There are some trivial matters to deal with today, only one more 4,000 words, please forgive me.

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Touching Zhang Yan's gaze, the girl grinned, the corners of her mouth were stained with scum, and she asked in a milky voice: "You are the queen Chitose, what do you eat every day?" ”

Zhang Yan giggled, wiped the corners of the girl's mouth with a silk handkerchief, and asked, "Then what do you eat every day?" ”

"I-" The girl tilted her head and thought for a moment, and said, "The porridge I drank in the morning, the flower rolls I ate, and the fragrant little pickles; rice at noon, as well as broth and stir-fry; Evening, evening - I don't know yet! ”

Amused by this innocent and childish answer, Zhang Yan laughed and trembled, stretched out her hand to call the palace maid, grabbed a lot of candy for the girl, and instructed: "Eat more, grow up quickly, and study seriously when teaching!" ”

The little girl nodded happily and said crisply: "Thank you, Queen Chitose, I can read twenty or twenty words." ”

"Well, that's amazing!" Zhang Yan touched the girl's little face and tidied up her new clothes again.

On the other side, Zhu Youxiao was still explaining to the eunuch Liu Kejing. If you want to talk about ready-made teachers, the eunuchs in the palace can be filled.

Children learn the four basic subjects of literacy, arithmetic, geography and history, which are generally six years of schooling.

"Although the emperor can rest assured, the palace people personally selected by the slave and maid will teach according to the teaching materials sent by the emperor." Liu Kejing replied respectfully, "As long as they study carefully, they will definitely satisfy the emperor." ”

Zhu Youxiao nodded, and said in a deep voice: "In the past five or six years, the focus has been on basic learning, and it cannot be relaxed or too strict. I feel that there are still areas to be improved, and if Liu Ban has suggestions, he can also put them forward. ”

"Slaves and maids can be saved." Liu Ke bowed and agreed.

Zhu Youxiao's eyes swept and saw Liu Ruoyu coming in a hurry, knowing that there was urgent business. Somewhere, something had happened, and he frowned slightly.

That's the Emperor! You're really young, not a few years older than me, right?

Zhu Youxiao didn't notice that among the children, there was a pair of beautiful eyes that came over from time to time, looking at him, the Ninth Five-Year Supreme.

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Liaodong, Xiuyan.

Several copies of the "Daming Forum" were placed on the table, and Huang Taiji held one in his hand and was looking at it intently.

Since the Ming army's strategy contracted, it disengaged from the Houjin, and intensified the investigation of the border gates, which made the intelligence collection of the Houjin in a difficult situation.

With the attached Liao people as spies, they can enter the customs as refugees. But it is easy to get in and difficult to get out, and how to sneak back to Houjin is a big problem.

Dengzhen and Dongjiang were also blockaded extremely tightly at sea, and Houjin was cut off from a channel to inquire about news.

For this major strategic adjustment of the Ming army, after thinking about it, Huang Taiji was not only shocked, but also admired.

What a lot of courage it takes to make such a big decision? Just an active contraction will put your own side in a dilemma, and create great difficulties for future sieges and land grabbing.

First of all, the existence of a blank space in the middle greatly increased the early warning time of the Ming army, and the rapid surprise attack of Jiannu almost lost its effect;

Secondly, Ningyuan and Juehua were both guarded by the army, and the people were not left to live, but there were Liao people who escaped from the Houjin occupation area, and they were not even allowed to enter the city and were sent directly to the Guannei. This trick made Hou Jin's habitual traitor city-breaking technique ineffective.

These "Daming Tribune" newspapers were obtained by Mongolian spies sent by Li Yongfang who infiltrated the Ming Land and bribed Shanxi merchants with a lot of money, and it took a lot of hard work to get out of Zhangjiakou and send them back to Houjin.

In any case, such an intelligence route is basically decided. I'm not afraid to spend money, as long as I can get information and find out the movements of the Ming Court.

After a long time, Huang Taiji put down the newspaper and said thoughtfully to Luo Xiujin, who had been waiting quietly: "The more I look at it, the more I feel that the little emperor of the Ming Dynasty is not simple, what do you think?" ”

Luo Xiujin is a native of Liaoyang, surrendered to Houjin as a living being, and was valued by Huang Taiji, so he stayed by his side and listened to it.

Hearing Huang Taiji's inquiry, Luo Xiujin thought for a while and said, "Lord Belle can't help but look up to him, what knowledge can he have if he is better than the hands of a woman in the deep palace?" In the next thought, these plans are someone else. ”

Huang Taiji raised his eyebrows and asked, "Someone else?" Who are you referring to? ”

Luo Xiujin shook his head and said, "I don't know, but I guess correctly." ”

Huang Taiji groaned for a moment, and said with his jaw bowed: "There is some truth in it. The little emperor has been on the throne for more than two years, and if he was really wise and wise, he would not have revealed it until now. ”

Luo Xiujin echoed: "Lord Belle is very right. At the moment, I thought that we should first find out who was planning behind this. ”

"Fushun's forehead has sent someone to continue to spy on it, and if there is a result, a certain person will be able to know." Huang Taiji paused and said, "The current situation is quite unfavorable to my Dajin!" ”

Luo Xiujin knew that this was true, and Huang Taiji's move was to prove his trust in him. You must know that although Quang Ninh was defeated, Houjin did not feel a sense of crisis from top to bottom.

However, Huang Taiji saw from these newspapers that the situation was unfavorable, and Luo Xiujin also admired it very much.

In the final analysis, Houjin's foundation is too thin, and against the behemoth-like Daming, he is not afraid of a quick attack, he is afraid of consumption, and there is a blockade.

Although there is no immediate oppression in the posture of the Ming army, the longer it lasts, the more effective it can be. However, there are not many people who can realize the crisis and rush to think about countermeasures.

Luo Xiujin thought for a long time and said: "I think that it is feasible to divide the plan and transfer Xiong Tingbi out of Liaodong; Secondly, strengthen the blow to Mao Wenlong's department to relieve his worries. ”

Huang Taiji smiled slightly and said, "This plan is in line with a certain one. It's just that it will take some time to succeed. Moreover, Xiong Tingbi seems to be quite trusted by the little emperor, and the difference between success and failure is also between the two. ”

"Three people become tigers." Luo Xiujin said: "What's more, Xiong Tingbi has a hot temper and is unwilling to be humble, and public opinion in the court does not approve of him. ”

"The court—" Huang Taiji narrowed his eyes, because he didn't know much about the situation, and he didn't dare to jump to conclusions.

At this time, the guards came in to report it, and the messenger sent by the second Bel Amin brought an urgent report.

Huang Taiji frowned, feeling ominous, and ordered the guards to bring the messenger in.

"The siege of Fort Arthur was frustrated, and Zhaisangu was killed in battle......" After listening to the messenger's account, Huang Taiji was quite shocked and asked urgently: "How many troops does the enemy defending Fort Arthur have?" ”

The messenger fell on one knee and replied: "According to the judgment of the second beyler, about five or six thousand. ”

Huang Taiji felt that this was similar to his own guess, Fort Arthur was not big, and it could garrison these troops.

But the troops led by Erbel Amin are more than 10,000, how can they not attack, and still send people to ask for help?

"How much did the men and horses led by the second Belle lose?" Huang Taiji asked in a deep voice.

"Back to Lord Belle, our army has attacked three times, with more than 3,000 casualties." The messenger lowered his head a little dejectedly, "Erbeile wants to transfer the men and horses guarding Nanguan to attack the city, and Heshuo Beile thinks that it is necessary to ensure the back road, so he dissuades him, and orders the villain to come and ask Babeile to send troops to garrison Nanguan." ”

Huang Taiji nodded and said, "The back road must be ensured, and it is really safe to discuss with Shuo Beile." ”

After a pause, he continued: "Get up and tell me the details of the battle. ”

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Outside Fort Arthur.

Erbel Amin looked at the position of the Ming army in the distance hatefully, and the horsewhip was swept into the air one by one, only in this way could he vent the anger in his heart.

In the distance, many high poles were erected on the positions of the Ming army, and human heads were hung on them. Such provocations and demonstrations made Amin resentful, and the generals around him were also angry.

Combining the virtual and the real, attacking in the opposite direction, the military operation that had been pinned on high hopes was a crushing failure.

It's not just because the Ming army was well prepared and the firearms were fierce; Even hand-to-hand combat, which was the original weakness, has been greatly improved, which is a fact that shocked Amin and the others.

It is difficult for the shield chariot to be used in front of the wide trench, and it is difficult for the heavy armor to resist the sharp Lumi guns, and even the proud hand-to-hand combat can no longer easily defeat the Ming army, what other means is there to defeat the enemy?

"Brother, go back to the camp!" Seeing that the eldest brother was showing signs of rampage again, Zilharang hurriedly stepped forward to persuade, "When the reinforcements arrive, they will defeat the enemy in one fell swoop, and they will definitely be cut by a thousand knives." ”

Amin spewed out two puffs of air from his nostrils like a cow, looked at it unwillingly, pulled his horse suddenly, and ran towards the camp without saying a word.

Zilharang sighed helplessly, followed his brother's horse, and galloped forward.

The three axes have been used, but instead of defeating the enemy, they have lost their troops, and they have not even approached Fort Arthur, which is really frustrating and helpless.

"Lord Belle—"

The call of the pro-soldier made Zilharang turn around, and without the pro-soldier talking, he had already seen two straight pillars of wolf smoke rising from Fort Arthur.

Yesterday it was one column, today it is two? Zilharang frowned, although he didn't know what the Ming army meant by this signal, he had a sense of foreboding.

The safest course of action should be to temporarily retreat to Nanguan, wait for reinforcements to arrive, and then come to attack the city.

But this suggestion was vetoed by Amin yesterday. The reason is that he is worried that the Ming army will take the opportunity to escape and will not be able to avenge his brother Jaisanggu.

Zilharang pondered for a long time, and when he looked up at the two pillars of wolf smoke again, he still made up his mind and got on his horse to chase his brother. The casualties of the troops were not small, and it was safer to retreat first.

But before Zilharang could catch up with his brother and admonish him, a roar of muskets and explosions suddenly rang out from the northwest.

The voice was far away and sounded a little faint, but Zilharang suddenly stopped and frowned tightly.

In the northwest, it is the main road to Nanguan and Jinzhou, if it is cut off, wouldn't it be equivalent to isolating your own army?

"Go and find out what's going on?" Zilharan turned back and ordered a few of his followers to watch them ride away before continuing to pursue his brother.

Behind him, the rumbling war drums shook the heavens and the earth, and the Ming army of Fort Arthur, which had already been prepared, drove out one by one.

A few miles away on the avenue, a group of Jiannu who were transporting the wounded to Nanguan had been beaten to the ground by the ferocious muskets, and they were either dead or fleeing.

He Zan commanded 1,500 musketeers and 500 pikemen borrowed by Zhang Pan to wait in array.

The 1,500 musketeers led by Zhang Bang, together with 500 sword and shield men, were arranged on the slopes of the two wings, forming a concave formation with the friendly forces.

The carts discarded by Jiannu, the wounded soldiers of Jiannu who were all killed, and the chaotic branches of trees, which were cut down next to the road and blocked the road, formed a roadblock that stretched for dozens of meters.

The flag waved, and He Zan couldn't help but smile as he watched the friendly army respond quickly.

There is no extravagant hope of completely annihilating Jiannu, and blocking the other path is also incompetent. However, it is not too difficult to flank the front and rear of the friendly forces at Fort Arthur and inflict a large number of casualties.

The sound of horses' hooves roared and was speeding towards this place in the distance.

The sun shone warmly on his body, and He Zan looked up, the blue sky and white clouds, and there was a sense of distance and depth.

With a choking sound, He Zan pulled out the sharp blade on his waist, looked firmly ahead, pointed forward with the waist knife, and roared loudly: "Prepare to fight!" ”

Roar, roar, roar!

The spear is like a forest, pointing diagonally forward; The musket was flattened, and the muzzle of the black hole exuded a murderous aura.

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The Yalu River is in front of you, and the waves are rolling, making a noise on the beach on the shore.

Da Belle Daishan looked at it expressionlessly, across the river was Manpu and Changcheng, but he didn't dare to cross the river easily.

What is interspersed with rounding, what sticky attraction, for Mao Wenlong, who is accustomed to guerrilla attacks and has a keen sense of smell, he will not be fooled at all.

What's more, the main purpose of this operation is to train troops, and also to test the tactical style of play through actual combat.

There were many casualties before they advanced to the Yalu River, which made Dai Shan and others very depressed. scolding Mao Wenlong for being treacherous and slippery, but it doesn't help, and the difficulties in front of him are the most important.

Logging and tying valves, erecting pontoon bridges, and Jiannu can cross the river, but will the retreat to the opposite side of the Ming army make it so easy for them to achieve their goal?

Obviously, the answer is no.

After learning the sharpness of the Ming army's new firearms, Dai Shan had to have doubts about his next actions.

"Set up camp, cut down trees and set up valves, and send people to reconnoiter the situation on the other side." Dai Shan thought about it for a long time, and finally gave the order.

Then, he reined in his horse and left, ignoring Ning Wan who came up to offer advice.

Ning Wan I am a border citizen of Liaoyang, the old slave rebelled against the Ming, after capturing Liaoyang, Ning Wan I defected to Houjin and worked under Sakhalian.

For the Han people who descended to gold, Dai Shan was very contemptuous, which was completely different from Huang Taiji.

The two flags of Zhenghong and inlaid red led by Dai Shan stopped at the Yalu River. However, the Dongjiang Army changed its deployment, abandoned Manpu and Changcheng, and was moving southward.

This order was issued a little suddenly, and Mao Chenglu, Kong Youde and others were full of doubts, not knowing what kind of considerations Mao Shuai had.

The warm wind blew on his face, Mao Wenlong rode on horseback, and the two deputy generals of the Dongjiang Army, Chen Jisheng and Gou Zhenhuai, were slightly behind.

Deliberately slowing down, Mao Wenlong said to Gou Zhenhuai with a side face: "A certain sudden order to abandon Manpu and Changcheng, the generals must not understand. General Gou, what do you think? ”

For Gou Zhenhuai, Mao Wenlong has always been a little puzzled. It is said that it should be a prison sent by the emperor, but people usually don't seem to care about anything. Whether it is a military discussion or a march to war, there is little interference.