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Chapter 713 Empty city strategy also requires strength (third update)

The reason why it takes so long is mainly because there is lack of sufficient means of transport to transport supplies from the seaside to Gaizhou City. According to the time predicted from previous prophecies, it will definitely take three days.

However, Cao Bianjiao smiled after hearing this and said: "I haven't had time to tell you yet. When we first searched, we found that there were many cars in the city, especially those in Jianlu's houses. That’s it!”

Hearing this, Feng Dehua breathed a sigh of relief and said quickly: "I wonder how fast Jianlu will react? I think the first batch of supplies from the seaside should be arriving soon. I'll go and do it first. You can take care of this." Leave it to me, and you can concentrate on your military affairs!"

"Okay!" Upon hearing this, Cao Bianjiao nodded immediately and went to work.

In the attack on the city last night, even though we tried our best, some prisoners still escaped. The news that Gaizhou had been recovered by the Ming Dynasty inevitably spread. What Cao Bianjiao had to do was to prevent Jianlu from coming to Gaizhou.

At noon, Haizhou, a large city in the north of Gaizhou, was originally quiet under the cold winter wind, and seemed to have little popularity.

However, when about ten riders came from the south in a very embarrassed manner, and not long after entering the city, the whole Haizhou became excited. There were shouts, footsteps, horse hooves, etc. everywhere.

On the wall of the city where there was no one at all, groups of heads emerged, each one braving the cold wind and waiting. A murderous aura suddenly filled the sky over Haizhou.

At the same time, five or six cavalrymen galloped out from several city gates in Haizhou, scattering in all directions. Looking at the way the horses were fighting hard and galloping, they knew that it was time to go to various places to call the police.

About an hour later in the afternoon, the Jianlu soldiers on the top of the city discovered that the Ming army outside the city had not gathered at night. Just like before when their detective horses went to Ning Jin to investigate the military situation, they were very carefree. Some even approached the city, pointed at it, and some even dismounted to rest. These Ming troops stayed at night and did not care whether there would be cavalry in the city rushing out to intercept them.

This situation made Jianlu on the top of the city very depressed. Among them, a young man with a more reckless temper said bitterly: "When did the Ming army become so arrogant? I'm so angry! Why don't you send the cavalry out? I don't believe it. I can't kill these people who haven't collected them for more than ten nights." !”

"You're stupid!" an older Jianlu next to him scolded, "Don't you see, these Ye Bushou did this deliberately to lure our city cavalry out! Otherwise, think about it. Look, they have a few more lives than others and are not afraid of death!"

"That's right!" Another person echoed, "Don't forget, didn't Governor Denglai come here before? In the end, it wasn't because you couldn't hold on, and the result was praised by the emperor. This time, you must be cautious. , Defending Haizhou is a great achievement. If the Ming army uses a trick to steal all Haizhou, who among us will survive?"

"Oh, so that's the case, it seems to make sense!"

"..."

I don’t know when it started, but Jianlu’s mentality had changed. In the past, their attitude towards war was very positive. They are the only ones outside the city! But now, they are afraid of an ambush and the Ming army's tricks. They would rather be cautious and be too suspicious to go out!

About half an hour later, a night guard outside the city looked at Haizhou City, and asked the short man at the head with some confusion: "Brother Sun, we don't have an ambush. There has been no movement for so long, and Jianlu can't see it." What's going on? When did they become so timid and let us humiliate them here?"

This short man is the same Sun brother who was with Cao Bianjiao. Now he is the commander-in-chief of the cavalry army. He is in charge of less than forty subordinates and is the one with the lowest official position.

However, at this time, he was obviously much more mature than before he joined the New Army after being trained by the Capital Junior Armed Forces Hall and the New Army. I saw him looking at the city head with a sneer on his face: "What else can we do? It's not because our Ming army has become stronger! They can no longer win easily like herding sheep like before. Think about it. , they have suffered so much this year, it would be strange not to be afraid!"

Upon hearing this, his men couldn't help but nod. Indeed, if things remain the same as before, no amount of strategies will be of any use. How about using an empty city strategy like today to scare them? Don’t even think about it! It seems that it is better to have strength!

After Brother Sun finished speaking, he just looked at the city and thought to himself: "It seems that the strategy ordered by the young master is effective. At least the Jianlu on the Haizhou side do not dare to go to Gaizhou."

Thinking this, he suddenly stood up, got on his horse and said, "Come on, let's take a walk around!"

Xinjin on the Xiaoheishan side is where the base camp of Jianlu's conquest of Jinzhou is located. Fan Wencheng has arrived here. At this time, he looked dignified, sitting on a horse, watching his men drive out groups of Han slaves from the shabby house.

He frowned slightly, a little dissatisfied. These Han slaves were collected from nearby towns. There are about three thousand people, which is already the limit of the number of people around. What he was dissatisfied with was not just the number of people, but the quality of these people.

In his opinion, for the strategy he dedicated to Huang Taiji, it would be best if there were many old, weak, women and children among these Han slaves. In this case, Lu Xiangsheng would not be able to be cruel. However, among the three thousand Han slaves in front of them, there were only a few old and weak children. There were a few women, but not many.

Fan Wencheng actually knew in his heart that most of those old and weak children had already starved to death! Only these relatively strong people can survive.

He actually wanted to collect Han slaves from further places, but even the Han slaves collected from further places, even those as strong as the ones in front of him, would not be able to reach the gates of Jinzhou City! If they were given food and clothing, none of the soldiers at the front of the Qing Dynasty would be treated like this. If these Han slaves could be treated like this, they would have to be beaten to death by the Manchus!

Fan Wencheng thought so, sighed slightly in his heart, and said to himself secretly: "Forget it, that's it. At least you can tell at a glance that these are Han slaves, not soldiers!"

But when these Han slaves were driven out of Xinjin, Fan Wencheng also drove his horse forward and left the city gate. But at this moment, I saw a horse galloping in the distance. Judging from the flag on his back, it was the messenger who had arrived.

He was a little surprised when he saw it. What could happen coming from that direction? As for Shenyang, I just came here and there shouldn't be anything else happening in the short term. Could it be that it's from another place?

Just as Fan Wencheng was thinking about it, the messenger was already approaching quickly. He quickly stopped and asked. Unexpectedly, the messenger responded anxiously and made him stay there for a while!

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