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Chapter 420

Dongjiang Town.

Phi Island.

Shang Kexi is supervising and directing the craftsmen in the dock to renovate warships. Since the warships in Dongjiang Town are not the kind of large ships that can fight in the ocean, they are small warships that can only go in the near sea and along the coast. Therefore, How to choose some tonnage from these small warships is just right, but they are stronger. The ship fell apart without firing the cannon.

Fortunately, he fought wars and lived by the sea in Dongjiang Town, so there were quite a few boats, and there was room for him to choose, so he wouldn't be able to use all boats.

Peter also followed Shang Kexi to Phi Island, where he was in charge of refitting warships. He was drinking a glass of wine while supervising the work of the craftsmen.If he found some problems, he would run over to negotiate with the craftsmen. It was different for Shang Kexi to roll up his sleeves and work with the craftsmen.

"Quick..., quickly hang that cannon up..." Shang Kexi directed the craftsmen to work hard.

Peter shook his head in the distance, and carefully tasted the wine in his hand. This wine glass is a goblet made by Liulizhai. It is specially used for drinking wine. It is the latest popular thing in the official circles of Ming Dynasty. Exception, he made a trick. According to him, he has lived a life that the earls never lived. Peter is quite satisfied with this. Serving His Majesty the Emperor in the Ming Dynasty is far better than being a colony in the East India Company. The officer is much more comfortable, and thinking that once he helps the emperor win this war, then his identity and status will undoubtedly be even higher, and it is not impossible to lead a fleet to teach the Japanese people a lesson.

"Shang, you don't need to do it yourself like that. As a supervisor, you should have your own place. Come on, let's take a rest..." Seeing Shang Kexi walking in sweat, Peter immediately prepared a drink for Shang Kexi.

Shang Kexi wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said: "Peter, there are still forty cannons that cannot be placed on a suitable boat. Either the boat is too small, or the boat is too big, or it cannot bear it..." Shang Kexi breathed a sigh of relief He drank a large pot of tea and said.

"Really? If it doesn't work, choose a smaller boat and load a few more, it's the same..." Peter said directly without thinking too much.

"Hmm..." Shang Kexi was noncommittal, and hummed.The two had nothing to say and fell into silence.

"Yuanji! Peter!" A familiar cry surprised the two people who were silent.This voice was obviously from Lei Dayong, why did Lei Dayong come here?At the beginning, they divided the work. Shang Kexi and Peter returned to Pidao to supervise the transformation of warships, while Lei Dayong stayed at the mouth of the Yalu River and was responsible for monitoring the upstream movement. Unexpectedly, Lei Dayong went to Pidao in person. The island came, not knowing what happened.

"Dayong, why are you here?" Shang Kexi asked in surprise.Peter also put down the wine glass in his hand, and looked at the solemn Lei Dayong in surprise.

"Yuanji, Peter, this is not the place to talk, where is the war room? Hurry up, the situation is extremely urgent..." Lei Da changed his serious face into a trace of anxiety, which surprised the two of them even more!
The three of them soon came to the "war room", a big house with a sand table and a map.

"What's the matter, great use?" Shang Kexi asked anxiously.

"Urgent news came from Mr. Ma Qian from the upper reaches. The Tartars are now arresting people everywhere in North Korea. If they are arrested, they will be driven to Zhenjiang Fort. There are a lot of people, estimated to be several thousand..." Lei Dayong said anxiously.

"This..." After hearing the news, Shang Kexi didn't come to his senses for a while, how could this news be considered urgent?

Peter also looked at Lei Dayong with a puzzled expression.

"You still don't understand? Why are the Tartars crossing the river? Why are the Tartars arresting people?..." Lei Dayong was very thirsty, drank a large cup of tea, and said loudly.

Shang Kexi and Peter looked at each other, not knowing why.

"...The Tatars dug a trench outside Zhenjiang Fort, and captured so many people in North Korea. At night, there were many people below, and the top of the city wall couldn't be seen clearly. Those who had to be killed were still grenades... According to the Tatars North Korea’s method of arresting people, I’m afraid that tens of thousands of people will be arrested in a short time, and the grenades at the commander’s place will be exhausted in a short time..." Lei Dayong said anxiously.

"This!!" After listening to Lei Dayong's analysis, Shang Kexi immediately understood why Lei Dayong said that the situation was urgent. The defense of Zhenjiang Fort relied on grenades and firearms. Now the Tartars are digging trenches and arresting North Koreans. It is obvious that they want to coerce the North Koreans into attacking the city to consume Zhenjiang Fort's grenades and firearms. In this way, Zhenjiang Fort is really dangerous.

"What should we do? Dayong, we have to reinforce immediately! Otherwise, the commander is really in danger..." Shang Kexi said anxiously, already a little flustered.

"I also know about reinforcements, but now there is no water in the river, and the river is too narrow. The Tartars fought their losses, and sealed the river with cavalry and shooting. Those small warships can't resist at all, and they can't go up. They need big ships. But there is no rising water, so the big boat can’t go up at all! Sigh... That’s why I rushed to Phi Island to discuss with you guys what to do!” Lei Dayong said worriedly.

"This..., we still have more than 40 cannons here and can't find a suitable warship. The others have been remodeled and can go up at any time. Unfortunately, there is no water here..., this..." Shang Kexi said anxiously .Without water, nothing can be done, even if they have rebuilt the warship.

……

"It doesn't matter about the cannon. According to the news I received, tomorrow's reinforcement fleet will arrive at the mouth of the Yalu River as soon as possible. You can choose a few suitable warships among those reinforcement fleets. I want to use the strength of the two of us." There shouldn't be much of a problem with face..." Lei Dayong thought for a while before saying.

The matter of the warships and cannons has been settled, but Shang Kexi can’t be happy. The situation facing Zhenjiang Fort is almost urgent. At the critical moment, the Tartars are engulfing so many Koreans to attack the city, and the consumption of grenades, firearms, etc. Amazing, once the grenade is exhausted, you can only risk your life. There are only a few thousand people in Zhenjiang Fort?

Once Zhenjiang Fort can't support it, it will fall immediately. If Zhenjiang Fort falls, their actions will be meaningless. The thousands of miles of front line arranged by the emperor will collapse immediately. After that, another big victory over the Ming Dynasty was undoubtedly a considerable blow to the morale of the Ming Dynasty, and it was undoubtedly a huge blow to the prestige of the emperor. He wanted to organize another offensive against the Tartars. The month is gone.If this battle fails, the emperor and their Dongjiang town will undoubtedly be big losers, and he is still gratified and even more unable to afford to lose.

"...This time, no matter what, we have to think of a way. The Tartars are already arresting people, and they will soon coerce the North Koreans to attack the city. I'm afraid the commander won't last long..." Lei Dayong said anxiously .

"...Once Zhenjiang Fort is breached, His Majesty's painstaking efforts will be over, and the entire arrangement will be ruined. I am afraid that the thousands of miles of front will be overthrown by the Tartars. If Zhenjiang Fort fails, it will definitely be another sarcasm." Erhu! My Daming can't lose again..." Lei Dayong said anxiously with worry on his face, and gradually explained the urgency of the news.

The "war room" fell into silence. The meaning of this news is already very clear. The urgency of this news cannot be overstated. The vastness is beyond the reach of the two of them. The victory or defeat is just a few days away. So, what should we do next?
There was silence for a while, and no one said a word.

"Peter, which day will it rain?" Shang Kexi couldn't help asking Peter, they were almost ready for the support work, they were just waiting for the rain and the river to swell, if there was no water in the river, then Too many preparations were in vain, and the reinforcements could not go up. The fall of Zhenjiang Fort was only a matter of time, and it was likely to fall in a very short time. The Tartars would not cherish the lives of the Koreans.

Peter sat there solemnly, as if he was thinking about the question. When Shang Kexi asked him, he came back to his senses and said, "I have to ask those who are familiar with the weather about this matter. I know... However, according to the records, there is usually rain in October, and the water will generally rise. It is almost the third week of October. At least we have not seen precipitation before. Then, in the next two weeks , There will definitely be precipitation, unless..., unless God doesn't help us, so that there will be no rain for the whole October..." Peter said, he dared not make sure that such things as weather forecasting, in case there is no rain , These two young men will pull out his skin.

"...I know there is a great possibility of rain in October, but the Marshal may not be able to last for two weeks, don't you know? The Tartars have already arrested people everywhere, and the Tartars have captured so many North Koreans to attack the city. The grenades at the Commander's place are not enough, you know?... You must make rain as soon as possible, and the water must rise as soon as possible... you must..." Shang Kexi yelled, and at the end, he was almost talking nonsense .

Peter smiled helplessly, he is not God, regardless of the rain.

"Okay, Yuanji, don't blame Peter. He can't control the rain. Now the Tartars have just started arresting people. It will be some time before they take a large number of North Koreans to attack the city. No matter what happens there, the commander-in-chief is still there." It can last for a few days. Besides, our reinforcements will arrive at the mouth of the Yalu River tomorrow, and the next day to Phi Island. At most, the day after tomorrow, we can go up the river. Water, big boats can go anywhere, but there are still more than ten miles to Zhenjiang Fort, so we have to fight it..." Lei Dayong was in front of the sand table, thinking for a long time, and Shang Kexi was anxious Talking nonsense, he immediately took over the conversation, pointed to a place on the sand table with a small stick and said.

Shang Kexi and Peter hurriedly looked in the direction Lei Dayong pointed. This place was Linjiang Village on the Yalu River. From this place, the water of the Yalu River rapidly widened and deepened. The river is thousands of paces wide and wide enough for a large ship to sail, which is why Lei Dayong said so.

"Well, great use, if it doesn't rain by then, then we can only go ashore at this place..." Shang Kexi blushed, and said word by word, if we go ashore at this place by then, there is no doubt that we will never go ashore. The more than ten miles from Linjiang Village to Zhenjiang Fort will be a road paved with blood, and corpses will have to be piled across it. The supply team will suffer huge losses. Those supplies for Zhenjiang Fort will be transported to Zhenjiang Fort, undoubtedly, is very difficult.

On the water, the Tartars are undoubtedly useless, but on land, if you want to compete with the Tartars, it will be very useful. Fortunately, no one has the courage, no one has the confidence.The failure to reinforce Zhenjiang Fort means that the fall of Zhenjiang Fort, the fall of Zhenjiang Fort means the failure of His Majesty's layout this time, and the failure of the battle on these thousands of miles of fronts. Well, the situation that His Majesty the Emperor worked so hard to set up suddenly took a turn for the worse. This is undoubtedly something they can't bear, and this is undoubtedly something they can't afford.

Shang Kexi and Lei Dayong both blushed terribly.

"You two, I'm going to ask if it will rain in the next few days. It would be great if I can be sure that it will rain in the next few days. If not, then we will find a way." Peter was caught by the two Frightened by the horrible look, he found an excuse and went out.

Peter went out, Lei Dayong and Shang Kexi ignored him.

The situation is very critical.

"Up to three days. After three days, if there is still no rain, then I have to go up with reinforcements. I will go to Linjiang Village first. If it does not rain, I will go ashore. Even if I die, I will climb to Zhenjiang Fort. ..." Lei Dayong was under tremendous pressure, and he had no choice but to prepare for the worst.

"Okay, I'll call more brothers from Dongjiang Town, call more warships, and then there will be warships and merchant ships to transport supplies. Let's pull all the brothers that can be pulled in, and transport them all." Go to Linjiang Village and fight to the death with the Tartars..." Shang Kexi's bright red face was ferocious and terrifying, and he was under tremendous pressure and wanted to fight to the death.

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Zhenjiang Fort.

It was nearly dusk.

Zhang Heng stood on the city wall, held a binoculars, and watched from a distance. In the distance, groups of people were coming towards the Yalu River. Zhang Heng adjusted the binoculars and wiped the lenses of the binoculars. Wish I had looked more closely.

"Staff Zhang, how is the situation?" Mao Wenlong also went up to the city wall to observe the situation when he received the news. Seeing that Staff Officer Zhang was observing, he immediately came over to ask.

"Marshal, the situation is not good!" Zhang Heng said lightly, frowning.

"What's the wrong way?" Mao Wenlong asked, his eyes fixed on the already blurred team crossing the river, the sky was already dark, and he couldn't see clearly.

"Marshal, it's time to test Zhenjiang Fort!" Zhang Heng said calmly, frowning.

"Oh, how do you say that?" Mao Wenlong asked, the situation in the distance could no longer be seen clearly, shrouded in darkness.

"Marshal, according to my observation, these people are Korean civilians captured by the Tartars. Looking at the number of people, it is estimated to be around several thousand. Judging from the number of Tartars who came back, only a small part of the Tartars came back. Said, there are more Tartars arresting people in North Korea, Commander, if at night, Tartars coerce North Koreans to attack the city, can we tell the difference? Or simply attack the city during the day, what can we do? ?” Zhang Heng said lightly.

"This..." Mao Wenlong frowned. Zhang Heng's words were enough to make him understand the danger of the situation. A large number of North Koreans participated in the siege. No matter how many Tartars were inside, they had to fight back. Therefore, the Tartars, relying on the large number of Koreans, will soon be able to consume all the grenades in Zhenjiang Fort, and Zhenjiang Fort has already consumed more than half of the grenades.

On the top of the wall, there was a wordless silence, the last moment?Yes!has arrived.Looking at the red clouds in the sky, Mao Wenlong seemed to have understood something in his heart.

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Huang Taiji also stood on the hillside, holding binoculars, watching the situation of Koreans crossing the river in the distance.

"Xiandou! Your method is really good. With so many North Koreans, we can attack the city day and night. I think Mao Wenlong will not be able to tell the truth from the fake, and he will throw grenades to his death. Hehehe, once the grenades are exhausted, It won't be difficult for us to capture Zhenjiang Fort!" Huang Taiji said happily as he watched groups of Koreans crossing the river in the distance.

"Sweat! This is what Wencheng should do..." Fan Wencheng rode a horse and followed Huang Taiji, whispering.

"Hehehe, Xiandou is really Zhuge of this Khan! Once this plan comes out, Mao Wenlong will have no way out!" Huang Taiji is in a good mood. This time the siege of Zhenjiang Fort is [-]% to [-]% sure. After the North Koreans consumed all the grenades in Zhenjiang Fort, the war would be over. Killing Mao Wenlong was undoubtedly a considerable victory.

"Damn Khan's too much for the prize..." Fan Wencheng said.

"..., Xiandou doesn't need to be so modest. Xiandou deserves this sentence!...By the way, what happened to Mao Wenlong's warships in the lower reaches of the Yalu River?" Huang Taiji asked again. Last time, the battle in Zhenjiang Fort Huang Taiji was quite impressed by the fact that the boat directly collided with his team crossing the river on the river. That kind of formidable force cannot be resisted by manpower, so today's question came up.

"Back to Dahan, Wen Cheng has already asked, Mao Wenlong's warships can only reach Linjiang Village at most now, and the river will immediately become wider and deeper after passing Linjiang Village. They couldn't reach the warships, so most of Mao Wenlong's warships were gathered below Linjiang Village, and they came up from time to time, because the river was narrow, and I, Dajin, quickly drove them back..." Fan Wencheng replied Dao said, blocking the river with cavalry and shooting is a last resort. Fighting with people and warships is not a good thing. Although the river is blocked, Dajin can calmly cross the river upstream and transport Koreans, but, It was also a big price to pay. Of course, this price, now it seems, is worth it.

"Hehe, that's good. As long as there are a few more days, after the North Koreans have caught enough, the matter of blocking the river will not be so urgent. Instead, we can take it easy. These few days, that's all we can do..." Huang Taiji said with a smile, looking at the North Koreans crossing the river in the distance, it seemed that victory was already in sight.

"Big Khan, Wen Cheng has something to say, I don't know whether to say it or not..." Fan Wencheng was always a little uneasy. Where did this uneasiness come from? It was vague, and he still couldn't figure it out. Tell him there is danger.

"Oh, hehe, just say Xiandou, what can't you and my monarch and ministers say?" Huang Taiji said with a smile.

"Khan, Wen Cheng always felt a little uneasy in his heart. Maybe there were some omissions in Wen Cheng's plan, but Wen Chen still couldn't find the omission..." Fan Wencheng still expressed the uneasiness in his heart.

"Oh, this..." Huang Taiji asked suspiciously, not knowing what Fan Wencheng meant by telling him this now.

"Khan, what Wen Cheng means is that there is no need for Khan to be sympathetic to these North Koreans. Everything is based on capturing Zhenjiang Fort as soon as possible... Wen Cheng was always in a trance, thinking that this battle cannot be dragged on for long. The sooner the better..." Although Fan Wencheng didn't think clearly about what was going on, he vaguely sensed something was wrong.

(End of this chapter)