Daming: Stealing Chen Yuanyuan at the beginning

Chapter 339
But Qi Dazhuang led a thousand soldiers of the Flying Tigers to the outside of Laiyang City to support the siege troops.Weng Zhiqi and Zheng Chenggong were overjoyed, saying that the Flying Tigers came and Laiyang City would be destroyed.

Weng Zhiqi smiled and said: "For so many years, this general has seen the power of the Flying Tigers. The Flying Tigers have never lost a single battle. They are really invincible. They are the most elite army in our dynasty."

Zheng Chenggong also echoed: "I still remember that in the harbor of Chixian City, I blocked the sea and made a bet with His Majesty to see how His Majesty would break through the blockade. Unexpectedly, His Majesty flew across the ocean easily in a hot air balloon. The sky above Chixian City is as free as entering the land of no one, it made my jaw drop in shock!"

Qi Dazhuang smiled slightly, and said: "The two generals have won the award. The Flying Tigers can achieve today's achievements, all thanks to His Majesty's painstaking efforts. This time, Your Majesty sent me to support the two generals, and asked me to bring a book to tell you the truth. The strategy of the city is in this book."

As he spoke, he took out the "Yesterday's Dream Record".

"The strategy for breaking the city is in the book?" Weng Zhiqi hurriedly took the book and flipped through it, but found nothing.

Qi Dazhuang smiled and said: "General Weng don't need to worry about it, there is no note in the book, and His Majesty didn't say much, he only said that the strategy to defeat the enemy is in the book."

"Oh, it seems that we have to read this book carefully." Weng Zhiqi looked at Zheng Chenggong and shrugged.

Zheng Chenggong asked: "General Qi, do you have any clues?"

Qi Dazhuang said: "On the way from Xuzhou to Laiyang, I read this book once. Among them, I noticed a record in the book, and I pointed it out to the two generals."

Taking the book, Qi Dazhuang dug out the record.Weng Zhiqi and Zheng Chenggong went over to take a look, but they said simply, "We all dug the ground to build a big pond, with a length of more than ten feet, to store fierce fuel."

"What do you mean?" Weng Zhiqi was once the number one scholar in martial arts, skilled in soldiers and horses, but lacked in education.

Zheng Chenggong said: "This means that during the Northern Song Dynasty, the border guards used fierce oil to resist foreign invasions. They would dig large ponds in the city to store fierce oil...Oh, I understand!"

"Understand what?" Weng Zhiqi asked.

"Think about it, Zhang Shangxian must have needed a lot of oil to make so many fierce fire oil tanks to defend the city. Since Zhang Shangxian imitated the fierce fire oil tanks from an ancient book, he must have followed the example of the Northern Song army and dug a large amount of oil in the city. Oil reservoir."

This time it was Weng Zhiqi's turn to clap his hands and shout: "Haha, I understand what Your Majesty means. He hopes that we will make a fuss from the oil storage tank. Is it just a decoration? Oh, your Majesty is far away in Xuzhou, and with just one letter from me, he has a clear understanding of the situation, and he has grasped Zhang Shangxian's lifeline, he is really a god!"

Zheng Chenggong also felt that this remark was reasonable, and nodded in agreement: "Your Majesty is resourceful and resourceful, which is infinitely admirable!"

Qi Dazhuang got up and said: "I agree with the two generals. Your Majesty sent the Flying Tigers to Laiyang City to let the Flying Tigers find a way to destroy the oil storage pond in the city. Two generals, take a short rest today and tomorrow Look at the methods of the Flying Tigers."

Immediately, his tone changed, and he said solemnly: "Uncle Zhongxiao Zheng Chenggong listens to the order!"

Zheng Chenggong hurriedly knelt down, and Qi Dazhuang paused and said: "Your Majesty has an order. Zheng Chenggong lost his army and lost his general, and he will be fined for one year. Since Zheng Chenggong made an unintentional mistake, he is allowed to continue to serve crimes and meritorious service in the army. The vanguard officer of the navy camp Chen Ze is worthy of great use, and he will go south today to take over the post of admiral of the Fujian Navy. I respect you."

"The minister accepts the order!" Sweat dripped from Zheng Chenggong's forehead.

……

In the early morning of the second day, Zhang Shangxian dressed neatly and went to various city gates to inspect.

He climbed up the city wall, only visited the south gate, and was drenched all over.Looking up at the sky, it was not yet noon, and the sun in the sky was emitting a blazing white light, like a burning stove.

The commander who was following him wiped off his sweat and cursed: "The weather these years has been hell. Autumn and winter are terribly cold, and spring has just started, but it's so hot that dogs don't want to come out of their dens."

Zhang Shangxian said: "Fortunately, our army is guarding the city, and there is still a place to avoid the scorching sun. The Ming army is exposed to the sun outside the city, and the taste must be more uncomfortable than ours. What I am worried about is how much food and grass are left in the city. How many days can it last?"

The commander said: "The general is about to report to your lord. There is not much food and grass left. The soldiers have reduced their meals from three meals to two meals. The army has already started catching mice and roasting them."

"Can mice be eaten too?" Zhang Shangxian asked.

"It can be eaten, especially the rats in the granary. They spoil the food on weekdays and grow fat. The taste is not bad." The commander laughed.

Zhang Shangxian showed worry, and thought to himself: "We have been standing firm in Laiyang City for more than 20 days. It stands to reason that the news has already reached the capital. Why didn't the Regent send troops to rescue him?"

Then he calmed down and said, "Persevere, the imperial court will send reinforcements soon. By the way, how much oil is left in the oil storage tank?"

"My lord, there is still more than half of the oil in the oil reservoir, which is enough for us to use for a year."

"The sky is dry and the things are dry. We must tell the soldiers to guard the oil storage pool. No open flames should be lit by the pool, and no one else is allowed to approach it!" Zhang Shangxian reminded.

Just as he was talking, he suddenly heard the soldiers shouting. Looking up, he saw thousands of hot air balloons flying out of the Ming army barracks, covering the sky and covering the sun, floating over the city.

Zhang Shangxian was shocked and said: "I heard that the Ming army has a flying tiger team, which specializes in attacking cities from the air... meet the enemy, meet the enemy quickly!"

Thousands of hot air balloons floated over the four city gates one by one, half of them began to throw down thunder and ceramic mines, and the other half continued to float deep into the city.

Qi Dazhuang personally drove a hot air balloon over the treetops on the roof, and flew closer and closer to the Laiyang City Government Office.He held up a binoculars and searched the buildings on the ground, trying to find the oil storage tank.

"The oil storage tank will definitely not be exposed to the ground, and there will definitely be heavy guards..." Qi Dazhuang thought to himself, focusing on observing the places in the city where a large group of people gathered to guard.

Flying all the way to a secluded place in the west of the city, I suddenly saw the four characters "Strictly No Fireworks" written on a wall, and it was heavily guarded.

Qi Dazhuang's heart skipped a beat, and he hurriedly waved the flag to gather more than 20 hot air balloons nearby.

"Did you see that high wall? Fly over there and bomb with all your strength, the oil reservoir must be behind the high wall! If the bombing doesn't work, let's land down to do hand-to-hand combat, and we must burn the oil!" Qi Dazhuang ordered.

At the same time, Weng Zhiqi and Zheng Chenggong commanded the soldiers to launch a fierce attack.While commanding on the city wall, Zhang Shangxian was frightened and thought to himself: "Why is the Ming army attacking so violently today?"

It turned out that the two sides had been in a stalemate for so many days, and gradually reached the point of exhaustion. They were in a stalemate. The Ming army could not enter Laiyang City, and the Qing army was unable to break through. They could only spend day after day. The two sides reached a delicate balance. .

Zhang Shangxian looked up at the hot air balloon in the sky, and shouted: "Soldiers, the Ming army wants to destroy our army by indiscriminate bombing from the sky, let them dream! As long as we hold this attack, the Ming army will surely Return in vain!"

The Qing soldiers really obeyed Zhang Shangxian's orders, and despite being at a huge disadvantage, they still gritted their teeth and persisted.Many people began to arrange fierce fire oil tanks to prevent the Ming army from climbing the city wall.

At this moment, thick smoke billowed suddenly in the direction of the west city, and a huge black smoke column rose into the sky like a black dragon soaring into the air.

"What's that?" cried the Commander.

Zhang Shangxian turned his head to look, and suddenly looked pale and said: "Could it be... Could it be that the oil storage tank is on fire? Ah, our army is in danger!"

(End of this chapter)