Chapter 407: Contest

Huang Taiji frowned and walked back and forth quickly in the sweat tent. This strategy was really a one-time transaction. If the cannons did not blow the city wall, those cannons would be over. Huang Taiji himself knew his background. The so-called cannons and so-called gunmen were all temporarily gathered together. It was not easy to be able to fire the cannons. If you want to say a few rounds of cannons, you would have to collapse the city wall of Zhenjiang Fort, and it would have to be collapsed for a long period of time. This was obviously difficult. If you want to talk about horse-riding archery, Huang Taiji was sure of 120, but if it were cannons, Huang Taiji was very unconfident about the accuracy of those gunmen. News from the Ming Dynasty capital showed that the emperor of the Ming Dynasty spent a lot of money to train gunmen, and even hired gunmen from the barbarians to teach. It was a big investment. Thinking of this, Huang Taiji felt annoyed.

"The Constitutional Terminal is indeed a bit sure, but it is a one-time deal! If it could be done, it would have been done long ago, why wait until today? If the wall of Zhenjiang Fort was not broken, then the loss of my Dajin is not just that little cannon, but I Dajin Warrior, I am afraid of death and injury! What's more, Zhenjiang Fort is known as Jiulian City. In addition to the walls on the outside, there are also castles inside and city walls connected. The walls in front are collapsed, afraid, alas..." Huang Taiji felt more and more unsure of it.

Fan Wencheng was very calm and said, "Shan, this is indeed a one-time transaction, but it is also an opportunity. Shan, I have checked the almanac. Today is the Xuanyue. After midnight, there will be no moon. At that time, the sky will be completely dark. It can be said that you can't see your five fingers. There is no movement below the city wall at all. But first, you can send people to clamor under the city as before, so as to paralyze the people on the city wall, and then drag the cannons to the vicinity of the city wall.

Line up and fired violently. If you are lucky, you can blow the walls of Zhenjiang Fort for a long time. Once they are blasted, our army will cover them and may be able to go down in one go. Even if there are some casualties and injuries, they will never be able to bear it. If they are not blasted, just give up and come back in a moment. It is a good thing to use this to scoop up the wall. It is better than the warriors of Dajin to kill their lives..." Fan Wencheng explained his plan more clearly.

Huang Taiji frowned even more, walking around constantly, muttering: "Go to Xuanyue, go to Xuanyue..., well, it makes sense. After midnight, there is no light. Taking advantage of this opportunity, you can indeed pull the cannons down near the city wall. Even if you want to get so close, you won't always fire empty cannons. If you are lucky and collapse a section of the city wall in one fell swoop, then Zhenjiang Fort has no city to support, and it will be no difficult to attack the city..., but..., Xiantai, Ben Khan still feels a little..., what do you think? I feel uneasy!" Although Huang Taiji's heart is a little loose, deep down, I still feel unreliable.

"Khan, once this plan is successful, Zhenjiang Fort can be sent, and our army can return as soon as possible. Now the army is outside. Although neither Yuan Manzi nor Lin Dankhan can pose any threat to our Shengjing, Khan's food and grass are becoming increasingly difficult to sustain, and he consumes too much on the way. Moreover, even if he fails to succeed, it can be considered as an attack on the city. It is enough to scatter Zhubeile, so it is enough... Also, Khan, I'm afraid that these cannons will not last long..." Fan Wencheng lowered his head and said in detail.

"It won't take long? What does it mean?" Huang Taiji asked for a moment.

"When we get back to the knights, Wen Cheng went to inspect the cannons and talked to an old gunner. The old gunner told Wen Cheng that these cannons could no longer be fired. If they were fired again, they would probably have to explode... Today, two cannons cracked... The rest would probably not be able to be fired for long." Fan Wencheng finished speaking and lowered his head.

"What? Can't you beat me anymore? Why?" Huang Taiji asked in disbelief.

"Da Khan, our cannons themselves came from the Ming Dynasty. They had been used for many years before they came to my Da Jin's hands. After they arrived in my Da Jin's hands, they had not used them for many years. The cannon chamber had been rusted severely. Recently, Mao Wenlong's water camp has been harassed and fired a lot of cannons, so..." Fan Wencheng reminded that his head was lowered, and they did not cast cannons. These cannons were made from the Ming Dynasty in the early years. After years of rusting, they recently fired one after another, so the life of the cannons has reached its limit and is not far from being scrapped.

"This..." Huang Taiji was very angry, and he felt very depressed. The feeling of powerlessness in his heart was getting heavier and heavier. The Ming Dynasty was still an existence that needed to be admired by mountains! Even though he defeated more than 100,000 official troops in the Ming Dynasty, in a blink of an eye, the Ming Dynasty could produce more than 100,000 official troops, and in a blink of an eye, he could mobilize countless artillery to continue to attack. Although he was a great success, he was indeed walking on thin ice. Although he succeeded every time, as long as he failed once, he would be a place of doom.

"So..., the Grand Marshal, those cannons are used for one-time transactions, and if they are done, they will be done. If they don't do it, they can only be discarded. The Grand Marshal, why not take advantage of it and still open fire and try it? Maybe it's not accurate to do it... If you don't do it, you will never have a chance again..." Fan Wencheng reminded in a low voice. After saying that, Fan Wencheng's head was already so low that it could not be lower.

Huang Taiji took a deep breath, and this time, he had no room for choice.

"Oh..., then okay, let's fight according to the Xian, let's take a try, I hope God will give you mercy... and knock down the city wall of Zhenjiang Fort in one fell swoop." Huang Taiji wanted to look up at the sky, but unfortunately, there was a tent top above his head, and he could only see the well-decorated tent top.

"No, Dashen, just using these cannons to make a try, the best way to work. Even if it doesn't work, it's not the warriors of Dashen, who were killed or injured, they even evaded the Baylors. This would be the best..." Fan Wencheng reminded in a low voice.

Huang Taiji glanced at Fan Wencheng for a few times and said, "Xiandou is right,... But in this way, I, Dajin, have no effective means of siege. Apart from the dead siege, I can only attack hard. It is definitely not possible to attack hard, so I can only siege for one road..., Death siege, as Xiandou said, I, Dajin, can't stand it! Who knows how much food is stored in Zhenjiang Fort?" The emperor sighed again.

"Khan, in fact, besides cannons, there are not things that can restrain Zhenjiang Castle..." Fan Wencheng said in a low voice.

Huang Taiji looked at his strategists in surprise. What else could restrain Zhenjiang Fort? There were not many things that they could hit Zhenjiang Fort in the Later Jin Dynasty. Apart from the Ming Dynasty, nothing could build Zhenjiang Fort. In the Ming Dynasty, not to mention the cannons, the Big Buddha machine could easily hit two or three hundred steps, and four or five hundred steps were also possible. This was no longer manpower, and the Big Jin Dynasty had nothing except riding and shooting.

"Xiandou, what other tricks do you have?" Huang Taiji asked with a hint of surprise.

"Shan, in fact, we can still dig the ground. Wen Cheng observed the situation of shooting artillery for many days and found that although this cannon was sharp, if it could dig a hole and hide it underground, then this cannon would be useless. It would be difficult to hit the hole in the ground. Even if it hit, it would not jump up and hurt people like the ground. The same is true for dealing with the Big Fo Lang machine. If I can dig a trench to approach the city wall, or siege, or clamor, it would be much more convenient. It can avoid discovery from people on Zhenjiang Fort, and it can also avoid unnecessary casualties,..." Fan Wencheng said.

"It's reasonable, it's reasonable! Xiandou, you are really Zhuge of Ben Khan." When Huang Taiji heard this, he was so happy that he only jumped up. He wanted to pat something with his hand. He realized that the blood on his hand was still dry, so he could only stop his hand and turned back and forth happily, but he threw the whip behind his head so that he flew up.

"According to Xian Dou's words, how should we dig this trench?" Huang Taiji was very excited and asked about the details.

"When he returned to Dashan, Wen Cheng thought that the big trench should be dug one zhang deep and one zhang wide, and faced several slanted walls, so that the cannons and shells on the city wall could not be shot directly into my trench; the small trench does not need to be that deep, only one or two people can survive, and can accommodate the body. Several trenches interlaced, which can facilitate the dispatch of troops from the trench. By the way, Zhenjiang Fortress did not know my background, I don't know where I have many soldiers and where I have few soldiers, and I clamored day and night, which made Mao Wenlong tired of dealing with it. After so many days, I would be exhausted when Zhenjiang Fortress was exhausted. When Zhenjiang Fortress was exhausted, it was the time when I attacked the city of Dajin..." Fan Wencheng lowered his eyes and talked freely.

"Okay!" Huang Taiji suddenly figured out something and was very happy. He slapped the table next to him, then grabbed a small wooden stick and began to draw circles on the sand table.

"Xiandou! This plan is very good,... very good..." Huang Taiji looked at the sand table for a while, drew a circle on Zhenjiang Fort with a small wooden stick, and found another problem, saying, "... Although this plan is good, it's a pity that the Big Insect River is too close to Zhenjiang Fort. Otherwise, Ben Khan sent someone to dig a circle of trenches around Zhenjiang Fort for two or three miles. The trenches were built outside the trenches. Mao Wenlong would starve to death if he didn't need my big gold to beat him! What a pity! This Big Insect River..." Huang Taiji suddenly took the small stick and drew hard on the sand table, marking the logo of the Big Insect River to pieces.

Fan Wencheng saw Huang Taiji use wooden sticks to smash the big insect river beside Zhenjiang Fort, and his heart was full of confidence. Now, confidence seems to be broken with Huang Taiji's actions.

"Xian Dou! This water kung fu is my weakness of Dajin. Mao Wenlong has a water camp, and the water camp will definitely come to rescue him. We want to completely surround Zhenjiang Fort to death. It's difficult! How to solve the problem on the water?" Huang Taiji looked at the sand table that was cut by him and said in disappointment. If Zhenjiang Fort was not on the riverside, then he could use the method of his adviser to completely surround the Ming army with a trench. As for those who came to rescue, Huang Taiji was not at all.

So, in the field battle, Huang Taiji was never afraid of the many officials and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty. Unfortunately, Zhenjiang Fortress leaned against the waterside and came to save Mao Wenlong, the water camp must be the water camp. For the water affairs, he was a big gold, and he didn't even have a boat, let alone fighting with others, and could not surround Zhenjiang Fort. The meaning of the trench was mostly less. It could only be used as a tool for clamoring and surprise attacks, rather than waiting for the effort to completely solve Mao Wenlong's strange plan. The difference was quite big.

Fan Wencheng lowered his head and said, "Shan, I, Dajin, have always been weak in this water thing and cannot compete with the Ming Dynasty. Nowadays, there is no cannon to rely on. I can only make some small boats, or water discharge, with firewood and fire. Once Mao Wenlong's water camp comes downstream, these fire boats can be put down. Perhaps, this can stop Mao Wenlong's water camp. However, this is not a long-term and reliable way; or, cut down a large number of trees upstream of Zhenjiang Fort and put them on the shore for later use, once there is a large downstream. When the team came to help, they cut off the ropes and put these trees down. Perhaps, they could stop Mao Wenlong's water camp for a while, but this is not a long-term solution! This Zhenjiang Fort is too close to the river and cannot be surrounded!" Fan Wencheng had no good idea about water affairs. Originally, it was a good way to seal the river with cannons. Unfortunately, Dajin could not build cannons by himself, and the captured cannons would soon be useless. This shortcoming is too short, and even if there were too many powerful Ming Dynasty in other aspects, it would be useless.

Huang Taiji listened for a while and said, "Since my big gold is not as good as the Ming Dynasty, I will make up for it by riding and shooting..." Huang Taiji stared at the sand table for a long time, as if he had suddenly decided something, and suddenly said.

"What does Khan mean?" Fan Wencheng asked.

"Although I don't have warships in Dajin, it's not on the sea. The big insect river is not very wide, and the narrow place is only two or three hundred steps. I rushed forward quickly with cavalry and shot his sails with rockets. Just ignite the sails. If the warship has lost its sails, I see how Mao Wenlong's water camp comes up..." Huang Taiji thought for a long time, and seemed to finally find a way to restrain the enemy.

"Da Khan, this is indeed a solution. However, there are also some sharp firearms on the warship. Once fire is opened, it will be difficult to get close. If you want to burn the sails, you will be afraid of a lot of losses! Dahan..., the longer this unwinning battle is fought, the more it will be bad for me!" Fan Wencheng reminded that this method was not thought of before, but the warship was not just a target that you could burn. On one or two hundred steps, there were many things on the warship that could be fought against. If you were to fight the sails with elite force, you would have to fight. This is obviously unfavorable. The Ming Dynasty warships were on the water and the Dajin did not have warships, so they could not cause much damage to the warships. Once the warships were fired, the Dajin would definitely suffer losses. Continuously exchanging elites for the sails of the Ming Dynasty was obviously not a cost-effective deal. The more battles that cannot be won, the greater the damage to morale. Dajin is a bandit group that relies on continuous victory. If people use their lives to fill the sails of the Ming Dynasty for a long time, this kind of battle will be more unfavorable to Dajin.

Huang Taiji was silent for a long time. In this case, he also calculated that there were no warships in the Dajin Dynasty, which means that it could not cause substantial damage to the Ming Dynasty warships. It could only burn other people's sails or burn a few holes to the Ming Dynasty warships. The firearms on the Ming Dynasty warships were no more than on land. Once fired, there would be deaths and injuries. Even if there were not many casualties, it was a big number over the years. Huang Taiji couldn't speak for a long time when he thought of using his elite troops to exchange for the Ming Dynasty sails.

There was only silence in the tent of Khan. The shortcomings of the Later Jin Dynasty were exposed in this battle at Zhenjiang Fort. There were no cannons, warships, and Later Jin Dynasty. The cannons could still be seized from the Ming Dynasty, but the warships were really weak. Faced with such a war that could support from the water, they immediately suffered a great loss. They could not conquer the city, but they could not conquer the city, and they could not siege the city, but they could not retreat, and they could not retreat. They were even more ineffective in fighting for huge losses. Such things hurt Huang Taiji's mind.

"...Kang, in fact, this is not useless. If you reach an extraordinary period, even if you fight some damage, you have to send troops to burn the sails of the Ming Dynasty warships! As long as you can persist until November, and when the river is closed and the river is flat, you will no longer have to be afraid of the Ming Dynasty warships..." Fan Wencheng said again.

Huang Taiji sighed and said, "It seems that this is the only way. Now, let's do as the Constitutional Terminal says, build some fire boats and chop some rolling woods first. As for the losses of Fengjiang, I'll grit my teeth and hold on. Anyway, it's only one month, and this month will be better." Before there was no better way, Huang Taiji decided to use riding and shooting to make up for the shortcomings of the Later Jin Dynasty.

"Zhe!" Fan Wencheng agreed and then retreated.

After Fan Wencheng left, Huang Taiji walked around the sweat tent again before shouting loudly: "Come here!"

The slaves outside heard this and came in immediately.

"The slave is here."

"Go and invite all the Bells. Ejin, you are here to discuss matters. I will say that I Khan has important things." Huang Taiji finished discussing with his advisers and had already developed basic countermeasures, so he began to adjust his strategy.

"Zhe!" The slave agreed and quickly went out.

...

After a while, the generals from the big and small Beile in the Later Jin Dynasty arrived at the Khan tent.

Everyone was preparing for a war, but suddenly they heard that the Khan called him and thought that Huang Taiji had changed his mind and did not plan to attack the city. Some people showed dissatisfaction and even resentment towards Huang Taiji in their eyes.

Huang Taiji's hands had been bandaged and sat there calmly.

"Khan, have you changed your mind? Don't attack the city?" A man shouted impatiently.

Everyone looked at Huang Taiji. Seeing what Huang Taiji said, the big gold soldiers outside were almost out of control. If they didn't attack the city, they would be afraid that someone would hand the knife to them.

Huang Taiji also said with a hint of fierceness: "Who said he would not attack the city? Let Ben Khan stand up, Ben Khan must make him jerky meat and hang it on the flagpole."

The words of Huang Taiji were all gone, and according to the words of his own Khan, he supported the siege.

"...But, if you attack the city, you have to arrange how to attack. You can't rush up and die. You have seen the grenades of the Ming Dynasty. I, Dajin, didn't use them to die for nothing." Huang Taiji said fiercely again.

After hearing this, everyone's emotions began to float again.

"Ben Khan has already thought of an excellent method of siege. If this method is successful, Zhenjiang Fort can go down in one go."

After hearing this, everyone calmed down slightly.
Chapter completed!