Thank you brothers for your criticisms and corrections. This period is indeed a bit difficult. The pressure on the boat is a bit huge. Alas...

Fortunately, the difficulty is finally over. The boat will try its best, not to mention perfect, but it must be complete from beginning to end.

Able children's boots, please give some support to the boat. The author of history, or the author of rescue and exile, has a mixed experience...

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The wind howled by, kicking up clouds of sand and dust.

It is already the end of February, and spring is about to begin. Although the air is still a little dry and very cold, many grasses have grown faint buds on the ground, and small bones are secretly exposed on the dry old trees.

head.

In the middle of rivers and streams, where the water flows rapidly, most areas have begun to thaw. Many naughty little fish have long felt the temperature changes and are swimming happily downstream of the water.

Looking around, although the entire world is still a little withered, most of the creatures have already felt the breath of spring.

On the galloping horse, Sun Chengzong's fighting spirit was also extremely high.

The old man is brave and has great ambitions!

Although Sun Chengzong had been paying close attention to the situation in Liao before, he actually did not expect that the emperor would actually use him again at such a critical moment, entrusting him with such a heavy responsibility and trusting him so much.

The emperor trusts him so much. Even if the situation is corrupt, what else can he refuse?

The most important thing is that although the overall situation of Ming Dynasty seems to be unfavorable at this time, there is still Li Yuanqing, the ‘Dinghaishen needle’, on the front line of Pinggu!

After so many years of witnessing and personally promoting Li Yuanqing's growth, Sun Chengzong deeply understood that if there is anyone else in this world who dares to blatantly confront the enemy, openly confronting the Hou Jin Army, and still not fall behind.

Yes, Li Yuanqing is the only one!

In the past few years, although he was not in the court, Sun Chengzong's heart had never left. He certainly understood the emperor's suspicion of Li Yuanqing and the misunderstanding and grievances Li Yuanqing suffered.

This person Yuan Manzi...

Thinking of Governor Yuan, Sun Chengzong couldn't help shaking his head and laughing.

Originally, he thought that the enterprising Governor Yuan could coordinate all aspects of the relationship between western Liaoning, southern Liaoning, and Dongjiang, and build on the foundation he had laid to take the overall affairs of Liao to a higher level.

By then, even if the Ming Dynasty could not achieve a decisive victory, it would at least be able to overwhelm Hou Jin and take the initiative in the entire war.

but……

Who could have known... that after Yuan Manzi came to power, he only cared about his own selfish interests. Instead of making any progress, he secretly negotiated peace with the Hou Jin Army, constantly suppressed other tribes, and even killed Mao Wenlong, turning the originally good people into enemies.

Things are a mess...

Fortunately~, Li Yuanqing was not involved too deeply in this, and he caught Pinggu, the most critical chess piece at this time, and everything was not irreversible.

Especially for Li Yuanqing's character, Sun Chengzong had great trust!

He firmly believed that as long as he could have a good meeting with Li Yuanqing and have a careful communication, Li Yuanqing would definitely stand up for the justice of the people of the court!

At this time, the army had entered Pinggu, only seventy or eighty miles away from the main battlefield. There were obviously many more sentinels from the Hou Jin Army around, like evil wolves, staring at them with green eyes.

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"Drive! Drive!"

At this time, Zu Dashou quickly came to Sun Chengzong's side, cupped his hands and said: "Mr. Ge, we have reached the coverage area of ​​​​the Hou Jin Army. We must suppress the speed and move forward carefully."

Sun Chengzong obviously understood what Zu Dashou meant, and carefully slowed down the speed of his war horse so that the two men could hear clearly, "Zu Jun Sect, do the sentries have any news about the main force of Hou Jin?"

Zu Dashou hurriedly said respectfully: "Mr. Ge, within twenty or thirty miles of the surrounding area, there are only a group of Dege soldiers who have been suppressed, no more than 3,000 people, and the main force of the Tatars has not been found. Presumably, the main force of the Tatars should be there.

Pinggu City War Zone."

Sun Chengzong breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this.

He really wanted to rush to the main battlefield under Pinggu City immediately, but Sun Chengzong also understood very well that a tired army was a taboo for military strategists. Even if there was no main Tatar force around, they were in such a hurry that even if they arrived at Pinggu City tonight, they would not be able to reach it.

It is unlikely to be very beneficial to the war situation, but it is easy to be targeted by the Tatars and becomes a burden to Li Yuanqing and the others.

He, Sun Chengzong, has been waiting for so many years. Could it be that there are still a few days left?

After calming himself down, Sun Chengzong said: "Before evening, we will march another forty miles. In addition, we will maintain close contact with Pinggu City."

Although Zu Dashou was dissatisfied with Sun Chengzong's decision, at this time, how could he refute it? He respectfully said yes and left on horseback.

Watching Zu Dashou leave, Sun Chengzong relaxed a little.

Although he is old, he is not confused yet.

Their rapid march was, to a large extent, very conducive to the sneak attack of the Later Jin Army. Sun Chengzong had been carefully guarding against this, but the main force of the Later Jin Army seemed to have no interest in them and did not divide its troops to pay attention to them.

, but has been staring at Li Yuanqing in Pinggu City, this...

Even if Sun Chengzong doesn't want to admit it, but...does it still need to be distinguished between superior and inferior?

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It's late afternoon.

At the foot of Pinggu City, the Hou Jin Army's bulldozing offensive had pushed to one mile away from the Ming Army's outpost, and many bunkers and earthen walls were built along the way.

Over the years, they have clearly known the firepower of the Changsheng Camp, and they will never dare to neglect in this regard.

According to this speed, at noon tomorrow, the Houjin army can already start charging towards the Ming army's fortifications.

Li Yuanqing actually admired Huang Taiji's courage.

At this time, on the land of the Ming Dynasty, he dared to show his intention to fight forcefully.

Even if it is just a pretense, it is still far beyond the courage of ordinary people.

As night fell slightly over the earth, these auxiliary soldiers of the Hou Jin Army, escorting Han slaves, were like a tide. Under the shouts of their respective masters, they quickly retreated without a trace of nostalgia. They were very orderly and heavily defended.

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Obviously, they were also very afraid that Li Yuanqing would directly charge into their formation at this time.

Changsheng Battalion outpost position bunker.

Chen Zhong had calmed down a lot by this time, and whispered to Li Yuanqing, who was puffing away at the side: "Yuanqing, do we, do we really want to stay here and accompany the old man to fight with the Tatars?"

According to the previous plans of Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong, the next two cores, including the entire southern Liaoning, will focus on the Haizhou battle situation.

As a veteran general and having experienced the study of systematic cultural theory, Chen Zhong was very aware of the strengths and weaknesses of all armies.

The Changsheng Battalion, including the core of Chen Zhong's subordinates, was born out of congenital deficiencies. What they were best at was defense and surprise attacks, rather than field battles.

Even though he and Li Yuanqing already had a lot of horses at this time, the cavalry was still too thin.

The Later Jin Army had a force of 10,000 people and needed at least 40,000, 50,000, or even 60,000 to 70,000 good horses to support them.

But these two brothers, with all their plans, can produce 30,000 war horses, which is already tightening their belts.

This is doomed, it is impossible for them to pull out and fight against the main force of the Jin army.

Although in the formation, they are not inferior to the main force of the Tatars, but... this thing is obvious. The main force of the Jin army is cavalry against the infantry formation. Even if they can win, the casualties~ are not something that ordinary people can bear.

Get up.

Not to mention, at this time, it is enough to just play around and make some small achievements, but it is far from an option for a decisive battle with the post-Jin army.

Li Yuanqing's face was very calm, as calm as a deep ancient well.

For a moment, Li Yuanqing slowly and methodically exhaled a mouthful of thick smoke and said with a smile: "Brother, what do you think? Do you think Huang Taiji will fight with us?"

"Well?"

Chen Zhong couldn't help but was stunned, "Yuan Qing, I have been thinking about this matter. If I were Huang Taiji, I would never confront us head-on at this time. Because no matter whether we succeed or not, it will not matter to us.

There is no real benefit to either side."

Li Yuanqing smiled, but slowly shook his head, "Brother, I used to think like this too. But today, I think a little bit more clearly."

"Yuanqing..."

Li Yuanqing continued to smile and said: "Brother, at this time, we are stuck in Pinggu, but the initiative of the entire war still lies with the Hou Jin Army. If they run away, we can't keep them. But brother, do you think they

Will you escape easily?"

"Furthermore, Zu Dashou, a son of a bitch, can ask for huge amounts of money. Why should we put up with him?"

"this……"

Chen Zhong already somewhat understood what Li Yuanqing meant.

Li Yuanqing smiled again and said: "Brother, if the sky falls, the taller ones can bear it. It will happen naturally. Let's just be patient!"

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Early the next morning, the Hou Jin army continued their hard-working bulldozing offensive. They carefully advanced to within one mile of the Ming army's battle formation and began to build earthen wall bunkers.

However, the main force of the Jin army did not take any action. Obviously, they were not in a hurry to attack the city today.

However, at a little earlier than ten o'clock, the main force of Sun Chengzong's Mangui vanguard had already arrived at the southern line of Pinggu City.

This immediately caused a commotion in the Jin army's bulldozing offensive.

In the Hou Jin Army camp, several watchtowers with mound structures had been built at this time. Huang Taiji was taking Fan Wencheng, Sony, and Da Su with his confidants to carefully observe the Ming Army battle formation opposite.

Seeing the main force of the Mangui tribe coming and gathering with the Ming army on the southern front, Huang Taiji suddenly showed an inexplicable smile at the corner of his mouth, and said to the people around him: "Fan Qing, Sony, what are you thinking about?"
To be continued...