Gaoyou City is crumbling.

For many days, it has been like this, crumbling.

Chen Mingyu used the fire god to ignite the fuse at the back end of the bird's gun, and there was a "bang" sound, and the lead hit the bluestone brick and flashed an imperceptible spark.

He didn't hit the Jurchen who had climbed up to the top of the city. Just three feet away in front of him, he witnessed the Jurchen swing his sword and cut down two soldiers, and if he had just aimed a little, those two soldiers would not have died.

Chen Mingyu's eyes were about to crack, and his fingers were nimble, like the bookkeeper who had been in charge of the accounts for ten years in the business, stirring the abacus and reloading the lead and gunpowder, and he was about to light the fuse again.

There was a loud bang, and a puff of black smoke rose in front of his eyes.

The heavily armored Jurchen said that the flesh and blood of the skull were blurred from the chest, and the blood holes were as dense as a beehive. A tiger squat cannon with a hollow muzzle pointed at the cloudy sky

"Rush, it's about to rain," the Han shouted as they mingled with the Jurchen procession.

The clouds in the sky seemed to be pressing overhead.

Chen Mingyu prayed in his heart: "All Buddhas bless, don't rain, don't rain"

"Boom" with a loud bang.

Like the sound of cannons, but the power is far greater than the sound of cannons, as if from overhead

"Rumble"

The raindrops of beans fell on Chen Mingyu's head.

"It's raining" Chen Mingyu threw down the bird gun, pulled out the Qi knife at his waist, rushed to the edge of the city wall and leaned out, shouting: "Kill, if you don't kill all the captives, we will all die here"

The raindrops were getting heavier and heavier, and I couldn't open my eyes, and I couldn't see the blood.

Chen Mingyu could only see more than a dozen steps away, and only when Qing Yu climbed the ladder did he know that someone was coming up again. Qi's knife is sharp, unless he is a dead soldier wearing heavy armor, he will be able to cut down and climb the Qing captives with his swing.

I don't know how many times, he seems to have rested for a long time and never saw Qingyu's figure climbing up.

The city was full of soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, and they were all from Jiangyin.

After a while, the bean-sized raindrops turned into a drizzle, and the dead bodies were scattered under the city walls. A red-faced man stood on the city tower, raised his arms and shouted: "Jiangyin people, not afraid of death"

Chen Mingyu dragged his tired legs and sat down, sat on the stone beside Yan Yingyuan, and said in a hoarse voice: "Ask for help"

"King Jin said, there are no reinforcements" Yan Yingyuan's voice was stiff.

"We can't hold it anymore, every day we can break the city"

Yan Yingyuan asked, "Can we break through?" ”

Chen Mingyu shook his head lightly and said, "Gaoyou City is more than forty miles away from Ailing Lake, and there are many Qing cavalry, so there is a dead end to break through. ”

"Since there is no way out, what else do you think?"

Chen Mingyu hesitated and asked: "General, did the general abandon us?"

Yan Yingyuan looked in the direction of the canal, and there were several small boats swimming there in the rain.

"We are not the descendants of the general, the general asked me to guard the lonely city, and there were no reinforcements" Chen Mingyu sighed.

"Those who confuse our army's heart, behead" Yan Yingyuan turned around and went down to the city.

He didn't want to blame Chen Mingyu, because this battle to defend the city was too bad. He is familiar with the art of war, is this the death of the next generation?

The Jiangyin people did not surrender when they rebelled against the shaving order, surrounded by hundreds of thousands of male soldiers captured by the Qing Dynasty, so they would never surrender here.

There were no reinforcements outside, and there was plenty of food, grass, and weapons in the city, so they had no second way to go except to continue grinding with the Qing captives.

Outside the city of Gaoyou.

The barracks full of people are endless, and in the hazy spring rain, there is no edge in sight.

The urgent news of the capital was sent to the camp, and Dolgon's heart was trampled by like ten thousand wild horses.

"Chahar Ezhe rebelled, captured the city of Guihua, and encircled Tumut roaring in the southern grasslands, and the north was in an emergency"

"If you are not of my race, your heart will be different," he tore apart the urgent item in his hand. The news from Jiangnan a few days ago made him tussle his heartstrings, and today's emergency report kept him awake at night.

"Ahem, cough, cough" He covered his chest and coughed violently, and the right side of his chest was like a heart-piercing pain. Since entering the customs, his health has been not good, and after Jiang Jian returned to Beijing last year, his body has become weaker and weaker, and he gradually does not dare to act as casually as he used to be.

The Mongols are no longer as brave as they used to be, and if Ezhe is in a hurry to attack the Guannai, with the equipment and siege ability of the Mongols, they will definitely suffer a crushing defeat. However, what worries him is that the Chahars don't seem to be in such a hurry.

"Lord Wang"

Dorgon waved his hand and ordered the guards to retreat.

The first battle of Jianghuai cannot be delayed any longer. Ezhe still has some fame in the grassland, Chahar and Tumut merge, the Modong Mongol tribes may not be opponents, if Ezhe defeats Modong Mongolia in the grassland, it will be a catastrophe.

The rain is dripping, and although there is a rainy season in the north, there has never been such an unscrewed weather.

The clothes seemed to be damp all the time, and the army was stationed in the field, and the conditions were much harsher than in the city. Whenever there is a downpour, it is often heavy rain outside and light rain inside.

The Qing scout cavalry stepped on the damp grass to the south, and the Ming army retreated in the city or in the barracks of Ailing Lake. There was plenty of room for the cavalry to move.

Dolgon bowed his head to deal with affairs in the big tent of the Chinese army, and others were in Gaoyou, and the affairs of the Qing court and the central government still needed to be handled by his hands.

In the past few days, the Qing troops have been frequently mobilized, and the offensive on Gaoyou City has gradually slowed down.

There was a shout from outside the Chinese barracks, and the voice was rough.

The guards entered the door and said: "Lord Qiqi, please see you"

Worship? Dorgon looked up, "Let him in"

The footsteps of Ao Bai were as heavy as the hooves of the big bull, and after entering the door, he knelt down and saluted, saying, "Lord Wang, there will be something important to tell you at the end." ”

"What?"

"The last general heard that the thief will hold a sacrifice ceremony outside Yangzhou ten days later, and the people who died in Yangzhou, among them are alive sacrifices, all of them are Manchu people who were captured in the south of the Yangtze River, among them ......, and among them there is also Prince Yu."

Dolgon was shocked, and the brush in his hand fell on the table, and asked, "Where did you get the news?" ”

"From the grain transport team from Huai'an the day before yesterday, I heard that all the prefectures in Luzhou and Huai'an have spread it all over."

"Who spread the news?" Dolgon was furious and asked, "Who else in the army knows but you?" ”

"It turns out that the prince has known for a long time" Ao Bai raised his head and said: "The army has spread, the soldiers are angry, and they are eager to kill under the city of Yangzhou to defeat the Ming army, I heard that Prince Yu and others are in the camp under the city of Yangzhou, if we defeat the Ming army, we may be able to rescue them." ”

Dolgon shook his head and said: "The Ming people have always put benevolence on their lips and put it on their faces, Zhai Zhe, the king of the Ming thief Jin, is not a cruel and easy to kill, this time he suddenly wants to kill me outside Yangzhou City and sacrifice people, I am afraid that there is another conspiracy." ”

Ao Bai stubbornly said: "Even so, we have to find out Prince Yu, if we allow the Ming people to wantonly kill me, the army will be in chaos." ”

"You step aside, I have my own opinions"

"Ao Bai didn't dare to say more.

The news spread so quickly that almost a day, the entire Qing court barracks were talking about it.

Duoduo was Dorgon's younger brother, the younger brother of the same father and mother, and more than 3,000 Jurchens.

If there was nothing to do about watching the Ming people sacrifice 4,000 Jurchens alive, how could Dolgon deter the army?

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