After Zhao Lie got the exact news, he immediately ordered his troops to advance at full speed, striving to reach Zhuozhou before the slaves were established.
Of course, it would be the least expensive to hold the city and defend it.
Zhao Lie would not arrogantly think that he could defeat the Jiannu because he had defeated the Mongols.
This was an infantry and cavalry armed with strict military discipline and relatively sophisticated armor.
After more than ten years of fighting, most of the Jiannu army had been defeated.
The soldiers were all warriors who were good at fighting and dared to fight.
After Nurhachi and his son, they were integrated into a country, which was not comparable to the Mongols who were divided into countless tribes.
Li Lu, Han Jian, Guan Ming and other generals urged the troops to speed up the march.
It took less than half an hour for the cavalry to arrive at Zhuozhou, but it took more than an hour for the troops and artillery team.
After all, The roads were bumpy and uneven, and once a cannon weighing hundreds of kilograms got stuck, it had to be lifted out by horse-drawn men, which was the most time-consuming and labor-intensive.
Along the way, Zhao Lie found that the population in Zhuozhou was denser than that in Gu'an.
However, most of the villages near the official road were empty and they had fled.
Only some old people stayed in the villages, and many houses were burned down or destroyed.
It was looted, and many traces could be seen to be the work of Beibei and Jiannu.
In the desolate world of winter, only the Polu army advanced westward amidst the sound of iron weapons clashing.
When he was less than two miles away from Zhuozhou, Zhao Lie received an urgent report from the scouts ahead.
The number of Jiannu sentries increased greatly, and he fought with the Polu army scouts many times.
The scouts suffered heavy losses and could only move closer.
Smoke and dust were faintly rising in the north.
Since then, it is expected that the Jiannu Brigade is less than ten miles away from Zhuozhou.
The city of Zhuozhou has a long history.
Zhuozhou existed as early as two thousand years ago during the Yan Kingdom.
It was built with bricks during the Jingtai period of the Ming Dynasty.
The city is more than nine miles in circumference.
The city is two feet six feet high and two feet wide.
The moat is two feet wide.
It is the capital of Nanjing.
Xiongcheng.
The arrival of a large number of soldiers from outside was naturally known in the city.
On the tallest drum tower in the city, the governor Li Heng and the Zhuozhou Guard commander An Yongde were looking at the movement outside the city.
Since the first day of November.
After the warning message reached Zhuozhou, and the subsequent news that Jiannu had captured Zunhua and reached the capital, Li Heng and An Yongde immediately ordered 1,500 guards to prepare for war.
At the same time, he gathered villagers from all over the country and recruited two thousand young men to guard the city together.
In the past half month, Jiannu sentries have been harassing Zhuozhou.
Unfortunately, Zhuozhou only has more than a hundred useful war horses.
Therefore, the scouts could no longer leave the city.
Zhuozhou was completely reduced to an isolated city, and no news about the past half month was known.
It was only half a month ago that a French artillery team brought some news from the outside.
"Master Li, these are the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty.
The city can be saved."
An Yongde said in a trembling voice.
These days are really difficult for the commanding officer who is mostly old and weak, most of whom have not experienced battles, and who have no confidence at all.
He is not a civil servant, but he still has some experience.
Knowing that the fighting strength of such soldiers was weak, if Jiannu attacked the state city by force, it would probably be a hard fight.
Seeing the reinforcements at this time, I couldn't help but be overjoyed.
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Li Heng was speechless and looked at the tea time.
The soldiers were less than a mile away from the city.
"Sir An, they are indeed my Ming army.
Their flag is Denglai Town Jinghaiwei."
At this time, Li Heng finally smiled.
"Jinghaiwei.
Guard soldiers," An Yongde said in surprise, "Sir, these soldiers are well-equipped and well-trained.
How can they be guards soldiers?"
An Yongde thought.
These officers and soldiers are all protected by black iron armor, and the ranks are neat.
At first glance, they look like soldiers in uniform, so they are guards.
"This," although Li Heng is a civil servant, he is.
The three guards in Zhuozhou were nearby.
He also knew what the soldiers in the guards looked like.
They were all soldiers in ragged clothes and withered bodies.
The soldiers in the guards could be so strong.
Li Heng, who was about to send someone out of the city to contact He also hesitated.
At this moment, smoke and dust rose in the north of the city, and the thunderous sound of horse hooves could be heard faintly.
An Yongde was shocked and said in a trembling voice, "Jian Nu is here."
"It's really a slave."
Li Heng's face immediately turned pale.
"I have never seen so many cavalry in all my years in the army.
They are either slaves or something."
An Yongde said hoarsely, with a look of panic on his face.
"What should we do?
There are still thousands of my officers and soldiers outside.
Let them enter the city quickly."
Li Heng was anxious.
"No," An Yongde stopped Li Heng.
"If there are Ming officers and soldiers outside, we can't attack the city.
The infantry enters the city slowly.
Before they finish entering the city, Jiu Nu will arrive.
Then they will pursue them one after another.
No guarantee.”
Li Heng suddenly realized that he almost made a mistake.
"Sir, the only plan for now is to close the city gate tightly to protect the safety of the people in our city."
An Yongde said with a cupped hand.
"Well, it's a pity, I have thousands of generals in the Ming Dynasty."
Li Heng said regretfully.
"Sir, I will go to Dongcheng immediately and tell you not to open the city."
An Yongde ignored the nonsense and hurried downstairs.
In fact, these two people are just being sentimental.
Zhao Lie has no intention of entering the city at all, because Jiannu is only four miles away from the city, and the Polu army has no time to enter the city.
Entering the city at this time is asking for death, and they can only There was a fight outside the city.
Zhao Lie immediately observed the terrain of the east city.
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On the left side of the official road outside the east gate was a large area of low bushes, which was about half the height of a man.
This was the best cover.
It was impossible for the war horses to pass through quickly.
The Polu army only had to be prepared.
Just the front and right wing.
Zhao Lie immediately ordered to line up in the middle, and all the cavalry were placed on the right wing, while the left side was guarded by two hundred generals.
If Jiannu attacked with difficulty from here, just the fire cannons would be enough to defeat them.
How much.
The rear formation is the baggage team, backed by the moat.
Jia Xin and E Tuhun, who were among Zhao Lie's guards, looked at the Jiannu Brigade opposite with complicated thoughts.
They all had the same hairstyle, but the armor on their bodies was very different from before.
They hadn't seen each other for several years.
The Jiannu Brigade is now well-equipped and majestic, and seems to be different from the slightly shabby troops a few years ago.
Jia Xin, E Tuhun and others have been helping train horses and cavalry in Shidao for the past two years, and it was not until a few days ago that they were called together to set off together.
Today, they met their former sworn enemies.
They were also shocked by Jiannu's military front and looked into the distance speechlessly.
Li Heng stared at the outside of Beicheng in shock.
He saw Jiannu troops and horses covering the fields outside Beicheng.
The stars on the soldiers' armor were shining with light.
Many unruly cavalry were shouting or whistling toward the city.
The green and magnificent people on the city looked upon them as if they were nothing.
Seeing them doing various movements flexibly on the horse, Li Heng secretly sighed.
It turned out that the records in the book were true.
They were as stable on the horse as if they were on flat ground.
At this time, a dull horn sound came from the Jiannu Brigade, and the troops began to turn east and gallop towards the East City.
Li Heng became more and more disheartened as he watched, and suddenly felt very lonely on the Drum Tower.
He immediately went downstairs.
Rush to the east city and enter Demen.
After all, An Yongde is there, and he must be protected by his trusted servants.
Zhao Lie looked at the Jiannu cavalry gradually emerging from the northwest, and could clearly see through the telescope that their rough appearance was very different from that of the Ming people.
His fierce eyes are completely different from Akito's timidity, his skin color is dark red, his hair is heavy, and his body is strong.
Most of them stood sideways and undulated with the horses, whistling with the whips in their hands to signal their horses.
Almost all the Jiannu cavalry wore armor, including iron armor, chain armor, pierced body armor, and lastly leather armor.
Their armors are red, yellow, or trimmed with red or yellow.
However, the styles of the armor are varied.
At a glance, you can tell that they were either made by themselves or captured from the Ming army.
Only the tall lightning rods are more consistent. .
With the scene more than three miles away from Zhao Lie's army formation, the Jiannu Brigade began to stop and began to form a team.
At this time, the smoke and dust dissipated a lot.
Li Heng, who was standing at the top of the city, saw the power of Jiannu's brigade.
His face was sallow, his heartbeat was racing, and his hands and feet were trembling in fright.
An Yongde noticed his strange behavior and felt contempt in his heart, but he still called someone to quickly bring a chair from the gatehouse and helped Li Heng sit down.
Li Heng immediately collapsed on the chair.
Zhao Lie used a telescope to look at the opponent's flags from a distance.
He only recognized the flags of Niulu'ezhen and Jiale'ezhen, but did not recognize the others, and he could not read a word of the Manchu characters on them.
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"Let's sing."
Zhao Lie ordered.
At this time, stabilizing the morale of the army was the first priority.
Huang Han turned and left for a moment.
Someone led the song loudly, and more than 4,000 soldiers in the army sang together at the top of their lungs.
The powerful singing voice floated in the vast wilderness and echoed for a long time.
The words "My home is on the Hun-Liao River in Liaodong" reminded the Polu army, which was mainly composed of Liao people, of their blood and tears, and reminded them of their relatives who had turned into bones and their hometown that was robbed by the slaves.
This song unites the morale of the entire army.
A tragic and bloody voice comes out of the song, bursting out with the same hatred and deep-seated hatred.
Master Li Hengli was also inspired by the singing, and finally stood up from his chair, holding on to the battlements, and stood up.
With a blushing face, he looked at the neat phalanx below the city with excitement.
At this time, a blunt Chinese message came, "Mr.
An, we can hit the barbarians on the opposite side here.
We just need to transport ten cannons from the city to the city.
Hundreds of people for two or three hours.”
Li Heng raised his eyes and saw that it was Lu Ruohan, the interpreter and priest of the Macau French Cannon Team.
He was invited by An Yongde to the top of the city and asked the artillery team to transport the cannon to the city to bombard Jiannu.
However, Lu Ruohan's words immediately extinguished An Yongde's idea.
Well, the day lily was cold in two hours.
"It's my brother-in-law, it's my brother-in-law, Mr.
Silao, Mr.
Lu, these are my brother-in-law's soldiers."
A tall blond Frenchman shouted excitedly.
His Portuguese was incomprehensible to An Yongde, but others could see his excitement.
"Mr.
Lu, what did he say?"
An Yongde asked doubtfully, did this young man have any way to fight against the establishment of slaves?
"Oh, sir, he said that the soldiers below are commanded by his brother-in-law."
Lu Ruohan said.
"Uh, this is true."
An Yongde was a little stunned immediately.
How could it be possible?
I have never heard of a Ming army general marrying a foreigner.
"I have to ask about this."
Lu Ruohan was also hesitant.
Francisco's brother-in-law was indeed a general of the Ming Dynasty, but he heard that he was in Shandong, and this place is in Gyeonggi Province, which is thousands of miles away.
Lu Ruohan and An Yongde walked over.
Lu Ruohan, Silao and Francisco murmured in Portuguese for a moment.
Lu Ruohan turned back to An Yongde and said, "Sir, yes, the commander in charge here is Francisco's brother-in-law, from General Zhao Lie of Denglai in the Ming Dynasty."
Lu Ruohan also had complicated thoughts.
When Zhao Lie plundered Macau, he was on a missionary tour in Guangzhou.
It was only after he returned that he found out that he had never seen him.
He didn't expect to meet his true master here.
An Yongde was astonished, God, when did the Ming army general marry the Western Yi people?
. .
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While An Yongde was stunned, a voice came from the baggage team below, "We are the troops of King Qin of Denglai Town.
My Lord Zhao would like to send my regards to all the adults in the city.
Is there any Franchise cannon team passing by recently?"
"I am An Yongde, commander of the Zhuozhou Guard.
The Franchise Cannon Team is in the city.
Please tell Mr.
Zhao not to worry about it."
An Yongde shouted, but his voice was very weak in the singing.
Fortunately, he was right under the city gate. , but it was barely passed on.
"Thank you, sir.
I would like to express my regards to Lord An on behalf of Lord Zhao."
The general below shouted.
At this time, Francisco suddenly turned around and went down to the city.
An Yongde was inexplicable.
Lu Ruohan explained that this Franji man was going to fall from the city to help out in full body armor.
An Yongde stared at Lu Ruohan with wide eyes, thinking that this man must have gone crazy after gaining or losing.
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