Nanming Engineer

Chapter 363 Not yet

"Jiang Yu, anyway, it's great news for the court. The emperor and all the ministers are very happy. They sent our family to leave quickly. To be safe, we set off with our family, carrying the general imperial edict, and the middle officials. The four of them walked in sequence, walking separately. However, our family arrived in Datong and did not see any other middle officials arriving, it seems that most of them made a mistake on the way." Ma Mingtu said.

Wang Huan nodded to him and said, "Eunuch Ma works for the court, and he is protected by gods and Buddhas. It is reasonable for him to be safe if he is in danger."

With a sad face, Ma Mingtu sighed: "Master Hou is absurdly praised, where gods and Buddhas bless, but our family is lucky, the other four middle officials are all smart people, they are gone, our family is also very happy." My heart hurts, when I go back to Zhaoqing, I must report to the emperor in detail, and do my best for them as colleagues."

He took a sip of his teacup, opened his mouth and said, "Master Hou, our family stayed in Datong for more than half a month when we went east this time. Outside the city, the bombardment continued day after day, earth-shattering, and the siege of the city stretched several times. Every day, the siege army rushed to the city like a tide, and then receded like a tide, covering the ground. I'm afraid it's already broken."

Hearing him talk about the Datong War, everyone in the hall immediately pricked up their ears and listened carefully, and they didn't even feel the suffocating smell on Ma Mingtu's body.

Li Dingguo was standing next to Wang Huan, and couldn't help asking when he heard this: "Since my father-in-law said that the Tartars have dug a lot of trenches, how did you escape?"

Ma Mingtu sighed, and said: "The west gate of Datong, the Qing army left an opening on purpose to say that anyone who is willing to leave the city and surrender can escape through this gate. Not only will the Tartars outside the city make things difficult, but they will also treat them kindly. People from the city escape from the west gate every day. If it wasn’t for Jiang Guan’s strict prohibition to shoot and kill people who escaped, I don’t know how many people will be left in the city. I escaped with a group of people who were deliberately released from the city. Yes, otherwise you won’t be able to get out.”

Wang Huan and Li Dingguo looked at each other, and said again: "My father-in-law has been in Datong for a few days, so you can talk to me about the Tartar army regulations in detail."

Ma Mingtu turned his head to think for a while, took a pen and paper from Wang Huan, and lay down on the table to draw, explaining while drawing.

"Anyway, Jiang Yu, the Eastern Captives were shaken by the government and the people, and the chieftain, Dorgon, was so anxious that he sent many princes and counties to lead the Eight Banners of Manchuria and Mongolia to suppress them. The strength of their troops was unprecedented."

"First, Prince Azig, who was stationed in Shanxi, was the closest, and he was stationed around Taiyuan. He reacted the fastest when Datong was in trouble, and immediately protected Taiyuan. He fought several battles with the Jiang family forces, and defended Taiyuan Jinggu. Guan directly leads to the official road in Zhending, Hebei, which creates conditions for the arrival of reinforcements from the East."

"In the next month, Prince Boluo of Duanzhong of Donglu, Prince Shuosei of Chengze County, Prince Wakda of Qian County, Prince Mandahai of Doluo, and Prince Nikan of Jingjin successively sent troops to help and gathered around Datong. The size of the army is nearly [-], and they are fighting together with the rebel forces from all sides in Shanxi who have surrendered to Jiang Yu. They are fighting every day and fighting every day. Today, Shanxi has become a huge battlefield."

"Donglu also brought in a red-clothed cannon. Of course, this cannon is not as good as my Ming's original, but it is just as horrifying. Iron bullets weighing dozens of kilograms hit the city wall, and every hit made a hole. It was so powerful. There are also cannons at the top of Datong City, but there are no red-clothed cannons, and they can’t shoot that far. Donglu can hit the city wall, but can’t hit Donglu on the city. It’s a big disadvantage. A few days before I left, the south gate was bombed down. For a while, if there were not enough firearms in the city to block the gap in time, I don’t know what would have happened.”

"Look, Lord Hou. This is the map of the distribution of Donglu's military forces in Shanxi that I wrote down. Except for the large Donglu army gathered around Datong, there were also battles in the area from Taiyuan to Daizhou and Fenzhou. Jiang Jian's nephew Jiang Jianxun led the army. After attacking Taiyuan many times, Nikan, the chieftain, was held back for a long time, and now he cannot escape; Liu Qian, the leader of the rebel army, occupied the northern part of Shanxi and cut off the road from Xinkou to Taiyuan; The front line of the Great Wall was included, and the passage between Mongolia and Shanxi through the Great Wall was included in the bag; Li Yukui, the former inspector of Ningxia in the Ming Dynasty, gathered righteous people, occupied Tongguan, and occupied Puzhou; Although Donglu mobilized almost the whole country's soldiers, he was still struggling to deal with it. In particular, Datong stood still under heavy siege, which was a heavy blow to Donglu. , why worry about a major failure!"

"Live a long life, leave a name in history, restore my Ming Dynasty, Lord Hou, at this time!"

Ma Mingtu talked so much without stopping, if he wasn't too weak, he could still talk for a quarter of an hour, it seems that Yongli chose the right person for using him to proclaim the imperial edict.

The words made everyone passionate. Everyone was in Shanxi, separated from Shanxi by Luliang Mountain. The news was not smooth. They only knew that Shanxi was in trouble, but they didn't know that it was so serious. , restrained the soldiers of the whole country of the Qing court, listen to the names just listed by Ma Mingtu, which one is not a well-known famous general in the Jurchen Eight Banners Army, facing the direction of Nanming, they are all generals who can stand alone, but now they are all Gathering in Shanxi shows the seriousness of the situation in Shanxi.

Everyone focused on Wang Huan, taking advantage of the chaos in Shanxi, just in time for a massive attack, just as Ma Mingtu said, the east and west echoed, and he was caught off guard. Jiangshan, isn't it beautiful?

Ma Mingtu also looked at Wang Huan with eager eyes. He detoured from Shanxi to Shaanxi. Apart from having a full meal, his main purpose was to persuade Wang Huan to send troops.

Although Ma Mingtu was the only one talking in the hall, the atmosphere was lively, and everyone felt blood rushing to their heads. Isn't it what a military general wishes in his life to be a hero and make meritorious deeds?A great opportunity is right in front of you, how can you not be tempted?
However, the protagonist in the hall, Wang Huan, Marquis of Pingliang in the Ming Dynasty, did not express his opinion. He just stared at the map drawn by Ma Mingtu in a graffiti-like manner, and fell into deep thought.

After a long time, when Ma Mingtu stopped for a long time, Wang Huan slowly raised his head and asked, "Eunuch Ma, you said Donglu has a cannon in red?"

Ma Mingtu was a little unhappy, it took me a long time to co-author and you just heard a "cannon in red"?Have you figured out the point?
However, he still had patience and answered seriously: "Yes! Donglu brought a lot of red cannons and set them up outside Datong City to bombard them day and night."

"How many red cannons are there? Are there any other similar cannons? How many are there?" Wang Huan asked.

"This...I didn't count them in detail, but there were quite a lot of them anyway, at least ten or more." Ma Mingtu recalled before replying: "There are many other cannons, but they are not as big as the red cannon, but in the The densely packed area outside the city is quite intimidating."

Wang Huan raised his head and exchanged glances with Li Dingguo again.

Li Dingguo shook his head slightly, but did not speak.

Seeing that Wang Huan was silent, Ma Mingtu still asked enthusiastically, "Master Hou, when will we be able to send troops? Although Jiang Yu is tough and Datong is strong, they cannot withstand the heavy siege of the Eastern Captives. Send troops as soon as possible." , the hope of success is one point more, sooner rather than later."

Wang Huan looked at him, put away his smile, and stood up.

He carefully put away the painting of Ma Mingtu on the table, held it in his hands, and then scanned the generals in the hall with solemn and serious eyes.

"This matter is no small matter, and it needs to be discussed in the long run, otherwise, if you make a careless move, you will lose everything." Wang Huan said word by word: "Eunuch Ma has traveled a long way, so let's go to the guest room to rest."

(End of this chapter)