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When the news of Jinzhou's "great victory" reached Ningyuan, it was already noon the next day.

Governor Yuan was taking a nap.

In these days, Li Yuanqing and Mao Wenlong's victories in North Korea really put great pressure on Commander Yuan.

As the old saying goes, ‘Don’t be afraid of comparing yourself with others, but be afraid of comparing things with others’.

If there was no comparison, there would still be reasons for prevarication, but~~, with the living achievements of Li Yuanqing and Mao Wenlong in front of them, they in western Liaoning would seem quite embarrassed.

You know, Li Yuanqing's Changsheng Island Department, Mao Wenlong's Dongjiang Department, and Chen Zhongguang's Ludao Department, combined, have less than 800,000 taels of food and salary per year, which is less than a fraction of what they receive in western Liaoning.

In the past, one could argue with the imperial court about the importance of Shanhaiguan and the Liaoxi Corridor.

But at this time, Li Yuanqing's defense line had been pushed to the front line of Gaizhou, and Mao Wenlong's defense line had also been pushed to the deep mountains and old forests of Kuandian. Why didn't the main force of the Jin army go to attack them?

Although the big shots in the imperial court each have their own interests, no one is a fool.

This makes the importance of geographical location in western Liaoning begin to lose its foothold.

Especially Huang Taiji.

It was clearly stated in the negotiations at the beginning of the year that they would 'maintain peace between the two parties and maintain common interests', but little did they know that this despicable dog barbarian, in just a few days, actually went back on his words and raised his butcher knife towards Liaoxi.

In the past few years, Western Liaoning has spent a lot of money on food and salary from the imperial court, almost draining the treasury. It claims to have trained hundreds of thousands of powerful new troops and built hundreds of strong fortresses.

But~~, if others don’t know the trick, how can he, Governor Yuan, not know it?

The only one with real combat power in western Liaoning at this time is Ningyuan, with only 20,000 to 30,000 troops available.

Originally, there was Man Gui, who could barely fight against the Tatars, and could be used to deal with them, but Man Gui was just a big thorn, and often did not listen to greetings. He, Governor Yuan, spent a lot of effort.

, and then got this guy to the position of the commander-in-chief of Shanhaiguan Pass.

Every injustice has its owner, and every debt has its owner.

At this time, Man Gui cannot count on this situation.

Governor Yuan simply couldn't imagine it.

What if, what if, Jinzhou City was captured by the Tatars, then how on earth should he explain it to all parties?

Fortunately, fortunately, he still has Ning Yuancheng.

Ningyuan City was a military city built by him under his personal supervision. It was well-funded and had nearly 30,000 elite soldiers and dozens of red-coated cannons in the city. Moreover, the generals under his command all obeyed him, Commander Yuan, and this became the last battle of Commander Yuan.

trump card and the greatest confidence.

As long as Ningyuan City is not lost, he will still have a chance, and he will still have room to continue bargaining with the court.

However, even with Ning Yuancheng's trump card, so many entanglements and all kinds of tangible and invisible pressures were almost overwhelming Governor Yuan, causing him to be extremely angry. These days, he was simply struggling every night.

Insomnia.

Finally, after finishing his work at noon, Governor Yuan was about to take a nap to recuperate his energy, when he suddenly heard thunderous cheers outside.

Governor Yuan was about to have a fit and teach these low-minded servants a lesson, but suddenly he heard the news of Jinzhou's victory, and he couldn't help but jump out of bed.

For a moment, his confidant old servant did not care about etiquette and rushed in with tears in his eyes: "Sir, what a great victory, what a great victory! General Zu successfully defeated the Tatar offensive in Jinzhou City and captured seventy-three Tatar heads.

ah!"

"Where is the good news? Bring it to me quickly!"

Just like a small boss who is being called for debts by the bank every day and is on the verge of bankruptcy. Just when he is about to lose his ability, he suddenly realizes that he has won the lottery...

It was as if Governor Yuan had taken a dose of cardiotonic in an instant. He wanted to fly into the sky and stand side by side with the sun... He couldn't even care about the rules and etiquette that he cared about most.

The old servant did not dare to neglect and hurriedly handed the good news to Governor Yuan.

Governor Yuan quickly scanned it and breathed a long sigh of relief, but after a moment, his brows furrowed tightly.

But who is Governor Yuan?

It didn't matter, he had no backing, and he had no status. He just relied on a low-level reputation and a burst of enthusiasm to go to Liaoxi and take root in it for more than ten years. He silently endured the harsh wind and frost in Liaoxi, and it was like sleeping in the open air.

How can anyone play more casually with the so-called ‘rules’ than he does?

"Pass on my military order to immediately summon civil servants from all ministries and officers above guerrilla level to come to the office to discuss matters! In addition~, pass the good news to the whole city!"

"Yes, sir."

The old servant did not dare to neglect and hurriedly went out to do his work.

Watching the old servant go away, Governor Yuan tightly held Zu Dashou's victory document in his hand, carefully checked it several times, and frowned even more tightly.

Although the words in this report of victory are extremely gorgeous and make people's blood boil after reading it, how could Governor Yuan not see the fishiness in it?

Zu Dashou is not confident enough.

A majestic ‘great victory’, but only the heads of more than 70 levels, and the real slaves of more than 20 levels, this...

You know, Jinzhou City can have more than 15,000 elite soldiers. Not counting the surrounding forts.

But Governor Yuan also understood that although Zu Dashou was known as a "veteran general", in fact, after so many years, he had far less achievements. If there were not so many people in Liaoxi supporting him, how could it be possible?

It's his turn to sit on the throne of Jinzhou Deputy General?

fine.

not bad.

Zu Dashou and his ancestral family finally did not let him down and defended Jinzhou.

By holding Jinzhou, Governor Yuan would have greater room for maneuver.

On Ningyuan's side, his confidant and beloved general Zhao Lejiao is personally in charge, but it is far from comparable to Zu Dashou's "two swords". As long as the Tatars dare to come to Ningyuan, he, Governor Yuan, will take the heads that Zu's family cannot get.

, just make it up!

And now, he must maximize this ‘wind’!

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With the trend of Jinzhou's "Great Victory", coupled with the superb strategizing of his Commander Yuan, Ning Yuancheng's morale was high for a while, full of confidence and fighting spirit, and he was waiting for Huang Taiji's main force of Hou Jin to come to seek death.

such a pity.

What surprised Master Yuan was that he had waited for five days, and the day lilies were almost cold. He thought that Huang Taiji and the main force of Houjin might not come. On the evening of April 27, Huang Taiji

The main force of Houjin arrived belatedly at the gate of Ningyuan City.

At the same time, news about the fall of countless forts in Jinzhou, Daling River, Xiaoling River, Nuer River, and even around Ningyuan were like black and white and impermanent reminders, flying to him uncontrollably.

In the hands of Governor Yuan.

At this time, the north wall of Ningyuan City.

Commander Yuan, accompanied by the upstart Guan Ning and the new chief military officer of Ning Yuancheng, Zhao Lejiao, was inspecting the Houjin Tatar camp not far away.

All the other civil servants and military officers knew that Governor Yuan was not in a good mood at this time, so they all stood more than ten steps away from the two of them and carefully checked the Hou Jin Army's camp below.

Beside a crenel with a thick hanging door, Zhao led the teacher carefully to report to Governor Yuan: "Master Futai, at this time, we have received news that there are already more than fifty forts. Just these forts.

The fort, I'm afraid, I'm afraid, there will be no less than 30,000 people. If you include those forts where there is no news, I'm afraid, I'm afraid, there will be at least 40,000 to 50,000 people. My lord, these despicable dog Tatars, their goal is probably...

"

Zhao Lijiao wanted to say something, but Inspector Yuan glanced at him coldly.

Zhao Shujiao immediately closed his mouth and did not dare to breathe again.

At this time, although Zhao Lejiao was the number one celebrity of the Guan Ning Army, the de facto organizer of the Guan Ning Army Group, and the largest landowner in western Liaoning, it could be said that he dominated the whole of western Liaoning.

But Zhao Shujiao knew very well that his background was not very clean.

Especially after Sun Chengzong resigned, there were many people in the court who were very dissatisfied with him. They put the main blame for Liao's salary on Zhao Lejiao, hoping that he would take the blame and be the scapegoat.

.

He, Zhao Shujiao, is not stupid, so how can he let these people get their wish?

Fortunately, the relationship between him and Governor Yuan has been very good in the past few years. Since Governor Yuan's great victory at Ningyuan five years ago, his momentum has been soaring. How could he, Zhao Lijiao, let go?

Over this 'golden thigh'?

It is different from the generals at the bottom, or in other words, the generals at the grassroots, middle and lower levels.

As early as when Zhao led the army to regain Qiantun, he had already registered himself in the court.

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

Fame can bring great benefits, but at the same time, it also hides great dangers.

But this was not the reign of Emperor Xian after all, and the borders were very peaceful. A bright spot in one battle would be enough to last a lifetime.

Just like the stars of later generations, even if you debuted in the 1980s, you can sing one popular song, but it will last you a lifetime, and it is also known as a "nostalgic classic".

At this time, in Jiubian, due to the threat of the Later Jin Tartars, the Liao region was the first to bear the brunt.

To put it more bluntly, if you have a great reputation, it will be easy for you to get promoted, but you will also be directly responsible.

The responsibility for losing one's land is not as simple as singing out of tune.
To be continued...