"How is that possible?" Shao Mengkai muttered to himself in a daze, and couldn't move for a long time.

The city was breached like this, and it didn't even take half an hour? Starting from Xicheng, the banner of urgency has spread to Nancheng. The bell in the city rang loudly, and it was as tight as a sound, and anyone could hear the panic in the bell. One can imagine the panic of the Qing soldiers who rang the bell - they must have been sweating profusely and were frantically ringing the bell to alarm the whole city.

The frantically waving banners and the panicked bells made not only Shao Mengkai, but also the officers and soldiers around him speechless in horror. The troops on standby under the city walls were in an uproar, and the soldiers looked frightened and exchanged ears.

"Your Excellency." An officer suddenly spoke: "The enemy army on this side is a feint, and our army should divide our troops to reinforce the urgent place and destroy the enemy who enters the city." ”

Shao Mengkai seemed to have just woken up from a dream, raised his head and glanced at the officer, frowning and thinking. The city was breached in the west, and it was supposed to be fought for it, but it was surprising that the Ming army was advancing so quickly.

“…… I cherish myself, and I have to take care of the body and the flesh and blood in my belly......" Suddenly, the words of the concubine's advice flashed in Shao Mengkai's ears, and his train of thought was completely disrupted at once.

"My lord—" Seeing Shao Mengkai's hesitation, another officer stepped forward and reminded: "If you are worried that the situation is unclear, it is better to lead your troops to withdraw to Beicheng, meet with the defenders there, and then make plans." ”

Shao Mengkai's eyes wandered, sighed helplessly, and said, "Then retreat to the northern city!" ”

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The two blasts not only blew up the city walls, but also caused heavy casualties to the Qing army in Xicheng, and they were unable to organize effective resistance at the breach. The Ming army poured in unhindered and attacked in two directions, north and south. Although the street fighting prevented both sides from making full use of their forces, the growing Ming army was still much stronger than the Qing army. Moreover, the Qing army obviously did not expect to be breached so quickly, and lacked sufficient psychological preparation. Under the attack of the superior Ming army, it suffered heavy losses.

"Those who descend will not be killed." "Abandon your weapon and avoid death." ……

The familiar local voice persuaded to surrender, and when the Qing army was becoming more and more disadvantaged, it played an increasingly disintegrating role. After the end of the Battle of Tengchong, the Ming army deliberately released many auxiliaries and disabled prisoners, and the prisoner policy spread through word of mouth. It used to be political propaganda, but now it has really become a tool to shake people's hearts.

It doesn't matter if you've done bad things, if you have an official, you should replace the dead. The soldier thinks so. Naturally, he refused to work hard. Shao Mengkai also saw the thoughts of the soldiers who pointed out that he was a prostitute, so he made a ruthless move. In other words, no one wants to be the kind of stupid × where others lead the donkey and I pull the peg, and others enjoy the black on my back.

And those prisoners of the Ganshan Green Battalion joined the Ming army, for the recalcitrant Qing army. Although many of them are fellow villagers, they are fierce and abnormal. No mercy. This kind of psychology is quite similar to Wu Sangui and other traitors. Those traitors, as traitors and generals, always can't straighten their waists and can't raise their heads in front of the Manchurians. Only by risking his life and showing extraordinary loyalty and ferocity can he win the trust of the Qing people and gain a firm foothold among the elites of the Qing Dynasty.

The Anding Gate and Yongzhen Gate of Xicheng were the first to be opened. Then there is the south gate of Zhennan and Longquan Gate in the south city, and then the Shengyang Gate in the east city. Six of the eight gates of the ancient city of Yongchang were opened to the Ming army, and the red flags marking the occupation and victory were more and more on the city walls.

The soldiers led by Shao Mengkai retreated in embarrassment, leaving a large number of corpses outside the Renshou Gate. Ring moats. Coupled with the half-moon-shaped blocking trenches dug by the Ming army, the road for the Qing army to break through in the city was completely blocked.

The tide is over! The Ming army on the east and west sides has begun to violently attack the Qing army gathered in the north city, the Tonghua Gate in the north city has been lost, the red flag that has just been planted is fluttering and flying, and the Qing army that is still resisting is less than 3,000 people left.

Boom, boom, boom...... After a few muffled sounds, white smoke rose from behind the Ming army's battle array, and the cannonballs scattered in the air, turning into dozens, and smashed fiercely into the constantly compressed Qing army.

Amid the frightened shouts of the Qing soldiers, explosions exploded one after another, columns of smoke rose, shrapnel flew, and screams came and went. The morale of the Qing army, which was already on the verge of collapse, finally lost its fighting spirit, some abandoned their weapons and surrendered, and some scurried around like headless flies.

"That's it." Shao Mengkai saw clearly on the city tower, stomped his feet, threw away the sword in his hand, put his hands behind his back, and shouted: "Don't add more unnecessary casualties, abandon your weapons and surrender!" You have tied me up, and I will bear the great sin of betraying the emperor alone. I heard that His Royal Highness Min is benevolent, and he will not kill them all, and he will kill them all. ”

"My lord—" The captain of the pro-soldier shouted, holding a spear and looking at Shao Mengkai with the bruises around his neck.

"Gan Shaanxi athletes can't be lost at my hands." Shao Mengkai's face was gloomy, and he suddenly glared and shouted: "What are you still stunned about, quickly order surrender, and tie me up quickly, so that you can save your life more." ”

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The siege of the city must be que, this is what Sun Tzu said in the Art of War, but if you believe in the book, it is better to have no book. Sticking to dogmatic understanding, without considering the actual situation, is what a mediocre general does.

The Qing army in western Yunnan was about 30,000, and because it was necessary to hinder the Ming army in Tengyue, the majority was in Yongchang. In the first battle, the total annihilation of the enemy army would have significantly weaker the number of the Qing army in western Yunnan than the Ming army of the three divisions that counterattacked, which could lay a good foundation for future military operations.

The fighting in the city has basically ended, and the Ming army is going from house to house to arrest Qing soldiers who have fled into people's homes, and the military police have begun to patrol the streets to maintain military discipline.

Zhu Yongxing came to the Yongchang Mansion under the protection of his personal guards, and saw that the Ming army was carrying the corpse out, and it turned out that the Yongchang prefect saw that the situation was irreparable, so he forced his family to take poison, and then hanged himself.

Traitors, livestock. When Zhu Yongxing saw a small child's corpse, he couldn't help frowning, and explained to the Ming army who carried the corpse: "It was buried outside the city, and a wooden tablet was erected, on which were written the words traitor and livestock." ”

"Yes, Your Highness." A Ming officer respectfully agreed, loaded the corpses onto a cart, and ordered several auxiliaries to be pushed out of the city.

After explaining the matter, Zhu Yongxing stood in front of the yamen and hesitated, shook his head with a wry smile, and walked in with the guards. In the years of war, where there are no people who have died unexpectedly, now is not the time to pay attention.

The hall has been cleaned up a few rooms, Zhu Yongxing sat down to rest for a while, and Li Dingguo, the king of Jin, and Bai Wenxuan, the king of Zhao, came separately. The battle in the city was basically over, and they no longer needed to command the battle, so they rushed to discuss with Zhu Yongxing about their next move.

The soldiers are fast, Zhu Yongxing is thinking about Yuanjiang in his heart, and naturally hopes to enter the army as soon as possible and attack Dali in the north. Li Dingguo, the king of Jin, and Bai Wenxuan, the king of Zhao, also believed that time was too tight to give the Qing army in Yunnan Province a chance to remobilize to meet the battle.

"Yongchang to Dali is about three hundred and sixty miles, our army will take six or seven days at the earliest, and it will take more than ten days if it is slow. Zhu Yongxing estimated it and felt that it should be absolutely possible to travel forty miles a day, and if it was set too high, I was afraid that the soldiers would be tired and the injuries would increase.

"Forty miles a day, yes." Li Dingguo, King of Jin, nodded in agreement.

"Nine days?" Zhao Wang Bai Wenxuan thought for a while and said: "Maybe it can be faster, just after the autumn harvest, the grain is still stored in the prefectures and counties along the way, and our army can carry less grain and grass and march quickly." ”

"I didn't see the fire rise in the city, and the treasury and Hyogo should not have been destroyed in time, which is really an unexpected gain." Li Dingguo, the king of Jin, showed a smile on his face, arched his hand towards Zhu Yongxing, and said: "This is all thanks to His Highness's method of breaking the city, which caught the Qing army off guard. ”

Zhu Yongxing smiled and waved his hand, and said: "King Jin has a good reputation, and the technique of rolling the earth dragon has long been there, but I just improve it, it's nothing." Well, let's wait for the time being, and after the prisoners are interrogated and the results of the battle are counted, we will determine the battle plan after the most difficult time. ”

The Rolling Dragon is indeed a cave blast. According to the history books: open the tunnel as the mouth of the gourd, go straight to the city, place the gunpowder inside, and then use the big bamboo, empty its joints, the medicine line outside, and then pile up the soil and fill the stone to plug the mouth, when burning the medicine line, then the gunpowder explodes and the city can be broken.

But in ancient times, knowledge was transmitted very slowly and in an extremely narrow scope. There are very few people who have published books, bought them, read them, and used them. The same is true of the diffusion of successful experiences, which often go unnoticed for a long time until they are obliterated. Like the later generations, a little computer can search for eight or nine without leaving ten. Therefore, the technique of rolling the earth dragon mentioned by Zhu Yongxing seems to be only so much in the history books, which is what happened when Zheng Chenggong broke the immortal tour.

When Li Dingguo, the king of Jin, attacked Xinhui, he once dug tunnels, burned mines, and blew up the city wall, but the gap was small, and it needed to be expanded by artillery bombardment, and the power was naturally not the same as the blasting under the Yongchang city. In other words, Li Dingguo, the king of Jin, had not studied physics and did not know the principle of the explosion of the tunnel, so he could not increase the effect of the explosion, and naturally admired Zhu Yongxing's cave blasting.

Moreover, the Qing army defending the city obviously poured dog blood again, and drove prostitutes to the city naked, but it did not play the role of hating guns and hating victory, and Zhu Yongxing did not do anything, which surprised Li Dingguo and Bai Wenxuan.

Emperor Ming Huode, is it inherited by His Royal Highness Min? Li Dingguo, the king of Jin, had such a thought, but he was forcibly suppressed by himself. This is not something that can be cranky and can be said to others. It's just that the more wise Zhu Yongxing is, the more he has made great achievements, and the more famous he is, the more worried Li Dingguo, the king of Jin, has in his heart.

After capturing Dali and then occupying Erhaiwei (now Xiangyun County), Zhu Yongxing was to lead his army south to Menghua Mansion (now Weishan and Nanjian County), and then go down the Yuan River to reinforce Nasong. The overall plan is like this, but there are still a lot of variables, and it is not easy to grasp the time, so I can only hope that Yuanjiang Nasong can support it for as long as possible. (To be continued......)