After waiting for another three days, Wu Sanfu still couldn't send back useful news. The time had already reached the seventh day of the third lunar month in the fifteenth year of Chongzhen.

The ground that was originally frozen and solid began to show signs of melting. If it was dragged for a while, the spring plowing would begin.

Xu Changqing stopped waiting and started to dispatch troops and prepare to send troops!

Wu Sanfu cannot be blamed for being incompetent in this matter.

At this time, Xu Changqing became more and more aware of the powerful forces in the countryside of Daming.

Let’s talk about Fengguo Town, the towns around Tiemen Pass, and the military camps in the villages.

With the running of the military supervisor, Eunuch Li, the channels above have been opened, and the Lijin County Office in charge has long agreed to the matter.

The people in these places also hope to join Xu Changqing and enjoy the preferential treatment because of Xu Changqing's careful preparations over the years.

However, in dozens of towns and villages, Zong Lao, jointly spoke, "How can a private household become a military household? This is to be thrust by future generations."

This instantly wiped out the enthusiasm of these people.

Even if they thought of Xu Changqing's command, they didn't dare to come!

Although these elders of the clan have no official positions, they are all local kings of hare in the countryside. They are like ancestors and have the power to kill people. They beat them to death and drown them, and they are not a problem at all.

However, even if Mr. Zong has some power, he is actually a group of uncivilized local buns. If he put it in ordinary terms, how could he dare to openly fight against the power that Xu Changqing had already shocked the world?

No wonder there are literati and landlords and powerful people behind it, giving them the benefits of fighting for their lives!

Xu Changqing was not in a hurry to do this.

At this time, the reason why he attacked Gui Ye in advance was also a means to intimidate these literati and landlords.

In order to hide it, Xu Changqing did not go out to fight during the day, but in the middle of the night.

At the middle of the hour, a team of about 2,200 people began to board the ship one after another.

Among them, there are the No. 150 bird gun soldiers who just filled thirty bird guns, the No. 700 spearmen, the No. 200 turtle dove gun soldiers, the No. 150 cavalry of Zhang Hu, and the nearly 300 slingshots led by Zhang Dagong and Li Zhu, as well as Chau Wang and his No. 100 students.

The rest are more than 500 small auxiliary soldiers and more than 200 old auxiliary soldiers selected from the children of the craftsmen.

Although there is no need to worry about the safety of Haicheng Camp, there are no strong armed forces around, let alone hostile armed forces, Haicheng Camp is Xu Changqing's nest, and Xu Changqing still left more than 600 new and veteran troops, guarded by his confidants Mao Qun and Wang Anshan.

Although Mao Qun and Wang Anshan have not had strong pioneering skills, there is no problem in maintaining success.

At noon on the eighth day of the March 19th, Xu Changqing's main force successfully arrived at the mouth of the Shanghe River. Wu Sanfu's people had been waiting here for a long time. It was the old night that Xu Changqing admired very much.

Because Ma Yaozi's farm is on the south bank of Shanghe River, Xu Changqing did not choose the northern bank of Shanghe River, which is more sparse and more likely to be hidden.

Although Shanghe is still in a frozen state, this frozen state is no longer strong, and it is impossible to cross the river on the ice surface.

This made Xu Changqing and his troops run at night.

For other teams, night combat is much less difficult than night marching. After all, there will be firelight in combat, which can restrain night blindness. At night marching, many night blindness patients, including those with poor strength, are really blind.

But this is obviously not a problem for Xu Changqing's team.

People who eat well and have rich nutrition are just one aspect. They really have poor eyesight and cannot be remedied no matter how they are, they have already been cleared out of the team.

With the old guy Zhang, he led the team, it is basically no difficulty.

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On the night of the tenth day of March, Xu Changqing's team had already approached Zhanhua County and temporarily settled in a dense forest northeast of the county.

In the past two days, less than three days, Xu Changqing's troops traveled more than 160 miles at night.

Even though Mr. Zhang led the way and saved a lot of effort, it can be seen that the comprehensive quality of the soldiers under Xu Changqing's command was.

Because there are villages around, they must be kept hidden, and no one can make a fire this night.

But the soldiers had no complaints, they all hid in the tent and relied on each other's body temperature to keep warm.

Over the years, with the strict military discipline and Xu Changqing's careful teaching, they have already penetrated the "military orders like mountains of fall" into their bones.

Even if the recruits don't understand, the veterans will soon teach them what to do.

In the middle of the forest, there was the only existence in Xu Changqing's tent with faint lights.

However, this is not a candle, but a special kerosene lamp.

At this time, Xu Changqing was probably the only financial resources in the Ming Dynasty that he could use kerosene lamps without using candles.

no way.

Under your feet is a large oil field, and it is a large oil field with no development status at all. This consumption is obviously just a drop in the bucket.

In the tent, Xu Changqing was having a meeting with core officers such as Zhang Ye, Zhao Zengjin, Xu Xiu, Zhang Hu, Zhang Dagong, and Li Zhu.

Chau Wang also brought his two disciples to the audience.

Because of his unique advantages, Mr. Zhang was the main speaker at this time.

At this time, he was pointing at a carefully drawn map of Liujiabao and analyzing the terrain around Liujiabao in detail.

Even though he had worked hard for a few days, he was almost aware of his destiny and had most of his hair white, his eyes were bright and he could not see any fatigue at all. It seemed like he was back to the energetic appearance he was in Liaodi when he was young.

"Master, my lords, after Ma Yaozi's operation for several years, the wall of the Liujia Fort has been raised a lot, nearly three meters away. Outside the fort, a moat nearly ten meters wide was dug, with more than ten towers around it, and there are only one gate of the South Gate! If we want to attack for a strong force, it may not be easy, and we must plan carefully. With the opinions of the humble official, we can first surround the village, trap them for ten or eight days, and constantly put pressure on them to cause civil unrest, so that we can save a lot of effort to break through the fort."

Everyone nodded and cherished the opportunity to learn experience from Mr. Zhang, the old fried dough stick.

Xu Changqing also nodded repeatedly.

After all, Mr. Zhang is an old man, and his personal and military literacy are nothing to say.

His method was actually a common method used by the Qing army to deal with the Ming Dynasty. It encircled without attacking, or it was called a siege point to attack and use its power to suppress chaos within the enemy, thus forming the best effect.

However, this earthen castle may be very strong and difficult to beat for others, and for Xu Changqing, it is not even an appetizer.

Seeing everyone looking at him, Xu Changqing smiled: "Mr. Zhang is right, this is indeed a good idea. However, Mr. Zhang, I have some secret weapons, so it may not be so troublesome. After the Yin hour, the team can set off and directly surround Liujiabao! It is expected that when tomorrow dawns tomorrow, you can take down Liujiabao within half an hour!"

"Half, half an hour?"

Mr. Zhang was speechless and looked at Xu Changqing almost incredible: "Master, how is this possible?"

Everyone else was speechless.

The defense scale of this Liujiabao is definitely not weaker than that of ordinary county towns, and may even be even better than ordinary county towns.

Even Chau Wang was a little surprised and was waiting for Xu Changqing to solve his doubts.

Only Zhang Dagong and Li Zhu looked at each other, smiling without saying a word.

How can mortals understand the foundation they have polished to this day?

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Xu Changqing smiled: "Well, this is a secret for the time being, and it needs to be kept secret first. Mr. Zhang, everyone, what we need to discuss now is how to prevent the people in the fort from jumping and running away after surrounding the fort!"

Mr. Zhang and Ruowang Tang were all helpless. Xu Changqing was actually stuck at this time. However, they were soon led by Xu Changqing to the topic and began to gather on new issues.

This question is much simpler than how to break the castle.

Although Liujia Castle is not small, with a circumference of only ten miles, it is because of its defense and its city is high and thick. This effectively improves its fixed defense while also creating great difficulty for the people inside to escape.

What is the concept of a three-meter-high city wall?

This is nearly ten meters taller than the ordinary three-story building in later generations.

If you jump down from above, it is equivalent to a person standing on the floor on the fourth floor and jumping down.

Even if there is a moat below, the moat has not been completely thawed at this time. If you jump on this ice surface that has begun to thaw, even if you are not killed by falling to death, eighteen or nine out of ten will fall into the river and drown alive.

At that time, only Zhang Hu and his cavalry would need to patrol the surroundings.

However, more than a thousand defenders in Zhanhua City wanted to pay attention.

However, this problem is not big.

Liujiabao has only one gate structure, so Xu Changqing does not need to maintain too many troops in the front of Liujiabao.

It would be fine if the defenders of Zhanhua City didn't come. If they dared to come, Xu Changqing wouldn't mind teaching them how to behave again.

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At the beginning of the ugly moment, the troops took action quickly.

There was only the sound of packing tents and footsteps in the huge camp, and almost no one spoke.

Even the half-boy among the auxiliary soldiers knew when they should close their mouths.

This forest camp is only more than thirty miles away from Liujiabao. At the speed of Xu Changqing'erlang, it was almost an hour.

Soon, the team started quickly and orderly without any guidance from fire.

Of course, Xu Changqing could not send troops rashly without any excuses.

As expected, at this time, Wu Sanfu should have been prepared to protect the military supervisor Eunuch Li.

Early tomorrow morning, they will set off from Zhanhua City and head straight to Liujiabao, which has formed a foregone conclusion to surround!

Because everything has been carefully planned, the troops are progressing very smoothly.

At the beginning of the Mao hour, the team arrived at Liujiabao smoothly.

The cavalry led by Zhang Hu were the first to spread out to explore the terrain, while Xu Changqing and the main force quickly began to build defenses at the main gate.

It’s no wonder that Mr. Zhang had so cautiously evaluated the defense of Liujiabao against Xu Changqing before. At this time, he really stood before this castle, and Xu Changqing understood.

The moon is not very good tonight, and its visibility is only a few dozen meters away.

Standing at Xu Changqing's position at this time, the Liujia Castle in front of him was like an unfathomable giant monster in the dark.

There are many orderly and vigorous fires on the city walls, just like the monster's eyes growing on you.

Even if he couldn't see the details clearly, Xu Changqing understood that if he attacked Liujiabao according to ordinary siege, he would not be able to do so without paying the lives of dozens or even hundreds of people.

However, they were bandits, and the time when Xu Changqing chose was extremely vicious. It was the most exhausting time. Although the fire on the city wall was very bright, there was no one.

At this level, Xu Changqing was actually not afraid of being discovered by the people from Liujiabao.
Chapter completed!