"Get the map."
Qin Huan didn''t hurry to land. After returning to the cabin, he lay on the map and began to study the countermeasures.
Then he was angry.
Because their current position is a little awkward, they just passed Chengtian Fucheng. If they get off the ship and change to land, they can''t go back.
But when he returned by boat, he was really unwilling. Moreover, Lu Xiangsheng must have informed chengtianfu''s soldiers and horses to block the water channel behind him.
"Keep the order and the fleet will dock to the West!"
"Hum, doesn''t Lu Xiangsheng want to fight me? Then I''m just not as good as him. "
After Qin Huan gave the order, he snorted coldly, but he couldn''t go back. Then he first attacked Jingzhou house and opened the land passage from Xiangyang to the south.
With the Chinese Army''s fleet, it began to approach the wharf on the West Bank.
Lu Xiangsheng was surprised and understood what Qin Huan wanted to do.
"Hurry, send someone to inform the governor of Jingmen immediately. We must take strict precautions and never let the thief army break the city."
"Yes!"
After the messenger left, Lu Xiangsheng was still a little worried. Although there were more than 5000 defenders in Jingmen City, they were all Wei Suo soldiers. However, he now had only seven or eight thousand soldiers and horses, and the follow-up soldiers were still coming. It was not the best policy to rush across the river to support him.
Jingmen and chengtianfucheng are like two gates, one on the left and one on the right. Only after passing these two gates can we really enter the vast Hanjiang plain.
At this time, the governor of Jingmen and a large number of gentry in the city watched countless Chinese troops get off the ship by the river. They were like great enemies and blocked the city gate at the first time.
By noon, all three independent battalions of the Chinese army had landed, and 16000 troops came to kill and rush.
In fact, Qin Huan didn''t want to attack the city, but wanted to fight with Lu Xiangsheng in the field, because the three independent battalions were equipped with firearms. They were good at defense and field operations, but they were not good at attacking the city.
But he knew that if he landed directly on the east bank, Lu Xiangsheng would not fight him, but would drag him to death. Therefore, he had to take Jingmen first and open up the land channel. Only in this way could the army get supplies from Xiangyang.
To tell the truth, Qin Huan was very unwilling to let the cooked ducks fly. After all, if Lu Xiangsheng hadn''t taken the waterway, he wouldn''t be afraid even if he found out that he was going to attack Wuchang.
As long as he kills Wuchang City and has the Xiao family as the insider, he can easily take Wuchang City. Once he takes Wuchang, the area north of the Yangtze River is basically in control.
"Send the order, the a-camp will guard along the river bank to prevent the Ming army from crossing the river for rescue. The b-camp and c-camp are ready to attack the city. Jingmen must be taken before dark!"
The army didn''t stop until it was within five miles of Jingmen City. Then Qin Huan waved his orders.
More than 10000 troops immediately divided their work and cooperated. One battalion guarded, one went to cut wood to build wooden ladders, and the other went to fill the moat under the cover of fire guns. There was no delay for a moment.
For a time, both inside and outside the city were busy.
Qin Huan looked at the soldiers coming and going in the city, but he frowned. After thinking about it, he sent a team to shout.
That is, after the destruction of the city, there will be no chicken or dog left. All the large people, men and women, old and weak, will be killed.
Sure enough, all the people in the city changed their faces when they heard the Chinese Army''s shouting. The gentry and landlords immediately found an excuse to go home and start packing in case of accidents. Half of the family guards were transferred back.
Ordinary people are also packing.
Obviously, they all planned to escape once the situation was bad. The governor of Jingmen was half angry, but it was difficult to disobey the public''s will, so they had to move the big stones and bricks at the gate of Nancheng.
Lu Xiangsheng on the other side was worried when he saw that the Chinese army moved so quickly, but even if he was anxious, there was nothing he could do.
Because merchant ships go upstream so fast, unlike on land, soldiers can run faster if they work harder.
Both sides are scrambling for time.
At dusk, the Chinese army finally built more than 200 wooden ladders, the moat in the North was also filled in 7788, and Lu Xiangsheng''s last fleet finally arrived. However, it was too late to cross the river at all, so they had to wait until dawn.
Qin Huan would not wait until tomorrow to attack the city. Looking at the Jingmen not far away, he pointed to the long knife and shouted: "send orders, and there will be no chickens and dogs after breaking the city!"
"The king has ordered that after the city is broken, chickens and dogs will not stay!"
More than 10000 people shouted in unison, and the murderous spirit soared into the sky.
This scene made the defenders on the wall and a large number of families look Kabai. The people who heard the cry of the Chinese army in the city finally began to rush to Nancheng with the old and help the young.
"These... These anti thieves are too cruel. Are they really going to kill the city?"
"Lord Xian, there is something urgent in my family. I want to go back and deal with it immediately. I hope you will forgive me!"
"I''m going to have a baby, too. Let''s go first..."
"I''m going down to pay tribute. Please wait!"
As one of the members arched his hand and hurried down the city, the other members also found an excuse and slipped down the city to run home.
"Come back..."
This will know that the state is half dead, and the urgent thing is to jump and scold.
But the gentry and landlords did not care at all. In the face of the declaration that the Chinese army was going to kill them all, not to mention them, even the guards and low-level military officers on the wall and the Yamen Constable had no intention to defend the city.
Dong Dong!
"Kill! Kill! Kill! "
But the Chinese Army seemed not to know that it would scare people to death. More than 1000 Chinese soldiers were carrying ladders in front, and 4000 Chinese soldiers were lined up in four rows with fire guns. They slowly pressed against the wall. Every two steps, they would roar, mixed with the sound of war drums, which made the people in the city even more flustered.
In the face of the excited people and large gentry, the guards guarding the city gate had to open the city gate and then fled outside the city.
As a result, the Chinese army was still advancing slowly, and less than half of the people in the city ran away.
The small Nancheng gate is blocked. Countless people are killed and injured, and there are endless cries and screams.
The governor of Jingmen had long been stunned by this situation. He had just left the north city wall with several captors and was ready to go to the south city wall to maintain order. There was chaos on the north city wall.
First of all, the commander of Jingmen guard thought that the governor of the state was going to escape. He decisively took his servants over the wall and ran away from the west city.
Other military officers naturally follow suit.
The military officers ran away and kept a fart. As a result, ordinary soldiers ran frantically for their lives. Those under the city rushed desperately to the South City, and those at the head of the city ran along the city wall to the other three sides.
"Ha ha..."
Seeing that the attackers were still a hundred feet away, there was a noise in the city, and the defenders on the wall ran away. Qin Huan was happy to laugh.
The school captains around him also laughed.
"It''s still the king''s wisdom. Just one word scared the people in the city to collapse without fighting."