() Early the next morning, a trace of fish belly white appeared in the eastern sky. Zhong Jinwei was still sleeping, and Xu Guangqi came to find him.
Zhong Jinwei had no choice but to sleep until he woke up naturally. But when he saw Xu Guangqi, he felt a little ashamed.
As soon as Xu Guangqi saw him, he said: "Uncle Zhongxing, I have drafted a memorial all night, which is a plan for cement firing. Uncle Zhongxing will take a look at it first. If it is correct, we will immediately see the emperor."
Facing what Xu Guangqi had written after staying up all night, Zhong Jinwei didn't dare not pay attention. He quickly took it over to calm down and read it carefully.
This cement firing plan was very detailed and all aspects were taken into consideration. Zhong Jinwei had no problems with it.
At that moment, the two went to the Forbidden City to find Emperor Chongzhen, the big boss, to approve the plan and ask for funds.
With this detailed plan, all aspects are underpinned, and I believe that cement production can be increased soon.
But in the hearts of Shanhaiguan Zhu Mei and Xu Fuzuo, there was no confidence at all at this time.
This large army of Jianlu troops arrived yesterday, but they did not launch an attack, which was different from the past.
I saw that Jianlu was building a ladder. This is nothing, but why is Jianlu digging earth? It is so far away from Shanhaiguan. It is not possible to dig a tunnel. Besides, the wall of Shanhaiguan is more than two feet thick. How can a tunnel be dug down?
?
Zhu Mei and Xu Fuzuo had no choice but to ask their soldiers with good eyesight to pay attention to Jianlu's movements and report them at any time.
Inside Shanhaiguan, a group of soldiers, led by the general, went to the city wall to change defenses.
When passing by a stable, General Jiang saw a man feeding the horses seriously, so he said hello: "Brother Zhu, it's useless for you to take care of that horse. We have to rely on our infantry to kill Jianlu. Jianlu
If you come to attack, we will avenge you, brothers, don’t you think so?”
The infantry under the commander-in-chief shouted one after another, shouting to give Jianlu some color and avenge Brother Zhu.
The one who fed the horse was Zhu Yuanzhong, the only survivor of Zhao's command, who escaped due to diarrhea.
Hearing the words of the infantry brothers, he put down what he was doing, stood up straight, and bowed to the infantry group: "Yuanzhong, please brothers, kill a few more Tatars for our dead comrades. Wait."
When our cavalry attacks in Japan, I will definitely kill more Tatars to avenge them."
As the infantry walked, they responded to Zhu Yuanzhong one after another.
"The Jianlu were emboldened by their ambitions and dared to attack Shanhaiguan. They must leave a few more corpses to pay homage to their dead cavalry brothers."
"That's right, brother Zhu, don't worry, just leave everything to our infantry."
"..."
Zhu Yuanzhong stood meticulously, watching the infantry brothers go away. He bypassed the street in front, walked to the city wall, and walked towards the first line of killing the Tatars.
The infantry disappeared from a corner of the street for a long time before Zhu Yuanzhong looked away. He turned to look at his horse, thinking to himself that the cavalry did not know when they would be able to attack.
According to previous experience, although the cavalry army has the best equipment, it has always been a mess. In the past, Zhu Yuanzhong didn't think much of it, but at this time, he especially hoped that the cavalry army could attack the Tatars.
Zhu Yuanzhong thought about the comrades he used to live with day and night, whose bones were buried in an unknown valley in Zunhua. The murderer was now rampaging outside Shanhaiguan, but he could only stay in the city, wash horses and feed them, unable to contribute, and felt a little ashamed to die.
brothers.
He thought about it and secretly made up his mind. When the battle of Shanhaiguan is over, he will ask to be transferred to the night camp. Only in this way can he serve as a cavalryman to kill the Tatars. Otherwise, he will be hidden in the snow and suffer a soy sauce.
As noon approached, the soldiers suddenly reported to Zhu Mei and Xu Fu. Jianlu loaded the soil with vehicles and piled it up to a place within the artillery range of Shanhaiguan. The general on duty also came to ask for instructions whether it was necessary to launch an artillery attack. The two men
I didn't know what Jianlu was up to, so I had to go to the arrow tower again to observe Jianlu's movements.
In the end, he still couldn't figure out what was going on, and Zhu Mei didn't panic. He just ordered to be on alert and mobilized some artillery on the north side of Shanhaiguan to take precautions.
At the place where the earth was being dug and loaded onto trucks, two Jianzhao guardsmen, Erdenbu and Fakejin, were supervising the Ming army's excavation and loading of earth after Yongping surrendered.
After a long time, I got a little bored and started chatting again and again.
"Do you think this artillery is really useful? Why do we look at it? It seems unreliable. Do you think Shanhaiguan is so majestic, can it be destroyed by this artillery?" Erdenbu spoke first, and he had been holding this doubt in his heart for a long time.
, finally couldn’t hold it back and spoke out.
"Of course, the Great Khan is invincible in every battle. Have you ever seen the Great Khan make any miscalculations since he entered the country?" Fakjin scolded Erdenbu dissatisfiedly for daring to doubt the wise and mighty Great Khan.
"Of course we don't mean that. The Great Khan's decision is definitely right. Moreover, the fighting power of the Ming army is such that it collapses in a single charge and it is common for them to run away after hearing the news. It's not that I look down on Han dogs. I can beat ten of them by myself."
." Erdenbu quickly explained to his companions and expressed his determination.
Then, he saw that Fakejin's face softened after listening to his explanation, and he defended his previous point of view: "It's just that, look at these Han dogs, none of them have the guts. If they can defeat Shanhaiguan,
No, this is a bit doubtful."
"That's more or less. What you said makes sense. Look at these Chinese dogs, they are all procrastinating in doing things. It's really unreliable to rely on them to get things done. No, we have to play our role." At this point, Fa Kejin
He walked towards a soldier digging in the soil and whipped him.
The soldier was tired of digging, and as soon as he stood and wanted to take a rest, he received a fierce whip on the back. Knowing that it was the Tatars who were supervising the army, he did not dare to neglect, and hurriedly dug up the soil again.
Fakjin spat on the ground and cursed skillfully, "Han dog, I'll beat you to death for being lazy." Then he slowly walked back to Erdenbu.
Erdenbu raised his thumb to him and said jokingly: "You are becoming more and more proficient in Chinese. People who don't know better would think you are Han."
Frank smiled, and then said: "I've said it so many times, I must be proficient at it. Some of the people at home are often lazy and have to smoke before they move."
"Who says it's not? Mine is the same. Just repair them from time to time." Erdenbu nodded in agreement.
"When the Great Khan leads us to conquer Shanhaiguan, and it will be easier to enter and exit the customs in the future, we will catch more Chinese dogs. Anyone who dares to be lazy will be chopped up directly."
While the two Tatars were talking, they went over and whipped them from time to time, hoping that their sweat would lead them down Shanhaiguan.
In the evening, Zhu Mei and Xu Fuzu went to the archery tower to observe again. They found that the mound had been piled high, with grooves left on the top, like shooting holes. But it was too far away, and Jianlu's bows and arrows were
No matter what, it can't be shot.
Zhu Mei and Xu Fuzu looked at each other, wondering what Jianlu was up to. At this time, an artilleryman’s mocking voice from under the archery tower came up: “The Tatars can’t even estimate their own shooting range, so they are still fighting.
! I thought their bows and arrows were as far away as our artillery, and I was confused."
Zhu Mei and Xu Fuzu were startled when they heard the artillery fire! It was impossible for Jianlu to make such a low-level mistake. Now there was only one situation. They got the artillery and were going to bombard Shanhaiguan with artillery. The artillery's unintentional
The words reminded Zhu Mei and Xu Fuzuo.
The two of them figured out what Jianlu was up to, and instead put down the stone in their hearts. Not to mention what artillery Jianlu could get in the pass, even if they bombarded it with artillery, they couldn't destroy the city wall of Shanhaiguan. What's more, it was better than the artillery.
, whether in terms of quality or quantity, can it compare to the ones sold in Shanhaiguan?
In the Jianlu tent, the military meeting held by Huang Taiji was coming to an end. He was summarizing the final combat mission: "Each banner will begin to carry out harassment attacks tonight and tonight, and tomorrow morning will launch a full-scale feint attack, cover artillery bombardment of the city wall, and let Shanhaiguan pass
The Ming army had no time to take care of it. After blasting open the city wall, the elites of each banner launched a general attack and tried to knock it down in one go."