The night got deeper and the wind and snow got stronger. The soldiers of the two battalions of the East Factory Guards had enough food and water and were mostly tired, so they went back to their barracks and fell asleep. Even most of the Ningyuan soldiers who were watching the excitement outside the door also left.
The only people left behind were a few generals from Zu Dashou's family and Kuang Ren and other personal guards.
What is very different from ordinary people is that Chang Yu is extremely talented. His physical strength and energy are beyond the reach of ordinary people. Although he has not cultivated any internal strength, he still has endless internal strength. Even if he is tired, it will not take long for him to return to normal.
After traveling more than a hundred miles a day and fighting two battles, not to mention ordinary soldiers, even a warrior like Tu Yuan was exhausted. After drinking a few bowls of wine, he fell asleep. Chang Yu thought he was an eyesore, so he asked him to return to the camp.
After going to bed, there were only four people left in the room: Ji Jike, Ma Ke and Zu Dashou.
Naturally, they would not say any polite words or nonsense. They talked about either the military situation or the situation, from grain and grass reserves to soldier training, to the defenses of Ningyuan and Tashan Fort, as well as military fields, military supplies, military equipment, etc.
Once the chat box is opened, it is like a flood that will not stop for a while.
In the room, the four people analyzed the situation. Outside the room, Kuang Ren, Wuzhong, Wang Zhengnan and other personal guards were warming themselves by a fire under the sentry tower to avoid the wind and snow. On the other hand, Zukefa and the others stood at the door obediently and listened to the people inside. They were not qualified.
He went in, but didn't leave either.
"Those are also the sons of Zu Dashou." Kuang Ren pulled out a few roasted peanuts from the fire while eating them and glanced over there. Wang Zhengnan grunted: "They are all adopted sons. His biological son is not here."
Here it is."
Zu Dashou was originally childless, but after adopting his nephew, Zu Zerun, he had three more children. The eldest, Zu Zepu, was an official in Beijing, and the second, Zu Zehong (also recorded as Zu Zechun), was born ten years ago.
He was surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, but he worked as a civil servant after being demoted to the Qing Dynasty. After he came back, Zu Dashou left him as a clerk in the General Military Mansion to do administrative work. The third oldest Zu Zeqing was only thirteen or fourteen years old. He surrendered with Zu Dashou during the Songjin War.
, now in Ningyuan City.
"I heard that his adopted son has been staying with the Tatars for more than ten years, and has killed many Ming soldiers and people." Wuzhong looked at Zukefa and several people at the door, his eyes were cold, he picked up a piece of firewood and started
Lost it.
Zukefa and the others were listening to the conversation inside, shouting that someone was hit on the head. When they turned around, they saw the Wuzhong people looking at them provocatively. They felt a little confused, but they also understood.
"Ignore them." Zu Zerun gently shook his head at Zukefa, who took a long breath but didn't say anything.
"Coward!" Wuzhong spat, and Wang Zhengnan laughed and said: "To be honest, if they made a mistake just now, do you dare to go?"
"Why don't you dare, just because this is Zu Dashou's territory?" Wuzhong looked disdainful, and Wang Zhengnan smiled: "That's not the case, it's just that you started the trouble first, will the Governor..."
Ahem, cough, cough, Wu Zhong turned around and snatched a few peanuts from Kuang Ren's hand, changing the topic: "Why do you eat alone..."
"Coward" Fan Seng had a look of disdain on his face, and Tu Yuan cursed: "If you have the guts, go ahead."
Monk Fan shook his head: "Master Monk is not interested in women, he has no guts!"
Everyone was surprised that this guy was not fooled this time!
"You guys are still chatting here without going to bed. Are you in such good spirits?" While they were having fun, Chang Yu, Zu Dashou and others came out, and Kuang Ren and others quickly stood up: "The Governor is not asleep yet, my subordinates dare not
…”
"What are you afraid of?" Chang Yu raised his head and looked at the flying snow in the sky: "In this fort, are you afraid that someone will fly in and stab the governor?" After saying that, he waved his hand and told Kuang Ren and the others to go and have a rest quickly, and they will have a hard day.
There is no need to suffer any more.
Li Muxian, who had been dozing next to the fire, also got up and was about to go back to the camp to sleep together, but was stopped by Chang Yu: "Taoist Master, don't worry, let's just hang out for a while in this romantic and beautiful place."
Li Muxian scolded her in her heart, "Damn it, uncle, you insist on letting these playful people go to sleep. I am so sleepy that I insist on sleeping with you and having sex with you. I am having sex with you, a eunuch."
But he said: "Good times and beautiful scenery, this is exactly what I mean."
"My subordinates are not sleepy, so let's show the way to the Governor." Wang Zhengnan also wanted to stay. Chang Yu knew what he was thinking and was willing to support him, so he agreed. Over there, Zu Dashou also asked those generals to return to the camp to rest.
, but deliberately left Zu Kefa and Zu Zerun to follow.
It was a windy and snowy night where the madness could only creep in. Chang Yu obviously wanted to inspect the fortifications of Tashan Fort. Although Ji Jike praised the fortifications of Tashan Fort along the way, he still had to take a look before he felt relieved.
Besides, because of his urinary nature, he likes to be sentimental on rainy and snowy nights, so he likes this tune.
Tashan Fort is actually not the closest military fort to Ningyuan. Originally, there was a mountain fort between them. It was very small and could only house hundreds of troops. During the Cold War, it also had the function of sending messages and warnings. Once the war started, it would be useless.
, it was also destroyed during the Songjin War three years ago.
When Zu Dashou came back to rebuild the military fort, he skipped over to Bentashan Fort.
Tashan Fort is not as good as Songshan, but it is much larger than the ordinary military fort, especially among the border forts. It is the largest, with a capacity of more than 2,000 soldiers at its peak.
During the Songjin War, it was destroyed by the Tatars. To say it was destroyed meant that the wooden buildings were burned and the walls were pushed down, but the foundation and so on were still there. It was quite easy to repair it. When Zu Dashou rebuilt it, he first
Small and then big.
That is to say, when it was first built, in order to prevent Tatar attacks, a part of the wall was built as a defensive fortification, and then the troops were stationed to gain a firm foothold, and then gradually expanded. Today's Tashan Fort has actually been expanded much more than before, but
There are more than three thousand soldiers!
Of course, this is the prerequisite for the crowd to be fully occupied, and this is the situation now. Zu Dashou has deployed nearly two thousand troops here. At this time, Chang Yu's two battalions are almost full, so it is really crowded!
There are command posts, watchtowers, kitchens, firewood sheds, stables, barracks, military supplies warehouses, granaries, wells... and even sheep pens with some chickens, ducks and geese in them... everything you need to eat, drink and relieve yourself.
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"General Zu, if Dorgon suddenly leads an army to attack Tashan Fort, how many days can we hold it for?" Chang Yu suddenly asked in the wind and snow. Zu Dashou had to think for a while: "If there is no artillery and sufficient food and grass,
If we use three thousand troops to resist it, we can hold it back for more than half a month, and the reinforcements can reach it in one day."
"How many days can the food and grass in the fort be enough?" Chang Yu asked again.
"One thousand people can last for more than ten days, two thousand people can last for seven days, and three thousand people can last for three to five days at most." Zu Dashou said casually: "After all, this place is so big. If there are more grain stores, there will be fewer soldiers.
If there is too much, there won’t be enough food.”
"Although the reinforcements from Ningyuan can reach here in one day, if the Tatars surround and refuse, the reinforcements will never be able to break through, which means that in seven days, the soldiers in this fort will be hungry." Chang Yu sighed: "
History cannot repeat itself. Once the scars are healed, we cannot forget the pain.”
Zu Dashou nodded thoughtfully. During the Songjin War three years ago, the Qing army did this. They isolated the military fortresses outside Jinzhou City and destroyed them one by one, or surrounded the corpses and recruited reinforcements into the pits.
Seeing that Zu Dashou was silent, Chang Yu glanced at Li Muxian who was following him with his head curled up and sleeping: "Taoist Master, do you think Dorgon will suddenly lead an army to attack Tashan Fort?"
Li Muxian was startled, and then fell into deep thought. Chang Yu was not in a hurry: "There is no need to answer now, think about it tonight, and tell the governor tomorrow. If you can't figure it out, just make a guess."
The last sentence was obviously a joke, but no one could laugh. Ji Jike, Wang Zhengnan, and even Zu Kefa and Zu Zerun who were following behind were all thinking about the question asked by the great eunuch, whether Dorgon would come to attack Tashan.
?How can we resist him if he comes? So as to prevent history from repeating itself!
Zu Dashou was also thinking about this issue. Previously, he thought that Dorgon was in dire straits internally and externally and would never be able to take the initiative to attack.
But at this time Chang Yu suddenly mentioned this, which made him feel that everything was possible. After all, there is a saying in the art of war that soldiers are dangerous!
So everything is possible.
Will the Qing army come? If it does come and is really surrounded, how to break it?