The Qing army has gathered to besiege the city and will launch a full-scale attack just after an order is given. As for when the order will be given, Jia Waixiong on the city doesn't know, Li Yan in Beiyang Hexi doesn't know, and even Chang Yu doesn't know.
The only thing he knew was that the Qing army would not take action immediately!
The Qing army clamored, cursed and provoked all kinds of things below the city but did not take action. This was a kind of psychological warfare. They stayed on guard in the city, making them panicked and nervous. When they were on the verge of collapse, it was the best time to take action.
This trick is not new, and everyone can see it through, but they just have no choice but to endure it with their eyes open.
At least this is the case for the defenders on the city, and also for Li Yan's troops.
Even the three thousand Ming troops in the mountains are like this. They have already gathered at the entrance of the mountain. With just one order from Chang Yu, they will rush out of the mountain and blast the Qing army's chrysanthemums!
The period before the Qing army launched the attack was boring and unbearable. The little eunuch who had always been calm in the ancient well seemed restless. He returned to the lookout post on the hillside and stared at Qingzhou City in a daze. For a while, he sat on the ground with his eyes closed and calmed down without saying a word.
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Kuang Ren picked more than a dozen sharp archers and left quietly. He had a task to perform, which was to pull out dozens of nails at the mountain pass after the Qing army attacked the city and before the ambush troops came out of the mountain.
"The factory owner seems to have fallen asleep..." Chen Suole looked at the little eunuch not far away who was resting with his eyes closed and whispered to Li Muchian.
"He can't sleep." Li Muxian glanced over there: "This battle has too much to do, no one can sleep tonight."
More than ten miles away from the river west of Beiyang, Li Yan was mobilizing troops. He had more than 30,000 soldiers whose task was to cross the river to provide reinforcements when the Qing army attacked the city.
This is an extremely difficult task, but it can influence the direction of the situation.
The Qing army was determined to eat the fat meat of Qingzhou City, so they would never allow the Ming army outside the city to ruin their good deeds, so they deployed more than 10,000 heavy troops to set up a defense line along the Beiyang River, using the terrifying combat power of their cavalry to intensify the attack.
The road up the river is naturally dangerous, and it is extremely difficult for the Ming army to rush over, not to mention that they have to call for reinforcements.
Li Yan is not a person who easily gives in to difficulties. In the battle of Xianghe, he could have given up to Dao Qing's army, but chose Mantis to block the car. In this situation, he will not give up easily.
The scouting horses came back and forth constantly reporting the layout of the Qing army on the Beiyang River. The Qing army laid out a ten-mile defense line from south to north of the Beiyang River!
"There are at least four shoals within the ten-mile defense line. It is better to divide our troops to cross the river," Zhou Yuji suggested.
Li Yan lowered his eyebrows and pondered for a while and shook his head: "Dividing your troops to easily cross is also difficult, so why not choose one place to concentrate your forces and force the crossing..." Zhou Yuji, Huang Degong and other generals discussed in low voices for a while and then agreed.
"General Li, what are the chances of winning?" Huang Degong asked with a smile before sending troops.
Li Yan smiled slightly: "General Huang is asking about crossing the river or calling for reinforcements?"
"Is there any difference?" Huang Degong was startled.
"Of course," Li Yan breathed out: "We are 100% sure of crossing the river, and 50% sure of calling for reinforcements."
"General Li is very confident." Huang Degong laughed loudly: "As long as we can cross the river, we will win. As for the reinforcement of Qingzhou City, that's it!"
"What General Huang said is true, just do it!" Li Yan was infected by his arrogance and waved his hands heavily! Then he ordered Zhou Yuji to be the frontline commander, Huang Degong to be the deputy, Tu Yuanhao to wave the flag to be the vanguard, and Ji Jike to be the rear.
Army, send troops eastward and wait for orders to cross the river.
The Beiyang River was tightly blocked by the Qing army, but Li Yan was 100% sure that he could cross it. This was not because he was arrogant, but because he had two powerful weapons in his hands that made him confident!
On the city, two battalions of soldiers under Dongchang's command are still fighting for the rural warriors defending the city. Morale is very important in a bloody battle, and it can even determine the outcome of a battle.
Faced with the siege of tens of thousands of Qing troops, we have to ask these villagers whether they are afraid or not.
Of course, no one is afraid of death!
But it is because I am afraid of death that I have to work hard to survive.
The road to survival is very narrow, either you die or I live!
Whether it is to protect the family, defend the country, or survive, there is only one way to survive now, to defeat the Qing army besieging the city!
Everyone understands this truth. If you don't succeed in the battle tonight, you will be benevolent and have no choice.
After seeing it through, I was no longer so afraid, and even thought about starting a fight quickly and having a good time.
However, how could the Qing army do what they wanted so easily? They still exerted pressure, cursed and threatened without hesitation, neither arrogance nor arrogance under the city walls.
"I guess we have to wait until daybreak to take action. These dogs are so treacherous." Jia Waixiong walked from the north city to the west gate and looked at the Qing troops outside and couldn't help but curse in a low voice.
Lao Jiu was also filled with hatred: "You know you won't do anything now but you don't dare to rest. You'll be exhausted after waiting until dawn."
"Come on, after staying up for so many days, this night is not enough. Besides, we have to endure it and they have to endure it too. Now it depends on who can hold on." Jia Waixiong said and looked up at the dark Western Mountain.
Lao Jiu didn't pay attention to his eyes, but said: "You seem to have gained confidence after hearing this. Didn't you feel guilty yesterday?"
"That's because I just learned that the young governor left us the Dinghai Shenzhen before he left." Jia Waixiong's eyes were still fixed on Xishan as he spoke.
Lao Jiu was startled: "What is the sea-fixing needle?"
Jia Waixiong turned his head and whispered in his ear. Lao Jiu looked stunned: "Is that thing really useful?"
"I haven't seen it before, but I heard from several of Li Shiyuan's subordinates that that thing is very powerful, and we will be able to open our eyes later."
"If we are really that powerful, it seems that we two brothers can survive tonight." Lao Jiu chuckled. Jia Waixiong withdrew his gaze from a distance and glared at him: "What the hell do you mean by surviving tonight?"
Late, the fortune teller said I can live to be over ninety years old."
"The fortune teller is Niubi Fang, right?" Lao Jiu curled his lips, and Jia Waixiong glanced at him: "If you don't know Niubi, I'll forget it for you."
Lao Jiu nodded: "I said I can live ninety-nine."
"What the hell, I even gave him two taels of silver," Jia Waixiong snorted.
"I gave him three liang," Lao Jiu sighed.
"No wonder you lived nine years longer than me!"
The two smiled bitterly and shook their heads.
But let’s survive tonight first.
Time passed by minute by second, and the defenders on the city and the ambushes in the mountains passed by like years, but the Qing army seemed extremely calm and arranged everything step by step.
It was late at night, and the news that the Ming army reinforcements were setting out to confront the Qing army across the river in Beiyang Hexi had reached Dorgon's ears. After hearing the news, he just smiled coldly: "It's just a futile effort."
The Ming army had to pay a huge price if they wanted to cross the river. Even if they succeeded in crossing the river, there was almost no chance of reaching the city. Even if they reached the city and there was very little left and they were exhausted, what was the use?
It's totally useless!
No one can stop me from conquering Qingzhou City!
Duduo's face was livid and he was very unhappy. He was obviously affected by Azig's letter, or he was puzzled or even angry at Dorgon's indifference. He didn't want to stay in the camp anymore, although he was still far away from attacking the city.
After some time, I decided to go to Ximen and wait.
He got on his horse and looked back at Dorgon, then he patted his horse and walked away in disappointment.
"Old Fifteen" Dorgon called him: "After destroying Qingzhou City, all difficulties will be solved!"
"I hope so!" Duduo clapped and left without looking back.
He is thirty years old, but he is still so loyal. Seeing Duduo leave, Dorgon sighed in a low voice and suddenly laughed again. This is good, it is good to value friendship!