Chen Qiyu suddenly affirmed that the Jurchens were about to come to grab things, just like he had just come back from the Mongolian negotiations but had just come back from undercover from the Jurchens, everyone looked at him with wide eyes, only Sun Chengzong said slowly: "Don't sit down in a hurry and say slowly, what have you thought of?" ”

Chen Qiyu sat down and said: "Think about it, at the end of June, when Lord Wang sent people to the Khan Department to contact, they said that they were short of food and wanted to exchange grain in the market, and at the end of July, Lord Wang personally went to them to ask for the exchange of grain in the market again, and when Lord Wang conveyed the emperor's will not allow the exchange of grain, they were not very disappointed, and finally only said that they would come to help build the city in the warm spring of the next year, and did not ask for some food to be added to them for the winter. Don't you think it's strange? ”

Sun Chengzong nodded and said, "It's very strange, it's worth thinking about." ”

At this time, Ni Yuanlu also said: "This ordinary person has to bring some dry food if he wants to go a long way, and hundreds of thousands of people in the sweat department must be fully prepared for food if they want to relocate, since it is determined that they are leaving, it can be sure that they are not short of food, at least not a lot." ”

Chen Qiyu said: "Since it is not very short and I have to change it again and again, it can be determined that these several requests for grain exchange are all for the purpose of exchanging grain for others." ”

Apocalypse asked, "Who do you think they want to secretly help exchange food?" ”

Wang Huazhen also said: "At the beginning, I said that one of my subordinates knew Mongolian, and I heard someone in the Khan Department quietly mention some Jurchen prince, could it be that it was the Jurchen people who asked them to exchange food with us?" ”

Chen Qiyu said: "The lower officials are thinking that now the emperor has not agreed to the request of the Khan Department to exchange food, and the Jurchens are in short of food and are in great need, what will they do?" ”

Wang Zaijin said: "Chen Qiyu's analysis is reasonable, it's strange that you don't grab a knife in your hand and don't grab it." The Jurchens usually rush out in autumn and winter, and they have to find a way to prepare, and it will be October soon. ”

Sun Chengzong thought for a while and then said: "Your Majesty, the minister is in charge of the daily work of the Military Affairs Yuan, first talk about the minister's thoughts, and then add the inconsiderate places." ”

Apocalypse nodded and said, "Sir, I can rest assured if I have a way, sir, please speak." ”

Sun Chengzong said: "There are three urgent tasks at present, one is to immediately bring back all the people outside the Ningyuan Pass and all the property that can be taken back to the Guan; Second, the military control zone was set up in Shanhaiguan and Ningyuan Pass in January and October in advance, and unified dispatch of people, horses, and property to eliminate spies by the way; The third is to inform the Mao Wenlong Department of Phi Dao to pay attention to the reality of the Jurchens, and once the Jurchens use troops, they will go ashore to attack and harass them. ”

Apocalypse said: "Well, with full defense and someone outside to help contain it, there should be no problem." But all the pressure is on Ning Yuan Pass, can Ning Yuan Pass be able to hold it? Xiong Tingbi: Tell me. ”

Xiong Tingbi said: "When the minister repaired the pass, he discussed with the supervisor Gao, repairing the city to cooperate with the defensive deployment to repair, the external city wall is both high and thick, not to mention, in order not to appear to defend the dead corner, the city wall is also slightly arc-shaped, and the inner wall is also repaired to form a closed city with the outer city wall, there are eight cannons and fourteen small cannons at the head of the outer city wall, and the bow and arrow ammunition are sufficient, so there should be no problem. ”

Sun Chengzong asked, "Where is the city gate?" The Jurchens mostly used chariots to block the front of the city, and the soldiers were mostly wearing thick armor and could not shoot through the bow and arrow, but the city gate was strong? ”

Xiong Tingbi said: "After everyone comes back, you can block all the big and small city gates." ”

Tianqi said: "Xiong Tingbi and Wang Huazhen have done a good job of building a city and contacting Mongolia, and now the officials have been reinstated." Since it is military control, what to do is at the discretion of the Military Affairs Yuan. ”

Xiong Tingbi and Wang Huazhen said: "Thank you, the emperor obeys the order." ”

Tianqi said: "Mr. Sun has put forward three deployments, and Lord Xiong Tingbi Xiong has also introduced the situation of Ning Yuanguan, do you have anything to add?" ”

After a while, Zhang Xiang'an, who had just entered the military staff, said: "When the lower officials first came, they were afraid that they would be immature. ”

Apocalypse said: "Now is not the time to be modest, just say what you have, and it's okay to say something wrong." ”

Zhang Xiangan said: "The minister said in the book that many of the reasons for the destruction of the fortified city were the lack of food, is this grain stored? Are the communication channels for foreign aid smooth? These two big problems must be addressed. There is also a view on the solidity of the wall of Ningyuan Pass based on confidence, there is no absolutely solid thing in this world, what if the Jurchens come to dig the city with a strong shield on their heads? He can dig up a second brick, he can carry a basket of dirt, he can carry a second basket, and if we block the city gate, we can't get out if we want to repair the city wall halfway. ”

Sun Chengzong thought for a while and asked, "Lord Yuan Chonghuan, Lord Yuan, you are Ning Qiandao in charge of storing grain and grass, can this grain and grass be stored?" ”

Yuan Chonghuan replied: "Please rest assured, the lower officials have stored a small part of the grain and grass in the various forts in the Guannei, and most of them are very safe to store on Juehua Island. ”

At this time, Zhang Xiangan interjected: "The lower officials think it's inappropriate, there is no city wall on this Juehua Island, and it is difficult for the enemy to fly with food and personnel on the island. ”

Gao Di said at this time: "Lord Xiao Zhang doesn't know, this Jurchen does not have a fleet of sailors, and they can't run on horses on the sea. ”

Zhang Xiangan said: "This is usually the case, but Xia Guan has seen the story of watching Qionghua on the sea in the book, that is, if the weather is too cold, the waves will be frozen up and look as good as Qionghua, and if there is a cold day that occurs once in decades, the Jurchens will really run on a horse on the sea, what should they do then?" ”

Yuan Chonghuan hesitated and said, "It's not such a coincidence, right? If it's really cold, then move back to Ningyuan City. ”

Sun Chengzong said: "Everything starts with the worst plan, Lord Yuan, you should transport the grain to Ningyuan City after you go back." ”

Yuan Chonghuan said: "The lower officials obey the order, if the weather is too cold, the lower officials will also withdraw the people to Ningyuan City." ”

Sun Chengzong said: "Very good, we must ensure the absolute safety of grain and grass, and then contact Mao Wenlong's ministry and let him send troops to contain it in time." ”

After Yuan Chonghuan agreed, Sun Chengzong said: "This little Lord Zhang made an extraordinary move, and as soon as he came, he saw that we had a omission, and he should take credit." ”

Then he asked Zhang Xiang'an: "Lord Xiao Zhang said that he was afraid that the enemy would dig up the earth and dig the city under Ningyuan Pass, so what good advice do you have?" ”

Zhang Xiangan said: "The lower official has seen the pattern of Ningyuan Pass, and the lower official thinks that it is not good to block all the three city gates, one large, two small and one small, and a small gate should be left so that the soldiers can go out at any time to repair the destroyed city walls and filled trenches." ”

Sun Chengzong said: "You can go out at any time, and the enemy can come in at any time, what should you do?" ”

Zhang Xiangan said: "The lower officials see that the small gate is only one person high, and only four people can enter and exit at the same time at most, and the enemy's cavalry cannot enter, and the infantry will be a dish when they come in." ”

At this time, Sun Chuanting said: "Yes, the enemy is also sent to death when he comes in, our people can go out to repair the city wall between battles, and if the enemy is defeated, they can take the opportunity to go out and cut off a few heads and come back." ”

At this time, Wang Zaijin said: "In this way, I will attack as the Jurchen general, and Xiao Zhang will be the commander of Ning Yuanguan to defend, how about we try to attack and defend?" ”

Everyone said that it was good when they heard it, and it was so fresh and real.

Wang Zaijin first said: "I'm going to attack, is there anything else to add to the layout of the city?" ”

Zhang Xiangan said: "Wait, I will wait for the personnel to withdraw, and dig nine deep ditches one by one within the range of the cannons until they are lined up to the city wall, and I will also cut down all the trees within five miles outside the city and drag them into the pass." ”

Wang Zaijin asked, "What does this mean?" ”

Zhang Xiang'an said: "The purpose of digging a ditch is to prevent the enemy's horses and carts from easily rushing to the city, and the purpose of cutting down trees is to prevent the enemy from using them to build siege equipment." ”

Gaudi asked, "The enemy won't cut down trees five miles away?" ”

Zhang Xiangan said: "Of course, I just want to make it less convenient for the enemy to replenish the siege equipment after it is damaged by our artillery." ”

Wang Zaijin said: "Listen, I have led 100,000 men and are ready to attack. ”

Zhang Xiangan said: "Just come." ”

Wang Zaijin said: "I will first let people throw soil and fill the ditch outside the firing range. ”

Zhang Xiangan said: "Count your 2,000 men who keep throwing up to three ditches to enter the range of cannons, and I will sit on the head of the city and drink tea and wait for you for a day." ”

Wang Zaijin said: "The next day, I was desperate not to be afraid of death, and 4,000 people took turns to rush forward and continue to fill in the soil. ”

Zhang Xiangan said: "You can fill three more ditches a day, but you have to subtract at least a thousand people, because the people you fill in the ditches are within the range of the cannons." ”