But for some reason, Hong Chengchou's command had two fatal negligences.

One is that the Ming army had not carried enough food and grass with them. In the Ming army, except for the Runing Army, which had always maintained good habits and carried enough food and grass for the entire army to use for one and a half months, the other Ming army only carried food and grass with them for three days, and the supply of food and grass required Bijia Mountain in the rear to transport it.

This negligence is very puzzling, because the Ming army's mules and horses and vehicles are enough, and they can carry enough food and grass for a month. Moreover, the distance between the Ming army and Ningyuan is only over 100 miles, and the distance is not far away. The 50-mile grain road is also similar to that of more than 100 miles. There is no need to set up a grain station in Bijia Mountain, which is completely unnecessary.

Maybe Hong Chengchou hopes to shorten the food supply and save it a little more! There may be other reasons, but from the perspective of war command, the commander should have been to lose before he wins, but Hong Chengchou did not do this at all. Therefore, he was ruthless here and had already hung a sword on the head of the Ming army.

In addition, although the Ming army seemed to have become a solid defense system, there is a Changling Mountain Range on the north side of the lifeline of Jin, Song, Xing and Tower, which is not very dangerous. It is possible for the cavalry to pass around the mountain road and encircle to the west of Songshan to cut off the supply line of the Ming army.

To this end, Datong Army Supervisor Zhang Dou once proposed to divide his troops into stationed in Changling to prevent the Qing army from taking a detour.

But Hong Chengchou said arrogantly: "I have been the governor for twelve years, what do you father-in-law know?" He refused to accept Zhang Dou's opinion, but Changling had no defense.

It is difficult for all the officials in the Ming army to oppose Hong Chengchou's will. Because the victory in the Ming army caused Hong Chengchou to be at its peak, Hong Chengchou has now transformed from lack of self-confidence to expanding self-confidence.

After hearing this debate, Wu Shigong specifically searched for Hardanbatel, hoping to learn whether this is the case in Changling through this local population who knows the Liaodong Road?

However, Hadanbatel's answer was quite vague. He admitted that there were mountain roads there to pass. But it also explained that Changling is a mountain range. In the mountains, there are two concepts of mountain roads that can pass pedestrians and army passages, because it is difficult to pass through cavalry and vehicles in the army.

After all, Bijia Mountain is an important grain station for the Ming army. There are also strong fortresses built there. Without artillery and siege equipment, they cannot do anything to the solid city wall. Therefore, Wu Shigong also recognized Hong Chengchou's judgment.

In fact, after all, Hong Chengchou's past reputation and his current command performance have indeed brought great confidence to the Ming army officials, including Wu Shigong, which makes everyone a little blind in his judgment.

Especially the tactic of slow-moving vehicles chosen by Hong Chengchou is the best and most appropriate tactic that the Ming army can choose now, which further reflects Hong Chengchou's command skills and is also very admirable. Of course, this tactic is also very in line with the appetite of a turtle military officer like Wu Shigong.

Anyway, even though some Ming army officials were a little confused and worried, no one would argue in person again, so this fatal negligence could no longer be compensated.

After receiving the war report from Jinzhou, Huang Taiji immediately decided to lead a large army to provide assistance, and planned to take this opportunity to eliminate the main force of the Ming Dynasty in the Shanhaiguan area in one fell swoop. He mobilized various troops to gather in Shengjing, and was originally planning to set off on the 11th. However, due to severe bleeding from his nose, he delayed for several days.

On the 14th, before Huang Taiji's nose bleeding was fully recovered, he went to the expedition with illness. Before leaving, he summoned the nobles and ministers and said excitedly: "I am just afraid that the enemy will flee in a hurry when he heard that I will fight in person. If God blesses and the enemy's soldiers do not escape, I will definitely let you defeat this enemy. It is like chasing dogs and animals, easy to pick them up and not too hard. The attack and battle opportunities I have decided are suitable, so I will be careful and try my best to recognize them." Then, I took three thousand elite cavalry and used a white handkerchief to cover the blood left behind. I rushed to Jinzhou day and night.

"Dig quickly! Whoever dares to stop, I will suck whoever!" Niu Lue Zhenma Jiayan waved the whip wrapped in iron wire. He then pointed to the white pig in the trench with his whip and said, "White pig! I'll leave these servants to you. Be sure to dig this section before dawn. After the matter is done, I will definitely carry you with the flag."

"Don't worry! Master!" Bai Zhu wiped his sweaty head with his sleeve and said, "I won't miss my affairs!"

After being knocked unconscious by Fujia at that time, Niu Lue Zhenma Jiayan, who received the news, asked the white pig over. At that time, the white pig was covered in bruises and dying, so Fujia also let the white pig go. She thought the white pig was definitely not good, and she could save a straw mat.

Unexpectedly, the white pig was very vital. Under the care of Ma Jiayan, he actually came back to life and completely recovered his health without leaving any sequelae.

In this way, the white pig became Ma Jiayan's coat. Ma Jiayan remembered Bai Zhu's life-saving grace and was very good to Bai Zhu, so he also became a small leader in the coat.

This time, when the Qing Dynasty was besieged Jinzhou City, the Qing Dynasty was a general mobilization of the Eight Banners. Niu Lue Zhenma Jiayan and Baizhu were both transferred to the troops besieging Jinzhou. Ma Jiayan distributed war horses, armor and weapons to Baizhu, completely treating him as a bannerman, and letting him be responsible for all his own coats, making Baizhu a small leader of the coats.

After Huang Taiji arrived in Jinzhou, Huang Taiji, who was familiar with the geographical situation in Ningjin, did go around Hong Chengchou along the Changling Mountains. On the 19th, he set up camp in Qijiabao on the west side of Songshan.

The next day, Huang Taiji ordered the soldiers to dig three large trenches eight feet deep and more than meter wide behind the Ming army, and counter-encircled Hong Chengchou's 150,000 army, and cut off the Ming army's food and supplies line. At the same time, he also sent his brother, Ajige, the prince of Duoluo Wuying, to lead his army to attack Bijia Mountain and seize the twelve piles of grain gathered there by the Ming army.

Huang Taiji's powerful military actions made the Ming army, which was already a little morale, suddenly shrouded its head. The soldiers were panicked, and their fighting will immediately drop to freezing point. Hong Chengchou didn't seem to have expected that the Qing army's aid troops would come so quickly, and as soon as they came, he had to concentrate his efforts to deal with the enemy behind him first, hoping to reopen the transportation line and regain the military rations.

On the 21st, the Ming army launched an attack on Huang Taiji's camp. Although the troops were superior, they did not win. Some generals saw Huang Taiji's Huang Gai in the Qing army and knew that it was Huang Taiji who came to the army and retreated before the confrontation was fought.

"You are raised by a calf. When you see Huang Taiji's yellow legs, you are so scared that you don't even dare to urinate. What's your face to say to me?"

"So what are you doing? You've hit the edge of the trench and can't even send someone to fill it. You're not asking you to fill it, but the knife in your hand is a graze? You can force the soldiers to come forward by chopping a few heads, and you can just fill their bodies in! It's a pig's head."

"Don't stop being noisy. What's going on in Bijia Mountain? You can also stop the Tartars from being beaten for a while with sheep there. How could they be defeated by Tartars?"

"Grass! Not to mention Bijia Mountain, the Tartars could not even notice the movement of digging trenches. What's going on in Changling?..."

...

On the evening of the 21st, there was noisy in Hong Chengchou's central tent. The generals of the Ming army criticized each other. At the end of the arguing, everyone also became a little angry, and they even used words to abandon Hong Chengchou's incompetence. The Qing army blocked the retreat and cut off the food route, Hong Chengchou's tall image collapsed, and at this time the Ming army fell into chaos.

Wu Shigong hid in the corner of the tent and looked at him secretly. He found that Hong Chengchou's face was getting bluer and blue. In the end, Hong Chengchou finally couldn't help but take a big shot at the big case. The loud noise finally made the tent temporarily quiet.

"What are you all quarrels? What are you all quarrels?" Seeing that the blue veins on Hong Chengchou's forehead and neck burst out, his face was also red. Hong Chengchou took a deep breath, tried to suppress his anger, and said in a low tone: "You all swear to serve the court. It's the opportunity now. Although the food is gone and you are surrounded, you should tell the wise officials and soldiers to die, and you will die if you don't fight. If you fight, you may survive. I am determined to take a gamble. I hope you will do your best to defeat the enemy tomorrow."

Hong Chengchou's words finally restored the normal atmosphere in the tent, and the Ming army finally started an emergency military meeting. First of all, of course, discuss the next combat direction. Because the grain stored in the army can last for at most three days, almost all the generals advocated withdrawing to Ningyuan first and then planning for a long plan.

Zhang Ruoqi and Ma Shaoyu also agreed with this opinion. In fact, even if they were determined to withdraw their troops, they had to break through the Qing army's front line on the west side, so there was inevitably a big battle. Therefore, Hong Chengchou finally decided to throw the entire army into a decisive battle the next day.

But this decisive battle will be fought to the death, and it will determine the order of the Ming army's retreat. There is no doubt that the two troops with the vanguard and the rear-end are the most dangerous, so when they talk about it, the big tent is quiet and they are unwilling to be the one who stands out.

Wu Shigong also remained silent, but he observed that Hong Chengchou was constantly staring at him, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart, breaking the silence first: "Sir, Master Supervisor! If you don't have talent, just be a pioneer!"

After saying this, Hong Chengchou's face suddenly eased, and the solidified atmosphere in the tent also eased a lot. This most troublesome problem finally solved one.

"Okay, okay! This governor is always loyal and brave, and will succeed. This governor cannot treat you badly. Come on, come on, just ask what you have." Hong Chengchou said with a smile.

"It's nothing more, just give more mules and horses and more sacks." Wu Shigong said. To pass through the trenches, you must first fill them. If you use mules and horses to carry sacks filled with earth and stone, you can greatly increase the speed. Therefore, Wu Shigong made such a request.

"Can!"
Chapter completed!