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Chapter 424 Here Comes
"Everything must be done with the help of rain!"

Early in the morning, Yang Reform came to the platform. Last night, he woke up only halfway through the nightmare. Yang Reform, who had a feeling in his heart, guessed that maybe it was raining in Zhenjiang Fort, or else his nightmare would have happened. half?In the past few days, the nightmares I have had are more or less related to Zhenjiang Fort. According to the previous arrangements, these few days will be the key to determining the victory or defeat of Zhenjiang Fort. If it rains these few days, then, with the help of the rain Wei Li, this battle of Zhenjiang Fort can be said to have won [-]% of the time, and the victory or loss of Zhenjiang Fort is related to the victory or defeat of the entire war against the Eastern Captives, and this battle involving thousands of miles of fronts will affect Yang Reform in the future. The eradication of salt merchants has a considerable relationship with the eradication of Shanxi merchants.What Yang Reform still lacks today is a huge military victory and a huge military prestige. If there are not enough military victories and military prestige, then once he launches this action to change the pattern of the late Ming Dynasty, It is very likely that some people will have some "unusual" thoughts, and some "out of control" scenes may even appear.Yang Reform didn't want to see the situation get out of control, he didn't want to miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and he didn't want to see such things as "the side of Qing Dynasty" and "separate establishment".

Yang Reform understood that he only had one chance, and if he missed this chance, he might not have another chance in the end of Ming Dynasty under the situation of continuous natural disasters, internal strife, and external powerful enemies. , Yang Reform has a deep sense of powerlessness. If he cannot succeed this time, then he will face those bureaucrats who are more confident and uncooperative and drag him down, or the internal divisions and civil strife; face the doomed continuous natural disasters; Facing wild boar skins that are getting bigger and bigger in history, besides vomiting blood, he can only vomit blood... This kind of life that makes people vomit blood, Yang Reform has only been doing it for less than a year, and he is really about to vomit blood. Using one person's financial resources to transfuse blood into an empire that is about to collapse, this kind of thing that weighs heavily on one's body, no matter how many gold fingers are opened, Yang Reform feels that he can't do it anymore, and he will really vomit blood.If he loses this time, Yang Reform feels that he can find a chance to try and see if he can travel back, so as not to follow the old path of history.

"Returning to Your Majesty, yes, everything must be done with the help of rain. If there is no rain, then in the battle of Dongjiang Town, I don't know how many people will die to send reinforcements to Zhenjiang Fort... and Zhenjiang Fort's insistence will definitely make people lose their lives." It is the key to maintaining the entire front..." Sun Chengzong stood aside and answered the emperor's exclamation seriously.

"Yeah! Winning or losing is only in these few days! If you win, everything is easy to talk about. If you lose, hehe..." Yang Reform smiled and heheed twice, but did not continue. If he really lost the battle, he would undoubtedly be right My own prestige is a huge blow, especially my military prestige. It is said that political power grows out of the barrel of a gun. If the barrel of a gun is not stable, it is very likely to cause irreparable losses in that kind of big operation against fate.

"Your Majesty, do you want me to deduce it again for His Majesty?" Sun Chengzong said, the plan to take advantage of the rain has been deduced and revised countless times in the staff department. Logically speaking, the deduction has been relatively perfect. However, Sun Chengzong Seeing that the emperor seemed to be a little puzzled, he planned to deduce it again for the emperor.

"Forget it, there's no need to deduce it... By the way, is the central island of the Yalu River really that wide?" Yang Reform was puzzled. He was familiar with the deduction process, but, perhaps, again During the deduction, what new problems will be discovered... Yang Reform, who was puzzled, still didn't plan to watch the deduction, but he still asked questions about taking advantage of the rain this time.

"Returning to Your Majesty, this can't be wrong. There are two relatively large islands in the middle of the river from Dongjiang Town to Linjiang Village. The first one is near Zhenjiang Fort, which is formed by the confluence of Dachong River and Yalu River. , running from northeast to southwest, ten miles long, and three to four miles wide from north to south. Once the water rises, this Jiangxin Island will be isolated from both banks. If you want to ride a horse across the river, it is absolutely impossible.... From the two banks, both sides are at least three or four hundred steps away..."

"...The Jiangxin Island below is much larger and more fragmented, but once the water rises, it will completely become an isolated island just like the one above, and it is absolutely impossible to cross the river with a horse... Don't worry, Your Majesty, This kind of thing will never go wrong..." Sun Chengzong comforted the emperor, and Sun Chengzong naturally understood the importance of this battle and knew the pressure of the emperor.

"Then if it rains heavily, will Jiangxin Island be flooded?" Yang Reform didn't want to ask at first, but the uncertainty in his heart made Yang Reform ask.

"Your Majesty is worried that Jiangxin Island will be flooded and unable to stretch? This should not be possible. Such a large Jiangxin Island cannot be flooded. On Jiangxin Island, there are houses built for decades, all of which are perennial. There is also a small bunker where I live, which is enough to show that Jiangxin Island will not be flooded when the flood comes, so, Your Majesty, there is no need to worry about the problem of stretching..." Sun Chengzong continued to comfort the emperor, this time Reinforcement of Zhenjiang Fort is based on Jiangxin Island. If Jiangxin Island is flooded, reinforcements will be troublesome.

"Well, I know..., I know, it's just that in my heart... alas..." Yang Reform hesitated, hesitated, and confused. The victory or defeat was so important to him that he had nightmares. It would be a lie to say that you are relaxed and calm.

"Your Majesty, just wait for the rain, then everything will be done according to the plan, and it must be foolproof..." Sun Chengzong could only continue to reassure the emperor.

"Well, I know..." Yang Reform agreed, and then added randomly: "...By the way, Master Sun, it's already mid-October, and I feel that it's a bit cold here. The Zhenjiang Fort is stretching on rainy days. Can you bear it?" Yang Reform had just promised Sun Chengzong not to worry too much, and then asked about Zhenjiang Fort again.

Sun Chengzong also felt a headache. The emperor's state today... Is it really like the emperor said, it's raining at Zhenjiang Fort?That's why the emperor is so anxious, can't it be, the capital is still foggy, looking at the sun in the sky, is it really going to rain on Zhenjiang Fort?How did the emperor know?
"...Your Majesty, didn't you say that Zhenjiang Fort is close to the sea, and the weather is relatively warm? Does winter come late? Even if it snows here, can Zhenjiang Fort wear a jacket?" Sun Chengzong asked back Speaking of the emperor, didn't the emperor say that Zhenjiang Fort was warmer than ordinary places?Therefore, even if it is raining in mid-October, it is worth a try.

Yang Reform sighed. It seemed that he was really worried too much. He wanted to fight in Zhenjiang Fort, so he deliberately checked the ins and outs of Zhenjiang Fort. Zhenjiang Fort has a warm monsoon climate. When does it rain every year and what is the temperature , these Yang reforms have been made clear, otherwise, I dare not ask the university to do anything in the rain in October, because in the middle of October, it has already snowed in some places outside the customs... According to the situation of this year , Winter will definitely come very late. This is why Yang Reform dared to do this in mid-October. This is also the reason why Yang Reform uses information asymmetry to deal with the Tartars. Yang Reform believes that in this world, only For myself, no one can figure out what a warm monsoon climate is and the impact it brings.

"Yes, yes, yes! I'm too worried! Oh, forget it, don't care..." Yang Reform sighed, and decided to ignore it. He was really too worried. If his dream came true last night , That is to say, it has already started to rain in Zhenjiang Fort. If it has already started to rain, obviously, this plan has already started. Even if a major loophole is discovered, it will not help. Within a few days, my news will not be delivered to Zhenjiang Fort. In a few days, all battles will be over, just like a bird flying. Fly, it depends on the birds.

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Zhenjiang Fort.

The wind was still blowing, and the dark clouds all over the sky told people that it was going to rain.

Houjin Camp.

In the sweat tent, Huang Taiji was discussing with his advisers what to do. The heavy rain was coming, which was obviously not good for Hou Jin. He had to make an idea about where to go.

"...It's going to rain! What should Ben Khan do?" Huang Taiji asked his counselor indifferently. Rain is not good for Daikin. Anyone who understands it, but if you understand it, you understand it. God is going to rain. No one can help.Once it rains, the siege will be delayed at once. The situation that has been worked so hard these days may be ruined, Huang Taiji looks worried.

"...Big Khan, Wen Cheng has thought about some things that rain is not good for my Da Jin, please think about it..." Although Fan Wencheng is very smart and has a high strategy, but in the face of the rainy day's harm to Da Jin It's unfavorable, and he can't do anything about it. If it's raining, Mao Wenlong's warship will definitely come up. When he thinks of water kung fu, Fan Wencheng feels a pain in his head. Besides riding and shooting, Da Jin is still riding and shooting. , I don't know anything about it, and I have already suffered a lot in this regard.

"Just talk about Xiandou, Ben Khan is hesitant, and Xiandou has to plan for Ben Khan..." Huang Taiji was extremely upset when he thought that his hard work for so many days had been wasted.

"First, Big Khan, once it rains, the water will rise, and the two sides of the river will be separated. Big Khan, will the people on the east bank withdraw? Or will they stay on the east bank?" Fan Wencheng said cautiously.

"Withdraw? Xiandou, how do you say that?" Huang Taiji asked suspiciously.

"Khan, once it rains, the river will rise, and the east bank and the west bank will be separated. The people on the east bank, Wen Cheng is afraid..." Fan Wencheng still thought of many things and made many plans, but these plans , Now it seems that some fuss, or unimaginable, Fan Wencheng always warns himself that this time the Ming Dynasty is different from the past, it is menacing, there is always some uneasiness in his heart, it is better to be careful.

"Oh! Hehe, Xiandou, it's not that Ben Khan is bragging. My Dajin has tens of thousands of people on the east bank. No matter how many people Mao Wenlong has, my Dajin is not afraid of him..." Huang Taiji is not bragging, from many times As far as their record is concerned, they can indeed say this kind of thing. Of course, if they say this to Guan Ning, it will be more justified, but when they tell Mao Wenlong, Huang Taiji also has a sudden heart.

"Big Khan, once the water rises, the two sides of the strait will be separated. Didn't Khan realize that the Jiangxin Island where he is stationed now is too narrow? The widest place is only three or four miles, and the narrowest place is only one or two miles. Wen Cheng Forget it, once the water rises, Mao Wenlong's water camp will definitely bring up some big ships, and those big ships must have Hongyi cannons and thousands of jins of Flang machine, so, wouldn't I, Da Jin, have to be beaten?" Fan Wencheng said.

"Well, what Wen Cheng said makes sense, but even if some big ships can come up, the cannons on them are limited, right? When we fought Jinning the year before last, Yuan Chonghuan only had ten or twenty Hongyi cannons. , even if he can launch a large ship, how many cannons can he have? Ben Khan only needs to disperse the people far away. With Mao Wenlong's cannons, it is difficult to pose any threat to my troops in Jiangxin! However, Wen Cheng is also right, being beaten all the time is not a problem..." Huang Taiji worked in the Ming Dynasty and knew that the Ming Dynasty was casting powerful weapons such as the Hongyi cannon and the Qianjin Flang machine, but he still didn't believe Mao Wenlong could do it. How many Hongyi cannons and thousand jin Flang machines can be produced.However, after Huang Taiji said it, there was still a voice in his heart telling him that the emperor of the Ming Dynasty was not short of money.

"Khan, Wen Cheng feels that there is no place to hide on Jiangxin Island. If it rains and the house is bombed down, wouldn't it be..." Fan Wencheng thinks that it is better for Da Jin to stay away from the water. The only thing is that Dajin has a short board that cannot be short. In short, don't count on anything on the water.

Drenched?Huang Taiji was stunned. This is indeed a troublesome matter. Squatting on Jiangxin Island and waiting for Mao Wenlong to be bombarded, and then being a drowned chicken, this will undoubtedly have a huge blow to morale.

"Besides, profusely, Wen Cheng thinks that rainy days are not good for my Dajin because my Dajin's cavalry and archery can't be used. Mao Wenlong must have expected this, so this time it rains, Mao Wenlong's reinforcements , must come!..." Fan Wencheng continued, whether to withdraw or not is Huang Taiji's business, he can only give his opinion, seeing Huang Taiji's hesitation, he directly said the following.

"That's not bad. The rain is the most unfavorable thing for my Dajin! I think Dajin started out as a cavalry shooter. If it rains, my cavalry and archery skills will not be fully utilized, and my combat power will be greatly reduced! Next It is even more difficult to deal with Mao Wenlong's warship in rainy days!" Huang Taiji said discouragedly, this problem is Huang Taiji's most troublesome problem.Horseback riding and shooting cannot be used in rainy days. Originally, firearms should also be disabled. Unfortunately, this time the opponent is a battleship, and rain has no effect on others. If you want to use rain to attack other people's firearms as before, that is Impossible, Huang Taiji began to pray that the rain would end as soon as possible.

"Big Khan, Wen Cheng had someone prepare some fire boats and logs, I hope they will be useful at that time..." Fan Wencheng said, Hou Jin didn't have a way to deal with war ships, that is, get some small boats, get some logs, and wait for others Release the ship when it comes, it's a one-shot deal.

"Hmm..." Huang Taiji fell into deep thought.

"Furthermore, sweat, whether Mao Wenlong's reinforcements can come up this time depends on God's will. If there is not enough wind, it will be difficult for Mao Wenlong's warships to come up... just a few centipede ships , I'm not afraid of how many things he can transport..." Fan Wencheng finally said this.

"Hmm..." Huang Taiji just hummed, which was regarded as a reply.

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After discussing for a long time, it started to rain lightly outside the tent.

For Mao Wenlong's reinforcements, Huang Taiji has enough estimates and is sure to come. However, Huang Taiji has no good way to deal with the reinforcements. Don't avoid it. If you avoid it, it is obvious that it is impossible to block the river. If you can't seal the river, Mao Wenlong's reinforcements can easily reach Zhenjiang Fort. Such efforts for many days are in vain.

However, don't you give up Jiangxin Island, as Fan Wencheng said, squat there and get beaten?This is based on speculation that Mao Wenlong doesn't have many cannons. If Mao Wenlong has enough cannons, then squatting in Jiangxin is really waiting for death. Jiangxin's troops may be dispersed, but the house collapsed and they were drowned in the rain. what?

Faced with these questions, Huang Taiji was very difficult to make a choice and was always hesitant.Fan Wencheng felt that he had said everything he had to say, and thought of everything he could think of. As for the rest, it depended on Huang Taiji's decision-making, and waited quietly for Huang Taiji.

Suddenly there was a commotion outside the tent!
"Report..." A burst of anxious shouts.

Huang Taiji hurriedly said: "What's the matter?"

A wet knight came in outside. He walked all the way, and he was still dry, with a clean sweat tent, and dragged out water stains all the way.

"Report! Khan, a large group of warships from the Ming Dynasty came from the lower reaches of the river, densely packed, large and small, there may be hundreds of them..." The knight quickly knelt down and reported his important information.

Huang Taiji's heart skipped a beat, the situation was much more serious than he expected.

"Be clear, how many warships are there? Or are they all warships? Is it one hundred, two hundred, or three hundred? How big are they? Is the wind going now?" Huang Taiji asked sharply.

"Back to the Great Khan, according to the servant's observation, the ships at the front are all warships, no less than [-] large and small ships. The ships behind are probably not warships, but many of them have cannons..., Great Khan, The servant is in a hurry to come back, so I don't know how many boats are behind, but I estimate that they are at least [-] miles away. Those boats have all sailed, and I guess it won't be long before they can reach Linjiang Village..." The knight did not Dare to wipe the water beads off his face, and immediately tell what he saw when he heard his own sweating.

Huang Taiji squeezed his palms, secretly screaming that it's not good, this is a great handicraft of the Ming Dynasty, dispatching hundreds of ships to rescue at a time, the size of the fleet is so large that Huang Taiji, who has never seen a sea ship before, feels a little daunted I felt that a few days ago, those two "big warships" collided with his team crossing the river. That scene shocked Huang Taiji a lot.

Huang Taiji walked back and forth in the tent, hesitating even more, whether to evacuate the troops on Jiangxin Island, or not?

(End of this chapter)