"Sweat, sweat!"
From the camp seven or eight miles away on the other side of the Liao River, a man rushed into the tent with a slightly panicked look on his face.
In the big tent, Huang Taiji, who was still studying the map, frowned and said displeasedly: "Why are you so nervous? Could it be that the Ming army has started to attack?"
"Great Khan, there is no attack, but the Ming army has already moved. One group is heading towards Donghuang Ferry, one is heading towards Xinhua Ferry, and a small number is heading southeast. According to the route, the final destination is the Red Mountain. coastal."
Huang Taiji quickly marked the map and asked without raising his head: "Are there any warships on the Red Coast?"
"Nothing found so far!"
"Then this journey is most likely a feint attack. Keep a close eye on us and report any situation immediately!
Send an order to the general at Yingkou to guard against a small Ming army troop landing at Yingkou for a sneak attack! "
Huang Taiji took up his pen and crossed out the route of the Red Coast.
Then he looked at Donghuang, Xinhua and other places, frowned and muttered to himself.
"Spread the net across the board and focus on fishing?"
"Substitute points for face, use face for whole?"
"Tune the tiger away from the mountain and take advantage of the weakness?"
"Or attack from multiple sides and consume reserves?"
For a moment, he couldn't figure out where the Ming army was going to attack.
"Tian Conghan, I think it is very possible to cross the river from Xinhua. Although the river is wide and the water is fast, it will be unfavorable for the Ming army to cross the river.
But there are also advantages, that is, there are a small number of sandbags, lumps and posts, the cavalry charge is slow and cannot form a large-scale formation, and it only needs to cross the Liao River once.
In fact, the number of men and horses lost by crossing the Daliao River once was probably less than the losses caused by crossing the Xiliao River, the Hun River, and the Taizi River three times. "
"Ben Khan also thinks this way. The Ming army knows that we have deployed a large number of troops and horses in Donghuang and the terrain is flat, but they still insist on crossing the river from here. As long as the opponent's commander is clear in his mind, it is unlikely that he will cross the river from here."
Listening to the analysis of Hoshina Masayuki and Turubaihu Khan, Yagyu Munenomi slightly shook his head and whispered: "You all think so, then will the commander-in-chief of the Ming army also think of it, and then use your mentality to do something What about doing the opposite?"
"This, this...is not very...possible!"
"The possibility...isn't high!"
Both Yasukina and Masayuki were shocked. Although they didn't want to admit Yagyu Munenomi's words, this possibility was extremely high.
The two of them stopped talking and looked at Huang Taiji, but Huang Taiji looked at Yagyu Munomi.
"Yagyu-kun, do you have any ideas?"
"Takami is out of the question!"
Yagyu Munomi waved his hand and pointed at the map: "It's only a few dozen miles from Tai'an to Panshan, and there are only a few places to cross the river. We are also well prepared, using the wolf smoke as a signal.
No matter where the Ming army crosses the river, our reinforcements can arrive in half an hour. The troops stationed at each ferry will not be able to last even half an hour;
Secondly, we sent an order to all ferries that as long as the Ming army is not close to our shore, they are not allowed to attack, so as to reduce the loss of military supplies;"
"Just do as Yagyu-kun said and pass on the order!"
The movement of the Ming army caused a chain reaction of establishing slaves, and all ministries were mobilized.
For three days in a row, they were testing and attacking at various ferries. Some ferries used boats to cross the river, some jumped directly into the river and swam towards the other side, some built pontoons, and some directly shot towards the other side with bows and arrows.
Some rowed their boats to the middle of the river and fired Tiger Crouching Cannons and Folang Machine Cannons. As a result, the boats were overturned by the recoil.
Anyway, there is nothing that the Ming army cannot do except what you can't think of. It made the sergeants of the three parties of Jiannu burst into laughter, but it made Huang Taiji and other senior officials full of doubts.
The various behaviors of the Ming army have completely confused them, and a good battle is like children playing house.
When they were surprised, Sun Chuanting's West Route Army and the 20,000 Western Liao Army led by Zhu Mei overcame various difficulties and finally reached Huangqi Fort on the Liuhe River southwest of Xinmin City.
Stepping on the dry ground, Sun Chuanting let out a long breath, stamped the mud on his feet, took off his boots and twisted them, and the mud and water fell away.
"Huang Taiji is really damned. When Xinmin is captured, I will have to twist off Hauge's head and use it as a urinal!"
"Hahaha, but I have to say that this move is very clever!"
Zhu Mei responded with a smile, pointed to the turbid Liu River and whispered: "Commander Sun Du, this Liu River is a relatively large tributary on the right bank of the Liao River, with a higher sand content.
The source is the Houchen River, which means nipple in Mongolian, and the place where the bank burst is three miles downstream.
Crossing the Liuhe River from here, the other bank is only five or six miles away from Xinmin City. General Mo suggested that we rest here for half a day, have a warm meal, build a bridge, and then cross the Liuhe River and head straight for Xinmin City.
Anyway, the Xinmin City garrison already knows that we are coming. It doesn’t matter whether we cross the river earlier or later. With Liuhe River, we can rest assured. "
"Okay, you go and give the order!"
At the same time as the military order was issued, a group of more than a thousand cavalrymen and more than a hundred laborers carrying boxes broke away from the army and went up the Liuhe River without missing a trace.
Half an hour later, the aroma of rice wafted from the temporary camp, and the soldiers devoured their meals.
An hour later, all the soldiers had eaten and rested, and several pontoon bridges were built. There was no interference from the slaves. In just half an hour, the 60,000 troops, 10,000 heavy troops and military supplies all arrived on the other side.
The battle is approaching, and the soldiers are not afraid, but only excited.
Sun Chuanting led the Wu Xiang Zuo Wei and the Fu Jun Guards of the Forbidden Army. They were all the elites. They may lack battlefield experience, but their equipment and personal abilities were extremely strong, and they had gone through several military exercises.
The 20,000 Liaoxi Army led by Zhu Mei had experienced several battles, and those who survived were all good soldiers.
Looking at the prepared army, Sun Chuanting's eyes were full of fighting spirit and he looked at Zhu Mei: "General Zhu, we will attack Xinmin City in a moment. We will separate three thousand households on the way to attack Xinmin Ferry and the official road connecting Xinmin. set up an ambush,
After we capture Xinmin, you can lead the army to Yuliang (Faku). "
Zhu Mei did not answer, but nodded vigorously.
"Set off!"
Sun Chuanting mounted his horse, and the army set off. The heavy troops also dispersed into the surrounding areas. When they found suitable trees, they cut them down directly. Then they tied them with ropes and quickly made simple horse-repelling stakes, and carried them towards Xinmin.
After five or six miles, the army arrived one mile away from Xinmin City in only half an hour.
Seeing the Jiannu sergeants standing on the five or six-meter city wall, Sun Chuanting sneered: "Jiannu wants to hold on to the city. As long as Xinmin City is there, there will be a way out. The idea is good, but it is a pity that we met."
On the Xinmin city wall, Hauge and Saharian stood on the city gate tower, looking at the Ming army's formation with telescopes, their eyes full of solemnity.
Hauge said in confusion: "At present, there are no ladders in the Ming army formation, only some things that may be trebuchets, and the number of people is about sixty or seventy thousand. It is no more than a dream to attack Xinmin with these siege tools and troops." .”
"This is the scariest place!"
Saharian's face was solemn: "We are not sure. They couldn't have waded through water, stepped on mud, and traveled more than two hundred miles to get here. They must be sure to get here. We can't take it lightly."
