After the Ming army arrived in Jiangling, Zhu Youlang immediately ordered the siege of the city.

According to the previous siege experience and Li Dingguo's suggestion, special attention should be paid to the water gate.

Some water gates are directly connected to the Yangtze River, and the Qing army in the city can run away if something is not good.

Zhu Youlang still wants to try the coffin to blow up the city, and wants to develop it into a standing tactic.

After all, this time the official coffin was replaced, and the effect should be very good.

What surprised Zhu Youlang was that the Qing army did not attack the Ming soldiers who were digging tunnels, not only did they not fire artillery, but they did not even interfere with archery.

What kind of routine is this?

Just when Zhu Youlang was puzzled, the city gate was opened.

Could it be that the Qing army wants to go out of the city and fight to the death?

Of course, this is what Zhu Youlang is willing to see.

In the case of a field battle, the Ming army still had a considerable advantage.

But what followed was not an army in full formation, but a defenseless Qing soldier who had abandoned his armor.

The person who walked in the front shouted, "The criminal minister Feng Tang is willing to sacrifice Jiangling City to His Majesty." ”

Well?

Zhu Youlang was stunned for a moment. This is another surrender of the city?

In fact, with the conditions of Gangneung Fortress and the strength of the defenders, if you want to defend it, you can still hold it for a while.

The other party's surrender so neatly was nothing more than seeing that the Ming army was breaking through all the way, and after thinking about it, since it couldn't hold it in the end, it was better to surrender and save his life.

After all, Xiangyang has made the best example, and no one will compete with him.

"Feng Tang? That's a good name. ”

"Well, Your Majesty misunderstood, the name of the guilty minister is Feng Tang, and the pond is the pond of the pond."

Zhu Youlang said in a deep voice: "Why do you want to surrender? ”

"The criminal admires His Majesty's heavenly might..."

Feng Tang climbed along the pole and patted his ass.

"Okay, needless to say, let's do the handover of the city defense."

Zhu Youlang waved his hand impatiently.

"The sinner obeys."

Somehow, it was a good thing for the Qing army to sacrifice the city, so that the Ming army could avoid unnecessary casualties.

But Zhu Youlang was a little disappointed. Maybe he wanted to test the effect of the coffin bombing the city too much.

Li Dingguo was worried that there was an ambush in the city, and suggested that Zhu Youlang wait outside the city, and he sent people to the city to find out.

Zhu Youlang also agreed.

Being an emperor is this bit of pain, and the first thing to consider is not yourself, but the world.

Personal safety is not a matter for you alone, but a matter for the whole army and even the whole world, and it cannot be decided by a hot pat on the head.

After about half an hour, the Ming army had already controlled the entire Jiangling City, and only after confirming that there were no ambushes did they welcome the Son of Heaven into the city.

Jiangling is the core of the entire Jingzhou Mansion, and if you control Jiangling, basically the Ming army will control the Jingzhou Mansion.

Zhu Youlang summoned Li Dingguo to discuss the next plan, but Li Dingguo knelt down on the ground and said, "Your Majesty is ashamed." ”

Zhu Youlang was surprised and said, "What does King Jin mean?" ”

Li Dingguo sobbed and said: "There is one thing that the minister has never dared to tell His Majesty, if we continue to fight like this, we will not have troops to divide our troops to garrison." ”

After a pause, Li Dingguo continued: "Seeing that Your Majesty is rising, the ministers dare not sweep away Your Majesty's prosperity. But if such a city is swept down one city after another, there is really no army to divide. ”

In fact, what Li Dingguo said was that Zhu Youlang also seriously considered it.

These cities must be garrisoned by troops. It is unrealistic to expect these descents. They can descend to the light, and when the Ming army leaves, they can clear it without hesitation.

In the past, several big cities were defended by the generals of Kuidong, and Jiangling was quite far away from Wuchang, so it was really unbearable to divide the troops in this way.

"Why should King Jin blame himself? I also have this thing in mind. ”

Zhu Youlang paused and said, "There are still seventy or eighty thousand troops, right?" Take out 10,000 to garrison Gangneung. There are still 60,000 left, and these 60,000 will not move again. ”

"What does Your Majesty mean?"

"Go straight to Wuchang!"

Li Dingguo finally breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this.

He was worried that His Majesty was anxious to recover Huguang and wanted to become a fat man in one bite.

If you want everything, you will probably lose everything in the end.

Li Dingguo didn't want to end up in a situation where fires broke out everywhere.

"Your Majesty. After taking Jiangling, there is no big obstacle to go down the river, and it is completely possible to concentrate forces to attack Wuchang. It makes no sense for us to continue fighting. ”

"Yes, time is of the essence." Zhu Youlang cleared his throat and said, "Wuchang must be taken before winter." ”

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Guiyang, Jinglufu.

Hong Chengchou read the handwritten letter from Hu Quancai, the governor of Huguang, and shook his head with a wry smile.

He never thought that Yongli would dare to take the initiative to attack Huguang at this juncture.

This guy really has a lot of courage.

"Come on, go and invite Lord Ao."

Zhao Liangdong had just been defeated, and the Qing army in Guizhou urgently needed time to recuperate, and it was unlikely that they would launch an offensive at this time.

Yongli took the initiative to attack at this time, and the stirred Huguang jumped with a chicken and a dog.

Hu Quan is Hong Chengchou's proud protégé, and he is relieved to have him guarding Huguang Hong Chengchou.

It's just that it can be seen from Hu Quancai's letter that the Ming army's offensive is still very fierce. In a short period of time, Yiling and Yunyang were conquered.

If this momentum continues, it will be difficult to protect these prefectures and counties in the periphery.

Huguang and Guizhou are adjacent to each other, and Hong Chengchou is considering whether to send troops to help or take the opportunity to send troops to attack Sichuan and Yunnan.

Sichuan and Yunnan are the nests of the Ming army, and if they can get rid of the Ming army, they will become rootless duckweed.

Even if he lays down more cities in Huguang, it is meaningless.

The Qing army could have left its hands free to encircle and suppress again.

But if the Ming army is allowed to drive straight into Wuchang for such a long time, the court will not be able to save face at that time.

Emperor Shunzhi was a person with an excellent face, so naturally he couldn't allow such a thing to happen.

If it happens, there has to be someone who takes the blame. I'm afraid that person is Hu Quancai.

Even Hong Chengchou can't keep him.

Hong Chengchou was very entangled and decided to ask Aobai's opinion before making a decision.

After all, Ao Bai still has an elite Eight Banners Army in his hands, and his strength cannot be ignored.

But he said that Ao Bai came in a hurry, and said impatiently: "Lao Hong, what did you call me to do?" Damn, this poisonous thing is completely bluffing, I haven't taken the antidote given by An Shi these days, and I haven't done anything. Lao Tzu is going to lead the troops to destroy his An clan. ”

Hong Chengchou smiled bitterly and said, "Lord Ao, don't worry about it first, take a look at this letter." ”

With that, he handed the letter to Aobai.

Ao Bai took the letter and unfolded it, but he hurriedly swept it and felt that it was not good.

He read it carefully, but he was furious.

"What a Yongli child, so insidious and vicious, he actually crossed the sea to attack Huguang without telling the sky."

"According to Lord Ao's opinion, should we send troops to rescue or surround Wei to save Zhao?"

Hong Chengchou squinted his eyes and took the initiative to ask.

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