The night shrouds the four fields, the cold wind ravages the earth, in the cold night when there is no nightlife, the common people get into the bed early, the daughter-in-law is busy with the plan to spread the leaves, and the daughter-in-law recalls which village has a woman with big breasts and round buttocks, sleep well early, and you can save a lot of lamp oil.

When it was dark all around, the Chengdu Governor's Mansion was brightly lit, and the banquet was for his subordinates, while eating and ending their feelings, while discussing what had happened recently, this was Lu Haoshan's practice, and was also jokingly called the "round table" by his subordinates, because the banquet subordinates were entertained with the mahogany round table of the eight immortals crossing the sea, and there was a joke in Sichuan that those who could participate in the round table meeting could be regarded as the top figures in Sichuan.

As Lu Haoshan's military advisor, Li Nian is undoubtedly highly used, and he has been invited to participate in the round table the most times, so much that he is a little numb, no, others are sincerely afraid to participate in this round table, but Li Nian is a little distracted, and no one moved the chopsticks he was holding for a long time, obviously distracted.

"Mr. Li, are you alright?" Lu Haoshan saw Li Nian's tightly knit brows, and couldn't help but ask with some concern.

Hearing Lu Haoshan's question, Li Nian came back to his senses and said a little embarrassedly: "I'm thinking about something distracted, please forgive Dong Weng." ”

Thinking about things? Lu Haoshan couldn't help but think of Li Nian's fat widow who was as fat as a cube, and couldn't help but smile and said, "Mr. Li won't remember the lady at home, so he's in a hurry to go back to accompany her, right?" ”

Li Nian's face turned red, he knew that his aesthetic views were a little difficult to get recognized, but he liked it, and he didn't get angry when he heard the words, he smiled self-deprecatingly, and then said with a wry smile: "The student and Dong Weng are both career-oriented people, and the love of children is just a spice, and they dare not deceive Dong Weng, the student is thinking about the affairs of Ningqiang Prefecture." ”

"What's wrong with Ningqiang Prefecture?" As soon as he got down to business, Lu Haoshan put down the wine glass in his hand. A solemn face.

"Dong Weng, we moved Ningqiang Prefecture, mainly to break that layer of window paper, Ningqiang Prefecture is just a small city, the population is small, the city is thin, and there is no natural barrier, there is no value of garrisoning, the original intention is just to go through the motions, in order to deal with Fan Wencheng's slander, ordered to hang the killing order outside the city wall, and piled up a large amount of gold and silver to show that he was listening. In the end, it became a place for bounty and shelter, which was beyond our plans, and now that I think about it, it did not meet our strategic requirements, and put our soldiers surrounded by powerful enemies, and the blessings and disasters were unpredictable. Li Nian said with some concern.

As a military advisor, Li Nian has the responsibility to take charge of the overall situation, and he has always been cautious, and he has always disagreed with putting a lone army under the nose of a strong enemy. And this strong opponent is still a famous general like Dolgon and Hong Chengchou, and the pressure is too great for an inexperienced Sun Xiong.

Although the Sichuan soldiers are strong and strong, the new firearms swept away. But Li Nian firmly believes that it is people who lead the war, just like a fool, even if he holds a sharp knife, he can't play it well, coupled with Sun Xiong's arrogant character. For some reason, Li Nian always had some unreliable feelings in his heart.

The calmer Shaanxi was, the more uneasy Li Nian's heart became. For some reason, there is a kind of anxiety before the storm.

Lu Haoshan nodded and said: "From provocation to garrisoning, it is indeed a deviation from our decision, but the military advisor can rest assured, I have strictly ordered Sun Xiong not to attack, with the firearms in his hand, even if Dolgon collects 100,000 troops, he can't attack it, in addition, Zhang Rui is also 5,000 elites stationed outside the city, the two are each other's horns, the defense is enough, as long as the spring starts, the army will march eastward and hit their Jianzhou nest in one go." ”

"It's okay" Li Nian nodded and said: "According to the information we have obtained, Dolgon attaches great importance to new firearms, and he also said internally that he will try his best to buy time for the development of new firearms, and it is estimated that he will not act rashly in the near future." ”

Lu Haoshan laughed, raised his glass and said, "Come, Mr. Li, don't think too much, I'll toast you." ”

"Dong Weng, please." Li Nian hurriedly raised the cup.

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Thousands of miles away, Ergon finally moved in the thousand calls of the Manchu Eight Banners.

A bit like not to make a sound, a blockbuster, not to fly is to yourself, a soaring sky, the experienced Dolgon before the expedition, the secrecy work to the extreme, sent a large number of scouts to block the traffic arteries, and strictly ordered not to allow a bird to fly over, it is now a cold winter, the outside is icy and snowy, the blockade is not difficult, that is, the soldiers involved in the battle at the beginning of the notice dinner, until the concentration of the defendant to participate in the siege.

What is prevented is the leakage of information and the sharp increase in variables.

Dolgon's secrecy work was very good, and it was not until Sun Xiong found out that Dolgon and Hong Chengchou were attacking in two ways, and 20,000 elite soldiers of the two white flags (the white flag and the inlaid white flag), the 50,000 Han Eight Banners and the 30,000 Mongolian Eight Banners besieged a small Ningqiang Prefecture city.

For Dorgon, the battle was inevitable.

At the head of the city, the squad leader in charge of reconnaissance reported to Sun Xiong with a pale face: "General, this time the Qing army came too suddenly, we didn't receive any information beforehand, and when the scouts found out, they had already become encircled, please punish the general." ”

Sun Xiong waved his hand and said: "You can't be blamed for this matter, they kept it secret very well this time, blocked the news, go, light the beacon fire, and report to Zhang Rui's kid." ”

Lu Haoshan strictly ordered not to go out of the city to face the battle, so that the intelligence was also a little insufficient, seeing the soldiers coming to the city Sun Xiong was not in a hurry, Sun Xiong, who had just won a big victory, was very angry, he did not panic when he had a gun in his hand, Sun Xiong looked down on the Manchu army a little, as for the blockade, it was not afraid, it was strictly ordered not to be shown, as for the report, you can use the agreed beacon fire to transmit information, these have long been thought of.

"Yes, General." The captain thanked him as if he had received amnesty, and hurriedly withdrew.

"Big brother, this time Dolgon personally dispatched, even Hong Chengchou, the big man Jian, also came, and the one who came was not good." The person who spoke was called Yan Lin, who was promoted from the same group as Sun Xiong, bold and careful, and had a good relationship with Sun Xiong since he was a child, and this time his role was a deputy general.

Sun Xiong nodded and said: "Well, yes, you see, there are so many people here, there are all kinds of things such as ladders, crashes, trebuchets, etc., as well as a team of firecrackers, they really look up to us, so it's okay, I'm afraid they won't come." ”

"Then give them a taste of the power of the new firearms." Yan Lin said without hesitation.

Confidence is faith, Sun Xiong did not slack off, let the soldiers enter a wartime state, cancel vacations, strengthen patrols, and prevent the Qing army from attacking the city, and the security in the city should also be tightened to prevent people from fishing in troubled waters.

When Sun Xiong observed Dolgon on the city wall, Dolgon also observed the Sichuan army on the city wall under the city wall, with a hint of determination and a sneer on his lips.

"Report, a letter from General Pingxi." A herald flew a message to Dolgon, who took it, checked that the paint was correct, and then opened it.

Azig on the side whispered: "Fourteenth brother, what did the guy surnamed Hong say?" ”

Dolgon folded the letter and said lightly: "Zhang Rui's Luchuan Army General Hong has intercepted it, we have no worries, we can concentrate on attacking the city." ”

It is enough to have a commander in the siege, Zhang Rui's 5,000 elite soldiers are stationed in Heifengling, about 30 miles away from Ningqiang Prefecture, in order to attack with peace of mind, Dolgon led Hong Chengchou to lead 30,000 Han Eight Banner soldiers to intercept.

"Fourteenth brother, why don't you let the surnamed Hong come to attack the city, these Sichuan troops have so many firearms, and our casualties will be very large, and most of the ones brought this time are the elites of our two white flags." Azig said with some concern.

In the Manchu Qing status, it is not by favor, but by strength, this battle is the white flag, the white flag is the elite out, which makes Azig a little worried, if the war is unfavorable or the loss is too large, this will directly affect the status of the two, you know, because of Dolgon's arbitrariness, many people in the clan are secretly dissatisfied, just afraid of the power of the two brothers.

Azig has always felt that it is better to let Hong Chengchou take the lead in the attack, firstly, it is not a pity for the people of the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty to die, and secondly, in terms of siege, Hong Chengchou's army is more experienced than the Eight Banners.

Dolgon sneered and said: "This battle is to justify the name of our Manchu Eight Banners, naturally we are the protagonists, after this battle, I want to let those who gossip in the dark shut up, so that the prestige of the white flag and the inlaid white flag will once again resound throughout the Central Plains." ”

"Fourteenth brother, you give the order, I, Azig, am willing to lead the charge, snatch the heads of our warriors, and then hang the heads of these inferior people all over the city." Azig said through gritted teeth.

Outside the city wall of Ningqiang Prefecture, there are beheaded Manchu heads hanging one by one, dense, Rao is daytime also makes people feel cold, those are their own people, Dolgon and Azig have already seen it, but both of them subconsciously did not, so as not to affect morale.

Sure enough, it is a brother, and when it is critical, it still depends on his own people, and in the face of his brother's invitation to fight, Dolgon shook his head with a smile and said: "Brother Twelve, don't worry, we have just arrived here, let's explore the truth first, and let the Ahabs go to the water first." ”

Aha is a slave, the place where the Manchu Eight Banners passed, except for the Manchus, all the foreigners are their Aha, Dolgon knew what he meant as soon as he said Azig, and used cannon fodder to wear down the enemy's spirit.

This trick was done by the Manchu Qing Dynasty, which has always been short of population.

"Okay, I'll lead the troops to sweep the formation." Azig didn't insist and immediately agreed.

Dolgon patted his brother on the shoulder and said, "Twelve brothers, don't worry, three days, three days I will raze this place to the ground, and there will be no chickens and dogs." ”

What, three days?

Azig wanted to ask his brother what he was doing, but Dorgon was already away.

The two sides have torn their faces, and words like surrender are simply nonsense, a killing Qing order Sichuan army and the Manchu Eight Banners have long been in flames, both sides are ruthless to peel both sides and eat meat, even the most basic scene is exempted, Dolgon gave an order, and immediately a group of ragged people drove a group of ragged people to attack Ningqiang Prefecture.

The battle officially began. (To be continued......) R1292