Bell - bell - bell - bell -

In the city of Fuzhou, the Qing army foot soldiers with weapons in their hands shuttled through the neighborhoods in the rapid sound of early warning gongs, and came to the Ningyue Gate, which is located between the two mountains of Wu and Yu, and nervously looked at the Ming army heading towards the city.

"Lord Admiral, this, how should this be?"

Zhang Libin, the prefect of Fuzhou standing at the head of the city, looked nervous, and asked Zhang Yingmeng, the land governor beside him.

"I don't know." Zhang Yingmeng shook his head, his forehead was already covered with sweat, if you stared closely at his eyes, you could find the fear hidden in his eyes.

He was indeed afraid, since this group of rebels was born, his situation in Fujian Province has become more and more precarious, several times sent to the army to conquer have been defeated, the rebels are more and more brave, and now I heard that he has been recruited by the Southern Ming court, turned into a serious Ming officer and soldier.

Then, he went directly to the city of Fuzhou.

At present, in Fuzhou City, in addition to more than 2,000 Fuzhou City Defenders, there are only the more than 3,000 defeated troops who withdrew with him.

If it weren't for the fact that he was still far away in the north, Zhang Yingmeng would definitely not want to surrender directly, and if he was mixed with anyone, he would definitely have to ensure his own life first, but if he voted now, then the lives of his family would be gone.

However, if he continues to resist, Fuzhou City will definitely not be able to hold it, and in the end, he will also die, and his family members in the far north are also likely to be implicated in prison for the crime of covering up the public with Chen Jin before.

For a while, Zhang Yingmeng fell into a dilemma.

At this time, the Ming army stopped at Jixiang Mountain outside the city of Fuzhou, and backed by Jixiang Mountain, to build a siege camp, seeing that the Ming army was not in a hurry to launch an attack on the city, everyone in the city breathed a sigh of relief, Zhang Libin looked at Zhang Yingmeng who was still thinking, and then looked at the other political envoys and officials on the city, quietly took a step closer to Zhang Yingmeng, pulled the other party's sleeve, lowered his voice, and said:

"Lord Admiral, the Ming army should launch an attack on the city after tomorrow, how about coming to my mansion tonight to discuss countermeasures?"

Zhang Yingmeng's thoughts were interrupted by him, he glanced at Zhang Libin with some surprise, then at the other officials, bowed slightly, and said, "This governor knows." ”

After speaking, he looked at several other officials, and said to the leading left and right political envoys and envoys: "A few adults, please go back to count all kinds of reserves in the Fucheng Cangli first, and the military affairs of the whole city will be handed over to the governor." ”

"There's Admiral Law."

Several people arched their hands and then fled away from the city, Zhang Libin looked at the back of them leaving, and couldn't help pouting.

Outside the city, Su Yan ordered to build a siege camp with his back to Jixiang Mountain, and at the same time sent rangers to bypass Fuzhou City and move in the direction of Minhou County to explore the whereabouts of Lai Xun and Su Ci and the army on the road, he was ready to wait for the arrival of the other army, and then launched an attack on the city from both directions.

He didn't think that the two of them had captured Minhou yet, because he had only received the news of the occupation of Minhou from the system this morning. …

The straight-line distance from Minhou to Fuzhou City is 16 kilometers, and if the two of them start marching in the afternoon, they will not be able to reach it until the evening at the earliest.

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As Su Yan expected, after an afternoon of marching, Lai Xun and Su Ci finally arrived outside the north gate of Fuzhou in the evening with torches, and camped on Fushan Mountain, set up cannons, and condescendingly looked down at the bereaved gate on the side of the West Lake.

The appearance of the Ming army on the other side once again plunged the entire city of Fuzhou into a panic, to be precise, it was the officials in Fuzhou City, from the political envoys to the left and right, to the green battalion foot soldiers on the city wall, all of whom were afraid.

After learning the news of the emergence of the new Ming army, the political envoy of Fujian Zuobu immediately invited several high-ranking officials, including Zhang Yingmeng, to discuss the next strategy to deal with the enemy, everyone knew that Fuzhou City could not be defended, although I did not know the specific number of the Ming army, it can be roughly inferred from the torches that were lit on the side of the Yiai Gate, and the Ming army must have exceeded 10,000 people.

This still does not include the Zheng warships cruising on the Min River, if the latter is counted, it will only be more.

Although they knew that the city could not be defended, but for the sake of their family in Beijing, they could only grit their teeth to express their determination to resist resolutely, and after discussing for more than an hour, they came to a conclusion: mobilize the strong men in the city, open the arsenal, and assist in defending the city.

As for whether there will be a Han riot if the weapons are fired, this is no longer a question that they can think about.

Subsequently, the city of Fuzhou in the night began to be lively, the Qing soldiers knocked on the door door, asking each household to send a strong man to help defend the city, how could the people be willing to work for the Qing court, some people who refused were immediately beaten by the soldiers, not only the family was forcibly taken away, but the family's belongings were also looted.

At this time, the Qing soldiers also began their traditional art - extortion!

You don't want to make friends, do you?

Yes, pay 20 taels of silver first, as long as you pay it, even if you have no one in your family.

What?

Don't have the money to pay?

I'm sorry, not only do you want to go with us, but your money is also ours!

For a while, the cries of the people sounded all over the city, and when Zhang Yingmeng found out about this and sent troops to suppress those extortionists, it was already too late, and the seeds of hatred were already in the hearts of many people

Dear, this chapter is not finished, and there is the next page oh ^0^ buried in my heart, although they did not show it directly, but looking at the eyes of the Qing soldiers, there was a strong hatred hidden.

The conscription lasted until the end of the night, and the whole city was forcibly pulled in a total of more than 40,000 people, all of whom were densely gathered in the school field of the left and right capitals, and in the bright firelight around them, Zhang Yingmeng loudly comforted these panicked strong men, and announced to them that after repelling the Ming army, each household would be rewarded with one or two pieces of silver, and one person beheaded in the battle would be rewarded with two taels.

However, Zhang Yingmeng's painting pie did not get much feedback, in exchange for the silence and cold gaze of the strong men.

Facing everyone's gaze, the temperature in Zhang Yingmeng's heart suddenly dropped, but he quickly reacted, and ordered someone to carry up several large boxes of silver that had been prepared, open the boxes and show them to everyone.

Next, Zhang Yingmeng ordered to distribute one or two taels of silver to each person, and then divided the more than 40,000 people into groups, and divided 20,000 people into groups as strong men to carry supplies, and when necessary, they went into battle to kill the enemy, and the other 20,000 people were divided into groups of two, one person was given a shield, one person was given a waist knife or spear, and every four people followed a Qing soldier to fight.

With the silver, the resistance of the strong men was not so heavy, so they obediently received their shields and weapons, and stayed in the camp that night.

Dear, this chapter is over, happy reading! ^0^