The wind is blowing. I am so excited.

I beg for collection, red ticket, and subscription support. Xiaochuan kneels down to thank you.

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At dawn the next morning, the army set off on its way to Gaizhou on time.

Last night, almost all of the horse meat of more than a thousand war horses was 'annihilated'. Today, even if the journey is urgent, with enough horse meat from yesterday, even the women and children will not have many problems with their physical strength.

Li Yuanqing was also in a pretty good mood. He was riding on a tall brown war horse and scanning the huge team of people slowly heading south.

Several days have passed since the flood, and the ground has become dry and solid. Although the team is huge, they finally no longer have to walk deep and shallow in the mud.

In addition, each of them didn't carry much supplies with them, so they basically traveled in light vehicles. It was expected that they would arrive at Gaizhou City in the evening.

Through the news from the Gaizhou reinforcements, Li Yuanqing also roughly understood the cause of the flood.

This should be a local harsh microclimate caused by the offshore storm rolling inland.

Fortunately, Gaizhou City is in an excellent location and mostly in uninhabited land, so it did not suffer much damage.

Chen Zhong led his elite troops to cut off the rear today, and Li Yuanqing also had more time to think about the next step.

Although Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong did not accurately complete Mao Wenlong's request to delay the main force's plan during this trip, the time from the beginning of May to the end of May, which is close to a month, is by no means too short.

Coupled with the impact of the flood, Lao Nu and the main force of Hou Jin will definitely need time to rest and adjust. In this way, except for Huang Taiji's Zhengbai Banner, Mao Wenlong should not be affected by other main forces of Hou Jin.

According to Mao Wenlong's shrewdness, even if Huang Taiji had great talents and strategies, Li Yuanqing still believed that it was basically impossible for Huang Taiji to catch Mao Wenlong.

Especially in the rolling mountainous areas of Kuandian.

This early summer offensive in the fifth year of Tianqi is almost coming to an end.

Although there were not many tangible material gains during this trip, Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong emptied Haizhou City and plundered more than 30,000 Dingkou.

As a result, Haizhou, Gaizhou, Fuzhou, and Jinzhou, the four southern provinces, have basically become a "no man's land."

Gaizhou.

The old slave probably has little room for pursuit.

After all, Gaizhou is close to the sea and is too close to Changsheng Island, so it will be exposed to Changsheng Island's soldiers at any time.

According to the current state of affairs, the old slave would definitely not dare to jump out and cause trouble for Li Yuanqing, causing trouble for himself.

As for Haizhou.

After the flood, and at this time, there was not even a single human hair in Haizhou, and I was afraid that not even a mouse would be born. I want to restore the vitality of Haizhou, and there is only a few years.

Think about it.

However, Li Yuanqing did not intend to leave Gaizhou City easily until he received accurate information from Mao Wenlong on the eastern front and inquired about the movements of the main force of Qing Lao slaves.

Including the battle report of this battle, he had to carefully plan before making a decision.

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The journey went very smoothly. In the evening, the large group of people arrived outside Gaizhou City on time.

In the rear, although there were many Houjin sentry detectives following them like thieves, they always maintained a distance of three or four miles, or even more than four or five miles, from the Ming army and never dared to rush forward again.

Li Yuanqing didn't bother to pay attention to these Houjin sentinels who were skilled in equestrian skills.

Allowing the old slave to grasp his own preparations will also make the old slave feel more at ease. If he wants to make a decision, he must consider it carefully.

Returning to Gaizhou again, the soldiers were in a good mood.

But Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong didn't have much time to rest. Returning to Gaizhou was just the beginning of another new battle.

The first thing that bears the brunt is the issue of camping and bathing.

Needless to say, the soldiers of the two departments need not say much. Li Yuanqing's one-sentence order will reach the ears of every grassroots soldier in less than a quarter of an hour.

But these Han slaves, women and children are really a headache.

Especially after traveling all the way from Haizhou City to now, no one has a chance to take a bath, and the hygiene issues are really worrying.

Fortunately, the weather was hot at this time, so the men could go directly to the river to bathe, saving some trouble.

As for the women and children, Li Yuanqing ordered the engineers to build several rows of thatched sheds for them overnight to serve as bathrooms.

They also increased the intensity of heating water to ensure that everyone would not bring germs into the city after taking a bath and changing clothes before entering Gaizhou City.

I was busy working from the evening until past midnight, and then things got on track, and Li Yuanqing finally had some rest time.

However, there are too many people, and it will take at least three days to finish everything.

But at this time, he was already in Gaizhou City, with the sea and the fleet at his back, and Li Yuanqing was fully convinced. Lao Nu and the main force of the Hou Jin Dynasty dared to come here to cause trouble for him.

Back at the official hall, Liu Qiao and Shu Murong had already prepared supper for Li Yuanqing.

The dishes are very simple, a large plate of crispy fish, a plate of salted fish with fried eggs, and a plate of fried shredded radish.

With the continuous consumption of such a large population, coupled with the losses during the war and retreat, Gaizhou's food supply was not too abundant.

Liu Qiao quickly and obediently helped Li Yuanqing fill a glass of wine, "Sir, you have been tired all the way. Please have a glass of wine to relieve your fatigue."

Li Yuanqing took the wine glass, took a sip, and looked at Liu Qiao and Shu Murong: "Qiao'er, Murong, thank you for your hard work in this battle."

Liu Qiao hurriedly said: "It is my greatest honor to share my worries with you."

Shu Murong also hurriedly asked for advice: "Master, please don't say that. I am very happy to be able to serve you by my side."

As Li Yuanqing's women, Liu Qiao and Shu Murong were treated much better than ordinary people. Although they did not have carriages, they had horses to ride on. Although the retreat was a bit rough, they did not suffer much harm.

and fatigue.

Li Yuanqing smiled and nodded, "The difficulty is over and everything will be fine. Come, let's have a drink together."

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After a simple late-night snack, Li Yuanqing didn't have much time to enjoy the tenderness of his lovely wife and concubine. He quickly came to the front yard of the official hall, where Chen Zhong had been waiting for him for a long time.

The intense migration work these past few days has caused high levels of nervousness, and even a tough guy like Chen Zhong can no longer hold on.

He was lying on the imperial chair in the official hall and said to Li Yuanqing with a smile: "Yuanqing, I originally wanted to have a drink to celebrate, but the bones in my body seem to be falling apart. Damn it."

Li Yuanqing smiled and said, "Brother, we are not strong men, so we need to rest after all. There won't be much going on tonight, let's settle a few important things first."

This trip to southern Liaoning was planned by Mao Wenlong.

In terms of the imperial court, although Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong had filed records, at this juncture, Li Yuanqing did not want to report their achievements too early.

There are mainly several key reasons.

At this time, both Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong were already chief military officers, and each had their own titles. Invisibly, in the military territory of Liao Dynasty, Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong had steadily dominated the western part of Liaoning, and even more so on the Dongjiang River.

Needless to say, in terms of military rank, Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong were already on the same level as Mao Wenlong.

As the saying goes, 'People are afraid of being famous, but pigs are afraid of being strong'.

Especially at this time, Eunuch Wei was becoming more and more powerful in the court, and the eunuchs had basically completely suppressed Donglin.

As members of the "Eunuch Party", Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong need to be even more cautious at this time.

Li Yuanqing is very clear.

To a great extent, the ‘sun is booming’ at this time is not a good thing.

Eunuch Wei, who was born as a small farmer and knew how to plan his life, was different from the future Emperor Chongzhen.

His purpose of wooing Li Yuanqing was very clear------because Li Yuanqing could win the battle.

To a large extent, it can increase his political leverage.

For a long time before, Li Yuanqing had grasped this point, and with the help of Sun Chengzong, he had climbed all the way up, escaped Dongjiang, and formed his own line with Chen Zhong in southern Liaoning.

But at this time, the situation has changed.

It’s called ‘preparing for a rainy day’.

It would be unwise to hug Eunuch Wei's thigh when he was at the height of his power.

As the saying goes, ‘When things go to extremes, they must be reversed’.

Not to mention, Li Yuanqing was familiar with history and knew clearly that Eunuch Wei's good days were numbered.

Therefore, Li Yuanqing did not want to rush to take the lead in the good news about Liaonan, but wanted to wait for the news from Mao Wenlong before making a conclusion.

Even more heads should be distributed to Mao Wenlong.

This kind of private political layout is, in common terms, "taking advantage of others" and is even comparable to rebellion. However, for the sake of long-term considerations, Li Yuanqing had to treat it with caution.

Of course, the most critical premise is that he and Chen Zhong firmly control the core of these two teams.

Chen Zhong quickly understood what Li Yuanqing meant, "Yuanqing, are you saying that our heads should be divided evenly among the commander-in-chief?"

Li Yuanqing smiled and nodded, "Yes. That's what I mean. Brother, we brothers, you can tell us whatever you think."

Although Chen Zhong is 'stupid', he is by no means stupid. Otherwise, how could he and Li Yuanqing have gone all the way to where they are now?

Looking at Li Yuanqing's bright eyes, Chen Zhong's physical fatigue suddenly disappeared. He thought for a while and then said: "Yuan Qing, you, you mean, let's not go to talk to Eunuch Wei now."

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To be continued...