"Jianlu can dig as long as they like, otherwise it will slow down their excavation progress!" Li Guo put down his telescope and said calmly.
As a result, the battle between the Jianlu and the Ming army at Yaozhou Station turned into a struggle between digging trenches and counter-digging trenches.
Under Ning Wanwo's on-site command, the Jianlu soldiers risked shelling and began digging trenches as far as they could bear the loss.
Indeed, as Ning Wan and I said, this area is suitable for excavation work, it is all soil. The soil dug out by Jianlu was not destined to be transported. It was piled at the entrance of the tunnel, slowly forming a large mound and becoming an effective barrier against cannonballs.
That's not all. The excavated soil began to move forward again, becoming lumps in the east and west. It continued to be used to cover their digging of trenches and to facilitate the transportation of troops forward.
The trench excavation commanded by Ning Wan was not directed vertically toward the Ming army's defense line, but curved forward like a snake. This prevented an iron bullet from penetrating through and destroying the entire trench.
On the Ming army's side, no matter how high the level of artillery was, the delay in digging the trenches for Jianlu was ultimately limited.
The cavalry went out to fight once more, and succeeded the first time, burying all the Jianlu who were digging vigorously in the ditch. However, after that, Jianlu took precautions and had cavalry to cover them. As long as the Ming cavalry dared to rush over, they would rush over. Fighting in close combat and consuming troops is what Jianlu is most willing to do.
After digging closer, the archers on the Ming army began to move out of their positions and shoot arrows into the trench within a safe range. At the beginning, a group of prisoners digging trenches were shot to death. But behind Jianlu, wooden boards were quickly transported and placed on the trench, effectively preventing the damage from bows and arrows.
But no matter what, under the interference of the Ming army, Jianlu's trench had to be dug as high as one person, and it had to be spacious enough to facilitate several Jianlu to rush up at the same time. It was not a straight line excavation. The amount of excavation work for this trench You can also imagine how big it is.
As time passed day by day, the trench extended forward, getting closer and closer to the Ming army's position. When Dodo saw this scene, the smile on his face became a little bigger. In his daily report to Shengjing, he had expressed that the Qing Dynasty would definitely win the battle at Yaozhouyi. Destroying nearly ten thousand Ming troops in one battle would be a rare victory for the Qing Dynasty this year! However, this is nothing to him, Duduo. His purpose is to take back Gaizhou and kill all the Ming troops who invaded the Qing Dynasty!
Dorgon and others felt that there was no problem with Duduo's offensive strategy; however, Emperor Chongzhen never showed up with his imperial guards, especially the hussar battalion, which kept Dorgon and others worried. Every time Ri's replies all told Duduo to be careful and pay attention to the Ming Emperor's machinations.
Yaozhouyi, for the time being, is waiting for the trench to be dug to the end, and then usher in the final decisive battle. Before that, the two sides were at peace with each other.
At this pass, although Jianlu's scouts were monitoring the coastline near Gaizhou, they were unable to detect that the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, whom their regent was most worried about, had actually led the Hussar Battalion and the remaining three The troops of the main camp have landed from the other side of Lianyun Island Pass and are resting to let the war horses regain their strength.
Emperor Chongzhen and Lu Xiangsheng played chess there every day, drank tea, and talked about their experiences in leading troops to fight and the key points of managing people's livelihood. If you didn’t know better, you would have thought that Emperor Chongzhen was not here to fight, but on vacation!
The only cavalry on the shore now, the Ming army's side, is the three thousand cavalry in the hands of Li Dingguo, which is the total number including the original Ye Busuo in the hands of the Gaizhou Ming army. As for the Jianlu Cavalry, there were tens of thousands of cavalry just between Yaozhouyi and Gaizhou. The entire Gaizhou area was full of Jianlu cavalry. Therefore, Lu Xiangsheng didn't know the situation at Yaozhouyi. I'm very worried. Because he didn't know how the battle was going at Yaozhou Station. If the fighting was fierce, a lot of food and supplies would be consumed, and he had to provide support.
But, he didn’t know, Emperor Chongzhen knew! Although Duduo did not have the eavesdropping seeds on his body to learn the news, Duduo reported the battle situation to Shengjing every day. Emperor Chongzhen could learn about the relevant battle situation through the feedback from Dorgon's Class A eavesdropping seeds. As long as you calculate based on the time, you can probably know the battle situation of Yaozhouyi!
Lu Xiangsheng didn't know this. When he saw that Emperor Chongzhen was not in a hurry and was drinking tea and chatting with him, he was naturally impressed. Just with this calm effort, Lu Xiangsheng feels ashamed!
It is absolutely impossible to say that Emperor Chongzhen did not care about the life and death of the Yaozhou Yi Ming Army. The only explanation is that Emperor Chongzhen is confident that the Ming army in Yaozhouyi will be fine!
Thinking of this, Lu Xiangsheng took it as an opportunity to cultivate his mind and character and use this matter to hone his character. Of course, he is a man of both civil and military skills, and of course he cannot just wait blindly.
He also asked Emperor Chongzhen on what basis the emperor judged the war in Yaozhouyi. He thought it was okay, so he didn't panic.
Regarding this issue, Emperor Chongzhen did not pretend to be inscrutable, nor did he say that everything was under the control of Shanren. Instead, he told Lu Xiangsheng based on the reaction of Jianlu's inspection horse, the composition of Li Guo's troops, the food and supplies they carried, the situation faced by Duduo's troops, and even Duduo's possible mentality.
Here, there is a bit of a twist.
If Emperor Chongzhen had not had the eavesdropping seeds in hand, he would never have been so confident in analyzing these, and he might have missed some factors. However, in fact, he knew the battle situation at Yaozhouyi and even knew Duduo's thoughts. Therefore, making reverse speculations based on this basis seemed extremely confident and comprehensive.
This is like looking at things with the benefit of hindsight. As long as people are not too weak in IQ, they can speak eloquently and have everything under control.
Therefore, when Emperor Chongzhen spoke so eloquently, Lu Xiangsheng couldn't help but marvel. He felt that Emperor Chongzhen had opened his eyes again. It seems that although I claim to be both civilized and martial, I still need to learn more if I compare with the emperor! Especially in terms of strategy, insight into military situations and self-confidence.
On this day, Lu Xiangsheng went to see Emperor Chongzhen as usual, thinking that he would continue to play chess and chat, but who knew that Emperor Chongzhen did not let anyone play chess, but was wearing armor. Seeing him passing by, he smiled and said to him: "It's almost time, it's my turn to show up!"
In fact, according to Emperor Chongzhen's estimation, Yaozhouyi can still persist and can wait a little longer. In this way, we can continue to spend more money, food and troops on building captives. However, the autumn harvest is approaching and we cannot wait any longer. Emperor Chongzhen did not forget the ultimate purpose of launching this war.
Lu Xiangsheng was overjoyed when he heard this and quickly accepted the order.
During this period of time, both the Gaizhou Ming Army and the Ming Army hiding in Lianyundao Pass remained stationary. On land, it was Jianlu who was always arrogant, running around, and their figures were everywhere.
Now, it's time to deal with them!
An hour later, countless Ming army ships suddenly sailed out from the north of Lianyun Island Pass, and the vast sea surface was immediately covered with a red layer, undulating with the waves.
On the coast, countless seabirds suddenly appeared, and there were also many Jianlu patrolling horses. I saw that every one of them was panicking. In each team of horse explorers, there would be a few horses galloping away. They all felt more frightened than being chased by a tiger.
There was no need for any warship escort, and the transport ship where the Hussars Battalion was located rushed directly to the beach. But as soon as they hit the beach, the baffle on the bow side of the boat was movable and was immediately lowered to form a ramp for disembarking. The soldiers of the hussar battalion on the ship immediately rushed down from the ship.
If it were just a ship, there might not be many Hussars soldiers just disembarking. However, this stretch of beach was full of transport ships that washed ashore. Just the first wave of Hussars battalion soldiers disembarked, numbering in the hundreds.
They did not stay on the beach, but after gathering together, they immediately charged towards Jianlu Tanma, who was watching the landing of the army in the distance.
One team, another team... Soon, Emperor Chongzhen was on the bow of the flagship and saw that there was no trace of the captives on the shore. Everywhere he looked, there were traces of the Hussars soldiers. With more than 10,000 hussars battalion soldiers, this cavalry army is powerful enough to control the entire battlefield!
In less than an hour, Emperor Chongzhen had arrived on the shore and watched groups of Ming soldiers heading to Gaizhou City. Gaizhou guards He Renlong and Cao Bianjiao had also rushed over. With uncontrollable excitement, they ran to Emperor Chongzhen to see him.
Looking forward to the stars, waiting for the moon, and finally waiting for this moment of counterattack, it is time to push forward! When they came to see the emperor, they just asked for battle and asked for an attack. The other generals didn't have time to say anything. The two of them gave a bunch of examples, saying that they were familiar with Liaodong and so on. They strongly requested to go to war and did not want to defend Gaizhou. .
The final result was that Lu Xiangsheng led the remaining troops of the Dongjiang Army to defend Gaizhou. The other three battalions under the Royal Horse Supervisor and the troops brought by the Beijing Camp totaled about 15,000 cavalry and 35,000 infantry. More than a thousand troops, totaling just over 50,000, marched towards Yaozhou Station in a mighty manner.
The distance from Gaizhou to Yaozhouyi is only sixty miles in total. For the cavalry, such a short distance really doesn't take much time, not to mention that Jianlu's expedition to the horse was done with great skill and no hesitation on horse power. Run wildly.
On the Yaozhou Station side, Jianlu had just started construction. Because the trench was about to be dug, Duduo also came out to inspect the progress of the project in person. Of course, this is actually not his main purpose.
The reason why he didn't wait for the completion before coming out was because he wanted to see the desperate and helpless look of the Ming army at Yaozhou Station as they dug the trench step by step. Even their continuous intensification of harassment of trench digging was watched by Dodo with relish. Because in his opinion, this was the despair and fear of the Ming army, and they were just struggling to their death!
"Your Majesty, we can dig it out in just these two days." Ning Wanwo said respectfully in front of Duduo, "The exit of the trench still needs to be widened. As long as our Qing warriors rush out, There were enough of them, and the Ming army had no time to defend against it. If time hadn't been tight, the official would have even thought about using some luck to get there..."
Listening to him looking forward to the future there, Duduo's temper became very good, and he watched with a smile as the Ming army used catapults to throw stones, trying to break the wooden planks laying on the trench.
"Your Majesty is truly a wise and powerful warrior. Only your Majesty can defeat the Ming army. This battle is a rare victory for our Qing Dynasty in recent years. It is truly a day worth remembering!"
Hearing Ning Wanwo's emotion, Duduo felt proud. Suddenly a thought flashed through his mind, and he turned to look at Ning Wanwo. He pointed at him with the hand holding the whip and said: "You Han officials are not chessmen, calligraphers and calligraphers." Do you know them all? Come on, come on, draw the scene in front of me for me, and I will send it to Shengjing!"
When Ning Wanme heard this, he slapped his forehead and said with a charming smile: "Ah, if it hadn't been for the prince's reminder, the official would have forgotten and it would have been like this. The prince will wait a moment, and the official will immediately ask someone to get a pen, ink, paper and inkstone." .”
Having said this, he gave orders to his followers, then turned back to accompany Duoduo, and continued to say humbly: "I have thought about it, I will include the prince. In this posture of the prince, he can guide the country and make plans. In front of the prince, we, the brave warriors of the Qing Dynasty, jumped out of the ditch and slashed at the Ming army who tried to stop them. The faces of the Ming army were full of panic and despair... "
After listening to Ning Wan's description, Doduo's picture appeared in his mind, and he couldn't help but feel very satisfied. He immediately said lightly: "Not bad, not bad. Let's get two of these paintings. Give them away. Take one to Shengjing, and I will keep one for myself as a souvenir!"
Speaking of this, he couldn't help but imagine that Shengjing's side, especially Yue Tuo and Hao Ge, would be jealous to death after seeing it. He was so happy that he burst out laughing.
Not long after, Ning Wan and my entourage quickly delivered pen, ink, paper and inkstones. Ning Wan and I immediately put on a very professional posture, held the pen in my hand, and said with a charming smile: "Your Majesty, I'm sorry. We’re about to start painting!”
He didn't dare to ask Dodo to pose for him to draw, because he didn't know if Dodo would not cooperate, but he was certain of one thing. Because of his advice in this battle, it took only two days to capture Yaozhou Station and wipe out nearly ten thousand Ming troops. This was a rare victory in the Qing Dynasty. If he presents such a painting again, he doesn't know what Duduo will do to other Han officials in the future, but he will definitely not yell at him like he did before. Maybe even call him "sir"!
While he was thinking, he suddenly heard the rapid sound of horse hooves. This sound was quite harsh at this time.
Therefore, neither he nor Duoduo could help but raise their heads to hear the sound.
