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It didn't take long for Yue Tuo to receive the report of the expedition, which showed that all the troops were huddled in Jinzhou and Lushun cities, and all thatched houses outside the cities were burned down.

"Haha, does a strong wall clear the country?" Upon hearing this, Yue Tuo couldn't help but sneered and said to himself. He remembered that at this time last year, in the capital of the Ming Dynasty, the Ming army used the technique of strengthening the wall to clear the field, and it did have some effects, preventing the Qing army from staying in the pass for long.

But this time, how could the Qing Dynasty make such a mistake again. Furthermore, the emperor has repeatedly stated that the war must end as soon as possible in order to save food. If you can capture the food in Jinzhou City, it will be a great achievement.

Thinking of this, Yue Tuo ordered the army to set off. At least part of the food that was intercepted in North Korea must be recovered this time!

Following this order, the cold wind roared, iron hooves burst, and dust flew. The Manchurians gave their troops a warm farewell, hoping that the troops would win the war and bring them war dividends, just like before. As for the Han slaves, they all hid in the house, trying to keep themselves warm, and try not to move their bodies. If they could get through the day, how could they care about the war?

In their opinion, if the Jianlu army is dispatched like this, there is basically no way it will be invincible. Now that the matter is a foregone conclusion, what is there to pay attention to? You can't expect Master Wang to save you, right?

Outside Jinzhou City, Jianlu, who was full of food, roared past from time to time. Or, just a stone's throw away, he pointed at Jinzhou City, seeming to be discussing Jinzhou's city defense. While doing this, there was no sign of the Ming army on the city being noticed.

In the lobby of Jinzhou Yamen, Liu Xingzhi, the city defense general on duty, reported the situation outside. After hearing this, Lu Xiangsheng said calmly: "Let them go and let them do whatever they want!"

In Jinzhou City, the Ming army had been mentally prepared before, not to mention that Governor Denglai was personally stationed here. They can also see that the city is actually full of strong soldiers and horses, at least the most elite troops of the Dongjiang Army are here. In this case, no one has anything to worry about. When it’s time to take turns, you should stay in the warmth of the house, and when it’s time to sleep, you should sleep.

If people who don't know see the situation on both sides, they probably won't believe it. Everyone in the city and outside the city are doing their own things, as if the two sides have no intersection.

One day later, Jianlu's army arrived in Jinzhou. Amidst the flying dust, Jianlu was either on guard or setting up camp. All these things were done in an orderly manner.

As the commander-in-chief, Yue Tuo naturally does not need to worry about these things. As soon as he arrived in Jinzhou, he led his generals to watch the Jinzhou battle.

He is thirty-one years old this year and is in his prime. He has fought with the slave chief since he was a child and has rich experience. But this time when I saw Jinzhou City, I felt a little confused.

In the past, when the Qing Dynasty went to attack the cities of the Ming Dynasty, which time did the Ming Dynasty defenders not feel as if they were facing a powerful enemy? Even if it is a fortified city like Ningjin, as soon as the Qing army appears, the Ming army on top of the city will be ready.

Logically speaking, the emperor dug a hole this time and allowed the Ming army to jump in. Now that he sees the Qing army attacking in large numbers, he should be panicked!

Thinking of this, he felt vaguely that something was wrong. After thinking about it, he sent someone to persuade him to surrender. As for himself, he continued to observe from a distance.

At the top of Jinzhou City, Mao Chengzuo, who replaced Liu Xingzhi, saw a Jianlu coming with a white flag, and couldn't help but sneered in his heart.

"Listen to the Ming army on the top of the city. You have fallen into the scheme of our Qing emperor. Now the sea is about to freeze. You have no way to escape. You are in despair. My master said that as long as you surrender to the Qing Dynasty, not only can you To save you from death, you can also petition the emperor..."

Mao Chengzuo listened for a while and asked the guard next to him: "This guy speaks so well in Mandarin, must he be a traitor?"

"Sir, nine times out of ten, yes!" his personal guard replied with hatred on his face.

The Ming Dynasty lost the land of Liaodong, and the traitors had a lot of credit for it, and they were absolutely merciless when they acted as collaborators and harmed their compatriots. People in Dongjiang Town have a deep understanding of such people.

After hearing this, Mao Chengzuo stretched out his hand to summon a subordinate who was good at archery and ordered him: "Shoot him!"

When the man heard this, he was stunned for a moment. He thought he was going to shoot him to death. However, after the guard on the side reminded him, without saying a word, he opened his bow and nocked an arrow, and quietly shot an arrow, hitting the traitor's thigh. .

"Ah..." With a scream, the traitor fell to the ground, and then crawled out with his hands, shouting for help in Manchu.

With a "swish" sound, another arrow hit the traitor's other leg. It was like a horse being stabbed in the butt. His hands crawled to the ground so fast that he didn't even have time to shout for help.

Yue Tuo watched all this from a distance and understood that the Ming army in the city seemed determined to hold on, leaving no room for negotiation. He frowned and stared at the top of Jinzhou City for a long time before riding back to the camp without saying a word. As for the crawling traitor, he didn't care at all.

On this first day, Jianlu did not attack the city. Wei Mulan reported the situation to Emperor Chongzhen and relayed Lu Xiangsheng's opinion. It was just that Jianlu had rested for a day, and it was estimated that they would attack the city with artillery tomorrow!

After Emperor Chongzhen learned about the situation, he was happy to build the captives instead of attacking the city. Nowadays, there is sufficient food in Jinzhou and Lushun, all of which comes from North Korea. His only worry is that the ice on the Bohai Sea is not easy to control. After all, even in later generations, the weather forecast depends on the sky, not to mention the current era.

Early the next morning, smoke rose from the Jianlu Camp outside Jinzhou City. Lu Xiangsheng inspected the city head, and when he saw the amount of smoke, he knew that his estimate yesterday was correct, and immediately ordered the artillery battalion to prepare.

This artillery battalion of the Dongjiang Army was actually transferred from Ningyuan. Including artillery and artillery, they were transported by ship and reached Jinzhou directly by sea without much effort.

This kind of scheduling would be basically impossible if it were changed before. But now, on Guan Ning's side, Sun Chengzong was in charge, with Zuo Yingxuan as his assistant, and the generals were no longer Wu and Zu. The emperor directly issued the order, so it was easy to complete the arrangement.

About half an hour later, the gate of the Jianlu camp opened wide, and the Jianlu cavalry swarmed out and walked around the city. The sound of horse hooves rumbled with great momentum.

Then groups of infantry lined up and formed outside Jinzhou City. Behind the infantry is their trump card for siege, the artillery camp.

Under the banner of the Chinese Army, a Jianlu general said proudly: "Master, it's time for the Ming army to have a taste of our Qing artillery! As long as our artillery is deployed, the Ming army will regret their recklessness yesterday!"

There will be another update later, so I can pay off my monthly ticket debt.