Inside the tent, the air was filled with the smell of gunpowder.

I didn't have much reaction. I didn't care about the life or death of the envoy. I even looked at the master named Ding Shimei with a high regard.

Although Qiu Luan also had envoys deliver the property for peace talks back then, it was just that the person who sent the property at that time was like a clown and was far less courageous than this master.

But if Huang Taiji really kills people, it doesn't seem to be a bad thing. After all, the fewer such courageous Ming people, the better. This will be more conducive to him promoting the tribute trade and even having a chance to unify the Central Plains.

"Tell the Han that before setting off for the expedition, I have already asked my followers to lurk in the city! As long as I get in touch with them, they will take action at any time and open the gates of Shizhou City for the Han!" Zhao Quan faced Huang Taiji's aggressiveness.

, but turned around to face An Da and performed a hand-over-hand gesture.

Ida's eyes lit up immediately, but he complained with a smile on his face: "Military advisor, you actually have such an arrangement, why didn't you tell me earlier?"

"Nowadays, there are many spies hidden in the army in the Ming Dynasty, and I am afraid that if things change, the Great Khan will be happy, so I choose this time to report, and I hope the Great Khan will forgive me!" Zhao Quan bowed his hand to Anda and saluted me.

He explained with a correct attitude.

In view of the last failure, he is now acting more cautiously. Especially regarding the last leak, he always thought that the problem was not with Bai Lian, but with these loose-spoken Mongolians who leaked it, causing him to suffer huge losses.

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Although An Da felt that Zhao Quan was too cautious, he still laughed heartily and said: "Haha... Fortunately, thanks to the help of the military advisor, I have no reason to blame you. I will definitely reward you generously afterwards!"

Although he has made up his mind to capture Shizhou City, the loss of a forced attack on the city will be too great, and he is not completely sure of this move. If he can cooperate internally and externally, he will undoubtedly reduce a lot of casualties, and he naturally prefers this to be the safest way.

plan.

After Zhao Quan thanked me for my answer, he explained seriously to Huang Taiji: "Huang Taiji, the reason why I chose to put this messenger back just now was because I deliberately used it to confuse them. This is to make it easier for my followers.

, and secondly, you can win by surprise!"

Huang Taiji took a serious look at Zhao Quan. In fact, he did not have to kill Ding Shimei. Now listening to Zhao Quan's overall plan, he knew that although they were going back on their word, they could indeed greatly reduce the casualties.

Just thinking of the major defeat in the last battle against Xuanfu, he seemed to question coldly: "Military advisor, have you forgotten about Wanquan Youweicheng? Are you trying to trick us again this time?"

Although the defeat at Mangkhuttan was the result of Lin Haoran's clever calculation, if Zhao Quan's followers hadn't lost control at the critical moment, his son Hamu would never have reached that point.

It was that fuse that caused one of his sons to die in the battle at Mangosteen Beach, and the life or death of his most beloved son Hamu Batu'er is still uncertain.

"Huang Taiji, in view of the failure last time, I have made a foolproof plan, and among them the generals who defend the city are my disciples. This time it must be foolproof, otherwise you will twist off my head!" Zhao Quan looked confident.

, looked up and looked at Huang Taiji to ensure the truth.

Huang Taiji saw that Zhao Quan had used his head as a guarantee, so he couldn't be more aggressive and trusted this person again. If the chain was broken again, he would definitely break this person's neck.

The three of them discussed in the tent and decided to hold their troops back tonight and let the Shizhou City defenses relax their vigilance. However, they decided to launch a surprise attack at midnight tomorrow night.

Things went as they expected. Since their camp had never attacked the city, the defenders in the city were obviously relaxed, but it was convenient for Zhao Quan to get in touch with the believers in the city.

Zhao Quan did not lie. The garrison garrison at the top of the city did have his people. The spy even secretly sent out the city's defense map.

"Haha... In the words of you Han people, this city is like searching for something!"

After I got the defense map of the city, I knew that even if I couldn't successfully coordinate inside and outside tonight, I would be able to capture the city relatively easily with this defense map.

Although he had led his troops to sack the Ming Dynasty for decades, and once led his troops to the city walls of Beijing, he had only been able to conquer very few cities, and this Shizhou City would be his most glorious achievement.

The next morning, the Mongolian camp by the river seemed very lively.

Although they rested on the grassland by the river and did not take care of the siege, the Mongolian cavalry was constantly coming in and out. In addition to a group of people who were arranged to go to the nearby forest to collect materials and make siege tools, there were also many groups of cavalry.

Choose to go and plunder.

The Mongolian army has one characteristic: it goes into battle without food.

They do not believe in the principle of "the three armies are not moved, food comes first", but like to plunder rations during battles, so many Mongolian cavalry often choose to have a full meal at plundering points.

Since there was no order to attack the city today, and in order to better confuse the enemy, they sent out countless small teams, intending to loot nearby villages or small towns to solve some people's stomach problems.

The sky has been gloomy for days, and it seems like it will rain at any time.

Those who know how to observe the climate know that such a cloudy day but no autumn rain is either an abnormal fake rain weather, or it is brewing a heavy rainstorm.

A group of Mongolian cavalry once again looted a village not far from Sihao Town, but they did not set it on fire. It was not that they suddenly became humane, but that the village they looted was mostly made of bricks and tiles.

But when they left with the things they had just snatched on their horses, the place was also littered with corpses. But it was not known whether they could not find them or whether they were deliberately left alive, but the cry of a baby resounded throughout the village.

Except for the high cheekbones, Zhong Jin's facial features appear to be in line with the Mongolian aesthetics. Listening to the cry of the baby, the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, but he suddenly rode back.

When the subordinates were wondering why their leader had returned, they saw that she found a shivering woman holding a baby in the woodpile. The woman who thought she had escaped death suddenly turned pale as a sheet.

Zhong Jin raised the knife and dropped it, and saw a splash of blood, and the baby's cry suddenly stopped. She seemed satisfied and rode away, and a woman's extremely mournful cry came from the mountain village behind her.

The tribesmen who were waiting not far away couldn't help but look at each other when they saw this, and then silently followed Zhong Jin and left here.

Shizhou has abundant water resources and numerous rivers, so in some places it is necessary to find bridges to cross the rivers. However, bridges are also large and small, including stone bridges, wooden bridges and other structures.

"Stop!"

When Zhong Jin came to a long wooden bridge, he immediately raised his hand vigilantly and ordered.

"Zhongjin Hatun, what's wrong with you?" When a woman with single eyelids next to her saw this, she immediately asked doubtfully:

Zhong Jin stared at the "V" shaped hillside across the river, and said warily: "The Ming cavalry who appeared out of nowhere is too cunning, there may be an ambush on the opposite side!"

Since several outgoing cavalry teams were inexplicably wiped out, she also became vigilant. It was certainly a shortcut for them to return to the camp from here, but if the other party set up an ambush on both sides of the hillside, they would definitely be in danger.

Although the more than 100 men she led were not too small, and all of them were brave and good at fighting, she had heard that the elusive Ming cavalry had very powerful fire blunderbuss, so she wanted to keep one more

Eyes of mind.

"This... Domin, go and investigate!" The single-eyed woman didn't expect Zhong Jin to be so cautious, so she handed it to a subordinate next to her and said with a wink.

"Yes!" The subordinate named Domin immediately accepted the order.

Tumen smoothly rode his horse and carefully passed the straight wooden bridge, then climbed up one of the high slopes, shouting in this direction to indicate that there was no ambush there.

"Walk!"

Although Zhongjin Hatun had a bad premonition in his heart, since the mines had been cleared successfully, he gently waved his hand to signal his men to cross the bridge.

This bridge is made by driving piles in the river, and then setting up a simple frame on the bridge, and then laying a lot of wooden boards on it. It has been through for many years, and this bridge is mainly for pedestrians to pass, so you have to be careful when riding on it.

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hiss!

A tall horse missed the mark with one hoof and was immediately overturned. The horse originally wanted to struggle, but was stabbed by a wooden thorn, but could only neigh in pain.

Zhong Jin also took a picture of her horse on the bridge, and felt angry when she noticed the situation in front of her. However, she not only had to be careful about the holes in the bridge, but because her horse was taller, she felt even more dizzy when sitting on the horse.

I feel like I already regret taking this shortcut.

"kill!"

At this moment, a burst of shouting and killing suddenly came from behind.

However, a Ming army cavalry team suddenly appeared, as if they had been waiting here for a long time. The battle flags embroidered with the word "Guan" were flapping, and they were attacking the Mongolian cavalry who had not yet crossed the river.

"Damn it, hurry up and cross the river. People in front of you should guard the bridge and respond!" Zhong Jin also reacted immediately and decided to choose the whole team to cross the river first.

Everyone saw that Zhong Jin, as a woman, could be so calm in the face of danger, and couldn't help but secretly admire her.

"kill!"

At the same time, a Ming army cavalry holding high the "hemp" battle flag came from the V-shaped hillside road. However, they did not ambush on the hillside, but came directly from the other end of the road to cover them up.

"how so!"

When Zhong Jin saw another Ming army cavalry appear, a chill suddenly surged in her heart, and she looked in front of her in disbelief. However, she was still in this broken bridge, but she knew that this time she was completely defeated.

is involved in the calculation.

"Brothers, we are the most bloody men in the Ming Dynasty, and today we will demand blood debt from these Tatars!" Guan Hu raised the long knife in his hand and shouted with his eyes splitting.

Inspired by the victory at Mangkhuttan, they understood the true meaning of Lin Haoran's tactics: the weak never defeats the strong on the battlefield, so when they encounter the strong, they flee and when they encounter the weak, they fight.

Since they are all light cavalry, even if the horses are not as good as the Mongolian cavalry, their speed is not inferior. In particular, they are very familiar with the nearby area and can successfully enter the bunker or city to escape, so they occupy a great geographical advantage.

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Nowadays, they have the advantage of numbers, the blessing of the geographical location, and the attack from both front and back. It is already a battle of strong against weak, and there is no reason not to fight.

The bridge that was originally used to help people pass through was now like a quagmire. Several cavalrymen made mistakes while working on it, several horses neighed on it, and some even fell into the water and drowned.

Although they were attacked by a surprise attack, this Mongolian cavalry showed high military quality and quickly assumed a fighting posture, intending to use its past bravery to intimidate these Ming cavalry.

Scared?

A Mongolian man who was rushing at the front couldn't help but feel happy when he saw that the Ming cavalry in the lead had obviously slowed down, even though it showed a more terrifying and dangerous look.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The fusiliers rode forward and slowed down a bit as they approached the Mongolian cavalry. They picked up their fusiliers and fired at the paper-tiger-like Mongolian man at the front.

With the sound of more than a dozen gunshots, the lead bullets punched several bloody holes in the bodies of the fierce-looking Mongolian cavalry who charged at the front, or the horses were frightened and neighed and fell.

Puff puff!

The cavalry led by Guan Hu were all elite. They were armed with the sharpest swords and guns, and faced the Mongolian cavalry that was already in chaos, ruthlessly harvesting their lives.

Puff puff!

On the other side of the river, Ma Gui also transformed into a god of death. With his flintlock rifle and numerical superiority, he was frantically harvesting the lives of the Mongolian cavalry.

More than a hundred Mongolian cavalry did not form an effective battle formation, but they fell off their horses one after another, and some of the wounded were directly trampled to death by their own horses.

"Help! Help!"

Zhong Jin originally wanted to ride her horse to look for an opportunity to escape, but her horse was frightened by the sound of the gunshot, causing her to fall from the bridge into the river, where she was desperately calling for help.

It was just that when the Ming army saw this, it was naturally impossible to rescue her, even if she was a relatively beautiful woman. However, Zhong Jin was also lucky. The river was only flooded to her shoulders, and she only choked a few times, but she could not save her.

The woman drowned directly.

The battle was like a hurricane. With the help of the Fusiliers, the fierce Mongolian cavalry seemed to have no resistance and soon laid down more than a hundred Mongolian corpses.

Ma Gui and Guan Hu also upheld the essence of guerrilla warfare. Even though they had achieved an overwhelming victory, they did not stop here and quickly headed towards the nearby Huangluling Pass.

It was night, a semicircle moon hung high in the sky, and the top of Ningzhou City seemed quiet.

Huang Taiji led his troops to get ready at the east city gate. As long as the city gate was opened, they could rush into the city as soon as possible and massacre the people inside.
Chapter completed!