On the night of August 20, Liu Wuyuan was no longer at peace since the beginning of the night. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

In the south, there were constantly sentinel cavalry reports, saying that they had encountered the Ming army's outpost rangers, but because the opponent's combat strength was fierce and the concealment was powerful, the situation of its follow-up main force was never known.

But when I saw the sentinels who came back to report the news, almost all of them were wounded, and the survivors were less than half of what they had before departure. It is estimated that even if there is a fluke to see the main lineup of the Ming army, it has already become a ghost under the knife.

Liu Wuyuan quickly put on his armor and climbed the city to overlook.

The night in the south is still dark, and there is no trace of black holes in sight. But Liu Wuyuan clearly felt that behind this quiet night, a fierce and cunning monster was quietly approaching, just waiting for the last pounce.

The mountain rain is coming, and the wind is full of buildings.

It's time to come.

In the suffocating atmosphere, time passed little by little, and the night slowly dissipated.

As soon as the sky was slightly bright, the figures of a group of Ming army outpost rangers broke into the sight of the Qing army at the head of the city from the darkness. Run to the head of the city an arrow away, gallop back and forth, show off your might.

One by one, round objects were thrown under the city, bloody and terrifying. It was the head of the Qing army sentry outside the city that had been cut off before. Along with it, there was laughter and scolding, mockery and ridicule.

Liu Wuyuan saw and heard clearly at the head of the city, but he could only swallow his anger and ordered the whole army to strengthen its vigilance and not to go into battle at will.

Less than an hour had passed, and in the distance the horses' hooves rumbled and their footsteps thundered, and the sound grew louder and louder, and at last the whole earth trembled. But seeing the red flag covering the sky, the carriages and horses are like a river, and the black and oppressive Ming army is surging and stretching. By noon, the various departments were encamped around the city to form a joint encirclement.

The roads on the north, west and south sides were all cut off, and the Ganjiang River in the east was also full of warships, and the red flags on the masts were particularly dazzling.

The time has finally come, and Liu Wuyuan is no longer as nervous as he was at the beginning. On the one hand, he ordered to strengthen the guard, and on the other hand, he patrolled back and forth at the head of the city to check the lineup of the Ming army outside the city.

According to rough estimates, the Ming army besieging the city was no less than 50,000. Looking at its military appearance and equipment, it can be divided into two parts, one part is poor, waving the banner of "Hao" and "Zhang", it should be Hao Yongzhong, the general soldier of Ganzhou, and Zhang Xianbi, the general soldier of Nan'an. The other part of the army is well-groomed, the armor is distinct, and the number of people also accounts for the majority, and they are also branded with the word "Pang". You don't have to think about it to know which one it is.

And under the banner of the "Pang" character in the west of the city, Pang Yue was also observing the city opposite.

Two years ago, the Qing army besieged Ji'an, as the general soldier of Ganzhou, he led the army to rescue, just outside the city of Ji'an and the Qing army several bloody battles for two years, he returned to the old place, but he came back as a besieger and a besieger, and the Qing army became the party defending the city, which made people have to sigh.

This is an old thing, so let's not mention it for now. Let's take a look at the city defense of Ji'an today.

In all fairness, although Ji'an City is incomparable with those male cities in the north, and slightly less than Nanchang and Ganzhou, it also has its own advantages and is not very easy to fight.

The east side of the city is close to the Gan River, and there are many small ditches crisscrossing the other sides, which divide the already small flat land, making it difficult for the besieging side to invest too many offensive troops at one time.

In addition, the Qing army in the city also dug the moat wide and deep, introduced the water of the Ganjiang River, and built a camp with earth, stone and wood near each city gate according to local conditions, echoing the defensive strength of the city.

And because of the dense network of rivers around the city, the method of digging tunnels to advance and then blowing up the city walls with gunpowder will definitely not work. All of the above undoubtedly increases the difficulty of attacking the city.

But the difficulty is also relative, of course, it will be difficult for the side that lacks effective offensive means, but today's Huguang Town has long been different from the past in terms of siege methods.

Therefore, Pang Yue didn't feel any doubt about whether to take Ji'an City, it was just a matter of time or time. The main consideration is how to use the battle of Ji'an to consume more of the Qing army's strength.

For the Qing army in the city, if they can be completely annihilated, they can't let go of any of them. It is best to attract some of the main forces of the Qing army in the direction of Nanchang and annihilate them, so as to lay a good foundation for the final decisive battle.

In the afternoon, after the battalions were stationed, Pang Yue issued several more military orders, ordering the officers and men under his command to act according to the original plan.

A group of Huguang town cavalry rushed out of the camp, came to a stop outside the range of bows and arrows at the head of the city, and after dismounting, erected the two wooden shelves they had brought.

On the wooden shelves, there was a bloody person tied to each of them. Both were two junior officers of the Qing army who had been captured in the previous outpost battle.

After setting up the shelf, this team of Huguang Town sergeants shouted in unison towards the city: "Those who take the initiative to sacrifice the city will not die!" If you blindly resist to the end, after the city is broken, you will wait for the whole army to go up and not stay! ”

And so it was shouted three times in a row.

Subsequently, several executioners who came together began to execute the two Qing army officers tied to the shelf.

It's not beheading, it's Ling Chi.

These executioners were also recruited through careful selection, and there is absolutely no mention of craftsmanship.

After a few knives, the screams reached the city.

When the Qing army saw it, it was inevitable that the rabbit would die and the fox would be sad, but under the pressure of the Ming army outside the city, it was helpless. Even if there are those who are angry because of this, how many dare to take the initiative?

Including Liu Wuyuan himself, until the two Qing army officers were cut into skeletons, they could only swallow their anger, even if they were so angry that the blue tendons on their foreheads appeared. Outside the city, the Ming army scolded him by name, and he didn't bother to scold him back, just silently pinched the bones on his hands and gurgled.

But not taking the initiative to go out of the city to fight back does not mean that there is no reaction.

In response to this deterrence of the Ming army, Liu Wuyuan also adopted his own countermeasures. One is to use the fact that the two captives were chopped up alive to warn the whole army that if they do not do their best, the city will be ruined in the future, and everyone will end up like this. The second is to distort the Ming army's statement that "no one in the whole army will be left" into "not a single one in the whole city", send people to spread around the city, and call on the people of the whole city to also "share the same hatred and hatred" with it.

As for whether it will be useful or not, it is unknown.

"General, the Tartars in the city have become shrunken turtles, why don't you let the last general lead people to attack him first?" The deterrence of the Qing army in the city was completed, and Zhang Xianbi volunteered.

Hao Yongzhong secretly despised himself on the side, this guy has always seen rabbits and eagles, but today he put on the appearance of this loyal and brave person, and he doesn't know how much benefit he has gained. Thinking of this, he was not far behind, and also stepped forward to ask for his life.

As soon as they saw that these two "outsiders" had volunteered, Wang Guangtai and Zheng Siwei, who had long regarded themselves as members of Huguang Town, were even more indifferent, and they also rushed forward.

"Hahaha, it's understandable that you are eager to kill the enemy, but the siege is not in a hurry at this time." Pang Yue smiled and rejected everyone's volunteering.

For today's Huguang Town, it is not too difficult to fight Ji'an, and it is not the ultimate goal to fight Ji'an, so there is no need to rush for a while.

"Go get the Camp Blaze ready, and try that new rocket today." Pang Yue commanded again.