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The dripping rain, like a broken bead thread, hit the continuous military tent of the Houjin army, crackling. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

In the end, the rain caused by Li Yuanqing's fire to change the microclimate is obviously not as powerful as the creation of nature, and in the first half of the night, the rain has already shown a lot of weakness, and there are signs of stopping.

In the big tent of the White Flag Emperor Taiji, several minions roasted a fat sheep, the thick fat dripped on the charcoal fire, and the golden roast mutton exuded an attractive fragrance.

On the side, some obese Huang Taiji personally cut a roast leg of lamb and handed it to Li Yongfang.

"The colt is the turn of autumn and winter, and it is the fattest time for mutton. Come, try my craft. ”

Unlike Dai Shan, Amin, and Mang Gurtai who followed the old slave and hated the Han Dynasty, Huang Taiji was open-minded, well-read history books, and had a very good understanding of and admiration for the Han culture. In addition, he has been fighting in the north and south with the old slaves since he was a child, and he has made a decisive decision, which has formed an elegant temperament that is both literary and martial, indescribable, but visible.

Dai Shan, Amin, and Mang Gurtai regarded Li Yongfang as a mustard slave and instructed him at will, but Huang Taiji respected Li Yongfang very much, and did not have the posture of a prince and nobleman of Houjin, which made Li Yongfang feel very comfortable in his heart and felt like a confidant.

"The eighth master's roast leg of lamb, ordinary people are not qualified to enjoy it. The minions must be savored. Although the two are already very close, Li Yongfang still maintains enough respect in face.

Huang Taiji didn't mean it, he smiled like a Maitreya Buddha: "It's good if the horse likes it." Come, let's have a drink. ”

The two drank a cup of wine and ate some mutton each, and Huang Taiji smiled: "What does the horse think of Mao Wenlong?" ”

Li Yongfang chewed the mutton carefully and swallowed it into his stomach, "Eighth master, the slave remembers that Mao Wenlong seemed to be the garrison of Sanyang Fort before, and in the Ming army, he was not ambitious, and he did not have much extraordinary talent. But the fact that he can have today shows that this person still has some ability. However, the main force of my Dajin has already arrived, and I believe that it will not be long before he will be wiped out. ”

Huang Taiji nodded, but said, "I think we look down on him." Just looking at this fire, there are few people in the Ming who can do it. ”

In the past few days, Li Yongfang has been a pathfinder of burned forests, and naturally understands this more deeply, "This person is ruthless and vicious, and this method is really ruthless." According to the slave, even if we don't attack this Zhenjiang City, the Ming Court's reproach will be enough for him to drink a pot. ”

Huang Taiji shook his head, "This may not be." The surrounding forests are no longer inhabited, and Mao Wenlong is strong and clear, so he can completely shirk his responsibility. Frankly, I always have an ominous premonition about the future siege. ”

Li Yongfang was stunned, he didn't expect the majestic Huang Taiji to have such a high evaluation of Zhenjiang, for a moment, he thought about it, and also somewhat understood the meaning of Huang Taiji, the hard work of attacking the city is indispensable to the Han army banner under his command, if it is really as Huang Taiji said, then his prospects, but not very good.

"Eighth master, then, in your opinion, how should the slave deal with himself?"

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In the vast drizzle, Li Yuanqing took 100 sturdy soldiers and came to the vicinity of the trench.

Due to the fire, although the rain washed away some of the haze in the sky, the entire night sky was still gray, as if the sky was covered with a film, and the visibility was very low.

People in this era, due to lack of nutrition, many people, have night blindness.

However, Li Yuanqing's headquarters and these horses have stayed on the beach of Tieshan for more than a month, and they have all kinds of fish and shrimp as food every day, and various trace elements are replenished very sufficiently, and in this regard, there is not too much trouble.

As far as the eye can see, there is a mess, and there are broken wood and branches everywhere that have not been completely burned, although it is not as dense as the forest, blocking the view, but if you look at this side from the Houjin camp, it is difficult to see Li Yuanqing's black, mud-covered soldiers.

"My lord, the trench is very deep, and it is not easy to pass." Duan Xiliang went to the front to investigate, and carefully came to Li Yuanqing's side to pray.

This time, although the number of the night attack team was small, it was the elite of the elite under Li Yuanqing, including Shang Laoliu, Shunzi, Wang Hai, Guan Canghai, Xu Heizi, and Duan Xiliang, these important officers, almost poured out of the nest.

Li Yuanqing made a gesture to Duan Xiliang, signaling Duan Xiliang not to worry, and waved his hand to Xu Heizi behind him.

Xu Heizi understood and nodded to Li Yuanqing, "Wait a minute, the humble position will be done immediately." ”

Soon, in the eyes of everyone, I saw Xu Heizi like a black ball, rolling a few times, and then tumbling into the depths of the trench.

He himself is black, but fortunately, it is the mud on his body that makes everyone see that he is a living creature, otherwise, he would not be able to see it at all.

Like a nimble mole, he did not know what tools he used, but he quickly climbed to the other side of the trench, took out a few skewer-like things from his back, and carefully struck them into the ground with a small hammer, and tied them all to the rope.

In a moment, he returned from the other side, doing the same thing on the side of the trench. The ropes on both sides are connected to form a simple rope bridge.

"My lord, the rope bridge can accommodate three people to pass in parallel, and it is very strong. When we get back, it's easy to dismantle. However, there are a few people left to guard here. ”

Li Yuanqing nodded, "Brother Xu has worked hard, inform the brothers, cross the trench." ”

"Yes."

Soon, the dense figures, along the simple rope bridge, quickly passed through the wide trench, and arrived at the opposite side.

Li Yuanqing and Shang Lao Liu stepped to the opposite side one after another, and Shang Lao Liu whispered to Li Yuanqing: "Yuan Qing, this Xu Heizi's means are higher than mine." This person is a talent. ”

Li Yuanqing smiled and said in a low voice: "This is Xu Heizi's youth." If Brother Shang was his age, he would definitely do better than him. ”

Shang Lao Liu was stunned for a moment, and then his heart couldn't help but warm, Yuanqing is really not to say.

The group quickly passed through the trench and came to the camp of the Houjin army.

At this time, although the drizzle was boundless, the Houjin camp was brightly lit, but unfortunately, Li Yuanqing set fire to the forest, there was no wood, and the Houjin side could not make a guard tower, and in terms of vision, it fell into the inferior.

However, the Houjin army crisscrossed the territory and threatened the world, even if there was no guard tower, who would dare to steal their battalion?

Although there is no guard tower, in Li Yuanqing's position at this time, he can still clearly see the direction of the Houjin camp, with torches and figures flowing back and forth.

Soon, Li Yuanqing's side was already approaching the Houjin camp, and the distance was less than a mile.

If you want to rush forward again, it is likely to be discovered by the night guard detectives of the Houjin Army.

Although Guan Canghai has done a lot of murder and goods, on the other side, it is the Houjin Jurchen who deters the world.

The Jurchens are less than 10,000, and 10,000 are invincible.

Ancient legends, but more than just legends.

Guan Canghai was also a little nervous, he approached Li Yuanqing's side and said in a low voice: "My lord, what should we do?" The Houjin camp is very well defended, so it is better to let the lowly officials bring people over and give them a hard fire. ”

Li Yuanqing naturally saw the nervousness of Guan Canghai, even him, not to mention ordinary officers and soldiers.

"Don't rush this beforehand. We don't know the distribution of the Houjin camp yet, so don't act rashly. ”

As he spoke, Li Yuanqing smiled and relaxed his tone, "Don't panic." Night~~, it's still long. ”

"Huh?"

Guan Canghai also knew that he was a little obsessed, and he was slightly stunned, but he quickly reacted, and felt more and more that compared with adults, he was simply heaven and earth.

Li Yuanqing waved his hand and beckoned Shang Lao Liu and Xu Heizi, and whispered a few words.

The two of them received the order and quickly left with a few people on both sides.

After the golden power, the people around Li Yuanqing at this time, although they are all elites, they are all recruits, and it is still too reluctant for them to do this kind of espionage work.

And Shang Lao Liu and Xu Heizi are both craftsmen and have a good understanding of the architectural pattern, so it is most suitable for the two of them to go.

It is also the maximization of resources.

It was almost past the hour, and many tents in the Houjin camp had been extinguished, and these Tartars, after all, were not immortals, and they also had to sleep.

As the night deepened, the weather became colder and colder.

Li Yuanqing and the soldiers around him were covered with mud, soaked clothes, and felt cold, but they couldn't make a sound or move, so as to avoid being discovered by the Houjin camp, they could only huddle together with people, relying on the body temperature of the brothers around them to keep warm.

Houjin's camp is huge, mainly because they are all cavalry, people plus horses, and all kinds of guys bring a lot of money, so they naturally occupy a lot of land.

About half an hour later, around 1 o'clock in the morning, Shang Lao Liu and Xu Heizi both returned.

They brought back the latest news.

On Shang Laoliu's side, a forage storage point was discovered, and on Xu Heizi's side, several were discovered, which were relatively large-scale.

It is better to cut off one of its fingers than to hurt its ten fingers.

With the strength around Li Yuanqing at this time, it is obviously unrealistic to want to blossom on both sides.

After thinking about it carefully, Li Yuanqing immediately made a decision and moved in the direction that Xu Heizi had just explored, if he could burn a little more forage for Houjin, then burn a little more.

Soon, the team was like a swarm of ants moving in the dark, cautiously but quickly running towards the east.

In a short time, the team had arrived at the intended location.

However, the Houjin obviously had an in-depth study of the encampment defense, and the reason why they crisscrossed the territory was not just by the courage of the horseman.

On the periphery of the camp was a simple fence, which they should have brought with them, otherwise, if there was a forest here, it would have been much tighter.

Inside the simple fence, there is a long open space, Li Yuanqing visually measured, at least more than 20 meters, and further inside, there are all kinds of camp tents, and there is enough safety distance between all kinds of camp tents.

It is obviously unrealistic to want to send them directly to make a 'dirt plane' with forage and camp tents.

And the forage spot on this side, next to the first rows of tents, was almost side by side, and the thick hay was piled up like a few hills.

Next to the hay pile is a temporary stable, with hundreds of fine Mongolian war horses, which is simply mouth-watering.

In fact, since the Ming Taizu and Chengzu, the Ming Dynasty has almost lost its absolute control over the surrounding Mongolian tribes, and the war horse resources are becoming more and more precious, especially after the rise of the Later Jin, which conquered several surrounding Mongolian departments, and the war horse has become the most scarce resource in the Ming Dynasty, and the price is also rising.

In fact, this is also the biggest weakness of the farming nation in the era of cold weapons.

At this time, the night was already very deep, and more than a dozen coolie grooms of the Han Army Banner were lying in the warmth of the temporary stables, drowsy, and it was so cold, who could keep their eyes open all the time?

However, Li Yuanqing's side, if he wants to go over and reach the hay pile, it is by no means so easy.

"My lord, the vigilance of the war horse is very high, if we rush over and cause the war horse to neigh, it will be difficult to deal with it in the future." Shang Lao is six years old and has rich life experience, at this time, although the great achievement is in front of him, he can also see his own shortcomings more restrainedly.

Li Yuanqing frowned and nodded heavily, "There is no rush in advance." Brother Shang, Xu Heizi, come here. ”

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