Liu Xingming reminded Zhu Youlang, why didn't he expect this to be true in the granary?

If it can be used, the benefits will be huge.

Once the Qing army had no food, the morale of the army would collapse instantly.

Even if there are many soldiers, it will be useless.

On the contrary, the more soldiers there are, the more magnitude of the disadvantages and harms of the lack of food will be, and the morale of the army will be collapsed.

However, the granaries are often in the heart of the city. If they were placed in the past, it would be almost impossible to destroy the granaries. But now that Zhu Youlang has a hot air balloon, it is not difficult to turn decay into magic.

"I decided to give you an important task."

Zhu Youlang thought about it and made a decision.

"Please give your order, I am willing to die for Your Majesty!"

"I will give you the important task of destroying the Donglu granary. I want it to burn it into ashes and keep the particles!"

Zhu Youlang's eyes were full of murderous aura and he said loudly.

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In Baling City, Zhou Peigong personally climbed the city top surrounded by officials.

He glanced at it and said in confusion: "What does it mean to thieves siege but not attack?"

I have to say that the food stored in Baling City is enough for a full year.

I'm over-thinking with the Qing army?

Even if the Ming army took over Yiling and Xiangyang, it would not be possible to move all the food in the city as marching rations.

According to Zhou Peigong's estimate, the Ming army only had enough food and grass for three months and consumed at least one month.

If it continues to consume for a long time, the Ming army will obviously suffer a loss.

Siege the city and fight for help?

This is not the same.

First of all, the Qing army in Huguang was basically concentrated in the north, and Wuchang occupied about half of the troops.

This time, Zhou Peigong reinforced Baling, which brought a lot of troops in Wuchang.

The Governor should not send reinforcements in a short period of time.

So this article can also be excluded.

It seems that Ming Jun’s actions are really unpredictable.

There will be evil when things happen abnormally. Zhou Peigong is best at judging people's hearts.

In his opinion, this was very unusual.

"Mr. Zhou, I think the Ming thief is bluffing and not afraid!"

Wei Xiannian smiled charmingly and said, "Isn't it good to waste this way? We won't take the initiative to attack if the Ming thief does not attack. Just waste it! Let's see who can't bear it first!"

Zhou Peigong frowned and said, "The more I feel like this, the more I feel uneasy. I always feel that Ming Thief wants to make a big noise."

Although I don’t know what the purpose of the Ming army was, Zhou Peigong had intuition and the Ming army would definitely cause trouble.

This feeling of uncertainty made him restless.

"Let's be on patrol and alert! I heard that the thief likes to dig tunnels, and they are afraid they want to hide the truth."

After thinking about it, Zhou Peigong could only think of this reason.

It takes time to dig the tunnel, often more than half a month.

The Ming army's encirclement without attacking is likely to be covering the tunnels excavated.

However, Zhou Peigong would not give Ming Jun this opportunity.

It was simply a delusion to try to dig out the tunnel under his nose.

"Mr. Zhou doesn't need to spend time here. You might as well go back and rest first. I will notify Mr. Zhou as soon as possible if there is any movement."

Wei Xiannian flattered him.

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The Ming army was indeed digging the ground, but it was not to dig tunnels, but to bomb the city walls.

Zhu Youlang has always wanted to perfect the tactic of bombing the city in the coffin. However, Jiangling's direct surrender made his plan fail.

After finally baling the Qing army decided to stick to it, Zhu Youlang certainly would not miss such a good opportunity.

As for the plan to attack the hot air balloons to destroy the granary, it can be done in parallel and does not affect each other.

Now Zhu Youlang has a complete set of coffins in his hand, so I would be too sorry for myself if I didn’t try it.

"Your Majesty, is it authentic or is it dug like last time?"

Li Dingguo was obviously not confident about the coffin bombing city and asked guiltily.

"Well, authenticity is still so digging. It's not the problem of authenticity, it's the coffin."

Zhu Youlang still has a clear understanding of the nature of the problem. He said in a deep voice: "Don't be particularly anxious. It's better to wait until the fire catches in Donglu's backyard."

Compared to when they first set out on the war, the Ming army is now very confident from top to bottom.

This is of course because the Ming army won consecutive battles and captured cities and villages.

Confidence is accumulated, and now in the eyes of the Ming soldiers, the Eastern Barbarians are nothing more than that.

The combat power is average, he is greedy for life and fears death, and even surrenders without fighting.

I really don’t know how Donglu’s combat power was exerted.

What impressed them most during this expedition was His Majesty the Emperor.

The emperor's grasp of the overall situation was perfect, and the right layout made the Donglu fall into a trap without knowing it.

It was too late to react until the Donglu realized it.

This feeling of pressing step by step makes people feel very happy.

"Your Majesty, I heard that Donglu had a navy in Dongting Lake. If they were defeated, would they escape by boat?"

The Dongting Lake Navy can be regarded as the elite of the Qing army in Huguang.

Baling is next to Dongting Lake. If the Qing army is defeated, it can indeed be transferred in time.

With the scale of the Dongting Lake Navy, it can even transfer all tens of thousands of Qing troops in the city.

"The King of Jin said it right, this is a hidden danger."

Dongting Lake is no better than the Yangtze River. Blocking the river bank can lock the Qing army's retreat.

Dongting Lake was too big, and the Qing army could escape in all directions.

If the Ming army waited until the Qing army ran away and then chased, it would definitely not be able to catch up.

To eliminate this hidden danger, you must plan ahead.

"I think we can send a partial army to destroy the Donglu Navy in both directions."

"Your Majesty is wise, but I don't know if this commander has any ideas for your Majesty?"

"I think Duke Lin is very suitable."

Generals such as Hao Yaoqi, He Zhen, Liu Tichun, and Yuan Zongdi were stationed by Zhu Youlang in important towns such as Yunyang, Xiangyang, Yiling, and Jiangling.

Now, except for Li Dingguo, the generals around Zhu Youlang are only Li Laiheng. As for Dang Shousu, although he is still a powerful general, he is not suitable to lead troops alone and is more suitable to act as a pioneer.

Zhu Youlang of the Hu Ben Army must stay by his side, and Li Laiheng seems to be the only choice.

"Your Majesty is wise, Duke Lin is brave and good at fighting. It's just...Is he really good at water war?"

Li Dingguo’s worries are not unreasonable.

Li Laiheng's headquarters in Kuidong is Xingshan County.

Xingshan is not by the water but in the deep mountains.

Compared with Liu Tichun of Wushan, Yuan Zongdi of Dachang, He Zhen of Daning, etc., Li Laiheng's experience in water battles is indeed not that rich.

But in fact, thinking about it carefully, Li Laiheng participated in the previous several coalition sieges organized by Wen'anzhi, and Xingshan sent the most troops among the thirteen families.

So Li Laiheng has experience in water battles, but he is not as rich as Yuan Zongdi and Liu Ti.

"At present, only Duke Lin is suitable for commanding troops. I still believe in the vision of General Wen."

Zhu Youlang mentioned Wen Anzhi's old position to remind Li Dingguo.

How could Li Dingguo not understand?

"Your Majesty is wise, but I am too worried."

Li Dingguo said a little ashamed.

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Chapter completed!