Just as Li Rumei divided his troops to help various battlefields, Xiubao was also busy repairing the city and destroying the major traffic routes. On the one hand, he ordered Junju and Yiqing to dig pits and build stones on the official road three miles north of Yunling to cut wood as a barrier to block and delay the possible reinforcements; on the other hand, he quickly repaired Yunshan and the watchtower on Yangshan Mountain, sent ninjas to investigate within a radius of five miles, and established the most basic intelligence network; finally, he placed the only few Fran aircraft transported from Sichuan in his hand in Yunshan Village to deal with the artillery array that the Ming army might carry.

Xiu Bao believed that Yunling where he was located seemed dangerous but actually safe. Faced with the four armies that appeared at the same time, the Ming army would never divide the troops to fight, but instead shrink their troops to retreat to flee north. Therefore, as long as you can bluff here and let the Ming army know that it is ready for battle, it will be enough to rest assured and wait for triumph.

But this is not the case. On the fourth day of the second month, on the third day when Xiubao captured Yunling, the Ming army of the brigade advanced from the southeast to Yunling. For a moment, the mountain roads on both sides were black. The fiery red "Ming" flag was particularly conspicuous in the snow field, facing the bitter cold wind, and the cavalry walked in front of the queue. The Mongolian horses neighed with a thick and passionate neighing, and the neighing and powerful steps of the infantry made the wild land tremble. Among the many military flags, the largest general flag was particularly eye-catching. The huge "Li" character was plastered on the red flag, shining under the sunlight. Before the general flag, a young black-armored general rode on the red horse with bright eyes and headed forward. Although he was only seventeen years old, he was already childish and exuded the majesty and domineering nature of the general.

"What? Three thousand people?!" Hearing the ninja's report, Hideoba suddenly stood up, and was so surprised that he choked on his voice.

"How is this possible? Did you read it wrong? Go down and investigate it carefully!" Jun Ju and the generals did not believe that Rumei would draw out three thousand people to attack Yunling, and hurriedly ordered the ninja to investigate again.

However, the ninja shook his head firmly and continued, "To investigate the enemy situation, we died eight brothers, and two of them were missing. The villain guaranteed his life, which is indeed three thousand."

"Okay," Junju wanted to say something, but was stopped by Shubo, who had recovered from his senses. He lowered his head and asked softly to the ninja: "As far as you know, how is the Ming army's lineup equipped this time?"

The ninja thought about it carefully and said, "The lord, the Ming army was divided into two southeastern routes and rushed towards Yunling. The south route came from Xingli and went north along the Han River. It has now arrived at Guanghuaping. Its troops were 2,000, including 500 cavalry and 1,550 feet were equipped with iron cannons. The number of large cannons is unknown, but it must be no less than five gates. The east route was Fengjiang and Shenlin, and it has now arrived at Fengqigou. The strength of the troops was 1,000, including 300 cavalry and 700 feet were observed. It is observed that there were no large cannons. As for the number of iron cannons... Please forgive the villain for being incompetent."

"Why, I haven't found it?" Junju asked angrily.

The ninja hurriedly knelt on his knees and bent down to apologize: "This Ming army is indecisive and vigilant. The ninjas sent were all killed by guns except for the villain. In order to ensure that the news is conveyed in time, the villain has lived a life of silence until now, and he also asked the lord to convict the villain of death."

"It's not your fault," Shuibo waved his hand and let the ninja get up, "Do you remember these two generals in the army?"

"All young players," Ninja paused and continued, "but from their handsome flags, they both had the surname Li."

"Secret Li?" The hall suddenly exploded. The generals speculated that it was the Li brothers who came to fight in person. Even Xiu Bao was a little nervous. If it were the Rumei Rubai brothers, it would be a disaster.

"Thank you for your hard work, go and have a rest." Xiubao forced a smile.

After thanking the ninja left the hall, the military situation he brought was like the aftermath of a bomb, still echoing in the room. Xiubao sat slowly on the chair, his expression a little dull, but his heart was as anxious as fire. How could Yunling defend it when facing the Ming army that was three times as good as his own?

"Lord, I have something to say." To everyone's surprise, Xiaomiyayama Haruka, who had just joined the family, suddenly stood up and came to Hideo and said, "I just heard the introduction of the ninja, and I think these two are not the Li brothers."

"Oh, let's talk?" Xiubao was slightly stunned and looked up at Qingsheng.

"I remember that during the Battle of Bitumen Hall, there was such an iron cannon team next to Li Rusong, who scored 100% of the time. Just like what the ninja said, Li Rusong arrived in front of Bitumen Hall and sent nine out of ten ninjas to investigate were injured, all of which were done by this reserve team. Therefore, according to my speculation, the iron cannon team in the Eastern Army this time was the one four years ago."

"What does this mean?" Junju stammered.

"The lord may not know that the leader of the reserve team died at the hands of his ministers. It happened that his surname was Li, and his name was 'Li Yousheng'." Qingsheng said respectfully.

"You want to say that this time the descendant of Li Yousheng is leading the team, not the Li brothers?" Xiubao seemed to understand what Qingsheng meant.

"That's right," Qingsheng bowed and signaled: "It is natural for the son to avenge his father. Besides, even if he is not a descendant of Li Yousheng, he will never be the Li brothers. After all, he is attacked from all sides. Even if Li Rumei is rash, he will not support the front line with his younger brother. The biggest possibility is that Rumei is in Kowloon and continues to siege His Highness Xiu Family. Rubai leads his troops to withdraw the siege to support the city defense of the destroyed Dichuan. According to this analysis, the "Li" flag cannot be the Li brothers."

"It's reasonable!" Xiu Baoshen thought it was right and said with relief: "It's true that he is the leader of the general... Well, he is the leader of the famous general. If you really say this, I'll feel a little relieved, but the opponent has a three thousand army and a sharp gun team. It seems that this battle is not easy to fight. Everyone, what do you think?"

"Lord, I don't think there is any other way out except to stick to it." Ogasawara Takakiya stood up and replied in a dull and thick voice.

"Persistence? It's easy to say. How can you stick to it by relying on this broken fortification? The old general is too unrealistic." Junju chattered again.

"Oh, does Lord Aoki have other good plans?" Tadaki Ogasawara asked disdainfully, as he was venting his anger for his father.

"The good strategy is not good," Junju said with a proud look: "Everyone has more or less experienced the power of Ming munitions. Do you think that just a small mountain village can withstand the revolving bombing of the big tube? Therefore, the most urgent task is to find a larger city as a support, which can resist the offensive of the cannon, and secondly, it can delay for a longer time to gain time for the Prime Minister and the Sekiji Shou breaking through."

"Hmph, I think it's a good idea. I dare to ask Lord Aoki, where is there a big city nearby for you to rely on?" Zhongqing scoffed at Junju's overly ideals. The big cities nearby are Teikawa and Zhongzhou. Now both places are in the hands of the Ming army. Do you think that there are not enough Ming army provoked and you still have to go there to die?

"Why didn't it?" Jun Ju gave Zhongqing a blank look, strode behind Xiubao, pointed to the map on the wall and said, "Look, isn't this the case?"

"Yuanzhou?!" His highness widened his eyes, and some even shouted. Junju was very satisfied with everyone's performance. He smiled at Xiubao and continued, "As the saying goes, 'Put it to death and live.' Now the main forces of the Ming army are all attracted to Zhongqing Road, and the rear must be empty. At this time, we go north to capture Yuanzhou, which is completely cut off their retreat, and will make the Ming army believe that we want to encircle and annihilate them rather than feint. I wonder what the lord and you guys are thinking?"

(There are many place names mentioned recently. You can find a map of North Korea. When I have time, I will also send a map to Toyotomi Yimeng. You can also go there to see it.)
Chapter completed!