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In the evening, the main force of Li Yuanqing's Changsheng Battalion had already arrived in Yutian and set up camp beside a gurgling river.

However, the main force of Chen Zhong's troops did not go with Li Yuanqing, but took the southern route, keeping the distance between the two sides at about fifty or sixty miles.

The relationship between Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong is known to everyone in the world, even a three-year-old child.

Although the two of them divided their forces this time to avoid words and "take off their pants and fart", in fact, under this surface, Li Yuanqing also had a deeper intention.

At this time, Xifengkou, Santunying, Zunhua, Pinggu, extending all the way to the capital, this line has been firmly controlled by the Hou Jin Army.

Huang Taiji was also very aware at this time, and even more afraid that Li Yuanqing would steal his retreat. In this regard, he made very sufficient preparations.

Not only are thousands of elites stationed in each city, but there are also a large number of elite cavalry accumulated along the line, including the more than 20,000 "miscellaneous troops" that have been wandering along the Daling River to confuse Governor Yuan and Guan Ning's army.

, also drove into the pass and stocked up in Santunying, Zunhua, and Pinggu lines.

The defense system of the Hou Jin Army is not only very tight, affecting the whole body at once, and the sharing of information is very fast. The key is that its resilience, or fault tolerance, is also very strong.

After all, Li Yuanqing is not a Daluo god, so it is impossible for him to eat these cities at the same time.

And as soon as he changes his mind and conquers the next city first, exposing his position, he is afraid that a chain reaction will occur in a moment.

In fact, in the past few days, Li Yuanqing has been thinking about sending out his elite troops to capture the crucial Santun camp first and block the 'dog hole' where the Jin army retreated.

At this time, under Li Yuanqing's command, Duan Xiliang, Shunzi, Kong Youde, Niu Gensheng, and Li Sansheng all had such raid capabilities.

But~, it is easy to take it down, and then divide the troops to defend it, which will make you stare at a nail.

It's like a 'black blind man breaking a stick', which is obviously extremely unwise.

The most important thing is that if this line is kept open, more than 90% of the time, Huang Taiji will return the same way. After all, this guy has already invested so much money on this line.

And once Li Yuanqing destroys this route, Huang Taiji is eager to jump over the wall and find a breakthrough through other passes. Then~~~, this matter will not be fun.

According to the combat power of Huang Taiji and Hou Jin's main force, coupled with his great talents and strategies, even if he can capture Datong... it won't take much effort.

To use an inappropriate metaphor, it's like a bad wolf suddenly breaks into a quiet and tidy yard at home.

This evil wolf ransacked the yard in order to fill its stomach. It was absolutely disgusting. However, due to the solidity of the house, it could not enter the house for a while.

In this state, the damage has been done, but there is still a lot of room for recovery. If you approach it quietly and carefully, and grab it by the neck, everything can be solved in an instant.

But~, if you were careless and frightened it all of a sudden, and let the bad wolf rush into the house and hurt people, then the gain would outweigh the loss.

At this time, the main force of Li Yuanqing's Changsheng Battalion was marching along this line, and the post-Jin army sentry scouts who had been concentrated on this line suddenly became a lot more honest.

They never dared to covet even half a step, they were always like flies and mosquitoes, carefully following Li Yuanqing's main force of the longevity camp.

As a result, Chen Zhong's troops on the southern front had more time to rest and travel.

At this time, Chen Zhong brought more main force than Li Yuanqing, with 17,800 people. It can be said that the main force was all the best.

As for Li Yuanqing, the manpower of the Changsheng Battalion is slightly smaller. In addition to the two thousand people staying in Yongping City, there are only less than 13,000.

As for the follow-up, Chen Liangce and Zhang Pan's main force are already on their way.

Even Chen Jisheng of Dongjiang, in order to maintain the dignity of the imperial power, also sent a team of 3,000 people, led by Xu Fuzuo, on their way here.

In this way~, in the overall situation, the actual number of troops Li Yuanqing can control and mobilize has steadily exceeded 50,000.

This gives Li Yuanqing more choices and deeper confidence to make the net wider and denser.

And Chen Zhong, at this time, can naturally help Li Yuanqing attract more visible 'firepower'.

On the horizon, the sunset glows.

The layers of clouds, against the red sunset, are like roasted marshmallows, and like a magnificent and exquisite gold-rimmed print.

Underfoot, although the river is still frozen, the most sunny part in the middle has cracks and cracks that are melting, and the sound of flowing water is lingering, making people clearly feel that spring is no longer so far away.

After holding a short daily wartime meeting for all the generals, emphasizing the deployment of the camp's defense work and tomorrow's march plan, Li Yuanqing strode to the river with a cigar in his mouth, enjoying this rare moment.

A moment of peace.

The sages have said: "To be successful in life, you must have all the joy, and don't let the golden bottle stand empty against the moon!"

During these days, Li Yuanqing has been thinking that in this situation, in fact, in all aspects, the Ming Dynasty has the possibility of a decisive battle with the main force of the Jin army.

Especially at this time, Huang Taiji was so bold that he once again led his main force into the pass.

This can simply be said to be a God-given opportunity.

But~, after thinking about it carefully, Li Yuanqing couldn't help but smile bitterly and shake his head.

At this time, the timing is indeed very good. If the operation is good, the main force of the Jin army can be blocked in the pass, their supply line will be defeated, and they will be killed by force.

But~, except for Li Yuanqing’s own control of strength, who would be willing to listen to Li Yuanqing’s arrangements?

Not to mention, if Li Yuanqing takes over the throne, what will Emperor Chongzhen do?

In the final analysis, Li Yuanqing's own rights are too small.

At this time, even if the opportunity presented itself, he could not fully grasp it.

Fortunately, with the Haizhou Strategy taking shape, Li Yuanqing will have a more solid and secure foundation to lay in the future.

However~, although the whole situation is not as wonderful as imagined, Li Yuanqing still has strong confidence in the overall trend.

At this time, Emperor Chongzhen's order to the world's soldiers and horses was very wide. All the ministries in the nine borders, including the armies of some inland provinces, received the order.

In addition, there are still more than 200,000 main troops in the capital, so it is almost impossible for Huang Taiji to conquer the capital with force.

Even though Daming suffered a lot of losses this time,~, as long as it is done properly, it may not necessarily suffer a big loss.

Especially with Governor Yuan...

With miscellaneous thoughts in his mind, Li Yuanqing picked up a pebble and threw it very accurately into the crack in the middle of the river where the water was flowing.

At this time, a frail soldier behind him carefully came to Li Yuanqing's side, biting his red lips and whispered: "Sir, the wind is so strong here, why are you here? What if it's freezing?

What should I do if I get caught?"

Li Yuanqing didn't need to look back. He just smelled the fragrance on her body and already guessed who it was. He couldn't help but smile and said: "Xi'er, the scenery here is nice. The sun will set in a moment, and you won't be able to see it later. Come here, accompany me.

Sit down for a while."

Previously, Li Yuanqing wanted to send his new wives and concubines in the capital back to his home on Changsheng Island, but most of them were unwilling.

Of course Li Yuanqing also understood their thoughts.

If he, the master, does not accompany them back, God knows what kind of treatment Zhang Yunniang, Qu Minqiu and others will give them.

Not to mention, they were not very accepting of being separated from Li Yuanqing after only a few days and the honeymoon period had not passed yet.

Fortunately, Li Yuanqing is already very experienced in this area.

After some screening, except for a few concubines who were relatively fragile and weak in physical strength and stayed in Yongping City for a temporary rest, the others were integrated into Li Yuanqing's personal soldiers.

After all, this route is simply like Li Yuanqing's back garden. To a large extent, this is also a sign of the improvement of women's status.

At this time, Yan Xi couldn't help but be speechless for a moment when she heard Li Yuanqing's words.

She had already deeply experienced Li Yuanqing's strength, and she was already familiar with Li Yuanqing's gentleness. However, Li Yuanqing's childishness, which occasionally seemed like a child, made it difficult for Yan Xi to accept...

Tonight, it was finally her turn to serve Li Yuanqing alone. She didn't want to waste this opportunity, so she specially cooked a bowl of ginseng and wolfberry soup for Li Yuanqing...

However, Li Yuanqing had spoken. In such a state, how could she refute? She pouted her lips slightly and sat next to Li Yuanqing a little unhappy.

Li Yuanqing noticed Yan Xi's seductive little mouth and couldn't help but smile. He held her little hand firmly, pointed at the sunset on the horizon and said with a smile: "Xi'er, look. This sunset is so beautiful. It's a pity. She will be there soon.

It’s time to go down the mountain.”

"Ai?"

Yan Xi was stunned and quickly looked in the direction of Li Yuanqing's finger. Sure enough, more than half of the magnificent sunset had already fallen below the horizon.

Although she is an extremely emotional woman and likes Snow Moon Wind Flower very much, but... In the army, especially in the army that is about to participate in the war, she accompanies the supreme leader of this army, the world-famous Li Yuanqing, to watch the sunset together

, this is the first time in history...

But after a moment, Yan Xi came back to her senses and murmured in a low voice: "The sunset is infinitely beautiful, but it's almost dusk."

Li Yuanqing suddenly burst out laughing: "That's right. The sunset is infinitely beautiful, but it's just near dusk. However, only when the sun goes down can everything really become peaceful. Haha. Come on, Xi'er, let's go back."

"Ai?"

Although Yan Xi is the top oiran and extremely smart, at this moment, she can't keep up with Li Yuanqing's pace...

Seeing that Li Yuanqing had pulled her up and strode back to the tent, she also reacted.

Why do you care so much? This is not something she worries about. She just needs to do her 'own' job...

He quickly followed behind Li Yuanqing.

…………

Tongzhou, Guan Ning Army Camp.

The night was getting dark, and it was almost midnight. Except for the sentries on duty at night, the huge camp that stretched for several miles had fallen into silence, but in Wu Sangui's tent, this handsome young man was still awake.

Today, he not only chatted with his uncle Zu Dashou, but also had some contact with Zuo Fu.
To be continued...