Finally, the first month of the 22nd year of Xingqian was about to leave, and the vanguard of the Ming army arrived outside the city of Jingnan. At this time, in addition to several fortresses outside the city, Jingnan has become an isolated city. Although the Ming army was still ten miles away from Jingnan under the protection of the fortress, they could already clearly see the city walls of Jingnan.

After arriving in Jingnan, the Ming army did not rush to battle, but immediately began to build fortifications - digging trenches along Jingnan City, and in less than five days, with the efforts of tens of thousands of troops, the five-foot-deep trenches surrounded Jingnan and the surrounding fortresses in the trenches.

After a few days, the Ming army dug out a trench again, and between the two trenches, there were many simple fortresses and fortresses, and the Ming army relied on the trenches and fortresses to achieve the encirclement of Jingnan. During this period, the Qing army did not try to attack the Ming army, they just watched the Ming army encircle and build fortifications.

Jingnan is under siege!

In the following time, the materials transported from the rear continued to enrich the encirclement of the front line - the arrival of hundreds of tons of barbed wire made several more barbed wire fences in front of the front of the Ming army, giving the Ming army another layer of protection.

As the commander of the Western Expeditionary Army, he did not wear a military uniform today, but changed into a royal robe, today is a big day for him, not only for him, but also for Daming.

"Jingnan City, although it is expanded on the basis of the old city of the Turen, but the scale of its city is quite spectacular, there are 50 miles of earthen walls outside the city to protect the inner city, and there is a moat to shield the ......"

Li Dingguo has long known everything about Jingnan, after all, Jingnan is one of the ultimate goals of his trip.

"Now there are 700,000 Qing captives in the city, not only are the main forces of the Qing captives concentrated here, but their chiefs are also in the city, and they are determined to defend the ......."

When mentioning the word "stubborn", the corners of Li Dingguo's lips were lightly raised, and his face showed a smug look/

"That's fine, they will defend the place here, and it will save us a lot of trouble, and I have heard that some people are willing to go into the city to persuade the chieftain if it is ......."

Before Li Dingguo's words were finished, several cannon shots and a cloud of smoke suddenly poured out of the Qing army's fortress. It was the Qing army that was shelling the positions of the Ming army. Immediately, a staff officer laughed and said:

"Since Jiannu has opened fire, it is not rude to come, Marshal, or order the artillery to bombard for a while."

Li Dingguo glanced at Jingnan, and did not immediately agree, but only said in a low voice.

"700,000 slaves! That's the elite of the Eight Banners who have been training since childhood. We only have less than 100,000 people, even if we attack it, when the time comes, it will inevitably be a bloody battle, a 7-1 street battle, who wins and who loses, it is really unpredictable! ”

An elite trained since childhood?

There are really few people who believe this, but who would doubt the words that can come out of the mouth of King Jin? Even if you know that among the 700,000 people, there are still more than half of the old and weak women and children.

After pondering for a moment, Li Dingguo asked the chief of staff beside him again.

"How much food is there in Jingnan City?"

"According to the information obtained by the Military Orthosis, there are currently about 3.3 million stone of grain in Jingnan City, which is enough for the Qing prisoners in the city to eat for more than half a year."

"The way of using soldiers, attacking the heart is the top, and attacking the city is the bottom; Psychological warfare is the top, and military warfare is the bottom. This siege will inevitably lose the army, therefore, the siege is by no means the best policy, in the art of war, there are also "ten sieges, five sieges, times are divided" saying, although our army does not have ten times the number of soldiers, but there are trenches, fortresses, barbed wire, mines and other things, if played properly, even if there are only 100,000 soldiers, can also be used as a million, so, the commander thinks that the capture of Jingnan, should be based on the siege! ”

Seeing that everyone didn't seem to understand, Li Dingguo said with a smile.

"This battle is related to the peace of my Ming Dynasty for hundreds of years in the future, so there is no room for mistakes, this commander will definitely not take risks, okay, it's decided, siege!"

Looking up at the sky, Li Dingguo said seriously.

"From now on, we will completely surround Jingnan, from now on, even if it is a mouse or a bird, don't think about coming out of Jingnan! Do you understand? ”

"Dashuai, in fact, why bother so much, this is just a wall, you can't be so cautious at all......"

Without waiting for the staff officers to object, Li Dingguo said with a smile.

"One person is desperate, there are hundreds of thousands of slaves in this city who want to fight with us, they know that they will die, it is easy to attack it, but it is not easy to take the city!"

Staring in the direction of Jingnan, Li Dingguo was silent for a moment, and then said.

"Besieging the city is probably the easiest way to do it."

It is also the most complex approach. Even the most time-consuming and lengthy method, almost no one understands why Li Dingguo made such a choice, but as soldiers, they can only choose to obey.

Although they chose to obey, it didn't mean that they didn't have doubts in their hearts, for Shujie, he had too many doubts in his heart.

"Dashuai, why do you have to besiege the city?"

Looking at the handsome man in front of him, Yu Shujie asked.

"Besiege the city, now the food in the city can be eaten for them for half a year, which also means that it will be at least besieged for more than half a year to force them to surrender and see the effect, but what about us? With 100,000 troops outside, the material consumption alone is astronomical, and such a long-term siege is definitely not cost-effective. ”

"Yes,"

Nodding his head, Li Dingguo did not deny this.

"After a long siege, while besieging the enemy, I was also trapped, and it took time for the food in the city to run out, half a year? I don't think it will work, I'm afraid it will take a year or even longer, which means that in the future, we need to transport a lot of materials from the country, and now the railway has not been repaired to Jingnan, all the materials need to be transferred by carriages, all the way to two thousand miles, so many materials transportation costs manpower and financial resources, it is unimaginable, it is really not cost-effective, but this is the best way, the most important thing is to save the good people in the city from the suffering of war. ”

Let the good people of the city avoid the suffering of war!

King Jin's answer made Yu Shujie's eyes widen suddenly, he couldn't believe his ears, what was King Jin talking about? Is he for the people of the city? This, this......

Suddenly, Yu Shujie understood, and he suddenly said.

"Got it!"

"Understood?"

"Yes, the King of Jin's love for the people is beyond our comprehension!"

"Love the People ......"

Li Dingguo did not respond to these two words, but sighed.

"This king has a heart for the people, but I don't know if the chief has a heart for the people."

"The marshal thinks the chief is willing to surrender?"

"Now the chieftain is trapped in an empty city, isolated and helpless, if he does not surrender, he will destroy the country and his people, and if he surrenders, although he will lose the country, he can save the life of the family and enjoy prosperity and prosperity. If anyone did something bad to him, they might have surrendered. ”

Mentioning this, Li Dingguo thought to himself in his heart.

"If that's the case, all the plans will be broken!"

Then he looked at Yu Shujie again and asked:

"How? Any ideas? ”

"Hmmm......"

After a moment of silence, Yu Shujie looked at Jingnan City, and then said.

"There's too much food in the city!"

"Yes, there is plenty of food, and it is good to defend and not to attack."

"If there is a way to burn the grain, maybe ......"

Yu Shujie looked at the handsome man and his words paused slightly.

"Maybe we can force Jiannu to surrender early, after all, then the situation will develop in our favor."

Li Dingguo nodded, and then said:

"That's true, but what if the chieftain dies by suicide and is unwilling to surrender, what will the people of the city do?"

Li Dingguo still did not leave the people in the city, as if he was still concerned about the safety of the people, even though they were enemies.

"The chieftain's temperament is fully known under the mark, but since the mark, if the chief dies by then, the people in the city will definitely be willing to surrender?"

Then he continued.

"However, on the other hand, our army is benevolent and righteous, this is a well-known thing in the world, in case Jiannu secretly sends dead soldiers to attack our army's position with our army's benevolence and righteousness, when the time comes, I am afraid that there will be more casualties."

His reminder made Li Dingguo nod slightly, and then said.

"That's true, we must be careful to guard against infiltration attacks in the city, order all troops in the front, and shoot anyone who comes out of the city if they find it, and we must not give Jiannu a chance!"

"Handsome and wise!"

The compliments of his subordinates made Li Dingguo laugh and laugh.

"Wise? You say so, but you killed Ben Shuai, okay, the situation in Jingnan is basically like this, granary, Ben Shuai will find a way to burn it, now Jingnan is not important, what matters is ......"

Looking back at Yu Shujie, Li Dingguo suddenly said:

"The most important thing is Yinren!"

Yinren was the crown prince of the Qing Dynasty, and long before they arrived in Jingnan, Yinren had already led more than 10,000 soldiers and fled all the way to the south.

Yu Shujie raised his eyebrows lightly and asked.

"What does the marshal mean, send troops to pursue Yinren now?"

"Chop the grass and remove the roots, but Yinren does not remove them, how can we remove the roots?"

Li Dingguo groaned.

"Although the ending of Jingnan has been decided, but Yinren escaped from the string, but left a lot of unknowns in the future, there are still more than 100,000 soldiers and civilians in the south, Yinren led more than 10,000 soldiers in the past, if they escape, no matter where they flee, in the Ming Dynasty, it is a hidden danger, in order not to leave hidden dangers for future generations, so, Yinren must be eliminated! The grass must be cut to the roots! ”

King Jin's decision made Yu Shujie say with deep conviction.

"What the big marshal said is very true, this grass cutting is bound to be eradicated!"

Then he continued.

"But if you want to cut the grass and eradicate the roots, I'm afraid it's not easy, judging from the information we have so far, it's true that it is Yinren who leads the troops, but in fact it is Wang Huaxing who leads the troops, he is a famous general of Jiannu, and he is very good at using soldiers, with him leading the troops, I am afraid it is not so easy to pursue."

When mentioning Wang Huaxing, Yu Shujie seemed a little cautious, people are famous trees and shadows, Wang Huaxing's fame is a bit too big, although the two sides have never fought much, but it is this person who has laid down half of the Manchu Dynasty, and now the Manchu Qing Dynasty can gain a foothold in Jingnan, just because he captured this land.

For such a famous player, of course, we should be cautious.

Hearing Wang Huaxing's name, Li Dingguo's brows jumped slightly, and then he said.

"What, think he's tricky.?"

"It's not tricky, it's really hard to deal with."

Yu Shujie looked at King Jin and said.

"This man knows more about the terrain than anyone else. Clear now. The power in his hands is not our opponent at all, so he will never fight us in a decisive battle, he will take advantage of the protection of the terrain to flee all the way to the mountains in the south, and when the time comes, if we pursue, it is very likely that we will fall into his ambush, after all, he has dealt with the natives in these places in the first place. Even if those natives are familiar with the environment, don't they still take advantage of him? ”

Li Dingguo nodded.

"This person does have his own uniqueness in fighting, and he can be regarded as a famous general in the world, and it is always right to be careful when dealing with him."

Although he has never fought against Wang Huaxing, he has heard of his reputation to some extent. While expressing understanding, Li Dingguo said.

"But we can't let him go. If this hidden danger is not removed, in the next few decades, maybe a hundred years, those people will inevitably become the hidden danger of the Ming Dynasty. So they have to be dealt with once and for all. You go and prepare it now, and you can't delay for a moment. Well, how about pumping the Sixth Cavalry Town to you as well, do you have confidence? ”

"No problem."

Yu Shujie replied bluntly.

"Dashuai, just wait here for good news."

Li Dingguo looked at Yu Shujie and smiled slightly, and then said.

"Wang Huaxing is a person, we only know that he is brave in battle and scheming, so he is not only good at using tricks, but also very brave. It is extremely rare, indeed. But there is no such thing as being invincible. After all, in many ways, the gap between them and us is very large. And now they are fleeing all the way south like lost dogs, so the morale of the army is already very chaotic, you just need to seize the opportunity and give them a few heavy blows in succession, once their morale is disrupted, then that guy will not be afraid. ”

Yu Shujie agreed.

"What Shuai said is very true, now the general trend is on me, since those lost dogs want to escape, then mark this time and let them escape to the dead."

Li Dingguo nodded, he was not too worried about the next pursuit, after all, Yu Shujie was chasing the weak with the strong, and the only thing he needed to consider was how to settle the battle in one battle. Take down the so-called crown prince, so as to completely solve the problem of Jiannu.

This is the only unknown. As for the rest, there is nothing to worry about.

That night, in the middle of the night, Li Dingguo walked into the courtyard and looked at Jingnan City in the distance for a while, but saw that the lights on Jingnan in the night were sparse. Now the city is ripe peaches, ready to pick whenever she wants.

But he wouldn't do that. He must keep his promise to His Majesty. Thinking of the future, a smile appeared on his face, and he said softly in his heart:

"The Ming Dynasty will be able to stabilize from now on!"