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Li Yuanqing and Mao Wenlong have already set the tone, who dares to refute it?

The next thing that remains is implementation.

Mao Wenlong may have felt a little sorry for Li Yuanqing, so he ordered Zhang Pan to lead two thousand troops and carry part of the food and fodder to join Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong. This was considered a piece of his mind.

Thinking of the poor resources of Dongjiang Headquarters, Li Yuanqing wanted to refuse, but after thinking for a while, he gave up the idea.

Only by coming and going can it last forever.

After walking out of Mao Wenlong's tent and just back on the ship, Wei Liang hurriedly chased after him, carefully closed the cabin door, and said helplessly: "Li Shuai, you, why are you doing this? This is a dog's shame.

Son, hey, this is really..."

Li Yuanqing couldn't help but smile, poured a cup of tea, took a sip, and said with a smile: "Father, do you think we have suffered a big loss in this battle?"

Wei Liang said hurriedly: "Li Shuai, do you need to say this? Our two divisions of the Changsheng Battalion are so elite, but they have to do the job of pouring chamber pots. This is really... ugh!"

Wei Liang was extremely angry, but he did not dare to accuse Li Yuanqing. He was so anxious that he sighed and felt unspeakable annoyance.

Li Yuanqing smiled faintly, of course he understood Wei Liang's thoughts.

After this guy came back from Beijing, he didn't know what Eunuch Wei had promised him. He was so excited that he jumped up and down, feeling like a monkey with garlic in his butt.

But the Changsheng Battalion was Li Yuanqing’s private army. How could he, Wei Liang, who had no money or power and was alone, achieve anything at the core?

However, this guy is the supervisor of the imperial court after all. In terms of justice and face, Li Yuanqing always has to take good care of him.

After a moment, Li Yuanqing smiled and said: "Father, you can't think of things like that. You can think of it from another angle. Think about it. What is our core interest in this battle?"

"Well?"

Wei Liang was stunned and said hurriedly: "Li Shuai, why do you need to ask? Of course we have taken Zhenjiang City."

As he said this, he suddenly understood a little bit and quickly looked at Li Yuanqing.

Li Yuanqing explained with a smile: "So, father-in-law, you think, we are guest troops after all. If we have to fight for the first place in everything, where will Marshal Mao and the brothers in our headquarters be? Instead of marching here and there, why don't we go here and there?

Traveling hundreds of thousands of miles to look for the heads of a few insignificant Tatars, why not sit back and wait quietly for the Tatars to come to your door?"

Wei Liang also understood, but hurriedly said: "But Li Shuai, we are approaching Zhenjiang City. Isn't this too dangerous?"

Li Yuanqing's face suddenly turned cold, "What? Father-in-law, you don't have confidence in me? Or ~~~, you don't have confidence in my sons either?"

"Eh? No, no. Li Shuai, the Zajia family doesn't mean this. The Zajia family just thinks that if we go in rashly like this..."

Li Yuanqing smiled and his expression became gentle again, "Father-in-law, you don't have to worry about this matter. I have already taken care of this in my humble position."

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Watching Wei Liang leave, Li Yuanqing narrowed his eyes slightly and slowly exhaled a long breath.

After a while, Chen Zhong also walked in and said with a smile: "Yuan Qing, did you have to work hard to deal with our excited Eunuch Wei?"

Just now, he had been eavesdropping outside the cabin, so he heard the conversation between the two clearly.

Li Yuanqing naturally sensed Chen Zhong's existence. Chen Zhong had already sent him a signal before. Otherwise, with Li Yuanqing's alert state on board the boat, even a god would never be able to come up.

Li Yuanqing smiled and nodded, "It's not easy for Eunuch Wei either. We can't make him sad. We're all in the same boat."

Chen Zhong smiled, but his expression became serious, "Yuan Qing, what exactly do you think about this matter?"

Just now, in Mao Wenlong's tent, although Chen Zhong was also present, many things were almost understood, but he had to ask Li Yuanqing personally before he would feel more at ease.

Li Yuanqing glanced at Chen Zhong and let out a long breath, "Brother, if you and I don't get involved in danger, the brothers in this department will be involved in danger! You have also seen the equipment of the men in this department. Brother

It’s not easy for us, and it’s not easy for the commander-in-chief either.”

Chen Zhong also fully understood what Li Yuanqing meant at this time.

The Dongjiang headquarters has expanded too fast, but its productivity is seriously insufficient. In recent years, although there have been small victories, they have never had a real big victory. As a result, their actual income from seizures is also very little.

Not much.

To put it more bluntly, except for the personal guards of various generals, most of the current Dongjiang's main soldiers are no better than the two auxiliary soldiers in terms of equipment and morale...

"Yuan Qing, I am completely on your side on this matter. I haven't moved my muscles for a long time, and I can't wait any longer!"

As Chen Zhong spoke, he couldn't help but stretch his arms, his eyes filled with the desire to fight.

Li Yuanqing smiled and was about to speak when a report from the soldiers came from outside the door, "Two generals, Zhang Pan, General Zhang wants to see you."

Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong looked at each other, and Chen Zhong laughed in a low voice: "Yuan Qing, Zhang Pan is our old brother. This time, no matter what we say, we have to give him a hand!"

Li Yuanqing smiled and nodded, "That's right!"

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Li Yuanqing's large fleet did not stay at Pi Island for too long. In the evening of that day, when it was getting dark, the fleet set off directly to the mouth of the Yalu River.

There was a strong wind on the sea and the weather was already very cold. Most of the soldiers wore cotton-padded jackets and leather jackets.

With the capture from the last trip to the North, the men of the two divisions of the Changsheng Battalion were probably even better than the main force of the Jin Army in dealing with the cold.

At this time, although there were waves on the sea, the boat ride was relatively smooth.

On the deck, there was a small table and a jar of spirits. Li Yuanqing, Chen Zhong, and Zhang Pan sat opposite each other, drinking and chatting with smiles.

This wine is the first batch of finished products brewed by the winery on Changsheng Island. Although the craftsmanship is still a little rough, it is already in shape. The taste is much better than most wines circulating on the market, and the quality is much better. The alcohol content is also higher.

higher.

After a few glasses of wine, Chen Zhong and Zhang Pan's faces were already heavily dizzy, and Li Yuanqing's face was also slightly red.

"Yuan Qing, Lao Chen, this, I'm afraid it must have been four years. The three of us brothers once again gathered to lead the army in battle. I remember that the last time was in July of the first year of Tianqi, when we went to encircle and suppress Miao Yizhen.

." Zhang Pan said with emotion.

Chen Zhong laughed and said: "It's not July, it's August. Old Zhang, look at your brain, it's not as good as mine, Old Chen. Haha."

"No, it's obviously July, I remember it clearly. How could I forget this kind of thing? Yuan Qing, are you here to comment?"

Seeing Zhang Pan's blushing face and thick neck, Li Yuanqing was a little distracted for a moment, and said with a smile: "Brothers, why do you care so much? Come on, let's drink and drink!"

Although this wine has not yet been released on the market, Zhang Yunniang and Qu Minqiu have already decided on a name for the wine, which is called 'Changsheng Guiquan Brewing'.

After hearing this, Li Yuanqing directly rejected the two women's thoughts. After thinking about it, he named the wine "Liaonan Laojiao".

Although the two women were helpless, in the end, "Liaonan Laojiao" was indeed more catchy and easy to understand, and the two women finally acquiesced to Li Yuanqing's domineering attitude.

At this time, watching Chen Zhong and Zhang Pan bragging and chatting and reminiscing about the past, Li Yuanqing was a little silent for a moment.

There is a saying in later generations, 'Time is like a butcher's knife'.

For a long time, Li Yuanqing didn't really feel about this.

But at this moment, looking at Chen Zhong and Zhang Pan in front of him, Li Yuanqing felt it very clearly.

Needless to say, Chen Zhong, with the full support of Li Yuanqing, this guy is in high spirits and at the peak of his life. His every move is full of the confident domineeringness of a mature man.

But looking back at Zhang Pan, although he is as old as Chen Zhong, he seems to be one year younger than Chen Zhong, less than thirty, but with the hardships of life, at a glance, he seems to be in his early forties, enough to be Li Yuanqing

And Chen Zhong’s father generation...

Li Yuanqing couldn't help but think of Zhang Pan who died in Fuzhou.

If Zhang Pan had calmed down a little and taken a step back, how could things have turned out like this?

such a pity.

Everything has gone away with the wind.

The joy of the past can only be found in memory.

After drinking until almost midnight, Chen Zhong and Zhang Pan returned to their boats to rest.

Of course, they were fought over by their own soldiers, and both of them were already drunk and unconscious.

Li Yuanqing was also half or six points drunk. When he returned to the cabin, he didn't even have time to take off his clothes. He lay heavily on the bed, deep in thought and silent.

Nian'er hurriedly came over carefully, "Master, I will help you change your clothes."

Nian'er was ordered by Zhang Yunniang and Qu Minqiu to accompany Li Yuanqing on this trip and take care of all aspects of Li Yuanqing's life.

Logically speaking, it is not a good sign that a general is accompanied by a woman when he is going on a major expedition.

But Li Yuanqing understood very well, just like "Yu the Dayu controlled the floods, it was better to block them than to remove them."

On the battlefield at this time, although the Changsheng Battalion did not have an overwhelming advantage, it already had a certain degree of dominance.

Especially for this expedition, Li Yuanqing also brought Joseph and nearly twenty 8-pounders and 6-pounders.

With Li Yuanqing's identity, it would be really difficult to adapt if there were no women around him to serve him.

Instead of robbing those humble Tatar women, it would be more appropriate to use a caring, pretty and caring person like Nian'er who understands people's thoughts.

As a person in a superior position, if you don't have any privileges at all times, then why are everyone working hard to climb up?

Nian'er's movements were very gentle, and she quickly helped Li Yuanqing take off his official robe and pajamas, then checked the two burning braziers, and then carefully snuggled up to Li Yuanqing, like a soft kitten.

Li Yuanqing was naturally not polite about his forbidden love, and soon the heat in the room continued to rise.
To be continued...