Tongcheng, the cold wind was blowing, a large number of green battalion soldiers shrunk together, lit a fire under the city wall to keep warm, and many civilians were also driven out of the city, and at this time, the houses in the city had been occupied by the Eight Banners Army.

The southward army led by Kangxi only had a short rest in Luzhou, and then they almost never stopped all the way, spending six or seven days from Luzhou and Lu'an to Tongcheng, exhausted from top to bottom, and at this time, Yue Zhongqi's messenger also rushed all the way to Tongcheng.

Just after the Fu Han army led the army to capture Huangshiji, Yue Zhongqi decisively sent a messenger, the reason is very simple, through the speed of the Fu Han army's attack on Huangshiji, the Qing army will definitely not be able to withstand the offensive on the opposite side, the battle of defending the city wants to be fought well, not only relying on the relationship of terrain, but more by dragging, dragging the life of the besieging city is not as good as death, there is a chance of victory.

The mud-covered messenger braved the rain and snow, changed horses all the way and finally arrived in Tongcheng, he did not stop at all, the anxious look on his face was almost overflowing, and after handing over the densely folded box in his arms to the guards beside Kangxi, he completely fainted.

After Kangxi read the secret fold, his heart was a little uncertain, although Yue Zhongqi used tactful words in the secret fold, but still revealed one point, that is, the combat strength of the Qing army is difficult to compare with the Fu Han army, and now the decisive battle is not conducive to the Qing army, and it is difficult to achieve full success in the face of the enemy.

However, Yue Zhongqi also put forward his own suggestion, the Fu Han army is not conducive to the siege of the city for a long time, if the Kangxi army is now rushing to Anqing, I am afraid that it will be difficult to completely eliminate the Fu Han army with a tired army, so only use Anqing as bait to drag the pace of the Fu Han army, and drag the Fu Han army to the end, and then the Qing army led by Kangxi will be able to calmly win a big victory.

To put it bluntly, Yue Zhongqi really regarded himself as Zhang Xun, and did not hesitate to gamble with his life in the city, but also forced Ning Yu's hole cards out, and Ning Yu, who had no hole cards, naturally could no longer face the siege of the 100,000 army.

This ruthlessness and calmness made Emperor Kangxi greatly appreciated, he naturally understood Yue Zhongqi's intentions, and he was also quite concerned about Yue Zhongqi's decision, and chuckled: "Yue Dongmei's move to endure humiliation and burden, benefit the world, and give a one-eyed flower!" ”

In the Qing Dynasty, Hua Ling can be different from ordinary things, is a kind of prestige, Zhao rank of the mark, not ordinary officials can wear, its role is naturally to show the rank, reward military merits, and since the Qing court entered the customs, the reward of Hua Ling is cautious and cautious, three orders and five declarations, neither can the hairpin exceed the duty to wear in vain, and can not be worn at will, if there is a violation, it will be strictly punished.

It can be said that so far, few people in the entire Qing Dynasty can wear a flower feather, even if it is Shi Lang, the high-ranking Fujian Navy Commander, who resigned from Jinghai Hou after pacifying Taiwan, and begged to be given a flower feather as a minister in the past, and was later rewarded by Kangxi, so it can be seen that it is precious.

Of course, the one-eyed flower feather given by Kangxi is naturally not given in vain, and the meaning it represents is very simple, that is, even if the whole city dies, Anqing must be defended, and there is no room for other ideas, and no other reinforcements will be given.

Yue Zhongqi's move not only moved Kangxi, but also surprised Zhang Tingyu, he originally thought that the messenger was here to ask for reinforcements, at that time Zhang Tingyu felt that Yue Zhongqi was a little uncontrollable, but he never expected that the other party was really not breathless, but had already made the greatest sacrifice.

Vicious! This trick is really ruthless!

is worthy of being a character from a Jiangmen family, this life is probably like mustard in Yue Zhongqi's eyes, if it can be used to dye his top red, he will not hesitate for half a minute, but in this way, I am afraid that the lives of the people in the city can really only ask the Buddha for blessing.

After getting the order, Kangxi also asked the army to temporarily stop the expected advance plan, but began to prepare for rest and recuperation, and then sent people to keep an eye on the situation in Anqing City, once there is any change, it will be reported to Kangxi as soon as possible, so as to make a decision.

Zhang Tingyu had some doubts in his heart, he looked at Anqing City on the map, and said softly: "Your Majesty, the Fu Han army should not be underestimated, if they attack and take Anqing in a short time, then we will lose the first hand in this battle." ”

Kangxi's depression for several days was swept away by Yue Zhongqi's secret fold, and his heart felt a little more relaxed, he said with a smile: "Anqing is by no means an ordinary Xiongcheng, even if Ningyu has many artillery, it will be difficult to capture Anqing in a short time, but Hengchen is too worried." ”

When Zhang Tingyu heard this, he didn't say anything more, but he was always a little more worried in his heart.

This Ning Yu really can't be underestimated!

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"Anqing, known as the nine-head thirteen slopes, the old Yang Yi built the city foundation, the north of Zhangjiagang coast, the guest mountain is high and look down at it, it is appropriate not to conquer the city, the outside of the city is the foot of the mountain, it is not possible to entrench also."

"This city is built by the mountain, there is Zhangjiagang in the north corner, the water leads to the river, because the main mountain is the city, then it is regarded as narrow in the past, but the city is because of the mountain, then the force is provincial, and the narrow is easy to keep. The city is on the mountain, the inside is high and the outside is low, so that it is easy to defend and difficult to attack. ”

"The old man once checked the "Anqing Mansion Chronicles" and found that when the city was first built, it was more than 10 million yuan and more than 100,000 stones. There are three miles around the fortification of the city, two feet high and eight feet, the toe is seven feet wide, and the top is half of it. The city gate is all seven, all are the building, the sheep and horse wall is 1,262 zhang, and the hao is 1,435 zhang long and connects with the rivers and lakes. The elite soldiers, strong armor and sharp weapons, guarded it, and then became a giant screen on the river. ”

Li Fu talked eloquently in the big tent, and from time to time he glanced around at the crowd, and the next head sat around a circle of generals of the Han army, the big guy heard this, his face was a little solemn, this Anqing City is not easy to mess with.

Ning Yu thoughtfully, he looked at the tall Anqing City in the distance, and his heart was a little more difficult, since the beginning of the siege, although the Fu Han army did not vigorously invest in the siege troops, but this artillery was bombarded for two days, but in addition to the collapse of a city wall in the southwest corner, but there was no greater gain.

If only relying on artillery to attack the city, it would be a loss that Ning Yu could not afford, after all, the amount of ammunition carried by the army was limited, and it could not always support such a luxurious siege, and the battle with the Qing army was imminent, and it was impossible to use larger bullets to bombard these stones. If you choose the previous digging to attack the city, the gunpowder required is by no means a small number, and it is also something that the current Fu Han army cannot afford. Therefore, the method of blindly attacking has been abandoned by Ning Yu.

If he really can't attack, then he will leave the garrison of the Sixth Division outside the city to block the Qing army from leaving the city, and he will lead the army north to achieve a decisive battle with Kangxi. It's just that in this way, it will leave hidden dangers on his back, so it is not the ideal choice in Ning Yu's heart.

It's just how to attack the city, but it still needs to be thought about repeatedly.