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Wang's conservative strategy in Jin Dynasty made it difficult for him to win much support in the court, and many people below him were dissatisfied.

In August, he was transferred from the Liao region and became the Minister of the Ministry of War in Nanjing. He was replaced by Sun Chengzong, the current Grand Scholar of Dongge, the Minister of the Ministry of War and the Imperial Master.

After Sun Chengzong took office, he made great moves to the western Liaoning army. He eliminated some old, weak, sick and disabled people, organized and trained many new armies. At the same time, he promoted a large number of young generals and integrated the Guan Ning generals more closely. The Guan Ning army's

The prototype has already been formed.

Among them, the one who benefited the most was Zhao Shujiao, who had regained the "Great Gong" of Qiantun.

With the support of Sun Chengzong, Zhao Lijiao was promoted to the rank of commander-in-chief.

At the same time, Sun Chengzong was in charge of western Liaoning, Li Banghua, the governor of Tianjin, was in Tianjin, and Yuan Keli, the governor of Denglai, was in Denglai. The Ming Dynasty's inherent defense system against the Jin army was basically formed.

At this time, Sun Chengzong was inspecting the defense of Qiantun, so Li Yuanqing took a boat directly to Qiantun.

Mao Wenlong's conservative attitude also made Li Yuanqing understand more and deeper things.

Although Li Yuanqing can be regarded as Mao Wenlong's personal soldier, there is still a difference between personal soldier and personal soldier...

Along the way, Li Yuanqing was also thinking carefully, why did Sun Chengzong want to see him? What special qualities does he have that can attract others' attention?

From Shenyang to now, Li Yuanqing has almost crawled out of the dead. He has killed at least 1,800 Tatars, if not many.

In terms of merit, I'm afraid he could be dozens of blocks away from Zhao Shujiao.

But the fact is that Zhao Lijiao has become the commander-in-chief, while Li Yuanqing is just a guerrilla.

Of course, Zhao Lejiao's background was hundreds of times more noble than that of Li Yuanqing, and he also had Sun Chengzong's idea of ​​"buying a horse's bone for a thousand gold", but Sun Chengzong's level of support cannot help but make people think.

The layout of Dongjiang is too small after all.

Big fish will live better only in big rivers.

But it would be absolutely unwise to jump directly to Liaoxi.

Let’s not talk about the complicated tangle of generals. At the very least, Li Yuanqing still has Changsheng Island in Dongjiang, his Changsheng Island. But in the predicament of Liaoxi, what can this little land do?

The trip went smoothly.

Li Yuanqing from Qiantun has been here several times and is no stranger to it.

However, compared with the previous time, Qiantun has undergone great changes. The originally scattered refugees have disappeared. Outside the fort, there are many newly built residential buildings. Although the people in the past still have food, it is different from before.

There has been a huge improvement.

Entering the fort, the streets are also neatly tidied up. The shops on both sides seem to be quite prosperous. Although there are not many people coming and going, they are more regular.

Li Yuanqing couldn't help but nodded secretly.

The reason why Zhao Shujiao is famous in history is indeed because of his ability.

Of course, it may also be that Sun Chengzong is here and has a lot of face-saving projects.

When he arrived at the official hall, Li Yuanqing directly reported his name. Soon, he received a message and asked Li Yuanqing to go in.

Facing the giant Sun Chengzong, Li Yuanqing also collected his thoughts, simply tidied up his appearance, followed the servant, and walked quickly into the house.

Fang Zhenru had hosted a banquet for Li Yuanqing and Zhang Pan in this official hall before. Chen Zhong and Li Yuanqing were no strangers. At this time, although the indoor scenery had not changed much, Sun Chengzong's name was placed here, and Li Yuanqing couldn't help but start.

Somewhat nervous.

"General Li, please stay here for a moment. Mr. Ge will come over in a moment." After the servant finished speaking, he left gently.

Li Yuanqing didn't dare to sit down, so he quickly handed over his hand.

A glimpse of one spot reveals the whole leopard.

Just looking at the attitude of this servant, he did not have the arrogance of a "seventh-rank official in front of the prime minister", which also made Li Yuanqing relax a little. The famous Mr. Sun Ge was probably not someone who liked to show off.

Not long after, an old man about sixty years old, wearing a purple python robe, walked out of the inner room with the support of a boy.

Li Yuanqing hurriedly knelt down and said, "Li Yuanqing, who holds the humble position of Chief of the Changsheng Island of the Dongjiang Army, has met Mr. Ge."

As he spoke, he kowtowed several times.

Sun Chengzong smiled lightly and said, "General Li, please get up quickly. Show General Li his seat."

"Yes." The boy quickly moved a seat for Li Yuanqing.

"Thank you Mr. Ge." Li Yuanqing stood up carefully, not daring to sit down. Half of his butt slightly touched the wooden pier seat, and he looked at Sun Chengzong respectfully.

Sun Chengzong has a very broad face, and you can already see a lot of white hair on his eyebrows and hair, but he is in good spirits and his eyes are full of energy.

He looked at Li Yuanqing with a smile, "General Li, I have heard of your name a long time ago. Originally, I had wanted to see you for a long time. Unfortunately, I have been busy with my affairs these days, and I have only had time in the past few days."

Li Yuanqing hurriedly raised his hands respectfully and said: "I love you, Mr. Ge. I am a humble martial artist with a humble position, and his trivial achievements are not worth mentioning."

Sun Chengzong smiled and said, "General Li, you don't have to be too humble. You did a good job in capturing Hu Erhan alive, including the Battle of Lushun a few days ago."

Seeing Sun Chengzong's kind attitude, Li Yuanqing also relaxed a little.

At Sun Chengzong's request, Li Yuanqing briefly described the process of the Lushun defense battle to him.

When Sun Chengzong heard this, he frowned and remained silent for a long time.

Li Yuanqing understood that Sun Chengzong's fortress strategy should have taken shape by now, so he valued the successful defense of Lushun.

Li Yuanqing didn't say much, quietly waiting for Sun Chengzong's thoughts.

After a long time, Sun Chengzong smiled and said: "General Li, in your opinion, if we build a fort in western Liaoning, how should we deal with the Hou Jin offensive?"

coming.

Li Yuanqing was very clever and his mind was spinning rapidly.

Sun Chengzong wants to build a fort in western Liaoning and adopt a fixed-point defense strategy. I am afraid that this is a foregone conclusion. It is also the wish of many parties.

Even though he knew that this would bring down the Ming Dynasty's finances, how could Li Yuanqing dare to say anything at this time?

After thinking about it carefully, Li Yuanqing said: "When I returned to the pavilion, I thought that the most important thing in building a fort was to take advantage of the favorable geographical situation, block several key points in western Liaoning, and block the only way for the Later Jin Dynasty to conquer western Liaoning."

Sun Chengzong nodded. Li Yuanqing's words were not very nutritious. He motioned to Li Yuanqing to continue with his eyes.

Li Yuanqing paused and glanced at Sun Chengzong secretly.

If you want to leave a shadow in Lao Sun's heart, you must use some strong medicine, but you must not violate taboos.

"Mr. Ge, I humbly believe that my Ming Dynasty's understanding of Hou Jin actually made many mistakes before." Li Yuanqing carefully tested and looked at Sun Chengzong secretly.

Sun Chengzong frowned, "Oh? What's the explanation?"

Li Yuanqing continued: "Mr. Ge, Hou Jin is actually not only good at field battles, but also very good at attacking cities. Back then, Shenyang, Liaoyang, Guangning, including Xiping Fort, Hou Jin conquered the city. I was in Zhenjiang that year, and before that I was in Zhenjiang.

Lushun had all faced Hou Jin's siege. In my humble opinion, even if the city's terrain was dangerous, as long as there was time, the Hou Jin army could bulldoze earth and fill trenches to make up for the shortcomings of the terrain. And most of these people are Han Chinese

The slaves will not waste Houjin’s military strength at all. Therefore, when setting up the fort, this is a big factor that we have to consider."

Sun Chengzong nodded and sighed: "The Tartars are barbaric. This is the pain of my Ming Dynasty. General Li, do you have any good ideas?"

Li Yuanqing said: "To prevent the Tatar bulldozing offensive, I think there are two main aspects. First, we must ensure that the fortress is strong and the roads are clear. In the event of a war, reinforcements can arrive as soon as possible."

Sun Chengzong nodded slowly.

Li Yuanqing added: "Furthermore, we need to set up some long-range defensive weapons in the city, which can suppress the Tatar offensive from a long distance. This is also the experience I gained personally in the Battle of Lushun. Once the resistance is overcome,

As for the Tatars' bulldozing offensive, they have no choice but to delay and use night time or other times to bulldoze. This will give our army more time. It will also give our army more opportunities.

opportunity to block their offensive."

Sun Chengzong looked at Li Yuanqing, "General Li, I wonder what the long-range defense weapon you mentioned is?"

Li Yuanqing hurriedly said: "Mr. Ge, I heard from my humble position that in the early years of the Ming Dynasty, I purchased a red cannon from the barbarians in Macao. This kind of cannon is far superior to the native cannon of the Ming Dynasty. It is powerful and can shoot up to one mile.

Half a mile away. If such a sharp weapon can be installed in the fortress, it will get twice the result with half the effort and prevent the Tatars from advancing even half a step."

This method was proposed by Governor Yuan when he was building Ningyuan City and started to be implemented in detail.

At this time, Li Yuanqing told Sun Chengzong directly.

With Sun Chengzong's energy, such as wages, money, and luggage, this is not a problem at all.

Rather than letting these Guan Ningjun bosses spend their money on a luxurious life, it is better to buy more red cannons. Even if the foreign devils make some money, these things are at least useful and will not be wasted.

When Li Yuanqing truly stabilizes himself and establishes a navy, sooner or later he will make these foreign devils spit out what they have eaten.

Sun Chengzong thought for a long time after hearing this.

Based on his experience, he knew about the Red Cannon. In fact, there was also a civil servant under his command who admired the Red Cannon very much.

At this time, Li Yuanqing, a front-line general, gained valuable experience from actual combat, which added to his weight in Sun Chengzong's heart.

"Haha. I have taken note of this matter. General Li, do you have any other thoughts about the Tatars?"

Sun Chengzong asked Li Yuanqing many questions, all asking about the Tatars' fighting habits and living habits.

In this regard, Li Yuanqing knew very well and gave Sun Chengzong answers one by one.

It lasted from noon to the afternoon. Several hours passed, and neither of them had eaten. Sun Chengzong was still a little unfinished. At this time, the boy ran over and whispered a few words to Sun Chengzong.

Sun Chengzong smiled tiredly, "Haha, I was having so much fun talking that I forgot about the time. Yuan Qing, are you hungry too? There just happens to be a dinner party tonight, you can come and join us."

As he spoke, he waved his hand and said to the boy beside him: "Take General Li down and have a good rest."
To be continued...