Li Laiheng rode off the sand dune and continued walking, looking at the terrain and pointing at the terrain. He pointed at the terrain and discussed with Miao Lichen where the best place for digging holes was, and with Li Shiwei where the most suitable place was for placing the cannon.
Gao Yigong, Hao Yaoqi, Guo Junzhen and others followed Li Laiheng, listened to his plan, and made all preparations for battle.
A group of people on horseback suddenly appeared on the top of the city in the distance, followed by many soldiers on foot. This group of people on horseback were dressed in extraordinary clothes. They probably climbed up the city wall to observe the movements of the front standard troops.
The walls of Yancheng are quite thick and the city head is wide. Sometimes military generals can ride horses on it.
Those people kept looking down the city, looking in Li Laiheng's direction, and pointing. Riding in front was a big man. Although his face couldn't be seen clearly, it could be seen from his clothes and helmet that he was a man.
The main general. He rides a tall bay-red horse, whose coat shines in the afternoon sun, making him look particularly majestic.
Li Laiheng estimated that the one guarding Yan City should still be Hu Dawei, who commanded more than thousands of Baoding soldiers. However, the general patrolling the city at this time was actually Chen Yongfu, the deputy general of the Henan army who had just arrived for reinforcements.
Chen Yongfu had heard his old friend Chen Xin's evaluation of Li Laiheng and knew that this "Master Li" was a special figure in the army. After he arrived in Yancheng, he learned from Yang Wenyue who was waiting to die and Hu Da who still had fighting spirit.
Wei Na, got more first-hand information about Li Laiheng, and felt even more strange and fearful about this young man wearing a felt hat and a cloak.
An official from the governor's yamen beside him said: "It seems that it is a lie that the bandits are going south to attack Xinyang, but there is no doubt that they will attack Xiangcheng and Yancheng. As long as we follow Governor Fu's strategy, we will not be able to escape, and the bandits will
There is no need to worry about the attack."
Another staff member said: "The bandits have not yet established a stable foothold and have traveled a long distance. The general's reinforcements have recently arrived and are full of vigor. We might as well send troops to counterattack at night and attack the bandit camp. We will definitely achieve a great victory."
Chen Yongfu looked back at him, shook his head, and said, "We won't talk about this now until the war and defense matters are agreed upon."
Chen Yongfu has more experience in fighting, and he does not dare to take chances at this critical juncture. He has only a few thousand troops. Even though there are still a large number of Baoding soldiers in the city, the Baoding soldiers have just suffered a new defeat, and their morale and morale are declining.
.Furthermore, Chen Yongfu also heard that after the Battle of Shangcai Camp, a large number of Baoding soldiers surrendered to the intruders. He could not guarantee whether the Baoding soldiers left behind in the city would be reliable in subsequent battles.
Hu Dawei had just climbed onto the city wall at this time. He said to Chen Yongfu: "Looking at the flag, it seems that it is still the same Li Laiheng who was besieged at Cai camp. General Chen, why don't you take this opportunity to order a cannon fire to kill the intruders?"
Hu Dawei was the commander-in-chief of the suppression force, while Chen Yongfu was only the deputy general of the Henan mainland army. There was a big difference in their official positions. It should be that Hu Dawei was at the top and Chen Yongfu was at the bottom.
It's just that Hu Dawei experienced the defeat of Shang Caiying, even though Fu Zonglong, Li Xianfeng, and Gao Mingheng in the rear had decided to shift all the responsibilities to Yang Wenyue alone. However, Hu Dawei was also personally involved in the defeat of Shangcai Camp, so it was impossible to completely ignore it.
Clean, according to Chongzhen's temperament, he is just a man waiting to die. On the contrary, Chen Yongfu has been performing well recently, and it may not take much time to be promoted to the rank of commander-in-chief.
One thing is going down, the other is going up, Hu Dawei still needs to rely on the reinforcements brought by Chen Yongfu to defend Yancheng, so his attitude is naturally very flattering.
Chen Yongfu smiled and said: "Our cannons are not aiming at the moment, and they are very close to the city. As soon as our muzzles move, they will disperse and flee. Firing the cannons is useless, but will only alert the snakes. We can ignore them and see what happens to them.
Spy, wait until the intruders officially attack the city, and then use your force."
After listening to Chen Yongfu's words, everyone admired his sophistication and prudentness. However, after a moment, Chen Yongfu suddenly became confident, turned around and ordered a soldier to rush to the corner, and told the officers guarding the city there to prepare for three or four attacks.
The cannon was aimed at the road outside the city. When Li Laiheng and the others got to a distance of half close and half far to observe the enemy's situation, suddenly all the cannons were fired.
However, Li Laiheng was not stupid. When he got closer to the city wall, Li Shiwei, the former gunnery team leader who was familiar with artillery, was very alert. He guessed that the city defenders would fire artillery here and persuaded Li Laiheng not to check the situation any more.
, just attack directly.
Li Laiheng understood, nodded with a smile, and waved for everyone to return to the team and prepare to start the battle.
Chen Yongfu, who was on the city wall, saw Li Laiheng's team suddenly retreating, and he couldn't help but cursed in his heart: "Cunning thief, you escaped with your life!"
However, at this distance, with the skill of the Henan army gunners and the quality of the artillery, even if Li Laiheng stood there and let it blast for a long time, he might not be able to hurt a single hair.
Chen Yongfu and Hu Dawei on the top of the city soon discovered that the intruders were preparing to attack the city. Chen Yongfu loudly said to the Baoding generals: "We are here to preside over the defense under the order of Taiwan, and we also want Hu to defend the city."
General, please help me a lot. You are all loyal and do your best to protect the territory of this city for the emperor. We have prepared a small amount of wine. How about drinking with everyone and swearing an oath?"
The Taiwanese governor Chen Yongfu was talking about was naturally Fu Zonglong, the governor of the three sides, and not Yang Wenyue, the governor of Baoding who had lost power and became the guilty person.
Hu Dawei nodded secretly, and the other generals of the Baoding soldiers all said yes. Chen Yongfu immediately asked his subordinates to bring a large basin of wine and more than twenty bowls, and also brought a white rooster, and killed the rooster on the spot.
Blood was spilled in the wine.
Chen Yongfu first scooped out a bowl of wine and swore to God: "I, Chen Yongfu, have been deeply indebted to the country, and I vow to repay it with my death. If I guard the city today, if I cherish my life, I will be punished by heaven and earth!"
After he said this, he drank the wine in one gulp. The other generals looked at me, I looked at you, and finally they all looked at Hu Dawei. Seeing that Hu Dawei also drank the bowl of wine in one gulp, they also
After finishing the drink, he said some heroic words similar to those of Chen Yongfu.
Chen Yongfu and Hu Dawei are both veteran generals who really know military skills. Their defense preparations in Yancheng are extremely well prepared. Whether it is how to deal with the excavation of the city or how to protect the city wall, they have taken some emergency measures to deal with it.
Chen Yongfu's son Chen De, who held the rank of guerrilla general, also led a team of swordsmen to stand at the weakest point of the city wall, preparing to meet the fierce attack of the intruders. Chen Yongfu was a little worried about his son and repeatedly asked him to be careful. After Chen De left
, Chen Yongfu and Hu Dawei led their tribes to guard the city wall.
"Damn it, the bandits are here!"
Both he and Hu Dawei ordered their personal followers to preach in the city, saying that the generals guarding Yan City would personally supervise the battle on the city wall, in order to encourage people's morale.
"Order people to go quickly and get firewood. The more the better, you need all the quilts and wadding, and you also need to pick up a few loads of oil."
Chen Yongfu also made some more practical suggestions. As soon as he gave the order, many people immediately ran down to collect flammable materials to prepare for burning Li Laiheng's siege equipment.
However, Li Laiheng decided to use the newly acquired Hongyi cannon to get off to a good start this time, so that the gunners under Li Shiwei's command could master the operation and correction of the Hongyi cannon through actual combat as soon as possible.
"Open fire."
Li Laiheng also gave the order, and several red cannons fired missiles, flying lead and molten iron, shattering the brick city. One of the shells hit the city wall, causing great confusion to the officers and soldiers, and many flammable materials were burned.
Ignited by shelling and chaos, fires arose everywhere, as if a fire dragon was moving through the city of Yan.