Chapter 395: Huang Taiji's Strategy

Huang Taiji was alone for a long time looking at the ghostly Zhenjiang Fort.

"Great Khan...... Great Khan, Great Khan...... It's time to rest......" Fan Wencheng has been looking at Zhenjiang Fort for half an hour while looking at his own sweat, so he came over to persuade him, the siege of the city during the day did give people too much shock, originally in his heart by guessing, with imagination things, now, I have seen it with my own eyes, especially the kind of what is called "thunder plow" has a deep understanding, under the thunder plow, how can it be resisted by flesh and blood? As soon as he thought of the scene of the thunder plow, Fan Wencheng felt that something was beating deep inside him.

"Oh, it's Xiandou" Huang Taiji withdrew his gaze and looked back.

"Khan, it's not early, let's go back to the account." Fan Wencheng persuaded.

"Well, it's a good ......" Huang Taiji moved his stiff body and slowly entered the sweat tent.

In the sweat tent, there is also a simple sand table, the center of the sand table is Zhenjiang Fort, however, this sand table is a lot rougher, the sweat tent has been lit, and some dim lights illuminate the entire sweat tent.

Huang Taiji saw this sand table, and he couldn't speak for a long time, this kind of sand table is very popular in the Ming Dynasty today, and a slightly older Wenchen military generals will make a thing like this, Huang Taiji knows the Ming Dynasty well, well-informed, and can even get a lot of inside stories that ordinary people don't know, for this thing, Huang Taiji likes and dislikes, likes this thing intuitively, when fighting and deliberating, everyone will not be full of nonsense; Dislike of this thing was dominated by the Ming emperor.

"Xiantai, you also saw the siege today, what do you say?" Huang Taiji let out a long sigh and asked.

"Great Khan, since you are here, then, there is only one way to capture Zhenjiang Fort, Wen Cheng has nothing else to think ......about," Fan Wencheng agreed without the slightest hesitation.

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

Fan Wencheng thought for a while, and then said: "Back to the Great Khan, today's siege, Wen Cheng saw it, the grenades are indeed sharp, in Wen Cheng's view, Mao Wenlong has no more grenades in his hands, and the ants are attached to the siege of the city, I am afraid that it will not 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 with Dajin before, but now it is even more difficult, that Mao Wenlong doesn't know how many grenades there are, he dares to throw thousands at a time, I am afraid that there are not tens of thousands of grenades in my hand, I don't dare to throw it like this, I have a total of only 200,000 people, if it is for one Mao Wenlong, there are too many casualties, and I can't draw it, and I can't please it," Huang Taiji said with some melancholy.

“…… Even so, the Great Khan, may only be able to slowly wear down the grenades in Mao Wenlong's hands, although there are many grenades in Mao Wenlong's hands, but there must be a limit, it is impossible to throw grenades infinitely, if you can besiege for a long time, send people to harass from time to time, induce Mao Wenlong to throw grenades, I believe, that Mao Wenlong's grenades will soon wear out, without grenades, this Zhenjiang Fort is not high, with my Dajin warriors, perhaps, a charge, can capture ......" Fan Wencheng, as Huang Taiji's main adviser, began to come up with ideas for his master.

“…… Well, Wen Cheng is reasonable, but even if you want to wear down Mao Wenlong's grenade, I'm afraid that you have to at least make a show, and you have to go down to the city wall, and the grenade can throw forty or fifty steps, even if you throw a grenade, you are afraid of killing and injuring a lot, just like today, Ben Khan is just a test to kill and injure hundreds of soldiers, and if it goes on like this, I'm afraid it's not a good thing" Huang Taiji was too impressed by the thunderous flint scene.

Fan Wencheng thought for a while, planned for a while, and said: "Great Khan, in fact, since it is a temptation, there is no need to attack the city like today, we have many people, Mao Wenlong has few people, we can harass day and night, especially at night, you can send people to make noise under the city wall, the city wall can't see the situation below, I think I Dajin is attacking, I will definitely throw grenades, maybe it won't take a few times to consume Mao Wenlong's grenades, and I can't say ......."

"Well, that makes sense, that makes sense,...... Then, according to what Xiantai said, he made noise under the city wall every night to consume Mao Wenlong's ......grenades, so that even if there were some dead and wounded, it was stronger than a strong attack. Huang Taiji's brows stretched slightly. ,

"However, in this way, it is a protracted battle...... my Dajin's army has come to besiege Mao Wenlong, and I don't know what will happen in other places, this time Emperor Ming dares to attack at the same time on the thousands of miles line, presumably he will not sit back and watch Mao Wenlong trapped in Zhenjiang Fort, other places, there must be some action......" Huang Taiji's brows just stretched and tightened again.

"The Great Khan doesn't need to worry, there are three beylers in the south, presumably the Yuan barbarians must have nothing to do, besides, there are big beylers in Shengjing, there should be no problem,...... However, I heard that Emperor Ming is already making a move against Karaqin, and those tribes who want to take refuge in my Dajin are afraid that they will lose a lot, and besides, Mao Wenlong's more than 10,000 soldiers are scattered into more than a dozen ways to harass my Dajin's rear, I am afraid that ......" Fan Wencheng said, and the more he talked, the more he became more and more unconfident, who can consume whom? Attacking the city before Mao Wenlong's grenades are exhausted, it is simply a nightmare, and when Mao Wenlong's grenades are exhausted, God knows how many grenades Mao Wenlong has, if the battle is fought for several months, I am afraid that my backyard will be almost burned.

"There is no good way in Karaqin, after all, it is too far away from my Dajin, and the whip is beyond the reach of the whip As for Mao Wenlong's dozen or so soldiers, this is okay, my soldiers besiege Mao Wenlong, there is no need for so many people and horses, just divide some to go out and clean up, Mao Wenlong's dozen roads and horses are just scratching their boots, and they don't matter......" Huang Taiji quickly made a judgment.

"Chirp ......" Fan Wencheng responded, he can come up with ideas, but he doesn't have much to do with decision-making.

"Alas......, it's best to capture Zhenjiang Fort as soon as possible, it's been a long time here, I can't afford it, it's far away from Shengjing, tens of thousands of people eat horses and chew, and they can't afford to support it, this year's weather is not good, a lot of livestock have died, and the harvest in the field is a lot less than in previous years, as soon as possible, or as soon as possible, it is better to do it as soon as possible" Huang Taiji was melancholy again, and did not dare to attack with huge casualties, the consequence was a war of attrition, his family knew his own family affairs, if it wasn't for the recent capture of a lot of Lin Dan Khan's family wealth, Huang Taiji was afraid that he would not have the confidence to spend it with Mao Wenlong, This Zhenjiang Fort is far away from Shengjing, and the consumption of grain and grass is too large.

Speaking of bad weather and bad harvest, the two of them invariably remembered the great drought of the Ming Dynasty, and remembered Emperor Ming's tens of millions of taels of silver for disaster relief immigrants. In such a dry year, there are wars almost all year round, if it weren't for the fact that Lin Dan Khan won a lot of battles and got a lot of things, I'm afraid I really wouldn't be able to survive.

In the sweat tent, there was a half-silence.

"Perhaps, after the cannon is delivered, 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 cannon, and after seeing the many methods in Zhenjiang Fort, Fan Wencheng does not dare to have too much hope for the cannon to win.

"Alas......, although the cannons are sharp, but my Dajin's artillery was captured in the Ming Dynasty many years ago, and I can't cast the cannon, alas...... Today's situation Wen Cheng also saw it, that Mao Wenlong didn't know how many means he had hidden and didn't use it, he dared to take the risk and wait for my big gold to attack, how could he have no means? Didn't leave two killer features? …… Today, I will take the lead in grabbing people, and use the big Buddha Lang machine to fight an arrow tower, which is clearly to cut the morale of my Dajin, this hand, powerful, since there is a big Buddha Lang machine, there must be a cannon, this Mao Wenlong must be collected, hidden, and used at a critical moment, even if those cannons of my Dajin are pulled, I am afraid that against the cannons of the Ming Dynasty, there are not many chances of winning" Huang Taiji sighed, many things are already obvious, people with a little eyesight can see that Huang Taiji is not afraid of falling into his own majesty, and his advisers tell the truth.

"......, the Great Khan is right...... "Fan Wencheng has nothing to do."

"Alas, since it is difficult to capture, then, let's fence it first, and then slowly think of a way, it's really not good, fight hard for casualties, and also flatten Zhenjiang Fort......" After Huang Taiji said this, his brows stretched a little, and he seemed to be determined.

After speaking, he glanced at the sand table, and the east of Zhenjiang Fort was a river, so he frowned again, picked up a stick, pointed to the east of Zhenjiang Fort and said, "...... To the east of this Zhenjiang Fort is the Big Worm River, and I don't have a boat in Dajin, so I want to completely surround Mao Wenlong, I'm afraid it's a problem...... When he looked at the terrain yesterday, Ben Khan remembered that there seemed to be a few Ming Dynasty warships on the river? Is there a way to crack the fight? "Huang Taiji's mind just got a little better, and it became bad again. ,

After half a ring, Fan Wencheng said: "Great Khan, Wen Cheng also saw it, there are indeed a few Ming Dynasty warships on the Big Worm River, presumably Mao Wenlong's water camp, but they are all small boats, on small boats, but one or two small cannons, there is no big threat to my Dajin,......" Fan Wencheng originally wanted to ignore those Ming Dynasty warships, because Dajin started with cavalry and shooting, and there have never been warships, and it is more difficult to deal with things on the water than to attack the city, so he was ready to ignore those few warships, but suddenly there was a flash of inspiration, I understood a lot in my heart, and said: "Great Khan, perhaps, those cannons are not in a hurry to attack the city first, but they can use those cannons to block the river, so that Mao Wenlong, who has no support from the water camp, can be regarded as a completely lonely city, what does the Great Khan think?" Speaking of this, Fan Wencheng smiled.

"Okay" Huang Taiji thought for a while, and then shouted loudly Okay, many things, like pasting a layer of window paper, pierced, then understood, Huang Taiji heard his adviser say that he wanted to close the river, and he also understood the reason. How to act, Huang Taiji already has a specific strategy in his heart, and he has settled down in his heart, not as chaotic as just now.

"Xiantai is really Ben Khan's Zhuge Ye, just according to Xiantai, after those cannons arrive, set up on the hill by the river, in order to seal the water camp of Mao Wenlong, Mao Wenlong who has no support and retreat, this time, Ben Khan wants to let Mao Wenlong completely trap ......, Ben Khan wants to see how many grenades Mao Wenlong has, how much food there is......" Huang Taiji had a basic strategy, his heart was settled, and his confidence came up, and the person with a sad face just now was judged to be like two people.

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Zhenjiang Fort.

Mao Wenlong still carried a telescope and walked around, either going up to the city tower to see the enemy's situation, or to check the weapons depot, or to the barracks to take a look.

"Mao Da, how was it yesterday?" Mao Wenlong took a look at the situation outside the city and asked.

"Father, the Tartar is still the same today, there is no movement, but every night it has to be noisy all night before stopping,...... Oh, ......, I can't sleep well......" Mao Da yawned while saying, this is for the Tartars, who make noise under the city all night long, and do not attack the city, the people on the city wall are inevitably distracted, Mao Da was on duty last night, he didn't sleep all night, and he squinted at dawn.

"Oh, when the handover is clear, you can go and have a good rest, let someone replace you, how many grenades did you throw at night after a hard ...... at night?" Mao Wenlong comforted Mao Da first, and then asked.

"Father, I didn't throw much yesterday, much less than the previous two days, only three or four hundred,...... Scold...... I didn't have experience in the first two days, and I did waste a lot of gas, but ,...... Scold...... In the past two days, everyone has learned well, and if they don't see rabbits, they don't scatter eagles, and one night, even if they make noise all night, three or four hundred are about the same...... Heh......, I'm lucky, I can catch one or two Tartar corpses from time to time......" Mao Da yawned while reporting the situation at night.

"Three or four hundred? Is that okay? The Tartars have made up their minds to consume us? Hehe, the Tartars don't want to think about how many grenades there are in this Zhenjiang Fort, and the daily consumption is only four or five hundred, and this battle will not be finished next year......" Mao Wenlong said with a smile.

"That's that, father, just like the Tartar, don't even think about capturing our Zhenjiang Fort next year...... Hehe, it's this kind of trickery to make noise, so that we can't sleep well, but we can also harvest a lot of Tartar heads......" Mao Da yawned a lot, and his spirit was slightly better.

"In the past few days, it is estimated that the cannon of the Tartar is coming, but there is news of the cannon?" Mao Wenlong asked again. There is often some news from the General Staff, and these messages are eighty percent accurate, and Mao Wenlong is now more and more convinced of the intelligence of the General Staff.

"Father, I have to ask Staff Officer Zhang about this, the child knows ......, but Father Shuai said this a few days ago, and it should be almost there,...... Oh, but the child kept staring at the other side, and didn't seem to see any movement, and as soon as there was any movement, the child immediately reported to his father......" Mao Da said.

"None? It's impossible, the news of the staff has always been reliable, why has it been so long, and the Tartar cannons have not yet arrived? Mao Wenlong said suspiciously.

"Father, it may be that the mountain road is not easy to walk, so the road is delayed, hehe...... Father, I don't think the Tartar's cannon is here, let's give the Tartar's cannon a whole down......" Mao Da laughed. ,

Mao Wenlong fell into deep thought, he didn't take care of Mao Da, things were a little abnormal, something must have gone wrong.

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

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

"Hehe, Staff Officer Zhang, Ben Shuai was about to look for you, what's the matter?" Mao Wenlong asked with a smile.

"Dashuai, 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 can he act so panicked? Isn't something big going on?

Zhang Heng hurriedly pulled Mao Wenlong to a secluded place, and hurriedly said: "Dashuai, something happened, the Tartars stopped the river with cannons, and now the boats below can't get up......"

"...... blocked the river?" Mao Wenlong didn't understand for a while.

"Dashuai, the Tartars' cannons did not come to attack the city, but were erected on the downstream hill and blocked the river, so that His Majesty's reinforcements could not come up, including those new cannons that His Majesty gave to the Dashuai, including reinforcements, materials, and food, they couldn't come up, Dashuai, you have to find a way" Zhang Heng said with a scorched face, he also just received the news that when a warship was going upstream, it was suddenly attacked by cannons, only to find that the Tartars were on the top of the mountain, with cannons, but fortunately they went down the river, extremely fast, and were not hit.

"Oh......" Mao Wenlong's face, which has been smiling and disapproving recently, has changed slightly.

"This means that in the future, Zhenjiang Fort will be an isolated city?" Mao Wenlong returned to his disapproving appearance.

"Yes, Dashuai, this has to be done a long time ago, if the waterway is not passable, Your Majesty's reinforcements will not be able to reach Zhenjiang Fort, Your Majesty's reinforcements, in addition to those cannons, and even hired a fleet with strong firepower from the Yi people, if the river is stopped, you can't get in......" Zhang Heng was a little anxious, how many reinforcements the emperor would give to Zhenjiang Fort, he knew that in addition to artillery, personnel, weapons, the most powerful is a fleet of Yiren, a fleet with strong firepower, this can be said to be a killer existence, When necessary, a passage can be forcibly opened to supply the city, but now, when he hears the news of the Tatar sealing the river, how can he not be in a hurry?

"That's it...... Mao Wenlong said with a smile: "...... Calm, calm...... "as if nothing happened."

Zhang Heng saw that he was in a hurry, when did he say anything calm, and Zhenjiang Fort was really a dead city without supplements.

"Hehehe...... Staff Officer Zhang, there is no need to worry, there is no shortage of things in our Zhenjiang Fort for the time being, and it doesn't matter if there will be no supplies for a while, hehehe, this matter, presumably the two Qincha know, presumably His Majesty knows, what Mao Wenlong has to do now is to guard Zhenjiang Fort, and the rest, Wenlong can't do anything, hehehe......" Mao Wenlong said with a smile, as if this matter had nothing to do with him.

Zhang Heng listened to Mao Wenlong's words, as if he understood something, nodded, and said with a solemn expression: "Xiaguan has been taught, it is indeed Zhang who is frizzy, it is better to be handsome and open-minded, please accept Zhang Mou's worship............" After speaking, he bowed to Mao Wenlong.

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"What? The Tartars sealed the river with cannons? At the mouth of the Yalu River, on a battleship, a startled voice asked.