At the northeast corner of Jintang City, a few tables and chairs were temporarily placed on a spacious open space, divided into two rows of guest and host. Here, the Qing Dynasty's Regent Dorgon and Dashun Emperor Li Zicheng sat in separate guest and host and met and held formal meetings.

A few steps away, Li Zicheng and Dorgon both had smiles and stared at each other for a long time. At this moment, the two of them were in their hearts, but they were each feeling each other.

When Dorgon saw Li Zicheng, who was wearing a blue robe with a signature arrow sleeve, a white Fanyang hat, a straight eagle ditch nose, thick eyebrows and deep eyes, and a thick beard, he couldn't help but think that this man was from a humble background, but he could eventually become the so-called Dashun Emperor, swept across the Ming Dynasty, seized the capital of the Ming Dynasty, and killed the Ming Emperor Chongzhen. This great achievement of starting from scratch was impressive. In contrast, although the regent of the Qing Dynasty thought that his talent was not inferior to Li Zicheng, he was still suspected of entrusting his ancestors.

On the opposite side, when he saw Dorgon wearing gilded armor, a gold-steeled red tassel helmet, with a tall and handsome figure, a long face and a sharp beard, and a thick beard like a hedgehog, Li Zicheng also kept stuttering in his heart, saying that Dorgon was so outstanding that he sighed without realizing his praise.

Damn, this guy who was a little bit doubly looks quite like that. As the regent of the Qing Dynasty, this guy was already the actual ruler of the Qing Dynasty after killing his political enemy Haoge, and his power was unparalleled. What's more, this guy was a master of the Qing court and was a perfect match. He was really a powerful and tough character. When he met, he had to deal with this guy well.

The two of them had their own thoughts, and for a moment, the meeting was a bit disappointing.

Li Zicheng originally thought that Dorgon might not be able to speak Chinese. Should he call a Han person to speak, but unexpectedly, Dorgon on the opposite side laughed and bowed to Li Zicheng first, and then said in skillful Chinese: "King Li Chuang, it is a great honor to be able to meet Emperor Dashun today. Li Chuang is cheerful and heroic, and his subordinates are also heroes. They are all brave, which makes me very happy."

Li Zicheng was secretly surprised to see that Dorgon could speak such fluent Chinese and so well-organized. It seemed that at this time, he showed that he was not very educated.

He quickly pretended to cough twice, and a smile appeared on his face, and said loudly: "Grandma, why are the Regent so polite? Since we have discussed it, why bother to deal with the Tang army? Let's tell you, Lao Li is also a cheerful person, and he hates mother-in-law and mother to beat around the bush. But if you have anything to say, just open it and tell me."

Li Zicheng's carefree words made Dorgon feel unhappy. He held his smile tightly, but he thought to himself that Li Zicheng was really good at what he said in detail, without any cultural vulgarity, but others were cheerful, not as curves as those literati of the Ming Dynasty. Well, it would be a pleasure to be able to speak directly like this.

So, Dorgon nodded, showed his agreement, took a light breath and asked Li Zicheng: "The King of Chuang said, now that the two armies are united and work together to fight the enemy together, why do you have to say too many polite words? Since that is the case, I will just talk straight. I want to know what your army plans to attack Jintang City next?"

Li Zicheng was stunned when he heard the sound and replied subconsciously: "My mother, do you still need to ask? Now both the army and our army are at the city, what else can we plan? In my opinion, from now on, both our army will quickly build siege equipment. After the preparations are sufficient in the future, both our army will attack the city together. Why do you and our army need to ask more questions?"

Dorgon laughed and said, "The King of Chuang, now that the troops are at the city, the battle must be fought, but I am thinking about how to attack Jintang City. Is it appropriate to say that both the army of you and me can only bite the bullet and attack the city?"

"What else can you do? You said you, there are so many twists and turns, just hit him directly." Li Zicheng looked impatient, and he said disapprovingly: "Look, although this Jintang City is a huge city, there are only two gates, the North Gate and the East Gate. In my opinion, when the siege equipment is built, your troops will attack the North Gate, and our troops will attack the South Gate and take down this Jintang City in one fell swoop. After all, the Tang army's troops are limited, and we can use our superior forces to capture this city in one fell swoop, which is no problem."

After Li Zicheng finished speaking, Dorgon slowly shook his head, looking like he was dissatisfied with Li Zicheng's opinions.

"Regent, if you don't attack the city like this, is it because you have any new tactics?" Li Zicheng saw that he disagreed and couldn't help but ask curiously.

"King of Chuang, think about it, if you and our army can only attack such a solid city with sufficient preparedness and complete defense with such a pure traditional method and only rely on their military strength, then the losses will be too great, and it is unnecessary to sacrifice so many military troops in vain. Moreover, if you and our army really attack the city in this way, it will probably only hit the Tang army's thoughts. In my opinion, there should be a better and more effective way to attack the city, which should be feasible." Dorgon looked directly at Li Zicheng's eyes and said in a deep voice.

"Oh? What is the Regent's way?" Li Zicheng's eyes lit up.

"King of Chuang, although you and our army have great advantages in military strength, the Tang army's city is solid and well prepared. If you want to take this city with a temporary bloody courage, it is probably not easy to seize this city in one fell swoop. Even if you do not spare the lives of soldiers and force the attack, after a desperate battle, you and our army will eventually lose a lot. In this case, even if you and our army are captured, it will be a big loss. Therefore, in my opinion, it is better to give these Tang troops guarding the city an external attack as a supplement and a main attack."

"What? What are you saying? Attack, what kind of attack?" Li Zicheng didn't understand at all. He stared at Dorgon with curiosity.

Dorgon smiled slightly and said, "King of Chuang, the west of Jintang City is the remnant of Yinshan Mountain, and the other north, east and south sides are plain places. Therefore, if we want to attack, we can only carry out these three sides. Now we can see that the focus of the Tang army's defense is to open the north and east sides of the city gate. But the weakest part is the south side..."

"It's just that the city gate has not been opened in the south, and the city walls are high and steep, so it's difficult to attack." Li Zicheng frowned and interrupted his words.

Dorgon nodded and said, "That's why the Tang army thought it was easy to defend here, so the defense would be relatively weak. Therefore, we can have the opportunity to take advantage of both the armies."

"You will say more."

"King of Chuang, in my opinion, the east gate and the north gate can be used as a feint attack to attract the attention of the Tang army, but the real goal of our coalition is to attack the south. With the south as the real main attack target, we will break into the middle city from here. In my opinion, your unit has many soldiers, and you can draw out a force of thousands of people, specialize in digging tunnels, digging straight into the south wall from the outside, and then use explosives to blow down the city wall, so as to use this as a breakthrough point, the entire army will enter the city, and it will definitely take down this Jintang City in one fell swoop."

After hearing Dorgon's plan, Li Zicheng smiled and nodded repeatedly.

"Okay, Regent, what's the point of this suggestion? Damn it! Okay, I agree with this matter. That is, I will dispatch troops and start to dig a tunnel from the south. When I take down Jintang City, I will not break you, and I will share it with you at that time." Li Zicheng grinned with a very happy expression.

"Okay, I'm better obey my orders than to be respectful." Dorgon was very happy to see Li Zicheng agreeing. He bowed and thanked him and laughed loudly.

Next, the two discussed in detail, and the specific military action plan finally dispersed.

After seeing Dorgon off, Li Zicheng was in a good mood and immediately ordered to give Dorgon's troops five thousand stones of food and grass to relieve his difficulties and allow the Qing army, which had already begun to be tight in food, to better prepare for the battle. Li Zicheng's actions made Dorgon very grateful. For a time, the relationship between the two armies was very harmonious.

But at the top of the city, after Dorgon and Li Zicheng were seen from a distance and talked with each other through the Thousand Mile Mile Mile, Duan Shiqi, the mayor of the fourth town of the Tang Army, had a sneer.

He knew that Dorgon and Li Zicheng's discussion must be a detailed discussion, and it was the most appropriate side to attack Jintang City. However, he didn't know that after the two of them had been discussing for a long time, the Tang army had already guessed it.

"Wenxiu, according to your opinion, where will the Qingshun army start to take action?" Duan Shiqian put down the Qianli Mile Mile and asked softly to Liu Wenxiu, deputy mayor, who was beside him.

"Master, in my opinion, the Qingshun armies will make full use of their military strength to launch fierce attacks on the two places east and north, so I think that these two places should be used as the focus to defend against..."

Before Liu Wenxiu finished speaking, Duan Shiqi waved his hand and interrupted him: "Wenxiu, although it is reasonable for you to have such a view, these two guys who are in love with each other are really doing this."

"Oh, why should Mayor Duan think so?"

"Wen Xiu, a soldier is a clever way, who can be confined to common sense? In the eyes of this town, Dorgon may not have done this. What is more likely to be that he will adopt a more vicious and vicious sneak attack strategy to attack the weak links of our army. This must not be taken lightly."

"Is that true? From Mayor Duan's opinion, what should Dorgon do," said Dorgon?"

Duan Shiqi sneered and replied lightly: "The view of this town is exactly the same as the suggestions from the King of Tang's letters. That is, after the enemy arrives at Jintang City, they will only feint attack the north and east gates of Jintang City, but their real goal is to attack the city walls on the south side."

"Attacking the southern city wall? Isn't this more difficult? Mayor Duan really thinks this way?" Liu Wenxiu was a little unbelievable.

"That's true. Humph, after seeing our soldiers garrisoning densely on the east and north walls, he would most likely discuss with Li Zicheng that he would use the method of digging tunnels to attack the south wall of our Jintang City. As long as we could blow up the south wall of our army, they could drive straight in, and our army had no support. In this way, they could destroy the troops of our fourth town with their superior strength."

"If this is the case, mayor Duan, how should our army resist?"

Duan Shiqi took a deep breath: "Damn it, soldiers come to block the enemy, and water comes to cover the earth, and living people will suffocate to death? Since the enemy can come up with this insidious method, how could our army not be able to deal with it when they see the move? Wen Xiu, you are anxious, but it is up to our town's methods!"

In the following days, the Tang army set up tight defenses and closely monitored the news of the Qing army and Shun army outside the city.

The defenders on the city wall can be clearly seen that the Qingshun army surrounded the city outside, surrounding the entire Jintang City in a dense and almost airtight manner.

In the north, the Qing army was responsible for the encirclement, and in the east and south, the bandit army was responsible for the encirclement. At this time, the Qing and Shun armies were both cutting down trees and assembling siege equipment.

Because outside Jintang City, the Tang army had already been firmly cleared, and all the nearby trees had long been cut down. Therefore, the Qingshun armies could only cut down trees from outside the military fort far away, greatly delaying the speed of forming armies. At first glance, the soldiers in their camps were shuttled back and forth like ants, transporting wood, busy, and every day was extremely noisy.

However, Duan Shiqi, Liu Wenxiu and others have all guessed that the actions of the Qingshun army were actually just pretending to be illusions to cover up their true intentions. After all, their real goal is the south wall of Jintang City.

Both of them could see that two hundred steps outside the city wall on the south side, the bandit army deliberately used layers of curtains to prevent the Tang army from observing the actions behind them. But both of them knew that the bandit army was determined to be there, and they kept digging tunnels in secret day and night.

Speaking of which, this is the Ming Dynasty version of the Ming Dynasty’s plank road that secretly crosses Chencang.

Moreover, to be on the safe side, there are now enough manpower to divide the troops outside the south wall into three groups and dig three tunnels at the same time. In order to dig the three tunnels into one, explosives can be put together, and the south wall can be completely blown up.

Such a vicious plan is quite cruel.

However, what they did not expect was that at this moment, in Jintang City, from the south wall, there were a large number of civilians and soldiers working together to dig tunnels in the opposite direction, in order to dig out the bandits' army and have a surprise encounter.

Thirteen days have passed like this.

The bandits' army of digging roads was sweating bare shirtlessly, waving shovels, and digging the soil with force. Suddenly, they found that the soil layer in front seemed no longer solid and difficult to dig, and even waved the shovels one by one and collapsed.
Chapter completed!