Wu Sangui smiled awkwardly and said, "Your Excellency the Governor, I think the only way to capture Ningyuan is to attack the city from the northwest. We must advance slowly and cautiously."
"This method needs to be discussed!" Wang Yongji shook his head. "If we want to attack the city from the northwest, we have to cross the Ningyuan River from the upper reaches. The Jiannu have deployed heavy troops there. Whether our army can cross the river or not, the losses will be heavy."
Everyone was silent again.
Liu Fangliang suddenly said, "Can we go upstream and block the river to change its course?"
"It can't be stopped!" Wang Yongji continued to shake his head. "First, the Ningyuan River has abundant water flow. It will take a lot of manpower and material resources to change the river's course. Secondly, the Jiannu will not sit idly by!"
He Jin blinked his eyes and said, "Governor, can we build a dirt hill on the south bank of the Ningyuan River?"
"What do you mean...is?" Wang Yongji raised his eyebrows.
He Jin swallowed nervously, "What I mean is to build a dirt hill higher than the Ningyuan city wall on the south bank of the Ningyuan River, and then push our army's red cannons onto the dirt hill to fire against the cannons of Ningyuan City!"
"As long as our artillery can suppress the artillery on the city wall, the army can ignore the threat of artillery and cross the river calmly."
"Or... use artillery to bombard the Jiannu defending the north bank to create space and opportunities for our army to cross the river!"
Wang Yongji stood up suddenly, walked to He Jin excitedly, and patted his shoulder with his right hand: "Don't say it, don't say it! This method is really worth mentioning."
The other generals were also shocked by this idea.
They first squinted their eyes to think about the feasibility of the idea, then opened their eyes and looked at He Jin.
"I think this method is feasible!" Huang Degong said first.
"Indeed," Li Xingzhong followed up with his opinion, "Our army's advantage lies in its powerful firearms, especially the Red Cannon! There are many of them, and they have a long range! Using our strengths to attack the enemy's weaknesses is indeed the best strategy!"
Others followed suit and praised.
"Governor, my colleagues are too kind. This idea was not thought of by me!" He Jin said modestly.
"You didn't come up with this idea?" Wang Yongji was a little surprised. "Then who came up with this idea?"
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