Xu Yingying knew that Xiao Jin was going to entertain people at night, and offered to let her handle it, Xiao Jin agreed, "Wang Yun is not feeling well these days or what's wrong, always avoiding me." ”

"I know what you're doing." Xu Yingying looked at Xiao Jin with a depressed expression, and helped Xiao Jin brush his clothes closely, "Xu knows what is going on outside, I'm afraid that you will be distracted and delay the business." ”

Xiao Jin held Xu Yingying's hand to help him tidy up the corners of his clothes and said, "Let you also follow behind and endure hardships, follow me to Yungui, there is no day of Ansheng." ”

Xu Yingying lay down in Xiao Jin's arms, "I don't ask about you, I just want you to be well, and I can see you every day when I come back." ”

Xiao Jin listened to Xu Yingying's whisper, did not reply, hugged Xu Yingying, and looked up at the smoke rising slowly in the distance.

Before night, Xiao Jin learned that someone in the city had smashed and robbed, and summoned Xiao Jian, "Now is a very moment, as long as you are caught, no matter how big or small the crime is, you will follow the method when you were in Linxian." ”

Xiao Jian nodded and said, "Understand, should the city gate be closed?" ”

Xiao Jin agreed, "After the craftsmen of Zhujiazhuang are transferred, they can be closed, I have already asked people to post notices in the city, and in addition, there is one more thing to work hard for you and your brothers." ”

"Just say it, sir."

"Lin Zexu gave me a good suggestion before, there are a lot of big Zhuangzi near Linxian and Shun'an, presumably there must be food or something, the storage should be very rich, God has been eye-opening in recent years, the landlords should have a lot of wealth, you transfer it to Shun'an City, the time is urgent, pick a big family, and don't want to sponsor the good citizens of the imperial court, buy it at market price."

Xiao Jin looked at Xiao Jian's somewhat resistant expression, and continued, "It's about the safety of Shun'an, I know that you have always resisted very much, but with this food, we can hold on for a long time, and we can make Wu Sangui's army have no food to collect outside, think about it, even if we don't requisition, it will be left to Wu Sangui's army, they are not as good as you to talk to, and those people are not going to suffer." ”

After hearing this, Xiao Jian arched his hand and said, "There is no need for adults to explain these things to me, it's not that I don't understand anything, since I want to clear the wall, then do it thoroughly, transfer it together with the people, and the grain that can't be taken away will be burned." ”

Xiao Jin was very pleased and patted Xiao Jian's shoulder and said, "You are more measured than me in this matter, it takes too much time to transfer the people, if there is enough time in the end, then you can see for yourself." ”

After Xiao Jian left, Xiao Jin called Ji Xiaolan, who had returned, and the two went to inspect the city wall of Shun'an together.

Shun'an is a big city, there are four city gates, and there is an urn city at the north gate, with Xiao Jin so many people, if you want to guard the four city gates at the same time, it is difficult, if it is replaced by someone else, it is estimated that it has run far away.

Ji Xiaolan's suggestion is that the main guard is due north and south gates, the south gate is the place where the army must pass, and the north gate is afraid that there will be enemy attacks in the direction of Guiyang, the city gates on the west and east sides have no value to defend, and the west side is close to Dalong Mountain, the mountains are continuous, and the terrain is rugged, which is not suitable for the army to set up a formation, and if you want to come to the west gate, you must pass through the north gate or the south gate.

As for the east gate, the terrain is too low, and because the Dragon Boat River passes through here, the water flows into the moat, because the moat has been in disrepair for a long time, the east moat, there is a tendency to connect with the Dragon Boat River water, resulting in the moat in front of the east gate is wide, and it is time-consuming and laborious to attack the city from here.

Xiao Jin's overall view is still good, he has already done his homework, and now when he heard Ji Xiaolan mention it, he didn't refute it, nodded in agreement, and pointed to the urn city road at the north gate, "This Wu Sangui is afraid that he has been thinking about it for a long time, and the urn city is in the north, facing the direction of Guiyang, hehe." ”

"My lord's expectation is good, no matter how much Wu Sangui cultivates, he can't repair to the south to deal with himself."

Xiao Jin asked Ji Xiaolan to build a small urn city in the shape of a zigzag in front of the city gate in the south, he wanted to make the explosive bag exert 100% power, and erected a section of the wall on the city wall, leaving a shooting port for each section, which was a bit like a bunker in later generations.

"I think it's a bit redundant to do what the adults have done."

"Oh? How to say. ”

But Lin Zexu, who obeyed Xiao Jin's instructions and went to invite him from Huizhou villager, saw him come with his hands behind his back, standing on the city wall, looking at the scenery in front and said.

"My lord, I have already informed him of the staff in Huizhou, and he said that he will go back and prepare, and go to the lord's house before the sun goes down."

"Well, there is Mr. Lao Xu." Xiao Jin turned his head and asked again, "I heard from Mr. just now that what I ordered is superfluous, and please teach me." ”

"I heard Jinnan talk about the deeds of the adults, and I know that the muskets of the adults are sharp, and I want to build another bunker on the city wall, relying on the bunker to defend the city, is this so, my lord?"

"Well, that's what it means."

"Two points, one, the adults have encountered small groups of enemy troops before, and they are short of siege equipment, maybe the adults have never seen the power of siege vehicles and stone throwers."

"Second, time, I'm afraid that Wu Sangui's army doesn't have so much time for adults."

Xiao Jin was a little lacking in confidence when he heard him say this, he knew about these siege equipment, but he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he underestimated the ancients, thinking that the power was vulnerable, and said modestly, "Please Mr. Xu continue." ”

"The siege of the army of 10,000 people, the siege of the city is mostly by the trebuchet and the bow and arrow to kill the enemy, only to the final decisive moment, the pawn will rely on the archers to suppress the siege with a ladder, as far as I know, the firearms battalion of the adults, but only a hundred people, if there is a conflict with the enemy army head-on, attracting the enemy's fire, under the intensive blow of the trebuchant, the situation is worrying."

"How far can a stone thrower go?" Xiao Jin asked after hearing this.

"I'm afraid there are forty or fifty zhang, and some large ones, so I don't know."

Xiao Jin calculated silently in his heart, one zhang multiplied by 3.3, calculated by fifty zhang, it is more than 150 meters, and the effective killing of his musket is within 100 meters, and it seems that it is not possible to use a musket to deal with a stone thrower.

Lin Zexu didn't continue, waiting for Xiao Jin to think.

Xiao Jin didn't continue to ask, because of the types of troops under his command, only he knew best, and Lin Zexu was just hearsay, but, listening to Lin Zexu say this, he also knew that he was taking it for granted, not to mention that they still don't know the details of Wu Sangui's army, they only know that when there are many troops, there is no information, if everything is made in detail, but there is no information to use.

"Then what is Mr. Lin's countermeasure?"

Lin Zexu looked in the direction of the north gate and said, "If the adults are willing to listen to the advice again, if the ambush in Linxian is successful and the attack on Wu Sangui's logistics is successful, and there are still no reinforcements in Guiyang, then I think that the adults can retreat to Guiyang with peace of mind." ”

Xiao Jin's expression was complicated, and with Lin Zexu's gaze, he looked at the north gate, "This city is not even guarded, I'm afraid that the imperial court will not let me go." ”

Lin Zexu arched his hand and said seriously, "My lord, the world is impermanent, the army is not affected outside, the court will be considerate, we should fight for the time." ”

Xiao Jin did not reply with his hands behind his back, and looked at Ji Xiaolan and Lin Zexu at the same time, "I understand what Mr. Lin meant, let me think about it again." ”

The meaning of Lin Zexu's words, Xiao Jin couldn't hear it, he concluded that it was impossible for him to hold Shun'an City, but Xiao Jin didn't want to give up this city so quickly, whether it was for the court or for himself, he had a great merit, Kangxi had eight or nine layers to promote his officials, and he was in charge of one side, and his political capital was much more.

If he abandons the city and flees, although he also drags Wu Sangui back, but no matter what, this reputation of abandoning the city and fleeing can't run away, Kangxi and Governor Mo Ke may not do anything to themselves if they have made so many contributions, but they also lose the best opportunity.

As soon as the imperial army came, it was estimated that there would be nothing to do with themselves.

The two of them saw that Xiao Jin was deep in thought, but the sun was about to set, so Lin Zexu reminded, "My lord, I guess Huizhou has been waiting in the house for a long time. ”

Xiao Jin retracted his thoughts, nodded and said, "Let's go." ”

The three of them returned to the Zhihou Ya, Xiao came in to the main hall, looked at where a middle-aged man was sitting in the hall drinking tea, and there was a young man accompanying him, knowing that it was his fellow countryman who came, without waiting for Lin Zexu to introduce himself, he took a closer look, but he didn't expect it to be an old acquaintance he knew.

"Yo, this relationship is so coincidental, uncle, don't come to harm!"