The next day, the weather was fine.

Under the light of the rising sun, the Ming army in Lushun City went out of the city gate and headed north.

At the same time, the six main warships also went to the west, and after crossing the sharp corners of the peninsula, they headed north and went straight to the sea on the west side of Jinzhou City as a deterrent.

This is the strategy agreed by Zheng Sen and Zhang Huangyan last night, dispatching 5,500 infantry and more than 500 cavalry in one go, holding the newly developed large-scale killing weapon of the Arms Bureau, and directly attacking Jinzhou.

Because Lushun City is at the southernmost tip of the Liaodong Peninsula, a hundred miles to the north, Jinzhou, the rungs are on a narrow land with a width of only 15 miles.

If the Doulong squad wants to go to the hinterland of southern Liaoning for guerrilla warfare, it must take Jinzhou.

Otherwise, once the battle in front is lost, the defenders of Jinzhou will block this narrow passage again, and the dragon fighting team will be more than lucky.

At the same time, because he knew the strength of Jinzhou and Fuzhou, he basically did not worry about Jianyu counterattacking Lushun, so Zhang Huangyan decided to attack with all his might.

The first is to prepare to take Jinzhou in one go, and the second is to confuse Jianyu, so that he can't figure out how many people he has come.

Although it is a risky move, the risk is controllable.

This land battle was led by Zhang Huangyan, and the cavalry was still as good as yesterday.

The 5,500 Ming infantry, with flintlock pistols in their hands, grenades in their waists, and steel knives on their backs, marched violently through the flat land between Nanshan and Dading Mountain, bypassed Panlong Mountain, and then marched north quickly along the narrow plain on the west side of the Liaodong Peninsula.

Due to the frequent training in the Beijing Division, this kind of rapid march was of little significance to the soldiers.

For a distance of 100 miles, it takes 3 hours to move forward at full speed.

It departs at 6 a.m. in the morning and arrives around 11 a.m.

At this time, in Jinzhou City, Xu Tianpang was restless.

Although there are still more than 2,800 soldiers in the city, and another two or three thousand residents can be recruited, it depends on the Ming army to take Lushun in a short time, and it can easily go out of the city for 20 miles to solve the situation of Jinzhou reinforcements.

I'm afraid I can't hold this small city.

However, he did not dare to retreat, so he had to close the city gates, prepare materials to defend the city, and at the same time send several teams of men and horses to Fuzhou and Gaizhou further away to ask for help.

The galloping Ming army found a safe place 10 miles away from Jinzhou City, rested for an hour, and then continued to march at a rapid pace, and finally arrived at the foot of Jinzhou City at noon.

Xu Tianpang saw it and was a little overwhelmed.

Whether he was a general in the Ming Dynasty or after surrendering, he did not protect the city alone, and now he is driving ducks to the shelves, which is quite a helpless move.

"Master, the infantry and cavalry of the Ming army together have about 6,000 people. Believe we can hold it! "A soldier met the Ming army under the city, and it was quite easy.

When Xu Tianpang heard this, his heart was a little relieved, yes, there are nearly 6,000 available people in the city.

"6,000 people attacking a city guarded by the same number of people has no chance of winning. It's just that I don't know if there are any reinforcements from the Ming army, and once another 10,000 people come, this city will be broken. ”

Xu Tianpang thought to himself.

Zhang Huangyan naturally knew that he couldn't succeed in a hard attack, so he just asked his soldiers to set up a formation outside the city to strictly prevent the enemy from sneaking out of the city, and did not attack.

According to the confessions of Meng Qiaofang, Gan Duhai and others, he led more than 500 cavalry to wander around among the forts and farmlands near Jinzhou City.

He did not want to destroy these farmlands, but to find Jianguo and Han Chinese slaves scattered outside the city.

If you use it well, these Han slaves are their future soldiers.

Xu Tianpang, the head of the city, saw the infantry of the Ming army put on a posture, and the cavalry began to rush to other places, and after a little thought, he knew the intentions of the Ming army.

But he didn't dare to go out of the city to stop it, so he could only watch.

"Master, you can't let these barbarians take away the Han people!" A soldier shouted, "There is a lot of land in Liaodong, but what is lacking is only the people."

These Han people are all the trophies we have robbed in the past, and it will be up to them to reclaim the farmland in the future! There are no soldiers outside the city, and the Ming army can easily snatch those coats! ”

Xu Tianpang didn't know the importance of these coatings, without them ploughing the fields and weaving cloth, what would they eat and wear!

"I don't know, but our troops are limited, and we can still cope with the defense of the city, once we get out of the city, how to resist the more than 5,000 Ming soldiers outside the city!"

Zhang Huangyan galloped for a long time, and found that there was no soldier outside the city, and his courage gradually increased.

"If you are willing to go back to the customs, go with General Ben!"

The Han slaves were full of excitement, and took the old and the young out of the fort, ran out of the tunzi, and evacuated in the direction of Lushun under the protection and guidance of the Ming army.

Many people are crying, more people are laughing, how many years, they have been taken captive by the Tartars, uprooted from their homeland, slaves and servants, how much they have suffered, how many beatings they have suffered, and finally waiting for the king!

As time went on, more than 3,000 Han Chinese outside Jinzhou were gathered behind the infantry formation, ready to move south.

"General, my two sons are still in the city, you must help us rescue them!" An old man's face was full of vicissitudes, and he looked at the young Ming general, pleading with expectation.

"Don't worry, Master Wang's expedition this time is to save the people, and we will definitely save the compatriots in the city together!"

When the people heard this, they kowtowed again and again, and their faces were full of tears......

Zhang Huangyan saw the expressions of these people, and he knew that he was not afraid of having no soldiers and horses in southern Liaoning.

It's just that these Han slaves, as long as they are well organized, can exert considerable defensive strength.

The defenders of Jinzhou City watched Bao Yi leave with their eyes blank, helpless, and they were even more worried that those Han people in the city would take the opportunity to resist.

Xu Tianpang naturally knew the stakes, and he had already sent people to scatter the Han people everywhere and strictly monitor them with soldiers, so as not to give the coats a chance to get together and then form a threat.

Knock knock knock......

Outside the city, waiting for the people to withdraw, dense drums sounded in the Ming array. The hearts of the defenders of the city beat violently to the beat of drums.

Although the drums were loud, Zhang Huangyan did not order the siege.

They have few soldiers, and they must not waste the lives of their soldiers in siege warfare. Now it's just a bluff, it's psychological warfare.

Xu Tianpang looked out and found that the Ming army was only beating drums and did not attack the city, so he relieved himself, "It seems that the Ming army does not dare to attack the city rashly." ”

Sou......

A sharp arrow withdrew to the head of the city, and a strip of cloth was wrapped around it.

The soldier took it down and handed it to Xu Tianpang.

Xu Tianpang opened it and took a cursory look, threw down the city wall with both hands, and when the soldiers saw it, they didn't dare to ask more, so they returned to their positions and stood up.

Zhang Huangyan saw it from afar, and he was not surprised, if it was so easy to persuade him to surrender, then there would be no need to bother so much.

About an hour later, the battleships of the Canglong Army arrived.

Zheng Sen looked at the coast from afar and knew that it was impossible for the ship's guns to hit the city, but he still ordered three rounds to be released.

Boom Boom Boom ......

A huge roar came from the sea, and the captives at the head of the city looked around.

"The warship of the Ming Kingdom is here!" Someone shouted.

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