Feng Jian picked up the binoculars and carefully observed the Kong Youde rebels outside the city, with the sound of drums and horns, he saw that the fleeing Minzhuang had been driven to one place by the rebel cavalry, and the chariots were also controlled, and the rebel infantry was slowly retreating to the camp, and the cavalry on both sides rode their horses and guarded until all the foot soldiers and Minzhuang retreated into the camp, and then retreated into the camp in an orderly manner.

Feng Jian put down the binoculars and said to Zhao Shougang: "Today's siege battle is just a small test of the rebels, and the real fight has not yet begun. ”

Zhao Shougang thought so, and stared at the retreating rebels and said: "However, the rebels miscalculated, they shouldn't rush to send out chariots, and finally affect the people who filled in the moat." ”

Feng Jian shook his head and sighed: "Kong Youde's rebels are "cubs selling Yetian are not heartbroken", these military equipment are from Dengzhou, and they are easy to get their hands on, of course they will not cherish it, but they will use these equipment to break through the Pingdu City Gate, but the result is a big defeat, with the lesson of today's Cheng'en Gate, maybe Kong Youde and other rebel generals will change the siege strategy. ”

At this time, the sound of "boom boom" artillery fire was heard from time to time in the direction of the other three gates of Pingdu City, and it was obvious that the other three rebels had not stopped attacking the city.

Zhao Shougang said worriedly: "The other three city gates were also attacked by the rebels at the same time, and the east and west gates did not place Western artillery, so the pressure on the siege rebels was relatively small, and the subordinates were worried about the casualties of the soldiers defending the city and the mountain battalion." ”

Feng Jian waved his hand and said: "The first task of the rebels is to fill the moat, and before that, they can't pose a threat to the city gate at all, even if the rebels attack under the city gate, all kinds of defense materials at the head of Pingdu City are complete, and the rebels can't easily approach the city gate." Judging from the simultaneous attack of the four rebels today, the other party's purpose is to test the weakness of our defense of the city. After that, you can choose one of them to attack with all your might. ”

Zhao Shougang thought for a moment, nodded and said, "Subordinates are taught!" The guards of the east and west gates have not yet opened their mouths to ask for help. It can be seen that the battle situation should be similar to that of Cheng'en Gate. ”

Feng Jian nodded and asked, "The east and west gates can be rationed with more gunpowder bottles, and once the rebels approach, they will directly throw gunpowder bottles." ”

Zhao Shougang's face showed excitement and said, "My subordinates understand. This gunpowder bottle is a sharp weapon to defend the city and kill the enemy, as long as the rebels get close, they can directly ignite the fuse and throw it into the rebel array, and the lethality is incomparable, and the subordinates alone guarantee that Pingdu City is safe and sound. ”

Feng Jian nodded and said, "That's fine." Then he asked: "Shou Gang, today the rebels are trying to attack at the same time, and they will definitely find that the artillery fire of the east and west gates is not strong, according to you." Will the rebels in Japan devote heavy forces to attack the two gates with all their might? ”

Zhao Shougang thought about it and hesitated: "My subordinates think that Kong Youde's rebels may not send troops to attack the east and west gates. ”

Seeing that there was no unscrupulous look on Feng Jian's face, Zhao Shougang continued to state his opinion: "The rebel battalion is stationed ten miles north of Cheng'en Gate, if you want to attack the east and west gates of Pingdu City, you must go around most of the circle, and the defenders at the head of our city can find the focus of the rebel attack in time and adjust the defensive force in time." In this way, the rebels' so-called attack on the city gates, and the weak points of the defense became a bubble. I believe that Kong Youde's rebels can also understand this truth. In addition, if the rebels really put in heavy forces to attack the east and west gates, then his rear camp must be empty. At this time, if someone takes the opportunity to attack and occupy the rebel camp, the rebels will be in a desperate situation. Therefore, his subordinates believed that Kong Youde and other rebel generals would definitely invest heavy troops to continue to attack the Chengen Gate at the North Gate tomorrow, and attacking the city gate in the remaining three directions would outweigh the losses. ”

In fact, Feng Jian is measuring. Today, Kong Youde ordered the rebels to attack at the same time, what is the purpose to achieve, and the most reasonable explanation that can be thought of in the end is. The rebels were testing the weak points of the gates, and then risked a thunderous blow.

It is not difficult to deduce from this. Kong Youde and his gang were in a hurry to achieve something, and tried to capture Pingdu City with all their might. Burn and loot supplies to support the survival of the entire rebel army.

Therefore, Feng Jian concluded that with today's lesson, Kong Youde and other rebel generals will definitely put away their contempt, and the siege battle of the rebels will inevitably be pressed with all their might at the cost of casualties.

Zhao Shougang's analysis was correct, Kong Youde and the others were not fools, and instead of risking attacking the east and west city gates, it was better to directly concentrate all their forces to attack Cheng'en Gate.

Now it seems that the South City Gate Chaotianmen is the least likely to be attacked, so the four Western cannons placed on the wall of Chaotianmen are no longer necessary.

At this time, the sound of artillery resounding in the other three cities had stopped, indicating that the besieging rebels had brought in and retreated.

After a while, Huang Jinjiang, the new chief of the guard battalion, led several guards to appear in front of Feng Jian.

Before today's siege battle, Feng Jian sent all the guards around him to participate in the defense of the city, and now that the rebels have retreated, Huang Jinjiang and other personal guards naturally came to report the results to Feng Jian.

According to Huang Jinjiang's description, the other three rebels also dispatched Minzhuang to push the shield carts, and the chariots followed the siege method, and in the battle between the east and west gates, at first, the tiger squat cannon did not block the Minzhuang chariot from approaching and filling the moat because the firing distance could not be reached, causing the rebels to launch a firearms attack on the city gate.

In the face of the rebel chariots, bird guns, bows and arrows cannot cause damage to them at all, while the rebel chariots can directly threaten the city gates.

Fortunately, the tiger squat cannon at the head of the city finally exerted its power at this location, and several tiger squat cannons exerted great power in the hands of Western gunners, which also made the rebel chariot battalion and war horses flee in fright, and as a result, the east and west city gates that Feng Jian and Zhao Shougang were most worried about were also unharmed.

Hearing Huang Jinjiang's report on the defense of the other three gates, Feng Jian completely made up his mind and instructed Huang Jinjiang to send someone to report the battle situation at the head of the city to Chen Suowen and Fang Zengwei of Zhizhou in Haiphong Dao.

On the other side, Zhao Shougang was ordering all the officers above the Zhenshan battalion division who were defending the city to come to the North City Gate to discuss military affairs and prepare to rearrange the deployment of defense.

Feng Jian and Zhao Shougang have already exchanged judgments, Feng Jian wanted to hurry up and go back to the garrison to visit, he and Chen Lilan's son Feng Ning suddenly had a high fever that did not go away, and the doctor in the city diagnosed that the child was suffering from smallpox.

In this era, children are not born like later generations can receive various vaccines, and almost every child born has to face various diseases such as smallpox, malaria, parasites, etc. Children who are strong will survive, and if they are weak, they will face premature death, which is one of the reasons for the slow population growth in this era.

Outside a ward in the garrison mansion, looking at Feng Ning, whose face was flushed by the high heat in the body on the sickbed in the room, Chen Lilan had angina, and tears dripped down his clothes, the child was only six months old, and he couldn't even speak, but now he was suffering from this disease.

The high fever has not gone away for two days, in case the child can't resist...... Chen Lilan felt trembling all over his body, and he didn't dare to think about it anymore.

Suddenly feeling that his body was being gently embraced, Chen Lilan was startled, and was about to struggle and scream, when he heard a voice say: "It's me, how is Ning'er doing at this time?" “

As soon as he heard this voice, Chen Lilan suddenly felt that his strength was drained, and the frightened emotions of this day and night instantly found a place to vent.

couldn't help but turn around and hug Feng Jian, and sobbed in a low voice: "Ning'er has been in a coma for a day and a night, and the doctor said that as long as she can survive today and the high fever subsides, Ning'er will pass this hurdle...... Woo...... The concubine is worried about Ning'er......"

Feng Jian gently grabbed Chen Lilan's hand and shook it: "Jiren has his own natural appearance, I think our Ning'er will definitely be able to pass this hurdle." As he spoke, he stretched out his hand and gently wiped away the tears from the corners of Chen Lilan's eyes.

Chen Lilan's anxious mood eased somewhat, and he suddenly asked with concern: "The concubine heard that the rebels outside the city are attacking the city today, and it is enough to have a concubine to take care of Ning'er, so you should go and concentrate on defending against the rebels." ”

Feng Jian said with a smile: "Don't worry, the rebels' siege today has been repelled by my soldiers defending the city, and the husband specially came back to visit Ning'er, only if you and Ning'er are safe and sound, can you fight against the rebels with peace of mind." ”

Tears rippled in the corners of Chen Lilan's eyes, who were moved by Feng Jian's words, and at this moment he only felt that his heart was full of warm love, and he couldn't help but lean on Feng Jian's arms tightly, and tears slid down his cheeks in his eyes.

On the twelfth day of June in the fifth year of Chongzhen, the sun had just risen, and the camp of Kong Youde's rebels sounded with drums and trumpets, and the rebel soldiers quickly walked out of the camp tent and went to the open space in the camp to gather.

The camp gate opened, and the rebels of all departments marched out of the large camp in formation, and the main generals of the rebel army under the black marshal Kong Youde, Mao Chenglu, and Cao Shaozhong were fully armored, staring at Pingdu City in front.

The head of the Chengen Gate of Pingdu City is still the same as yesterday, all kinds of flags are hunting in the wind, and the head of the city can vaguely see the figure of the guards.

Kong Youde's face was gloomy, the state capitals that had been sacked since the rebellion were all loosely prepared, and the soldiers were everywhere and the cities were easily conquered, but this Pingdu City made him feel uneasy, and the strength of Pingdu City's defense was beyond his imagination.

Yesterday's siege results showed that Pingdu City had enough defensive forces, and it was difficult to attack Pingdu City by relying on the previous method of scattered siege, and the only way to capture it was to storm it.

Kong Youde is now facing a dilemma, Pingdu City is difficult to conquer for a while, the best way is to immediately withdraw troops and go to other states and counties to continue burning and looting, so as to get rid of this place that makes him feel suspicious and uneasy.

Chen Guangfu led 2,000 soldiers and more than 200 Franc cannons to exterminate the Xiaohuakou garrison, but there was no news so far, which was another reason for his uneasiness.

On the other hand, this Pingdu City is the state city he desperately wants to capture, and he wants to kill all the people surnamed Cui in Pingdu City, and the shame of Yixue's mother's remarriage.

After weighing and hesitating, Kong Youde still decided to attack Pingdu City with all his might, as long as Pingdu City was occupied, it no longer mattered whether Xiaohuakou had defenders or not.

After discussing with Mao Chenglu, Cao Shao and others last night, they decided to concentrate all their forces to attack the north gate of Pingdu City today, and strive to capture it with one blow, and then they can kill all the people surnamed Cui in Pingdu City.! (To be continued......)