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Under the city of Jinzhou, the low-sounding horn sounded again. At the sound of the trumpet, tens of thousands of Houjin troops once again concentrated in formation.

The high-spirited Mang Gurtai stood in front of the horse standing in front of the formation, looking at the dense army on his side, Mang Gurtai's heart was full of pride and ambition to make a contribution.

On the tenth day of the Battle of Ningjin, Mang Gurtai really did not expect that he attacked Jinzhou for six days in a row, losing nearly 20,000 soldiers of the Han army.

What Mang Gurtai didn't expect was that Huang Taiji not only highly praised his siege plan, but also appointed him as the siege commander of Jinzhou City.

Huang Taiji's appointment made Mang Gurtai very happy in his heart. Because of Huang Taiji's subsequent military dispatch, Mang Gurtai clearly felt Huang Taiji's sincerity in his appointment.

After appointing Mang Gurtai as the commander-in-chief of the siege of Jinzhou, Huang Taiji immediately replaced the tens of thousands of Han military flags that had been disabled under his command for Mang Gurtai. In addition to replacing the Han army flag, Huang Taiji also allocated most of the various siege equipment that Fan Wencheng had newly transported from Shengjing to Mang Gurtai.

In this way, counting the newly arrived Han army operating siege equipment, the siege army directly controlled by Mang Gurtai has reached 70,000 or 80,000 people.

And that's not all. In order to better cope with the siege of Mang Gurtai, Huang Taiji also arranged two flags of red and white to attack the north gate of Jinzhou; Inlaid with red and white flags to attack the east gate of Jinzhou. Even the Han army flags that had been disabled were also taken to the south gate of Jinzhou by the two yellow flags of Huang Taiji.

The south gate of Jinzhou, which is the main direction of Jinzhou connecting Ningyuan. Huang Taiji went to the south gate of Jinzhou and took on the task of intercepting the reinforcements of the Ming army from the direction of Ningyuan.

Obviously, with such a deployment, Huang Taiji has made no secret that all the heavy bets on capturing Jinzhou City have been pressed on Mang Gurtai, how can this not make Mang Gurtai feel proud in his heart.

What's more, according to Huang Taiji's arrangement: the two yellow flags mainly blocked the reinforcements, and the other four banners assisted, and all the actions of the Houjin army were based on breaking Jinzhou. And the rhythm of the attack on Jinzhou will be freely controlled by him, the commander-in-chief of the siege.

With such an important position and such an opportunity to make contributions, how can Mang Gurtai not be high-spirited, and how can he not feel extraordinarily satisfied?

"Haha, haha"

His eyes swept over the Houjin army that had been arrayed, and Mang Gurtai couldn't help but laugh wildly a few times.

I'm not as good as you in the back office, but is this a war? In the end, it's up to me to be reckless!

Stretching out his hand and pointing to the head of Jinzhou City, Mang Gurtai suppressed his laughter and roared loudly: "Start attacking the city!" ”

In an instant, the horn of the Houjin attack resounded through the heavens and the earth. In Jinzhou City, a radius of seven or eight miles, Mang Gurtai first took the lead in the western city, and then there were earth-shattering shouts of killing from the southeast and north of Jinzhou. Later Jin's full-scale offensive on Jinzhou began.

Just as the siege of Jinzhou was in full swing, the atmosphere was depressing in the side hall of the Marshal's Mansion of the Ming Dongjiang Army.

"General Mao, your old man has been drinking for two days, the military situation is urgent, the old man will ask now, when are you going to send troops?" Putting down the wine glass, gently brushing the gray beard under the chin, Shen Yourong asked a slightly impatient question.

Two days ago, Shen Yourong personally led four treasure ships and the main warship of the Denglai Navy to Phi Island to meet Mao Wenlong's Dongjiang Army.

But Shen Yourong didn't expect that it had been two days, but the preparations for the Dongjiang Army to send troops were still not ready.

"Sending troops?" Mao Wenlong raised his wine glass and persuaded with a smile: "General Shen, my big brother, let's drink first." We still have to think long-term about this dispatch. ”

"Think long-term?" Sharply brushing his beard a few times, Shen Yourong barely suppressed the anger rising in his heart.

"Mr. Mao, you must know that what the old man brought this time is not only the Jun order of Denglai Yuan Futai. This is the will of His Majesty Chongzhen today, and it is also an official edict of the imperial court issued by the cabinet. General Mao, you have been preparing for two days, and you still have to think about it in the long run? Could it be..."

Staring at Mao Wenlong's eyes, Shen Yourong's voice turned cold: "Could it be that General Mao wants to resist the decree?" ”

"Oh, my General Shen, my big brother, don't say that. How dare I disobey the will of His Majesty today? Looking at Shen Yourong, who was obviously suppressing his anger, Mao Wenlong's face was full of smiles.

"Big brother, you have also experienced this year's war, and you have also seen the situation on my island. In the first battle of Tieshan, although our Dongjiang army won a small victory, due to the defeat of the Korean idiots, it had to abandon the cities of Tieshan and withdraw to the island. ”

"Alas," said this, Mao Wenlong sighed deeply and continued: "Big brother, you know that in that battle, except for Pukou Port, the land territory of our Dongjiang Army has been completely lost. During the evacuation, although the big brother's fleet tried its best to help, all kinds of materials of our Dongjiang Army also suffered heavy losses.

Now although the Houjin Tartars have returned, our Dongjiang Army is unable to restore its former territory for a while. Why, I don't say Big Brother is also very clear. ”

Pointing to the fish and shrimp-based banquet in front of him, Mao Wenlong's face was full of apologies: "Big brother, don't hide it from Big Brother, now apart from this bit of seafood, my brother really can't take anything else to entertain Big Brother." Big brother, please don't blame it? ”

'Zi', raised his head and took a sip of the bad wine in the cup, Mao Wenlong looked at the bottom of the cup to Shen Yourong: "Big brother, this sake in North Korea is light and tasteless, and my brother really can't stand Big Brother."

Don't hide it from the big brother, my brother lost the land such as Tieshan, which can raise horses in the fields, and in the past few months, all kinds of materials for our Dongjiang Army have become increasingly cramped. Now although the people of my Dongjiang Army can still support it, the war horse is really extremely thin. ”

Looking at Shen Yourong fixedly, Mao Wenlong's face was full of bitterness: "Big brother, you know, in the battle of Tieshan, although my Dongjiang army won, but the war horse lost a lot. And in the past few months, the fodder has been insufficient, and the remaining war horses of our department have been overwhelmed.

The imperial court ordered my Dongjiang Army to dispatch cavalry this time, even if my brother and I don't care about the future, and reluctantly transfer all the war horses, but as soon as I go into battle, those war horses will definitely be the result of falling to the side of the road.

Big brother, my Dongjiang Army still has cavalry available, how do you think I should prepare? ”

"This..."

Hearing Mao Wenlong's very sincere complaints, Shen Yourong, who was already full of anger, suddenly dissipated a little anger in his heart. Shen Yourong knew that Mao Wenlong was not lying, and all the complaints he made now were really true.

In the spring of this year, Houjin launched an eastward crusade with the main force of three flags inlaid with blue, white and red. In the face of the strong military pressure of the Later Jin and the imminent collapse of the friendly forces of Korea, the Dongjiang Army had to abandon its various strongholds on land and withdraw its entire army to Phi Dao and other islands hanging in the lonely sea.

Although the retreat to the island preserved the vitality of the Dongjiang Army, it also made the survival of tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians in Dongjiang Town completely dependent on the materials imported from the outside world.

It was difficult to survive on the island, without its own tuntian and the nearby replenishment of North Korean supplies, and it was indeed difficult for the Dongjiang Army to maintain its normal combat strength in the past by relying on the blood transfusion of the Ming Dynasty for Dongjiang Town. Shen Yourong, who is in charge of the Denglai Navy and is responsible for transporting grain for the Dongjiang Army, is also very clear about this.

However, Shen Yourong never thought that now the Dongjiang Army would be so difficult that it would not even be able to pull out a qualified cavalry.

Also! There are not enough people to eat, and on the island, where does the Dongjiang Army get the grain and grass to feed the horses?

"What can I do?" Shen Yourong couldn't help but feel a burst of annoyance in his heart.