On the evening of 12 August, the Ming army suddenly resumed its attack on Luzhou City, and the Ming soldiers held torches and pounced on the west city of Luzhou.

Torches were all over the city, and the city was lit with braziers, illuminating the city walls, and the artillery carts on both sides changed from throwing stone projectiles to throwing fireballs stained with fire oil, and they intertwined in the sky, smashing into each other's lines, and the fire was all over the sky.

At the head of the city, the most elite old battalion of the Western Army, all went to the city to defend, and the archers of the Western Army stood on the city wall, took out the arrows wrapped in cotton cloth, soaked the arrows in the oil cans, and then lit them on the brazier, and shot down the city with their bows.

Nearly 10,000 rockets, like a rain of fire in the sky, shot down the city one after another, the wooden plank erected in front of the Ming army line, filled with countless burning rockets, the fireball thrown by the artillery in the city smashed on the tall well, and the fireball cracked like fireworks.

The artillery of the Ming army under the city roared, and the orange fire was constantly sprayed in the darkness, and the roaring cannon and the sound of killing were intertwined, and the sound went straight to the sky.

In the west of Luzhou City, there is a jaw-dropping magnificent scene, separated by ten miles, people can still vaguely hear the roar formed by tens of thousands of people shouting and killing, and see the fire in the direction of Luzhou, like a meteor shower.

Seeing this scene, anyone would feel that an unprecedented fierce battle broke out in Luzhou, but in fact, although the momentum was large, the attack may not be fierce.

The Ming soldiers mainly hid behind the shield cart, stood on the tall well, and fired at the defenders, but there were relatively few people and horses carrying the ladder to climb the city wall, and they all paid great attention to protecting themselves, and did not climb desperately as they did in the first attack.

The Dengcheng troops are the siege war, the largest loss, the Ming army sent fewer troops to the city, the casualties are naturally less, to avoid excessive consumption, and in the shooting, the Ming army firearms because of the advantage of the range, they often shoot at the head of the city outside the direct range of the Qing archers, which caused the Ming army to hit the Western Army, but the Western Army is difficult to hit the Ming Army.

It was difficult for the archers of the Western Army to kill the Ming army by shooting directly at it, and it was dark that the figure could not be seen clearly, so the Western Army could only shoot through rockets and shoot coveringly, which created a spectacular scene.

Beginning on the evening of the 12th, for several days in a row, the Ming army's offensive did not stop.

On the night of the 15th, the Mid-Autumn Festival, night fell, and the Ming army's attack was still launched on time.

Sun Kewang climbed to the top of the city, in the sound of cannons and shouts of killing, watching the Ming army front at night, the fire bolts were fired, and the red light flickered, as if countless fireflies converged into a belt, flashing in the dark night, and like the stars in the bright galaxy, flickering from time to time.

Although the troops invested in the city were very small, the nightly firing still caused heavy casualties to the western army, with more than 2,000 miscellaneous soldiers killed almost every day, and the old battalion also lost seven or eight hundred men.

Sun Kewang looked at the casualty figures, only felt that the battle was very fierce, and his heart ached, but fortunately, although the casualties were large, the Ming army did not climb the city wall.

"Why did He Tengjiao suddenly change his strategy and storm us, what do you think?"

Sun Kewang watched the countless torches rise and fall under the city, and a group of Ming troops hid in the cave house, under the cover of artillery and platoons, slowly approaching the city wall, frowning.

"After a truce of nearly a month, the Ming army suddenly attacked, something must have happened that made He Tengjiao have to attack us!" Bai Wenxuan pondered.

Sun Kewang nodded slightly, and suddenly smiled: "That's right, even on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, a strong attack was launched, something must have happened." Can any of you name one or two? ”

The generals listened and glanced at each other, Bai Wenxuan had some thoughts in his heart, but Sun Kewang obviously had gained, so he hugged his fists, "Please also ask the king to make it clear!" ”

"In the eyes of this king, there are only two possibilities, one is that Haoge sent troops, and He Tengjiao wanted to break the city before the Jin army came to Luzhou. Second, Wang Fuchen's attack on the grain road was effective, and He Tengjiao's grain and grass were tight and could not be consumed for a long time, so he turned to attack. Sun Kewang said, his expression became serious, and he looked at everyone: "In these two situations, no matter which one it is, we must ensure that the city is not lost, as long as we hold Luzhou City, we will still have a chance." From today on, all the soldiers must defend Xicheng with all their might, and the Ming army must not be allowed to break the city, understand? ”

"The ministers swear to defend the city to the death!" Bai Wenxuan and other generals immediately clenched their fists and promised in unison.

The night attack lasted for four days, and the Ming army had already quarreled with the movement, gradually achieving the purpose of attracting the attention of the defenders to Xicheng, and at the same time making Hao Ge mistakenly believe that the Ming army had attacked Luzhou and was fighting Sun Kewang to the death.

Before, Li Dingguo suggested that there was a way to break the city, and he could also calculate Haoge, He Tengjiao didn't believe it, but after Li Dingguo cleared the grain road and forced the king to return to the minister, when he talked to He Tengjiao, He Tengjiao was moved.

Sun Kewang in Luzhou City is just a dish, and he is always going to be eaten, and it is either the Ming army or the Jin army who comes to eat.

The battle of the Ming army, on the surface, is a duel with Sun Kewang, but in fact, it is playing chess with the Jin country, if there is no Jin country watching from the side, it is only a matter of time before the Ming army eats Sun Kewang, but with the Jin army, it is very difficult to eat.

Therefore, the key to eating Luzhou safely is to ensure that when Luzhou is eaten, the Ming army has the ability to deal with the threat of Haoge.

In the early morning of the 16th, He Tengjiao summoned the generals to the big tent to discuss the matter, and it was time to decide on the implementation plan.

Many generals in the big tent gathered together, around the sand table in the middle of the big tent, He Tengjiao signaled to Li Dingguo, who immediately stood up, first saluted He Tengjiao, and then arched his hand to the generals, then picked up the wooden bar, and said: "Supervisor, everyone, Luzhou is surrounded by water on three sides, and the western army's defense of the north, east, and south is very lax, and our attack in the past few days has further attracted Sun Kewang's attention to the west, which has created conditions for us to attack the south city at night." ”

Luzhou is surrounded by water on three sides, and the Western Army did not have to worry about it, because the raft needs to choose a ferry to cross the river, and the waterway near Luzhou City is straight, and there is no bend with the help of inertia, and the raft is difficult to control, and most of them will be washed downstream.

When Wang Yan crossed the river in Chongqing, he did not find a suitable place to cross the river at first, and the team sent out was washed away for more than ten miles.

Because of this, the Western Army did not have to worry about the Ming army attacking from three sides of the water, and the Ming army did not think of a sneak attack on Nancheng, but after Wang Fuchen surrendered, the Ming army obtained ships, and the situation was different.

"How many soldiers and horses can the boats on the other side of the Yongding River only carry?"

Ma Jinzhong asked, if there were too few ships, it would be meaningless.

"Madu Town can rest assured, you can cross 5,000 people at a time, and the sky is gloomy today, and the moonlight must be unknown at night, which can be said to be dark and windy at night, which is suitable for a surprise attack." Li Dingguo pointed to the southern city and said, "If the sneak attack is successful, these five thousand elites can enter the city, and the main force will attack from the west city, and this city will be broken tonight!" ”

If 5,000 elites can enter the city, with the combat strength of the men and horses in the city, it will definitely be in chaos immediately, and the destruction of the city is almost ironclad.

When many generals heard this, they all nodded, but Wang Guangtai opened his mouth and said, "What about the Jin Army?" In the past few days of siege, there are Jin army scouts watching the battle, once the city is broken, Hauge will inevitably go south immediately, how do we deal with it? ”

"Haoge wants our army and Sun Kewang to lose both, but in fact, our siege of the city in the past few days has been a bluff, and we have not attacked and consumed, so I am afraid that his calculation will be in vain."

Li Dingguo said with a smile: "As long as we move fast enough, if the Jin army comes uninvited, we will be ready to open our nets, and it is not impossible to have an ambush!" ”

"General Li has such a big appetite!" Ma Jinzhong gasped, but then smiled: "However, Ma admires!" ”

Wang Guangtai frowned, "If this is the case, Luzhou will not be able to fight in the streets, the battle must end before dawn, and Wang Guangen's 10,000 people must also buy us time to deploy and rest!" After all, the Jin Army has the advantage of the Ma Army, and it will be able to kill it in less than a day! ”