When Li Lutai heard Tunqik's question, he felt a buzzing sound in his head and he was stunned in an instant.

No?

Didn't it mean that I came here to support Tunqikka to deal with the small group of troops that the Tang army might have in sneak attacks? How could the information change all at once and the main force of the Tang army came to attack? This is simply...

Grandma, I hate myself for having arrived in this Yingkou area. I thought it was not a routine marching, but it turned out to be a trap and fell into the trap. This is really a bad luck!

Li Lutai sighed in his heart, why is his luck so bad? He actually made the whole thing develop in the direction that is most unfavorable to him step by step. What's the point? Although Li Lutai is a royal relative, he is not a god after all. Now, if you come to ask me, how can I know how to deal with this damn Li Xiao!

However, although Li Shutai thought so, he still tried to maintain a calm expression on his face. He put Tunzikara aside and shouted in a low voice: "Don't worry, this is not a place to talk, so let's go into the room and talk in detail."

Tunzikar responded awkwardly, and he also understood how incompetent he was, so he immediately walked to his official office with Li Rutai. After the two entered a secret room, they closed the door and talked in detail.

Under the dim candlelight, Tunqikar urgently reported the situation of the Tang army that the whistle cavalry had found to Li Lutai in detail. He heard it and frowned even more.

"Well, you said that the Tang army has so many troops now and its power is so powerful that our army can really defend it even if we fight to the death? What if... "Tunqika frowned and murmured.

"Nothing in case, Yaozhou City must be saved!"

Li Rutai immediately interrupted his hesitant words, and the expression on his face was already very cruel: "Tunzikha, I will tell you that the Regent is ready to attack Shengjing with all his might. I guess the Regent will send troops soon. We will guard this important land on the back and forth. If there is any mistake, I am afraid that the Regent will immediately cut off our heads and show them to the public!"

"But, the enemy is so powerful that even if our army unites one, it is probably not an opponent at all. In this way, what's the use of death with Yaozhou City?" Tunqik still looked hesitant.

Li Shutai sighed softly, without replying. He just stood up and walked slowly to the window with a gloomy face. The bitter cold wind blew straight into his face through the window paper, making him tremble.

However, at this moment, he seemed to have sudden inspiration and immediately said to Tunzikha: "Look at this weather, is it going to snow heavily?"

Tunqik was stunned, but he didn't know what he was asking, so he could only answer immediately: "Yes, look at the weather, it should be snowing heavily in a while, and he thought it was not running away. Moreover, according to previous years' experience, if such heavy snow falls, it is afraid that it will not stop for a few days."

A trace of ruthlessness flashed in Li Lutai's eyes and he immediately replied: "Okay, okay, if it really snows heavily, then we have a way."

Tunzika was stunned and asked, "Oh, what are the solutions?"

"The way of the general is that if it is really heavy snowfall in this way, then it is certain that the artillery of the Tang army will be difficult to use, and then they will have to temporarily build siege equipment. In this way, our army can get a breather and finally defend the city." Li Ruitai said with a bright look: "At the same time, we will send a messenger to Tokyo to urgently inform the Regent of the Regent, and let the Regent send reinforcements quickly. As long as the reinforcements arrive, our army will be able to attack inside and outside, and will be able to defeat the Tang army under the city."

Li Rutai paused and said again: "If the weather really becomes so cold, it is very likely that the sea surface in Yingkou will freeze, and the Tang army's naval ships will be frozen and it will be difficult to escape. In this way, the Tang army, whether it is the navy or the land army, will become trapped beasts in cages, and will lose its power and cannot move. They can only let our army surround and eliminate them."

After listening to Li Rutai's plan, Tunzik's eyes lit up. He slapped his thighs and said, "Well, I'll send a messenger to the Regent for emergency rescue. At the same time, I will order all the guards in the nearby military fort to abandon the fort and immediately return to Yaozhou to prepare for defense. As long as the regent's army arrives, we will immediately attack inside and outside and completely eliminate all the soldiers landing in the Tang army! As long as the Tang army is destroyed, aren't those frozen naval ships a group of turtles in the jars allowed our army to calmly clean up?"

Li Ruitai nodded and said, "I also read it like this. Now our army only needs to defend the Yaozhou City with all its strength. As long as we can hold the Tang army under the city, we will make great contributions no matter what the outcome of the battle in the future. In my opinion, such a battle to defend the city is a challenge for us and a rare opportunity!"

Next, the two began to discuss specific cooperation matters between the two armies. Finally, the two agreed that because Li Rutai's official position was higher than that of Tunqikar and his qualifying status, they took over as the lord general of Yaozhou City. Although Tunqikar was a man of the country, because his official position and identity were lower than Li Rutai, he became his deputy and served as the deputy general of Yaozhou City.

After the two discussed and decided, they immediately began to act as planned.

Speaking of which, Li Lutai's prediction was really accurate. In the second half of the night, the cold wind became more and more bitter, and the sky was actually filled with heavy snow. The heavy snow fell, covering the entire Yingkou area with white.

Li Xiao was already unable to sleep well, and was sleeping in a daze. When he heard the rustling sound of heavy snow knocking on the tent, his heart was shaking and then he jumped up from the bed.

No?

If it starts snowing now, tomorrow's Yaozhou City siege will be greatly affected. If the heavy snow has not stopped tomorrow, can you really act as planned?

Li Xiao's face was solemn, and he suddenly became confused inexplicably. However, now his only hope is that he can only hope that the heavy snow will stop tomorrow morning and that he will not delay tomorrow's combat arrangements.

But what if the heavy snow will continue tomorrow, but will continue to fall?...

Li Xiao was no longer sleepy. He finally ended until dawn, but the heavy snow still did not stop, which made the entire roof of the tent sag, making Li Xiao feel inexplicably bored. As he was washing up in the tent, his troops came to report urgently.

"Report! Lord Li, it was windy and snowing all night last night. Now, the sea water has frozen, and our navy ships are trapped in the ice!"

When Li Xiaodun's face changed drastically after hearing his subordinates' reports.

No, the cold wave came so rapidly that it even frozen the sea water overnight. Now his navy can no longer leave.

Li Xiao even sighed in his heart, saying that, it was God's favor to come to Yingkou this time, otherwise, even one day in the evening, his fleet would be frozen overseas, and he would be unable to move and fall into an extremely embarrassing and dangerous situation.

Li Xiao quickly came back to his senses from his myth. He understood that the current situation was very unfavorable for his actions, but as the commander of the first army, he still had to make an urgent decision.

"Go and call Tian Wei and Liu Guoneng. I have something important to ask them to discuss urgently."

"yes!"

Soon, Xingzhong Town Mayor Tian Wei and Deputy Mayor Liu Guoneng, hurried to Li Xiao's tent with cold air.

As soon as Tian Wei entered the tent, he immediately asked Li Xiao urgently: "Mr. Li, it's snowing heavily now. I don't know when it will stop. Can our army continue to attack Yaozhou City as planned last night?"

"Yes, Lord Li, now the snow blocks the road. Once the cannons enter the water, they can only become decorations. If there is no cannon to attack the city, how can Yaozhou City be defeated? What should we do now?" Liu Guoneng also interjected with a worried look on the side.

Li Xiao glanced at the two of them coldly, but his voice was as hard and cold as steel: "Oh, it turns out that you all thought that after this heavy snow, our army could only be helpless? We can only wait for the snow to stop before we can attack Yaozhou City again?"

After hearing Li Xiao’s question, Tian Wei and Liu Guoneng looked at each other silently, and both bowed their heads silently.

Li Xiao snorted coldly, his voice becoming more and more sharp: "Have you ever thought about it? Now the sea water is frozen, and all our navy troops are frozen in place. We have to wait for several months before we can revive. The current situation of our army is extremely bad. It can be said that we have burned our boats and there is no way out to retreat! You want to wait for the snow to stop. If the snow has been stopped, what if the snow has been gone for six or seven days in a row? Then our army is helpless in this snowy beach, helpless and hard in the tent every day. How can we stay for a long time? And if our army is helpless and helpless, and if it is still a big battle, wouldn't it be better if we don't come to Yingkou at all?!"

Li Xiao's words made Tian Wei and Liu Guoneng look ashamed on their faces, and their heads lowered, and they had nothing to say.

If we cannot take advantage of the current morale and take down Yaozhou in one fell swoop, then when Dorgon brings a large number of reinforcements, and our military veterans are exhausted and morale is frustrated, I am afraid that Dorgon will not attack, and just besiege, we will surround us here. It is still a dead end, but we will not quickly find a way to change it. Just waiting for the snow to stop, or temporarily go to the wild to cut down trees and make siege equipment, are all inappropriate moves."

"Mr. Li, in your opinion, how should our army act now?" Tian Wei, who was blushed with a blushing face, asked in a low voice.

"Just like yesterday's plan, continue to attack Yaozhou City." Li Xiao said firmly.

"But, Lord Li, it's snowing heavily now, and once the cannon enters water, it will not be used." Liu Guoneng asked with a hesitation.

"Then find a way to make a layer of squid on it when the artillery is fired to prevent snow from splashing and wetting the fire door and the inner chamber. Even if it cannot be completely prevented, even if there is sacrifice, you must spare no expense. In short, do you understand what I said at all costs? "Li Xiao's eyes were bright and there was no room for negotiation in his words.

After hearing Li Xiao's words, Tian Wei and Liu Guoneng both felt their whole bodies trembled. They bowed and bowed and said, "Don't worry, Lord Li, I understand!"

Afterwards, Tian Wei and Liu Guoneng turned around and left the tent and immediately began to issue orders to make the entire army prepare for Yaozhou.

After receiving the order, all the Tang army began to take action, withdraw their tents, eat breakfast, count their weapons and objects, and then they began to go out against the wind and snow.

In the busy atmosphere of the Tang army with many soldiers shouting and neighing, the thin figure of Wang Laoshuan, the cannon head of the artillery was very inconspicuous at the cannon headquarters.

Wang Laoshuan is from Laizhou, Shandong. He said that he had served in the Tang army for several years. However, he worked in the auxiliary soldiers for the first few years. Later, because of the expansion of the artillery General, he was selected into the artillery General because of his meticulous and reliable work and serious work.

The older and thin Wang Laoshuan cherished this rare opportunity very much, and naturally made positive progress and put in effort and hard work on artillery. Therefore, he was very skilled in the operation and use of artillery. He was selected by Hu Ben, the chief artillery chief of Xingzhong Town, as the cannon leader who fired the 24-pound shells and dragonstorm gun.

The gunman was the most basic officer at the Artillery General, and was only responsible for assigning the cannon to him and several gunmen under his command. At this time, Wang Laoshuan was shouting at his five gunmen, carefully covering the 24-pound dragon beating cannon that he had looked at the treasure, covering the cannon jacket, and then pushing it onto the cannon stand, then carefully putting the rope of the cannon stand on the neck of two pack horses.

These two pack horses retreated from the cavalry because of minor injuries and slightly inflexible legs and feet. Now they have become pack horses of the artillery team. Because they have the foundation of war horses, the pulling force and possibility of these two pack horses are much stronger than ordinary farm horses. Therefore, they are very cherished by Wang Laoshuan and his gunners. They will never be used easily if they are to pull cannons.

Afterwards, after completing all the preparations, Wang Laoshuan and others, under the surveillance of the cannon leader Hu Ben, pulled forward and backward with the pack horse, and carefully started from the spot. The people and horses worked together. The wheels that had been rubbed immediately began to squeak, rolling away the snow that was more than two fingers deep, turning all the way to the northeast, and heading straight to Yaozhou.

Looking around, the entire artillery cannons in the entire artillery have become like long snakes. Under the guidance of a Tang army flag with a black background and red letter in the front, they are walking in the snow.

The wind was howling and the snow was rising. Although Wang Laoshuan and others were pushing the cannon stand hard behind and their bodies were slightly hot, but their hands and feet were so cold that they were almost out of control. The whole face wrapped in a thick towel was so cold that it was extremely numb and there was almost no feeling. The gas exhaled from their mouths and noses was even more cold and formed into a lump of ice outside the towel because of the cold, which made people feel even more uncomfortable.

Everyone pushed the cannons all the way, chatting and talking intermittently along the way, in this way, so that they could concentrate and not let their minds go unhurried.

"Wang Paotou, you said that King Pingliao wants us to fight Yaozhou City with such heavy snow. Can this work?" A young gunner named Xiao Pingzi asked Wang Laoshuan in a low voice.
Chapter completed!