Chen Hualong, Jiergalang and Daishan listened to Xiaozhuang's words, raised their hands and said "Abide by the order" and retreated.

The three of them left the palace and quickly began to arrange things.

Many people were dismissed. Although the martial law in Chenyang City was not lifted, it was greatly relaxed. The looting everywhere was also stopped, and people began to move around in Chenyang City.

Meng Hezhou and others took the opportunity to collect information, rebuild the contact network, and transmit information to Liaodong.

In the third year of Anhe in the Ming Dynasty, May 21, the 16th year of Chongzhen in history.

The Ming army of Linghe River was on the back of an orderly manner, but Lu Xiangsheng suddenly appeared quietly in Zhenbei City.

Lu Xiangsheng stood in front of Lu Xiangguan, Ma Xianglin, Mangui, Cao Bianjiao, Cao Wenzhao, Huanglong, He Kegang, Li Dingguo and others.

Lu Xiangsheng looked at everyone with a solemn expression and said, "Duke Ding's strategy has worked. It took two months for the army to be built, and the morale of the army is now exhausted. This is a great opportunity for us to achieve great achievements in the Northern Expedition!"

The group of people stood straight and looked stern.

They may not have known that this was Zhou Zheng’s strategic deception before, but now they understand that their eyes are hot, and they are just ready to rub their hands.

Lu Xiangsheng didn't say nonsense, looked at Man Gui, and Cao Bianjiao said, "Where are your cavalry?"

Man Gui said in a deep voice: "Sir Hui. 20,000 cavalrymen, who are hiding at night, are just twenty miles outside the city of Zhenbei."

Lu Xiangsheng nodded, turned to Cao Wenzhao and said, "How is the Daling River?"

Cao Wenzhao said: "My Lord, the illusion of withdrawal has been made. Another 20,000 infantry had crossed the river last night, and was in the Central Guard of Guangning. In addition, General Ma's 10,000 people would land near the Liaohe River by water."

Ma Xianglin raised his hand and said, "Yes, the navy's Marines have now boarded the Navy's ship, with a total of 5,000 people, and they can land in three days."

He turned to Huanglong one after another, and said, "How is Dongjiang Town prepared?"

Huang Long stepped forward and said in a deep voice: "Sir, the 20,000 people who pretended to be 50,000 people have been withdrawn. The other three were hiding fifty miles outside Phoenix City and can go north at any time."

Lu Xiangsheng nodded, glanced at everyone again and said, "This Northern Expedition is related to the great cause of the country, and I don't need to say much about the importance. In the past, the defeat in Liaodong would never be allowed to happen again. Duke Ding Guo authorized me to do so. Any internal strife and delayed the war, regardless of whether it caused a defeat, would be punished by the nine clans, which would be merciless!"

Everyone's expressions trembled and their breathing paused.

There have been constant internal strife in Liaodong since the Wanli and even during the Jiajing period. It can be said that a considerable part of the reason for the defeat in Liaodong was caused by the internal strife of the generals in Liaodong.

After Lu Xiangsheng said this, he said, "Three days later, Cao transformed into Jiao, and Mangui cavalry was the vanguard, running towards Chenyang with all his strength. If he could fight, he would fight. If he couldn't fight, he would surround Chenyang! Cao Wenzhao and Huanglong troops would immediately start, hiding out at night, and advancing towards Chenyang quickly. If he encounters it, fight to the death! No, he would surround Chenyang City!"

"The last general will receive the order!"

The crowd raised their hands together and responded in a deep voice. They were excited and could not speak.

After so many years, they have been looking forward to it day and night, and this day has finally arrived!

Lu Xiangsheng took the tokens separately, handed them over to everyone, instructed them one by one, and sent them out of the room.

The last one is Li Dingguo.

Lu Xiangsheng looked at him and said, "How are your three thousand cavalrymen?"

Li Dingguo had no expression on his face, but his eyes were burning, and he said, "Sir, I will call him the elite."

Lu Xiangsheng looked at him, nodded slightly, and said, "How many years have you been with me?"

Li Dingguo was stunned and said, "It's been three years."

Lu Xiangsheng looked at him and said, "At the time, Duke Ding handed you over to me, I want to cultivate you well. You have done well in recent years, which made me admire you. I am not at ease with this matter, but can you guarantee it to be completed?"

Li Dingguo looked solemn and knelt on one knee, saying, "Although the general of the thief comes from a bandit, he knows that the person who is not my race will have different hearts. Just give orders, I will use my life to guarantee it!"

Lu Xiangsheng's eyes were bright and said, "Okay! I will give you five thousand cavalry, come out of Dongjiang Town, and attract the attention of Jianlu. You must use all means to attract them to delay time and approach Chenyang as much as possible. Do you understand?"

Li Dingguo immediately understood Lu Xiangsheng's strategic intentions and knew that this might lead to no return. He still stood firmly and said in a deep voice: "The last general will take the order!"

Lu Xiangsheng looked at him, nodded with satisfaction, handed him an arrow, and said, "Do it cheaply. You are a lonely army, completing the task as much as possible and saving your life as possible."

Li Dingguo solemnly took it and said, "Yes!"

After Lu Xiangsheng finished speaking, he wanted to speak but stopped.

Li Dingguodao: "Does sir have any other instructions?"

Lu Xiangsheng pondered for a moment and said, "Zhou Deqian is in your army. You know his identity. If possible, I hope you can bring him back safely."

Zhou Desan was the nephew of Zhou Zhengyun, the Duke of Dingguo, and was a eldest son and grandson of the Zhou family for three generations.

Li Dingguo frowned and said, "Then I will find a reason to kick him out."

Lu Xiangsheng shook his head and said, "This is not the greeting from Duke Ding, it is my attitude. Duke Ding has great kindness to the Lu family, and it is also for you. Moreover, Duke Ding plays a great role in the court. If his nephew dies in battle, even if Duke Ding is generous and does not speak, can you and I feel at ease?"

Li Dingguo still didn't understand and said, "Then, what's wrong with kicking him out?"

Lu Xiangsheng said: "Zhou Deqian is not that easy to play. If he starts to make trouble at this time, it will not affect morale and break the big plan. In addition, Duke Ding placed Zhou Deqian in Liaodong to train him, not to let him enjoy his happiness. Although this trip, isn't it a magical achievement?"

Li Dingguo understood and said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, even if I die, I will send Zhou Dejian back."

Lu Xiangsheng nodded and then said, "Do as you can."

Li Dingguo responded in a deep mood.

...

On that day, the Ming army's various fake actions were very clear and secretly, but the elite troops in secret did not move, and even touched forward quietly.

Three days later, the 5,000 cavalry of Li Dingguo suddenly appeared in Phoenix City and rushed towards Chenyang at an extremely fast speed.

Zhou Deqian rode his horse and followed Li Dingguo and shouted excitedly: "General Li Shen, are we attacking Chenyang?"

Li Dingguo glanced at him and said, "Execute the order!"

Zhou Deqian immediately stopped talking and focused on playing the horse.

The five thousand cavalrymen were extremely fast and headed straight for Shenyang without any cover, with a fierce momentum and murderous intent.

Such a move shocked the Shenyang, which had been slightly calmed down, and Jianlu was very surprised and his eyes were all looking east.

Xiaozhuang even called Chen Hualong, Jiergalang and Daishan to the front and asked the three of them nervously.

"Doesn't it mean that the North Korean troops are withdrawing? Why did they still fight?" Xiaozhuang asked without his previous calmness.

Chen Hualong was also frightened and could not guess, but pretended to be so profound that he didn't speak.

Jirgalang and Daishan were also silent. They thought the Ming army had already made a breakthrough in the Northern Expedition, but who knew that they had actually fought!

Seeing that the three of them didn't say anything, Xiaozhuang looked at Chen Hualong and said, "Chen Aiqing, what do you think?"

Chen Hualong raised his hand without moving and said, "Empress, in military terms, Prince Zheng understands more than my humble ministers."
Chapter completed!