Before attacking the city, it should be very basic tactical common sense to remove or control the key points outside the city. But there seem to be some exceptions to the Tiger Pier, as it is too close to the city walls to allow it to be part of the city. Because of this, even in the hands of the Qing army, Hudun could not play the role of a nail.

Of course, there is nothing wrong with the Ming army's style of play, and there is nothing wrong with it. After conquering the tiger pier, it should be more convenient to attack the city again. However, everyone looks at the problem from a different angle, and Zhu Yongxing wants to save as much as possible, and try to use the ammunition on the blade.

It's just that Zhu Yongxing's identity is different, and he is also rich in war experience in the east and west in Yunnan Province, and many wonderful ideas often have achieved results, so he has naturally won the admiration and trust of many people. Since he expressed his views on the tactics of attacking Hudun and its feasibility, it is impossible to ignore it.

The discussion sparked by the slow attack on Tiger Pier does not seem to stop there, but has expanded outward. Some people have suggested that Guangzhou seems to be able to besiege but not attack, taking advantage of the fact that most of the Qing army in Guangdong is gathered here, it can first clear the periphery, or besiege the city to send reinforcements.

This was not surprising to Zhu Yongxing, who had also studied this issue with the General Staff Headquarters, and he had such thoughts. And Shang Kexi and Geng Jingzhong used this trick when they captured Guangzhou, first, the city of Guangzhou was strong, and it was necessary to cast cannons to break through; Second, Guangzhou was near the sea, and the Qing army had no naval division to blockade it, so it had to slow down its plan and wait until it had surrendered the so-called "Accumulated Heroes Red Flag Naval Division" along the coast of Guangdong, and then took control of the southern outlet to the sea.

"If we only look at Guangdong, it is a good strategy to delay the attack on Guangzhou, but it is not advisable to focus on the overall situation." Zhu Yongxing let the generals express their opinions, discussed for a while, and then said: "Back then, Shang and Geng Eryi could adopt this kind of play. The first is the temporary lack of siege artillery, and the second is that the surrounding Ming army is weak and unable to effectively support Guangzhou. ”

Ruyang Wang Ma Bao's face turned red imperceptibly, although he knew that Zhu Yongxing was just talking about things and was not targeting anyone. However, the imperial court sent Ma Bao, Guo Dengdi and others from Zhaoqing to attack Qingyuan, so as to contain the Qing army and support Guangzhou. But it was repelled by the Qing army, which was not glorious at all. Fortunately, Zhu Yongxing only said a word, and few generals knew about this period of history, and Ma Bao quickly regained his calm.

"Most of the main force of our army is here, and most of the ammunition should be used for the eastward expedition, while the rest of the country is not enough to defend and attack, and even a little empty in some places." Zhu Yongxing continued: "Guizhou Wu Sangui, Guilin Sun Yanling, and Hezhou Ma Xiong are safe for the time being, but it doesn't mean that they will be honest. If our army stops under the city of Guangzhou, those who know it will be the strategy of sweeping the surrounding areas first. Those who don't know still think that our army is at the end of its strong crossbow, showing fatigue. ”

After a pause, Zhu Yongxing took a sip of tea, smiled slightly, and said: "Now you understand, the capture of Guangzhou is to eliminate Shang Rebellion, and on the other hand, it is also to deter Xiao Xiao, so that he does not dare to move. Let alone. Fujian Geng Shun and Shang Kexi are related, how can he not understand the truth of cold lips and teeth? It's just that I didn't expect our army to be so fast. Reinforcements seemed to be a little sluggish. If Guangzhou is taken with the momentum of thunder, the watchers will be cold, and the helpers will be lonely. ”

After speaking, the truth was clearly analyzed, and the generals had no objections. How to conquer Guangzhou as much as possible was put on the table, and it had to be arranged properly in front of Zhu Yongxing.

"Your Highness. Guangzhou is near the sea, the groundwater level is high, and it is difficult to excavate the tunnel, so it is necessary to add support while digging. Wang Xie first stated the measurable situation of the engineer troops, after all, after conquering Xinhui. The role of the sappers was the greatest, and it undoubtedly increased the expectations and confidence of the people in the blasting of the tunnel, "plus the preparation work such as filling the moat, it will take at least seven or eight days to complete." ”

Zhu Yongxing nodded appreciatively, being able to carry out tunnel blasting under complex soil conditions shows that the technology of the sappers has made great progress, and the time spent is nothing.

Seeing that Zhu Yongxing's gaze shifted to himself, Ma Bao, the king of Ruyang, opened his mouth and said: "In addition to the tunnel blasting, our army also has artillery to bombard the city. According to the information, when Shang and Geng Er counterattacked Guangzhou, they used 73 artillery pieces to violently bombard the city wall in the northwest corner, and the city wall here collapsed more than 30 zhang in two days, and the Qing army poured in from Quekou, and Guangzhou was broken. ”

Zhu Yongxing nodded with a smile and encouraged him to continue.

"Our army's artillery is stronger than Shang and Geng's second rebellion, and it should not be a problem to concentrate 100 gates, and the intention of the subordinates is to still take the northwest corner as a breakthrough, concentrate fire and bombard, and break the city." Ma Bao was encouraged, and said quite confidently: "The northwest city wall has been destroyed, and even if it is repaired, it is not as strong as before. ”

Zhu Yongxing turned his gaze to Qian Bangchen and asked with a smile: "If you gather a hundred artillery pieces to bombard the city, can you break the city within a day or two?" The king of Ruyang is full of confidence, what do you artillerymen think? ”

Qian Bangchen hesitated, gritted his teeth and said: "Our army's artillery is far superior to Shang and Geng Erwei in terms of power and quantity, and there is no problem in blasting through the city wall." Moreover, the artillery should break through the city as quickly as possible, and strive to open the breach in one day. ”

Zhu Yongxing smiled, this was his own presence, Qian Bangchen had to give the artillerymen a long face, and he was afraid that he would talk too much, so he came up with the word "fight".

"Your Highness, then we will attack Guangzhou in two days." Ma Bao asked Zhu Yongxing's opinion and explained the time arrangement, "Two days to continue digging trenches and besieging the city, and then moving artillery and preparing ammunition, may be completed ahead of schedule." ”

"That's two days, three days won't hurt." Zhu Yongxing smiled and nodded, "The preparation is thorough, and the siege is smooth." Well, does the capture of Xinhui have any reference for this attack on Guangzhou, and is there any omission in the coordination of various arms? It is also necessary to sum up experience and draw lessons, and this battle must be fought better and better, and the more it is fought, the more refined it becomes. ”

The other generals didn't say anything, and Qian Bangchen said with a grim face: "Back to Your Highness, in the battle of Xinhui, the artillery follow-up was not timely, and the infantry was killed and wounded, and the subordinates were also wrong, please punish Your Highness." ”

"There is no need for punishment." Zhu Yongxing smiled and waved his hand, and said, "After a trench, you will grow wise." The cooperation of all arms of the armed forces is also slowly running in and tacit understanding in actual combat. In this crusade, everyone has worked hard, and the lone court has its own rewards. It's just that the current financial situation, hehe, the lonely king is also a poor man! Although the lonely officials are not stingy, there is no shortage of this house and land, but the lonely king can't take out much, and I hope you understand, don't laugh at the lonely stingy! ”

Everyone laughed, now is the time to fight on the battlefield and make contributions, and money doesn't care very much. (To be continued......)