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Zhenjiang Fort is not far from the Yalu River. Lu Xiangsheng, the governor of Denglai, finally chose the Manchu and Qing food protection team to go out to rob grain not far from Zhenjiang Fort. The main reason was to facilitate evacuation. As long as the food protection team is not allowed to escape back to the city, that's fine. As for the Manchu and Qing local troops in the city, haha, the Manchu and Qing elite troops are not afraid, so why should they be afraid of these local troops?

About an hour in the afternoon, the Ming cavalry arrived at the Yalu River. At a pre-arranged shore, they saw the Denglai Navy fleet waiting here. Azig could never have imagined that through the calls between Zheng Zhiyuan and Wei Mulan in the chat group, the Ming Dynasty's navy and land forces cooperated very well.

On the Yalu River, the fleet had formed a long formation. The shore was suitable for docking. Two ships at a time were already parked on the shore, and a simple bridge was prepared there. As soon as the grain transport team arrived, the Ming soldiers immediately ordered the surrendered Eight Banners of the Han Army to immediately drive away the grain trucks and transport ships.

The surrendered Eight Banners of the Han Army all had expressions of surprise on their faces. How could the navy of the Ming Army just appear here, and there were so many of them? Also, these Ming army transport ships were able to drive grain trucks up. They were obviously specially modified. Could it be that these transport ships were prepared to rob the Qing Dynasty's grain trucks?

This time, they got it right. The Ming army continuously robbed the Qing Dynasty's grain trucks, and then often shipped them away through the navy. After a few times, it was discovered that the battle to rob the Qing army could often catch the Qing army off guard and make it easier to succeed. However, loading the grain onto the ship was more troublesome and often delayed for a long time. Therefore, on the Denglai Navy side, The transport ship was specially modified so that it could drive the grain truck directly onto the ship, and then unload the livestock pulling the truck, so that the grain truck could be loaded as quickly as possible.

Once the transport ship was full, it would sail away without any warship escort. On this sea, the Ming army ruled the world, and the Manchu and Qing Dynasties didn't even have a ship, so they were relieved. Whether the grain truck is loading or the transport ship is docking, everything is in order and there is no chaos. No one, whether it was the Denglai navy officers or the Ming army officers on the shore, looked impatient or panicked, as if they were not in an area controlled by the enemy. People who don't know the inside story will definitely think that they are in the territory of the Ming Dynasty, and they are so calm and leisurely.

However, Lu Xiangsheng commanded the army and would not underestimate the enemy. The infantry guarded a large circle on the shore, while the cavalry were all scattered out to shield the Jianlu from prying eyes on the horses. As for the Sinuiju side on the other side, it was not convenient for the cavalry to go there, so it was easy. Anyway, the pontoon bridge on the river had been destroyed by the navy. With the Yalu River across it, the Manchu and Qing troops on the Sinuiju side could only stare.

A small boat came from the east coast and came ashore under Lu Xiangsheng's handsome flag. It was Li Deming who had returned to the team. He took out a head and said: "Lord Zhongcheng, this is the messenger sent by the Manchu Qing Dynasty to Korea for help. It has been Intercepted by subordinates."

Letting Li Deming on the east coast intercept and kill the messenger was just a supplement to the entire war. In reality, it won't have much of an impact. With the Denglai Navy here, even if the pontoon bridge was not destroyed, could the Manchu and Qing troops still pass through the Yalu River safely under the attack of the navy soldiers?

Lu Xiangsheng nodded after hearing this and asked Li Deming to rest. It was a bit hard to follow the Manchu food protection team all the way. Looking at the busy people on the river bank, Wei Mulan said happily: "Maybe the evacuation can be completed before dark, right?"

"Absolutely. As long as there are no accidents, everything can be completed as planned!" Lu Xiangsheng was in a good mood and nodded in response.

Careful operational arrangements were made in advance, and even many details were provided by specialized personnel. According to the emperor, these are called combat staff officers. Some of them calculated the distance, thought about various situations that may be encountered during the transportation of grain trucks and gave solutions; some were familiar with the hydrological conditions of the Yalu River and gave the best loading locations and plans; They estimated the possible response methods of the Qing army and provided solutions to Lu Xiangsheng. Some were familiar with the situation in the surrounding Manchu and Qing Dynasties. There were several analyzes of the reinforcement situation of the Manchu and Qing army...

All these situations eventually came together in the hands of Governor Denglai who was commanding the war, allowing Lu Xiangsheng to make decisions based on his own situation conveniently, and finally formed an effective battle plan. Judging from the results of implementation now, it is indeed good. Lu Xiangsheng secretly admired this so-called staff approach.

Although there have been similar situations at this time or all along. These staff officers are actually the staff. But in comparison, this kind of staff are all lieutenant generals in the army, who are familiar with the things they are responsible for, or can consciously grasp the situation, which can effectively reduce the things that the coach does not consider carefully. According to the emperor, this staff officer is far more professional than his staff!

Today, this kind of staff system is only found in the new army. Lu Xiangsheng was already thinking about setting up such a system in the Dongjiang Army.

While he was thinking about it, he heard Wei Mulan suddenly sighing: "The Manchu and Qing armies are getting worse and worse. It is estimated that Liaodong will be recovered soon!"

This battle was far easier than expected. You know, judging from the information we have, there are two thousand elite Jurchens in the three thousand food protection team. But he was still defeated in one blow, and basically had no ability to fight back!

After hearing this, Lu Xiangsheng turned to look at her and said with a smile: "Liaodong will definitely be recovered, but we still have to be vigilant against the Manchu and Qing troops and must not be careless."

At this point, he saw that Wei Mulan seemed a little puzzled, so he explained in detail: "These soldiers from the Manchu and Qing Dynasties are actually veterans with many years of battlefield experience. They must not be underestimated. The reason why every time we fight , seem to be relatively relaxed. The main reason is that the Manchus don’t understand us!"

As Lu Xiangsheng spoke, he couldn't help but recall the battles in his mind: "At the beginning, the Manchus always believed that our Ming army was still the previous Ming army. It was also because they fought too smoothly before and underestimated the enemy ideologically. Here we are. Later, after suffering several losses, they finally got to know our Ming army, but this understanding was still not enough. They didn’t know that our Ming army was getting stronger and stronger, and their understanding could not keep up with the strength of the Ming army. So, we suffered again and again.”

Speaking of this, Lu Xiangsheng suddenly felt very emotional, and then said with admiration: "But the most important point is that with the emperor and you factory guards here, our army can deal with the situation of the Manchu and Qing armies. We understand clearly that the initiative lies entirely in the hands of our Ming army. Time and time again, we hit the Manchu army seven inches above the Qing army, keeping them hungry until they realized that our Ming army is no longer what it used to be, and its height While paying attention, the Manchu and Qing troops were too hungry to launch a major war."

"Under the influence of such defeats one after another, their most important mentality of daring to fight and dare to fight no longer exists. On the battlefield, they no longer have confidence and feel that they will definitely defeat the Ming army. They even have fear of the Ming army. In this war, we made a surprise attack again. The Jianlu were completely unprepared and had no way to defend themselves, so we could win easily."

Listening to Lu Xiangsheng's detailed analysis, Wei Mulan couldn't help but nod her head as she recalled the wars she had experienced. Mr. Zhongcheng is worthy of being Mr. Zhongcheng. His analysis is too thorough. This is indeed the truth!

They were chatting here, but Azige on the top of Zhenjiang Fort was sitting on pins and needles, like an ant on a hot pot, circling around the top of the city. At this time, the gates of Zhenjiang Fort were all open. The bodies of Qing soldiers outside the city have also been cleared away. Riding fast horses came and went, and there was basically no good news.

There are often fast horses returning in embarrassment, just like this one, sweating and panicked, he reported to Azig: "Master Beile, the Ming army's cavalry is scattered everywhere, and we can't get close at all. I'm such a slave." After a group of horse explorers, only three people escaped. "

Azig thought about asking these scouts to go farther away to investigate, but it was still useless. There were many Ming army cavalry, and they were spread out in a big circle, basically giving no chance to Jianlu's scouts.

"Master Beile, if we don't wait until dark, the Ming army's cavalry will definitely have omissions, and then we will be able to find out the Ming army's ship loading situation." Zhenjiang Fort guard admonished Azige, "So many Food must not be allowed to be transported away by the Ming army calmly. The general will organize a group of dead soldiers, take advantage of the cover of night, prepare more fire starters, sneak past, and attack the Ming army's grain truck fleet. As long as they can burn the fleet, or Destroying the grain carts will definitely delay the withdrawal of the Ming army. In this way, we, the Qing Dynasty, will still have a chance!"

Azig listened and nodded immediately. Now this is the only way.

At this moment, I saw dust flying in the distance of the official road, as if a large army was coming. At this time, the army coming over must be the Qing Dynasty's own army. Therefore, Azig couldn't help but finally showed a trace of relief on his face, and he eagerly lay on the top of the city, wanting to see clearly who was coming to rescue him at the first opportunity.

The horses arrived first. It was the army from Tangzhan Fort. There were only about a thousand troops. Including the gathered and defeated troops of the food protection team, there were only about 1,300 troops in total. Azige couldn't help but feel a little disappointed, but it was better than nothing. When Azig saw the soldiers in these local armies who were as thin as ribs, he didn't even have the confidence to send them out. At most, it's just to select more dead soldiers and launch a larger attack at night.

But there is also good news, that is, farther away in Phoenix City, an army rescue is already being organized. There is a big city over there with a lot of troops. The troops sent are far from comparable to a small castle like Tangzhan Fort. It is expected that if we march overnight, we can arrive here at noon tomorrow. As for the cavalry, they should be able to arrive late tonight.

This news truly relieved Azig. With so much food, the last life-saving food of the Qing Dynasty, if it were snatched away by the Ming army, not to mention the loss of soldiers and generals, just the food alone, Huang Taiji would probably be able to stab his heart alive. He cannot bear this responsibility no matter what.

Now, if the soldiers wait until night to harass and destroy first, and then wait until daytime tomorrow, when reinforcements arrive, and then attack again, there is still hope of regaining some of the food. Thinking of this, Azig ordered again: "The weapons of the Ming army are sharp. The carts they rush to build must be strong, and there must be more quilts. Benbeile didn't believe it. The muskets of the Ming army can still be used." We can’t penetrate these carriages anymore!”

The carriage has always been one of the effective means for the Qing army to deal with the Ming army's firearms. What's more, this Ming army does not have cannons. As long as the carriage is thicker, it can definitely cover the Qing army to fight close to the Ming army. Once the troops come into close combat, the advantages of the Ming army's firearms will be lost. Only in this kind of war can we hope to win!

The guard of Zhenjiang Fort naturally understood this. Although the supplies in Zhenjiang Fort were limited and quilts were also scarce, he agreed without hesitation and immediately went down to the city to work on this matter. In the battle under the city in the morning, if there were well-prepared carriages, the losses would not have been so heavy, with so many Qing warriors killed and injured!

On the official road in North Korea, a fast horse is galloping. The war horse was already running very fast, but the knight seemed not satisfied yet, and kept urging, trying to increase the horse's speed, faster, faster. This kind of galloping without hesitation of horsepower would probably kill the horse. But the knight also held a horse in his hand, one man and two horses, so he had obviously considered this situation.

Finally, the horse under his crotch seemed to be giving up. The knight did not hesitate at all, and his riding skills were also excellent. He jumped up onto another war horse and continued to "drive" the horse to gallop. As expected, the horse he abandoned slowed down without the control of its owner, and finally fell limp and whined on the official road.

Duduo, who left a day early, was not very fast. After all, the army he led included infantry. In order to save food, they didn’t have enough food to eat, so they walked even more unhappily. But Duduo didn't care, instead he was a little relaxed. This time, the food protection was a bit beyond his expectation. The Ming army did not show up and had no idea of ​​coming to take the food. But luckily he didn't come, otherwise if this batch of food was lost, North Korea would never be able to get any more food. Not even the Japanese side. Unless the Japanese side can conquer more places, it will be possible to collect more food and transport it to North Korea.

Thinking of his caution along the way, Dodo's mind flashed with Azig's contemptuous eyes towards him. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel a little regretful. If he had known that the Ming army would not come, he would not have to be so cautious. As a result, he was underestimated by this brother who cheated and wore the same pants as Huang Taiji.

While he was thinking, suddenly there was a commotion behind the team, and there seemed to be faint sounds. This made Duduo excited. Could it be that the Ming army was coming?

But he came to his senses immediately and couldn't help but feel funny. There was no food on his side, so how could the Ming army show up?

At this moment, he finally heard the voice coming from behind: "The Ming army has robbed the food and has transported it to the Yalu River. Please come back to the rescue quickly!"

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