On the sixth day after the war, the Ming army began to build a bridge over the Hun River.
The Hun River, which is more than 100 meters wide, was more than twice as slow as the Liao River when the Ming army fought for two days. It can only be described as grinding.
On the eighth day, the Ming army built a bridge over the Taizi River, which still took two days.
The ink mark of the Ming Army fell on the eyes of the senior officials of the Jiannu Alliance Army, who were full of doubts.
"What is the Ming army doing? It's so slow!"
“It always feels like I’m delaying time on purpose!”
"It's just a deliberate delay. It not only consumes us, but also saves the military supplies shipped from the pass to prepare for emergencies."
"We have received a lot of information in the past few days. The Ming army cut down a large number of trees on Tianhua Mountain, Qinglong Mountain, Tieshan Temple and other mountains. In addition to burning corpses, they seem to be making something secretly."
"Do you need to guess? It's either a horse-rejecting stake or a chariot. Judging from the current conditions, it must be a horse-rejecting stake. They probably also guessed that we are going to besiege them here!"
"It doesn't matter. Under the fierce rush of the carriage, the horse-rejecting stakes were either scattered or knocked away, and then moved away by the sergeants behind us. The attack is still there."
"Hmph, they are prepared, aren't we? In the past few days, we have added two layers of iron sheets to the carriage. We can use sticks and fire arrows to attack the large barrel within 30 meters, but there is only a dent. The only thing that threatens us is The crossbow is useless."
"I really want to see the shocked expressions of the Ming army when the time comes. It makes me happy just thinking about it!"
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Listening to everyone's discussion, Huang Taiji in the first seat also had a smile on his lips. He also wanted to see the tragic situation of the Ming army being charged and killed.
In his understanding, no one could stop the joint charge of 200,000 cavalry.
Even if the Ming army had a large number of firearms, it would not work.
"Report..."
Urgent sounds came from outside the big tent. After a breath, a short-breathing messenger entered the big tent and handed over a message: "Great Khan, urgent report from Yingkou!"
Huang Taiji took the information, glanced at it, and sat upright instantly: "Everyone, the war is about to begin."
Seeing the doubts in everyone's eyes, Huang Taiji continued: "The Yingkou garrison reported that Ma Xianglin led an army of 30,000 people from Gaizhou in the morning and has bypassed Yaozhou. The target is suspected to be Liaoyang.
I heard clearly that it was bypassing, not attacking the city! "
Before anyone could express their opinions, another urgent message came into the tent: "Great Khan, two hours ago, except for the 10,000 troops of the Western Liaoning Army at Xinhua Ferry who stayed behind, the rest of the army has moved north along the Liaohe River, and the target is suspected to be Donghuang. ferry."
As soon as this statement came out, everyone was slightly stunned and then became excited.
Bypassing the city is an act of seeking death. Combined with the actions of the Liaoxi Army, it has been clearly told to everyone that the Ming Army is about to take action.
"Okay, the wait is finally here, my scimitar has been patient for a long time!"
"Brothers in the army clamor every day to avenge the brothers who died in battle. I can't hold it back anymore, and now the wait is finally here!"
"Yes, I'll tell them the news soon. I guess they won't be able to sleep at night, sharpening their knives!"
"Great Khan, I will definitely capture the Chongzhen child for you!"
"Seize Yuan Keli, I will delay him, he is the culprit!"
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Seeing the excitement among the generals in the tent, Huang Taiji was very satisfied. Not to mention that the sergeant below couldn't help it, he couldn't help it anymore.
"I estimate that the Ming army will take action within three days at the latest. Send the order and all armies will mobilize according to the original plan and be ready to attack at any time! Go and prepare!"
"In addition, tell the warriors that for killing an ordinary soldier of the Ming Army, you will be rewarded with twenty taels of silver, three oxen and horses each, fifty taels of silver for the small flag, and one hundred taels for the general flag... Seize the commander and seal the mountain. , rewarded with ten thousand taels of silver,
After catching Yuan Keli, the bannerman will be directly promoted to Beizi, and will be rewarded with a hundred thousand taels of silver, and a thousand cattle, sheep and horses. As long as the meritorious service is great enough, the banner owner can consider him! "
After everyone dispersed, Huang Taiji took a deep breath, calmed his numb scalp, walked out of the tent and went up to a watchtower to look at the Liaohe River. The smile in his eyes slowly turned cold.
On the other side, in the camp by the Liao River, Chongzhen looked at the people escorting the military supplies, his eyes full of surprise, because the person who came turned out to be Sun Yuanhua from the Firearms Research Institute.
Sun Yuanhua saluted Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, the teacher is not at ease, so he asked me to escort him personally. Another purpose is to bring some young people in the courtyard to take a look at the battlefield. We work behind closed doors in the courtyard every day, so why not go to the battlefield for a visit? .”
"Xu Aiqing took the trouble. Now that you're here, let's stay."
Chongzhen agreed after only a brief thought, but then his face became solemn: "You will tell them later that once the war starts, they are not allowed to leave my Luanjia ten meters away, otherwise they will be dealt with according to military law!"
"I obey the decree!"
After Sun Yuanhua responded, Chongzhen stood up and looked at Yuan Keli: "Yuan Aiqing, since the military supplies have been delivered, we will spend a day familiarizing ourselves tomorrow, cross the river at midnight the day after tomorrow, and reach the Taizi River at noon. We will rest by the Taizi River.
Attack at the first hour of the day and strive to end the battle at the first hour of noon! "
One day later, on a high platform by the river, Chongzhen looked at tens of thousands of soldiers: "Soldiers, ten days ago, we killed 70,000 enemies in one battle."
"Today, the Jiannu coalition forces on the opposite side have been prepared to surround and kill us, but what I want to say is that we also have this idea of annihilating them.
Once the war begins and military orders are issued, I hope you will fight to the death and kill all the slave-building coalition forces in front of you, and will not accept any surrender. "
"In addition, whoever captures the leader of the Jiannu flag and his equivalent officials alive will be rewarded with a reward of ten thousand taels of silver, a count's mansion, and a Star Medal!"
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The nearly 200,000 soldiers and soldiers were breathing rapidly. This was the first time they heard the emperor talk about Feng Bo.
Not to mention the earl, even the Star Medal can go sideways in the Ming Dynasty and change the fate of future generations.
There were only a dozen or so flag masters and other officials, but now there were nearly 200,000 troops, so the competition was a bit cruel.
Every sergeant is secretly cheering himself up, and there must be one of them as the leader of the Eight Banners.
While everyone was cheering, a voice came from the army: "Your Majesty, what if we can capture Huang Taiji alive?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone was stunned for a moment, looking for the source of the voice to see who was so brave and dared to talk nonsense on such an occasion.
Chongzhen scanned the audience and said in a deep voice: "Speak out and stand up!"
As soon as he finished speaking, one person in the neat army took a step forward, and then the surrounding sergeants moved aside, revealing an open space three meters in diameter.
Looking at the young man with a shameless face but eyes full of fighting spirit and yearning, Chongzhen said: "You are very good, I am optimistic about you!"
Then he changed the topic and said loudly: "Anyone who captures Huang Taiji alive will be directly awarded the title of Marquis for three generations, rewarded with 100,000 taels of silver, awarded the Medal of the Sun and Moon, and write a book.
After a hundred years, I will be allowed to be buried next to my imperial mausoleum, or have a statue erected in front of a Shinto. "
