Alas......

Huang Taiji sighed in his heart, why are all my subordinates these birdmen, why can't any of them solve my problems?

A large group of Baylor clans under his command are good generals, but most of them are well-limbed and simple-minded, even if some people find the abnormality of Daming, but it is only limited to the immediate problem, Yue Tuo is a talent, and after his hint, he immediately discovered the problem, but unfortunately he has to take the blame now, so he can only refrigerate it for the time being, and then reactivate it after a while.

"Great Khan, Weichen thinks that in addition to what you Belle and the patriarch generals said, we must pay attention to some details."

Seeing Huang Taiji's eyes, the chief military officer Fan Wencheng had to stand up and speak, this guy's Taoism was even more powerful than the old fox who had cultivated a thousand, and first hugged Baylor, the patriarch elders and the important ministers and generals in the hall, giving them enough face, and then throwing bricks and leading to the topic.

Gentlemen, you all have a point, but you still missed some details, why did Lu Hongniang's Phoenix Legion garrison Chagantehao under the city, and why did it not attack the city? Why just a feint? And why didn't they withdraw? Why didn't Hong Chengchou lead the main force to come to reinforcements? Why don't you stand still and just bury your head in building a strange castle? Why did the Ming army build this strange castle on the prairie?

Huang Taiji had already discussed these questions with him on the way, asking him about his ideas and suggestions, Fan Wencheng couldn't guess what the real purpose of the Ming army was for a while, to be honest, how much time, how much manpower, materials and financial resources would it take to build a castle fortress on the prairie where stones and timber were scarce? Anyway, the cost of a small castle can be worth a big city in the Guan, and the little faint monarch of the Ming Dynasty has a water in his brain? Or did you take the wrong medicine? I can't guess, so I can only desperately send scouts to reconnoitre, spy on intelligence and brainstorm ideas.

Why did 100,000 throw it out, everyone in the hall was dumbfounded, well, they all neglected these details, or did Fan Junshi Niu Bi ask so many whys at once? However, there are also people who are unhappy with him who secretly pout, you dog minion, what do you have to do? Baylor, who has the support of Lao Tzu, is on the throne, and the first thing to clean up is you.

"If you have any ideas, just say it, and I don't blame you for saying it wrong." Huang Taiji said, really guessing the strange behavior of the Opaque Army this time, he can only brainstorm it, hoping to get some hints or something from it.

It's a pity that this brainstorming meeting failed, no one can guess the real purpose of the Ming army, and no one puts forward an idea with a hint effect, but everyone's ideas and suggestions are basically the same, no matter what tricks he has, since he can't guess it, then leave him alone, let's fight us, first destroy Lu Hongniang's Phoenix Legion, and then say, tens of thousands of sophisticated muskets and dozens of improved Franco machine guns, as well as countless grains, grass and ammunition, if Dajin captures and equips these weapons, the combat power skyrockets, When the time comes, you can beat the Ming army as much as you want.

Huang Taiji nodded, even he and Fan Wencheng had this idea, since this is the case, then destroy the Phoenix Legion first and capture Lu Hongniang alive, as long as he succeeds, he will at least be invincible.

Early the next morning, the well-rested Jin army poured out of Chagantehao City like a tide, lined up on the grass in front of the Phoenix Legion camp, densely filled the entire vast grassland, the steel knife was shining like snow, the spear stood like a forest, the battle flag fluttered like the sea, the military appearance was magnificent, the momentum was like a rainbow, compared with the previous days, it was completely different, which showed that the influence of Huang Taiji in the Guanwai clan was huge.

According to the negotiated battle plan, Huang Taiji personally led an army of 100,000 to besiege and annihilate the Phoenix Legion, and Amin led another 100,000 troops to go around the back of the Phoenix Legion, responsible for blocking the main force of the Ming army that came to reinforce.

Huang Taiji presided over the frontal battle, he appointed Qierharang as the commander, led a 40,000-strong partial division around the upper reaches of the river, blocked the soil and intercepted the flow, blocked the water source of the Phoenix Legion, forced Lu Hongniang to give up the strong and solid civil engineering fortifications, led the army out of the camp for a decisive battle, and maximized the advantages of the high mobility of the cavalry.

"The Great Khan is wise." A group of Baylor, patriarchs and henchmen and generals slapped their ass, sent a high hat, and once the water source was cut off, within three days, the Phoenix Legion would definitely collapse without a fight.

"Wrong, the Phoenix Legion is different from the previous Ming army, five days is the limit, and it may collapse after seven days." Huang Taiji said solemnly, the general Ming army will collapse without a fight in less than three days after the water is cut off, but the Phoenix Legion is a strong army that is brave and tenacious in battle, and it cannot be evaluated with common sense, and it is necessary to take into account the war horses of the Phoenix Legion, the logistics of horses, mules and horses and other livestock, and seven days later is the limit of the Phoenix Legion, and he does not dare to underestimate the endurance of the Phoenix Legion.

"Huang Taiji is really powerful, no wonder the emperor regards him as a great enemy in life, and repeatedly reminds me to be careful."

When she received a report from the soldiers that the flow of the river in front of the camp had decreased, Lu Hongniang not only sighed, Huang Taiji was really powerful, this trick was indeed vicious, and the Phoenix Legion could fight again, and the food and grass were ready to be sufficient, but without water to drink, it would collapse.

"Sister Qing, how many days can the clear water we have in reserve last?"

"If we immediately restrict water use now, it can last for about 14 days, and if we slaughter war horses, horses, cattle and sheep, we can last for another two days." Li Qing replied that grain, grass, weapons and ammunition are of course indispensable and important military materials, but clean water is equally important, and when building the civil engineering barracks, the Jin army had already taken into account the problem of cutting off water in the upper reaches, so they dug several large pits in the camp and built several pools to store water.

"Okay, pass the order, from today onwards, the whole army will limit the use of water, and in addition, try to dig two wells in the rear camp." Lu Hongniang pondered for a while before saying, the prairie land is fertile and moist, and the camp is built next to the river, digging the ground and digging wells, theoretically there should be water, she is confident that she will lead the army to defeat the Jin army and reopen the river.

"Then do you want to send a signal to Inspector Hong now?" Li Qing asked, Hong Chengchou led the main force to stand still, just waiting for Lu Hongniang's wolf smoke signal, however, no matter how much wolf smoke there is, at most it can be seen more than 20 miles away, which requires sending some daredevils to hide somewhere in the depths of the prairie, and then rush back to report when they see the wolf smoke, it will take at least five or six days, counting the time of the main force marching, and then defeat the blocking Amin Division, full of calculations, Hong Chengchou's main army will take about 20 days to arrive, and at this time the wolf smoke signal must be issued.

"Well, let's send it." Lu Hongniang nodded, she was in danger, she didn't dare to hold it up, let alone joke about the more than 20,000 lives under her hands, if something went wrong, it would be a big trouble.

Soon, a billowing cloud of smoke rose from the Earth Engineering Camp of the Phoenix Legion, rising into the sky.

"Wolf smoke?"

On the grass, Huang Taiji, who was about to give the order to attack, saw the billowing wolf smoke rising into the sky, first frowned, and then his face changed greatly.