At the head of Zhenjiang Fort, the guard led a group of people to watch the food convoy disappear into the distance, and a group of people waited, unwilling to leave for a long time. After a long time, I don't know who it is, so I sighed and said: "It's a pity that there is so much food, not a single bag is left!" ”

When someone heard this, they couldn't help but sigh and say, "Look how hungry we are!" If I had known, I should have secretly hidden a few bags of grain last night! ”

"They're tightly guarded, can you steal food?"

"What's impossible, after all, this is our territory......"

When the guard of Zhenjiang Fort heard this, he couldn't listen to it anymore, and reprimanded: "Okay, let's take care of it, those grains are used by the emperor to deal with the Ming army on the side of Anshan Post Fort at a critical moment, who dares to fight the idea of these grains, be careful of moving your head!" ”

Hearing him speak, his subordinates didn't dare to say more, but sighed as well.

The Zhenjiang Fort guard didn't stop them from sighing, after all, he understood the feelings of these men. I don't have enough to eat every day, and if I don't see food, forget it. Last night, there was so much food in front of me, it would be impossible not to think about it.

Thinking of this, he also sighed, touched his flat stomach without a trace, and said: "I hope that after having these grains, I can resist the autumn harvest in the Qing Dynasty." Now that there is no Horqin tribe behind the scenes, the grain from the north will definitely be received in the warehouse. And on the North Korean side, I heard that His Royal Highness the Imperial Brother is also growing a lot of grain, and by the time next year, we will all be able to eat our stomachs, and when the time comes, it will be time to settle the general account with the Ming Kingdom! ”

Hearing this, these subordinates of his, who were still a little sluggish one by one, suddenly seemed to be a different person, and the whole person suddenly became energetic, and some of them even asked the Zhenjiang Fort guard: "When the time comes, the grain can really be eaten?" ”

"I'm sure I can eat it!" The Zhenjiang Fort guard naturally answered in the affirmative, which made one of his subordinates listen to it, and couldn't help but say: "When I have food, I must store enough food at home, this kind of starvation taste, I don't want to have it again!" “

Hearing this, many people showed the expression that you said what was in my heart. After looking forward to a better future in the city, they finally felt that it was not interesting to keep saying this, and some of them were rumbling in their stomachs. So they prepared to go down to the city, and they should lie down on the corpses, and when they should get something to eat, they went to get something to eat.

But at this moment, someone suddenly stopped, turned his head to look at the distance of the official road, and said, "Listen, what sound does it seem to have?" ”

"What sound can it be?" When someone heard this, he said disapprovingly, "Everyone has gone away, do you think that those grain bags have grown their own feet and run back to our Zhenjiang Fort?" ”

When they heard this, they all burst into laughter, and then they prepared to go down to the city. But after such a while, there was a faint movement, and many people felt it.

"What's that sound?" Someone had doubts and asked instinctively.

The guard of Zhenjiang Fort walked quickly to the outer wall, looked at the official road winding away, listened carefully, and suddenly changed his face and said: "It seems to be ...... It seems that there is a fight? ”

I'm not sure, but with his years of experience on the battlefield, he immediately thought of this.

When the others heard this, they saw that at the end of the official road, there was a fast horse galloping towards Zhenjiang Fort. Everyone looked carefully and recognized it as the horse of the grain protection team. Suddenly, the people in the city were all sighing in their hearts, and they faintly felt a little bad.

Sure enough, before the horse came closer, after seeing someone on the head of the city, he stood up from the horse, waved his hand, and shouted anxiously: "There is an ambush by the Ming army, hurry up and reinforce it!" There is an ambush by the Ming army, and the reinforcements ...... quickly"

At first, I couldn't hear or see clearly. But soon, these people in the city saw the anxious expression of the tanma clearly, and also heard his shout. Suddenly, the people at the head of the city were in a hurry.

The defender of Zhenjiang Fort hurriedly turned around, and at the same time ordered loudly: "Quickly, gather troops and horses, and immediately reinforce them." ”

His men also ran after him to the city, and when they heard this, they all agreed. But then, immediately a discordant question sounded: "My lord, everyone is hungry, how can you fight?" ”

As soon as these words were spoken, all those who left in a hurry were immediately unable to move anymore as if their footsteps had taken root.

At this time, Tanma had already rushed into the city, shouting loudly, calling back the god of the Zhenjiang Fort guard, and he immediately ordered: "What are you still doing in a daze, immediately release the reserve grain, find out all the things that can be eaten, let everyone cushion something, if the army is late, the emperor will be guilty!" ”

Speaking of this, he paused and added: "There is so much food, it can't be taken away by the Ming army anymore!" ”

Thinking of so much food, all of a sudden, everyone quickened their pace and went to prepare.

At this time, there were fast horses galloping over, shouting all the way that the Ming army was ambushed, the food team was dangerous, hurry up and rescue and so on, and then did not enter Zhenjiang Fort and continued to go along the official road.

When the guard of Zhenjiang Fort saw it, he knew that he had gone to Sinuiju on the other side of the Yalu River to move rescue troops. Thinking about it this way, his confidence has increased again, and if it continues to be passed on like this, there will be more and more Qing troops, even if the Ming army can defeat the army that protects the grain, it will definitely not be able to escape. The only thing to worry about now is that I am afraid that the Ming army will burn those grains!

Before the soldiers and horses of Zhenjiang Fort had time to go to battle, they saw a large group of cavalry galloping on the official road. When the Zhenjiang Fort guard saw it, he immediately became anxious. Needless to say, those cavalry must have been from the Qing Dynasty. If it was the Ming army, it would be impossible to rush to Zhenjiang Fort if it lost the battle. That is to say, the food protection team was defeated?

Thinking about it, he felt a little unlikely. You must know that the grain guard, but Azigebel led 2,000 men and horses, and Duke Yanguli led 1,000 soldiers and horses, among which there were 2,000 Manchurian warriors, how could they be defeated so quickly?

He was thinking about it, when he suddenly found that among the cavalry who had fled back, wasn't it Lord Azigbel! He fled back, and it was definitely a defeat! For the first time, the Zhenjiang Fort guard thought of it, it's over, so much food, it's all over!

Azig fled back to Zhenjiang Fort in one go, his helmet didn't know when it fell off, he turned over and dismounted, panting heavily, and at the same time shouted to the Zhenjiang Fort guard who hurriedly ran in front of him: "Quick, gather all your soldiers and horses at once, and send scouts to investigate the movements of the Ming army, collect the rout, and those grains must be taken back!" ”

The guard general of Zhenjiang Fort listened, although he immediately agreed, but he knew in his heart that since so much grain had fallen into the hands of the Ming army, he was afraid that he would not be able to take it back.

But no matter what, a dead horse must also be a live horse doctor, so he immediately sent out a scout horse and searched along the official road.

After drinking an unknown amount of water in one go, the frightened Azig finally stabilized a little. At this time, he remembered, so he asked the guard, "What about Yanguli?" Where is he? ”

The guards who fled back with him only cared about protecting Azig for his life, and they also cared about observing the battlefield and looking for Yanguli's traces. Therefore, when Azig asked, no one could answer.

In the end, it was an older guard who replied: "Grandpa Yanguli is old and serious, and it should be fine." I don't know if he withdrew to the side of the soup station fort. He will definitely let Tangzhan Fort send troops, and then pass the horse back quickly, and gather more men and horses when the time comes, and we will definitely be able to recapture those grains by chasing the Ming army! ”

Hearing this, Azig's face finally looked a little better, and he nodded, agreeing with this statement. Suddenly, he remembered something and hurriedly asked, "Has the messenger for help sent to Sinuiju has been dispatched?" ”

"Lord Belle, I've already sent it before." His guard replied immediately.

Azig remembered the 1,000 soldiers and horses of Dord, and he urgently needed them at this time, so after hearing this, he felt that it was not safe, so he immediately ordered: "Quickly, send another messenger, send a messenger to Sinuiju at once, and be sure to let Duoduo come to help." If he is no longer in Sinuiju, he will continue to chase him, catch up with him and let him come back. ”

The guards originally thought that they had already been sent, so they didn't need to send them again, but when they thought about Azig's mood at this time, he didn't dare to say this, so he immediately sent another messenger to set off according to Azig's wishes.

Time passed slowly, but Azig was on pins and needles, and he couldn't sit still at all. There were not as many routs as expected. That is to say, I am afraid that most of the troops of the grain protection team have been poisoned by the Ming army. Otherwise, there is no need to be ordered, and he will definitely escape to the nearest Zhenjiang Fort.

If you can't collect enough routs, how can you be the opponent of the Ming army if you rely on these township soldiers in Zhenjiang Fort alone? Thinking like this, Azig's mind immediately recalled the scene when the Ming army suddenly appeared. The cavalry of the Ming army, there was still a division of labor, and they expected the possible reaction on their side, but it was just a round of charge, and they rushed to this side into two sections!

Thinking of this, Azig didn't know what was wrong, and he had a kind of fear. At this time, he finally realized why the grain protection team was robbed by the Ming army in the past? But then he couldn't figure out why the Ming army was so well prepared, and even the infantry rushed back?

When he was thinking wildly, suddenly someone in the city screamed, Azig heard the sound, and hurriedly looked up, but saw that in the distance of the official road, the Ming cavalry actually came this way.

What's the situation? Could it be that the Ming army has robbed the grain, and it is still coming to attack Zhenjiang Fort? Thinking like this, Azig was frightened, and he immediately ordered: "Hurry, hurry, all go to the city to defend!" “

At this time, most of the troops in Zhenjiang Fort were busy preparing for battle, and when they heard this, they all ran to the city.

In just a moment, the Ming cavalry was already close. I saw that some of the horsemen who were skilled in equestrian skills roared close to the Zhenjiang Fort, which was waiting for the battle, with a smile and a mockery, provoking the Manchu soldiers at the head of the city. Even Azig's handsome banner was picked up by them, and it was humiliated in front of Azig at the head of the city.

This made Azig's face flush, but he didn't dare to give the order to go out to fight, just holding the city wall's hands, trembling slightly. At this time, he once again experienced the feeling when the Ming army defending the city was humiliated by the captives outside the city.

He tried not to look at the provocative cavalry, and when he looked up, behind the cavalry, he could already see in the distance that the Ming army was carrying a cart of grain, also coming this way.

At this time, he was puzzled and couldn't help asking: "What are these Ming troops going to do, and where are they going with food?" ”

If you go this way, you are going to North Korea, he doesn't understand, why the Ming army didn't withdraw to the south, but instead went to North Korea?

Hearing this, one of his personal guards suddenly shouted with a sudden realization: "Master, it's not good, the Ming army has sailors, and they must want to go from the sea." ”

As soon as he said this, Azig immediately remembered. So, he really panicked.

If the Ming army returned by land, it would definitely not be able to go fast with so much food. After gathering reinforcements here, chase all the way, and you will definitely be able to catch up after such a long distance. But if the Ming army went from the sea, Zhenjiang Fort would be the Yalu River in the past, and once the Ming army was allowed to get on the boat, the Qing Dynasty could only stare dryly!

Thinking of Huang Taiji's face after losing these life-saving foods, Azig couldn't stand still, and he immediately ordered: "Quickly, gather men and horses, go out of the city to fight, no matter what, you must block the Ming army here!" ”

Zhenjiang Fort is only on the edge of the official road, and as long as the Ming army continues to walk east along the official road, there is no need to take Zhenjiang Fort. It is also for this reason that Azig has this order. Otherwise, he couldn't bear to watch the grain cart go away in front of him. The same is true of the guards of Zhenjiang Fort, who he can't afford either. So, the city immediately got busy again, even if they had just been defeated by the Ming army and their morale was not high, but thinking that the food was snatched away by the Ming army in front of them, this was something they would never allow, and they all mustered up the courage to prepare for battle.

Seeing the movement on the head of the city, Lu Xiangsheng didn't care at all, but just nodded at Cao Bianjiao, the general of the new army. Then, I saw a group of ground soldiers driving up, blocking a stone's throw away from the gate of Zhenjiang Fort, standing in rows, waiting for the enemy to leave the city. As for the grain truck, it was as if it was to go, except for those Han Army Eight Banners who were taken prisoner, who were a little panicked and at a loss, the others did not take the Manchu soldiers in Zhenjiang Fort seriously at all.

This kind of thing, if it were a few years ago, it would have been unimaginable, but now, they feel that it should be so!

As soon as the gates of Zhenjiang Fort opened, the Manchu cavalry rushed out first, rushing towards the infantry army formation assembled by the Ming army, trying to lure the Ming army into fire as before. Because they saw that these Ming soldiers were holding muskets in their hands.

But they found that none of these Ming troops were flustered. According to their experience, as long as they make a posture of attacking with all their might, there will be Ming troops who can't help but open fire, and then drive other soldiers to follow suit.