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The sky gradually darkened, and a vast twilight enveloped the earth.

To the north, the wind seemed to be stronger, a "whoosh" passed by my ears, and there seemed to be snowflakes floating in the air again.

On the west side of the river.

Under the watchful eyes of the old slaves and the nobles and nobles of the Hou Jin Dynasty, Li Yuanqing's fleet slowly turned its head, like a dark cloud covering the sky, sailing slowly and orderly towards the south.

No one around the old slave dared to speak, and no one even dared to speak loudly. The atmosphere was terrifyingly silent.

Everyone's eyes were attracted by this huge fleet that looked like a Big Mac, with different expressions on their faces.

The old slave didn't have much expression on his face.

He watched this scene quietly, as if he was watching something that had nothing to do with him.

However, the wrinkles on his old face that looked like knife carvings seemed to be deeper. Although the majesty was even greater, even Dorgon could see that his Khan Ama was at least more powerful than before.

Five years older...

"Drive! Drive!"

At this time, there were dozens of fast horses rushing towards us in front. Looking at the flag, it was Amin's royal flag inlaid with blue.

Dorgon hurriedly said cautiously: "Khan Ama, it's the second brother. The second brother is back."

The old slave nodded, slowly exhaled a long breath, "Retreat the troops."

As he spoke, he ignored the people around him, turned his horse's head, and headed towards the north camp.

Dorgon was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly clapped his horse and chased the old slave.

Only then did everyone react and swarmed behind the old slave.

Here, by the time Amin and his party arrived, the old slave had already run three to four hundred steps.

"Hey!" Amin swung the riding crop hard, making a crisp sound.

The servants around him didn't dare to express their anger, and they all stayed away from Amin for fear of hurting Chi Yu.

A moment later, Abatai also arrived. Seeing Amin's appearance, he couldn't help but sneer, snorted, and chased after the old slave in front of him.

"Bitch!"

Amin spat hard and looked at the fleet that was about to disappear from sight in the distance, "Li Yuanqing, one day, I will definitely unscrew your head and use it as a night pot!!!"

As he spoke, he gave the horse a whip on its buttocks and chased in the direction of the old slave.

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On the bow of the tall ship, turning around and looking at the west bank of the river shrouded in twilight, Li Yuanqing felt relaxed and happy.

Mao Wenlong's wise decision made most of the 100% risks Li Yuanqing originally assumed dissipate in an instant. He no longer had to worry about Mao Wenlong's safety and left him and his sons to a narrow escape.

The most important thing is that after this actual battle with Zhengbaiqi with real swords and guns, Mao Wenlong should also realize the accurate strength of his Dongjiang headquarters. In the next decision-making, he will definitely correct his position.

, this really reduced a lot of pressure on Li Yuanqing.

But beside him, Chen Zhong was still regretting that the dense fortifications had not caused too many casualties to the Tatars, while Zhang Pan was still worried about the Tatar heads that could not be taken away.

On one side, some soldiers had already set up a small table and a wine jug. Li Yuanqing picked up the wine jug and filled three glasses of wine with a smile. "Two eldest brothers, let's go over here. What's the pity? This battle,

Our results are not bad."

Chen Zhong picked up the wine glass, drank it all in one gulp, and said hurriedly: "Yuan Qing, hey, this is a good opportunity!"

Zhang Pan understood what Li Yuanqing meant and hurriedly smiled and said: "Yuanqing, the Tatar heads we got in this battle are indeed not too few, but if we want to divide them up..."

Li Yuanqing smiled and glanced at Zhang Pan. Zhang Pan did not dare to face Li Yuanqing's gaze and lowered his head with a guilty conscience.

Chen Zhong also realized at this time that with Li Yuanqing here, his achievements can naturally be guaranteed, but Zhang Pan has no soldiers. In this battle, there are many elements of wait-and-see. In essence, there is no

It takes too much effort, this...

Chen Zhong wanted to say something, but he couldn't covet this kind of thing. After all, the Changsheng Battalion was the main force in this battle and had paid so many casualties. He could only wait until Li Yuanqing started this topic.

I have a few kind words for Zhang Pan.

Li Yuanqing smiled and glanced at the two people in front of him, taking in their expressions. After a moment, he smiled and said: "The matter of dividing the work is indeed a bit troublesome. However, we are all brothers, and I will say it clearly.

Already."

"Yuan Qing, please speak." Zhang Pan couldn't help but straighten his body and looked at Li Yuanqing humbly.

Chen Zhong didn't have to be like this and waited quietly for Li Yuanqing's next words.

Li Yuanqing smiled and said, "Brother Zhang, I have mentioned to Brother Chen before that I don't want the head of this battle anymore. I will save a little bit to save face. The rest will be left to you."

Zhang Pan couldn't help but be overjoyed and said hurriedly: "Yuan Qing, how can this be possible? You and the men of Changsheng Camp are the mainstay of this battle. This, this..."

Chen Zhong understood what Li Yuanqing meant and hurriedly said: "Yuanqing, this is possible. But these Tatar heads were mainly obtained by the sons of the Changsheng Camp, and we cannot accept them in vain. Let's do it.

The imperial court’s reward is 0 taels per level, so Lao Zhang and I can buy it from the Changsheng Camp for 50 taels per level, how about that?”

Chen Zhong has been with Li Yuanqing for so long and already feels a bit wealthy. He naturally has real confidence when he says this.

But Zhang Pan, after all, had just started following Li Yuanqing, and the soup just stuck to the bowl. How could he have the confidence of Chen Zhong?

If it's 50 taels for the first level and 500 taels for the first level, it will cost 25,000 taels. How can he get so much money now?

Seeing Zhang Pan's embarrassed expression, Chen Zhong suddenly realized the problem, but he had already said the words and couldn't take them back, so he looked at Li Yuanqing as if asking for help.

Li Yuanqing smiled and said, "Haha. 50 taels? I like it. However, we are all brothers, so the price is easy to discuss. Let's do it. I won't take advantage of the two old brothers. 0 taels per level. One hand.

Pay the money and get it delivered!”

In this battle, three people and two troops captured nearly 1,500 Tatar heads. Among them, the heads captured by the Changsheng Battalion were more than 1,100. Chen Zhong's troops were in the early 00s. On Zhang Pan's side, because there were no soldiers, although he worked very hard,

Yes, but there is no level one.

In fact, to a large extent, even if Li Yuanqing gave these heads to Zhang Pan for free, it would not be a big problem. After all, if he wants these heads, the effect is not very big.

But Li Yuanqing deeply understood that human beings are very complicated animals.

In later generations, Li Yuanqing has always adhered to a creed, "A good brother has a clear account."

It is better to teach a man to fish than to teach him to fish.

This time, if Li Yuanqing directly gave these heads to Zhang Pan, it seemed like he was giving him a hand, but what about next time? Will he give them to him like this next time?

After all, Li Yuanqing was not a saint, nor was he anyone's nanny. The reason why he put so much effort into maintaining the stability of the Liao Territory was just so that China could accumulate more energy and suppress the development of Houjin.

, preventing it from growing as rapidly as it did in history.

But this kind of thing can only be controlled within his ability. Once it exceeds his ability, Li Yuanqing will definitely choose Mingzhe to protect himself without hesitation.

Just like that famous saying that doesn't sound good but is the real truth, "When you are alive, everything has a chance. When you die, it is just a handful of loess."

Zhang Pan originally thought that Li Yuanqing would lower the price a bit, but the 0 taels that Li Yuanqing said was definitely a fair price. As long as he reported to the court, even if there were various exploitations, a first-level leader with just over 0 taels would still be guaranteed.

of.

If he wants to reach level 00, he only has nine thousand taels of silver, so he can get through it if he grits his teeth.

But this level 00 head is enough for him to sit on the throne of general. Even with Mao Wenlong's support, even if he ascends to the throne of deputy general, it is not impossible.

"Yuan Qing, this is very good. I, I want level 00! As soon as we get out of the river mouth, I will go back to Pi Island to raise money~!" Zhang Pan hurriedly patted his chest and promised.

Chen Zhong smiled and said: "This is the best. Lao Zhang, I, Lao Chen, will reject the rest! Haha!"

Li Yuanqing smiled and waved his hand, "Brother, it's okay to divide it this way. But Brother Zhang will have to suffer a bit. Let's do this. Leave level 100 at the Changsheng Camp headquarters and explain it to the higher ups. Brother Zhang will leave 500 here.

Level, brother, please stay at level 900."

Chen Zhong smiled and nodded, "That's fine. Let's just do it."

Chen Zhong is now the deputy general. According to the Ming Dynasty's practice, a level 900 head is enough for him to ascend to the throne of commander-in-chief.

As for Zhang Pan, if he had level 500 in hand, he would be almost certain to ascend to the position of deputy general.

As a result, among the three of them, Chen Zhong and Zhang Pan gained merit, Li Yuanqing earned money, and everyone was happy.

But at this time Zhang Pan said hurriedly: "Yuan Qing, Lao Chen, you, I appreciate your kindness. But brother, I also have some difficulties. This..."

Li Yuanqing smiled and said: "Brother Zhang, what can't be discussed between us brothers? Let's do this. If Brother Zhang is short of money, you can take these heads first. When this battle is over, the imperial court will reward you.

Come down and give me the money you need!"

Zhang Pan was stunned and couldn't help but feel overjoyed, but still a little hesitant, "Yuan Qing, this, this is really..."

Chen Zhong smiled and said: "Old Zhang, why are you so polite to Yuan Qing? If you want it, I'll take it all!"

Zhang Pan also reacted and said hurriedly: "Yuan Qing, I won't say much else. If you have anything to do in the future, you can directly greet me and see how I behave!"

Li Yuanqing laughed loudly, "We are all brothers, but we are talking about this without seeing anyone else! Come, let's drink and drink. It's too cold in this shitty day, so warm up first."

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Having escaped the threat of Hou Jin's main force, and the division of labor had been well discussed, the three of them were in a good mood, and drank until midnight on the deck against the snowflakes.
To be continued...