The Qing army aimed all the catapults at the woods.

With the order of Hong Chengchou, dozens of catapults exerted force together. The stones were wrapped in a thunderous momentum and smashed towards the woods where the Ming army was located.

Judging from this posture, the catapult seemed to be able to smash everything to pieces, which was very terrifying.

However, after the slowing effect of the woods, the actual impact of the stones was already very low and could not cause effective damage to the Ming army.

At first, Li Dingguo was a little worried, but when he saw the role of the woods with his own eyes, his admiration for the emperor could not help but increase his admiration for the emperor a little more.

When the emperor faces life and death decisions, he is able to remain calm and always make the most wise decisions. This alone is worth learning from Li Dingguo.

"Your Majesty, seeing that the Qing army will not launch a large-scale attack in a short period of time, will we continue to dig?"

Zhu Youlang nodded after hearing this and said, "Time is precious and must not be delayed. Be sure to dig the trench before dark as required."

"Abide by the order!"

Li Dingguo held his fist and took the order and continued to supervise the excavation of trenches.

Now every moment is precious and must be tightened.

And the Qing army in the distance was obviously ignorant of everything in the woods.

The leader is Hong Chengchou.

He never used a catapult to smash the woods in actual combat, so he knew nothing about the actual effect and instinctively felt that it could cause greater damage to the Ming army.

Of course, others think so.

"I said Lao Hong, you really have it. If you continue to make it with this momentum, maybe we don't have to come out and have half of our lives left."

On the strategic level, Hong Chengchou is definitely stronger than Aobai, and Obai also knows this.

In fact, Oboi himself doesn't care much about the ranking when rewarding merits. Even if he is behind Hong Chengchou, it is worth it as long as he can wipe out the Ming army and eliminate the emperor's heart.

As a slave, the first thing to consider is to share the worries for the master.

Personal glory and wealth must be placed behind.

"We will attack again after a while."

"Well, don't worry, wait until the Ming thief has left a breath and we will defeat the enemy in one fell swoop."

On this point, Oboi and Hong Chengchou reached a consensus.

As for Hu Quancai, Gao Tianjue and Zhou Peigong's opinions, no one cares.

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The sky gradually darkened, and at dusk, Li Dingguo finally reported to the emperor that the trench had been dug.

Zhu Youlang finally breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this.

At first, he always felt that the time of day was too short. For an army that is proficient in mining techniques, the time of day was definitely enough.

The problem is that the Ming army had only theoretical basis for digging trenches, and probably only the Hu Ben Army had practiced in daily practice.

In this way, it is indeed difficult to dig trenches in one day under great pressure.

Fortunately, the soldiers did not disappoint him.

"It's very good. It depends on when the Donglu attacks."

In this situation, the Ming army must have fought the positional battle to the death.

The trenches are the best cover, and with the cover of the woods, if the Donglu dares to attack rashly, they will be dead.

This is like a swamp, and it is impossible for the Qing army to step in and then evacuate.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will definitely let them go without a return!"

Li Dingguo said very carefully.

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Hong Chengchou has always been a mature and polite person and will not easily show his trump card.

Therefore, after the catapult smashed the woods hard, he ordered people to call the red cannon to bombard it.

After a combination of punches, Hong Chengchou naturally felt that the Ming army had suffered heavy losses.

This is the only time to attack.

He had a simple exchange with Oboi, and the two agreed that attacking is the best choice now.

Hong Chengchou then found Hu Quancai and said earnestly to him: "Originally, Lord Ao wanted to lead his troops into the woods and end these Ming troops. But he considered that you are now a sinful person and wanted you to have a chance to make meritorious service, so he gave this opportunity to you. Don't let this Zhenglu and Lord Ao down."

Hu Quancai was trying to kill Oboi's biological mother when he heard this.

Is this a damn Oboi doing his good? Why are you so good at masturbating?

It was obviously Oboi who was unwilling to fight an unprepared war. Who knows how much damage the Ming army has suffered now? What if the Ming army did not lose any force? Wouldn’t he die when he rushed in now?

The reason is this, but Hu Quancai couldn't say it out loud.

Who said that Oboi has a higher status and official position than him?

The senior official is to kill people, not to mention that Oboi is still the most trusted person the emperor trusts.

Hu Quancai saw that Hong Chengchou and Aobai vented their anger at one of his nostrils, and knew that he could not escape the pioneer.

Qiang Zi squeezed out a smile on his face, and Hu Quancai patted his chest and promised: "Please rest assured, Zhenglu Hong, the official will definitely not disappoint you and Lord Ao."

After saying that, Hu Quancai turned to Gao Tianjue and said, "Master Gao, you will supervise the battle yourself."

Gao Tianjue was watching the fun, but who knew that the blame was on his head again, and he kept greetings from Hu Quancai's ancestors in his heart.

Although he was not asking him to lead his troops to charge in person, the meaning of supervising the battle was that Gao Tianjue was responsible for the matter himself.

Gao Tianjue turned to Hong Chengchou. Seeing Hong Chengchou nodded, he had to say helplessly: "The official is the one who receives the order."

Many of the Green Camp soldiers under Gao Tianjue were confidants of the former prefect, and he quickly transferred to Changsha without having to work out for too long.

But it was necessary to drive the ducks on the shelves. Gao Tianjue said passionate words to the soldiers and then ordered a march towards the woods where the Ming army was located.

The Qing soldiers were actually very up and down.

The formation just now was quite big, but God knows how the Ming army suffered casualties.

It's almost dark now, and the attack does feel like it's betting on the attack at this time.

But they really couldn't refuse it. This was a military order. Disobeying military orders would cause them to lose their heads.

The soldiers of the Green Camp did not dare to procrastinate, and carried muskets and bows and arrows toward the woods.

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"Your Majesty, the Tartars are here!"

In the woods, the Ming army could clearly see the movements of the Qing army, but the Qing army could not do it.

This is also a major advantage of the Ming army.

It is not completely dark yet, so Zhu Youlang did not order the torch to light.

"Call the soldiers into the trenches to prepare for the battle."

Zhu Youlang's order was issued very decisively.

"Abide by the order!"

At first, the soldiers were worried that jumping into the trench would affect the combat, but when they really entered the trench, they found that this thing was so comfortable.

The height of the trenches was just enough to protect their entire bodies, and they could also put flintlock guns on them and kill Tartar soldiers at any time.

As a soldier of the Huben Arms Camp, Wu Keyan had already held his breath and could finally vent his anger.

He didn't want to do it at this moment, he just wanted to shoot the Tartar's dog head with one shot.

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Chapter completed!