Dominate the Country

In the cold winter, the icy north wind sweeps across the earth. In the war in Ruzhou, the Qing army was still on the offensive, while the Fuhan army was in the trenches [such a comparison]. But in the middle section of the Yangtze River, on the north bank of the Yangtze River. On the vast land, two teams wearing cyan military uniforms continued to advance towards Jiangling City, which was surrounded by fiery red.

Ten days ago, Zhang Rui's Hunan West Route Army was defeated at the foot of Jiangling City. The Jiangling City defenders who cooperated with the attack were also defeated by the Fuhan Army.

And what about the Fuhan Army that surrounded Jiangling City with seven to eight thousand troops? They were not in a hurry to attack Jiangling City, but kept using artillery to negotiate with the defenders in Jiangling City, with only one purpose - to extort more property and supplies.

For the specific situation, you can refer to Tokyo in the second year of Jingkang.

Even though Jiangling City knew that it was drinking poison to quench its thirst, it tried its best to cope with the demands of the Fuhan Army. They wanted food for food, wine and meat, and livestock for wine, meat, and livestock. The remaining cavalry team in Jiangling City sacrificed more than half of their mounts. Even in order to 'delay' the Fuhan Army's attack, Jiangling City did not hesitate to send out gunpowder.

——In fact, both sides knew very well that Chen Ming wanted to use the special location of Jingzhou City to attract Qing troops. As for Xue Shiyan and the others, they ignored everything and just hoped that the time to finally break up with Chen Ming would come as late as possible. Their purpose is very clear, to delay the destruction of Jiangling City and save the lives and wealth of tens of thousands of bannermen in Jingzhou City.

"As long as we defend Jiangling City, we will spend all our money on it." The Taoist in Jiangling City said this. This argument won Abkai's absolute praise.

So Chen Ming extorted 500,000 taels of silver, and Jiangling City begged, begged, and complained. Seeing that nothing worked, it only took him one day and one night to collect the 500,000 taels of silver. Chen Ming changed hands and rewarded the entire army, starting with the most junior soldiers, with ten taels of silver per person.

The reinforcements sent from Wuchang took the Yangtze River waterway, because the land routes with closer straight lines: Hanchuan, Mianyang, and Qianjiang were completely controlled by the Fuhan Army. The purpose of setting the length was to rescue Jingzhou, not to take advantage of the opportunity to attack. Destroy the partial divisions of the Han army.

Nijiatai is located thirteen or four miles north of Jiangling City. This small village located on the edge of the Changhu Lake has now become the main camp of the Fuhan Army.

The soldiers rested here for many days and were well fed and fed. Of course, they could not see any signs of fatigue under Jiangling City. These ten days were not only days for Chen Ming to 'fish', but also days for the Fuhan Army to rest and recuperate.

They set out from Yunyang, stopped at the foot of Xiangyang City, then went all the way south, defeated Zhongxiang and Qianjiang, and then crossed the Han River for hundreds of miles to Jiangling City, and then there was a big battle. The soldiers' mental and physical strength have reached a critical point. Even if their morale is still very strong, it is just a false fire stimulated by the victory. These ten days also give the Fuhan Army a chance to breathe.

"I heard that the eldest wife of Vice-Capital Shi Liangshi, Wanyan, was very beautiful, and her legitimate daughter Lana was also a young beauty. There was also Changxuan's wife and daughter who were beaten to death in Gunhe. They were also rare beauties." When Chen Ming spoke, his face was filled with filth, which shocked the man standing below so much that he couldn't breathe. "Wang Shiyong, you go back and tell the officials who are in charge in Jiangling City to send the wives and daughters of Shi Liang and Chang Xuan to the governor, and then choose a hundred good-looking banner women. , sent together.”

"Add a hundred bolts of red silk." What's this going to do?

"I, the Governor, will spare Jiang Ling ten more days."

"Otherwise, if one person is missing, the Japanese governor's army will crush Jiangling City tomorrow and level the entire city."

Chen Ming knew very well how dirty his "request" was, and how much indignation and fighting spirit it would generate among the defenders in the city, especially the flag soldiers. After all, the Manchu Qing Dynasty at this time was not the Northern Song Dynasty during the Jingkang period. But it was not ten days ago. The Qing soldiers from Xiangyang had already arrived at Shilipu, the junction of Jingmen and Jingzhou Prefecture, and the Qing soldiers from Wuchang had also entered Shishou. In two or three days at most, these two groups of Qing soldiers will be able to reach outside Jiangling City.

Now Chen Ming was about to close the net and the big fish showed up. He could no longer sit calmly on the chair, so he asked the Jiangling City defenders to cooperate in a show.

The angry Jingzhou flag soldiers were able to show more combat effectiveness when defending the city. Anyway, Chen Ming did not believe that they dared to go out of the city to fight. This gave him a good opportunity to "escape".

Wang Shiyong, who was standing in the hall, felt bad. Shi Liangshi's wife, Wanyan, was beautiful, and her legitimate daughter Lana was also a young beauty. Changxuan's wife and daughter who were beaten to death in Gunhe were also rare beauties. What the hell are these? .

As far as he knew, Mrs. Shi was already in her thirties, old and sallow, but still beautiful. She was so beautiful. The daughter-in-law of the Shi family also looks average, with a big face. Of course, Wang Shiyong has never seen it himself, only heard about it. He is an assistant in the General's Mansion and can hear a lot of gossip.

There are also the wives and daughters of Deputy Chief Changxuan. Changxuan is five or six years older than Shi Liang, and his first wife is already forty...

Wang Shiyong looked at Chen Ming's young face and naturally didn't think that Chen Ming's taste was really that strong and that he would be interested in two beauties in their thirties and forties. So what was Chen Ming doing?

When Wang Shiyong walked out of Nijiatai, he was in a daze. He brought this news back to Jiangling City. Would he be beaten to death by Abukai after he told it? This was Chen Ming's complete abuse and insult to the bannermen and soldiers of Jingzhou. It was a great shame for every bannerman and soldier.

But if he didn't tell it, the Fu Han Army would directly attack the city, and then he seemed to... still die.

Wang Shiyong knew very well how low the morale in the city was.

In the previous ten days, the main task of the Jiangling City defenders was not to defend the city, but to be coolies and security guards who transported food, goods, and supplies, and to personally teach so many precious treasures to their enemies. The morale was low, and every soldier exuded decadence.

Even if he told Abukai Chen Ming's original words word for word, the morale of the bannermen might rise, but the remaining troops in Yichang Town and Jingzhou City would not have any morale improvement. It is estimated that many people would still gloat in their hearts. In the past few days, when requisitioning supplies in Jiangling City, the Green Camp and the Bannermen have had several conflicts. Although they were not big. As early as the battle ten days ago, the first attack of the garrison troops was defeated by the sudden rout of the Bannermen, which had already made the Green Camp of Yichang Town very dissatisfied with the Bannermen.

If the battle breaks out, the morale of the Green Camp will continue to be low. How much use can it be to rely on the Bannermen in the city? Wang Shiyong has no confidence at all.

In the evening of this day, rumbling cannons sounded outside Jiangling City. Chen Ming didn't know what happened after Wang Shiyong returned to the city, but he only gave Jiangling City one afternoon. In the evening, Jiangling City showed no signs of opening the gate. On the contrary, teams of Bannermen went in and out of the city all afternoon, reinforcing the battlements and stacking city defense equipment. This was obviously preparing for war. Why did Chen Ming continue to wait?