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Three days later, the team successfully arrived at the pier on the north shore of Pi Island.

At this time, the not-so-wide North Shore Pier had completely turned into a huge construction site, with all kinds of materials piled up like mountains, sails on the sea densely packed, and the flow of people as dense as moving ants.

Mao Wenlong's big tent was also set up directly on the edge of the dock, controlling everything at any time.

The news of Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong's arrival had already reached here. As soon as they got off the boat, Mao Wenlong came to greet them personally.

He strode forward with a smile, "Yuan Qing, Chen Zhong, you are here."

Compared with before, he was obviously a lot more haggard and had a lot more white hair on both sides of his temples. He looked a little tired, but he was in great spirits.

It can be seen that he is full of high morale and strength at this time.

"I have seen the commander-in-chief in my humble position!" Li Yuanqing hurriedly cupped his hands and bowed deeply.

According to the rank, Li Yuanqing is now on the same level as Mao Wenlong. Although he is still behind Mao Wenlong in terms of honors, it is obviously inappropriate to kneel down in such a public place.

However, although he did not kneel down, Li Yuanqing's gesture was profound enough that anyone could see his respect for Mao Wenlong.

Mao Wenlong hurriedly helped Li Yuanqing up with a smile, "Yuanqing, it's been a long journey, thank you for your hard work."

Chen Zhong hurried forward, knelt down to Mao Wenlong, and kowtowed respectfully.

Mao Wenlong laughed and stepped forward to help Chen Zhong up and punched him hard on the shoulder, "Chen Zhong, not bad. He is stronger and more fleshy than before."

Chen Zhong's eyes were a little red, "Commander, it's a pity that I can't serve the Marshal anymore due to my humble position."

Mao Wenlong couldn't help but smile, "No matter where you are, you are a Ming army, and we will always be a family."

Li Yuanqing also had to admire Mao Wenlong's shrewdness. In terms of winning people's hearts, there was still a lot of distance between him and Mao Wenlong.

After everyone exchanged greetings, the fleet docked, and Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong went directly to Mao Wenlong's tent.

However, the war was already imminent at this time, and there were not many generals on Pi Island, only a few of Mao Wenlong's staff and the supervisor Ma Eunuch.

Zhang Pan and Mao Chenglu were also there, but they were busy on the dock and obviously had no time to come here to reminisce with Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong.

In the big tent, some soldiers served tea, and Ma Gonggong and several staff also hurriedly saluted Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong.

As Chen Zhong said before, today, the two of them are no longer what they used to be.

In the past, when I met Eunuch Ma, the two of them not only sat down, but also didn't even talk to each other.

But at this time, Eunuch Ma and these staff could only look up to the two of them.

Soon, Wei Liang and Zhang Qiliang also rushed to the big tent. Everyone exchanged pleasantries again and officially began to discuss matters.

Mao Wenlong stood up, walked to the huge sand table aside, and said with a smile: "Yuan Qing, Chen Zhong, I am very happy that you can come. With the two of you joining me, I will have more confidence in this battle."

Come on, you see, at this time, Chen Jisheng, Chen Liangce and other tribes have arrived in the Tieshan area. According to the plan, within three days, the main force of the headquarters will gather at the Tieshan seaside and march towards Zhenjiang and Yizhou.

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The sand table was first built by Li Yuanqing and showed great glory in the battle of Lushun. Mao Wenlong also drew enough nutrients from Li Yuanqing's war in southern Liaoning.

Especially in Liaodong, which was basically based on guerrilla and positional warfare, the role of the sand table became more intuitive and obvious.

But when Li Yuanqing was in Beidi, the role of the sand table was much smaller.

Mainly because it was difficult to get familiar with the terrain at that time, and the weather was too bad, and there were not enough manpower and material resources to build an accurate sand table.

But at this time, various outposts from the Dongjiang Headquarters have been deployed throughout Liaodong. Naturally, there are not many obstacles in this regard.

As soon as Li Yuanqing heard Mao Wenlong's words, he already understood that Mao Wenlong still wanted to start with Yizhou first, adopting the method that Lao Zhu used when he killed Zhang Shicheng, "clip his wings and then dominate him".

At this time, the main forces of the Later Jin Dynasty gathered in Liaodong. To a large extent, Mao Wenlong's strategy was not problematic in principle, but in practice, it was still a bit tricky.

The main thing is that if we want to capture Zhenjiang, we will face Houjin's core interests directly, and a head-on battle is unavoidable.

Even if Mao Wenlong and Dongjiang headquarters successfully conquered the impoverished Yiju, if they could not defeat the main force of Hou Jin, they would surely encounter the most frantic counterattack.

The main reason why Lao Zhu successfully captured the salt dealer Zhang Shicheng was that he had a good grasp of Zhang Shicheng's temperament and knew that he would never dare to confront him until the last moment.

In fact, Zhang Shicheng did this. It was not until Lao Zhu's main force reached the city of Pingjiang (today's Suzhou) that he assumed a decisive battle with Lao Zhu.

Unfortunately, by this time, it was already too late.

But even so, Lao Zhu only managed to break through the city after besieging the city for nearly a year.

But at this time, the matter was still in a state of discussion, and Mao Wenlong just put forward this opinion. Naturally, Li Yuanqing would not blatantly refute and point out Mao Wenlong's mistake, but would quietly wait for Mao Wenlong's next words.

Mao Wenlong glanced at everyone and continued to talk about his thoughts.

He still wanted to pass through North Korea and squeeze out some nutrients from North Korea along the way. He would first go to Yizhou, or force Yizhou, and at the same time scattered troops into Kuandian. After attracting the main force of Houjin, he would then enter Kuandian.

Lead the battlefield to the mountainous area of ​​Kuandian in the north of Yiju, and use the terrain advantages to ambush the main force of Hou Jin. After occupying a favorable battle situation, they will then engage in a decisive battle with the main force of Hou Jin.

Li Yuanqing couldn't help but frown slightly when he heard this.

Mao Wenlong's strategy can be said to be extremely shrewd, effectively avoiding his own shortcomings and using his strengths to attack the main force behind the fund.

To a large extent, this strategy works very well.

Previously, Chen Jisheng's Right Association has proved the correctness of this strategy with actual results.

Although Chen Jisheng failed later, it was mainly because he was too greedy. He faced the main force of the Zhengbai Banner with only a mere force, but lacked popular support and eventually led to heavy losses for the Youxie Association.

However, the main force of the Dongjiang Headquarters will invest more than 20,000 troops in this battle, and with the auxiliary troops and miscellaneous personnel, the number may exceed 30,000 to 40,000.

As a result, Dongjiang Headquarters did not suffer in terms of military strength.

According to Mao Wenlong's shrewdness, there will be a strong possibility of victory in this battle.

But Li Yuanqing still found one of the scary key points, that is, Mao Wenlong was almost at the end of his rope, leaving almost no way out for himself.

Moreover, he gave up the biggest advantage that the Ming army currently has, which is warships and maritime hegemony.

Even though Dongjiang's warships were not considered advanced, many damaged warships were not repaired in time due to insufficient funds.

But this thing is, after all, better than nothing.

"In this battle, all the kings should work together to determine the fate of Liaodong in one battle. Some~, even if I die, I can explain to the emperor."

When Mao Wenlong spoke to the end, everyone in the tent could clearly feel the decisiveness in his words.

Eunuch Ma hurriedly smiled and said: "Shuai Mao has such ambitions, why worry about failing to achieve great things and establish slaves forever? Haha, hahaha..."

But after he finished speaking, he found that no one responded to him at all. He couldn't help but feel awkward for a moment, laughed awkwardly a few times, and hurriedly sat back down in his seat.

Mao Wenlong didn't have much expression on his face. He glanced at everyone, and finally his eyes fell on Li Yuanqing.

Li Yuanqing hurriedly stepped out and raised his hands and said: "Commander, I will fully support the commander-in-chief's strategy."

Chen Zhong also hurriedly said: "Commander, the general also fully supports you! I am willing to serve you!"

Mao Wenlong couldn't help laughing, "Yuan Qing, Chen Zhong, very good. Very good! With you two speaking, I feel at ease."

At this time, Wei Liang hurriedly said: "Commander Mao, I don't know, I don't know what arrangements our Changsheng Battalion will make in this battle?"

Zhang Qiliang also looked at Mao Wenlong eagerly.

Mao Wenlong smiled, looked at Li Yuanqing, and then at Chen Zhong, "Yuan Qing, Chen Zhong, our strategy has been established and has begun to be implemented. Please share your thoughts."

Li Yuanqing thought for a moment and then said: "Commander, the two commanders of the Changsheng Battalion fully support your strategy for this battle. However, there are a few points I would like to add to the general."

Mao Wenlong couldn't help but smile.

He had long known that with Li Yuanqing's shrewdness, he would never be willing to just act as a green leaf in the Dongjiang headquarters. He smiled lightly and nodded, "Yuanqing, please tell me."

Li Yuanqing took a deep breath and forced himself to stay calm enough.

Face must be given to Mao Wenlong, but some shortcomings must be highlighted.

Otherwise, given the scale of this battle, if something goes wrong in a certain channel, the consequences would be unimaginable.

After pondering for a moment and gathering his thoughts, Li Yuanqing said: "Commander, the main force of the Later Jin Dynasty has gathered in Zhenjiang at this time. Due to the inherent disadvantage of our Ming army, there must be a difference in mobility. The sage said that soldiers are crafty.

Also, if our army faces Yizhou directly, it will definitely arouse the vigilance of the main force of Houjin. Therefore, I want to attack the east and west, and lead my troops to attack Zhenjiang City, pretending to attack Zhenjiang City, and create opportunities for the main force!"

After Li Yuanqing finished speaking, Mao Wenlong couldn't help but be stunned.

How shrewd he is? He immediately understood Li Yuanqing's intention.

This is because Li Yuanqing wanted to use it as bait to leave a way out for the Dongjiang headquarters.

"Yuan Qing, what, how could this happen? How could I let you go into danger alone?" Mao Wenlong asked hurriedly.

Wei Liang also reacted at this time and said hurriedly: "Li Shuai, please think twice about this matter. You must not let your sons venture into danger."

Zhang Qiliang also hurriedly said: "Li Shuai, think twice."

Li Yuanqing suddenly smiled, "Commander, two supervisors, please don't be anxious. The general wanted to attack Zhenjiang City, but it was just a feint attack. At this time, the main force of Hou Jin gathered around Zhenjiang, and the general was not a Da Luo god.

, how is it possible to capture the city? The general wants to take advantage of our waterway at this time to drive a nail under the nose of Zhenjiang City. Let its main force never dare to dispatch easily. For the main force of this headquarters,

Create more space."

Li Yuanqing spoke so straightforwardly that within a moment, everyone understood what he meant and began to think carefully.

Mao Wenlong looked at Li Yuanqing's young but handsome face, and felt an indescribable feeling in his heart.

It’s no wonder that Li Yuanqing was able to achieve such great achievements at such a young age. Even Mao Wenlong would have a hard time matching his courage and heart!
To be continued...