Ye Xiaotian originally had 18,000 soldiers. In fact, when he arrived at the eastern front of Hailongtun, his total strength had already exceeded 20,000 because of the support of war. Such a huge army will leave at will, leaving only 2,000 people, which is very risky under normal circumstances.
However, Ye Xiaotian is in charge of the Eastern Front, and the Eastern Front has been resolved by Ye Xiaotian so far, and his mission has been successfully completed.
Moreover, before the troops left Loushan Pass, Ye Xiaotian had already greeted Liu Dadao, and he would solve the Bozhou Eastern Front by himself, and he would not be responsible for other tasks.
Ye Xiaotian has made great efforts and made great achievements in breaking the river and Loushan Pass, and he is the only foreign aid from Guizhou in the Sichuan Army. As a guest army, he has a lot of freedom. It is not good to leave Liu Dadao too restrictive.
What's more, Ye Xiaotian not only contributed a lot before, but also has a very close relationship with Liu Dadao. There are so many people who beat the dog in the water and grab the last shot, so that Ye Xiaotian, who is in full swing, withdraws at this time. When the commander-in-chief or general made criticisms, he secretly praised him for his sense of humor and for not taking credit with himself.
With Ye Xiaotian's exquisite hands and long sleeves, he has gained face and made a huge profit. As a result, Luo Daheng often praised: "Everyone says that I, Luo Daheng, can do business. In fact, my elder brother really knows how to do business! Compared with him, my methods are not on the table at all!"
Ye Xiaotian solved the Eastern Front smoothly, made a lot of money, and was so full of gas, that he hurried to Hailongtun. And Liu Dadao led the main force of the Ming army. At this time, they had already defeated the Green Snake Tun and Hai Yun Tun, and sent troops to Hailong Tun.
Since Ye Xiaotian had already noticed the drop in water level when he went to Hailongtun last time, and informed Liu Ting in time, Liu Dadao did not garrison in the low-lying valley, but divided his troops into the Dragon Claw Tun and Green Snake that he captured. Tun and Haiyuntun look like they are fighting a protracted war.
Ye Xiaotian led his troops to arrive, and immediately rushed to Haiyuntun where Liu Dadao was stationed. This place is facing Hai Longtun face to face. When the wind is down, the voice of shouting can be heard clearly on the opposite mountain, but the sky is so close, and it is difficult to go to the opposite mountain.
The main generals of all armies have arrived, and Liu Ting immediately held a battle meeting for all armies. Ma Zongbing said: "The sea dragon is steep and steep, it is difficult for birds to cross, and it is difficult for apes to climb. If you attack from the front, the casualties will be immeasurable!"
Liu Ting frowned and thought for a long time, then slowly said: "A frontal attack is absolutely not advisable!"
General Wu Guang said: "What if we encircle and don't attack, and use up the rice and grain on the mountain?"
This person was transferred from the interior, and he didn't know much about the situation in the native officials' areas. Liu Ting was a very close friend with him when he was in Guangdong, so he didn't speak, but just gave him a blank look. Wu Guangda was displeased, and said in a rough voice: "Hey! I said Lao Liu, what do you mean?"
Ye Xiaotian explained on his behalf: "Native officials, all the food and taxes are collected by themselves. This Yang Yinglong is the number one chieftain in Bozhou, and the food that Hai Long hoards is probably not enough to eat in ten years. Moreover, there are springs on this mountain. Land, if you open up wasteland and cultivate land, raise pigs and herd sheep..."
Old Wu Guang blushed, and said embarrassingly: "So that's the case! If this is the case, this method must never be used."
Liu Ting thought for a long time, and said: "Give up the front, Ma Zongbing, you can find places that can barely climb from the two wings, build plank roads, and lay paths that can climb to the mountain! As for the other troops..."
Liu Ting stood up slowly, and said in a deep voice: "Concentrate on the attack and stock up on the back. All the soldiers and horses will fight together every day, taking turns to fight, so that the defenders on the mountain will not have a moment to rest!"
Ma Qiancheng said in astonishment: "Give up the front? What if Yang Yinglong breaks through?"
Liu Ting glanced at him, and smiled coldly: "I was afraid that he would not break through. Once he leaves Hailongtun, the world is so big, where can he escape?"
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"Boom boom boom!"
One hundred and twenty tiger crouching cannons let out deafening roars.
Liu Dadao gathered cannons from various Ming armies, totaling more than 400 pieces, but the terrain in front of the mountain is narrow and cannot be arranged, so the cannons are also divided into four wheels. Defeat Yang Yinglong.
Because of the narrow terrain of the Houdun, there is no room for more than 200,000 troops. Therefore, the main attacking army of the Ming army will be stationed in the front of the mountain after seven or eight days. , only the main attacking force is active in Houdun Canyon.
Hai Long went up, every time the cannon fired, Yang Yinglong who was standing there felt a twitch in his heart. Even though he didn't want to admit it, he also knew that the defeat was doomed and there was no way to reverse it.
Tian Yufeng stood beside him, silently looking at the clouds of smoke rising from the mountain, wondering if it was smoked by gunpowder, her eyes were also a little red.
"For a while, they won't be able to attack!" Yang Yinglong said in a firm tone, "Let's go back!"
Tian Yufeng didn't move: "Heavenly King, we should delay their time as much as possible."
Yang Yinglong stopped and looked at Tian Female Feng.
Tian Yufeng said: "Every day that passes, the Ming army consumes tens of thousands of taels of silver. If it drags on for a long time, the imperial court can't take it anymore. This army has to withdraw if it doesn't!"
Yang Yinglong said: "That's natural! Therefore, I have issued a death order. From the foot of the mountain, I have set up defenses layer by layer. The defenders in every dangerous pass can only die in battle and cannot retreat half a step! This mountain is extremely dangerous. I'd like to see how many lives Liu Dadao took!"
Tian Yufeng said: "Of course it should, but we might as well do more."
Yang Yinglong asked suspiciously, "What do you mean?"
Tian Yufeng said: "Fake surrender! First send people to pretend to surrender, and then send people to attack the camp. They want to defeat me by exhausting their troops, we can't let them relax."
Yang Yinglong thought for a while, then nodded slowly: "Yes!"
A spring and waterfall in the mountain stream turned into a silvery white horse, smashing heavily into the 100-foot-deep canyon. On the cliff, some people dressed as soldiers were beating the rock wall with chisels and hammers, driving iron nails as thick as their thumbs, and laying plank planks piece by piece.
Mr. Ma put on the awning, looked up at the towering stone wall, turned his head and said to Ye Xiaotian: "Master Ye, thanks to you! This mountain is too steep, thanks to your people who are good at climbing, if you If you want Ma to do it alone, I'm afraid there will be soldiers who fall into the mountain stream every day and have their bodies smashed to pieces!"
Ye Xiaotian smiled and said: "Mr. Ma is polite. If you are loyal to the country, why should you divide them between each other? What's more, Mr. Ma is benevolent and generous, and has great prestige. Xiaotian has long wanted to be a general. It is an honor to fight side by side with the general today." .”
Ma Zongbing was so happy that he patted Ye Xiaotian on the shoulder, and said: "People often say that the chieftains in Sichuan and Guizhou are higher than the top, and the emperor's boss and his second child never put me in the eyes But you are very different from those people, I like you very much, you are a friend, Ma has made a deal!"
While the two were talking, a school captain hurried over and said happily, "Master Commander! Great news, Yang Yinglong committed suicide, and Mrs. Tian sent someone to surrender to us!"