"It's getting colder and colder today."

Emperor Chongzhen tightened his cloak and frowned slightly as he said, "Even if we fight this battle, we cannot fight it for too long, otherwise many soldiers will freeze to death."

As the war situation evolved, it was already mid-November of the second year of Chongzhen. During the Little Ice Age, the north of Ming Dynasty became increasingly colder.

It was also in this special period that led to frequent disasters under the Ming Dynasty, whether it was floods, droughts, or locust plagues. After every major disaster, there would be a major epidemic.

It was this series of problems that intensified the land annexation under the Ming Dynasty, which in turn led to the continuous intensification of class conflicts and created an environment for rogue bandits.

"Dong dong dong..."

With the intensive sound of drums echoing in his ears, Emperor Chongzhen's mind drifted to other places, and he didn't know what the scene was like in Guanzhong at this time.

The once fertile 800-mile Qinchuan River became a life-threatening existence during the Chongzhen Dynasty. The hungry and red-eyed Guanzhong men who joined the rebel army were extremely powerful.

"Boom boom boom..."

"Boom boom boom..."

The sound of shelling and explosions one after another pulled Emperor Chongzhen from meditation into reality, but he saw solid bullets and piles of thunderbolts flying towards the city wall guarded by Jianlu. The huge impact and explosion

The resulting impact caused considerable casualties to the prisoners on the city wall.

"Whoosh whoosh..."

"Kill!!"

The sky-covering rain of arrows flew towards the city wall of Santun Camp one after another. Under the joint attack of artillery fire and rain of arrows, the soldiers of the Ming Army who went to battle, under the command of their generals, carried a frame.

The ladders roared towards the city wall in front of them. Many soldiers pushed the city-breaking hammers and slowly advanced towards the city gate in front.

After yesterday's victory, the Ming armies and soldiers under their command no longer feared Jianlu as before, at least they dared to show their swords to Jianlu.

"Fortunately, last night, all troops and horses intercepted the moat outside Santun Camp and filled it with stones and soil." Wang Qia, who was watching the battle, sighed with emotion: "If it hadn't been like this, if we attacked Santun Camp today, our Ming Dynasty

I don’t know how many more soldiers will die in the battle.”

"yes."

Li Banghua nodded and said: "With Sun Gong and the others leading the ministries, they have indeed eliminated many threats. I hope that today's battle can break through the Santun Camp that was stolen by the Jianlu."

In large-scale sieges, the so-called tactical arrangements before the battle are no longer as effective. Everything is done according to what was decided before the war.

The commander-in-chief of each department will make small-scale adjustments in time according to changes on the battlefield. Unless one party cannot withstand it first, the siege must continue after it starts.

"Meet Your Majesty!!"

The people who were watching the battle saw Emperor Chongzhen walking slowly, and they all raised their hands with respectful expressions. However, Emperor Chongzhen just waved his hands and focused on the battlefield of Santunying Xicheng.

The Tianxiong Army commanded by Lu Xiangsheng, Ma Shilong's command, and the Denglai reinforcements worked in tacit coordination and launched an offensive against the Jianlu who were guarding the city defense.

"Did Zhou Yuji send someone to send some news?"

Seeing dozens of Ming army soldiers falling from the high ladder, Emperor Chongzhen frowned and said, "And where are Hou Shilu's troops and horses?"

Although before this battle, I was mentally prepared and knew that in the siege launched today, the troops and horses participating in the battle would definitely suffer a lot of casualties. However, when I saw the Ming army soldiers who were shot into hedgehogs, they were captured by the prisoners together with them.

The Ming army soldier who was pushed down the ladder was...

Emperor Chongzhen felt very uncomfortable.

If there had been no Jianlu invasion, then they would not have died on the battlefield. They might have been with their families, or they might have been eating and waiting to die, but either way, it was better than losing their lives on the battlefield.

"Your Majesty, the troops and horses led by Zhou Yuji have launched an offensive on Hongshan Pass." Wang Qia stepped forward and cupped his hands and said: "This time, Zhou's troops brought the sky-shattering thunder they had accumulated earlier and have a great chance of winning Hongshan Pass today."

Li Banghua followed closely and said: "Your Majesty, Hou Shilu's troops have rushed to the Shimen Town area and will arrive at Santun Camp by tomorrow at the latest.

In addition, the Tianjin Three Guards urgently submitted a military report, which arrived last night, and the reinforcements from Dongjiang King Qin Wang arrived successfully two days ago, led by Chen Jisheng, totaling more than 5,000 elite troops."

"oh?"

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he looked at Li Banghua and said, "Do you know who the generals under Chen Jisheng are with the army? Have they set off for the front line now?"

Seeing that the emperor was so concerned about the Dongjiang Army, Li Banghua couldn't help but feel suspicious, but he said: "According to the military report submitted by Tianjin, it is gratifying to see that there are virtuous and virtuous generals like Geng Zhongming, but most of them are Mao Wenlong's adopted sons...

"

"Let's not talk about whether a foster son is a foster son or not."

Emperor Chongzhen waved his hand and said: "As long as the Dongjiang Army can come, all the previous grievances should be settled after this battle is over."

"..."

Wang Qia and Li Banghua were shocked when they heard this. Is the emperor going to reverse Mao Wenlong's case?

Guys like Kong Youde are here.

Now that you're here, don't go back to Pidao and just stay in Shenjing.

Emperor Chongzhen didn't care what Wang Qia and the others were thinking. At this moment, he was thinking about how to deal with Kong Youde and the others, whether to simply kill them or train them.

After all, given the current situation, there are no strong generals under his command who are good at fighting. It is really difficult to deal with the Ming Dynasty, which is on fire from all sides.

Both the built-up captives and the rogue bandits are two serious problems that must be taken seriously. One cannot be too heavy on one and the other too light. Otherwise, the threat will not be solved at all.

"Boom boom boom..."

"Boom boom boom..."

The deafening explosion made Emperor Chongzhen come out of his thoughts. When he saw some soldiers jumping onto the city wall guarded by Jianlu, Emperor Chongzhen's eyes slightly opened.

"Your Majesty, Jianlu's fighting spirit seems to have been crushed." Zhu Chunchen looked shocked, looking at the situation on the frontline battlefield, and said in disbelief: "Why do I feel that they are not interested in defending the city..."

Not only Zhu Chunchen, but also Wang Qia and Li Banghua did not expect that the situation on the frontline battlefield would develop in favor of the Ming Dynasty.

'Did it get blown up by artillery fire?'

Emperor Chongzhen narrowed his eyes slightly as he watched more and more soldiers begin to attack the city wall. This rare sight made him quite surprised.

According to the strength of Jianlu, this situation shouldn't happen, right? Why did Jianlu, who was guarding the city defense, become so weak after several rounds of offensives?
Chapter completed!