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Standing on the dilapidated city wall of Kuizhou Prefecture, Su Tiancheng was full of emotion.

Life is a gamble, he knows this very well, when he just crossed, what he thought of was to do a big job, nine years have passed, and he has done a lot of things, but one thing is clear, that is, at any time, Su Tiancheng did not put himself in the most dangerous situation, he understands that only by saving his life can he save everything, with great ideals and ambitions, his life does not exist, everything is empty.

But this time there was an exception, and he put himself in the most dangerous situation.

Although the Jiangning battalion is brave, but in the face of 90,000 rogues and the equally powerful Li Zicheng, no one dares to ensure what the outcome is, 10,000 to 90,000, the disparity is too great, and a part of the troops must be allocated to ensure the safety of Zhu Cihong, which makes Su Tiancheng even more stretched.

Such a big situation, half a year has passed, and it is coming soon, and what the outcome is, it is only two to three days, and everything will fall into place.

Suppressing the Liukou is the most basic step, no matter what kind of reform Su Tiancheng implements, how to think about making the Ming Dynasty strong, can not stabilize the interior, everything is in vain, in history, the real Ming Dynasty fell to the ground, not the Qing Dynasty, but the Liukou, Li Zicheng captured the city of Beijing at that time, the Ming Dynasty fell to the ground.

Everyone knows the truth of raising tigers, and it is inevitable to make such a choice.

"My lord, the city wall is dangerous, so you should go down and rest. The last general can command here. ”

"General Sun, we've been together for a long time."

"It's been five years, and the last general always remembers it very clearly."

"Yes, in the past five years, the Jiangning battalion has grown stronger day by day and has become one of the most courageous armies of my Ming Dynasty. This time I am facing a big test, if I can survive this hurdle, I will truly become the first army of the Ming Dynasty. ”

"My lord, the general thinks that the Jiangning camp will definitely be able to exterminate the Liukou."

"It's good to have such self-confidence, but the situation we are facing is still very dangerous, this Kuizhou capital city, the defense is really poor. The four city gates in the southeast, northwest, and northwest are in disrepair, and the city walls are also damaged, two days ago, I took a closer look, and there are dozens of dangerous places, and I have long thought that I can repair them, but I am afraid of arousing the suspicion of the rogue. The plan was in vain, and it was only the east gate that was repaired. The main thing is to ensure the safety of His Royal Highness the Prince, you look at the south gate of the main city gate, the city gate is a little damaged, I really don't know what the officials of the Kuizhou Mansion are busy with all day long. ”

"My lord, there will be a word at the end. I don't know if I should say it or not. ”

"I know what you want to say, if the capital city of Kuizhou can't be contained, I will also withdraw from Lu, this is definitely not possible, I can't go. Even if the city wall is lost, I will hold on in the city, if the soldiers of the Jiangning battalion know that I have evacuated, how will they feel, how can they persevere, the army led by Lord Hong will definitely be able to arrive the day after tomorrow, we need to hold on for more than a day, as long as we are still fighting, it is impossible for the Liukou to stop, and it is impossible to leave the city of Kuizhou, so that our big net can be really reliable. ”

Seeing what Sun Chuanting wanted to say, Su Tiancheng waved his hand.

"Needless to say, Kuizhou Mansion also has certain advantages, here the mountains and forests are dense, facing the river, it is also a place that is easy to defend and difficult to attack, the Liukou is thinking about breaking the city, and it will also pay a huge price, the more Liukou we kill, the more we can create the best opportunity for the army to encircle, okay, let's go and see what Di Huaixiang is preparing for, the red-clothed cannon and the general's cannon, but our biggest reliance."

Di Huaixiang is busy.

The former is a heavy artillery with a long range and great lethality, but its own weight is also large, and it is very difficult to transport, and the tiger squat cannon and the long cannon belong to the type of light weapons, which is easy to transport, and there is no comparison with the red-coat cannon and the general cannon in terms of lethality and range.

Five red-coated cannons and ten general-style cannons are placed in the four directions of the southeast, south, and northwest, of which two red-coated cannons and three general's cannons are located at the south gate, one red-coated cannon and three general's cannons at the east gate, and one red-coated cannon and two general's cannons at the west gate and north gate.

The size of the red-coated cannon and the general's cannon is huge, and the city wall of Kuizhou is not very strong, so in the process of placement, you must be extra careful, and when the cannon fires cannonballs, the vibration amplitude is not small.

So the process of placing is not so simple.

Di Huaixiang personally commanded the placement of artillery.

The placement of the Furlong cannon and the Tiger squat cannon is relatively simple, and there is basically no need to worry about it.

Looking at Di Huaixiang, who was sweating profusely, Su Tiancheng smiled and spoke.

"Di Huaixiang, don't worry, there is plenty of time to prepare, and the Liukou will not be able to reach Kuizhou Capital City at night at the earliest."

Di Huaixiang was about to come over, Su Tiancheng waved his hand, and Sun Chuanting walked to the front of the red-clothed cannon.

Looking at this cannon, Su Tiancheng remembered that before crossing over, he had seen such cannons in the south, but they were all used as historical relics, the power of these cannons was not small, not the description like hundreds of years later, of course, compared with the advanced cannons after a few hundred years, the gap was still huge.

Su Tiancheng patted the barrel of the cannon.

"Di Huaixiang, can you resist the attack of the rogues, or how long can you resist it, the role of these artillery pieces is huge, and even can play a decisive role, General Sun and I, just wait to see the power of the artillery."

"My lord, General Sun, the last general will definitely make the Liukou frightened and unable to attack the capital city of Kuizhou."

Fang Fengnian came to the city wall and found Su Tiancheng.

Looking at Fang Fengnian, who was a little excited, Su Tiancheng was very strange, at this time, Fang Fengnian should have accompanied the crown prince Zhu Cihong, what are you doing here.

"My lord, the lower official has a reluctant request, and I ask for your permission."

"If Lord Fang has any requirements, even if he says it, as long as this official can call the shots, he will definitely consider it."

"Xiaguan asks to participate in the battle to defend the capital city of Kuizhou, Xiaguan is an official of the imperial court, and at this time of crisis, he is definitely not willing to be a turtle with a shrunken head, so I beg your lordship's permission."

Su Tiancheng paused for a moment.

"Lord Fang, your duty is to teach His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to read, when fighting, naturally there are the officers and the soldiers of the Jiangning Battalion, you still accompany His Royal Highness the Prince, and comfort His Royal Highness the Prince, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is young and cannot be frightened too much, after the battle begins, the official may not have time to accompany His Royal Highness the Prince."

"My lord is wrong, before the lower official came, he specially reported to His Royal Highness the Prince, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince could not go to the battlefield in person, I deeply regret it, the lower official also persuaded His Royal Highness the Prince, this battle is quite dangerous, if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is in danger, I am afraid that many soldiers will be jealous, so His Royal Highness the Crown Prince asked the lower officials to participate in the battle, and the lower officials participated in the battle, not only their own requirements, but also on behalf of His Royal Highness the Prince, as for appeasing His Royal Highness the Prince, there are Qin Gonggong and Lord Yao."

Su Tiancheng had a smile on his face.

Fang Fengnian's attitude made him feel gratified, but what was even happier was Zhu Cihong's change, more than half a year, Zhu Cihong had undergone tremendous changes, he had the courage to do things, basically knew the suffering of the people, and had a deep understanding of the emperor's mental skills, not just staying in writing, the most important thing is that Zhu Cihong became brave.

After the soldiers of the Jiangning battalion set off on the fifth day of August, Zhu Cihong could take a boat from Fengjie County and go down the river to Huguang, so that it would be completely safe, and the soldiers of the Jiangning battalion could also let go of their hands and feet and fight to the death with the Liukou, but Zhu Cihong resolutely did not leave, and must be stationed in the city of Kuizhou, which was an unusual bearing and courage, and to a large extent, inspired the morale of the soldiers.

Zhu Cihong is only ten years old, and after entering Sichuan, he has experienced too many things, some things that he needs to bear at his age, but Zhu Cihong is the prince, and his identity is different, so he must go through it.

Su Tiancheng, who crossed through, knew the importance of Zhu Cihong to the Ming Dynasty.

"Lord Fang has such determination, this official is very pleased, but the sword is ruthless, if Lord Fang wants to go to the battlefield, follow this official's side."

Fang Fengnian shook his head.

"The lower official doesn't want to cause trouble to the adults, the adults are worried about the whole battle situation, extremely busy, the lower officials never want the care of the adults, the lower officials have thought about it, follow the side of the Di commander, do what they can, the lower officials have self-knowledge, it is not possible to go into battle to kill the enemy, and they have no power to tie the chicken, but the lower officials can give full play to their own strengths and help the Di commander make ideas."

Su Tiancheng looked at Fang Fengnian for a while.

The Ming Dynasty Wenchen commanded the battle, there are pros and cons, but in general, the descendants are still a little scoffed, thinking that this is a layman leading an insider, the Ming Dynasty has suffered so many defeats, and the Wenchen army and the eunuch supervision army, has a lot to do with Su Tiancheng, after the crossing, not exactly look at it this way, to say that the eunuch supervising the army, there is indeed not much benefit, it can be abolished, but the eunuch is the emperor's most trusted person, the eunuch is actually on behalf of the emperor to monitor the army, so to abolish the eunuch army system, you need to take your time.

As for Wenchen leading the battle, there may be problems sometimes, but Wenchen are all scholars, their own knowledge is good, as long as they study modestly and participate in several battles, they can quickly stand out, and the famous generals of the Ming Dynasty, such as Sun Chengzong, Sun Chuanting, Hong Chengchou and others, are all from civilian officials.

"Lord Fang's idea, this official is very supportive, so let's do it, General Sun, you take Lord Fang to Di Huaixiang, Lord Fang doesn't need any special care." (To be continued......)