In Shibao Town, outside the broken city walls, Qing army corpses were killed, weapons, burning chariots and flags were scattered on the ground.

Ajige's worries were right. The resistance of Donghai Town was indeed very tenacious. The Qing army lost six or seven thousand people, but still did not take Shibao Town.

Seeing the heavy casualties of his subordinates, Ajige had to change his strategy, temporarily stop the attack, and instead asked Huang Ting and other surrendered troops to shout outside Shibao Town, shaking the morale of the defenders in the fort and persuading the soldiers in the city to kill Zhao Ming and surrender.

Thirty thousand Ming soldiers were ambushed and killed more than half of them. During the escape, some people with weak will surrendered to the Qing army and survived. Most of the soldiers who followed Zhao Ming into Shibao Town were loyal and hard-working people who were loyal to Zhao Ming.

At this time, Huang Ting and others shouted loudly outside the city, saying that the Qing Dynasty treated prisoners preferentially. As long as the soldiers of Donghai Town surrendered, they would not only be impunitive, but would be promoted to the next level and promoted.

After Huang Ting surrendered, he was recommended by Ajige to the Qing court as a general, and carried the flag into the red flag of the Han army, hoping that he would show up and shake the will of the defenders in the city.

In the city, while the traitors shouted loudly outside the city, the instructors of each battalion, department and bureau were also doing the work of the Ming army soldiers.

First, we propaganda to the soldiers that the words of the Qing Dynasty were not trustworthy. This is a good example. In the distance, there were the Ming Dynasty vassal kings such as Lu Wang who surrendered to the Qing Dynasty and were cut off by the Qing army at Caishikou. In the rebel army, Tian Jianxiu and others led 5,000 troops to surrender and were killed by the Qing army. In the nearest, the Qing Dynasty promised to grant Zheng Zhilong the king and lead the three provinces, but now they are under house arrest in Beijing.

Second, tell the soldiers that as long as they hold on to Shibao Town and wait for the brothers of the Zhejiang Army and the imperial army to arrive, Donghai Town will be able to blossom and turn defeat into victory.

The Ming army had less than 10,000 people surrounded by more than 100,000 Qing army. There were also reports of surrendered troops appearing, which would definitely affect the soldiers defending the city.

Therefore, Zhao Ming ordered the instructor to unify the thoughts of the entire army. First, he warned the soldiers that the Qing army could not believe the words, and surrender would not end well. Second, he told the soldiers that there was still hope to defend the city.

At this time, outside the fortress, the shouts of Huang Ting and others came into the city intermittently.

In the city, the soldiers of Donghai Town were all over the fort, and the soldiers stood or lie down, and no longer had the arrogance they were as elite as the Ming army.

This battle had a huge blow to the morale of Donghai Town. The myth of Zhao Ming's Changsheng General was broken, which made the morale of the soldiers extremely sluggish.

At this time, although there were instructors to instruct, many soldiers were still holding muskets and sitting under the fort wall with their backs, their eyes dull and their expressions were miserable.

Donghai Town was suddenly attacked. Zhao Ming led the defeated army to run dozens of miles to hide in Shibao Town. Almost all the supplies, food, and artillery of the army were lost. The fort was in short supply, and the army was about to lose food. The cold and hunger were eroding the last trace of energy of the soldiers of Donghai Town.

At this time, in the castle, there was a house with a guard outside. Zhao Ming was sitting on a Grand Master chair inside. He didn't know where to go with his helmet, his hair was scattered, and his armor was damaged, making him look very embarrassed.

In the room, generals such as Wang Deshun, Li Benshen were all in this way. They were all broken and injured in their bodies, showing their bad situation at this time.

Zhao Ming asked the instructor to appease the soldiers and give them hope to stick to them, but in reality, Shibao Town had reached the point where the ammunition and food were exhausted.

"Master, the food in the fort can only last for five days." Tang Tong said with a sad face.

Zhao Ming raised his head and said without emotion: "Enclose the grain warehouse, no one can get close to you. Let the Huotou Camp supply every meal as usual, and the soldiers cannot know that there is no food."

Li Ben said in a deep voice: "Master, this is not a solution!"

Zhao Ming had a gloomy face, and he naturally knew that if he persisted, he would definitely be a dead end, but Ajige had no choice but to besiege for a while.

Everyone in the room was silent. After a while, Zhao Ming said with a firm expression: "I have been in the world for ten years, Ajige can't keep me. Wang Deshun, you send a reliable brother out of the fort to ask for help from the court and the Crown Prince. Let them take advantage of the efforts of our general and Donghai Town to fight against the Qing Dynasty. Li Benshen, you send a scout to see the surrounding terrain while the night is coming out of the fort to check the surrounding terrain, and can you find a way out for the brothers?"

Wang Deshun and Li Benshen looked at each other and clasped their fists weakly. Now they can only leave their power to do their best.

Shibao Town, to the east are Dazong Lake and Desheng Lake, as well as a large swamp, to the south are Qingshuitan and Guangyang Lake to the north, surrounded by lakes and large shui, which is a dead place.

The Qing army camp was mainly concentrated in the west of Shibao, and then the elite troops were sent to guard various intersections and cooperate with the blockade of swamps and lakes. It can be said that Shibao Town was surrounded like a poke.

To the west of Shibao Town, in the endless camp of the Qing army, the energetic Prince of Ying Ajige of the Qing Dynasty was discussing with his subordinates how to annihilate Zhao Ming.

In this battle, Ajige made great contributions. Zhao Zamao, who was unable to solve the problem with Duoduo, Dorgon and Hong Chengchou, was besieged in Shibao Town due to his careful deployment, and there was only one dead end left.

This made Ajig feel proud and even had the idea of ​​replacing Dorgun and taking charge of the Qing Dynasty.

If Ajige could kill Zhao Zamao this time, then first of all, the Qing Dynasty's defense on the southern front would definitely be stable. When the Ming army heard that Zhao Zamao was killed, they would definitely be frightened and dare not cross the river. Then the Qing Dynasty could achieve the rule of the river under more favorable conditions.

In addition, once Zhao Zamao died, the Zhao Zamao's army, which was entrenched in Liaodong and North Korea, would inevitably be shaken, and gave the Qing army the opportunity to recapture Liaodong and North Korea.

Once the Qing army resolved the Ming army in Donghai Town outside the pass, the Qing Dynasty could be freed from the dilemma of fighting on both sides, laying the foundation for going south to destroy the Ming Dynasty again in the future.

In short, this battle can reverse the current decline of the Qing Dynasty, and at the same time, it can also make Ajige, who has been suppressed by Door, Jirgalang and Daishande, proud and become the most capable prince in the Qing court.

"Zhao Zamao fled into Shibao Town in a hurry, and all the supplies, food and supplies were lost. I thought he had run out of ammunition and food, so I guess he couldn't last long." Ajige smiled.

"It turns out that there are only two or three thousand residents in Shibao Town, and there will not be too much food in the city. I guess that Shibao will be broken within just a few days!" Fan Wencheng also smiled.

Ajige laughed and said, "Okay, when the food in the fort is gone, I will immediately enter the fort and kill Zhao Zamao!"

"Haha! Kill into the fort! Kill Zhao Zamao!" The Qing generals loudly agreed.

The atmosphere in the big tent was warm, but at this moment, a general suddenly lifted up the curtain and walked quickly to Ajig and whispered.
Chapter completed!