"The total military strength of the capital is about 125,000 people now."
"The Ministry of War has recruited 78,000 civilians, all of whom have been given weapons, but not complete armor. They can only defend the city walls,"
"Among them, the three major camps in the capital have 29,000 people...even if there are 30,000 people, these people are old, weak, sick and disabled. They can fight hard when defending the city, but their ability to fight in the field is not good."
"The Five Cities Military Division and the Patrol Battalion together have more than 5,000 people. They are in charge of the security of the capital. Their combat power is slightly stronger than the old, weak, sick and disabled people in the three major camps, but weaker than the Jinyiwei East Factory."
"The Imperial Guard has 2,000 men, and the Eastern Depot has 1,000 men. Although they are just in name only and are far inferior to the Ming border troops, they are capable of fighting on horseback and on foot!"
"There are also 7,000 men under Tang Tong, the Duke of Dingxi. Although they were defeated at Juyong Pass, I think their fighting power is stronger than that of the Jinyiwei."
"Finally, there is my Brave Guard Battalion. It currently has 2,000 men. If the number of men is equal, they can hold their own against the Ming border troops. They are the elite among the elite!"
"There are more than 300 dead soldiers. These people were once extremely vicious and fearless. They attacked the bandit camp last night, causing more than 100 casualties and killing more than 600 enemies!"
"Oh, by the way, I have several night sentries in Liu Fangliang's camp. They were the ones who burned Liu Fangliang's food last night. Because there are no secret sentries, I can't get in touch with them. I can only improvise."
As Chongzhen spoke, Yan Yingyuan kept it in mind.
After Yan Yingyuan nodded, Chongzhen spoke first: "In order to prevent you from attacking at night, I will arrange 4,000 people to patrol the night. One thousand of them will hide in the southwest of the city, one thousand in the southeast, one thousand in the northeast, and another one thousand in the northwest."
"There are only two ways to launch a night attack. One is to leave the city through the city gate, and the other is to use ropes to descend to the ground."
"No matter how you send your troops, as long as they are seen by my people, they will surely die!"
"Unless...you give up the night raid!"
"I will not give up the night attack!" Yan Yingyuan shook his head seriously.
He thought for a moment and then said, "Your Majesty, your strategy is all out in the open, and it's unfair to you."
"It's okay. Li Chuang is scared of the night attack and will definitely be on guard."
Yan Yingyuan nodded and said, "I will send two groups of people to attack at night. The first wave will send more than a hundred death warriors, wearing double-layer armor and carrying as many grenades as possible, but no weapons!"
???
Chongzhen was stunned. You call this a night attack when you only bring grenades but no weapons?
"Then what?" Chongzhen couldn't help but ask.
"The second wave of people also only brought grenades, no weapons."
"The first group will be in the front, and the second group will be behind. They will rappel out of the city from Deshengmen at midnight, and look for traces of the bandits and night watchmen after leaving the city."
Chongzhen immediately understood Yan Yingyuan's intention.
He had no intention of launching a surprise attack on Li Zicheng's camp, but instead targeted the bandits who were on night patrol.
Yan Yingyuan continued, "The first wave of assassins will first send out a few people to find out the bandits' deployment, then deliberately expose their whereabouts, and when the bandits chase them, light the grenade and throw it into the enemy crowd."
"After throwing the grenade, run back immediately. The second wave of soldiers will be responsible for supporting you. If the enemy continues to pursue you, use the grenade to stop them. If the enemy does not pursue you, you have two options: one is for everyone to return to the capital; the other is for the second wave of soldiers to launch another surprise attack."
"If you're lucky, you can injure hundreds of enemies. If you're unlucky, you can injure nearly a hundred enemies!"
"Wonderful, really wonderful!" Chongzhen couldn't help but praise.
Although the number of enemies killed was small, the enemy's morale was severely hit. The morale of the enemy increased and decreased, which was a good thing for the Ming army.
"We'll follow your arrangements tonight. Now let's talk about how to defend the city tomorrow!"
Defending the city?
Yan Yingyuan lost his previous composure and frowned, falling into deep thought.
The number of bandits attacking the city today is not large, only about 30,000 in total.
In order to capture the capital as soon as possible, more people will attack the city tomorrow.
The bad thing is...
The bandits have already witnessed the power of the earth-shattering mines, and they will definitely find a way to crack them before the next siege.
In fact, the solution is very simple, just cover your mouth and nose with a wet cloth. If that doesn't work, increase the thickness of the wet cloth.
If you can’t smell the chili powder, you won’t cough, and if you don’t cough, you won’t lose your fighting power!
After thinking for a long time, Yan Yingyuan said seriously: "Your Majesty, I think we should send someone out of the city tonight!"
......
Diaoyutai, the main military tent of Shun army!
The siege went badly on the first day, with heavy casualties and the morale of the army was somewhat low.
Liu Fangliang was silent for a moment before saying, "This time, more than 4,000 civilians were killed or wounded, and nearly 3,000 soldiers were killed or wounded. It can be said that the loss is heavy!"
"Due to my lack of preparation, the siege was unsuccessful and resulted in heavy losses. Your Majesty and General Zongmin, please punish me."
Liu Zongmin felt relieved when he saw Liu Fangliang admit his mistake.
Just have someone take the blame!
He narrowed his eyes and said, "General Fangliang, this matter cannot be entirely blamed on you. The Ming army's firearms are fierce and poisonous. No one else can gain an advantage."
Seeing that Liu Zongmin had no intention of continuing to blame him, Song Xiance and Niu Jinxing also began to speak well of Liu Fangliang.
They are both the best at changing with the times!
"Yes, General Fang Liang's method of attacking the city was not wrong. It was just that the Ming army's new firearms were too powerful, which led to the failure of the siege."
Liu Fang gave Song Xiance a cold look.
What this guy said was all nonsense. How to attack the city was not decided by Liu Fangliang alone, but by all the generals after consultation with Li Zicheng.
"General Fang Liang, don't blame yourself. Victory and defeat are common in the military! We will surely be able to avenge our previous defeat by attacking the city tomorrow!" Niu Jinxing added.
"Cough cough cough!" Strategist Li Yan sat in the corner of the tent, coughing constantly.
Li Zicheng asked with concern: "Is Mr. Li okay?"
"Ahem! Thank you, Your Majesty, for your concern. I am in good health." Li Yan coughed a few more times before continuing, "Before coming here, I already knew the situation on the battlefield today from the soldiers!"
"Although General Fang Liang did not break through the city wall, he completed two tasks!"
Everyone was puzzled and looked at Li Yan.
Song Xiance and Niu Jinxing looked at each other, with a hint of ridicule on their lips.
How dare you make irresponsible remarks when you didn’t even go to watch the game?
ridiculous!
Li Yan pretended not to see it and continued, "This siege has helped me see the power of the Ming army's new firearms and prepare for tomorrow's siege. Secondly, it has given me an idea of how to conquer the hearts of the people!"
"Attack the heart?" Li Zicheng widened his eyes.
"Yes, the military strategy says that attacking the heart is better than attacking the city; psychological warfare is better than military warfare. Since the Ming army hung white cloth on the city wall to conduct psychological warfare, our Shun army can also follow suit."
Niu Jinxing smiled faintly: "Mr. Li, can you make the Ming army guarding the city surrender?"
"Of course not, but the Ming army's actions gave me two ideas!"
"Please speak, sir!" Li Zicheng was a little impatient.
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