After arranging the affairs in the fort, Zhang Zhang finally sent a team to ask for merit.

The first stage of the northern and eastern parts of the country is nitrated with lime, and can be stored for a long time in the autumn when the temperature is not high.

The meritorious team consisted of more than 200 regimental mountain troops disguised as a caravan, and still entered the Beijing division on the front line of Duoyan and Xuanfu.

Zhang Zhang himself wrote the battle report early, and quickly sent it to the military headquarters.

The Ministry of War is the territory of 'Ye Tiancheng', and although Sister Jingping is now at home, she will definitely deal with Ning Yuan's report on the merits of the soldiers.

This matter will definitely shake the Jingshi, and when the time comes, let's see what surprises Jingping's side will bring, but there is one more thing in front of us, which needs to be done immediately.

……

Twenty miles southwest of Tuanshan Fort, there is also a military fort, called Tieshan Fort.

As the name suggests, although there are soldiers stationed here, there are no ordinary people to farm - only miners digging for iron ore.

It was just dawn that day, and Pu Zong, who was holding the concubine in his arms in Tieshan Fort, was woken up by the guards.

The guards reported that a group of men had come down from the fort, about five or six hundred men.

Mr. Pu was so frightened that he lost two of his three souls, put on his clothes and ran towards the fortress wall.

According to the custom, the tartar only comes once a year, but this Nima leek didn't grow, and it came to cut it again?

Cut your sister, there isn't much pig iron in the warehouse for the Tartars to rob - otherwise the masters of the Jin Kingdom will dig by themselves?

Pu slandered the total belly, and rushed to the fortress wall of Iron Mountain Fort as soon as possible.

Looking under the fort wall, Pu Jian almost didn't stand on his legs!

I saw that there was a team of five or six hundred people standing under the fortress wall, and the first few rows of people raised their firearms high and pointed at the wall.

The most terrible thing is that the team below actually used an ox cart to pull two thousand pounds of Furlong machine guns, and the muzzles of the guns were also pointed at the wall!

This......

Tension rode on top of a tall horse. Outside the range of the arquebus, coldly looking at the defenders on the wall.

At this moment, Zhang Li's heart is thinking about this plan of action.

In fact, since the first day I came to Tuanshan Fort, I have been exploring the nearby mineral resources, but the ideal is very plump, but the reality is very skinny.

Ning Yuanwei has a few iron mines, but they are all too far away. but on the north and on the east.

Tuanshan Fort is in the southwest of Ning Yuanwei, and it is really out of reach of those iron mines.

There is only one iron mine near Tuanshan Fort, and that is Tieshan Fort.

The mineral resources of Liaodong were previously controlled by local tyrants, and after the rise of Jiangmen in Liaoxi, these mines were controlled by the ancestors.

Without iron mines, what military industry to develop?

Therefore, Tieshan Fort must 'take' it down - occupy it first, and then slowly 'fight' with Zu Zepu later!

According to the information brought by the Scout Team before, this Iron Mountain Fort also used to have two small Furlong cannons. However, it was sacked by the Tartars a few months ago, and the Furlong cannon was naturally captured by the Tartars.

At present, Tieshan Fort has more than 200 soldiers, and the basic configuration is just tattered arquebuses, broadswords and spears.

Zhang Li glanced back at the two jack Franc cannons on the ox cart, and couldn't help but bow slightly.

Fang Yizhi was really smart, and with his three-inch tongue, he actually spent two thousand taels of silver to dismantle the two cannons on the Zheng family's warship and buy them......

Zhang Li retracted his thoughts, and when he looked up, he saw Mr. Pu on the castle wall, so he waved his hand at Pan Batian behind him.

Pan Batian immediately stepped forward. He raised his voice and shouted, "Ning Yuan's soldiers are ready to say that Lord Zhang has come to inspect the defense of Iron Mountain Fort, why don't you open the door quickly." ‘

Actually, when I first came. Zhang Zhang also specially instructed his subordinates not to use saber rattling, just to treat it as a normal inspection.

However, the first time Pan Batian called the door, the other party actually didn't bird him, and put a few shots of firearms, almost not injuring Pan Batian!

Now the tension came to breathe, after retreating to a safe distance. The jack franc machine hidden in the rear team was pulled up directly.

Finally a voice came from the fortress wall:

'Lord Zhang, the last general will be ordered by the governor of Guangning, Lord Dai, to guard Tieshan Fort. Lord Dai said that his warrant is required to open the fort gate, I don't know if Lord Zhang has it? ‘

As soon as I heard this. Zhang Li's brow furrowed deeply.

Gao Yuanliang is now the No. 2 person in the Tuanshan Army, and when Zhang Zhang is not there, he is naturally in charge of defense, so this time it is Pan Batian, the general of the musket team, who comes out with Zhang Li.

'My lord, I look a little evil! You are a dignified five-grade officer, he dares not to open the door of the fort with a small boss, I am afraid that it is really Dai Jian's grandson who said hello - he is bigger than you! Pan Batian frowned and looked at Zhang Li with a bitter face.

Zhang Zhang rubbed his temples, Lao Pan said well, if a mere boss dared not open the castle door, it must have been told by Dai Jian's grandson again and again.

This is a bit tricky, Iron Mountain Fort is also the Iron Mountain Fort of the Ming Dynasty, is it difficult for you to attack it hard?

If you order an attack, you will completely tear your face.

Before, I slapped the table and smashed the wine glass in the General Soldier's Mansion, but it has another deep meaning, and I just made a show for those who want to see it, which is called fighting but not breaking.

If you directly tear your face and attack the city, it's not a wise move!

For a while, Zhang Zhang was a little in a dilemma, but in a short moment, Zhang Zhang suddenly smiled.

Zhang Zhang turned his head to Pan Batian and said: "Old Pan, you told the defenders of the city that a soldier was missing in Tuanshan Fort, and now this official wants to enter the city to search and arrest the deserters!" ‘

Pan Batian was stunned for a moment, and immediately reacted, and couldn't help but pat his thigh: 'Oops! That's a good reason! ‘

Zhang Zhang was a little stupid in his heart, uh, isn't this the reason why the Lugou Bridge incident happened......

Soon Pan Batian roared again: "Listen to the guards of the fort, a soldier is missing from our regiment's mountain army, and there is an eyeliner that said that the man hid in the Iron Mountain Fort!" You hurry up and open the door to be searched by Lord Bingbeidao, if you dare not open it, Governor Dai will not be able to protect you-hmph! ‘

When Mr. Pu on the wall heard this, he suddenly sat down on the ground like a deflated ball.

Now Lord Bingbei Dao said that he was tracking down the deserters, and Governor Dai didn't explain what he should do in this situation!

Open the door?

No, if you open the castle gate, how will you explain to Governor Dai later?

Don't you open it?

……

Just when Pu was undecided, a loud bang suddenly came, almost at the same time. The walls of the fort shook for a while!

'Oops! Soldier Master fires! ‘

'Hide! ‘

'Run! ‘

The soldiers on the fort wall shouted and screamed, and immediately became a swarm.

Pu held his head tightly, and his body was almost under the battlement, and his legs trembled.

'Boom! 'There was another loud bang, another shaker!

This time, Pu Jiang always closed his eyes, and suddenly felt something fly over his head. Soggy.

When the diffuse dust dissipated slightly, Pu reached out and touched his head, and almost closed his breath.

I actually touched a fresh human hand!

'Don't fight, open the door, open the door!' He snorted hysterically and ran to the bottom of the fort wall.

The tension under the fort wall made a ceasefire gesture and looked coldly at the fort gate of Iron Mountain Fort.

In less than a moment of incense, with a 'crunch-' sound, the gate of Iron Mountain Fort finally opened.

Zhang Li smiled slightly. To Pan Batian beside him: "Disarm the defenders and escort all the defenders and miners back to Tuanshan Fort." ‘

Pan Batian was stunned for a moment, and looked at Zhang Zhang with some confusion.

Zhang Zhang said lightly: "Today, Duoyanwei Tartar attacked Iron Mountain Fort, and Iron Mountain Fort naturally fell. When the official arrived with reinforcements, it was a real mess, and everyone here was taken captive by the Tartars......

After a pause, Zhang Li sighed: "Alas, the defenders of Iron Mountain Fort are really incompetent. In the future, I can only reluctantly make it difficult for my own official and guard here. ‘

……

It was until the third day. Zu Zepu and others received Zhang Li's 'explanation of the situation'.

In the Ningyuan Acropolis General Soldier's Mansion, Zu Zepu gritted his teeth and stood under Zhao Gonggong, his whole face was already blue with anger.

Zhao Gonggong was not in a hurry at all, and gently blew the tea leaves floating in the teacup in his hand, as if he was thinking about something important.

After another long time, Zhao Gonggong still didn't speak. Zu Zepu couldn't hold back a little: "Gonggong Zhao, all the pig iron in our Ningyuan Acropolis comes from the mines of Tieshan Fort. Zhang Zhang dared to rob openly, he really didn't take your old man seriously! ‘

Zhao Gonggong smiled and glanced at Zu Zepu, but he didn't answer this question.

Zu Zepu chuckled in his heart. What kind of routine is this old fox playing, and what kind of garlic is pretending?

There are also two mines to the north of Ningyuanwei, but they are adjacent to Guangningwei and are controlled by his father, Zu Dashou.

The importance of Tieshan Fort to Ning Yuanwei is self-evident, and Zhao Gonggong is also good in it.

Although Liaodong and Jiannu are now inseparable and cannot be sold to them, the Mongols in the north are also short of iron!

Every year, the pig iron produced by Tieshan Fort was sold to the Mongols, accounting for the majority, at least 70,000 or 80,000 taels of silver.

Zhao Gonggong asked for thirty percent of the profit, which is more than 20,000 taels of silver, he doesn't feel distressed? !

Zu Zepu was a little puzzled: "Father-in-law Zhao, you-'

Gonggong Zhao touched his beardless chin and sneered: "The previous tension dared not to give our family face, and collided with it face to face, didn't our family have an arrangement?" ‘

Zu Zepu was stunned for a moment, and immediately reacted. It is true that Zhao Gonggong has already made a plan, and he has to deal with tension. However, that matter still needs to be properly prepared before it can be started, and now that Zhang Zhang has suddenly occupied Iron Mountain Fort, I am afraid that he needs to respond immediately!

'Father-in-law Zhao, that matter is already being prepared. However, now the matter of Iron Mountain Fort is very urgent, should we send troops directly? Don't fix those moths? ‘

'Chief Soldier Zu, don't mess with yourself! It's not the best policy to send troops directly, but the best strategy for our family is-'

Zhao Gonggong beckoned, and Zu Zepu immediately walked to his side. Gonggong Zhao whispered in his ear: "Ning Yuan's soldiers are not under the jurisdiction of the ancestral commander, nor are they under the direct jurisdiction of our family......

As soon as he heard this, Zu Zepu couldn't help frowning: "The tension belongs to the governor of Guangning!" But Gonggong Zhao, your old man, also knows that Dai Jian, the governor of Guangning, is probably not Zhang Li's opponent. ‘

Gonggong Zhao's eyes flashed with a fierce light, and he said coldly: "One force will drop ten times." Dai Jian's heart can't fight the tension, don't you know how to lead the troops? ‘

Zu Zepu was not stupid, and immediately understood: "What does Gonggong Zhao mean is that my side will send troops and let Dai Jianding go forward?" ‘

'Governor Dai is Admiral Ning Yuan's military affairs, do you dare to disobey his orders? ‘

'Huh? - Obscurity! The Admiral understood. (To be continued......)