"Good, very good!" Wang Yongji stood up and walked in front of Gao Yigong, patted him on the shoulder and encouraged him: "Take down Songshan, and I will give you a credit!"

"Thank you, Governor!" Gao Yigong smiled happily.

"No..." Wu Sangui was a little confused as he listened to their conversation.

He covered his head and said in pain: "Wait! It's a bit messy, let me sort it out!"

Wang Yongji nodded and said nothing.

After a while, Wu Sangui raised his head and asked with red eyes: "In other words... Governor, your attack on the city was fake, and digging tunnels and blowing up the city walls was real?"

"No," Wang Yongji denied. "I made two preparations at the beginning of the siege! While attacking the city, I dug tunnels at the same time! It would be best if we can break into Songshan City. If not, I will bury gunpowder in the tunnels and blow down the city walls!"

"But..." Wu Sangui put on a mask of pain: "Digging tunnels and blowing up the city walls is the best strategy with the least loss! Why did you force an attack on the city? In this battle, the Guanning Army not only lost more than a thousand elite soldiers in vain, but also wasted a lot of supplies, especially bullets and gunpowder!"

"The Jiannu are not stupid," Wang Yongji said calmly, "There are only two ways to attack a city. Either climb the city walls or dig a tunnel! If we don't attack the city walls, the Jiannu will guess that our army is digging a tunnel! Once they find the location of the tunnel and flood it, everything we have done will be in vain. Not only will we fail to capture Songshan, but we will also force the army to stagnate and waste food and grass in vain!"

"But..." Wu Sangui wanted to say something, but reason made him shut up.

Wang Yongji was the Governor-General of Pingliao, and his official position was higher than his.

What's more, I have the imperial sword in my hand, so there is no point in saying more.

"Don't worry," Wang Yongji began to comfort him, "If you can capture Songshan, I will also give you credit!"

"Thank you, Governor!" Wu Sangui replied helplessly.

"When does the Governor plan to blow up the city wall?" Gao Yigong asked.

"We will prepare food at 3 p.m. tomorrow and gather to attack the city at 1 p.m.! As for when to blow up the city walls, it depends on the situation." Wang Yongji replied.

Gao Yigong didn't dare to ask more questions and left.

Wu Sangui also left.

Shortly after nightfall, Wang Yongji received two pieces of news in succession.

"Report, 20,000 enemy troops were spotted in the lower reaches of Xiaoling River on the eastern front. They are flying the flag of North Korea and appear to be North Korean soldiers. They are confronting the main force of our army on the eastern front."

"More than 10,000 Eight Banners soldiers were also found in the Nuerhong area on the western front. They camped on the north bank of the river and confronted the main force of our army on the western front."

Wang Yongji frowned.

The appearance of the Eight Banners Army on the western front was within his expectations.

After all, the battlefield of Songshan Castle is limited in width and cannot accommodate too many troops.

Deploying troops on the Western Front could both open up a second battlefield and tie down the enemy's main force.

But...he didn't expect that North Korean soldiers would appear on the eastern front.

As such, this news has little impact on the Battle of Songshan which is about to end, but has a great impact on the upcoming Battle of Jinzhou.

There is a Nanshan Mountain between Songshan and Jinzhou.

Although the mountain is not high, you still need to attack from your back.

It was very unfavorable to the Ming army.

If you want to take Nanshan, you need a large number of troops.

In other words, he had to draw troops from the eastern or western front.

Although the combat effectiveness of the 20,000 Korean soldiers confronting the Ming army on the eastern front is average, they cannot be ignored.

After thinking for a while, Wang Yongji asked, "Who is the general of the Korean soldiers on the eastern front?"

"We only know that the other party's surname is Li, and the rest is yet to be ascertained."

"I understand," Wang Yongji took out a pen and paper and quickly wrote a letter, "and give this letter to Huang Fei, the navy commander stationed at Bijia Mountain."

"Also, distribute rock candy to each unit. Make sure every soldier has at least three pieces of candy when the battle starts tomorrow!"

"Yes!" The herald hurried away.

"The Governor has ordered that all units should immediately send personnel to the baggage camp to collect rock sugar! Those who fail to collect it within the deadline will be regarded as disobeying military orders!" The messenger will deliver the message to each camp as quickly as possible.

Rock sugar originated around the Tang Dynasty, when people called this ice crystal-shaped sugar "frost" or "sugar ice".

In the Ming Dynasty.

Due to the emergence of white sugar, it is inappropriate to call rock sugar "icing sugar", so it is uniformly called sugar ice.

Later, because it was difficult to pronounce, it was changed to rock sugar.

When the various units of the Ping Liao army heard that they were going to distribute rock sugar, they immediately excitedly drove their mules, horses and ox carts to the baggage camp.

At that time.

The price of a pound of white sugar is about three to five times the price of rice, and the price of a pound of rock sugar is about twice that of white sugar.

It may not seem expensive, but it is not affordable for ordinary people.

Liaodong is the front line of the battlefield, and the soldiers have nowhere to buy even if they have money.

The quartermaster began distributing rock sugar based on the number of registered soldiers in each battalion.

As they were delivering the message, they gave instructions: "There will be a bloody battle tomorrow, and the rock candy is for the critical moment."

"After receiving them, they will be distributed to lower levels and kept by the generals at all levels temporarily. They cannot be distributed to the soldiers, otherwise they will be eaten by the soldiers in advance."

"At that time, everyone will be given at least three pieces, no more but no less. Anyone who violates this order will be punished by military law!"

Late that night.

Another order from Wang Yongji was sent to Bijia Mountain.

Bijia Mountain is an island only three miles away from the coast.

The island is long from north to south and short from east to west.

There are three peaks on the island, two low and one high, shaped like a pen holder.

When the tide goes out, a natural gravel road leading to Bijia Mountain appears, which is called the Sky Bridge by the locals.

On Bijia Mountain, Huang Fei, the commander-in-chief of the Ming Dynasty's Guanliao Dengjin Navy, was already fast asleep.

"General, Governor Wang sent someone to deliver news saying that 20,000 Korean soldiers were found in the lower reaches of Xiaoling River." The personal soldier shouted outside the door.

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