The soldiers and civilians in Ningyuan City rejoiced, but they did not dare to take it lightly. Everyone understood one thing. Although the victory was worthy of happiness, it was temporary. If the Qing army did not leave, their homeland would be uneasy.
Wu Sangui was dispatching soldiers and civilians to take turns going to the city to transport armaments, diving into the wall and repairing the protective armor. The ice city was an excellent way to deal with artillery shells and climbing ladders.
The sun has set, and at dusk, there are dots of fire in the western mountains. Outside the city, several groups of Qing soldiers are cleaning up the battlefield. In fact, they are collecting the bodies of dead soldiers. As for the armaments, they have been taken away by the Ming army, even the artillery pieces.
More than twenty doors.
There was still a debate in the Qing army's headquarters. Dorgon's generals were divided into two factions, and they were furious. One faction insisted on attacking Ningyuan City. They believed that attacking Xishan was meaningless. Xishan was just a mountain. After being defeated, it would still be a mountain.
Their goal is not to attack the mountain but to attack the city. Attacking Ningyuan City is the most fundamental goal. Why waste their troops on such a useless thing.
The other group believes that the ambush in the Western Mountains is a thorn in the side. If it is not removed, it will be impossible to attack the city with all its strength. Moreover, the heavy armored cavalry has amazing combat power. It is by no means an ordinary man and horse. It is the elite of the Ming army. Its commander must be no small matter. If he enters the mountain
Capture and kill, or Ningyuan City will be destroyed without attacking! The worst is to attack behind the mountain, without that thorn, you can still break the city with all your strength.
The two factions were arguing endlessly, spitting, and each had their own reasons. Dorgon had a headache and found it difficult to make a decision. He glanced sideways at Fan Wencheng and saw that his brows were furrowed, and he seemed to be hesitating.
Suddenly, there was a feeling that something was wrong. Why was Hauge mute again? I glanced around and saw that he was hiding in a corner again without saying a word. I felt very strange in my heart. Something has been wrong with this guy recently, so I frowned: "Hauge."
Ge, what do you think?"
Hauge secretly sighed, still unable to escape, and coughed lightly: "Why not stick to the old method."
The old method he mentioned was to block the Ming army in the mountains here and attack the city normally over there.
As soon as he finished speaking, all the eyes of the generals in the tent were focused on him. He was very unkind. Hauge sighed again, it seemed that he had offended someone.
Under the rocks on the secret cave in the West Mountain, the hidden sentry that had been hit by the shells was repaired again. Chang Yu and Li Yan sat inside and looked at Ningyuan City in the distance and the bright lights of the Qing army camp. The two talked a lot.
Hearing that Li Yan left the red lady in the middle post, Chang Yu agreed very much. Women should not join the army in the first place. Although it is a bit pedantic to stay at home to take care of their husbands and raise their children, this is how it is in this era.
However, with the character of the Red Lady, it is difficult for her to be a woman of three obediences and four virtues at home, so after some thought, Chang Yu proposed to build a new military branch to place the Red Lady and other female soldiers.
Medical soldier, field hospital? Li Yan was confused. He had never heard of these words before but seemed to understand them. As soon as Chang Yu explained them, he suddenly understood and praised them.
Instead of joining the army, they save lives and heal the wounded. Women are attentive and caring, and they can also be a great spiritual encouragement to wounded soldiers. In addition, they may also be able to solve the marriage problems of some soldiers and help those female soldiers have a future. After all, they are in the rebel army.
A woman who has been in trouble wants to find a husband. Who in the secular society can tolerate this?
The more the two chatted, the more speculative they became, from building a new army to plotting how to ambush the Qing army so that the troops sent by Li Yan could play their best role... They chatted until it was dark and Fan Jiaqian came to call him to eat.
The mountain is heavily guarded. At this time, people from Li Yan's tribe are on duty. These people are all old thieves. They have lived in forests and holes for several years. They are accustomed to life in the mountains and are better at setting up various light and dark sentries. Security is handed over to
There is absolutely no problem with them.
Most of the soldiers in the cave had woken up and were eating in the hole in the wall. The servants were busy feeding the horses. After entering the cave, Chang Yu first went to visit the seriously wounded, whispering to comfort them one by one and checking their injuries. After a long while, he went over.
Have a meal.
His food was richer than that of ordinary soldiers, consisting of porridge and a few game meats for barbecue. This was not a special supply. It was obtained by Hu Ling from hunting in the mountains. Ordinary soldiers could hunt it themselves and eat it without having to hand it over.
The generals under his command gathered around to eat together, and their conversations were all about the future war situation. They speculated on the Qing army's next move. Everyone believed that the Qing army would violently attack the mountain next.
Chang Yu held a different opinion. Attacking mountains is a useless thing. What's the use of conquering Shuangshan, a wild mountain? Ningyuan City is the foundation. Dorgon will not lose his troops and destroy the mountain.
Everyone was in high spirits and talking, and even Wu Weiying participated. Chang Yu was full of food and leaned against the wall of the cave to listen to them spitting and spitting. Suddenly he realized that the two young men, Wu Zhong and Tu Yuan, were not around.
After asking the people around, they said they were both outside the cave. Wuzhong said they were hunting, and Tu Yuan said they were patrolling the mountains.
Chang Yu rolled his eyes. At Wuzhong's level, it was difficult to catch a rabbit in broad daylight. He was looking for a date with a pheasant in this dark place. As for Tu Yuan, he was patrolling Maoshan, and it wasn't even his turn yet.
Chang Yu suddenly thought of something, looked at Li Yan and said with a smile: "That guy went to poach you."
Everyone laughed, and Li Yan was confused.
Chang Yu promised Tu Yuan to build the Black Tiger Camp, but he didn't have anyone under his command. He was poaching people all day long and couldn't find anyone. After being instructed by an expert, he turned his target to Li Yan's tribe. However, Li Yan's tribe had been stationed in the middle and rear areas and couldn't do it. Now, it's near.
In front of his eyes, this fellow took advantage of Li Yan's constant presence with the young eunuch and poached him.
After hearing the reason, Li Yan shrugged and smiled, thinking that there was nothing wrong with it. They were all working for the imperial court and obeying the orders of the young eunuch. They followed whoever they were not following. Moreover, Black Tiger Camp was a direct descendant of the young eunuch, so someone under his command could go there and have a good future.
He is also happy. For him, it can also shorten the relationship with the generals and enhance communication.
As night fell, the chill was approaching. Except for the soldiers who were on duty outside, the other soldiers entered the cave and instantly filled this originally very wide natural cave. It was warm due to the large number of people but also full of flavor.
Chang Yu nestled in the haystack and gradually fell asleep. He had been awake for almost a day and a night and finally couldn't hold on any longer.
A guard in Jinyi quietly came to him and whispered a few words. Chang Yu opened his eyes in confusion, then sat up, took a piece of hay and held it in his mouth, and kicked the name of the fire next to him.
, frowned and turned to look at Wuzhong not far away.
Just at this moment, Wuzhong also glanced at him. He was not as wretched as usual, but seemed to be worried.
Chang Yu stood up and walked to Wuzhong, lightly snapped his fingers, and then walked straight out of the cave. Wuzhong took a deep breath, stood up, and followed him out.
It was windy and cold outside the cave, so the two of them walked one after another towards a bonfire in the forest to the east. There was an Ming sentry there with dozens of Ming troops on duty. When they saw Chang Yu approaching, they hurriedly got up.
Chang Yu waved for them to leave temporarily, then sat down next to the campfire, added some firewood, leaned against a big tree and looked up at Wuzhong: "Do you want to say it yourself, or should the governor ask?".
Wuzhong lowered his head and said nothing.
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