After taking Dingyuan, Li Laiheng led his troops to march north along Donghaoshui.

His target is the seat of Fengyang Mansion, the Zhongdu Left-behind Division.

If you consider it purely from the perspective of benefits, the Ming army's attack on Yangzhou, Suzhou, and Songjiang obviously has higher benefits.

These places are very rich and have extremely high grain production, and if they can be defeated, it will be a great supplement to the Ming army from both an economic and a food point of view.

However, the political significance of Fengyang is very significant, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is second only to Nanjing.

Especially in the case that the Ming army has taken Nanjing, it is really unreasonable not to recover Fengyang, which is close at hand.

After all, this is the place where the Zhu family is prosperous. Seeing the Eastern Emperor showing off his might in the central capital, where is the face of His Majesty the Emperor?

Li Laiheng can really understand this, so he tried his best to be elite in this battle without the slightest hesitation.

After the soldiers took Dingyuan bloodlessly, the south gate of Fengyang was held in the hands of the Ming army.

Dingyuan is not far from Fengyang Mansion, and it took Li Laiheng a few days to arrive outside Fengyang Mansion.

But what surprised him a little was that the Qing army seemed to have been prepared, and judging from the array of battles, the number of enemy troops should be at least fifty or sixty thousand, and purely from the point of view of numbers, it was not below the Ming army.

This is also a matter of no choice, if Li Laiheng transfers all the Kuidong troops in Huguang, there will be more than 100,000.

But in that case, the garrison of Huguang will become very empty, and if the Qing army in Henan goes south to Huguang, it will be more than lucky.

The army he can mobilize at the moment is only 50,000 or 60,000 people, but he firmly believes that the army under his command is stronger than the Qing army.

Kuidong Zhuxun is very skilled in breaking this kind of iron formation, not to mention that he has now mastered the tactics of shelling up the city.

However, Liu Xingming's idea of using a hot air balloon to surprise attack was immediately reprimanded by Liu Tichun and had to give up.

There is no way, it is natural for Lao Tzu to discipline his son.

Liu Xingming was very angry in his heart, and he had no choice but to pinch his nose and admit it.

The reason given by Liu Tichun is that the Qing army has been hit by hot air balloons many times, and they must be mentally prepared, and the effect of using this tactic will not be good.

Liu Xingming sneered in his heart, this reason is not valid at all.

If you say that, the coffin bombing city is also used up, why can you continue to use it?

Isn't it that Dad is worried about his safety and is afraid that the hot air balloon will be shot down by the Qing army?

In fact, how can it be so easy to be shot.

Hot air balloons can fly high at the beginning and descend when the mission is carried out.

Even if the Qing army found the hot air balloon, it was too late to shoot.

After finishing the grenade, Liu Xingming could immediately order the elevation. Pat your ass and walk in and let the tartar eat the fart.

And the effect is good, you don't have to try it to know?

If only His Majesty the Emperor were there.

Liu Xingming said in his heart.

With His Majesty's support, Dad is reluctant and can't resist the will.

But from the perspective of being a son, he seems to be able to understand.

After all, the old Liu family is such a lone seedling as him, if he has something three long and two short, then the old Liu family will have an heir. My dad is fifty years old, and even if he wants to give birth, he has more than enough energy to do it, right?

However, although Liu Xingming can't fly hot air balloons, he can still contribute in other aspects.

He led the scouts around the city of Fengyang Mansion and found several high slopes where cannons could be fired.

It's a little far from the city wall, but it's still within range.

Artillery can be powerful or small, the key depends on distance and angle.

If both are suitable, then even a brick-covered fortified city may not be impossible to blast through.

Liu Xingming planned to make preparations with both hands, in case the coffin bombing the city had no effect, he could also rely on artillery bombardment to open up the situation.

After Liu Xingming made this suggestion to Li Laiheng, Li Laiheng immediately adopted it.

Liu Tichun did not object to this. After all, there is no problem with the safety of his son, so it is easy to say.

The Ming army set up the artillery on the high slope and aimed it at the head of Fengyang Fucheng.

Everything is ready, just wait for Li Laiheng to order.

Of course, Lee Rae-hyung was not in a hurry to attack.

He had to wait until the tunnels were almost dug before ordering a simultaneous attack.

Even if the Tartar can withstand a wave, it is impossible for the wave to withstand all waves, right?

He took Fengyang Mansion City.

His Majesty the Emperor had entrusted him with such an important task, and he must not let His Majesty down.

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Fengyang prefect Liu Guangzhi was anxious like an ant on a hot pot, and the Ming army had already surrounded the city of Fengyang Mansion.

Judging from the current posture, it is impossible for them to break through.

You can only defend to the end!

But the Ming army seemed to be prepared, and several artillery pieces were pushed, and the tunnels were dug with great pleasure.

Liu Guangzhi has long heard of this.

The Ming army dug tunnels not to transport soldiers into the city, but to blow down the foundations of the city walls.

Once the foundation of the wall is blown up, the wall will naturally collapse.

These tricks have been tried and tested by the Ming army, and Liu Guangzhi has ordered someone to dig a canal on the inner side of the city wall in advance, which can be poured into the ground at any time to let the gunpowder get wet.

As a result, the Ming army's attempt to directly blow up the city wall failed.

But what about the artillery on the heights?

After this round of shelling, how can the city head be defended?

Liu Guangzhi didn't think that these green battalion soldiers had a resolute fighting spirit.

Once the situation is unfavorable, it is very likely that the army will be defeated.

"General Wei, what do you think should be done with those artillery pieces of the Ming thieves on the high ground?"

Liu Guangzhi thought that there was nothing he could do, so he asked Wei Liangchen, the general soldier of Fengyang, for advice.

The two have matched well in the past two years, and Liu Guangzhi can only hope that Wei Liangchen will play his courage and help him defend Fengyang.

In fact, although the Ming army now controls Anqing, Chuzhou, Hezhou, Taipingfu, Yingtianfu, and Zhenjiang Fu, in terms of territory, these places together are not even half of Nanzhili's.

The largest places such as Fengyang, Luzhou, Huai'an, and Yangzhou were in the hands of the Qing army.

As long as the Qing army itself did not make mistakes, it was actually firmly encircled by the Ming army in Yingtianfu.

If the Ming army wants to break through the encirclement, it must advance from north to south and win a series of battles one after another.

This is extremely difficult, and Liu Guangzhi thinks that it will be difficult for the Ming army to do it in a short time.

"Dealing with artillery is nothing more than a counter-bombardment. Presumably, Liu Fuzun doesn't want to send troops out to fight in the field, right? ”

"That's nature, don't fight in waves."

Hearing Wei Liangchen mention going out of the city for field battles, Liu Guangzhi hurriedly interrupted and reminded.

His head shook like a rattle, for fear that Wei Liangchen's brain would be hot and he would open the city gate to fight a decisive battle with the Ming army.

What is the strength of the Thirteen Kuidong? That was the remnants of the Dashun Army that fought the Ming army all over the ground and forced Chongzhen to hang himself!

The fifty or sixty thousand green battalion soldiers under his command can still fight a dozen to defend the city, isn't it looking for death when he goes out to fight in the field?

What's the difference between that and not wanting to live and hitting a pillar by yourself?

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