Qing cavalry's combat skills, the participation of Xiaolin cavalry, the muskets and bows of the Qing army on the city wall, and from time to time the red-coated cannon also fired a few cannons.

For a while, I really can't tell the difference between male and female.

At this time, the East Gate was stormed by the Northern Expeditionary Army led by Qi Jiahao.

The defenders of the East Gate originally had 3,000 people, but Yue Le transferred half of them in order to shrink his forces to resist the strong attack of Wu Songwei at the South Gate.

At this time, the defenders, who were only more than 1,000 people, were already overwhelmed by the artillery fire and infantry of the Northern Expeditionary Army, and it was only a matter of time before they were defeated.

……。

The temporary headquarters of the Northern Expeditionary Army outside the South Gate.

Song An handed a page of information to Wu Zheng, "Young Master, Changlin Wei urgently reported that the enemy chief Azig has ordered 20,000 troops to reinforce Sizhou, and at this time, it should have been dispatched, Erhan's side,...... I'm afraid I can't stand it. Moreover, Dolbo's 30,000 troops in Yanzhou have reached Juzhou, two days away from Andongwei, and if this enemy army reaches Andongwei before our army controls Ganyu, then even if our army recovers Haizhou, I am afraid it will still be a stalemate. ”

Wu Zheng's expression did not move, and he gently wiped the connection lines of Fengyang, Sizhou, Xuzhou, Qingzhou, and Haizhou on the map, and his eyes slowly turned.

"Li Guo and Liu Tiren, what's the situation?"

Song An replied depressedly, "Originally, Guangxin Weina Road should be the most dangerous...... But now, Jiang Huang's defection made Li Guo get 6,000 troops in vain, and under the city of Linhuai, Jiang Hao led his troops to defeat the cavalry of Bayan's department with the cooperation of Li Guo and Liu Tiren, and Azig knew that Yuanshui could not save the near fire, so he could only use the dead horse as a live horse doctor and increase the army in the direction of Linhuai...... In this way, it is Li Guo who has the most successful climate. ”

"Li Guo can't attack Linhuai...... Even if it is captured, it can't be defended, as long as Guangxinwei drags Azig and makes it impossible for him to reinforce Sizhou with all his might, the pressure on Chi Erhan's department will not be too great. Wu Zheng said leisurely.

Song An wanted to speak several times, but finally couldn't help it, and said, "Can't the young master send another strong force to reinforce the direction of Xuyi?" ”

Wu Zheng turned his head and looked at Song An, "What, do you think I don't care about Erhan's life or death?" ”

Song An hurriedly denied: "No, no, I never meant that!" ”

Wu Zheng didn't care, just turned his head and asked, "Does the Qing court have any other actions?" ”

"According to the news from the dark line, it was said that Fulin originally wanted to conquer in person, but was stopped by the Queen Mother and the ministers, so Yue Le was sent to reinforce Haizhou, but in fact, the Qing court also deployed 30,000 new troops to Tianjin Sanwei."

"Thirty thousand?"

"Yes."

Wu Zheng nodded subconsciously, "In this way, the Qing court still has no less than 60,000 new troops hoarded in Gyeonggi, plus the Eight Banners Army stationed in Beijing, the total strength should be no less than 80,000." ”

"At least ninety thousand." Song An added.

"What is the movement of the Qing army in the west?"

"The forward of Wu Sangui, the king of the west of Qingping, has arrived in Yan'an Mansion, but the main force is still stranded in Xi'an Mansion, it seems that Wu Sangui does not want to be ordered to go east......

Wu Zheng snorted and did not speak.

Song An hesitated for a moment and said softly, "There is something very strange. ”

"Speak."

"When Wu Sangui marched westward before, Wang Yongqiang, the former deputy chief soldier of Ming Suide Town, who was captured, was suddenly released...... According to the news from Chang Linwei's eyeline, Wang Yongqiang's whereabouts are in the direction of Huguang...... Master, will it be to vote for you? ”

"Maybe it's for the eternal dynasty." Wu Zheng grinned.

Song An asked, "Well...... What is the purpose of the traitor Wu Sangui's move? If Wang Yongqiang is released without authorization, is he not afraid of being investigated by the Qing court? ”

Wu Zheng grinned and said, "He thinks he's starting to leave a way out for himself...... Ignore him for now, as long as the main force of his troops does not enter Shanxi, it will not affect the battle situation here...... You go on. ”

Song An responded: "Yes." Li Guohan, the blue flag of the Qing court and the Han army originally under the command of Wu Sangui, led the headquarters to break away from Wu Sangui's main force and entered Pingyang in the east. ”

"How many?"

"About eight thousand."

"The enemy inlaid the Yellow Banner Melle Ezhen Kakha Musho, from Tanyang to the north, has reached Luoyang...... About six thousand people. ”

"Hmm......."

"In addition to these, there are also many small Qing troops that are moving closer to the enemy Gyeonggi, but the number is not large, and they are not more than a thousand."

Wu Zheng was silent for a while and asked, "Can the main force of the Great Western Army arrive at the designated area as planned?" ”

"The King of Jin has sent Bai Wenxuan and Ma Weixing to lead 10,000 cavalry and 40,000 infantry, a total of 50,000 troops, according to the established plan discussed with the young master, from Macheng to attack Henan, but it is ......."

"But what?"

"The Qing court transferred Sun Kewang to guard Runing Mansion."

Wu Zheng was stunned when he heard this, and his brows tightened.

Song Andao: "King Jin's move is very inappropriate, Bai Wenxuan and Ma Weixing were originally Sun Kewang's old department, and now Sun Kewang is guarding Runing Mansion, although they are now their own masters, but Bai Wenxuan and Ma Weixing are bewitched by Sun Kewang, and the consequences are unimaginable." ”

Wu Zheng shook his head and said: "King Jin's heart is rigid on the outside and soft on the inside, and he seems to be strong, but in fact he is too righteous...... He may also want to persuade Sun Kewang to return. However, it is also possible that when the King of Jin ordered Bai Wenxuan and Ma Weixing to send troops to Henan, Sun Kewang had not yet arrived in Dangning Mansion. ”

Song An said: "That's true. ”

Wu Zheng's expression was relieved, and then he asked, "Is there any news from Xia Wanchun and Liao Zhongping?" ”

"Nope."

"It's good if you don't have it." Wu Zheng breathed a sigh of relief, "It seems that it has to be tightened again, and Fulinwa'er's waist is still very hard...... The order was that the First Army immediately marched north, and must reach Pizhou within three days, and launched an offensive posture against Xuzhou, deterring Dolbo and forcing him to go to Andongwei's army to return for reinforcement! ”

"Yes."

"Herald Chi Erhan, I will give him five days, and within five days, Sizhou must be captured."

"Young Master......!" Song An exclaimed.

Song An originally wanted to ask Wu Zheng to increase troops in the direction of Xuyi in order to relieve the pressure of Chi Erhan and others, you must know that now in the direction of Xuyi, there is a huge difference between the strength of the enemy and us, and the enemy Fengyang City is not far away, and reinforcements may be sent to the direction of Sizhou at any time.

Unexpectedly, Wu Zheng not only did not send reinforcements, but ordered Chi Erhan to capture Sizhou within a time limit.

Hearing Song An's exclamation, Wu Zheng said coldly: "Chi Erhan is not as fragile as you think...... Go to herald! ”

"Yes."