Win the Ding 1617

() Once the soldiers approach the city, many people will change. The person who shouted the slogan loudly may be the one who opened the city gate and surrendered. <, but, in order for everyone to know where they are talking about, I chose a name that everyone is familiar with.

After several days of peripheral fighting, the South Central Army has conquered all the fortresses and stockades guarded by the Ruan Army outside Hue City one by one.Hue's city walls have become clear in people's sight.In the lens of the clairvoyance, Shou Han carefully observed the state of the soldiers at the top of the wall.

On the top of the city, the soldiers of the Ruan Army were holding knives and guns, trying to cheer themselves up, but the vaguely seen cannons in the distance made them understand that no matter how hard they cheered up, the city would still be destroyed by the outsiders. Those brilliant teams rushed in, just like they did more than 100 years ago, and easily beat Annan back to his original shape.As for myself, it is estimated that he will become the first batch of Beijing-view building materials.

Looking at the guys outside the city who were his comrades not long ago, now, Niu coquettishly waving the banner of the Ming Dynasty's rebellious army and taking the Ming Dynasty's military salary, not only saved his life, but also made a small fortune. The last sum of money, why was I not the one who was taken prisoner? !

"How many troops are there in the Zixin Army?" Shou Han also wanted to know the number of his cannon fodder troops, oh no, the vanguard.

"There are about 5000 people! This is calculated based on their food consumption!" Chen Tianhua, the general manager of the battalion office, reported to Li Shouhan the number of people from the new army.

"Isn't there only more than 3000 people? How come the number of people has increased a lot after this journey?"

"My lord, I don't know something." Because Chen Tianhua is in charge of the battalion affairs office, he is naturally familiar with all kinds of things such as the official documents of various troops, military equipment, rations, and soldiers' supplies.

"When Ri Li recruited them, there were indeed only more than 3000 people. However, they recruited and accepted rebels all the way to the east. In the past few days, they took in many remnants of the Ruan Army. Many Ruan Army officers heard that our army With this battalion, one after another came to surrender with their troops and asked to join the Zixin Army. There were about a thousand people in this group. In addition, nearly a thousand people were incorporated into the battalion according to the procedures of the Zixin Army after conquering the fort outside the city. Wuzhong."

Shou Han nodded. The so-called self-renewal army procedure means that an officer is allowed to join after he has to kill another officer and accept the nomination certificate if he is physically qualified.As for those who bring their own teams to defect, needless to say, you are often the official, but the team is not yours.

"Is Ruan Chengda here?" Ruan Chengda was the first Guan Qi who pissed his pants to kill his colleagues and swore allegiance that day. Now, he is also the leader of the Zixin Army.However, he also has self-knowledge, knowing that a person like himself is a subdued general who specializes in dirty work, and Shou Han convened the battalions to discuss matters today, so he naturally did not dare to move forward too much.So as not to let the lord see it as an eyesore.

Far away, he found a seat and hid there honestly with a few of his battalion officers.

Hearing Li Shouhan's summons, Ruan Chengda immediately jumped up as if a spring had been installed under his buttocks, and knelt down on the ground, "My lord, Ruan Chengda, the commander of the new army, is waiting here! Please give me your instructions!"

Li Shouhan looked at the seven or eight people kneeling in front of him, and felt a little awkward in his heart. In the past, he would never take in the so-called self-renewal army.But now, as the leader of an army or a group, he has many things to consider, and he needs to obtain the maximum benefit at the minimum cost.

"Since Ri Li surrendered, you have made a lot of contributions. You have defeated [-] enemy forts, persuaded five enemy forts to surrender, and surrendered or captured. Our army has always been strict in rewards and punishments. If you have merit, you must reward them. Come on, record!"

"From the top and bottom of the new army, the commander, battalion officer, etc., each recorded merit once, and rewarded one thousand mu of Jiulongjiang field, and the team leader, etc., each rewarded ten taels of silver, and the soldiers, etc., rewarded five taels of silver. Fifty acres of fields!"

"I would like to die for my lord!" Ruan Chengda and the others all smiled when they heard this. They are all masters of money, so naturally they don't care about the rewards. The troops of my own family treated it the same way.

"Our army will launch a general attack on Hue soon. You are familiar with the city of Hue, do you have something to say?"

"Since the lord asks, the general will know everything." Ruan Chengda stood up, "Please move your body, my lord."

When they arrived at a place with a wider view, everyone stood still, and Ruan Chengda pointed to Hue, "My lord, to the west of Hue are the peaks of the Changshan Mountains, which serve as a barrier to the west. The Yuping Mountain at our feet is the nearest one. The city There is a river passing outside the city, which has become a natural moat. This Qianchang River will cause a lot of trouble for our army to attack. About fifteen miles to the east is the sea, and our army's gunboats have blocked the sea. .”

"About ten miles along the Qianchang River, there are Tianmu Temple, Confucian Temple, etc. Our army has conquered these strongholds one by one in the past, and made a bold suggestion. If we attack the city, the Lord can move the Xingyuan to Tianmu The Grandma Temple sits in town, hoarding the supplies and ammunition needed by the front enemy, or sending the wounded soldiers to the Confucian Temple.”

"The city of Hue is divided into inner and outer cities. The city is square in shape, and each side is about five miles long. Water from the Qianchang River is drawn into the moat around it, forming another moat. The city wall is three feet high and six or seven meters thick. Zhang, all of which are made of blue bricks. There are ten city gates in total, each gate is about five feet high. There are four gates in the south of the city, three gates in the east of the city, and two gates in the west and north of the city. There are 24 large and small forts on it, and there are more than a hundred artillery pieces of various types. In the city, there are areas where the officials of the Ruan family work and work, and the so-called inner city of the Ruan family. The inner city is built by the Ruan family's thieves It is said that the entire palace was modeled after the Forbidden City in Beijing. There is the Qinzheng Hall where Ruan Zei usually handles government affairs, the Qiancheng Hall where he lives, the Kuntai Palace where his wife lives, the Guangming Hall where his eldest son lives, and other concubines. The Shunhui Courtyard where they lived, etc. There are also flag towers, the Hall of Supreme Harmony, and Gongguang Hall and temples for offering sacrifices to ancestors in the city."

After listening to Ruan Chengda's introduction, Li Shouhan was a little apprehensive. This was his first real city battle.The siege warfare of this era is still about the battle for the city wall. Often the attacker climbs the city through a ladder, occupies a section of the city wall, and then attacks the city gate. After opening a city gate, the army rushes in and declares a city. the fall of.Obviously, there are many gates in the south of the city, and it seems easy to break through. However, if the troops are invested in the south gate, then they will face the barriers of the Qianchang River and the moat. The troops and weapons cannot be deployed, and the troops are blocked and divided by two rivers, so they cannot form an advantage.

"Ruan Chengda, let me ask you, if I appoint you as the vanguard when I attack the city, do you still have the courage?" Shou Han didn't think about where to take the main breakthrough, he wanted to choose a vanguard to attack the city.Of course he is also the unit with the most dead.

"My lord, I'm willing to bid!" Ruan Chengda knew that this task was dangerous, but if it was dangerous, he was not the leader.It was the soldiers who died.

"My lord, Tianhua has something to say." Chen Tianhua, who remained silent for a while, frowned and stared at Hue City.

"Say!"

Chen Tianhua pulled out the sword at his waist, drew a few horizontal and vertical strokes on the ground, and began to speak out his thoughts.

"There are ten gates in the city of Hue, the most in the south, and 24 forts. Although they are distributed equally in the east, west, north, south, but, according to the report of Tan Ma, the artillery is the most near the south gate, followed by the east gate! The west gate and the north gate are the least. Therefore, Tianhua thought that if our army attacked the city, we should imitate the sages' tactic of encircling the city, attacking only the east gate, the north, and the west, and leaving the south. The south, as Commander Ruan said, is blocked by a moat and a river , It is not good for our army, but it is also bad for the enemy. I left a battalion of troops to restrain the enemy, so that he would not dare to move the artillery to other city gates."

"To the east is the sea, and there is a river flowing into the sea. Our warships can go upstream along the river and harass the enemy defenders in the east with artillery fire. At the same time, we can attack the city with about two battalions of soldiers and horses."

"The main force is at the west gate!" Shou Han ruthlessly planted several small flags representing the main force in the west. "We will attack the two city gates to the west!"

"My lord, do you know who the guard on the west side is?" A smile appeared on the corner of Chen Tianhua's mouth, and there was a trace of disdain in his words.

"who is it?"

"It's an old acquaintance of our army! The chief general during the Ri Li War, Ruan Fuyuan's third son, Ruan Fuyuan, led about five to six troops to guard the west wall. It is said that he returned from the defeat of the Ri Li army After that, when he wanted to enter the city several times, his father Ruan Fuyuan scolded him and ordered him to stay outside the city. A few days ago, our army was in a hurry to attack outside the city. Yuping Peak and Tianmu Temple were captured one after another. He begged , was allowed to enter the city to defend, but it is the west side that faces our army the most. It is said that he has not been allowed to enter the inner city until now."

Shouhan has watched too much of these internal court struggles for power and bullshit in all kinds of braided dramas. Among other things, at this moment, the wild boarskin family that is looting everywhere in Liaodong will soon It's a pity that I don't have the skills to do my own thing, otherwise I must go and see how the **** Ha Chi died.Was he killed by Yuan Dushi's cannon, or for some other reason.

Shou Han himself thought that the old lady Ha Chi was most likely killed by his Eighth Young Master.

From the perspective of human nature, Lao Ba has such a cruel heart.From another point of view, when old lady Ha Chi died, Lao Ba was the first to arrive.Moreover, Lao Ba is the biggest vested interest, so he is naturally the biggest suspect.

He shook his head hard to let these messy thoughts get out of his mind, and then let the battalion officers go back, ready to accept the combat documents from the battalion affairs office, and perform their respective tasks according to the instructions in the documents.

Naturally, seven or eight battalions of the new army were transferred to the west, ready to serve as the first wave of troops to attack the city.

That night, Ruan Chengda sneaked to Tianmu Temple where Shouhan was stationed, asked to see Li Shouhan, and said that there was a very secret military report!

"Congratulations, sir!" Seeing Li Shouhan, Ruan Chengda immediately knelt down and kowtowed, saying New Year's greetings.

"Stop talking nonsense, talk and fart!" Shou Han lightly kicked Ruan Chengda with his foot. "I don't have time to listen to your nonsense!"

After receiving this kick and listening to the scolding of the guard, Ruan Chengda couldn't help but feel his whole body lighten a little. This clearly regarded me as his own direct descendant! Since the days of surrender, Ruan Chengda has been deliberate in thinking Becoming a new rich man of Shou Han, he heard that Shou Han talked very casually to his earliest team members, and adopted different attitudes towards those who joined later, depending on the situation. Be polite.

"My lord, I have a relative who serves as the leader of the Ruan army on the opposite side. He wholeheartedly wants to join the king's division, abandon the dark and turn to the bright, so that he can achieve a positive result."

"Choose what matters."

"His Guan Qi is Le Duan, Ruan Phuc's confidant. According to him, Ruan Phuc intends to sacrifice the city and surrender, and he only asks the Lord to save his worth and life."

"that's it?"

"Of course, someone told me that it would be the best if my lord can agree to allow Ruan Fuming to inherit Ruan Fuyuan's official position!"

Throw that mother!I have come to your city, and you still want to inherit your father's official position?

Shou Han cursed in his heart.

Through the flickering candlelight, Ruan Chengda saw Shou Han's moody and uncertain expression, and he was also secretly worried. Historically, the most taboo thing for surrendered generals was to communicate with colleagues in the old camp.If Shou Han pursued it, he might lose his good head.

"Old Ruan," the guard called Ruan Chengda, "you answer the caller and tell him that everything can be discussed, but on the day when our army attacked the city, he, Ruan Fuchen, must open the city gate, let out the city wall, and lead the team in front of the city. Waiting for our army to enter the city under the city wall. After entering the city, I will guarantee his personal property and life, first of all. Second, what he said about inheriting his father's official position, I will discuss it with him in detail after I enter the city."

"Also, you have worked hard, and you have made some contributions during this period. I promise you that after entering the city, your troops can be stationed in the city and rest for a few days. Tomorrow, the battalion office will give you documents. As the queen basis!"

After hearing this, Ruan Chengda was overjoyed!

After entering the city, can you stay in the city and rest for several days?This is clearly for me to spread around the city to plunder!

After sending Ruan Chengda away, Ye Qi, the battalion officer of the guards and the commander of the Central Route Army, walked in, "My lord, do you really believe that Ruan Fuming is going to surrender?"

"The ghost believes that he is going to surrender! However, everything is prepared with both hands. On the one hand, I am preparing to fight and exchange my life for this city. On the other hand, I am preparing to accept the surrender of the third young master of the Ruan family. Also, I will return tomorrow. Hoi An, the affairs here are all in your hands, and you must do these things well in this way."

In the dead of night, Li Shouhan lowered his voice and explained to Ye Qi.

A few days later, something earth-shattering happened.

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