Chapter 55: The officers enter Liaoyang in the middle of the night
As early as half a day before the Ming army arrived in Liaoyang, Liaoyang had received an urgent report from the messenger who escaped from Pingxi Fort.
A team of more than 10,000 Ming troops entered the hinterland of the Later Jin Dynasty, with unknown goals, either Shengjing, Liaoyang, or Haizhou.
After receiving the urgent report, Liaoyang immediately closed the city gate, strengthened the city defense, and sent scouts to conduct investigations.
Two hours ago, it was confirmed that this Ming army was coming to Liaoyang, and the entire city of Liaoyang entered a state of combat readiness.
After the Ming army arrived at the city of Liaoyang, the city was covered with soldiers and artillery.
In order to prevent the Tartar artillery bombardment, the Ming army could only set up camps from afar, and deployed widespread posts to strengthen guards to prevent the Tartars from attacking the camp at night.
When soldiers were resting, they could only lie down with their clothes, because Zhu Youjian had issued an order to fight at the hour of Mao.
That night, after dinner, the Ming army rested early, while the cavalry kept surrounding Liaoyang City to guard against the Tatars' sneak attack.
"Uncle, is it true that your Majesty said about breaking the city in the middle of the night?"
Wu Sangui asked in Zu Dashou's military tent with some doubts.
"I don't know either, but I see that Your Majesty's words are so conclusive that it is not as if you are talking nonsense. Your Majesty has the power of unpredictable ghosts and gods. This is really hard to say."
Zu Dashou took off his helmet and lay on a tiger's skin in a relatively comfortable position.
Because Zhu Youjian told him that he was not allowed to remove his armor, even Zu Dashou could only sleep with his clothes.
"Uncle, are you talking about the auspicious things in the Qianqing Palace?"
Wu Sangui asked curiously.
"No, I'm talking about the incident where Wei Ni was struck by lightning. Everyone in the world said that Your Majesty can attract thunder. If this matter is true, then it shouldn't be possible to break the walls of Liaoyang City."
As Zu Dashou said, a hint of fear unconsciously arises in his heart, fear of an unknown force.
"Well, what my uncle said is that there are also the iron lumps that attacked Pingxi Fort. More than 200 iron lumps were thrown up and most of the more than 600 Tartars were killed. I didn't dare to think about this before."
"Last year's Ningjin victory, he only killed more than 200 Tartars. This small iron lump killed six hundred Tartars in an instant. Your Majesty is really a god."
"Yes, gods and gods come down to earth."
Speaking of this, Wu Sangui nodded heavily, as if he was trying hard to convince himself to find a suitable reason for this mysterious unknown power.
"Maybe, Your Majesty is really the emperor who descended to earth and the real dragon was born to revive my Ming Dynasty. If this is the case, my Ming Dynasty will be blessed."
Zu Dashou's solemn expression was said.
"Uncle, if Your Majesty is really a wise ruler, then we will have the advantage of going to war with Your Majesty this time."
"I must show my good performance in front of His Majesty tomorrow and try to kill more Tartars. I have been in the eyes of His Majesty. In the future, I will be able to earn a family business for our Wu family forever. I am acquisted to be a marquis and marquis. Huo Piaoyao from the Han Dynasty is also a member of the army at my age."
Wu Sangui said with anticipation.
"Haha, you guys will think about it, Huo Piaoyao. If you really become Huo Piaoyao of our Ming Dynasty, then your uncle will be the Marquis of Wei Lie."
Zu Dashou said, thinking that Wei Qing and Huo Qubing were also uncles and nephews, he couldn't stop smiling.
That night, the uncle and nephew were dreaming about the bright future, but Zhu Youjian became busy on the other side.
In the military tent, after the left and right hand was removed, Zhu Youjian disappeared.
On the smuggling ship of 100,000 tons, Zhu Youjian came to a container with a familiarity.
When he opened the hatch door, a wide variety of weapons immediately caught his eye. Zhu Youjian doubled and found that he had not found a suitable one, so he opened another hatch door.
After a short while, Zhu Youjian found a handy weapon and then experimented on the boat several times on the sea surface. The effect was good, and Zhu Youjian was very satisfied with this.
After returning to the military tent, Zhu Youjian rested for a few hours before being woken up by Luo Yangxing.
Zhu Youjian rubbed his face hard to help him recover as soon as possible.
“All ready?”
Zhu Youjian asked in a low voice at the row of Jinyiwei soldiers standing in front of him.
"Go back to your Majesty and be prepared."
A leading sergeant replied.
"Okay, go!"
Zhu Youjian waved his hand and walked out of the tent first.
"Your Majesty, just command in the tent, and the young men will make sure that everything is foolproof."
Luo Yangxing was immediately panicked when he saw that Zhu Youjian was about to go.
"Haha, I want to follow you to see how powerful these magical weapons are. I don't know."
Seeing that Luo Yang's character was still trying to stop him, Zhu Youjian thought about it and said.
"I am right behind, look at it from a distance, and I won't follow you to the city."
Luo Yangxing breathed a little relieved when he heard this.
Yuan Keli's harsh intimidation before was still heard. If Zhu Youjian really had an accident, those civil servants would definitely not let their Luo family go. Perhaps in the history of later generations, Luo Yangling was the second Wang Zhen, but he was just more than the previous parts.
Thinking of this, Luo Yangxing felt terrified again, and followed Zhu Youjian closely, afraid that something would happen to him.
Although Liaoyang City is facing a great enemy tonight, Ajige, who is guarding the city, is not worried.
Through the observation in the daytime, Ajige found that the Ming army on this route had only cavalry, no infantry, and no siege equipment, not to mention artillery, and even shield chariots and ladders.
Using cavalry to attack the city is really ridiculous.
Moreover, even if those ladders or shield cars are made now, they will have to wait at least a day later.
So on the night the Ming army arrived, although they felt nervous in Liaoyang City, they were not panicked. As long as the four cities were closed and the soldiers fought to the death, even if they were a month, the cavalry could not conquer them.
Based on this, Ajige even wanted to go out of the city to attack the Ming army camp at night, but was persuaded by Fushun's prince Li Yongfang.
Compared to Ajige, who was in his twenties, Li Yongfang was much more stable.
As long as you defend the city, you will be able to attack rashly. Maybe you will be ambushed by the Ming army. The Ming army dares to use cavalry to attack the city, or maybe you just want to lure the Jin army to fight, so that you can follow the defeated army into the city.
Besides, there were only two thousand Eight Banners Army in the city, and only more than five hundred cavalrymen, five hundred to ten thousand. Even though it was a night attack, the Ming army would probably have dumplings made by the Ming army.
Moreover, in the evening, taking advantage of the last ray of light in the horizon, Ajige carefully observed the Ming army's camp and found that it was staggered and well-organized, and the Ming army was constantly riding around.
Seeing this, Ajige felt that the night of stealing camp was no longer an opportunity.
I'm afraid that as soon as I left the city, the raccoon would find out. If I was really bitten, I wouldn't dare to open the city in the city, which would be a big deal.
Facing this Fushun prince-in-law, although Ajige despised him from the bottom of his heart, he still admired his strategy very much.
After listening to Li Yongfang's advice, Ajige returned to the mansion that night and prepared to enjoy a bride he just snatched today.
Compared to the beautiful wife and concubines dedicated by others, Ajige has a special hobby, which is to rob other people's brides.
During the day, Ming's family happened to marry, so Ajige took people to wait on the way to pick up the bride early in the morning. When the team to pick up the bride arrived, he stepped forward and snatched the bride and left.
Moreover, the bride he snatched today was very beautiful, so after saying goodbye to Li Yongfang, Ajige couldn't wait to return home and prepare to enjoy it.
Just as Ajige was about to take the archery force again, in the dark, a small group of soldiers quietly touched Liaoyang City.
Because I don’t believe that cavalry without any siege equipment would siege the city at night, the city defense that night was not too strict.
Chapter completed!