When Li Dingguo entered and occupied Loudi, Li Xiao's department, as the vanguard, was rapidly approaching the city of Changsha, and the Hunan green battalion was mainly assembled in the big cities, and the counties and counties only had a certain number of old, weak, sick and temporarily formed militia organizations, which almost belonged to the undefended area, coupled with the infiltration of the north and south towns, the vanguard army could be said to be like a bamboo, and the military horses were invincible everywhere they went, and then they quickly went north, and the local military and government were temporarily led by the stakes of the north and south towns. **

Changsha City has appeared on the horizon, Li Xiao looked at the tall city wall and received a secret letter at the same time, it was from Li Dingguo, the content of the letter was very simple, only four words: 'Surround but not fight.' Li Xiao was a little puzzled at first, at this time, taking advantage of the Changsha defenders to rush to the battle, it was a good time to attack the city, although the vanguard army was only 10,000 people, but it was well-equipped, and the morale was like a rainbow, on the other hand, the Changsha defenders in the city were 30,000, but they were a lot worse in all aspects, if they didn't fight now, when would they wait?

Subsequently, Li Xiao understood, he followed his father at the age of twelve or thirteen to fight in the east and west, and later was entrusted with important tasks, and his understanding of military affairs was naturally higher than that of others. This is the siege of the city to send reinforcements, not in a hurry to attack the city, but the use of Changsha City to attract the provinces of the green battalion reinforcements to fight again, so that on the surface of the two sides of the enemy, but let the Ming army occupy the geographical advantage, the southwest region is mostly mountainous, and the south of the Yangtze River is mainly water, and there are plains, it is very convenient for the horse army to gallop, and once deep into the territory of the Qing army, it is not beautiful, but Hunan is also a mountainous terrain, the Ming army because of the training in the sea capital, accustomed to mountain operations, if to the vast plains and waterways crisscross the water town, the strength is afraid to be greatly reduced, Therefore, it is the best idea to use Changsha as a magnet to attract reinforcements from various provinces, and then borrow the characteristics of the terrain and the distant reinforcements to break them one by one.

Li Xiao very much agrees with this strategy, if you fight all the way to attack the city and conquer the city, I don't know how much time it will take, it is better to attract the main force of the green battalion to gather under Changsha City to fight to the death. So he ordered the headquarters to be stationed ten miles outside Changsha City, set up camps, build fortifications, and make the appearance of being stationed here.

Due to the death of the general soldier, the defenders in Changsha City can be said to be a group of dragons, and there is only one assistant commander who temporarily acts as the chief soldier, restraining the sergeants, and preparing to resist stubbornly. Seeing the arrival of the vanguard of the Ming army under the city, although the number was not large, the battle report of the southwest front made him dare not underestimate the enemy, and moved the soldiers and horses in the city to guard the four cities, and urgently trained the soldiers and horses in the urn city, recruited strong men, and in short, he reported the determination to die.

But after a day, the camp outside the city of the Ming army did not seem to have any movement, but the city was full of scouts galloping back and forth on fast horses, and did not make any preparations for attack, Qi Ertai was relieved, and hurriedly discussed with the Hunan governor stationed in Changsha, the Hunan governor was named Liu Hongyu, the Han army was a blue banner person, originally from Liaodong, and later became an official under Huang Taiji, although he was a Han man, he was loyal to the Manchu Qing Dynasty. In the first year of Shunzhi, he translated the three histories of Liao, Jin and Yuan for the Manchurians, and the Shunzhi Emperor gave him platinum and saddle horses, and awarded the director of the Ministry of Industry. After the release of Shanxi Shuozhou Road. In the second year of Shunzhi, he made meritorious contributions to the treatment and capture of thieves in Shaanxi, and was promoted to the political envoy of Shaanxi. In the fifth year of Shunzhi, he was awarded the governor of Anhui. He also helped the governor to raise the amount and the general soldier Gang Atai to suppress the anti-Qing forces such as Liu Yongzhong and Gao Ding in Wutai Mountain, and to surrender Yang Mao, the local bandit in Shaanxi.

Therefore, he was awarded the governor of Shanxi, until the rise of the Southern Ming Dynasty from the southwest, the Qing court vibrate, because this person has a small name among the Han people, and knows how to do military, so he was transferred to Hunan, as the governor of Hunan, in order to stabilize people's hearts and prepare military salaries.

The Han military flag also belongs to the category of the Eight Banners, although the status is lower than the Manchurian and Mongolian Eight Banners, but the identity of ordinary people is still a cut higher, most of these people are composed of the Han people in Liaodong, who have defected to the Manchus, they are not interested in the political struggle between the Manchus and Mongolians, and have always regarded themselves as the domestic slaves of the Manchus, so these bannermen of the Han Army Banner have gained the trust of the royal family to some extent and have been entrusted with important official positions.

Now the Ming army is in the city, the general soldier Kehado does not know life and death, Changsha's important gateway Loudi is occupied, everything has made Changsha City rumors, Liu Hongyu is also anxious, he has worked hard to do errands for the master in his life, there has never been a stain, both the green and the clouds, in the heart of the queen mother and the emperor also has a good impression, if Changsha is lost, everything in the past can be lost, although the number of Ming troops under the city is not much, and there is no attack, Liu Hongyu does not dare to take it lightly, at this time the city leader asks to see, He couldn't ask for it, so he hurriedly asked Liu Hongyu to come in, after the guest and host sat down, Qi Ertai was an official after all, or a substitute, so he gave Liu Hongyu a salute first, Liu Hongyu didn't dare to hold it up, and hurriedly returned the salute, and then talked about the 'banditry'.

"Lord Governor, there are only 30,000 green battalions in the city, and the grain and grass are not fully prepared, and there are more and more Ming troops under the city, I heard that their artillery is so sharp that they can't resist it at all with the city wall, and they hurriedly take the post of chief soldier, and they can't restrain the soldiers below, what should I do?" As soon as Qi Ertai came up, he complained about his grievances, and if he didn't complain, he couldn't fight this battle at all.

Liu Hongyu dared to pick her up. It's a matter of responsibility. He didn't dare to get involved. Busy said: "The general is in charge of the troops." As for how to defend it, it should be a general's business. This official is only in charge of the military, government and civil affairs. Responsible for helping the general raise food and grass. Try to get as many strong men as you can to help defend the city. He said to himself, "It has nothing to do with me that you have lost the battle." Now the front is in danger. My duty is only to raise for you. "This is also to leave a way back for myself. If it was Ziltai, he really couldn't stop it. According to the law of the Qing Dynasty. He is mortal. But I'm different. I have done everything I should have done. On the day of the breakdown, all you need to do is escape for your life. It's a big deal, on the other hand, you command indiscriminately. made Changsha fall. Originally, he was going to go into battle with a few house slaves to kill the enemy. was robbed out of the city by a house slave. Kyori also has some connections of its own. He's not a big deal. At least the fate was saved. As for this Ziltai. Leave him to death.

Qi Ertai said urgently: "Humble duty does not mean to be responsible. I just hope that the adults will come up with an idea. It's not the way to go on like this. Now the people in the city are terrified. There is also a hidden rebellion. Yesterday, when I went to patrol the night, there were soldiers in the camp who secretly said something against the Qing Dynasty and the restoration of sight. It was dark and I couldn't see my fingers. Although I heard about it. If you want to punish the crime, you can't find anyone. At this time, it was the time of the Great War. Humble and dare not censor with great fanfare. Fear of leading to a mutiny. And so on. Don't wait for the Ming army to attack. You and I are dead and have no place to bury. ”

Liu Hongyu's face changed: "Is there such a thing? "This is really an internal and external trouble. Liu Hongyu's face changed: "For today's plan." The most important thing is to stabilize people's hearts. The spirit of the military is the most important thing. The general must be careful. sent henchmen to spy secretly in the camp. ”

Qiertai came here to stabilize the morale of the army. See Liu Hongyu's words. "It's natural. It's just that the low morale of the green camp in the city is also quite a headache. My lord. The soldiers were reluctant to sell their lives. ”

Liu Hongyu immediately understood Qi Ertai's thoughts. It turned out that he reached out and asked for money. Military pay is a fixed amount. There is no reward until the emperor has a decree. Therefore, Qi Ertai hit Liu Hongyu's idea. Isn't there money in the treasury of Changsha Mansion? It's a very momentary time. It is not unprecedented. As long as Liu Hongyu nodded. Nothing else is a problem. As long as Changsha is held. The imperial court always does not blame the ground.

Liu Hongyu pondered for a moment. I think it's a good idea. Now the city is in danger. Although the land money in the treasury is tax silver, it must be sent to the imperial court. But this is a very momentary. He is not afraid of responsibility. Therefore, he said: "This official will open the treasury tomorrow to encourage the soldiers." I only hope that the general will be able to guard Changsha. Keep the city. Even if the official was convicted of this, he took off his crown willingly.

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Liu Hongyu took a sip of tea, moistened his throat, and continued: "This official has gone to the provinces to ask for help, we want to get out of the predicament, the important thing is to wait for reinforcements to relieve the siege, but this official always feels that the movement of the Ming army is a little suspicious, they don't seem to be in a hurry to capture Changsha, I don't know what to do?" Liu Hongyu has participated in the extermination of anti-Qing forces several times, and in his spare time, he will also read some military books and chat with people about military affairs, so the behavior of the Ming army under the city makes him suspicious, and he always feels that something seems wrong.

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Answer to the question of book friends: about the question of being crowned kings everywhere.

Answer: Zhu Jun is not self-made, his power is at least superficially a continuation of the Ming Dynasty, in this period, Li Dingguo and a group of other people have been crowned kings, that is to say, the Southern Ming Dynasty has broken the tradition of not being crowned kings of the opposite sex, and Zhu Jun is obviously impossible to abolish these princes, and some of the big people who surrendered, such as Geng Jingzhong and others, they were already princes in the Manchu Dynasty, and after all surrendered, they were demoted obviously not in line with tradition, these people have lost their real power, and this prince is more of a banner, It's now called the United Front.

Q: The question of whether Li Xiong deserves to die.

Answer: In fact, how to say this question, it should be the most common phenomenon at that time, if you don't count the Southern Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty has been extinct for decades, some scholars may have agreed that this dynasty is orthodox, this is a common problem for the intellectual class, it is impossible to tell who is right and who is wrong, as for the scholars at that time who thought was orthodox, who was rebellious, and who was loyal to meet the standards of etiquette has been confused, hey, I can't tell it.

Q: Some readers think this book is too smooth.

Answer: It is indeed very smooth, basically from one victory to another, but everyone is now, except for Liu Bang, the rise of a new force is very smooth, for example, when the Tang Dynasty was established, it was almost a hundred victories, even if it was a failure, it was only a small defeat in a local war, and it did not affect the war situation. And when Zhu Yuanzhang got up, he almost won a hundred battles, and the same was true of the Liberation War that year, one battle had just ended, the second battle had been decided, and then there was a big victory, and finally he crossed the Yangtze River, invincible. In addition to people's hearts, I think this problem is also a matter of luck, and any monarch who opened the dynasty may not be able to do it if he doesn't have luck, but I'll consider this book friend's problem, eh, study the plot a little better, and try not to disappoint everyone. (To be continued, if you want to know what will happen next, please log in*, more chapters, support work, support genuine reading!) )