Chapter 224

Time flies. In an instant, it has come to the end of the first month of the 12th year of Chongzhen. The weather in the north not only shows no signs of warming, but also has a heavy snow.

There are millions of refugees in Kaifeng Prefecture who have received relief from the Chinese army, and only tens of thousands of people have died of starvation and freezing. However, in the Henan Prefecture next door, since Sun chuanting left, the situation has gradually begun to get out of control again.

Officials from all over the country began to do their best again, filling their own pockets. They changed from two porridge meals a day to one meal, from one bowl to half bowl, from 20% fine grain to 80% coarse grain to all coarse grain.

As a result, the money and food that could have lasted for several months has bottomed out, and the gentry everywhere are not fools. Seeing this situation, they are not willing to donate money and food at all.

After only one day's porridge, millions of refugees fried the pot, and all States and counties had to close the city gate again, which made the victims completely desperate and crazy.

For a time, there were scenes of victims attacking Zhuang Bao, a big family in the county, and the whole Henan government was in a mess.

This made Chuang Wang, who had lain in the mountains for half a year, finally saw the opportunity and killed him without hesitation.

Although there are only a dozen or so riders and hundreds of people under his command, he can't stand his fame and rich experience.

Under the organization of Chuangwang, Lushi County in the West was finally broken by refugees, and Chuangwang Li Zicheng took this opportunity to recruit tens of thousands of troops again, and then killed them nonstop to another county.

In a short period of half a month, there were tens of thousands of mercenaries in the lower three cities, which had a great potential to sweep the whole Henan government.

The urgent reports from various places also flew to the capital like snowflakes, which made Chongzhen angry and anxious. He immediately ordered Lu Xiangsheng and sun chuanting to eliminate the Tartars in the encirclement as soon as possible, and then went south to suppress the thieves without further delay.

At this time, the three parties have been facing off in Pingyuan County for more than half a month, and it is difficult to ride a tiger.

Dourgen saw that the weather had not warmed up, but it snowed again. He didn't want to break through first. He wanted to wait for the Ming army to do it first. Not to mention now, he was unwilling to break through like this.

Lu Xiangsheng was not sure. He was worried that the rash attack would destroy the good situation. He was not sure. He might as well continue to strengthen the camp siege.

However, with more and more soldiers and horses coming, the food and grass in each town are almost in trouble. The nearby state capital has been raided by Tartars, and there is no way to raise food and grass at all.

Even Jinan City has no surplus food. After all, it has been besieged for two months and can't go out. This makes Lu Xiangsheng and sun chuanting worry about their hair.

They both had the idea of borrowing food from Qin Huan. Finally, they had to ask the imperial court for food, but what they didn't expect was that they didn't ask for food, but imperial edicts.

Both Chongzhen and the court lords had great opinions on their delay in fighting.

In their view, the Tartars have been surrounded by groups, and more than 100000 people should rush into mass action to encircle and annihilate the Tartars in one fell swoop.

It's not like this. It's unreasonable to ask the imperial court for food when food and grass are poor!

Qin Huan didn't do it. Lu Xiangsheng had planned to continue the siege until the river thawed, or the Tartars took the initiative to break through, but now he knows he can't drag on.

It's called a suffocation in my heart!

One of the three men and horses is an anti thief and the other is a robber. They are in the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty, but now, as officers and soldiers, they can't survive first. How ironic is this?

Finally, Lu Xiangsheng and sun chuanting agreed and decided to discuss with Qin Huan again. If the Chinese army still didn't want to start first, they had to attack at the same time.

The Chinese army camp, 20 miles south of the county seat, kept shouting and practicing, including infantry and cavalry.

These days, the Chinese Army recruited another 20000 recruits in Dongchang mansion and Jinan mansion, of which 10000 stayed in Dongchang mansion, while the other 10000 were transferred to the plain with the food and grass escorted by female soldiers.

Similarly, Qin Huan did not forget to reinforce the camp these days.

Eight camps were set up, the first five and the last three, and the area 20 miles wide to the south of Pingyuan county was sealed off.

In front of the camp, there are not only horse stakes, but also a one meter high ice wall piled up with snow, which is as solid as gold.

Compared with the other towns of the Qiming army, the south where the Tartars are the least able to break through, but the defense is the tightest and strongest.

In the big account.

Qin Huan stared at Xu Jianghua in surprise.

"Are you really going to run out of food?"

"To be honest with King Hua, the army has only three days' food at most, and your majesty has ordered to urge it." Xu Jianghua said with a wry smile.

"All right! Go back and tell Lu xiangshengming that the king of Japan will take the lead in launching an attack. Whether he can seize the opportunity to hit the Tartars depends on his own ability. "

Qin Huan was silent for a long time and nodded.

"Is Hua Wang serious?" Xu Jianghua was overjoyed and excited. He thought he had heard wrong.

"Whether it's true or not will be known tomorrow. Go back and let your governor prepare." Qin Huan waved.

"OK, I'll go back and tell the supervisor."

Xu Jianghua hurried out of the camp and returned to the West camp.

This time, he didn't hold much hope, and the supervisor didn't hold much hope either. Who thought that Xiaohua Wang suddenly changed his attitude. Although his heart was full of doubts, he also knew that now was not the time to get to the bottom of the matter.

"King Hua, do we really want to take the lead in the fight?"

As soon as Xu Jianghua left, Niu Jinxing flashed out and looked at Qin Huan in surprise.

"Well, otherwise, the virtue of the Ming army. If I don't take the lead, let alone hurt the Tartars and hurt both sides, I'm afraid I won't always save my strength and let the Tartars leave easily."

Qin Huan said with a disdain on his face. For a while, he had a thorough understanding of the urination of the generals of the Ming Dynasty.

Not to mention Lu Xiangsheng and sun chuanting, even if sun wubai gets up, he has to call them uncle.

"But in this way, our army is bound to suffer heavy losses! Then... "

Niu Jinxing whispered, with some worry on his face. At this moment, he really couldn't understand the young king above.

"Hehe, do you think the king will attack the tartar cavalry foolishly?" Qin Huan smiled.

"What does Hua Wang want?" Niu Jinxing was really confused this time.

"Mr. Niu, think about what we are doing in addition to recruiting and training troops and strengthening the camp these days?"

"Still... Still building a ladder, is king Hua going to attack the city tomorrow?" Niu Jinxing suddenly realized and looked shocked.

"Yes, ha ha, Mr. Niu still thinks that our Chinese army will suffer heavy losses?" Qin Huan nodded, stared at him and smiled.

"Wonderful, King Hua's move is really wonderful. Tartars are not good at guarding the city. It must be Han soldiers defending the county. Once our army attacks the city, Dourgen will panic. Instead of rescue, he will jump over the wall and break through immediately. At that time, the two sides will start a big scuffle, and our army will take the opportunity to occupy the county and watch the tiger fight, We can also make the most of the money, grain and materials, population and livestock that Tartars hoard in the city. "

After Niu Jinxing finished, she was even more shocked. Her eyes at Qin Huan changed.

Because half a month ago, the Chinese army began to build the ladder secretly, that is to say, half a month ago, Qin Huan had seen the death of the tartar, and he didn't wake up until he was reminded just now.

Indeed, according to the thinking of this era, the field camp must be much easier to fight than the county. Even digging pits and erecting columns can't compare with the city wall.

Qin Huan thought of starting from the county. At first, he didn't see that the county was the death place of Tartars.

Instead, they were worried that when the Tartars broke through, they would kill people and set fire to the city. Only then did they dig out their minds and think about how to stop them and grab those people and things. After thinking about this, they found that the county is the weakness of the Tartars.

Because in the face of the siege of more than 100000 troops, Dourgen could not let the cavalry dismount to defend the city. After he also found that he wanted to attack the city, his first idea was to slip away, not to rescue.

After all, to rescue, once entangled, infantry from all directions will take the opportunity to kill up. At that time, it will be very difficult to walk away easily.

Without the county seat, the army will die if they stay here. It is meaningless. His attack on the county seat means joining hands with the Ming army.