The weather was getting hotter and hotter, and Gu Zhenhua was lying on the bamboo chair under the grape trellis, shaking the palm fan in his hand.

Suddenly, there was a sound of footsteps, and Li Jibo walked in from outside sweating profusely. The old man was not polite and sat opposite Gu Zhenhua, grabbed the sour plum soup on the table, and drank it down.

"It tastes good, like Liu Yatou's craftsmanship!"

"I said Lao Li, do you regard my Duke's Mansion as your home?"

"I thank you in advance, I just don't have a place to stay!"

Li Jibo's ability to beat the snake with the pole is definitely the best in the world, and Gu Zhenhua's head was so angry that he shook like a rattle.

"Old Li, don't you have any serious business? You won't come and argue with me, right?"

"I'm not that boring yet." Li Jibo immediately regained his face and said solemnly: "Just just heard from Beijing that there were as many as 150,000 soldiers from the Tatars this time, which was dispatched in full swing. Among them, the eastern front was led by Ajige, with a total of more than 100,000 people attacking the Xuzhou front line! The target is probably Nanjing. In addition, the western front line is ruled by Jiergalang, with a total of 50,000 people, concentrated in Shanxi and Hebei front line, and their target is probably us!"

Gu Zhenhua also locked his eyebrows, "Can the Tartars still think about attacking Henan?"

"No!" Li Jibo shook his head: "Last time we cut down forty thousand heads, even if we come again 50,000, what can we do? According to my observation, the Tartars wanted to hold us back and then destroy Jiangnan first. In this way, we send troops to rescue him, and Jirgalang can take advantage of the opportunity. If we don't save them, they can capture Jiangnan and surround us from the east. Their intentions are not uncommon!"

Li Jibo's analysis was very clear. This was an unsolvable problem. The Tartars also saw that the Anguo army was insufficient, so they adopted this strategy. It can be said that the level of those big traitors was not low and they were immediately on the key point.

Gu Zhenhua couldn't help but stand up and paced back and forth: "If Jiergalang takes the initiative to attack, we can stop it with 20,000 people. But they will not be able to trigger it, so they will have to use 40,000 troops to guard against it! As for Guide, they can only rely on Huang Degong. In addition, that boy Wu Kaijie must also be successful! Mr. Li, I sent him an order and told Wu Kaijie that there is anything I want. An Guojun fully supports him, and there is only one condition, that is, he must defend Xuzhou!"

When Gu Zhenhua made the decision, all kinds of supplies immediately tilted towards Xuzhou. In addition to the food and wages sent by Wu Huanju, Gu Zhenhua specially ordered the arsenal in Juzhou to send 100 Folang machine cannons and 20 general cannons to help them defend the city.

In Henan, Wu Kaijie was still directing the laborers to work. He exchanged food for labor. This plan was very successful. When the rice pot and soup pot were set up, the abortion was continuous.

Wu Kaijie's method is also very simple. Anyone who comes has enough ten groups and one soldier supervises the worker. As long as you work for four hours, you can come to eat and rest. The others continue to work, working three shifts, day and night.

At night, the lights were brightly lit, and the workers were bare-handed and shoveled, and their sweat fell into eight petals. Almost for a moment, in front of them, the trenches and walls gradually revealed their prototypes.

Xuzhou is just a small satellite city, with a distance of only two miles from the city wall. The original intention of this design is to support each other. If artillery is equipped in the two cities, it can be cross-fired. No matter how many enemy soldiers are, they can be smashed into pieces.

Of course, time has changed, and these proper fortifications have problems, and they must be reinforced as soon as possible.

The city walls of Guancheng should be heightened and thickened, and trenches should be dug deep outside. The wells should be dug inside to ensure fresh water supply and stockpile weapons. Zhou Yingjie even specifically asked to dig an authentic tunnel to connect with the city, so that the troops and supplies could be replenished without knowing it.

In addition, a large number of chest walls were built between Guancheng and the main city, which was like the Bagua Formation, which was complicated and complicated. This is the best hunting ground for musketeers. Each design is convenient for soldiers in the city to hunt Tartars.

After working for three days, the entire huge defense system revealed its prototype. During these three days, a total of thirteen workers were too weak and suddenly died while working.

This is definitely a huge thing in later generations, but the people in front of them are particularly calm. Even if they don’t die now, they may die in an unknown place at any time. At least they can have a full meal first, which can be considered a full devil.

Moreover, An Guojun also gave each deceased five taels of silver to the family, which was considered to be the end of kindness. These refugees worked hard and exchanged their sweat for an indestructible line of defense.

"Listen to me, beside the granary, dig five wells for me. Once it catches fire, you must protect the food as soon as possible. Remember, this is our lifeblood!"

Wu Kaijie commanded loudly. He suddenly turned around and saw a tall figure standing not far away. Huang Degong was coming!

"Mr. Marquis, why are you so idle? You come to my place when you have time!"

"Isn't it attracted by the fragrance?" Huang Degong said angrily: "You Anguo Army has great achievements, so don't show off like this. You know that the soldiers have been making trouble with me these two days, saying that Huang Degong can't afford them to eat dumplings and will cause me to rebel!"

Wu Kaijie smiled and said, "Mr. Huang, you are not short of money. Let your brothers work hard and always give them something delicious."

"This is not the case!"

Huang Degong sat on Wu Kaijie's chair, knocked his legs and said, "If you practice troops, you can't spoil it. If you want it, are there any rules? If you don't have enough hearts, you will swallow an elephant, and something will happen!"

Wu Kaijie said: "Marty Huang, I don't agree with your words. As long as it is a reasonable requirement, it should be met. Don't forget that we are asking others to work hard!"

Huang Degong smiled and said, "Staff Officer Wu, I won't argue with you anymore. In a word, Huang came here this time just to ask for something. I wonder if you can give up love?"

"Mr. Huang, let's talk about what you want first!"

Huang Degong suddenly stood up and walked to the side of a trench a few steps. He picked up a large piece of cement board with both arms.

"Wow. It's quite weighty!"

Huang De was extremely skilled and placed the cement board in front of Wu Kaijie. Then he suddenly raised his foot and kicked it hard on the cement board!

"Ouch!"

Even a general like Huang Degong could not withstand this impact. However, he obviously did not care about the pain on his feet, but hurriedly looked down at the cement board.

I saw that only a little debris fell from the cement board, and almost no damage was caused. Huang Degong's eyes lit up.

"It's really hard. Staff Officer Wu, this is the thing. Can you sell it, right?"

Wu Kaijie laughed: "Marty Huang, I'm not to hide it. This is an A-Guo Army's unique weapon to build a city, and it's not cheap!"

Huang Degong shook his hand and laughed, "Fifty thousand taels. Just build three thousand boards for me!"

Wu Kaijie shook his head slightly, and Huang Hegong's face suddenly sank. There was a fierce look in his eyes and a humming inside his nose.

"One hundred thousand taels, no more!" Wu Kaijie shook his head.

Huang Degong could no longer bear it. He jumped to Wu Kaijie's eyes, almost facing each other, and said loudly: "Boy, don't force me to rob!"

Wu Kaijie laughed to the sky: "Huang Chuangzi, you are really not a good temper. Let me tell you the truth. The Duke of the State just sent the document. He gave me a special explanation. What Huang Chuangzi needs, try his best to supply it, and don't take any penny!"

"Seriously?" Huang Degong was overjoyed, "What did Gu Zhenhua really say?"

"Of course, only Huang Chuangzi can fight in the four towns in Jiangbei."

Huang Degong suddenly burst into laughter, "If you can let Duke Ji look up to you, I will make a fortune in my life! Staff General Wu, go and send a message to Gu Zhenhua, saying that if I, Huang Chuangzi, can defeat the Tartars, I will definitely find Gu Zhenhua and drink it!"

A few days ago, there was almost a quarrel between the military and military leaders, and in a blink of an eye, they felt a little sympathetic.

"Half Huang, let's guard the same city together. This is the fate of God, work together to support the country!"

Huang Degong hugged his fists and left with a smile!

In a blink of an eye, two more days passed, and the soldiers on the top of the city looked far away towards the canal. There were many warships on the river surface, with the Qing Dynasty dragon flag flying above. There were countless soldiers on both sides of the canal. They slowly pressed towards Xuzhou. In an instant, everyone's hearts were hanging, and finally the battle came!

"Brothers, be prepared for battle, and everyone will return to the team!"

The Tartars' siege began with artillery attacks. They still relied on the super long range of the Shenwei General's cannon, and across the river, just like the head of Xuzhou City.

The sound of cannons was rumbling, and the power was shocking. Solid iron balls weighing ten pounds hit the city wall. Seven of these iron balls would be lost, but as long as they hit the city wall, it would be a huge trouble.

The blue bricks pasted outside were shattered, sand and gravel were everywhere, the earth was shaking, and the city wall was almost about to fall off.

Neither the Anguo army nor Huang Degong had a cannon that was comparable to the Tartars' range, and could only be temporarily beaten. The Tartars bombarded for one day. At night, they took the opportunity to cross the Yellow River and build a floating bridge. Overnight, the Tartars surrounded Xuzhou.

The real war finally began, and the Tatars immediately divided their troops into three directions, north, east, and west, and attacked together. It was Zhang Nai who was responsible for attacking the Xicheng. This guy was originally a general who broke into the camp, but he surrendered to the Tatars in northern Shaanxi, which led to Li Zicheng's defeat. Now he has acted as the vanguard of the Tatars. To put it bluntly, he is cannon fodder!

Maybe that braid really has some magic. After shaving his head, Zhang Nai became much braver and cunning.

He first built a ground platform more than three feet high, placed a red-clothed cannon with a slightly smaller diameter and a Fran machine cannon on the ground platform, and then set up a ground enclosure in front of the ground platform to protect the gun.

In the battle of northern Henan, the Tartars did not have progress, they became even more cunning and cruel!

"Run, take Xuzhou and take three days off!"

The soldiers like tide rushed towards Xiguan. They were carrying a ladder in their hands and running wildly, each with a hideous expression, gritting their teeth, and running like flying.

But no matter how fast they were, there were trenches and chest walls within 500 meters of the city wall. Although the height was not large, it could indeed stop their progress.

The tide of soldiers climbed over the chest wall and immediately fell into a trench. Looking down from the city, the narrow area between the chest wall was densely packed with sardine-like heads.

The huge ladder became an obstacle, and they had to lift the ladder over their heads. Seeing that they filled the open space, the forward had approached the city and ladders were about to be erected.

Zhou Yingjie saw everything, and suddenly, a loud sound of rockets came from the city. With one sound after another, a large area of ​​thick smoke rose, and countless rains of arrows roared under the city.

The arrows were dense and fierce, and under the push of gunpowder, they arrived in front of the Tartars in a blink of an eye.

This time, what was released was a swarm of buzzers, including thirty-two wooden barrels, and ten were released at a time. Faced with the dense rockets coming, the Tartar infantry subconsciously raised their shields to cover them. A bang bang sound came, and each of them had all kinds of arrows in a flash.

With gunpowder boost, the rockets' strength is extraordinary, and their hands are trembling directly. Many people's shields are even shot through. If they are not covered, they are shot by the rockets, and some people are rolled out. The skirts or guards on their bodies do not provide much protection.

In an instant, howling sounds were filled with the chest wall. Although the others were not injured, they were still out of control and were in chaos.

Zhou Yingjie sneered slightly. This is an appetizer. Let’s try it even more!

After the rocket was shot, it was immediately replaced by the Divine Fire Flying Crow. A total of fifty Divine Fire Flying Crows pointed at the chaotic soldiers below.

"put!"

Suddenly, a sound of breaking through the air came, and these divine fire crows landed among the Tartars crowd like lightning, and burst out immediately.

Not only was there an explosion, but also a strong fire ignited the ladder, and two or three hundred soldiers were killed in an instant.

Zhang Nai behind him also looked straight. He waved the command knife in his hand, and desperately greeted his subordinates, rushing towards the city.

These desperate soldiers finally rushed to the bottom of the city wall. Suddenly, countless bottles and jars fell from the city, and some white powder had already scattered into the city in the air.

Many soldiers smelled a choking smell, and were still in a daze. A sharp howl suddenly sounded: "Gray Bottle, close your eyes quickly."

I saw a raindrop-like bottle thrown from the top of the city and explode on the ground. The lime powder inside spread out, and white mist was covered with for a moment. I heard the sad screams keep ringing, and many soldiers threw everything in their hands, rolling and howling on the ground with their eyes covered.

"My eyes, my eyes!"

Just as they were rolling, there were more stones and raindrops falling down, smashing these confused guys into meat pies!
Chapter completed!