In March of the first year of Jing You, in the city of Linhuai.

After some massage, Hou Xuanyan's fatigue was swept away, the profession was indeed different, and with the new little military doctor, he relieved his previous fatigue.

Hou Xuanyan stood up, raised his hands, and the little military doctor stepped forward to put on his armor. Hou Xuanyan saw that he was busy for such a while, and he was tired with a layer of white sweat on his forehead, and couldn't help laughing: "Little sheep, you can't do this physique, if you ask for a daughter-in-law in the future, I'm afraid you will be poked and scolded for not being able to do it." If you meet a spicy point, it is possible to say that you have a silver pewter gun head, are you ashamed at that time? ”

Yang Fujin lowered his head and smiled, laughed dryly, and did not answer.

Hou Xuanyan liked this new military doctor very much, and left him a small bed in the tent for him to live with him, so that he could be treated from time to time. It's a pity that this newcomer is just the opposite of Hu Bawan, everything is a girl, and Hou Xuan doesn't care about it. Anyway, the person was sent by Ma Shiying, and he must have been investigated by the Hidden Elephant Camp, and the eight generations of his ancestors were innocent, so he could send it to him.

The three days have arrived, the day of repair is over, and the next thing is to attack Fengyang City.

The three armies outside had already been cleaned up, and the soldiers of the Houtu battalion were ready to go, and the moment Hou Xuanyan opened the tent door, the soldiers in front of the tent clasped their fists together and shouted: "Commander!" ”

Hou Xuanyan swept away the haze of the previous few days, and said while pacing: "Fengyang, the central capital, is the land of Emperor Taizu Gao's Longxing, and Emperor Taizu Gao led us Han people to drive away the Mengyuan Tartars more than two hundred years ago and restore the Han dynasty, which is really an unprecedented feat in the ages. Now you and I are fortunate to have this opportunity to build this work again. We will attack Fengyang this time, we will be blessed by Gaozu, win the victory, and kill all the dogs in the capital! ”

"Build the Northern Expedition, invincible!"

"Build the Northern Expedition, invincible!"

"Build the Northern Expedition, invincible!"

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Stepping on the morning dew, the army opened the gate of Linhuai and went straight to Fengyang, which was waiting for the battle.

Zhu Yuanzhang took the metaphor of "Danfeng Chaoyang" and the meaning of "the sun of Phoenix Mountain", and named this land Fengyang. In September of the second year of Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang issued an edict, taking Linhao as the central capital, building the city and palace, such as the system of the Beijing division, since then, a huge project of mobilizing millions of people, collecting materials from all over the country, and consuming tens of thousands of silver taels began here. Zhu Yuanzhang changed the neutral mansion to Fengyang Mansion in the seventh year of Hongwu, and in the same year, the government went from the ancient Haozhou City to the newly built Ming Central Capital, which was a new city of the same age as the Ming Dynasty, but it was not a small city.

Some people say that the majestic Fengyang City Tower, once wrote: the eaves of the layer are three times, the building is a hundred feet, the wings are majestic, the dust is absolutely extensive, the system is grand, and the scale is magnificent. Dengyan Zejiang and Huaizhong Lake linger in the misty, and the mountains are empty and misty at a glance, and they are hidden in the clouds, air, smoke and water.

Hou Xuanyan rode a horse and looked out at Gaogang, and the Fengyang Drum Tower with the words "Eternal Root" written on it was blocked in front of him, like a hill. With such a thick wall, it is difficult to be bombarded by artillery. The city is surrounded by water, the moat is as wide as a big river, the water is turquoise, and it is a deep pond at a glance. As soon as the suspension bridge is passed, it is really difficult to break through this city.

Fengyang City has six gates, and Zierharang is short of manpower, so the defense must be light and heavy. Hou Xuanyan relied on his large number of people, besieging the city on three sides and leaving only one north gate, and as soon as the horn sounded, more than 100,000 people built bridges to attack the city. Although it is not the last line of defense of the Qing army, as long as Fengyang City is broken and the two blue banners of Jierharang are completely annihilated, the Manchu Qing Dynasty is like a lamb to the slaughter, and it is no longer able to confront the Northern Expeditionary Army.

Zilharang apparently knew this, and worked very hard to guard it, and personally went to the city wall to supervise the battle. At this time of the war, the Manchu Qing Dynasty, which did not have its own arsenal, lost the assistance of Zheng Zhilong, and the sea was sealed by the Songjiang Naval Division, and it was impossible to buy gunpowder from the Franco. Therefore, although they still have some inferior artillery and ammunition produced by themselves, they can no longer defend the city with sharp weapons and red-coat cannons.

Hou Xuanyan looked at the battlefield on the first day from a distance, and sneered in his heart, the Manchu Qing Dynasty had reached the time of sunset, and it was not far from death. In the past two years, let them occupy the Central Plains, and I don't know how many Han people have been harmed. What is hateful is that if it weren't for the countless traitors, this group of people would have been driven back to hunt in animal skins outside the gate. Now he is still a person, cutting the luxurious clothes of the Han people into ridiculous clothes, living in a courtyard with carved beams and paintings, and enjoying the life of slaves and wives and concubines.

Yan Yingyuan hurriedly came, with obvious melancholy on his face, gasped and spit out heavily, and then stood up and said: "Guogong, it's not a way to fight like this, I think Fengyang is so difficult to attack, it's better to besiege it but not attack." ”

Hou Xuanyan lowered his head and pondered, what Yan Yingyuan said had some truth, but aside from the eagerness to recover the Central Plains, it was actually the Manchu Qing who should be more anxious at this time. If the troops are transferred to come, the 70,000 Qing soldiers in Fengyang and Zierharang are trapped inside, and then wait for the rabbit to fight reinforcements from all walks of life, then the Manchu Qing Dynasty is the most uncomfortable. The 100,000 people of the Shuizi battalion are guarded in Fujian, and the south of the Yangtze River can be said to be foolproof, and there is a Hunan barracks of 130,000 people, which is the town of Peng Zhuze in the southwest. These people can be transferred north at any time, if it weren't for the huge military expenditure, Hou Xuanyan would have been transferred to the Northern Expedition a long time ago.

"It's a good idea to encircle the point to send reinforcements, this is how Li Shimin surrounded Wang Shichong in Luoyang back then, and completely defeated his forces. In this way, I can send an order for Xia Wanchun to lead the troops north, and let's also have Li Er's tricks. ”

The drumbeat of the retreating troops sounded, and although the Northern Expeditionary Army was stunned, the strict military discipline still allowed them to withdraw in time. Zilharang did not stop the cheers of the Qing soldiers, but his brow furrowed, and he did not look like he had the slightest smile. Su Bandai stepped forward and said happily: "Lord, the Ming army has retreated again, haha, we have won again!" ”

Zilharang looked angry, and when he raised his hand, he whipped it in Subandai's face. A red blood stain was shocking, Su Bandai didn't dare to exhale pain, and knelt on the ground in fright.

"Idiot! Think for yourself about the last time we were victorious. With your pig brain, can you still lead the army to fight? "As a prince of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, Zilharang was one of the most powerful people in the puppet Qing court. His thunderous anger also made the surrounding Qing generals suddenly wake up to the fact that they had indeed not won a victory for a long time...

Last time? Could it be when Prince Yu Duoduo was still there?

Hou Xuanyan, who tried the waters, like Yan Yingyuan, had already seen that the end of the hard attack was definitely not good, and with an order, 130,000 Hunan soldiers were about to go north.

Outside Fengyang City, a big net has been formed, just waiting for reinforcements from all directions to throw themselves into the net. To his surprise, the Manchu Qing Dynasty had long since run out of reinforcements to come to Fengyang, and the entire territory of Shandong was captured by the Northern Expeditionary Army, which had already frightened the Manchurian nobles in Beijing. Shandong is next to Gyeonggi, and they are desperately trying to find a way to fight back to Shandong, and no one can take care of Fengyang for the time being, after all, it is still far from Beijing.

Zilharang's messenger couldn't get out at all, he had already seen the situation clearly in Fengyang, and wanted to break through but was unwilling to give up Fengyang like this. While he was hesitating, time passed...

In mid-April of the first year of Jing You, Xia Wanchun arrived at Fengyang Mansion with his troops, and Jierharang completely lost the opportunity to break through.