It turned out that Zhang Wanbang was really a crow's mouth, and his words could almost be said to be a prophecy, although he had to face not 10,000 cavalry, but worse than 10,000 cavalry - that was 12,000 cavalry. The only good news is that he didn't hit the entire main force of the fried flower department in one fell swoop.

Although the number of troops sent by the Fried Flower Department was more than that of the Chahar Division, due to the difference in the status of the two sides, the 12,000 cavalry still became the vanguard, and because the north of the Liao River was the territory of the Fried Flowers, it did not deliberately stretch the distance between the main force and the Tanma, and the group of Tanma was only half an hour away from the main force of the Fried Flower Department.

Therefore, when Zhang Wanbang rushed from Dongchangbao to the Sanchahe Wharf, and then took a boat from the south bank of the Liao River to the north bank, the more than 30 Tanma of the Roasted Flower Department also happened to meet the main force of the Roasted Flower Department.

The information that Zaohuataiji received at this time made him feel a little troublesome, because the scouts told him that there were a large number of ships docked near the Sancha River wharf on the other side, and it seemed that at least more than half of them were "Jinghua ships" with cannons.

Jinghua ran rampant in the entire Liaohe River Basin, and even dared to go deep into the West Liaohe River controlled by his fried flower department, showing off his might in the river, and entering and exiting as if no one was in a no-man's land, of course he knew this, but he really had no way to take Jinghua's fleet.

However, he only knew that Jinghua's fleet was invincible across the Liao River, but he was not very clear about the specific number of Jinghua's ships on the Liao River, and how many ships equipped with weapons and equipment among them were even more confused.

However, at this moment, the news that Tanma told him was that there were at least twenty boats on the opposite shore that appeared to have cannons.

This was obviously very bad news, which meant that he might have great trouble crossing the river to the south - he could not collect a few boats, because the Mongols themselves rarely abandoned their horses and boats, and almost 100% of the boats on the Liao River were Han Chinese, and he had no way to collect them on the north bank.

The main reason why the raid on southern Liaoning in the sixth year of Wanli was successful was that the time of sending troops was already winter, and the Liao River had already frozen at that time, and it was very thick, and he and Tumen led the horses directly over that time (Note: The Liao River has an ice period of about four months every year, and the north of the middle reaches is a little longer. )

But this time the troops were sent early, and it was still not long after the Mid-Autumn Festival, and it was obviously not yet the ice age.

his grandma, how did he forget this stubble, what the hell! Fried flowers scolded in their hearts.

In fact, he didn't really forget, but just didn't expect that after only two or three years, there would be more Jinghua as a river crossing dragon in the Liao River, because if he had come here before, even if the Liao River was not frozen, a batch of rafts could be built to cross the river temporarily, but it was just to cross slowly in batches. And they are all cavalry, they come very quickly, even if they waste a little time to build a raft, the main force of the Ming army on the other side will not be able to come and intercept him so quickly.

Seeing that there was such a big mistake, the mood of the fried flowers was very bad, and he turned around a few times with a calm face, stomped his feet and said: "No, Ben Taiji wants to personally go and see what the strength of the Han fleet is." ”

At this moment, what Fried Hua thought in his heart was that if Jinghua's fleet really couldn't be provoked at first glance, then he would rely on the speed advantage of the cavalry to cross the river in another place, and if it really didn't work, he would retreat dozens of miles first, give up the plan of directly attacking Dongchang Fort, and cross the river from the Xiliao River occupied by his own family.

Then first hit Pingshantai Fort in the west, then go south to conquer Xining Fort, and then ...... Well, then he still had to cross the Liao River, but at that time there were more river sections to choose from, and he felt that the Han fleet on the opposite bank could not be fortified everywhere in the Liao River for hundreds of miles, and as long as he relied on the speed advantage, he could always find a section that could cross the river.

Anyway, Li Chengliang won't come to help, so what are you afraid of wasting a little time?

Because it was already known that Jinghua's fleet had cannons, the camp of fried flowers did not go directly to the river, but camped more than 30 miles north of the Sanchakou section of the Liao River (Note: In fact, due to the fork of the Liao River, the Liao River here in this book is called the Great Liao River in modern times. Since he was just going to check the enemy's situation, he didn't bring all the troops, but only brought more than a thousand horsemen.

In fact, for Zhang Wanbang at this moment, there is not much difference between more than 1,000 and 12,000, anyway, he only has fifty people, no matter how he compares, there is a huge disparity in strength, and he has no choice but to fight.

Zhang Wanbang took people to investigate the shore for a while, and naturally he couldn't find the batch of fried flower horses, but thanks to a little rain today, he found the horseshoe prints left by the fried flower department horses in the muddy ground.

Zhang Wanbang relied on this clue to chase north without saying a word, but after walking for only a stick of incense, he found that something was wrong with the situation ahead.

Although it is not possible to predict the approach of cavalry in front of the smoke and dust on a rainy day, it is still feasible to listen to the ground, although it is inconvenient to lie in the muddy water to listen, but leaning on the big tree to listen, it can also achieve the same effect, and this skill is not magical for the Xuanda soldiers who often march and fight in the mountainous areas of Shanxi, and almost everyone of these families can do this.

A family member was ordered to scrape off the bark of a big tree on the side of the road, and after listening to the flat trunk for only a few breaths, his face suddenly became ugly, and he immediately pressed a little tighter, listened carefully, and then immediately jumped up, and hurriedly said to Zhang Wanbang: "Young master! Those Liaodong soldiers can't afford to rotten mountains (note: Shanxi dialect, describing people who have no interest and can't do big things), do their best (nonsense), there are at least a thousand cavalry in front of us! ”

Zhang Wanbang was shocked when he heard it: "Thousands? Hou Si'er, don't you fucking listen to the rain, right? ”

Hou Si'er said urgently: "Young Master, my Hou Si'er has been working for ten Chinese New Year's Eve without receiving, is it the kind of hairy ghost god (a person with many problems)?" It's more than a thousand rides, and if it's less than a thousand, you'll take the little head and make a night pot! ”

"Fuck it, there's something wrong!" Zhang Wanbang's heart suddenly became anxious, he was not afraid of the more than 1,000 riders in front of him, after all, he now knew that he had a back road, and the problem was that the number of more than 1,000 riders was problematic.

With more than 1,000 horsemen, it is of course not a problem to fight a few piers, but it is basically impossible to capture his Dongchang Fort. Moreover, the fried flower department is not one of the most powerful masters in Mongolia, and it is useless to send more than a thousand cavalry to the south of the Liao River, but it is not reasonable to say that it is just to grab a few piers or villages.

Therefore, in Zhang Wanbang's view, this more than 1,000 riders should be the striker of the fried flower department. In addition, listening to Gao Bingxian's introduction, from the perspective of the situation in the past few years, although the fried flower department is not honest, but the courage is not very big, and the attack on the border of the Ming Dynasty is basically with Chahar or Dong Fox, Su Jianghai and others.

Now that Dong Fox and Su Jianghai have both made the soul of the knife, the fried flower department should have honestly clamped his tail and behaved, but he really came, then there is only one possibility that is the most likely, that is, fried flowers and accomplices, and this accomplice is currently only qualified by Tumen.

After all, Zhang Wanbang is just a Dongchang Fort to prepare, even if Dongchang Fort is an important fortress, there are only 1,670 guards in his hands, including more than 400 people from 12 piers, and in addition, there are only 300 families brought by himself.

The opponent even has more than 1,000 riders, and most of the total number will exceed 10,000, can he, a small 2,000 people, hold Dongchang Fort?

"Withdraw!" Zhang Wanbang didn't care so much about it at first, and shouted to withdraw as soon as he gave the order, and then a group of fifty horsemen turned around and withdrew in the direction of the Jinghua gunboat temporarily docked on the bank of the river.

While beating his horse and galloping wildly, he said to Hou Si'er, who claimed to have been a non-collector for ten Chinese New Year's Eve: "After crossing the river and getting off the boat, you take a few brothers to inform the Niujiazhuang horse post, quickly withdraw the men and horses into Dongchang Fort, and the grain and fodder in the horse post must also be withdrawn!" ”

Hou Si'er answered, ran for a while and suddenly remembered something, and asked Zhang Wanbang: "Young master, no, we have a boat, but the Tartars don't have a boat, how do they cross the river?" ”

Zhang Wanbang said angrily: "Nonsense, Lao Tzu knows, do you still need to say this?" Lao Tzu was afraid that they would attack the west, so some people would attract Lao Tzu's attention, and then the main force crossed the river from elsewhere, and came around to serve the horse post, then the fucking Lao Tzu was happy! ”

Hou Si'er shrunk his neck when he heard this, and he didn't dare to be long-winded anymore.

After a while, more than 50 rode back to the shore, and the people of Jinghua turned back not long after seeing that they had only gone, and thought that the rain was too strong, Zhang Shourong was too lazy to chase, and the boat boss stood at the bow of the boat and hugged his fists and smiled: "This thief rain is getting heavier and heavier, Shourong is going to be on the ship now, and then have a light meal and see if you want to continue to investigate?" ”

Zhang Wanbang shouted: "Don't mention eating, the fried flower department is going south, it is estimated that there are still people from Chahar, let's withdraw to the river first and wait for a while, see the truth and then make plans!" ”

The boat boss was also shocked when he heard it, he was "deceived" by Zhang Wanbang's calm expression just now, thinking that it was not a big problem, who knew that Zhang Wanbang was just used to seeing big scenes, although he knew that things could not be delayed, but he would not panic.

The boss of the boat hurriedly beckoned the boatmen to put the board, and was busy answering Zhang Wanbang and them to get on the boat, and when the fifty horsemen were on the boat, the cavalry of the fried flower department who followed behind had already appeared in their field of vision, and sure enough, Hou Si'er did not misjudge, the cavalry must be more than 1,000 people.

Not only that, judging from the banner of the cavalry, it seems that the fried flower himself is also in the formation, and when both sides appear in the other party's field of vision, the cavalry immediately sped up, and I don't know whether to seize the ship or what to do.

The boss of this ship also accompanied Jinghua's dock guards to suppress bandits several times, and knew that his biggest advantage was that he could stay in the river safely, and he relied on the advantage of artillery range to press the people on the shore to fight, so when he saw this situation, he immediately ordered Zhang Fan, and let the oarsman move immediately, and first drive the boat into the middle of the river to avoid the opposing cavalry from shooting with rockets - although Jinghua's boat has certain fire prevention measures, and it is raining today, similar dangers should be avoided as much as possible to avoid accidents.

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