Hearing that a city with several hundred regular soldiers of Jiannu had been found, the cavalry of the Ming army, which had decided to continue the great cause of burning, killing and looting, monitored the entire small castle the next day.

It is possible that in the past few days, Jiannu who have escaped the net have fled into this fortress for refuge, and there are continuous inspections by the Houjin army at the head of the city, and the two gates are closed.

At this time, the Ming army was full of enthusiasm for fighting, and everyone found this dilapidated castle, and when they learned that there was no artillery in it, they all wanted to fight it down and loot it for a good time.

It's just that although the castle with a circumference of more than a mile is very small, it is not a cavalry that can rush into it on horseback.

At noon, Huang Han led half of his men and horses to surround Xiuyan Fort, and the remaining half of the cavalry continued to search and plunder nearby villages and towns with this place as the center.

It may be a relatively concentrated residential area of Jiannu here, and the Ming army gained a lot, discovering seven or eight villages of different sizes, and when they returned to the camp at night, they got a lot of gains and captures, and rescued a thousand Han people.

After the soldiers had eaten a large piece of mutton and pork, Huang Han convened the generals to discuss whether to seize Xiuyan Fort, in fact, Huang Han was not interested in consuming cavalry to fight a fortified battle, and the original intention was to bypass this fortress and continue to find an easy village to kill Jiannu.

He said: "The purpose of our coming out is to do everything we can to kill the Jiannu and destroy their production, so there is no need to stop and fight the battle, because that would not only waste time but also cause many unnecessary casualties." ”

However, Huang Han's proposal was vetoed by all the generals of Dongjiang Town below Huang Long, and Li Ruolian and Fang Zhenghua also tended to seize the city.

Shang Kexi stepped forward and said: "Lord Huang, the lower official is not afraid of death and is not worried about excessive casualties, the lower official is willing to command his subordinates to attack the city, as long as it takes one day, he will definitely be able to kill the head of the city." ”

Shang Kejin and Shang Keyi also stood up to support their brothers, and they also expressed their willingness to lead their families to fight and capture the city.

Huang Long explained: "The three brothers, Shang Keyi, Shang Kejin, and Shang Kexi, have already discussed with our officials how to attack the city, and this afternoon they led the Hermes-Epitek to make several shield carts and more than a dozen ladders.

Tomorrow morning, we can mobilize the main force to suppress the defenders of the city with cavalry and shooting, and the three brothers of the Shang family should not be a problem to lead four hundred men and horses from the headquarters to attack the city with a drum. ”

Huang Han said: "This officer doesn't think that our army can't take Xiuyan Fort, but he just thinks that this time we are a cavalry raid, and I am afraid that the gains outweigh the losses by using cavalry to attack the fort and cause excessive casualties, and besides, Xiuyan Fort is dilapidated, and all the soldiers and civilians will not exceed one or two thousand, how much oil and water can it be?" ”

Shang Kexi said: "Lord Huang, you are a full man who doesn't know that a hungry man is hungry, and if you take Xiuyan Fort, you can capture 300 war horses, no less than 1200 ploughing cattle, and no less than 150 pairs of iron armor, which we can see now."

As for how much grain, gold and silver can be seized in the end, it is uncertain, but it is certain that at least one of the Jiannu cattle can be killed and the battle flag can be captured. With so much credit and so many benefits, it is enough to make the people of Dongjiang Town red-eyed. ”

Shang Kexi volunteered to ask for the main attack, but he couldn't stop it if he wanted to, so what if he wanted to?

Huang Han was very interested, originally thinking about how to kill this traitor in the future, but now that he jumped out to seek death, why didn't he push the boat down the river?

The "Red Flag Army" actually brought ten thirty-pound gunpowder bags in case of unpreparedness, Huang Han decided not to consider blasting and attacking the city at this time, just to see how Shang Kexi was attached to the siege?

In order to protect the cavalry of the "Red Banner Army", he deliberately said: "This officer's use of troops is very different from yours, and the cavalry is dismounted to attack fortifications, and the official will not consider such a battle at all." How difficult is cavalry training? What a pity to spend under this unknown castle? ”

Shang Kexi insisted: "Lord Huang, it is enough for Dongjiang Town to attack this fortification, our cavalry riding skills are too poor, most of them are used to riding horses and rushing to the road, dismounting and fighting, when the attack is launched tomorrow, the lower officials will concentrate on using iron armor, and the casualties should not be too large." ”

Huang Long also patted his chest and said: "Tomorrow, the people of Dongjiang Town will be responsible for attacking the fortification, and no matter how many people are lost, they will take Xiuyan Fort." Lord Huang, don't be too merciful, there must always be sacrifices in war, this time give this opportunity to the Dongjiang soldiers! ”

Fang Zhenghua knew that Huang Han was reluctant to use the few cavalry of the "Red Banner Army" to fight a war of attrition, and saw that Dongjiang Town was fighting to fight Xiuyan Fort, so he came forward to fight a round field:

"Our family thinks that the people of Dongjiang Town take the initiative to ask for battle, which is not chilling the hearts of the soldiers. Since it was Dongjiang Town's main attack to capture Xiuyan Fort, after taking this place, all the captures and captures could be distributed. I don't know what Lord Huang thinks? ”

This is completely okay, if you want people to work hard, you must always give enough benefits, and this benefit is still based on the castle built in Dongjiang Town.

Huang Han said: "The Dongjiang soldiers are reluctant to capture and capture before they decide to attack the fort, after the official announced the success, Dongjiang Town will take the credit for breaking Xiuyan Fort, all the capture and capture will belong to Dongjiang Town, the 'Red Flag Army' will not be a spectator, will use cavalry to cover the attack with the attack, but do not share the credit and capture." ”

Fang Zhenghua also said: "The Shenshu Battalion and the Jinyi Guard also took the initiative to cooperate with the attack, not to have military merits and capture. ”

Huang Long blushed and said: "How embarrassing is this, everyone should not distinguish each other when they come out together, how can Dongjiang Town enjoy the great merit of seizing Xiuyan Fort alone." ”

Huang Han said: "This credit is not so easy to turn over, if you don't do it, hundreds of fierce soldiers will die!" The credit is also lost to you when the credit is given to Dongjiang Town.

Mr. Huang doesn't need to be polite, what should be yours is yours, and we won't be blushing. However, I suggest that you plan carefully and minimize the casualties of both soldiers and civilians. ”

Huang Long said: "That's natural, we will also work at night to try to make a few more shield carts and make some ladders, and it is estimated that the sons and daughters will follow the back of the shield cart to approach the city wall, and the Jiannu in Xiuyan Fort have no way to deal with it, and the Jiannu are not good at fighting the offensive and defensive battles of the city at all." ”

Shang Kexi said: "The three brothers of Xiaguan dismounted and fought on foot, and the family members all put on iron armor and followed the shield cart to shoot the defenders at the head of the city with their bows when they approached the city wall. There are thousands of brothers who cooperate with riding and shooting, as long as the ladder is on the city wall, the lower officials think that they can kill the head of the city with a sword. ”

Shang Keyi said with a smile: "In fact, the ability of the lower officials to fight on foot is better than that of cavalry, and it is in vain to put on strong armor and dance machetes, and it is in vain for Jiannu Baya to fight." ”

Huang Han looked at the Shang family brothers, looked at Huang Long, Li Weiluan, Xiang Zuolin and other generals in Dongjiang Town, and then looked at Li Ruolian and Fang Zhenghua, among these people, only Shang Kexi is a big traitor in the future, and the rest are all heroes of the Ming Dynasty who will not surrender.

Fighting the city offensive and defensive war, the casualties of the main attacking force are inevitable, and the three brothers of the Shang family joined forces to launch the headquarters to fight for the first great achievement, in case of bad luck and death in battle, Shang Kexi should be considered reasonable!

Huang Han couldn't help but have bad thoughts, thinking about whether it was okay to kill him with one shot at the right time.