Di Qing knew that the first day of the battle was over after seeing Shang Zhixin withdraw his troops and set up camp. He ordered the soldiers guarding the city to closely monitor the Qing army outside and then walked towards the Xinhui County government office to report today's battle situation to Xiao Ting.
After the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, Xiao Ting met Di Qing. After listening to his report of today's battle situation, he did not reveal any surprised expression. Although he had never fought in a war, he was still very clear that unless there was an inside man opening the city gate, it was common for a siege to last for months or even years.
Moreover, the one guarding the city this time was the famous general Di Qing. Xiao Ting did not think that Shang Zhixin and his men outside could take down the city wall guarded by the famous general in a day.
After learning of the battle situation, Xiao Ting only praised Di Qing and let him go to rest. Then he began to discuss the battle situation with the emperors.
" There's nothing to discuss," Ying Zheng said." We have already decided on the general policy. The rest is up to the generals."”
Liu Bang: " Group Leader, you have to relax. This is only the first day. You have to know that when I was conquering the world, which battle didn't take months?”
Zhao Kuangyin: " Group Leader, don't be nervous. That's how you fight a war. You need to be patient. You know, war is not just about national strength and logistics. The temperament of the commander is also very important.”
Liu Che: " Group Leader, you have to know that I've been fighting against the Xiongnu for decades in the 'Mayi Siege.' So you have to be patient. Today is only the first day and you're already impatient.”
Zhu Yuanzhang: " It's not easy to conquer the world, so you must be calm and not be like Yang Guang who is eager for quick success and instant benefits, understand?"”
Yang Guang: [@ Zhu Yuanzhang, why are you dragging me into this again?]”
Zhu Yuanzhang: " I'm just telling the truth. Don't tell me you can't let others talk about what you've done?”
"You…We are irreconcilable enemies."”
Zhu Yuanzhang: " You've said this many times. Can you change your lines?"”
Seeing that the Emperor in the group was arguing again, Xiao Ting shook his head helplessly and exited the group. He looked at Xiao He who was busy with official documents not far away and did not disturb him. Instead, he went to find a room to rest.
After all, it had been a tiring day, and this was the first time he had experienced a large-scale offensive and defensive battle. He was both excited and tired, so he needed a good rest.
In the blink of an eye, another two days passed. Shang Zhixin did not give the order to attack the city again during these two days. Instead, he stationed himself outside the city and sent small groups of cavalrymen to wander around the city walls in several directions, trying to find weak spots to attack the city.
Xiao Ting didn't want to expose the existence of the cavalry, so he didn't send any troops to destroy Shang Zhixin. In Xiao Ting's opinion, Xin Hui was already impregnable. Other than the south gate, which had not been built yet, the other gates were up to them to attack. They were also eager for them to attack the gates with barbicans.
One side did not attack, while the other side hid their strength. Just like that, it took another two days until Shang Kexi arrived on the morning of the third day to break this short peace.
Shang Kexi and Geng Jimao's 30,000 strong army charged towards Xinhui. The banners that blotted out the sky, the imposing army, and their record of not losing a single battle were enough to make many soldiers tremble in fear.
However, after seeing Shang Kexi and Geng Jimao's flags, other than the original Green Army soldiers and the Ming army who came to seek refuge, the other city guards were very calm and did not have any fluctuations in their emotions.
Shang Kexi and Geng Jimao had actually received Shang Zhixin's battle report two days ago, but seeing the battle report and seeing it with their own eyes were two different things. Now that they saw the stone barbican that rose from the ground with their own eyes, Shang Kexi, Geng Jimao, and the army they brought were shocked.
To build such a barbican outside a county town with a population of only tens of thousands in just ten days was beyond the scope of human ability. At least, that was what Shang Kexi and Geng Jimao knew.
However, Shang Kexi was a veteran on the battlefield after all. After a short shock, he quickly recovered and said to Geng Jimao, who was also riding a horse beside him,"Let's go and meet up with Zhixin first."
Geng Jimao, who was still in shock, also came back to his senses. He did not say anything else and followed Shang Kexi to the south gate.
After the two sides met, Shang Zhixin bowed to his father and then told him in detail about the battle between him and the army in the city. Shang Kexi frowned slightly and said,"So you still haven't figured out the background of this Ming army?”
Shang Zhixin lowered his head in embarrassment and said,""My son is incompetent and does not know the origin of this army. However, after fighting, he can confirm that this army is definitely not Li Dingguo's army.”
Shang Kexi also agreed with this point. If it was really Li Dingguo's army, he would not have stopped after taking down Xinhui. Instead, he would have directly led the victorious army to attack Guangzhou in one fell swoop.
"No matter whose army is in the city, Xinhui is the southern gate of Guangzhou. We must not let it fall into the hands of the Ming army.”
Everyone present agreed with Shang Kexi's words. If the new guild was no longer in their hands, it would be like a sharp sword hanging over their heads. This sharp sword could fall and stab into their hearts at any time.
Moreover, even if the city was not under Li Dingguo's army, once the news of Xinhui falling into the hands of the Ming army reached Li Dingguo's ears, he would definitely lead the army to attack Guangzhou. At that time, the two armies would meet and Guangzhou would really be lost.
"Go, send an envoy to the city and ask about the origins of this army.”
After some consideration, Shang Kexi decided to figure out what kind of army this was and who its commander was to see if he could subdue them. If he could, he could recover Xinhui, the southern gate of Guangzhou, without bloodshed.
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