On the night of the camp, the scouts of the Houjin soldiers carried out a small-scale sneak attack on Xu Shan, which was defended by mine artillery, ghost arrows and military dogs, but did not play any role.

The snow fell intermittently, the commanders of both sides got up several times, and the snowflakes floated before dawn, and both sides did not send troops in the end, after the sky was bright, the Houjin rangers attacked as usual, interspersed between Yulinpu and the Dengzhou camp, the Dengzhou camp was stable, and the army was ready to fight, such a cavalry movement had no tactical significance, but it could improve the morale of Houjin.

The Dengzhou cavalry quickly attacked, and expelled the Houjin rangers with the shock tactics that Dengzhou Town was good at, and the dragoons attacked in small teams, and the guns on the wasteland were everywhere, and the cavalry bows of the Houjin soldiers gradually lost their fire in the face of the musket salvo of the dragoons, and the two sides engaged in a meaningless scuffle in the morning, and killed dozens of people, which ended before lunch.

When the camp was served, a string of wagons came from the direction of the pot shop, and there was a mountainous area between the two places, and the seventh battalion had been stationed there to cover the safety of the grain road, and half of these carriages were four-wheeled carriages, and the horsemen were mostly mobilized from the chariot and horse societies in Dengzhou, and the same eight tows, these four-wheeled donkey carriages could provide a load of thirty stones, more than half of the two-wheeled carriages.

Under the guidance of the quartermaster, the convoy entered the battalions in an orderly manner, this time bringing not grain and grass, but some fresh meat, the meat of the army in Dengzhou Town was mainly cured meat and dried fish, and there were fewer vegetables in winter, and vitamins were replaced by expensive tea.

The convoy in the middle drove into the camp of the Chinese army where Chen Xin was, and Chen Xin's middle camp was in Zhanggezhuang, according to the regulations of Dengzhou Town. It is not advisable for an army to stay overnight in a residential area in a dangerous area, because irregular house and street layouts can disrupt the army's formation. Affects the speed of the army's build-up and can cause confusion at critical moments.

Therefore, Zhanggezhuang only stationed the army's subordinate departments and departments, which have been simply reinforced and surrounded by various battalions and camps, is the safest place in the frontier.

Guan Xiaomei was in a tent at the entrance of the village watching the carriage enter the village, and her Qingzhou troupe lived at the entrance of the village. Boosting the morale of the soldiers and civilians in southern Liaoning, he rushed to Fuzhou after a short stay in Jinzhou to perform for the soldiers deployed on the front line, and finally arrived at the pot head shop. By the time the army marched north, the troupe had already received an order from the Discipline Division to send them south, and then the order was changed again, saying that they should follow them to the front line of Yulinbao. Continue to boost morale.

The people in the troupe were a little complaining, after all, the battlefield was very dangerous, but Guan Xiaomei didn't care, she had also seen several big battles in Henan, and her psychological quality was far better than those propaganda team members who had stayed in Dengzhou.

Guan Xiaomei stuffed a few soybeans in her hand into her mouth, and was about to go back to the tent. Suddenly heard someone call her name, and looked back in surprise, only to see Xu Pingjie jumping down from a carriage and walking over with a smile on his face.

Guan Xiaomei's face was first delighted, and then she pointed to the carriage in surprise and asked Xu Pingjie, "Master Xu." Why are you also a man? ”

Xu Pingjie was wearing a long thick cotton coat, still tall and handsome. Perhaps his life has been moist recently, and his face is even more rich and noble, he first patted a stain on his body, and then said with white breath: "I am in charge of Qixia's people's team, and I help my second uncle take care of this heavy grain and grass." ”

Guan Xiaomei flattened her mouth, and Xu Pingjie couldn't leave the second uncle Xu Yuanhua in a few words, as if Dengzhou Town would not be able to do without this second uncle.

Xu Pingjie didn't realize it, and said with admiration in his expression, "Second uncle, who is responsible for managing the grain and grass and the people this time, even Lord Chen praised him for his ability, and he is a rare talent in the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and he also escorted the car over this time." ”

Guan Xiaomei said casually: "Your second uncle is so capable, just ordering a carriage, how can he personally escort the carriage over." ”

Xu Pingjie raised his head slightly and said smugly: "Originally, I didn't need him to escort me, but this battle is the most important battle in Dengzhou, at this time, I should do more and say more in front of Lord Chen, and it should be several times more than usual, the second uncle has been an official for many years, and there are rules and regulations for doing things. ”

Guan Xiaomei spit to her mouth, thought about it and swallowed it back, and was about to turn back, but heard Xu Pingjie say again: "This time, the second uncle specially asked me to come over, that is, to let me show up in front of Lord Chen, as long as Lord Chen can remember, this prospect will be even better in the future." ”

Guan Xiaomei couldn't help but say: "Then congratulations to Master Xu for being favored by Lord Chen, and it will be good to glorify the ancestors in the future." ”

"It's good for you, too."

Guan Xiaomei pointed at herself in surprise: "Me? ”

Xu Pingjie said as a matter of course: "In the future, you will pass the door, you are also a member of the Xu family, and I have thought about the future, the second uncle told me that Liaodong will be the place where Dengzhou Town will show its strength in the future, and I will follow you to Liaodong, and you will also come." ”

Guan Xiaomei couldn't help but smile and said: "I still have my mother in Wendeng, who said that I wanted to come to Liaodong." ”

"If you marry your husband's family, you are a member of your husband's family, and your mother should naturally be supported by your brother and brother." Xu Pingjie saw Guan Xiaomei's eyes glaring, paused and said: "Then I will give your eldest brother more silver, or if he stops joining the army in the future, let him work as a shopkeeper in my trading company or something, in short......"

Guan Xiaomei didn't wait for him to finish, turned her head and left without saying a word, Xu Pingjie was stunned and shouted in the back: "What's the matter?" ”……

"My lord, the snow is light, I just tried it outside, and the snow does not affect the march."

On the side of a rammed earth wall north of Zhanggezhuang, Liu Pojun whispered to Chen Xindao, "I asked some veterans from Liaodong, and most of them said that it looks like the snow will stop today." ”

Chen Xin put down the telescope, the sky was getting dark, and the day was about to pass again, the earth in his field of vision was covered with white, and some Dengzhou rangers were cleaning the battlefield of the cavalry battle just now.

Ten miles away is his worst enemy, as long as this obstacle is cleared, Dengzhou Town will establish a solid strategic advantage, winning the world is no longer just a dream, if the snow stops tonight, tomorrow is the time when the answer will be revealed.

"Po Jun, you said that if we didn't establish Dengzhou Town, would Jiannu enter the customs and sweep the world?"

Liu Pojun turned his head to look at Chen Xin, and felt that Chen Xin asked this question very abruptly, although Jiannu had won many battles before, but after all, there was only a corner of Liaodong, and compared with the entire Ming Dynasty, he was still a child and a giant. Although Liu Pojun felt that it was difficult to rely on the official army to recover Liaodong, he never thought that Jiannu could sweep the world.

Liu Pojun shook his head slightly, "My subordinates think that the total number of Jiannu Zhenyi is hundreds of thousands, and Dingkou is only tens of thousands. ”

Chen Xin said softly: "Although Da Ming is big, but like an overly fat giant, very large and very rich, there is a lot of food every day, but the things eaten do not make the giant strong, but they have become useless fat, piled up in useless places, the giant is getting slower and slower, and he has a body of illness, Houjin is like a thin and fierce wild dog, although the size is very small, but fierce and aggressive, it covets the giant's wealth and food, first of all, it must defeat the giant who occupies these things, From time to time, it bit off a piece of meat from the sick fat giant of Daming, so that the giant continued to bleed, and under internal diseases and external injuries, this giant will always fall one day. At that time, do you say that Jiannu can occupy the world, or can Liukou occupy the world? ”

"This ......" Liu Pojun thought about it, and didn't know how to answer for a while.

Chen Xin glanced at Liu Pojun and smiled: "I just asked casually, just to chat with you." ”

Liu Pojun breathed a sigh of relief, Chen Xin turned around and said: "Since the snow may stop, I will notify the battalion officers that if the snow stops at night, tomorrow at dawn according to the plan of the Military Orders Department, prepare to go out into battle at dawn, and be on call at any time. ”

Liu Pojun stood up and said: "Yes!" ”

After Liu Pojun left, Chen Xin raised the telescope again, and in the telescope, there was a vast expanse, and he couldn't see the Houjin barracks ten miles away, but Chen Xin still looked at it seriously, and he muttered: "Huang Taiji, see you tomorrow." ”……

Ten miles away from Chen Xin, in the Houjin camp, Huang Taiji also held a captured telescope, looking at the camp in the south to find Dengzhou, the sky was getting dark, and he also didn't see anything clearly.

Huang Taiji handed the telescope to Sony beside him, and after seeing Sony put it away, he turned to Haoge beside him, "If the snow stops, it will be time to see that Chen Xin tomorrow." ”

Haoge's square face was full of determination, "Khan Ama will definitely be able to kill Chen Xin and recover southern Liaoning in one fell swoop, and my Dajin still has a lot to do." ”

"There is a lot to be done......," Huang Taiji nodded slightly and said to Haoge, "Do you know that when I ascended the throne of Khan, I thought about the strategy in my chest, which was to enter the Jingshi of Dingming Kingdom, and I have been working hard for this, but in the end, I didn't think about it, and I ended up in Liaozhong. ”

Hauge whispered in some frustration: "Amma has worked hard over the years, if it weren't for that...... In the town of Dengzhou, my Dajin will never fall into such a field. ”

Sonny next to him hurriedly comforted: "Fortunately, the turning point is in front of you, when the Salhu was in front of you, the Ming soldiers and horses were so strong, my Dajin was just Jianzhou near the barren land, and how could I have thought that I could monopolize Liaodong, after the defeat of the soldiers and horses of Saharhu Nikan, Liaoshen is also a strong city and deep trench, it is difficult to overcome, but for the old Khan to attack Shenyang in one day, the next day under Liaoyang, more than 70 forts in Liaodong will descend from the wind, this providence blesses, the slave feels, tomorrow will be able to kill that Chen Xin, as long as the Dengzhou army is defeated, Liaonan is still looking at the wind and falling, Everywhere in Terrai will also be wiped out. ”

Hauge was a little excited when he heard this: "Khan Amma, what Sony said is reasonable, and it will be the case tomorrow." ”

Huang Taiji laughed twice, and said heroically: "At this time tomorrow, as you two said, we will serve wine with tens of thousands of heads in Dengzhou, and after tomorrow, Liaodong will still be my Dajin's Liaodong." ”

The laughter spread far away, and then disappeared into the empty snowfield, the snowflakes had slowly stopped, the light had gradually dimmed, and the last night before the war had fallen.