The gunshots in the city had already alerted the 13th Division garrisoned outside the city. A company of soldiers was gathering as fast as possible. It must be said that Wen Tao had a good way of leading the troops. The assembled soldiers rushed out of the camp gate and met him.

Wen Ge, who was about to die.

The volley fire was so fierce that the two cavalrymen who almost caught up with Wen Tiren were beaten with blood all over their bodies.

Before the cavalry behind them could catch up, several gorgeous fireworks suddenly exploded in the sky. As the fireworks exploded, the light of the explosion made the running cavalry unable to hide.

There was another volley of gunfire, this time the volley was accurate and fierce. The cavalrymen fell off their horses like dumplings, and a few clever ones had already turned their horses and ran back.

Although he was a little embarrassed, Mr. Wen Ge breathed a sigh of relief. His life was saved at least!

"Take me to see Wen Tao!"

There was a huge explosion in Jinling City, accompanied by fierce gunfire. Wen Tiren knew that this was the Xiaoling Guards attacking Ruan Dacheng's mansion. He just didn't know if these Xiaoling Guards could come out alive. At least, their actions could

Slow down Ma Shiying's steps.

Just thinking of this, he asked Cao Huachun to lead people to capture Ruan Dacheng.

"Mr. Ge! What's wrong with you?" Wen Tao was shocked when he saw Wen Tiren.

In front of him, Wen Tiren's hair was messy and his robe was torn. He was covered in dirt and there were blood stains on his face. This was not the old Wen Ge with his meticulously combed hair in the past. Wen Tao almost didn't recognize him when he first saw him.

Come out, this clan uncle.

"Ma Shiying rebelled. Immediately send troops and horses into the city to annihilate Ma Shiying." Wen Tiren completely lost his usual gentleness, and his roaring voice made Wen Tao's ears ring.

"No! The whole division urgently gathers and prepares to attack Jinling."

On the Yanziji Pier, Li Yongfang looked at Jinling City with the roar of cannons and the flames soaring into the sky, showing a treacherous smile.

"If a dog bites a dog, let them bite it. The last bit of Nanming's strength will be lost in Jinling City. Let's go to Yangzhou to meet the commander." Li Yongfang took one last look at the flaming Jinling City and boarded a

A ferry boat.

Li Xiao and Yuan Chonghuan have been at Yangzhou City for three days. After absorbing a large number of Nanjing Forbidden Army soldiers, the size of the Liao Army divisions has become much larger. Each division has almost doubled, reaching more than 18,000 people. Of course,

, the reorganization of Cao Wenzhao's Third Division could only be carried out on the battlefield.

"It's not your fault that Yangzhou was beaten like this." After looking at the Yangzhou city defense, Li Xiao patted Cao Wenzhao on the shoulder.

I don’t know who came up with the idea to hang wooden boxes filled with gravel and sand outside the city wall. This thing is like reactive armor on a tank. Artillery shells hitting it will only destroy the wooden boxes, but not the city wall.

There wasn't much substantial damage.

This is so clever! Unless Li Xiao tinkers with a delay fuse now, the city wall still cannot be opened.

After seeing the city wall, Li Xiao immediately gave up the idea of ​​a hard attack. Yangzhou City was fully prepared and had well-equipped troops. A hard attack would cause huge casualties. Li Xiao felt that paying such a high price for such a city

Some gains outweigh the losses.

"Now we have two divisions that can surround Yangzhou City. Didn't they build trenches? Let's build them too and grab more civilians. Build a trench along Yangzhou City. It should be deep and wide." Entering the battlefield,

Li Xiao's thinking is purely military.

The mission of a general is to win the war. If there is a more advanced mission, it is to win the war with as little loss as possible. If you can win the war without killing anyone, then you are definitely a leader in this industry. For many years, he has surrendered without fighting.

Man's war has always been the highest realm pursued by military strategists.

"Are you planning to besiege the city?" Cao Wenzhao and Yuan Chonghuan saw through Li Xiao's intention at a glance.

"Yes! Siege the city to promote change. As long as we surround Yangzhou with trenches, the initiative will fall into our hands. No matter how the defenders in Yangzhou move around or how rich the food reserves are, there will always be a day when they are all used up.

, not to mention there are hundreds of thousands of mouths helping us.

After being surrounded, the army is desperate. If they are told now that Jinling will not send any more reinforcements, they will be even more desperate. Since they are all desperate, there is no need to fight. A desperate army will usually leave two

At one extreme, one is to go out of the city to fight with us, and the other is...to go out of the city and surrender. I prefer them to choose the second option!"

"What if...!" Yuan Chonghuan and Cao Wenzhao both had experience in the Ming army and had a deep understanding of the Ming army. They knew what methods the generals would use to raise food once the Ming army ran out of food.

"What do you mean?" Li Xiao had never been in the Ming army, so of course he didn't understand what these two men were trying to say.

"Commander! If the Ming army in the city runs out of food, the first thing they will do is to rob the people of their food. In order to protect themselves, they will not care about the lives of the people. If there is really no food to eat, they will even...!"

Li Xiao was stunned for a moment. He did not expect such a situation. However, according to the Ming army's style, it is not impossible to use the residents of the city as food when there is no food to eat. If such a situation occurs, it will be a big crime!

"Don't worry, Commander. Since the soldiers and civilians in Yangzhou City are stubborn, it is inevitable that they will suffer some hardships. If there is any blame afterwards, the general will bear it." Cao Wenzhao stood up and patted his chest like a gorilla.

If something like this happens, it is certain that Li Xiao will be criticized verbally and written by the history books of later generations. This kind of stain in life will stick to his body and he will never be able to remove it in this life. Under the arrangement of those scholars in Donglin, it will be passed down to future generations forever and will be remembered in history.

The reputation you have can be as bad as the wind.

Cao Wenzhao is interesting enough and showed a fearless spirit of taking the blame at critical moments.

Li Xiao didn't speak, others didn't speak, and everyone didn't speak. Yuan Chonghuan regretted why he didn't stand up immediately. What a good opportunity to show his loyalty.

"No need, I admit that if something like that happens, people will always die in a war. Either the enemy dies or we die. It would be better if the enemy dies more and our soldiers die less." If Zhang Huangyan were here,

I definitely don’t agree with what Li Xiao said. Li Xiao’s current thinking is pure military thinking, and the central idea is six words.

Fewer deaths! Win the battle!

Of course, the few dead people refer to our own people, and the enemies are not among these few dead people.

After Li Xiao said this, he found that the generals and officers around him were very moved. Several former lieutenants of the Nanjing Forbidden Army looked at Li Xiao with expressions full of reverence!

A word from an official would cost a soldier his life. At Li Xiao's level, a word from an official could make tens of thousands of people fight to the death.

And those who fought in blood and fire were the low-level officers and soldiers who had no foundation.

In the Nanming army, officials did not take their lives as soldiers at all. The death of a soldier is not much different from the death of a chicken. If you report it to the gentlemen of the court, new strong men will be recruited. Like Li

A rank like Xiao is very particular about a general becoming famous forever, and he is unique in treating a soldier's life as a human life.

"My general orders me to start today. Kill all those who dare to approach Yangzhou City Wall, and those who come out of Yangzhou City Wall. Sink all ships that dare to approach Yangzhou City. Anyone who dares to deliver a grain of food to Yangzhou City will be killed.

amnesty!"

"Promise!" A group of generals and officers said in a loud voice.

"Brother, we really don't want to attack Yangzhou anymore. It's too cowardly to be surrounded like this!" Li Hu was very dissatisfied with his brother's fighting style. According to his idea, the best thing is to bring in rocket launchers and blast them hard. Then everyone rushes up.

It’s better to collect people’s heads!

Since arriving in Yangzhou, there has been no battle, and everyone is holding back their energy. They are going to fight under the city of Yangzhou, and at least they have to get enough military glory. The beans on their shoulders are waiting to be added.

Two.
Chapter completed!