In the northeast corner of Jintang City, in a spacious open space, several tables and chairs were temporarily placed, divided into two rows of guests and hosts. Here, the regent of the Qing Dynasty, Dolgon, and the Emperor of Dashun, Li Zicheng, sat down as guests and hosts, and officially met and talked.

A few steps away, Li Zicheng and Dolgon, both smiling, staring at each other for a long time, at this moment, the two of them were in their hearts, but they were each emotional.

When Dolgon saw Li Zicheng, who was dressed in a blue robe with iconic arrow sleeves, wearing a white Fanyang hat, a straight eagle ditch nose, thick eyebrows and deep eyes, and a thick beard, Dolgon couldn't help but think that this person was from a humble background, but he was able to herd cattle from a small baby, and finally became the so-called Emperor Dashun, swept the northern Ming Realm, captured the Ming Dynasty's Jingshi, and killed the Ming Emperor Chongzhen. In contrast, although he thinks that he is not under Li Zicheng, he is still suspected of being attached to his ancestors.

On the opposite side, seeing Dolgon in front of him dressed in gilt armor, wearing a gold pointed red tassel helmet, with a tall and heroic posture, a long pointed face, and a thick beard like a hedgehog thorn, Li Zicheng also sighed in his heart, and sighed for Dolgon's outstanding demeanor.

Damn, this dog-in-the-fuck Dolgon, looks pretty good. As the regent of the Qing Dynasty, after killing his political rival Haoge, he was already the de facto ruler of the Qing Dynasty, and his power was unmatched. What's more, this person is in the Qing court, and he is really a powerful and ruthless character.

The two of them had their own thoughts, and for a while, the meeting turned out to be a little cold.

Li Zicheng originally thought that Dolgon might not be able to speak Chinese, so he was going to call a Han general to speak, but he didn't expect that Dolgon on the other side laughed, took the lead in arching his hand to Li Zicheng, and said in a proficient Chinese dialect: "King Li Chuang, I am fortunate to be able to meet Emperor Dashun today, it is really an honor." Li Chuang Wang Fengzi is hearty, heroic, and his subordinates are also heroes, all of them are brave, but it makes this king open his eyes. ”

Seeing that Dolgon could speak such fluent Chinese and be so measured, Li Zicheng was secretly surprised. It seems that at this time, it seems that he has no culture.

He hurriedly coughed lightly twice, squeezed out a smile on his face, and said loudly: "Grandma, the regent is so polite, since we have discussed it, we want to deal with this Tang army together, why do you say anything extraordinary." I'll tell you, I'm also a cheerful person, I hate my mother-in-law and mother-in-law, but if you have anything to say, just open up and talk to me. ”

Li Zicheng's arrogant words made Dolgon unhappy. He couldn't hold back his laughter, but he secretly thought in his heart that Li Zicheng was really good at what he said, and he didn't have much culture and vulgar language, but others were refreshing, not as tortuous as those literati of the Ming Dynasty. Anyway, it's cool to be able to say it so bluntly.

So, Dolgon nodded in agreement, then took a light breath and asked Li Zicheng: "King Chuang is right, now that the two armies are united, they should work together to fight the enemy, so why say too many polite words." In that case, the king will be straightforward. This king wants to know, what is your army's plan to attack Jintang City next? ”

Li Zicheng was stunned when he heard this, and subconsciously replied: "Mother X, do you still need to ask?" Now that you and I have both armies in the city, what else can we do? In my opinion, from now on, you and I will quickly build siege equipment, and after the preparation is sufficient, you and I will attack the city together, so why ask. “

Hearing this, Dolgon smiled and said: "King Chuang, now that the soldiers are coming to the city, it is definitely going to be fought, but this king is thinking about how to attack this golden soup city, it is appropriate." Could it be that you and I can only attack the city head-on? “

"Then what else can you do, you said you, where did you come from so many twists and turns, just hit his mother directly." Li Zicheng's face showed impatience, and he said disappreciatively: "You see, this Jintang City, although it is a huge city, but there are only two gates at the north gate and the east gate. After all, the Tang army's strength in defending the city is limited, and we can use our superior forces to capture this city in one fell swoop. “

After Li Zicheng finished speaking, Dolgon shook his head slowly, looking very disapproving of Li Zicheng's opinion.

"Lord Regent, if you don't attack the city like this, don't you have any new tactics?" Seeing that he disagreed, Li Zicheng couldn't help but ask curiously.

"King Chuang, think about it, if you and my two armies can only attack such a well-prepared and well-defended fortified city with such a pure traditional method and only relying on the superiority of troops, then the losses of your and my two armies will be too great, and it is unnecessary to sacrifice many soldiers in vain. Besides, if you and my two armies really attack the city in a traditional way, I am afraid that it will only fall into the hands of the Tang army. And in the king's view, there should be a better and more effective way to siege the city, and it should be feasible. Dolgon looked directly into Li Zicheng's eyes and said in a deep voice.

"Oh? What did the regent do? Li Zicheng's eyes lit up.

"King Chuang, although the strength of your and my two armies is very superior, but the Tang army has a strong city and is well prepared, and it is not easy to take this city in one fell swoop if you want to take it with a moment of blood and bravery. Even if you don't hesitate to take the lives of your soldiers, force you to attack, and finally take this fortified city after a desperate and bloody battle, then you and my army will definitely suffer great losses. In this case, even if you take this city, you will be suspected of losing more than you gain. Therefore, in the eyes of this king, it is better to give these Tang troops defending the city an external attack as a supplement, and the cave attack is the main one. “

"What? What do you say? Acupoint attack, what kind of acupoint attack? Li Zicheng didn't understand at all, he stared at Dolgon with a curious expression.

Dolgon smiled slightly, and said: "King Chuang, now this Jintang City, the west is the remnant vein of Yin Mountain, and the other north, east, and south are all flat places, so if we want to attack, we can only attack from these three sides. And now it can be seen that the focus of the Tang army's defense is on the north and east sides of the city gate. But its weakest point is the southern ......."

"It's just that the south side has not opened the city gate, and the city wall is high, so I'm afraid it will be difficult to attack." Li Zicheng frowned and interrupted his words.

Dolgon nodded and said: "That's right, the Tang army thinks that this place is easy to defend, so the defense will be relatively weak, so you and my army can take advantage of it." ”

"Tell me more."

"King Chuang, in the opinion of this king, the east gate and the north gate can be used by you and my army as a feint to attract the attention of the Tang army, but the real goal of our coalition army is to attack the south. Take the south as the real main target, and break through the city from here. In the eyes of this king, your army has a large number of soldiers, and it is completely possible to draw out a force of thousands of people to dig tunnels, dig straight under the southern city wall from the outside, and then use explosives to blow up the city wall, so as to use this as a breakthrough point, the whole army will enter the city, and this golden soup city will be taken in one fell swoop. ”

Listening to Dolgon's plan, Li Zicheng smiled and nodded again and again.

"Wow, Regent, that's a good suggestion. Exercise! Alright, I agreed. That is, I dispatched troops and began to quietly dig tunnels from the south. When I take Jintang City, I will not cut off you from the children of the wealth and silk in the city, and I will share it with you then. Li Zicheng grinned, his expression very happy.

"Okay, then the king should be respectful and obey his fate." When Dolgon saw that Li Zicheng agreed, he was also very happy, and he thanked him and laughed.

Next, the two discussed in detail, and then the specific military action plan finally dispersed.

After sending Dolgon away, Li Zicheng, who was in a good mood, immediately ordered to give Dolgon's department 5,000 stone of grain and grass to relieve his plight and make the Qing army, which had begun to run out of food, better prepare for battle. Li Zicheng's move made Dolgon very grateful, and for a while, the relationship between the two armies was very harmonious.

At the head of the city, through the clairvoyant mirror, after seeing from a distance that Dolgon and Li Zicheng were sitting and talking, Duan Shidi, the mayor of the fourth town of the Tang Army, had a sneer on his face.

He knew that Dolgon's discussion with Li Zicheng must be a detailed discussion, and how to attack Jintang City was the most suitable. didn't know that the two had been talking for a long time, but Tang Jun's side had already guessed seven, seven, eight, eight.

"Wenxiu, from your point of view, where will the two armies of Qingshun start?" After Duan Shidi put down the clairvoyant mirror, he asked Liu Wenxiu, the deputy mayor on the side, softly.

"Mayor Mare, in my opinion. The two armies of Qingshun should make full use of the superiority of their forces to launch a fierce attack on the two places to the east and north of us, so I think that we should focus on these two places for defense to avoid ......"

Before Liu Wenxiu finished speaking, Duan Shidi waved his hand and interrupted his words: "Wenxiu, although your point of view is reasonable, but these two embarrassed guys are really acting like this." “

"Oh, why does Mayor Duan think so?"

"Wenxiu, a soldier, a trickster, who can be bound by common sense. In the town's opinion, Dolgon is cunning and treacherous, I am afraid that he may not do this, and it is more likely that he will use a more vicious and vicious sneak attack strategy to attack the weak links of our army, but for this, it is absolutely not to be taken lightly. ”

"Really? In the opinion of Mayor Duan, how should Dolgon's guy act? ”

Duan Shi sneered and replied lightly: "The view of this town is completely consistent with the suggestion of the letter from King Tang, that is, after the enemy army comes to Jintang City, they will only feint to attack the north and east gates of our Jintang City, and their real goal is to attack the southern city wall of me." ”

"Attacking the southern wall? Isn't this more difficult, Mayor Duan really thinks so? Liu Wenxiu was a little unconvinced.

"Exactly. Hmph, Dolgon, after seeing that our soldiers were intensively stationed on the east and north walls, he was very likely to discuss with Li Zicheng that he would use the method of digging tunnels to attack the south wall of our Jintang City. As long as they can blow down the southern wall of our army, they can drive straight in, and our army has nothing to rely on, so that they can destroy our fourth town by virtue of their superiority in strength. ”

"If that's the case, may I ask Mayor Duan, how should our army resist?"

Duan Shidi took a deep breath: "Damn, the soldiers are coming to block, the water is coming to cover the earth, and the living will still be suffocated to death by urine?" Since the enemy army can come up with this yin damage method, how can our army not be able to see the move, Wenxiu, you are in a hurry, but look at the means of this town! ”

In the following days, the Tang army was closely armed, paying close attention to the movements of the Qing army and the Shun army outside the city.

The guards on the city wall can clearly see that the heavy troops of the Qingshun and Shun armies are surrounded outside the city, and the entire Jintang City is densely surrounded and almost impermeable.

In the north, the Qing army was responsible for the siege, while in the east and south, the Liukou army was responsible for the siege. At this time, the Qingshun and Qing armies were cutting down trees and assembling siege equipment.

Because outside Jintang City, the Tang army had already cleared the wall, and all the nearby trees had already been cut down, so the Qingshun and Shun armies could only cut down trees from outside the military fort from far away, which greatly slowed down the speed of forming ordnance. At a glance, the soldiers in the camp are like ants shuttling back and forth, carrying wood, busy and noisy every day.

It's just that Duan Shidi, Liu Wenxiu and others have already guessed that the actions of the Qingshun and Shun armies are actually just pretense to cover up their true intentions. After all, their real target was the southern wall of Jintang City.

Both of them could see that two hundred paces outside the southern city wall, the Liukou army deliberately covered it with layers of curtains to prevent the Tang army from observing its subsequent movements. But both of them knew that the army of rogues must be there, and they took turns secretly digging tunnels day and night.

Speaking of which, this is the Ming Dynasty version of the Ming Dynasty plank road, secretly crossing Chen Cang.

Moreover, in order to be on the safe side, the rogues who now have enough manpower available can divide their troops into three groups outside the southern wall and dig three tunnels at the same time, hoping that after the three tunnels are dug up, they can cast explosives together, and finally completely collapse the southern wall.

Such a poisonous plan is ruthless.

It's just that what they didn't expect was that at this moment, in Jintang City, from the south city wall, there were also as many as dozens of people and soldiers, working together to dig tunnels in the opposite direction, hoping to come to the excavation army of the Liukou and have a surprise encounter.

This excavation took thirteen days.

The army of rogue diggers, sweating shirtless, wielding shovels and digging with great force, suddenly found that the soil layer in front of them, as if it was no longer strong and difficult to dig, actually waved the spade lightly, and collapsed with a bang.

Then, to their greater amazement, a large brightly lit hole appeared in front of them, as if by magic. At the same time, just in front of him, hundreds of black hole fire guns, brushing the ground in unison, were aiming at themselves in unison.