Chongzhen Wiretapping System

Chapter 376 Victory is very slim

After a moment of silence, Lu Xiangsheng said again: "I got the news that Jianlu invaded North Korea. From the time Lushun set off, I had anticipated the possible situation, including the current situation. Therefore, at the first time, I Send people back to the capital to report the letter, and tell the emperor that if the Dongjiang Army is to be used as a diversion, the Guan Ning Army must also cooperate."

Li Dingguo was taken aback when he heard that, he didn't expect the governor to be so far-sighted and consider so much!While admiring him, he secretly decided in his heart that he must follow the Governor as an example.

At this time, Lu Xiangsheng turned his head to look at the Jianlu outside the city, his voice raised a little, he seemed very confident, and said firmly: "I believe that as long as we stick to Pyongyang for about half a year, the emperor will definitely order Guan Ningjun to do something. The countermeasures forced the Jianlu army to retreat to Liaodong!"

Having said that, he turned his head to look at Li Dingguo again, and said with a serious expression: "There is no need to think about anything else, as long as we can persist in Pyongyang for half a year, not only can we drag down Jianlu's strength, but also create opportunities for the Guanning Army." , is another blow to Jianlu. Only in this way can we show the role of our Dongjiang Army. In a few years, our Ming Dynasty will definitely recover Liaodong!"

Li Dingguo finally realized when he heard this.Only then did he realize that after Lu Xiangsheng was unable to defeat the Jianlu army outside the city, he immediately ordered the casualties, soldiers, old and weak inside the city to be transferred first, and 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 it is true as the governor said, the main force of Jianlu will not be able to 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 Jianlu's morale.On the other hand, the Guanning army sent troops to the hinterland of Liaodong, and used the strategy of encircling Wei and saving Zhao to force the main force of Jianlu to withdraw without success. This situation would definitely greatly weaken Jianlu's strength.

Li Dingguo thought of this, but he was still worried.All of this is what the Governor himself thinks.What if the governor's memorial cannot be delivered to the capital?Or what if you are delayed on the road?Or, what if the emperor didn't let Guan Ning's army attack?It is also possible that the Guan Ning army has never taken the initiative to attack, fearing Jianlu, resisting orders and not obeying, or just pretending, it is not a threat to the terrain in the hinterland of Liaodong at all, what should I do if it is not enough to force the Jianlu army to return to aid?
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At this moment, many possibilities flashed through Li Dingguo's mind, all of which could prove that what Lu Xiangsheng said was just wishful thinking.

Pyongyang City is a strong city, and it is not impossible to defend it for half a year.However, if there is no support from Liaodong, then Pyongyang will be an isolated city.No matter how strong it is, it will definitely fall!
Could it be that everything must be hoped that the Guanning Army will strongly support the war in Pyongyang?Thinking about it this way, Li Dingguo always felt very suspenseful!
However, he looked back and thought about it. As the governor of Baoding, he was stationed at Pidao in Liaodong. This situation seems to be impossible.

Or it can be said that Jianlu used his strength and conspiracy to deal with the Dongjiang army, forcing the governor to accept the move.As for the final result, what we can do here is to stick to Pyongyang, and then hope that the emperor can force the Guanning Army to send troops to support it.

Victory is very slim!Thinking about it, Li Dingguo couldn't help but sighed in his heart.

However, he quickly cheered up. Even if Pyongyang was really in danger and couldn't hold it anymore, the Datong River still belonged to Daming and could be rescued by sailors. At least the Governor-General would definitely be able to evacuate it.

Thinking of this, Li Dingguo immediately cupped his fists and said to Lu Xiangsheng: "The last general is going to inspect the construction of city defense equipment!"

"Go!" Lu Xiangsheng listened, nodded and answered, then turned around and looked outside the city, watching the Jianlu cavalry galloping outside the city, his heart was still very heavy, and he didn't have the worries he showed on the surface .

In fact, Lu Xiangsheng can certainly think of what Li Dingguo can think of.But the strength of the Dongjiang Army is far from being comparable to that of Jianlu, and it was forced to do so in the end.

Even so, Lu Xiangsheng had an intuition that the emperor would never ignore the Dongjiang army.Since the end of the 11th year of Chongzhen, the emperor has shown a strong ability to strategize. Many times he can predict that when he is fighting outside, he will give him whatever support he needs most!
This time, is there no exception?

Thinking of this, Lu Xiangsheng was a little unsure, after all, separated by a boundless sea, could the emperor still count?

As he was thinking, Zheng Zhilong, the commander-in-chief of the Daming Navy, suddenly went up 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 and nodded and asked, "How is the interception by Jianlu?"

"Return to your lord!" Zheng Zhilong's face was a bit dumbfounded when he heard it, and at the same time he replied to Lu Xiangsheng: "Jianlu's arrows seem to be free of money, and they shoot all passing boats into hedgehogs. It's just a pity, In the end, they all shoot rockets, otherwise, I will be able to borrow more arrows for my lord!"

At the beginning, Jianlu shot arrows from the stock, filling the boat with arrows, just like borrowing arrows from a straw boat.For better or worse, it was 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 could not recover the arrows.That's why Zheng Zhilong said so.

Lu Xiangsheng smiled and didn't care, and immediately ordered him: "After returning to Pidao, 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 Zheng Zhilong heard this, he took orders immediately, but he was still a little worried, so he asked Lu Xiangsheng again: "The general thinks that Jianlu will definitely not allow the Datong River to flow smoothly, and it will definitely be more difficult for the navy to go back and forth to Pyongyang in the future than it is now. My lord, how about leaving tonight?"

Hearing this, Lu Xiangsheng categorically refused: "Is this the kind of officer who runs away? The battle of Pyongyang City is a matter of great importance. I must not leave the army and live alone. Go ahead, the battle of Pyongyang, I am sure to win!"

Whether he can win or not, Zheng Zhilong is also a soldier who is used to leading soldiers. Although sea battles are different from land battles, he can at least see a thing or two.

Therefore, for Lu Xiangsheng's stubbornness, to be honest, he still admires it very much.Especially among the Ming officials who have met a lot, most of them are the kind who only know how to get benefits, so they are even more admirable for Lu Xiangsheng, who is an outlier.

If it was Xiong Wencan who changed, he would have run away immediately, right?No, he would never have come to Pyongyang at all!

Thinking of this, Zheng Zhilong couldn't help thinking of the fate of this old friend. Chongzhen was escorted to Beijing in 12 years, ordered by the emperor to search his home, and exiled to Hainan.Hehe, I took so much money from myself, and it all went to the emperor in the end, why bother!
Zheng Zhilong understood Lu Xiangsheng's temperament. Now that he had made a decision, it was impossible to make a change unless the emperor ordered it.Therefore, he didn't persuade him much, and went to busy himself with his own affairs.

After nightfall, Lu Xiang rose from the top of the city and watched as Zheng Zhilong led the boat drifting down along the Datong Army.

Seeing the ship hidden in the darkness, Lu Xiangsheng thought silently, this could be regarded as a battle of last resort!
Just as he was thinking, he suddenly heard Li Laiheng's voice with a little surprise: "My lord, 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.

To the east of Pyongyang City, a fire dragon was appearing from a distance, slowly approaching Pyongyang City.

After waiting for a long time, I still didn't see the fire dragon's tail, as if it was endless.

Needless to say, this fire dragon is the Jianlu infantry in the east, and it turned out to be rushing all night to come here in Pyongyang.

Seeing this scene, Lu Xiangsheng couldn't help but feel his heart sink.He didn't expect that Jianlu was so anxious that he marched overnight.It seems that Jianlu is really bound to win Pyongyang!
On the top of the city, all the soldiers of the Ming army, as well as the soldiers of the Korean army, all silently looked at the fire dragon in the distance 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?

This night, because of the arrival of the Jianlu infantry, people shouted and neighed, it was really a night of trouble.Wait until dawn to see that the Jianlu camp outside the city has expanded. It can be roughly estimated just by visual inspection. There are about 2 Jianlu infantry troops who came last night.

As a result, the Jianlu army outside Pyongyang is estimated to have about [-] infantry and cavalry.

It has to be said that the Jianlu army outside the city put a lot of pressure on the defenders inside the city.But looking at the defensive equipment prepared in the city, which has been continuously transported to the top of the city, the defenders have some confidence.

With Lu Xiangsheng personally in charge, no one can fool the city defense.

In the camp outside the city, Duoduo, Haoge and Yuetuo had already met, and they were also looking at Pyongyang City at this time.

"I said, how did you fight that you were almost defeated by the Ming army?" Hauge turned his head to look at Yue Tuo, asking with a trace of curiosity, but also mockingly.

After hearing this, Duoduo also turned his head to look at Yuetuo, feeling a little disdainful in his heart.The army of the Qing Dynasty, or the army specially dispatched, was almost defeated by the Ming army in a field battle, which really disgraced the Qing Dynasty.

It's true that which pot is not opened and which pot is mentioned, the last thing Yue Tuo wants is for others to mention this matter.However, it is his cousin who is bringing up this topic now, and he is also the emperor's son.The other one was an uncle who was a generation higher than him, so he couldn't get angry at all, or didn't answer.

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!"

Speaking of this, he saw the mockery on the faces of Hauge and Doduo, and Hauge still wanted to speak, so he knew that he would not say good things, so he said first: "Otherwise, The emperor will not personally lead the army, and he is rushing to Pyongyang. Just based on this, it is enough to prove that the emperor knows the strength of this Ming army, right?"

"..." Hauge, who was about to speak, opened his mouth and just wanted to say something, when he heard that Yue Tuo had brought out his father, he immediately blocked his words, opened his mouth, but couldn't speak.

Duoduo, on the other hand, was less concerned, just sneered, looked at the top of the city, and pointed with a horsewhip: "If you want me to tell you, there is no need for my Daqing to mobilize the troops like this, I won't believe it, and I can't beat Pyongyang! "

Regarding this, Yue Tuo did not strike up a conversation, so he hoped that they would not discuss this.When the emperor arrives, the emperor will naturally make a decision.

He didn't speak, but Duoduo turned to look at him and asked: "The artillery you carry in the army, you won't lose it?"

"The camp was not breached by the Ming army, so how could it be lost?" For this uncle who was younger than himself, Yue Tuo did not respect Dorgon as much as he did for Dorgon. Those with Hongyi cannons might not be able to defeat the Ming army's cannons on the top of the city!"

The artillery of the Qing Dynasty was best at the Tianshun Army. However, after facing the Dongjiang Army under the city of Lushun, they suffered a big loss.Therefore, Yue Tuo can be sure that the artillery battle will definitely not defeat the Ming army.

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 taken aback for a moment, and after recovering, he had to admire Duoduo in his heart, it seemed that he was quite capable.He had forgotten about it, 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 head of Pyongyang City, Lu Xiangsheng looked out of the city expressionlessly, but his heart was actually very heavy.The Jianlu infantry has been here for a few days, but they are not in a hurry to attack the city. They must not be idle. This abnormal situation definitely shows that Jianlu is still preparing.The more prepared they are, the stronger the attack will be once they attack the city!

Thinking of this, 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.

(End of this chapter)