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The fire burned for more than an hour and then gradually subsided.

The sea breeze passed by, and everywhere was filled with an indescribable burnt smell, mixed with an inexplicable stench that made people dizzy and indescribably nauseated.

Everywhere you look is dark. In many places, you can vaguely see the silhouette of a human figure, but unfortunately, they are all shapeless.

Perhaps affected by the fire, the microclimate changed. Dark clouds gradually gathered in the sky, and the originally bright sky gradually dimmed.

Li Yuanqing stood on the observation deck high in the city gate building, quietly overlooking the remaining battlefield not far away.

A breeze passed by, and Li Yuanqing frowned slightly, but his eyes were particularly sharp.

Today's fire burned happily, but it consumed a lot of inventory. Just now, the statistics have come out. Nearly half of the gold juice clay pots and kerosene bombs have been consumed. Others, such as large oil, arrows, etc., have been consumed.

It also cost a lot.

Fortunately, the Hou Jin army did not attack the city frantically. In terms of gunpowder, it has not been put to use yet, and there is still a lot of inventory.

This also gave Li Yuanqing a lot of confidence.

War requires not only the bravery of soldiers, but more importantly, logistics and food.

To be honest, after years of fighting, even Li Yuanqing was a little tired when the battle reached this point, let alone the officers and soldiers below.

But Li Yuanqing also understood that the initiative in this matter was not in his own hands. If he wanted to change it, he could only beat these bastards until they hurt. If they were afraid of being beaten, they would not dare to act recklessly again.

Inside the city, most of the soldiers were resting in corners, and countless auxiliary soldiers and civilians were coming and going, constantly carrying various supplies.

Even after winning the battle, the Tatars have not retreated, and the soldiers do not dare to slack off. Even if they rest, they must keep one eye open and be ready to deal with the next wave of Tatar offensives at any time.

Li Yuanqing let out a long breath. Fortunately, in the past few days, the Ming army in the city had not suffered many casualties, and supplies were still sufficient. All matters were on track, and he still maintained sufficient strength.

Initiative.

"Yuanqing, it's going to rain." Chen Zhong came behind Li Yuanqing at some point.

Li Yuanqing was stunned for a moment, then he opened his palms and stretched them into the air. Sure enough, there were already drizzles of rain falling from the sky, falling on his palms, feeling cool and refreshing, and soon dissipated.

"Haha. It's good if it rains. Wash the world and save yourself from seeing disgusting people." Li Yuanqing smiled and gently stroked the carved wooden handrail in front of him with his big hand.

Chen Zhong sighed and patted Li Yuanqing's shoulder hard, "Yuanqing, thank you for your hard work. You don't have to think too much. God won't blame you."

Li Yuanqing couldn't help but smile, but he also admired Chen Zhong's attentiveness. This big brother did not make friends in vain.

"Brother, don't worry. I'm fine. In my eyes, these Tartars are no different from pigs and dogs. How can I be distracted by these bastards?"

Chen Zhong saw that Li Yuanqing's expression didn't look strange, so he felt relieved and said with a smile: "What a pity, these heads are all achievements."

Li Yuanqing smiled and said, "There is no other way. Being able to defend the city is our greatest achievement."

Chen Zhong nodded and looked at the sky with some worry: "Yuan Qing, do you think this rain will start to rain? Like last time?"

Once bitten, twice shy.

Chen Zhong was frightened by the storm and became a little nervous when he saw the rain.

Li Yuanqing smiled and said, "This should be fine. The storm season has passed. Come on, brother, I still have the wine. Let's go have a few drinks."

Chen Zhong also smiled and said, "Call me Lao Zhang."

When the two met each other, they both smiled, and the atmosphere suddenly became much more relaxed.

Most of the residential buildings on the north wall had been demolished. Li Yuanqing and the others had no place to rest in the past few days, so their tents were set up behind the city gate.

Now, it was raining, and it was impossible for the Hou Jin Army to attack the city. The three of them finally had some time to truly rest.

Zhang Pan was instructing the soldiers to cover slingshots and slingshots with cowhide. Through today's fire, Zhang Pan truly understood why Li Yuanqing spent so much thought on these things. Now, these things are all his.

's baby.

"Old Zhang, let's go have a drink." Chen Zhong greeted Zhang Pan.

"You two wait for me. I'll pack these treasures first." Zhang Pan didn't have time to greet the two of them, so he quickly called his soldiers to cover these treasures to prevent them from getting wet in the rain.

Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong looked at each other with relaxed smiles on their faces.

The two of them waited for a long time. After Zhang Pan finished cleaning up here, the three of them returned to the camp together.

The two jars of old wine that were originally used as weapons were also taken out by Li Yuanqing, and he personally filled the bowls for Zhang Pan and Chen Zhong, and finally his own bowl.

"Come on, brothers, let's finish this bowl." Li Yuanqing picked up the wine bowl, gestured to the two of them, and drank it all in one gulp.

Zhang Pan and Chen Zhong also drank all the wine in their bowls. Zhang Pan laughed loudly, "Yuan Qing, Lao Chen, it's so good, so good. Hahaha. I haven't had such a good time in a long time."

In this era, there is almost no entertainment.

Literary men were better off, such as martial men such as Li Yuanqing, Zhang Pan, and Chen Zhong, and there was even less entertainment.

Apart from wine, the biggest entertainment is probably only at night...

No one is a saint in such a high-intensity life, and Li Yuanqing also needs alcohol to stimulate his tired nerves.

"Wine is a good thing." Li Yuanqing burped comfortably, "But we can't drink more, just two bowls each. This old slave has suffered such a big loss today, and he will definitely not let it go."

Zhang Pan's face was slightly red, "Yuan Qing, I'm afraid of him. As long as they dare to come, we dare to go back. This is Lushun, not Shenyang, nor Liaoyang, nor Xiping Fort."

Li Yuanqing smiled and said, "That's right. Come on, let's take another brother. However, we can't drink them all, we can only take a small sip."

Zhang Pan and Chen Zhong couldn't help but burst into laughter, their pride rising to the sky.

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The rain soon started to fall heavily, crackling from the sky, dispersing the dirt in the world, and the air suddenly became fresher.

After a small drink, the mental state of Li Yuanqing and the three of them improved a lot, but they were far from the time when they could rest assured.

Zhang Pan went to check the logistics, while Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong came to the top of the city to continue patrolling the defense.

When it rained, the soldiers on the city were miserable. There was not much shelter from the rain. The soldiers could only use simple oilcloths to cover their bodies. Three to five people gathered together and talked about today's war.

Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong came over, and they all stood up and saluted.

Li Yuanqing smiled and patted one's shoulder, beat that's chest, and gave gentle words of encouragement to boost the morale of the soldiers.

The same was true for Chen Zhong. The originally silent city suddenly became a lot more lively.

Although it is summer at this time, it is already the end of summer. Lushun is in the north. With this heavy rain, the temperature has suddenly dropped a lot, and it is already slightly chilly.

Li Yuanqing was also thinking that the soldiers' equipment was too crude.

In this weather, not to mention a raincoat, even a raincoat or a cloak are extremely luxurious.

This is still in the city, with our back to the mainland.

Of course, Lushun is just a new establishment. If it were included in the orthodox imperial officer and army order, this situation should be much better.

However, Li Yuanqing never had high hopes for the imperial court.

Not to mention supplies, as long as the big guys don't come to cause trouble, then thank God and the incense will be burned.

At this time, one of the soldiers nearby shouted: "Look~~, someone is coming over there."

Li Yuanqing was stunned and hurried to the crenel to check. Not far away, there were seven or eight people wearing raincoats running quickly towards the city. The two soldiers in front were holding two small white flags high.

Someone shouted loudly in Chinese: "Don't fire arrows, don't fire muskets. We are the envoys of Dai Jin. We want to meet with the three generals Li Yuanqing, Chen Zhong and Zhang Pan."

The figures got closer and closer, and soon they were 50 steps away.

The battlefield had not yet been cleaned up, and the ground was in a mess. Li Yuanqing could clearly see a short and stocky officer at the head, looking around with disgust and horror.

But the Ming army at the top of the city did not respond, and they did not dare to move forward. They stood there blankly, letting the heavy rain wash away their bodies.

"Messenger?" Chen Zhong couldn't help but frown, "Yuan Qing, what do these idiots mean?"

Li Yuanqing's eyes narrowed slightly. He had already imagined several ways of revenge after the old slave was furious, but he never thought that the old slave would actually send an envoy...

Is this an olive branch?

Chen Zhong's face turned stern and he whispered: "Yuan Qing, do you want to shoot them? None of these idiots are good."

Li Yuanqing slowly shook his head, "The two countries are at war, and we will not kill the envoys. If we kill them, we will be inferior. Let them come over first and see what the old slave means."

Chen Zhong nodded and waved to the soldiers around him, "Let them come over."

"yes."

His headquarters was guarding the city gate, and soon his soldiers shouted loudly to the city: "Even if you are an envoy, let's come to the city first."

After entering the city, the envoy of Jin hurriedly ran towards the city as if he had received the amnesty.

Li Yuanqing suddenly said: "Brother, do you think the general in the middle looks familiar?"

"look familiar?"

Chen Zhong was stunned and quickly looked at the general Li Yuanqing was talking about. Unfortunately, at this time, he had already run to the city gate.

"Your army, please open the city gate and let us in." The stout general shouted to the Ming army at the city gate with his hands raised.

Chen Zhong saw his face clearly at this time and couldn't help but slap his forehead, "Yes. He is indeed an acquaintance. Isn't this the guerrilla named Sun in Guangning? It was him who replenished our personal soldiers at the beginning.

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To be continued...