Chapter 90 Please sit still in your tent and wait for my news
Even though they had anticipated the Jinzhou general's recklessness, the reinforcements certainly did not expect General Li to be so reckless.

"Should we hold off for a few days to let the soldiers rest and get enough strength?"

Zhao Lushio did not want to start the battle tomorrow. The total number of Jinzhou cavalry and the mounted servants of the reinforcements might be around 4,000, and it would be a bit difficult for them to fight against the Nanying Tartars.

"The soldiers have been traveling for half a month and it's really too much for them."

"As General Li said, there are also 5,000 or 6,000 Tartars in the South Camp. The two camps are only 60 to 70 miles apart. I'm afraid that as soon as we finish the battle, the Tartar cavalry of the North Camp will catch up with us. This is a dead end."

"The generals come from three or four cities and are not familiar with each other. How can they entrust their lives to each other in one day? It is unwise to fight tomorrow."

The generals in charge of the camps all spoke out to dissuade them.

During the Battle of Sarhu, the Eight Banners soldiers demonstrated their high mobility to the fullest.

The two camps on the east bank of Sancha River seemed to be guarding two different places, but in fact they supported each other. If the attack on the South Camp lasted more than two hours, the Ming army would face a situation of being attacked from both sides.

With the enemy trapped on both sides, even a god would find it difficult to win.

If we can capture the Nanying camp in one go, there is still a chance of survival. If we fail, we will have to rely on our own abilities to escape.

Li Hao looked at the reinforcements, and the veterans were so ashamed that they couldn't raise their heads, so he changed his words:
"Since you don't want to fight tomorrow, then cross the river and scout for me. I will lead a small number of servants to capture Haizhou City first, and then we will fight fiercely in the city after the generals and servants enter."

The chief commander of the Eight Banners Army in the South seems to be a Gushan Ezhen of the Bordered Blue Banner. The soldiers under his command are not as elite as those of the Two Yellow Banners. It won’t take long to deal with this group of Tartars.

The Tatars in the North Camp were led by Amin, the Second Beile, and it was difficult to deal with them. Li Hao had originally planned to take down Haizhou City, lead the Ming army to use a city defense battle to consume a wave of Eight Banners soldiers in the north, and then go out of the city and wait for an opportunity for a decisive battle.

"This?" Zhao Luejiao, who prided himself on his bravery, felt that it was too reckless. If the siege failed, even the Ming army servants who were roaming the battlefield might be surrounded and killed by the Later Jin cavalry from the north and south camps who came after hearing the news.

In addition, the Ming army camp was still on the west bank, and crossing the river back to the camp would be a disaster.

"General Li, why don't you tell me how to attack the city? That will put my mind at ease. We have so little money, so we have to be extremely careful once we cross the Sancha River."

The Shanhaiguan general suggested.

Not only the reinforcements, but also the generals in Jinzhou wanted to hear the head coach's style of play.

Using catapults seemed to be a possible solution, but the catapults were slow to move, and by the time the soldiers in the camp pushed them to the foot of Haizhou City, the Tatar cavalry had already surrounded them.

"Ask Maze to come in."

Li Hao first summoned a soldier from the battalion, and then explained to the generals: "This is a rope climber I recruited in Guancheng. He can climb up the two or three zhang wall at will. With him, I can get to the top of the wall. As long as I climb the wall, Haizhou City will be broken."

It was the first time for Shengshangxian Ma Ze to come to the central army tent, and it was also the first time for him to see so many prominent generals. After coming in, he first knelt down to pay his respects to the commander Li Hao, and then kowtowed to the other generals.

It was rumored in the Jinzhou General's Camp that the commander-in-chief would be ready to attack Liaoyang by June at the latest.

Ma Ze didn't believe it at first. After all, his hometown had been lost for six years. It was impossible for him to capture the fortified city of Liaoyang with just a few thousand people.

But after seeing the reinforcements that arrived today, Sheng Shangxian suddenly felt that perhaps the government was really preparing to capture Liaoyang. In addition, the commander-in-chief was more powerful than any previous general of Liaodong, and the recovery of Liaoyang seemed just around the corner.

How could this not excite Maze?
After being away from my hometown for several years and being bullied by the locals near Guancheng for several years, I can finally go home.

After Ma Ze finished his salute, the commander ordered him to display his special skills in the tent. The Rope Immortal understood that this was a great opportunity to show off, so he gathered all his strength, threw the hooked rope he carried with him onto the beam of the tent, and climbed up and down three or four times.

Climbing the rope was not enough, so he demonstrated it up and down on the pillar in the tent like a blind bear climbing a tree.

The generals were amazed, and Zhao Lujiao dispelled some of his doubts.

But as a veteran general, the Shanhaiguan commander still had a few questions: "When does Li want to attack the city? When will the generals and servants set out to cross the river? If we enter the city and defend it after crossing the river, how many days should we defend it? What if the Tartars refuse to retreat from the siege?"

He took into account every aspect after capturing Haizhou City.

"Tonight the cooks will prepare the meal at 4 a.m., the boatmen will also pack up at 4 a.m., and the generals and servants will set out at 5 a.m. I will give you two hours to march, and you can reach Haizhou City before noon.

After taking down Haizhou City, no matter how many Tartars come, I will kill them all under the city, until the Eight Banners soldiers no longer have the courage to approach me. This process may only take one or two days. Haizhou City is a major city that the Bordered White Banner focuses on, and the grain storage inside is enough for our three or four thousand cavalry to sustain for two or three months. "

Li Hao explained to the veteran.

Zhao Lujiao discussed with other generals whether there were any omissions in the plan and concluded that the Ming army was not in great danger.

Because the Ming army set out early, the Tartars in the North Camp could not reach the southern battlefield. Even if Haizhou City was not captured, the generals and their servants only had to face the Tartars in the South Camp, and they had enough time to retreat to the west bank.

The Shanhaiguan general was still hesitating whether to take such a risk, so Li Hao deliberately provoked him:
"In a few days, the Tartars will know about the arrival of a large number of reinforcements and strengthen their defenses again. If we don't fight tomorrow, there will be little chance of fighting in the future. Since the reinforcements don't want to cross the river to kill the Tartars, please stay in your tent and wait for good news from me and the Jinzhou cavalry."

Zhao Lujiao's eyes widened, "Am I that kind of person? I will take charge of all the reinforcements. We will cook at 4am tomorrow and attack at 5am. We will definitely take down Haizhou City."

He slapped the wooden table and decided the actions of the servants of the reinforcements.

Li Hao laughed, ordered the number of servants and generals who would go with him tonight, and then took the dinner brought in by the auxiliary soldiers and began to eat. To take advantage of Ma Ze, they had to attack the city in the middle of the night.

Fortunately, he and the generals in Jinzhou knew the road on the east coast very well, so marching in the middle of the night would not be a problem.

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Around the hour of Yin on the 10th, that is, three or four in the morning, the Jinzhou general and his two hundred elite servants, who had been riding at full speed all the way, finally arrived at the city of Haizhou.

After approaching the city, Li Hao ordered his servants to wait two miles away from the city, and wait until dawn when the city walls were filled with Tartar heads before entering the city.

He and Ma Ze, both of them, wrapped their hooves with their mouths shut, took their weapons, ladders, large wooden barrels and other necessary equipment, and rode at a slower pace towards Haizhou City.

There were white-armored flagmen patrolling back and forth on the top of the city wall. Every quarter of an hour, they would hold torches and scout the enemy towers.

Water was also released into the moat outside the city. Haizhou was originally the citadel of the Ming Dynasty. There were two moats, the main river and the backup river. The main river was about 15 feet wide and about 20 to 30 feet deep.

Beihe River is as wide as Zhenghe River, but slightly shallower, with a depth of about sixteen or seventeen feet.

Although the moat of Haizhou City under the rule of the Eight Banners was not reinforced or deepened, the river channel should have been repaired every year. These two barriers were the biggest challenges in attacking the city.

Maze first put his weapon rope and the commander's main weapon into a large wooden barrel, then moved the barrel to the river, jumped in and paddled across the river.

After crossing two moats, he quickly unloaded the contents of the barrel, took off his armor, and gently rowed the barrel back.

During this time, the Tartar patrolling the city came out to complete the task, then yawned and walked away.

After the city wall became quiet again, Ma Ze, who was not wearing armor, helped the coach Li Hao into a large wooden barrel. He swam and pushed the barrel forward, and in this way they crossed two moats.

"After setting up the ladder, you climb down and hide in the gap between the two enemy towers."

Li Hao quietly comforted Ma Ze.

"Thank you, General Li, for the arrangement." Sheng Shangxian had his own idea, "I will climb directly to the top of the city gate tower later, and no Tartar will be able to shoot me."

His thoughts were more thoughtful than those of the Jinzhou general.

Li Hao patted him on the shoulder to show that he agreed.

Without a doubt, the Rope Immortal climbed up to the top of the city wall with the ladder, hooked the iron hook on the inner wall of the parapet, and gently lowered the reinforced ladder.

Li Hao checked the whip, mace, bow and other weapons on his back, and began to climb up quickly.

He didn't bring a quiver, because there must be arrows in the Eight Banners' nest, so he just brought a bow.

The process of going up to the city was quite smooth. Li Hao even had the leisure to think that the posture of climbing the ladder with his butt sticking out was indecent.

Fortunately, it happened at night and no servants were nearby to see it.

After the commander climbed up, Ma Ze put away the ladder and followed the commander holding double whips to the city gate tower.

"Hey, here I go again!"

After Ma Ze safely climbed to the roof of the city gate tower, Li Hao jumped in front of the White Banner Tatar who was dozing around the brazier.

Obviously, this group of flag soldiers who were on duty all night did not understand who was coming. After Li Hao knocked down four Tartars with a few whips, the dozing Tartars who saw the blood realized that they were not dreaming.

"Mother, help me!"

People always like to cry for their parents before they die, and the Eight Banners are no exception. However, no matter how hard they cry, they cannot escape from Li Hao, whose running ability has been greatly enhanced.

However, these cries and shouts alarmed the guards on duty in other places, and soon, the sound of gongs, drums, and arrows rang out one after another. The entire western wall of Haizhou City suddenly became lively.

Of course, warning sounds of varying sizes were heard from various places in the city in order of their distance from the west city wall. Unfortunately, many soldiers of the Bordered White Banner were soundly asleep and did not pay any attention to what was happening outside their homes.

The same was true for the young prince Dudu. When he was woken up by his trusted flag bearer, he was so angry that he slapped his trusted flag bearer a few times.

"What did you say? The Ming general has reached the west wall?"

After his confidant reported the urgency of the matter, Du Du was stunned for a moment before he realized how difficult his situation was.

It's time to escape again.

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