At the same time, Yan Yingyuan was inspecting the fortifications of Chen Guantun. Diaphragm

This time, it is no longer Feng Houdun and Chen Mingyu who are partnering with Yan Yingyuan.

Not long after the Battle of Dagukou, Feng Houdun and Chen Mingyu were transferred back to Guozijian to teach, and it turned out that Feng Houdun and Chen Mingyu were more suitable for teaching and educating people.

Only Yan Yingyuan remained at Dagukou to lead the troops.

Yan Yingyuan was born for military purposes.

Before the Northern Expedition, Yan Yingyuan was transferred back to Nanjing.

This time, Yan Yingyuan was entrusted with an important task by Chongzhen, and the deputy general was called Xie Yuancai.

Xie Yuancai is also one of the scholars in the Shizi Battalion, a native of Shuozhou, Shanxi, and one of the few northern scholars. Diaphragm

"Brother Wan Heng, I'm afraid I can't use any tricks to guard Chen Guantun." Xie Yuancai followed Yan Yingyuan to inspect Chen Guantun's fortifications, and said, "Chen Guantun is not Shanyang City after all, nor is it Dagukou, there are not so many ordnance for you to use, Brother Wan Heng, it is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice, this is what I am talking about." ”

"Is it difficult for a good woman to cook without rice?" Yan Yingyuan laughed and said, "Who said we don't have rice?" ”

"Uh, huh?" Xie Yuancai was stunned for a moment, then his eyes widened and he said, "I wonder what kind of trick Brother Wanheng can come up with here?" The younger brother will wait and see. ”

Yan Yingyuan just smiled and didn't say much.

Xie Yuancai asked tentatively: "Brother Wanheng wants to blow up the ice of the canal?" ”

"Blowing up the canal ice will definitely not work." Yan Yingyuan waved his hand and said, "It's just that the so-called thing is not more than three, we have already made Jiannu suffer two big losses by blowing up the ice layer before, and it is impossible for Jiannu to be fooled for the third time." ”

"It's not ice blasting, it's a fire attack?" Xie Yuancai said, "But it's not good, the amount of wheat straw we collect is not much, and it is more than enough to light a bonfire for lighting, but if it is used for fire attack, it is far from enough." "Ahh

Speaking of this, he went on to ask, "You can't use gunpowder to carry out fire attacks, right?" ”

"Gunpowder is precious, how can it be wasted." Yan Yingyuan said with a smile, "Wheat straw should also be used sparingly." ”

"It's not a fire attack, what is it?" Xie Yuancai is really at a loss now.

Yan Yingyuan said with a smile: "The water is controlled by the ground, and the soldiers are defeated by the enemy, so it is said that the soldiers are impermanent, the water is impermanent, and the means of killing the enemy in the world are unknown. ”

"I want to hear about it." Xie Yuan only shook himself to the ground.

"You'll know when the time comes." Yan Yingyuan smiled but did not answer.

Yan Yingyuan didn't say anything, and Xie Yuancai was helpless. Diaphragm

You can't just pick Yan Yingyuan's head to find out.

Looking around again, Xie Yuan found that the Ming army was renovating the more than 50 platforms on the east bank of the canal, specifically removing the parapet wall on the west side, that is, facing the side of the canal.

However, the platform on the west bank of the canal has not been renovated.

In addition, Minfu is carrying quicklime to the west bank of the canal.

The quicklime was seized from Jiannu.

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The next day, January 26. Diaphragm

A group of more than 100 people was transferring supplies from the stronghold at the mouth of the horse shed to the stronghold of Tianshuijing.

About 150 miles from Dagukou to Chenguantun, the Ming army built eleven strongholds, in addition to the large stronghold of Chenguantun, there was a medium-sized stronghold in the middle, where an infantry battalion was stationed.

This medium-sized stronghold is the Sweet Water Well stronghold, and the Mashankou stronghold is located fifteen miles east of the Sweet Water Well stronghold.

The way the Ming army transported military supplies was this way of moving ants, that is, using a large number of people, mules and horses to transport them back and forth between the two strongholds.

When Jiannu didn't come to disturb him, he kept transporting and transporting......

Once Jiannu attacked and disturbed, the people, mules and horses hurriedly retreated to the stronghold.

Although the number of Ming troops in each stronghold is not large, there are also five or six hundred people plus the people, but whether this method can withstand the attack of the serpents remains to be tested in actual combat. Diaphragm

And then today, the actual combat test finally came to the stronghold of the horse shed.

A group of more than 100 people drove the mule and horse cart out of the stronghold at the mouth of the stable, and halfway through, the military horn suddenly sounded on the watchtower in the stronghold, which was a warning call.

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Hearing the sound of the trumpet, the people hurriedly retreated.

A moment later, a cavalry force appeared on the horizon to the north.

It is conservatively estimated that there are at least 1,000 Jiannu cavalry who have been killed.

The Jiannu cavalry came quickly, but fortunately, the people were not slow, because the road conditions here were very good, and the terrain was flat, so they were able to retreat to the stronghold before the Jiannu cavalry arrived.

A moment later, the Jiannu cavalry slaughtered to the periphery of the stronghold at the mouth of the stable. Diaphragm

However, what was waiting for Jiannu was a row of guns, and he instantly threw down the number of horses.

Seeing this, the Jiannu cavalry quickly divided into two groups and made a detour from both sides of the stronghold.

As a result, the sound of artillery sounded again in the stronghold at the mouth of the stable, but it was the tiger squat cannon inside that opened fire one after another.

Dense lead poured down like a torrential rain, and immediately several Jiannu cavalry turned over and fell off their horses.

Under the repeated blows, the Jiannu cavalry hurried away from the stronghold at the mouth of the horse shed, and did not dare to get too close.

However, the Jiannu cavalry did not leave immediately, but stood five hundred paces away and watched from a distance.

The Ming army and the people in the stronghold were not in a hurry, but just held the stronghold and waited for Jiannu to withdraw his troops. Diaphragm

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The battle report from the Eight Banners Mongolia was soon presented to Hong Chengchou.

"Lord Ministry." Meng Xueli said in a deep voice, "The Eight Banners of Mongolia that divided the troops to attack have been reported back one after another, but it is not good news, a total of more than 10,000 Eight Banners Mongolia, divided into 11 ways to attack, but none of the cavalry grabbed the Ming army's baggage, and it is even more wishful thinking to seize the Ming army camps along the way." ”

"Is that so?" Hong Chengchou's face was slightly gloomy.

Hou Fangyu's brows were also twisted into a pimple.

Hong Chengchou and Hou Fangyu actually knew very well that it would be difficult to cut off the grain route of the Ming army on the plain, but it would be difficult to this extent, but they were a little unexpected.

More than 10,000 Eight Banners Mongolia is divided into 11 roads to attack

Didn't even grab a grain of food? It's a bit of an exaggeration.

Meng Xueli continued: "The barracks all over the Ming army's grain road are obviously carefully calculated, and the distance between each two barracks is about fifteen miles, so the people who transport grain and grass only need to run seven miles to escape back into the barracks, but the lookout posts in the barracks can be seen twenty miles away with the help of binoculars, in other words, when our Qing soldiers are still twenty miles away from the Ming army barracks, they will alarm the Ming army lookout posts, and the sentinels can warn the people in time, and the people can withdraw to the camp in time." ”

"So cunning!" Geng Jimao said hatefully, "Now, it is difficult to snatch the grain and grass of the Ming army. ”

Meng Xueli nodded and said: "Unless you are willing to invest heavy troops to launch an attack at any cost and capture one or two camps, I am afraid it will be difficult to grab the grain and grass of the Ming army." ”

"No, there's no point in storming these small barracks." Hong Chengchou said categorically, "Not to mention the limited amount of grain and grass that can be grabbed, the price paid is beyond imagination, and our Qing soldiers can't afford it." ”

"If you want to fight, you should fight a large camp like Chenguantun."

After a pause, he said: "Not only is there a lot of grain and grass hoarded in the camp, but after taking the Chenguantun camp, it can completely cut off the grain route of the Ming army once and for all." "Ahh

Geng Zhongming immediately said: "Then let's hurry up." ”

"There can't be a rush in this matter." Hong Chengchou waved his hand and said, "It's better to let the 11 Eight Banners Mongolia continue to attack and harass the small camps on the Ming army's grain road, and maybe the Ming army in the Chenguantun camp can be transferred away, but if this is the case, it will be much easier to capture the Chenguantun camp." ”

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"11 strongholds, including Tianshuijing and Mashankou, were attacked and harassed by the Jiannu cavalry, but fortunately, the people's horses and horses were all withdrawn into the nearest stronghold in time, so there was no loss of military supplies." Xie Yuancai said with a dark face, "But the Jiannu cavalry is still snooping around the strongholds, and the Jiannu is so arrogant, why don't you let the junior brother lead a brigade of infantry to expel it?" ”

"This is just Jiannu's plan to divert the tiger from the mountain." Yan Yingyuan said suddenly, "Don't bother with it. ”

Xie Yuancai frowned and said, "Brother Wanheng, if the Jiannu cavalry does not leave, the transfer of military supplies will stop. ”

"Don't worry about this matter, the Jiannu cavalry won't last a few days." Yan Yingyuan waved his hand and said, "Within three days, the Jiannu cavalry will inevitably retreat if they find that there is no opportunity to take advantage of it." "Ahh

Facts have proved that Yan Yingyuan's judgment was correct.

No more, no less, exactly three days, the Jiannu cavalry retreated.

As soon as Jiannu left, the people hiding in the stronghold went out again, like ants moving, and kept transferring military supplies in the direction of Chen Guantun.

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"So, Chen Guantun's Ming army didn't send a single soldier?"

Hong Chengchou finally had a preliminary impression of Yan Yingyuan, I have to say, this guy is really calm, more than 10,000 Eight Banners Mongolia attacked the Ming army camps such as Tianshuijing and Horse Shed Mouth for three days, Yan Yingyuan did not send even a single soldier, he was really confident in the Ming army camps along the way.

Geng Jimao said: "The Eight Banners Mongolia did not pose a substantial threat to the Ming army camps along the way, and the Ming army in the Chen Guantun camp and the Dagukou camp naturally did not care, so it was necessary to lay down one or two camps to demonstrate, and then see if the Ming army in Chen Guantun could still be as calm as it is now?" "Ahh

Hong Chengchou ignored Geng Jimao's mouth cannon.

Shang Kexi said: "Hongbutang, the main force of the Ming army has mobilized nearly a thousand red-clothed cannons, and is bombarding Chaoyang Gate day and night, although the regent of the imperial father did not say anything, but his heart must also hope that we can cut off the Ming army's grain as soon as possible, after all, it is not a good thing for the Qing Dynasty to consume it like this." ”

The weight of Shang Kegmy is not comparable to Geng Jimao.

"Hou joins the army." Hong Chengchou asked Hou Fangyu, "What do you mean?" ”

Hou Fangyu said: "Hongbutang has already made a plan, why bother asking." ”

Hong Chengchou immediately made up his mind and said in a deep voice: "Well, since these superficial articles can't confuse Yan Yingyuan, then I can only see the true chapter under my hands, pass on my general order, and immediately send troops to Chen Guantun!" ”

At the sound of an order, the Qing army in Jinghai County immediately moved. Diaphragm

At the sound of the horn, 100,000 Eight Banners Han Army and 40,000 training camps drove out of the city.

After lining up outside the city, he immediately rushed towards Chen Guantun.