In the temporary military tent, Niu Ben squinted his eyes and looked at the sand table in deep thought for a while.

When the scouts entered the temporary military tent, Niu Ben raised his head and looked over, his eyes sharp.

"Report to the general, all gates of Yaozhou City are closed, no entry or exit is allowed..."

Niu Ben nodded. This was what he expected. The thirty thousand soldiers of the Navy were less than thirty miles away from Yaozhou City. If the city gate was not closed at this time, the ten thousand Han Eight Banners sergeants stationed at Yaozhou City would be too much. Arrogant.

"I know, let's go investigate again and ask the people who escaped from the city. There must be people with special identities among them. From their mouths, we may be able to get unexpected information..."

After the scout clasped his fists and saluted, he turned around and left the temporary central military tent.

The people in Yaozhou City are fleeing continuously, reaching hundreds every day. If this happens for a day or two, the Han Eight Banners soldiers stationed in the city will not be able to take care of them for a while. This is understandable, but if this situation continues After five days, it is a bit strange. There are only ten thousand sergeants stationed in Yaozhou City. At the critical moment, the Han Eight Banners officers will definitely recruit or force the people in the city to help fight and defend the city. If all the people in the city run away, When it came time to fight, wouldn't it be that the Eight Banners Army sergeants were all alone?

Therefore, the people who first fled Yaozhou City had no choice but to flee. The identities of some of the people who continued to evacuate later may not be simple.

After Niu Ben made this judgment, something happened that made him even more sure.

Some people who fled Yaozhou City actually found the Denglai New Army Navy and asked for protection.

This is unbelievable. After all, this is Yaozhou under the rule of Hou Jin Dynasty. The status of the Han people is extremely low. They don't dare to provoke any sergeants. They may be exploited and beaten, or even killed. When they see the sergeants, they can't even hide. , how could it be possible to seek the protection of a sergeant.

Niu Ben completely proved his judgment. He agreed to the requests of these people and temporarily set up some tents not far from the camp to accommodate these people seeking asylum. At the same time, he sent scouts to secretly penetrate among these people. Investigate and begin large-scale screening of those involved.

Most of the people here must be ordinary people, and the number of spies sent by the Eight Banners Army will not be very large.

In terms of spying on intelligence and using strategies, the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty were far stronger than the Eight Banners of the Manchu and Mongolian Banners. Therefore, it was very possible for the officers of the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty stationed in Yaozhou City to send scouts to take risks to investigate the situation of the new Denglai army.

What makes Niu Ben feel strange is that he led 30,000 Denglai New Army naval officers to attack Yaozhou City. He claimed to have 80,000 soldiers, but the Navy Commander Qiao Mingjun was ordered to lead 50,000 naval officers secretly to Liaoyang. There were only 10,000 Han Eight Banners sergeants under Zhenghong Banner who were stationed in Yaozhou City. Facing 80,000 Denglai New Army soldiers, these 10,000 Han Eight Banners sergeants must have been panicked. They either asked for help from outside or fled, hoping to defend Yaozhou. The city is almost impossible.

Why are the ten thousand Han and Eight Banners soldiers stationed in Yaozhou City so calm? Do they have something to rely on?

Niu Ben had been in charge of the Intelligence Department for a period of time and would make judgments on anything that went against the norm. This time was no exception. The sergeants of the Ten Thousand Han Eight Banners in Yaozhou City were so calm. He felt that there must be something fishy in it.

Of course, no matter what tricks the Han Eight Banners sergeants had, as long as the city of Yaozhou was captured, the goal would be achieved. Next, 30,000 Denglai Navy soldiers would rush to Liaoyang and join the army led by Liao Wenru.

Although he was confident enough to win the city of Yaozhou, Niu Ben still did not give up any doubts. He knew himself and the enemy and could win a hundred battles. Being able to fully understand the opponent's deployment meant complete victory.

Most of the day passed, and Niu Ben became a little anxious. He wanted to go and screen them in person and find out the secret agents of the Eight Banners.

The attack on Yaozhou City will begin tomorrow. If there are many key doubts before the attack, Niu Ben will not feel at ease. He believes that the spies sent by the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty must know certain situations and arrangements. Even if these spies do not Knowing the overall deployment of the Eight Banners Army, as long as you know what intelligence they left Yaozhou City to investigate, you can also analyze the clues from it.

When the artillery battalion commander entered the temporary central military tent, Niu Ben regained his composure.

"Report to the general, all artillery positions have been deployed..."

Niu Ben nodded, his expression obviously much more relaxed.

"Very good, let's check again to see if there is anything missing. I'll go to the position to take a look in an hour..."

The artillery battalion is the pinnacle of the Denglai New Army. The sharp artillery is enough to blast open any city. In all battles, the artillery has become the absolute master. Especially in the battle to siege the city, the artillery of the Denglai New Army is enough to blast away any city. Losing the opponent's ability to resist. The emperor once said that artillery can dominate the course of the war. At the moment when cavalry is prevalent, many people don't really believe it, but the facts convince everyone. Denglai's new army won most of the battles. The artillery battalion plays a vital role and often directly determines the outcome of the battle.

A quarter of an hour later, the commanders of the cavalry battalion and the infantry battalion came to report one after another. All the soldiers were ready to launch the attack on Yaozhou City at Mao hour tomorrow, and all arrangements and deployments were in place.

Niu Ben's eyes became sharp again and he looked at the messenger beside him.

"Go to the camp to see how the situation is, whether the screening has been completed, and urge them to hurry up..."

After the ordering soldier clasped his fists at Niu Ben, he turned around and prepared to leave.

"Wait, let me think..."

Niu Ben waved his hand to stop the messenger. After all, he had done things in the Intelligence Department. He knew very well that the more critical the moment, the more calm he had to be. The scout could not delay the time, nor could he not be in a hurry. After all, he had to identify nearly two thousand people. The emergence of a few spies from the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty was not a simple matter. These spies disguised themselves much better than ordinary people.

Even when they were riding on horseback towards the artillery battalion position, the scouts still did not come to report.

Niu Ben felt a lot more at ease. He felt that the scouts must have detected some information, or identified the spies sent by the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty. It just took enough time to confirm and get valuable information from these spies, so he was extra Be careful and make sure the information is completely accurate.

After inspecting the artillery battalion position, Niu Ben was very satisfied.

The artillery of the navy is the most advanced among Denglai's new army. Because the emperor attaches great importance to the building of the navy, the artillery researched and improved by the Firearms Bureau are first used by the navy. This time, in order to be able to completely defeat Hou Jin's Eight Banners The army and navy moved all the most advanced artillery ashore.

The combat mode of the Denglai New Army is basically fixed. Whether it is a battle in the field or a battle against a city, the artillery is the first to attack, giving the opponent intensive bombing. While gaining the absolute advantage of fire suppression, it strives to completely defeat and shock the enemy psychologically. The opponent will then attack with cavalry or infantry, using percussion flintlocks and steel swords and spears to attack. The huge firepower advantage of the percussion flintlocks will make the opponent fall to the ground and die before they can even get close.

The firearms bureaus located in Beijing, Dengzhou and Nanjing receive a large amount of money every year to develop and improve firearms. The imperial court continues to attract talents from overseas, and the Royal Academy is also constantly training professionals in this area. Henry and others, firearms experts from the Lai Xin Army, stayed at the Royal Lecture School to teach for several months every year.

With such sufficient guarantee, it was expected that the Denglai New Army would win the battle.

As he rode towards the temporary military tent, the sound of horse hooves appeared in front of him.

A smile finally appeared on Niu Ben's face.

Temporary Chinese military tent.

"Reporting to General Niu, the Eight Banners Army spies were divided into two groups. There were a total of twelve people staying near the camp, and they were all picked out. Their main task was to spy on our army's attack on Yaozhou City. More spies were already mixed in. Among the common people, there are estimated to be about fifty people who left this place and headed towards the Sancha River. Their mission is to explore the route and detect whether there are our Denglai New Army along the way, and they will not return directly to Yaozhou. Instead, it is heading in the direction of Anshan, and my subordinates have sent several scouts to pursue it..."

Niu Ben looked at the map carefully, thoughtfully. The Eight Banners Army sent fifty people to the direction of the Sancha River for reconnaissance. Obviously they wanted to get the intelligence of the reconnaissance. The fifty people can be divided into ten groups, even if they are other All nine groups were destroyed. As long as one group arrived in Anshan, the Eight Banners Army would be able to obtain information.

Logically speaking, the most important investigation direction of the Eight Banners Army's spies should be Denglai's new army, which is about to attack Yaozhou City. However, what is strange is that the Eight Banners Army only sent twelve spies to investigate the attack on Yaozhou. Due to various circumstances, fifty people were dispatched to Sancha River to conduct reconnaissance information to see if there were any Denglai New Army stationed along the way.

Could it be that the Eight Banners Army stationed in Anshan is preparing to make a long-distance raid to aid Yaozhou?

The scouts were able to inquire about this information and have tried their best. The Eight Banners Army spies who went to Sancha River to investigate have been away for a long time and will not be caught for a while. So what is their purpose? He couldn't guess it, but he was sure that there must be something fishy in it.

After carefully stuffing the information compiled by the scout into the envelope, Niu Ben looked at the scout and spoke seriously.

"Send the letter to the commander-in-chief immediately. Remember, it must be delivered to the commander-in-chief personally early tomorrow morning. I don't think there is any need to worry about chasing the Eight Banners Army spies. If they really do anything, If we catch them, we may alarm the Eight Banners Army. Everything will have to wait until the commander-in-chief makes a decision..."

After the scout left, Niu Ben looked at the messenger.
Chapter completed!