Chapter 64: Capture the thief and capture the king first
Wen Anzhi explained: "The pontoon bridge is used to allow soldiers to join forces and storm the fortress. After all, the water city is limited, and relying on the soldiers to attack the city in turn is too inefficient. ”
Of course, Chongqing is not only the water gate, but the terrain of these places is dangerous, and it is not easy to build a ladder.
"The last time you attacked Chongqing, Inspector Wen attacked the Water Gate first?"
Zhu Youlang nodded lightly and asked.
"Exactly."
Wen Anzhi sighed: "Attacking the water gate is the best choice, but it's a pity..."
Zhu Youlang saw that he was silent, and knew that it was Er Tan who really hurt Wen Anzhi's heart last time, so he changed the topic and said: "When does Inspector Wen think King Jin will be able to break the city?" ”
"This... It's hard to say, but it shouldn't be difficult to use the cannon all the time. ”
This is the first time Wen Anzhi has seen the new artillery brought by Zhu Youlang.
Although the power of the artillery is not as powerful as that of the Hongyi cannon, it is also considerable.
The Qing army could not make a decent resistance under this kind of artillery suppression, and the king of Jin could calmly order the soldiers to build a pontoon bridge.
"I am here waiting for the good news of King Jin!"
After listening to Wen Anzhi's words, Zhu Youlang became more confident in winning Chongqing, and said with great momentum.
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At the head of Chongqing, the chief soldier Wang Mingde had a bitter face.
Cheng Tingjun, who killed a thousand knives, lost the Tongluo Pass so easily, and now they have to fight against the water.
Under the suppression of the artillery of the Ming army, they only had the power to parry and had no ability to fight back.
Wang Mingde watched the Ming army build a pontoon bridge, but he couldn't make a counterattack at the first time.
He can see the strategy of the Ming army, that is, to build the pontoon bridge at all costs.
The Ming army focused its siege on the Water Gate.
After seeing this clue, Wang Mingde immediately dispatched troops to reinforce the water gates.
The Ming army was going to stop firing artillery after all. When they attack Watergate, they can't bombard their own people, right?
Now all Wang Mingde can do is endure until the time of the general attack of the Ming army.
At that time, if the Qing army can withstand the first wave of the Ming army's offensive, there may be hope.
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After escaping from the city, Gao Minzhan returned to the governor's yamen as soon as possible.
The state of the city was even more dangerous than he had imagined.
One shot will send rubble and rocks flying, and if you don't pay attention, you will lose your life.
Gao Minzhan is such a life-sparing person, naturally he will not take such a risk.
However, after returning to the Yamen, Gao Minzhan was not idle, and sent people to inquire about the situation in the city several times.
The replies were all that the Ming army was on the offensive, and General Wang led his troops to resist desperately.
The situation is so anxious, Wang Mingde is naturally anxious.
I wonder when Hong Jingluo's reinforcements will arrive?
Relying on the defenders in the city alone, it shouldn't last long, right?
Just when Gao Minzhan was lamenting, the family hurriedly came to report that the yamen was surrounded.
Gao Min Zhanzhi was stunned in surprise.
The yamen is surrounded? Who is so bold as to dare to surround the governor's yamen?
This is really a house leak that happened to rain overnight!
"How many people are there who make trouble?"
"Back to the master, there are thousands of people. They brought the old tree that had been cut down and slammed the door, and it shouldn't last long. ”
Hearing this, Gao Minzhan's mentality completely exploded.
There are thieves attacking the city outside, and there are people making chaos inside, is this God's intention to kill him?
Originally, there were still 3,000 elites in the governor's standard battalion, but Gao Minzhan handed them over to Wang Mingde to defend the city.
Now that there are only nearly 100 guards in the governor's yamen, how easy is it to resist the siege of a thousand people?
"Master, why don't you withdraw through the back door?"
Gao Minzhan shook his head.
Why didn't he want to run away?
But the other party was able to organize a thousand people to besiege the yamen, proving that it had premeditated.
In this case, every door of the yamen must have been stared at to death.
Not to mention that Gao Minzhan wants to break through as a big living person, even a fly can't fly out!
"What is the identity of the person who came? Recognizable? ”
"It seems that they are all wealthy businessmen and giants in the city, and the people they lead should be their guardians."
"These dog thieves!"
Hearing this, Gao Minzhan was angry.
Didn't they just let them have some blood, and they actually held a grudge and tried to rebel because of this!
The timing chosen by these merchants was neither early nor late, which happened to be the time when the Ming army attacked the city, proving that there must be ghosts in the city!
Gao Minzhan thought about it and decided to go in person to find out.
He didn't believe that these businessmen were all internal responses of the Ming army, and most of them should have just been bewitched!
"Armor Ben Fu!"
Gao Minzhan had just taken off his armor and had to put it back on again, and he even needed to go to negotiate with these troublesome businessmen in person.
Although he was extremely reluctant in his heart, there was only so much to keep him alive.
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"One, two, three, bump!"
Dozens of nurses holding giant trees rushed towards the gate with all their strength.
Every time it hits, the vermilion lacquer gate trembles violently, and it may crack at any time.
Their companions took full cover by bending their bows and arrows in the distance.
The imperial court strictly forbade the use of crossbows by the people, but bows and arrows were not forbidden.
Many of these guards were hunters in the past, and they have excellent archery skills.
At first, they were a little worried about whether it would be a bit of an egg to attack the governor's yamen with their "rabble".
But when the fight really started, they found that there were no more elites in the governor's yamen. The rest are some of the weaker ones than them.
What's more, they still have a numerical advantage.
Now the governor's yamen has been surrounded, and once a person tried to sneak out of the corner gate to report the news, but they were caught red-handed.
"Keep banging, don't stop!"
It was Wang Henian who gave the order.
It was not easy for him to bring people together.
Although these merchants were very dissatisfied with the governor Gao Minzhan's overt robbery, it took a lot of determination to make them openly confront the government and the Qing court.
On the one hand, Wang Henian described the Ming army as an invincible heavenly soldier, and on the other hand, he showed everyone the notices that could be found everywhere in the city.
As a result, it created an image that the Qing army defending the city was already the end of the crossbow.
Businessmen are the most advisable and improvisable group.
Since the city is about to be destroyed, why do they still have to endure the oppression of Gao Minzhan?
It is better to take advantage of this time to capture Gao Minzhan alive and cooperate with the Ming army to open the city gate, so that you can also get a great achievement.
As for the future, I'll talk about it later.
Although it now seems that the absolute strength of the Qing court is above that of the Ming court, they don't need to think about it so much, they only need to consider the situation of Chongqing City.
If the Qing army comes back, the Ming army can't hold them, and then change the court.
If the Ming army is strong, it will serve the Ming, and if the Qing army is strong, it will serve the Qing.
Loyalty, filial piety, and righteousness are a fart in their eyes.
Anyway, whoever becomes the emperor has to need a businessman.
Gao Minzhan is a letter of nomination they dedicated to the Ming army, and the living is more valuable than the dead, so they must capture this fang alive as much as possible.
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