In mid-November 1648, Taiyuan City.

A few miles away from the city, Gao Yihuan looked at Taiyuan City in the distance with mixed feelings.

After the Western Wei Dynasty occupied Guanzhong, Shanxi was on the front line, and the Qing court ordered Zhu Shichang, the governor of Shanxi, to strengthen the defense of Hedong, and Taiyuan, as a provincial capital, was naturally repaired and reinforced.

Gao Yihuan and the generals rode around the city, the circumference of the Taiyuan city is about twenty-four miles, three zhang five feet high, three zhang wide, the top can run horses, there are eight city gates, there are corner towers at the four corners of the city wall, that is, the bulge like a fortress, there is an enemy platform on the city wall, the moat outside the city is wide, it can be said that it is a majestic fortified city,

Gao Yihuan stood a few miles away from the city wall, peeking at the city defense with a clairvoyant mirror, and Li Dingguo on the side said: "It is indeed a strong city, and the casualties in the fight must be huge." ”

Gao Yihuan put down the clairvoyant mirror and said with a smile: "Speaking of which, my Great Wei hasn't attacked a provincial city yet!" ”

Li Dingguo said with a smile: "Generally speaking, if you hit the provincial capital, the morale of the enemy army will collapse long ago, and most of them will not have to fight!" ”

"It's a pity that this time is different, but Azig won't surrender." Gao Yihuan said a word, glanced at Taiyuan, pulled out his horse and ran in the direction of Yingpan.

At this time, Azig, who had fled into the city in a hurry, stood at the head of the city, closely monitoring the movements of the Wei army and rebels outside the city.

He didn't tell Dolgon whether he wanted to die or live, if you don't come, I'll die to show you, and he didn't even mention reinforcements, but he knew that Dolgon couldn't help him.

The reason why Azig did not mention reinforcements was actually because he was worried about putting pressure on Dolgon, and finally the southern front was lost.

He knew Dolgon very well, and with Dorgon's intelligence, he must have known the current crisis in Hedong, and Dolgon knew how to save him, so he didn't need to say much.

Therefore, Azig did not want to disrupt Dolgon's rhythm, what he could do now was to defend Taiyuan, rely on the fortified city to consume the Wei army, and then join forces with Dolgon, and the center blossomed to turn the tide of the war.

At this time, on the city wall, the Eight Banners soldiers wearing various colors of armor shuttled at the head of the city, preparing defensive equipment, and the dependents of the Eight Banners stationed in the city, regardless of men, women and children, all helped the Qing army carry materials, boil water and cook, and contribute to the defense of the city.

This is not only a war between two forces, but also a national war, if the Qing army fails, the families of the Eight Banners will definitely pay for their debts in blood.

From the beginning of Nurhachi's army to massacre the Liao people, they could not fail, and once they failed, they would inevitably usher in bloody revenge.

Taiyuan is a provincial city and a fortified city, but Azig does not dare to take it lightly.

Because he knows that by the previous standard, it was a strong city, but now it is not necessarily.

Azig stood at the head of the city, saw the Wei army tent stretching outside the city, his teeth were gritted, he knew that he only had two endings left, either the Western Wei retreated, or the city was ruined by life and death, and no matter which ending it was, he would make Gao Yihuan pay a heavy price.

Azig clenched his fists and shouted in his heart, Gao Manzi, come on, this king wants to let the city of Taiyuan pile up like a mountain.

"Look, the King!" Rocodo suddenly pointed into the distance.

Azig looked up, only to see a large number of Wei troops and people, pouring out of the camp, taking various tools to two miles away from the city wall, and began to sweat like rain to dig trenches to build the wall, and the Wei cavalry immediately stood aside to monitor the city gate to prevent the Qing army from going out of the city to harass.

"The high barbarian wants to lock the city!" Azig's eyes protruded, his eyes almost collapsed, and his expression changed instantly.

Luo Keduo on the side showed joy on his face, "Lock the city, then the barbarians will not attack the city for the time being, won't we be safe?" ”

The Wei army besieged the city, then they would have enough time to strengthen their defenses and wait for reinforcements to come to their rescue.

Azig slammed his fist on the battlement, his teeth crushed, "Damn! ”

Taihang Eight Classics, each of which is more dangerous than Puzhou, Azig has been fighting in Puzhou for so long, so he naturally knows that the Wei army will not attack the city, and the main force will definitely turn to defensive reinforcements and enter Hedong.

In this case, shouldn't Taiyuan be pulled out before reinforcements arrive? However, Gao Yihuan did the opposite, making Azig's intention to fight the elite of the Wei army and burn the jade with the Wei army was like a heavy fist.

If he hadn't experienced the Battle of Puzhou, Gao Yihuan would have chosen to pull out Taiyuan without hesitation, but Puzhou was tug-of-war, so that the Wei army's losses were also very large, and the Wei army was also a little difficult to continue to attack Taiyuan, and it was also necessary to consider the external factor of Dolgon.

Counting the time, the decisive battle between the Qing army and the Ming army began long ago, and it took five or six days from Xuzhou to Taiyuan.

In such a short period of time, it was difficult for the Wei army to attack Taiyuan, so Gao Yihuan chose to surround Taiyuan first, put Azig in a cage, and wait for the news of Xuzhou to come and send reinforcements.

Of course, there is a risk that in the event of a big victory for Dorgon, it is likely that he will join forces with Azigri, but Gao Yihuan believes that with the defensive ability of the Wei army, it is not a big problem to hold the Huguan and other passes.

If Dolgon saw that he could not break through the Huguan Pass, leave Juyong Pass to enter Xuanda, and make a detour to the north of Jin to the south, it would not be a loophole for the Wei army, but could use Jiang Xiang to consume Dolgon and force Jiang Xiang to submit to the Great Wei.

The tall king was born as a small landlord, the abacus was clanging, and he was calculating every step of the way, and he refused to suffer a loss.

At this time, in the camp of the Wei army, Gao Yihuan stood in front of the map with his hands in his hands, and several ministers stood behind him.

Chen Mingxia saluted and said: "The king, the Li Pavilion is playing, and the feudal government has dispatched another 30,000 troops into Hedong according to the king's order to make up for the losses in the battle of Puzhou. ”

Gao Yihuan nodded, looked at the map and asked, "Did Mr. Li reply to the army expansion plan that the Lone King asked the feudal mansion to formulate?" ”

The Western Wei Dynasty now has too few soldiers and horses, and if the troops are sufficient, the Wei army can completely advance with the two armies and take Luoyang City.

After Geng Zhongming led his troops eastward, Luoyang's troops were extremely empty, with only more than 20,000 people, but Jin Shenghuan only had 50,000 people, so he didn't dare to rashly attack Luoyang, so he could only sit back and watch the opportunity drain.

Chen Mingxia saluted and said: "King, Li Gebu said that the expansion of the army by 100,000 will not be realized in a short period of time, first, there is a lack of money, and the feudal government has no budget, and second, the population of Guanzhong is not enough, and it has been continuously drawn, and it cannot be formed in the short term." ”

The Western Wei Domain did not expect that the Western Wei Dynasty would fight two major battles in a row this year, and the preparation was indeed insufficient.

Li Dingguo thought for a while, saluted and said: "King, now the robbers in Hedong are swarming, and the rebels are everywhere. If it is allowed to develop, I am afraid that it will form a huge gang and bandits, affecting the stability of the feudal government in Hedong. The minister thought that it was better to recruit them nearby and incorporate them as soon as possible, firstly, to avoid the deterioration of local public order, and secondly, to quickly obtain a group of young and strong. ”

Gao Yihuan turned around, "This suggestion is okay!" ”

"If the king wants to appease, he must spend a large amount of money, and the feudal government may need to issue bonds to raise it, and it will be difficult to get it in place for a while." Chen Mingxia Road.

Gao Yihuan shook his head and said with a smile: "Sir, you may not know, the Lone King has eight silver cellars in the east of the river, and silver should not be a problem!" The lonely king will let people take it! ”

Chen Mingxia looked puzzled and was about to ask, but at this time, Li Laiheng came in and saluted Gao Yihuan: "King, Xuanyi Wei beat the report, the Ming army was frustrated in Xuzhou, and Zhu Cihong retreated to Huai'an. ”

Gao Yihuan raised his eyebrows when he heard this, and he was speechless for a while, not feeling pity, but relieved.

In case Zhu Cihong won a big victory and hit Beijing in one go, Gao Yihuan was really not ready to fight for Beijing and turn against the Ming army.

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