Yuzhan Fort.

On the north and south banks of the Yinma River, there is an endless stream of soldiers and horses traveling eastward.

People shouted and horses neighed, and smoke and dust were filled.

Yang Chengying was divided into two ways here.

All the way, Zu Dale was the main commander, commanding the Tiger Wing Battalion, the Zhichong Battalion and the leader of the Righteous Army, Liu Zhenmo, guarding Tangzhan Fort.

Let them contain the elite of the Eight Banners from the north.

On the other hand, Yang Chengying personally served as the commander, leading the Leopard Tao Battalion, Wang Shaoxun's border army, and Li Chao's official army of Li Shibai, the defense envoy of Li Chao Shuiyuan, to attack the dangerous mountain fort.

The rebel army and the official army of the Li Dynasty were originally incompatible.

Under Yang Chengying's order, he could be used as a third group of support to the battlefield.

As for why Yang Chengying led the Li Dynasty official army instead of the righteous army to besiege the dangerous mountain fort.

There is no other reason, just because the official army is too vegetable, and the righteous army is very strong in combat.

One is to defend the homeland, the other is to fill the stomach, the difference is as simple as that.

Since Derge had just fled back, the army's morale had not yet settled, and Yang Chengying led the army to easily surround him.

The dangerous mountain fort is located next to the Ai River, and the nearby terrain is open, and there is the Ai River flowing through it.

Yang Chengying was surrounded by mountains and rivers and set up camp.

In the afternoon, he sent for the Dergers to come out and speak.

The Derg class appeared in the city.

Yang Chengying said: "The general has been surrounded by our regiments, and life and death are only on the front line. Instead of waiting for death, it is better to surrender with the people, and I will not treat you badly. ”

These words are only useful to frustrated people like Abatai. I, Dege, am the tenth son of the Great Khan, and the Lord of the Blue Banner. ”

Derge said loudly: "Two words to answer you, don't fall!" ”

Both the expression and the attitude are very resolute.

After Yang Chengying heard this, he was not angry: "Since this is the case, then I can't say anything more." He decides the winner every day, don't blame my men for being ruthless. ”

"Me too." Derger clenched his fists and turned to go down the city.

Yang Chengying also returned to the camp.

Jin Guochen worried: "After strategy, our army has just experienced a big battle, and its vitality has not recovered. If you attack the well-defended dangerous mountain fort, I am afraid that it may not be successful. ”

"It's nature. If you don't do it, it will give him the opportunity to escape, resulting in a failure. ”

Yang Chengying is confident.

"How do you attack the city?" Li Shibai asked curiously.

The officers and soldiers under his command said that the training time was short, and the number was made up if they were bad.

Therefore, he was uneasy in his heart.

Yang Chengying smiled: "Sometimes, waiting is also a good choice. ”

The generals of the Liaodong Army thought about it carefully and understood what the commander was waiting for.

Phoenix.

Sakhalian hurried into the General's Palace.

It was temporarily turned into the residence of Huang Taiji.

Huang Taiji was discussing the military situation with the generals under his command, and when he saw Sakhalian entering the hall, he asked, "Has the Liaodong Army been dispatched?" ”

"Yes." Sakhalian nodded, and said with a somewhat serious face, "The sentry found out that Yang Chengying's soldiers were divided into two routes, all the way to guard Tangzhan Fort, and all the way to the east. ”

"It's for the Derg!" Huang Taiji immediately made a judgment.

"Yang Chengying is backed by the Li Dynasty, and he has the support of the navy, and the material resources are endless."

Sakhalian said: "Moreover, the figure of the Hongyi cannon has been found! ”

Yang Chengying had already expected that he might have to fight in the north of the Li Dynasty, so he hoarded grain and grass in Kashima in advance, and sent someone to inform the Li Dynasty.

In a nutshell, Lao Tzu is not your watchdog, if you want to keep the Li Dynasty in power, you will give soldiers to people.

No matter how reluctant the king of the Li Dynasty was, he had to contribute money.

"Hongyi Cannon! This is a siege! ”

After Jin Zhu, he gasped.

Huang Taiji frowned, slowly stood up, and walked back and forth in the hall.

He knew very well what the appearance of the Hongyi cannon meant.

You don't have to guess to know that Yang Chengying doesn't need to make too much effort to transport Hongyi cannons from other places, he only needs to dismantle the battleship and transport it from Yizhou by horse.

"I'm afraid there's something bad ...... Derge," he stopped suddenly, and Huang Taiji said in a deep voice.

"Yes, Yang Cheng should have been prepared."

Sakhalian can't admit it, "This time, it seems that he fell into the other party's calculations." It is possible that not all of these Hongyi cannons will be transported to the dangerous mountain fort.

The roads there are extremely narrow, and although there is a river, it is difficult for boats to pass. ”

"In other words, he was afraid that the defenders of Tangzhan Fort would not be able to defeat me, so he used artillery to help."

Huang Taiji turned his head to look at Sakhalian.

Sakhalian nodded gloomily.

Huang Taiji sat back in his position, his brows furrowed.

Yang Chengying's style of play is too unlike a famous general, as long as he can take risks, he basically doesn't do it.

He has to do it, and he is often well prepared.

Although he is somewhat prepared, Liaoyang is too far away from this, and if he deploys more troops, the front line will be critical, and if he deploys fewer troops, it is like now.

Huang Taiji fell into deep thought, and slowly paced in the hall again.

Sakhalian and others knew that this move was a habitual move of the Great Khan.

For a while, no one dared to open their mouths to disturb without permission, so they could only follow the figure of the Great Khan back and forth with their eyes.

"Li Eyu, how long can the grain and grass in Phoenix City last?"

Stopping in front of Li Yongfang, Huang Taiji raised his eyes and asked.

"If it's just the supply of the previous soldiers and horses, half a year will not be a problem."

Li Yongfang frowned and said not very optimistically: "However, there are more than 10,000 elites in the Eight Banners, and I am afraid that they will not be able to hold it for two months." ”

Phoenix City has five times as many soldiers and horses as before.

There are more people eating, and the food consumption is staggering.

Li Yongfang also knew that this raid war, which was originally based on more fights and fewer fights, has turned into a protracted war.

To fight a protracted war, the most important thing is grain and grass.

And this is precisely the biggest weakness of the Houjin Army at present.

Starting from Weining Camp, which has plenty of grain and grass, it is also necessary to walk more than 200 miles of mountain roads to get here.

In fact, in order to ensure the supply of the army, Li Yongfang has been transporting large quantities of grain from the north since last year.

However, the reality is that how much food can be transported here?

"Two months is enough."

Sakhalian said, "We just have to hold on and fight Yang Cheng here." At most, no more than a month, something will inevitably happen in the southwest.

At that time, in order to ensure the safety of Jinzhou and Port Arthur, Yang Chengying will naturally withdraw his troops. ”

"With Yang Chengying's ability, I'm afraid that the Derge class won't last for a month." Huang Taiji let out a long sigh.

Saharan didn't know the bottom of his heart.

At this time, the sentry hurriedly entered:

"Great Khan, the Liaodong Army has built artillery fortifications at Tangzhan Fort."

Huang Taiji's eyes tightened, and after a little thought, he said in a deep voice: "Let's go, go out and have a look." ”

The group left Phoenix City and headed south.

Under the escort of Bayala, climb the north mountain and look into the distance.

At sunset, on the half-man-high earthen embankment, there were two-wheeled artillery carriages.

The wheels are large but narrow, made of iron. In the middle is a wooden gun mount, on which a copper cannon is fixed.

Huang Taiji recognized these cannons, which were famous divine cannons.

According to the weight, Yang Chengying divided the cannon into Shenwei Cannon, Shenwei General Cannon, Shenwei General Cannon, and Shenwei Invincible General Cannon.

A canopy was erected on top of the cannon.

Looking further back, a trench was dug outside the camp to divert water and fill the ditch.

There were a large number of mules in the camp, which seemed to be unloading black powder and shells.

"What a tricky opponent."