Chapter 501 Xiongcheng

Author: The beggar

Chapter 501 Xiongcheng

Tianjin and Cangzhou are currently the main defense areas of the two towns of the Ming Dynasty. Under the arrangement of the Longwu Dynasty, Huang Degong and Gao Jie built a solid defense area with many dangers in this year.

It is not that there is no possibility of a positive breakthrough, but it is obviously not necessary.

It’s almost the same as Shanhaiguan.

Just go around it.

So Zhu Youjian gave an order, and the Black Flag Army set out from Zhengding Prefecture, headed for Handan, and then crossed the canal to attack Liaocheng. At the same time, another force blocked Huang Degong's troops on the canal and land.

The battle naturally started in Liaocheng.

"It's outrageous! It's outrageous! What a bunch of things!?"

Hao Ya arrived in Liaocheng. Not only did he arrive, he also scolded his mother in front of the city.

Because his process of breaking into the Ming Dynasty was too smooth.

There is no obstruction on the Wei Canal. There is a county town on one side of the river and another county town on the other side of the river. The fishermen and common people in the two counties watched from a distance as the black flag army crossed the river.

When he arrived at the Ming Dynasty, Hao Ya thought of driving away the people and occupying the county seat opposite, but the people on the opposite side came to welcome him.

"General, the magistrate of Guan County has escaped. Please ask the general to enter the city."

"ah?"

After a while, village officials from several villages around Guan County also came. They all expressed their submission and asked the army if they needed their help.

When we went to the county town, we could only see dilapidated areas.

It turns out that although they are now used as a border city, they are not included in the Ming Dynasty's defense plan, but are directly included in the buffer zone.

Therefore, a large number of people were moved to the back of Liaocheng, forming a line of defense with Dezhou, Cangzhou, and Tianjin.

The rest are hard to leave their homeland and have to live with it.

Naturally, Hao Ya would not embarrass them, but in order to prevent them from harming the rear of the army, he forcibly recruited all the remaining strong men in the local area and rushed to Liaocheng with the army.

Just after Guan County was conquered, the army arrived near Liaocheng that day. The people here were much more resistant than those in Guan County. When they saw the black flag, they fled straight to the city.

But they had already arrived in Liaocheng, and Black Flag didn't even stop him along the way. He didn't even see a spy.

Liaocheng could only get news of the Black Flag incoming attack by local people.

Therefore, Hao Ya cursed and asked his subordinates to prepare all the cannons, and then directly sent envoys to persuade him to surrender.

Fortunately, the Liaocheng garrison was Huang Fei. After rejecting the Black Flag envoy, he quickly sent letters asking for help to the two northern towns and the many Ming troops stationed in the rear defense line. At the same time, he looked at the Black Flag troops outside the city who were preparing to attack the city.

I felt panic in my heart.

He thought that the vanguard of the Black Flag Army was outside, and there would be a large army coming from behind.

Little did he know that the half-arms camp outside was more terrifying than an army of tens of thousands.

"Tsk, that's a pity."

Hao Ya was a little distressed when he learned that the Liaocheng garrison would not open the door.

It's not that I can't do it, it's just that I feel a little awkward after all.

Moreover, Liaocheng is not an ordinary rough town. It is a majestic city surrounded by water. It is the seat of Dongchang Prefecture. There are only four bridges on the way into the city. Even if there are cannons, they can only hit the gate hard and the gate will explode.

Well, the resistance for the siege party to rush into the city was not small at all.

"Fire two rounds first! Calibrate! The red-coated artillery team pays attention to possible counterattacks in the city! If it occurs, it must be suppressed as soon as possible!"

Hao Ya gave an order to try first to see if he could make the opposing guard retreat.

After all, three thousand firearms battalions and several thousand civilians lined up many cannons in the north of Liaocheng.

About to fire.

But I saw a huge fleet of boats coming out of Dongchang Lake on the edge of Liaocheng!

Hao Ya's face was gloomy when he saw it!

Knowing that Dongchang Lake is a commercial port on the canal and Huang Fei is also the commander-in-chief of the navy, there must be a navy fleet on the canal. Unexpectedly, he did not see it when he was on guard when crossing the canal, but now he saw it.

The majestic city on the water is also protected by a naval fleet.

"fire!"

The hope of capturing Liaocheng is really slim, but the artillery that needs to be fired must still be fired.

The shells roared across the lake and the bridge, heading towards the gate of Liaocheng. The Ming navy on Dongchang Lake did not sit idle after coming out. After getting a little closer, they fired at the Black Flag station on the shore.

But the naval cannon on the lake has a limited range, so it can only serve as a fireworks display for Black Flag.

But.

This gave Hao Ya the idea of ​​​​retreating.

We really can't fight if we don't have enough troops.

The task given by His Majesty is time-sensitive.

The next step is to either ask for reinforcements from the rear, or to recruit and forcibly recruit the surrounding Han people, gather them all and then pretend to be armored men. In this way, combined with the black flag firepower, the Ming army may be driven back.

But.

What Hao Ya didn't know was that Huang Fei in the city was also hit by a round of black flag cannons and was heartbroken.

I wonder if this is the Tatar striker! The firepower is so fierce!

How many red cannons are there!

"What happened to Xuanwei Gate!?"

Seeing the soldiers coming to check the status of the city gate, Huang Fei hurriedly asked!

"The city gate was hit three times! A big hole was opened!"

The soldiers were also a little panicked.

The city gate was directly blown to pieces, and after two rounds of bombardment, the city gate was opened! There was no urn at the north gate, so the Tatars could just rush in!

We haven't seen any pay for several months, and we have to rely on doing odd jobs in our spare time. When the time comes.

It’s better to let the elites and Tatars under the general’s command fight tooth and nail!

Huang Fei didn't have time to see the changes in the soldiers' expressions. Hearing this, he quickly ordered the craftsmen in the army to repair the city gate and asked the city to rush to manufacture tools for street fighting.

But at this time, trouble broke out in the city again.

Huang Fei is the Liaocheng defender.

However, Liaocheng is the seat of Dongchang Prefecture, and those who are really in charge of affairs in the city are the Liaocheng County Magistrate and Dongchang Prefecture.

Huang Feirang's request for expropriating timber in the city and requesting defense resources was directly rejected.

"No! The water bridge at the north gate is a hundred meters long! There is also a suspension bridge to stop the enemy! The slaves are coming! All the troops work together to attack it. We can make the north gate a place where slaves and thieves die! There are also naval forces firing cannons from the side.

!Can Nu An be undefeated!?

At this time, you are thinking of expropriating the people's wealth! You also have to demolish the houses and set up defenses! Are you trying to take advantage of the slave bandit's attack to take advantage of the opportunity to make money! Or are you slacking off and fighting cowardly!"

Song Bingkui, the prefect of Dongchang, pointed at Huang Fei and shouted.

Even if there is a distinction between civil and military superiority, Huang Fei, the commander-in-chief, commander-in-chief of the navy, and admiral of the navy, is more authoritative than the prefect.

He can do this all because of the importance of Liaocheng Dongchang Prefecture in the Ming Dynasty. As the only canal commercial port facing the north, its commercial value and interests are involved.

In other words, people's rights are already quite strong, but the relationship is still tough.

Huang Fei could only wait and apologize.

"What you are saying is, let's transfer them from the east of the city first."

Song Bingkui nodded but then shook his head, with a look of success on his face: "Then Mr. Huang must defend the east of the city first, and don't let the slave builders harm the commercial port. Later, I will ask many merchants in the commercial port to contribute funds to support the military."

"That's good, that's good too."

Huang Fei responded, but he saw that Song Bingkui, who was over fifty years old, actually had some youthful energy on his face. He used this conversation to express his strategizing look: "Besides, there are not many slaves and thieves, why don't you lead the navy to bypass the canal to build the project?"

Slave behind! Maybe you can gain something!"

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