Ma Guanghui has been transferred to eastern Zhejiang for many years and has always been worried that Zhao Ming will come from the sea and will not sleep peacefully.

Over the years, he has continuously strengthened the city defense, and the defense of Ningbo City is far beyond that of ordinary palaces.

At this time, Zhao Ming looked into the distance and saw figures on the city, soldiers running back and forth, preparing to defend.

The suspension bridge on the moat in front of the city was also pulled up, and the Qing army was ready to fight.

"Duke, the city is full of horse faces, the moat in front of the city, and there is a wall of sheep and horses in front of the river. It is not easy to attack the city!" Feng Jingdi said with a serious expression.

Li Zhongming took over the conversation, "Yes, and in front of the moat, trenches were dug, deer antlers were arranged, and horse-repellent piles were blocked. It was difficult for the equipment to advance to the city!"

"Hmph, no matter how strong the city is, it will be useless to encounter heavy artillery. If you hit him for a few days, you won't believe it!" Wang Chao said with a glaring eyes.

Zhao Ming glanced at Ningbo City and lived in the city to defend it. In the war, it was basically a very correct strategy.

To defend the city, only a small amount of troops can restrain the enemy troops several times that of them.

There are many such examples. For example, during the Battle of Julu, Zhang Er, the new Zhao King, Zhao Xie, defended the city and dragged down Wang Li's 200,000 Qin troops. Some of them were closest, and there were also small county towns in Jiangyin, which had resisted more than ten Qing troops for nearly three months.

The Ningbo Prefecture City is much stronger than Jiangyin. If there is no complete siege plan and a rash attack is expected, the Ming army may suffer heavy casualties.

Zhao Ming pondered for a moment, "The army went down to the camp, shot letters into the city, persuaded the defenders to surrender, and then erected the general's big flag so that the Qing dogs in the city could know who their opponent was!"

"Here!" Everyone heard the words and immediately clasped their fists to answer the order.

At this moment, the army set up a simple camp five miles away from the city. Zhao Ming entered the camp and wrote a letter of encouragement to surrender. He recalled several years ago, when he personally led the army to defeat Ma Guanghui in eastern Zhejiang and escaped into the city. Then he persuaded the defenders to surrender with kind words.

At the same time, the cavalry of the central army carried Zhao Ming's big banner and ran down the city of Ningbo, circling around the city, declaring their identity, while Zhao Ming summoned all the generals to discuss the strategy of siege.

At the head of Ningbo, I heard that the Ming army invaded Ningbo from the sea, and all the Qing troops in the city went up to guard the city.

On the top of the city, Ma Guanghui looked at the bush. Seeing the enemy coming against Yin River, without guessing, he knew it was Zhao Zamao's troops. The defenders couldn't help but feel frightened.

The name of General Zhao is now well-known throughout the world and is very intimidating.

"Since the Battle of Jinhua, Zhao Zamao entered the Huai River in the north and raided Shandong and Liaodong, and did not send troops to cross Zhejiang. How did he come to the territory of my commander today!" Ma Guanghui hit the wall, and I wonder which general of Zhao Zamao came.

At this time, hundreds of cavalry suddenly ran out of the camp and threw themselves into the city. A big flag was dancing in the wind while the Mercedes was running, but the distance was too far to see the size of the font on it.

Seeing this, Ma Guanghui waved his hand, and the medley gunman on the city rushed to the city wall, raised the bird gun, and aimed at the cavalry.

"Look, it's Zhao Zamao's big banner!" A Qian, a man with good eyes, suddenly exclaimed on the city wall.

As soon as these words came out, the defenders on the city looked at the flag one after another, and saw a tiger embroidered on the flag, with a large word "Zhao" between them, embroidered by gold thread, shining brightly under the sunlight.

There is also a long string of small words next to the flag, which says Zhao Ming’s official position and title. However, it is not clear to see it in the city, but with everything you see, it can be confirmed that it is Zhao Ming’s banner.

Ma Guanghui saw the banner clearly and was shocked, "Zhao Zamao has arrived in person!"

Huguang is in crisis. Zhao Zamao did not go to attack Nanjing or threaten Beijing. He actually came to attack eastern Zhejiang, which made Ma Guanghui dare to be surprised. He couldn't help but curse in his heart, "Zhao Zamao, what's the use of beating me? Even if he occupied eastern Zhejiang, the court would not withdraw troops from Huguang!"

Just as he was wondering that Zhao Ming had come to fight Ningbo in person, the cavalry under the city suddenly rushed over and shouted: "Listen to the defenders in the city, and ask the Ningbo general Ma to speak at the order of my General Zhao!"

Since Zhao Zamao was born, there has been only one Zhao Damao in the world. People say that Zhao Damao must refer to Zhao Zamao, rather than other generals surnamed Zhao.

Zhao Zamao came in person.

The Qing army was talking about it on the top of the city. The name of General Zhao in the East China Sea was famous all over the world. The soldiers of the defenders often heard the news that General Zhao defeated the Qing army. Even Duoduo, the most capable prince of the Qing Dynasty, was defeated by General Zhao.

Now that Massac Zhao is here to attack Ningbo, we are probably finished.

The defenders on the city were all watching Ma Guanghui. After Ma Guanghui hesitated for a moment, he suddenly said to Ma Degong beside him: "Deputy General Ma, please respond!"

Ma Degong poked out half of his body from the city wall and shouted loudly: "General Ma is not here, I am the deputy general Ma Degong. What do you have to say?"

"My boss said that the army was in the city and could not bear to suffer the consequences of the people in the city. The Qing Dynasty seized my country and slaughtered my people. Since entering the pass, what he did was obvious to all. I believe that the soldiers in the city also had family members and old friends who were harmed by the Qing Dynasty. Now that the army is about to attack the city, the general said that if the soldiers of the defenders gave up resistance, opened the city to surrender, and joined in the righteous act, they would not blame them. If they insisted on resisting, they would not be left behind!"

The defenders on the city couldn't help but whisper when they heard this. Ma Degong frowned and said, "How do you answer the military gate!"

Ma Guanghui narrowed his eyes and sneered, "This Ningbo City has been in operation for more than three years. Zhao Zamao wanted to rely on his reputation, so he scared me to open the city to surrender. It was such a delusion that he would not take Ma seriously. You order me to shoot arrows."

Ma Degong didn't think much about it, and didn't understand why Ma Guanghui didn't order it, but he couldn't surrender anyway. Seeing Ma Guanghui's firm attitude, he couldn't help but roaring excitedly on his face: "Tell Zhao Zamao, don't be foolish and shoot me!"

Muskets shot at the top of the city and arrows shot out. Seeing this, the Ming soldiers at the city immediately pulled out their horses and hurriedly left the city and rushed straight back to the camp.

When Ma Guanghui saw several Ming army corpses under the city, he immediately ordered the defenders to be on high alert. Once the Ming army attacked the city, he would give him a head-on attack.

The cavalry rushed back to the camp, came to the central army's tent, and reported to Zhao Ming about the matter under the city.

After hearing this, Zhao Ming was furious, "Ma Degong, the rebellious man, is actually in the city, and he is so arrogant. I will definitely cut him alive if I break the city!"

Zhao Ming cursed a few words, then glanced at everyone, "Continue, how to attack the city?"

The generals in the tent had been discussing for a while, and everyone looked at each other. Feng Jingdi said: "Master, Ningbo City has high walls and a wide moat. The attack step by step is time-consuming and labor-intensive. Huyi thought it would be better to use cannons and then attack the water gate with fire boats. Whether the city wall was collapsed or the iron fence of the water gate was burned, the army could take advantage of the momentum to pour into the city and break the city in one fell swoop!"
Chapter completed!