When he arrived at Pi Busan's blacksmith shop, Yang Xin took a closer look, the scale was still medium in this era, there were seven or eight blacksmiths, including Pi Busan's son, but the craftsmanship of this era was too backward, Yang Xin naturally looked down on it, but he didn't have a good idea to improve his skills for a while, so he could only buy it first and then ponder it slowly.

Then, he handed over the matter to Uncle Tian to deal with, and returned to the camp with his own soldiers.

……

In this way, in the few days of the shift rest, Yang Xin was taking his henchmen to buy and buy in the city, bought five houses and tooth shops, and the others were still talking, there were more houses and shops, and the silver was spent eighty or ninety thousand taels.

In this way, on the fifth day, before the time for rest had passed, Li Shanyong sent people to give an order, asking them to lead their troops to the city.

At this time, Yang Xin couldn't get together a hundred people, Uncle Tian, Chen Carpenter and other henchmen under Yang Xin were already considered rich, and they were also old, and they couldn't afford to pick up arms to go to the city.

Yang Xin took thirty musketeers, as well as these temporary workers hired for money, barely got together a hundred people, these people have no choice, there has been no new army in the city for two days to sell food on the street, as long as they give them a little food, they can go to the city as cannon fodder, at least so that their families will not starve to death.

The other 100 households were probably treated in the same way, and the shortage of soldiers was bought.

When they arrived at the city, Yang Xin and others found that there had been a dense Qing army outside the city, and they were camping at this time, and many people were pointing at the city gate.

The new soldiers at the head of the city were nervous, and they were setting up various weapons on the city wall according to the command of the veterans, setting up iron pots to boil gold juice, and preparing to roll wood and stones.

In the past few days, it was originally the turn of the people of the third general banner to defend the city, because the enemy had arrived, Li Shanyi added more than 1,000 people to the city as a reserve, and it happened that the 500 people from the first to the fifth small banners where Yang Xin was located were transferred for reinforcements.

Li Shanyong was carefully looking at this group of reinforcements, obviously there were many homeless people in them, but he didn't plan to pursue them at this time, anyway, they were not better than the homeless.

"General, the hundred households of the Fifth Small Banner Kong Dali have fled with Liu Zongmin's army last time, and now there are only more than seventy people from the Fifth Small Banner, what should I do?"

Qian Zhugan asked on the side.

Li Shanyong thought for a while and said, "Give them to Luo Xiaofei of the Fourth Little Banner to bring." ”

He remembered that last time, the hundred households of the fourth small banner dared to fight, so they could only arrange it like this.

Li Shanyong pointed at Yang Xin again, and said to Qian Zhugan: "This hundred households of the third small banner is not bad, and his subordinates actually brought dozens of musketeers, you divide this group of people into two teams, and these two hundred households will lead them respectively." ”

Qian Zhugan hurriedly went to arrange and assigned the first small flag to Yang Xin, and the remaining two, four, five and three small flags were all commanded by Luo Er, and Luo Er had more people, but Yang Xin had a musket team, not all of which were wooden sticks.

Yang Xin and Luo Er rarely saw each other during this time, but this time they finally met together, the two looked at the Qing army outside the city gate, Yang Xin was frowning, and Luo Er was full of excitement.

"Brother Yang, I finally have the opportunity to kill the Manchu Qing Tartars, today you and my brothers are here to defend the city together, kill the thieves and serve the country, how happy!"

Yang Xin sighed in his heart, thinking to himself, don't you know that you are dead? I don't look at what weapons these people have, they are all wooden sticks, they are wooden sticks, they are fighting a fart battle, and they are so happy.

But at this time, it was not easy to talk about him, so he had to say: "Second Brother Luo, you must protect yourself, if you have three long and two short, your son will only be eight years old." ”

When Luo Er heard this, his brows were gloomy, but he was still very happy, patted Yang Xin's shoulder and said: "This is thanks to your help, brother, last time I followed Brother Yang to resell grain, and I also made some money, if I die in battle, his mother and mother will naturally be able to live well, and when his son grows up, he will kill Mantar and avenge his father!" ”

At this moment, Wei Wu came over and whispered in Yang Xin's ear, "General, I have inquired clearly, there is no Qing army at the West Gate, and the third battalion is guarding the city over there." ”

As early as when Yang Xin received the reinforcement order, he had already sent his own soldiers to the various city gates to inquire about the news, and the Qing army really surrounded the three missing one, leaving the west gate.

Yang Xin nodded, and asked softly: "Are the hundred households over there in contact good?" ”

Wei Wu nodded and gave him an affirmative look.

Now half of the 100 households in the five battalions of the entire New Army are his dealers, so it is naturally very easy to get through the relationship.

Yang Xin nodded and whispered: "Go and inform everyone and start the retreat plan!" ”

Wei Wu obeyed his promise and left.

At this time, the drums outside the city were bursting, the horns sounded, the Qing army did not stay, as soon as they arrived at the city, after a slight adjustment, they began to organize the siege of the city.

Yang Xin saw that he was in a cold sweat, he had to at least survive today's siege before he could escape at night, but he didn't know if these rabble could hold on for a day, but he didn't expect the Qing army to react so quickly, and he was in big trouble this time.

……

Li Yan took 1,500 veterans and 10,000 people of the fifth battalion and stationed in the city as a strategic reserve.

After Chen Yuanyuan escaped, Luo Rucai sent a letter of plea to Li Zicheng, but Li Zicheng did not blame him, but ordered him to take his subordinates to Wuguan to join the army.

Luo Rucai was still angry, and when he left, he didn't want to return the 1,500 men and horses that he lent to Li Yan, and he left with the remaining 500 personal soldiers, so that Li Yan had a reserve, otherwise there would be no veterans in the Chinese army camp with 2,000 people and 4 gates and 500 people each.

Li Yan sat firmly in the commander's camp, and the heralds were like flowing water, constantly reporting to the commander's camp.

"Report! Marshal, the advance of the Qing army appeared at the east gate, about five thousand cavalry, and they are encamped! ”

"Report! Marshal, a large force of Qing troops and tens of thousands of cavalry appeared at the north gate, and they are gathering troops and preparing to attack the city! ”

"Report! Marshal, Wu Sangui's Guan Ning army appeared at the south gate, with no less than 20,000 people! They are gathering an army and preparing to storm the city! ”

……

Li Yan frowned when he heard this, the Qing army didn't wait for the arrival of the baggage troops, and the forward cavalry dared to attack the city, and they didn't even take themselves seriously.

The red lady was already jumping up angrily and said: "These Manchu Tartars are too despised by people, husband, why don't I take people out of the city first, and catch them off guard!" ”

……

Outside the East Gate, Prince Yu Duoduo was riding a tall yellow horse, looking at the city wall in front of him.

"Master, the walls of the capital are tall, are you waiting for our artillery to arrive before attacking the city?"

The big traitor on the side, Huaishun Wang Geng Yuming, persuaded.

Duoduo laughed and said, "No, look carefully, they don't even have a cannon on the wall!" ”

Geng Swolming was taken aback, and hurriedly looked at the city again, and said happily: "Sure enough, no!" But that's weird, what about the dozen or so red-clothed cannons that defended the city? Why is it gone? ”

Duoduo smiled and said nothing.

"Master, there won't be any conspiracy, right? Could it be that they are hiding in the tower? ”

Geng was very puzzled.

Duoduo laughed, "Let your people try it, this king is sure they don't have cannons!" ”

Geng Dangming broke out in a cold sweat, but for such a thing as attacking the city, it must be a traitor like him who came first, and it was impossible to let the Eight Banners masters take risks no matter what, right?

So he had to order his men to dismount and line up, gather more than 1,000 people, and march with drums.