When the celebration banquet was over, everyone retired one after another, but Zhang Qingyan, the dragon girl in the green shirt, stayed. Yan Hong was overjoyed: "Could it be that this girl saw that I was in command today, and decided to make a promise?" ”

But seeing Zhang Qingyan's expression, he said solemnly: "Yan Qincha, although we won the battle today, the situation is not optimistic. Jinan's armaments were slack, and gunpowder and arrows were very limited. The concubine body calculated, if it is according to today's consumption method, I am afraid it will not last long. ”

When Yan Hong heard her say this, his heart also jumped. Damn, I really forgot that I didn't have enough reserves. At that moment, he asked: "According to Zhang Nuxia's opinion, what should it be?" ”

Zhang Qingyan said: "One, from tomorrow onwards, warn all the soldiers not to use firearms, bows and arrows in vain, and wait for the enemy to approach before firing to reduce unwarranted consumption." Second, you must also be prepared for white-knuckle combat. In addition, the soldiers defending the city should be in harmony with the field battle. Since the old man of Bainiu Mountain is bent on fighting, at a critical moment, it is better to ask his old man to parry for a while. ”

Yan Hong glanced at Zhang Qingyan's wonderful eyes, but there was a hint of cunning in them. Yan Hong couldn't help but nod and said, "Those who know me, Zhang Nuxia too." ”

Zhang Qingyan took a sip lightly: "Qincha, the enemy is current, and there are few rumors." The concubine retired. With that, Ying Ying gave a salute and exited the room.

At this time, in the camp of the White Lotus Sect outside the city, Chi Na and Bala were eating and drinking with several White Lotus Sect leaders of Su Gui. Nabala was unceremonious, gnawing on the leg of mutton, while pointing at Su Gui and others and scolding: "You useless Han people, you don't know how to fight at all." According to today's play, even if you have a million people, you have to send them all to death! ”

Su Gui is said to have tens of thousands of horses in his hands, and he is also the surviving supreme leader of the White Lotus Sect's "General Altar" faction. However, in the face of the rebuke of the Mongolian commander. But he had to nod his head: "Yes." We don't have any experience in fighting, and the two elders of Qi Liu were martyred again. Why don't you ask the two generals to bring the Mongol warriors to help in the battle. ”

The commander of the thousand years didn't expect the other party to have this hand, so he scolded: "Fart!" Our warriors will gallop on horseback, so how can they follow your men to climb the city? I don't understand the art of war in the Great Mongolia, and you don't understand it if you talk too much. Alone, when fighting, you can't rush head-on. He's such a big city. You only hit the four gates, isn't this sending it to be slaughtered? Tomorrow spread out the army and attack from all the walls! Before that, prepare more siege equipment, and don't be stupid enough to carry a ladder to climb the city! ”

Bara also sneered: "Also, didn't you catch some old and weak men along the way?" Catch more tomorrow. Put them in front during the siege and block the bows and muskets of the defenders! ”

Although Su Gui embarked on the road of killing officials and rebelling, he came all the way to coerce the good people, and there were many disasters. However, when I heard this brutal idea, I was still a little shocked. But where did he dare to consult with the Mongols? Quickly nodded yes again and again. Go down and prepare not to mention it.

Bara and China continued to eat and drink, and Nabala said, "I don't know how to do it this time. Can these stupid Han people fight a slightly better fight? ”

Chi Na said: "Don't be too demanding of this group of waste. But that's okay. Even if we can't defeat Jinan for a while, as long as we can make chaos in Shandong in the Ming Dynasty and force them to mobilize the border army south, then the Great Khan's strategy may succeed. ”

Early the next morning, the Ming Dynasty defenders on the four gates found that the White Lotus cultist's team had once again come out of the camp to surround them. This time, however, they were more dispersed than the day before, with five or six thousand men concentrated in the direction of the gatehouses of each gate, and some of them were scattered on all four walls, counting that there were more than a dozen points of attack on each of them. The White Lotus Sect army also began to appear in the rudimentary siege equipment, such as the copycat version of the ladder, the rushing car, etc., staggering, approaching the city wall.

Along with the bows and arrows and muskets in the city, the White Lotus Sect army continued to fall. But this time, because they launched an attack on a wider area, the Ming army's defenses in the city had to be dispersed. As soon as the people were scattered, bows, arrows, and muskets were scattered, and the suppressive force on the city was suddenly weakened. The city tower is fine, there are Weiyuan cannons to suppress it, but the situation on the city wall is tense. There were white-knuckle battles in several places, and the damage of the right guards of Jinan was also increasing.

Yan Hong sent half of his men and horses to patrol around the city, and when he saw where he couldn't resist, he stepped forward to help, but it was still a drop in the bucket. had no choice but to let Wei Guoliang send 500 people from the Fubiao battalion to fill the vacancy. And the White Lotus Sect's offensive is still wave after wave, one after another.

Zhang Qingyan was beside Yan Hong and said in a low voice: "Master Qincha, at this moment, the thief army is scattered and besieging the city, and if our army blindly defends with it, it will be difficult to hold on. It is better to concentrate an elite army, fight out of the city, and break the enemy army along the way to relieve the danger of the city. ”

Yan Hong didn't know what she meant, so he nodded and said: "Come on, send the old village master of Zuo to come to the city tower, ask his soldiers and horses to be ready, and gather under the north gate." ”

On the side, Sun Lie, the old man, saw that Yan Hong was going to send Zuo Shenlei's green forest army and horses out of the city to fight. He was experienced in a hundred battles, and he was worried that these fellow Daoists would suffer losses from the enemy, so he said to Yan Hong: "Auntie...... Master Qincha, I'll take my brothers from Feihu Mountain and go with Brother Zuo. ”

Yan Hong thought to himself, I want to let the surnamed Zuo go to the ghost gate, but what kind of excitement are you doing in the old man? However, I didn't know how to refuse for a while. On the side, Zhang Qingyan said lightly: "Old Sun is in charge, at this time, the enemy army is besieging the city on all sides, and everyone is burdened with heavy responsibilities, and everything must be done according to the orders of the Qin Mission." Even if you are a senior, you must not go against the arrangement of the Qincha. ”

Yan Hong was very happy, this girl was too understanding. He hurriedly said, "Exactly." Father-in-law, I order you, Yue Rong, Ban Jia Erhu, He Dayong, Meng Xiucai and others to lead the headquarters to patrol around the city and respond to all parties. This is a heavy responsibility related to the life and death of the whole city, if there is slackness, although you are an elder, my son-in-law and I have to engage in military law! ”

When Sun Lie heard Yan Hong say this, he had to retreat. Suddenly, Zuo Shenlei was draped all over his body and walked to the North City Tower. Yan Hong ordered: "Zuo Lao Zhai Master, now the thief army is scattered and besieged by the city, so you can lead the headquarters of five hundred children, open the north gate to kill the city, kill the thief army all the way, the north gate to the east gate, the east gate to the south gate, the south gate to the west gate, the west gate and then the north gate into the city, to break the thief army!" ”

When Zuo Shenlei heard the order, he didn't care. He had just climbed the city tower to take a look, the White Lotus Sect was scattered and besieged, and the troops in each place were only a few thousand at most, and they were miscellaneous. really fought in the field, what was he afraid of against a few thousand rabble? Therefore, the man of the green forest arched his hand and said loudly: "Order! Chin Cha niece and son-in-law, when the time comes, cut off the thief's head, don't forget to give the silver! ”

Yan Hong said with a smile: "Don't worry, the old village owner of Zuo, the silver is piled up in the yamen, and it is a lot to cut off a head for ten taels!" He pondered for a moment and added: "The old village master Zuo went out of the city and acted when he saw the opportunity." If the enemy army is large, you don't have to kill the four gates, you can come back from any of them. ”

Zuo Shenlei said: "How can you say this, today you have to kill through the four gates, so that this group of miscellaneous soldiers outside knows how powerful our Shandong Green Forest heroes are!" ”

On the side, Sun Lie saw Zuo Shenlei being so arrogant, and he had to advise: "Brother Zuo, the soldiers are fierce and dangerous, don't be greedy, get a good blow, and come back as soon as possible." ”

Zuo Shenlei was still afraid that Sun Lie would steal merit from him, so he quickly patted his chest and said: "Brother Sun, I can't handle this little brother, you are old and waiting in the city, everything depends on me." ”

After that, Zuo Shenlei strode down the city tower, and shouted at the more than 500 green forest cavalry who had already lined up in the ranks: "Brothers and children in the village, it is the so-called to be an official, kill people and set fire to be recruited!" Now that we have been recruited, we are about to make meritorious service, and we will go out with me to kill people and make money! What about a head of ten taels of silver, and a bunch of croppers on the left and right, afraid of a ball? ”

Those green forest horse thieves were originally ruthless people who killed people without blinking. A group of people from the White Lotus Sect who really believed in it were all killed in the melee that night, so when they heard that they were killing people to make money, they shouted one after another, and even the war horses jumped together, which was really morale-like. Seeing that Zuo Shenlei and the others were so arrogant, Sun Lie couldn't help but shake his head secretly, thinking that he wished these people could come back a few more.

Sun Yuerong and Yan Hong have been together for a long time, but they know a little about his style. Seeing Yan Hong's happy and worried expression, he couldn't help but ask softly, "...... them Will they ever come back? ”

Yan Hong also replied in a low voice: "Although I don't have a good impression of this Zuo Shenlei, this is the time to employ people. If they can kill the enemy and return to the city safely, it is naturally good. This, this depends on their own creation. I see...... Hum. ”

At this moment, the Ming soldiers on the tower of the North Gate City were in a flurry of arrows and stones, causing the White Lotus Sect disciples below to retreat one after another. Then the north gate opened, and Ye Zhengfei's musket team shot out in a row of guns, knocking down dozens of disciples and clearing the way for Zuo Shenlei. Immediately after, at the beating of the drums, Zuo Shenlei took the lead with a double whip, leading more than 500 horse thieves, splashing four hooves, and killing out of the city.

At this time, the White Lotus Sect army besieging under the North Gate City was about six or seven thousand people. Although there are a large number of people, there are only a few hundred "divine soldiers" who can really be used, and the rest are mostly coerced and deceived people, and their main energy is to set up ladders to climb the city tower, and they are against the mighty cannons and muskets and arrows on the head of the city. Unexpectedly, these hundreds of horse thieves rushed out of the city, and there was a great chaos.

Zuo Shenlei took the lead, and the iron whip of his right hand was swung down, and a disciple had already burst out of his brain. A high-ranking disciple under the command of the North Gate was about to step forward to meet him, but was shot down by three arrows from the Xiangma team. Then the horses chopped melons and vegetables, and trampled on the horses, which led to the rout of the White Lotus Sect under the city. Some of those who had already ascended the ladder were so shocked that they fell down halfway. As a result, the White Lotus Sect army attacking outside the north gate was actually defeated. (To be continued......)