Thousands of lives were lost forever in this temptation.

After several days of fighting, the land under the city of Nanjing was red.

Several groups of Zheng Jiajun walked out of the front and approached the city wall, trying to collect the remains of the robes.

After walking about a hundred steps, the Qing soldiers at the head of the city were so frightened that they didn't dare to let them approach at all, and hurriedly shot a rain of arrows.

Zheng Jiajun saw that he had to grit his teeth and take back the remains that were a little closer, but as for the root of the city wall, he could only wait for the capture of Nanjing City before retracting.

The attack has not been smooth for several days, and Zheng Chenggong has been extremely angry these days, with a tense face all day long.

The treatment of soldiers is not as charitable as before, and when they see the slightest violation of discipline by soldiers, they loudly reprimand and scold.

The guards around him didn't dare to come out for the past few days, for fear of provoking the general.

In the barracks medical camp, listening to a series of hoarse screams, Zheng Chenggong's every step was in blood.

After Zheng Chenggong's guidance, these doctor-trained medical soldiers also knew that they needed to disinfect with high-concentration alcohol, and they also knew that they could use sheep placenta to suture the wound.

These basic medical measures have reduced the number of Zheng Jiajun's casualties by 30%.

But even then, the casualties are enormous.

Nearly 3,000 were killed in the battle, 5,780 were seriously wounded, and countless were lightly wounded.

This attack on Nanjing, not counting the naval division, the army totaled 100,000.

In just a few days, the combat strength has decreased by nearly 10,000.

It can't be lost like this anymore, otherwise Zheng Jiajun will inevitably break his muscles and bones.

Zheng Chenggong had a gloomy face, and looked at the generals in the tent coldly, and the temperature in the tent dropped to freezing.

The generals hung their heads and stood respectfully, and they didn't dare to take a breath of the atmosphere.

In the past few days, the generals have also offered a lot of methods, such as the method of collapsing the city, throwing grenades into the city, etc., these methods have been tried, but none of them have succeeded.

He Wenxing arched his hand and said: "General, since there is a huge disparity in troops, why don't you besiege the city and wait for help?" Our little force attacked, and the casualties were ......."

Zheng Chenggong sighed: "Waiting for help? How to wait for help? The Qing army has already sent Hong Chengchou to command the troops to Hunan, and the battlefield situation is unpredictable, and it is still a question whether the Great Western Army can resist the Qing army. Before they divide the victory and defeat, we can't occupy Yingtianfu, and our army will lose the initiative, so Nanjing City must be solved as soon as possible! ”

Chen Yonghua stood up and gritted his teeth and said, "General, now is the time not to wait for our army, let's attack!" As long as our army attacks, the Qing army will not be able to hold it! ”

Wang Zhongxiao's lips smacked a few times, and he stopped talking.

Zheng Chenggong heard it and fell into the battle between man and god.

Zheng Chenggong also knew that a strong attack was the fastest way, using artillery to open the city wall, the ironclad army to open the way, the grenade bombs to sweep, and the musketeers to advance, so why worry that the city of Nanjing would not be broken!

But back to where they were, based on sacrificing people's lives.

This time you can ignore the people, and the next time you attack the city, will you still care about the people?

Can we still use the slogan of defending the country to inspire soldiers to fight bravely and persevere?

Once something is lost, it is difficult to get it back!

Now there are many bad things in China, but the people always know in their hearts that if there is a disaster, the People's Liberation Army will definitely rush over as soon as possible.

Why are the people willing to believe that this is not the trust forged by years of perseverance!

Zheng Chenggong didn't want the army he built to end up following the old path of the ancient army.

It should have a military spirit! It should be principled!

Zheng Chenggong shook his head, looked at Yao Qisheng and said, "Xizhi, do you have any good ideas?" ”

Yao Qisheng said with a wry smile: "General, from ancient times to the present, attacking a city is nothing more than four things: storming, diverting the tiger from the mountain, sneak attack, and deception!" But our army doesn't have any of these, and there is really nothing to be done about the lower ranks! “

Zheng Chenggong was a little disappointed when he heard it, and he couldn't even do anything about the main and important military advisors under his command.

Could it be that our army can only retreat like this!

Zheng Chenggong was very unwilling.

Zheng Chenggong was distressed, and his generals were also angry.

Gan Hui looked at Nanjing City, clenched his sword, and said fiercely: "If Lao Tzu can fly into Nanjing City, he must cut off the heads of those dogs!" ”

Fly into the city of Nanjing!

Gan Hui's words suddenly gave Zheng Chenggong a flash of inspiration, if he can fly into Nanjing City, it may not be impossible!

Zheng Chenggong raised his head and said, "I have a plan, maybe I can give it a try!" ”

The others in the camp hurriedly pricked up their ears and asked, "General, what is the plan!" ”

Zheng Chenggong smiled mysteriously and said, "This matter still needs to be kept secret, and everyone will know about it then!" ”

Zheng Chenggong called out to Chen Yonghua and Gan Hui, and whispered in his ear.

After speaking, Chen Yonghua and Gan Hui both looked at Zheng Chenggong suspiciously, can this be done?

Although the two of them still had doubts, they could only believe in the military order and implement it seriously!

Zheng Chenggong ordered the army to rest and recuperate, and besieged the city of Nanjing without attacking.

Chen Yonghua and Gan Hui went separately to find what the general needed, and Gan Hui led his subordinates to buy cattle and sheep, coal, charcoal, and blowers for iron.

Chen Yonghua led the clerical staff to search for blacksmiths, carpenters, and craftsmen in large numbers.

The army is mobilized to find something, and the efficiency is very fast.

The things that Zheng Chenggong wanted were all ordinary items, and Gan Hui sent people to collect the things that the general wanted in nearby villages and counties, and how many he wanted.

In less than two days, a large number of items were piled up in the rear army, and the craftsmen near Ying Tianfu were also invited over!

Send heavy troops to protect and build a wooden village to block the view.

For five days in a row, Zheng Chenggong, Chen Yonghua, Gan Hui and hundreds of craftsmen were beating and beating in the wooden village.

Wang Zhongxiao and the others were puzzled for a while, and their hearts were full of curiosity, but when they saw the guard battalion supervising the gate of the village, they had to wait patiently for the mystery to be opened.

Open from the neck of the sheep and slowly peel off the whole piece of skin, without cutting a little.

Use a knife to cut straight up and down from the middle of the cow's belly. Then pick the skin of the front leg in a straight line from the front chest to the front hoof, and pick the skin of the back leg from the **** straight line to the back hoof, and you can not pick the deviation.

After the sheepskin and cowhide are dehaired, the fur side of the skin is downward, the board side is up, the skin is unfolded on the wooden board, coated with clear oil and salt, and placed on the fire to dry.

After the leather is dried, the craftsman is immediately asked to sew it tightly with needles and threads, and then seal it with bladder glue and pig skin glue.

The carpenter peels the prepared bamboo and weaves it into a lightweight and sturdy bamboo basket.

The blacksmith beats the light and durable firebox, and the blower used for striking iron becomes a hot air balloon blower with a slight change.

Hundreds of craftsmen worked together to make more than 20 hot air balloons made of cowhide and sheepskin, and three of them succeeded. (To be continued.) )