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In the past month, after the Mongolian coalition invaded the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty, it seemed that they were unstoppable and invincible. However, because the walls were clear and the cities were defended with all their strength, the Mongolian coalition did not gain much actual results. Their only achievements were, They only defeated thousands of Ming troops on the south bank of the Wei River and took the opportunity to capture Zhenning Acropolis and several surrounding military forts.
Therefore, the Mongolian coalition forces seemed to be aggressive, but in fact they were just rootless people after they penetrated deep into the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty. Only the Zhenning Acropolis captured a few days ago could be used as a fulcrum and retreat.
This is obviously the biggest flaw of the Mongolian coalition!
In fact, this Zhenning Guard was originally given to the Mongolian coalition forces by Zhao Junchen. Guan Wuyuan appointed the young and frivolous Han Zhang to be responsible for the defense of Zhenning Guard. It was originally Zhao Junchen's instruction, and Wang Ying, a hundred households in Zhenning Guard, took refuge. The Mongolian coalition forces, and gaining the trust of the Mongolian coalition forces, are all part of Zhao Junchen's plan!
For Zhao Junchen, Zhenning Guard is an abandoned son, from which he can establish a greater strategic advantage!
First of all, the Zhenning Guards were deliberately sent into the hands of the Mongolian Allied Forces, not only to let the Mongolian Allied Forces learn the taste, to prevent the Mongolian Allied Forces from withdrawing from the Ming Dynasty territory in advance, so that they could confidently and boldly attack Jiezhou City, and delay Zhao Junchen's plan;
Secondly, if the Mongolian coalition forces did not have the fulcrum and retreat route of Zhenning Guard, their future actions would be difficult to predict. But now that they have Zhenning Guards, once the Mongolian coalition encounters an accident, they must first think about retreating to Zhenning Guard to stabilize themselves. Heels, so that Zhao Junchen can guess their whereabouts in advance;
Finally, after the Mongolian coalition captured the Zhenning Acropolis, they would temporarily store the army's grain, grass, ordnance, etc. in the Zhenning Acropolis to reduce the burden of marching. Therefore, once Zhao Junchen took back the Zhenning Acropolis, the Mongolian coalition would The morale of the army will inevitably be in chaos and there will be no successors!
Therefore, Zhenning Acropolis was deliberately created by Zhao Junchen to create a Achilles' heel for the Mongolian coalition forces!
Now, with the war imminent, Zhao Junchen plans to take Zhenning Guard back into his hands!
In fact, before this, due to Wang Ying's internal response, Zhao Junchen had arranged a foreshadowing in Zhenningwei, but for the Mongolian coalition forces, this foreshadowing was a time bomb!
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So far, Zhenning Acropolis has been occupied for six or seven days, but it is still in a mess. After the Mongolian coalition occupied Zhenning City, they naturally had no business ideas and just caused harm at will. The soldiers and civilians in the city were regarded as slaves. Not only did they The labor was heavy, the food was not enough, and the Mongols tortured and scolded them from time to time, so they suffered a lot.
If Zhao Junchen hadn't found a reason in advance to summon all the women and children in Zhenning Guard City into Jiezhou City, who knows how many human tragedies would have happened in Zhenning Guard City!
In a certain sense, the soldiers and civilians of Zhenning Guard are all Zhao Junchen's abandoned sons, but they may never realize this!
However, although the interior of Zhenning Acropolis is in a mess, it is very heavily guarded, because the Mongolian coalition also realized that Zhenning Acropolis was their only fulcrum and retreat in the Ming Dynasty, and most of the Mongolian coalition's grain and ammunition were stored there. Here, of course, we dare not ignore it.
Since capturing Zhenning Acropolis, Bagan has stationed more than 3,000 elite Dzungarians here, and sent his confidant General Badal to garrison here. At the same time, he has used all the mature Han men in the city as slaves to accompany the army!
In this way, apart from the elite warriors of Junggar, there are only old and weak Han people left inside Zhenning Acropolis. Coupled with the wall defense of Zhenning Acropolis, it is naturally foolproof.
However, two days ago, due to Wang Ying's suggestion, Bagan sent more than 300 Han prisoners back to Zhenning Guard City. According to Wang Ying, these 300 people were all skilled craftsmen and could He made a large number of siege equipment for Bagan in Zhenningwei's workshop, so he also got Bogen's permission.
And these more than 300 Han prisoners were the foreshadowing that Zhao Junchen had laid in advance!
On this day, it was Shenshi moment in the afternoon.
In the workshop of Zhenning Acropolis, under the surveillance of the Mongols, Liu Quan and Huo Sicheng were carrying a long piece of wood.
Both of them were low-level military attachés from Jin Yiwei. First, they followed Guan Wuyuan to support Shaanxi and Gansu. Later, because the leading general Han Zhang had a whimsical plan to attack the Mongolian coalition forces, they suffered a disastrous defeat on the south bank of the Weishui River. The two of them also He became a prisoner of the Mongolian coalition forces!
It stands to reason that Liu Quan and Huo Sicheng, who had gone from being military attachés to being prisoners with an uncertain future, should be in a state of panic rather than despair. However, the expressions of Liu Quan and Huo Sicheng at this time did not show any discouragement, but rather. There was a hint of hope and nervousness.
The wood that the two of them were carrying was more than ten feet long and weighed nearly two hundred kilograms. It was going to be used as the throwing arm of the catapult. Naturally, it was extremely difficult for the two of them to carry it.
Halfway through the transportation, both of them felt a little unable to hold on, so they put down the wood and took a break.
However, just as the two of them put down the wood, they heard someone shouting in an arrogant and domineering voice: "Liu Quan, Huo Sicheng! Who told you two to rest?! Why don't you continue carrying the wood! The Mongolian old men want you to wait for three days We have built twenty siege engines within this period, and we have not built half of them yet. You two still dare to be so lazy, aren't you afraid that the old Mongolian men will whip you?"
This voice was in authentic Chinese, and the speaker was also Han, but it was Ma Hui, the Han supervisor of this workshop and Wang Ying's confidant!
Of course, this is only Ma Hui's superficial identity. In fact, Ma Hui is also from Jinyiwei! And he is also a member of the Jinyiwei Baihu!
Of course, Ma Hui is also one of the executors of Zhao Junchen's plan! His current appearance of being arrogant, domineering and loyal to the Mongols is all just a disguise!
Therefore, after hearing Ma Hui's reprimand, Liu Quan and Huo Sicheng appeared to be afraid of getting angry, but their eyes were extremely calm.
When Ma Hui reprimanded the two men, he took the opportunity to come to them. After looking at the surrounding situation with his peripheral vision, he saw that there were no Mongolians watching nearby, so he lowered his voice and asked the two men: "How is the situation? What's the plan? Is it going well?"
Liu Quan also lowered his voice and replied: "After these few days of secret agitation, coupled with the rumors that the Mongolian Tatars want to kill all the Han prisoners, the more than 300 brothers in the workshop have already decided to fight to the death. Idea, as long as there is a suitable opportunity and someone takes the initiative to take the lead, I believe they will all act together with us!"
Then, Huo Sicheng said: "In addition, the weapons and kerosene buried underground in the workshop are all ready and can be used at any time! Also, the thirteen catapults that have been built so far are also ready. We have secretly adjusted the angle and distance, and can project kerosene onto the city walls, granaries, and stables at any time!"
After listening to Liu Quan and Huo Sicheng's report, Ma Hui's expression was both nervous and excited, his voice and body were trembling a little, and he gritted his teeth and said: "As the saying goes, seeking wealth in danger! As long as we can succeed this time, we will naturally have countless military achievements. , coupled with the promise of the Imperial Envoy, we will definitely be prosperous in the future! Become a king or a defeated bandit, this is the battle! If we lose, the Imperial Envoy will also come forward to take care of our wives and children!"
Liu Quan and Huo Sicheng also nodded slightly, their expressions equally mixed with excitement and nervousness.
Then, Ma Hui took a deep breath, calmed down a little, and said slowly: "According to the imperial envoy's plan, if nothing happens, a large army will attack Zhenning Acropolis in the near future! At that time, we should cooperate internally and externally, and we must We must create enough chaos in the city to create opportunities for the army outside the city, cooperate inside and outside, and recapture Zhenning Acropolis in the shortest possible time! There is no room for failure in this matter! The two of you will go over all the links again. All arrangements must be in place. Be foolproof!”
After Liu Quan and Huo Sicheng agreed, Ma Hui scolded them loudly and then left in a swaggering manner.
As for Liu Quan and Huo Sicheng, they looked at each other and continued to carry the wood towards the workshop.
At the same time, under the leadership of He Zhang, the vanguard of the new warrior army had appeared twenty miles east of Zhenningwei!
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PS: Some readers blamed Chongzi for resuming the update without any explanation... Chongzi really didn't know how to explain it! The reason is still the same, family members are sick! …but why does your family always get sick? Why haven’t I seen other authors’ family members suffer from so many illnesses? ...I remember that when Chongzi explained this way last time, he encountered a lot of doubts, so I really don’t want to explain it again this time. After all, various things at home are already upsetting, and he will become even more irritable after encountering doubts. , I originally wanted to resume the update quietly without explaining anything, but I didn’t expect that some readers would question Chongzi’s sincerity... So Chongzi will explain the reasons here. If you want to believe it, just believe it, and if you don’t want to believe it, just take it as such. Bugs are making things up.
It has been very difficult recently. During the Chinese New Year, my family was sick again and there were many things going on. At that time, my mother said to Chongzi, "Don't you dare to get sick too, otherwise there will be no one in the family." In fact, Chongzi's knee was knocked at that time. I was covered in bruises, but I didn't dare to say anything, so I just kept running around. It wasn't until two weeks ago that I had the chance to go to the hospital for a check-up. At that time, my knee was already swollen, full of fluid, and the meniscus was damaged. .
Life is always tiring to deal with, and Chongzi also envies those authors who have a safe creative environment. Unfortunately, he did not cherish the opportunity at the beginning, and it was his own fault.
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