That night, Yang Bo summoned the heads of various departments again, and some confidential matters were not suitable for disclosure at the meeting.

"According to the latest surveying and mapping calculations, there are still about 500 steps to connect the two brick kiln tunnels, and it will take more than 10 days to dig with all the strength," Zhang Fengjin, director of the Tun Affairs Department, reported.

"No way!"

Yang Bo categorically vetoed: "Even if you bite with your mouth, you have to gnaw it out for me within five days, there is no ambush behind me, and the two sides will attack, and the decisive battle under the Mopan City will be in a stalemate, which is our biggest taboo." ”

Yang Bo glanced at Zhang Fengjin again, who lowered his head, and said in an unquestionable tone: "Tell those people that the day of reckoning with the Tatar slaves is approaching, let them hold on a little longer, carry forward the spirit of not being afraid of hardship, and not afraid of death, and in any case, they must penetrate the tunnel within five days." ”

Zhang Fengjin stammered: "The soil is too solid at the moment, and I am afraid of alarming the Tartars above, so I can only choose to start work at night, and the tunnel is narrow, and it is impossible to accommodate more people to dig at the same time, and it may be ...... in five days."

Yang Bo waved his hand and said lightly: "These are all things that can be solved, the contour lines are plotted, you try to avoid the permafrost layer when you dig through calculations, as for the fear of alarming the Tartars, you report the parameters to the artillery battalion, let them regularly shoot artillery cover, tell Lu Ruohan, don't be afraid of waste at this time, you must ensure that the work starts all day, you can also assign manpower, regular rotation, to ensure the highest efficiency, etc., you have to use your brains to find a way to solve these details, every department has a big mess of things, If you want me to make up your mind. Even if you divide me into several pieces, you can't keep yourself busy? ”

Zhang Fengjin was a little ashamed and whispered: "Yes, my lord, as long as you start work all day." The villain can guarantee a breakthrough within five days. ”

Yang Bo's face softened a lot, and he said: "Through the tunnel, your cantonment division must cooperate with the logistics department to select some determined people from those people to join the army as auxiliaries, and after seizing the brick kiln, they must immediately transport food and equipment that is enough for at least five days, and they, like those soldiers, must be firmly nailed behind the Tartar slaves until they begin to rout." On top of that, they had to guide the soldiers through the tunnels. Attack the Tarnus from different directions, and you have to plan and prepare for these things. ”

Without waiting for Zhang Fengjin to nod. Yang Bo asked Liu Bingwen again: "What do you need to report?" ”

Liu Bingwen took out a document and said: "The Tartars have erected more than a dozen nest cars on three sides, and the Tartars are spying on the watchtower to spy on the troops in the city, and our every move can't escape the eyes of the Tartars, just right." There are also several workshops near the nest car where Tatar coats are made of siege equipment. Seeing that the decisive battle was imminent, the Ministry of Intelligence formulated a plan called an attack from the ground, planning to send a special task force to attack at night, burn the Tartar equipment with fierce fire oil, and finally use artillery to cover up the traces of the action team, but there is a worry, in case of failure, I am afraid that the secret of the tunnel will be revealed. ”

Yang Bo's eyes looked at Zhang Fengjin. Zhang Fengjin groaned: "Except for the two tunnels that connect the brick kiln, the others are some auxiliary roads. If there is an alarm, it can be blocked with masonry, and these auxiliary roads can be abandoned at any time, but the villain thinks that there is no need to take such a risk, so that the Tartars are on guard, and the effect of the surprise attack is reduced. ”

Yang Bo nodded and said, "That's it, the attack plan is invalid, and the next thing is over." ”

Feng Ying, who was waiting for an order in the tunnel, naturally didn't know that Yang Bo's words had prevented the action team from a senseless attack, and he was complaining about the change of orders.

"The Department of Foreign Affairs has been working on a counterattack, at present, rumors are everywhere in Beijing, there is any news, but after it is involved in His Majesty, the court began to lose its breath, these days Jinyi Wei has come out, and arrested a lot of people who spread rumors, Tang Baocheng said in the letter, please clarify the purpose, and the Department of Foreign Affairs can formulate targeted measures"

Yang Bo smiled slightly when he heard this, thought for a while, and said, "Purpose? This Tang Baocheng was direct and told him that I was very satisfied with the response of the Foreign Intelligence Department, but the current heat is not enough, and the idea of using rumors to control rumors is right, but it is too divided and absurd to deviate from the goal, after all, rumors are just a means."

Liu Bingwen said with a smile: "When the rumors began to spread in Jingshi, many people who did not know what was going on in China abused and slandered my Lushun, mainly because some scholars and gentry instigated behind their backs, and some people were suspicious, and the two sides quarreled fiercely, Tang Baocheng also said in the letter that there was a family of ordinary people, the father scolded the adult, and his son tried his best to defend the adult, but in the end, the father and son turned against each other and fought hard, and made trouble until the Yamen of Shuntian Mansion. ”

Yang Bo laughed when he heard this, and said, "Did Tang Baocheng say that how did the Yamen of Shuntian Mansion decide the case?" ”

"My son was beaten with ten sticks" Liu Bingwen also laughed: "After the Foreign Intelligence Department set out to counter the rumors, many people were already at a loss and didn't know who to listen to. ”

Yang Bo restrained his smile and said, "Tell Tang Baocheng that there is only one purpose, to build momentum, to build momentum for my Lushun's future actions, don't need to talk too many people, just focus on Cao Huachun and His Majesty, and cooperate with the special service team, and continue to tell the world about the causes of the Changping mutiny and the current situation, we don't need to convince those who have malicious intentions towards Lushun, just persuade those who sympathize with Lushun, and some intermediate people are enough." ”

Liu Bingwen nodded: "Lord Zong Yuanfang also sent a letter, he is currently in a bit of a critical situation, that day he was ordered to recruit the Changping regiment training camp, he made up and mixed into the Yong'an camp under the protection of the special service team, and the little eunuch who took the official road was intercepted by Wang Zhaokun and others, these people were afraid that the matter would be leaked, and they had the intention of killing people and destroying their mouths, Zong Yuanfang implored your lordship to send someone to take him back to Lushun."

Yang Bo shook his head: "No, how can there be such a good thing in the world, please the court and not offend me?" Tell Zong Yuanfang that now is the time for him to choose, he chooses what to do, if he wants to be safe and secure in the next life, the matter of the regimental training camp will be solved for me. ”

Liu Bingwen nodded: "Changping has Ruan Dacheng presiding over the overall situation, the current situation is quite calm, Shanhaiguan General Tang Tong is not very hard to attack the city, but has been asking for salary, during which there is also a mutiny at the head of the camp, surrounding Wang Zhaokun and others who presided over the encirclement and suppression, and then Wei Gonggong, Liu Zunxian and others have been appeased. A batch of grain and salaries were transferred from the household economy, and finally no major incident occurred, but after this incident, the prestige of Wang Zhaokun and others was greatly reduced. The generals below are all in disobedience. After Lord Ruan entered the city, half of the population was dispersed, and in addition to the old, weak, sick and disabled, there were many officialdom nobles, relatives of the emperor and the country, which made Wang Zhaokun difficult and could not be stopped. They could not kill them all, and they did not dare to let them return to the Beijing Division, otherwise the news of the disastrous defeat of the officers and soldiers would soon spread throughout the Beijing Division. Even when it reached His Majesty's ears, Wang Zhaokun had no choice but to suppress the fleeing people in Changping, and they all settled in Yong'an City, and they did not dare to lack daily supplies. Originally, the soldiers and horses of the imperial court did not have much food and salary. And now they have added so many mouths, and they are crying bitterly! According to the news sent back by Lord Ruan, if only Tang Tong's 30,000 soldiers and horses were besieged, it would not be a problem for the regimental training camp to hold on for another half a month. ”

Yang Bo sighed and nodded: "Half a month, half a month is enough." ”

"yes. As long as the battle of southern Liaoning is over, wait for us to free up. It's time for the court to have a headache. He Jiu answered angrily.

Yang Bo glanced at He Jiu and did not answer, He Jiu, as Tie Niu's deputy, is now in charge of the military department, and the generals and officers below are all filled with righteous indignation after hearing what happened to the regimental training camp, and they can't wait to raise the anti-flag and kill the Beijing Division, and cut Cao Huachun, Wang Zhaokun, Wei Guo, and Emperor Chongzhen to vent their anger.

The Ministry of Intelligence needs Yang Bo to make the most decisions, Liu Bingwen did not dare to delay, and continued: "There is also the report of the nail......

Outside the city of Mopan densely lined with military camps, the Huanglong Khan banner of Huang Taiji fluttered in the wind, and in the big tent of the Chinese army, the nobles of the Eight Banners and some strategists gathered together.

"Your Majesty, the Zhenghongqi guarding the south gate reported that another fleet has come to Mopanshui City, and the draft of the fleet is very heavy, it is estimated that it is a large number of food equipment" Yue Tuo reported to Huang Taiji in a low voice, and there were also Dai Shan, Dolgon brothers, Sakhalian, Abatai and others, Haoge and Zilharang have just joined forces to break Xiping Fort, at least in the short term, Eight Banners has no worries.

This news made everyone feel extremely uncomfortable, the Ming army was not short of food and grass, it was obviously unrealistic to trap the Ming army, with more and more ice floes along the coast, the decisive battle was about to break out, but the question was, what if the fleet was not transporting supplies, but the elite soldiers of the Ming army?

Huang Taiji's face was still calm, but he was not worried about Yang Bo's increase in troops, but worried that Yang Bo would abandon the defense of Mopan City, then the huge price he spent would be completely in vain, for the current situation in Houjin, this is a desperate gamble, and Yang Bo will take the initiative to withdraw from the battlefield There is no benefit to Houjin, because Yang Bo will come back after winter, and he must defeat Yang Bo's main force and achieve a decisive victory.

At this time, Huang Taiji recalled the benefits of Kong Youde, Kong Youde suggested several times to build a ship in the Fuzhou area, and now the disadvantages of not having a sailor were revealed, and the Ming army came when he wanted to, and left if he wanted, and the initiative was not in his hands at all.

Some of the staff members next to him, Fan Wencheng, Su Kesa and the others were silent, it was now a discussion between the Houjin nobles, and they usually couldn't express their opinions, unless these nobles asked.

"Your Majesty, Yang Bo's main forces are all in the city, but this is not quite like his style? Everyone knows that the three-month ice period is coming, could it be that he is confident that he can resist our big attack? Dolgon frowned, and he had summoned several generals who had fought with Yang Bo's clique to confer with him, and had come to the conclusion that everything Yang Bo did had a clear purpose, and that this man had the shrewdness and cunning of a businessman, and was particularly good at calculating.

Huang Taiji didn't speak, turned to Dai Shan and said, "Second brother, what do you think? ”

Dai Shan frowned, shook his head and said: "Clear-eyed people know that there is a huge disparity in strength, if Yang Bo wants to evacuate, it will be the best opportunity, but he is putting on a posture of swearing to the death, I really can't see through him?" ”

Huang Taiji was a little dissatisfied, and asked: "What does the second brother mean when it comes to this situation?" ”

Dai Shan took out his wrench, his eyes opened slightly, and said, "Your Majesty has the final say." ”

Huang Taiji is a little helpless, Dai Shan is an old slippery head, it is correct not to express his position at this time, whether he fights or not, he will end up with no one inside and out. But Huang Taiji didn't want to listen to this kind of acquiescence, so he turned his head and asked Yue Tuo: "What about you?" What do you think? ”

Yue Tuo thought for a while, shook his head and said: "According to the report of the outpost, more than 100 ships of the Ming army's sailors have entered the city, and the minions have found someone to calculate, if you judge according to the depth of the draft, there may be more than 3,000 people in all the soldiers, and Yang Bo's main force is originally seven or eight thousand, if the total strength of this new force reaches tens of thousands, as long as they defend the city, it is difficult to conquer it in a short period of time with the power of the Eight Banners, so Yang Bo will be so fearless." ”

Huang Taiji smiled slightly: "I'm afraid that the heavy losses of my Eight Banners during this period of time have made Yang Bo even more arrogant, right?" The elite of my Eight Banners, how can they be compared to those who are armed with wooden sticks? ”

Yue Tuo persuaded in a low voice: "Yang Bo supplies with water divisions, and the food and salaries from all over Lushun are constantly being sent, our army has been trapped for a long time, and the consumption is too heavy, and our food and salary can no longer last for the beginning of spring, and even, even ......."

Yue Tuo looked at Huang Taiji's face carefully, and then plucked up his courage and said, "Even the seeds have been eaten." ”

The youngest Duoduo snorted and said, "It's hard for us, how good can the Ming army be?" Tens of thousands of us gathered in the city, the same consumption is very heavy, the difference is, if we can't defeat the mill city, those losses will be in vain? ”

Huang Taiji asked Gang Atai: "After spreading so much news of Yang Bo's rebellion, the Ming court actually didn't react at all, why is this?" ”

Gang Atai hurriedly bowed and said: "Back to Your Majesty, the Ming Kingdom is not without reaction, the slave inquired and learned that the regimental training camp that entered the Beijing Division was being surrounded and suppressed by the army of the Ming Imperial Court, the reason why there was no means to Yang Bocai, the slave speculated that Yang Bo's department was confronting my Dajin, and the Ming Kingdom did not dare to act rashly during this period, so as not to force Yang Bo to rebel, and the minions inquired into the news that the imperial court was more urgent to get rid of Yang Bo than ours. ”

Huang Taiji's face froze, and he lost his voice: "In this way, I gathered the elites of the Eight Banners to besiege Mopan City, but I saved Yang Bo's life?" ”

Gang Atai nodded stubbornly and said: "If we wait to retreat to the front line of Gaizhou, as long as we give the Ming court a chance, the servant asserts that Yang Bo will not live for more than three months." ”

Gang Atai's words moved many nobles, it was precisely because they pressed too hard, and as a result, Yang Bo and the Ming court hugged each other, if they retreated slightly, I was afraid that they would fight to the death first, wouldn't it be better to clean up the mess at that time?

"No way!" Huang Taiji stood up and flatly denied it

"Yang Bo increased his troops to Mopancheng, planning to fight with me, I am afraid it is not unrelated to the pressure of the Ming court, but as long as Yang Bo bites us to the death, the Ming court will not dare to easily play a black hand behind his back, my Eight Banners Vest is strong, why pin your hopes on the opponent? This is not feasible. ”

Just now Atai kowtowed, not daring to say more.

Abatai, who has not spoken, suddenly said: "Your Majesty, the minions are not worried here, but Shenyang, Yang Bo soon became the main opponent of my Eight Banners after establishing himself in Lushun, and as a result, the Dongjiang departments swelled and grew stronger, and now I am all dragged in the South Siwei, once the Dongjiang departments follow the previous accident and send troops to attack my Lianshan Pass, Niu Mao Village and other places, the soldiers and horses stationed in Shenyang alone can not deal with it, if you send people to rescue, then the general attack on Mopan City is unsustainable, it is really a dilemma"

Su Kesa lowered his head, pricked up his ears and listened to their discussions, and was also thinking about his future, the current situation of Houjin seemed to be very unfavorable, but Lushun couldn't see any hope, the Eight Banners gathered under the Mopan City, and no one could see what happened in the end, but he was a little surprised, according to the latest message sent back by the nail, the tone of Yang Bo's instructions was very clear and full of confidence, Yang Bo ordered him to actively speak at the right time, and encourage the Eight Banners to enter the customs and rob the Ming Dynasty, instead of trapping Shenyang or returning to the Houjin hometown, According to this instruction, Suksa judged that Yang Bo was full of confidence in Lushun's victory, but where did Yang Bo's confidence come from?

Suksa couldn't figure it out......

Sak Lian suddenly stepped forward and said loudly: "Your Majesty, the slave thinks that in the past few years, Liaozhong has been apologizing, and Lushun has attacked Tunbao everywhere, and even the grain stored in the public middle school in the banner has been distributed, if Lushun comes a few times a year, we don't have to fight and lose, so the slave thinks that since Yang Bo is stupid enough to defend Mopan City, we should work hard, just like Sarhu, as long as Lushun is broken, the rest of the Dongjiang, North Korea, and even Jinzhou do not need to worry, as long as Lushun is broken, I have a lot to do" (to be continued............)