Song Dali in the hall was uneasy in his heart, he used to be in charge of listening to intelligence, 200 cannons, transported from Sizhou, it took more than a month, just by the car marks on the road, why was he so blind, he didn't know at all.

The people in the lobby, everyone's faces were panicked, oh my God, two hundred cannons are enough to blast the city wall of Yangzhou into the sky.

"Generals, all step down, go back to perform their duties, and appease their subordinates, Kong Youde has just been defeated, even if there is artillery, it will not make a comeback so quickly, don't worry, the soldiers will block, the water will flood, everything will be fine, the new battle plan allows me to think twice"

Everyone left, but Song Dali didn't go, he muttered, like a big child who had made a mistake, like sitting on pins and needles.

"General, I, I'm guilty, I, I'm really blind, why didn't I find out"

It's useless to blame him now, besides, no one is a god, it is impossible to feel all the enemy situation clearly, maybe when he sent a suspicious soldier to Huai'an to fight the red flag, Kong Youde suddenly transferred 20,000 people to guard his grain team, maybe the grain team was dressed up as a Qing army transporting artillery, but they were all careless and didn't find it, now think about it, it's too likely, everything is providential, there must be a gain and a loss.

"It has nothing to do with you, it's me who makes the decision, you go down first, let me be quiet, by the way, you go and inform Xu Dingguo, let him organize all the Langzhong in the city, treat the wounded soldiers, the military doctors in the army are not enough, and send someone to buy all the knife wound treatment medicine in the city's pharmacy, and discuss the silver with Shi Gelao"

"Yes!" Song Dali left listlessly, not to mention how much regret he felt in his heart. Why was he so careless in the first place.

In the empty Yangzhou Governor's Shouli, only Wang Lanping and Shi Kefa sat speechless.

Yes. Boiling blood alone will not play much role in determining the outcome of the war, and there must still be people who have equipment and food to ensure that the key is healthy. The absence of one of them will make the outcome of the war unimaginable.

Kong Youde added 30,000 soldiers, and his own soldiers are decreasing day by day, the imperial court is even without food and no reinforcements, although the firearms of the Ming army are not inferior to the Qing army, but the equipment must be made by someone, whether it is the champion army or the Yangzhou soldiers, although the firearms are equipped with a small half of the army, but not everyone can make it handy, take yesterday's battle as an example. The brothers who died and wounded at their guns wanted to be almost the same as the Qing soldiers who were killed, this is troublesome, training can only speed up the soldier's proficiency in the operation of firearms, only actual combat can train courage, when the enemy in front of you swings a knife towards you, you can still calmly and calmly reload gunpowder? Those who can do this are soldiers who have survived a hundred battles, and there are very few such people.

The musketeers in the champion army were able to fire three shots in a row of sixty numbers in a time of sixty numbers during their usual training, which was already commendable. When it comes to the battlefield, this kind of person can fire two guns without trembling, which is not the mentality of ordinary people.

Therefore, the important thing for musketeers is not the physique of the soldiers, but the mentality and operational proficiency.

It is impossible for Wang Lanping to get all the fighters to do this in a short period of time. You can only focus on relying on cold weapons, and the result of this is that the casualties will inevitably increase, how long can this attrition last? Wang Lanping had no bottom in his heart. The Qing army's firepower and strength have increased sharply, and it is only a matter of time before it makes a comeback. Even if it can block the Qing army three times, four times. Even a dozen attacks, but no reinforcements came, and it was still a death.

Wang Lanping got up and left his seat, came to the window, looked up at the sky, the sky was still cloudless, just like his heart at this time, empty and clueless.

It can be imagined how tragic the next Qing army's attack will be, once the champion army falls into a bitter battle, he can't afford to spend it, all the capital must not be folded here, and Kong Youde must not be allowed to gallop in the north of the river.

So what should you do to make yourself invincible? Let yourself go back to Nanjing again in the future and have the capital to fight with those courtiers, if you can minimize the loss?

It's too difficult, the damn Seven Dingbian Marquis don't save him when he sees death, he sits back and watches the success or failure, and Liu Kongzhao's Yangtze River sailor only knows how to preserve his strength.

Sneak attack? How to sneak attack? Can't get close to the Qing army camp at all, and lead him out for a decisive battle? It's not easy to talk about, in yesterday's battle, the Qing army has been pressed and beaten, which has caused heavy losses to the champion army, and wants to eliminate Kong Youde with field battles, which is a fool's dream; So what else can be done? It's really a city of sorrow, and there is nothing to be done.

Wang Lanping turned around and looked at Shi Kefa, although this person has no military strategy, but in the end he is an old man who has experienced strong winds and waves, why not listen to his opinion.

"Elder Ge, the military situation has taken a turn for the worse, what is your strategy for retreating from the enemy?"

Shi Kefa smiled awkwardly, "I was about to ask you, but I didn't expect you to speak first, what's the matter, you really don't have a comprehensive plan, right?" ”

Wang Lanping smiled bitterly to himself, how can there be any overall plan on the battlefield, the military situation is changing rapidly, the victory or defeat is only a thought, and many examples of turning defeat into victory are all made a correct judgment at the critical time, forget it, it is better to ask yourself.

But Shi Kefa then said, "The general doesn't need to be anxious, there is no endless road, with your talent, the old man believes that you will come up with a countermeasure."

Wang Lanping walked over and said, "Then what if I tell you that I really can't do it?" I'm not Zhuge Liang, at most, I'll have a fish with him."

Shi Kefa laughed, "Are you the one who doesn't leave a way back?" The old man has been an official for nearly 30 years, and I can't be wrong about knowing people, you, Dingnanhou, will never do this."

Wang Lanping echoed and laughed at himself, "Today you are wrong, when the strength was the same before, I still had some confidence, and at this time, this little bit of heart was also scared by that Kong Youde."

Shi Kefa said, "No, no, didn't you just win a big battle, general?" Morale is high."

"A small victory has no overall situation, the strength of the Qing army is now far beyond us, it is difficult, a mistake is likely to lead to the annihilation of the whole army, and the entire Jiangbei will fall into the hands of the Qing army."

Shi Kefa still didn't believe that this kid didn't have a plan, anyway, he was not able to withdraw from the army, so he got up and said, "Since the dignified martial champion has no confidence, I, the former head of the cabinet, am still the secretary of the military department." He is a scholar of Jianji Palace, and now a governor of Yangzhou. I can only go back to my house and kill my neck, waiting for that Kong Youde to take my head and go to Beijing to become an official and become a knight."

Wang Lanping shook his head and smiled. You can't die, your reputation and prestige in Daming are higher than that of the Hongguang Emperor, you have to die in Yangzhou, and Daming is still unpopular.

But when Shi Kefa walked to the door, Wang Lanping suddenly flashed in his mind, and said coldly, "Yes, yes, the enemy should be broken here!" ”

Shi Kefa turned his head. Puzzled, "Oh? What does Wu Zhuangyuan think? ”

Wang Lanping suddenly dissipated his sadness, laughed, stepped forward to pull him, and whispered in his ear.

Shi Kefa's eyes were big and small for a while, and he was stunned for a while, and when he finished listening, he turned his head sideways and thought deeply, and suddenly nodded again. "Well, well, it's really a martial champion, until death and then life. The courage is extraordinary, the old man admires it, okay. Just do as you say? Let that Kong have virtue and no return"

The two carefully analyzed the plan from beginning to end, and the Qing army had increased to 100,000 troops. And all the troops that Wang Lanping could mobilize, including new soldiers, were less than 60,000. This battle is about to be fought well, and the reputation of the champion army will be in full swing.

At that moment, the two sent someone to immediately start arranging.

For the sake of safety, Wang Lanping and Shi Kefa jointly submitted a letter to the imperial court, requesting the imperial court to issue an order for the Yangtze River sailors to immediately pull anchors and sail, enter the canal, and respond to Yangzhou City, and let the 150,000 people stationed on the south bank of the Yangtze River go north as soon as possible to encircle the Qing army.

Although Wang Lanping knew that these people were unlikely to come, these people were the only people he could find, and if he didn't look for them, he would have to fight alone.

The two have been discussing all night, and the next morning, the overall policy was finalized, and even how to take every step was deeply engraved in Wang Lanyu's mind.

As soon as the morning dawned, the two of them and their clothes lay on top of the handsome case, and they didn't know when they fell asleep.

Knock knock!

Outside, there was a knock on the door.

"Report, two adults, the Qing army has a letter to shoot into the city gate"

When the two woke up, a soldier brought clean water, rinsed briefly, and gathered in front of the handsome case, staring at the letter on the table that had been pierced by an arrow, and glanced at each other.

Wang Lanping stretched out his hand to flatten the envelope, only to see a line of words in the book: The king of Dingnan in the Qing Dynasty sent a letter to the marquis of Mingding in front of the book.

"For you," Shi Ke snorted.

Wang Lanping grabbed the letter and quickly unfolded it, the letter was very short, with a few words: In the previous battle, the general's courage was well deserved, and he had heard that the general was both civil and military, but the general under a certain account was deeply suspicious, and dared to ask if he was a chess master? Three days later, a certain self-led 100,000 iron horsemen, and the general played under the city of Yangzhou, and the king of Dingnan in the Qing Dynasty worshipped him.

"This?" Wang Lanping was confused, what do you mean? Ask me to play chess, 100,000 iron horses? This is a chess appointment, this is obviously a war book.

Shi Kefa took it and looked sideways and vertically, shook the paper, and said in an authentic atmosphere, "The traitor is too arrogant, even the date of the march has been set, it seems that he is full of confidence."

But Wang Lanping didn't think so, the Qing army added a large number of artillery, but to let the Qing army skillfully operate these big guys, it will take a few days, maybe, this is just a delaying tactic, delay for three days, let yourself concentrate on arranging the big battle in three days, not to sneak attack him, but, no, it's not right, Kong Youde knows that the vitality of the champion army is greatly damaged, and he has to take care of the whole two places, and his self-protection is insufficient, how dare he have the intention of sneak attack, then there is only one possibility, the soldiers are in the city, show off their might, so that the officials and people of Yangzhou City are in danger, yes, it must be so.

Shi Kefa said again, "General, what do you think? ”

Wang Lanping also just needed time to complete his deployment, although three days was short, but at least Yangzhou was safe in three days, both sides needed time to breathe, come and come, afraid that he would do something, 100,000 iron horsemen are amazing? I'm going to leave you with no return.

"It's business as usual, isn't it just a game of chess, Aobai, a savage in Liaodong, he can also play chess, come to someone, send a message to Qingying, and the Ming Dynasty Dingnanhou is waiting for you at any time"

Shi Kefa thought that Wang Lanping didn't see the meaning of the letter, "General, this is just child's play, this letter says that he will bring 100,000 iron horsemen, he is here to capture Yangzhou."

Wang Lanping snorted and laughed, "You underestimate Kong Youde too much, he can't wait to even fight Jiangnan together, Ge Lao, Kong Youde's 100,000 army has lived here for a long time, do you know how difficult it will be for him to do this?" Will he have the heart to ask me to play chess? Playing chess is fake, but it's true to mess with our army's heart, waiting for his 100,000 iron horsemen to go to Yangzhou City for such a stop, are you afraid? ”

Shi Kefa's face began to sweat, only 10,000 people came yesterday, and he almost lost the city, and the 100,000 army besieged the city, I dare not imagine.

"Haha!" Wang Lanping sorted out his clothes and armor and prepared to go back to the camp, "Don't think so much, do what we say, do your best to obey the destiny of heaven, if the sky wants to die in the Ming Dynasty, what you do will be in vain."

**

As the sentinels of the Ming army detected, after the defeat of the siege, Ao Bai fled back to the camp in embarrassment, and the empty appearance of the past was gone, and he didn't even dare to see Kong Youde, it was too embarrassing, and after half a day's work, he lost 3,000 corpses under the city of Yangzhou, not including the loss of Zhang Wenlian's side.

This Kong Youde is not angry at all, what is it to die thousands of soldiers, it is worth it to suppress the arrogance of the Qing army and kill tens of thousands of people, as soon as he saw Aobai's drooping head, Kong Youde felt a burst of ecstasy in his heart: This time be honest, dare to fight with me for power, tell you, this is not a court, on the battlefield, there is only one commander, that is Kong Youde, the king of Dingnan.

The second thing that made Kong Youde happy was that 200 artillery pieces arrived safely in the camp, and with him Duoduo was worried about the battle situation in Yangzhou, and 30,000 new troops were added.

Kong Youde convened the generals, under the pretext of losing the soldiers, all the generals who participated in the war were scolded by a scolding of the head and face, of course, in order to convince the public, he was the commander and could not get rid of it, Kong Youde in front of everyone, sent a letter to Duoduo, to the effect that Yangzhou lost the first battle, lost the soldiers, and asked for a penalty for one year.

Later, Kong Youde took the previous battle as an example, and once again emphasized that if he wanted to break Yangzhou, the Manchurian and Mongolian Eight Banners could only be used as auxiliaries, and the Han Eight Banners were the main force, because only the Han Eight Banners knew how to operate firearms.

Kong Youde's purpose is also to prove to Ao Bai and Qingting that without the help of the Han people, the Manchus will never be able to take the Han land, so you have to pay attention to me, especially in the army of my Dingnan King, the Manchu soldiers are no longer allowed to bully the Han soldiers.

Ao Bai has just experienced a new defeat, just like a defeated rooster, he has nothing to say in the face of Kong Youde's repeated strength.

But Kong Youde just scolded everyone, and then turned his face again, the so-called taming of his subordinates, too hard is not good, too soft is not good, you have to use both grace and power, one by one.

Kong Youde told Aobai, don't be discouraged, a small defeat for a while without harm, to be ashamed and brave, three days later, 100,000 iron cavalry in Yangzhou, you can be ashamed of the snow, you Aobai has not always wanted to compete with the martial champion Wang Lanping, just right, when the time comes, in front of the three armies, you can fight with him alone, and kill the majesty of the Ming army.

As soon as Ao Bai heard this, his blood immediately boiled, and when he thought of Wang Lanping, the roots of his teeth were itchy, Okay, Wu Zhuangyuan, three days later, Lao Tzu wants you to have no champion from now on. (To be continued.) )