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Chapter 464 The Old Slave's Prosecution (Happy New Year's Day)

Fortresses are easiest to breach from within, and it may not be too accurate to describe the division of Jiannu.But the centrifugation of the bandit group is already foreseeable.

Just like Li Yongfang, Fan Wencheng, Luo Jinxiu and others who betrayed Ming Dynasty, when Jiannu was in a precarious situation, there would also be those who gave birth to different hearts.

The role set by the emperor himself——Nara Zhongming has played a big role is hard to estimate, but it is certainly not in vain.

Follow you to be able to eat and drink hot food, naturally there are many followers, which is the so-called common wealth; but to accompany you to jump into the fire pit and accompany you to perish, that's embarrassing, there are very few people who share weal and woe.

People are like this, and it is a natural reaction to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages.This is especially true when it comes to the interests of family members and even ethnic groups.

In fact, it was not only the emperor who anticipated this situation.Even Nurhachi knew the reason why the team is not easy to lead when people's hearts are scattered.

Therefore, he had to forcibly activate it while the people's hearts were still available.If you wait until the food is exhausted and people are chaotic, and try again, even the current state will be far worse.

If this battle is won, the morale of the people can still be maintained; if this battle is lost, based on the current strength of the Ming army, they will definitely take advantage of the victory to attack. Whether Liaoshen can keep it is very difficult.

After passing Liaoyang and Anshan, Nurhachi led tens of thousands of horses all the way to Haizhou, approaching Haicheng.

"Greetings to King Khan." Yue Tuo and Jierhalang came to greet him, dismounted and saluted.

Nurhachi nodded, and asked in a deep voice: "How is the situation in Haicheng? Did the Ming army still not attack?"

Yue Tuo got up and replied: "King Khan, the Ming army only strengthened the camp and increased the number of soldiers, but they never attacked the city."

Frowning imperceptibly, Nurhachi asked again: "Where is our camp, is it built?"

"Return to King Khan, the time is short, and the camp has not yet been completed." Yue Tuo hurriedly lowered his head, "Please punish King Khan."

Not yet finished, that is, partly built.Nurhachi lowered his eyes, thought for a moment, and asked, "Is it because of the Ming army's harassment and sabotage?"

"The Ming army will harass in the future, and they will not destroy it." Yue Tuo replied, "But our army still draws nearly half of its troops to guard."

Nurhachi swung his horse's head and said in a deep voice, "Go, take me to have a look."

After receiving Khan's order, Yuetuo and Jierhalang began to build the camp.According to the information they had, they chose a place five or six miles away from Haicheng.

The information is naturally the range and power of the Ming army's artillery. After Ningyuan was attacked by the red cannon, all the slave building troops were notified that the Ming army had artillery with a range of more than two miles.If it is mounted on the city, the range will be farther.

Therefore, five miles from the city is a safe distance. This is the data that the Jiannu who failed under the city of Ningyuan exchanged their blood for.

The Ming army has already built a series of camps outside the city, firmly surrounding Haicheng.Yue Tuo took the camp of the Ming army as a reference, and the wide land about five miles away was suitable for camping and setting up a camp.

Nurhachi was a little puzzled, he didn't know what the Ming army was planning, and why they didn't rely on their strength to delay or destroy Yue Tuo's establishment of the camp.

When they came to the unbuilt camp, Nurhachi inspected it, but did not punish Yue Tuo.The camp is very solid, with a trench in the front and a wooden fence in the back. Not to mention stronger than a city, it is also better than the camps built in the past.

Nurhachi sighed secretly, being so cautious and repairing so firmly can only show that Yue Tuo and others are already afraid of the Ming army, and dare not take the attack of the Ming army seriously.

Once upon a time, the Ming army relied on cities and strong camps to resist our Eight Banners warriors.But now, Feng Shui turns, is it your army's turn to defend?
"Go, go and see the layout of the Ming army." Nurhachi ordered the army to rush to repair the camp, pointed at the horsewhip, and ran south first.

"Father Khan—" Daishan's hand stopped in the air, he shook his head helplessly, and waved his hand vigorously at Yue Tuo.

Yue Tuo hurriedly took his men and horses, followed in the footsteps of Nurhachi and his soldiers, and galloped towards Haicheng.

The outline of Haicheng gradually became clear in sight, but it was the camps of the Ming army that came into sight first.

Nurhachi rode up a dirt hill, looked up, and narrowed his eyes involuntarily.

The camps are thickly distributed like a chessboard, and the trenches are wide and deep, winding and stretching like the Great Wall, enclosing Haicheng tightly.

The Ming army is not in a hurry to attack the city, because they don't want to demoralize, but wait for our army to come and fight!
Nurhachi guessed the enemy's intentions and felt that they were almost inseparable.

With sharp firearms and complete fortifications, defense is the chief of the Ming army, no doubt about it.Obviously, the Ming army put on the posture of "you come and hit me" again, which made Nurhachi quite a headache.

How to crack the trench parapet fortifications, even in World War II, is still a problem.The indiscriminate bombardment of aircraft and artillery, the bloody battle between infantry and the enemy on the battlefield, it seems that this can only be the case.

For Jiannu, the Ming army's fortifications minimized one of their specialties-bow and arrow shooting.

The firepower of the Ming army's muskets and artillery is more powerful and dense, and the losses suffered in the attack are really blood losses. Nurhachi is still vivid in his eyes and painful in his heart.

After looking around for a long time, the old slave stretched out his hand and said in a deep voice, "Only by taking a closer look can we know the enemy's true and false layout."

"King Khan, no!"

"Khan, it's too dangerous."

"King Khan, you are the safety of the entire army, and you must not take risks easily."

Fei Yanggu, Yue Tuo and the others rushed forward to stop them, but the old slave scolded him with a sullen face, waved away the crowd, and rode his horse down the hill, heading straight for the Ming army camp.

In fact, when we talk about close observation, we are only looking at it from a distance of about two miles.The old slave also knew that the artillery of the Ming army was powerful, so not only did he not dare to get too close, but he also didn't dare to stay in one place for too long.

It can be seen clearly when you get closer. The camp of the Ming army looks like a whole from a distance, but in fact, there is still a gap of more than 100 meters between the camps.

The same is true for the trenches. There are passages left in several trenches, which are staggered, which is conducive to attacking across the trenches, and also hinders the enemy's direct charge.

The old slave rode his horse back and forth in front of the Ming army camp to observe, and he also saw a lot of tricks.

The gap of more than [-] meters between the camps was obviously a fire trap.If the troops rush in, they will be attacked by firepower from both sides, and it is certain that they will suffer heavy casualties.

The trenches, parapets, and wooden fences in front of the camp are not much different from Ningyuan's fortifications.In other words, if you want to break through the Ming army camp, there is no other way but to put in troops to fight and fight.

The camp of the Ming army was not high enough to cover the towers of Haicheng farther away.The banner of Houjin was still on the tower, which somewhat gave the old slave some psychological comfort.

If the Ming army attacked the city from inside and outside, it might be possible to break the siege of the Ming army, but the price would be very heavy; if the Ming army failed to attack the city and launched another attack, the odds of winning would be slightly higher.

The old slave pondered and weighed how to fight in order to minimize the losses and maximize the results of the battle.

(End of this chapter)