The darkness covers the fields, and the cold wind rages on the earth. On a cold night without nightlife, the people got into bed early. Those with wives were busy with the plan of scattering leaves. Those without wives recalled where to stock up on women with big breasts and round butts. They would go to bed early and save a lot of lamp oil.

When it was pitch black all around, the lights in the Chengdu Governor's Office were brightly lit. They invited their subordinates to dinner and ended their feelings while discussing what happened recently. This was Lu Haoshan's routine and was also called a "round table" by his subordinates because they used the mahogany round table for the Eight Immortals to cross the sea to entertain their subordinates. There was a joke in Sichuan that those who could participate in the round table could be considered as the top figure in Sichuan.

As Lu Haoshan's military advisor, Li Nian is undoubtedly highly valued and has been invited to participate in the roundtable most times, so much that he is a little numb. Now, others are afraid of attending the roundtable, but Li Nian is a little unconscious. No one moves the chopsticks he held for a long time, obviously he is distracted.

"Mr. Li, are you okay?" Lu Haoshan couldn't help but ask with some concern when he saw Li Nian's frowning brows.

When Li Nian heard Lu Haoshan’s question, he came to his senses and said embarrassedly: “I’m thinking about something and distracted, please forgive me.”

Thinking about something? Lu Haoshan couldn't help but think of Li Nian's fat widow who was as fat as a cube. He couldn't help but smile and said, "Mr. Li won't remember the wife at home, so he's in a hurry to go back and accompany her, right?"

Li Nian's face turned red. He knew that his aesthetic views were a bit difficult to recognize, but he just liked them. He was not angry when he heard this. He smiled self-deprecatingly, and then said with a wry smile: "Students and Dongweng are both people who value careers. Their love for children is just a adjustment, and they dare not deceive Dongweng. The students are thinking about Ningqiangzhou."

"What's wrong with Ningqiangzhou?" As soon as he talked about the serious matter, Lu Haoshan put down the wine glass in his hand with a solemn look on his face.

"Dongweng, we moved Ningqiang Prefecture mainly to break the window paper. Ningqiang Prefecture is just a small city with a small population and a thin city. It has no natural barrier and no value for garrison. It was just a formality. In order to deal with Fan Wencheng's slander, it was ordered to hang the Killing Qing order outside the city wall, and a large amount of gold and silver were piled up to show justice. Finally, it became a place to cash in bounty and shelter, which exceeded our plan. Now, it did not meet our strategic requirements. Put our soldiers around a strong enemy, and good fortune and disaster were unpredictable." Li Nian said with some concern.

As a military advisor, Li Nian has the responsibility to take charge of the overall situation. He has always been cautious and has always disagreed with putting an isolated army under the eyes of a strong enemy. This strong enemy is still a famous general like Dorgon and Hong Chengchou. It is too much pressure for a lack of experience Sun Xiong.

Although Sichuan is strong and the horse is strong, the new firearm swept everything. Li Nian firmly believes that it is the person who leads the war. He is like a fool. No matter how sharp the knife is, it cannot play a good role. Coupled with Sun Xiong's carefree personality, Li Nian always feels unreliable in his heart.

The calmer Shaanxi is, the more uneasy Li Nian feels. For some reason, there is a kind of anxiety before the storm comes.

Lu Haoshan nodded and said, "From provocation to garrison, it has indeed deviated from our decision. However, the military advisor can rest assured that I have ordered Sun Xiong not to attack. With the firearms in his hand, even Dorgon could not capture even if he recruited 100,000 troops. In addition, Zhang Rui also stationed 5,000 elite troops outside the city. The two of them are supporting each other and defense is enough. As soon as the spring begins, the army advances eastward and hits their Jianzhou nest in one breath."

"Okay," Li Nian nodded and said, "According to the information we have received, Dorgon attaches great importance to new firearms, and he also said internally that he should try his best to gain time for the development of new firearms, and he probably won't act rashly in the near future."

Lu Haoshan laughed, raised his glass and said, "Come on, Mr. Li, don't think too much, I'll give you a glass."

"Dongweng, please." Li Nian quickly raised the cup.

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Ragon, thousands of miles away, finally moved under the call of the Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty.

It's a bit like not making a sound, but not making a sound, but not flying, but soaring into the sky. Before going to war, Dorgon, the experienced, did his work to the extreme, sent a large number of scouts to block the main traffic roads, and ordered that a bird not be allowed to fly by. It's winter now, and it's snowy outside, so it's not difficult to block it. The soldiers participating in the battle first notified the dinner party, and were not told to participate in the siege until they were gathered.

What you are preventing is leaking news and increasing variables sharply.

Dorgon did a good job in keeping secrets. It was not until Sun Xiong came to the city that Dorgon and Hong Chengchou attacked each other in two groups, and the 20,000 elite soldiers of the 20,000 Han Eight Banners, mainly two white banners (Zhengbai Banners and Inlaid White Banners), 50,000 Han Eight Banners and 30,000 Mongolian Eight Banners, totaling 100,000 people besieged a small Ningqiangzhou city.

For Dorgon, this battle is bound to be won.

On the top of the city, the captain responsible for reconnaissance reported to Sun Xiong with a pale face: "General, the Qing army came too suddenly this time. We did not receive any information in advance. When the scouts discovered it, they had become a siege. Please punish the general."

Sun Xiong waved his hand and said, "You can't blame you for this matter. They kept it very well this time. They blocked the news. Go and clicked the beacon to report the message to Zhang Rui."

Lu Haoshan ordered that he would not leave the city to fight, and even the intelligence was insufficient. Sun Xiong was not anxious when he saw the troops at the city. Sun Xiong, who had just won a big victory, was very angry and was not panicked when he had a gun in his hand. Sun Xiong looked down on the Qing army a little bit. As for blockade, he was even more afraid. He had already strictly ordered that he would not be allowed to show it. As for the news, he could use the agreed beacon to convey information, and he had thought of these.

"Yes, general." The team leader thanked him as if he had received amnesty and hurriedly stepped down.

"Brother, Dorgon personally went out this time, even the big traitor Hong Chengchou has come. The person who came was not kind." The speaker was Yan Lin, who was promoted to the same group as Sun Xiong. He was bold and meticulous. He has had a good relationship with Sun Xiong since he was a child. This time his role is the deputy general.

Sun Xiong nodded and said, "Well, it's not bad. Look, there are so many people coming, including ladders, crashes, catapults and other items, and there are also organized musket teams that really look down on us. It's good that this is the case, and I'm afraid they won't come."

"Then let them taste the power of new firearms." Yan Lin said without hesitation.

Confidence is faith, but Sun Xiong did not neglect it. He allowed the soldiers to enter a wartime state, canceled their vacations, strengthened patrols, and prevented the Qing soldiers from siegeing the city. The public security in the city should be kept up to prevent people from catching up with the water.

When Sun Xiong was observing Dorgon on the city wall, Dorgon also observed the Sichuan army on the city wall under the city wall, with a hint of determination and sneer on his lips.

"Report, General Pingxi's letter." A messenger sent a message to Dorgon as if he was flying. Dorgon took it, checked the fire and then opened it and started to read it.

Ajige, who was standing beside him, whispered: "Fourth brother, what did that guy named Hong say?"

Dorgon folded the letter and said lightly: "Zhang Rui's general Hong has stopped it. We have no worries and can concentrate on attacking the city."

It is enough to have a commander in the siege. Zhang Rui's five thousand elite soldiers were stationed in Heifeng Ridge about 30 miles away from Ningqiang Prefecture. In order to attack with peace of mind, Dorgon led Hong Chengchou to intercept the soldiers of the Eight Banners of Han to intercept them.

"Fourth brother, why don't you let the Hong surname come to attack the city? These Sichuan troops have so many firearms, and we will suffer a lot of casualties. Most of the ones brought this time are the elites of our Erbai Banner." Ajige said with some concern.

The status of the Qing Dynasty was not about favor, but about strength. In this battle, the elite of the white flag in the white flag were all out, which made Ajige a little worried. If the war was unfavorable or the losses were too large, it would directly affect the status of the two. You should know that because of Dorgon's arbitrary decision, many people in the clan were secretly dissatisfied, but they were just afraid of the power of the two brothers.

Ajige always felt that it would be better to let Hong Chengchou take the lead in attack. First, the people of the Han Eight Banners are not to be cared about, and second, in terms of siege, Hong Chengchou's army is more experienced than the Eight Banners soldiers.

Dorgon sneered: "This battle is to justify the name of our Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty, and we are naturally the protagonists. After this battle, I want those who gossip about secretly shut up and let the reputation of the Zhengbai Banner and the Inlaid White Banner resound throughout the Central Plains again."

"Fourth brother, please give the order. I, Ajig, are willing to charge, take the heads of our warriors, and then hang the heads of these inferior people all over the city." Ajig said gritting his teeth.

Outside the walls of Ningqiang Prefecture, there are beheaded Manchus hanging one by one, which are densely packed. Even during the day, it makes people feel chilled. Those are their own tribe members. Dorgon and Ajige have seen it for a long time, but they both subconsciously did not, so as not to affect their morale.

It’s true that they are brothers. When they are at ease, they still have to look at their own people. Faced with their brother’s request for battle, Dorgon smiled and shook his head and said, “Twelfth brother, don’t worry, we just arrived here, let’s explore the truth and the truth first, let Aha and others go to the water first.”

Aha was a slave. Where the Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty passed, except for the Qing people, all the foreigners were their Aha. Dorgon knew what he meant when he said Ajige and used cannon fodder to destroy the enemy's sharpness.

This trick has been done a lot by the Qing Dynasty, which has always been in short supply.

"Okay, I will lead my troops to scoop." Azig did not insist and agreed immediately.

Dorgon patted his brother on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, twelfth brother, I will razure it to the ground in three days, and there will be no chicken or dog left."

What, three days?

Ajige originally wanted to ask his brother what tricks he had, but Dorgon had already walked away.

Both sides had already broken up and surrendered words were nonsense. One of the soldiers who killed the Qing Dynasty and the Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty had already become a powerful force. Both sides were not allowed to peel and eat meat, and even the most basic scenes were spared. Dorgon gave the order, and immediately drove away a group of ragged people to attack Ningqiangzhou City.
Chapter completed!