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Thanks for the boat!

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The weather on the riverside is very humid, and the temperature difference between day and night is large. The dry leaves above the leaf litter are very dry, but the rotten branches and leaves below are wet and muddy, and many of them have been integrated with the soil.

Soon, the fire gradually died down, but the smoke became thicker and thicker.

The original north wind also began to become irregular, whirring and blowing randomly, mixed with the billowing smoke, the whole world was in chaos, making it impossible to open your eyes.

The horses of the Hou Jin Army were greatly frightened and kept wailing and neighing. Some of them ran backwards uncontrollably, trying to escape from this hell-like scene.

"Sir, we can't tangle with these idiots any longer! This smoke can kill someone!" A leader coughed repeatedly, choking on tears, and begged Qima on the side.

Zima was not feeling well at this time. The billowing smoke had begun to wrap up the entire battle formation with white flags. He simply could not open his eyes. Even if he was close at hand, he could not distinguish the surrounding situation.

Especially since the Ming army's follow-up reinforcements are constantly coming in, no matter how much he wastes his time here, it won't have much effect.

On the contrary, if Li Yuanqing were to catch him, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Ahead, the Ming army's "bang bang bang" sound of gunfire was still continuous, and the fire was surging. His cavalry had no speed and could not break through the barrier of the Ming army's firepower network.

"You damn Li Yuanqing, one day I will eat your flesh and blood alive!"

Zima gritted his teeth and cursed, but was choked by the thick smoke and coughed. After a moment, he came back to his senses and squeezed out one word from between his teeth, "Withdraw!"

Everyone around them couldn't help but be overjoyed, as if they had received an amnesty. They clapped their hands and said, "Master, you are so wise!"

For a moment, accompanied by a continuous roar of people and horses, the main force with white flags turned their horses' heads one after another and fled towards the rear with all their strength.

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At this time, the situation in the Ming army's battle formation was not much better.

The billowing thick smoke made the surrounding visibility extremely low. Even if you were two or three steps away, you couldn't see clearly.

But whether it was Chen Zhong's department or Li Yuanqing's Changsheng Battalion, all those participating in the war at this time were elite veterans. Even judging by their voices, they already knew that the Jin army had withdrawn.

Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong also quickly discovered the anomaly ahead.

Chen Zhong couldn't help but be overjoyed, "Yuan Qing, you idiot has retreated."

Li Yuanqing was also relieved, but he had no time to pay attention to anything else and shouted: "Give me the military order to retreat in an orderly manner and retreat behind the earth wall."

At this time, although the visibility was low, both the Changsheng Battalion and Chen Zhong's troops were all elite veterans. Soon, under the loud shouts of their respective commanders, they began to retreat in an orderly manner toward the rear.

Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong also quickly retreated behind the earthen wall under the cover of their own soldiers.

By this time, the fire had gradually subsided, but the thick smoke was getting thicker and billowing, almost covering the sky. The air was filled with an indescribable wet smell of fire, which was simply disgusting.

Having experienced many fires, Li Yuanqing understood that there were many people alive and only a few were burned to death. The thick smoke was the biggest threat.

Once a person's respiratory tract is disturbed, according to the current medical methods, the consequences are simply unimaginable.

Later, the Jin army could retreat, but at this time, the Ming army had to defend its position.

Li Yuanqing casually pulled off half of his sleeves, wetted it with water, and covered his mouth and nose directly. He shouted to the people around him: "Don't be stupid, get a wet cloth and cover your mouth and nose quickly. Hurry!"

Behind the earthen wall, the smoke was slightly smaller due to the cover of the earthen wall.

But when Chen Zhong saw that Li Yuanqing was like this, he couldn't help but be speechless, "Yuan Qing, you, you..."

Li Yuanqing didn't have time to ink with Chen Zhong, so he tore off half of his sleeves and shouted hurriedly: "Brother, stop inking. Urine doesn't smell good, but it's better than being choked to death. Move quickly."

Chen Zhong also reacted and imitated Li Yuanqing's example. He wet his sleeves with water, covered his mouth and nose, and shouted loudly to the men around him.

Soon, the soldiers followed suit, covering their mouths and noses with wet cloths and hiding behind earthen walls to rest.

The thick smoke lasted for more than half an hour before it began to dissipate.

As the east wind blows from the river, the air gradually begins to become fresher.

Li Yuanqing threw his tattered sleeves aside and stared at Zhenjiang City, which was gradually revealing its outline, with a gloomy expression on his face.

Throughout the ages, there have been countless wealthy people whose boats capsized in the gutter.

In many ordinary times, Li Yuanqing would take a warning.

But today, just a little carelessness almost made a big mistake.

Li Yuanqing was also a little lucky. Fortunately, the sky was beautiful today and the north wind did not continue forever. Otherwise, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Chen Zhong also regained his breath at this time and breathed in the fresh air greedily. After a long time, he spat out in great displeasure: "Yuan Qing, what the hell! When I break Zhenjiang City, I have to kill him."

Dudu, this bastard, was thrown into the manure pit and soaked for a month! No, at least a year will be enough to relieve the hatred in my heart!"

Li Yuanqing slowly exhaled a breath and patted his cheek hard, "Brother, there's no guarantee that Du Du won't react later. We must step up our actions here. Niu Gensheng!"

"The humble post is here!" Niu Gensheng also looked embarrassed at this time, his face covered with gray and gray, and he hurriedly ran to Li Yuanqing.

"Go to the fleet and bring the artillery over first! Go there yourself!"

"Yes!" Niu Gensheng hurriedly took a few people away.

Li Yuanqing waved his hand to Huang Guoshan and Kong Youde again, "You guys, whether combat soldiers or auxiliary soldiers, will immediately work with the engineers to dig the trench deep and pile up the earth walls."

"Yes!" The two of them did not dare to neglect and hurriedly directed the men to do their work.

Chen Zhong also quickly ordered Chen Changyou to take people to work.

Soon, the fortifications on the earth wall began to progress again.

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At this time, the thick smoke dissipated above Zhenjiang City, and Du Du and a group of personal servants were able to see clearly the movements of the Ming army's battle formation.

Qima and Buyantu also came to Du Du. They had just washed their faces and changed their clothes. Qima hurriedly knelt down in front of Du Du respectfully, "Master, my servant is useless. I have not fulfilled your instructions.

I beg you, Master, to punish me."

Buyan Tu also knelt down in a hurry. Unfortunately, he was just a Mongolian handyman. At this time, Du Du's face was so gloomy that he did not dare to speak at all.

Fortunately, with the first lesson learned, Buyantu headquarters did not rush over when the fire was set, and there was no loss.

Looking at the Ming army's battle formation in the distance ahead, the earthen walls were piling up higher and higher, the trenches were being dug deeper and deeper, and reinforcements were pouring in, Du Du's face turned gloomy.

By this time, he also realized that he had made a serious mistake.

Just now, it was an excellent opportunity, but it's a pity that he was so hesitant and wasted it!

Seeing that Du Du remained silent for a long time, Zima didn't dare to breathe and quietly waited for his master's response.

Next to him, a close servant of Du Du said hurriedly: "Master, it is not a bad thing to be like this at this time. At least we have blocked Li Yuanqing's speed of setting up camp. Li Yuanqing is powerful, we should not act rashly, so we should ask Ba Ye for help as soon as possible.

"

Du Du let out a long breath and looked at the Ming army's battle formation not far away.

As the saying goes, ‘When you take a bite, you gain wisdom’.

After playing against Li Yuanqing several times in succession, Du Du also grew up a lot.

He suddenly realized that he had no chance of defeating Li Yuanqing, but at the most critical point, his side was always a little lacking.

For a moment, Du Du nodded calmly, "Qima, Buyan Tu, you two contributed a lot in this battle. I will truthfully tell the Khan about your achievements. Whoever comes, pass on my military order and rush to Yizhou.

Ask for help!"

"twitter!"

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It was soon approaching evening, and the Ming army's trench and earth wall offensive had stretched for five or six miles, completely enveloping the wide area in front of the woods.

At several nodes in the middle, several huge mounds of earth were piled firmly, and twenty artillery pieces had begun to be erected upwards.

Behind him, as more and more auxiliary soldiers joined, they had begun to cut down the woods and clear the leaf litter on the ground.

Li Yuanqing also breathed a sigh of relief.

By now, he also realized that he was still too hasty to log in this time.

The best way is to take advantage of the fact that the river is not frozen at this time and move forward step by step.

After all, Li Yuanqing did not have any mandatory combat missions on this trip. His most important task was to make this 'nail' and stabilize the defense.

The most critical thing is that although the Ming army had the advantage of a fleet, its maneuverability on land was still far behind that of the Jin army.

Fortunately, Li Yuanqing and his sons withstood the most critical wave and got everything back on track.

These woods, the smallest ones are about half a person thick, and the tall ones can be as high as ten meters. They are mainly poplars, pines and cypresses.

As the number of auxiliary soldiers increased, the cutting speed became faster and faster, and the space behind the earth wall quickly became more spacious.

Chen Zhong had already washed his face and changed his clothes. Zhang Pan also rushed over. Seeing Li Yuanqing's embarrassed appearance, Zhang Pan couldn't help but smile and said with a smile: "Yuan Qing, I really pinched you just now."

It’s so sweaty.”

Li Yuanqing smiled and said, "Brother Zhang, I was also shocked. Fortunately, God bless me."

Zhang Pan was stunned for a moment, then he realized what he was doing and couldn't help but laugh, "Yuan Qing, brother, I really admire your courage! If it were me, I would never dare to do this!"

Chen Zhong also laughed and said: "I was also frightened by Yuan Qing at the time. But now that I think about it, if Yuan Qing hadn't made a decisive decision, we would have been in big trouble! How did you say that? By the way, wealth and honor

We only seek help in danger! Now that we have taken root, I want to see what Du Du has up his sleeves."

The situation was on the right track, and all three of them were laughing.

After joking for a while, the atmosphere gradually became more relaxed, but Li Yuanqing's expression became serious, "Brothers, if the woods are not cleaned up for a while, our crisis will not be completely resolved. At this time, the weather is dry and things are dry, and fire prevention is the top priority.

, Let’s not even think about resting tonight.”

Chen Zhong smiled hurriedly and said: "Ahem. Yuan Qing, don't worry! My brother is very energetic today. He can't fall asleep even if he wants to!"

Looking at the handsome faces of Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong in front of him, Zhang Pan seemed to have suddenly grasped something. He finally understood why he, Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong were so far behind each other. They were all on the same starting line.

Big gap.

He smiled hurriedly and said: "Yuan Qing, Lao Chen, I haven't had such a strong fighting spirit for a long time! Let's have a big fight tonight!"

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Chapter completed!