These place names in North Korea are really... very scary, like walking on thin ice!

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The Tatar sentinels were all elite cavalry, and everyone had two horses, or even three horses or more. They were in groups of three and five, and they were always careful to keep a safe distance from the Ming army.

Although they only have one or two hundred people and are not a substantial threat to the Ming army, they are like flies, always surrounding the Ming army camp, which is really annoying.

At this time, whether it was Li Yuanqing's Changsheng Camp, Chen Zhong's Department, Zhang Pan's Department, or Chen Liangce Department, there were some elite sentinels.

But these elite sentinels are everyone's treasures, and if they go into battle rashly, they will inevitably cause damage.

Moreover, the Tatar sentries are all elite and very difficult to deal with.

At this time, the Ming army had just set out and was only ten miles away from Tieshan City. The main force of the Hou Jin Dynasty was probably approaching the Seoul area. In the surrounding area, there was no substantial threat to the Ming army from the main force of the Hou Jin Dynasty, and Li Yuanqing was not in a hurry.

The strategy he adopted was simple.

Tomorrow, select elite bird gun soldiers to ride on horseback. If these Tatar sentry detectives dare to approach the ninety-step shooting range of the Changsheng Camp bird gun soldiers, then they will have to give them a good drink.

Even if you can't kill them, you still have to make them understand that it's okay not to get so damn close.

At this time, although the order from the imperial court has not yet been conveyed, Li Yuanqing understood very well that the butt determines the head. How could the big bosses in Beijing allow their own face to be threatened?

It is inevitable to coerce Mao Wenlong into sending troops.

However, although the Dongjiang headquarters can be considered to have strong troops and horses at this time, there is still a qualitative gap with the main Tatar force.

To give an inappropriate analogy, the main force of the Tatars are college students, while the Dongjiang headquarters may only be junior high school students.

Although junior high school students can also select many mature players who are close to college students, the number is too small after all, and without the support of mobility like war horses, no matter how they fight, they will suffer losses.

At this time, the best way for the Ming army is to advance gradually, push into the hinterland of North Korea, block several major nodes, cut off the Tatars' return route, and slowly play with them.

Especially last year, there was a bumper harvest of sweet potatoes. Both Changsheng Island and Pi Island, as well as Tieshan and the surrounding areas of Zhenjiang, are very rich in food and grass.

Li Yuanqing and Mao Wenlong are fully capable of delaying and fighting a sustained war!

However, under the pressure of the imperial court, Mao Wenlong was bound to raise his troops and advance rashly.

In order to prevent Mao Wenlong and the Dongjiang headquarters from suffering tragic losses, Li Yuanqing could only speed up the advance and reach Anzhou, Daning River, and Jincheng Lake as soon as possible to block these important nodes and provide strong support for Mao Wenlong.

Fortunately, today's "standing in line", although there were disturbances, finally solved the problem through peaceful means, and there was no fratricide.

This also gave Li Yuanqing more confidence to firmly control the general trend.

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The next day, Li Yuanqing, Chen Zhong, Zhang Pan, and Chen Liangce, relying on official channels, guarded the horns and advanced together.

Sure enough, these Tatar sentry detectives were still persistent in their evil intentions. Relying on their power, they always wanted to get closer and carefully investigate the details of the Ming army.

But after dozens of musketry soldiers fired accurately and killed more than a dozen people, they immediately became obedient and no longer dared to come forward. They only dared to keep a distance from the Ming army and peek at them.

Follow the movements of the Ming army.

More than ten days later, on February 18, the main force of the Ming army successfully arrived at Anzhou City.

But at this time, Anzhou City had already been captured by the Tatars, and there were ruins everywhere. The traces left by the fire, even with the cover of two heavy snows, could not be covered at all.

The city was in ruins and there was no way to live in it. Li Yuanqing decisively ordered the army to station in the open space outside the city, and sent out sentries to spread around to detect the enemy's situation and gather North Korean refugees.

Because Anzhou is a port city and is located on the lower reaches of the Daning River. Although it was freezing cold and the entire river had already frozen, this solved a big problem for Li Yuanqing.

There is no need to go overland for subsequent supplies. Instead, the fleet sails directly to the mouth of the Daning River and transports them along the frozen river. This saves more than 90% of the manpower in an instant!

The Tatars wanted to fight the Ming army on the Korean battlefield. For Li Yuanqing at this time, it was like a tiger with wings - looking for abuse!

In the temporary tent, the blazing bonfire in the brazier was burning brightly, and a huge piece of wild boar was placed on the greasy iron frame. The attractive grease from the fire was constantly dripping on the charcoal fire below.

, emitting an indescribable alluring fragrance.

This is what Chen Liangce hunted from a forest downhill a few days ago when he was leading people to investigate the enemy's situation. It weighed three to four hundred kilograms.

Except for the guts, pig heads, and more than a hundred kilograms of meat, they were all distributed to the brothers. However, the four pig legs and the back seat (the buttocks of the pig, the place with the most meat) had been eaten by Li Yuanqing and the four of them for more than three days.

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At this time, Chen Liangce finally understood why, Zhang Pan cried and shouted, even if he had to break up with Mao Wenlong, he must still stay with Li Yuanqing.

This, this damn guy didn't come out to fight, he was clearly just on vacation.

From Tieshan to now, more than ten days have passed, and not even one of the men under the four men has been reduced in battle.

Except for a few Yebushou brothers who were not seriously injured when they were investigating the enemy's situation, there were literally zero casualties!

Chen Liangce poured a glass of wine for Li Yuanqing with a smile and said with a smile: "Yuanqing, things are going much smoother than we expected! The commander-in-chief is afraid it will take six, seven, seven or eight days to catch up.

When we arrive in Anzhou and Yuanqing, what should we do next?"

If before, Chen Liangce was still worried about his decision that could change his destiny, but by this time, his heart was already comfortable in his stomach.

As long as Li Yuanqing is here, are you afraid that you won't be able to win the battle?

Li Yuanqing took a sip of wine and said with a smile: "At this time, the Tatars may have broken through Seoul and have also received our news. Our follow-up supplies have not yet come with us, and we are not in a hurry at this moment. We will first go to Anzhou

Let’s wait a few days before we talk!”

Anju is only a short distance away from Seoul (Pyongyang, replaced by Seoul in this article), and it is a key chokepoint for people traveling north from Seoul.

The peninsula is mountainous. According to the weather and climate at this time, except for the soothing plain areas along the northern coast, there are only two roads left for the Tatars to return to Liaozhong.

One way is to return to Anju, and then turn back from Anju to Cheoshan, the land of Yiju.

This road is an official road and is very densely populated, so the road is much easier to walk.

The other way is to go deep into the mountains of Jincheng Lake, bypass Anju, and then go to Uiju and Iron Mountain.

But the weather is like this at this time, and the Tatars are all cavalry. Walking in the mountains, you can know the consequences by thinking with your buttocks.

The northern region has complex terrain and sparsely populated areas. According to the nature of the Jin army, it cannot be replenished through looting, which is basically a dead end.

Therefore, Anzhou was stuck and this important fulcrum was occupied. In this battle, Li Yuanqing and the Ming army were already in an invincible position!

Originally, Li Yuanqing thought that capturing Anzhou would require a lot of effort and blood, but the fact was that Amin did not leave any garrison here at all. It was obvious that he was leaving his troops to plunder Seoul.

Already.

Chen Zhong and Zhang Pan also relaxed a lot at this time.

Although the Ming army has not rushed to the battlefield at this time, in terms of the overall situation, the Ming army has already caught the pulse. The next step is to stew the rabbit on a low fire - slowly simmering it.

"Yuanqing, although the river in Anzhou is blocking the way, the weather is freezing and there is almost no danger to defend. Our camp must be well arranged!"

After all, Chen Zhong is a veteran and has fought side by side with Li Yuanqing for many years. He is very clear about the most critical core of Li Yuanqing's plan, which is that there must be a strong fulcrum so that the dog Tatars cannot break through.

Li Yuanqing nodded and said: "We can't neglect the camp affairs. I already have a simple plan in mind. As for the specifics, we brothers will decide after discussing it before it's too late!"

As Li Yuanqing spoke, he took out the map, picked up a simple charcoal pen, and began to draw on the map.

Zhang Pan and Chen Liangce hurriedly came around.

This is also the place where Li Yuanqing makes Zhang Pan, Chen Liangce, and Chen Zhong feel most comfortable.

Even though Chen Zhong, like Li Yuanqing, was the commander-in-chief at this time, the brothers actually knew in their hearts that Li Yuanqing was the commander-in-chief and the backbone of this team.

But Li Yuanqing never engages in "one-note speech". Even if he has already made a fuss in his heart, he always wants to listen to his brothers' ideas, especially in the military field. Even if it may be just a trivial matter, Li Yuanqing does not

You should first exchange opinions with your brothers and listen to their ideas.

Everyone was a veteran, and it was impossible for them to have too many different opinions when it came to arranging the defense of the camp. Soon, the four of them reached an agreement.

Based on Anzhou City, Chen Zhong's troops were in the north and stuck at Jiangtou, Zhang Pan and Chen Liangce were in the middle, and Li Yuanqing's troops were in the south.

The four parts rely on each other, forming a "trapezoid" shape, serving as horns to each other, guarding the plain behind.

Logically speaking, it should be the sons of Minister Li Yuanqing's camp who were in Chen Zhong's position and blocked the core of the fortress.

But at this time, the follow-up main force of Li Yuanqing's department has not arrived yet, and it will take two or three days. Among the four, Chen Zhong's department is the most powerful. At this time, even if there is no main force of Hou Jin coming to harass, the layout still needs to be prepared.

Chen Zhong will definitely take over this important task.

After arranging the layout, the four people immediately ordered their soldiers to start calling the generals to implement it. The four people continued to discuss and exchange opinions on some remaining details.

At this time, for the Ming army, food and grass were no longer a problem. There was plenty of dry beans to feed the horses, but there was not much hay. This meant that the Ming army's horses could not fight for a long time.

, good steel must be used on the blade.

The most critical point is the lack of firewood.

Especially during the cold winter, this is simply more terrifying than not having food.

Fortunately, the ecological environment near Anzhou has not been too seriously damaged at this time. There are many old forests. The four people decided to send a large number of auxiliary troops to cut firewood in the surrounding area starting from tomorrow.

After all discussions were completed, the four of them had a full dinner and went to supervise the implementation of each department.

Li Yuanqing came to the riverside outside the tent, lit a cigar, looked at the cold Daning River, and felt a myriad of emotions in his heart.

Back then, when he went to the Northland for a sneak attack, there were only a few thousand people. He was always on guard and never dared to make even the slightest mistake.

But at this time, the young eagle has grown into an eagle, and with the support of Chen Zhong and the others, Li Yuanqing's strength has become unprecedentedly strong. Even Mao Wenlong and Dongjiang headquarters can only accept defeat at this time!

The future is really worth looking forward to!

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Chapter completed!