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They came with a light carriage and simple followers, but when they returned they had food and grass, weapons piled up, more than 10,000 taels of cash and nearly a thousand female captives. Even in the daytime, the team still couldn't pick up the speed.

However, the morale of the soldiers was high. They opened roads through mountains and built bridges when encountering water. In addition, there were no Tatar pursuers around. Fuzhou, without the support of Yongning's cavalry, would never dare to rashly pursue the main force of the Changsheng Battalion. In a short time,

The main force of the Changsheng Camp is still in a safe state.

And as long as he rushed to the seaside, even if Lao Nu led the army in person, Li Yuanqing would be right.

However, Li Yuanqing did not set fire to the unharvested wheat fields near Yangguan Fort.

Destruction is always ten thousand times easier than creation.

The temporary departure at this time is just because the situation requires it. During the entire harvest season, Li Yuanqing will never make it easier for the Tatars in southern Liaoning.

In the evening of the next day, the main force of the Changsheng Battalion successfully returned to their temporary station on the seaside.

At this time, the temporary dock has been set up, and you can leave at any time if you want.

However, the soldiers had been working hard for several days and there were no pursuers behind them. Li Yuanqing also needed to give his men some rest time.

Because a lot of various types of dried meat were seized from Yangguan Fort, Li Yuanqing was not stingy. The dinner was quite sumptuous, and the soldiers' mouths were full of oil.

Li Yuanqing did not neglect Liang Zhu and Zhang Sanwa, the newly attached Han banner soldiers, and gave them the same dinner treatment, which made them extremely grateful.

After dinner, Liu Dadou came to Li Yuanqing excitedly, and said a little shyly, but also expectantly: "General, there are so many women, General, can you let the brothers relax?"

"relax for a moment?"

Li Yuanqing was stunned, and it took him a moment to understand what Liu Dadou meant, and said calmly: "Dadou, what did you do under Luo Shuai before?"

Liu Dadou was a little embarrassed and hurriedly explained: "General, we haven't had such a big harvest for a long time. However, in the early years, when we defeated these tribes, Commander Luo would reward military morale."

Li Yuanqing nodded, looked at Liu Dadou and said, "Do all brothers think so?"

At this time, Liu Dadou had somewhat understood what Li Yuanqing meant. It seemed that Li Yuanqing did not agree with his idea, so he hurriedly whispered: "General, this is the practice of the Ming army. If the general doesn't like it, then let it go."

Li Yuanqing nodded.

Frankly speaking, after winning a battle, it is okay to let the soldiers relax. In fact, this happened often, including in the American army in later generations.

But Li Yuanqing did not intend to do this, even though there were many Manchu women among the prisoners.

There are essential differences between Easterners and Westerners. The biggest point is that the obedience and discipline of Easterners are simply incomparable to the undisciplined Westerners.

The Immortality Battalion under Li Yuanqing's command has just been established. It does lack wildness, but it can never be obtained through this method.

In Li Yuanqing's view, this was a very cowardly act.

A true warrior can only truly grow through the test of blood and fire. What does it mean to be rough with a woman?

How is that different from the Jurchen Tatars?

What's more, this battle is just the beginning, and it's far from the time to enjoy it.

Looking at Li Yuanqing's somewhat erratic gaze, Liu Dadou couldn't help but feel a little chilled. He knelt down and said: "General, it's wrong to be humble."

Li Yuanqing smiled and said, "This is not your fault. In fact, it is indeed my lack of consideration. Brothers, follow me, Li Yuanqing, and work hard for what? Isn't it just to get promoted and make a fortune, and to have a wife and a son? This is also human nature.

How can I blame you? However, this is not the time yet. You can tell the brothers privately that apart from these true slave women, I will reward all the other Han women for their meritorious service in this battle."

Only then did Liu Dadou feel relieved. He couldn't help but be overjoyed and hurriedly kowtowed: "Your Excellency is wise. I promise to do this well despite my humble position."

Watching Liu Dadou leave, Li Yuanqing slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air and narrowed his eyes slightly...

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Early the next morning, Li Yuanqing held a military meeting and issued several instructions one after another.

Except for leaving some supplies as backup, the rest of the women and belongings were all transported back to Changsheng Island.

Except for a very small number of these Han women who are the family members of these Han flag soldiers, most of them are the family members of the real slaves under Mu Zhen. To a certain extent, they are also enemies, but they are weak, and Li Yuanqing also wants to give them a chance.

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After taking them back to Changsheng Island, they will be carefully inspected. If they are harmful, they will be directly used as slaves to open up wasteland. If they are not harmful, they can be rewarded to meritorious soldiers.

As for these true slave women, the fate of slaves has already been determined.

The fleet of the Changsheng Camp is very large, and it does not take many ships to transport these supplies and women. Soon, they were on the ship, and together with these supplies, they were transported to the direction of Changsheng Island.

This place is only twenty or thirty miles away from Changsheng Island, so there is no need to worry about safety issues.

As for his next goal, Li Yuanqing has already made a new choice.

After dinner, the fleet headed north without stopping too much.

At this time, Changsheng Camp's actions in Yangguan Fort must have aroused the vigilance of Fuzhou. It would be unwise to continue to entangle around Fuzhou.

The west coast of southern Liaoning stretches for hundreds of miles, including the western Liaoning line, which will be covered by Li Yuanqing's influence.

At noon two days later, the fleet had arrived at the Gaizhou line.

Unlike Fuzhou, which is located inland, Gaizhou is built on the sea and is quite close to the coast. As long as the Changsheng Battalion successfully lands, they will soon be able to reach the gates of Gaizhou City.

After the Battle of Yangguan Fort, this was the time when the morale of the Changsheng Battalion was high, and the team also had some landing experience.

Li Yuanqing made a prompt decision and directly captured Lianyun Island. Then, under the eyes of the Gaizhou City guards, the main force of the Changsheng Battalion began to land one after another and set up the camp directly opposite Gaizhou City.

The Changsheng Camp fleet is very large, with more than a dozen large ships, medium-sized ships, and more than 300 small ships. It is so overwhelming that it is impossible to see how many people there are.

As for Gaizhou City, it was as if they were facing a formidable enemy, with the city gates tightly closed. They watched the Changsheng Camp land so easily, but they did not dare to make the slightest move.

When Li Yuanqing was on the boat, Guan Canghai couldn't help but shake his head.

I have seen bold people, but I have never seen anyone so courageous. The courage of my own general is really...

But Guan Canghai cannot deny that the momentum of the fleet is too huge. Unless the Tatars in Gaizhou City are kicked in the head by a donkey, it is really difficult to go out of the city to deal with it.

But such a landing requires courage far beyond ordinary people. Even if he knew the details, it would be difficult for him to do it.

Li Yuanqing's face didn't have much expression, it was calm.

Although this army under his command was established by Li Yuanqing, due to its rapid expansion and complicated composition, to a large extent, Li Yuanqing did not actually fully control this army.

Under this situation, Li Yuanqing didn't have many good options. He could only use some unconventional means to establish his lofty image and firmly surround the soldiers.

Everything takes time, but at this time, Li Yuanqing must focus all his energy on the battle situation in front of him.

According to the intelligence from Liu Dadou's scout team, there are more than 1,000 soldiers in Gaizhou City, and there are at least 600 real slaves.

Under such circumstances, Li Yuanqing's Changsheng Battalion's attempt to capture Gaizhou is basically a fool's errand.

But this was not a precaution. Li Yuanqing could show off his muscles in front of the Tatars in Gaizhou City, lower their morale, and at the same time establish his own prestige.

Soon, as the vanguard troops landed, all work began to proceed in an orderly manner.

Shunzi's and Yang Xiaochuan's two musketry units were deployed on both sides to guard against Gaizhou City's movements.

Liang Zhu and Wang Sanwa, seventy or eighty Han army flag soldiers, also landed ashore.

At first, Wang Sanwa thought that Li Yuanqing wanted to use them as cannon fodder, but when he reached the shore and saw that the headquarters of the Changsheng Battalion were also landing one after another, he felt relieved.

But he also admired Li Yuanqing's courage.

He now knows that the main force of Li Yuanqing's chief minister's battalion, only a little over 000 people, dare to show off like this under the nose of Gaizhou City. This, this is really...

Wang Sanwa didn't know how to describe it, but it was undeniable that this feeling was very exciting, so exciting that he couldn't help but want to look at the tall figure on the big ship not far behind him, as if he was attracted by it as soon as he saw him.

It can give people confidence.

However, although the progress in all aspects was very smooth, Li Yuanqing did not dare to be careless in the slightest.

When it comes to "playing with fire", the most important thing is to do it in moderation and never go too far. Otherwise, even the great gods will be scorched by the fire sooner or later.

The first thing Li Yuanqing did after the main force landed was to order the digging of trenches, the arrangement of traps and simple horse resistance, to form a barrier between the camp and Gaizhou City.

Lianyun Island was originally home to several docks in Gaizhou, but it was abandoned after the Tatars took over. There are still a lot of things available.

Work continued from noon to evening, and the fortification system was basically formed. Li Yuanqing also took a boat ashore to boost the morale of the troops.

Gaizhou City has always maintained restraint. Many figures were swaying at the top of the city, but they had no intention of sending troops.

Night comes soon.

Here at the Changsheng Camp, people were grilling bacon and munching, and laughter resounded throughout the world, but there was still no movement in the direction of Gaizhou City.

The soldiers caroused most of the night before going to rest.

Guan Canghai said: "General, Gaizhou is not as good as Fuzhou. We must be extremely careful."

Li Yuanqing nodded. He didn't dare to be careless about taking risks like this.

"Canghai, I will leave the defense to you tonight. Remember, once the golden sentry agent is discovered and approaches, try to kill him as much as possible."

Guan Canghai nodded vigorously, "General, don't worry. As long as they dare to come, we won't let them go back comfortably."

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The night passed peacefully, except for the occasional chirping of bird cannons, it seemed like nothing happened.

Early in the morning, as soon as Li Yuanqing got up, Guan Canghai came to report, "General, at least five waves of sentinels were dispatched to Gaizhou City last night. Some of them were shot dead by our cannon soldiers. Those who escaped back should also be

It’s difficult to find out the details of our camp.”
To be continued...