After the two of them hid needles and knives in their smiles, they still had to sit down and discuss the armament.

In general, the coastline of Taizhou is very long, and because it borders Ningbo, it can still be perfect in armament.

Shi Lang suggested that Lang Tingzuo concentrate his forces south of Sanmen Bay and north of Haimenwei.

This area is the core area of Linhai County.

Lang Tingzo still agrees with this.

Fortification everywhere is equivalent to no fortification everywhere.

With the current strength of the Qing army's 70,000 or 80,000 troops, it is really not appropriate to toss any more moths.

Taizhou does not have as many small islands as Ningbo, so the main sailors are concentrated in a few bays.

According to Shi Lang's theory, the Qing army needed to concentrate a large part of its forces in Jianjiaosu to prevent the Ming army from crossing the Sanmenxia Gorge from Changguowei to the area controlled by the Taizhou Prefecture.

Although Shi Lang felt that it was not possible for Zheng Chenggong to do this, it was indispensable to guard against people.

In case Zheng Chenggong really comes to a wave of yin, it will be too late to react at that time.

As long as the Qing army stuck a few key bays, the Ming army would have a hard time.

With these advantages, if he really fights, Shi Lang will not have anything to lose.

For Shi Lang's requirements, Lang Tingzuo can basically meet them.

He still trusts Shi Lang's naval combat ability.

As long as he can win the battle against Zheng Chenggong and hold the battle in Taizhou, Lang Tingzuo is willing to hand over the command to Shi Lang.

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After capturing Fengyang, Li Laiheng and other Kuidong Zhuxun received the will of the Son of Heaven and continued to march to Luzhou!

The purpose of this move is self-evident, that is, to completely connect the western regions of Nanzhili!

In this way, the Qing army in Henan had no chance to reinforce, and the Ming army stationed in it could unanimously defend Gyeonggi.

To be honest, before fighting Fengyang, Li Laiheng was still a little nervous.

After all, they had joined forces with the Son of Heaven and the King of Jin before, and even if they played inappropriately in local battles, there would be no fatal consequences.

But the attack on Fengyang was his sole commander, and if he played an abnormal role, the evil consequences could be directly reflected.

It was not easy for the Kuidong family to gain the trust of the Son of Heaven, and Li Laiheng didn't want to mess things up.

Fortunately, it turned out that he was overthinking.

The Fengyang Green Battalion is so weak that it is completely incomparable with the Green Battalion soldiers in Huguang and Jiangxi.

This may also be that the morale of the Qing army has been defeated.

After all, even the five provinces of Jingluo Hong Chengchou were captured and killed by the Ming army, and most of the Qing troops in Fengyang knew that they couldn't hold it for long, it was just a day of chaos.

After Li Laiheng took Fengyang, he left 20,000 people to garrison.

This seems to be a bit overbearing, but in his opinion, there are almost no Qing troops who can take the initiative to attack at present.

The only threat comes from Huai'an.

But Huaiyang has been one since ancient times, and the two sides have a relationship of dead lips and cold teeth.

If the Qing army in Huai'an sent out to attack Fengyang, what if the main force of the Ming army of Tianfu attacked Hangzhou?

Therefore, the Qing army in Huai'an did not dare to move lightly.

Li Laiheng decided to seize this psychology of the Qing soldiers and seize the time to concentrate his forces to take the Luzhou Mansion.

The two prefectures of Fengyang and Luzhou together have three percent of the territory of Nanzhili, and after taking it, the Ming army will be greatly strengthened in terms of momentum and strength.

Liu Xingming gained confidence through this battle, and kept clamoring for Li Laiheng to send him as a pioneer.

Li Laiheng did have this idea, but he could only give up considering Liu Tichun's opinion.

It is still more prudent for the army to advance steadily.

As soon as the army crossed the border and entered the Luzhou Mansion, they discovered an extremely strange scene.

Seeing that the people moved in droves in the direction of Nanjing, Li Laiheng sent people to inquire and learned that the drought in Luzhou Mansion was extremely serious.

These people really couldn't survive in the local area, so they wanted to go to Nanjing to beg for food.

They heard that as long as the victims went to Nanjing, they would be given relief by the Ming court, and although they might not be able to eat enough, they could still ensure that they would not starve to death.

Where there are so many requirements in troubled times, it is not easy for them to survive.

Li Laiheng's mood was suddenly very heavy.

I don't know how long this catastrophe will last.

Natural disasters and man-made disasters are the most painful for the people.

Li Laiheng had no extra food to distribute to the victims, so he could only order the army to continue south.

For him, the sooner he wins Luzhou, the sooner he can open a position for relief.

Although Luzhou is not far from Yingtianfu, these people lack food and clothing, and it is too difficult to walk to Nanjing on their legs.

"Pass my general order, speed up the march, and be sure to reach the outside of Luzhou Capital before dark."

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After hearing that the Ming army took Fengyang, Cheng Yuyuan, the prefect of Luzhou, was like an ant on a hot pot, and he was in a hurry.

Luzhou is Fengyang in the north and Anqing in the south.

Now it's like a meat bun sandwiched in the middle, not to mention how uncomfortable it is.

To the east of Luzhou is Hezhou, which is also under the control of the Ming army, and the only thing that can be transferred is downward.

There is a section from Liziguan to Kaishun Town bordering Henan, but the distance from Fucheng is not close, and Cheng Chaoyuan has not made up his mind.

There are still a total of 30,000 troops in Luzhou Mansion, and if you say more, you can say less, and if you don't fight, you will withdraw without fighting, and he is unwilling.

The Ming army is really coming.

When Cheng Yuyuan heard that the Ming army had arrived outside the city, he was almost frightened.

He was a civil official through and through, and he had never led his troops into battle.

This first battle is such a hard battle, which makes it difficult for Cheng Yuyuan to accept.

But the Ming army has already arrived in the city, and now it is too late to run.

No matter how difficult it is, Cheng Yuan can only come hard.

"Spread the order of the government, the whole army will go to the head of the city to garrison, and all the people will go to the head of the city to assist in the defense."

Cheng Yuyuan did not intend to surrender.

He eats the Yulu of the Qing Dynasty and is an official of the Qing Dynasty, how can he bow his head to the thief.

The big deal is death, so that his family can still get the compassionate and preferential treatment of the imperial court, which is not unacceptable.

Although he knew that most of this battle was more than lucky, Cheng Yuyuan still hoped to be able to play with style.

Hmph, with him Cheng Yuyuan here, the thief doesn't want to take Luzhou easily.

Even if you don't die, you have to lose a layer of skin!

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The sky was getting dark, and the Ming army had already set up a large camp outside the city of Luzhou.

According to Li Laiheng's order, the whole army began to bury the pot and make rice.

Taking advantage of the dinner time, Li Laiheng and the generals discussed the details of the siege.

The Ming army had fought a lot of such siege battles, so most of them had a stylized impression from top to bottom, thinking that as long as they dug tunnels and blew up the city walls, they could easily take them.

However, judging from several accidents, or deliberate arrangements by the enemy, once the gunpowder cannot explode when it is damp, the tactic of the coffin bombing the city cannot be used.

This was a great restriction for the Ming army.

If the weather is bad, the hot air balloon can't fly, so the two major siege weapons of the Ming army can't be used.

Li Laiheng felt that he should still take precautions, so that he would not be too passive when there was a real problem.

Of course, it is also possible to attack the city with ants, but after all, it will cause a lot of losses, and Li Laiheng still does not plan to use it unless it is absolutely necessary.

"Little Tiger, I think we can pick up the old craft and put it to use."

Yuan Zong drank rice porridge for the first time, and said with a taste: "When we attacked a city, we all sent people to infiltrate the city first to spread the news and confuse their hearts. In this way, the city can be taken without blood. ”

Yuan Zong was the first to open his mouth, and Liu Tichun knew what he meant.

It is nothing more than a wedge between the people in the city and the Qing army.

But now that the gates are closed, it's not easy to mix people in.

In the end, I don't expect Liu Xingming to fly a hot air balloon.

This made Liu Tichun feel a little dissatisfied.

It's just one or two times, but once the battle starts, he has let his kid rush to the front, which is too dangerous.

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