Zhu Yinglong brought people to the north this time to carefully select them, and they have received special training in advance, so there will be basically no problems with disguise and hiding their figures.

Zhu Yinglong and Xiong Tingbi and others quietly touched the top of the mountain to the right of Nurhaci camp, took out the telescope in their arms and looked at the Eight Banners soldiers all over the mountains and shouted and rushed towards Ningyuan City. Flags were also flying on Ningyuan City, and gun smoke rolled. Cannons on the city tower kept spewing out flames. The soldiers of the Eight Banners who were sieging the city tower were constantly falling down in groups. That's it. The soldiers of the Eight Banners who were fearless still rushed forward one after another. In addition to cannons, there were also continuous rain of arrows on the city tower, and the moat had been filled by one third.

Xiong Tingbi saw the battle at the foot of the mountain, but the distance was too far to see clearly. Zhu Yinglong, among them, now had a telescope to see the actual scene of the war. He was so itchy, just like a drunkard who encountered a good wine. He was obviously right next to his mouth, but he didn't let him drink it. He was not in a hurry to death. He was embarrassed to beg Zhu Yinglong and stared at the telescope in Zhu Yinglong's hand with greed.

Lu Haotian was the same. When he lay here, he heard a shout of killing. It became blurry if he was a little further away. He didn't know how the battle was. He felt like a cat's claws were scratching his head, and he wanted to see how the battle was going.

"Prince, Prince, can you borrow this telescope from the last general?" Xiong Tingbi couldn't help it. It was already uncomfortable for a general who had been through many battles to make him feel outside the battlefield. Now the battlefield is right in front of him, and he couldn't even see it clearly. Although it was an objective reason, it was also uncomfortable for him.

Zhu Yinglong said motionlessly: "Go and go to my bag to get it. There are four telescopes inside, General Xiong, Battalion Commander Lu and Li Niang each one."

Xiong Tingbi was overjoyed. Before Lu Haotian could react, he rushed towards the burden behind Zhu Yinglong. His speed was worthy of being a veteran on the battlefield who had become a steel player in the battlefield.

Four brand new telescopes were revealed, Xiong Tingbi took one by himself, handed one to Xiong Hu, and Lu Haotian also took one, leaving one behind the bag behind Zhu Yinglong.

"Your Majesty, you are too partial. Isn't you still one left? Why don't you show it to your subordinates?" Shen Xi saw that even Xiong Hu had, and he didn't have the earliest old man from Zhu Yinglong, and he felt a little unbalanced and said with resentment.

Zhu Yinglong heard Shen Xi's complaints and thought to himself that they gave them all, and it would be a bit unfair not to give them alone, but what does he, a businessman, want it to do? He left this last one for Yuan Chonghuan. He thought of a compromise method and said, "Let's do this, Lao Shen, you take it first, but this one cannot be given to you. When I go back to Kaifeng, how about I let someone create another one for you?"

"Okay, thank you, Prince!" Shen Xi excitedly grabbed the last telescope and happily met his eyes and looked at the battlefield.

As soon as Zhu Yinglong said this, Xiong Tingbi and the other three were even more happy. It turned out that the prince planned to give them the three telescopes in their hands. There were not many telescopes in the entire Ming Dynasty. They all came from where the red-haired foreigners were. They were all single-barrels, long and inconvenient to carry. How could they have this new bibliographic in their hands? They were short and concise. They looked at each other with both eyes and could be hung around their necks. It was very convenient. Where can I find such a good thing!

Xiong Tingbi leaned the telescope in his eyes. The Ming soldiers bent their bows and archery on the Ningyuan City Tower more than ten miles away were clearly visible, and he exclaimed: "Prince, where did you buy this telescope? It's much further than what the Mo Jiang had used before!"

"Buy?" Zhu Yinglong was still staring at the battlefield where flesh and blood were flying, and smiled and said, "General Xiong, have you ever seen a telescope like this king?"

"No..." Xiong Tingbi finished speaking and suddenly said anxiously, "Prince, look, the Later Jin launched another fierce attack!"

"Well, I saw that the Later Jin actually spent such a big price to fill the moat." Zhu Yinglong paid attention to every attack of the Later Jin from the beginning.

This is the first time Xiong Hu has seen such a huge siege battle. The melee of tens of thousands of people, blood stained the city walls red, and broken limbs and arms everywhere. After all, it is her daughter's house. Every time she sees fresh lives disappearing in front of her. In such a bloody scene, Xiong Hu's heart has undergone a huge change and her face is pale. Only then can she understand what war is. If she is allowed to enter the battlefield now, she will probably not even have the strength to take a knife.

"There is estimated that if there are three more such attacks in the end, the Later Jin Dynasty will be able to fill the moat!" Xiong Tingbi put down his telescope and analyzed.

"So what if I fill the moat? Can Nurhaci want to use cavalry to attack the city?" Zhu Yinglong moved his eyes away from the telescope.

"Of course not. Nurhaci wanted to use cavalry and shooting to cover the infantry's siege. The distance outside the moat was too far. The Later Jin did not have giant crossbow arrows, and cavalry and shooting could not cover at all, so Nurhaci wanted to fill the moat." Xiong Tingbi explained to Zhu Yinglong.

"If it is located in the moat, then wouldn't Nurhaci's cavalry become the living target of the Ming army on the city tower? What would Nurhaci do such a stupid thing?" Zhu Yinglong asked in confusion.

"Nurhaci is certainly not stupid. He has many soldiers and generals now, and there are only a few people in Ningyuan City. As long as he chooses to attack three sides, he will attack on the main attack on the one side. In this way, the few defenders in the city will divide their troops to defend. For Ningyuan City, which has few troops, this is a huge hidden danger. If cavalry and shooting are used to cover the infantry to attack the city and attract most of the troops in Ningyuan City, he can turn the three sides of the feint attack into the main attack. If the defender cannot find a way to respond to this kind of attack, it is only a matter of time before Ningyuan City falls!" Xiong Tingbi explained. After hearing this, everyone suddenly realized and had a better understanding of Nurhaci.

"Captain, do you think how many Ming garrisons are in Ningyuan City?" Lu Haotian asked Xiong Tingbi. Although he was not used to the title of "Captain", they are not part of the Shenji Camp now, so of course they have to follow Zhu Yinglong's requirements.

Xiong Tingbi shook his head and said, "I can't guess this. The guard of Ningyuan City is General Yuan Chonghuan. When he went to Liaodong, I happened to be put in prison. Although we have a good personal relationship, I don't know how he uses troops at all."

"Li Niang sees that it is only 15,000 troops at most!" Xiong Hu suddenly spoke.

Zhu Yinglong was greatly surprised because he knew that the history books recorded that in the first Ningyuan defense battle, there was indeed only 10,000 troops in Ningyuan City nodding. Including the young and strong who could fight, it was conservatively estimated that it was about 15,000. I didn't expect Xiong Hu could see it, which would surprise Zhu Yinglong.

"Li Niang, don't talk nonsense. You can't guess your Uncle Yuan's military use." Xiong Tingbi rebuked unhappily.

Zhu Yinglong hurriedly stood up and said, "Li Niang, tell me and everyone, why do you see that Ningyuan City only has 15,000 troops?"

Xiong Hu looked at his father and found that his father's face had no intention of stopping. He cleared his throat and said, "Ningyuan City is ten kilometers in a radius of 10 kilometers and four walls. If the troops are separated, each side of defense will require at least 3,000 troops. The north city tower we see now Li Niang calculated that there were only about 1,500 troops, and the rest were all young and strong. This is about 12,000. If the Later Jin Dynasty continues to attack, then each side needs substitute forces and alternate defense. This requires about 4,000 to 5,000 troops. After more than a dozen attacks just now, there were at least more than 1,000 casualties, so Li Niang believes that there were only less than 15,000 troops in Ningyuan City."
Chapter completed!