After a moment of silence, Lu Xiangsheng spoke again: "When this official received the news that Jianyu had invaded Korea, he had anticipated the possible situation when he set off from Lushun, including the current situation. Therefore, at the first time, he sent people back to Beijing to report the news and make it clear to the emperor that if the Dongjiang Army wanted to play a leading role, the Guanning Army would also have to cooperate. ”

Li Dingguo was stunned when he heard this, he didn't expect the Governor to be so far-sighted and think so much! While admiring it, he also secretly decided in his heart that he must follow the example of the Governor.

At this time, Lu Xiangsheng turned his head to look at Jianyu outside the city, his voice raised by one point, he looked very confident, and said firmly and powerfully: "This official believes that as long as we hold Pyongyang for about half a year, the emperor will definitely order the Guanning army to make a countermeasure and force the Jianyu army to retreat to Liaodong!" ”

Speaking of this, he turned his head to look at Li Dingguo again, and said with a serious expression: "Don't think about anything else, as long as we can hold out in Pyongyang for half a year, we can not only drag down Jianyu's strength, but also create opportunities for the Guanning army, which is another blow to Jianguo." Only in this way can we show the role of our Dongjiang Army. In a few years, my Ming Dynasty will definitely recover Liaodong! ”

When Li Dingguo heard this, he finally came to his senses. Only then did he understand that after Lu Xiangsheng was unable to defeat the army outside the city, he immediately ordered the casualties and the old and weak in the city to be transferred first, and all the materials in the city were not allowed to be taken away. All of this is actually to create opportunities for Pyongyang to hold on to Pyongyang for a long time in the next step.

If it is really like what the Governor said, the main force of Jianyu will not be able to attack Pyongyang for a long time, it will definitely consume a lot of food and grass materials, and it will also be a very big blow to the morale of Jianguo. And the Guanning army sent troops to the hinterland of Liaodong again, and used the strategy of encircling Wei to save Zhao, forcing the main force of Jianguo to withdraw in vain, which will definitely greatly weaken the strength of Jianguo.

Li Dingguo thought of this, but he was still worried in his heart. All this is what the Governor himself thinks. What if the Governor's recital can't be sent to the Kyoshi? Or what if you're delayed on the road? Or, what if the emperor didn't let the Guan Ning army attack? It is also possible that the Guanning army has never taken the initiative to attack, and is afraid of Jianyu, does not comply with the order, or is just pretending, and it is not a threat to the terrain in the belly of Liaodong at all, and it is not enough to force the Jianyu army to return to help?

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At this moment, many possibilities flashed through Li Dingguo's mind, all of which may prove that what Lu Xiangsheng said was just wishful thinking.

The city of Pyongyang is a fortified city, and it is not impossible to defend it for half a year. However, if Liaodong does not respond, Pyongyang will be an isolated city. No matter how strong it is, it will fall!

Could it be that everything must be pinned on the hope that the Guanning army will forcefully respond to the war on Pyongyang's side? Thinking like this, Li Dingguo always felt very hanging!

However, he looked back and thought about it, as the governor of Baoding, stationed on Liaodong Phi Island, he couldn't watch North Korea being annexed by Jianyu, but the troops in his hands were limited, and in the end, it seemed that it had become the current situation, and it seemed that there was no way to do it.

Or it can be said that Jianyu used strength and yang strategy to deal with the Dongjiang army, forcing the governor to have to accept it. And the final result, what can be done here is to stick to Pyongyang, and then expect the emperor to force the Guanning army to send troops to respond.

Victory is very slim! Li Dingguo thought about it and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

However, he quickly cheered up, even if Pyongyang was really in danger and could not be defended, but the Datong River was still Ming, and he could be answered by a naval division, at least the governor would definitely be able to withdraw.

Thinking of this, Li Dingguo immediately clenched his fists and said to Lu Xiangsheng: "The last general has gone to inspect the construction of city defense equipment!" ”

"Go ahead!" Lu Xiangsheng listened, nodded and replied, and then turned to look outside the city, watching the cavalry outside the city galloping, his heart was actually very heavy, and he didn't have the worries he showed on the surface.

In fact, what Li Dingguo can think of, Lu Xiangsheng can certainly think of. But it is really the strength of the Dongjiang Army, which is far from being comparable to Jianyu, and in the end, it is also a last resort.

Despite this, Lu Xiangsheng himself has an intuition that the emperor will definitely not ignore the Dongjiang Army. Since the end of Chongzhen's eleventh year, the emperor has shown a strong ability to strategize, and many times he can expect that he needs what he needs most when he is fighting abroad, and he will give what support!

This time, will it be no different?

Thinking like this, Lu Xiangsheng was also a little unsure, after all, across a boundless sea, could the emperor still be counted?

While he was thinking about it, Zheng Zhilong, the chief officer of the Daming Naval Division, suddenly went to the city and said to Lu Xiangsheng: "My lord, the last general has arranged for ten warships to stay in Pyongyang. The rest of the ships will set sail tonight. ”

Hearing this, Lu Xiangsheng turned his head, looked at him and nodded, and asked, "How is the situation of Jianyu's interception?" ”

"Back to my lord!" When Zheng Zhilong heard this, his face was a little crying and laughing, and at the same time he replied to Lu Xiangsheng: "Jianyu's arrows are all like they don't want money, and they shoot all the passing ships into hedgehogs. It's just a pity that later, they all shoot rockets, otherwise, the last general will be able to borrow more arrows for the adults! ”

In the beginning, Jianyu was pure archery, which filled the boat, just like a straw boat borrowing arrows. For better or worse, it was eventually pulled off and given to the Army's side. But later, Jian Yu learned to be obedient and began to shoot rockets, which caused more damage to the ships and could not recover the arrows. Therefore, Zheng Zhilong said so.

Lu Xiangsheng smiled when he heard this, but he didn't care, and immediately instructed him: "After returning to Phi Island, strengthen both sides of the ship, make arrangements for the rockets of Jianyu, and then go back to Pyongyang, this official doesn't want to see losses on the side of the sailors!" ”

There is no ship repair shop on this side of Pyongyang, but there is one on Phi Island. Therefore, Lu Xiangsheng will have this statement.

When Zheng Zhilong heard this, he immediately received the order, but he was still a little worried, so he asked Lu Xiangsheng again: "The last general thinks that Jianyu will definitely not let the Datong River flow smoothly, and it will definitely be more difficult for the sailors to return to Pyongyang in the future than now." My lord, why don't you leave tonight? ”

Hearing this, Lu Xiangsheng flatly refused: "How can this official be the kind of person who escapes." The battle of Pyongyang City is a very important matter, and this official must not leave his army behind and steal his life alone. Go ahead, the battle of Pyongyang, I will win! ”

Whether he can win or not, Zheng Zhilong is also a accustomed soldier, although naval battles are different from land battles, he can at least see one or two.

Therefore, for Lu Xiangsheng's stubbornness, to be honest, he still admires it very much in his heart. Especially among the officials who have seen a lot of Ming officials, most of them are the kind of people who only know how to reap benefits, and they are even more admired by Lu Xiangsheng, an outlier.

If you change that Xiong Wencan, you probably will run away as soon as possible, right? No, he will definitely not come to Pyongyang at all!

Thinking of this, Zheng Zhilong couldn't help but think of the fate of this old man, Chongzhen was escorted to Beijing in the twelfth year, and was ordered by the emperor to raid his home and exiled to Hainan. Hehe, I fished so much from my side, and in the end it all went back to the emperor, why bother!

Zheng Zhilong understands Lu Xiangsheng's temperament, and since he has made a decision, it is impossible to make a change unless it is ordered by the emperor. Therefore, he didn't persuade much, and went about his own business.

After nightfall, Lu Xiangsheng was on the top of the city, watching Zheng Zhilong lead the boat and drift down the Datong army.

Seeing the ship hidden in the darkness, Lu Xiangsheng thought silently in his heart, this can be regarded as a battle of breaking the cauldron and sinking the ship!

He was thinking about it when he suddenly heard Li Laiheng's voice with a little surprise: "My lord, over there, there seems to be a big army coming!" ”

When Lu Xiangsheng heard this, he turned to look at him, and then looked in the direction of his finger.

I saw that in the east of Pyongyang City, a fire dragon was appearing from a distance, slowly coming towards Pyongyang City.

After waiting for a long time, the tail of the fire dragon was still not seen, as if it was endless.

Needless to say, this fire dragon was in the eastern part of the Jianyu infantry army, and it actually rushed overnight to Pyongyang.

Seeing this scene, Lu Xiangsheng's heart couldn't help but sink. He didn't expect that Jianyu would be in such a hurry and march overnight. It seems that Jianyu is really bound to Pyongyang!

At the head of the city, all the soldiers of the Ming army, as well as the Korean soldiers, all silently looked at the fire dragon in the distance and did not speak. Needless to say, the appearance of the fire dragon once again put pressure on the Pyongyang defenders.

And outside the city, after seeing the fire dragon, they immediately sent fast horses to contact, and then, the momentum soared, even at night, they were shouting and shouting, and the excitement in that shouting could be felt very clearly by the defenders of Pyongyang.

Seeing this, Lu Xiangsheng immediately began to inspect the city.

Not to mention, when the soldiers of the Ming army, or the soldiers of the North Koreans, saw Lu Xiangsheng's figure, the sense of depression in their hearts immediately disappeared.

The Governor is here, and such a big official is not afraid, but he is still afraid of a bird!

This night, because of the arrival of the Jianyu infantry army, people shouted and neighed, and it was really a night of trouble. Wait until after dawn to look at it, I don't know how much the Jianyu camp outside the city has expanded, just by visual inspection, you can roughly estimate that there are about 20,000 people in the Jianyu infantry army that came last night.

As a result, the total number of troops outside Pyongyang is estimated to be about 50,000.

It has to be said that the army outside the city put a lot of pressure on the defenders inside the city. However, looking at the defensive equipment prepared in the city, which has been continuously transported to the city, the defenders have some confidence.

With Lu Xiangsheng personally in charge, no one will be able to fool him in terms of city defense.

In the camp outside the city, Duoduo, Haug and Yueto had already met, and at this time, they were also looking at Pyongyang City.

"I said, how did you fight, and you were almost defeated by the Ming army?" Hauge turned his head to look at Yue Tuo, asking with a hint of curiosity and mockery.

When Duoduo heard this, he also turned his head to look at Yue Tuo, a little disdainful in his heart. The Qing army, or the specially transferred army, was almost defeated by the Ming army in the case of a field battle, which really disgraced the face of the Qing Dynasty.

It's really a pot that can't be opened, and the last thing Yue Tuo wants is for others to mention this matter. However, it is his cousin who is raising this topic now, and he is also the emperor's son. The other one, who was still a generation higher than him, made him unable to be angry at all, or not answer.

So, he had no choice but to reply: "This Ming army is extraordinary, and its field combat ability is by no means inferior to our Qing army, remember not to underestimate the enemy!" ”

Speaking of this, he saw that the mockery on the faces of Hauge and Duoduo was even stronger, and Hauge still wanted to speak, so he knew that he would not say good things, so he preemptively said: "Otherwise, the emperor would not have personally led the army and rushed over to Pyongyang." Based on this alone, it is enough to prove that the emperor knows the power of this Ming army, right? ”

"......" Haoge, who wanted to speak, just wanted to say after opening his mouth, when he heard Yue Tuo actually move out of his father, he blocked his words at once, opened his mouth, but couldn't speak.

Duoduo didn't care a little less, just sneered, looked at the city, and pointed with a horsewhip: "If this king wants to say, there is no need for me to mobilize the people so much in the Qing Dynasty, this king will not believe it, and he will not be able to defeat Pyongyang!" ”

In this regard, Yue Tuo didn't talk to him, so he hoped that they wouldn't discuss this. When the emperor arrives, the emperor will naturally make a decision.

He didn't speak, but Duoduo turned to him and asked, "You won't lose the artillery you have in your army, will you?" ”

"The camp was not broken by the Ming army, how could it be lost?" For this uncle, who was younger than himself, Yue Tuo did not have the same respect as he did for Dolgon, and after replying, he reminded, "There are Hongyi cannons on the city, I'm afraid they can't beat the Ming artillery on the city!" ”

The artillery of the Qing Dynasty was best at the Tianshun army, but after facing the Dongjiang army under the city of Lushun, it suffered a big loss. Therefore, Yue Tuo can be sure that the battle of artillery will definitely not be able to defeat the Ming army.

When Duoduo heard this, he couldn't help but sneer and shouted, "When did this king say that it was going to be used for siege? Immediately transfer to the riverside and block the Datong River, this king wants to cut off the last retreat of Ming Dog! ”

Hearing this, Yue Tuo was stunned for a moment, and after coming back to his senses, he had to admire Duoduo in his heart, it seemed that he was still a little capable. He had forgotten about it, but he could remember it.

As a result, while the defenders inside Pyongyang strengthened the city defenses, the Jianyu outside the city were also busy and began their actions against Pyongyang.

At the head of Pyongyang City, Lu Xiangsheng looked at the outside of the city expressionlessly, and his mood was actually very heavy. It has been a few days since the Jianyu infantry arrived, but they are not in a hurry to attack the city, they are definitely not idle, and this abnormal situation definitely shows that Jianyu is still preparing. The more prepared they are, the more fierce the attack will be once they attack the city!

Thinking so, he began to patrol the city defenses again, making sure to do his best.

Two days later, the Jianyu outside the city suddenly cheered. Lu Xiangsheng, who heard the movement, immediately went to the top of the city to watch.