Huang Zhao stood on the earthen wall at the end of the land bridge on Bijia Mountain, looked at the Qing army opposite, and sighed.

"Captain Huang, what are you sighing for?" One person asked suddenly.

Huang Zhao turned his head and saw that it was Shi Lang, the commander of the First Detachment of the North Sea Fleet of the Model Army Navy. At this time, Shi Lang was learning about the state of the army's defense in order to cooperate with them.

"It's a pity that our large forces are gone. If our main force is still there, we can eat the opposite tartar in one bite. Now we don't have many people left in our army, and although it is not a problem to hold Beacon Hill, it is not enough to eat the Tartars on the other side. Well, the enemy's barracks are not far from the sea, and I wonder if the cannons on your navy's warships can reach them at high tide? Huang Zhao pointed to the Qing army camp on the opposite side.

"It should be enough." Shi Lang looked at the camp of the Qing army opposite, estimated the distance, and then said so. The First North Sea Fleet consisted of two cruisers captured from the Spaniards, and it was also the core combat force in the North Sea Fleet. Being able to become the commander of such a detachment should be a manifestation of reuse for the young Shi Lang.

It's just that Shi Lang is not very satisfied with this arrangement. He even felt that it would be nice if he could use this so-called "detachment commander" post to change to the captain of the large fleet. Because in Shi Lang's view, this side of the North Sea is not the main battlefield of the navy at all, and here, whether it is the Manchu Qing Dynasty or North Korea, which has now surrendered to the Manchu Dynasty, there are no more ships, so he can't find any opportunities for meritorious service in naval battles at all. Besides, even if he was lucky, one day he encountered a Jianqi or a North Korean ship whose number of giant pandas was actually rarer than that of later generations, and sank them, it would not be considered a credit, even if he reported to the above, saying "I sank two enemy fishing boats today" and "captured another fishing boat today"? Not to mention the above attitude, even yourself, I'm not embarrassed, right?

"It's a hot tide for a while, why don't you give a command to let the two boats come over and bomb them?" Huang Zhaodao.

Shi Lang shook his head and said, "In this place, it is not easy to make real meritorious contributions. These Tartars are almost all cavalry, and the Jianqi have always relied on heavy infantry to charge into battle. Probably after knowing that our army had captured Jinzhou, the Tartars remembered Beacon Hill and knew that if we gained a firm foothold here, it would be very troublesome. So send these cavalry, want to get ahead of us and occupy this place. Still, they were late. Hehe, Commander Huang, do you think that without the support of naval firepower, your army can hold the attack of this group of enemy troops? ”

Hearing this question, Huang Zhao felt that Shi Lang was also showing the superiority of the navy. Because of the previous series of exploits, some guys in the navy, when facing the army, always have a sense of superiority that is complacent, as if they are one level higher than the army. This point didn't seem to be seen in Shi Lang before, and he didn't want to deal with it more, and this sense of naval superiority still came out.

However, although he was slightly unhappy, Huang Zhao still replied: "Don't talk about such a little Tartar, even if there are thirty or fifty thousand Tartars, even if the whole army of Tartars is pressed up, how much can they expand in this place?" We hold on to this opening, and there is no problem at all. ”

Shi Lang nodded and said, "Commander Huang, you see, if I take advantage of the high tide today and rush up and give them an artillery bombardment, how many Tartars can I kill?" The Tartars, on the contrary, knew how far our shells could hit. If I keep the ship hidden, the Tartars won't even know that our ship is here, how strong the firepower our ship is, and how much damage it can reach. When the Tartar army arrives, do you think they will try to attack Beacon Hill? ”

Huang Zhao thought for a while and said, "If I were the leader of the Tartars, I would definitely not. Because it is clear, with the Tartars, attack Beacon Hill, that is, to give away people's heads. But I think the Tartars will probably come and fight it anyway. Because they do not know very well about the combat effectiveness of our army. I even estimate that they will underestimate the defensive capabilities of our fortifications. After all, you see that our wall is nothing more than a pile of earth, and the height is not very high. And it's not straight enough, so it's not too difficult to climb up. In the eyes of the Tartars, some of the cities they have fought are stronger than our defenses. ”

Shi Lang smiled when he heard this: "Commander Huang, you see, this pass is actually not the main battlefield now, whether it is here in your army or in our navy, right?" Our navy is here, and there is simply no opportunity to make meritorious contributions at sea. On the Tartar side, there is not even a decent fishing boat that can go to sea; The North Koreans are no better off either. The guys in the Marine Corps, anyway, they still have a little bit of going ashore off the coast of North Korea, and they can do things to attack targets on the shore, but what about our sailors? Where is the opportunity to make meritorious contributions? So you see, on my two ships, almost all of them are recruits who have never fought in the same water, and the veterans have been transferred to Taiwan and Nanyang, because that's where our navy comes in.

Actually, it's the same with your army. The major general, at least for the time being, is simply not willing to invest too much force outside the gates. He just wanted to drag the Tartar so that he couldn't enter the customs casually. Otherwise, how could the major general burn Jinzhou immediately after seizing it? Now Kannai is the main battlefield, and recapturing the Beijing Division and eliminating the Liukou is the first combat goal. Actually, just look at your group and know that I'm not talking nonsense. Under normal circumstances, how many people are in a regiment? How many people are there in your so-called 'synthesis group'? Not even half the size of a normal regiment...... In this way, we will certainly not have as many opportunities to make meritorious contributions outside the Guanxi or Nanyang as we do in the Guannei or Nanyang. The two of us were unlucky to be sent here, and there was no way around it. But I heard that true heroes and heroes can seize opportunities and make great achievements wherever they go. Therefore, we must seize any possible opportunity to make meritorious contributions and make greater contributions. ”

Speaking of this, Shi Lang paused, looked at Huang Zhao's face, and saw that he seemed to be attracted by his words, so he continued:

"Commander Huang, you see, we first show weakness to the Tartars and lure them to attack. We pretended to hold on to it, so that the Tartars felt as if one more breath could drive us out into the sea. When the Tartars have thrown in a large force, our navy will come out and cut the land bridge with naval guns. We cooperated by land and sea to eat the Tartar attacking troops, and then we took advantage of the high tide to shell the enemy barracks. The enemy army has been newly defeated, and naturally the people are panicking. It was shelled by our army again, but I am afraid that it will be even more chaotic. Moreover, the enemy's army was camped here, and it was more troublesome to run out of artillery range than it is now. The results of the shelling could be even greater. Even...... Even Commander Huang's cavalry battalion can take advantage of the opportunity. What do you think of me? ”

……

Just when Shi Lang and Huang Zhao were discussing how to get greater credit, Zheng Sen had returned to Jinghai with the main force of the Model Army.

"Mr. Zheng, I don't know what the situation is on the Tartar side?" As soon as he saw Zheng Sen, Fu Wang Zhu Yousong immediately greeted him and asked.

Zheng Sen hurriedly clasped his fists and saluted: "Chitose, Weichen is in armor, he can't pay full salutes, and I ask Chitose to forgive me." ”

Zhu Yousong said: "General Zheng doesn't have to be polite, I don't know how the military situation is now?" ”

Zheng Sen said: "Don't worry about a thousand years old. On the order of Chitose, Weichen led a large army and attacked Liaodong. Lai Chitose Hongfu, the protection of the temple, one day down Jinzhou. The ministers burned Jian's savings in Jinzhou and killed thousands of Jianxuan. Without follow-up grain and grass, the soldiers will not be able to last long under the Yuguan. Weichen expected that the enemy army would definitely retreat, and Yuguan would be worry-free. The ministers expected that the siege of Yuguan would be relieved by tomorrow at the latest. Chitose is here, waiting for good news. ”

Zhu Yousong listened to it, and said: "General Zheng broke the rogue in one battle, and broke the skulls in another battle, which is really the dry city of the country." It's just that Shenjing is covered in dust by thieves, and it can't be recovered until today, and it's really ......."

Zheng Sen listened and knew that Zhu Yousong was anxious to recapture Beijing in order to determine his position as emperor. He replied, "Chitose! Wechen has ordered the armies to prepare for the recovery of the Beijing Division. The minister has already let the light cavalry approach the Beijing division for reconnaissance today, and today and tomorrow will let the army rest for two days, and then send troops to recover the Beijing division. Chitose, that Li Chuang has just suffered a big defeat, and there are only tens of thousands of people in the army in his hands who are really obedient to him, and he has fought all the way from Shaanxi to Beijing, so it can be said that he has long been exhausted. And the rest of his army is just a newly attached rebel army, and they surrendered to Li Chuang, but they were forced to force the troops, and not all of them really wanted to be thieves. He was suspicious of Li Chuangshang. With a tired army of no more than tens of thousands, Li Chuang controlled several times the number of suspicious people. Although the number of people is large, in fact, there is nothing to fear. Recently it was defeated by our army, and the morale was shaken. The hearts of the newly attached army are becoming more and more fluctuating. If His Highness promised that as long as the rebels were anyway, they would not be to blame for the past, then Weichen was sure that the Jingshi would be down in the near future. ”

When Zhu Yousong heard this, he smiled and said: "These little things, Aiqing decides by herself, why bother asking Lonely?" ”

Zheng Sen hurriedly said, "This ...... How dare Wechen assert himself? Your Highness ......"

Zhu Yousong said impatiently: "Everything has to be taken care of alone, where can you be busy alone?" Lonely and other ministers, does it mean that someone will always ask Gu no matter what little things? Besides, Lone heard that 'the reason why Jun is suffering from the third of the army', the military and political affairs, Lone does not know much, if it is according to Lone's will, I am afraid that it will harm the world. So this kind of thing, Aiqing decides for herself. Well, that's it, Lone still has something. ”