Chapter 535: Waiting for the Fish to Take the Bait (Second Update!) Ask for a subscription, ask for a monthly pass! )
In the rumbling drums of war, Geng Jimao and Shang Kexi's allied forces launched an offensive.
Due to their early preparations, the siege equipment was very sufficient.
All they had to think about was filling in the moat and breaking through the gates.
If you can't break through the city gate, then the ants will attack the city, in short, it is not difficult to win Nanchang by relying on the absolute advantage of combat power.
The thought that after taking Nanchang City, there would be countless women and gold and silver treasures for them to loot at will, the soldiers were as excited as if they had been beaten with chicken blood.
This almost primitive instinctive drive is far more useful than any big truth, and there is no need for Geng Jimao and Shang Kexi to mobilize, these soldiers will do their best.
The guard of Nanchang City is not an outsider, it is Yuan Zongdi.
He looked down at the Qing soldiers under the city who were like ants, and he only felt very ridiculous.
Who gave Monk Geng Jimao the confidence to come to Daming for trouble?
Now Yuan Zongdi has to teach them how to be human beings.
The reason why Yuan Zongdi is so confident is naturally because the people in the city are all soldiers, and they are veterans who have followed him to the north and south for many years.
For the combat power of these veterans, Yuan Zongdi was quite confident.
Geng Jimao is tied to Shang Kexi, and one Shi Lang is not his opponent.
Of course, for the sake of insurance, His Majesty the Emperor also sent Li Laiheng, Liu Tichun and a part of the army under Li Dingguo to cooperate in the periphery, once the Qing army began to attack the city, they outflanked from the ambush and wrapped Geng Jimao and Shang Kexi dumplings.
His Majesty the Emperor deliberately released the news this time, in fact, he was testing the two.
If the monk Geng Jimao is happy and does not have the heart of disobedience, then His Majesty the Emperor will lead the Northern Expedition first. Wait until the capital is restored and then consider cleaning up the two.
But Monk Geng Jimao couldn't hold back his joy, and wanted to hit the stone with an egg, so it would be good, and His Majesty would solve this hidden danger before going on the Northern Expedition.
Yuan Zongdi himself actually recognized this approach.
Geng Jimao and Shang Kexi are jackals, and leaving their backs to jackals may be bitten at any time.
And after eliminating these two jackals, almost nothing can threaten the rear of the Ming army.
Although there is still a Wu Sangui, after all, he is located in the southwest, even if he wants to steal chickens and make some benefits, it is impossible to hit the heart of the Ming Dynasty in a few months.
When Wu Sangui hits Huguang and even Jiangnan, the Ming army has already recovered the Beijing Division, and then he will be transferred back to clean him up.
In order to dispel the doubts of the monk Geng Jimao, Yuan Zongdi deliberately ordered some young people to stand by the city wall, showing some unfamiliarity.
Geng Jimao and Shang Kexi will definitely be happy in their hearts when they see it, and they will choose to attack the city as soon as possible.
And in this way, Yuan Zongdi's goal was achieved.
Once the Qing army attacked the city, it was impossible for them to evacuate in a short time.
At that time, the main force of the Ming army hidden in the shadows will be killed, and it will be a one-sided indiscriminate killing.
The only regret in the last battle of Jiangxi was that Geng Jimao ran away. This time, Yuan Zongdi has to make up for his regrets.
He glanced at it slightly, Geng Jimao and Shang Kexi did not immediately transfer all the troops to attack the city, only about thirty percent of their main army.
He also looks down on people, right?
Is it true that there are all auxiliaries in Nanchang City, and they want to take it with 50,000 or 60,000 people?
Yuan Zongdi snorted coldly and said: "Come on, pass on the order of the public army of our country, and you are not allowed to put a Tartar on the city!" ”
Now Yuan Zongdi has to think about not only defeating Geng Jimao and Monk Keg, but also if it is a one-sided victory.
In his opinion, Geng Jimao and Shang Kexi, the two native chickens and dogs, are not worthy of posing any threat to Nanchang City.
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In a big city like Nanchang, the moat is not only very wide but also very deep, although Geng Jimao monk Kexi has been prepared for a long time, but it still takes a lot of time to fill the moat with sandbags.
In the process, they had to face a rain of arrows from the Ming army from the city.
Despite the shield-bearers, the Qing army suffered many casualties.
The Qing soldiers scolded in their hearts, and the thieves were at this time.
With the work of their three-legged cats, once the Qing soldiers get close, it will be a random killing.
The Qing soldiers raced against time to build pontoon bridges with sandbags and planks, and fired back at the same time.
The arrows they shot were soft and fluffy, and they posed no threat to the Ming army at the head of the city.
On the contrary, this angered the Ming army and ushered in another wave of rapid arrow rain.
Many Qing soldiers were directly nailed to the ground with several arrows in their bodies, and their companions were really shocked when they saw it.
Judging from the strength of this archery, it doesn't look like a newcomer, and it is likely that he is a veteran who has used a bow for many years.
In this respect, archers and musketeers are completely different.
A recruit can handle it well after touching it a few times. But the archers are completely different, and the recruits can't even pull the bowstring, so what strength and angle can they talk about?
This is obviously not an arrow that the auxiliary soldiers can shoot!
For the first time, panic appeared in the hearts of the Qing soldiers.
If the city was full of soldiers, they wouldn't have any advantage.
On the contrary, in the case of similar numbers, the besieging side must be at an absolute disadvantage.
They're hitting a stone with an egg.
But it's all here, you can't go back, right?
If this is really done, where will the prince's face go?
The Judge Advocate Corps must not cut off their heads!
In desperation, they could only comfort themselves that the number of veterans of the Ming army in the city was very small, and it was a situation where the old brought the new.
"Rush to the city and kill the thief of light!"
"Kill the thief and earn a reward!"
The head of a thief is worth thirty taels of silver, which is undoubtedly a great temptation for the Qing soldiers.
If they were able to kill ten people, it would be three hundred taels of silver.
That's not a small amount.
Gradually, some pontoon bridges were built over the moat.
The Qing soldiers braved the rain of arrows to rush across the river and began to build ladders to climb.
At this time, the Ming army smashed the rolling wood and stones that had been prepared from the city.
With a scream, the Qing soldiers who had just arrived at the city were smashed into pulp.
Geng Jimao in the distance couldn't help frowning when he saw this.
Although his experience in leading troops is not too rich, it can be seen that the Ming army is well prepared and the response is almost perfect.
It's not at all like a bunch of recruits can do it.
"General Shi, isn't this king falling for the enemy's tricks!"
Geng Jimao's heart gradually began to feel uneasy.
If the main force of the Ming army is really there, he will really be looking for death when he comes to attack Nanchang this time.
"Don't panic, the thief is just good at fighting with the wind. When they can't suppress the situation, it's time to reflect the difference in combat power between the two sides. ”
Shi Lang said unashamedly: "The last general dares to guarantee that it will not take half an hour for the thief's defense line to collapse." ”
Geng Jimao nodded suspiciously and said, "I hope so." ”
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