After the Qing army entered the customs, they did not get much looting in the north, and their gains were very limited.

The north had been looted by them six times before, and on the eve of entering the customs, Li Zicheng looted it again, and the vast majority of prefectures and counties were destitute.

In addition, after the Qing army entered the customs, in order to gain a firm foothold and win the hearts of the people, they changed the posture of slaughtering and looting the city at every turn before entering the customs.

The Qing army is a bandit interest group, and it can be united, because there are interests to be divided, and it has not been captured for a long time, which naturally makes people dissatisfied.

At this time, the 40,000 Qing troops, with the mood of coming to Runing to rob a wave, rushed to the city happily, but saw the flags fluttering at the head of the city, the soldiers were standing in a row, and they couldn't help but be slightly stunned.

Doesn't that sound like you're going to run? The Qing army, who was about to enter the city to rob and make a fortune, were stunned.

Duoduo rode on his horse, grabbed the reins of his horse, and looked up at Runing City, his brow furrowed.

His initial judgment was that as soon as Liu Shun, the general soldier of Guibian, ran away, Gao Yihuan's subordinates were in turmoil, and the Qing army in Guanzhong pressed towards Wuguan, Gao Yihuan saw that Henan could not hold it, so he prepared to flee south to Huguang.

Duoduo saw that Gao Yihuan sent 6,000 soldiers and horses to block the attack, so he was even more convinced of his judgment, thinking that Gao Yihuan was transferring, and sending troops to block the attack was to cover his escape to the south, but now it seems that Gao Yihuan not only did not escape, but also strengthened Runing's defense, which surprised him.

"Lord Wang, this~" Geng Zhongming looked at the city head and was depressed.

The Qing army rushed to Runing, thinking that Runing would be in chaos for a long time and could rush in to loot, but now when they saw Wei Wujun who was waiting for him, their faces were very surprised.

Duoduo glanced at the city, and was a little confused about Gao Yihuan's intentions, but Nanjing was unstable and would change its attitude towards the Qing Dynasty at any time, so Duoduo was already difficult to ride a tiger, and he had to defeat Gao Yihuan, otherwise he would have no chance in the future.

Now the city is full of soldiers and cannons, and the cannons are roaring, and Duoduo has not prepared any equipment, so it is definitely not possible to attack the city directly.

With a gloomy face, he pulled the reins of his horse and said: "The army set up camp first, and the high barbarian hid in the city, although it was temporarily safe, but it was a stupid act, which was equivalent to giving up the ability to move, taking the city as a prison, and trapping himself. If he didn't have reinforcements, he would have to wait for death. ”

As he spoke, Duoduo raised his horsewhip, "Let the army monitor the four gates, and the generals will go to the king's tent to discuss matters!" ”

The generals listened to Duoduo's words, and their hearts were a little relieved, yes, the lonely city could not be defended for a long time, Gao Yihuan did not run away, but hid in the city, didn't he become a turtle in the urn.

When Duoduo led the generals to observe the city, Gao Yihuan at the head of the city was also observing the Qing army that killed the city.

"Dashuai, the three generals Zhao, Xu, and Hu, have entered the city from Xicheng!" Bai Wenxuan walked over, glanced at the dense Qing army outside the city, licked his lips and said.

Gao Yihuan bowed slightly, "Daxian, Black Tiger, they're fine!" ”

"The three generals are fine, but the brothers have suffered a lot of losses." Bai Wen Xuandao.

Hearing that the three generals were fine, Gao Yihuan breathed a sigh of relief, "Okay, let them go to rest first, and they don't have to come over to resume their lives." In addition, check the soldiers who entered the city to prevent the Qing army from mixing in, and after confirming the safety, they will enter the inner city from the urn city. ”

"Yes! Let's do it! Bai Wenxuan bowed and clenched his fists.

Gao Yihuan nodded, waved him to step back, and then looked at Li Yan on the side, "Sir, the craftsmen, machines, and materials outside the city have all been withdrawn." ”

Li Yan said: "Don't worry, the craftsmen and the equipment of the workshop have been moved to the city. The people in the other suburbs entered the city as close as they came, and retreated into the fort as far as they went, or took refuge in the county seats. ”

After speaking, Li Yan said worriedly: "Dashuai, it is not easy for Runing to have today, we must drive the Dongyu away as soon as possible, otherwise the Runing Mansion will be destroyed, and I am afraid it will take a few more years to recover." ”

Gao Yihuan asked Zhao Daxian to block Duoduo, just to gain time to prepare, transfer materials, and let the people enter the city, and those who enter the fort enter the fort, so as to avoid causing too much loss.

Originally, Gao Yihuan was thinking that he would let out Runing City in one go, and after Duoduo entered the city, he would break into the city from the tunnel and burn Runing City, but considering that the 40,000 Qing troops may not all enter the city to rest, if there are 10,000 people outside the city, and they can't block the city gate if they burn the city, it will also be in vain.

In addition, after all, it is his own family business, so the loss is too great, and his subordinates are also opposed.

Gao Yihuan was not distressed, but his subordinate soldiers and officials were distressed, and they would definitely affect the people, so they dismissed this bold plan.

Gao Yihuan listened to Li Yan's words, and found that his heart was getting darker and darker, and he weighed his own gains and losses more than he really thought of the people first.

Gao Yihuan came back to his senses and nodded, "This handsome man loves the people like a son, so naturally he doesn't want to see the Tartars harm the people, Mr. looked at me calmly on his face, but in fact, he was more anxious than anyone else." Sir, you don't have to worry, in the past two days, this marshal will give Duoduo a generous gift to ensure that this guy will be allowed to retreat. ”

As he spoke, he glanced outside the city, and saw that the Qing army began to retreat from the camp, so he waved his hand, "Let's go, everyone follow me to the warehouse to have a look!" ”

After saying this, he waved his hand, and then led the people down the city wall and went to the city.

The circumference of Runing City is only more than ten miles, which is not a big city, and the space in the city is limited, so many workshops are built outside the city.

Now that the Qing army is in the city, the workshops and warehouses outside the city can only be transferred to the city, including the cannon casting workshop, which has been temporarily moved to the city.

Gao Yihuan and his entourage, beating horses and walking slowly, came to the front of the Chongwang Palace, turned over and dismounted, more than ten soldiers in front of the palace gate, holding spears and swords to guard.

Originally, it was sealed, but there were too many things outside the city, and the palace became a place for temporary storage of supplies.

The cannon forge outside the city was moved here, and it was closely guarded by soldiers.

Gao Yihuan was surrounded by people, and when he entered the palace, someone greeted him, and he immediately said: "Chen Qijian, take Ben Shuai to see your inventory!" “

Outside the city, the Qing army directly used the workshops in the northern suburbs as temporary camps.

At this time, in a room, many Qing generals gathered, and Duoduo said with a gloomy face: "Gao Manzi wants to defend Runing, presumably because he has received the news that the small court in Nanjing may send troops, and wants to hold the city and wait for the situation to change. However, I have people in Nanjing in the Qing Dynasty, and if the small court does not send troops, it will take at least a month to go to war, and it is not a matter of one or two days for the army to go to war and prepare equipment, grain and grass. In short, if Nanjing moves, this king will receive the news here, so we have plenty of time to deal with Gao Manzi. “

Many Qing generals nodded when they heard this, and Duoduo continued: "Now this king has ordered, King Bad Shun, you let people transport the artillery as soon as possible, Gongshun King, early tomorrow morning, you send men and horses to attack everywhere, capture the barbarians in the nearby villages and county seats, and prepare to drive them to attack the city~"

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