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The messenger brought a letter written by Mao Wenlong. In the letter, Mao Wenlong pointed out that he had decided to send troops to Zhenjiang City in seven days and asked Li Yuanqing, Chen Zhong, and Zhang Pan, the three southern Liaoning troops, to respond as soon as possible to attract western Liaoning.

The Houjin Army in the south of Liaoning stayed behind to gain space and time for the headquarters.

At the same time, Mao Wenlong pointed out that the imperial court's food and salary supplies were already in sight. As expected, they would arrive at the headquarters in late August or early September. By then, after the midsummer offensive was completed, all ministries would be effectively replenished.

Li Yuanqing read the letter carefully twice and slowly exhaled a breath.

At this time, due to the influence of the Little Glacier climate, the wheat ripening season is more than a month later than normal. At this time, it is only the beginning of July. In another seven days, it will not be early July, and the wheat is not yet fully ripe.

This is when the weather is the hottest.

We have to wait until the wheat is ripe, which is close to the end of July. Therefore, there is no guarantee that there will be no changes in the intervening ten days.

But thinking from his perspective, Li Yuanqing can also understand Mao Wenlong's difficulties.

In this state, Mao Wenlong was thinking about these wheat, and the real slaves in Zhenjiang City were probably even more heartbroken.

When the Jin army besieged Zhenjiang, they made a huge mistake by not knocking Mao Wenlong down. Longchuan's radicalization did not completely sting Mao Wenlong's main force, which left a huge hidden danger in the Liaodong region.

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If we want to ensure that the wheat harvest goes smoothly, it is very likely that the Houjin Army in Zhenjiang will rush to harvest, even if the wheat is not yet ripe.

It was probably based on this that Mao Wenlong did not dare to drag on any longer and wanted to ensure that Dongjiang Headquarters had the upper hand.

From a military perspective, this is indeed the best time to send troops.

Even if you don't bring food and grass, as long as you can ensure the initiative of Dongjiang Headquarters, you will never be short of food.

However, in this era, nature is mankind's biggest enemy.

The Little Glacier is capricious. It is extremely cold in winter, but extremely hot at this time. It is extremely hot during the day, but extremely cool at night. The facilities at the Dongjiang headquarters are not perfect. In the event of a plague or epidemic disease...

But Mao Wenlong has made a decision. Even if it is a sea of ​​swords and fire, the Dongjiang Headquarters will definitely move forward. Li Yuanqing's Changsheng Camp will naturally not be held back.

After thinking about it carefully, Li Yuanqing wrote a letter back to Mao Wenlong, explaining his concerns. When sending troops in the summer, hygiene must be ensured.

However, Li Yuanqing was not good at traditional Chinese characters, and Li Yuanqing was not good at calligraphy. This letter was dictated by him and completed by Qu Minqiu.

Li Yuanqing also realized a very important issue. If he wanted to improve the discipline and integrity of the soldiers, literacy was also a very important part.

Only with knowledge can people feel awe and better understand what a group is.

But at this time, it is obvious that there is not so much time.

After thinking for a while, Li Yuanqing asked Qu Minqiu to write a letter to Zhang Pan and Chen Zhong respectively, asking them for their thoughts on the midsummer offensive.

At this time, all three of them had been promoted to guerrilla level. The strength of each unit was in the early 000s, and they had the ability to fight alone.

The combined efforts of the three departments are indeed powerful, but the coordination work is also quite cumbersome, which is not necessarily a good thing for Li Yuanqing's "floating" tactics.

But Li Yuanqing had to give this face to both of them.

After writing the letter and giving it to the ordering soldiers to send it off, Li Yuanqing did not have time to hide in Qu Minqiu's place to cool off. Instead, he quickly returned to the main campus and personally guided the soldiers in training.

In fact, there is no trick in the formation exercise. It is just a principle: practice more and practice harder, so that the officers' orders will form instinct in the soldiers.

At this time, the grand structure of the Changsheng Battalion has been set up, and the grassroots officers are basically served by veterans. Although it is not perfect, a complete command system has been formed.

The 0,000-strong fighting force may seem like a lot, but it is actually not that many. Using flag language to command, Li Yuanqing's order can be quickly conveyed to the grassroots officers in just a few minutes, and then from these grassroots officers to the soldiers.

The rest of the time is spent running and forming formations.

Even though the sun was scorching, Li Yuanqing took the lead, and officers from all ministries also fought bravely. In terms of logistics, Shang Laoliu also increased the supply. The soldiers had four meals a day, including meat for lunch and dinner, and also provided a large amount of meat every day.

mung bean soup.

As a result, even though the training was extremely strenuous, the morale of the men was very high and heatstroke rarely occurred.

Slowly, the soldiers gradually began to get on the right track. Although they were still a little indiscriminate, at least they knew how to follow their officers. Even though the formation listed was not so beautiful, they already had preliminary defensive capabilities, which allowed them to

Li Yuanqing was very pleased.

Three days later, Chen Zhong was the first to receive a reply.

He stated in the letter that he was willing to cooperate with Li Yuanqing's offensive. However, his new troops had not yet formed. The troops he could use for this battle were still less than a thousand veterans. At the same time, Chen Zhong also proposed that he

His own idea was that he wanted to fight guerrillas on the east coast of southern Liaoning. He didn't expect to gain much, but he hoped to train new recruits.

Although Chen Zhong spoke very implicitly, Li Yuanqing understood what he meant.

The three tribes in southern Liaoning are one, with two people working together and one person lying down. What is this?

Furthermore, in this midsummer offensive, Liaonan was originally the auxiliary, and the headquarters was the core. Chen Zhong probably also wanted to imitate Mao Wenlong and grab some wheat from the east coast of Liaonan to supplement some supplies.

In response to this, Li Yuanqing immediately wrote back to Chen Zhong, supporting Chen Zhong's idea and suggesting that he stay out day and night, break things up into parts, and try not to have direct contact with the defenders in order to obtain actual benefits.

As for Zhang Pan, it took another day before a reply came.

He said that he was also prepared to fight guerrillas in southern Liaoning to harvest wheat, and would not fight Jinzhou again.

This also made Li Yuanqing feel a little relieved. To this extent, Zhang Pan must have also realized that the actual benefits are the most important.

Time passed quickly, and soon it was the day when Mao Wenlong sent out troops.

Li Yuanqing's formation practice at Changsheng Camp also saw some results. Although it did not meet Li Yuanqing's requirement of a quarter of an hour, within 0 minutes, the marching 000 people quickly formed an array and it was basically completed.

As a result, the Changsheng Camp has the most basic conditions for a field battle with Houjin.

That night, there was no swearing-in meeting, and almost quietly, Li Yuanqing took all the three divisions of the Changsheng Battalion, more than 1,000 soldiers, auxiliary soldiers, and nearly 1,000 pirates, quietly boarded the ship and sailed to the west coast of southern Liaoning.

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At night on the sea in July, the sea breeze is cool and cool, blowing away the heat of the day and blowing on people's bodies, which is very comfortable.

Li Yuanqing stood on the bow of the ship, quietly looking at the land in southern Liaoning not far away.

Since the three tribes of southern Liaoning took root here, Jin Liaonan ordered the people to move deeper inland. At this time, many fertile fields not far from the seaside were not filled with golden wheat that was about to mature.

, but patches of lush green weeds.

If this place was still under the control of the Ming Dynasty, how could these lands be abandoned?

Even if the output here is not much, it can at least feed a large number of people. How could it be like this?

Li Yuanqing let out a long breath. In the hearts of the cabinet ministers, restoring Liao may be just a word, but for millions of Liao people, it means everything to them.

Guan Canghai came to Li Yuanqing's side at some point and said with a smile: "General, what are you thinking about?"

Li Yuanqing smiled and said, "It's nothing. It's so late, why don't you go rest? We have big things to do tomorrow."

Guan Canghai smiled, but his face became serious, "General, it is a pity that these lands are abandoned like this. These hateful slaves should be cut into pieces by a thousand swords."

Li Yuanqing nodded, "It's a pity that we can't take back these lands now."

Guan Canghai also fell into silence and remained silent for a long time.

Li Yuanqing smiled and relaxed his tone, "It doesn't work now, but it doesn't mean it won't work in the future. Canghai, what do you think about this midsummer offensive?"

Guan Canghai thought for a moment and said: "General, although the main force of the old slaves is moving westward, the strength of the remaining slave slaves cannot be underestimated. We still cannot advance rashly and must take advantage of our maritime advantages."

Li Yuanqing nodded, "Yes. We still can't seize the most critical initiative. But at least, we still have the sea. Canghai, from now on, the navy will be the top priority for the development of our Changsheng Camp. Your burden is very heavy.

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"navy?"

Guan Canghai was stunned, "General, what is the navy?"

Li Yuanqing finally came to his senses and explained with a smile: "The navy is the navy. However, it is more powerful than the navy and can move across the sea. Not only the Liaohai Sea, but also the sea and the ocean outside. I hope that one day,

, the navy of my Changsheng Battalion can plant the Great Ming Dragon Flag in every corner of the world."

Guan Canghai was the younger brother of the Zheng family. Although he did not have much education, he had seen the world. Hearing Li Yuanqing's explanation, he understood and his eyes couldn't help but shine, "General, that's a good feeling. If that happens one day, I will

Guan Canghai will have no regrets even if he dies."

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Early the next morning, the fleet landed in a gentle bay.

Although they set off in a hurry last night, in fact, the fleet did not move very fast. This place is only about 0 miles away from the north shore of Changsheng Island.

Due to the no-sea policy of the Later Jin Dynasty, at this time, the coastal areas of Liaodi were almost depopulated, and most of the population had been moved inland.

Li Yuanqing also wanted to take this opportunity to practice the team's marching and integration capabilities on land and adapt to the atmosphere of this kind of landing operation.

Despite the tide, the landing of the main force of the Changsheng Battalion was smooth. Thanks to the previous formation drills, the officers' control over the soldiers has been improved to a higher level.

According to the previous battle plan, the Changsheng Battalion would first find a landing site on the west coast of southern Liaoning, and then approach Fuzhou City by land, pretending to attack Fuzhou City, and catch a chicken and a dog along the way to supplement the family income.

However, this is the top secret of the Changsheng Camp, and only Li Yuanqing has it. Liu Dadou's scout team does not know the details.

The terrain of this bay is very good, very gentle, there are not many winds and waves, and the beach is very thick, making it very suitable for building temporary camps and ports.

Li Yuanqing immediately ordered the soldiers to take a temporary rest, and the fire soldiers buried the pots to make rice. He also ordered Xu Heizi's engineering team to prepare to build a temporary dock.

As the ancients said, only by being prepared can you avoid danger.

Although the Changsheng Battalion has strong soldiers and fleets at this time, in fact, on land, the Changsheng Battalion is a complete rookie. It does not have many livestock. It can assist in transporting grain, grass and equipment. It depends on the soldiers to carry it with them, but no one can

I guarantee that the future war will continue smoothly.

Therefore, the importance of temporary docks is self-evident.

Only by maintaining contact with the fleet at all times, and having the fleet continuously provide blood transfusions to the team, can the Changsheng Camp be prepared for any danger, advance and attack, and retreat and escape.

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Chapter completed!