Bang bang bang!
In the dark canyon, the sounds of bird gunfire rang out one after another.
Everyone raised their heads at the same time and looked into the depths of the canyon.
Weng Zhiqi knew that his scouts and the Jiannu scouts had met.
Both sides knew of the existence of this path, and were afraid that the other side would launch a sneak attack from this path, so they deployed scouts nearby.
but.
Neither the Ming army nor the Jiannu had any plans to launch a surprise attack from this path for the time being, because the canyon road was narrow and a large army could not pass through quickly.
Once we are blocked in the canyon by the enemy, the consequences will be disastrous.
Looking at the soldiers who had stopped, Weng Zhiqi shouted, "Don't worry about them. They are holding the latest Rumi guns made by the court. They are more powerful than the Jiannu bird guns and can shoot farther."
"Today, our mission is to find a way to block this canyon path and make the Jiannu completely give up the idea of passing through here."
After hearing this, everyone stopped paying attention to the war in the distance and worked hard on their work.
The Ming army prepared many tools, including shovels for digging holes, chisels for cutting stones, axes and saws for felling trees. The remaining soldiers, ranging from dozens to a few people, used various crowbars and levers to push the loose stones on the mountain into the canyon.
Boom.
A huge rock rolled down the mountain and hit the ground with a loud noise, shaking the entire canyon.
Crash.
A two-foot-thick tree was cut down, and a dozen Ming soldiers grabbed one end of the tree with a rope and dragged it to a small path in the middle of the canyon.
Ding ding ding.
On the mountains on both sides of the canyon, hundreds of Ming soldiers were using hammers and chisels to widen the cracks in the already cracked stones. Some people took gunpowder out of the baggage carts and moved it to the side of the Ming soldiers who were chiseling the stones.
Three thousand Ming troops worked hard on a hill that was one and a half miles long.
Various natural obstacles were pushed down the mountain by them, and the already narrow mountain road soon became even more congested.
"Notify the scouts to return here, everything is almost ready!" It was almost noon at this time. After carefully looking through it with his clairvoyance, Weng Zhiqi instructed the messenger.
The messenger curled his lips and walked deeper into the canyon.
As he walked, he shouted at the top of his voice: "Stop, I want to pass through here."
The Ming troops on both sides breathed a sigh of relief. After working for most of the day, they were now tired and hungry.
They took the opportunity to rest and joked: "Go quickly, if you don't go, you are my son."
"Your father is here!"
"Good boy, he dares to take advantage of us, brothers, please give him a cup of hot tea!"
Soon, a light rain of warm water began to fall on the messenger's head.
The messenger walked and cursed, but there was nothing he could do.
As the road was already filled with various obstacles, the messenger took a long time to cross the path and walk into the depths of the canyon.
Quarter of an hour later, more than a hundred Ming soldiers returned with the messenger.
They carried bird guns on their backs and came to Weng Zhiqi with smiles on their faces.
A Ming soldier handed Weng Zhiqi a human head and said, "Deputy General Weng, we killed a Jiannu today. This is his head."
"Okay, there will be a reward later!"
Another Ming soldier looked at the canyon full of wood and stones and asked in confusion: "Lieutenant General Weng, by doing this, won't we completely stop the Jiannu from launching a sneak attack from here? Since they can't pass through here, it seems that there is no need for us to stay in Pinggu."
"Indeed." Weng Zhiqi nodded. "This is the general's plan. There were two purposes for making this plan."
"First, our main force will be in Miyun to contain the main force of the Jiannu army, while our troops will be on standby in Pinggu. We can use the small roads to attack the rear of the Jiannu army, or we can hold Pinggu to prevent the Jiannu army from making a detour and attacking the rear of our main force."
"Secondly, if the fighting in Miyun gets intense, we can block the canyon at any time and rush to Miyun for help. The man we met a few days ago was a miner and knows a lot about quarrying. These spots were carefully selected by him, and the stones on them can be easily blown down with gunpowder."
The Ming army soldier standing nearby nodded first, then froze in his tracks and asked stutteringly, "Weng... Deputy General Weng means... that our army in Miyun is already showing signs of decline?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the surrounding Ming troops began to become nervous.
Although Huang Degong was born in the Beijing camp, most of the soldiers in his army were from the south because they had been fighting in the south of the Yangtze River for a long time.
They only knew that the Jiannu were good at fighting, but they had never seen the Jiannu and did not know how they fought.
What does fear come from?
From the unknown!
Although the 3,000 soldiers under Weng Zhiqi were all good fighters, they couldn't help but feel nervous when they heard that the main force was showing signs of decline.
Weng Zhiqi smiled calmly: "What's there to be afraid of with only 20,000 Jian Nu? The general has received a secret order from His Majesty to make a big move!"
"Come here, light the gunpowder and make a noise for the brothers!"
boom!
There was a flash of fire, a deafening explosion was heard from a distance, and then the earth began to shake.
The protruding rocks on both sides of the canyon shook for a moment, then fell from a height, hitting the ground with a loud noise and vibration again.
Dust and smoke rose into the sky, shrouding the entire canyon in darkness.
Boom, boom...
Explosions continued to sound, and more and more rocks fell on the canyon road.
After the smoke and dust cleared, Weng Zhiqi stood on a high place and took a closer look with his clairvoyance.
After a moment, he nodded with satisfaction: "My fellow soldiers, let's march to Miyun."
......
The violent sound and vibration alarmed the Jiannu scouts deep in the valley. They formed teams of more than a dozen and slowly moved towards the place where the explosion occurred.
After seeing the situation clearly, the leading captain knew that something was wrong and immediately sent someone to deliver the news to Dorgon's central military tent.
"The Ming army blocked the canyon?" Dorgon was obviously stunned when he heard the news.
He hurriedly took out the map, stared at Miyun and Pinggu and fell into deep thought.
Fan Wencheng, Ajige and Ebilun also got the news. After they entered the big tent, the three of them came to Dorgon at the same time, staring at the marks on the map in silence.
a long time.
Dorgon raised his head and asked slowly, "What are Chongzhen and Huang Degong doing? Why are they blocking the mountain road?"
Seeing that no one else was talking, Fan Wencheng lowered his voice and said, "Blocking the road... they must be afraid that we will take a detour and launch a surprise attack. But there is no need to do this!"
"Why?" Dorgon was puzzled.
Fan Wencheng pointed to the mountain road and said, "I went to see this path myself a few days ago. It is very rugged and difficult to pass."
"If I were the Ming army, I would just have to deploy more than a thousand Ming soldiers at the mouth of the canyon, set up a few cannons, and wait for Prince Rui's men to take the bait."
"No matter how many people Prince Rui brings, it will be in vain! As long as there are enough gunpowder and bullets, even a million-strong army will not be able to break through here."
"That's strange!" Dorgon was also very puzzled.
Even if the Ming army was timid, they would not be so timid. They had the opportunity to kill the enemy but instead blocked the road and cut off the possibility of a detour.
"Wait..." Fan Wencheng glanced and saw Xuanfu Town.
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