"This is natural, they are Han people, they are the people of my Ming Dynasty, we are the army of the Ming Dynasty, of course we must protect their interests," Lin Chengxiang said in his heart, not to mention that the Han people fully supported the Ming army into the city, as long as the Han people did not oppose the Ming army, the Ming army would not infringe on their interests, "You go back and tell them, when the city is broken, they must stay at home and do not walk around." ”

"Yes, the military seat, the villain thanked the military seat for the Han people in the city." Chen Zhishan bowed to Lin Chengxiang.

"You're welcome, it's all your own family," Lin Chengxiang returned the salute, "In case the Ming army accidentally breaks into the houses of the Han people, you let them call for help in Chinese, and the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty will definitely not harm the people of the Ming Dynasty." ”

"The villain understands." After Chen Zhishan saluted again, he left the Chinese army's tent.

"Junza, we rely on artillery, we can completely capture the city of Donghu, why cooperate with them? If we surrender by fraud, won't we suffer losses for our army? As soon as Chen Zhishan left, Li Yuanjiang put forward his dissatisfied opinions.

"Yufeng, what do you think about this?" Lin Chengxiang kicked the ball to Lu Yufeng.

"The subordinates think that if Chen Zhishan's words are credible, we should cooperate with the Han people in the city." Lu Yufeng put forward a different opinion.

"Tell me your reasoning." Lin Chengxiang motioned for Lu Yufeng to continue.

"If we cooperate with the Han people in the city and break the city in the way they expect, we will give the Han people in the city the opportunity to make meritorious contributions." Lu Yufeng looked at Lin Chengxiang and saw that he was smiling, and estimated that he was right.

But Sun Ke didn't do it, "Why do you want to give them the opportunity to make meritorious contributions?" This would have been our military merit. ”

Lin Chengxiang looked at Lu Yufeng and continued to smile silently.

"It's not difficult for us to capture Donghu, the key is to rule in the future," Lu Yufeng knew that Lin Chengxiang was asking him to continue to answer, "If the Han people in the city made meritorious contributions when breaking the city, they will have a sense of identity with the Ming army, and they will cherish the management of the Ming Dynasty in Donghu in the future. ”

"Ao ......" Sun Ke stopped talking, he was thinking about something.

"As for Sun Shizuo's military exploits, it is naturally ours, and we just give them diǎn soup."

"⌒dǐng⌒diǎn⌒小⌒ said,.∧.o⌒s_(); Yufeng said well, "Lin Chengxiang is also diǎn head, but he changed his words, "But Yufeng still had a sentence just now, that is, he suspected that Chen Zhishan was a fraud?" ”

"This ...... The subordinates really can't judge, this Chen Zhishan, we don't know him. Lu Yufeng couldn't see through it.

"My own soldiers have already spoken to each other, Chen Zhishan should be the identity of the interrogator," Lin Chengxiang squinted, as if he was still thinking, "and his Chinese language is very slippery, it should be Han." ”

"Hmm." Lu Yufeng, Li Yuanjiang, and Sun Ke all agreed.

"At present, the Ming army is like a broken bamboo in the east, not to mention the Han people, that is, the Burmese and Meng people in the city, I am afraid that there are no longer a few people who are willing to submit to the Ming Dynasty, is it possible that the Han people will betray the Ming Dynasty at this time?"

“……”

"In addition, isn't it sufficient that they helped the Ming army to enter the city, in the final analysis, to keep their property in the city and prevent it from being destroyed by the war? Isn't this kind of thinking in line with the character of the Han people? ”

"......" except for the diǎn head, everyone has nothing to say, Lin Chengxiang's reasons should be more sufficient, but he has just learned about it, and he immediately thought of this, and everyone in addition to agreeing, they are silently admiring in their hearts.

"Take a step back, even if they surrender by fraud, there is no loss to us, we can use the advantage of the flintlock pistol, fake the show, and enter the city in one fell swoop, at that time, what kind of fate should these people who betrayed the Ming Dynasty? Won't they weigh it? ”

Everyone admired Lin Chengxiang's old spiciness, Sun Ke stood up, "After listening to the words of the military seat, the subordinates have benefited a lot, please ask the military seat to assign tasks to the subordinates, and the subordinates will resolutely implement it." ”

"You rabbit cub, dare not carry out my military orders?" Lin Chengxiang laughed.

The crowd burst into laughter.

Sun Ke stood even more straight, and he also saluted Lin Chengxiang, "The subordinates don't dare, the subordinates resolutely carry out the orders of the military seat." ”

"Okay, then I'll start dispatching troops," Lin Chengxiang's face turned pale, "Sun Ke!" ”

"The subordinates are here!"

"Your 60th Division is divided into two routes, and at the third watch at the same time from the west and north gates, the happier the better, but you are feints, minimize the casualties of the soldiers, and wait for friendly troops to receive and enter the city."

"My subordinates understand!"

"Li Yuanjiang!"

"The subordinates are here!"

"Your 59th Division, immediately rush to the east gate to ambush, see the fire at the head of the city, immediately enter the city, and take the 60th division into the city from the west and north gates."

"The subordinates promise to complete the mission!"

"Lu Yufeng's 58th Division, immediately go to the south city gate to set up an ambush, it must be completed before the third watch, there are only 5,000 Donghu soldiers in the city, I don't care how many Donghu soldiers break through from the south city gate, you can't let go of a Donghu soldier."

"Yes, if the 58th Division lets go of a Donghu soldier, his subordinates will ask for a groom who will be demoted to a military seat!"

The crowd laughed again, then dispersed, each preparing for the battle tonight.

At the third watch, the 60th Division launched an attack from the west and north city gates on time, and suddenly, the cannon outside the west and north city gates rumbled, and the Ming soldiers were also shouting and killing.

Wu Yanzu, the defender of Donghu, did not expect that the Ming army began to attack the city fiercely on the night of its arrival, and it attacked from the west and north gates at the same time.

The actions of the Ming army were too frightening, Wu Yanzu had to divide his troops to defend, and a large number of soldiers had been concentrated at the north gate, but the defense of the west gate was too weak, so he had to put all the reserved soldiers into the west gate.

Wu Yanzu didn't know whether the Ming army was a feint or not, so he could only take one step at a time.

When the battle was not long, near the inner house of Donghu, there was a sudden fire, there seemed to be a rebellion in the city, Wu Yanzu was shocked, he was about to send someone to investigate, and his own soldiers came to report, and there were also two fires in the south of the city.

Obviously, there are people in the city who are making trouble, but Wu Yanzu has no troops to adjust.

In desperation, he transferred troops from the east and south city gates, there were originally 500 soldiers at each city gate, and now 300 people were dispatched to quell the rebellion in the city.

The battle was stalemate, the Ming army could not break through the city gate, and the Donghu army did not dare not meet the battle, and the two sides started a tug-of-war at the west and north city gates.

The Ming army didn't have a way to break the city for a while, and Wu Yanzu was not too anxious, but he was faintly worried, his army was all put on the battlefield, and he couldn't get rest at all, in case the Ming army attacked again during the day tomorrow, could his tired soldiers still be able to stop the Ming army?

At the East City Gate, there are only two hundred defenders left, and they are praying to the Buddha, hoping that the Ming army will not attack from the East City Gate, they are only two hundred soldiers, and at most they can only take on the duties of heralds.

Before the prayer was over, the defenders suddenly found a group of hundreds of civilians approaching the city gate, and they wondered, could it be that the soldiers wanted to escape out of the city?

The city keeper shouted, "Who are you?" ”

"We are the people of the city, and we have come to help you defend the city on the orders of the general." The people who were the leader replied in Donghu.

There are only two hundred soldiers at the east city gate, once the Ming army comes to attack, they will definitely not be able to hold it, and it is reasonable to march to temporarily organize the people to help defend the city, the defenders still think that the Buddha has appeared, but they have not forgotten the interrogation of these people, they have not received a formal military order, "Which of you is the leader?" ”

"Me." The person who had just spoken to him walked a few steps and came to the front of the Donghu army, and then stopped, while the team of people behind him was still advancing, gradually merging with the Donghu soldiers.

"Do you have a general's order?" The city keeper raised his torch and shone it on his face, and found that it was some unfamiliar face, and he was not completely reassured.

"The military order is here," the leader of the people looked at his men, and saw that they were already mixed with the soldiers of Donghu, and then he exclaimed: "Do it!" ”

It wasn't loud, not as loud as a loudspeaker, but in the silence of the night, it was enough for everyone in the city to hear.

The Donghu soldiers were stunned, the people had already launched an attack first, swords, guns, sticks, and all kinds of weapons were poured at the Donghu soldiers defending the city, and at the same time, the Han soldiers hidden in the army also fought back.

The Donghu soldiers were stunned for a while, they couldn't resist it, and they were quickly defeated.

The people were like angry lions, and they did not let up, chasing the Donghu soldiers and charging fiercely, without any discipline.

The soldiers of Donghu fought and retreated, their hearts were full of fear, the city was full of fires, it should be the people who rioted, I don't know how many such people were hidden in the darkness.

People were constantly being cut to the ground, and although the Donghu soldiers shouted, there were no other Donghu soldiers near the East City Gate, and they were not answered by their companions.

There were less than a hundred Donghu soldiers left, and they had no intention of defending the city, so they fled from the east gate in wolves.

There were no more Donghu soldiers at the head of the city, and the Han armed forces to occupy the east gate, and they opened the gate.

The leader, Wang Kun, shouted: "Set fire." ”

The Han Chinese lit the torches thrown away by the Donghu soldiers, and the cotton wool and straw that had been prepared long ago.

There was a sea of fire at the head of the city, and from a distance, it looked like a bonfire.

The soldiers of the 59th Division of the Ming Army, who were hiding outside the city, had been waiting impatiently for a long time, and if they attacked it, they believed that the East City Gate would have fallen long ago.

Seeing the fire at the head of the city, the soldiers were excited, and Li Yuanjiang waved his sword, "The Han people in the city have succeeded, brothers, quickly, enter the city." ”

He divided the 10,000 Ming army into three teams, front, middle, and rear, and entered the city in turn.

Li Yuanjiang was already ready, if the city surrendered, he would take advantage of the advantage in numbers and the opportunity of the city gate to forcibly attack the city, and enter the city first.

After the Ming army entered the city, they did not encounter ambushes, nor did they see Donghu soldiers at the head of the city, only hundreds of Han people, holding various farm tools and weapons to welcome them.

When Li Yuanjiang entered the city with the rear team, the Ming army had already gained a firm foothold at the East City Gate.