Li Yan received the news of the Qing army's movements even faster than Chang Yu. After all, his lookout post was on Mingzu Mountain behind him and he could monitor every move of the Qing army camp.
The Qing army moved in just after sunset. It seemed that the enemy had been planning an attack on the city all afternoon and was just waiting for the sunset to cool down.
"Send troops, send troops and do this damn thing, I'm going to beat him to death..." Huang Degong was full of energy after sleeping all afternoon, and when he woke up he was angry enough to keep shouting.
Zhou Yuji seemed a little surprised: "We just finished a battle before noon and attacked the city in the evening. Are the Tatars too anxious? Could they be deceiving us to lure us to fight for reinforcements but actually dig holes?"
Li Yan smiled slightly: "It's almost time in terms of time. It's unlikely that they will dig a hole. Maybe they are just preparing at this time. If they want to do it, they may not do it until early tomorrow morning or early in the morning."
"The Tatars are playing a psychological game," Zhou Yuji sneered.
The Qing army besieged them at night but did not attack, but the defenders were extremely nervous and nervous because you didn't know when they would take action. They were always worried about gains and losses. Under such high pressure, in the early morning, they were the most exhausted, but it was also the Qing army.
It's a good time to take action.
"You have taught your apprentice, but you have harmed your master." Li Yan smiled bitterly, but instead of rushing to send troops, he ordered to make fire, make food, and wait for the order.
As night fell, several flaming dragons snaked outside Qingzhou City. The Qing army divided its troops into various gates to prepare for the attack on the city. The garrison soldiers and village warriors on the city also went to their posts to prepare for the enemy...
At the same time, in the dense forest at the foot of the mountain on the west bank of Nanyang Lake a few miles northwest of the city, Chang Yu and more than ten personal guards were hiding in it and watching across the lake. From here, you can see both the Qing army camp in the north of the city and the west side of the city.
In the distance, the Qing army camp is brightly lit and crowded, but you can't see clearly what's going on inside. However, the Qing army on the other side of the lake is noisily rushing toward Qingzhou City. Cannon fodder is at the forefront pushing various siege equipment. The Qing army
They formed a formation at the back, shouted curses and drove them away...
"Have you seen, Mr. Factory, almost all the Tatars are infantry?" Li Muxian said softly beside the little eunuch. Chen Ruxin rolled his eyes: "Sieging a city is not a field battle. They can fly up on horseback!"
"You know what?" Li Muxian retorted at him, but Chang Yu smiled slightly: "Whoever attacks Xicheng today will take the back. Our family is very curious about who is so lucky."
Li Muxian and Kuang Ren chuckled, and Chen Ruxin finally realized that the Taoist priest said that the Qing army was all infantry. The Qing army's cavalry was invincible, but without horses, it would be more difficult for them to go out to attack the city later.
Smaller, greater chance of winning!
"The Tatars have deployed a lot of troops at the west gate. Could it be that this is the main attack point?" Li Muxian looked at it for a while and frowned. Seeing that the Qing army had at least 5,000 troops outside the west gate, plus nearly 10,000 cannon fodder, this was definitely the main attack point.
No doubt!
"Dorgon is learning how to be tricky." Chang Yu sneered with a solemn face. The Qing army camped in the north of the city. The defenders in the city naturally thought that the north of the city was their main attack point, so they defended the most tightly. However, Dorgon chose to take the wrong direction and changed the main attack point or
Attack two main attack points at the same time.
This move is indeed very tricky. Even if the defenders on the city find that the Qing army has moved their main attack point elsewhere, they dare not adjust their defensive strength casually, because you are not sure whether he is feinting or not, and if you are not careful, he will dodge and layup.
As for why the main attack point is placed at the west gate, it is actually very easy to understand. The south gate is far away and cannot flexibly adjust the troops. There is a large river outside the east of the city and the terrain is low. Although there is also a river in the west of the city, it is because it is close to the West Mountain, the terrain is higher and it is close to the camp.
It is convenient to deploy troops.
"The north of the city is also the main attack point." After watching for a while, Chang Yu and Li Muchian said in unison. There were at least ten thousand troops on the Nanyang River outside the north of Qingzhou City. At this time, Chang Yu could conclude that the Qing army was going to attack in two places at the same time, which would make the defenders on the city more vulnerable.
Tired of coping,
"A good man is hard to beat with two fists. Lao Jia and the others are going to suffer a lot now." Li Muxian raised his head and looked at the sparse firelight on Qingzhou City, his brows furrowed and Chang Yu lost his previous indifference and stared at the top of the city.
Silent.
It was finally time to start work. I saw the Qing army swarming in and slowly surrounding Qingzhou City. The fire outside the city was so bright that it was shocking. However, Jia Waixiong, Lao Jiu and others at the top of the city let out a long breath.
It was too painful to worry about gains and losses for many days. I just wanted to be happy whether it was life or death!
Tens of thousands of Qing troops besieged the city. The scene was shocking. Although the battle had not yet begun, they had already taken the lead. The visual impact was unprecedented for the defenders Xiangyong!
If you ask them if they are afraid?
Of course I'm afraid!
But it was not as scary as I imagined, not even as scary as the Qing army’s test a few days ago!
why is that?
The reason is very simple but also difficult to understand. It is just because I have grown up and seen the world!
I have seen the Tatars and defeated the Tatars!
Are the Tatars awesome? Awesome!
Why is it great?
For more than ten years, so many border troops have been unable to defeat others. Of course they are powerful, but even if they are not powerful, they can still rob the pass... This is the common mentality of the people of the Ming Dynasty.
Although many people have never seen the Qing army, let alone fought with the Qing army, three people became tigers. The entire Ming Dynasty, from top to bottom, and the common people, has cast a shadow on the army. The Qing army is powerful, the Qing army is invincible, and the Qing army is invincible.
The military boss became overbearing... and gradually developed a fear of clearing!
This is exactly the same as when the Japanese invaded China hundreds of years later. A few Japanese soldiers could occupy a county with a few guns and even scare a team into surrendering.
We do not deny that the Japanese have powerful individual soldiers and have sophisticated weapons, nor do we deny that the Qing army has unparalleled cavalry and shooting capabilities.
But whether you can win or not and whether you dare to fight or not are completely different things!
The Ming Dynasty's army had no fighting spirit, no self-confidence, no courage, and no one dared to fight, and everyone lost when they fought, so domestic thieves were rampant and external humiliation was constant.
But after the little eunuch was born, after the battle of defending the city of Taiyuan, the intruders were defeated, and then went north to the pass to defeat the Qing army of more than 100,000 troops, the mentality of a group of soldiers gradually changed.
The thieves have many soldiers but are afraid of strong fists. The Qing army is awesome but not invincible!
The Ming army was weaker than the Qing army in terms of combat effectiveness and cavalry and shooting, but so what. Let’s not talk about the great victory outside the Pass by the Little Eunuch. This time, after the Qing army entered the Pass, they fought more than a dozen battles all the way from the capital to here.
They did not defeat the Qing army, but they did not get any benefits. On the contrary, they were bitten by the Ming army and looked ragged and embarrassed.
So, as long as you dare to fight and fight hard, it’s hard to say who will kill whom in the end!
This is the general mentality of the Ming army who are currently fighting bloody battles with Chang Yu. Although their combat effectiveness is still slightly inferior to that of the Qing army, their fear of Qing is gradually cured.
The soldiers under his command are like this, and the mentality of the rural warriors in Qingzhou City has also changed subtly. Ever since they arrived at the city, Jia Waixiong and hundreds of brothers under Lao Jiu have been brainwashing these rural warriors non-stop. What happened to the Qing army?
, two legs and one head, I still did the same thing outside the pass, running around with my head in my arms, chasing him from the capital to here...
Anyway, I just talk about the Qing army every day. It's not as magical as the legend, and I don't fear him if he fights head-on. What's more, at this time, we are condescendingly defending the city, and that's it...
Saying this kind of thing once has no effect, and you will get tired of hearing it ten or eight times. No matter how many times you listen to it, it will really give you a sense of confidence...
In addition, the battle the day before yesterday, although it was very tragic, made the local heroes see clearly that those officers and soldiers were right, the Qing army was just like that, they would die if shot by an arrow, and they would die if hit by stones.
And last time they relied on their own ability to defend against the Qing army's attack. This time there are tens of thousands of reinforcements outside the city, afraid of his request!
What's more, defending the city at this time is related to their lives and fortunes!
In short, facing tens of thousands of Qing troops besieging the city, these warriors who defended the city and countryside not only lost the fear they had before, but became so heroic that they vowed to coexist with Qingzhou City and fight to the death with the Tatars!
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