"I just said it casually. They were all angry words. I will not really dig the mouth of the Yellow River." Sun Chuang defended himself.
He knows it too.
Unless the Tiger Character Banner does not plan to occupy Henan in the future, it will not do such a thing as digging the Yellow River embankment, which will hurt the enemy by one thousand and hurt itself by eight hundred.
Qin Rong said: "Let me tell you, we don't need to rush to capture Kaifeng Prefecture. We can capture all the surrounding prefectures and counties first, establish local peasant association government, win the hearts and minds of the people, and turn Kaifeng Prefecture into an isolated city."
"How long will this siege last?" Sun Chuang said unwillingly.
Qin Rong said: "There are hundreds of thousands of people in the city and tens of thousands of officers and soldiers guarding the city. It costs a lot of money to eat horses and chew them every day. And the better we build outside, the more people in the city will yearn for outside the city. When the time comes, it won't be If we need to attack by force, they will open the city gates themselves to welcome the army into the city."
"If we don't attack without attacking, wouldn't it be a waste if we have so many troops gathering outside Kaifeng City?" Sun Chuang said.
Qin Rong said: "Since it is just a siege, there is no need to leave so many soldiers and horses outside Kaifeng City. We can send the extra soldiers and horses to Zhangde Mansion and Guide Mansion and send troops to capture these two mansions."
"That's a good idea." Chen Xunping nodded in agreement.
Kaifeng Fucheng can also be taken by storm, but with hundreds of thousands of people and tens of thousands of defenders in the city, storming by storm is the least cost-effective way for him.
He had less than 20,000 soldiers and horses in his military division. In order to storm a Kaifeng city, he destroyed several military camps, which was completely outweighed by the gain.
Just listen to Qin Rong say again: "We can even bypass Kaifeng Mansion to attack Daming Mansion, and let the court force Yang He to go out of the city to fight us."
"This is a good idea. If we want to attack Daming Mansion, I will be the first to ask for a fight." Sun Chuang said excitedly.
Daming Mansion belongs to the capital. Although it is a little remote, it is still under the rule of the capital.
Attacking Daming Prefecture is equivalent to using a knife on the capital, which will shock the capital more than Kaifeng Prefecture.
Chen Xunping said: "Let's not rush the attack on Daming Prefecture. We should first establish a farmers' association around Kaifeng Prefecture. Chief of Staff Qin will handle this matter personally."
"Okay, I will arrange the affairs of the farmers' association." Qin Rong nodded in agreement.
Regarding the issue of farmers' associations, Hu Ziqi already had his own set of procedures, and he only needed to grasp the major aspects.
Chen Xunping looked at Sun Chuang again and said, "We can't let the people in Kaifeng City stay in the city peacefully and shoot a few cannons every now and then to refresh them."
"I'll make arrangements right away." Sun Chuang grinned.
He is most happy to do things that cause trouble for the Ming army.
Shortly after Sun Chuang left the tent, the roar of cannons sounded outside Kaifeng Mansion.
Although the thick walls of Kaifeng City were difficult to collapse with a few cannons, the cannons flying over the city still caused a lot of damage to the defenders on the walls.
"Fight back, fight back." The guard on the city wall loudly ordered the cannon on the city to fight back.
The city defense cannon on the city wall quickly fired.
Although it was not as big as the noise caused by the numerous cannons with the Tiger Flag outside the city, they did indeed fight back.
However, when the cannon on the city wall was fired, it also exposed its position and was quickly concentrated by artillery fire outside the city. Before it could play a big role, the city defense cannon was destroyed by the cannon of the Tiger Flag outside the city.
Later, the defenders on the city did not dare to fire back. When they saw the Tiger Flag army outside the city, they only fired artillery but did not attack the city, so they simply hid with the defenders.
The gunfire lasted for half an hour and finally stopped.
During the bombardment of Kaifeng Fucheng, except for the initial dozens of cannons that bombarded Kaifeng Fucheng at the same time, when the city stopped fighting back, only one or two cannons were fired at a time, only to maintain a deterrent to the city.
"How did these damn traitors get so many cannons? They fire them like this every day and night, and they can't even let anyone sleep."
In the palace of King Zhou, the current King of Zhou Zhu Suqin cursed.
He was born in the 42nd year of Jiajing. In the 14th year of Wanli, he conquered the Zhou Dynasty and held the throne for more than 40 years. He was in his sixtieth year and usually slept lightly. Nowadays, shelling outside the city is happening every day, and even sleeping is very difficult. can not sleep.
The young man could still lean on his body and lean on it, but he was an old man in his sixties. After only a few days, his body and bones were getting worse day by day, and he was about to lose half his life.
"Father, please calm down. It is precisely because the rebels were unable to attack the city that they could only fire artillery outside the city to disrupt the morale of our troops." Zhu Gongzhen, the eldest son of King Zhou, comforted.
King Zhou Zhu Suqin raised his heavy eyelids, glanced at the Crown Prince of Zhou in front of him, and said: "How can I not be clear about what you said? But being clear is one thing, and whether you can do it is another matter." Well, if things continue like this outside the city, you can take over the throne earlier."
"My father will live a long life, and the little rebels will be wiped out by the imperial army sooner or later." Zhu Gongzhen, the eldest son of King Zhou, said hurriedly.
After being the heir for so many years, he naturally wanted to inherit the throne earlier, but he did not dare to reveal this kind of thing, and instead tried his best to conceal it.
Otherwise, a single charge of disobedience and unfilial piety would be enough to make all his years of waiting go to waste.
Zhou Wang Zhu Suqin said: "If the rebels outside the city are not dealt with, how can I live a long life? Send someone to ask Yang Xiuling when he plans to leave the city to quell the rebellion. If there is a lack of money and food, I can support him." He is better, as long as he can deal with the rebels outside the city earlier."
"Father, don't worry. I will send someone to urge Governor Yang. I think Governor Yang is just like us and is anxious to quell the rebels outside the city as soon as possible." Zhu Gongzhen, the eldest son of King Zhou, said.
Zhou Wang Zhu Suqin said: "Then what are you doing here? Why don't you go quickly!"
"I'll go now." Zhu Gongzhen, the eldest son of King Zhou, stood up from King Zhou's bed, bowed and walked out.
It is not convenient for the King of Zhou and his son to meet with foreign officials. This kind of communication is naturally left to the officials of the palace, usually the chief historian of the palace.
In the lobby of Kaifeng Fucheng Yamen.
Yang He sat in the middle, with Chen Yongfu and other generals on his right, and civil servants from Henan and Kaifeng on his left.
"Let's talk about it! How to deal with the rebels outside the city?" Yang He asked the civil and military officials in front of him.
The magistrate of Kaifeng Prefecture took a step forward and said: "In recent days, the rebels have been firing artillery into the city, but there has been no attempt to attack the city. This shows that the rebels are not sure of capturing Kaifeng Prefecture. I think it is better to rebel outside the city." When the army relaxed its vigilance, it quietly sent a force of troops to attack the rebel camp directly. As long as the rebel general was killed, the rebels would be defeated without a fight, and the siege of Kaifeng Mansion would naturally be lifted."
"Who does Lin Futai think is suitable to attack the rebel camp?" Yang He asked.
Magistrate Lin said: "A sneak attack on the rebel camp naturally requires a strong general. There are so many strong generals under Chen Zhijun's command. I think there is no shortage of such a general."
As he spoke, he looked at Chen Yongfu.
