"My lord, with such a solid fortress defense, we have taken advantage of the geographical advantage. Coupled with the harassment of General Ran Wu's 5,000 cavalry behind, even if the Tartars have tens of thousands of troops, they may not be able to take our Erlong Valley. Besides, I look at the heavens, and there will be heavy rain these days. It can be said that the time, place and people are on our side, and the lord does not need to worry too much. ”

Liu Ji followed Jiang Chuan on his patrol, and saw that Jiang Chuan stopped talking, thinking that he was worried about the upcoming war, so he opened his mouth and said with relief.

Jiang Chuan came back to his senses and said with a hearty smile: "Military Master, I'm not worried that the Tartars will be able to capture our Erlong Valley. If Tartar wants to take Erlong Valley, he doesn't have that good appetite yet. If the tartars come, I will give them a taste of the dried blood. Even if they shed blood, they don't want to enter Erlong Valley even an inch. ”

According to Liu Ji's suggestion, Jiang Chuan ordered Ran Wu to leave the valley early with 5,000 cavalry archers, and let him take the initiative to find fighters and harass the back of the Tartars. If you can fight, you will fight, and if you can't fight, you will run. Even if they can't cause much damage to the Tartars, they must be exhausted and exhausted, and they can't just come to fight Erlong Valley so easily.

And with such a force outside, the Tartars did not dare to attack the city with confidence, and they had to set aside some men and horses to defend themselves, which was equivalent to indirectly reducing the pressure on the headquarters.

In fact, now, with his feet stepping on the tall, wide, and sturdy city wall under his feet, Jiang Chuan's original nervousness has been completely let go.

Although he had built Taniguchi into a strong-standing fortress that looked impregnable, he knew that there was no castle in the world that could never be impregnated.

It was only a matter of time before even the strongest city would be breached.

Therefore, the source of his hole cards and confidence is not this hole card, but the shocking secret of the fortress base that can never be told to others.

With the existence of the base, as long as he has enough money and enough total population, he can continuously replenish troops from the barracks.

And the strength of the defenders is the key and fundamental that really determines the victory or defeat of the siege.

He showed that there were less than 10,000 infantry to defend the city, but it was an infinite number of troops for him. Of course, these are all theoretical.

As long as the enemy continues to attack the city, Jiang Chuan's loss of troops is faster than the speed of system replenishment, and the speed of his money and food replenishment is less than the speed of money and food needed to train new soldiers, then of course he will be defeated one day.

Of course, this is also theoretical. This is almost impossible to happen, unless the besieging side will mobilize hundreds of thousands of troops to fight at any cost.

But would anyone do that? Jiang Chuan is sure that no one is doing this at the moment. If the Qing army dares to attack this time, as long as they are allowed to suffer in Erlong Valley, they will definitely consider it again next time.

At least for now, the main target of the Qing army is not his Jiangchuan, but the behemoth Daming in the south.

It is impossible for them to expend their forces on an enemy like Egawa, which seems to be small at the moment.

This is Jiangchuan's real confidence. Moreover, the Qing army has won most battles over the years, and it has long been blind to no one, and it feels invincible in the world. This time to attack a small bandit den, naturally not too many people will be dispatched.

Liu Ji listened to Jiang Chuan's words, and asked with some puzzlement: "What is the lord worried about?" ”

Jiang Chuan sighed abruptly and said: "What I think about is how to treat the behemoth of the Ming Dynasty in the future once we occupy Liaodong, sweep away Mongolia, and subjugate the Korean Peninsula?" After all, it is also our mother country, and the people there are also our compatriots, and if the swords and soldiers face each other, I am afraid that I will not be able to pass this level in my heart. ”

Liu Ji didn't expect that Jiang Chuan had thought of such a distant thing, and after being slightly stunned, he smiled and said: "Lord, although it is said that people must have near-term worries without long-term concerns, but the lord has forgotten that everything in the world is changing, everyone is changing, things are interacting, and some things will have to be done even if the lord does not do it in the future." ”

Jiang Chuan pondered for a moment and laughed: "That's right, but I thought too much about myself. Times have changed, and no one knows what will happen in the future. If that day comes, when we are strong enough, we are afraid that if we don't provoke others, others will also take the initiative to provoke us. is still the same sentence, how can others be allowed to snore on the side of the couch, this is the case in the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and the same is true in the Ming Dynasty. And I will be the same. So, I'm just a mediocre bother. Haha"

Liu Ji said with a smile: "The lord is wise, it can be seen that the lord has a pure heart and does not forget his mother country, Liu Ji is deeply admired." ”

"You old fritter, you're good at this sycophancy." Jiang Chuan pointed at Liu Ji and laughed loudly, and Liu Ji also laughed.

In the afternoon, a distant rider came from the north with smoke and dust, and when he came to the city, he shouted: "Scout camp urgent news, please see your lordship!" ”

It didn't take long for Jiang Chuan to meet the scout.

"Lord Qiyu, the 30,000 Tartar army has set off from Liaoyang and is coming in the direction of my Erlong Valley." The scout shouted.

"Is it finally here? So let's get the show started. Jiang Chuan looked to the north, and a calm smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.