Although it shows that the army is now very powerful, from Li Benshen's perspective, the situation between the Ming and Qing dynasties has not yet reversed.

Now it is still a situation where the Qing army is strong and the clear and the weak are still weak. Once the main force of the Qing army arrives, they can stabilize the situation.

At this time, there was no need for him to risk his resignation to the Ming army. If the Ming army could not defeat the Qing Dynasty and the anti-Qing cause could not win, it would not be wise to not only lose their own future, but also to implicate their family members and be killed.

After Li Benshen finished speaking, his sharp eyes swept over his subordinates and said in a deep voice: "At present momentum, we are not in a desperate situation. Surrender can only harm our family. We just need to stick to the city and wait for reinforcements in the court to overcome this crisis. Don't have a second thought."

When the generals heard the words, they clasped their fists again, "Zha, the military gate is considerate."

Mandahai had already requested assistance from the Qing court. The reinforcements from the Qing Dynasty should have been on the road. They only had to stand for ten days and half a month, and the reinforcements would come, and the Ming army would naturally retreat by then.

At that moment, Li Benshen decided to resist stubbornly, mobilized troops and young men to the city, ready to stick to the end.

After Zhao Mingtou entered the city in the third year of the lunar month, he had never received any reply from the city. He thought that the Qing army was about to delay time, so he ordered soldiers to set up guns and bombard the city and began to rush to build equipment.

On the seventh day of the lunar month, the 40,000 troops led by Wang Yi, Li Changxiang and others rushed to Wujincheng to meet with Zhao Ming. The elite troops of Chongming's Shence also arrived one after another, and the Ming army under the city increased to more than 50,000.

This surprised and panicked the Qing army in Wu's city, but the Ming army had already begun shelling and was preparing to attack the city. Li Benshen's judgment on the general trend still did not change, so he still did not reply to Zhao Ming.

"Master, Li Benshen did not reject the Master, and there is no sign of surrender in the city yet. What plan does he plan?" Wang Deshun asked in confusion in the central army's tent.

Zhao Ming sneered: "Li Benshen doesn't want to offend me, so he has a front line, but he doesn't want to surrender me!"

"Master, what should I do?" Wang Deshun frowned.

Zhao Ming said in a deep voice: "Of course, it's a fight between China and the barbarians, either friends or enemies. Either the east wind overwhelms the west wind or the west wind overwhelms the east wind. How can we not tolerate two-faced people?"

After Zhao Ming finished speaking, he looked at the generals and said, "How about you observe Wu's defense in the city?"

Wang Deshun clasped his fists and said, "Report to the general, Wu Jin is the capital of Changzhou. The city is three meters high and one meter wide. There is a urn city in the city, and there is a horse-faced enemy platform on the city wall. The defense is quite complete."

Zhao Ming pondered, "The news came from the Heaven and Earth Association. The Qing army in Huguang and Jiangxi was frequently mobilized, and we didn't have much time left. Since Li Benshen had no intention of surrendering, I was preparing to attack Wujin for a strong attack. What's your chances of winning?"

Li Zhongming said: "Master, the artillery bombardment for several days, and the east of the city has collapsed. However, Li Benshen is from Xuzhou Town. His soldiers are in the same line as General Li's soldiers. The combat power should be better than that of the general Qing army. If the general attacks for a strong attack, the brothers should suffer a lot!"

Zhao Ming frowned slightly at Wenyu, "Go and see Wu Entering the City Wall!"

At this moment, the generals followed Zhao Ming out of the camp and went to peek at the city defense.

The group rode their horses to a place three miles away from the city wall before stopping, and looked into the city wall with a thousand-mile mirror.

At this time, the Ming army artillery formation was in an artillery battle with the Qing army artillery on the Wujin city wall. With the roar of artillery, the city wall was smashed into smoke and dust.

After several days of artillery bombardment, Wujin's city wall was already full of holes, but it was still standing in the smoke and dust, and a large number of Qing troops were running on the top of the city.

"The Grand Marshal, Jiangnan City, is rich in the area, and is built in a relatively strong manner, and almost all has a wide moat. In addition, according to Beizhi's estimate, the Qing army should have prepared iron cannons behind the city wall!" Wang Deshun pointed to the city wall and explained.

Zhao Ming used the Qianli Mirror to observe the city wall. He couldn't help but put the Qianli Mirror away. He felt a stern and frowned and said, "Iron Poke Cannon?"

Wang Deshun nodded, "Yes, since the commander used this item, the Qing army also imitated it. After the city wall, it can avoid our army's artillery bombardment and launch artillery to bombard the soldiers who attacked the city. Wujincheng should have some equipment."

This made people feel a little headache. Zhao Ming pondered for a while and said, "I looked at Wu Jin's defense and prepared to smash the East City with artillery. Then the infantry attacked from now on, and at the same time sent warships to rush into the canal and attack the south city of Linhe directly from the ship. If there were iron cannons in the city, our army would attack hard, and the losses would inevitably be huge!"

Zhao Ming just checked the terrain and found that the wall of Dongcheng was almost collapsed. Wujincheng was close to the Grand Canal, and the city wall on the south directly used the Grand Canal as its moat.

The Grand Canal, several meters wide, can actually protect the southern city well. It is difficult for infantry troops to cross the canal and attack the southern city wall, but if there are naval troops, the situation will be different.

If the Ming army's large ship could enter the canal, the height of the ship tower was equal to the city or even surpass the city wall. The Ming army soldiers only had to put down the ladder from the ship and put on the city wall, and the soldiers could directly attack the city wall from the ship.

With the main force of Dongcheng attack and the Navy of Nancheng attack, it should be able to break through Wujincheng, but with iron cannons in the city, maybe there will be a certain number of catapults. Not only will the attacking infantry be bombarded, and the warships entering the canal will also be hit.

Zhao Ming still knows the power of the iron poke cannon. The power of the bomb explosion is much greater than that of the Ming army's grenades. If the warship takes a shot, it will basically be useless.

Although the iron poke cannon was hiding behind the city wall, unable to aim and his head was not high, Zhao Ming could imagine the tragic moment of the explosion of the siege and the explosion of the siege.

However, even so, Zhao Ming still wants to fight this Wu into the city.

Zhao Ming pondered for a while: "Wang Deshun, Li Ziming, Wang Yi, you will obey the orders of me. The artillery will continue to bombard the East City, and the warships will be transformed to face the city, covering the cowhide and wet cotton. Finally, we will make fried bags and prepare to attack the city. Three days later, I will launch a general attack and break the city in one fell swoop!"

The war is already fierce, and it is even more so for siege wars. You cannot stop attacking just because there are iron barrel cannons in the city.

At this moment, Zhao Ming ordered people to perform their duties and took everyone back to the camp.

After entering the tent, Zhao Ming observed the sand table alone, wanting to see if there could be any method to reduce casualties.

Just as he was thinking, the curtain suddenly opened, Ding Weiyue entered the tent with a smile, clasped his fists and said, "Report to the Grand Marshal, there is a beautiful woman outside the camp, and she is asking for a meeting with an old gentry!"

Zhao Ming was slightly stunned. The beautiful woman was carrying her fellow countryman?

"Who is the one who came? Have you ever reported your name?" Zhao Ming thought for a long time and didn't know who it was, so he asked in confusion.

Ding Weiyue said: "The old squire claimed to be Qian Muzhai and asked to see the commander!"

"This old turtle grandson Qian Qianyi?" Zhao Ming was a little surprised. Why did he come over? Then he immediately waved his hand and said, "Please pay~Mr. Muzhai come in."
Chapter completed!