golden scales

"Master, Ningyuan City is ahead."

Yu Ding, who was breathing white mist, hurried back to his master, and bowed his head to report the "good news".

In the Eastern Barbarian system, one of the three members of the Eight Banners was selected as a vest or infantry, and the remaining two were Yu Ding.Although Yu Ding is a Manchurian bannerman, he also has his own master.In the earliest days, their masters were in charge of Niulu, but now they have to obey the officials and generals appointed by the court in addition to Niu Lu, sometimes even more important than Niu Lu.

However, the title "Master" should not be called indiscriminately, it must be Niu Lu who has a personal relationship with him.

That Niu Lu straightened his back, and sure enough he saw Ningyuan City in the morning light.

"We're a whole day late, I'm afraid they've already left." Niu Lu looked very young, only in his early twenties.He did not catch up with the army to enter the pass, and was left in western Liaoning to manage the picked up land.It is his job to inspect the Ningyuan area and transfer the grain brought in from the pass.Out of convenience, he chose Ningyuan City to be stationed. Anyway, no one said that he couldn't live there.

If it wasn't because of the wrong season and the fact that there were no Dingkou under his command, the land near Ningyuan City would naturally have to be cultivated. These are all fertile fields that have been cultivated and matured.

"The slave looks like there are people on the wall."

"Have you left yet?" Niu Lu was a little surprised, but it made sense when he thought about it. They knew that they brought people to transport food, and they probably wanted to get some food on the way.

——Anyway, the grain shipped from the pass this time is more than in previous years, so it’s okay to share some with them.Better yet, let them pay for it.

Niu Lu was very sorry that he did not catch up with this massive scramble to the west. He heard that all the tribesmen who entered the customs had robbed a lot of money, at least a few coats and a pile of gold, silver and jewelry.

Since they made a windfall.It is also appropriate to share some profit with yourself.

Niu Lu thought of the indifference of the flag soldiers escorting the wrapped Ahha a few days ago, which made people annoyed.Thinking of this, he was even more determined to raise the price of rice by one or two, so that those people would not let those people lose face and take advantage of him.

"Let's go! We'll have dinner when we enter the city!" Niu Lu yelled loudly.Instructing Yu Ding and Bao Yi Nu to speed up, they pushed the ox cart over the last hill.

Sure enough, there were sentries standing on the city of Ningyuan, and the pointed helmets like lightning rods could be seen from the battlements.

The city gate parted from the two sides early on, revealing a huge black hole.Waiting for this Donglu grain transportation team to "go home".

Xiao Donglou was standing on the city wall at this moment, quite confused: According to what Zuo Shouyi said, there should be 500 people plus 100 people in this group of Eastern captives, a total of more than 100 people, why there are only 500 people now?Where did the other 2000 go?I have transferred 100 people here, so I am only ambushing these [-] people?

——Because they found something strange, they deliberately sent a small team to test it out?

Xiao Donglou thought to himself.

That Niulu actually encountered 500 people from the pass, and that team was indeed ordered to inspect Ningyuan City.Because the food reserves in Ningyuan City were really insufficient, the young Niu Lu persuaded the team to turn back as soon as possible.Saved them a day's journey.It also saves me a lot of food expenses.

Although Niu Lu is young.But the hunter's blood still made him feel a little ominous in advance.This neighborhood is really too quiet, not only is there no sound in the city, even the outside of the city is completely silent.Where did the loud crying and howling go?Are those savage Ahab dead?

Niu Lu reined in the horse.He raised his hand to stop the bullock cart behind him, and looked up at the city wall.

Just a split second.He saw a blindfolded man with a long scar on his face.In the man's only remaining eye, a frightening light radiated.

Just like the old wolf in the deep mountains saw the prey...

Niu Lu was so frightened that he almost fell off his horse. He tugged on the rein heavily to stabilize his figure, and shouted loudly, "Run away! It's a barbarian!" Before Yu Ding and Bao Yi behind him could react, the young Niu Lu Lu has turned his horse's head away and galloped quickly towards the way he came.

After being in a daze for a while, the others also chased after him.There is a whip horse with a horse, and those without a horse can only hate their parents for losing two legs.

Xiao Donglou couldn't understand Manchu, but he could understand that he was running away.

Mobilizing 2000 people to ambush 100 people is embarrassing enough. If even these 100 people are allowed to run away, how will they lead the army to fight in the future!

"Order: The ambush soldiers outside the city should catch up!" Xiao Donglou hastily issued an order.

The agreed trumpet sounded, and the cavalry ambushed in the woods outside the city rushed out, chasing the fleeing Donglu.

Seeing that many people in Donglu had already entered the woods, Xiao Donglou was extremely depressed. He completely forgot that he had a good conversation with Zuo Shouyi yesterday, and only resentment was left for the false report.

In the end, the [-]-man cavalry only captured about [-] people, all of whom were coated Ahha who had no sense of resistance.Seeing that the cavalrymen were flying the red flag of Ming Dynasty, they immediately fell to their knees and greeted Master Wang with tears in their eyes.As for interrogating the information after taking it back, these people know everything and say everything, they all look like loyal citizens of Ming Dynasty, no matter how much they interrogate, they can't find any flaws.

Although the people ran away, the ox carts that transported the grain could not.

Xiao Donglou went down from the gate tower, looking at the seized ox carts and grain, he could only smile wryly.

Fifty ox carts, more than a hundred stones of grain, and seventy strong cattle, can be described as a bumper harvest.

It's just that compared with the "six hundred prisoners" that should have been there, it seems a bit insignificant.

Cao Ning also rushed over after hearing the news, and laughed at Xiao Donglou after seeing the capture.After he was satisfied, he said: "Those escaped captives must find reinforcements. Have you thought about how to fight the next battle?"

Just when Xiao Donglou was ridiculed, he was dissatisfied in his heart. He gave Cao Ning a blank look, and said angrily, "The chief of staff quickly presented the battle plan to me."

Cao Ning didn't mind either, he smiled and said, "The staff department has already drawn up a plan, let's talk about it inside?"

Xiao Donglou pouted, and followed Cao Ning all the way back to the Bell and Drum Tower in the city.

Cao Ning has been supervising the coastal camp since he landed, and this is the first time he has come to Ningyuan.After entering the Bell and Drum Tower, he went straight to the hanging combat map, and slapped Ningyuan and the coast camp with one hand: "These two places are about twelve miles apart, with flat official roads, and convenient transportation. As the defenders, we naturally have to become horns." As the attacking party, the Eastern Captives must choose one of the two, one master and one assistant, while fighting real and feigning attack at the same time."

Xiao Donglou nodded: "Otherwise their strength is not enough."

"The key is, which side is the main target." Cao Ning said: "The staff thinks that the Eastern Prisoners will definitely attack the coastal camps. After the coastal camps are resolved, they will surround Ningyuan City."

"What's the reason?"

"First of all, according to our intelligence, Dorgon's maximum mobilization capacity in Shanhaiguan is 5 people. In the sixth year of the apocalypse, the old chief Nuerhachi besieged Ningyuan with 5 people, and he has not conquered it. How can Dorgon believe that Can own [-] horses conquer Ningyuan City?

"Secondly, the Battle of Tianjin has just ended not long ago. No matter how poor their memory is, they should remember that our second division is good at defending the city. Just after hitting a wall in Tianjin, they turned around and came to Ningyuan again. Dorgon's head is too bad. up.

"So just in terms of attack difficulty, the coastal camp is no less than a hundred times smaller than Ningyuan City."

After Cao Ning finished speaking, he paused and said again: "Let's talk about the geographical advantages. You see, this is the Xingcheng River running north-south, Ningyuan City is on the east side of the river, our coastal camp is on the west side of the river, and the eastern captives come from Shanhaiguan. If we cross the river If we went to fight Ningyuan, wouldn't we just be flanked by us? Even if they want to cross the river safely, they must first pull out our coastal camp!"

Xiao Donglou touched the scar on his face, and said, "Can the coastal camp be held?"

This time Cao Ning really despised him, and raised his voice and shouted: "What is the defense? When the Donglu brigade attacks the stockade, it will be a decisive battle with the main force!"

Xiao Donglou touched the blindfold and smiled, and said: "This statement is very touching, it seems that we still have a good understanding."

"Do you dare to be more shameless?" Cao Ning curled his lips and changed the subject: "What do you think about Ning Yuan's arrangement? Who will be sent to sit in charge?"

"It's not a problem to send anyone to sit in the town. The key is that I want to put the teacher training department in Ningyuan." Xiao Donglou said: "You also know that it is safer here. It is only natural for the training officers to leave the army for a while and supervise Ningyuan's reclamation matters. right?"

Cao Ning knew that Xiao Donglou wanted Lu Qiaochu to stay in the safe Ningyuan City, so why didn't he take care of Lu Dushi's descendants?

"That's right, Ningyuan is surrounded by well-known land. I heard that only Wu Sangui's close family members can buy land and property here." Cao Ning said: "If it can be reclaimed, it will not be a waste. Besides, there are so many refugees and captives. They can't be idle. Do nothing."

"Yes, accidents are easy to happen when you are idle." Xiao Donglou nodded: "This should be done in advance. If His Highness thinks that the army is not appropriate, it will be transferred to the local prefectures and counties in the future."

Cao Ning also looked down on those lands, and just found an excuse for Lu Qiaochu to stay in Ningyuan.As for the rations and salaries of the various ministries, they are dispatched by the General Logistics Department.If there is no food in the front, someone will lose his head in the back. No one dares to take it as a joke, so there is no need to worry.

"Ningyuan City still has to put two thousand headquarters, at least it can't be too ugly." Xiao Donglou said again: "The other troops are stationed near the coastal camp, this time Dorgon has to be really heartbroken, how can anyone come over to grab them? After finishing things, I fled back to my hometown in such a swaggering manner!"

"Food and gunpowder also have to be transported to Ningyuan. I have seen the island, it is too dilapidated, Zu Dashou cut corners!" Cao Ning shook his head and said: "We have a lot of food, and it is easy to be corrupted if left for a long time. And gunpowder, Putting it there is no different than soaking it in water. Besides, after the sea ice melts, it will be inconvenient to transport.”

"It's up to you, but if you want to let Ning Yuan go, the houses have to be repaired." Xiao Donglou said.

Cao Ning was so busy with this matter that he didn't want to say another word now.

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