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Chapter 94 Dispatched
The eastern sky gradually reveals a hint of paleness, announcing the arrival of a new day.

On the watchtower, Man Gui's eyes were bloodshot, observing the outside of the city with the help of the brighter and brighter light.

The moat just opposite the city gate had been filled in by Jianlu last night, and it was more than ten feet wide.Man Gui understood that this area would be the focus of Jianlu's attack.The reason why I chose this place is also to break through from Deshengmen.

On the frozen ground beyond the moat, there was a shallow ditch plowed by iron bullets, and on both sides of the ditch was blood-stained soil.Even if it is not near the shallow ditch, bright red blood can be seen everywhere, and the closer to the side of the moat, the denser it is.

It can be seen that the firing last night did not cause fewer casualties to Jianlu.But Man Gui can guarantee with his life that these bloodstains are absolutely impossible to be on the Jurchen Tartars.

He looked at the Jianlu camp in the distance. There was no movement at this time. Most people should be catching up on sleep. The time to attack the city is estimated to be in the afternoon.

Man Gui thought so, and ordered several trusted family members Ding to inspect the city and check the city defense equipment on his behalf.He himself went to Li Fengxiang and told his judgment so that Li Fengxiang could report to the emperor.After all these things were done, he went to lie down for a while.

At this time, the gate of Shanhaiguan City opened, and teams of Ming army cavalry scattered out, and then countless infantry, pushing various chariots, escorted by cavalry troops on both sides, formed a long snake, slowly go far away.

A group of generals surrounded an old man in scarlet robes on the top of the city, silently watching the army go away, there was no trace of relief on everyone's face.

After a while, a general in helmet and armor clasped his fists and said to the old man in a deep voice, "Old Man Ge, the last general will bid farewell!"

Sun Chengzong withdrew his gaze, turned his head to look at Zu Dashou, and said solemnly: "The Guanning army is the elite of Ming Dynasty, and the one you brought out is the elite of the Guanning army. When you go to Changli, you must be careful. Don't be careless!"

"The last general understands!" Zu Dashou clasped his fists and responded loudly, "The last general will never be brave!"

Sun Chengzong nodded and said: "If you can defeat the enemies of Changli and relieve the siege of Changli, that would be the best. Your Majesty will be delighted when he hears the good news. This is a good opportunity for you to take the blame and make meritorious service!"

Zu Dashou agreed again, and seeing that Sun Chengzong didn't explain anything, he clasped his fists again, and then strode down the wall.

Near the city gate, another group of generals were waiting for him. Seeing him pass by, they clasped their fists and said, "Commander!"

Zu Dashou didn't respond, and after approaching quickly, he took the horse from the guard and jumped up, then commanded condescendingly: "Zuo Liangyu, Huang Degong?"

"The last general is here!" The two generals came out in response, both clasped their fists and looked up at the general.

Zu Dashou looked at the two of them with a cold face and said: "You two lead the troops of the headquarters to spread out for ten li, one to the left and one to the right, to be the eyes and ears of the army, so there must be no mistakes!"

"Obey!" Zuo Liangyu and Huang Degong responded loudly, then immediately turned around and mounted their horses, galloping out.

Zu Dashou then nodded again: "Cao Wenzhao?"

"The last general is here!" Cao Wenzhao clasped his fists and responded loudly.

Zu Dashou still had a cold face, staring at Cao Wenzhao and ordered: "I order you to be the vanguard of the army, expel, capture and kill Jianlu to scout horses, and open the way for the army!"

"The last general obeys orders!" Cao Wenzhao cupped his fists to accept the order, and then flew on his horse and galloped out.

Only then did Zu Dashou soften his face, and said to He Kegang who was standing beside him, "Let's go!"

On the top of the city, Liu Xingzuo watched Zu Dashou lead the army away, and left a message to Hu Guang in his mind: "Your Majesty Qizuo, Zu Dashou has led the army to leave Shanhaiguan to rescue Changli."

Hu Guang did not respond, apparently absent.But at this time, Changli was already the drum of war shaking the sky.

"Dong dong dong..."

Teams of Jianlu cavalry galloped out of the camp, ran around the city, and approached Changli City from time to time, chirping and chattering unscrupulously.There are even some Jian captives who often gallop up abruptly and shoot arrows at the top of the city with their bows and arrows.

Jianlu's infantry pushed the chariots, filed out from the gate of the camp, and then opened them up. After a short count, there were as many as a dozen chariots.However, most of these carts are shoddy, just spliced ​​​​wooden boards.

At the gate of Daying, a group of Jianlu generals surrounded a young leader, and they were also looking at these chariots.

"Haha, if Da Khan saw these chariots, he might punish Ben Bele!" the young boss laughed.

A Jurchen Tartar heard this, and quickly responded: "Whatever the master said, this is enough to deal with small counties in Changli!"

"Yes, yes, Lord Belle was joking. Using a car, you can already look up to this small county of Changli!" A Mongolian leader said with a half-baked Chinese with a charming smile.

Chinese is the lingua franca, whether it is Mongolian Tartars or Jurchen Tartars, as long as they are of higher status, they can basically speak it.

When other Mongolian leaders heard this, they also echoed.They understand that only when Azig is happy with good flattery, and Changli is captured later, will there be more benefits.

When they were very happy, Azig suddenly seemed to change his face. The smile on his face disappeared in an instant, and his anger surged up, and he shouted loudly: "If you can't beat Changli today, Ben Baylor will want your heads!"

With this outburst, the surrounding Tartar leaders immediately shut up.

Azig pointed at the people in front of him with his horsewhip, and continued to roar: "Little Changli, if you can't beat him after fighting for so long, the big Baylors will definitely be upset. You can use yesterday's Ming army as an excuse, But if you can't win today, don't blame Ben Baylor for being rude!"

His words are very clear, such a small city of Changli has been unable to take down, and the big Baylor must be dissatisfied.I'm afraid that today has reached the limit of tolerance. If they can't fight again, Azig will be blamed, and they will have a hard time.

Thinking of Azig's violent temper, these Tartar leaders couldn't help but feel fear in their hearts, thinking about it, they must focus on taking down Changli today.

On the top of the city, Zuo Yingxuan looked in the direction of Jianlu's camp from a distance, and when he saw those chariots, especially when he saw hundreds of ladders, he couldn't help but look stern.Today's battle will indeed be fierce!
But when he turned his head to see that the people on the top of the city had all put on the earthen armor, he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Li Shiqi?" Zuo Yingxuan called out.

A middle-aged man who was observing Jianlu heard it, and immediately turned around and clasped his fists and said, "The grass people are here!"

"My officer sees that Jianlu is coming fiercely today, and when the battle starts, the explosive ammunition should be used at the key points, do you understand?" Zuo Yingxuan ordered solemnly.

Li Shiqi nodded, nodded vigorously and said: "Caomin understands, please rest assured the county lord!"

Zuo Yingxuan nodded, there was no other way.Since I learned the method of making the flower bomb yesterday, I didn't rush to work much in the past few days.More importantly, there are not many gunpowder raw materials in Changli City, so they can only be used sparingly.

　Thank you Xiaoyuan, the Chinese pastoral cat, who is naturally immortal for the reward!Thanks!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)