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Chapter 422 The Wind Rises

Zhenjiang Fort was shrouded in night, and a burst of flames exploded from time to time, slightly illuminating the world.

Zhang Heng couldn't remember how many times the Tartars had attacked the city, nor how many days it was. He only knew that he was very tired and took advantage of the intervals between the Tartars' sieges to take a nap against the city wall.

"My lord, the Tartars are attacking the city." A follower nearby immediately woke Zhang Heng up.

Zhang Heng woke up suddenly, and immediately began to observe the situation under the city.

"Ermao, prepare to throw a grenade..." Zhang Heng shouted without thinking.There are not many grenades in Zhenjiang Fort anymore, unless it is a last resort, they will not throw grenades casually. Those who can throw grenades are elite grenadiers like Ermao. The grenades they throw are accurate and can effectively stop the Tartars , So, they have become the timely rain of emergency, rushing wherever they are needed.

"boom……"

"boom……"

"boom……"

There was a sound of exploding grenades, and the grenades that exploded among the besiegers easily resolved the siege, and the tartars simply retreated back, leaving only some corpses behind, as if they were merciless.

Seeing the Tartars retreating, Zhang Heng immediately leaned against the city wall to rest.The non-stop siege for the past few days has already exhausted the people of Zhenjiang Fort, and no one would waste a chance to take a nap.

Zhang Heng sat down on the bottom of the city plate, closed his eyes, and began to rest. In the past few days, the Tartars have driven the captured North Koreans to overtake Zhenjiang Fort without sleep, and use them to consume the grenades in Zhenjiang Fort, especially this kind of grenades. At night, the real and the fake siege the city, and the people on Zhenjiang Fort have no choice but to use grenades to consume the people below.

Zhang Heng half-closed his eyes, thinking about the time in his mind, why is it still not dawn?Logically speaking, at this hour, the sky should be bright!When it was dawn, the Tartars would not be so aggressive in attacking the city, and they could take a short nap instead of clamoring to attack the city again after not sleeping for half a moment.

Well, it's windy?Zhang Heng stretched out his hand to touch the darkness. In the darkness, there was obviously a different smell from Zhenjiang Fort, and a cool wind cleared his mind.

Zhang Heng stood up abruptly.

Forget that this is a battlefield, and forget the rule that you cannot stand up in a war.The cold wind blowing from nowhere made Zhang Heng forget about it.

"Is it going to rain?" Zhang Heng muttered to himself.

"My lord, be careful!" The entourage around him immediately pulled Zhang Heng down. This kind of standing up straight is strictly forbidden on the walls of Zhenjiang Fort!Without him, if you stand up straight, your head will be exposed. There are Tartar archers outside, and if you are not careful, your head will be shot and a slot will be opened.

Zhang Heng came to his senses, squatted down cooperatively, and in the dark, smiled foolishly: "Hey, the wind is blowing, the wind is blowing!"

More cool and cold wind poured into Zhenjiang Fort from the darkness, refreshing the already exhausted Zhenjiang Fort.

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Houjin Camp.

"It's going to rain!" Huang Taiji looked up at the sky, he couldn't see anything in the dark sky, only the explosions from Zhenjiang Fort from time to time would illuminate a sliver of the sky, before he had time to observe, that ray of light, and Gone.

"Khan, the wind is blowing! It's going to rain!" The cool wind blew the entire darkness, and Fan Wencheng, who was aware of it, immediately rushed to the sweat tent. The tide of battle changes.

"What does Xiandou think of this rain? Is it good for Dajin or not?" Huang Taiji asked with a frown. If it rains, it is obviously not good for Dajin. However, although he knows it, Huang Taiji still asks his counselor.

"Hui Dahan, if it rains, it will not be good for me to attack the city. If it rains, water will accumulate in the trenches, and the trenches will no longer be usable. If you want to get close to the city wall, it may be impossible during the day. If it rains, the road will The mud is not conducive to walking, and it is not conducive to siege. It is already mid-October, and the weather is already cold. After being drenched by rain, it is easy to get sick, but Zhenjiang Fort does not have these problems, so this rain, yes My big gold is very disadvantageous!" Fan Wencheng thought for a while and said, this unusual cold wind blows, it is obvious that it is going to rain.

"It's already mid-October? Not to mention Xiandou, Ben Khan still thinks it's August and September. At this time of year, it should snow in Mobei and Khalkha. Why is Zhenjiang Fort still so warm?" If it wasn't for the sudden cold wind, Ben Khan would have almost forgotten that it was already mid-October..." Huang Taiji stretched out his hand, felt the cool wind in the darkness, and asked thoughtfully.

"Yeah! Big Khan, at this time in previous years, it has already started to snow in Mobei! It is near the sea, so it is probably not the same as Mobei. I guess, after the cold wind blows today, after a rain, it will It's time to get cold." Fan Wencheng also said after hearing Huang Taiji's words.

It's snowing on one side and so warm on the other. This kind of different weather made Huang Taiji puzzled. It's hard to understand, sea?Yes!The sea, here is close to the sea, so it is different from Mobei, Huang Taiji thought sullenly, perhaps, he missed something.

"According to Xiandou, what should Dajin do now? Once it rains, the roads will be muddy, and the trenches will be flooded with water. There is no way to attack the city!" Huang Taiji said sullenly.

"Khan,..."

……

The cold wind that suddenly blew up also reached the mouth of the Yalu River.

Smelling the different cold wind, Shang Kexi ran up to the deck like crazy, shouting: "It's windy, it's windy, it's raining..."

On the deck, Lei Dayong, Peter and others also came out, and a cold wind blew in the darkness. Obviously, the weather was about to change, that is to say, it was going to rain. It had been hot for so long, and it was getting warmer. After such a long time, the weather is about to change.

"Shang, I didn't lie to you. I told you that it will rain in the next few days..." Peter was finally relieved. If there was no wind or rain, he would probably be grabbed by the neck by Shang Kexi.

"Hahaha..., yes! Peter is really good at it. Now, it's really going to rain, so shall we act according to the original plan?" Shang Kexi laughed, the original plan was only when it rained Start, if it doesn't rain, then you can only go another way.

"Yuanji, it's still night. When it's dawn, we'll gather everyone together and let's talk about it..." Lei Dayong was also delighted. God, it's finally raining. This is the last thing he wants to see.

"Yes, yes, yes, great use, I was too anxious, anyway, the sky is about to dawn, and when the sky dawns, we will gather relevant people, arrange a strategy, and prepare to reinforce the commander. This time, we will do a big job One vote, let the Tartars see how good we are!" Shang Kexi said excitedly, the anxiety and worry for many days turned into excitement and fighting spirit in this cold wind.

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Forbidden City.

Yang Reform didn't sleep all night. The nightmares that he must have every day for the past few nights. Today, halfway through, he suddenly quit. I don't know what happened. After staring at the east for half a night, according to Wang Chengen, the emperor suddenly liked watching the sunrise.

At daybreak, Yang Reform rushed to the platform. Does this half-baked nightmare indicate that Dongjiang Town will undergo great changes?The nightmares I have had these days seem to be related to Dongjiang Town.

……

It was daylight at last.

The Tartars' offensive also receded. During the day, the Tartars did not dare to be as presumptuous as they were at night. Even if they came to attack the city, they could see it clearly. The city walls could be dealt with calmly. Zhang Heng felt that he could go to sleep for a while. Good night's sleep.Turning around, I realized that I still had something to do, so I walked towards the other side of the city wall.

"Marshal, it's windy. It looks like it's going to rain..." Zhang Heng was not the only one who knew about the windy news. Mao Wenlong had already summoned the generals to discuss the windy matter.

"Well, the wind is blowing. Looking at the clouds, it is estimated that it is about to come down. Hehehe, it is a good sign for rain! Once it rains, it will be even more difficult for the Tartars to attack the city..., we can finally I can breathe a sigh of relief..." Mao Wenlong said with a beard and dark circles in his eyes, tired but happy.

"Yes! Marshal, it's raining so rarely that we can finally sleep well. These days, the Tartars have been making noise day and night, and we haven't even slept well..." A general said with a tired voice , said with an excited face, these few days, almost no one has had a good rest.

"Commander, we don't have many grenades, should we ask Lei Qin from the lower reaches to replenish them? If we don't take this opportunity to replenish, our Zhenjiang Fort will be difficult to defend. These days, we have been relying on grenades to fight Tartars." Son..." a general said in a tired and worried voice.

Mao Wenlong's face was full of exhaustion, but the light in his eyes told everyone that Mao Wenlong was very energetic.

"Okay, since everyone asked about supplements, let me solemnly say here that Lei Qin sent them and will soon replenish a large amount of supplies for our Zhenjiang Fort, including grenades. The Tartars want to use up our grenades. , that was a dream..." Mao Wenlong announced loudly.

This news is undoubtedly very good news. Everyone here believes that as long as there are enough grenades, even if it takes 1 years, the Tartars will never even think about breaking through Zhenjiang Fort.

All the generals started discussing one after another.

"Father commander, is Lei Qin sending them to come up with a battleship?" A general asked happily.

"Commander, doesn't this mean that Master Lei and the others are coming up?" Another general also said happily, water is what the desert is longing for; food is what the hungry people are longing for; Reinforcements, hearing that reinforcements were coming, everyone's mood went up to a higher level again, and the fatigue of continuous fighting for several days and nights was swept away.

"Okay! Be quiet, everyone!" Mao Wenlong said with a smile. He had just asked everyone to discuss it, and it was his turn to speak next.

Everyone quieted down and waited for their commander-in-chief to speak.

"The reinforcements for this battle have already been planned. I, Mao Wenlong, was not in a daze and led everyone to die here. Beforehand, it was carefully planned and approved by His Majesty. This time, we are not alone. People are fighting. This time, there will be a large amount of reinforcements from His Majesty. There are people, things, and money. There are a total of [-] hand grenades alone, as well as a large number of red cannons, thousands of gold Flang machines, and more. There is food, so let’s not talk about it. His Majesty knows that we are cold here, so he prepared [-] sets of the latest cotton coats and [-] sets of quilts for us in advance. For the people of Zhenjiang Fort, each person has a set, which is enough. I heard that this cotton coat is made of four or five catties of high-quality cotton. It is a first-class cotton coat. Hey, we have these cotton coats and these cotton sleeves. It will be warm all winter. Guard this Zhenjiang Fort and fight with the Tartars, let's see what the Tartars can do to us!" Mao Wenlong saw that things were moving in the intended direction, so he leaked this insider information, and now, it has reached the most dangerous moment Now, this news should be used to boost morale.

"it is good!"

"Okay!"

"Great!"

There are not many people who know this news. When they heard the news suddenly, the generals immediately became excited and began to talk about these things. These things are really too generous and too timely.

"So! Ladies and gentlemen, from now on, we will secure Zhenjiang Fort and wait for His Majesty's reinforcements to arrive. As soon as His Majesty's reinforcements arrive, the Tartars will definitely be defeated... Everyone has seen the direction of the wind today. The north wind is blowing, and the sky is full of dark clouds. It will rain at any time. Once it rains, the river will swell. Once the water swells, our warships will rush up from the downstream, and reinforcements will arrive... "Mao Wenlong continued.

The generals began to discuss again. Although this news is good news, but after careful consideration, there are still many flaws. Many people know the situation of the water camp in Dongjiang Town. The Tartars can send reinforcements to Zhenjiang Fort. Some people are skeptical, but on this occasion, it is not convenient to say it.

In fact, Mao Wenlong was also dizzy and dizzy. He hadn't had a good rest these days, and his mind was inevitably a little confused. He forgot to say the most important thing.

"Are you doubting the strength of the water camp?" Zhang Heng saw the people present, and many of them had the word doubt written on their faces. Zhang Heng quickly came out to explain the situation. Mao Wenlong didn't know what happened, and forgot the most important thing up.

After hearing what Zhang Heng said, everyone immediately turned to look at Zhang Heng.

"...Your Majesty also knows that the water battalion in Dongjiang Town is weak, so he hired a barbarian fleet in Nanyang early on. There are two or three hundred cannons on this barbarian fleet. , Can the Tartars still stand? Now, this fleet is just downstream of our Zhenjiang Fort, at the mouth of the Yalu River. I didn’t tell you before, but because there is no water, the battleships can’t come. Now the weather has changed. It will rain soon, and the river will swell immediately. Once the water swells, warships will come in. At that time, the barbarian fleet will have two to three hundred cannons. We still have a lot of cannons, as well as your majesty's reinforcements. Everyone! Do the math, how many cannons do we have? Haven’t you blasted the Tartars so hard that even your parents can’t recognize them?” Zhang Heng was also dizzy, seeing that Mao Wenlong said something was missing, he hurriedly added it.

"Oh!"

"it is good!"

"Great!"

Only then did the generals smile. If there were really so many cannons and barbarian warships as Staff Officer Zhang said, it would be a delusion for the Tartars to get close to the river. It would be possible to transport supplies and things to Zhenjiang Fort. The cannons at the water camp in Dongjiang Town couldn't be blocked at all.

"Marshal, there are really so many cannons, three hundred? Oh my god! Doesn't the ground shake when you fire the cannon?" A general's eyes widened, and he had already put sleepiness and fatigue behind him, He smiled strangely.

The atmosphere suddenly relaxed.

However, many generals are still a little unaccustomed to this kind of unexpected reinforcements. Over the years, Dongjiang Town has always relied on itself to fight wars. It can be said that some generals are not used to the extravagant reinforcements.

"Marshal, is there really such a thing?" Some generals asked in disbelief. It wasn't that they didn't believe it, but that there were too many reinforcements, and it was hard to believe.

"Hey..., when did His Majesty short us money? When did His Majesty deceive us? Now we are spending money in our hands, using it in our hands, holding it in our hands, and beating tartars. Didn't His Majesty send you that?" Da suddenly said something.

This sentence immediately dispelled the doubts of some generals. Thinking about what the current emperor has done since he became the throne, these generals immediately felt that this matter was true, and the doubts completely disappeared, yes!An emperor who can provide 1000 million taels of silver for disaster relief, would care about them?

"Father, that kid will immediately tell the news to the brothers, so that the brothers can have a good time..." After the news was confirmed, someone immediately prepared to spread the news. , undoubtedly, have greatly improved.

"it is good!……"

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At the mouth of the Yalu River, on a battleship, many people are in the battle room of this battleship. The space in the war room is so small that it is a bit crowded.

The sea breeze was blowing, the battleship was shaking, and everyone surrounded a small sand table in the middle.

"God bless me, Daming, it's windy now!" Lei Dayong stood in front of him and said loudly.

Originally, it was not Lei Dayong's turn to speak with this little boy, but who made Lei Dayong wear a vaguely "imperial envoy" hat on his head? , whether it is Dongjiang Town or the barbarians, they all eat the emperor, take the emperor, and the people sent by the emperor are naturally superior. Although there is no decree that Lei Dayong is an imperial envoy, others are fully responsible for this reinforcement. This will allow Lei Dayong to stand at the forefront.

Everyone turned their eyes to the sky a little bit. Although they could only see the wooden battleship, there were dark clouds rolling in the sky outside the battleship, and a heavy rain was coming.

"After it rains, the river must rise. After it rises, it's time for us to set off. This battle plan has been approved by His Majesty. All ministries must strictly follow the battle plan. Anyone who is negligent in their duties or ineffective in handling affairs will be severely punished." Lei Dayong first said in a stern tone.

"Obey!" Everyone happily accepted the order.

"This reinforcement is divided into two major departments, one is the combat department and the other is the transportation department..."

"The war department is divided into the attack fleet and Lord Ma's cavalry... The attack fleet includes Yi people's warships, including refitted warships, commanded by Peter and Rekaz..."

"The cavalry part is under the command of Ma Teng, Mr. Ma..." Lei Dayong said.

"My lord, I'm a lowly official... I'm afraid it's not suitable." Ma Teng is just a general, a garrison officer, and he was really surprised to be able to come to this meeting. The war department couldn't believe it, and tried to prevaricate.

"Master Ma, you don't have to do that. Your achievements are obvious to all. A few days ago, you killed hundreds of elite Tartars on the bank of the river. Everyone saw it. What's more, you were recommended to be the commander of this war department." , is the meaning of Marshal Mao. According to your record, it is more than enough to be a general. You can officially serve as a general after the report of meritorious service is approved. You don't have to refuse, just concentrate on doing this reinforcement... Since the Marshal believes in you, I also believe in you, and believe that you will be able to do a good job..." Lei Dayong said immediately without waiting for Ma Teng to say more.

(End of this chapter)