This man was naturally Li Laiheng. He personally cleared the way for the army and investigated the situation of Jianlu.
At this time, he did not answer immediately, but glanced at Niujiazhuang not far away, and then replied: "Bring them all back to Zhuangzi and slaughter all the captives. Make sure no news leaks out!"
These built captives are regarded as local tyrants and evil gentry in the pass, but in fact they are almost the same. When he was still a rebel, he was never soft-hearted.
"Yes!" After hearing this, these men disguised as Jianlu immediately accepted the order, leaving five or six people who continued to look at the fields, while the others began to go into Niujiazhuang.
Li Laiheng looked at these people with doubtful expressions and explained: "I was ordered to come to attack Haizhou City, and I cannot leak any information."
Hearing this, these people couldn't help but be overjoyed.
It wasn't until this moment that they were truly sure that they were indeed imperial officers and soldiers! The imperial officers and soldiers actually appeared in Liaodong!
Suddenly, many people fell to the ground softly after relaxing, and started crying one after another. It was like a child who had been bullied and felt extremely wronged, finally waiting for his parents to come back.
After coming back to their senses, they immediately talked to Li Laiheng.
"Master Wang finally called, I finally looked forward to this day!"
"Sir, can we go home? Back to the customs!"
"Sir, can you give me a knife? I want to kill my enemy with my own hands!"
"..."
Li Laiheng answered their requests one by one, and then took them back to Zhuangzi.
However, by the time they returned to Zhuangzi, the elite Ye Bushou men had almost dealt with it. In fact, it was because the Jianlu population was sparse and they were going to fight again, so all the strong men were transferred away.
At last count, there were about fifty people in Niujiazhuang who had been plundered from the pass. They were all skinny. Many of them would not be able to survive the coming winter.
After they took control of Niujiazhuang, subsequent troops hid in Niujiazhuang one after another. But it was still not enough to hide, at least half of the troops still had to hide in the wild.
Seeing so many Ming army soldiers, these Han people who were taken away were all excited. When Li Laiheng inquired about the situation in Haizhou City, they were all very enthusiastic.
Therefore, based on the latest information, Li Laiheng adjusted the combat plan.
After Chen Mingyu heard this, he immediately objected: "Too much is too little, too much is too little!"
After hearing this, Li Laiheng said categorically: "What's wrong? So far, Jianlu still hasn't noticed our arrival. This is our best opportunity. If we don't take the opportunity to hit Jianlu hard, we can kill him." Will the cavalry troops from Jianlu’s expedition be transferred back? I am the commander-in-chief, that’s it!”
Chen Mingyu felt a little helpless after hearing this. However, he did not deny that if Li Laiheng's plan really succeeded, it would definitely shake the entire Liaodong. In the end, he could only grit his teeth and said: "Forget it, his grandma's will kill most people, but he will be a good man again after eighteen years!"
When Li Laiheng heard this, he patted his shoulder and smiled. After spending this time with him, Chen Mingyu seems to have been changed a lot by him!
………………
The current defender of Haizhou City is Ying Erdai, a native of the Zhengbai Banner, who is considered a famous general among the Jianlu. He once led the Jianlu to attack North Korea, and North Korea was unable to fight back.
For him to guard Shenyang, which originally had a similar status to Liaoyang, also shows the importance of Haizhou City!
But no matter who it is, the Ming army has never counterattacked in so many years. Haizhou City has been at peace for a long time. Naturally, this defense cannot be compared with that during the war.
And because Haizhou City is located on a traffic thoroughfare, no, North Korea's 20,000 gunmen have just passed through here, heading to Jinzhou and Ningyuan to strengthen the defense forces there. Therefore, the defense here is even less likely to be vigilant.
As evening approached, about seven or eight oxcarts came to Haizhou City, pulling loads of firewood.
The gatekeeper Jianlu on the Haizhou City side was actually a member of the Han Army Banner. When he saw this, he didn't take it seriously. Because they knew that it must be someone from Niujiazhuang who came to deliver firewood.
What they were more concerned about was that there seemed to be a cavalry army in the distance, probably a hundred or so cavalry, slowly coming this way.
"Where did the cavalry come from? Could it be from Ningjin's front line?"
"This is no nonsense. People coming from the west can't be from Gaizhou!"
"It's impossible in Gaizhou. Most of the cavalry have been transferred away. The remaining cavalry is only used for communication and conveying news. There must be hundreds of cavalry!"
"..."
They were not wary, they were just curious about where it came from. Because if it were an enemy, it would be absolutely impossible for him to approach Haizhou City so slowly, just like taking a walk?
Besides, the Ming army has not counterattacked once since its defeat. In the past, when there was Dongjiang Town, those beggar-like troops, led by Mao Wenlong, would still make a noise and make noise. But now, Dongjiang Town has been destroyed by the Qing Dynasty for several years!
While they were chatting, the ox carts carrying firewood had already arrived at the city gate.
The first few walking in the front were in ragged clothes and skinny. Just by looking at them, one could tell that they were dressed by Han people. A few Jianlu who were guarding the city only took a look at it at this time. They recognized that it was indeed a Han man from Niujiazhuang, and naturally they didn't take it seriously. But someone urged: "Hurry up, the city gate is about to close!"
The Han people walked towards them with smiling faces and replied at the same time: "It's a little late today. My master said he would spend the night in the city!"
"Just you?" After hearing this, a gatekeeper couldn't help but sneered: "Is this a place where you can stay in this city?"
The people in Haizhou City were all Jianlu and other Han people with the lowest status working for Jianlu, and most of them were outside the city.
The original Haizhou City was very prosperous. With the increase in population, Haizhou City was not big at the beginning, so there were many houses outside the city. When Jianlu captured this place, people either died or fled, and most of the houses outside the city were burned.
However, in recent years, there has been no war in Haizhou City, so the Han Baoyi who were responsible for farming were resettled in these dilapidated houses outside the city. As for the city, at most, only those Han people who performed well could live in it and serve their masters.
The skinny Han Baoyi like the ones I saw in front of me were not qualified to live there.
While they were talking, the cavalrymen were getting closer and closer, and they could see clearly.
The soldiers guarding the gate also disliked these Han Chinese coats, and waved them away one by one, while their attention was focused more on the cavalry.
But at this moment, a sudden change occurred. The Han soldiers who usually looked at these men with low eyebrows and looked like sheep suddenly showed fierce expressions. They pulled out their daggers and stabbed the soldiers guarding the gate.
These gatekeepers were watching the cavalrymen guessing when they were suddenly stabbed. They didn't expect it at all. For a moment, they were all knocked to the ground. One of the gatekeepers who was lucky enough not to be attacked was stunned by this situation. , still shouting: "Are you crazy?"
"We are crazy, haha, Master Wang is here!" A Han Bao Yi responded while killing him again.
The cavalry army that was coming towards Haizhou City in a leisurely manner had actually been paying attention to the movements at the city gate. When they saw someone taking action, they immediately accelerated and rushed towards the city gate.
No one expected that such a scene would happen. The city gate was immediately controlled by this advance team.
It was almost dusk at this time, there were few pedestrians, and Jianlu didn't know how to work, so he stayed in the city. Only a small number of Han Baoyi who returned from the fields to their residences outside the city, as well as some of the Jianlu supervisors saw this scene. Their first reaction was not to warn, but to be dumbfounded. They could not figure out why there was something here at the city gate. In this conflict, did the gatekeepers offend the cavalry?
After the main force of the Ming army, who was hiding and watching in the distance, saw this scene with the help of a telescope, Li Laiheng did not hesitate and immediately said to Chen Mingyu with a smile: "After the city gate is taken, Haizhou City will be yours!"
Chen Mingyu nodded after hearing this, then clasped his hands and said, "Take care!"
At the same time, he added in his heart: "Madman!"
"Take care!" Li Laiheng didn't know what he was thinking, so he responded immediately.
Then, without further delay, Chen Mingyu immediately got on his horse and began to charge towards Haizhou City with nearly 4,000 cavalry troops.
But Li Laiheng did not go. Under the leadership of Wu Liu, most of his more than a thousand cavalry were his original bandit men, and turned to the north.
In Haizhou City, Ying Erdai was having a meal at this time.
The destruction of the eight major Shanxi merchants and the large amount of materials consumed in the Battle of Songjin also affected him. The food on the table is not as abundant as before.
But he didn't care, instead he was a little excited. Because he knew that the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty was leading his army to Guihua City to clear the way for the Qing Dynasty to seize the world.
According to the experience of the last expedition to Guihua City, it will take about a month. This means that this time the Qing Emperor's expedition will probably take only one month. He will rest in Guihua City before entering the customs. That should be Is it early winter?
Winter has always been the season for the Qing Dynasty to enter the Pass and fight. If this entry can go as smoothly as the previous times... thinking of this, even Ying Erdai couldn't help but feel excited!
But at this moment, there suddenly seemed to be a faint noise, which made him a little unhappy. He frowned. When he was about to drink and ask, he suddenly saw the wine in the wine glass in front of him fluctuating. His first reaction was to ask loudly: "Where did the cavalry come from?"
Before the servant around him had time to reply, he saw a personal guard rushing in from outside, reporting with a panic look on his face: "Enemy attack!"
