"What should I do? Is there any way to defeat Wuchang quickly?"

In the Shuangfeng Mountain camp, Zhu Hengjia was so anxious that he stamped his feet.

The personal guard came to report: "The governor of Huguang, Gao Doushu, is in charge of the country and wants to see him."

"Oh, Mr. Gao is here, please tell him to come in."

Fifty-six-year-old Gao Doushu has served in Huguang for a long time, and Zhu Hengjia relies heavily on him.

"When Gao Gong comes, he must have a clever plan to teach the orphans." Zhu Hengjia has insight into people's hearts and goes straight to the point.

Gao Doushu smiled slightly: "Nothing can be hidden from the eyes of the supervising country. I am here to give you advice. Your main attack direction in Wuchang is wrong."

"Wrong direction of main attack? The west side of Wuchang City is close to the Yangtze River and is harassed by the enemies of Hanyang. The south side of the city is connected to the Yangtze River. The land is narrow and the army cannot move. Therefore, the North City and the East City are selected as the main attack direction. What's wrong? Is there any?"

"In the supervision of the country, I have been in Huguang for many years and know the topography of Wuchang City very well. Does the supervision of the country know that there are nine lakes and thirteen mountains in Wuchang City?"

"There are so many mountains in Wuchang city?"

"Wuchang City is known as 'look up at the mountains and go out to see the lake'. There are not many mountains in the east of the city. You are right to attack from the east of the city. But you are wrong to attack from the north of the city. Even if you take the north city wall, there is Phoenix Mountain in the north of the city. Crab Cape, Huayuan Mountain, Rouge Mountain and many other peaks. The Qing army can completely defend against the mountains."

Zhu Hengjia was dumbfounded: "So we can only attack Zhongxiao Gate and Binyang Gate in the east city?"

"Whatever the supervisor wants, Kong Youde will definitely want to get it. I expect that he will deploy heavy troops in Dongcheng, and Dongcheng may not be easy to fight."

"It won't work this way, that won't work either. Could it be that Gao Qing is here to see Gu Joke?"

"I think you should put your main attack direction in the south of the city. Attack the east of the city openly and take the south of the city secretly."

"But there are catfish traps in the south of the city, and water channels are crisscrossed, so the army can't move forward!"

"It is true that the southern part of the city cannot be deployed, but near the Zhonghe Gate in the southeast corner of the city, there is a mountain called Xiaoshan, which can hide elite soldiers. First attack the Zhongxiao Gate and Binyang Gate in the east city. Kong Youde will mobilize the defenders of the Zhonghe Gate to reinforce these two gates. As soon as the defenders were transferred away, our elite troops unexpectedly rushed out from Xiaoshan and stormed Zhonghe Gate. Wuchang will definitely defeat it."

Zhu Hengjia was overjoyed: "What a move to attack the east and attack the west. If Wuchang is defeated, it's all thanks to the power of Duke Gao!"

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At Pinghu Gate in the west city of Wuchang, Ming general Ma Jinzhong stationed himself under the city to observe, and finally found that familiar face.

Chi approached and shouted: "Is this Wang Le'an in the city?"

When Wang Yuncheng looked at the top of the city and saw it was Ma Jinzhong, he couldn't help but be filled with emotion.

At that time, the two of them were under Zuo Liangyu's tent, and later they were under the control of He Tengjiao. They had a deep friendship with each other and were known as "King and Ma".

Later, Wang Yuncheng guarded Xiangyin City, and Kong Youde and Qi Youjiu personally persuaded him to surrender. Wang Yuncheng surrendered, but most of his men refused to surrender and fled. Kong Youde did not take it lightly because his soldiers fled, so he was grateful.

"Is this Wang Le'an in the city?"

Ma Jinzhong shouted again.

Wang Yuncheng did not dare to respond and told Kong Youde.

Kong Youde was stunned, and said for a long time: "You go out and answer the questions for now, see what they say, and then tell me."

Wang Yuncheng leaned against the low wall and replied: "Brother Ma, it's me."

Ma Jinzhong shouted: "Your Highness Prince Jing, two hundred thousand troops are surrounding Wuchang. It will be a matter of time before the city is defeated. Le'an, please tell Kong Youde to surrender as soon as possible."

Wang Yuncheng sued Kong Youde, but Kong Youde was hesitant and still had a glimmer of luck waiting for help.

"Reporting to the Supervisor, I was ordered to persuade Wang Yuncheng to surrender today, but he hesitated and failed."

Zhu Hengjia smiled: "It's okay to hesitate. I'm asking you to persuade me to surrender. I don't expect immediate success. As long as I can shake the enemy's morale, it's good. When it comes to fighting, attacking the city is the bottom priority, and attacking the heart is the top priority."

"The sage who supervises the country!"

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"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

In order to make Kong Youde believe that his main attack direction was Dongcheng, Zhu Hengjia placed most of his artillery at Zhongxiao and Binyang Gate in Dongcheng. He also gave numerous instructions to generals Geng Jimao, Hui Zhiguan, Li Chengjue and Jing Keqin who were attacking Dongcheng. , we must fight hard regardless of casualties, and mobilize the Nancheng garrison to Dongcheng.

"Push all the artillery to the east of the city and fight with the Ming army," Kong Youde ordered.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The Qing army's artillery also opened fire.

"Brothers, follow me!"

General Zeng Yangxing of the Ming Dynasty led his troops to attack Zhongxiao Gate. A shotgun shot hit him and he fell into a pool of blood.

"General Bing Zeng", Geng Jimao was in great mourning.

"Your Majesty, I am in danger, so I will leave my family to you." Zeng Yangxing tilted his head and breathed out.

Geng Jimao's eyes turned red, "Attack the city! The war drums are not allowed to stop."

Geng Jimao and Hui Zhiguan attacked and the Zhongxiao Gate was on the verge of collapse.

"Kill!"

Li Chengjue and Jing Keqin attacked Binyang Gate fiercely, with no regard for casualties.

Hao Shangjiu from the North City attacked Wusheng Gate; Tian Peilin from the South City attacked Wangshan Gate and Baoan Gate; Ma Jinzhong from the West City persuaded Pinghu Gate guard Wang Yuncheng to surrender while fiercely attacking Hanyang Gate and Wenchang Gate.

Kong Youde was a senior general in the army. From the sound of cannons and shouts of killing, he judged that the main attack direction of the Ming army was Zhongxiao Gate and Binyang Gate. The other gates were all pretending to attack. He immediately ordered troops and horses to be dispatched from each gate to reinforce these two gates. .

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Kong Youde's Chinese army arrived at Zhonghe Gate.

"General Jia, the prince has ordered five hundred people from the Zhonghe Gate garrison to be dispatched to reinforce Zhongxiao Gate."

Jia Yixuan was reluctant. Originally there were only 1,300 defenders at Zhonghe Gate, but after taking away another 500, there were only 800 left.

But it is difficult to disobey military orders, so we can only obey them.

Zhu Hengjia, who was hiding on the top of Xiaoshan Mountain outside the Zhonghe Gate, held a telescope and saw the scene of the Zhonghe Gate defenders being taken away. He couldn't help laughing, "The enemy has fallen into the trap!"

"Siege the city!"

The military order was issued, and Li Dingguo, Bai Wenxuan, Gao Minggui, Ta Tianbao, Dang Shousu, Qin Yuchun, and Yao Youxing, who were hiding in Xiaoshan, with a total of 60,000 troops, rushed towards the Zhonghe Gate like a tide.

Jia Yixuan's eyes widened: "Ming Army! Where did they come from?"

More than a thousand ladders of the Ming army were set up on the city wall. Archers and gunmen fired at the city to cover the infantry's climb to the city.

Jia Yixuan still wanted to resist, but Li Dingguo shot an arrow and it fell.

In just half an hour, the Ming army captured Zhonghe Gate and poured in from Zhonghe Gate.

Li Dingguo took advantage of the situation and occupied Wangshan and Baoan Gate, killing general Du Hongchang.

"Your Majesty, the Ming army has captured Zhonghe Gate, Wangshan Gate, and Baoan Gate, and has entered the city!"

Kong Youde lost his countenance and lamented: "That's it!"

He ordered his concubines to hang themselves, and piled the treasures plundered over the years in the back hall, preparing dry wood and preparing to burn themselves.

Princess Bai cried and begged: "Your Majesty, it is not a pity for me to die. Please let Guard Bai escort Xun'er out of the city. In case of escape, you can also leave a root for the Kong family!"

Kong Youde cried and promised.

Mrs. Bai bowed deeply to the guard Bai Yunlong: "Guard Bai, I will entrust Xun'er to you."

Bai Yunlong burst into tears: "I will fight to the death to protect the safety of the crown prince."

Bai then called Kong Tingxun to his side and told him: "If you can escape, I will become a novice. If you don't follow suit, my father will be a thief all his life, and he will end up like today."

Kong Tingxun kowtowed to his parents several times, reluctant to leave.

Kong Youde was furious: "If you want to leave, leave quickly. What are you going to do?"

Bai Yunlong protected Kong Tingxun and escaped.

Bai hanged himself, and Kong Youde set himself on fire, turning into ashes in the raging fire.

Seeing the fire in Dingnan Palace, Wang Yuncheng sighed and surrendered to Ma Jinzhong.

Ma Jinzhong led Wang Yuncheng into the city, and encountered Cao Dexian, the Qing commander-in-chief, who fled from the city and killed Cao Dexian in formation.

Shen Zhixiang, Duke Xushun of the Qing Dynasty, retreated to Huayuan Mountain and Fenghuang Mountain in the city to resist.

Zhu Hengjia laughed loudly and said: "Shen Zhixiang is a courageous person", and he was recruited, saying that he would surrender and avoid death.

Shen Zhixiang heard that he could avoid death by surrendering and led the remaining three thousand troops to submit.

Zhu Hengjia was disgusted with Shen Zhixiang's timidity and uselessness and demoted him to a commoner. His department was dispersed and supplemented by Geng Jimao and Hui Zhiguan.

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"Your Majesty, be careful and follow the general."

Bai Yunlong and several guards escorted Kong Tingxun, hoping to escape from the north of the city and seek refuge with Babutai, the Duke of the town.

Just in time, Hao Shangjiu broke through Wushengmen and entered the city.

"Stop, what are you doing?"

A team looked at the dust and saw Bai Yunlong and others.

"Swish, swish, swish", Bai Yunlong's sword flashed past, killing more than ten people in a row, and protected Kong Tingxun as he fled into the streets.
To be continued...