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As soon as the sky started to get dark, the Ming army embarked on its return journey south.

In Lianshanguan City, the men captured nearly two thousand war horses, more than a thousand mules and horses, and numerous supplies, destroying all the old foundations in Lianshanguan City.

When they came, the men followed them quickly, but on their way back, they were greeted by an endless army of livestock and supplies, with no end in sight.

Countless Han slaves, under the supervision of men and women, carried supplies with their hands and shoulders along with the livestock, all the way south.

As the last team left Guancheng, the engineers and soldiers who had been prepared quickly lit the fuse in front of the city gate.

Accompanied by the "chichi" fire dragon burning, not long after, there was a loud "boom", and the huge suspension bridge at the south gate of Lianshan Pass instantly shattered into pieces.

In this way, if the main force of the Jin army wants to catch up with the Ming army, it will take less than seven or eight days, or even ten days, which is absolutely impossible.

In the center of the team, Chen Zhong went to the front to check the terrain, while Li Yuanqing and Yang Miaocai were riding on their horses and moving forward slowly.

Not far from the two of them, there was a row of men on both sides of their horses, both of which were covered with Tatar heads that had just been cut off and coated with lime powder.

Although they were covered with lime, the heads were still very fresh because they were cut in less than half an hour, and Zhang Lianfu's secret prescription.

Therefore, the air was filled with an indescribable smell of blood, a mixture of lime powder and blood.

There was nothing unusual about Li Yuanqing, but he was enjoying it a little.

But Yang Miaocai couldn't bear it anymore. If the situation didn't allow it, he would probably have to find a place to vomit.

But Yang Miaocai knew very well that he must not do this.

How could the image of a man that he had worked so hard to build up be easily destroyed because of such a trivial matter? He could only hold his breath and endure it.

Li Yuanqing naturally noticed Yang Miaocai's discomfort and said with a smile: "Brother Miaocai is not feeling well. Please go to the stream in front and wash your face first."

On the west side of Guandao, a tributary of the Lianshanguan River flows slowly southward, and the water is very clear.

Yang Miaocai immediately felt as if he had been granted amnesty, and hurriedly bowed his hands respectfully: "Thank you, Li Shuai." He quickly ran to the front.

Looking at Yang Miaocai's slightly embarrassed figure, Li Yuanqing showed a relaxed and relieved smile at the corner of his mouth.

Although Yang Miaocai is still a little immature, he has made great progress without realizing it.

As the old saying goes, 'Winter is coming, can spring be far behind?'

At this time, the army was dragging its feet, and its marching speed would definitely not be able to pick up speed.

When we came here, it only took one afternoon to get here from Qingtai Yubao, but at this time, if we wanted to get to Qingtai Yubao, it would probably take at least three or two days.

However, Li Yuanqing was not worried at all about the safety of his troops.

Lianshan Pass is like a throat.

Because of Huang Taiji's shrinking defensive strategy, the main forces of Houjin were all north of Lianshanguan, while to the south were weak small forts.

Li Yuanqing was still afraid that they wouldn't cause trouble.

Unfortunately, at this time, the Ming army already had enough prisoners, and the men had too few men, so a lot of energy was wasted in guarding them.

Otherwise, Li Yuanqing really wanted to wipe out all the fortresses of the Hou Jin Dynasty south of Lianshanguan.

But Li Yuanqing also understood very well that the most important thing in life is to stop in moderation.

At this time, although the strategic goal of going to Laozhai was not completed, it was more than enough to pay the imperial court and the new emperor Chongzhen.

What needs to be done next is no longer a frontal battlefield, but how to use the resources at hand to maximize one's own political interests.

In other words, it’s time for writers like Yang Miaocai to show off...

However, even though the overall situation was very stable, Li Yuanqing still did not dare to neglect at all and kept an eye on the front line personally.

At this time, although the threat from the Later Jin Army was not great, it was early autumn and the weather was changeable, making it most likely to cause epidemic diseases.

Especially with so many women and children in the team, Li Yuanqing did not dare to be careless in the slightest.

Fortunately, there are many animals in the team, so the problem of leg strength is not too worrying.

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Three days later, Li Yuanqing and the main force of the Ming army successfully arrived at the camp on the hillside southwest of Qingtai Yubao and met up with the left-behind men.

The whole army rested for half a day and continued southward along the Shaozi River, preparing to arrive at the mouth of the Shaozi River and join the incoming fleet.

At the same time, the main force of the Zhenglan Banner led by Mang Gurtai also arrived at Lianshan Pass City.

The side courtyard of the official hall was already in a mess.

Countless headless corpses were just beginning to fester, and the strong smell of blood and putrid corpses made it difficult to open one's eyes.

"W-what on earth is going on here? Ah...! Who can tell me what on earth is going on!!!"

Mang Gurtai was like a crazed human bear, unable to help but roar to the sky.

Zhenglan Banner Honor Tun Bulu hurriedly said: "Sir, be careful. It's best to stay away from these corpses. Such a situation may easily lead to an epidemic. If the warriors get infected, it will be a big trouble.

It’s over.”

"snort!"

Mang Gurtai snorted coldly and strode out of the yard.

Tunbulu and a dozen of his trusted servants quickly came out and stood beside Mang Gurtai.

At this time, Mang Gurtai's direct and trusted servant Leng Sengji hurriedly came up to him and carefully reported: "Master, I have already inquired about it. I am afraid that Young Master Baiyin Atu has been kidnapped by Li Yuanqing."

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Although he had expected this to happen, but when he actually heard it said, Mang Gurtai couldn't help but flew into a rage. He grabbed Leng Sengji's chest and shouted, "Any more news? Give it all to me."

speak out!"

"Yes Yes."

Leng Sengji didn't dare to show off anymore and said hurriedly: "Sir, Li Yuanqing probably didn't kill Master Baiyin Atu, but just captured him. If we chase him quickly, we still have a chance to catch up with them and rescue Master Baiyin Atu.

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Mang Gurtai had calmed down a lot by this time and nodded slowly, "Immediately order the sentry in front to speed up the pace. We must know Li Yuanqing's whereabouts in the shortest possible time."

"twitter."

The servants around him were about to leave, but at this moment, another sentry suddenly ran in from the front, and fell to his knees with a thump, "Master, something bad has happened. The Ming Army, the Ming Army blew up the pontoon bridge at the south gate.

Now. We want to leave the city, but we are afraid that we will be delayed for at least seven or eight days..."

"What?"

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Different from Mang Gurtai who was still furious and mad at Lianshanguan.

At this time, the Ming army's journey was going very smoothly.

With the help of horses and mules, the Ming army could travel at least thirty or forty miles in a day.

The main reason is that Li Yuanqing has eliminated all the old and weak among them, and there are so many horses, mules and horses working together to carry supplies, which really saves a lot of effort.

On the seventh day of October, the entire army successfully arrived at the mouth of the Shaozi River and joined the fleet that came to meet them.

But~~, what surprised Li Yuanqing was that at this time, in addition to the fleet coming from the Changsheng Battalion to take over, there were also two old acquaintances of Li Yuanqing, little brothers.

Because the harvest from this trip is so rich, it will take some time to count the materials, including allocating manpower.

In addition, they had already arrived at the beach, which was completely Li Yuanqing's home court. Li Yuanqing was afraid that the main force of the Jin army would not come, so he directly ordered his sons to camp on the beach, and then boarded the ship after everything was sorted out.

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Of course, this is mainly about the boarding of these trophies.

As for the next action of the surprise attack team, it still needs to be discussed whether it should take a boat or continue on land and practice for some more time.

Inside the temporary tent.

Wearing a brand new guerrilla official robe, Shang Keyi, brother Shang Kexi, knelt down respectfully in front of Li Yuanqing: "Shang Keyi, a low-ranking Ludao guerrilla, has met Li Shuai."

Li Yuanqing suddenly remembered it.

Ludao is not far south from the mouth of the Shaozi River. Since the Shang Kexi brothers call themselves Ludao guerrillas, they must have been assigned to Ludao.

"Haha. My brothers, there is no need to be polite. Get up. You two brothers have been promoted. Not bad, very good. When did this happen?"

Although Shang Kexi and Shang Keyi are more than ten times different from Li Yuanqing in 'seniority', they are old acquaintances, and Li Yuanqing's attitude towards them is very gentle.

Because of their relationship with Liaonan Commercial Bank, the two brothers were also very close to Li Yuanqing, so they stood up with a smile.

Shang Keyi hurriedly raised his hands and said: "It didn't take long to reply to Li Shuai. It happened in mid-July or early August. Our brothers also just arrived at Ludao not long ago and haven't established a firm foothold yet. We happened to encounter Changsheng Island.

As soon as the fleet came over, we knew that Li Shuai was off to fight again. So we shamelessly came here to get some luck."

On the side, Shang Kexi was also laughing.

Obviously, he was very happy to see Li Yuanqing.

Although there is a big difference in 'generation' between Li Yuanqing and these two brothers, in fact, the age of the three of them is not much different. Li Yuanqing is only a few years older than these two brothers.

Except for Li Yuanqing's superior status, the three of them are actually the same age, and there is no obstacle to communication.
To be continued...