Standing at the head of the city with a serious face, Mangui's face was very serious, his brows were slightly frowned, as if he was thinking about some serious question. In the middle of the moon, Mangui's heart always feels that something is going to happen, and he can't sleep.

Suddenly heard footsteps behind him, Man Gui didn't look back, just asked lightly, "Is there something wrong?" Don't bother me if there's nothing to do! ”

"General Man seems to have something on his mind, I wonder if I can talk to this officer?" The person who came was stunned for a moment when he heard Mangui's words, then smiled indifferently, walked to Mangui's side, and said in a soft tone.

Originally, he thought it was his own personal soldier, but when he heard the words, he knew that it was not, and Man Gui hurriedly bowed down and was rude, saying: "The last general didn't know that the adult had arrived, it was really rude!" "It's none other than Governor Wang Yuanya.

Waving his hand gently, Wang Yuanya said with a smile: "General Man, don't be polite, don't care about these false courtesies at this time." ”

"Yes, sir! I heard that the people don't seem to be very stable these days, I don't know if there is anything that needs to be served? With a sincere face, it seemed that he really wanted to discuss this matter with Wang Yuanya.

However, Wang Yuanya obviously did not have this mood, most of those people came to help, and after these few days of perseverance, the people's confidence has increased greatly. Glancing at Man Gui, Wang Yuanya said in a low voice: "General Man, this official seems to be worried about you, I don't know what you are worried about?" ”

"My lord, the Admiral is just thinking about the war and worrying about something!" Man Gui hurriedly denied that he had dealt with the civil official, and he said that he was wrong and wrong, and the best way was not to say anything.

He glanced at Man Gui differently, but Wang Yuanya instantly knew what he meant, and said with a smile: "General Man." It's just you and me here, if you have anything to say, it's okay to talk about it! Don't be worried, just chat with friends! ”

Man Gui knew that he was hiding it, so he really didn't know how to raise it, nodded respectfully, and said, "My lord, just ask." Humble duty knows everything, and there is no end to it! ”

"General Man, how long do you think Zunhua can hold out?" Without asking what Man Gui was thinking, Wang Yuanya's expression was quite complicated, and it seemed that it took a lot of effort to ask this question.

After lowering his head and thinking for a long time, Man Gui said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, my lord." Once Zunhua can't hold it, the lowly will send the most elite cavalry to escort the adults out of the city! After the lowly office will be cut off by the adults themselves, they will definitely be able to keep the adults safe! ”

Man Gui is a Mongolian general, although he has dealt with some civil officials, but he is still very naïve. Don't say that Wang Yuanya doesn't have such thoughts, even if she has such thoughts, she can't say it so bluntly!

Wang Yuanya's face on the side turned red. pointed at Man Gui with his hand, and finally could only smile bitterly and say, "You! This official is the governor, and no one can run this official, otherwise even if I survive, the emperor will cut off my head! The official has the responsibility to defend the land, and the official of Zunhua City should be martyred. ”

"My lord forgives my sins, and I won't say anything about my humble duties!" Man Gui also felt that what he said was not good. Said apologetically.

Waving his hand, Wang Yuanya asked in a deep voice: "Jiannu has been attacking all day long, and the official's heart is a little worried, and there is no shadow of reinforcements now. ”

Listening to Wang Yuanya's words, Man Gui sighed slightly, and said a little helplessly: "Jiannu's attack is crazy, although there is enough food and grass in Zunhua City, there are not many defenders. If you really fight like this, I'm afraid you will hold on for ten days at most, and after ten days, you won't be sure of your humble position! ”

Then he sighed. Wang Yuanya looked up at the sky and said in a deep voice: "Now I can only do my best and obey the destiny of heaven." The urgent report has already been sent, and as for when the reinforcements will arrive, it is not something we can decide! ”

The two stood indifferently at the head of the city. Enjoying the rare tranquility, both men knew that the battle would be fierce as soon as the morning dawned.

"My lord, there is a situation!" Li Xianming, the pusher, ran up, came behind Wang Yuanya, and said respectfully.

Wang Yuanya and Man Gui glanced at each other, both of them were a little worried, and at the same time turned their heads to look at Li Xianming. Wang Yuanya's brows furrowed tightly, and said, "What's the matter?" ”

"My lord, another citizen just came to report, and he heard the sound of digging in his backyard!" Li Xianming hurriedly said, and at the same time pulled out a person in coarse cloth clothes behind him.

The man also seemed to know that Wang Yuanya was a big official, so he hurriedly tracked on the ground and kowtowed to Wang Yuanya.

Wang Yuanya glanced at Man Gui and said with a serious face: "General Man, what do you think should be done about this matter?" "Wang Yuanya is very self-aware, and she doesn't know anything about fighting, so it's better to let Mangui be the master.

Man Gui didn't dare to delay in the slightest, stretched out his hand to greet his herald, and said loudly: "Gather the general's personal guards, and let Vice General Li gather two thousand soldiers, quickly!" ”

"Yes!" The herald did not dare to delay in the slightest, turned around and ran quickly.

Turning his head to look at Wang Yuanya, he said respectfully: "My lord, I am about to go over and take a look, I don't know my lordship?" Man Gui didn't finish his words, this kind of master still needs Wang Yuanya to do it himself.

"Naturally, I caught up, and the official also went to take a look, if it was Jiannu's trick, maybe the official could also help!" Wang Yuanya thought about it, turned around and walked towards the city.

A group of people led the peasant family to a courtyard in the north of the city, which was not far from the city wall, but not close, and was indeed a very secret location.

The people outside had stopped cautiously, and Man Gui took a few people to the back of the courtyard cautiously, but as soon as he got to the back, Man Gui knew that he didn't need to look at it, because there were already a few people standing in the courtyard in the dark night. Through the dim moonlight, Man Gui could see that it was Jiannu's men and horses.

The battle started directly, there was no nonsense, but it was also very simple, because it was discovered, so it didn't take much effort to beat Jiannu back. The whole battle didn't last long, and in the end, the tunnel was also collapsed by Mangui, and the plan for Jiannu's sneak attack was completely bankrupt.

The sky was bright, everything was back to normal, and neither side seemed to care. However, the defense in Zunhua City is tighter, and there are people patrolling the city at any time.

However, it seems that the morale has been hit, and Jiannu did not launch an attack that day, and the strong attack of a few days suddenly relaxed. Man Gui frowned and looked at the Jiannu camp outside the city, he knew that Jiannu must have a conspiracy.

At this time, a crucial meeting was being held in the Dajin camp, attended by the Eight Banners, the leaders of the Mongolian tribes, and the main generals.

"Great Khan, it's not a way to hold on like this, the walls of Zunhua City are tall, and the defenders in the city are very tenacious. Siege warfare is not our strong point, and if we continue to fight like this, I am afraid that the reinforcements of the Ming Dynasty will come! It was a Mongol chieftain, Legataiji, who had a worried face that if he didn't get enough food, the winter would be difficult.

Nurhachi glanced at Legataiji, who was speaking, and when he saw that everyone was looking at him, he knew that everyone was waiting for his answer. In a fit of rage, Nurhachi waved his hand and said, "The matter is very simple, because Ben Khan is waiting for the arrival of reinforcements from the Ming army!" ”

Everyone looked at each other, some people understood, and some people couldn't think clearly.

"Legataiji has just said that siege is not our forte, so we will fight our forte. The Ming army knew that Zunhua was in an emergency, and it would definitely drop reinforcements from the Quartet. Nurhachi saw that there were still people with blank faces, so he could only continue to explain helplessly.

"Great Khan, why did you attack Zunhua like this? Wouldn't it be better to besiege but not to attack? A Mongolian leader asked, as for the Eight Banners, they would not question Nurhachi's decision.

I really didn't want to explain to these people anymore, Nurhachi glanced at the big Bel Daishan sitting next to him, and ordered in an indifferent tone: "Daishan, you can explain it to them!" ”

"Yes, Father Khan! Attacking Zunhua City naturally wants to capture him, if it can't be captured, it can also make the defenders in the city dare not go out of the city, so as not to make trouble when we send reinforcements! Dai Shan stood up and bowed to Nurhachi before explaining to the crowd.

After pacifying the Mongols, Nurhachi and his sons were left in the tent, and the atmosphere suddenly relaxed.

"Father Khan, these Mongols are really not as good as before, I don't know what Genghis Khan would think if he knew that his children and grandchildren had become like this!" Dorgon said intentionally or unintentionally as he played with the dagger in his hand. But his mind didn't seem to be on that, as if he was thinking about something else.

"Okay, don't talk about these boring things, now let's go back! In the next two days, the reinforcements of the Ming army are about to fight, and this battle must be fought beautifully. Nurhachi waved his hand and motioned for his sons to go out.

After saluting, a few people walked out, their faces were more solemn than ever, and they obviously had to face the battle below very seriously. Only Nurhachi was left in the tent, and he looked at the map in front of him at this time, with a smile on the corner of his mouth, and said, "Sun Chengzong, Ben Khan really hopes that it is you who can come this time!" ”

In the afternoon of this day, twenty miles away from Zunhua City, the first support army of the Ming army arrived. However, Nurhachi did not expect that this was actually a cavalry, although there were only 20,000 people, but it was indeed a real cavalry.

Without the slightest hesitation, Nurhachi immediately ordered the assembly of troops and the annihilation of this cavalry early tomorrow morning. But the idea was good, and early the next morning, before Nurhachi had even set off, he received another news that the second support army of the Ming army had arrived.

But this time he jumped down from Nurhachi again, and there were fifty or sixty thousand people coming, all of them cavalry! The current situation is completely beyond Nurhachi's expectations, how can the Ming army have so many cavalry, how is this possible?