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On the New Year's Eve the next day, Li Yuanqing and his party spent the somewhat confusing journey without any surprise.

However, Li Yuanqing had prepared sufficient supplies beforehand. Even if they were on the road this New Year's Eve, the soldiers, including Li Yuanqing's newly acquired concubines, still did not have to worry about food and clothing.

Just like the soft waists of Li Yuanqing and his beautiful concubines in the carriage beside Li Yuanqing, the first day of the third year of Chongzhen arrived quietly.

Li Yuanqing couldn't remember how many times he had celebrated the New Year on his journey back to Liao from the capital.

But Li Yuanqing is very clear. Over the years, every step he takes has been extremely practical.

Every step you take is a small progress.

Over the years, the small streams gather together to form the sea!

Five days later, on the evening of the fifth day of the first lunar month of the third year of Chongzhen, Li Yuanqing and his party successfully arrived at the old forest in the mountains of Yutian, and met up with Chen Zhong and Shunzi who had been waiting here for a long time.

Chen Zhong is obviously thinner than before, but he is more capable, with a pair of eagle eyes, bright and clear. It can be seen that this guy has never been idle during this period of time, even in this deep mountain and old forest.

The boy Shunzi is similar. Although he has a little unshaven beard and looks a bit slovenly, his eyes and body coordination are even better and more agile than before.

When old brothers meet, there is no need to talk too much.

In a simple but sturdy and warm thatched house, the three brothers drank hot wine while exchanging information on the recent situation.

Although Chen Zhong and Shunzi had already known Li Yuanqing's next Haizhou strategy before, the secret message was naturally far less detailed and detailed than Li Yuanqing's personal explanation.

At this time, Chen Zhong couldn't help but take a breath of cold air after hearing Li Yuanqing's complete explanation of the Haizhou strategy.

"Yuan Qing, when are you going to start this matter? Are we going to completely break up with the court?"

Shunzi also looked at Li Yuanqing eagerly.

Li Yuanqing grabbed a peanut, put it in his mouth, chewed it vigorously, and said with a smile: "Brother, just for a while. After all, we can't say this unilaterally. If the court doesn't want to break up, then we will be so stiff."

If the imperial court insists on taking the lives of our brothers, then how can we let them go?"

Chen Zhong nodded slowly, "Yuan Qing, actually, it is not difficult to capture Haizhou. Even without the support of Gaizhou. But we only need to manage the mouth of the Sancha River well and use sea and river channels to supply supplies.

There will be no problem with Haizhou’s supply. The key is..."

Chen Zhong paused for a moment and said, "Yuan Qing, when should we start this matter? It would be best if we wait for the spring to start and the Sancha River thaws. But it is inevitable that the Tatars will react faster by then.

, we will inevitably have a fierce battle."

Li Yuanqing smiled: "Brother, don't worry about this. Governor Yuan said it will take five years for Liao to be defeated. How can we win Haizhou in one year? We always have to plan carefully."

"..."

Chen Zhong couldn't help but be speechless, "It seems to be the same. However, Yuan Qing, I still feel that the sooner the better. These days, intelligence from various aspects on the Eastern Front shows that there are probably 70% to 80% of the Tatars.

, we will send troops at the beginning of the year."

Li Yuanqing nodded slowly, "Today is already the fifth day of the Lunar New Year. According to the urine of dog Tatars, counting the days, it's almost time. Brother, what are your thoughts on this battle?"

Of course Chen Zhong understood what Li Yuanqing meant. He thought for a moment and said, "Yuanqing, I let the Tatars enter the pass early last year. I'm afraid they got a taste of the sweetness. I guess that Huang Taiji, the grandson of Huang Taiji, will have this opportunity."

Sweetness, I'm afraid it's impossible not to enter the pass. At this time, Liaonan is a tough nut, Dongjiang is a tough nut, Western Liaoning is also a tough nut, and in the west, Lin Danhan doesn't even know where to go now. The remaining small tribes

, poorer than a beggar. As long as he sends troops, it is impossible not to enter the border."

As he spoke, Chen Zhong's eyes suddenly lit up and he said hurriedly: "Yuan Qing, tell me, is it possible for us to block the Tatars directly outside the pass?"

But after a moment, Chen Zhong suddenly figured it out and couldn't help but shake his head and laugh: "What a bastard! What a bastard world!"

Li Yuanqing smiled and picked up the wine glass and gestured to Chen Zhong: "Brother, we will eat as much as your appetite. If the Tatars enter the customs this time, it may not be a bad thing. I also want to see Huang Taiji."

That’s the New Army.”

Chen Zhong drank down the wine in the glass with force, his pupils shrank suddenly, and said hurriedly: "Yuan Qing, if you didn't tell me, I almost forgot about this. Yuan Qing, if, if Huang Taiji also has advanced

Firearms, how should we deal with them?"

Li Yuanqing smiled: "Brother, firearms are actually inevitable. Our gun can hit one hundred and twenty steps, and Huang Taiji can hit one hundred steps. Our side still has the advantage. If it comes to a showdown,

When you are a male and a female, you can only have a hard-on!"

"Hiss~~."

Chen Zhong couldn't help but take a breath of cold air, but he also understood the profound meaning of Li Yuanqing. After a moment, he couldn't help but nodded heavily.

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After resting in this valley for a night, early the next morning, Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong, with more than 6,000 troops in total, headed towards the eastern front.

At the beginning of last year, the Hou Jin Army entered the pass and caused serious damage to the people in the pass. They were devastated and their families were destroyed. It also made the pass along the pass, especially from the northwest of the capital to Shanhaiguan, full of a lot of "no man's land".

This also made it possible for the large group of Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong to no longer have to cover up and disperse into small groups to leave.

Of course, the flag cannot be raised blatantly, and the road should be chosen as uninhabited as possible.

At this time, there were about three thousand elite troops on Chen Zhong's side, six or seven hundred personal guards on Li Yuanqing's side, and more than two thousand elite troops on Shunzi's side, with two war horses of ten thousand.

More than five thousand horses.

If we really talk about combat effectiveness, there are no natural enemies in this area.

However, Li Yuanqing knew very well that it was difficult to use his good steel on the blade.

To a certain extent, under the current situation, the opportunity for the Ming Dynasty to gather the superior forces of the entire Liao Dynasty, and even the whole country, for a decisive battle with the Jin army has actually become mature.

Because no matter Liaoxi, Liaonan, or Liaodong, after these years of hard work, they have all established a firm foothold, like the three barriers of Liao, firmly guarding the security of the Ming Dynasty.

Especially as spring plowing approaches, whether in western Liaoning, southern Liaoning or eastern Liaoning, manpower is relatively abundant, with each family having more than 20,000 full-time soldiers.

But the Houjin side was far from as wealthy as the Ming Dynasty.

Although the Jurchens of the Later Jin Dynasty were classified as "nomads", in fact, this statement is not accurate enough.

To be precise, the Jurchens of Houjin were a semi-nomadic, semi-fishing and hunting, or semi-agricultural people.

Although they are proficient in nomadic herding, they have already become accustomed to settled fishing, hunting, and farming over the years.

Especially after the Lao Nu rebelled against the Ming Dynasty, as a large number of Han slaves joined the Jurchen rule and became their slaves, the proportion of Houjin in farming became more and more important.

Historically, by the third year of Chongzhen, due to the many victories before the Hou Jin Dynasty, the population under the rule had recovered a lot from the old slave era six years before the Apocalypse.

During spring plowing, even if there are many female masters, they still have to go to the fields themselves, but they don't need to work hard because everyone's slaves are basically sufficient.

But at this time~, because of the appearance of Li Yuanqing, although the Hou Jin army had taken a lot of advantage in the previous battle to enter the pass, it was obvious that there were more wolves and less meat.

The big master may have enough manpower, but these little masters may obviously be unable to do what they want.

This also means that even if the Jin army sends troops before spring plowing, it must be completed before spring plowing.

Otherwise, once the cultivation of grain fields is delayed, these low-level gold warriors will never be too comfortable.

The cold winter in Liaoning is long and lingering.

An ordinary Jurchen warrior must have at least five or six people in his family, not counting slaves, plus all kinds of livestock. They eat horse chews every day, which is no joke.

From a strategic perspective, this would be a very good opportunity for the Ming Dynasty to enter the homeland of Houjin.

such a pity.

Although the Ming Dynasty was a centralized entity at this time, it needed to integrate various scattered combat forces to form a cohesive combat force...

Not to mention, if Li Yuanqing could understand this, how could the talented Huang Taiji not understand it?

As expected, this damn fat man must strike first to gain the upper hand.

There was already a main body of defense around him, and there was plenty of food and fodder for his war horses. Li Yuanqing would not rush on the road in a hurry. He only maintained a marching speed of thirty to forty miles or forty to fifty miles every day. At the same time, he sent out a large number of sentinels.

Cover the surrounding area densely and explore the surrounding movements.

On the eleventh day of the first lunar month, Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong's main force had just entered Yongping territory, and before they had time to set up camp, more than a dozen sentinels urgently received a secret report from western Liaoning: "The main force of the Tatars, with an army of 100,000, has already passed Guangdong."

Ningcheng, fight all the way to the west.'

"Fuck him, grandma. What do these bastards in Liaoxi do for food? The snow on the ground hasn't melted yet, and they have an army of 100,000! Did they just find out now? I'm afraid~~, Tatar junior high school

On the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, the troops have already been sent out, right?"

Chen Zhong was originally sitting by the woods, smoking a cigar comfortably against his tall, powerful and warm horse. When he heard the secret report, he almost jumped up, and his cigar suddenly fell to the ground.

He hurriedly picked it up, but couldn't help but cursed.

On the side, Shunzi's originally cheerful smiling face suddenly solidified. He quickly looked at Li Yuanqing beside him and said: "Brother, this, Huang Taiji is a donkey ball, he, can't he just live a long life? A hundred thousand troops.

?Is it possible that he is going to risk his life with our Ming Dynasty?"

Although Li Yuanqing was a little shocked in his heart, he remained extremely calm on his face. He took a deep breath of his cigar and smiled lightly: "With an army of one hundred thousand, Huang Taiji is not afraid of blowing the sky with his bullshit? He is not even a Jurchen."

Counting the ladies? I estimate that if there are 50,000 to 60,000 people, it will be enough to fill the sky."

Chen Zhong reacted immediately and couldn't help but laugh and spat, "Yuan Qing, if you didn't tell me, I was almost killed by these bastard tigers. How many soldiers are available to the Tatars now? How can they be dispatched at once?

One hundred thousand main force? 80%, those bastards in western Liaoning are talking so much."

Shunzi felt a lot more relaxed all of a sudden, "Mr. Chen, those bastards in Liaoxi dare to boast of a hundred Tatars and a thousand. If we really believe them, then we would be stupid. But, brother, since the Tatars

Troops have been sent out, so what should we do?"
Chapter completed!