"Where to escape? Of course, to Guihua City..."

Faced with Hanggao's question, Guluge's answer came to an abrupt end.

Yes, where to escape?

Escape to Guihua City?

The Ming army was worried that they could not find their main force for a decisive battle. If they escaped into the city, the Ming army could just surround the city and make a fool of themselves.

It may seem like there is no problem not fleeing to Guihua City, but in reality it is a huge problem.

All the supplies they purchased some time ago were stored in Guihua City. If they abandoned the city and fled, all the efforts of many of them would be wasted.

"I will hold off the Ming army here, and you take some people back to Huacheng to transport supplies out!" Guluge said to Hang Gao.

"No," Hang Gao shook his head vigorously, "There are 3,000 Ming cavalrymen in the east and west of the city. They won't let us transport supplies!"

"Besides, you won't be able to resist for long!"

Looking at the Ming army approaching slowly from a distance, Guluge sighed: "Ah! This doesn't work, that doesn't work, what should I do?"

call--

No one answered his question, only the sound of the wind blowing in his ears.

"Escape to the north first, and think as you go!" Hang Gao helped Guluge onto the horse, and continued to flee towards Guihua City with a large army.

As they got closer to Guihua City, Guluge became more and more anxious.

He didn't want to abandon the city, nor did he want to hide in the city and be surrounded by the Ming army.

After thinking for a while, Guluge's eyes flashed: "Oh! My brain is so bad that I forgot to find help."

"Who are you looking for?" Hang Gao asked.

"Of course it's other Mongolian tribes and the Eight Banners Army!" Guluge replied.

"You mean... we should defend the city and wait for reinforcements?"

"Yes!" Guluge breathed a sigh of relief. "The city has sufficient supplies, and there are countless logs and rocks. I can't say how much more there is. We can definitely hold out for a month."

"When the reinforcements arrive, the Ming army will surely be defeated by our internal and external attacks!"

"But... the scouts showed that the army brought a lot of artillery!" Hang Gao said worriedly, "Can we hold on?"

"Cannon? Ha..." Guluge laughed contemptuously: "It's just a trick. Our Guihua City is a brick city. I have lived for so many years and have never seen a cannon that can blow down a brick city!"

Looking at the extremely confident Guluge, Hang Gao also gained confidence.

He nodded in agreement and reminded Guluge: "Think carefully, don't surrender halfway through the defense!"

"Don't worry, that won't happen!" Guluge assured, patting his chest.

After getting Guluge's guarantee, Hang Gao no longer had any worries and led his cavalry back to the city to avoid fighting.

Before entering the city.

He sent three waves of people to deliver letters to the Ordos tribe, the Chahar tribe, and the Eight Banners Army in Liaodong, requesting support.

Soon after they entered the city, Liu Zhaoji arrived outside the city.

He did not rush to besiege the city, but led more than 20,000 cavalrymen to line up in the south of the city.

If we divide our forces and besiege the city immediately, we might encounter a counterattack from the enemy's superior forces and be defeated.

He waited until the end of the Wei hour (15:00) before Lu Daqi's infantry arrived.

"Greetings, Governor Lu!" Liu Zhaoji came up to Lu Daqi and bowed deeply.

"No need to be so polite," Lu Daqi waved his hand and began to exchange information with Liu Zhaoji.

After confirming that the enemy's main forces were all hiding in the city, Lu Daqi was as happy as a child: "Great, they really don't want to abandon their supplies!"

After being happy, Lu Daqi held a meeting with the generals in a temporary military tent.

"Everyone!"

"I'm here!" All the generals straightened their chests and took half a step forward.

Lu Daqi's eyes flickered. "Now the main forces of the Tumed tribe are all gathered in the city, trying to resist stubbornly with the strong city! What we need to do is to defeat their people and destroy their confidence."

"Please give the order, Governor General!"

"Okay!" Lu Daqi stood up.

He first picked up a command arrow and ordered, "Liu Fangliang."

"I'm here!" Liu Fangliang, who was going to the battle for the first time after surrendering, stood up excitedly.

"You lead your troops to set up camp two miles south of the city. After setting up camp, do not sleep. Dig a trench in the south of the city overnight that is so deep that people cannot walk and horses cannot jump, so as to encircle the enemies in the city!"

"Digging trenches?" Liu Fangliang was stunned for a moment, "We are familiar with this!"

After saying this, he suddenly felt something was wrong and quickly took the command: "I obey your orders!"

Lu Daqi didn't care and continued to give orders.

"Liu Xiyao!"

"I will be here in the end."

"You will lead your troops to set up camp two miles east of the city. Once you have set up camp, you must dig a trench that is impassable to humans and horses, and connect it to General Liu Fangliang's trench to encircle the enemy in the city!"

"I obey your orders!"

"Ma Shiyao and Liu Tichun are going to the north of the city."

"Gao Yigong, Li Guo, and Li Laiheng are heading to the west of the city!"

After the generals left, Lu Daqi looked at Liu Zhaoji again and said, "Liu Zhaoji, I order you to lead the cavalry to raid the infantry to prevent them from being harassed by the Mongolian cavalry."

"I obey your command." Liu Zhaoji took the order and left.

Before dark, all the troops had set up camp.

After dinner, a bonfire was lit outside the city.

With the help of the campfire, the soldiers and civilians began to dig trenches on the ground.

Most of the Dashun generals present had participated in the Battle of Zhuxian Town.

That battle.

They dug a deep trench a hundred miles long and defeated the Ming army!

The reason why Liu Fangliang felt something was wrong was because of this reason.

Compared with the more than 100-mile-long trench in Zhuxian Town, the deep trench in Guihua City is simply child's play.

Under the skilled command of the surrendered generals of Dashun, the task that would have taken a day and a night was completed in just one night.

The next morning.

As soon as Lu Daqi opened his eyes, he received news from his personal soldiers: "Sir, last night the various troops dug a deep trench around Guihua City. The trench is 1.5 meters wide and 10 meters deep. People can't walk and horses can't jump."

"Okay!" Lu Daqi grinned, "Let them rest for two days, and start gathering to attack the city the day after tomorrow!"