"As for dispatching the flag camp, horse, foot and armor to attack -"

When Prince Zheng Jierhalang said this, he looked hesitant. He was obviously a little hesitant and did not want his troops to leave the city at night.

At this time, after hearing the news and coming to Dinghai General's Mansion to meet with Jierhalang, Xianglan Banner Miezhou Gushan'e Zhen Aixili suddenly interjected:

"Master, it's the middle of the night, it's dark everywhere, and the situation outside the city is unknown. Our Qing Banner Battalion's horse and infantry troops are out of the city, and there's no place to use them.

"At the same time, the slaves only heard the sound of cannons but did not see the attack on the city. Maybe the enemy had other plans. Leaving the city in a hurry may have fallen into the enemy's plan to divert the tiger away from the mountain. If the flag camp is ambushed outside the city, it will be detrimental to the overall situation of the prince's command of Jiangbao."

"Um."

Jierharang, who was a little hesitant at first, heard his Gushan'e Zhen Aixili say this, and he immediately hummed and nodded, agreeing with his statement.

When Ashley saw this, he immediately spoke up and said: "The current situation, although it happened unexpectedly, I and others did not expect such an accident to happen, but I would like to ask you, Your Majesty, not to worry too much."

"Hmph, you slave makes it easy. Zhenjiang Fort is a strategic place for our Qing Kingdom to suppress the Li Dynasty and guard against Yang Zhen. There is absolutely no room for any mistakes!"

Jierhalang did not appreciate it at all when his subordinate Gushan Ezhen Ashley told him not to worry too much. Because Zhenjiang Fort came to him and was too important to the Qing Dynasty behind him.

"Furthermore, I, the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty, have appointed me as the General of Dinghai and ordered me to lead the Xianglan Banner army to take charge of the overall situation. How many days have passed now? Once this city is lost, how can I face me?

Qing Emperor?"

"Well, what I mean is that the current situation is not so bad that it cannot be dealt with. As long as we hold on to the city until dawn, the imperial fleet on the river will have no choice but to retreat, and the Zhenjiang Castle will be safe and sound."

Ashley advised Jierhalang not to worry too much. It wasn't that he didn't know the importance of Zhenjiang Fort, but he believed that Zhenjiang Fort would not only be unbreakable, but it was entirely possible for them to counterattack the enemies who attacked Zhenjiang Fort.

"And at that time, the situation of darkness between the enemy and us will be reversed in one fell swoop. At that time, the tide at the river mouth recedes and the river becomes shallower. The heavy artillery that the master ordered to stay at the fort on the bank of Mao'er Mountain can block the river and attack people.

This desperate fleet will become the turtle in the urn of our Qing Dynasty!"

After Ashley said this, Jierharang's brows raised as expected, and finally there was a smile on his face. He immediately looked at Ashley, nodded and said:

"Well, that's right. Hahaha, it's true that care leads to chaos. I have forgotten the Jiang'an Fort in Mao'er Mountain. Ashley, you are indeed mature and prudent. You reminded me well!"

Jilharang thought clearly about the connection between what Ashley said and seemed much more relaxed for a moment. After thinking about it for a while, he made a decision.

"It's obvious that the Chao people cannot be trusted! Aren't there those 3,000 infantry soldiers in the city who are part of the Chao people's Ping An Dao army? At this time, leaving them in the city is also a hidden danger, so we asked them to go out to attack.

Seize the imperial fleet!"

"Your Majesty is brilliant!"

As soon as Jilharang made this decision, Ashley immediately flattered him because this was also his idea.

Aixili is the leader of the Xianglan Banner Miezhou Gushan Ezhen, which means that almost all the flag camps in Zhenjiang Castle are dispatched by him, except for the Bajala Camp of the Xianglan Banner.

He didn't want to lead his army out of the city to fight an unknown enemy in the dark at night.

As a veteran who has experienced many battles, Ashley has been keenly aware that the Korean fleet outside Zhenjiang Gate is probably more than just a few Korean generals going crazy.

He was very clear about the combat power of the Chao people's soldiers and horses. Even if the Chao people's navy had some courage, they would never dare to attack Zhenjiang Fort so blatantly.

Besides, even if Lin Qingye, the commander of the imperial navy, and his men did not know whether to live or die and took risks, where did they get the heavy artillery?

Not to mention that the Koreans no longer had the ability to forge heavy artillery. Even if they had the ability, they would not be able to forge heavy artillery.

Because the Qing Dynasty did not allow the Koreans to cast heavy artillery, all the larger artillery that the Koreans had previously had were confiscated.

Ashley knew this very well.

Therefore, when he heard that the sound of artillery outside Zhenjiang Gate was almost the same as the heavy artillery of General Tianyou's support owned by his own army, he felt that this matter was really too strange.

Thinking back to the fact that the Qing army that wiped out Jinhai Town in March lost all the heavy artillery they brought with them when they retreated, and that the North Korean fleet coming from the sea might pass by the islands that Jinhai Town already controlled, Ashley became even more suspicious.

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In his opinion, what Yang Zhen is best at is setting up ambushes.

At this time, the rumbling of artillery outside the city was true, but no one came to touch the city. This made him smell a familiar scent of luring a tiger away from the mountain and luring a snake out of its cave.

At this time, sending the soldiers and horses of the court who were escorting the grain and grass into the city to snatch the fleet on the dock was exactly a plan to kill two birds with one stone.

First, potential hidden dangers in the city can be eliminated.

Secondly, you can also test whether there is an ambush outside the city.

"Ashley, while the king is sending the soldiers and horses in the city out to fight, you can't be idle. You must immediately assemble the horse and infantry soldiers in the flag camp in the city. With bows and knives in hand and armor on your body, once you march towards the people.

We have discovered the reality outside the city, you must be ready to go out of the city and annihilate the enemy at any time!"

"嗻!"

After receiving the order, Aixili, the real Aixili of Miezhou Gushan'er in Xianglan Banner, left in a hurry and sent an order to summon all the horsemen, infantry and armored men in the banner camp in the city.

As for the Korean traitor Han Run, who was kicked by Jirharang until his nose and mouth bleed, he naturally volunteered to receive the order and personally went to the city's grain and grass camp under Dongchenggen, where Liulin led his army, to convey Jirharang's military order.

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In front of nobles like Jierhalang or Nikan, Han Run was a slave with a lifeless life. It was common for him to be beaten and scolded. He had long been used to it. He almost accepted everything and did not dare to resist at all.

Or conflicting emotions.

Including the contempt and distrust of the DPRK people by Jierhalang and other Qing Qing nobles, he only attributed this contempt and distrust to the other DPRK people's failure to live up to expectations and not cooperate.

For example, when Jierhalang kicked him in anger, he transferred his resentment to Lin Qingye, who led a fleet to bombard Zhenjiang Fort on the river outside the city. He simply wanted to eat Lin Qingye's flesh and sleep with Lin Qingye.

of skin.

What was completely different from his servile appearance in front of the Qing people was that when he came in front of his compatriots, that is, in front of other officials and generals of the court, he had a completely different face of superiority.

"You damn slaves, open your dog eyes and see clearly. I am Han Run, director of the Imperial Palace of the Imperial Academy of Chinese History in the Qing Dynasty. Go and ask Liu Lin, the Ping'an Taoist envoy, to come out and see me!"

Han Run took a few servants and hurriedly walked from the Dinghai General's Mansion with torches to the vicinity of the Liangcao Camp where Liu Lin led his army. A long way away, they were stopped by the Korean infantry who set up a barrage of horses outside the Liangcao Camp.

Stopped.

Han Run was kicked by Jierharang. Not only did his mouth and nose bleed, his face was stained, but his nose was bruised and his face was swollen. His whole appearance changed drastically, and he couldn't see clearly at night. There were no foot soldiers guarding the horse.

The timely removal of the rejected horses made Han Run furious, and he arrogantly announced his title and name.

After hearing this scary name, the general who was leading the infantry of the dynasty quickly confessed and asked people to run back to the place where Liu Lin was staying to report.

When it was still daytime, Liu Lin led more than 3,000 imperial infantrymen to escort 100,000 shi of grain and grass to Zhenjiang Fort.

Since part of the grain and grass would be loaded onto the ship the next day, and Liu Lin and others would lead their troops to leave the city afterwards, Jilharang did not arrange any special barracks for these court people that night.

They just designated an area under the east city wall not far from Zhenjiang Gate and asked them to stay there temporarily.

In the middle of September of the lunar calendar, the weather along the Yalu River has already begun to look like early winter, and it is already quite cold especially at night.

However, most of the imperial infantry led by Liu Lin to escort the grain and grass were camping in the open air in the streets and alleys near the east city wall.

Only civil servants and generals with official status like Liu Lin had the grace to be allocated a room to stay in at night.

And that night, Liu Lin stayed in the main room in a small courtyard deep in the entire Liangcao Camp area.

After the news of Han Run's aggressive arrival to convey the order was reported to Liulin by his subordinates, he did not go to meet him immediately, but immediately summoned his subordinate officials for discussion.

"Master Jiedushi, when Han Run comes to deliver orders again, he must be urging us to leave the city to fight. However, the fleet outside the city is also our court's troops. We and Lin Tongyu are both members of the court, how can we kill each other?

?!"

In the room of Liu Lin, the military governor of Ping'an Road, a lamp was like a bean. A middle-aged civil servant wearing a round-collared robe and a black gauze on his head saw Liu Lin pacing back and forth under the lamp. He had been undecided and finally stepped forward to speak out.

"Yes, Master Jiedu, what Huang Fuyin said is right. Lin Qingye and Lin Tongjun are both members of the court. We should share the same hatred at this moment. How can we be used as swordsmen to kill each other?!"

As soon as the middle-aged civil servant known as Huang Fuyin opened his mouth, several other civil servants and generals present immediately responded.

"That's right, Lord Jiedushi, if you are determined to change the situation anyway, I will follow you to the death, An Kecheng, the minister of Anzhou!"

"Exactly, if you are determined to lead the army anyway, Zhang Houjian, the pastor of Dingzhou, will also follow you to the death!"

"I swear to follow you to the death, Choi Hyo-il, the humble general of Uiju!"

"The humble Anzhou general Cai Menheng will follow you to the death!"

"The humble Dingzhou general Che Liliang will follow you to the death!"

The civil and military officials who had been summoned to discuss matters in the room suddenly stood up one by one, clasped their fists and bowed to Liu Lin who was stunned on the spot, asking him to make up his mind to raise the flag anyway.

Among these people, with the exception of Uiju Governor Hwang Il-ho, who was an official who had been in office before the Ganghwa Island Secret Agreement was reached, all the others took office one after another after the Ganghwa Island Secret Agreement was reached.
Chapter completed!