Zhenjiang Fort was not far from the Yalu River, and Lu Xiangsheng, the governor of Denglai, finally chose the Manchu grain guard team to go out of Zhenjiang Fort not far to rob the grain, the main reason was to facilitate evacuation. As long as the food guards don't escape back to the city, that's fine. As for those Manchu local troops in the city, hehe, the elite army of the Manchu Qing Dynasty is not afraid, and will they be afraid of these local troops?

About an hour or so in the afternoon, the Ming cavalry had arrived at the Yalu River, and on the shore agreed in advance, they saw the fleet of the Denglai Naval Division that was already waiting here. Azig couldn't have imagined that through the call between Zheng Zhiyun and Wei Mulan in the chat group, the Daming water and land armies cooperated very tacitly.

I saw that on the surface of the Yalu River, the fleet had formed a long formation, and the shore was suitable for docking, and there were two boats at a time, which had been docked on the shore at this time, and the simple bridge had been prepared there. As soon as the grain transport team arrived, the Ming soldiers immediately ordered the surrendered Han Army Eight Banners to immediately drive the grain trucks onto the transport ship.

These surrendered Han Army Eight Banners, all with a look of surprise on their faces, how could the sailors of the Ming army just appear here, and there are so many? Also, these transport ships of the Ming army can even drive grain trucks up, obviously specially modified, could it be that these transport ships were prepared to rob the grain trucks of the Qing Dynasty?

This time, they guessed right. The Ming army continued to rob the Manchu grain wagons, and then they were often loaded and transported away by sailors. After a few times, it was found that the battle of robbing grain could often catch the Manchu army by surprise, and it was easier to succeed, but it was more troublesome to load grain on the ship, and it often had to be delayed for a long time.

The transport ship is full, and it will drive away, without the escort of a warship, in this sea, it is the world of the Ming army, and the Manchus do not even have a boat, so they can rest assured. Whether it was the grain truck on the ship or the transport ship docking, everything was in order and there was no confusion. Neither the officers and men of the Denglai Naval Division nor the soldiers of the Ming Army on the shore had an impatient or panicked look, as if they were not in the enemy-controlled area. People who don't know the inside story will definitely think that they are in the territory of the Ming Dynasty, and they are so calm.

However, Lu Xiangsheng commanded the army, so he naturally would not underestimate the enemy. The infantry guarded a large circle on the shore, and the cavalry were all scattered out to shield the snooping horses of the Jianyu. As for the Sinuiju side on the other side, it is inconvenient for the cavalry to pass, so it is casual. Anyway, the pontoon bridge on the river has been destroyed by the sailors, and with the Yalu River across it, the Manchu army on the other side of Sinuiju can only stare dryly.

A small boat galloped over from the east coast, and came ashore to Lu Xiangsheng's handsome flag, it was Li Deming who returned to the team, he took out a head and said: "Lord Zhongcheng, this is a messenger sent by the Manchus to Korea for help, and it has been intercepted by his subordinates. ”

Letting Li Deming on the east bank intercept and kill the messenger was only a supplement to the whole war. Actually, it doesn't have much of an impact. With the Denglai Naval Division here, even if the pontoon bridge is not destroyed, can the Manchu army still pass the Yalu River safely under the attack of the sailors?

Lu Xiangsheng nodded when he heard this, and let Li Deming go to rest. It was still a bit hard to follow the Manchu grain protection team all the way. Looking at the busyness of the river on the shore, Wei Mulan on the side said happily: "Probably the evacuation can be completed before dark, right?" ”

"Almost, as long as there are no accidents, everything will be done as planned!" Lu Xiangsheng listened, was in a good mood, nodded and responded.

Careful operational deployment was made in advance, and even many details were provided by special people. According to the emperor, these are called operational staff officers. Some of them calculate the distance, think about the various situations that may be encountered during the transportation of the grain truck, and give solutions; Some are familiar with the hydrological conditions of the Yalu River, and give the best loading location and scheme; Some made estimates of the possible response of the Manchu army and provided solutions to Lu Xiangsheng, while others were more familiar with the situation of the surrounding Manchus, and there were several situations for the analysis of the reinforcements of the Manchu army......

In the end, all these situations were brought into the hands of Governor Denglai, who commanded the war, so that Lu Xiangsheng could easily make decisions according to his own situation, and finally form an effective battle plan. Judging from the results of the implementation now, it is really good. This so-called staff method made Lu Xiangsheng secretly admire.

Although at this time or all along, there are similar situations. These staff officers are actually staff members. But comparatively speaking, this kind of staff officer is all officers and men in the army, and they are familiar with the things they are responsible for, or can consciously grasp the situation, which can effectively reduce the things that the commander does not consider. According to the emperor's words, this staff officer is far more professional than the staff!

Today, this staff system exists only in the new army. Lu Xiangsheng is already thinking about setting up such a system in the Dongjiang Army when he returns.

He was thinking about it when he heard Wei Mulan suddenly sigh with emotion: "The Manchu army is getting worse and worse, and it is estimated that Liaodong will be recovered soon!" ”

This battle was far easier than expected. You must know that judging from the information you have, among the 3,000 grain protection teams, there are 2,000 Jurchen elites. But it's still crushed with one blow, and basically there is no ability to fight back!

Lu Xiangsheng listened, turned his head to look at her, and said with a smile: "Liaodong will definitely be recovered, but we must remain vigilant against the Manchu army, and we must not be careless." ”

Speaking of this, he saw that Wei Mulan seemed a little puzzled, so he explained in detail: "These soldiers of the Manchu Qing Dynasty are actually veterans, and they all have many years of experience in the battlefield, so they should not be underestimated. The reason why every time we go to war, it seems to be relatively easy. The main reason is that the Manchus don't understand us! ”

Lu Xiangsheng said, and couldn't help but recall the battles again and again: "At the beginning, the Manchus always thought that our Ming army was still the previous Ming army, and it was also that they fought too smoothly in the past, and they were too light on the enemy ideologically. Later, after suffering several losses, I finally had an understanding of my Ming army, but this understanding was still not enough, they didn't know, our Ming army is getting stronger and stronger, and their understanding has not been able to keep up with the strength of the Ming army, so they have suffered losses again and again. ”

Speaking of this, Lu Xiangsheng suddenly sighed with emotion, and then said with admiration: "But the most important point is that with the presence of the emperor and the presence of you factory guards, our army can understand the situation of the Manchu army clearly, and the initiative is completely in the hands of our Ming army." Hit the Manchu army again and again, so that they were hungry all the time, and when they reacted that our Ming army was not what it used to be, and attached great importance to it, the Manchu army was already too hungry to start a big war. “

Under the influence of such defeats one after another, their most important mentality of daring to fight no longer exists. On the battlefield, they no longer have confidence, they feel that they will be able to win the Ming army, and even have a fear of the Ming army. In this battle, we attacked suddenly, and the Jianyu was not prepared at all, and there was no way to defend against it, so we could win easily. ”

Listening to Lu Xiangsheng's detailed analysis, Wei Mulan couldn't help but nod again and again while thinking about the battles she had experienced. Lord Zhongcheng deserves to be Lord Zhongcheng, and the analysis is too thorough, and it is indeed this reason!

They were chatting here, but Azig on the head of Zhenjiang Fort was like a needle felt, like an ant on a hot pot, circling around the city. At this time, the gate of Zhenjiang Fort was completely opened. The corpses of the Qing soldiers outside the city have also been cleaned up. As soon as a fast horse enters and exits, there is basically no good news.

There are often fast horses who come back in embarrassment, just like this one now, sweating, and warning to Azig with a panicked face: "Lord Belle, the Ming cavalry is scattered everywhere, and we can't get close at all. The minions were on the horses, and only three of them fled back. “

Azig wanted to let these scouts go around the distance to investigate, but it was still useless, the Ming army had a lot of cavalry, and they scattered a big circle, basically there was no chance for Jianyu to scout the horses.

"Lord Belle, if it doesn't get dark, the Ming cavalry will definitely have omissions, and then we will be able to find out the situation of the Ming army's loading of ships." The defender of Zhenjiang Fort admonished Azig, "With so much grain, the Ming army must not be allowed to transport it calmly." The last general organized a group of dead soldiers, taking advantage of the cover of the night, preparing more things to ignite the fire, sneaking over and attacking the Ming army's grain car fleet, as long as the fleet can be burned, or the grain car can be destroyed, it will definitely greatly delay the speed of the Ming army's withdrawal. In this way, I still have a chance! ”

Azig listened and immediately nodded, now there is only this way.

At this moment, I saw dust flying in the distance of the official road, as if a large army was coming. At this time, the army that came over again must be the Qing Dynasty's own army. Therefore, Azig couldn't help but show a hint of relief on his face, and eagerly lay on the head of the city, wanting to see which people came to the rescue as soon as possible.

The fast horse arrived first, and it was the army from the side of Tangzhan Fort that came, only about 1,000, and the rout of the collected grain guard team was only about 1,300 in total. Azig couldn't help but be a little disappointed, but something is better than nothing. These local troops, Azig didn't even have the confidence to send them out when he saw the soldiers who were as thin as ribs. At most, more dead soldiers can be selected from among them and a larger raid will be launched at night.

However, there is also good news, that is, the farther side of Phoenix City is already organizing an army rescue. Over there is a big city, with a lot of troops, and the army sent is far from being comparable to a small castle like Yuzhan Fort. If we expect to march overnight, we will be here at noon tomorrow. If you are a cavalry, you should be able to arrive late this night.

This news really relieved Azig. So much food, the last life-saving food of the Qing Dynasty, if it was snatched away by the Ming army like this, not to mention the loss of soldiers, just the grain, it is estimated that Huang Taiji will have his heart alive. He can't afford this responsibility anyway.

Now wait until the evening, the dead soldiers will first harass and destroy, and then wait until tomorrow day, when the reinforcements arrive, and then launch an attack, there is still hope of retaking some of the food. Thinking so, Azig ordered again: "The Ming army's firearms are sharp, and the carts built in a hurry must be strong, and the quilts must be added to a few more beds." Ben Baylor doesn't believe it, those muskets of the Ming army can still penetrate these carts again! ”

The chariot has always been one of the effective means for the Manchu army to deal with the firearms of the Ming army, not to mention that the Ming army does not have artillery, as long as the chariot is thicker, it can definitely cover the Qing army to fight close to the Ming army. Once the hand-to-hand combat was met, the advantage of the Ming army's firearms was lost. Only in this kind of war can there be hope for winning!

The guard of Zhenjiang Fort naturally understood that although the materials in Zhenjiang Fort were limited and the quilt was also scarce, he still agreed without hesitation and immediately went down to the city to work on this matter. In the battle under the city in the morning, if there had been a well-prepared chariot, there would not have been such heavy losses, and so many Qing warriors would have been killed and wounded!

On the official road in North Korea, a fast horse is galloping. The horse was already running fast, but the knight didn't seem to be satisfied, and was still urging vigorously, trying to increase the speed of the horse, hurry, hurry. This kind of galloping at the expense of horsepower, it is estimated that this horse will run to death. But the knight also had a horse in his hand, and he had two horses, and he had obviously taken the situation into account.

Finally, the horse under his crotch seemed to be dead. The knight did not hesitate at all, and his riding skills were also excellent, and as soon as he jumped up, he jumped onto another war horse, and continued to "drive" the horse to gallop. Not surprisingly, the horse he had abandoned slowed down without the control of its owner, and finally collapsed on the official road wailing.

Duoduo, who had walked a day in advance, was not fast, after all, there were infantry troops in the army he led. In order to save food, if you don't give you enough food, you will go even more unfast. But Duoduo didn't care, but was a little relaxed. This time, the grain protection was a little unexpected to him, the Ming army did not appear, and there was no idea of coming to fight these grains. But fortunately, it didn't come, otherwise if this batch of grain was lost, the North Korean side would no longer be able to get food. Even if there is no place on the Japanese side, unless the Japanese side can lay more places, it is possible to collect more grain, and it is possible to transport it to Korea.

Thinking of his own caution along the way, Dodor's mind flashed with Azigna's disdainful look at him. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but regret it a little, if he knew that the Ming army would not come, he wouldn't have to be so cautious, but he was looked down upon by this brother who ate inside and out, and wore a pair of pants with Huang Taiji.

He was thinking about it when suddenly there was a commotion at the back of the line, and faintly, there seemed to be a voice. This makes Duoduo a spirit, could it be that the Ming army is coming?

But he immediately came back to his senses and couldn't help but laugh, there was no food on his side, how could the Ming army appear?

At this moment, he finally heard the voice coming from behind him clearly: "The Ming army has robbed the grain and transported it to the Yalu River, please return to the rescue as soon as possible!" ”