The news that Yaozhou City was taken by the Tang army was quickly brought back to Shengjing City.

Dorgon, enraged by the news, immediately beheaded the fleeing general, and ordered all his family members to be sent to the armoured people as slaves.

It's just that although he angrily beheaded the main general, he was not sure about the evolution of the current situation in his heart, and he was confused in his heart.

Next, whether the Tang army will continue to move north, or disperse its forces, first attack the rest of the prefectures and counties, or even move to attack other places, Dolgon has no way of knowing.

In a panic, Dolgon had no choice but to send an urgent order to the Azig soldiers and horses in Jinzhou, asking them to return with their troops immediately, and not to delay, lest the capital be captured by the Tang army due to insufficient troops.

And just one day after the Tang army took Yaozhou City, Azig, the chief general of the Qing army in Jinzhou, finally received an urgent order to withdraw from Dolgon.

Azig, who received the order, was shocked by the rapid change in the situation, almost in disbelief. The grand plan that I was full of passion to attack the Tang Army together with the Dashun Army also completely disappeared at this time.

In its place, there is a great deal of frustration and discouragement.

Unexpectedly, under the conditions of a full-scale war with the Great Shun State, the Tang Army could still attack across the sea, and there were hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses.

Although Azig is a rough man, he also understands the reason for abandoning the car to protect the handsome. After all, if the capital is lost, the entire Qing Dynasty will be completely shaken, and the whole situation will be chaotic and difficult to clean up.

If it is said more ugly, the Qing Dynasty may even be completely destroyed.

Thinking of this, Azig was very angry, and he swept all the pen, ink, paper, and inkstones on the table to the ground, making a mess.

What makes Azig even more depressed is that now the deputy general Duoduo has brought 50,000 soldiers and horses to Xuanfu North Road first, and now in the Jinzhou area, only 100,000 soldiers and horses are left.

Azig let out a long sigh, and had to quickly order the whole army of 100,000 troops to immediately prepare for the return to the north, and as soon as it was dark tomorrow, the whole army would immediately return. Afterwards, he sent several capable knights to the Xuanfu North Road immediately, so that Duoduo's 50,000 soldiers and horses would return immediately.

At dawn the next day, Azig's entire army was packed up and immediately returned with the whole army, not daring to delay in the slightest.

100,000 Qing troops returned in disgrace, depressed from top to bottom.

And when the Azig troops returned, more than 200,000 Tang troops had been divided into troops in the Liaozhong area, invincible, such as Tangchi Fort, Ximucheng, Dongsheng Fort and other places, all of which were flattened, and the Tang army began to attack Haicheng, an important town in Liaozhong, after quickly sweeping the Liaozhong area.

Although Haicheng is an important town, because the Qing army has drawn troops from a long distance, there are only 35,000 defenders in the city, of which more than 10,000 are newly recruited recruits from the city, and there are only less than 10,000 Manchurian soldiers and horses who can fight a war.

These soldiers and horses, all led by Prince Cheng Shuotuo, have been cowering in the city, not daring to come out at all. They were given Dorgon's strict adherence to the death order of Haicheng, so they could only grit their teeth in the city.

In the past few days, they have witnessed the Tang army's brutal sweep of nearby towns at the head of the city, and finally saw them completely surround this lonely town.

The Qing army at the head of the city was horrified to see that the Tang army rushed to Chengdu like a surging tide, and immediately surrounded the capital of the Great Western Kingdom like an iron bucket.

Seeing that the Tang army was so large and majestic, the defenders at the head of the city, who were already demoralized, suddenly became more and more depressed. They stood at the head of the city, trembling in their faces, completely unsure of what to do next.

And Shuotuo, the main general in the city, saw that the Tang army was so large and elite, and he looked like a rainbow, and his heart was suddenly full of panic and loss.

What to do?

The Tang army is so powerful, the number of defenders in the city is insufficient, and the morale is so low, can this sea city really be defended?

Shuoto was in a depressed mood and was speechless for a long time, he subconsciously looked at the sky from afar, and could only see that there was a round of slanting sun that was gradually setting in the west.

The sun is setting, the twilight is vast, some mustaches and remnants, trapped in the lonely city, endless mountains and rivers, endless ends, for a while, Shuotuo's heart is full of inexplicable sadness.

At this moment, in the formation of the Tang army, a line suddenly split like a wave, and a general of the Tang army wearing an eight-petal tasseled helmet, steel mountain pattern armor, copper boots, and a bright red cloak was riding his horse towards the north gate of Haicheng City under the protection of a group of guards with the same armor.

Seeing the person dressed like this, Shuo Tuo secretly said in his heart, in the eyes of this person, there is no doubt that this person must be the chief general of the Tang Army.

He guessed correctly, the general of the Tang Army was the monk Chang'an, the second town of the Tang Army. Now, surrounded by a group of guards, he will soon be a stone's throw away from the north gate.

At this time, one of the guards next to him pulled his neck and shouted to the city, "Hey! Listen, people in the city! My head of the family, Monk An, wants to talk to the lord of the city, please go to the general quickly! ”

Hearing Tang Jun's shout, the defenders at the head of the city became more and more panicked, and they subconsciously focused their helpless and panicked eyes on the frowning general Shuotuo.

Shuoto felt the pressure of everyone's gaze, and finally let out a long sigh and came to the head of the West Gate City.

Looking at the Tang soldiers and horses under the city, the lord of the city, Shuo Tuo, glared angrily, and shouted loudly in stiff Chinese: "I am Shuo Tuo, the prince of the Great Qing Dynasty." You wait for the Han dog Nikan, dare to invade my Qing Dynasty for no reason, slaughter my soldiers, occupy the city of our state, this king really hates it in his heart, I really want to kill you and others, to solve my hatred! ”

Seeing that Shuotuo was so embarrassed now, but he was still so strong and hard-toothed on the surface, Monk An sneered and said loudly: "Shuotuo, you dog thing, listen up, I am the second town of the Tang Army, Chang'an Monk is also." Let me tell you, my army of hundreds of thousands, from the sea to Liaozhong, everywhere I went, most of the prefectures, counties and towns were surrendered, and it can be said that no one can stop me. Even your bullshit is about to be destroyed. What is the point of you, a thing that doesn't know whether to live or die, leading some remnants of the army and still guarding this sea city? Now that our army is about to attack the city, you thief still haven't surrendered to our army at the right time, do you really want to be so obsessed and die for the baby emperor and the dog thief Dorgon? I don't want to talk nonsense with you, now that our army is pressing, you are already cornered, why not surrender as soon as possible, and when! ”

"Hmph, you invaded the Qing Dynasty, killed our soldiers, occupied the city of our state, and you are embarrassed to come to persuade you to surrender! I have received the great grace of the Qing Emperor, and Enke will carry it on his back! Hum! Monk An, if you have the courage to come to attack the city, why bother talking so much nonsense! ”

Shuotuo shouted loudly, but Monk An shook his head and sighed, and replied loudly: "Shuotuo, you are dying here, don't be so damn so tough." Don't say it's you such a Jiba thing, even your bullshit emperor and Dolgon, the pickled shit, have to bow down to my Tang army in the end, you Manchu Tartars are already grasshoppers after the autumn, how long can you jump? Listen, now this Haicheng City has been surrounded by hundreds of thousands of my legions, and all your soldiers and horses are already in a position to escape! Originally, for you tartars, Lao Tzu was intent on killing all of you and exterminating all of you dogs, but my Tang King, with compassion, didn't want to kill like this, so he sent this town to surrender, which is considered your luck. Let me tell you, as long as you lay down your arms and go out of the city to surrender, then our army can wait for a way out. If you don't agree, you will definitely capture Haicheng, and the whole city will be slaughtered by the soldiers, horses and people, and there will be no chickens and dogs! ”

After Monk An's abrupt and stern words, he shouted loudly to the city, but there was silence when he answered him.

Shuotuo's face was very embarrassed, and he wanted to scold him back, but Monk An's words were full of weight and so ruthless, so he had to think about what would happen if he refused strongly.

Monk An looked at his face and saw that his cruel words had touched the sore spot of Shuotuo, so he hurriedly struck while the iron was hot, and shouted loudly: "Shuotuo, to tell you the truth, now Hugh said that this Haicheng City, in the entire Qing Kingdom, which other town can there be, and which soldiers and horses can fight against my hundreds of thousands of troops!" The destruction of your Qing kingdom is already predestined, how can it last long! What's more, your army is scarce, trapped in a lonely city, even if our army does not attack the city, how can you wait for the food to run out? And the power of our army's artillery is strong, you have not been taught, if it is really our army to capture Haicheng City and start killing, you will regret it too late! You obviously have a chance to live, but in the end you died under the sword soldiers, which is not only lighter than a feather, but also spurned by the world for eternity, isn't it in vain that you have been wronged? ”

Shuo Tuo's face was red and white when he was told by Monk An, and he subconsciously glanced at the soldiers next to him, but found that the Qing soldiers on the left and right were all looking at him with a pitiful look, and the content in their eyes was known without asking.

Seeing Shuotuo and the people next to him like this, Monk An was secretly proud, so he shouted loudly: "Shuotuo, although you are a Manchu clan, if you surrender, our army will be lenient and let go of a way out." How can you be sure that you don't know the times, and you will be buried for nothing for the baby emperor and the dog thief Dorgon? This town still hopes that you can recognize the situation as soon as possible, don't act in vain, and don't make such cruel jokes with the lives of the soldiers and civilians in the city. If you and the others are willing to repent and return in time anyway, the town can guarantee that all the soldiers and soldiers will save their lives and not kill any of them. and even for surrendering this agreement, each with a reward. As for the Lord General Shuo entrusted you, if you are willing to vote for me, His Royal Highness the Tang King, I will definitely reuse it. Even if you don't want to surrender, if you can surrender the city, our army can let you go. How's that, it's good enough, right? Now in this critical season, where to go, I hope you think deeply! ”

Shuoto's eyes were glazed and his expression stiffened, as if he didn't know how to answer Monk An's words next.

Although Monk An's words are ugly, they are also extremely right, if you want to fight against yourself now, the final outcome will be the destruction of the city and the army, and the sacrifice of yourself and this group of subordinates is really worthless.

Thinking of this, Shuoto couldn't help but let out another long sigh.

So, now that I am here, do I want to agree to the persuasion of the Tang army to surrender, and surrender to the Tang army in this sea city?

Just when he hesitated, the monk An under the city was already waiting impatiently, he beckoned to the back, and those Tang gunners understood and began to act.

"General, look, the artillery of the Tang Army is out of formation!"

Shuoto, who was meditating at the head of the city, heard the silent shouts of the soldiers next to him, and suddenly came back to his senses from his thoughts.

Following the direction of the soldier's arm, Shuo Tuo was horrified to see that on each side of Haicheng, from the densely surrounded Tang army array, ninety heavy artillery pieces of the same size were launched, each lined up in a straight line, and slowly pushed forward in unison. These heavy cannons that move forward silently, shining faintly silver in the reflection of the morning sun.

A total of 360 steel heavy dragon bombarders with a silver gray light were slowly pushed by the Tang gunners to a kilometer outside the city gates. Next, the Don gunners began to fix the gun mounts, adjust the angle of fire, reload gunpowder and shells, and soon made preparations for battle.

These three hundred and sixty heavy dragon cannons were lined up along the right side of the northern city wall, majestic and majestic, and the muzzles of the black holes, its dignified momentum, made the enemy troops defending the city who were already panicked and nervous begin to weaken their legs and feet.

The main general, Shuoto, was actually the first time he had seen such a terrible cannon, and his face was also covered with cold sweat.

It is conceivable that if the Tang army is allowed to attack the city like this, it will definitely cause extremely terrible damage and blows to the walls of Haicheng. No matter how high and thick the walls of Haicheng are, under the continuous attacks of the Tang Army, the result of being finally broken is probably doomed.

So, do you want to surrender to the Tang Army?

This thought, only a flash in Shuoto's mind, was immediately rejected by him.

No, the Don army must not be surrendered.

If he sacrificed the city and surrendered, even though the Tang army was willing to put himself back in Shengjing, the guards who were released by the Tang army after sacrificing Yaozhou City were finally killed by Dolgon, and the terrible experience of the whole family being assigned to the armored people as slaves was absolutely unwilling to go through it again.

What's more, he is the son of the Qing Dynasty clan, the highest-ranking Prince of Li, if he doesn't even have the courage to fight, and surrenders the city to the Tang army, then the face of the entire family will be lost by himself, and his children and grandchildren and wives and concubines, even if Dolgon is willing to let them go, they will never be able to raise their heads in the Qing Kingdom.

Thinking of this, Shuotuo's face turned hideous, and he yelled at the monk An under the city: "Don't talk nonsense!" I am the Qing Dynasty, and I have the responsibility to defend the land, if you have the ability, you can go straight to attack the city! ”

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