(Latest) "Dragon Chief! A hundred miles away on the other side, a trace of a captive was found! ”

It was already early in the morning, and as soon as Long Dulu returned to the state government from the new barracks in Yizhou, the captain of the horse scout came back to report.

"How's it going?"

"The sentry is very dense, and there are still a lot of people. Our brothers can't be relied on. However, we searched for a hill and secretly went up to take a look, and it is estimated that there are more than 50,000 captives. Captain Tanma said carefully.

"So much!?" The dragon was taken aback. Throughout the winter, he was very worried, worried that the Manchurians would take advantage of the freezing of the Liaohai Sea in winter and the army to attack without foreign aid.

As a result, the Manchu didn't know whether they were all dead or hibernating, and they didn't make any action for half a year in the winter. However, Long Dulu was still very careful to send out sentries every day, and went out to investigate the traces of the Manchurian army.

Even south of the Yalu River, he also spread the sentry along the river for more than a hundred miles. It's not guarded anywhere, but the south of the river is not guarded, and then let Manyu take advantage of a loophole.

"Yes! There are so many. Nothing more, no less! But they didn't go fast. The captain of the horse recalled.

"Slow?" Long Duan fell into thought again. There is no shortage of horses in Liaodong, and almost all of them are cavalry, even the clothed minions who follow out to "fight the autumn wind" may also be horse-ridden.

Manchu walks slowly, there must be something weird! The dragon smelled a strange and dangerous smell from it. Originally, the war in the winter was the most beneficial thing for the Manchurians.

As a result, they suffered the bitter fruits of those defeats. It seems that this winter, Manchu must be holding back something bad.

Moreover, whether the Manchu was around the Daming Jingshi last year or in this corner of southern Liaoning, it was not once or twice that he fought with the Dengzhou Army. They are now quite familiar with the weapons and equipment of the Dengzhou Army, as well as their tactical combat power.

If there were no restraint on the weapons and tactics of the Dengzhou army, the Manchurians would never have raised a large army to come. Therefore, Long Dulu felt that it was better to be careful.

"Yes, the Manchurian march is slow, and it doesn't feel as good as our infantry." The captain of the horse is definitely authentic.

"In this case, I will give you another good telescope. Stay away, find a hill, and take a good look at what is strange about this new captive devil. Pay attention to what they are carrying. Long took off a high-powered telescope from his back and handed it to the captain of the horse.

Watching the captain of the horse scout go out in a hurry, Long Dulu called another personal guard soldier and asked him to invite Chen Ming over.

In less than a quarter of an hour, Chen Ming rushed over with an excited face: "Long Wu, there is a battle?" ”

"There's a battle! But there's something odd about it. The dragon told him in detail about the situation reported back by the horse.

"Slow?" Chen Ming also fell into deep thought.

The two were silent for a moment, and Long Dulu suddenly slapped his thigh and said, "Cannon, cannon!" ”

"You said Manchu brought cannons?" Chen Ming was surprised.

"That's right! It must be a cannon. Do you think about it, if you are a captive, you have fought so many defeats, you should also be smart, right? ”

"Dog's Day Dragon Five, this is like a fight! Why don't you say that you are a captive? Chen Ming rolled his eyes.

"Now is not the time to think about this, Lao Tzu is just an analogy." Long Duan said with a wicked smile.

"Why do you think that Manchu must have brought cannons?" Chen Ming scratched his head and asked.

"First, as long as the captives are not pigs, they will find that without powerful artillery, they will only be beaten in front of us. Second, only with artillery could the captives go so slowly. They were cavalry troops, and there was no reason to be so slow. ”

"Then why can't it be a musket?"

"How much does a musket weigh? If you only had a musket, you wouldn't have been able to move so slowly. Long Dulu explained.

"There's a point in saying that. So what now? You can't just wait like that. Chen Ming frowned.

"There are quite a few people who came this time, mostly cavalry, and artillery. According to my opinion, it is better to wait for the Tanma to come back and make a decision. Long said after thinking about it.

The two waited until the day of the day, when the scouts came back to report that in the midst of the full queue, more than a dozen artillery pieces were indeed drawn by camels.

The captives of this era don't know how to make a cannon jacket to cover up, so they pull the horse with a pull. The Dengzhou Army's Tanma climbed a hill far away, and when he looked at it with a telescope, he immediately saw the difference.

"Is it really artillery? You read that right? Both Long Dulu and Chen Ming asked anxiously.

"Report to the two chiefs! It was indeed an artillery, and that barrel was particularly long. We counted it, and it was thirteen in total. ”

"Well, that barrel must be at least three feet long!" Another tanma added with an oath.

"It's not three feet long, is it? No more than two feet. Another probe retorted.

"There's no need to argue, it doesn't matter how long the barrel is. You can find out the news of the captured artillery, which is a great achievement. Here, let's take credit for your contributions. Let's all go down and rest! The dragon commanded.

"Long Wu, what do you think now?" Chen Ming waited for the horse to go down before he asked excitedly.

"Inform Huang Haiqing and immediately report to the base camp of Fushan Bay. We must also immediately gather the officers of Yiju for a meeting and prepare to fight the Manchurians. "The arrangement of the dragon is quite organized.

"Okay, then let them come over first." Chen Ming echoed.

While waiting for the meeting, Chen Ming said to Long Duan: "Long Wu, should we send an army to attack along the way?" Our muskets still have an advantage in the face of a full bow and arrow. ”

"No, I can't. The number of our cavalry is still not enough. If the captives really want to fight to the death, we will definitely have big casualties. ”

"It's nothing. We are also cavalry, so we can still run if we can't win! We can keep harassing along the way! Didn't the Shogun say that? If you win, you will fight, and if you can't win, you will run. Chen Ming said his idea.

"I still don't think it's right. It's useless to go with fewer people, so harassing it is just tickling people's boots. If you go too much, it will evolve into a field battle. It's better to stick to the city. Long Dulu still insisted on his opinion.

In less than a quarter of an hour, all the other middle and high-ranking officers of the Dengzhou Army rushed over. When the gang heard that the army was coming, none of them were afraid. On the contrary, everyone was very excited, clamoring to fight across the river.

However, Long Dulu still insisted on his opinion. After thinking about it, most people think it makes sense. Of course, this approach is a bit conservative.

Yes, that's how Chen Ming thinks. He said unceremoniously: "Are you really waiting for the captives to bombard with cannons?" ”

"We have cannons too! If you want to bomb, it's also a cannon bombardment! The artillery company's bravado said.