However, the preferential treatment is limited, but the tent allocated is a little stronger. As for the other things that should be done by them, they still have to do it themselves. However, Xiao Xiucai was very active in learning, helping them take care of their clothes and armor and pack up their supplies. Niu Mantun saw that Xiao Xiucai was positive, so he smiled and said: "If Xiao Xiucai is a little stronger, he can go into battle with us, and he will take care of it when the time comes." ”

Niu Mantun said that going into battle together refers to going into battle and fighting. Although Xiao Xiucai also has to go into battle together as Aha this time, they are more responsible for some logistical tasks. After all, on the battlefield, having one more person to protect your heart is always reassuring. But Xiao Xiucai is far from qualified now.

A few days later, the army was formed, and the people above went to receive the task. Niu Lu of Niu Mantun's team really came back from a pre-war meeting, and specially gathered some of the more capable people in Niu Lu to convey the will of the Great Khan.

It was only at this time that Niu Mantun knew that the target of this battle was the Ningyuan area. Although I heard Niu Lu really say that you Ningyuan is a strong city, Niu Mantun didn't think that there would be any accidents in this battle! In his opinion, victory was predestined, it was only a matter of time. And whether you can get food and silver is the most important thing.

In the past three years, the Houjin army did not raise troops, allowing Niu Mantun to live a peaceful life. Although he didn't save too much food, he had enough food for his own family. If you count the grain that Song Yong and his three families owe him, he is already a rich family in the village.

Niu Mantun pondered that it was best to grab two horses back this time, so that Song Yonglian and Zhang Liang could match. In this way, they can be considered vests, and they can get more opportunities to fight. You can also distribute an extra portion of the loot.

In fact, Niu Mantun has horses. It was only so that he could be with Song Yong and them, so he didn't ride out this time. Otherwise, he would have been drawn into his waistcoat. But Niu Mantun felt that he had done nothing wrong. After all, on the battlefield, there can be a trusted person to protect the heart, but it is much better than the spoils of war in the vest.

After the meeting, Niu Mantun returned to the camp. Several people came up to inquire about the situation. Niu Mantun said to everyone: "Don't worry about it this time, you will win!" The above has been explored clearly, and the Ming side is preparing to clear the wilderness and evacuate all the people and animals around Ningyuan. It seems that Da Ming is afraid and doesn't dare to officially fight us! ”

Song Yonglian frowned and said, "If that's the case, then wouldn't we be able to grab something?" ”

Niu Mantun said with a smile: "How could it be! As mentioned above, Ning Yuan is now in charge of an arrogant scholar, and he doesn't want to carry out the orders of the Ming Dynasty at all. There was no wall clearing at all! When the time comes, there will be something to grab! ”

Everyone was relieved when they heard this, and they went back to pack their things and prepare to pull out. Soon the army received the order to pull out. Quickly crossed the Liao River and went straight to Ningyuan.

Sure enough, as mentioned above, the Ming Dynasty is not thorough at all. In many places, the houses were still burning when they arrived. While they were resting, they searched through the ruins and found a lot of things. However, Niu Mantun wisely asked them to keep only the grain, and nothing else. Several other people also understood the priority of the matter, and they all did as Niu Mantun requested.

As mentioned above, the Ming army retreated in an extremely hurry. When the Houjin army attacked Youtun, there were still more than 300,000 stone of grain in it that were not transported, so that the Houjin army could get it.

Niu Mantun knew that these things were not for them to touch, so he led a few people to search in the house. And Niu Mantun was very smart and didn't go to those high-rise compounds. It's a place full of people searching. Niu Mantun they went to find a whip to eat!

And Niu Mantun didn't think they could find much. Those high-ranking families are well-informed and have complete servants, so they may have gotten the news and packed up and left here. So he took a few people to search in the homes of civilians. He knew that the civilians would not have time to take everything with them when they evacuated, and that there would be food left.

Sure enough, after a few people's searches, a lot of food was found! Niu Mantun sighed as he looked at his loot. This spring famine is an easy one!

On the twenty-third day of the first month, the brigade came to the city of Ningyuan. But after camping, no order came, which made Niu Mantun feel a little bad!

Normally, the first thing to do in the Han military flag is to prepare something like a coupler ladder. And their Niu Lu didn't get the order, which means that tomorrow they are going to attack the city!

Sure enough, it didn't take long for Niu Lu Ezhen to pass down the order: "Rest well tonight, and attack the city tomorrow!" ”

Niu Mantun looked at Ningyuan City in the camp, and saw that the lights and torches on the Ningyuan city wall were as bright as day, and he vaguely saw that there were many artillery pieces on the walls and corner towers. This made Niu Mantun very worried, he had seen the power of the Ming army's firearms!

Moreover, Niu Mantun saw the figures shaking on the city wall, looking busy but not chaotic, and seemed to be ready for war. Niu Mantun knew that there were not many Ming troops like this! He pondered that maybe this was the last elite of Liaodong. After defeating them, the Jin army could crisscross Liaodong. It's just that this strong city is paired with sharp soldiers, I'm afraid it's really difficult to overcome!

Although Song Yong even went into battle with them, they had never participated in siege battles, so they didn't know the bottom of their hearts. When they saw Niu Mantun's somewhat solemn face, their hearts were even more drumming!

Seeing Niu Mantun retract his gaze, Song Yonglian asked, "Brother Niu, do you think this battle will be easy tomorrow?" We haven't fought siege battles, so I don't know if the current situation is good? ”

Niu Mantun shook his head and said, "It seems that it is not very easy to fight!" There are a lot of firearms in the city, and it's troublesome! ”

After Niu Mantun finished speaking, he saw that several people had bad faces, and knew that they were scared. Niu Mantun continued to comfort everyone: "But don't worry. The Ming army is very weak! Maybe I'll be able to make another big move tomorrow! ”

Everyone listened to this and relaxed! At this time, Song Yonglian suddenly said hopefully: "I heard that the Great Khan sent a letter to the defender of Ning Yuan to persuade him to surrender, you say, will the defender surrender?" ”

Niu Mantun thought for a while and said to the head of the city: "I don't think it's possible!" You see, the soldiers on the city wall didn't mean to panic at all, unlike those people in Jinxi! This is the appearance of the main generals and lieutenants in the city who are determined to defend to the death, so they will definitely not surrender! ”

Niu Mantun is right. As the so-called soldier bears a bear, there will be a nest of bears! If the guards in the city are unintentionally guarded, the soldiers in the city will panic and look like they are going to be finished! Just wait for the enemy to come down with a bang! And if the defenders are determined to fight to the death, the soldiers in the city are naturally energetic and ready to fight! This is what Ningyuan City looks like right now!

Of course, a few people knew what Niu Mantun meant, and they were immediately silent. Niu Mantun saw that they were silent and said, "It's okay, what if they stick to it?" A bunch of defeated men! Could they still be compared to those southern soldiers? ”

When several people heard this, they burst into laughter. Niu Mantun saw that they were relaxed, so he arranged for a few people to hurry back to the camp tent to rest, so that they could recuperate their strength and fight tomorrow.

The next day, the sky was bright, and several people in Niu Mantun had already eaten enough, sorted out their weapons and waited to go into battle at any time. Niu Mantun and the three of them were still able to withstand it, but as for Xiao Xiucai and Ah Ha, the two of them were already trembling and couldn't help themselves. However, at this time, Niu Mantun couldn't take care of the two of them, because the order had already come down, let them go into battle. So Niu Mantun dragged two people who couldn't walk to the front of the formation.

In the past few years, the Houjin army has not stopped improving. When Niu Mantun and the others came to the front line, he found that the cart had been set up. In this siege, the Houjin army not only had shield carts, ladders and other equipment, but also prepared artillery wagons and arrow towers.

Just when Niu Mantun looked around, Niu Lu was really carrying a big knife and yelled: "All Aha go to the cart!" The flagmen follow the car! Our team is mainly digging the city, not attacking the city by ants! So everybody has to carry a chisel hammer or something. ”