"Mr. Huang is kind, we should be happy." Hao Yaoqi smiled and didn't care what Huang Li was doing.

Ta Tianbao nodded vigorously and expressed deep agreement.

Whether it is the third prince or the third prince's envoy, if he has a kind heart, he can be much more relaxed towards Yuan Zongdi and others.

Yuan Zongdi had nothing to say. He raised his telescope, observed the entire battlefield, and commanded the overall situation.

Filling the moat and digging trenches are all preparations before attacking the city. Neither the enemy nor we tried our best, and the intensity of the battle was also very weak.

As dusk approached, both sides stopped their actions in unison. However, the Ming army only took a short rest. After dinner, they continued to fill the moat and dig trenches.

The cover of night will greatly reduce the power of the Qing army's artillery and bows, but it is quite advantageous for the Ming army.

Huang Li came back at this time, had dinner with Yuan Zongdi and others, and expressed his request.

"No, it's too dangerous." Yuan Zongdi flatly refused, with a serious look on his face, "Mr. Huang has a distinguished status and must not make any mistakes."

Hao Yaoqi also echoed: "Mr. Huang, it is useless to approach the city wall now. If our army does not send archers to shoot with the enemy, it will not gain an advantage and only increase casualties."

Although trebuchets can be made on the spot, their range is too short and they are quite heavy, making them a living target for artillery on the city. Archers are used to suppress and cover under the city, which would only be sent when siegeing the city, but not now.
p>

Ta Tianbao swallowed the food in his mouth and persuaded him kindly: "The two princes are right. Mr. Huang should know that a son with a lot of money cannot sit down in court."

Huang Li was very stubborn and said: "I am wearing heavy armor, and I am protected by a carriage, plus the protection of the guards. I am just approaching the moat, and there is no serious problem."

After a pause, he added: "I am not trying to show off, and I am also very afraid of death. If I dare to do this, I am absolutely sure and have a reason to go. Please believe me, nothing will happen.

Come back safely."

Yuan Zongdi frowned, hearing Huang Li's firm tone, and hesitated for a moment, unable to decide.

Hao Yaoqi and Ta Tianbao looked at each other with helpless expressions.

Since Huang Li has this intention and is very determined, even if they refuse, he will find a way to sneak over by himself. Instead of doing this, it is better to send more people to protect him and ensure his safety as much as possible.

It’s really frustrating. We should respect Huang Li’s opinions, but also let him make nonsense.

Yuan Zongdi stroked his forehead in distress, thought over and over again, and then ordered someone to call Li Yue and others, and ordered them in a very stern tone to protect Mr. Huang's safety with all their strength. If there were any mistakes, there was no need to come back to recover.

Huang Li was a little ashamed to get such a result. Because he was not willful, but he couldn't tell the reason, but it caused Li Yue and others to suffer.

"Killing will eventually enter your life. This is already the case. If you cannot adapt as soon as possible and develop an iron-blooded temperament, you are destined not to go too far."

Huang Li shook off his guilt, stood up, saluted, and left.

Li Yue knew that Huang Li had good archery skills and had a hard bow in his hand. He walked beside Huang Li and asked tentatively: "Is Mr. Huang going to shoot the Qing army?"

Huang Li nodded and said calmly: "I have never killed anyone, and I have never had blood on my hands, but fighting on the battlefield is unavoidable in the future. Therefore, this psychological barrier must be overcome."

This is just one reason, but not all.

In the process of treating the wounded, the pain of the wounded made Huang Li feel that his anger level was rising, making him hate his enemies, those Qing troops who were also Han people but were killing their compatriots.

If it's just on the battlefield and everyone has his own master, it's barely justified.

But in Huang Li's memory, in the history of the siege of Maolu Mountain, the Qing army drove thousands of civilians into the mountain carrying food. If they were exhausted and slow to move, they directly killed them and threw their corpses into the valley. No less than tens of thousands of people died.

.

"...we were sent to collect grain and stones, and the men carried rice to accompany the expedition. The men howled in the streets and the women wept in their rooms. During the civilian service in Xishan, fifteen out of ten died."

"The captive soldiers supervise the transportation, and the dead of Dingfu are piled up in the cliff valley, and the people in the area are driven away by the powerful method. The troops three thousand miles away are carrying the troops, wearing coir raincoats, and blocking the cliffs from the ants' rows, which stretch endlessly..."
p>

This is not an artistically exaggerated article, but the blood and tears recorded by Manchu officials and stained in the official and county annals.

Li Yue, Yuan Dongbao and others exchanged glances, and without saying anything else, they went to find Ying Zhen and make various preparations.

As night fell, the civilians and soldiers who had finished their rest began to take action again. Firewood was lit on many mounds to illuminate the advancing carriages.

Scattered fires will not increase the danger to soldiers and civilians, at least after weighing the pros and cons, Ying Zheng decided to do so.

After Huang Li thought about it for a while, he did not raise any objection. Bows and arrows are no better than later generations of firearms. When shooting from a distance of a hundred meters, one can only rely on density to kill the opponent, not to mention precise shooting.

What's more, a few more fires won't make it any brighter than during the day. Looking down from the city, you can only see the shadows of cars.

The most dangerous time is when you are approaching the moat and dumping stones and sandbags into the river. To this end, Ying Zheng placed some carts on the edge of the moat and built a sandbag wall as high as a person.

The cart that dumped sandbags and stones into the moat did not rush over from the front, but leaned against the sandbag wall. It turned around when it reached the edge of the moat, greatly shortening the time it took to be attacked by arrows.

Although the protection cannot be complete, when the arrows are concentrated, hiding behind a car or a wall can still reduce the damage caused by bows and arrows.

Huang Li admired Ying Zheng's arrangement and command very much, and found that under his rough appearance, he was actually very smart, able to understand everything and draw inferences from one instance to other cases.

At the same time, this also inspired him and assigned new tasks to Ying Zheng, hoping to complete them all at night.

"A semi-circular earth mound, or a pile of sandbags, as high as one person, and then dig deeper..."

Huang Li drew a shape on the ground that was similar to the actual size, looked at Ying Zheng and said: "Assemble manpower and try to repair it tonight."

Ying Zheng understood what it meant, even though he didn't know what it meant, he bowed and accepted the order.

"Let's go!" Huang Li turned to look at the guards.

Li Yue and others pushed up two carts, blocking Huang Li from behind, and meandered towards the moat.

"This armor is really heavy." Huang Li wore it all over his body, feeling the weight of the armor and understanding more about how difficult it was to fight in ancient times.

Leather armor and cotton armor are better. Iron armor is really not suitable for ordinary people to fight for too long because it is too heavy a burden.

Huang Li's physical strength is good, and he is gradually adapting to the armor on his body, so that his actions can remain as normal as possible.
Chapter completed!