There is a way to be a drum, and then decline, three and weak, halfway to fight it two blockades, retarding the enemy's momentum, edge, then, when the enemy army to Xuzhou City, nine times out of ten is confused and confused, they have to think about it, even the small city is so difficult, such a strong Xuzhou City, can it be defeated?

This is what Wu Zheng wants to achieve.

Two thousand four hundred defenders, a hundred tiger squatting cannons are enough.

Huling City only south and north two gates, as long as the enemy can not drive the war horse to jump on the city wall, then can only attack the north city, of course, the enemy wants to use cavalry to go around the west, Wu Zheng outside the south gate, on the west side of the soil slope, deployed 1,200 musketeers, and 120 tiger squatting cannons, in addition to a cavalry, cavalry infantry.

There was no way, Qian Qiaogong didn't want to sit on the cold bench, and Wu Zheng couldn't refuse his brother-in-law, so Qian Qiaogong took the 2,000 "cavalry" he came back from Sizhou and was deployed to five miles behind this dirt slope.

When he went to Sizhou, he was 2,000 infantry, and when he came back, because he was reluctant to capture the war horses from Sizhou, he was stunned to tie people on horseback and march to Xuzhou, so thousands of miles down, these infantry became cavalry.

From this, we can also derive a truth, people, it is really forced!

It's a long way off, and you have to come back.

According to the result of Wu Zheng's discussion with the generals, the enemy can only attack from the northern city, so the range of siege tactics available is small.

Cavalry can not be used, can only rely on infantry to climb the city, bow and crossbow assistance, and the Eight Banners Army is not equipped with muskets, this is very strange, from the time of Huang Taiji, the Qing army's firearms were once superior to the Ming army, but the Eight Banners Army, stunned is unwilling to use firearms, as if after using firearms, it will drop the price, the Qing army's firearms, basically are used by the Han Banner Army.

Then the defense of the city is much simpler, the range of the bow and arrow is limited to about 100 steps, plus to shoot to a high place, the natural range will be reduced, that is, the enemy crossbowmen must be at least 100 steps close to the city wall to shoot arrows, in order to pose a threat to the defenders of the tower.

But you must know that the flint muskets of the Northern Expeditionary Army have a range of 150 to 180 paces, and the Tiger Squat Cannon is even farther, 500 paces away.

With such a distance difference, if the city is still broken by the enemy, then you can only find a piece of tofu and die headlong.

There are 2,400 defenders, 100 tiger squatting cannons, and Huling City within a radius of six or seven miles to defend the area, which is really enough. This is the conclusion that Wu Zheng finally came to conclusion.

……。

When Wu Zheng discussed with the generals and discussed the deployment of the war.

In Ziyang City, Dolbo was also talking with Shen Zhiyuan about the gains and losses of this battle.

"Why not only did he not object, but instead agreed with Jixiha's fight?" Dolbo really can't figure it out, with his ten-year-old brain, even if he is carefully crafted by Dolgon, I'm afraid he can't figure it out, "Ama has always admired the new firearms army under the command of Forehead, and such an important battle should have been fought by Forehead himself, so as to deter these veterans, so that Forehead can suppress their ...... in the future." ”

Speaking of this, Dolbo was really a little upset for Shen Zhiyuan, "If Ji Xiha, Lan Bai and others win a big victory this time, I'm afraid it will not be easy for Ebu to suppress them in the future." ”

Shen Zhiyuan is drinking, and he is probably the only one who can drink alone in front of Dolbo.

There is no way, I have been in the north with Qian Qiaogong for more than two years, and I have not achieved anything, so the amount of alcohol has been exercised.

At this time, Shen Zhiyuan was still very drunk, and when he wanted to grab wine with Qian Qiaogong and Huang Huozi, he could only say, is this bowl too small?

Listening to Dolbo's almost "complaining" tone, Shen Zhiyuan put down the wine bowl, didn't look at Dolbo, just said leisurely, "The prince thinks that Ji Xiha can win?" ”

Dolbo was stunned, "What do you mean by that...... Don't let others be angry and destroy your own prestige. ”

Shen Zhiyuan chuckled and said, "I made a bet with the prince of the world, and within three days, Ji Xiha would lose." ”

Dolbo was surprised: "How is this possible? There are only 3,000 enemy troops in Huling City, and Ji Xiha and others are twice as many as the enemy, and they are all elites brought out by Ama himself...... How can you lose? How can you lose? ”

Shen Zhiyuan said: "The first prince went to Xuzhou to supervise the battle, occupied an extreme advantage on the battlefield, and divided and surrounded Wu Zheng, Wu Song, and Taizhou Erwei in Huai'an City, and our army was also twice as large as the enemy, but what was the result?" ”

Dolbo was startled, and a hint of discoloration flashed in his eyes, "...... Since Efu is so sure that Jixiha will be defeated, why should he approve of Jixiha leading the army...... You know, those more than 10,000 troops are Amma's descendants, and I will have to rely on them in the future. ”

Shen Zhiyuan's face was very calm, "Does the prince think that I agree with Ji Xiha leading the army to fight, is it a personal vendetta to use Wu Zheng's knife to eradicate dissidents?" ”

Dol Boqiang smiled: "Naturally, the forehead will not be so ....... ”

"Hey......." Shen Zhiyuan sighed, "Wu Zheng has a good saying, good words do not persuade the dead ghosts, mercy is difficult to cross the self-extermination...... The prince thought that the martial arts of the first king were feared by the world, but he was repeatedly frustrated under Wu Zheng, what is the reason? ”

Dolbo's face gradually calmed down, "Please also advise." ”

"Don't dare to advise." Shen Zhiyuan said, "Actually, Wu Zheng is only one year older than me, we have been together since we were children, what can he do for me very clearly, and the time after the separation is only three years, when he was under his uncle, he was only a district sentinel, how many battles can he fight?" I'm afraid the biggest battle was the battle against Li Chengdong in Jiading, and that battle was lost, his uncle was killed, and he was carried out of the battlefield by Chi Erhan and Song An, which can be said to be a narrow escape...... Think about it, can such an experience be called a good soldier? ”

Dolbo shook his head.

"But why can he repeatedly resolve the situation that the first king spent all his efforts to set for him, and even finally took the initiative every time?" Shen Zhiyuan almost shook the feather fan, "It's actually very simple, because Wu Zheng has mastered the most powerful firearms in the world...... The prince has already seen the power of firearms, how does he feel about firearms? ”

Dolbo nodded, "Even Amma has always admired the new army of firearms...... Firearms are, of course, powerful. ”

Shen Zhiyuan sighed lightly: "Everyone understands this truth, not only do I understand, the first king understands, the prince understands, the emperor and the queen mother also understand, and the civil and military forces in the court understand, but five years have passed, and our dynasty has only formed these 30,000 new troops, which is still the first king's main and best-made ...... Why? ”

Dolbo said as if he didn't understand: "Maybe it's because my soldiers are not good at using firearms, right?" ”

Shen Zhiyuan sneered: "What do you mean by not being good at it? The Ming Dynasty was accustomed to using firearms before the founding of the People's Republic of China, and it was a firearms army under the command of Ming Taizu that could destroy the former Yuan Dynasty and establish the Ming Dynasty, but what about our dynasty, and only used firearms in 200 years, and the result was ...... Ming is dead, and most of the world belongs to our dynasty. What is the difference between being good at it and not being good at it? ”