Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 1175
In the city of Taiyuan, the common people and young men moved huge stones one by one and placed them next to the artillery carts, while the women and children gathered up the arrows shot by the Qing army into the city, tied them up and handed them to the soldiers to carry them up the city wall.

On the city wall, Qing Zhuang and the soldiers kept shuttling back and forth, preparing equipment for defending the city, setting up cauldrons, and the soldiers covered their mouths and noses with towels, and vigorously stirred them with a wooden stick.

The Shanxi rebel army expanded to tens of thousands of people, and the equipment and equipment were extremely scarce. The defenders could only use their brains. Many houses in the city, and even the stone slabs on the street, were demolished and used as artillery stones and rolling logs.

Jiang Xiang and Hu Weizong stood on the city wall, looking at the Qing army's camp. The former hesitated, "Dorgon came to Taiyuan to supervise the battle, and he used the Mongols as soon as he arrived. He is putting all his eggs in one basket. He will not give up until Taiyuan is destroyed."

Hu Weizong smiled and said: "You don't have to worry, the Duke. Dole is here, and even the Mongols participated in the siege, which just shows that he is in a hurry. As long as the Duke defends the city, I think the turning point is in sight."

"I'm afraid that the Qing army will step up their attack. The arrows and gunpowder in the city have been exhausted. I'm afraid I won't last long!" Jiang Xiang sighed, suddenly looked up at the sky, and said in surprise, "It's strange, what happened to the Qing army today? Not ready to attack yet?"

He was talking, but Hu Weizong suddenly pointed to the outside of the city, and said in surprise: "Look, Duke, the turning point is coming!"

Jiang Xiang hurriedly looked out, and saw that the Qing army drove the brigade of people to the city, but they didn't carry any weapons, but they were outside the city with hoes, shovels and baskets, and began to dig trenches and cast low walls on the spot.

This is obviously not a siege, but a long-term siege.

Jiang Xiang was taken aback, "This is?"

"I'm afraid the city will be locked!" Hu Weizong laughed loudly, "Duke, it must be His Highness going north!"

The so-called locking the city means digging trenches outside the city, casting low walls, and housing elite soldiers at key points, so as to achieve the purpose of besieging the city with a very small number of troops.

Jiang Xiang is no stranger to Suocheng, he used it during King Chu's Eastern Expedition.

The Qing army wanted to lock him in the city, but there was only one possibility, and that was to attack from the south.

Jiang Xiang came to his senses and couldn't help rushing to the wall, happily hitting the wall with his fist.

It is not a secret among the Qing army that the Ming Dynasty will send troops. As early as after the Ming army approached Heluo and Xuzhou, rumors were already flying in the Qing army. It is rumored that the Ming army will first send troops from North Korea to occupy the outside of the pass, and then trap the Qing Dynasty to death in the Central Plains.

These rumors are not groundless. The Qing army is very empty outside the customs. After Jingjin County King Nikan withdrew from North Korea, the Ming army and North Korean army had captured Seoul, overthrew the North Korean king supported by the Qing court, and re-established a pro-Ming Dynasty. In China, it is possible for them to go out of the military pass and sneak attack on the old nest of the Qing Dynasty.

There is almost no doubt about the dispatch of troops by the Ming Dynasty, but now the direction of the dispatch of troops has finally been confirmed, and that is Heluo, the land of Longxing of the Han people.

This matter can no longer be covered by paper, and Dor Gun has no intention of concealing it. Even if he captured Taiyuan, but Heluo was occupied by the Ming army, Shang Kexi and the [-] Qing army were destroyed, then it would be meaningless for him to capture Taiyuan.

The only chance for the Qing army to win now is to defeat Wang Yan in the Central Plains. As long as the Ming army's Northern Expedition is defeated, it will be a piece of cake to deal with Jiang Xiang later.

But if you want to fight Wang Yan in the Central Plains, you can't let Jiang Xiang make trouble behind, so Dorgon chose the strategy of locking the city, and trapped Jiang Xiang in Taiyuan with a small number of elite soldiers.

In the Qing army camp, Dorgon and Hauge were sitting opposite each other at this time, and everyone already knew about Wang Yan's dispatch of troops to Heluo.

Hauge was sitting with many golden generals. He looked at the emaciated Dorgon, who looked like an old man. It's full of devastation, Jiangxiang in Shanxi is not settled yet, and the king's bandits are coming again from the south, I don't know how Prince Rui will deal with it!"

Dole's face twitched, and the atmosphere was very awkward. He knew that Hauge was laughing at him and failed to manage the Qing Dynasty well.

There was a moment of silence in the tent. Although Louqin and the others were dissatisfied with Hauge and came to ridicule Dorgon at this time, there was no place for them to speak now.

Dorgon was also angry in his heart, but he still swallowed his breath, ignored the first half of the sentence, thought that Hauge was asking him about his strategy, and said with a cheeky face, "The current situation, the Qing Dynasty and the Jin Dynasty, can be said to be dead lips and teeth. This time Although it is the crisis of our Qing Dynasty, if our Qing Dynasty is defeated, the Kingdom of Jin will not be able to survive for long, so this king hopes that the emperor of the Kingdom of Jin will put the overall situation first!"

Seeing that Dorgon didn't accept the move, Hauge persuaded him to focus on the overall situation, feeling bored, so he didn't say much.He is really a model who puts the overall situation first. At the beginning, he lost the throne because he put the overall situation first. Later, he listened to the bluff, put the overall situation first, and went to fight Sichuan. He just put the overall situation first. .

If Hauge hadn't attacked Sichuan, the Kingdom of Jin should have conquered the Western Regions, and its national strength had risen to a higher level, without being kidnapped by Dorgon.

Dorgon saw Hauge's face somber, and continued: "The king thief came here with an army, and wanted to hunt the Central Plains with this king. This battle is not only related to my Qing Dynasty, whether we can gain a foothold in the Central Plains, but also It is related to the future of the Kingdom of Jin, so I hope that the Kingdom of Jin can do its best to help Daqing overcome this difficulty!"

If Qing was defeated, it would be difficult for the Kingdom of Jin to survive. Haoge knew that Dorgon was waiting for him to express his opinion, so he pondered for a while and finally said: "What does Prince Rui need from me, Da Jin?"

"This king hopes that the Kingdom of Jin can help the Qing Dynasty guard Taiyuan. In addition, I hope that the Kingdom of Jin will send tens of thousands of troops out of Tongguan to help the Qing Dynasty, and let Wu Sangui from Hanzhong threaten the Ming army's retreat!"

Hauge was slightly silent, these requests from Dorgon were not too much.

Although this battle was dominated by the Ming and Qing Dynasties, it was actually related to the life and death of Jin Guo. It is not difficult to keep Jiang Xiang in check. It is also appropriate to send tens of thousands of horses to help Wu Sangui's soldiers suppress Shangyong.

"Yes!" Hauge nodded.

Dorgon saw that he agreed, but said again: "This battle is related to the overall situation of the world, and also related to the life and death of the Jin and Qing countries, so this king has a request!"

Hauge frowned, "Let's see!"

"I hope that during the Great War in the Central Plains, your country's soldiers and horses can obey my deployment and ensure a unified command, so that they can fight the Ming army to the death!"

"No!" After Dorgon finished speaking, Hauge immediately denied it.

Dorgon asked the Jin army to guard Jiang Xiang, which was equivalent to entrusting Shanxi to the Jin country. The reason why he did this was that he hoped to dispatch more Qing troops to the south for a decisive battle, so that more troops who obeyed his orders could be dispatched by him. Only then did he have the confidence to fight Wang Yan.

Although the Jin army helped the Qing army this time, they did not accept the command of the Qing army. They said they would attack Taiyuan City. Although the Jin army helped to surround the city, they never participated in the siege. Unlike allies, they were more like a group of theatergoers That's why Dorgon wanted the command of the Jin Army.

Hauge immediately vetoed it. First, how could Dorgon command the army of the Kingdom of Jin, and second, he was worried that Dorgon would use the Jin army as a consumable.

Hauge immediately vetoed it and let the tent be silent for a while, but he also knew that unknown command is a taboo for military strategists, so after a long silence, he changed his words: "I will let Yongping Wang Meng Qiaofang lead the troops out of Tongguan, and he can follow Prince Rui's command , but if Prince Rui wants to mobilize Dai Jin's army, he needs King Yongping's consent!"

This battle took place in the territory of the Qing Dynasty, and the main force was the Qing army, so it must be Dorgon who has the command power, and Hauge is the emperor of the Jin Kingdom, it is impossible for him to accept the command of Dorgon, so Meng Qiaofang can only be commanded The army, and this is why Dorgon asked the Jin Army to help besiege Taiyuan.

Dorgon knew that it was impossible for Hauge to completely entrust the army of the Kingdom of Jin to his command, so he could only accept this agreement.

"Okay! That's the agreement! Then Taiyuan will be entrusted to Jin Guo!" Dorgon patted his seat, "This king will lead his troops south to rescue Heluo and fight the king's thief!"

Hauge stood up, "King of Jin will definitely not allow the traitors from the east of the river to affect the Central Plains war, Prince Rui can rest assured!"

After finishing speaking, Hauge left the big tent with a group of gold generals. Although he agreed to send troops, he still had to discuss with Meng Qiaofang and others.

After Dorgon and Haoge discussed it properly, the Qing army never attacked Taiyuan City again.

Ten days later, under the supervision of the Qing army, the captive people rushed to work day and night, dug three deep trenches, and blocked the water around Taiyuan. The Qing army immediately pulled out their camp and looked south.

Dorgon has received the second urgent report from Henan. The Ming army occupied Yiyang, broke through the Longmen Pass, killed more than [-] Qing soldiers, and approached Luoyang.

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