Wei Zheng soaked in the weapons factory and studied the flintlock pistol with Wang Tiezhong.

Wang Feng, who had been out of the mountain to reconnoiter for several days, had already returned to the barracks with intelligence.

didn't have time to rest, so he dragged his tired body and Zhao Yun to find Wei Zheng in the weapons factory.

As soon as the three of them walked into the headquarters, Wang Feng impatiently reported: "General, we have investigated the situation outside the mountain....Within a radius of 100 miles, we have found a total of eight Tartars used to hold slaves and hoard seized materials......

"Among these eight strongholds, the Santunpu stronghold is the largest...."

"Because Santun Fort was surrounded by a wall as high as a battle, and the Tartars held two thousand slaves in it. In addition, a large part of the large amount of grain and materials seized by the Tartars in Zunhua is also hoarded here..."

"Of course, although there are a lot of good things in this Santun Fort, the Tartar defense is also very large."

"A Tartar Niulu who was crippled on the battlefield, and only a hundred men remained, guarding supplies and slaves..."

Speaking of this, a trace of disappointment clearly flashed on Wang Feng's face. Obviously, Wang Feng wanted to take Santun Fort very much, but the enemy of Santun Fort was too strong and had to give up.

Seeing that Wei Zheng, who was silent, did not speak, Wei Zheng, whose face quickly recovered and calmed, continued: "Except for the stronghold of Santunbao, the other seven strongholds are very small, and they belong to the places used by the Tartars to hold prisoners and hoard booty..."

"The strength of the defense of these strongholds is between twenty and forty men, and the various prisoners held are also under two hundred..."

Seeing that the eyes of Wang Feng and Zhao Yun quickly converged on him, waiting for him to make a decision.

Wei Zheng shook his head at first, and then asked unexpectedly: "Brother Wang, you have detected the enemy, you must have your own thoughts in your heart?" Say it and we'll refer to it together..."

Wang Feng was not hypocritical, and replied loudly: "General, although the prisoners and supplies of Santun Fort are tempting, there are too many Tartar defenders, and there is also a high city wall to cover. One is not good, not only can we not eat fat, but also because the bones are too hard and gnaw our teeth, making us lose a lot...."

"So, my construction is to start with those small strongholds..."

"Although there were few prisoners and supplies in the small stronghold, the defenders were also few. With the forces we have, we can easily take it at a very small cost..."

Wei Zheng nodded and asked Zhao Yun, "Brother Zhao, what do you think?" ”

"I agree with Brother Wang's opinion, eat persimmons and eat soft ones first...... In addition, although the meat of the small strongholds is very small, it is more than that, and as long as we can take down four or five of them, we will no longer need to worry about the troop affairs. Zhao Yun quickly said what he was thinking.

Weak first and then strong, step by step to develop and grow, this is indeed the best way for the Haw Par Army to develop and grow.

If there were no tens of thousands of Tartars stationed in Zunhua, Wei Zheng would definitely agree to this idea.

However, with tens of thousands of Tartar main forces eyeing each other, Wei Zheng had to consider another issue. The more Haw Par attacks the more likely they are to be exposed, and the less time they have left for their own development.

Therefore, in Wei Zheng's mind, it is best to solve all the problems faced by the Haw Par Army in one battle. Then, as much as possible, reduce the chance of your own exposure, and retreat in the mountains to train and strengthen the army...

After shaking his head, Wei Zheng quickly said what was in his heart.

After a brief shock, Wang Feng quickly showed a relieved expression on his face, and replied to Wei Zheng: "General, according to you, our best target for attack is Santun Fort....However, the strength of the defenders of Santun Fort is too strong, and there are city walls to cover, I am afraid that we will not be able to defeat it..."

Zhao Yun followed up with his own concerns: "The ratio of our forces to the Tartars is less than two to one, the first of all: it is very difficult for us to complete the encirclement of Santun Fort alone..."

"Secondly, the Tartars defending Santun Fort have walls for cover, and we have no long-range strike weapons. Even if all the more than 100 pikemen in his hands are exhausted, it is difficult to rush under the walls of Santun Fort. ”

Wei Zheng didn't give an answer immediately, but asked thoughtfully: "Brother Wang, I just heard you say that the defense of Santun Fort was a crippled Niu Lu on the battlefield..."

"Yes, General...," Wang Feng affirmed.

Wei Zheng's eyes lit up, and a confident expression quickly appeared on his face.

Under the gaze of two pairs of puzzled eyes, he said confidently to the two of them: "If this is the case, then we have a chance to take Santun Fort..."

"Let me ask you, with the character of the Tartars, what do these Tartars want to do most after being crippled on the battlefield and being sent to the rear to guard supplies?"

"Revenge... The Tartars are a people who will repay their eyes... Suffering such a big loss on the battlefield, they must be very unwilling in their hearts, thinking about how to be ashamed and ......take revenge," Wang Feng said loudly.

Zhao Yun also followed suit and added: "The purpose of the Tartar invasion of our Ming Dynasty is to plunder the population and materials. I watched as other troops went to the front line to loot supplies and population, while I was guarding the supplies in the rear. These Tartars will be very unconvinced, very red-eyed, and want to be sent back to the battlefield again to continue looting supplies in our Ming Dynasty..."

The so-called 'knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent will win all battles', as long as you understand the opponent's mind, there is no war that cannot be won.

Seeing that the two of them had thoroughly analyzed the thoughts of the Santun Fort Tartars, a sneer full of weirdness quickly appeared on their faces.

He said loudly to the two people in front of him with thoughtful expressions: "Since the Tartar wants revenge, then our Tiger and Par Army will fulfill him... Not only that, but we also have to make a plan to kill two birds with one stone for the Tartars, and at the same time take the Santun Fort, we will push the matter of taking the Santun Fort to the Ming army, so as to interfere with the Tartars' vision as much as possible and reduce the possibility of our exposure......"

"Show weakness to the enemy and attract the Tartars hidden in the Santun Fort...... In the field, destroy them with a spear array? Wang Feng was the first to react, and asked Wei Zheng with an excited face.

Wei Zheng nodded in affirmation: "That's right... However, in the field, in addition to the use of pike formations, our newly formed artillery platoon also had to participate in the battle...... Strive to achieve the greatest result with the least casualties and take Santun Fort..."

After speaking, an unprecedented expression of sternness appeared on Wei Zheng's face, and he ordered loudly: "Now I order that all the soldiers of the Haw Par Army except for the weapons factory will attack, and the time of the attack will be set for tomorrow night......"

At the artillery training ground with the rumbling sound of artillery, several Huzun guns emitting gunpowder had just appeared in Wei Zheng's field of vision, and Li Weiguang, the temporary platoon commander of the artillery platoon, rushed over with excitement on his face.

After saluting Wei Zheng with a not-so-standard military salute of later generations, he panted and said: "General, the artillery platoon is training, please instruct the general to ......"

Wei Zheng nodded, and his gaze quickly shifted to the six Tiger Venerable Cannons.

After seeing that the gunner was cooling down the six Tiger Venerable cannons, he asked with a stern face: "Platoon Commander Li, how is the segmented shooting practice I handed over to you, can you participate in the battle..."

Li Weiguang's eyes lit up, and a pair of eyes quickly emitted two scorching gazes.

Facing Wei Zheng, he asked expectantly, "General, are you going to fight... The three-stage training you mentioned, the artillery platoon has been practiced several times, and there is no problem at all in participating in the battle, please give the order to the general......"

Wei Zheng ignored the other party's increasingly hot gaze, but said in a calm tone: "Since this is the case, then give me a practice first." qualified, the artillery platoon took part in this battle ...

"Please rest assured that the general will complete the mission ......"

After the excited Li Weiguang finished speaking, he quickly ran to his subordinates and shouted: "Brothers, our Tiger and Par Army is going to fight... The general just said that whether or not our artillery platoon can participate in the battle will depend on our training for a while. After practice, we can participate in the battle and kill the Tartars......"

"Now I order, all gunners are ready for battle and wait for the general's order ......"