After noon, there were few townsmen in the city on patrol, the soldiers of the two battalions of Dongchang were sleeping or gambling silver in the enemy building, Jia Waixiong and Lao Jiu and Song Luoshu and Qin Fugui were gambling in the north city, and then King Heng came to the city with the chief of the palace and the family.

Jia Waixiong and the others hurriedly saluted, for the little eunuch of the vassal king, they didn't dare to put on a shelf and pretend to be an x, but at the time of employing people, King Heng didn't dare to put on a score, and asked if he won or lost, and then looked out of the city, his face was pale!

"Lord Wang, the Tartar didn't move in the morning, he was cutting wood in the west of the city, and scolding around the city for a few words that didn't hurt or itch is just that," Jia Waixiong knew that the old man was timid and comforted.

"They are cutting wood to build siege equipment, this is to prepare for the main force attack behind" Zhu Youdi clenched his fists and his body trembled.

"Don't worry, the soldiers will block the water and cover the earth, the Tartars will build those guys, we have prepared enough stones for them in the city, and they will smash as many as they want, as for the main force of the Tartars, they are not afraid, he is coming, our reinforcements are also coming, not to mention that the little overseer is waiting for them outside......"

Any words of comfort are pale and weak, Zhu Youdi turned around the city, his legs were weak and crumbling and he was helped down the city by his family, Jia Waixiong and others continued to gamble and have a lot of fun.

It wasn't until the evening that he heard Song Luoyu's voice, and Lao Jiu grinned angrily, no wonder he lost so badly, why did the girls come over when he gambled money.

was about to tease a few words, but Song Luoyu roared angrily: "It's stupid to gamble on silver, can't you see it when the Tartar comes."

This roar startled everyone, and they hurriedly got up and looked out of the city, and the dense Qing army in the distance due north was rolling like locusts.

The Qing generals led by Shang Kexi, Geng Zhongming, and Nikan led more than 10,000 Qing troops slowly approached, and the real siege of the army began.

The warning signal in the city was great, and the people in the city could not hide their panic, and Zhu Youzheng and Qian Lianghan, the prefect of the Hengwang Mansion, made tea and suddenly turned pale and trembled: "It's coming, it's finally coming."

Qian Lianghan also had a solemn face, and when he saw Zhu Youdi frightened into this appearance, he comforted: "That little overseer has a way to deal with it, don't worry too much."

Zhu Youdi smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Having said that, it is inevitable to panic, after all, this time the Tartars came prepared and there were tens of thousands of people, but at this time, the little eunuch and Li Shiyuan were not in the city...... Well, no, this king is going to the city to see."

Qian Lianghan couldn't cry or laugh, and said in his heart, you have to go up again when you come down from above, every time you go up, you are scared and your legs are weak, so why bother, of course, you still stubbornly accompany Zhu Youdi to the city again.

The Qing army arrived in front of him in a blink of an eye, stopping on the north bank of the Nanyang River in the north of the city, and Kang Keller's uncle and nephew hurried to Shang Kexi to report the situation.

Then Shang Kexi ordered the Qing army to dismount and repair, and he and Geng Zhongming Nikan led more than 100 Qing troops to look around the city along the south river, looking at the dense guards on the city from afar, and his expression was indifferent.

If this city is well prepared, it will be broken in one fell swoop in half a day at most, and when it goes around to the south of the city, the Qing general Nikan is full of confidence.

The moat is equal to nothing because of the drought and shallow water. The city wall is less than three zhang, although the defenders are numerous, most of them are village warriors, and even the artillery is only four or five, and there is enough place outside the city to settle down and arrange a large force to attack the city.

In short, the fortifications were extremely weak, and it can even be said that there were none!

The main force of the Qing army is only 20,000 horses under the city, covering the north bank of the entire Nanyang River in the north of the city, and the city and countryside are frightened by the many things, after all, they have never seen such a big battle, so many Qing troops, many people have been as pale as Zhu Youdi, the king of Heng, and their legs are weak.

And Jia Waixiong, Lao Jiu and his subordinates are at ease, there are only a few people, Taiyuan defended the war in the face of more than 100,000 thieves, Guanwai Ningyuan fought more than 100,000 Qing troops, Baoding resisted the enemy when Li Zicheng thief army added chaos to hundreds of thousands, now this is just a small scene.

However, as the main general of the city guard, Jia Waixiong actually knew that this would be the most difficult battle since he started from Rong, although he also had experience in defending the city in Taiyuan, and at that time he was facing more than 100,000 thieves, and now the Qing army is not less than 20,000.

However, Taiyuan became a high wall, and the garrison was 100,000 smaller, and the defensive fortifications were well prepared, in addition to freezing the moat to resist horses, but also digging several trenches outside the moat, so that the enemy's cavalry and various baggage could not easily approach the city wall.

In addition, the firepower in the city is also fierce enough.

But what is there in Qingzhou City?

The Nanyang River, which served as a moat, became a shallow shoal, and the Qing army could easily cross the river and go directly to the city.

Moreover, when Chang Yu came, the front foot had just arrived, and the vanguard of the Qing army followed, and there was no time to dig trenches and build fortifications. Whether it is Nanyang, Hebei or the city, it is a flat river, and the Qing army's soldiers and horses are not hindered in any way.

In addition to the peripheral fortifications, the defensive force on the city is also relatively weak, the city is not high, the walls are not thick enough, the real strength plus Li Shiyuan's eight hundred, Qin Fugui's two hundred horse thieves are also less than two thousand, and the rest are all rookie townspeople, you can imagine how tragic the scene would be if the Qing army attacked in an all-round way!

King Heng went up to the city from the west gate, and just saw Shang Kexi and his party of more than 100 horsemen going south along the river outside the Nanyang River, and he didn't know who raised his finger to Qian Lianghan to see: "Arrogant, you see how arrogant, just wandering around like this......"

The guards next to him rolled their eyes inwardly, this lord was afraid that he didn't see the appearance of the Tartar who went to the city to scold his mother with arrows before.

Zhu Youdi scolded and walked along the city wall with Qian Lianghan to the north, and when he saw the dense battle of the Qing army, he couldn't help but sigh, stood unsteadily and almost fell, and the family next to him hurriedly held him up.

"How can there be so many Tartars" Zhu Youdi exclaimed again and again with a shocked face, the year before last, the Qing army came to attack him, he had watched it from afar in the city, and he was also scared at that time, but it would only be a few thousand people, how could he not be shocked by the battle of nearly 20,000 at this time!

Why did this dead old man come up again, he was obviously afraid of dying, but he came to be scared, Jia Waixiong and Lao Jiu and others couldn't help but be upset when they saw Zhu Youdi, but they also had to come forward to salute.

"The main force of the Tartars is here, do you know where the soldiers and horses of the factory governor are at this time?" Zhu Youdi barely maintained the demeanor of the prince and asked Jia Waixiong.

"It must be not far away, maybe it has already reached Linzi City," Jia Waixiong said after a moment of contemplation.

"Linzi,,, Linzi is still fifty miles away from here, so far away if the Tartar siege whip is too long!" Zhu Youdi began to tremble again, and Jia Wai was so angry that he couldn't wait to kick him away, fifty miles away! How close is it called close, ten miles, is it possible? It is impossible for the Qing army to let the Ming army get so close to him, and it is impossible for the Ming army to follow so closely.

"Lord Wang, Mo can't trust the factory superintendent" Although Jia Waixiong was angry, he really didn't dare to kick the old man away, but Zhu Youqi clearly felt the anger of the burly man in front of him, and hurriedly waved his hand: "The young hero of the factory superintendent is like a god, and this king can trust it!" ”

"That is, you can't trust our brothers, fifty miles is only half an hour for the cavalry, is it possible that our brothers can't even hold on for half an hour?" Lao Jiu snorted coldly next to him!

Zhu Youqi looked at it, hey, I'm going, these two gods are angry, it's all up to them to defend the city, but they must not be offended, and hurriedly said: "The two generals are the most warlike and brave generals under the command of the factory governor, how can they not hold on for half an hour!" This king can be trusted, he has believed! ”

The situation in front of him was urgent, Jia Waixiong didn't bother to talk nonsense with Zhu Youdi, and felt that he was in the way in the city, so he said: "Lord Wang, at this time, the Tartar soldiers are besieging the city, and the city is already in danger, go down to the city quickly, although you can rest assured that there are our brothers here, you will ensure the safety of Qingzhou."

Zhu Youqi knew that he was annoyed by others, and he also knew that the city was indeed dangerous, and if he was not careful, he would be killed by the loss, so he nodded: "There is General Lao in the city."

"It's about the lives of the people in the city and us, if the city is broken, everyone can't live, the brothers will do their best, the prince can rest assured, people are in the city!" Jia Wai was full of pride, Zhu Youdi was very moved, pulled him aside and asked in a low voice: "General Jia, we are all grasshoppers on a rope now, as you said, if the city is broken, everyone can't live, you will give this king a thorough understanding, if the Tartars attack the city, how sure are they to defend it?" ”。

Jia Waixiong turned his head to look at the Qing army camp outside the city, swept around the city again, and said lightly to Zhu Youdi: "If the people in the city work together to treat death as home, they are ten percent sure that they will hold it!" ”

Zhu Youdi's face changed, and he gritted his teeth: "As long as you can defend the city, when the Tartars retreat, the king is willing to share his family property with the people who participated in the war and defended the city!"

Jia Waixiong snorted: "There must be brave men under the heavy reward, which can indeed boost morale, but it is not enough to make the people defend the city as if they were dead."

"That'...... So what? Zhu Youdi asked.

"The prince only needs to tell them that if the city is broken, no one will be left alive."

Yes! Zhu Youdi was stunned for a long time before exhaling: "You are right, people will desperately find a way to live when there is no way to live, this is called breaking the kettle and leaving the boat to die and then reborn."