From Xiangyin to Changsha, the Ming army walked on the Xiangjiang River.

The Xiangjiang River is a larger tributary of the Dongting Lake water system of the Yangtze River and is also the mother river of Changsha Prefecture.

The soldiers were very happy when they stepped onto the waterway again.

After all, food, supplies, etc. are no longer needed to rely on people to pull them. And it is not too comfortable for big guys like artillery to transport them by ship.

After the bloody battle in Xiangyin, the Ming army suffered no resistance and successfully arrived in Changsha Prefecture.

Before this, Zhu Youlang had already scattered the sentries out to investigate to see if Hu Quancai had any trouble.

However, what disappointed him was that Wang Henian did not come to meet him immediately.

According to previous practice, Wang Henian should have slipped out of the city and met them.

Could it be that something went wrong in the middle?

No matter what happened, Zhu Youlang could not wait.

Soldiers are so fast.

According to the previous plan, the Ming army would first form a siege against Changsha on the waterway, and then focus on attacking one or two city gates.

The circumference of the Changsha city wall is 8.7 kilometers, with a total of 13 city gates: North Gate (Xiangchun Gate), Xinghan Gate, Jingwu Gate, Xiaowu Gate, Liuyang Gate, Huangdao Gate (South Gate), Xuegong Gate, Xiaoxi Gate, Taiping Gate, Daxi Gate, Fuxing Gate, Chaozong Gate, and Tongtai Gate.

If the Ming army had completely defeated the existing military force, it would be ineffective.

You should still recognize the key points and then specialize in one or two city gates.

Changsha and Wuchang are very similar to each other to a certain extent. The former has Xiangjiang River and the latter has the Yangtze River.

Therefore, the first thing the Ming army needs to do is to find a pier where the navy army can dock.

When Zhu Youlang was worried about this, the eunuch Han Miao came to report that Wang He Nian came to see him.

Zhu Youlang couldn't help but be overjoyed. Thank God, the Earth King, the New Year finally arrived.

The two hadn't seen each other for a month, but Zhu Youlang was a little surprised when he saw Wang Henian again.

It was really because Wang Henian’s bald look was so bad that he was not used to it.

"Your Majesty, I'm late and ask Your Majesty to punish you."

Zhu Youlang waved his hand and said, "It's okay. Wang Qing, come and tell me what's going on in Changsha City now?"

Wang Henian hurriedly bowed and said, "Your Majesty, now Hong Chengchou and Aobai have arrived in Changsha. They and Hu Quancai have joined forces, so there are about 100,000 thieves in Changsha. As for the rebel Lu Guisheng, who is also in the city now, he should have disclosed a lot of information about our army to the East Lieutenant."

When Zhu Youlang heard the name Lu Guisheng, he felt so angry that his teeth itched.

He could not forget the tragic situation in Baling City.

You, Lu Guisheng, surrendered to the enemy, and did such a thing that both humans and gods were angry.

If Zhu Youlang did not follow the rules of heaven, how could he be worthy of the soldiers who died tragically?

"According to my opinion, Changsha City is now under high alert. If it is a forceful attack, it may not be easy. It is best to be able to take advantage of it."

"How to get ahead of your wisdom?"

"Look at your Majesty, this is a map of Changsha City drawn by me."

Zhu Youlang took the map and expanded it, and you can clearly see that Changsha City is a rectangular city.

The Xiangjiang River is on the west side of Changsha City, and Orange Island is located in the center of the Xiangjiang River.

In other words, Changsha City only faces the river, which is essentially different from Wuchang City.

If Zhu Youlang wants to attack one of Xiaoximen, Taipingmen, Daximen, Fuxingmen, Chaosect, and Tongtaimen, he really needs to find a suitable dock to dock the navy warship.

But if the main attack direction of the Ming army was the other three gates, it would be possible to go by land!

Zhu Youlang and Li Dingguo discussed it, absorbed Wang Henian's suggestion, and finally set the main attack direction in Beicheng.

In this way, their main attack directions are North Gate and Xinghan Gate.

As for the navy warships, they can also cooperate in attacking a series of city gates in Xicheng.

Most of these city gates are water gates, and if they really fight, the soldiers don’t need to get off the boat.

"Your Majesty, I have another thing to say."

Wang Henian bowed his hand and said respectfully.

"Please speak with Wang Qing's family."

Zhu Youlang is now increasingly appreciating Wang He Nian.

Wang Henian dares to do things that others dare not do.

Wang Henian is willing to do what others don’t want to do.

This is what Zhu Youlang needs to be capable and loyal ministers.

"Since recent years, the troops in Changsha Prefecture have been frequently mobilized, and I think something is wrong."

"oh?"

Zhu Youlang thought for a moment and said, "Why is something wrong?"

"Realistically speaking, there are so many soldiers entering Changsha City, so the city should be full of soldiers. But I found that the number of soldiers on the city has not increased significantly."

Zhu Youlang nodded and said, "This is indeed a bit strange. Does Hong Chengchou think that the key to the battle in Changsha is not to defend the city?"

Zhu Youlang felt that this might be related to Lu Guisheng's surrender to the enemy.

The one or two thousand people Lu Guisheng brought were not the focus, but the Ming army information he had.

For example, the tried and tested tactics of the coffin bombing city, and the tactics of a hot air balloon attack.

Lu Guisheng would definitely tell Hu Quancai these things without reservation, and Hu Quancai would naturally tell Hong Chengchou.

With Hong Chengchou's cunning and scheming, it is impossible not to use it.

Zhu Youlang vaguely felt that Hong Chengchou would not be as simple as defending Changsha this time.

But now it is too difficult to guess what the old fox is trying to make.

I can only take one step at a time and counterattack after a move.

After thinking about it, Zhu Youlang decided to divide the troops.

Some soldiers disembarked several miles north of Changsha City. The other continued to advance slowly along the Xiangjiang River, preparing to cooperate in the attack on Xicheng.

Hong Chengchou, Hong Chengchou, Zhu Youlang has always wanted to fight with him, but now he has finally waited for the opportunity.

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"Jiangluo Hong, the officials have already arranged according to your instructions. As long as the Ming thief enters the encirclement according to the plan, we can catch them all."

Hu Quancai flattered him and spitted everywhere.

But he didn't care at all. Hong Chengchou's method was really good.

Once the Ming army took a wrong step, they would be wrong step by step.

The Qing army could use the way of others to cure others.

Is there anything more fun in this world than this?

"Children Yongli would never have thought that we would dare to fight him outside the city."

Hu Quancai felt more and more excited as he spoke.

"If you can capture Yongli alive and send someone to the capital to offer prisoners, your majesty's last knot will be opened."

Oboi also felt that Hong Chengchou's arrangement was very good.

"Siege the city, defend the city, attack the city. These are the things that go back and forth, which is too boring. It's still refreshing to fight in the field, and you can do it with real swords and guns!"

Several big shots were discussing, so naturally there was no way Gao Tianjue and Zhou Peigong talked.

The two stood with their hands, and they didn't dare to say a word.

"In fact, this strategy is also gambled. This strategy can severely damage the Ming army and even wipe out its main force. This strategy wants to defeat Yongli in a slump and prove to the emperor that the world's fortune is still on the Qing side."

Hong Chengchou talked freely.

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Chapter completed!