Twenty miles north of the Ascending Dragon Mansion in Jiaozhi was originally occupied by fertile fields, but now Zheng Gang and his army had turned the fertile fields into solid ground.
As the commander of the army, Zheng Gang felt extremely aggrieved. It wasn't because of the problem of the fields, but because of what happened during the day.
Who would have thought that the general of the Ming army would be such an immortal figure? It had been many years since someone had used six flags in battle. Even Nian Gengyao only had six flags.
It was Li Dingguo who used eight flags to command the army. He beat up Wu Sangui, who used seven flags, Kong Youde, and Duo Duo, who used three flags, until their parents couldn't recognize them.
He had brought a hundred thousand soldiers out and returned dejectedly. He had even been killed by a thousand Ming cavalrymen. Who wouldn't feel aggrieved?
Thinking of this, Zheng Gang felt uneasy, so he stood up and said to the general at the door,"Inform the army to build the camp. Make three entrances and three exits. Make the barricades, pits, and ditches bigger and deeper. We must guard the Red River and not let the Ming army cross the Red River to attack the Rising Dragon Mansion!”
"Understood!" Hearing Zheng Gang's words, General Zuo immediately sent someone to convey Zheng Gang's order.
Because of his order, the Zheng Army, which had already rested, moved out again. It took them a few more hours to set up the camp.
As the general of the Ming army, Li Dao also received the map of the cities in Jiaozhi with Shen Lian's help. In the northern part of the Red River, the cities in Jiaozhi were Xin 'an, Hongji, Taiyuan, Laojie, Mobian, and Jiaxing. The population was close to one million.
Just now, Shen Lian's Jinyiwei sent over the situation of the military garrisons in these cities.
Xin 'an, Taiyuan, and Hongji, which were the closest to the battlefield, each had 3,000 soldiers stationed there. The three cities further away had hundreds of soldiers stationed there. As the capital, the Rising Dragon Palace had 10,000 soldiers stationed there.
From the looks of it, Lord Zheng's strength might be greater than what Zhu Bomu and the others thought, because he still had about forty thousand troops that had not moved.
Looking at the three prefectures of Taiyuan, Zhu Bomu was very tempted and wanted to attack them. However, Li Dao said that they could not divide their forces. As long as they defeated Zheng Gang, the other cities would naturally surrender.
Although Zhu Bomu coveted the resources of these cities, he did not ask Li Dao to listen to him. Instead, he listened to Li Dao very much.
After all, he was still a newbie on the battlefield. Even though he had learned a lot today and gained some knowledge, in the three years he had fled south, what kind of evil had they seen?
Zhu Bomu had also done many things like snatching food from people in the dilapidated temple and causing others to starve to death.
To him, being cautious was the best way to play, so he listened to Li Dao's suggestion unconditionally.
The night was peaceful, but Zhu Bomu couldn't sleep.
In other words, Zhu Bomu had not slept since he went south. As long as the war was not good, he would definitely call his men to run away, or it was normal for him to run alone.
As long as there was life, there was hope. If he died, he would really be finished.
Zhu Bomu tossed and turned in bed, unable to fall asleep. He chose to call Shen Lian in to chat with him.
As a commander of the Jinyiwei, Shen Lian was indeed 300% qualified.
As for Zhu Bomu, Shen Lian could be said to have done it. As long as he was not at Mount Liu Zhao, he would not leave his side. Even when he was sleeping, he would sleep in the corner of Zhu Bomu's tent, afraid that someone would try to assassinate Zhu Bomu.
After Shen Lian appeared, Zhu Bomu's safety index rose from three stars to ten stars.
When he wanted to do many things in the past, Li Dao and Mu Yong would follow him. Shen Lian would test the poison, and check again and again.
Although the safety index had increased, Zhu Bomu felt that Shen Lian was too cold and did not know how to joke. Mu Yong and Li Dao were more interesting.
As expected, after entering the tent, Shen Lian and Zhu Bomu chatted about the arrangements of the Sticky Rod Office in the Shu Prefecture, the movements of the Kun Prefecture, and where Nian Gengyao had brought the Mongolian cavalrymen.
After chatting for the entire day, Zhu Bomu, who originally wanted to rest, became even more nervous.
As a result, Zhu Bomu could be said to have forced himself to get up the next day.
The second day was the same as yesterday, with both sides still probing the attack. However, Zheng Gang had nowhere to retreat this time.
If they retreated any further, they would return to the Rising Dragon Mansion on the south bank of the Red River, and then hand over the six cities in the north to Zhu Bomu.
However, just because he didn't come out didn't mean that Li Dao couldn't deal with him.
All 1000 Tiger Cannons were aimed at the Zheng Army camp and bombarded it with stone bullets. Every 10 stone bullets could take the life of a Zheng Army soldier.
In just one day, three to four thousand people were killed and injured by the Ming Army's crouching tiger cannon. If this continued, all the soldiers of the Zheng Army would be dead before the battle even started.
Bang!
In the Zheng army's central tent, the Grand Marshal Zheng Gang slammed his fist on the table. He gritted his teeth and finally said,"
"Guard…"
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