With a solemn look on his face, Zhu Youyi and Qian Lianghan went down to the city. After staying for a while, he felt frightened and weak, and he wanted to tell the people in the city that if he didn't fight hard, he would die.
Jia Waixiong withdrew his gaze from Zhu Youyi's trembling back and turned to the Qing army camp on the north bank of the Nanyang River outside the city. They were already making fire and cooking, but there were still several groups of Qing soldiers crossing the river to the city without any scruples and riding horses like crazy. call.
"Will the Tatars attack the city tonight?" Song Luoyu looked worried. She had fought several battles with the army, but she also knew that defending the city was the most critical moment.
Jia Waixiong shook his head: "No, the so-called strategy of attacking with troops is to subjugate the enemy's troops without fighting."
"What do you mean?" Lao Jiu asked.
Jia Waixiong chuckled: "It probably means that if you can't do it, don't do it. Just scare the opponent hard enough to make him surrender. Of course, when the Tatar army comes, they must show off their power first, and if they want to attack by force, they can't do it." We have to wait until everything is ready."
Pooh! Lao Jiu rolled his eyes: "Tatars are really boring. I like to be able to do it without pushing. I can do whatever I want and die happily. It's so boring to grind like this."
"It's what you want, and you wish the Tatars would attack the city now." Song Luoyu glared at him, and Lao Jiu snorted coldly. He hated the sky and the earth more than Song Luoyu: "No matter what I think, the Tatars will attack the city anyway. If you want to come, come and have fun as early as possible, it’s so boring to be such a bitch.”
"What's wrong, ladies..." Song Luoyu scolded and was about to tear her apart, but Jia Waixiong stopped her: "How long have you been arguing?" Then he gave Lao Jiu a kick: "Let's call the brothers to work."
The moat has become a decoration, and the city is a vast plain. For the Qing army, there is no obstacle on the outside, but they can devote themselves to attacking the city... This is extremely disadvantageous to Jia Waixiong who is defending the city, so he decided to make some obstacles.
Fortunately, Geng Zhongming, Nikan and other Qing generals had just taken a look around Qingzhou City and returned to the camp to discuss the siege plan. They heard the spies report. The guards on the city took action and threw a lot of stones at one go. Especially At the gate of the city, there are already a lot of rocks, making it difficult to get down.
"You are so determined that you would rather die than surrender." Nikan sneered and swept away everyone: "How can the Qingzhou garrison have the confidence to ask a mantis to block the car, just relying on a city wall of less than three feet and a bunch of rabble? It's really ridiculous Extremely great!"
"Of course it's not based on this." Geng Zhongming smiled slightly: "It's just that he was bewitched by the little eunuch. Previously, when the vanguard was attacked by the Ming army, we know that the little eunuch had sent someone to report the news. It must be that King Heng in the city heard that there were tens of thousands of people outside. Reinforcements, Fang Lai has the confidence to hold on."
"Hmph, the little eunuch can't save himself with the few troops, and he still wants to call for reinforcements, what are you daydreaming about!" Nikan sneered and turned to Shang Kexi: "People have already started throwing stones, what does King Zhishun think? "
Shang Ke laughed happily: "We are new here and people throw stones to welcome us. As the so-called courtesy goes, we have to throw something in return."
Could it be that King Chishun still wanted to defeat others without fighting? Nikan sneered.
Shang Kexi nodded slightly: "Show off your strength, even if the opponent does not surrender, you can still create psychological pressure on them, which will be of great benefit to the subsequent siege without any harm!"
Nikan nodded in acquiescence, and Shang Kexi immediately mobilized his troops and generals, and before night fell, he decided to let the Qingzhou City garrison see the world and gain insights.
When it was still dark, the alarm sounded loudly in Qingzhou City. Jiawai Xiong in the watch tower stared solemnly at the Nanyang River in the north of the city. The Qing army had begun to mobilize its troops to cross the river.
"Didn't you say that the Tatars would not attack the city so quickly?" Song Luoyu asked slightly nervously. Lao Jiu didn't even look back: "They say the Tatars are coming to show off their power."
Damn it, if you want to show off your power, I will give you some power first. Jia Waixiong stared at the Qing army camp and cursed fiercely, and then ordered the artillery fire on Beicheng.
The Qing army that was crossing the river suddenly fell into chaos but did not stop. After all, the weak firepower on the city did not cause much damage to them.
Moreover, after crossing the river, they immediately divided into two groups and went around east and west, shooting arrows and scolding the city.
The volley of thousands of arrows was far more powerful and visually impactful than the Ming army's artillery on the city. Even though Jia Waixiong had warned the defenders of the city to avoid it in advance, it still caused many casualties, and some even flew into the city and injured the people in the city.
This is one of the strengths of the Qing cavalry. Strong bows and sharp arrows can suppress the firepower of the Ming army on the city at any time!
It is disrespectful to come back but not to reciprocate. This is a gratifying gift package. More than ten thousand cavalry circle the city to persuade them to surrender, and demonstrate their powerful long-range attack capabilities. They also warn the Ming army on the city that they can suppress your firepower anytime and anywhere!
This grand and generous scene really made the city and countryside brave, and the people in the city were so frightened that they felt as if they had fallen into an icehouse! Even the heroine Song Luoyu, who has always been fearless, was also shocked in the tower: "If the Qing army attacks like this, we..."
Jia Wai Xiong laughed wildly: "I was worried that there were not enough arrows in the city, so I sent them here." Lao Jiu agreed: "It's simpler than Zhuge Liang's borrowed straw boat."
Seeing how calm they were, Song Luoyu breathed a sigh of relief: "Well, since you will inevitably die in battle after boarding the little governor's pirate ship, just die. It will be good to kill a few more Tatars before you die to make up for your losses!"
"Hey, it sounds like the little governor forced you to board the pirate ship. Yes, I remember how many times I chased you away but you still couldn't get rid of you. You are not afraid of death at all." Jia Waixiong joked, and Song Luoyu laughed. , turned to him and asked: "Do you know why people are afraid of death?"
Jia Waixiong was startled: "I don't know, I don't seem to be afraid, but I am a little afraid, but I really don't know why I am afraid."
"But I have heard a word called dying without regrets. The reason why we are afraid of death is because we are afraid that our death will be worthless and we will die without regrets!" Song Luoyu looked at the noisy Qing army outside the city with cold eyes: "But if we kill the Tatars I'm not afraid of dying in battle, and I have no regrets, so I'm not afraid of death!"
"Hey, I don't know what you are talking about. It seems that we are all afraid of death!" Lao Jiu curled his lips and looked at Song Luoshu: "Old Song, your sister is chattering all day long, why are you always silent? Yes, whether they are biological siblings or not, they don’t look alike at all.”
Song Luoshu smiled slightly: "It is true that we are siblings, and she is the only sister." He looked at Song Luoyu with a look of pity: "She has hatred and hatred in her heart, and she also has courage and ideas. She is not as dull as me, but no matter what she does, I They are all supportive, even if she dies in battle, I will stay with her."
"Brother" Song Luoyu threw herself into Song Luoshu's arms and burst into tears. Jia Waixiong let out a laugh and stomped his feet: "Why are you doing this like a separation between life and death? It seems like we are all going to be finished this time, right?" , I don’t want to die yet, I still want to make great achievements and become a king or a marquis.”
"No, Boss Jia wants to marry Wang Erhua, right?" Lao Jiu chuckled.
piss off! Jia Waixiong kicked him.
It took a long time for Shang Ke to reciprocate the gift. More than ten thousand soldiers and horses circled the city, fired arrows to show their muscles, insulted and threatened to persuade them to surrender. After nearly an hour, they finally felt bored when they saw the city was silent and the lights were dim, so they withdrew back to the camp.
When he crossed the river and returned to camp, Jiawai Xiongzi fired a cannon to see him off again. Nikan and others were so angry that they gritted their teeth and declared that if the enemy didn't surrender tomorrow evening, the city would be destroyed and no chickens or dogs would be left behind.
"Besides, yesterday the Tatar said that if we don't surrender today, our whole city will die without a burial place! I'm still alive and kicking now." Jia Waixiong rolled his eyes, but everyone just reluctantly agreed and smiled. Because everyone knows that the Tatars are not joking this time.
