Lou Yun, Zhang Chao and more than a dozen other Jinyi guards who participated in the grassland raid described the attack at the end of last year.

Talk about how they killed tartars, ate mutton, sang and cut plums, and talked about how beautiful they were after returning to Beijing.

The general of Dongjiang Town learned that the Jinyi guards who participated in the war were at least promoted by two ranks, and each of them was seized with no less than fifty taels of silver, and they were envious one by one.

They are wondering if even the pampered Jinyi Guard can kill the enemy and make meritorious contributions, and the people of Dongjiang Town, who are accustomed to hardships and hard work, are not as good as them? This time there should be a surprise when joining forces with the "Red Flag Army".

During the banquet, Fang Zhenghua solemnly told the generals of Dongjiang Town: "The Holy Son of Heaven sent our family here to fight side by side with the people of Dongjiang Town, you don't have any worries. The Son of Heaven looks forward to winning this time and recovering his homeland, and we hope that you will do your best. ”

Huang Long and Jin Sheng were not outsiders in the old department of Dongjiang Town, they didn't speak, Shen Shikui immediately got up and said: "Father-in-law Fang, the lower officials must fight for the country and die in battle, and the sons and daughters of Dongjiang Town will also go all out." ”

Li Weiluan, Shang Keyi, Shang Kexi, Xiang Zuolin and other generals of Dongjiang Town all hugged their fists and said: "I am willing to die!" ”

At this moment, when I heard the news that the "Red Flag Army" had sent liaison officers, Fang Zhenghua, Jin Sheng, Huang Long, Li Ruolian and others were extremely happy and immediately invited them to the table for a drink.

As soon as he entered the door, he shouted: "The 'Red Banner Army' seized Fuzhou on August 8, and planned to kill more than 800 real slaves and 4,500 bannermen, and kill less than 2,000 old and young men who were armed with weapons to assist in defending the city. ”

There was silence in the banquet hall, and then cheers erupted.

Huang Long exclaimed, "What? The 'Red Banner Army' has already started fighting and taken Fuzhou? You're too fierce, too fast! ”

Fang Zhenghua pointed his throat and laughed strangely: "Okay, great. It's so exciting, it's too exciting. The 'Red Banner Army' is amazing! Haha......"

Lou Yun was so excited that he punched Zhang Chao in the chest, and said: "This time we are here again, there will be good things in the future, there are too many Jiannu in southern Liaoning, and our Jinyi Wei must cut more back to Beijing to show off." ”

Zhang Chao was hit hard and bared his teeth in pain, and said with a smile: "Lord Lou, your subordinates are merciful, don't break the lowly position, you won't be able to go into battle when the time comes, this will delay the promotion of the lowly position and make a fortune." ”

More than a dozen Jinyi guards who had been on the battlefield suddenly burst into laughter, and everyone had expectations for the upcoming battle.

Zheng Xiaowen waited for a moment and saw that everyone was a little quiet, and then continued: "Our army rescued 30,000 or 40,000 Han people, this number is increasing every day, and a large number of gold and silver treasures, cattle and sheep, horses and grain have been seized. ”

After speaking, Zheng Xiaowen maintained a complacent appearance, deliberately stimulating the generals of Dongjiang Town.

He has been back and forth to Dongjiang Town many times, knowing that the life of the Dongjiang soldiers is miserable, and he is very bad, not only using military merits to arouse the interest of the generals of Dongjiang Town, but also tempting everyone with huge profits after victory.

There was another burst of cheers and thunder, and it turned out that the seemingly powerful Jiannu didn't resist the beating! How many people did Vice General Huang have, and he actually defeated Fuzhou in a few days as soon as he made a move! The low-level official Zuo of Dongjiang Town, who was poor and afraid, already showed the ferocity of the wolf looking at its prey in his eyes.

Jin Sheng was very unhappy, he grabbed Zheng Xiaowen and complained: "Lord Zheng, didn't you say that the 'Red Flag Army' and Dongjiang Town would join hands to attack Nansiwei, why did you quietly send troops to capture Fuzhou?" ”

Li Ruolian also asked: "Since we received the holy decree, we have been riding horses and boats day and night, who knows that it is still late, how can you do it first without waiting for people and horses to arrive?" ”

Zheng Xiaowen smiled and said: "Gonggong Fang, Lord Li, Lord Jin, my lords, please be calm and don't be impatient, and the officials will talk about the current situation." Fuzhou should be the weakest city in the defense of the South Fourth Guard.

Therefore, our army suddenly took the city to play the center of flowering tactics, and then it will face a fierce battle, Jinzhou City has a lot of high walls and thick defenders, and there will be a good opportunity for the people and men of Dongjiang Town and the princes to make contributions. ”

Fang Zhenghua learned that Huang Han had won Fuzhou and won more than 3,000 levels, and he couldn't stop laughing, and he exclaimed loudly:

"General Huang's soldiers are like gods, our family admires, it is really wonderful to seize Fuzhou and isolate Jinzhou, and then our 3,000 battalions, Jinyiwei, and Dongjiang Town will participate in the attack, and the total annihilation of Jinzhou Jiannu is just around the corner."

Zheng Xiaowen said: "Exactly, my lord will ask you three days later, that is, on August 15, the two armies will join forces to besiege Jinzhou City.

There are several Jiannu generals with family backgrounds, including Nahai, the second son of Fei Yingdong, one of the five ministers of the Laonu period, and Jiala Zhenman Darhan and Hamudani. There is also a big traitor named Ma Guangpu, who is the brother of Ma Guangyuan, the general of Jianchang of the Ming Dynasty who surrendered. ”

Huang Long said excitedly: "My Dongjiang Town has long been ready, the people gathered in Lushunkou are all elites, there are more than 8,000 people and horses, tomorrow we will go north, and we will ensure that we will arrive at Jinzhou City on August 14."

In the next few days, there will be garrisons and volunteers from various islands coming in succession, and it is estimated that the soldiers and civilians of Lian Lushunkou should eventually dispatch more than 20,000 soldiers and civilians from Dongjiang Town. ”

Zheng Xiaowen said: "The head of my family thinks that the more people and horses, the better, and there are more soldiers and civilians in Dongjiang Town, so it is possible for us to build fortifications to surround Jinzhou, so as to ensure that none of the Jiannu can escape." ”

Fang Zhenghua said loudly: "Do you all understand? General Huang was well in his mind, he thought that the city of Jinzhou would be broken, and he was thinking about how to completely annihilate the defenders of Jinzhou to maximize the results.

Our family thinks that not only the Shenshu Battalion and Jinyi Wei are about to get their hands on it, but the combination of Dongjiang Town and the 'Red Flag Army' is also a strategic position, and General Huang and Jin Jian Jun have made great contributions. ”

Zheng Xiuwen said: "My master has specially taken care of it, the siege of Jinzhou is dominated by the generals of Dongjiang, and the main attack is also the people of Dongjiang Town, and the 'Red Flag Army' has already taken the credit of capturing Fuzhou, and will not compete with Dongjiang Town for the first credit of Jinzhou." ”

Huang Long laughed and said: "General Huang is too polite, the credit is too big, how can Dongjiang Town be embarrassed to monopolize the first merit of capturing Jinzhou." ”

Li Ruolian said: "At this time, it should be the time to fight hand in hand, it is too early to talk about how to share the credit, and everything is easy to say about taking Jinzhou." ”

The water of the moat of Jinzhou is very deep, more than one zhang and five feet, the water surface is also relatively wide, there are six or seven zhang, the city wall of Jinzhou is three zhang high and three are all covered with bricks, and the four corners of the city have built corner towers, although they are in disrepair for a long time, they can still play a military role.