Although the strategy is set, it is not easy to conquer Jiujiang.
The Ming army could only rely on strong ships and cannons.
The strong ships could not reach the head of Jiujiang City, but the cannons could blast through the Jiujiang City Wall.
Now all they could do was to forcefully blast through the Jiujiang City Wall and then seize the opportunity to enter the city.
But that It will be a brutal and bloody battle.
The artillery bombardment will inevitably damage the city wall and will not be conducive to future defense.
After all, it will not take long for Zhang Xianzhong to fight back, and then it will become a situation where the Ming army defends the city and the western thieves attack.
Therefore, after the city is breached, two days are needed to repair the city wall for future defense.
After the discussion, everyone felt that time was tight, the task was difficult, and it was simply impossible to complete it in a short time.
Gu Junen and his staff were thinking hard about the corresponding strategy.
Lu Zhenfei was also assisting, but he still couldn't come up with a perfect strategy.
The only plan that can be made is to use artillery to break down the city wall, and then take the opportunity to enter the city and attack by force.
Chen Yue was also very helpless about this.
After all, from ancient times to the present, there are only so many ways to attack the city, such as scaling the city with ladders, digging tunnels, piling earth as high as the city, etc.
And if there is a way to siege a city, there is a strategy to break it.
Every method of siege is not perfect, and there are corresponding strategies when defending the city.
Therefore, siege battles often end up taking a long time.
Several months, half a year, or even sieges for several years are common.
However, with the presence of red cannons on the battlefield, it is much easier to break through the city.
Using artillery to break the city wall and force your way in is the simplest and crudest method.
Since the Qing troops entered the pass, they have relied on this method to break through the Ming Dynasty countless times.
Army wall.
Now that Chen Yue has hundreds of cannons, there is no problem in blasting through the Jiujiang city wall.
However, after the city is broken, it will require brutal fighting and the city wall will have to be repaired afterwards.
There is no way.
Therefore, Chen Yue sent an order, ordering Jin Xin to take the main fleet back to the Yangtze River via Hukou, and prepare artillery to break the city outside Jiujiang City.
Li Yi led the main force and escorted the prisoners to Jiujiang City by land.
At the same time, he transferred 20,000 soldiers from the Beijing camp at Hukou to build the city and Yu Feng's troops went to Jiujiang to participate in the siege.
Only 10,000 Beijing troops were left at Hukou to continue building the city.
Just when several armies gathered under Jiujiang City and the fleet arrived at the designated position and were about to launch an attack on the city, a secret letter from Liu Neng caused Chen Yue to change his siege strategy.
Liu Neng is now the commander of the Jinyi Guards and the head of the Enemy Intelligence Department of the Eastern Fan Army.
His mission is to detect the enemy's situation and provide intelligence for the army.
Jin Xin and Li Yi defeated more than 30,000 Western bandits and captured more than 10,000 bandits.
Liu Neng personally went to the prison camp to screen the prisoners and tried to develop spies among the bandits for his own use.
The Western Bandits now have an army of hundreds of thousands, occupying territory in several provinces of the Ming Dynasty.
Faced with such a powerful force, it is natural to know oneself and the enemy.
Placing spies to persuade enemy generals to surrender is where the Jinyiwei comes in.
According to Liu Neng's urgent interrogation of prisoners, the current garrison in Jiujiang City was a Western thief named Wang Fuchen, who was a die-hard who had been with Zhang Xianzhong for a long time.
It was impossible to persuade him to surrender.
However, Liu Neng succeeded in persuading the captured Western bandit general He Jiuyi to surrender.
After interrogation, Liu Neng actually came up with a strategy to conquer Jiujiang, and hurriedly reported it to Chen Yue for his decision.
After reading Liu Neng's secret letter, Chen Yue smiled slightly and passed the letter to Gu Junen and Lu Zhenfei.
After they read it, they asked if it was feasible.
"The strategy is a good one, but how can we guarantee that He Jiuyi will sincerely surrender?"
Gu Junen said hesitantly.
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"For these thieves, there is no loyalty at all.
The temptation to save their lives and get high-ranking officials and generous salaries is a huge temptation.
This temptation is enough to make them betray their former accomplices."
Lu Zhenfei said disapprovingly.
Gu Junen's face couldn't help but blush when he heard this.
He was once a member of the rebel army and was given to Chen Yue by Hao Yaoqi as a meeting gift.
Now he is not serving the imperial court.
He, Gu Junen, is one of those who defected to the imperial court and betrayed his accomplices for the sake of fame and wealth.
Seeing Gu Junen's face, Lu Zhenfei realized that he had made a mistake, and hurriedly made up for it: "Master Gu, don't worry too much.
I am not referring to you.
Master Gu, you are originally the successor of our Ming Dynasty and a member of the scholars.
You were robbed."
The thieves who joined the army after being captured by the army cannot be confused with these bandits. " Gu Junen forced a smile: "I know what you mean, Mr.
Lu, and I didn't think too much about it."
Chen Yue quickly interjected: "In my opinion, with Liu Neng's ability, forcing He Jiuyi to surrender is nothing.
The question now is whether Jiujiang thief general Wang Fuchen will fall into the trap."
Gu Junen calmed down and said with a smile: "If we can be sure that He Jiuyi sincerely surrenders, it won't matter if Wang Fuchen falls into the trap.
If Wang Fuchen falls into the trap, we can easily take Jiujiang.
If he doesn't fall into the trap, we can attack the city according to the original plan.
After all, even according to Commander Liu's plan, we need to cooperate with the bombardment of Jiujiang City, so that Wang Fuchen can fall into the trap. " Chen Yue nodded: "What Mr.
Gu said is true."
After the discussion, everyone went their own way.
Lu Zhenfei found Gu Junen in private and apologized again for his gaffe.
Lu Zhenfei is an open-minded and upright person who thinks about the national affairs of the Ming Dynasty.
Although he has some opinions about Gu Junen who is a civil servant but committed to the bandit camp, he never wants to make Gu Junen feel unhappy because of his small opinions.
Grudge, after all, Gu Junen is now an important counselor under Chen Yue, and his actions have a great impact on the war.
Gu Junen waved his hand generously to show that he didn't care.
"Jun En is not a person who is greedy for power, glory, wealth and honor.
The reason why he serves the Duke of Qi is not to get a big salary as a high official, but for the Duke of Qi himself.
There was an invasion of Manchus from outside, and natural and man-made disasters inside.
The people couldn't survive and raised the flag of rebellion in anger.
The Ming Dynasty was actually terminally ill.
Jun En's previous surrender to Li Zicheng was not for glory and wealth, but to save the common people in the world.
But now it seems that thieves are just thieves and cannot save the world at all.
Jun'en has seen the whole Ming Dynasty, and the person who can save the world is none other than the Duke of Qi.
This is the reason why Jun'en works for the Duke of Qi."
Lu Zhenfei opened his mouth again and again when he heard this, sighed and said no more.
Gu Junen's words really seemed to be without a king or a father.
He put Chen Yue above the kings of the imperial court.
In his eyes, Chen Yue was the only one and not the Ming Emperor.
But what can Lu Zhenfei say?
Events in the past few years can prove that the Ming Dynasty is indeed inseparable from Chen Yue.
Gu Junen, Liu Neng, Shan Minglei, and Qian Fenglin in Dongfan Island who was willing to be Chen Yue's retainer but unwilling to serve as an official in the imperial court.
The men under Chen Yue, Duke of Qi, were more arrogant and unruly than the others, and they had no regard for the imperial court. .
What would happen if all the rebels were wiped out and Manta was driven out of the Ming Dynasty?
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