The matter of attacking the city wall is Shunjun's own business. Zhao Peng only needs to provide artillery cover to the Shunjun siege troops.

The subsequent battle was no different from the previous siege battle. The auxiliary troops of the Shun Army filled a section of trench, then carried a simple ladder and pushed a ladder to the city wall. The artillery battalion behind fired cannons to suppress the city. When the Shun Army arrived at the city, the artillery battalion, in order to prevent the near-lost bullets from killing its own side, Zhao Peng ordered the artillery battalion to stop the artillery bombardment.

The Guanning Army, which had suffered heavy losses in Qixing Village, could not resist the fierce attack of the Shun Army. However, in one morning, Qixing Village was occupied by the Shun Army. Yang Kun and Leng Yundeng fled back to Shanhaiguan with their remaining troops. Although Qixing Village was lost, Yang Kun bought Wu Sangui another one and a half days, allowing Wu Sangui to set up defenses in Xiluo City.

After the Shun Army conquered Qixing Village, it set up camp in Qixing Village, preparing to cross the Shihe River early the next morning and launch an attack on Shanhaiguan.

After nightfall, Zhao Peng summoned Gao Wencai, Wang Xin, Gong Xiaoda and others in his Jinyi New Army Central Army tent to discuss the next action plan. Taking advantage of the opportunity that Wang Xin, Gong Xiaoda and others had not yet arrived, Zhao Peng said to Gao Wencai: "Brother, we need to send another confidant to Tianjin to see if the Zheng family fleet has arrived. It has been so many days and it should have arrived long ago. If it has not arrived yet, it means that the Zheng family will not come, so let the brother go to Laideng to find General Huang Fei. Whether it is the Fujian Navy who saw Zheng Zhilong or the Laideng Navy who saw Huang Fei, they must come to Shanhaiguan to meet us! When the sea surface of Shanhaiguan, they must sink all the ships of the Longwu Camp Navy of Shanhaiguan so as not to be used by Jiannu!"

"Brother, my elder brother will send someone to the morning tomorrow." Gao Wencai said.

After a while, Wang Xin, Gong Xiaoda and others entered the Central Army's tent one after another.

After Zhao Peng asked everyone to sit down, he slowly spoke: "Brothers, summoning you here today is a plan to discuss tomorrow. The king will cross the Shihe River and send troops to Shanhaiguan tomorrow morning, Wang Xin!"

"The grass-roots are here!" Wang Xin stood up.

"Tomorrow you order a hundred apprentices, carry two sky-rushing cannons and enough shells, and follow me!"

"No!" Wang Xin replied.

"Gong Xiaoda!"

"I'm not here!" Gong Xiaoda stood up.

"Tomorrow, you will lead the Jinyi New Army, the Young People's Camp and the rest of the craftsman camps to quickly rush to Lianlianpeng Mountain, rely on Lianpeng Mountain to build a city and make sure to leave a road to the beach. If the rebel army is defeated, Jiannu will inevitably invade, and we can only retreat from the sea! Also, remember to bring the princess and Miss Fei up the mountain, and they must be safe!"

"No!" Gong Xiaoda responded.

Zhao Peng turned his head to look at Gao Wencai again: "Brother Gao, tomorrow you will send a few smart brothers to find the whereabouts of the East Palace. After finding it, you don't have to rush to save people, wait for an opportunity to act. If Jiannu is defeated in the invasion of the army, be sure to take the East Palace to rush to Lianpeng Mountain!"

"Don't worry, brother! If you send a spy, you will never make any mistakes." Gao Wencai slapped his chest and said.

Zhao Peng asked Gong Xiaoda to sit next to him. He laid a piece of paper on the table, picked up a pen, and drew a sketch of the layout of the Lianpengshan Village on the paper. He marked the details of where to set up trenches, where to dig trenches, where to arrange cannon positions, and where to bury mines. While drawing pictures, he explained in detail the uses of the signs on the pictures.

After drawing for a long time, he finally finished drawing. He picked up the sketch, blew dry the ink marks, rolled up the drawings and handed them to Gong Xiaoda: "Brother, if you take people to Lianpeng Mountain tomorrow, you will set up camp according to the sign on the picture. If we follow this layout, our army's more than 2,000 people can withstand the attack of Jiannu for at least one month! My Ming Navy can come to save us in at most ten days!"

"No! I'm not allowed to obey my order!" Gong Xiaoda took the drawing with respect.

"Okay, brothers, go back and prepare. Get up early tomorrow morning and act as planned. Jiannu may invade at any time. We should do our best to protect the safety of the Eastern Palace!" Zhao Peng said.

The brothers all left, but Zhao Peng couldn't sleep. He walked into the tent of Princess Kunxing and Fei Zhen'e.

The two women were still dressed as a military guard, but the wingless black hat on their heads was removed. Although the two women still had the same hairstyle as men, they could tell at a glance that they were two beautiful women.

"Why is General Zhao so late to come?" Fei Zhen'e asked.

"Wu Sangui has surrendered to Jiannu, and the Tartar cavalry may invade from Shanhaiguan at any time. You will follow Gong Baihu early tomorrow morning and he will take you to a safe place." Zhao Peng replied.

"You sent us to a safe place, what about you?" Princess Kunxing asked with her right arm holding her cheek and tilting her head.

"The Chuangjun wants to attack Shanhaiguan, and I have to help them. If the Chuangjun can defeat Wu Sangui, we will go to the south and the King of Chuang in the north, so it will not be so easy for Jiannu to slaughter Jiangnan, and we will have more time to develop. Princess, it is too dangerous for you to stay by my side. Jiannu is no better than Guanning Army. I have to let you go to a safe place to wait for me." Zhao Peng gently comforted the princess.

"If I don't leave, my mother wants to live and die with the young general," Princess Kunxing felt how tragic the war was, and refused to leave Zhao Peng and leave himself. "If the young general encounters an unexpected situation, my mother will never live alone!"

"Silly sister, the battle is imminent, how can you say such unlucky words?" Zhao Peng gently stroked Princess Kunxing's little head, "You are by my side, I have to be at my disposal to protect you. If you go to a safe place, I can let go of my hands and feet and kill Jiannu! I will naturally be able to come back safely if I lose my concern."

Princess Kunxing obediently buried her head in Zhao Peng's arms, then suddenly raised her head and said softly with infinite gentleness: "General Zhao Xiao, you promised Mom that you must come back alive! I believe that the general will definitely take us to Jiangnan together alive."

Fei Zhen'e, who was sprinkling the dog food, couldn't stand it anymore. She suddenly said: "Your Highness, the man and the woman will not be able to get along with each other, but I hope your princess will pay attention to etiquette."

Fei Zhen'e's words embarrassed Zhao Peng and Princess Kunxing. In order to relieve the embarrassment, Zhao Peng could only say: "Your Highness, it's getting late, so you should have a rest early. I have to go back and have a good sleep. I will be busy tomorrow morning."

The next morning, before dawn, the Shun Army pulled up its camp and drove towards Shihe. However, Gong Xiaoda brought more than 2,000 new army of Jinyi, young Jinyiwei and craftsmen toward Zhonglianshan. Only Zhao Peng himself took Wang Xin and 100 apprentices who served as gunners, carried two short-barrel cannons and enough ammunition, and followed the army of Wang Dajun.

When she was about to say goodbye, Princess Kunxing reluctantly pulled Zhao Peng's sleeve, reluctant to let him go. In the end, Gao Wencai and Gong Xiaoda persuaded her to leave together.

Li Zicheng found that Zhao Peng and Gao Wencai's new army did not follow, so he asked someone to call Zhao Peng to ask in person.

"I will meet the king at the end!" Seeing Li Zicheng, Zhao Peng knelt on one knee and saluted.

Li Zicheng looked at Zhao Peng with a smile: "General Zhao Xiao, where are the people under your command? Why didn't you keep up?"

Zhao Peng quickly explained: "The king, all the generals under their command are new soldiers, children, craftsmen, etc., and they are all infantrymen. How can they fight against Jiannu? If they are defeated, they will not be able to escape Jiannu. Therefore, the generals will let them settle in Lianpeng Mountain. If the situation is not good, they can still stand for help."
Chapter completed!