Adjutant General: "The marshal is worried that the people in the city will be 'chaotic', and the last general has already set up the people in the 'chaos', and if there is 'chaos' in one mile, everyone will sit together." "+ Chess + Chess + Piece + Small + Say + Net .Dedication". For more recent chapters, visit: . As for the grain and grass, although there are also shortages, they have all been collected in one place by the last general, and if they are only for the soldiers to eat, it will not be a problem to eat for five or six months. ”

"That's not what I'm talking about." Liu Chao shook his head: "What Ben Shuai is talking about is the morale of the soldiers, defending the city, if the battle is protracted, and there are heavy casualties, the morale will not stop falling." Especially the stubborn ...... who can't see hope. Because, everyone knows that if you keep it like this, it will be a dead end after all...... Ben Shuai was worried that this battle would be fought for a long time, and he was afraid that someone would open the door and surrender to the government. ”

"So ......"

Liu Chao continued: "So, we have to let the soldiers see hope, see the hope that they can win if they hold on." This hope lies in the west. ”

He pointed to the west and said, "Sun Yuan'er is strong, you must have seen it with your own eyes." Ning Xiangjun is a group of fucking savages, even if we have more people, we can't beat them. If you want to defeat Sun Yuan's thief, you have to let Li Zicheng come over. ”

As soon as Sun Yuan's group of cavalry troops were mentioned, all the thieves on the city tower had pale faces, and some of them even trembled slightly.

Someone unconsciously agreed: "Yes, yes, yes, if you want to defeat the Ningxiang Army, you really have to be Li Zicheng." ”

"But." The lieutenant general said: "I heard that Li Zicheng is now facing off against the 180,000 army of the imperial court in Kaifeng, and it will be an unprecedented decisive battle soon, but I am afraid that the troops at hand are also insufficient, and he may not be willing to come to save us." ”

"Yes, we are not related to Li Chuang, is he willing to come over to save us?" And all the people were full of sorrow, and they could not stop sighing.

At this moment, the morale of the people on the city tower was obviously low.

Liu Chao also sensed that something was wrong, and 'touched' his chin and thought for a long time before sighing: "It seems that we don't make heavy bets, and this time we are in a catastrophe." The reason why Li Zicheng refused to reply to the letter was that in addition to the fact that he really couldn't draw troops on his side, your words were also right. We have nothing to do with him, so why should people spend a lot of money to save him? ”

Speaking of this, he said awe-inspiringly: "A certain has made up his mind to dedicate Yongcheng to Li Chuang." Yongcheng is the gateway to his eastward advance, and if he wants to pass through the Central Plains, he has to take this city. Also, a certain person immediately wrote another letter to Li Zicheng, promising to join the Chuang army, and his army accepted his adaptation completely. ”

"Dashuai!" The crowd was shocked.

"Needless to say, it's important to save your life!" Liu Chao snorted: "Li Zicheng, Li Zicheng, I don't believe you can withstand this temptation!" ”

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Next, Sun Yuan had no way to lead his troops to attack the city, so he could only find a place to set up the camp first, and wait for Ma Shiying's Lufeng army to arrive in Yongcheng.

It was also his good luck that the water in the south of Yongcheng City had not completely dried up, and the water was clear.

However, the search for materials for camping was unusually smooth.

Liu Chao, a thief, obviously wanted to stick to Yongcheng for a long time, and left a group of men and horses before sending troops to Suzhou, and requisitioned a large number of people to fortify the wilderness. Up to now, there is not a single big tree or stone within a radius of twenty miles from Yongcheng, and even the millstones of the peasants have been brought into the city, and all the wells have been blocked.

There was no way, the troops could only take the river water and mud, simply build a wall around the old camp, and dig a trench.

During this time, Sun Yuan rode a horse around Yongcheng and found that this place was all plains, and there were basically no mountains in sight. After thinking about it again, I suddenly remembered that this place turned out to be Chenguanzhuang, the main battlefield of the Huaihai War in later generations.

Sun Yuan smiled bitterly, it was indeed the gateway to eastern Henan, located at the junction of Henan, Shandong, Anhui and Jiangsu provinces. Anyone with a little military knowledge knows the importance of "sex" here.

The time has reached the beginning of May, and there are still a few days before the battle of Zhuxian Town will begin, but he is still grinding here. There are more than 400 miles to Zhuxian Town from here, which seems to be not far, and it is undoubtedly a moat for the Ningxiang Army.

If Yongcheng can't be taken as soon as possible, the battle of Zhuxian Town will end, and the Ming Dynasty will really exhaust the last trace of vitality.

Sun Yuan only wanted to give up Yongcheng and directly led his soldiers and horses all the way west to support the Kaifeng Ming army, but he couldn't do this.

In fact, there were also officers in the army who suggested that they should give up attacking Yongcheng.

This proposal has received a lot of support, but on second thought, it is nothing more than a dream.

The cavalry is fast, and it may not take a few days to run to Kaifeng. But so what, the cavalry has passed, what to do with the baggage behind? Liu Chao is as cunning as a fox, will he let go of this opportunity to pick a bargain?

Sun Yuan's cavalry was not much, only more than 2,000 people, but he brought 5,000 war horses, this kind of large livestock is particularly edible, and the daily grain and grass required by a horse is equivalent to seven times that of a soldier. In other words, Sun Yuan had to bring 15,000 people to the grain and straw this time, and the logistical pressure was extremely great.

People don't eat for three days and don't starve to death, but war horses don't eat for a day, and even fall down if they don't drink water for half a day.

Without horses, 3,000 infantry carrying sabers went to the battlefield of Zhuxian Town, where hundreds of thousands of people were fighting each other, and a single charge was gone.

Therefore, Yongcheng swore that it must be taken, and it must be taken within a day or two, otherwise it will be too late. The cavalry had no way to attack the city, and they could only rely on Ma Shiying to take Yongcheng.

The problem is that many people will die when the ants are attached to the siege, and when the time comes, I am afraid that people will not be convinced, and the Ming army, especially the rotten Sun Yuan of the Weisuo army, is too familiar with it, and it is necessary to use thunder means.

Moreover, it is best to be able to get the command of Lu Fengjun in hand, so as to be able to achieve the unity of power.

Sun Yuan secretly made up his mind, this battle should not be afraid of sacrifice, and he will be full of energy, even if he hits the last Lufeng soldier.

Will Ma Shiying promise to hand over the military power?

He has to say yes if he agrees, and he has to say yes if he doesn't!

A murderous aura surged from his chest, and Sun Yuan "touched" his nose, but there was a stinging pain in his heart. It turned out that because of the rapid noise in my heart, the fire in my heart rose, but there were two acne on the end of my nose.

On the third day, Ma Shiying came with Lu Fengjun.

Sun Yuan didn't go to visit, only sent someone to invite Ma Shiying, if he could talk about this matter today, it would be enough, otherwise, he would directly detain this big "traitor" minister in the old camp and seize his military power.

Ma Shiying saw that Yongcheng was not taken, and his spirit was a little aggrieved, and he couldn't help but sigh when he saw Sun Yuan, but he didn't mention Sun Yuan's responsibility for ignoring his own suggestions at the beginning, so as to let this thief escape back to his lair.

Sun Yuan didn't have a good impression of him, and he didn't give the slightest face, so he pressed the handle of the knife with his hand and said, "Governor Ma, the thief Liu has fled into Yongcheng." In the past two days, a certain has already surveyed the terrain, and he also knows the defense of Yongcheng City. My Ningxiang army is all cavalry, so naturally there is no way to attack the city, and this matter of attacking Yongcheng has to fall on the head of the Lufeng army. But I don't know, how many troops are available to Governor Ma now? ”

"That's nature." Ma Shiying: "There are more than 300 main soldiers available to my Lufeng army, and the rest are auxiliaries and people. ”

Sun Yuan interrupted him: "Governor Ma, there are many people who rely on the siege of the city, anyway, as long as you give a weapon and let the soldiers climb the city wall, there is no main force and auxiliaries." ”

Ma Shiying: "If you add up the people and the auxiliaries, 10,000 young people can still make it up." ”

"10,000 horses, good, good!" Sun Yuan was very pleased: "Enough, by the way, the weapons in the Lufeng army are enough?" ”

Ma Shiying replied: "It may not be enough, but it is still possible to have a knife or a spear for one person, but there is no armor." There are many craftsmen in the army, and equipment such as ladders can be easily made. ”

"Siege equipment is indeed a big problem, this Yongcheng annex Liu Chao has been fortified and cleared, and the wood is not easy to find."

"It's okay, the old man has already thought about it." Ma Shiying said: "Yongcheng is the gateway to the Central Plains, and the population is prosperous, and there are several small towns near this county. If the people's houses are demolished, how much wood will be needed. ”

Everyone's hearts trembled, this Ma Shiying was really ruthless, and he even thought about demolishing the people's houses. It seems that it is the height of summer, and if it is replaced by the middle of winter, I don't know how many people will freeze to death.

Sun Yuan was so anxious now that he couldn't care so much, so he nodded: "Very good, Governor Ma has a heart." When will the equipment be ready and when will the army be ready for battle? ”

The conversation between him and Ma Shiying just now was very rude, as if the boss was asking his subordinates, and several officials around Ma Shiying were angry, obviously unable to hold back.

Ma Shiying glanced at his subordinates, signaled them to be patient, and said, "Prepare today, and you can attack the city at noon tomorrow." ”

Sun Yuan nodded with satisfaction: "Yes, yes, Governor Ma, let Sun Yuan command this siege battle!" ”

This is already a ** "naked" seizure of power, and immediately a civilian official took the case and shouted: "Sun Yuan, presumptuous!" ”

"Sonorous!" Several guards beside Sun Yuan drew their waist knives at the same time.

The civil official was shocked: "What, do you want to rebel?" Sun Yuan, what are you going to do? ”

Sun Yuan only quietly looked up at the top of the tent and didn't say a word.

Huang You was shocked: "Stop, stop, don't be rude to Governor Ma." ”

"Stop, what a system!" Ma Shiying stood up, pressed down with both hands, and shouted: "According to the military system of our dynasty, civilian officials are in charge of the army, and military generals are responsible for implementation. The strategy of attacking Yongcheng was decided by the old man, and as for how to fight, it was decided by General Sun. ”

After speaking, he looked at Sun Yuan with sincere eyes: "General Sun, the Lufeng army listens to your dispatch, your order is the old man's order, if someone does not obey, military law can be enforced." Everything is please. ”

As he spoke, he handed the talisman to Sun Yuan from his sleeve.

Ma Shiying's officials were all depressed and angry.

Sun Yuan was a little surprised, and after taking the talisman, he nodded, and glanced at Ma Shiying unconsciously: "Governor Ma, Sun Yuan will not let you down." Liu thief is hateful, only three days, Sun Yuanding took off his head and offered it to the waiter. (Guoshi.) /2/2080/)--(Guoshi/)