"Don't study this trick first, it's important to enter Longyan City quickly." Boluo complained about the undedication of the emperor Zhu Youlang, handed the grenade to the captain of his personal soldiers, and urged him to go on the road as soon as possible.

Tu Lai and others quickly got on the horse. The Qing soldiers who had fought for half a night no longer had the high morale of the past. They all slowly marched towards Longyan City dejectedly.

...

On the top of Zhangzhou city, Zhu Youlang saw that the Qing soldiers outside the west gate were dispersed by Li Yuanyin and Chen Zhongwu, and some of them ran around like headless flies, while some of them fled westward. He hurriedly asked, "How is the progress of the other three gates?"

Wu Bing quickly replied: "Your Majesty, the other three gates are progressing smoothly. General Zhao from the South Gate is under the greatest pressure, but he also withstands the counterattack of the Qing soldiers."

"Tingzhen!" Zhu Youlang heard this and knew that the situation was settled, so he called Li Chengdong and ordered: "It's your turn to act. Remember to rush and attack hard, and don't leave Boluo a breather! After leaving the Zhangzhou city gate, don't come to see me again if you don't drive Boluo out of Fujian!"

"I obey the order! Please rest assured. If I don't drive Boluo out of Fujian, I will come and see you!" Li Chengdong felt that his blood was about to boil, and he quickly knelt down on the ground and said loudly.

"Okay! I'm waiting for your good news." Zhu Youlang stood up and personally helped Li Chengdong up.

"I will definitely live up to your high expectations!"

Li Chengdong was personally helped by the emperor and felt great glory. He was in a state of great excitement and almost burst into tears. In order to conceal his children's mood, he turned around and walked down the city. Yuan Pengnian, Meng Wenjie and others immediately followed.

...

Boluo and others headed to Longyan, counting the number of people on the way, and the divisions added together, and there were 12,000 soldiers. When they heard this number, Boluo's heart hurt like a needle.

Five thousand soldiers, five stops, four stops, and more than one hundred thousand auxiliary soldiers and servants were wiped out under the city of Zhangzhou, but no one turned around. Although victory or defeat was common among military officials, the loss was too great, and it was the worst defeat since the Qing Dynasty entered the pass.

The most important thing is that such a huge loss is unbearable for him, the general of the Southern Conquest or the Qing Dynasty. Zhengbaiqi and the Inlaid White Banner are Prince Yu, Prince Rui's direct descendants and the flesh of the two masters. Now they have suffered heavy damage in their hands. Whether there are any reasons to come up with, I will definitely have to bear the anger from Prince Rui and Prince Yu.

Prince Yu is better. Although he is harsh on his face, he is actually kind and tolerant of his subordinates. As long as he reports the grenades to him, he will be slapped at most two mouths or whipped a few times.

Prince Kerui was very cold inside with Feng on his face. In addition, Prince Ying Ajige, the political enemy, was always staring at his faults. I really don’t know if he would spare him.

Despite some concerns, Boluo was not afraid of losing his life. He was the grandson of Taizu, and he was also Prince Rui and Prince Yu's confidant. If he was attacked by political enemies, he would just be a scapegoat and could he lose his life because of a defeat?

However, this matter must be reported to Prince Yu as soon as possible so that he can prepare early and prevent the trouble from coming and going, and be rushing for Prince Ying to take advantage of it.

"Report!"

While thinking about his thoughts, he suddenly saw a scout galloping from behind on a horse, approaching him and reporting loudly: "Report! Mr. Beizi, it's not good, Minggou is catching up with him!"

"How many people? How far is it?"

"There are countless people, and there are always tens of thousands of people, five miles away."

"Take it again!"

"Yeah!"

The scout refuted the horse back, and Boro quickly ordered: "Speed ​​up!"

With a command, the Qing soldiers advanced quickly and arrived at the city of Longyan in a short while.

The one who guarded the city was Tu Lai's subordinate, the Qian Zongshi of the Han army, the Qian Zongshi of the White Banner.

As soon as Shi Changsheng welcomed Boluo and others into the city, Li Chengdong's army arrived and surrounded the small Longyan City.

Boluo didn't bother to drink water and eat, so he quickly arranged defense. The east gate and the west gate were the most important. The east gate faced Li Chengdong's main force, and the west gate was the main road leading to Tingzhou.

He placed the new force Shi Changsheng in the east gate, commanded by Tu Lai, and the three thousand elite soldiers he brought out were placed in the west gate.

Boluo observed the terrain and saw a moat about ten feet wide outside the city, with a wall about two feet high. It was impossible for the Ming army to drop bombs from the opposite side of the river. At such a long distance, the arm strength of ordinary people cannot reach.

The only place to break through is a stone bridge facing the city gate.

"Tu Lai, focus on defending the stone bridge. Minggou is the most likely to rush up from here. As long as they dare to attack from here, they will shoot them to death on the bridge. Never let them approach."

"Yes, Mr. Beizi, don't worry. I will never let Minggou cross the stone bridge." Tu Lai replied confidently.

Of course he was confident that he was only twenty feet away from the city gate to the stone bridge. The Qing warriors were accurate in shooting skills. This idea was nothing. In addition, he was condescending and occupied the advantage of the terrain, which could allow the Ming army to rush to the city?

"Mr. Beizi, look, Minggou doesn't seem to be trying to attack the city." Duld said, pointing outside the city.

When Boluo saw that the Ming army was busy setting up tents and setting up roadblocks, he obviously did not intend to attack the city immediately, but seemed to be planning a long-term siege.

"It seems that the Ming army does not intend to take risks to attack the city, but wants to siege for a long time. Tulai, how many days can the food and grass in Longyan City last?" Boluo asked.

"Baizi, a large amount of food and grass are in Tingzhou, and the existing food and grass in Longyan are only enough to last for three days." Tu Lai replied.

"Li Chengdong is so humble. He wants to trap us to death. It's okay, if he doesn't attack the city, we can take a break. If he is trapped in the city, it will be difficult for us to deal with it if he wants to attack the city at this time." Boluo said.

"Mr. Beizi, do you think Li Chengdong is possible to attack at night?" Duld thought of another possibility and said quickly.

"It's very likely! If we can't see things in secret, our army's advantage will no longer exist. The battle last night was an example." Boro looked at Duld with appreciation and said, "First, because of the lack of food and grass, we cannot fight in Longyan, and we should quickly enter Tingzhou City; Second, our army does not practice night battles, so we cannot leave a chance for Li Chengdong. Today, people are trapped and horses are not good, and we will forcibly break through from Ximen early tomorrow morning. Longyan will reach 260 miles a day, so we can reach Tingzhou tomorrow."

Speaking of this, Boluo glanced at Tu Lai and said, "So, today's night is the most important. I think Li Chengdong will definitely take action tonight. You must find a way to not let Minggou succeed in siege."

"Baizi, the key to preventing the Ming army from siegeing the city at night is to illuminate the road from the city gate to the stone bridge. Can we build a pile of firewood at the bridge?" Duld suggested.

"Wonderful!" Boro looked up at the sky, saw the sun shining brightly and the sky was clear, and said, "As long as you use a rocket to light the firewood pile, Mingdog will be incapable of doing anything!"

"Okay, you guys arrange it as you just said, I'll go and take a break."
Chapter completed!