After a moment of silence, Lu Xiangsheng spoke again: "When I received the news that Jianlu invaded North Korea, when I set off from Lushun, I anticipated possible situations, including the current situation. Therefore, as soon as possible, I Send someone back to the capital to report the news and inform the emperor that if the Dongjiang Army is to be used as a check, the Guan Ning Army must also cooperate."
Li Dingguo was stunned when he heard this. He didn't expect the governor to be so far-sighted and consider so much! While admiring him, he also secretly decided that he must follow the example of the Governor-General.
At this time, Lu Xiangsheng turned his head and looked at Jianlu outside the city. His voice raised a little higher, and he seemed very confident. He said firmly and forcefully: "I believe that as long as we hold on to Pyongyang for about half a year, the emperor will definitely make Guan Ningjun do something." In response, we forced the Jianlu army to retreat to Liaodong!"
Having said this, he turned to look at Li Dingguo and said seriously: "Don't think too much about anything else. As long as we can persist in Pyongyang for half a year, we will not only bring down Jianlu's strength, but also create opportunities for Guan Ning's army." , is another blow to Jianlu. Only in this way can the role of our Dongjiang Army be shown. In a few years, our Ming Dynasty will definitely regain Liaodong!"
When Li Dingguo heard this, he finally realized. Only then did he understand that after Lu Xiangsheng was unable to defeat the army of rebels outside the city, he immediately ordered the casualties, old and weak soldiers in the city to be moved first, and that all supplies in the city were not allowed to be taken away. All of this is actually to create opportunities for the next step to stick to Pyongyang for a long time.
If, as the Governor-General said, the main force of the Jianlu forces cannot attack Pyongyang for a long time, it will definitely consume a lot of food and supplies, and it will also be a very big blow to the morale of the Jianlu forces. And the Guan Ning Army sent troops to the hinterland of Liaodong to use the strategy of encircling Wei and rescuing Zhao, forcing the main Jianlu troops to withdraw in vain. This situation will definitely greatly weaken the strength of the Jianlu troops.
Li Dingguo thought of this, but he still felt worried. All this is what the Governor himself thinks. What if the governor's memorial cannot be delivered to the capital? Or what should I do if I am delayed on the road? Or what should I do if the emperor didn't let Guan Ning's army attack? It is also possible that Guan Ning's army has never taken the initiative to attack, is afraid of the Jianlu army, refuses to comply with the order, or is just pretending, and does not pose a threat to the hinterland of Liaodong and is not enough to force the Jianlu army to return to reinforcements. What should I do?
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At this moment, many possibilities flashed through Li Dingguo's mind, all of which might prove that what Lu Xiangsheng said was just wishful thinking.
Pyongyang City is a fortified city, and it is not impossible to defend it for half a year. However, if there is no support from Liaodong, Pyongyang will be an isolated city. No matter how strong it is, it will definitely fall!
Could it be that everything depends on Guan Ning's army to vigorously coordinate the war in Pyongyang? Thinking about it this way, Li Dingguo always felt very anxious!
However, he looked back and thought about it. As the governor of Baoding, stationed on Pi Island in Liaodong, he could not watch North Korea be annexed by the rebels. However, the troops at his hands were limited. In the end, step by step, it seemed to be what it is now. This situation seems to be impossible.
In other words, Jianlu used his strength and conspiracy to deal with the Dongjiang Army, forcing the Governor to take over. In the end, all that can be done here is to hold on to Pyongyang, and then hope that the emperor can force the Guan Ning Army to send troops to respond.
Victory is very slim! Li Dingguo couldn't help but sigh in his heart as he thought about it.
However, he quickly cheered up. Even if Pyongyang was in danger and could no longer be defended, the Datong River still belonged to the Ming Dynasty and could be supported by naval forces. At least the governor would be able to withdraw.
Thinking of this, Li Dingguo immediately clasped his fists and said to Lu Xiangsheng: "The general is going to inspect the construction of city defense equipment!"
"Go!" After hearing this, Lu Xiangsheng nodded and replied. Then, he turned and looked outside the city. Seeing the Jianlu cavalry galloping outside the city, his heart was actually very heavy, and he did not have the worries he showed on the surface. .
In fact, Lu Xiangsheng can certainly think of what Li Dingguo can think of. But in fact, the strength of the Dongjiang Army was far inferior to that of Jianlu. In the end, it was no choice but to do so.
Even so, Lu Xiangsheng had an intuition that the emperor would never ignore the Dongjiang Army. Since the end of the eleventh year of Chongzhen, the emperor has shown strong strategizing capabilities. Many times, he could predict that when he was fighting abroad, he would give him whatever support he needed most!
Will this time be no exception?
Thinking like this, Lu Xiangsheng was a little unsure. After all, across the boundless sea, could the emperor still count?
While he was thinking about it, Zheng Zhilong, the chief military officer of the Ming Dynasty Navy, suddenly went to the top of the city and reported to Lu Xiangsheng: "My lord, the last general has arranged for ten warships to stay in Pyongyang. The rest of the ships will set sail tonight. "
Hearing this, Lu Xiangsheng turned his head, looked at him, nodded and asked, "How was Jianlu's interception?"
"Sir!" When Zheng Zhilong heard this, his face showed a bit of amazement. At the same time, he replied to Lu Xiangsheng: "Jianlu's arrows seemed to be free of charge, and they shot all the passing ships into hedgehogs. It's a pity. In the end, they all shot rockets, otherwise, I would be able to borrow more arrows for you!"
At the beginning, Jianlu just shot arrows and filled the boat, just like borrowing arrows from a straw boat. Regardless of good or bad, they were eventually pulled out and given to the Army. But later, Jianlu learned his lesson and started shooting with rockets, which caused more damage to the ship and made it impossible to recover the arrows. Therefore, Zheng Zhilong said this.
Lu Xiangsheng smiled after hearing this, but didn't care, and immediately ordered him: "After returning to Pi Island, strengthen the sides of the ship, make arrangements for Jianlu's rockets, and then return to Pyongyang. I don't want to see the navy suffer losses! "
There is no ship repair shop in Pyongyang City, but there is one on Phi Island. Therefore, Lu Xiangsheng said this.
After hearing this, Zheng Zhilong immediately accepted the order, but he was still a little worried, so he asked Lu Xiangsheng again: "The general feels that Jianlu will definitely not allow the Datong River to flow freely. In the future, it will definitely be more difficult for the navy to go back and forth to Pyongyang than it is now. Sir, why don't you leave tonight?"
Hearing this, Lu Xiangsheng flatly refused: "I am not the kind of person who runs away from battle. The battle for Pyongyang City is of great importance. I must not abandon the army and live alone. You go ahead, the battle of Pyongyang, My Ming Dynasty will win!"
Whether he can win or not, Zheng Zhilong is also used to leading soldiers. Although naval battles are different from land battles, he can at least tell.
Therefore, to be honest, he admired Lu Xiangsheng's stubbornness very much. Especially among those who have met many officials of the Ming Dynasty, most of whom only know how to gain benefits, they are even more impressed by Lu Xiangsheng, an outlier.
If it were Xiong Wencan, he would probably run away immediately, right? No, he will definitely not come to Pyongyang at all!
Thinking of this, Zheng Zhilong couldn't help but think of the fate of this old friend. In the twelfth year of Chongzhen's reign, he was escorted to Beijing, ordered by the emperor to have his home confiscated and exiled to Hainan. Haha, after taking so much from myself, it all went to the Emperor in the end, why bother!
Zheng Zhilong understood Lu Xiangsheng's temperament. Since a decision had been made, it would be impossible to make a change unless the emperor issued an order. Therefore, he went about his own business without any further persuasion.
After nightfall, Lu Xiangsheng stood on the top of the city and watched Zheng Zhilong lead the boat and drift down along the Datong Army.
Seeing the ship hidden in the darkness, Lu Xiangsheng thought silently in his heart, this can be regarded as a desperate battle!
While he was thinking, he suddenly heard Li Laiheng say with a little surprise: "Sir, there seems to be an army coming over there!"
Upon hearing this, Lu Xiangsheng turned to look at him, and then looked in the direction of his finger.
I saw a fire dragon appearing from the distance to the east of Pyongyang City, slowly coming towards Pyongyang City.
After waiting for a long time, the fire dragon's tail was still missing, as if it was endless.
Needless to say, this fire dragon was from the Jianlu Infantry Army in the east, and they actually traveled all night to get here to Pyongyang.
Seeing this scene, Lu Xiangsheng couldn't help but feel his heart sink. He didn't expect that Jianlu would be so anxious and marched all night. It seems that Jianlu is really determined to win Pyongyang!
On the top of the city, all the Ming army officers and soldiers, as well as the Korean soldiers, all looked at the fire dragon in the distance silently without speaking. Needless to say, the appearance of the fire dragon once again put pressure on the Pyongyang defenders.
When the Jianlu soldiers outside the city saw the fire dragon, they immediately sent their horses to contact them. Then, the momentum surged. Even at night, they were still shouting. The excitement in the shouts made Pyongyang City The defenders above could feel it very clearly.
Seeing this, Lu Xiangsheng immediately began to patrol the city.
Not to mention, when the soldiers of the Ming Army or the North Korean soldiers saw Lu Xiangsheng's figure, the sense of depression in their hearts disappeared immediately.
Even if the Governor is here, if he is not afraid of such a big official, why should he be afraid of him?
That night, because of the arrival of the Jianlu infantry, people screamed and horses neighed, and it was really a noisy night. After waiting until daybreak, we can see that the Jianlu camp outside the city has expanded. I don't know how much it has expanded. Just by visual inspection, I can roughly estimate that there are about 20,000 Jianlu infantry who came last night.
As a result, the total number of Jianlu troops, including infantry and cavalry, outside Pyongyang is estimated to be around 50,000.
It has to be said that the large army of Jianlu outside the city put a lot of pressure on the defenders inside the city. However, seeing the defensive equipment prepared in the city being continuously transported to the top of the city, the defenders gained some confidence.
With Lu Xiangsheng personally in charge, no one can fool him in terms of city defense.
In the camp outside the city, Duo Duo, Hao Ge and Yue Tuo had already met. At this time, they were also looking at Pyongyang City.
"I asked, how did you fight and almost be defeated by the Ming army?" Hauge turned to look at Yue Tuo, asking with a hint of curiosity and mockery.
After hearing this, Duduo also turned to look at Yue Tuo, feeling a little disdainful. The Qing army, or the specially mobilized army, was almost defeated by the Ming army in a field battle, which really disgraced the Qing Dynasty.
It's really a matter of not mentioning something. The last thing Yue Tuo wants is for others to mention this matter. However, it was his cousin who brought up this topic now, and he was also the emperor's son. The other one was his uncle who was a generation older than him, so he couldn't get angry or not answer at all.
So, he had no choice but to reply: "This Ming army is extraordinary. Its field combat capabilities are by no means inferior to our Qing army. Remember not to underestimate the enemy!"
At this point, he saw the sarcasm on the faces of Hauge and Duoduo getting stronger, and Hauge still wanted to speak, so he knew that he would not say anything nice, so he said first: "Otherwise, The emperor will not lead the army himself and is rushing to Pyongyang. This alone is enough to prove that the emperor knows how powerful this Ming army is, right?"
"..." Hauge wanted to speak, but when he opened his mouth and was about to say something, he heard that Yue Tuo had moved out of his father's house. His words were immediately blocked. He opened his mouth, but couldn't speak.
Duduo, however, was less concerned and just sneered, looked at the top of the city, pointed with his riding crop and said: "If you tell me, there is no need for our Qing Dynasty to mobilize troops like this, I won't believe it, and we can't conquer Pyongyang! "
In this regard, Yue Tuo did not strike up a conversation and hoped that they would not discuss this. When the emperor arrives, the emperor will naturally make a decision.
He didn't speak, but Duduo turned to look at him and asked: "The artillery you carried in the army will not be lost, right?"
"The camp was not captured by the Ming army, how could it be lost?" For this uncle who was younger than himself, Yue Tuo did not respect Dorgon as much as he did. After replying, he reminded, "There are people on top of the city. Those with Hongyi artillery may not be able to defeat the Ming army artillery on top of the city!"
The Tianshun Army was the best at artillery of the Qing Dynasty. However, after facing the Dongjiang Army under Lushun City, they suffered a big loss. Therefore, Yue Tuo can be sure that the Ming army will not be defeated in the artillery battle.
After hearing this, Duduo couldn't help but sneered and shouted: "When did the king say that it will be used to attack the city? Immediately transfer it to the riverside and blockade the Datong River. I want to cut off Ming Gou's last retreat!"
Hearing this, Yue Tuo was stunned for a moment. After he came to his senses, he had to admire Duduo in his heart. It seemed that he was quite capable. He had forgotten this, but he could remember it.
Therefore, while the defenders in Pyongyang strengthened the city's defense, the prisoners outside the city also became busy and began their actions against Pyongyang.
At the top of Pyongyang City, Lu Xiangsheng looked expressionlessly outside the city, his mood was actually very heavy. Jianlu's infantry has been here for a few days, but they are not in a hurry to attack the city. They are definitely not idle. This abnormal situation definitely shows that Jianlu is still making preparations. The more prepared they are, the more powerful they will be when they attack the city!
With this in mind, he began to patrol the city defense again, making sure to do his best.
Two days later, Jianlu outside the city suddenly cheered. Lu Xiangsheng, who heard the movement, immediately climbed to the top of the city to watch.
