Whether it was to blast open the city or blow up the city wall, the Ming army basically gave up the traditional and tragic methods of climbing the ladder and attacking the city with ants, and the once effective "tying green" method was naturally excluded.

Although Li Sixing, the son of the Jin dynasty, thought that his father was ashamed of himself and didn't care much about punishment, if he could break through Xinhui and reduce the casualties of ordinary people, it would naturally be a good thing to have the best of both worlds.

After some research and discussion, after determining the specific plan for attacking the city tomorrow, everyone dispersed, and only Li Sixing was left in the camp.

If the Qing army is determined to use the people as meat shields, no matter what kind of siege method will cause casualties among the people, this is inevitable. Li Sixing thought for a while, sighed lightly, and then showed a resolute and cold look on his face. In any case, this new meeting must be captured as much as possible, and it must not be delayed.

The closest reinforcement that Shang Kexi can count on at present is Geng Jingzhong from Fujian, and Geng Jingzhong should not be able to send too many reinforcements. But after a long time, the Manchurian Eight Banners in the south of the Yangtze River rushed to relieve the siege, and the shape of this Eastern Crusade became complicated. Giving himself the title of siege commander is not only to "carry the black pot", but also to have a huge responsibility. If you don't do it yourself, some generals will come to grab it.

After thinking about all aspects clearly, Li Sixing threw away that last bit of scruples and decided to start going all out tomorrow to strive to break through Xinhui in the shortest possible time. Since the Qing army is unscrupulous, then return the favor in the same way!

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"There are ministers in Mongolia outside the border, and it is inconvenient to transfer them, so they should ask the Ministry of Military Affairs to send all the provinces to Mongolia from now on, and they shall not still send them to the Imperial Court, but check the number of them, and send them to King Ping for enlistment."

Shang Kexi slapped the holy decree on the table with hatred, and asked for his help. The Qing court gave him a blank check, not only could the Manchu army not come to help, but even the Mongol soldiers were not transferred.

The last time the Manchu and Han Eight Banner armies came to help, although it took several months, they finally came, and finally defeated Li Dingguo in Xinhui. Now, he can only count on Geng Fan in Fujian.

Shang Kexi and Geng Jingzhong are sons and daughters, Geng Jingzhong is the brother-in-law of Shang Kexi's eldest son, and Shang Kexi's second son's filial piety daughter is Geng Jingzhong's daughter-in-law. With this relationship, he believed that Geng Fan would be able to come to the rescue. It's just that last time Geng Jingzhong said in his letter that he was transferring troops. is ready to deal with the matter of Zheng Jiamou's rebellion and surrender to the general, and hopes that he will persist for two or three months.

Two or three months, almost a month has passed now, that is, if you hold on for another month or two, reinforcements will arrive. Calculated that the last Xinhui resisted Li Dingguo's army for more than half a year. In addition, the commander of the Ming army this time was not Li Dingguo, a famous general who made him feel very afraid, and he was still happy psychologically, and felt some comfort.

"Lord Wang." Jin Guang, a confidant and aide, said on the side: "Xinhui is important. However, Jiangmen and SITC should not be negligent. One is the passage from Guangzhou to Xinhui, and the other is the place where reinforcements must pass. ”

Shang Kexi frowned, his eyes fixed on the map. Needless to say, Haifeng and Jieshi are the only way for Fujian reinforcements to go to Guangzhou through Chaozhou, and it seems that the rebellion of Suli and the landing of the Ming army are not just a role in containing this. Or maybe it's blocked.

It's just that Guangzhou's troops reinforced Xinhui again, attacked Suli, and went to suppress the Panyu rebellion, and then suffered a new defeat in Jiangmen. There are less than 20,000 left. This is still the total number of feudal soldiers, superintendents, fubiaos, and green battalions, and he is not very relieved to be transferred again.

Jin Guang, also known as Jin Yinjun, when Shang Kexi was still a Ming general, Jin Guang, whose name fell to Sun Mountain, was appreciated by Shang Kexi. Later, Shang Kexi surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, and Jin Guang was unwilling to do things for the Qing Dynasty at the beginning, and he absconded several times without success. But Shang Kexi always treated him politely, repeatedly favoritized, and left him in the shogunate and entrusted him with the matter of documents. Death for a confidant. Jin Guang felt that Shang Ke was very gratifying, so he began to follow him faithfully.

"The prince is worried about the emptiness of Guangzhou, and he is afraid that there will be a disaster in Guilin?" Jin Guang said a word, and broke Shang Kexi's worries.

"Don't be unguarded!" Shang Kexi's finger lightly clicked on the location of Guangzhou's coastal area on the map, and the ships suddenly arrived and bombarded the city, which really left him a psychological shadow.

"The Green Battalion is embarrassed to be useful, but it may be possible to defend the city." Jin Guang frowned, and analyzed them one by one: "Supervising the standard and fubiao can go to Panyu, and the soldiers and horses under the domain can go to Jiangmen. ”

That's a good idea. The rebellious people of Panyu can defeat the green battalions in each county, but they may not be the opponents of supervising and raising standards; Jiangmen is a Ming army, but it has to be dispatched. If you get in touch with Xinhui, you will be more sure of the situation.

"Good, just follow the gentleman's policy." Shang Kexi nodded in agreement, and discussed with Jin Guang again, mainly to strengthen the city defense of Guangzhou, and decided to take measures such as planting piles on the coastal tidal flats and sinking ships in the port to prevent the Ming army's naval divisions from attacking Guangzhou.

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The bright red of the morning sun had faded, giving off a bright light in the air, but another bright red began to appear in the city of Xinhui.

With a deafening loud bang, puffs of smoke mixed with sparks erupted, and dozens of naval heavy guns let out a roar of rage, firing shells at Xinhui. His ears were buzzing, the ground was trembling beneath his feet, and the masonry was flying above the city, raising clouds of dust.

Under the cover of artillery fire, the villagers bravely waved their shovels and pickaxes, digging zigzag trenches, like long snakes swimming in a winding way, approaching the city wall. As they dug and advanced, the musketeers defended in the trenches; The mound of earth is horizontal, and the Tianwei cannon is about to enter the position.

Hongyi cannons are the most suitable for attacking the city, and solid cannonballs are smashed down, and the rubble on the city wall flies sideways, gradually revealing the gaps. There were also artillery in the city, but they were not powerful enough to fire at the heavy guns used by the navy. Within a few hundred meters, the Tianwei cannon behind the mound began to exert the power of warp fire again, and the flowering bullets flew up the city, flew into the city, destroyed the forts on the city, and killed and injured the Qing soldiers in the city.

Li Sixing, the son of the Jin dynasty, held the binoculars and observed, the corners of his mouth slightly upturned. The artillery of the Qing army opened fire on the ground, but the damage to the Ming army was very small. Ropes go out of the city to fight, and thousands of muskets will beat the Qing soldiers who dare to do so into a sieve. The method of attacking the city has become more and more perfect after the actual combat in Yunnan Province. The echelon use of artillery is also becoming more and more mature, and it is not Qian Bangchen's arrogant words to collapse the city wall within three days.

Advancing a few hundred meters further, even the Sky Bombardment Cannon could reach its range, Li Sixing let out a long breath silently. But just as he was about to put down the binoculars, his body suddenly tensed up again, because he saw the last thing he wanted to see.

…………… (To be continued......)