Chapter 739: Gathering Soldiers and Horses
Huang Sheng prepared to let 30,000 ironclad cavalry soldiers sail north, and in order to avoid huge losses caused by long-distance seaborne war horses, all the horses were left in the south for use.
After the knights arrive at Zhongming Fort, they will get a war horse, and they will undergo recovery training for a month to adapt to the new war horse, and it will certainly not be a problem to restore their combat effectiveness.
Ma Zhannu and Cao Hucheng developed in Mengtou, Liaoxi, and had tripled on the basis of the original two battalions, and the cavalry was also close to 8,000.
"Huaxia Island" and Huangjiawan Island also had cavalry rushing to join the division, and finally, together with the Inner Khalkha cavalry, the Northern Expeditionary Army gathered 50,000 "God of War" iron cavalry.
Huang Sheng knew that the cavalry of Chengda and the cavalry of Qinggeltai would not be eaten by Jiannu, because Hexiang sent back the news in time that she had formed thirty warships and a hundred transport ships to provide material and firepower support to the Chengda Dadao troops who had retreated to camp on the seaside.
The Qing army was busy encircling and annihilating Hong Chengchou, and there was no time to take care of it, and the major affairs were temporarily shelved by the Qing army.
Now both armies are fighting small-scale trench battles, and neither side has used all their strength to destroy the other's minds, and the battle has reached a stalemate and entered the stage of confrontation.
Of course, Cheng Da avoided taking his own men and horses in order to save Hong Chengchou, and chose to follow the advice of Princess Hexiang to wait for help, Zhang Youlu personally commanded the agents of the Military Intelligence Department to use the cover of night to sneak up on Songshan Yumai to spy on Jinzhou.
Tang Daoheng knew that the king of the south would not let Jinzhou fall, and he firmly believed that the head of the family would definitely come to Liaodong to fight for slaves.
It is very important to know oneself and the other, and the Zanhua Department must urgently need to get information about Jinzhou when formulating a plan.
Tang Daoheng was not afraid of trouble, and every night he would use hot air balloons to lift off in the air at the four city gates to play light codes, hoping that the agents who managed to get close to Jinzhou would be able to see it.
The hard work paid off, and on a dark and windy night, they finally got in touch with the agents who had lurked on Matsuyama.
Soon, the soldiers and civilians of Jinzhou learned that the king of Nan was preparing to launch a national war, and announced in a high-profile manner that he had destroyed the small Qing kingdom in one fell swoop.
The soldiers and civilians who had lost their confidence after being besieged for more than two years had a carnival that night, and everyone was full of confidence in the future.
They all trust the king of the south unconditionally, the king of the south can do what he says when the soldiers are outnumbered, and now there are hundreds of thousands of troops under his command, and the destruction of the slaves is just around the corner.
After confirming that the news was correct, He Kegang, a good man with iron bones, was so embarrassed that he couldn't cry for a while. This chief general is actually Alexander, although he looks down on life and death, but as the supreme commander, he can't take tens of thousands of Jinzhou soldiers and civilians to the road of no return!
In the sixth year of the Apocalypse, Ji Yong, the great eunuch who had guarded Jinzhou with Zhao Shujiao, was also excited, he was rescued by Huang Sheng last time and made meritorious contributions, but he didn't think that more than ten years later, he would still be the "God of War" to save Jinzhou and the dire situation.
Xiong Zhaojue's performance is different from others, he used scolding in Jinzhou City to vent his emotions, and he counted the shamelessness of Jiannu in 1510, and he was very angry, and he didn't stop scolding for more than an hour.
Jinzhou military and civilian wine drank dry and poured full, half of the people drunk that day, and finally tens of thousands of people sang "Great Ming", at this moment everyone knows that their side will definitely win, and the blood of Jiannu is just around the corner.
Jinzhou was originally a city with strong walls and united efforts, but now it has also gotten rid of the embarrassment of not being able to communicate with the outside world, and the soldiers and civilians think that it is no problem to stay here until the food is exhausted.
The information issued by He Kegang and Ji Yong was transmitted to Hexiang and Zhang Youlu through the light code, and He Kegang expressed his position on behalf of the military and civilians of Jinzhou that Jinzhou has the ability to continue to hold on for a year and a half.
He Kegang also expressed his meaning, clarifying that Jiannu's consumption under the city of Jinzhou is self-destruction, and asked the "God of War" not to think of Jinzhou, but to focus on the overall situation.
He Kegang's family is living in Liaodong, too many people in the family died at the hands of Jiannu, he and Jiannu do not share the sky, the "God of War" is about to fight in Liaodong, and the Han people's expectation to regain their homeland is in this battle.
In order to achieve a decisive victory, He Kegang expressed his willingness to become a bait, and in the end he became an outcast, and he had no regrets.
He said that as long as food, coal, and fresh water could be guaranteed, Jiannu would have to die at least 50,000 soldiers to take this camp.
This is not a boast, there are more than 40,000 people and horses gathered here, including 4,000 musketeers trained according to the standard of the 'God of War' department.
Although the soldiers were equipped with only a small number of rifled guns, everyone had the "Nanming" smoothbore guns, and there were plenty of gunpowder and lead bullets.
There are also standing artillery Huzun guns of the Ming army in the Chengda team, and there are also six-pounder Hongyi cannons, and now they have been supported by 20 six-pounder field smoothbore guns and "God of War" artillery deployed on Juehua Island.
Chengda not only has equipment and numbers as the capital, but also has two generals under his command, Yao Shanshou and Zhou Fang, who can be entrusted with the back, as well as the reassuring Qinggeltai Dataiji, of course, Ma Shihu and Ma Shilong, who have cooperated for many years, will not be a bad breed.
The battle was protracted, and the right-wing Ming army could not advance or retreat on the seashore, and it was inevitable that some morale was low.
At the end of the year, Nanwang Aifei Hexiang personally came to the Ming army camp to send condolences and brought the crew to stage a big drama for the soldiers of the Ming army who climbed the ice and snow and fought for the country.
Hexiang's identity is different now, and when the Ming army saw that Princess Nan had worked tirelessly and personally came to the front line to work for the army, they all felt that they had not been forgotten, and they felt the collective strength.
Hexiang informed all the Ming army that the king of the south would not abandon all the robes that fought for the country.
The "Nanming" army needs time to rush to Liaodong from thousands of miles away, and it is hoped that everyone must hold their positions and must not die in the pre-dawn darkness before the arrival of the Nan King.
The Ming army knew that the "God of War" was coming, and felt that the days were hopeful, and the soldiers thought that they could successfully hold the seaside camp.
During the Spring Festival of the fifteenth year of Chongzhen, more than 40,000 soldiers of the Chengda Department no longer had a long sigh, they enjoyed the big drama happily, organized all kinds of parties, and the loud military songs "Great Ming" and "Loyal to the Country" resounded in the military camp again.
The competitive sports project "rugby" is now very popular in the army, so as not to let the soldiers have nothing to do, take out the private property to cast a gold tripod weighing 20 catties, and give this magnificent and atmospheric tripod a well-known name "Liaodong Ding".
Rugby teams from all walks of life compete for the "Liaodong Ding" in the first month, if any team can win the championship for three consecutive years, the "Liaodong Ding" will be the communist of this team in the future.