I beg for all kinds of support, thank you very much Xiaochuan.

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Chen Jisheng nodded. As for Mao Wenlong, Li Yuanqing was not too worried.

As the old saying goes, ‘The king of hell is easy to give away, but the devil is difficult to deal with’.

The difference in realm and identity also determines that their vision must be different.

When Chen Jisheng left, it was almost 9 o'clock. Li Yuanqing asked Cai Zi to book a room in the inn in the backyard of the restaurant and went directly to Mao Wenlong's official hall.

Mao Wenlong had not rested yet and was writing furiously at his desk. When he saw Li Yuanqing coming over, he put down the pen in his hand and smiled gently at Li Yuanqing, "Yuanqing, why are you here at this time?"

Li Yuanqing hurriedly knelt on the ground and said, "General, I have betrayed the general's entrustment by despising my position. I am here to apologize."

Mao Wenlong frowned, but soon relaxed, "You get up first and talk."

Although they have not known each other for a long time, Mao Wenlong already knows Li Yuanqing's temperament very well. Although Li Yuanqing is not old, he is mature and cautious at the same time. He is somewhat similar to him when he was young. How could such a person be possible?

What kind of treacherous thing will he do?

Therefore, when he heard that Li Yuanqing came to apologize, Mao Wenlong was not too worried.

Li Yuanqing did not dare to get up, and hurriedly described the night attack on the salt fields of North and South Korea to Mao Wenlong in detail.

For a hero like Mao Wenlong, if he hides and tucks in, but falls into the inferior position, it is better to be honest and honest. After all, no one understands the living conditions of his subordinates at this time better than Mao Wenlong himself.

Mao Wenlong couldn't help frowning when he heard this, and didn't speak for a long time.

Li Yuanqing was like a good baby who made a mistake and didn't dare to express his anger.

Frankly speaking, Li Yuanqing not only admires Mao Wenlong himself, but also admires him.

Needless to say, Chen Jisheng, even Zhang Pan, Chen Zhong, and Li Yuanqing had already reaped enough dividends from their surprise attack on Zhenjiang.

But Mao Wenlong himself is still alone.

With his status, as long as he reveals a little bit about his concubine, the wealthy gentry and landlords in Zhenjiang City will not be able to send their daughter over without hesitation?

But Mao Wenlong did not do this. All his energy was concentrated on official duties in Zhenjiang.

This is a man who truly has a lot of challenges in his mind. Just like his life-long ideal - "If you don't get a title, you will never stop."

After a long while, Mao Wenlong exhaled a long breath, and his eyes softened, "Yuan Qing, this matter is difficult for you."

Li Yuanqing felt warm in his heart, and his eyes were a little red, "General, I have done my humble duty. If there is any responsibility, I am willing to bear it without any complaints."

Mao Wenlong shook his head, "Yuan Qing, you don't have to worry about this. Without evidence, North Koreans don't dare to do anything wrong. Get up."

Only then did Li Yuanqing dare to stand up and carefully stand beside Mao Wenlong.

Mao Wenlong said: "I am indeed a little anxious about putting you in North Korea. You are still young and cannot be careful about many things. Tell me what you think."

Looking at Mao Wenlong's piercing eyes, Li Yuanqing knew that Mao Wenlong had seen through his mind and said hurriedly: "General, you have a keen eye, and I admit that I do have my own selfish motives. Regardless of Yizhou, Longchuan, or Tie

The mountains are all located in the rear area, and we cannot engage in head-on combat with the Tatars. I really don’t want to waste time in such a place. General, I just want to follow you and fight the Tatars with real swords and guns.”

Seeing Li Yuanqing say what was in his heart, Mao Wenlong couldn't help but smile, "Yuanqing, you are rarely so direct. However, young people should be like this. Don't always worry about other people's thoughts. Dare to break out and fight. Put you

When it comes to North Korea, after thinking about it, I feel a little anxious. What are your thoughts in North Korea these days?"

In fact, the task Mao Wenlong gave to Li Yuanqing was like the establishment of a base area behind enemy lines by our army behind the Japanese army in later generations. This task did not have qualitative data requirements. The most basic thing was to gather the population, overwhelm the people's hearts, and pave the way for the main force to enter in the future.

There are not many requirements for killing the enemy.

Frankly speaking, if Li Yuanqing tried his best, he would not be able to do this badly.

After all, although there was not much food, the soldiers and the people worked together, dug some wild vegetables, hunted some wild animals, and stole some food. Everyone ate a little less, so they could cope with it.

But at this time, the environment was different from that of our army in later generations.

This is the era of pure cold weapons. The deterrent power of the post-Jin cavalry is simply unbelievable. Although the little devils implemented the three-guang policy against China and created no man's land, they had already entered modern civilization at that time. They had no humanity and would never

If you dare to massacre the city openly, you must take into account the international impact.

At this time, the Houjin Wild Boar Skin was still a completely barbaric slave. In a tribal state, every time a city was conquered, it was bound to be burned, killed, looted, and almost every city must be massacred. After Saarhu, whether it was Fushun, Tieling, or Kaiyuan

, or later Shenyang and Liaoyang, did not escape this fate.

In this state, even if Li Yuanqing gathered a population of 100,000 or even hundreds of thousands, it would still have no effect in front of the Houjin Iron Cavalry.

This is like a group of lambs without claws, which can only be slaughtered by the Eight Banners cavalry.

Therefore, Li Yuanqing devoted all his energy to the more than a thousand soldiers under his command. Only when they grow up can Li Yuanqing be safe and secure.

The sages said, "If you are poor, you can only benefit yourself; if you are rich, you can help the world."

If you can't protect yourself, how can you save the common people?

At this time, facing the broad question of Mao Wenlong, Li Yuanqing thought for a long time and then said: "General, there are indeed many feelings about humble positions. Both North Korea and Zhenjiang are actually bitter and cold places. Although our soldiers are brave, the people's hearts are not

We have surrendered, but in this small place, it is still too difficult to fight against the fierce Eight Banners cavalry. General, judging from my humble position, we must obtain the support of the imperial court. Only the imperial court can increase its support for our army.

Only then will we have stronger combat power and have more choices when facing crises."

Mao Wenlong let out a long sigh, "Why don't you know this? But Yuan Qing, you have to know that the imperial court also has its own difficulties."

Li Yuanqing nodded heavily, "General, the Jiannu on the northern front have been defeated by our army. In the short term, there won't be much fighting on the northern front. It's just that the Tong family on the western front are still evil, but they have been maimed by our army.

, we shouldn’t be able to gather too much energy in a short period of time. General, I still want to stay in Tieshan for a while. It’s autumn now, when the sea fish is plump. I want to catch more fish and pickle them into salted fish.

, to meet the needs of our army. We can also train troops in our spare time."

Mao Wenlong nodded, "Yuan Qing, it's a good idea that you have. You can do this. However, regarding food and salary issues, I will not be able to take care of you in a short time."

Li Yuanqing nodded heavily, "General, we are in the most difficult stage now. I believe that if we survive this period, the imperial court will definitely give us support."

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After leaving Mao Wenlong's official hall, Li Yuanqing let out a long breath.

Mao Wenlong pinned his hopes on the imperial court, but if he waits until the big guys in the imperial court stop talking and begin to implement it, I am afraid that the day lily will be cold.

The situation in Zhenjiang at this time can only be solved internally by Zhenjiang itself.

Fortunately, Mao Wenlong has always maintained the initiative in the military, which has temporarily stabilized the overall situation. The local gentry in Zhenjiang have also been appeased. If life is tighter, they can barely survive.

But in this situation, if the imperial court wants Mao Wenlong to expand his victory, it will probably be just a dream. If he makes a wrong move, he may even lose the current situation.

Li Yuanqing believed that with Mao Wenlong's wisdom, he could not fail to see this. As long as he could survive this year, by the beginning of next spring, no matter what happened to the court, he should have something to say.

The Zhenjiang Guangning Army and Mao Wenlong's Department are probably in this state at present.

Regarding the general situation, Li Yuanqing was helpless and provided some salted fish for Mao Wenlong. This is the limit of what he can do now.

But for Li Yuanqing himself, Li Yuanqing has absolute control. Only when there is a country can there be a family, and only when there is a family can there be a country. This dialectical issue, for Li Yuanqing at this time, the latter is obviously more critical.

Where there is hope, there will be seeds.

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Although Caizi had booked a room at the restaurant, Li Yuanqing was not interested today. He carried her on his horse and returned to the camp overnight.

Back at the camp, the sky was getting brighter and Cai Zi was a little tired. Li Yuanqing asked her to rest first while he called Wang Hai over to speed up his fishing pace.

In the past, Wang Hai used about a hundred people from his headquarters to participate in fishing. Now, Li Yuanqing directly ordered Wang Hai to summon 400 people, all boats participated, three shifts and two shifts, all members participated in fishing around the clock.

The pickling of salted fish is very simple, with almost no technical content. You only need to cut open the fish, wash it, and then pickle it with salt.

If possible, you can also dry the marinated salted fish for a period of time, which will taste better and have more salty taste.

Wang Hai took the order to do it, and Li Yuanqing personally dispatched and directed it. After all, with Wang Hai's influence, it was difficult to achieve the highest efficiency in this matter.

The effect of mobilizing all employees was extraordinary. At the end of the day, the harvest was very gratifying, with almost 5 or 6 tons of fresh fish.

Wang Hai explained to Li Yuanqing that according to the current fish market, they would have at least ten days. With such a harvest, Li Yuanqing couldn't help but be overjoyed.

As a result, as long as we can persist for ten days, we will have 5 or 60 tons of salted fish, enough to feed the more than 10,000 people under Mao Wenlong's command for several years.

As for salt, Li Yuanqing has already found a way out. Miao Yizhen's salt farm, which was copied last time, has now resumed operations. In addition, it is not like the high-quality salted fish of later generations at this time, and does not require such exquisite salt.

As long as it tastes good, can be eaten, and can fill the stomach, that is enough.

Under Li Yuanqing's strong attitude, all the work was quickly put into operation. The next day, Shang Laoliu also rushed back from Tieshan, and with him was the large truck of the grain transport team.

In Li Yuanqing's big tent, Shang Laoliu said with great displeasure: "Yuanqing, these stupid barbarians are so evil. The price they gave us was a full 20% higher than the market price, and it was all last year's grain reserves.

These idiots, I really want to kill them with one knife."

Li Yuanqing smiled, but was not angry, "Brother Shang, this is human nature. These North Koreans are not rich to begin with, so if they catch someone like us, they still have to kill us? It doesn't matter, I'll give them this money."

earn."

Shang Laoliu also understood what Li Yuanqing meant and couldn't help but smile, "Let them make some money first. Sooner or later, we will get our capital back with interest."

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On September 17, the first year of the Great Ming Dynasty, the weather was good. Li Yuanqing's crazy fishing plan had been going on for three or four days, and everything went extremely smoothly.

In the morning, after just eating the fish soup made by Cai Zi, Li Yuanqing was about to go to the boat to take a look, but he saw several fast boats from the north approaching quickly.

The person who came turned out to be Chen Zhong.

Li Yuanqing hurried forward to greet him.

The two exchanged pleasantries, and Chen Zhong told Li Yuanqing two pieces of news.

One is the remnant of the Tong family, who is on Shicheng Island, the island where Mao Chenglu and his friends had a fierce battle before. The Tong family is trying to instigate the residents of the island, and Chen Zhong is following Mao Wenlong's order this time to go and exterminate them.

The other one concerned Li Yuanqing even more than this news.

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Chapter completed!