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Chapter 393 Huang Taiji's Strategy
Huang Taiji stared at the ghostly Zhenjiang Fort alone for a long time.

"Profuse..., profuse... it's time to rest..." Fan Wencheng had been staring at Zhenjiang Fort for half an hour in a daze, so he came to persuade him that the siege during the day was indeed too overwhelming. It was so shocking, what I originally guessed and imagined in my heart, now I have seen it with my own eyes, especially I have a deep understanding of the word "Lei Li". Can flesh and blood resist it?Thinking of the scene of Lei Li, Fan Wencheng felt something jumping in his heart.

"Oh, it's Xiandou!" Huang Taiji then withdrew his staring eyes and looked back.

"Khan, it's getting late, let's pay back the bill." Fan Wencheng persuaded.

"Well, good..." Huang Taiji then moved his stiff body and slowly entered the sweat tent.

In the sweat tent, a simple sand table was also piled up. The center of the sand table was Zhenjiang Fort. However, this sand table was quite rough. The sweat tent had already been lit, and some dim lights illuminated the entire sweat tent.

When Huang Taiji saw this sand table, he couldn't speak for a long time. This kind of sand table is very popular in the Ming Dynasty today. The slightly older civil servants and military generals would make such a thing. Huang Taiji knew the Ming Dynasty well, was well informed, and could even make There are many inside stories that ordinary people don’t know. For this thing, Huang Taiji both likes and hates it. He likes this thing to be intuitive. here.

"Xiantai, you saw the siege today, what do you say?" Huang Taiji sighed and asked.

"Khan, since you're here, the only way to conquer Zhenjiang Fort is for Wen Cheng to think..." Fan Wencheng agreed without hesitation.

Huang Taiji was puzzled for a moment, and said: "That's natural. Since Ben Khan is here, he will definitely not leave like this. However, Mao Wenlong's defense is also sharp, and the grenade is not something that can be countered by manpower. Xiantai can Is there a way to crack the grenade?"

Fan Wencheng thought for a while, and then said: "Back to Dahan, today's siege, Wen Cheng saw it, the grenade is really sharp, from Wen Cheng's point of view, Mao Wenlong didn't know how many grenades were in Mao Wenlong's hand. I'm afraid it won't work, although it can be attacked, but the casualties must be heavy..."

"Yes! I didn't expect that the Ming Dynasty would have such a sharp method of defending the city. It was difficult for me to attack the city in the past, but now it is even more difficult! Mao Wenlong doesn't know how many grenades are left. I dare to throw a few thousand, I am afraid that I don’t have tens of thousands of grenades in my hand, so I dare not throw it like this! My Dajin has only 20 people in total. If there are too many casualties for one Mao Wenlong, it’s not worth it! No way!" Huang Taiji said with some melancholy.

"...Since that's the case, sweating, maybe we can only slowly use up the grenades in Mao Wenlong's hands. Although Mao Wenlong has a lot of grenades in his hands, there must be a limit. It is impossible to throw grenades indefinitely. From time to time, send people to harass and entice Mao Wenlong to throw a grenade. I believe that Mao Wenlong's grenade will soon wear out. Without the grenade, Zhenjiang Fort is not high. , One charge, and you can conquer..." Fan Wencheng, as Huang Taiji's main adviser, began to advise his master.

"...Well, Wen Cheng is right, but even if you want to use up Mao Wenlong's grenade, you have to at least put on a show. You have to go under the city wall. The grenade can be thrown forty or fifty steps, even if it is to lure Mao Wenlong. Throwing a grenade, I am afraid that there will be many casualties, just like today, Ben Khan just tried it out, and hundreds of soldiers were killed and injured, if this continues, I am afraid it is not a good thing!" Huang Taiji was really impressed by the scene of thunder and flint. profound.

Fan Wencheng thought for a while, planned for a while, and said: "Khan, in fact, since it is a temptation, there is no need to attack the city like today. We have many people, and Mao Wenlong has few people. We can take turns to harass day and night, especially It's night, but you can send people to make noise under the city wall. You can't see the situation below clearly on the city wall. You think that when Da Jin comes to attack, you will definitely throw grenades. Maybe Mao Wenlong's grenades will be exhausted in a few times. allow……"

"Well, it makes sense, it makes sense...then according to what Xiantai said, make noises under the city wall every night to consume Mao Wenlong's grenades... In this way, even if there are some casualties, it is better than a strong attack." Huang Taiji said The brows relaxed a little.

"However, in this case, it will be a protracted battle..., my Dajin army has come to besiege Mao Wenlong, and I don't know what will happen to other places. This time, Emperor Ming dared to attack thousands of miles at the same time. Presumably not Sit and watch Mao Wenlong trapped in Zhenjiang Fort, and there must be some action in other places..." Huang Taiji's brows that had just been stretched, tightened again.

"Khan don't need to worry, there is Sanbeile in the south, presumably Yuan Manzi must have nothing to do, besides, Shengjing has Dabeile, so there shouldn't be any problem... However, I heard that Emperor Ming has already made a move against Karaqin. The tribe who took refuge in my Dajin is afraid that it will suffer a lot of losses. Moreover, Mao Wenlong's more than 1 soldiers are scattered into more than a dozen roads to harass my Dajin's rear. I'm afraid..." Fan Wencheng said, getting more and more The more confident you are, who can consume who?It would be a nightmare to attack the city before Mao Wenlong ran out of grenades. God knows how many grenades Mao Wenlong has until Mao Wenlong runs out of grenades.

"There is no good way in Harqin. After all, it is too far away from my Dajin, and it is too far away! As for Mao Wenlong's dozen or so soldiers, it doesn't matter. I don't need so many troops to besiege Mao Wenlong. Let some go out to clean up. It's enough in one stroke, Mao Wenlong's dozens of troops are just scratching the surface, it's irrelevant..." Huang Taiji quickly made a judgment.

"Cha!..." Fan Wencheng replied, he can give ideas, but he won't be too involved in making decisions.

"Hey..., it's best to capture Zhenjiang Fort as soon as possible! It's been a long time here, and I can't afford to spend a lot of money! This place is far away from Shengjing, tens of thousands of people eat horse chews, and I can't afford it! This year The weather was not good, many animals died, and the harvest in the field was much less than in previous years, as soon as possible, it is better to be as soon as possible!" Huang Taiji felt melancholy again, and did not dare to attack with huge casualties. It was a war of attrition. My family knew about my family affairs. If it hadn't been for a lot of Lin Danhan's wealth recently, Huang Taiji might not have the confidence to spend it with Mao Wenlong. This Zhenjiang Fort is far away from Shengjing, and the consumption of food and grass transportation is too high.

Speaking of bad weather and bad harvest, the two of them simultaneously thought of the great drought in the Ming Dynasty, and the Emperor Ming's tens of millions of taels of silver to relieve the immigrants.In such a dry year, wars are fought almost all year round. If it weren't for Lin Danhan who won many battles and got a lot of things, I'm afraid I won't be able to survive.

In the sweat tent, there was half a sound of silence.

"Perhaps, after the cannons arrive, the situation will change a little..." Fan Wencheng was a staunch cannon user at the beginning, but now, he no longer dares to pin his hopes on the cannons. Fan Wencheng did not dare to have too much hope for the cannon to win.

"Alas... Although the cannons are sharp, my Dajin's cannons were captured by the Ming Dynasty many years ago, and I can't make cannons myself. Alas... Wen Cheng has also seen the situation today. I don't know how much Mao Wenlong has hidden. He didn't use any means, and he dared to take the risk of waiting for my Dajin to attack. How could he have no means? Didn't he keep two trump cards?... Today, he took the lead and used Dafolang's machine to fight an archery tower, which was clearly aimed at weakening my Dajin's morale , This move is amazing! Since there is a Dafolang machine, there must be cannons. This Mao Wenlong must be keeping it, hiding it, and using it at critical moments. The cannons of the dynasty don't have much chance of winning!" Huang Taiji sighed, many things are already obvious, and anyone with a little discernment can see that Huang Taiji is not afraid of losing his prestige, so he tells the truth to his advisers.

"..., Da Khan is right..." Fan Wencheng had no other options.

"Well, since it's difficult to capture, let's surround it first. As for the siege, we can slowly find a way. It's really not going to work, and we must flatten Zhenjiang Fort..." Huang Taiji said this Afterwards, the brows relaxed a little, as if she had lost her determination.

After finishing speaking, he glanced at the sand table, and there was a river to the east of Zhenjiang Fort, so he frowned again, picked up a stick, pointed to the east of Zhenjiang Fort and said: "...the east of Zhenjiang Fort is I don’t have a boat on the Dachong River, so if we want to completely surround Mao Wenlong, I’m afraid it’s a problem... When looking at the terrain yesterday, Ben Khan remembered that there seemed to be a few Ming Dynasty warships on the river? Is there any Xiandou? A way to solve it?" Huang Taiji's mind, which had just recovered a little, turned bad again.

After a while, Fan Wencheng said: "Khan, Wen Cheng also saw that there are indeed several Ming Dynasty warships on the Dachong River, which must be Mao Wenlong's water camp, but they are all small boats, and the boats are only one or two It’s a small cannon, it’s not a big threat to my Dajin,..." Fan Wencheng originally wanted to ignore the few Ming Dynasty warships, because Dajin started out as a cavalry shooter, and there was never a warship to deal with things on the water. , the difficulty is greater than that of siege, so I was going to ignore those warships, but suddenly, a flash of inspiration flashed in my heart, and I understood a lot, and said: "Khan, maybe those cannons are not in a hurry to attack the city first. Instead, those cannons can be used to block the river, so Mao Wenlong without the support of the water battalion is completely isolated, what does Dahan think?" Fan Wencheng smiled when he said this.

"Okay!" Huang Taiji thought about it for a while, and then yelled "Okay." Many things are like pasting a layer of window paper. When you pierce it, you will understand. Which makes sense.How to act, Huang Taiji already had a specific strategy in mind, and his mind was settled down, not as chaotic as before.

"Xiantai is really the Zhuge of this Khan. According to Xiantai, after the cannons arrive, they will be set up on the hills beside the river to seal off Mao Wenlong's water camp. Mao Wenlong, who has no support and retreat, this time, Ben Khan wants Mao Wenlong to be completely trapped to death... Ben Khan wants to see how many grenades Mao Wenlong has and how much food he has..." Huang Taiji had a basic strategy, his heart was determined, and his confidence also rose, just like the frowning face just now people, they are like two different people.

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Zhenjiang Fort.

Mao Wenlong was still carrying the binoculars and patrolled around, either going up the tower to watch the enemy situation, or checking the arsenal, or going to the barracks to have a look.

"Mao Da, how was the situation yesterday?" Mao Wenlong looked at the situation outside the city and asked.

"Father, the Tartars are still the same today, there is no movement, but every night they have to make troubles all night before giving up,...heh..., I can't sleep well..." Mao Da said while yawning, this is for the Tartars Noisy, all night and night under the city clamoring, but not attacking the city, the people on the city wall will inevitably be distracted, Mao Da was on duty last night, did not sleep all night, and only squinted his eyes at dawn, this time, even in his own house In front of the handsome man, he was also yawning profusely.

"Oh, after the briefing is clear, go and have a good rest and let someone take your place. You worked hard at night...how many grenades did you throw at night?" Mao Wenlong comforted Mao Da first, and then asked.

"Father, I didn't throw much yesterday. It was much less than the previous two days. It was only three or four hundred.... Heh... I had no experience in the past two days. I just threw them randomly. It was a lot of waste, but, ... Heh... In the past two days, everyone has learned to be good. If you don't see rabbits, you don't scatter hawks. One night, even the whole night, there will be three or four hundred people... Heh..., good luck, and you can catch them from time to time. One or two Tartar corpses..." Mao Da yawned as he reported the night's situation.

"Three or four hundred? That's okay? The tartars are determined to consume us to death? Hehe, the tartars don't even think about how many grenades are in the Zhenjiang Fort. The daily consumption is only four to five hundred. By next year's battle I can't finish it..." Mao Wenlong said with a smile.

"That's right, Commander-in-Chief, just like the Tartars, don't even think about taking our Zhenjiang Fort next year... Hehe, it's just such a shameless brawler, making us sleepless, but we can also gain something There are quite a few Tartar heads..." Mao Da yawned a lot, and his spirits improved a little.

"In the past few days, it is estimated that the Tartar's cannon is coming, is there any news about the cannon?" Mao Wenlong asked again.There are often some news from the staff department, and these news are probably accurate. Mao Wenlong now believes more and more in the intelligence of the staff department.

"Father commander, you have to ask Staff Officer Zhang about this matter. How does my boy know... However, father commander said about this a few days ago. I guess it should be almost here... Oh, but my boy has been staring at the opposite side, as if I didn't see any movement, and if there was any movement, the child immediately reported to the father..." Mao Da said.

"No? Impossible! The news from the staff department has always been reliable. Why has it been so long, and the Tartars' cannons haven't arrived yet?" Mao Wenlong asked suspiciously.

"Father Commander, it may be that the mountain road is not easy to walk, so it's delayed on the road, haha...Father Commander, it's not that the Tartars' cannons are brought in, let's give the Tartars' cannons an upside down..." Mao Da laughed. .

Mao Wenlong fell into deep thought and ignored Mao Da. Things were a little abnormal, and something must have gone wrong.

Just as he was talking, Zhang Heng hurried over from a distance, his complexion was not so good, and he seemed to be a little anxious.

"Marshal, there is a situation." Zhang Heng approached and said in a low voice.

"Hehe, Staff Officer Zhang! This commander is going to look for you, what's the matter?" Mao Wenlong asked with a smile.

"Marshal, this is not the place to talk about things..." Zhang Heng said with a hint of anxiety.

Mao Wenlong looked at his staff officer suspiciously. This staff officer Zhang is also a person who has seen battles. How could he act in such a panic?Could it be that something big happened?
Zhang Heng hurriedly pulled Mao Wenlong to a secluded place, and hurriedly said: "Commander, something happened, the Tartars blocked the river with cannons, and now the boats below can't get in..."

"The river is blocked...?" Mao Wenlong didn't understand for a moment.

"Commander, the Tartars' cannons did not come to attack the city, but were set up on the hills downstream to block the river. In this way, His Majesty's reinforcements will not be able to come up, including the new cannons, including reinforcements and supplies, that His Majesty gave to the Marshal. I can’t get enough food and salaries, Marshal, you have to find a way!” Zhang Heng said with a scorched face, and he had just received the news that when a warship was going up the river, suddenly After being attacked by cannons, it was discovered that the Tartars had set up cannons on the top of the mountain, but fortunately they went down the river at an extremely fast speed and were not hit.

"Oh..." Mao Wenlong's face that had been smiling and disapproving recently changed slightly.

"That is to say, in the future, Zhenjiang Fort will be an isolated city?" Mao Wenlong returned to his disapproving look.

"Yes, Marshal, we have to think of a solution early. If the waterway is blocked, none of His Majesty's reinforcements will be able to reach Zhenjiang Fort! His Majesty's reinforcements, in addition to those cannons, even hired a firepower from the barbarians A powerful fleet, if Jiang is blocked, they will not be able to enter..." Zhang Heng became a little anxious, he knew how much reinforcement the emperor would give Zhenjiang Fort, besides cannons, personnel, and weapons, the most powerful one was a barbarian A fleet with strong firepower, this can be said to be the existence of the trump card. When necessary, a passage can be forcibly opened to supply supplies to the city. But now, when we hear the news that the Tartars have sealed off the river, how can we not be in a hurry? ?
"That's it!..." Mao Wenlong smiled and said, "...Calm down, calm down..." It seemed like nothing happened.

Zhang Heng looked so anxious, what time was it, and his commander-in-chief said that he was calm, without the supplementary Zhenjiang Fort, it would really be a dead city.

"Hehehe... Staff Officer Zhang! Don't worry, we don't have any shortage of supplies in Zhenjiang Fort for the time being. It doesn't matter if we don't have supplies for a while. Hehehe, the two imperial envoys must know about this matter, and His Majesty must be aware of it." I know, what Mao Wenlong has to do now is to guard Zhenjiang Fort, and Wenlong can't do anything else, hehehe..." Mao Wenlong said with a smile, as if this matter had nothing to do with him.

After listening to Mao Wenlong's words, Zhang Heng seemed to understand something, nodded, and said with a solemn expression: "The lower official has been taught, it is indeed Zhang who has become irritable, he is not as open-minded as the commander... Please be respected by Zhang... After finishing speaking, he bowed to Mao Wenlong.

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"What? Tartars sealed the river with cannons?" A surprised voice asked on a battleship at the mouth of the Yalu River.

(End of this chapter)