The tide of men retreated amid the sound of the horns. Huang Taiji frowned and said to the ministers around him: "From this tentative attack, Tongzhou is more solid and difficult than we imagined. Unfortunately, Luo Yangxing's battle destroyed all our cannons, otherwise we would not have to be so passive."

Luo Yangxing lowered his head in shame.

At this time, Yue Tuo stepped forward and made a suggestion: "The Cloud Ladder Siege is really impossible, and we cannot use our cavalry advantages, but we can use the bulldozing city mound method."

The method of siegeing the city can allow war horses to rush up the slope, but almost everyone gave Yue Tuo an evaluation of this method - stupid.

The reason for such an evaluation is that this method takes too long. Everyone knows that Dajin is missing now, and what he lacks is time. He just rushed in and suddenly caught up with Daming, but they are now awakening. The battle between Yongding Sect can be seen.

Therefore, after that battle, Huang Taiji was no longer willing to negotiate with the Ming Dynasty to sign a city alliance, but instead used all his strength to capture slaves, plunder materials, and then withdraw them to slowly enjoy the spoils. But at this moment, Zhao Xing suddenly captured Zunhua and cut off everyone's retreat. So everyone discussed how to open Zunhua.

As a result, he failed several times, but he also damaged the general's banner leader. This time he caught Zhao Xing, but it forced Dajin to attack the city one more time.

If you spend too much time here and then attack Zunhua, then you will probably launch a counterattack on yourself no matter how wild the Ming Dynasty reacts. At that time, it would be another matter whether you can go back.

Therefore, it is necessary to seize Tongzhou and kill Zhao Xing to avenge Dorgon.

But Huang Taiji immediately adopted Dorgon's advice: "Okay, immediately entrust the servants from Nanyuan to 100,000, no, 200,000, and bury Tongzhou for me with soil."

Everyone suddenly realized that yes, there are still 300,000 Han slaves in Nanyuan, so it’s so easy to work.

When the sun was on the third day, the enemy outside the city had not yet attacked the city, which surprised all the officials and soldiers in the city.

On the first day, the attack was fierce, but in the blink of an eye, why did it suddenly stop? This is too much of a joke to treat war.

"The enemy will never give up easily, so we took this opportunity to strengthen the city defense. No matter what the enemy's purpose or conspiracy is, we will give him a constant response to all changes." Zhao Xing's firm decision.

While everyone was discussing, the observation post in the city gate hut suddenly reported in horror: "The enemy's reinforcements, the enemy's reinforcements are coming."

Everyone raised their heads together and asked the observation post on the high hanging bucket: "How many reinforcements are there in the enemy?"

The observation whistle trembled in return: "It's definitely no less than 150,000."

Jie Jingfang retorted on the spot: "You blind thing, where did Jiannu get 150,000 yuan? Then report it after you see it clearly."

However, Zhao Xing and Lu Xiangsheng looked at each other, and their eyes were filled with horror.

Yes, it's horror.

Sure enough, after a while, on the horizon to the south, countless people walked slowly like ants. They were Han people and the young and strong Han people. They were driven to Tongzhou City under the whip of Jiannu.

Facing the Han prisoners who could not see at first sight and were like the sea, everyone on the city was shocked.

If Huang Taiji drives away these people to attack the city, kill or not? This will be a very difficult problem.

Just as everyone was wandering and frightened, they found that the prisoners began to dig out soil, and under the enemy's butcher's knife, they were crying, carrying bags of soil to Tongzhou City.

"The method of piled up soil and pushing the city." Everyone was shocked. The interpretation of the scriptures was pale and asked Lu Xiangsheng and Zhao Xing with fear: "Once the pile of soil is successful, the enemy can rush up to the city wall with cavalry. What should I do? What should I do?"

Everyone knows this, and everyone knows the solution, but no one dares to tell the solution, so everyone looks at Zhao Xing - you are the most official here, and we dare not overstep this method.

Zhao Xing held the battlements of the city wall with both hands and looked out. When he saw everyone asking him, he pondered for a moment and smiled slightly: "The solution is very simple."

Lu Xiangsheng was ready to scold him loudly.

"That is, don't panic when encountering problems. Post it on WeChat Moments first. No, let's watch calmly and watch them pile up soil. Anyway, this thing takes time."

The explanatory principles understood, and were furious at the time: "The Jinyiwei is indeed a disaster for the country and the people, and he is a conscience. You can't bear to order to stop them, and you think that once the city is broken, you can take your cavalry to break through. However, in Tongzhou City, tens of thousands of people in the city, and the mountains of Taicang grain, will fall into the enemy's hands. With such food and grass to replenish Jiannu, the Ming Dynasty will really destroy the country."

Zhao Xing smiled and retorted: "Since you know the solution and also know the serious consequences, as the lord of a city, why don't you give orders by yourself? But you want me to take the blame for you?"

This smiling counterattack made Jie Jingfang speechless at that time.

Lu Xiangsheng saw that neither of them wanted to take responsibility. He thought about the serious consequences of the food and grass being seized by Jiannu, and finally stomped his feet and said, "In order not to let this batch of food fall into the hands of the enemy, I will not give up this order. I will bear this infamous forever."

As a result, Zhao Xing tilted his head and looked again, giving his thumbs up: "Loyalty means loyalty, decisive and responsible. If he can let go of party disputes, I really want to make a good friend with you."

Lu Xiangsheng said hatefully: "Shameless villain."

Zhao Xing was not angry, but instead said solemnly: "Forget it, in this city, I have the highest rank and the greatest official title. I will give this order. I don't want to ruin a real capable minister and a truly patriotic person."

Everyone was shocked by Zhao Xing's sudden change, and they really didn't know what his mind was.

Zhao Xing issued a serious order: "All soldiers obey the orders and do not harm the Han people who are behind the ground, so let them fill the soil." Then he said to Yang Guodong: "Immediately concentrate all the bed crossbows on the city in front of every soil slope to be built, and give accurate shooting and killing those Jiannu who supervised the battle."

Then he turned around and ordered the other party: "Magistrate Fang, immediately mobilize the people in the city to prepare to accept refugees."
Chapter completed!