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Just as the capital's Governor Yuan and the main force of Guan Ning's army were locked in a bitter battle, Li Yuanqing personally led more than 7,000 elite main forces of the Changsheng Battalion, and quickly arrived at the fortress in Longjing Pass, south of Hanerzhuang, and the town headquarters of Jizhen.

----Santun camp.

It was noon at this time.

Originally, Li Yuanqing wanted to bypass Santun Camp and rush directly to Hanerzhuang, forcing him to the Longjingguan area. However, because Zhao Erba, a personal soldier led by Zhao, revealed a piece of news to Li Yuanqing, Li Yuanqing was asked to temporarily

He suddenly changed his marching plan and exposed the main force directly to the public.

Zhao Erba revealed that they followed Zhao Lianjiao and rushed all the way. In just three days, they rushed from Ningyuan to Santun Camp to urgently reinforce the war on the Eastern Front.

After arriving at Santun Camp, the brothers were short of people and horses. Zhao Lingjiao originally wanted to take the brothers into the city, have a good rest, and inquire about some news from Santun Camp, rest for a night, and then rush to Zunhua.

but……

What was shocking was that no matter how they called the gate, Zhu Guoyan, the commander-in-chief of the Third Tun Battalion, did not open the city gate for them.

Zhao had no choice but to lead his brothers on the road to Zunhua.

But when they arrived at Zunhua, the situation was no longer optimistic. Zhao Shujiao almost didn't have time to rest, so he immediately made a dangerous move...

At this time~, as Zhao Lijiao's soldiers dispersed to break out, including the news of Zhao Lijiao's death spread on the Eastern Front, the public opinion on the entire Eastern Front had begun to approach Zhu Guoyan, the commander-in-chief of the Third Tun Battalion!

Regarding this matter~, due to the trouble of war and news transmission, although there has been no public comment from the capital, the imperial court has not come back, but... death is a big deal.

People with good intentions, especially those with ulterior motives, have already understood that there is already the best person to take the blame for the failure of the Battle of Zunhua...

Among the nine borders, Jizhen is adjacent to Liaodi and can be regarded as a key point.

The full official position including Governor Yuan is Governor of Ji Liao, and Ji Zhen is ranked first.

But this is no longer the time.

Because the Jurchens of the Later Jin Dynasty continued to grow stronger, the position and importance of the Liao region continued to highlight, and the entire Ming Dynasty's finances continued to tilt toward western Liaoning, Jizhen became useless to a large extent.

However~, since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, Jizhen has had more than 80 commander-in-chiefs, especially Qi Jiguang, the commander-in-chief of Jizhen in the Wanli year. This China's "Military God" level figure, he is not like those mediocre people.

Just like ordinary people who are dawdling around.

During his tenure, he left a considerable fortune to Jizhen.

It turns out that this section of the Great Wall in the north of Ji Town was mostly made of mud structures. It was not only low, but also severely weathered and not strong.

In the first few years when Qi Jiguang was in Jizhen, the Mongols were relatively active.

But~, how could they possibly get a good deal from the ‘Qi Jiajun’ and Zhejiang Armed Forces Group who were at their peak at that time?

After dealing with and settling these Mongolian handymen, Qi Jiguang no longer had too many military operations, so he turned his attention to strategic defense.

After he overcame all objections and used powerful methods, the court quickly agreed to his plan to build defenses in Ji Town.

In the next few years, Qi Jiguang made careful budgeting and not only repaired many of the Great Walls in the northern part of Ji Town, but also greatly improved the defense of Ji Town itself.

The predecessors planted trees, and the descendants enjoy the shade.

At this time, although Jizhen's military strength is very weak and there are almost no decent fighting soldiers, its overall defense scale, especially the strength of the city, is still very good.

This is also an important reason why the main force of the Jin Army, including the main force on the eastern front, took Zunhua directly this time, but did not take the Santun Camp.

To put it bluntly, the Hou Jin army entered the customs this time just to show off their power and make a fortune. How could they come to gnaw on such a "hard nut" as Santun camp without opening their eyes?

At this time, standing outside the south gate of Santunying, looking at the tall and mighty city walls of Santunying, Li Yuanqing could not help but narrow his eyes slightly.

Being in the middle of the game, yet escaping from it, no one understood the political ideology of Ming Dynasty at this time better than Li Yuanqing.

Zhao Shu taught this matter, whether it was big or small, or whether it was small or small.

If Zhu Guoyan was a strong man, this matter would not be a big deal and he could be dismissed with just one sentence.

Because Zhao Lijiao arrived at night, the military regulations of the Ming Dynasty clearly stated that "in time of war, the army is not allowed to enter the city at night."

Zhu Guoyan did not allow Zhao to lead his troops into the city, which was very easy to explain from all aspects.

Especially~, as the Guanning Group is a powerful emerging military group that is fully supported by the entire Ming Dynasty at this time, these gentlemen are not too cold towards the military leaders of other towns...it is commonplace to look down on others.

It is completely humane for Zhu Guoyan to attack Zhao Shujiao at this time!

But no matter what... something happened to Zhao Zhijiao, he was dead, and his elite direct lineage, more than 5,000 soldiers, were almost wiped out.

Then~~~, this matter is not easy to explain...

Especially for the fall of the important town of Zunhua, someone has to take responsibility, right?

In the entire officialdom of the late Ming Dynasty, there were indeed very few people who did practical things and dared to do practical things. However, when it came to buck-passing and trickery, everyone was a master among masters.

According to Li Yuanqing's previous thoughts, he was planning to directly skip Jizhen and operate secretly to snatch back the people and property that the Jin army had plundered this time.

But at this time~, after learning about Zhu Guoyan's mistake, Li Yuanqing wanted to have a good 'chat' with Zhu Guoyan...

In later generations, Taizu once had a supreme trump card, 'establishing a united front'...

After all, no matter how strong a person is, he is not a pig's trotter in fantasy novels. He cannot cover everything.

But~, once you connect the dots into a line, combine everyone's interests, connect the dots into a line, and then form a network from the lines.

With this big net covering it, the fault tolerance rate must be much higher than that of one person.

At this time, Li Yuanqing rushed to Santun Camp with great fanfare. Without much nonsense, he directly ordered his soldiers to send a message to the city, asking Zhu Guoyan to come and see him.

Although Zhu Guoyan was also the commander-in-chief, and in terms of seniority, he was much older than Li Yuanqing, but his sharpness and power were naturally far different from Li Yuanqing's.

Not to mention, there is also the Sword of Damocles that Zhao Shujiao has at this time.

Not long after, Zhu Guoyan hurriedly led more than a hundred soldiers to greet him from the city.

Seeing the majestic figure in the center surrounded by nearly ten thousand soldiers and wearing a bright red cloak, Zhu Guoyan's expression was indescribably complicated for a moment.

But what surprised Zhu Guoyan even more was... At this time, Li Yuanqing was surrounded by cavalry. Looking at it, there must be no less than 20,000 horses.

this……

However~, unlike Zhao Lijiao and Guan Ning's group of uncles, Li Yuanqingyi and Bo Yuntian's reputation is not spread by just one person.

Zhu Guoyan also knew before that Li Yuanqing had sent troops despite the strict orders of the court.

But Zhu Guoyan never expected that Li Yuanqing would lead so many main forces to directly approach Santun Camp...

Aren’t Amin, Mang Gurtai, and the main force of the Hou Jin clan in Azige all based in Yongping?

Li Yuanqing should also be in Yongping...

But don’t reach out and hit the smiling person.

Especially the world-famous Li Yuanqing?

After only struggling for a moment, Zhu Guoyan already made a decision in his heart. He quickly got off his horse and quickly came to Li Yuanqing. He held his fist respectfully and said, "Shuai Li is here, Jizhen is really flourishing!"

It’s like the stars holding the moon!

Zhu Guoyan could tell who Li Yuanqing was even if he looked at it with his butt.

Because, in this overwhelming and powerful battle formation, there can only be one protagonist, and that is Li Yuanqing, who is high up, as if he is overlooking the world!

Li Yuanqing smiled slightly, turned over and dismounted, but also held his fists respectfully and said: "Yuan Qing has been feeling a little sorry for interrupting Zhu Shuai so hastily. If Zhu Shuai doesn't mind, how about coming to Yuan Qing's formation for a drink?"

"Well?"

Zhu Guoyan couldn't help but be stunned.

He originally thought that Li Yuanqing came here this time, just like Zhao led the teaching, and wanted to go to the city to rest and fight the autumn wind, but he did not expect that Li Yuanqing would actually invite him to the battle formation of the Changsheng Camp. This...

But Li Yuanqing was acting like this at this time, and it was difficult for Zhu Guoyan to refuse.

The incident involving Zhao Lijiao has already offended Liaoxi to death. If he offends the world-famous Li Yuanqing again at this time, then...

Especially at this time, Li Yuanqing's attitude was very regular.

After a moment, Zhu Guoyan hurriedly smiled and said: "It's really Zhu's honor to be invited by Li Shuai. Li Shuai, please."

Zhu Guoyan was already in his fifties at this time. Although he was well-maintained, perhaps due to the worries these days, a few white strands were clearly visible on his neat bun.

Li Yuanqing smiled lightly and said, "Shuai Zhu, please."

All the men around them pulled away their horses and made way for the two of them.

Zhu Guoyan's soldiers behind him were about to follow, but Zhu Guoyan waved his hands hurriedly: "You all stand down! Wait for me here!"

"yes!"

His soldiers did not dare to refute, so they had to retreat carefully.

When they came to an open space in the formation, the men had already spontaneously driven their horses away, leaving enough space for the two of them.

Yang Lei brought over a small wine pot and took out two small wine glasses. He respectfully filled the glasses for Li Yuanqing and Zhu Guoyan, and then stood aside respectfully.

Li Yuanqing picked up the wine glass, gestured to Zhu Guoyan with a smile, and said with a smile: "Zhu Shuai. Although Yuan Qing and Zhu Shuai met for the first time, Yuan Qing has admired Zhu Shuai's name for a long time. This glass of wine,

Yuan Qing does it first as a courtesy!"

As he spoke, Li Yuanqing raised his neck and drank the glass of wine cleanly and elegantly.
To be continued...