There is a saying that late at night in the bridal chamber, singing and singing are carried out, the delicate panting is full of sweetness, the remaining flowers fall red to the ground after the rain, and the two lovers end up with the same heart.

After a night of dancing in the hibiscus tent, the relationship between the two of us was completely different. When we woke up in the morning, we were like glue to each other.

"I heard that the scholars and gentlemen of my home country don't like the beauty of heaven, and they all regard the three-inch golden lotus as beautiful. I don't know——"

Before Qiu Bihan finished speaking, her pair of delicate red lips were blocked by Yang Zhen's mouth, and what she was saying was naturally interrupted.

After a long time, the two separated. Yang Zhen turned over and lay on his back. He took a few breaths, took Qiu Bihan's smooth and smooth foot in his hand, rubbed it and said:

"Perhaps, but that is someone else's business. As for me, Tianzu is what I love, and footbinding is what I hate. The Queen Ma of Emperor Hongwu of the Chinese Dynasty is Tianzu, so what's wrong with her as a mother to the world?

"And one day, if there is a chance, I will not let the women in the world be bound by this ugly custom, and I will not let the women in the world suffer the suffering of foot binding again!"

After Yang Zhen finished speaking, he kissed her with a smile. Qiu Bihan struggled to pull his feet away, and the two of them soon rolled together again.

In the next few days, except for the fact that Yang Zhen took Qiu Bihan back home and held another small banquet at Qiu Mansion, the two of them stayed together every day.

Others were also aware of the situation and did not bother Yang Zhen.

In this way, the time in Wenrou Township passed quickly, and it was the Mid-Autumn Festival in a blink of an eye.

Li Ma, Hu Tuge and others who were stationed at Hongluo Mountain received the order from Yang Zhen sent by Zhang Chen, and on the morning of August 7, they took Fan Sanba, who had been detained separately for nearly two months, with them.

Wang Yuqing and others crossed the Wuxin River north and took a detour to Jinzhou City.

In addition to Fan Sanba and Wang Yuqing, the proprietors and shopkeepers belonging to the eight families of the Shanyou Chamber of Commerce in Zhangjiakou also selected one person each. A total of eight people were gathered together and handed over to Jinzhou City West Road Guerrilla Zu Dacheng outside Jinzhou City.

in the hand.

As for the other people who captured the caravan, Li Ma, who once again pretended to be a horse thief, only said they were dead and killed all the worthless ones.

Regarding this, Fan Yuxin could only do nothing after learning the news.

Of course, Yang Zhen did not have to kill all those people before he was willing to do so. You must know that the western Liaoning region in this era had experienced years of war and chaos, with frequent wars, the population either died or fled, and there was a severe shortage of manpower.

Now that we have finally captured a large number of strong laborers, how can we kill them with one blow?

Of course it is impossible to release it directly.

These people follow the proprietors and shopkeepers of the eight major families of Zhangjiakou Shanyou Chamber of Commerce and travel outside the Great Wall all the year round. To say that they are collaborators with the enemy may be exaggerating. After all, they are all low-level role players who are traffickers and lackeys. However, under the guidance of their bosses and shopkeepers,

In the process of collaborating with the captives and capitalizing on the enemy, they still played a role after all.

If that's the case, then let's use forced labor to atone for the crime, and then work hard for a few years first.

It just so happens that Heishigang in the Luhong Mountains and several mines in the Big and Small Hongluo Mountains require a large number of coolies. They are worried that they will not be able to find people to work and expand the scale.

In addition, the city defenses outside the west gate and south gate of Songshan City have also been declared completed. The heavy Hongyi artillery, which is the most difficult to deploy to the Wengcheng fort, has also been built by building long ramps, using a large number of oxen, horses, mules and

The manpower was finally transported up smoothly and placed in place.

Now the soldiers at the west gate and the south gate are using the earth and rocks from the demolished ramps to close to the wall on the outside of the Wengcheng bastion, and build a thick layer of protection to slow down the impact of the Manchu Tatar and Hongyi artillery projectiles on the wall.

of impact.

After the new city fortifications were built, Yang Zhen finally felt at peace. From now on, the Songshan City he was guarding could face a more fierce battle than the last Manchu Tatar siege.

After entering August, the weather in western Liaoning became crisp and clear in autumn. As soon as the crab fat phenology passed on August 15th, the weather quickly cooled down.

Autumn is deep, which means that not long after, the Tatar troops will arrive.

At the same time, this also means that once Yang Zhen's long-planned plan is implemented, Songshan City will face an unprecedented fierce battle.

On the morning of August 16th, Yang Zhen, who had been immersed in the gentle countryside of his newlyweds for a long time, finally summoned the generals to discuss matters at the Assistant Camp Affairs Office of the General Military Mansion.

The generals above the garrison who were ordered to come to discuss the matter gathered together and met Yang Zhen. First, they lined up to congratulate Yang Zhen on the birth of his son, and then they took their seats one after another, depending on their position and appointment.

Since Yang Chaojin became the supervisor of the Songshan Army, he rarely interfered in military affairs inside and outside the city, and basically fulfilled the three chapters of the agreement he had promised Yang Zhen.

This not only satisfied Yang Zhen, but also won him the basic respect and trust of all the generals in the city.

On this day, Yang Chaojin couldn't stand Yang Zhen's invitation again, and finally agreed to attend the meeting at the General Military Mansion. At this moment, he was sitting side by side with Chief Military Officer Yang Zhen on the left and right of the General Military Mansion.

above the lobby.

When all the generals saw it, they felt that what was being discussed today was of great importance. As for the presence of Yang Chaojin, no one was surprised or surprised.

"Everyone, mid-autumn has passed, can winter be far behind? In the past, during autumn and winter, the Tatars sent troops to attack me. Will there be an exception this year?"

Without saying a word, Yang Zhen first pointed out the topic of this meeting, and the hearts of all the generals present suddenly sank.

Yang Zhen's rhetorical question was simple, the answer was even simpler, and no one would have any objections.

Because as Yang Zhen mentioned, the autumn and winter seasons in previous years are indeed the time when the Manchu Tatars send troops to fight.

In the Ming Dynasty, the routine autumn defense in various towns on the Jiubian border refers to the deployment of troops to prepare for the border in autumn and winter to prevent Tatar invasion, commonly known as autumn defense or autumn defense.

Most of the generals here are veteran generals in the frontier army. Even if they are not, they have all lived outside the customs for a long time, so they are naturally familiar with this.

So as soon as Yang Zhen said this, all the generals nodded. Although no one answered, the answer was obvious, that is, autumn is coming, and the Manchu Tatars are coming too.

Moreover, the Songshan government and military units had severely damaged the Manchu Tatars, but the Manchu Tatars' revenge had not yet come. I am afraid that this is in compliance with the old saying, it is not that revenge will not be taken, it is just that the time has not come yet.

Of course, although the generals here are aware of this in their hearts, no one will say it out loud. After all, it is their duty to kill all the Tatars and defend the city.

"Will the Manchu Tatars come to Liaoxi? I ​​think they will, not maybe, but definitely. So who will the Manchu Tatars attack when they come to Liaoxi? Will they attack Jinzhou and Songshan, or will they directly cross Songjin to

Attack Ningyuan?"

Yang Zhen's words immediately drew the generals into the atmosphere of war. Qiu Fang, who seemed a little far away just now, suddenly seemed to be in front of everyone's eyes, and even hit his forehead with a bang.

superior.

As soon as Yang Zhen finished speaking, everyone in the hall, including the old god Yang Chaojin, all fixed their eyes on Yang Zhen.

"This, this, what news did the Governor have? I mean, did the Governor hear any news? Or got any information?"

Songshan Lieutenant General Xia Chengde couldn't help but was the first to speak. However, after speaking, he suddenly felt that it was inappropriate, so he immediately changed his words. However, no matter how he changed his words, the meaning was roughly the same, that is, he thought the matter was the same.

It's very important. I want to know if Yang Zhen has any solid basis for saying this.

However, how can Yang Zhen have any reliable information now? His limited espionage team is currently only among the people inside and outside Songshan City.

For example, the statistical office he put Li Ji in charge of is currently mainly doing a thorough investigation of the situation of the new members of the Songshan army, and there is no spare capacity for expansion at the moment.

At the moment, he hasn't even had time to deploy manpower into Jinzhou City and Ningyuan City, so how can he penetrate into Mantatar's interior?

Of course, if there is any conclusive basis, his biggest basis is the relevant records in history.

In early October of the twelfth year of Chongzhen, the Manchu Tatars Prince Hauge of Heshuosu and Prince Duduo of Heshuo Yu led an army of more than 20,000 people, crossed the Daling River, and successively bypassed Jinzhou, Songshan, Xingshan, Tashan, and Lianshan

Instead of fighting, they drove straight in and attacked Ningyuan. They fought fiercely for several days and killed Jin Guofeng before returning.

It is unclear whether this trip was to avenge the heavy casualties caused by the siege of Songshan at the beginning of the year, or whether it had other purposes, such as encircling the point for reinforcements.

Especially in history, before the Manchu Tatars besieged Ningyuan in October, it is even more unclear whether they had any tacit understanding with the generals stationed in Song, Jin, Xing, Ta and other places in advance.

In short, when the Manchu Tatar army besieged Ningyuan, no matter whether it was the several cities to the north of Ningyuan or the heavy troops in Shanhaiguan, they all stood by and watched, and no supporting troops came.

The greater result achieved by the Manchu Tatars was to kill Jin Guofeng, the chief officer of the Ningyuan regiment who was the only brave and brave soldier among the Liaodong garrison who was famous for his Songshan defense, and his two sons. This was considered revenge.

The enemy of the failed siege of Songshan at the beginning of the year.

Of course, the biggest result may not be this, but the serious damage and heavy blow to the morale of the troops outside the Pass.

This is what Yang Zhen knows about the general trend of history, and this is the only source of information he has.

However, how should Yang Zhen open his mouth to talk about this "source of information"?

Can he tell the generals here that he is a time traveler and that he has read the records in the history books about when this period of time happened?

Of course not.

Especially now that I have this time-travelling moth flapping its wings vigorously, will history change as a result? Or, in other words, when the Manchu Tatars bypassed Songjin Zhucheng and went directly to attack Ningyuan,

Whether it will be advanced or delayed is something that Yang Zhen cannot know in advance.

What he can do is to prepare for a rainy day and nip it in the bud.

After all, the Manchu Tatars have not launched this offensive so far, so he can still arrange it calmly.
Chapter completed!