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Zhang Guowei grew his mouth: "How dare you surrender the army in the city?"

"Why not?" Although Zhai Zhe said this, his eyes were fixed on the ground.

He captured 4,800 men under Zhang Tianlu in Huizhou and 2,700 in Changhua and Yu Qian, and these soldiers were a double-edged sword. There are various reasons why these people took refuge in eastern Zhejiang, such as Yang Shouzhuang because he was in a desperate situation, and if he didn't surrender, he would die; The defenders of Yuqian County were unwilling to work for the Qing because they had been bullied by the Qing in the past few months.

These surrendered troops all have battlefield experience, and if they are used well, they can provide a huge boost for defending the city, but if they are not used well, it is not impossible to surrender and rebel.

Zhu Dadian also frowned and stopped talking.

This time the trio's opinion shifted to the other side.

Zhai Zhe frowned slightly, and his bright eyes looked out of the door, and the two scholars were staring at him.

There was a moment of silence in the house, and Zhu Dadian said: "If all the troops are placed in the city, there will be a tendency for the lord not to suppress the guests." "He will guard the county seat in Qianxian County, and Zhai Zhe has to think about what he said.

Zhai Zhe nodded in approval, and decided to take a compromise strategy, saying: "There is a high ground in the façade of Qianxian County, and after setting up an iron cannon, you can directly bombard the city, I will lead 3,000 troops to guard there, and the defenders in the city will guard the horns, and the rest of the troops will be placed in the city." ”

Zhang Guowei looked at Zhu Dadian, and Zhu Dadian nodded lightly.

The war in eastern Zhejiang has always been controlled by Zhai Zhe, and Zhu Dadian has never had the opportunity to intervene, this is the second time he is in charge of military affairs. He wanted to fight for the Ming Dynasty, but after Liu Zhongzao arrived in Jinhua, Zhu Dadian's attitude towards King Lu changed somewhat.

The king of Tang ascended the throne first, and was recognized by all places, and his life was orthodox, and the position of King Lu, the prison country, was actually very embarrassing.

This pond in eastern Zhejiang is too small to raise big fish, Zhu Dadian is inclined to let King Lu retire from the throne, and eastern Zhejiang is the king of Tang, but these must first be recognized by the general in front of him. He had a good relationship with Liu Zhongzao, and heard that Liu Suifeng of the Pingyu General's Mansion was active in Fuzhou. Although Liu Zhongzao didn't say it so clearly, Zhu Dadian had been up and down in Guanhai for many years, and he could see Zhai Zhe's intentions at a glance.

If Zhai Zhe abandons the King of Lu and embraces the King of Tang, he and Zhai Zhe will both belong to the Eastern Zhejiang lineage. It was very important to have a good relationship in the court of the Tang king, so as soon as Zhai Zhe's letter arrived, he immediately led 5,000 soldiers out of Jinhua.

The decision has been made, and the scouts have come to report that the Qing army has arrived in Fuyang and is heading north.

Zhang Guowei immediately resigned, returned to Shaoxing Mansion, and went to various places in eastern Zhejiang to recruit strong men and transport grain and grass.

Zhu Dadian sent Zhang Guowei and Zhai Zhe out of the city, Zhang Guowei left first, Zhai Zhe and Zhu Dadian went around Qianxian County for a week, checked the terrain, and discussed the strategy of defending the city.

Everywhere Zhai Zhe went, the soldiers and the people cheered in unison, and the crowd was excited, shouting: "General! Zhai Zhe waved his hand to boost morale.

Zhu Dadian felt a little uncomfortable in his heart, and seeing that Zhai Zhe didn't know how to avoid it, he was secretly worried. As a general, the most taboo is too high in prestige, so as not to be suspicious by the court and the emperor. It's too late for others to hide, and Zhai Zhe seems to enjoy this feeling.

General Pinglu is General Pinglu, not a general, and the Ming Dynasty has never set up a general since Taizu. Doesn't Zhai Zhe know this truth?

The two of them had their own thoughts, Zhai Zhe didn't pay attention to Zhu Dadian's strange appearance, turned his head sideways and pointed to the soldiers who were carrying the rolling wood and thunder stones, and said: "Zhu Gebu, both the military heart and the people's heart can be used." ”

Zhu Dadian did not reply.

In the moment just now, his mind twisted and turned. Huang Daozhou was defeated in Huizhou Mansion, and the cabinet scholars recruited by Tang Wang in Fujian were all unarmed. If Zhedong throws himself to the Tang Dynasty, if he can get the support of a leading general like Zhai Zhe, he can even get a peek at the position of the auxiliary.

Zhai Zhe didn't think it was so complicated, because Yu Qianxian was in the most difficult situation, so he wanted to stay here in person. General Pinglu's banner can maintain the confidence of those soldiers who are not on the battlefield, and his actions are also cheering up those recruits.

The two circled the city, and Zhai Zhe returned to Beishan.

Yang Shou and Bao Guang were commanding the infantry to strengthen the artillery array in Beishan, and Meng Kang brought twelve iron cannons, dismantled six iron cannons and erected them on the city wall of Qianxian County, leaving six on the top of the mountain.

Yang Shouzhuang looked around, his eyes widened, "Here, here, build the stone wall high." There was no turning back from the bow, and he had no way to retreat, so he personally appeased his subordinates, stabilized the hearts of the army, and saw the formation of soldiers and horses in eastern Zhejiang, and secretly hoped that God would open his eyes.

Seeing Zhai Zhe coming up, Yang Shouzhuang hurriedly stepped up to meet him.

Zhai Zhe beckoned him to his side and whispered: "General Yang, I have written to King Lu to ask for merit for you, and you are still a general under my general mansion." He said as he walked, Yang Shouzhuang followed closely behind, nodded hurriedly, and said, "Thank you, General!" ”

"You follow me, as long as you can make meritorious contributions, don't worry about not being promoted and rewarded. In this battle in front of you, you can only defend Yu Qian, I will ensure that you will be promoted to deputy general, and I will make up for all the lost soldiers. ”

Zhai Zhe seemed to be talking about a trivial matter, and King Lu's government was all under his control. Yang Shouzhuang is the batch of surrendered troops he recruited, of course, he must be promoted and reused, but he cannot be promoted for no reason, otherwise it will make his old subordinates who have followed him for many years feel cold.

The reinforcement of the walls never ends.

The next day, when the sky was dark, the Qing scouts appeared ten miles outside Qianxian County, and the few people who had remained here had already fled.

When the sun rose, Zhai Zhe stood on the top of the mountain and looked into the distance, and saw clearly that the banner of the army of captives was extending in the winding mountain road, and there was no edge in sight.

Bolo personally led 20,000 troops, and 10,000 Jurchens of the Eight Banners were ordered to receive Zhang Cunren.

The army was stationed at the foot of the mountain ten miles away from the south gate of Qianxian County, and Bo Luo saw the small Yuqian County head, and was irritable, and scolded: "It's another siege, do the thieves dare to fight with me on the battlefield." ”

At the head of Qianxian County, Zhu Dadian also saw the posture of the Qing army, standing at the head of the city wall with his hands on his waist, shouting: "Set off a cannon to deter the Qing captives!" ”

There was a loud bang at the head of the city wall, and the iron ball smashed six or seven miles away, and such a large-caliber iron cannon could only bombard a distance of six or seven miles. Zhai Zhe used a clairvoyant mirror to see Zhu Dadian arrogant in the city, and scolded with a smile: "I didn't expect Zhu Gebu to be a little interesting." ”

Zhu Dadian's reputation is very bad, when he was the governor of Fengyang, he was domineering, extremely greedy, deducting military salaries, and bullying the people are common things. Whenever someone admonished him, he was often beaten down with a stick, but when he was clear, he showed rare courage.

The sound of cannon fire at the head of the city reached Bolo's ears, and he pursed his lips and did not speak.

In recent days, his life has become more and more difficult, and the chaos in Jiangnan began with his loss of Hangzhou City.

In the afternoon, Bolo was anxious to rescue Zhang Cunren, and ordered the army to fight the vanguard and test the attack. He ordered two teams of Han soldiers and a team of Jurchens to attack the city to maintain the combat effectiveness of the soldiers.

Ten miles away, the Qing captives formed a scattered queue, carrying a ladder and approaching slowly, like moving ants.

Zhu Dadian ordered Zhuang Ding to watch the battle first, and he led his family Ding and the army to defend at the head of the city first. Yuqian County is sandwiched in the mountains, there is no moat, and the city wall is only five zhang high, and it has been hurriedly reinforced with huge stones in the past two days.

The progress of the Qinglu line was extremely slow, and he was dazzled by the city, and finally waited for the Qinglu to enter the artillery bombardment distance, and gave an order: "Open the cannon!" ”

The six iron cannons at the head of the city opened fire almost simultaneously, and all the beasts in the nearby mountains and forests were shaken out of their lair. The Qing soldiers were very experienced, and when they heard the sound of artillery, they immediately quickened their pace, and when they reached the first two or three miles from the city, the artillery could no longer attack them.

In these two months, he did not capture the city of Hangzhou, but let the Qing Lu practice familiar siege skills. The archers scattered under the city, and their long arrows flew towards the city like eyes. Meng Kang stretched out his hand and pulled Zhu Dadian, who was showing his head, behind him, and said in a rough voice: "Zhu Gebu, it's dangerous here, so let's retreat from the city first." ”

Zhu Dadian was stumbled by him, almost fell to the ground, turned around and slapped him, "Panic, what kind of system." What is there to be afraid of, like you, can you still hold on to Yuqian County? ”

Meng Kang was wearing a helmet, and this slap didn't hurt him, but his heart was full of anger, and his right hand naturally held the handle of the axe on his waist.

Zhu Dadian pointed to the city and scolded: "How did you become a general soldier, and you didn't organize a defense quickly, no wonder General Pingyu never put you on the battlefield." ”

The soldiers behind Meng Kang looked at the two of them worriedly, and their own boss had a clear temper.

Meng Kang's face was blue, and he stood there for a long time, and finally spat at the city wall, turned around and raised his iconic iron shield to block the battlement at the head of the wall, pulled out the axe at his waist, and shouted: "Shoot." The fire in his heart was blazing, no one had ever humiliated him like this, he remembered this hatred, but he didn't dare to make a conflict at this time.

Zhu Dadian turned around and went to the next few city walls to supervise the battle, but he didn't take this matter to heart at all. In the Ming Dynasty, it is common for the superintendent to kill the deputy general, he has the identity of the cabinet, is it still a matter to stretch out his hand and slap the general soldier?

The defenders of the city were in a hurry, taking the pot lids and planks that had been prepared to catch the arrows.

Zhu Dadian's bird guns were obviously not as good as those in Zhai Zhe's army, and in less than a quarter of an hour, fifty or sixty people were wounded by arrows.

After a while, a miserable scream broke out from Meng Kang's side, and the Ming army continued to fall on the wall, with long arrows stuck in his chest. Meng Kang was the only one in this city who had fought with the Qing Emperor, and when he saw that the defenders' movements were getting stiffer and stiffer, he couldn't help but shout angrily at Zhu Dadian: "If it goes on like this, before the Qing Dynasty climbs the city wall, the defenders at the head of the city will collapse!" ”

Zhu Dadian also showed that the shape was wrong, and ordered: "The soldiers should withdraw first, and cook tung oil quickly." ”

At the top of the North Mountain, Zhai Zhe's eyes were sore and swollen, but he didn't dare to put down the clairvoyant mirror in his hand. He didn't pay attention to the conflict between Meng Kang and Zhu Dadian, but the battle in Yuqian County made his heart heavier the more he looked at it.

"It's just a tentative attack, and let Qing Lu attack the head of the city wall, can Zhu Dadian do it!"

The battle at the head of the city is becoming more and more intense, and Meng Kang and his own soldiers are fighting to the death against the armor soldiers who have climbed to the head of the city.

"Yuqian County won't fall on the first day!" Zhai Zhe stood up suddenly, threw away the clairvoyant mirror, and ordered: "All the armies gather, follow me to attack!" ”