Yuan Keli put down the telescope and looked at Wu Sangui. Under the moonlight, he could still see the outline of his face clearly.
He said with a little worry: "Not to mention that Zhongxing Hou has to fight all the way, even if he comes at dawn tomorrow, I'm afraid there won't be too many people. Because the cavalry coming from the direction of Haizhou this time is after all limited."
When the people around Yuan Keli heard this, their excitement just now dropped. If they were to defeat the Jianlu in Shenyang City early tomorrow morning, there wouldn't be much of a problem.
But the biggest purpose of launching the decisive battle this time was to annihilate the main force of the Jianlu forces. Yuan Keli had already announced this before setting off.
With the current strength of Guan Ning's army, splitting 10,000 fusiliers into two groups and blocking the two gates of Shengjing would be the limit.
The other two gates will definitely not be able to take care of them. Even if they allocate some troops to go there, Jianlu is not a vegetarian, and he will definitely not be able to stop Jianlu from jumping over the wall in a hurry.
"Zhongcheng, since we can't stop it, we might as well attack the city directly. Kill as many Jianlu as we can!" Zuo Liangyu on the side suddenly suggested.
When Yuan Keli heard this, he turned to look at Zuo Liangyu. This sounded like a very legitimate reason. To him, with his understanding of Zuo Liangyu, Yuan Keli could be sure that he definitely wanted to be the first to enter the city and make a decision. It's great, and you can get some extra money by the way.
But the reason Zuo Liangyu said was reasonable. Yuan Keli couldn't make up his mind about what to do.
Suddenly a gust of cold wind came, which made Yuan Keli shiver again, and he couldn't help coughing immediately.
It was extremely quiet in the night. Although Yuan Keli suppressed his cough, it still spread far.
The Ming army officers who heard this couldn't help but pay attention to their Zhongcheng's body. At this critical moment, there could be no accidents.
After Ah Fu and the generals persuaded him again, Yuan Keli agreed to get back in the car.
But he had difficulty getting back to the car by himself. Ah Fu ignored Yuan Keli's refusal and insisted on helping him here to settle down.
After Yuan Keli sat down in the car, Ah Fu poured a glass of hot water for him to drink to drive away the coldness in his body.
After Yuan Keli drank it, he felt much better and said to Ah Fu: "Go down, I want to think of a countermeasure."
"Yes, sir." Ah Fu agreed, then moved his body and prepared to turn around and get out of the car.
But at this moment, Yuan Keli suddenly started coughing again. Upon hearing this, Ah Fu quickly turned back, looked around, found where the handkerchief was hanging, and reached out to pick it up, ready to hand it to Yuan Keli.
But at this moment, he suddenly froze. After a while, he suddenly leaned down and grabbed a bunch of bloody handkerchiefs from under the hanging handkerchief.
"Master, you..." Ah Fu suddenly became very excited and wanted to ask Yuan Keli loudly, how could this happen?
By this time, Yuan Keli had finished coughing and had regained his breath. Seeing Ah Fu like this, he quickly stretched out his hand to shake it, and then pointed to the outside of the car.
Ah Fu has followed Yuan Keli for so many years, so he naturally knows what Yuan Keli means. What the master means is not to let yourself say it out loud, lest the outside world hears it and affect the morale of the army.
He knew that the master's health was probably more serious than he thought, so he couldn't help but cry out softly with a sad voice: "Master..."
Yuan Keli closed his eyes and calmed his breathing. Then he opened his eyes, with a calm face, and whispered to Ah Fu: "If I can persist until the end of the war and see the death of Jianlu with my own eyes, I will die with peace of mind. But if I can I will not persist until the last moment..."
When he said this, he took out a piece of paper that had been prepared from his side and said: "This is my order, instructing Guan Ning, General Wu Sangui, to take over command of the entire army from me and persist until Marquis Zhongxing arrives."
Although Yuan Keli calmly explained the funeral arrangements, Ah Fu burst into tears and silently accepted the master's order.
If the master hadn't personally led the army, Ah Fu could be sure that Guan Ning's army was definitely still on the road at this time, and it would have been impossible to reach the north of Shengjing so quickly and block the Jianlu's escape north.
By then, even if Marquis Zhongxing arrived in time, Jianlu would be able to escape from the north gate. It can be said that the master is risking his own life to carry out the strategic goal set by Marquis Zhongxing to annihilate Jianlu under Shenyang City.
"Everyone will die eventually. If you die without regrets in this life, your journey to this world is not in vain. Ah Fu, you should be happy for me." Yuan Keli looked at the old servant who was crying silently and said softly.
"master..."
Yuan Keli smiled and waved his hand, interrupted Ah Fu's words, and said to him: "You are already a very old man, just wipe it off before going on."
After a while, the generals waiting outside saw Ah Fu getting out of the car and hurriedly gathered around him and asked, "How is Zhong Cheng's health? Is it important?"
Ah Fu took advantage of the moonlight and looked at the faces one by one. After a while, he shook his head and said briefly: "It's okay."
After he finished speaking, he stayed by the car and said nothing.
Yuan Keli's cough just now made all the generals worried. Now after hearing Ah Fu's words, they felt a little relieved.
After a while, Yuan Keli's voice sounded in the car: "Early tomorrow morning, the entire army will attack Shenyang. After capturing one city gate, seize other city gates from both sides of the city. No matter which army, no one is allowed to enter the city. Go up to the top of the city and control the four gates. Move quickly, close the door and beat the dog, and hold on until the other two friendly forces arrive."
At this point, Yuan Keli's tone turned grim: "Whoever dares to violate military orders, no matter who it is, will be killed without mercy. Do you hear me clearly?"
"Listen clearly!" All the generals responded with serious expressions and clasped their fists.
They could feel Yuan Keli's determination. No one dared to take the old commander's military orders seriously, not even Zuo Liangyu who was temporarily transferred.
The Ming army outside the city was seizing the time to rest. There were tens of thousands of people, but no sound was made. But inside Shenyang City, it was always very lively, with shouts of killing endlessly, and even several places were on fire. In the dark night, Extremely conspicuous.
Time passes slowly, getting closer and closer to dawn.
The officers and soldiers of Guan Ning's army were all woken up and ate freeze-dried food in the cold wind to replenish their physical strength and prepare for the battle.
The combat mission has been conveyed to every soldier, and at the same time, every soldier is aware that after dawn, there will be a big battle and a hard battle. The difficulty of the battle will depend on when the friendly forces can arrive in Shenyang.
A tense atmosphere enveloped all the officers and soldiers of the Guan Ning Army. Most of them were focused on the upcoming battle to seize the door. A small number of people kept looking at the direction in which the friendly forces were coming, hoping to appear. Miraculously, friendly troops fell from the sky in time.
Needless to say, as these people watched, they suddenly noticed something moving.
Under the twilight sky, I saw a dozen men wearing the uniforms of Guan Ning's army galloping from a distance. When they arrived in front of Yuan Keli's chariot, they rolled their saddles and dismounted, and loudly announced: "The Marquis has led the army. Upon arrival, the order is given to launch an attack immediately."