Although the invasion army outside the city was huge, it never attacked the city.

The grain and grass in the city are also quite sufficient, and there is not too much shortage of food and clothing, so there has not been much turmoil in Xing'an City.

After experiencing the initial panic, the people in Xing'an City who assisted in the defense gradually began to adapt to this situation.

However, as the siege continued, news of the fall of the surrounding towns kept coming.

The fall of Xunyang......

The Fall of Pingli......

The Fall of the Purple Sun......

The news of the surrounding towns is difficult to hide, and there are other people in the city who are willing to add fuel to the fire, so everyone in the city is panicked.

And the people and sergeants who were originally calm are also related and worried.

Chen Wang stood on top of the tower in Dongcheng, looking at the rolling army camp in the east.

It was already April 26, and the siege had been going on for almost two months.

The number of the invading army is growing day by day, and a large number of supplies are transported into the camp of the invading army every day.

The cavalry sent to Hanyin by the Chuang army also came back one after another.

However, according to the reports of the guards in charge of the observation of the city, the cavalry returning from the direction of Hanyin was much smaller than the cavalry going to Hanyin.

According to rough estimates, at least more than 4,000 horsemen were stranded in Shiquan and Hanyin.

And the night from the direction of Hanyin did not reap the rewards, and the cavalry of the intrusive army who were stranded in the two places occupied some key roads and set up camp in the dangerous areas of the mountains.

The townspeople of the conquered towns were coerced by them, the old and weak, women and children were abandoned outside the city, and the young men were taken into the camp to be used as starving soldiers.

There are no troops in Shiquan and Hanyin, and the only troops that can be mobilized in the entire Hanzhong Mansion are now the only guerrilla battalion under the command of Zhou Yumao, as well as more than 4,000 Hanzhong guards, a total of only more than 5,000 people.

But the guards were not able to fight, and there was no perfect certainty that they could uproot all the places occupied by the invading cavalry.

Chen Wang's face was gloomy, if the process did not change, Gao Yingxiang would be transferred back to Xunyang in May.

But at the moment, Gao Yingxiang did not make the slightest move to pull out the camp, and the intrusive army outside the city had already cut down the surrounding woods.

The camp was working day and night, constantly making the equipment used in the siege.

All signs point to one thing - the army is preparing to attack the city!

The invading army did not want to hide the news of the siege in the slightest, and the soldiers guarding the city wall of Xing'an saw the movement of the invading army outside the city clearly.

A large number of long ladders and moats were lifted out of the camp of the invading army, and even the equipment used in the siege appeared, Chen Wang saw several large ladders on the top of the city tower, as well as many trench filling vehicles.

The trench filler was defended by a vertical bridge plank, so that the personnel could avoid being attacked by falling rocks when advancing the trench filler.

As soon as the gravel and soil in the trench were loaded in the trench, the earth and gravel were thrown into the trench.

The Raiders now had a large number of trenches and trench trucks, two siege engines that allowed them to cross the ditches and moats outside the city at a much lower cost.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, there were very few cities that were captured by the Liukou in the early and middle periods.

The biggest problem here is really a matter of time.

The rogue is in front, the officers and soldiers are behind, and as rogues, they are rarely able to stay in one place for a long time.

Large siege equipment moves slowly, and it is not easy to drag it even with cattle and horses.

Therefore, when the rogues attacked the city, they could only use ordinary long ladders or dig tunnels, and use simple methods such as ants to attack the city.

But now Gao Yingxiang is not short of time.

Lu Xiangsheng retreated to the banks of the Han River because of his previous military defeat and stopped the pursuit.

In March, a widespread famine broke out in Henan.

Not to mention the common people, even the army can only get very little food and grass.

The thousands of battalions under the command of Zu Kuan and Li Chongzhen were all cavalry, and not only the men had to eat, but the horses also had to eat grass.

There was a severe drought in Henan, there was a shortage of grain and grass, and there was already a commotion in the Liaodong Army.

After consultation, the Liaodong Iron Cavalry led by Zu Kuan, Li Chongzhen and others was transferred to Shaanxi Province.

First, because the terrain in Guanzhong is open and convenient for cavalry to move, and secondly, it is to reduce the pressure on the supply of grain and grass.

These news are not secrets at all, and many Ming troops are already rotten from bottom to top.

The reason why Gao Yingxiang was able to lead the army under his command to avoid the encirclement and suppression army many times was that in addition to his keen sense of smell, there were also some ventilated messages from the Ming army.

Some Ming troops not only killed the good and risked their merits, but even did business with the rogues.

Passing on intelligence is a pediatric thing, and they can do things like buying and selling military merits, collecting money and letting them go.

Historically, Yang Sichang took office as the secretary of the military department and put forward the strategy of "four positive and six corners, ten sides and a net" to eliminate the peasant army led by Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong and others.

To tell the truth, if the strategy proposed by Yang Sichang is made by all the Ming armies to work together, I am afraid that Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong and other troops will really be wiped out and annihilated.

However, Zhang Xianzhong and Li Zicheng used money to open the way many times, and took advantage of the contradictions within the Ming army, and finally broke through the encirclement network set up by Yang Sichang.

This situation does not only appear in the mainland, but also in Liaodong, Xuanda, Datong and other places, many border army generals also have their own business.

The object of their business was not the rogue, but the Beiyu and Jiannu......

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, there were countless people with lofty ideals and countless heroes who stepped forward to save the country.

But behind them, there are many people who not only do not help, but constantly obstruct them.

Now there is no shortage of time for the army, and there are many craftsmen in the three cities they have conquered, as well as in the original army.

In the Ming Dynasty, the "craftsman household system" was implemented, and the whole family of craftsmen had to participate in production, and it was successive generations.

There are hundreds of thousands of people in the army today, and among these hundreds of thousands of craftsmen, there are not a few craftsmen, and some people will naturally make large-scale siege equipment.

Not only that, but there are also people who can craft blades, firearms, armor, and even artillery.

It's just that the Chuang Army doesn't have a stable place where they can make these things with peace of mind.

Chen Wang watched the camp of the army in full swing, and during this time, he watched the siege camp of the army gradually become larger, and the equipment and materials continued to increase.

"Hey!"

"Wow!"

"Rush!"

Outside the barracks outside the city, tens of thousands of hungry soldiers were practicing intensively.

After more than ten days of drills, the hungry soldiers outside the city have begun to form a formation, whether they are marching or retreating, they look quite orderly, much better than the chaos more than ten days ago.

The villagers who had been coerced into camp by the intruders from all sides were armed during this time.

The soldiers were sent to lead these men and practice in and out of the camp all day long.

During this time, the atmosphere in the city was once again tense because of the actions of the army.

The news of the siege of the city spread throughout the city in a short period of time, and it was impossible to hide such news.

Now the whole city of Hung Yen is on high alert, ready to guard against the attack of the invading army at any time.

Many people are not optimistic about the prospects of Hung Yen City, and pessimism is spreading in the city.

However, Chen Wang didn't take all this to heart.

The reason is simple, as long as the first wave of the rogue attack is blocked, the morale will be restored.

Moreover, although the Chuang army did want to attack the city, the Chuang army did not really intend to capture Xing'an City......

In the past ten days, Chen Wang has been observing the intrusive army outside the city.

Gao Yingxiang's method of training is the most ordinary training, queues, phalanxes, and spears.

Many people think that these things are things that only exist after modern times, and that the ancient armies did not have queue training at all.

But this is actually a wrong perception, China has begun to apply battle formations in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, whether the army is marching or retreating, attacking or defending, it is arranged in a certain formation.

And when marching, the formation of the army also has strict requirements, rather than a swarm, chaotic march.

Gao Yingxiang did not hide his intention to attack the city, and at the same time constantly trained hungry soldiers outside the city to prepare for the siege.

If the intrusive army does everything they can at all costs, then they will definitely be able to capture the city of Hung Yen.

But the price to be paid and the reward to be received are completely disproportionate.

Gao Yingxiang's plan to attack the city was not to capture Xing'an, but for another project - military training.

The battlefield is always the best training ground, and the person who can survive the sea of corpses and blood is by no means an idle person, no matter what means he uses.

For the rogue, the last thing that is lacking is manpower.

These hungry soldiers will be the main force of the siege.

For the rogues, the weak hungry soldiers are just the waste of food rations.

Only those who survived the baptism of fire and sword are qualified to truly join their ranks.

It's cruel, but that's the reality of the world.

This is not that Gao Yingxiang is ruthless and vicious.

It's because Gao Yingxiang doesn't have many other options.

Chen Wang can use Qi Jiguang's method of selecting troops, slowly selecting them one by one, and then training them in a planned manner.

But Gao Yingxiang couldn't use Qi Jiguang's selection method.

Because not many people will volunteer to join his troops, they are outlaws, they are rebels, and the officers and soldiers are chasing after them.

Chen Wang's eyes narrowed slightly, Xing'an City was easy to defend and difficult to attack, he felt that Gao Yingxiang should not have captured Xing'an City in history, and he also used Xing'an as a place for military training.

A voice from behind him interrupted Chen Wang's thoughts.

A guard in armor was half-kneeling on the ground, respectfully reporting.

"General, the sand table has been expanded according to the requirements, and it can be checked at any time."

Chen Wang nodded, and he did not continue to observe the camp outside the city.

The camps of the intrusive army were too far apart, and many things could not be seen clearly, and he could only see a rough idea.

"It's time to get the telescope out."

Chen Wang thought as he turned around and walked straight in the direction of the city tower.

The first floor of the city tower was used by Chen Wang as his command room.

There was no heavy artillery, nor did they have any catapults, so there was no need to worry about the tower being routed and collapsing, and the tower was naturally the safest place on a section of the city wall, and the view was also the best.

The sand table placed in the city tower has now been expanded again, which is Chen Wang's request.

This time, the sand table included Xi'an, Qingyang, Yan'an, and Henan in Henan Province have been added.

On the sand table, red and black flags are used to indicate the Ming army and the rogues, and the situation is clear at a glance.

Chen Wang walked closer, his gaze slowly sweeping over the sand table.

During this time, Chen Wang has actually been plagued by a problem.

Gao Yingxiang has always been a cautious person, especially after Hanzhong was encircled and almost died, Gao Yingxiang became more and more cautious.

However, in July of the ninth year of Chongzhen, he took a huge risk from Hanzhong Mansion to the north on the plank road to Xi'an Mansion.

Gao Yingxiang's ability to behave like this is not in line with his usual code of conduct, nor is it logical.

But Gao Yingxiang did just that, since he did it, then there must be a reason for him.

To be honest, Chen Wang thought about it for a long time and didn't come up with a reason.

But looking at the sand table in front of him, when the situation was clearly presented in front of Chen Wang's eyes, Chen Wang suddenly had a feeling of enlightenment.

On the sand table, in Xunyang and Xiangyang, Lu Xiangsheng had blocked Gao Yingxiang's way.

Gao Yingxiang is now actually trapped in the land of Xing'an and Xunyang.

In the southeast of Xi'an Province, the Shangluo area, as well as the eastern zone, as well as the southeast of Qingyang Province, and the southeast of Yan'an Province have a lot of black flags.

Each black flag represents a rogue force, and now the big rogue force in Shaanxi Province has been left with Li Zicheng since the fall of Whiteng.

But in addition to this, there are many small gangsters scattered throughout Shaanxi Province.

There are four or five slightly larger black flags planted in the location of Yan'an Mansion, followed by several red flags in the west and several in the north, which are surrounded by it.

Among the four or five black flags in Yan'an Prefecture, one of the black flags was the most eye-catching, and a big "Li" character was written on the flag in white characters.

This flag naturally represents Li Zicheng, who is still in northern Shaanxi Province today.

The Chuang army only blocked the east and west sides of Xing'an City, so Chen Wang was still able to receive information from the outside world.

After suffering setbacks, Li Zicheng won two more victories, successfully broke through the blockade, and has now fled to Yan'an Mansion.

Li Zicheng had already arrived in his hometown of Mizhi County and was stationed on Ma'anshan.

Li Zicheng arrived at Mizhi earlier than in the original time and space, and the officers and soldiers who pursued him obviously did not react.

Most of the officers and soldiers in Shaanxi Province are now concentrated in Yan'an Province north of Xi'an Province and the Yellow River area in the east.

However, the interior of Xi'an Mansion is a defense emptiness, and only a lonely red flag remains.

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History of the Ming Dynasty, Volume 197

Fuxi plundered rice fat, called the county border shou, and said: "This is my hometown, don't abuse my father." ”

The gold of the legacy, the order to repair the Temple of Literature.

When the river grew, the thieves drowned a great many, so they diverted their route and went west from Hancheng.